New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
PAR0LED CONVICT SOUGHT AS BANDIT
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 Officer Wagner emptied his revolver at the fleeing car and one bullet went through it but did not stop the bandit.
 Jumping into his own car, Officer Wagner gave chase through Rent schler street, Buell. street, across South Main street to South street. Near the South street railroad cross- ing, the bandits car broke down. the wishbone giving away. and he jumped out after making severel vain attempts to start it. The driver of Standard Oil Co. truck from Hartford who was nearby, waiting for the local plant to open SO that he might deliver a load of oil, offered to pull the car out of the snowbank. but the bandit re- piled hurriedly that he would go along and get a wrecker. Not know ing anything of the holdup, the driver did not make any attempt to halt him. Two employees of the Gulf Refining Go. saw the bandit run past the plant but did not give any thought to the fact until the police arrived several minutes later.
 Gets Ride From Ex-Cop
 Officer Wagner arrived as the gunman was talking to the truck driver. His revolver was empty as a result of the shooting at the store and his first thought was to head off the gunman. The latter. how ever. saw Meddrick Perry, a former policeman. backing his car out of his yard at BOT Stanley street and asked him for ride uptown. Perry replied that he was going as far as St. Joseph's church. and the gum man boarded the car and accepted the ride, lighting a cigarette as he stepped out at the church and continued up South Main street.
 Meanwhile. Officer Wagner had police headquarters notified by tele- phone from the Gulf Refining Co. plant. At headquarters the mes sage was interpreted to mean that the plant had been held up. About Is minutes had elapsed from the time the holdup at Fredericks' store was reported to the receipt Of the message from the G1uf plant. Off, cers George Moffitt. James McCabe and Thomas J. Feenev were on the case and as they were in the vicin- ity of South and South Main streets, a car answering the description of that of the gunman. passed in the direction Of Kensingtnn. Officer Wagner told Officer Feeney the driver resembled the gunman and the chase was resumed.
 Suspect Taken from Church
 Pulling up in front of St. Paul's church, Kensington, the driver parked his car and went into church. On Officer wagner's as- sertion that he rasembled the gun man, Officer Feeney went into church and took the man out It developed, however. that he was in- nocent and he was not held. He is a local resident.
 Meanwhile. Fredericks. the blood trickling from the wound in his side. had struggled to his feet and gamely tried to overtake the gun man Running into the yard be- hind his store. he saw the car speeding away with Officer Wagner in pursuit. He was then taken to New Britain General hospital where N-ray pictures were taken and his injury was dressed Despite the advice of physicians to remain in bed. Fredericks insisted on return ing to business. Today he was in bed at home but will probably be able to be mp and about In a few days. Th's morning he said he expected tn be out this afternoon.
 Loot Only St5
 Fredor'clls sn'd the amman took 2 'nprox'matelv s15. He appeared 'n~ered. Fredericks said. by the lat tnr's refusal to obey commands on the instant. That he meant to kill Is evident, Fredericks said. from the clicking of the trigger as the re- volver was levc,led at his forehead. Freder'cfs generally has a loaded revolver in the store and If if was there yesterday he believes he could have used It. as the gunman all lowed him 10 hand over the money without senrchine him for it.
 Fireman Edward Collin of No station. which is few hundred feet south Of Frednrick's store. went fin 10 get newsnaner as Officnr Wag- ner entered. Conlin heard Freder i"ks say Get him. he just went out the back door" but he was unable to see the ennn1an. He saw the au- tom ohile as 1t mndn the bend in the road rear the fire house.
 C"''"ii's Long Police Record.
 Ch''icEi's family lives on Jubilee street but he has been roomine on Church street for some time. Ac- cordine to the rolice records. he was com r'ftted to the state retormatorv at Cheshire Nav II. 1918. for theft. and on August 21. 1920 he and sev- eral other youths were arrested for highway robehrv after having black lacked a local man. On August 23 they were bound over to sunerior court and on Angust 2l the charee If stealing an autom ohile owned by the late Judee George " Klett was preferred agairst them. The car was recovered. with the upholstery cut to ribbons. All those implicated were sent to states prison. Chil- licki's sentence was from seven 10