New Britain herald., 1924-03-06
DISTORTED TRUTH
 DISPLEASES JUDGE
filling Fines Man S25 for Theft
 From Five and Ten''

.I can't understand why q mar
 who commits crime comes into
 court and lies about it. was the state anent of Judge E. niaslin W. Alllne
 after listening 10 Gaetano Savoca ot
 3a5 Myrtle street charged with theft
 from he r. W. Woolwort h store. tcs-
 tif9. Savoca was arrested Saturiav Y
 night in the store by Pa1rolman Will
 liam Dohclty. after the latter had
 been called in by N. E. Fifcr. manager
 ot the stcrc.
 In answer to u question put by $. Gerard Casale. attorney for the de
 Pendant ifiier told the court that he had not asked the patrolman 10 arrest SaNoca. Attorney casale then made a motion that the charge be dismissed oa the grounds that no complaint had been made. Judge Alling denied the motion, saying if q patrolman caught q man stealing he did not have 10 go and have q warrant made out before he could arrest him. The mast was ar rested or complaint of the state and not on complaint Of the F. w. Wool worth Co
 Patrolman Doherty told the court that he had been called in to the store Saturday night by the manager and SaNoca was pointed out to him. The patrolman watched the man until he saw him take something from Il counter and put in into his pocket. He then went over and led the man down stairs where he WAS searched. large int pT tip1I in his pockets.
 Doherty told tho court that he qucs- toned Savnca who is alleged to have told him that he has six children and admitted that he had stolen the goods, saying that he earns only s2S # week.
 The court fined him sa5, sl5 of which WAS remitted.
 Coal Dealer Fined S35
 Max Gittleman of flS Whiting street was before the court on Il ckargc of selling 1915 pounds of coal for ton. He told the court that il was mis- take and as he had filled ten bags and weighed them and his boy was then left to fill and weigh the other 10 l bags. He said that his son had e,i- l dently failed 10 weigh The coal.
 Jndgn Alling said that there WAS no | excuse for selling Il ton Of coal S5 1 pounds short and fined Gittleman s35. | The arrest was made by Carl A. Carl 1 son, soalnr oi weights and measures, who intercepted Gitticman on Arch 1 street while hn was on his way to de- ] liver il ton of coal to Frank Gruber of 1 IS Winthrop street. The scainr had | him drive tho load 10 the scales at the lorhin Screw plant where Inc weighed ii and found that there were S5 pounds missing.
 Noi Drunk. slightly Intoxicated
 T plead not guilty. l was not drunk, but slightly Intoxicated" was the plea entered by Adam Dolinsky in court th $ morning an a charge of drunken nras. iIn pleaded not guilty to an- othpr charge of breach of Inc peace and assault Peter olescaeiteh Of tt Orange street arrested on tho samn Charges as l}ohinslky, entered plea Di mol guilty.
 The two men were arrested last night bv patrolmcn George Parker ind George Collins on Broad street, s1rrr they were found in the middle lf tho street engaged in 4 savage fist iattie. Both were badly marked about .he face when they appeared in court his morning, They denied that they were battling each other. saving that hey were good friends and had noth- ng to light about. The policeman tes. flied that they were very drunk when crested.
 They were found guilty on both cunts and Bohinsky was fined sl0 md Olescavitch s21.
 Oscrrrowtlcd Jilnc,
 Arthur J. Cachiilo of 6si Arch street vas fined g without costs for ovcr- oading hts iitney Cachillo operates a they on the Arch street line and was rrested last night about 10 o'clock V Patrolman William Doherty. The oliccman counted the people in the they and told the court that the eating capacity was 90. and two |, When arrested there were , people in the bus three over inc llowance.
 EN-Ionncilnlan in Court Frank Mccormick. arrested last p fight by patrolman Maurice Flynn on IL ' technical charge of breach Of the eaee, was arraigned in court this 2 lorning on d charge of drunkenness = IcCornick was arrested two weeks r go on the drunkenness charge and F. as released or bail. but failed 10 ap- ear in court when his naue was raii- l. The bond was forfeited and Judge Hing ordered he man rearrested Ia aE been r4It Of town upfjI 4sstsrdsf4 i r He told tho court that h" had q job