New Britain herald., 1926-10-04
PARENTS SOB FOR
 BOY AUTO THIEF
Father So Overcome He Has to
 Leave Court Room

street, rear, sat on either side Of him in police court this morning
 and heard Judge filling order him held in s1,000 bonds for the Decem- Der term of superior court on the charge of theft of an automobile. [ The boys father was SO affected as he listened to Officer John Liebler's s
 recital of the circumstances sur
 rounding the arrest that he was
 forced to leave the court room, his | handkerchief held to his eyes and
 his shoulders shaking with sorrow.
 The mother bravey stayed at her
 sons side, trying vainly 10 hide the tears that coursed down her face.
 The boy, sober faced and apparently
 worried, listened attentively to the
 evidence and the statement by Judge
 w. F. Mangan, his counsel, but made no effort 10 comfort the old i folks and seemed out of patience towards them, especially when the 1 father wept openly.
 After midnight Saturday, Officer Liebler say Lentine with an automo- ! bile jacked up on Burritt street and
 asked him what he was doing. The ! boy said one of the tires had a slow [ leak and he was repairing it. In the ! rear seat were two new tires. which i the boy said he had loaned to a , friend on Jerome street and had 1 been to the latter's home to bring / them back. Asked for his license and ] resignation, he fumbled about the
 rear seat and finally told the officer he had left them home. The name of his Jerome street friends he gave as
 Patsy"
 Suspecting that the boy was not
 telling the truth, the officer told
 him to drive to police headquarters, and on West Main street, Lentine told him he had not been telling the truth. The officer said he told him to
 pull over to the curb, and they had a conversation, Lentine admitting he
 had taken the tires off an automo-
 pile which he had stolen on Lake street, this city, and driven to Col
 linsville.
 It developed that the car taken 0n Lake street is owned by Leland Brown of 560 West Main street, this city. Driving it to Colinsville, Lem tine took two tires off it and aban- doned it, taking another car for the return trip. He had been driving the Collinsvillc car just before the of iicer approached him. The number plates had been taken off the local mans car and put under the seat of the other machine, Lentine saying, according 10 the officer, that he did this so that it would be difficult to locate the owner.
 Brown reported the theft Of his car. and a short time before Officer Linbler and Lentine arrived at the station, Sergeant Rival received word from the Collinsville authori- ties of the theft of the car of that place. According to Lentines state ment to the officer, he took Browns car for drive and did not have any destination. He took the tires be- cause he needed them for another car.
 Prior to the hearing this morning, Judge Mangan wanted the charge changed to that of taking an auto mobile without permission Of the owner, in order that he local court could take jurisdiction, but Prose cutting Attorney Woods would not make the change. Judge Mangan, addressing the court. said Lentine stole the tires, but he did not steal the car, within the meaning of the law. He took the car and abandoned it. He did not intend or attempt to keep it or dispose of it for a profit. ,There is no question but that a commitment to Cheshire reforma- tory should be made, Judge Mangan said. but because of the charge, the local court cannot take Jurisdiction.
 Fined For Disturbance
 Austin Zawalick. aged A, of 7S Grove street, was fined s5 and costs for breach of the peace and drunk enness. Officers John O'Keefe and Cyrus Schoonmaker arrested him on Broad street after giving him chance 10 go home. Officer O'Keefe said Zawalick was very abusive and told him his officers badge was not worth a rickel." Officer Schoon- maker gave corroboratiye testimony. Zawalicll said he was ashamed of his actions and would not have abused Officer O'keefe had he been sober.
 Fresh" Driver Learns Lesson
 Three automobile drivers were in inolled on recommendation of Prose- cutting Attorney J. G. Woods. One of the three cases was continued and fines were imposed and remtted by Judge filling in two cases.
 Leo Laskarzewski of 243 Jerome street was charged with evading responsibility. He was driving an automobile on Main street near the corner of Court street about s a. m, yesterday and ran over William Abrams foot, Mir. Abrams and other Connecticut Company employees be- ing engaged on a repair job. Officer T. C. Dolan chased Laskarzewski in an automobile, but did not over take him. A short time later he drove past again and ran over pail that was there.
 According to the Connecticut Company men, LaskarzeWski accus- ed them of having called him a vile name. and he threatened to assault them. Officer Dolan was given the number of the car which one of the men had written on match box. When Laskarzewski returned the officer arrested him.
 Officer Dolan testified that Las karzewski was abusive and told him he would take a shot" at him if he ever met him out of uniform. Laskarzewski, in his own defense. denied Officer Dolan's accusations. The officer told him he felt like taking pop" at him, in the