New Britain herald., 1926-10-07
GUILT ID AUTO THEFT MANIA NeV Britain Youth COniSSes
 He Stole Four Cars TRAPPED IN NEW HAVEN
Harold Newton, Aged IS, Enmeshed In Series of Escapades, Including Appropriating Yale Students Trunk And Mothers Cleaner.

Arrested In New Haven last eve- ming for theft of an automobile, Harold Newton. aged about IS. of 1142 Stanley street, this city, will face the additional charges of bur glary and driving without a license, according to word received by De- tective Sergeant McCue today, and when disposition of his case is made in the Elm city, he will face the charge of theft of an automobile in this city. There is a possibility that other charges will be made against him, as he is suspected of a num- ber of minor thefts. He is under 5000 bonds.
 Shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Captain Kelly vas noti- fled of the theft of an automobile owned by Henry Bissonnette of 252 Kelsey street in front of the New Britain Machine Co. factory on Church street, and at S:3o last night Lieutenant Bamforth was notified by Sergeant Connolly Of the New Haven police of Newton's arrest, with the car in his possession. He had changed the markers on the car and had thrown away the origin al markers so as to be able to es- cape detection as he drove through the cities and towns between New Britain and New Haven.
 About 10 o'clock, Officer Griffen reported finding an automobile on Berlin avenue. containing the note book of a Yale student. bearing the name Robert Bittner, with notes of a lecture taken yesterday. The number plates on the car were those which had been taken off the car he took in this city. The New Haven police were notified and they reported that Bittner's car had been stolen in that city but Pennsylvania markers were on it. The local po- lice found no Pennsylvania mark CTS, but an extra pair of Connecticut markers were in the car.
 Steals Two Cars In One Day
 According to the police, Newton drove to New Haven in the car he took here, and abandoned it. He then took Bittner's car and drove to New Britain, abandoning 1t and taking other means of returning to New Haven. An investigation which was under way today promised to connect him with numerous opera tions involving automobile thefts and tampering with markers in this city, Meriden and New Haven.
 According to the New Haven po- lice, the companion marker to one found in one of tho cars recovered yesterday, was found in Langro's store at Elm and High streets, New Haven, and Newton admitted having broken into the store early yester- day morning. He Is also said to have admitted to the New Haven author ities the theft of four automobiles and more than S510 worth of cloth ing during the past two weeks. He is said to have stolen a trunk contain ing about $500 worth of clothing from H. r. Holbeck of Cleveland, O., a student at Yale, this theft having been traced through a watch which had been left in the trunk and pawne by Newton in his own name.
 The local police said today that Newton had been troublesome for several years, having been implicat- ed in number of misdemeanors. He has been operating between this city and New Haven and was seldom at home during the day. policemen who wanted to interview him re- ported. He is said to have stolen a vacuum cleaner from his mother and was under suspicion for the thefts of pocketbooks in several homes throughout the city.
 A few years ago, during the small pox epidemic here, he left the Junior Republic at Litchfeld and came to his home, ignorant of the fact that he was ill of the dread disease.
 Detective Sergeant McCue said his afternoon that he has reason to believe a number of petty thets, which the police have been unable 70 clear up, will be fastened on New on.
 It was definitely learned this afternoon that Newton took the New Haven car in the forenoon yester- lay and drove to New Britain, where le abandoned 1t before taking the New Britain car to make the return rip. It was at first thought he had aken the local car first