Putnam patriot., 1925-01-09

 first count has been completed.
 Breault the Leader
 Tuesdays court session opened the January criminal term. The Rev. Na- than B. Burton, pastor of the Metho- dist Episcopal church, offered prayer at the opening of the hearing. Breault's ease was the first called. Then came that in which Arthur Four nier of Putnam was charged with statutory burglary. He was alleged to have had part in some of the breaks and thefts of Breault. His plea was guilty.
 Attorney Torrey termed Fournier weak-willed and the victim of wrong associations His only previous erim- mat experience was that he was in volved in an auto theft with Breault
 The court commented that previous leniency seemed to have been wasted on foHrmer. \ sentence of rom one to two years in state prison was im- posed.
 Thomas Sought Jail Sentence
 Robert Thomas, 60, seemed happy to get six months jail sentence after pleading guilty Co charge of burg iary. According to the statement of Mr. Torrey, Thomas had been in his prime mechanical engineer. and had worked for q number of prominent concerns. Coming to this part of the state he was alone and friendless. At Danielson one day last summer he en- deavored Co commit suicide. At Put nam he tried to get himself arrested in order that he might 70 to jail. At Danielson later he broke into n bak- cry and was very promptly taken into the embrace of the law. Until his hearing in the Superior court he was confined at Brooklyn, to which place he seemed satisfied to return for ths remainder of the winter and the spring.
 Joseph Savage and Daisy Cham pagne pleaded not guilty to the charge of adultery. They chose to be tried by the court. and Thursday tyesterdayl was set as the day for the hearing.
 Stole-Goes to Reformatory
 Sedrick Bennett admitted his guilt on charge of theft. The youth, eighteen years old. was sentenced to the refofmatory.
 Ernest Valiquette answered mot guilty" to complaint alleging inde- cent assault. His hearing was set for yesterday before the court.
 Philip Leclair and Albert Gladue pleaded not guilty to burglary. These cases were also assigned for Thurs day.
 Paul Zimmerman, q well-dressed Danielson young man put m plea of not guilty on the charge of theft of an automobile. This case also was set for yesterday.
 Leo Bousquet, 16. of Putnam, ad- mittted breaking and entering here. States Attorney Searls was willing to give him a chance to change his course. Judge Jennings imposed . reformatory sentence but suspended 1t for six months on condition of good behavior. Mir. Torrey was named ns probation officer.
 Railroad Hearing Tuesday
 Joseph C. Bartlett, engineer, and Joseph F. Noyer, conductor, of a freight train which was concerned in wreck in the Putnam yard on October 2i of last year, were brought before the court on Il bench war- rant. It was alleged that the deaths of William $. Carpenter and Joseph Hoppman, both of Putnam, and mem- bers of the engine crew of passen- ger train with which the freight was in collision, were caused by criminal earelessness and negligence on the part of Bartlett and Noyer.
 Pleas of not guilty were recorded opposite the names of both. Attor- neys Clayton Smith of New London and Torrey of Putnam are counsel for the two men, whose trial will come on Tuesday of next week be- fore jury. Both Bartlett and Noyer were released on bonds of x2,000 each. After the date for this hearing had been set, there was long ad- journment, after which the date of hearing for one more case was set. ' This was the one in which John Naw- arcai of Danielson WAS accused of resisting an officer. He pleaded not guilty and asked for trial by ths court.
 Pays s2o0 Fine
 William Zurawski entered a plea of guilty to violation of the liquor laws. and paid the only fine of the 1 day, $2O0.
 Through his attorney, Henry II. Hunt of Hartford. Charles w. Morris of Thompson pleaded nolo contendre, practically equivalent to plea of guilty. to the charge of non-support. The court found him guilty and im- posed a jail sentence of sixty days, which was suspended on condition that Mr Morris post a bond of $500 as surety that he will pay ten dollars week toward the support of his two children.
 A Triangle Case
 Attorney Hunt gave brief history of the case, telling how Mir. and Mrs. Mnrria hah Hued hannilv at Haddnm