New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-15
Hultenus Fires Bullets Through
Back Door Of Eating Place
BRINGS OUT TOWN POSSE
F'orestcrs Elect Officers-30tst Trench
Mortar Battery on Way Honlc-
PIainviilc Men Discharged From
Army and Navy.

The lunch room owned by Daniel
II. Collins was the scene Of wild
west exhibition early this morning.
For some time past some one has
been breaking into the restaurant
and taking small sums Of money and
helping themselves to whatever they
could find to eat. Last night, Oscar
Hultenus, the counter clerk, declared
his intention of staying in the place
and watching for the parties who
were comm lifting the burglaries. Mr..
Collins advised him not to stay but
he insisted and the former left the
place.
At o'clock this morning. the
clerk thought that he heard noise
at the back door OF the restaurant
and SO he blazed away with g. revolver
drilling several holes in the door and
in the walls. He satisfied himself
that no intrudcrs were at the door
and resumed his watch. A transient,
employed by the railroad company,
entered the front door of the place
and ordered q meal. Instead of
getting the meal, Hultenus went, to
the telephone and told the operator
to call the fire department. The
e. Prior and shortly afterward, Mr..
Prior, accompanied by several prom
inent business men, arrived on the
scene armed to the teeth, and de-
termined to capture the burglars.
Officer Philip Marine was on the
job and thinking that the railroad
employe was the cause of the trouble
placed him under arrest. He was
dismissed from custody this morning
when the cause Of the trouble was
made known.
Fo1este1rs Elect
Court General Lawton. Foresters Of
America, held it's annual meeting last
evening and the following officers
were elected;-Chicf ranger, James
Hanley; sub-chief ranger, James
Foran financial secretary, Hugh
Flood; recording secretary, James
Prior; treasurer, William Cafferty.
The society mas completed the
honor roll of the court and it will be
hung in the rooms with the service
flag. The court has about 25 mem
bers in the service. Two Of them.
Corporal Earl MadeIey and Private
Arthur O'Hara, died in the service.
Madeley being killed in France and
O'Hara being victim of influenza
at Camp Upton.
At last evenings meeting, Edward
Madeley presented the court with All
enlarged picture of his son, Earl
Madeley, in uniform. The picture will
be framed and hung in the rooms.
The following mem bers were detail
cd to act as a committee to arrange a
card tournament with the members
of the fire department.: John J. Muir
ply, William Foran and Hugh Flood
CongregatiOnalists Meet.
The annual meeting of the Congre-
gational church will be held this eve
ming at 1880. The officers and officials /
OF the departments of the church will !
present their reports. Officers for the
coming year will be elected. Follow
ing the meeting there will be a social
hour and refreshments will be served
3O1St Trench Mortar Battery on Way.
The evening papers carried the first
definite news of the 301St Trench
Mortar Battery Yesterday. A dispatch
from Washington states that the bat
terry is on board the transport Man
churia which will dock in New York
on January 20. The battery is COM
posed principally of men who We're |