New Britain herald., 1925-07-23
PLainviNe News
BURGLARS ENTER COOKS GARAGE
Get Eight Tires and Many Ac-
 ceSSorieS Early Today
LIGHTNING HITS HOUSE

Callcn Fires At Fleeing Auto-Dc-
 plorC Passing of Trccs-Camp
 Ground Opens Tomorrow-Plain.
 Vile Briefs.
 The fifth burglary within q week occurred early this morning when Cooke's garage on East Main street was broken into and eight automo- bile tires and a quantity of other accessories were taken. The break was made between and 4 o'clock. probably about @;$Q. The thieves ap- pear 10 have driven up Hough street in an automobile or truck and gone afoot up the driveway leading 10 the 1 rear of the garage.
 | An attempt was made to remove the putty from a read window pane. but this was apparently given up when m unlocked window on the cast side Of the building was disCoV-
 cred Entry was made by this route 1 llll U lllt SafNSN, " llilt tt elti9c-N ''i 1 was used 10 cut through the tram
 som into the office and gain entrance
 there.
 Twelve tires were taken from the
 office. but the thieves seem to have
 been frightened away, for they left
 four of them in the garage near the
 window. A quantity of spark plugs,
 two electric horns, and numerous other accessories were stolen, but
 the loss cannot he estimated until
 the stock is checked up. A coat be-
 longing 10 George Earrar was taken,
 but the ohliging robbers removed the
 articles in the pockets of the gar
 ment and left them An envelope
 found in one pocket was opened. but
 being found 10 contain pills and not
 money. was not taken. Nin"ty-fouI
 cents in cash is also missing. ont
 of the burglars dropped d pencil. Constahles Fred Callen and Will liam Buys we're called 10 the gar age this morning upon the disCov' cry of the robbery. and the state DO IlOt were llbllIINhs 1'N'''' ''l'i'Ni v A. Watrou, and John F, Paulsen, the department photographer, conducted an investigation and photographic frgerpriuts found on the lenders 0 automobiles near the window S through which entrance was made. Mrs. John Norton, who lives n"A N to the garage, was up about -;"' ! and stood for nHtoW moments in tn window near that used hy the rob a hers. II is possible that the burg a lars saw her and that this account g TOT their nasty departure.
 N Mir. t'arrar sadi today that [" A mon were in the garage yesterday d ostcnsibly after old tires, and h N thought they might have been mere lv looking over the grOund propara tory 10 a return last night. ' This is the fifth robbery within work hNrc, four of the breaks ha\ ing occurred at garages or ti'linc St7 q tions. Charles Zotegren's filling sta 0 tion on tho New Britain road Wa robbed twice last week. Jacks gal % age in the rear of the post offic" w. N entered. and last night Cookies ga Hl age was tn" scene.
 Lightning Strikes House M Al the height of yesterdays storr A which was one of the most so\e' NJ in years, lightning struck the hon a of Herbert w. Barnes of Park stro A ard started a small hla2o which r N uured the calling of the fire depar N mcnt. The holt entered Nindo v splintering the sash. and, after cor - plctely ruining a radio set made
 exit through another window, out - which it broke two panes. The Il '' stroycl radio set had been disc"
 ncctcd for some time. PlainN
 Hose Co. No 1 answered a st '' alarm and tho fro was cNtinEuiSh " with small damage.
 ,,ee The heavy downpour which " '' companiod the electrical dlSr' S' tnmpcrarily flooded inc streets q oe formed largo pools in the d"nr'
 sions. No washouts have hocn
 ported.
 c. Fires At AutomnhilC .' Despite several shCts 1rcd at h 'h by Motorcycle Officer Fred Call'
 an autoist ordered hy tho Officer
 stop on Whiting street carly y"st' ." day made good his escape ta'' ''' saw the mans machine parked ''' front of the post office and start "' 10 investigate. hut the other saw h ''' coming. jumped into tho car, a
 sped off, Ordered 10 stop, in" IT ~' continued on his way. although (
 len fired after him and struck '7 car three times.
 "' The officer was mahlr tN take
 number of the car. He has "', knowledge of the driver how0' Ut and the man may he rounded
 soon,
 Grant ISC of School !" The school committee has gran
 the use of tho Broad street sch
 and grounds to the Flainyil,e Ora