New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
PLAWVZLLE NEWS
FINED $2 BUT HAS
 TO PAY OUT $I4.72

in PlainVille
 BANK MAKES GOOD SHOWING More Than Thrce-Quartcrs of a Mill
 lion in Assets-Factory EmpIoyes in
 Hot Battie-Funeral of F.. D. War
 field Today-Odd Fellows Install.
 Daniel o. Halloran was arraigned before Judge Edward P. Prior, in po- lice court last evening, charged with assault and breach of the peace. The judge imposed a fine of $2 and costs, amounting to s14.72. on the first charge and the second count was nol1ed.
 Halloran, it was alleged, committed an unprovoked assault upon George Delaney at the, Standard Steel and Bearings factory. Delaney said he walked past Halloran to get a pail of water to be used in his work of painting and that, upon his return, Halloran suddenly said. What have you got against me?' Without wait ing for an answer, Delaney said, Hal loran suddenly struck him twice, once in the nose and once behind the right ear. lie then knocked Delaney to the floor, 1t was said, and continued to beat him. Delaney seemed to have emerged from the battle second best, as he appeared in court with strips Of plaster across his nose and behind his ear. Delaney stated that Ha1loran had something in his hand when the blows were struck and thought that It was cone from a steel bearing. Several witnesses from the factory were called upon to testify and they said Halloran struck the first blow al though they did not see him beating Delaney on the floor.
 Halloran, in his own defense. said Delaney passed him and called him ;t Vile name, following the verbal at tack with a rush at him. He said Delaney had a putty knife in his hand and the blows he struck were in self defense. Witnesses said Delaney had something in his hand but could not tell if it was a putty knife al- though .DelaneyS putty knife was found on the floor after the fight. De laney denied applying a vile name to Halloran and stated he had not spoken to the man since they went to work at the factory about two weeks ago.
 It was brought out that there has been hard feelings between the men for some time as they knew each other and roomed together in Bristol where they were employed in the New De parture plant. I1al1oran at that time, it is said, was known as Daniel Daily
 SeQuasSen Lodge InstallS.
 Sequassen lodge, l. o. O. F., held it's annual Installation of officers last evening at the club rooms in I. o. O. F. hall. Deputy Past Grand Bidwen An oyster supper was served after the installation.
 The folio wing officers were in stalled: Noble grand, Leroy French: vice grand Charles klatt: financial secretary. Frank c. Osborne: record- ing secretary, Clarence E. Curtis; treasurer, Irving Carter
 F.. D. WarficId.
 The funeral of F.. D. WaIfield was held this afternoon at o'clock at his late home at 15 Park street. The funeral was in charge of Sequassen lodge, I. Q. c. F. Rev. Albert S. Hagarty. former pastor of the Meth odist Episcopal church, conducted 1 the services at che home and later in the chapel. Burial was in West cem- etery. The pallbearerS were William T.. George M. Ralph w, Edbert T. ] and James E. Warfeld and William ! H. Francis.
 Trust Company Statement.
 The Plainville Trust company has published a statement of it's financial 1 condition at the close of business on December 31. The statement shows ! total assets of SITS, ,042.82. The say ] ings deposits are S415. .O05.21. and the i general deposits are $261,4l345.
 Dispute at Factory.
 A dispute arising out of q diStGrce- 1 ment about a piece of work involved l two local young men. John Gulden and r Ivan Benjamin, at the Trun | bull factory yesterday. They decided 1 to settle the dispute at d convenient l time and q fight took place later in | the day II is said that Benjamin, who once sought to gain fame as an idol of the sporting public in the 1 wrestling game, got the worst of the | argument, receiving bruises about the ] face.
 Brief Items.
 The trolleys were running off sched- 1 uIe this morning as the usual result ! of a light snowfall.
 Those who won the awards at the l carnival may receive them by calling i at the office of pr. l.. H. Frost on l Whiting street this evening between i the hours of s D. m. and D. m.
 The snowfall last night held up the 1 of baryeStinp at the various 1