New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-05
STOLEN AUTO IS
RECOVERED in NE.
Ford Car Taken From GridIey's
Garage Traced to Augusta
JULY FOURTH CASUALTIES
Jug of Hooch on Truck-Russ. VIM
niger Breaks Ankle in Slide-First
Friday Observation-Disclosures of
Commerce Meetings-Briefs.

Commerce Meetings-Briefs.
| Ford automobile stolen from
Gridley's garage in Plainvile on May
20, this year, has been traced and
discovered in Augusta. Me-, and the
man who was driving the car and who
is suspected of having stolen it here,
is under arrest there, according to
notice received here yesterday after
noon by the local authorities.
1t was only after good piece of
delicate and intricate detective work
on the part of Officer E. w. Furey
and members of the state police. that
the car was traced to It's destination
| When the theft was committed, the
local policeman made an investigation
of the matter, and without making
anw great success, he encountered a
number of clues which led him to
notify the police in the northern cities
to be on the lookout. He received
information of the identity of the !
| lersons who stole the car here, and |
! forwarding the facts to the Maine
police, they arrested the guilty par
| ties with the automobile. Members |
of the state police were notified OF /,
the arrests in Maine and a detail was
sent into Maine to bring the ar
rested man back to Plainville for |
trial.
The prisoner is expected here to-
morrow and will be tried in the town |
court at the following session. He is
said to have stolen another car which |
| the police have in their possession. |
At the time he committed the theft
here he was said to have been &C
companied by woman accomplish. !
AS far as is known, she has not been |
taken.
July Fourth Casualties
Three major casualties have been
reported over the holiday up to the
present time. Three youngsters, I'M
able to resist the temptation of cele-
bratng the Fourth with blank
cartridge, shot themselves in the
hand. inficting ugly and danger
Gus wounds. The injured are, Ed
ward Buchas of 81 Pearl street,
Joseph Lepore, Broad street, and
Michael Dugo of Whiting street.
They were attended by Dr. l.. H.
Frost, who dressed their wounds and
administered an anti-toxin against
lock-jaw
Other minor injuries were reported
from various sections, consisting {
mainly of slight burns and cuts.
Noisy July
According to many of the older
residents of the town, the night of ,
July 3, was the noisiest on record in {
many years. All night long. the re-
sounding boom of small cannons and
the crask and crackle of Ire crackers {
was heard ushering in the glorious ,
Fourth. In the center especially, the I
noise was terrific. Without cessation t
all through the night the lombard !
ment kept up and very few if any, S
were able to snatch any sleep at all. v
Yesterday, however, was very quiet.
the rain probably dampening the ar t
dor of the celebrators. e
HOoch On Truck r
At midnight, July 5, truck load of r
furniture was seen passing through n
the center of the town. When Sppo- t
site Neri's block, it came to malt and
the driver hurried over to Officer E. I
w. Furrey and told him that a man a
had been suddenly stricken i'll. Off n
GER E. w. Furrey hurried him to the Il
office of DR.. l.. H. Frost who attend Il
I'd him and the party returned to the Il
.ruck. When they arrived back, an CT
other who was lying on the top of the o
cad, rolled off onto the street COM tc
planning of his ankle. The policeman W
ook hold of him; and finding him in al
stupefied state, straightway ex- Ell
lmined the truck. On it, he found
,alon jug of alleged hooch, with most
If the stuff gone. He Immediately p
placed him under arrest and took the a
ntire party of three men to the Of al
ice of DR.. Frost again to have them "
Examined. In court yesterday morn al
ng, the arrested man was assessed W
he cost of court on the charge of
1t was brought out in
he investigation of the matter, that d.
he truck belonged to Michael Min b.
rik of Springfield. He had been en- c.
aged to move a load of furniture
rom East Bristol to Springfield and OF
lad taken a helper along. During the d;
vening, the helper secured a jug OF 81
looch and took it aboard without the
wners knowledge OF it. Minorik NJ
tated his case to the policeman and NJ
lie was not arrested. He stated that st
lie was not transporting liquor and
Ipon the confederation OF the helper. Ia
10 charges were pressed against him. =
Wininger Breaks Ankle
Russ Wininger, partner in the firm
f Cunningham and Wininger. and
rst baseman on the Plainville town
cam, suffered badly fractured ankle
n the second inning of the morning +
anne in Milldale yesterday when he
lid into second base. He was
tretching a hit into two bases and
1ade a slide for the bag when his
Dot got caught with the spikes in
ne ground, and the ankle snapped
IF. l.. H. Frost attended him and as
strained that the bone was out
trough an X ray picture. He will
e laid up for few months.
First Friday Deyotions
First Friday devotions will be held
the church of Our Lady of Mercy
morrow morning with mass at $50
clock and the administering of COM
union again at O'Clock. Confess
ons will be heard this afternoon at s
o'clock and again this evening at 90,
80 o'clock. 30
Commerce Chamber Meeting 80
The regular meeting of the direc- 90,
rs of the Chamber of Commerce will