New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
ADMITS STEALING
 TOOLS IN FACTORY
Rule Shop Employe Says He
 Took Them for Children

Pleading guilty 10 the charge Of theft Of tools valued at $l0, Julius Trotta, aged 35, Of 13 Bartlett street was fined s2o and costs by Judge NJ. D. Saxe in police court this morning. Trotta was arrested about o'clock last evening by De tective Sergeant Ellinger and Ser geant Stadler, as he left the stan ley Rule X Level plant, where he is employed. He was under suspi- cion at the factory and when the of ficers searched him in the labor bu- reau they found a hammer which he admitted he was taking home At his home the officers found screw drivers. planes and similar articles manufactured at the Stanley plant.
 Trotta told Judge Sake he had taken the tools home for his chil- dren to use. He admitted that he knew it was against the law to steal, and Judge Saxe told him he would be severely punished if con- victed again on a theft charge. Prosecuting Attorney Woods re minded the court that New Britain manufacturers have lost heavily be- cause of the operations of dishonest employees. Charles o. Wolff Of 1Gi Kensington avenue identified the tools and said they were worth ap- proximately s1O.
 Vendor Fined S15
 Lowell T. kwahk, aged 32. Of Gil West l3Tth street, New York, was fined $15 and costs on the charge of violation of the itinerant vendors statute. Detective Sergeant W. T.. NcCue testified that he saw Kwahk demonstrating pens and pencils in . window of shoe shining estab- ushment at 315 Main street about { o'clock yesterday afternoon. and on questioning him learned that he had not taken out a license although he was selling the merchandise. KAwhk had no defense except that he was not aware Of the license re- quirements. He came to New Brit ain for the first time two days ago and rented the window for S4 day.
 Dares Cop To Arrest Him
 John Cheskus. aged 20, Of 36 Connerton street, was fined s15 and eosts on the charge of breach of the peace and Earl Field, aged 25, of 131 Glenwood street. South Man chester, who was similarly charged, had his case nolled by Prosecuting Attorney Woods. The arrests were made about SIS last evening on Main street, near East Main, by Supernumerary Officer Kelley, who testified that Cheskus punched Field and when the latter threatened to ''call d cop," Chesbus uttered an Of fensive remark. The officer said he had told Cheskus three times to get off the streets and when he spoke to him about the last remark der arrest.
 Cheskus testified that Field and another young man approached him with an improper proposal which he resented. They had shadoWed him for some time he said, and he lost his patience because they have an unsavory reputation. Asked by Prosecuting Attorney Woods why he did not call a policeman instead of taking the law into his own hands, Cheskus said he did not see q po- liccman nearby Field testified that Cheskus struck him and made a filthy remark about the policeman.
 Mir. Woods told Judge SaXe Ches- kus is fresh" young man who has a lengthy police record. Judge Saxe advised Cheskus to be careful of his conduct. as his record is cX- ceptionally bad and if he continues to add to it he will be dealt with severely. Regardless Of the propos- al made by Field, Cheskus should have avoided the fracas, Judge Saxe said, and in imposing the fine he told him he must behave.
 Fails To Answer Milk Charge
 Isaac Alholtz. aged 50, of Ken sington. failed to appear to answer the charge of selling milk without a license, and s2o bond was ordered forfeited. Alholtz reported al ths police station after court had ad- journed. and said he did not under stand that he should have been on hand at S:30 o'clock.
 Harry Dorman. aged 57, Of 225 North street. pleaded not guilty te the charge Of non-support, and tho case was continued until tomorrow morning on request of Attorney Al bert A. Greenberg.