New Britain herald., 1919-03-11
ELUSIVE OFFENDl
 0UTWI'TS MAH
Officer Had Accused in His GTl
 But He Got Away
r HAPPENS IN HARTFORD

Charged With Theft--GirIs' Eco-s homie Club Mcets-Other Brief Items Of News. Some time ago q thief entered the room of John Turner an ex-soldier who served for more than two and a, half years with the Canadian infan- try Tn France, and stole his overcoat, hls passports and his discharge pa- PerS, together with several photo- graphs. Charles Johnson was sus- pected Of the theft, owing to the fact that several articles of clothing. be- longing to him were found in the room. After searching for several weeks Johnson was discovered in hartford. He was working at the Tunne1 Coal company at 3 Albany avenue where, it is said, he had se- cured employment by means of the stolen discharge papers, representing hlmselt as discharged Canadian in- fantryman.
 Officer Philip Marine, accompanied by Turner, went to Hartford yester- day and communicated the story to the Hartford police. A Hartford off, cer accompanied Marine and Turner to the Tunnel Coal company and Johnson was placed under arrest. The policeman left to call the police pa trol, leaving Johnson in charge of Marine and Turner, who took the man to his boarding house to search for the stolen articles. While Turner was ranSacking the room, Johnson made a break for the door and eIud- ed Officer Marine. Turner made an 
 escaped and the Hartford policeman returned to find the prisoner gohe and Marine enraged and discomfited
 Turner recovered only four photo graphs and his overcoat, passports and discharge papers are still miss ing. Turner and Marine returned to Plainville and the town has a very crestfallen officer today.
 Young Men Meet.
 X meeting of the recently organized PIainvilIe Young Mems Social club was held last evening in the club rooms in Grange hall. It was voted to hold St. Patricll's day entertain ment and dance in Grange hall next Monday evening. The entertainment will be a short one, to be furnished partly by home talent and by people from surrounding towns. The Hayes quartet from Unionville will furnish part of the program. Dancing will follow the entertainment.
 The members c tho club have work ed hard to get the organization on it's feet since it was formed and it ap- pears that the mem bers arc to reap the fruits of their efforts. The Plain vile Business and Improvement asso- Ciation has become interested in the
 
 has been appointed to help the boys to secure permanent quarters for their club. John Lamb and Charles R. Sherman are the men on the com mittee.
 It is understood that the associa- ton consisting of the business men of the town will use their influence to help the boys to secure rooms in some convenient place in Plainville where they may meet and hold their social and athletic events. They will prob ably help the boys financially or or ganize a campaign whereby money may be raised by popular sub5crip- ton. The committee has in mind several places in town for such a meeting place for the boys of Plain vile and will soon begin negotiations with the owners to secure one of the places for the young men.
 In addition to the Young Mems So- cial club there is another organization i'll Plainville which has worked hard to keep itself together. This is Troop fl, Boy Scouts of America. The mem- bers of the troop were active in Lib- erty Loan campaigns, Red Cross work and other war activities and the bus mess men feel that it is only right to reward them by aiding them in seCur~ ing 8 meeting place.
 John Lamb is out of town for a few days and the committee will not do anything definite until his return.
 Girls Club Begins Work.
 The Girls Economic club, which did such efficient work in dom estic sci cnce last year, began work again to- day at the Grammar school. There will be two classes this year--an ad- vanced class including those who par ticipated in the work last year, and a beginners class.
 The beginners class will meet on Tuesday afternoons at 3:45 o'clock. All girls who have passed the firth grade and who did not take the course last year are eligible to membership in this class. The girls who took the course last year under the direction of Miss KamuzeI are eligible to menl- bership in the advanced class. They will be cordially welcomed to the class whether they are in High school this