New Britain herald., 1921-07-27
BURGLARS BREAK IN /
A. N. CLARK FACTORY.
Pry OH Safe Combination; Get
No Reward "
ASSAULT CASE IS AIRED
Judge Warns Youth To Walk A
Chalkhne-W1ll Stop Rowdyism-
Fresh Air Children Returned Home
Other Items of Interest.


Fresh Air Children Returned Home
Other Items of Interest.
Sometime between midnight and
seven O'Clock yesterday morning. the
| factory Office OF A. NJ Clark &. Son.
| located about $50 feet south of Broad
| street and near the railroad crossing,
was entered by thieves who received
only a small reward for their efforts.
The report of the break was not made
public until last night as an effort was
being made to apprehend the culprits
| who were thought to be in this yicin-
| ity.
| The factory Office is located in an
/ ideal spot for a burglary. Located
back from the street. it il shrouded
| in darkness and is never molestedl by
passersby. This made the work OF
| the thieves very easy. A window on
| the west side of the office was forced
and entrance made. The Office was
ransacked by the men who were ev-
identity bent on getting into the safe.
The com bination on the door. was
chiseled and bent but was still in
position and the safe door was lock-
ed when the authorities arrived.
It is apparent that there was some
thing besides money in view of the
thieves as there is never any amount
of cash left in the safe after the days
business is completed. Mr.. Clark
stated yesterday that there was no
money left there the night of the at
tempted robbery and he was at
loss to explain the motive for the af-
fair. The break was discovered by
F. Orvis, the engineer, when he re-
ported for work yesterday morning.
He usually opens the office windows
when he goes to work. He noticed
the office disarranged and immediate
ly called Mr.. Clark and Constable
John e. Conlin In the absence Of
Burns or Pinkerton men, Conlin set
to work to solve the mystery. He
found automobile tire marks in the
near vicinity of the window, the tire
imprints being of a special nature.
This is one clue which they are fol-
lowing. Several other smaller clues
are reported to have been found by
the officer. The company does some
manufacturing Of automobile wind
shields and it is not known whether
the thieves were after stock or not.
There was nothing to show that they
made their way into the factory it
self:
Charles Clark, son of A. N. Clark.
and one of the owners in the business,
is at the shore with his family at the
present time.
Court Case Heard.
James Stejnos, a Greek, was In
court last night charged with assault
on Nicholas Gnazzo. The case was
an interesting one as it was apparent
that once more justice was in diff
cult position. The testimony of wit
nesses bore out the. fact that Stejnos
is by nature quiet fellow but that
he did assault Gnazzo after the lat
ter had given him grounds for such
an attack. The Greek was in some
what OF predicament as he was un-
able to understand English and shook
his head and replied in the affirmative
to the majority of the questions asked
by the prosecutor. The assault hap
pened on Sunday morning about 10
o'clock when Gnazzo and Stejnos met
each other in the center. Gnazzo
owed the man a dime and he asked
for his money. Words followed,
hands were stepped on, and general
fun reigned. Stejnos admitted his part
in the affair but said he thought he
was justified in what he did. He was
fined 81 and costs.
VIII Stop Rowdyism.
The trial was an opportunity for
Judge E. P. Prior to express his own
and the attitude of the town officials
in regard to the rowdyism going on
at the center. Young Gnazzo is re-
ported as being of troublesome ma
ture and he has appeared in the
courtroom several times. The judge
warned him last night, that he is to
walk a perfectly straight chalkline in
this town in the future or he will be
enjoying the repasts of reform
school. He took occasion to state |
that the authorities are tired of
rowdyism being reported at the CEN
ter of the town and expressed the
opinion of the town authorities that |
it must stop. After court, the judge |
expressed the opinion that a writ |
should have been made out for Gnaz- |
20 as we'll as the fellow who was fined |
as the former seemed to be causing |
a lot of trouble in Plainville. He told
capades in town and told him he
ought to take him home and give him
a good trimming. There was a lot
OF interest In the case and the court
room was filled, some youngsters of
nine and ten years finding their way
to 6. seat to hear the proceedings.
Fresh Air Children.
The little ones who vacationed here
for two weeks at the expense of a
New York newspapers fresh air cam
paign fund, have returned to their
homes where they reported a won
derful time. The little tots returned
Monday, the bunch from Bristol,
Pennington, Unionville and nearby
places, all assembling at the local
station for the o'clock train to
New York.
Cards have been received from
many Of the youngsters who ex-
pressed their thanks for the fine time
they had. 1t was a wonderful trip
for Of them Whn