New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-04
GRAHAM IS FINED
FOR FACTORY THEFT
R. & E. EmpIOye Pleads Guilty.
Many Auto Men in Court

With his head in n penltent attl-
tude, Claude Graham arose in the
prisoners pen in the police court this
morning add entered a plea of guilty
to the charge OF theft of goods from
the Russell 4 Erwin Mamma cturing
company. consisting of drills locks.
ma gaines for Browning guns etc,
valued a $500. Judge James T. Mes
kill occupied the bench and Prose
cutor George W. klett conducted the
states case. Detective Sergeant A. J.
Richardson on the witness stand told
of the arrest of Ora ham by the Hart
ford police Tuesday evening" While
trying to dispose Of some goods in a
pawnshop. The officer in company
with It factory official, searched the
accused mans room in the Hotel
Washington, recovering considerable
goods. Investigation in Hartford by
the officer disclosed that Gra ham had
sold six large and IL small hinges at
the store of Clapp & Treat, receiving
about So. Goods were also located il
several pawnshops amounting to $50,
Graham offered no excuse for his acts
and the court inflicted a fine of SIS
and costs
Many Auto Cases.
court to answer the charges of viola
tio1 of the motor vehicle law in not
having 1919 markers on their cars In
all cases pleas of guilty We're entered.
and with one exception judgment was
suspended.
Louis Khshnit, a driver for the Tn
ION Laundry company, said that Mr.
Bennett, the proprietor. had sent a
check for the registration and mark
crs December 23, and they had not
been delivered. Judgment suspended.
G. W. Epson, of the Swift & Upsoa
Lumber Co. said he had his MARKERS
but forgot to put them on the car
Judgment suspended
Il. Cutler said he was sick for four
weeks with influenza which prevented
him from getting the markers until
Yesterday. Judgment suspended.
James florida, was too busy with his
business to wait in Hartford on two
occasions that he appeared at the
state automobile commissioners of
t1ce. He has received the markers
and they are on his machine today.
Judgment suspended.
j. n. Thornton said that he applied
for markers and registration Decem-
Der 24, receiving the latter but not
the former. Judgment suspended
3. Staglio admitted that he had his
registration card but ur1 to yesterday
no markers. He was warned not to
operate his machine until he COM
piled with the law. Judgment sus-
pended.
f, W. Simpson works for a Provi-
dence, r. /. concern as 81 local repre-
sentative, and on receiving a letter
from his employers that the markers
!.
drive the machine. He was dis
charged.
Angelo Berti was another who got
his markers but neglected to place
them Oh the car. Judgment suspend
ed.
DR. Charles Chapullo gave a similar
reason and received a judgment sus-
pended verdict
Isaac Koplowitz was on his way to
Hartford to get the markers, he said, |
when interrupted by an officer Judg-
me1t suspended.
David Raschow received his
markers January 2. but failed to have
them put on his machine. Judgment
suspended.
Edward Horwitz received his regis |
tration card and also went to Hart !
ford to see why his mark ers we're not |
forwarded to him. He said that he
was advised that the markers were on
the way here. Judgment suspended.
William Norton, a driver for the
Hart & Cooley company admitted that
there was no 1919 markers on the We
hicle. Judgment suspended
Charles 3. Parsons, vice president |
of the American Hardware corpora !
ton. secured his markers and regis :
trati0n last November, but failed to !
have them placed on his machine. F.!
Judgment suspended.
George A. Goney of New Haven ad- /
mitted that his car was without
proper markers Judgmen was sus-
pended.
Anton Papeo, a driver for the Gre
mo Brewing company, exhibited a
registration card but no MARKERS