New Britain herald., 1925-12-02

having already been laid. Later, as the money is secured, it is hoped 10 place Co Of these lights in operation all over the city.
 Tho system has worked out satis- tactor.y in other cities and by this means, the desk sergeant, by press ing button, may get in touch with ry.y oitlccr within five minutes, Hs has been demonstrated, News of stolen urs murders and other crimes Is thus sent 10 tho patro.mcn who. upon seeing ,hr lights flashing at tAa boXes Immediately commuri- cate with Headquarters and receive word 10 be on tho lookout,
 The murderer In q Nur,h street case a short time ago would have been apprchendcd before he left tho city f the lights had been In oper. a'lon at the time, according to the .licf The success Of these ligl's urs demonstrated a Jew nights ago, when tae cur 0! the assis'an, prose cuting attorney o. the Nrw Britain police court, William N, Grcensteiu, fras stolen from in front of the Elks ,ub here. Word vas sent 10 the po- Ice and they in turn flashed the message 10 surrounding cities. In MiIllp.own, the rcd light system Is employed and tho desk sergeant got In touch with all his patrolmon on The beats. who were warned to be- on the lookout for tho car, one Of the men saw thc machine, took after it, and arrested thc driver, who Vas awaiting trial in this city when the chief was talking,
 Drivers Leave Cars Unlocked.
 The theft Of automobiles is large lv due 10 careless car owners, con- ! tinued the chief He said that many drivers leave their cars unlocked and then wonder why they are stol- ,l. Cars are taken generally hy young fellows who are seeking joy ride and take the first car they can ind which is unlocked.
 The juvenile situation provides work for a probation officer E, C, ! Connolly, and an assistant, Miss | Ruth Brstoll, who in addition 10 i caring for work in the police court are efficiently caring for conditions i in the juvenile department to a great | ext ent. The juvenile court is in ses- sion on Saturdays at the city hall 1 and many of the children are first 1 offenders and can be cured of their 1 faults. while others are 'repeaters and every means to correct them 1 fails. While there are more boys ap- bearing in the juvenile court each week. the few girls who come be- fore the judge present more diff cult case and are much harder tt straighten out, once they becom' offenders.
 Pension for Policcmen's Widows
 Chief Hart also spoke of the pen sion regulations of the department An effort will be made in next Gen. cral Assembly, 1927, to change thf | charter so that the widows of po- licemon may receive the pension paid the retired men at the time oi their death. The men must pay into the pension fInd ? per cent of theil wages each week, this money being paid back to them upon retirement and as long as they live. But Wher they die, the pension payments stop and 1t is felt that it is unfair to de prive the survivors of this money Policemen may die a few years attel becoming pensioners and the money they paid in year after year IS los
 to the widows by the present char
 ter. The chief has been assured b.
 present members Of the assembl, that they will do all in their poWe
 to aid in the passage of the Dill whether or not they are still mem
 bers of the legislature.
 Illustrating the value of coopera
 ton by the public, Chief Hart sal' he received information from clti
 zen that articles in Walter E. Sheani
 room in Springfield, Mass, would b'
 of hclp 10 the authorities in running
 down the murderer of Policeman
 Skelly. Acting on this tip" the chic
 went to shcans brother in Spring field, who told him anything tn chief wanted he could have becans of the treatment given Walter |
 Shean and his relatives by the loca
 authorities. The finding of the eX press tag with the address of D1 , Spickcrman in Muncie, Ind, anon r Shcan's effects, led 10 the captur
 Of Gerald Chapman.
 Police work is interesting If on likes it, Chief Hart said, but it , hard. and criticism of a destructiy
 nature makes 1t harder. He appcale