New Britain herald., 1919-09-23
TAKES AUTO TRUCK,
 PAYS FINE OF $50
Carpentiri Claims He Merely
 Wished to Adjust Carburetor

= with taking a motor car valued at $3800 from the City Coal & Wood yards without the permission of the owners, Judge James T. Meskill this morning stated that he would take into consideration the fact that Car pentiri is married and is the father of two children, and imposed the mini mum fine of $50. Attorney Henry Nowicki appeared for the accused.
 Brought Wife for Ridc
 The car was taken, it was charged, last Saturday afternoon and used in taking several friends around the city, this fact having been admitted by the driver, but he claims that it was not for the purpose of joy riding but co enable him to adjust the carburetor. The car was driven by Carpentiri Saturday morning in the Welcome Home parade, advertising the City Coal & Wood products and an unus- ually heavy load was driven along on low gear for over an hour. This caused the carburetor to become flood ed and the mechanism to be out of or der, he claims and he went back in the afternoon to fix the engine. AS the fixing of it required that he take the truck out and drive it in high gear he decided to take his wife and two children and friend with him.
 Had Asked Use of Car.
 F. H. Johnston and Douglas John StOn, both connected with the wood yard, testified as to the taking of the car. The senior Johnston had been informed that the vehicle was missing and was told that the speedometer had been painted over, thus making ;+ J> on the mileage chart, while Douglas Johnston claims that he had been ap- preached by Carpentiri and asked for the use of the car. As the insurance on the truck would be void if it were used for anything other than busi- ness, the request was refused. He was told Sunday that the car was missing from noon to ' o'clock in the evening on the preceding day, and yesterday questioned Carpenteri AS result he refused to allow the driver to leave the yard with the car and also refused him his pay. When the driver went to the. police station to demand that his pay be given him, he was placed under arrest for taking the vehicle
 Didn't Paint Speedometer.
 In court today the accused admitted having taken the car and told of fix ing the carburetor. Three stops were made on the road he said, and the truck was brought back to the garage in perfect running condition that eve- ming. Mrs. Carpentiri was taken in the carnival in Walnut Hill park and from there to Barnesdale in the car He returned shortly after o'clock as he was without lights. The accused denied having painted the face of the
 
 act to small boy who also painted several other parts of the car Sunday night
 X Miniature Arsenal
 After a hearing of lengthy testim ony in the case of the State vs. Anthony Jantino, Lucas Jantino and Anthony Marine, all charged with breach of the peace, Judge Meskil1 discharged all three. The men were arrested Sunday night after II o'clock gy Off, cer Patrick Meehan at their home, >61 smith street, upon com plaint of John Costello. The trouble arose over the actions of the third floor tenants, who caused trouble for the people on the second and first floors and it was charged that during the altercation a gun was flourished by Anthony Jan tino. Marine denied that Anthony had revolver, adding Fhe only had a shOtgun.' It developed that Marin O has a double- -barreled gun and that John CostellO's weapon is a revolver thus making sort of arsenal out of ] the apartment house at 61 Smith | street.
 Landlady Objects.
 Mrs. Marine. the testimony says l went to the third floor in her capacity l 1,,,. l1r,J 1 she objected to their actions and re- quested that the male members of the l party be more gentlemanly. The men l took exception to her charges and Jantino is said to. have gone down stairs and returned to the veranda l with revolver in his hands. He 1 threatened to first shoot Mrs Marine | and then Costello. The woman faint ed and when she revived Jantino had l returned to his apartment. Costello ] called Officer Meehan and the arrests 1 were made.
 Employed Boys Is Charge. The drive against the empIoymen 1 of children under the age of 14 wears 1 started this morning with the arraign ment of Charles Welles on that l charge. He was arrested yesterdav afternoon by Detective Sergeant Theo- | dore Johnson but at the request of his | attorney, Michael Sexton, the case was continued until tom morrow mornine The accused is charged with havin 9 in his employ two boys under the age i of 14, They are Michael Frno. apad F, and Joseph De Pace, also 12 wears ! old.
 A seven year old girl was commit ted from chambers to the county home l at Warehouse Point, having been re. moved at the request of her grand. I father from the town home a few days