New Britain herald., 1922-12-28
ENGINE NUMBER IS DEFACED Bookman Fined S20O and Sent to
 Jail for Thirty Days
 KOPLOWIYZ ALSO FINED S2OO
John Niwa Bound Over For Series of BurgIaries-Kelley to Face Superior Court for Hudson Bunch Theft Pope Case Continued.

Sim Bookman, local sales agent fo, the Moon motor car. was fined s2ot and sentenced to 30 days in jail. ant Henry Koplowitz, an East Mair street businessman, was fined s2oO b, Judge George w. Klett in police cour today, the former having been found guilty of mutilating the engine mum. bers of an automobile and the latter of having in his possession a car witt m mutilated Identification numbers.
 Edward Vincelette, a garage me. chanic with a place of business or Arch street, was arrested in connec. tion with the same matter it having been found that he was the one who did the actual defacing A nolle was entered in his case by Prosecutor J c. Woods and he was used as the states principal witness.
 Burglar Bound Over.
 John Niwa, aged 20, pleaded guilty to a series of burglaries and was bound over to the March term of su- perior court in bonds of s700; John Makula was fined $150 for violation of the liquor law at his store at 6S6 Main street; Thomas r. Kelley of Bristol was bound over to the next term of the superior court in bonds of $200. probable cause having been found charges of theft of s56 from the Hudson Lunch company.
 In the Bookman and Koplowitz cases, the state alleged that on Mo- vember IS, Vincelette, under orders of Bookman and with Koplowitz's knowledge, defaced the engine num- bers.
 Koplowitz pleaded not guilty through Lawyer Saul P. Waskowitz, and Bookman, through Lawyer Alfred l.. Levitt, entered a like plea.
 Vincelettc Tells of Defacing.
 Vincelette was the first witness called. He testified that, on Novem- Der IS, Bookman and Koplowitz came into his garage, each driving new Moon car. At the formers request he removed identification numbers which were inscribed on brass plates and affixed with tacks to the dash board. Bookman then raised the hood and pointing out the engine numbers near the crankcase, request ed that they be scraped off, Vinch'btte testified. When this was done to satisfaction and the regis tration numbers had been changed from one car to another, the men drove away, Vincelette told the court.
 Admissions Made to Rival.
 Detective Sergeant Matthias Rival, who made an investigation at the re- quest of the state police department, testified to the arrest of the two men. On December 21 he had Bookman md Koplowitz at police headquarters md they admitted their part in the affair. Bookman explained that he lad sold a car to Koplowitz that was lot satisfactory. He agreed to exchange lis demonstrator for the unsatisfac- ory automobile and for that reason he identification marks were re- the sergeant testified in his | 'ecital of the stories told him at the | detective bureau.
 Bookman and Koplowitz Explain.
 Bookman's story on the witness l tand was substantially the same as hat recited by the sergeant. He said | he demonstrater was sold to his en- ,loyer. Max Sternzer, on a condition l bill of sale from the Halliwell Mo- or Co. of East Hartford. He ex- 'lained that the transfer of cars was
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