New Britain herald., 1923-12-07
PMinuiMe Mews

Springfield Confess to Breaks DEATH OF RALPH ROBERTS Three Break Arms in One Day
 Woman's Federation Elect~ Officers
 --Gnazzo Family Moves To Scran-
 ton. Pa.-PIainyiIlc Briefs.
 Two men who gave their residences as New Britain were arrested in 4 Springfield, Mass, yesterday and after being questioned by the police, con fessed according to the state police, to breaking into stores in rlainvilo. Members of the state police depart ment were hot on their trial and war rants for their arrest for the Plain vile authorities were issued today. The men were arrested in connection with q number Of breaks in Spring field during the past few weeks.
 The cAaet details of tho confession. according to the police, were not available this morning, but tho arrests will probably clear mp the numerous breaks in Planrlie during the past month. One specific place mentioned in the alleged confession was the rob bery of the Ralto Soda shop. which was broken into two weeks ago last | Wednesday morning. The mon under arrest arc said to have told the exact amount of money secured there and also to have confessed that they broke into the other p,uc,s from which money was taken.
 Policeman Andrew Hogan, who has , boen working on tEo cas,. called thc state police into the matter State l Policeman I.aran and Brant mvcsti- gated and following numerous clues | left by the mon, traced them to Springfield where they frll into the clutches Of tho law yesterday.
 A requisition will D" issued for the eturn of tho men, but it is thought that il will be some time before they arc brought back here for trial. as there are several charges Of robbery ! against them m SpfinciiHlU.
 Further Details,
 Further information relative to l the arrest of the two men in Spring. held was secured from the state po- | lice this afternoon. Tho two men now under arrest are Anthony Xu- kowski, age 10 years, of tho Bron- son hotel. New Britain. and Bronis- | la al IFaan4n.s,,.v Brook street. New Britain.
 State Policemen Arthur Cone and Ross Erauhart of tho state dctec- tive bureau, iE whose hands the in- vestigation had been placed, traced the men to Springfield and caught , them there. The Connecticut police men faced the two prisoners with clues which they had picked up in l plainyille and the two men confessed to three of tho four breaks.
 According to the policemen. the men stated that they had entered tho Isialto Soda shop, owned by John ] Pettinato. about o'clock two weeks ago last Wednesday. They took sl05 in bills and a quantity Of change, the total amounting to si25. They also took three checks which they de. stroyed besides a quantity Of cigars and cigarettes. They then stated that on tho following Sunday morn ing between the hours of l2 o'clock and 1 o'clock. they broke into By fngton's drug store, here securing q quantity oT small change and a quantity of morphine. Following this. they made their way to the grocery store or l'ornn X Thomas and secured about s12 in change. They denied entering Collins restaurant. When asked 1T they saw anything or the Plainviilc police. they stated that they had moi shadoweI him nor had they seen him at ail
 l.aIDh i,ubcriS Die.
 Ralph Roberts. age S3 years. oi % .'orest,illa avpnuci died at his HUiIe this morning after aH illness of several months. tIc was veteran e. thc Ci,n War. hauna served with tho 7ih Conncati.Ht regiment ffcnt 1S6l to the closa of th, var. Hc had b'rn wounded In ono of th, important bat tios of thn var ltr was onc of liain-