New Britain herald., 1925-03-19
PLainviM Mews
WOLFE BOUND OVER
 TO HIGHER COURT
New Haven Man Allowed Liberty
 in Bonds of Sl,0OO

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 Yard Wolfe of New Haven, charg- ed with obtaining money under false pretenses, was bound over 10 the June term of the superior court in Hartford under bonds of sl,OOo in the local police court yesterday afternoon by Justice M. o. Ryder. Bonds for his appearance were furnished by his father from New Haven. Grand Juror Stanley S. Gwillim, who. prosecuted for the state, held that there was probable cause and his recommendations were accepted by the court.
 Several Plainville women appear ed at witnesses and in all but one instance, all claimed that they had had been mulcted out of their money by the company which Wolfe repre- sents. Wolfe pleaded not guilty to the charge. He was represented by the corporation counsel of the con- pany.
 The first witness called to the stand was Mrs William Buys of ( Laurel street, Plainville. She stated that Wolfe was not the man who had first come to her house, but he had come on later occasions as a collector. She stated that she was asked 10 joint a club operating on the scheme of paying 50 cents a week. Each week some name would be drawn and the winner would be awarded a premium consisting of a 110 piece set of dishes. This would i dlSO BlNe htl lHC iISltL lo otop poJ ments on the club. She stated that she had never received any premi- um for her money and about five weeks ago had phoned to the office but could get no reply. Two weeks after this, she went to the office in New Haven and when she arrived. she met a woman coming from the office who was in the act of locking the door. She asked the woman where Mr. Wolfe was and she an- swered that she would try and find him. Some other man came in and said he tried to get in touch with Wolfe but was unsuccessful.
 She went to the door and saw a piece of paper with a sheriff's name on it and when she called this to the attention of the man, he said to her You might as well kiss your s34 goodbye" When she was leaving, he said: Goodbye and I wish you luck"
 In explaining the workings of the club she stated that the first man told her that she would receive a 110 piece set of dishes upon the completion of payments amounting to $3450. Those paying the last 10 payments would receive also a set of Rogers silverwarc. She stat ed that she asked each week who won and several names were given to her and finally the man said that Mrs. Foran had won that week. When he had gone. she called up 1 Mrs. Foran who said that she hadn't won anything. She also said that the man promised her that he would fix it so that she would receive her dishes q little ahead of the others.
 Mrs. Walter Hiltpold of 77 East | Broad street was next called. She said that Wolfe was the first man to come to her house. Heaskcd her if she had lived in Plainville very long but she said she had not because | she had formerly lived in New i Britain. He told her that he was 1 forming clubs of 69 members who would pay 50 cents a week and the plan was explained. He showed | her a contract blank on which he pointed out the state seal. He told | her that the concern couldn't fail 1 because the state was backing it. She said that he told her that Mrs. 1 Neri got the first set and she took l his word for it. He promised to fix 1 it so that she would receive her set of dishes after the second or third payment. She then stated that she got tired of paying each week and she told him. He then said that if she wanted to pay up, she could have her premium.
 She wrote letter 10 the company but received no answer. She went to the office on March in company with Mrs. Buys, but could not get | in. She repeated the details of the visit and her story corroborated that of Mrs, Buys. She said that she had paid S31.5O and had received nothing for it.
 1 Mrs. Lillian Freeman of 1@l East Main street was another who was stung by the glowing word pictures of the company's agent, She said | that Wolfe told her the same story. i She also said that she was shown YTEN