New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-05-05
POLICE COURT IS
BUSY PLACE TODAY
Woman, Chicken Thieves, Auto
ViolatOrS and Others Arraigned

Mollie Turner Sparma, wife OF j oilil
Sparma, whose domestic Houo
have been aired on several occaSlo, ~
I in court was before Judge james
. Meskill in police court this hloll ast-
l on :, serious charge. She was afre0'
= ed with George Andrews in a room d.
268 Main street early this morning
and charged with misconduct, anu q
so day jail sentence was 1nlPo
upon her, while Andrews was assesSGu
$35 and costs. Judge william
Mangan appeared for her ana hiou
notice of appeal.
Conditions in the Sparn1a nome "p
pear to be far from right ana 0!loi
time ago Sparma was brought hito
court on two successive days lol - NV
ing his wife out of the home Ahese
family troubles are said 10 ne me
cause of her actions on the outslde.
The case is an unusual one ana by
no means one in which al Innocent
husband is being fooled, Judge MAN.
gan stated in his defense. Andrews
paid his fine after court ana MIS-
| Sparma posted bond OF $3oO TO ap-
pear at the next term OF the superior
court.
Boy Chicken Thief Caught.
| Russell TruSlOW, IA year old BOY,
was caught in the act of stealing
chickens from George WlckWlre's
coon on West Main street yesterday
and was in chambers this morning.
Judge Meskill ordered the case con-
'tinued under Probation Oficer Con-
nelly's care. The boy pleaded guilty
to taking the chickens, and ltallan
neighbors who purchased the fowl
were warned to buy no more from
boys.
The bow was caught by means OF a
burglar alarm attached to the wires
of the hen house, and when the
youngster entered the place the
wires signalled the fact that someone
was robbing the coop and Mr. WICK
wire coming out of the house caught
him Trusow was lectured by Judge
Meskill and Prosecutor Kfett
WickWire after the session IN chahl-
bers, inquired as to the customary
procedure in claiming the 800 reward
for catching a chicken thief, and an
nounced his intention of putting in a
claim for the reward He stated that
as he has lost time, money and chick
ems he felt that some remuneration
was due him.
Rabbit Charges Dropped.
Sam Cook was discharged today and
the charge of stealing two rabbits
= valued at 81 from S. Gordon was
dropped 1t developed that Cook has
been keeping rabbits for about five
months himself and that the breed
was the same as Gordon's, max ing il
impossible to distinguish stolen rab
bits from his own. Gordon was moi
sure that the rabbits had been taker
by him, but he knew that Cook had
rabbits resembling his.
. Gordon said that rabbits had beer
missed from his coop on several oc
I casions and Cook was suspected as hi
had sold number Of rabbits tt
Eneighbors. An investigation followed
and when some of the animals were
found in Cooks cellar he was arrest
ed Officer Delbert Veley made the
arrest upon a warrant.
Autoist's Case Continued.
The case against E. E. Ludwigson
charging reckless driving and failure
to report an accident within "a hours
of it's occurrence was continued this
morning for one week. Ludwigson en-
tered a plea of guilty to the latter
count and not guilty to the former
this morning.
T. M. Nettleton, the victim of thu
accident is still confined to his home
~ NAV result. Nettleton, while riding
bicycle last Sunday was struck nea
St JOseph's church by LudWigsOn'
car The case was never reported t.
the automobile commissioner ant
Nettleson's condition becoming worse
\ medical assistance was called to hi
l., home and the seriousness Of his IN
10 iuries was found. The details of tn
+ accident are not known but it is ex
pected that the injured man will hav
sufficiently recovered by one week t
= be in court.
Had No License.
John Matulis paid fine of SO an
costs for driving a motor Vehlcl
without license. Matulis was arrest
ed yesterday by officer P. O'Mear
after he had passed a standing trolle
q and knocked over motorcycle. Ma
tulis said that as he had the motor
cycle only two weeks he didn't kno7
- how to drive well enough to get l.
cense. He had no registration paper
j Other Autoists Pay.
When officer John Liebler aske
Joseph Mung why he was driving
care with but one headlight last nigi
Mung retaliated with IF you only ha
one arm you'd have to get along wit
it, He was arrested and paid cou
costs today for driving without prope
lights.
- r. H. Wilcox parked his car
" front of hydrant near the park We!
~ terday and was arrested by Office
De Iamnhere and a fine of SO was in