Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-03
PUTNAM

eiHp4oyeS representing the Put man. Danlelson and Moosup divisions of the southern New England Telephone Company gathered here, in Odd Fellows hall, Wednesday evening at farhweI1 arranged in honor of Carl T. Kent who has been manager of the divisions men toned, and Mrs. Kent A, te,ephone stand and chair were presented ghe re- tlrlng manager on behalf of the employes or the three divisions. The evening was devoted to social diversions and refresh- ments were served. Manager Kent has been transferred to be in charge of the divisions at Meriden,. WalIingford and Southington and is to take up his new duties at once.
 In the city court at Wednesday morn tng's session, William A. McNiff, manag- CT of an inn at Thomson town, pleaded guilty to stealing an autor. .'btle tire, ril,l and inner tube of a total value of S5t.S0, from a wrecked car owned by Joseph 5. Hurl, an actor, whose home Is in F'reeport, L. I. Judge NJ. H Geis- sler. imposed a fine of S25 and costs. amounting to S4S.74 in all, whict he paid.
 Following the plea of guilty Prosecut- ing Attorney Ernest C.. Morse inquired of McNiff as to whether he wished to make statement and the reply was in the af- | firmative. McNif said he was in A Put nam bank when he heard of the accident in which the Hurl car was overturned, pinning Hurl and his companion, John McGhee, underneath
 McNlH, with a companion whom he did not name in court, proceeded from Put nam to where the accident occurred on the Chepachet road. near the ChiIdren's $ Home, and McNif removed the tire ana rim from the left forward wheel of the | car, which was unattended at the time l McNiff said he did not know why he | was tempted to do such a think and lat | CT was sorry for the act. He had no use | for the tire. he declared.
 MT. Morse inquired as to the make of car owned and driven by McNif and was l informed also as to the size of tires on the. McNiff machine-32x4. Mr. Morse l then called the attention of the court to | the fact that the stolen tire-a brand new one that had been put on at local ga- | rage few hours before the accident tc the Hurl nachine-was of the same size and suitable for use on the McNiff car. | In passing upon the case Judge Geis- l sler told McNiff, who is 2s years of age | that he would impose a fine of S25 and costs, feeling this with the advertising you will get for your act'' will be suffi- cient punishment.
 At the time the tire was reno sed fro'- the Hurl car It was overturned Gil I stone wall and the blood of the men whc were injured in the accident staire! the TT, und beneath the machine. A SJ..ng- l dtld man who was passing by rotit d 1 McNif at work on the forward hce | of the Hurl car, took le rI ,,he- r! | McN .e's machine and cepo-+n: l. tt.s resulting in McNiffs apprehension. Ga
 rage men who went to haul the McNif car to this city found that the tire wrench and tire nuts had been throwr | into the brush nearby. Only four of the
 nuts were recovered. An old spare tirt | on the rear of the machine was not dis turbed.
 McNiff's arrest and prosecution for tn,
 stealing of tire from a wrecked auto | mobile is the first in this vicinity, wher, frequent cases of such acts have come tt
 the attention of the police and motorists l who have trouble with their cars fear tC l leave them unattended because the tire
 stealing practice has become so common Il The troubles of MT. and Mrs. Franl Zientara were aired again in the cit,
 court Wednesday morning when Zienta
 ra was presented to answer. to a charg
 that hs had violated his probation. Pro
 bation Officer Peter Gardner appeared t
 testify against Zientara, who, month
 ago, was before the court on non-sup
 port charge and at that time was order
 ed to pay SIP per week for his wife an
 children. Mir. Gardner said that Zientari
 had done so for weeks, but eventuall.
 rapsed and when asked about the matte
 said, he .hs d been i'll. Some time az Zientara adopted the policy of makin
 his, weekly rernittances direct, by mai
 to his wife, ignoring the probation officer
 and also had on his own authority GU
 the weekly payment from s12 to s10. Nil Gardner said he had derived little satis faction from conversations with Zier tara, who recently had even refused { tell him where he was employed. Zientara made statement in his ow behalf which was not at all satisfactor