New Britain herald., 1923-12-03
PMinuiHe News

thieves BREAK lnlO Restaurant
Early This Morning; Get $3.50
RETURNS TO TRUMBULL'S
Mrs. Samantha Oliver Dies at IT.
Francis Hospital--Town Plan Com
mission Meets - Red Cross Total
Nearing S200-Piain,ilIc Briefs.
Collins Restaurant in Neri's block
was broken into this morning shortly
after 1880 and quantity of silver
change amounting to $3.50 was
taken. The theft was completed in
space of about 20 minutes because of
the fact that the night man who re-
mains in the place throughout the
night, had left the place at $3.50
o'clock for about half an hour The
money was contained in bag and
was secreted in the place to be used
as change by those who opened up
this morning.
Entrance was effected through
rear window. Here a pane of glass
4 had been broken recently and the
! thieves sawed off the connecting
sticks making hole in the frame
large enough to permit the passage
of a good sized person. With tho
/ booty secure the robbers then took
key from a side door which leads into
a passageway between the restaurant
and Neri Bros store and opened tho
rear door and made good their es-
cape.
/ The familiarity with which the per-
sons who made tn" break carried
/ themselves through the kitchen
straight TO the hiding place wherein
the money had been placed, gives
conclusive evidence that the break
was committed by local parties. in the
opinion of those who investigated the
matter. The local police were mott
fed of the affair this morning and
rigid investigation is being carried
out. A movement is on foot to clean
the town out OF loafcrs and number
of stray floatcrs will probably be ques-
! toned.
Fourth Break Here
The robbery this morning is the
fourth break that has been made in
the town within the past two weeks
! The first occurred in the Rialto Soda
Shop a week ago last Wednesday
morning. the next two occurred in
Eastwood a. Foran's grocery store
week ago last Saturday night and the
break this morning. No arrests have
been made although number of
suspects have been questioned with
regard and few have been put
through severe grilling by the state
| police working on the cases. The
police feel confident that arrests and
convictions will follow this latest
crime az convincing clues as TO tho
guilty parties have been found.
Hcbden Joins Trumbulrs
y. II. Hebden of TorrinEton, has
been engaged by the Trumbull Flee
trical Mfg Co, as mcdaniel super
visor according to an announcement
made this morning from the factory.
He was formerly connected with the
Trumbull force until seven years ago
when he left. Since that time. he has
acted in similar capacity with the
Trumbull-Nanderpool Co. OF Bantam.
He Is well known to the employees Of
the factory and was a popular official
during his previous connections here.
He took up his new duties at the
factory today
Mrs. samantha Oliver
Mrs. Samanth Oliver. age 81 years.
died Saturday afternoon at 81.
Francis hospital, Hartford. She was
resident Of rlainNille for the past
siX years having formerly lived in |
Glastonbury. She was born IN Ar
kansas and was the widow OF the late (
James Oliver who died about l.
years ago. Surviving her are fac /
children. Mrs. Charles Hin, Rock
willie: Anderson Oliver Of Springfield. .
Mass: and Harvey. Harold and Miss I
Georgia Oliver. All Of Piain,ille.
The funeral will he held tomorrow .
afternoon at o'clock at her late .
home at iii Whiting street. Services /
will be conducted by Rev. J. @. Ward,
pastor OF the piain,illc lIaptist
church. Burial win be in Green
cemetery, Glastonbury. w 4. Bailey
& 60. are In charge.
Town Plan Commission
The town plan commission will
hold a regular meeting in the Town
hall this evening, important mat
tcrs arc "a come IN for discussion in
Guiding the unfinished business con-
Hrcted gitt Webster street and the
approval at tho location Of tho now
school bulldog on Last street.
IitqI Gross Rctyrns
Chairman John T.. Ilr1, Of the
piaiutilic RCD Cross commiticc stat
ed this morning that thc total NJ the
drive for mambrrs in Ilsintilic had
marty reachsd sg0n and would go
over that amount BY tomorrow. lic
stated that 81 run report would not bp
madc Until the middle AZ tho wcck
aud at that timf. q iufI accounting Of
the funds received would br made.
Tn. local committee feels slstpd over
~" r. lorous response 10 thu last
hour appeals and the success which
tho drive is surf 10 meet
tsoiien iiulr SUNDAY
The Pisinsi1r TRUST 20. has heeu
De siguate8 a. tho oficiai agcrcy for
the receipt 81 contributions for THE
Near East Relief fund in connection
with the oiiserNaHce o. Golden Eule
Sunday. The observance was held ycs-
4 rday but as annuumE ements wcre
made at lat date ~ the local
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