New Britain herald., 1922-12-12
PainuiM News

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TOWN HEARING TOMORROW
John Gardner Reelected Commander
OF Legion Post--Iast Meeting Of
Ladies Society - Pythian Lodge
Christmas Tree-Other Notes.
IT was a crest-fallen sorrowful-
looking cave man that faced Justice
OF the Peace Merit o. Ryder in The
town court last evening when Samuel
Spetanick of the Mountain View Sec
ton was tried on the charges of as
sault on his l1-year-old son and using
abusive language. After the testi-
mony was heard on both sides. Jus-
tice Ryder imposed a penalty OF 60
days In jail with suspension of SEN
tence upon the payment of the costs
of court amounting to $40.
Spetanick was arrested Sunday
night by Constable T.. w. Furrey after
complaint had been made that he
had numerically beaten his young
son. He was locked UP over night in
the town hall and tried at last nights
session.
1t was brought out at the trial that
/ Alex, the youngster, who was the
storm center in the trial, had taken
watch from his father some time
| ago, and had traded it to another
! boy for bicycle. AS time passed by
| Spetanick missed the timepiece, and
put Alex through the third degree to
find its where:A~ uts. Alex admitted
| after severe gruelling by the irate
, parent, that he had used the watch
/ in his bargain and told to whom he
had given 1t.
Straightaway, Spetanick proceeded
to truss his young son up with a
stout chain and like the master of
old leading his slave to the punish
ment block. he led Alex over the road
to the home of the boy who held the
watch.
Here Spetanick made a demand in
no uncertain terms for his watch and
insisted that it be Immediately pro-
duccd 1t happened that the time
piece was out of order and sadly in
need OF repairs, and the youth who
had received it in the trade had left
1t in iewelry shop. The father was
told that his watch was at the Jew
elers, and that he could have it when
1t was returned. providing that he
would pay the cost of it. Not salts
fled with this, he became abusive to |
the mistress of the house. using vile |
language.
He had not gone very far with his |
TRADE, however, when one of the bows
In the house escorted him off the |
property and told him to go home. |
This only served to anger him all the |
more, and he marched back home
with Alex, still at the other end of
the chain.
Arriving at the Spetanick home
stead. he seized the boy bound him
securely to hitching post in the
yard. Then, losing all control of him
self he started in to beat the helpless
child with cane. Passersby hear
ing the screams of the lad, remon-
''trated with Spetanick, but to no
avail.
A call was sent in to Constable
Furrey, and he hurried to the scene
and after hearing the story of the
witnesses, brought Spetanick to the
Lookup The man denied that he
had used cane on the boy, but said {
That he had given him whipping |
with small switch. He said that the
boy had trouncing coming to him
because he has been unruly for some S
time. He has notgattended school, has
been disobedient, besides becoming a ! {
thief by stearing his fathers time s
,iece.
Justice Ryder warned Spetanick t
hat he would have to discontinue his
nhuman tactics towards his boy, and c
said that although he realized that
he boy might be little hayward,
)her steps might be taken to chastise I
i'm without recourse to such severe c
measures. He warned Spetanick that i
lie would be jailed If he attempted to Z
ent his temper on the boy in the a
anne manner again.
Town Hearing Tomorrow :
The town hearing on the request
+ the Connecticut Co. for permission
Install anOIner SWITCH on us lines a,
n front of the old Russell property y
n East Main street, will be held to-
borrow evening according to noticesf> r.
by Selectman Johnson
A canvass of the local townsfolk =.
ives one the impression that there -
ill be a great deal of objection to -
re project tomorrow night. In fact, ~
,me of the local people stated this
forming that the project will be de- :.
'ated. -
Representatives of the Connecticut ~
o. stated that the reason they were ~,
,questing a new switch was because ! ;,
the new automatic signal system
'dered installed by the public utili- hr
es commission. The present practice 10
running short line cars down in o.,
ont of the postoffice and then back IL,
! the other side, will have to be dis In
'ntinued, because as soon as the oh
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