Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-29
DANlELSOE AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM


 Archall Burger, 24, of Putnam, was before Judge Mahlon H. Geissler in the Putnam city court Wednesday morning charged with the theft. last Sunday aft ernoon, of s25 from the lunch cart of Fred Franklin on Livery street. Burger was arrested Tuesday and after question
 ing admitted his guilt. In court We'd nesday he pleaded guilty Mir. Franklin testified that he was alone in his cart after o'clock Sunday, and placed a bag containing change behind his cash register. Burger came into the place and stayed for nearly half an hour. After he had gone another customer came in. and to make change Mir. Frank lin had to 70 to the bar that he had put away. He found that it had disappear ed, and since Burger. was the only per son who had been in the cart suspi- cion fell on him
 Burger told the judge that he has been in court before. A few years ago he was sent to Brooklyn for 30 days after being found guilty of theft. and at another time he caused the police some trouble. He further stated that he had spent all the money he had taken at Franklins, and had bought a second hand suit case, a 1ashlight and candy. He had treated some of his young friends to oranges and soda, and had used the rest of the money for ice cream.
 Just before court convened Captain John Bulger told the prosecuting attor- ney that Burger had just confessed to the theft of S31 from 8 woman who worked in the mill with him. Judge Geissler sentenced Burger to the Con- necticut Reformatory. and suspended sen tence for six months He took this ac- ton after John Mccall had come before the court and asked that cIemency be shown. Mccall is overseer in the sew. ing room at the Waterman mill, where 1 Burger works. Mccall told the court he was interested in Burger, and that he was willing to look after him and heer him straight. He stated that Burger was a good workman and had not lost day at the mill since he was employed Burger agreed to pay back to Franklir the s25 he took from him, also to restore S31 to the woman whose pocketbook he had stolen: Mccall said he would see that Burger did this, and Judge Geissler then placed the young man on proba- Etion.
 At the sam es . m of the court Pe- ter A Gardner, !. .~bation officer. asked Judge Geissler that Jesse Lyon and William Cote, both of Putnam, be releas- ed from proba tion. Lyon was under six months probation in connection with 8 theft at the State Trade School in Put nam, and was before the court January i 26. The request was granted in this case Cote was also under six months probation. Because he had not paid the costs of the court in connection with his appearance January 19, Judge Geis. sler continued the probs ton sir months or until such time as the costs are paid Eugene Marten. IS, son of MT. ant Mrs. Joseph MarteIl, of Granite street Webster, was struck by an automobile l driven by Joseph Buchanan of Webster 1 shortly after midnight Tuesday. The ac eident occurred on Lake street in Web 1 ster. Buchanan when questioned by in, 1 Webster authorities alleges that tn, ] headlights on the cal of Robert Miller of Putnam, blinded him so that he wa. 1 unable to see the roadway ahead of him ! Martell was not seriously injured bu 1 had several painful cuts upon the face 1 Dr. Robert C. Paine of Thompson hell acliri2 at the Day kimball hospital ol Wednesday morning at which time tw-