New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-20
LOAN CO. MANAGER
GIVES himself UP
Albert G, Kelsey, Wanted for
EnbeZZlement, SurrenderS
HELD UNDER $1,000 BOND

lncss In Last Rristol-tsirls Sus-
pectcd of Sending In False Alarm
for Fire,
Albert c. Kelsey, alias Kukaitis of
Waterbury, formerly manager of the
Personal Finance Co of this city,
sought for seven months on a charge
Of enlightenment, delivered himself
TO the local authorities yesterday.
He was given court trial late yes
tcrday afternoon and Judge Malone
bound him over TO the Deem Der
term of the superior court in Hart
for under bonds of $1,000, which
We're furnished. Kelsey was repre-
scented by Attorney Jesse DeYinc of
Waterbury, Who brought about his
appearance 10 answer the charges
against him.
According to the story told the
police, Kelsey has been in far dis
tant chimes since his disappeara nee
from this city last spring. His last
known residence was in Los An
geles, California.
It was charged at the time of the
! issuance Of the warrant that $4,000
had been appropriated, but this
amount is far in excess of the
actual figure it Is believed today. AL
though the finance officials were in
clined to be reticent on the mat
/ ter, it vas intimated about police
headquarters that Kelsey had taken
| only a few hundred dollars, The
+ small bond substantiated this theory
! Kelsey had been manager of the
! local office Of the finance npan}
for several months, prior to his de.
/ parture. having come TO this city
from Waterbury, where he had
served the concern for some time
The Personal Finance company is
part of the Beneficial Loan chain o.
offices.
Enforcing sunday Law
The Sunday law, relative to the
closing Of stores on the Sabhatl
day, Is being enforced in East Bris'
tol. where establishments have beer
open on that day. Prosecuting At
torney James r. Mather has instt'
tuted action to compel the store
keepers to close and warnings havt
been circulated that court appear.
ance will follow violations,
Hospital Opens
The new hospital opened yester
day when 20 patients who have
been undergoing treatment in tn
temporary institution at the corne
Of George and South streets wer
moved to the splendid $4,000
structure on Newell road. With 10
beds available, the new hospital 1
considered amply sufficient to car
for the needs of the city and thi
vicinity in highly effective man
ner. The equipment Is of the bes
and the layout has been warmly
praised by visiting physicians ant
nurses, who rank the local institu
ton among the best in the state
Although IN cramped quarters TO
several years, good work was dom
in the old building, which had beel
formerly a private dwelling house
Girls Sound False Alarm
That the false alarm. rung II
from a box on King street near Sixtl
avenue on Saturday night Ehortl
after & o'clock was the work of NV
girls of tender age. Is the reduction
of the police and fire department Of
ficials,
Two companies from this city an
the ForestvilIe company responde
to the call to find no need for thel
services. An investigation was be
gun Immediately and the trail led 4
the youngsters. who had been abb
to reach the, box handle by standin
on a bank close to the pole on which
the box is located. Some time ag
the glass case had ben broken an
apparently the temptation to pul
the lever and seq what happene
could not be resisted.
Jennings Praises Association
That the Parent Teacher Associa
ton, when run In the spirit of n1u
tual cooperation with the school,
a valuable auxiliary agency to In
crease school efficiency, was asserte
by Judge Newell Jennings In HI
talk before the members of III
Federal Hill association last nigh
| After sketching the place of the as
sociation In school life and picturin
the work of school and its variou
, directing agencies, such as tn
! board Of education, Judge Jennins
said that the cooperation of til
association was a highly desirahl
| adjunct. However, much care shoul
he exercised to see that 1t did nc
{ trespass on the prerogatives OF I'll
, district or school officers as the
I the association was overshooting II
3 ! mark. he declared.
8 Trust Officer William P. Calder Of