New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
PACKS HIS VALlSE
 BUT GOES TO JAIL David Pereau 0YereStimateS Strength Of His Defense CONDUCTING EXCURSION
Principal Judd to Take Local Peo- pie to Washington-More Tax Re turns Filcd-Eencing Public Park ing Spacc-BrlefS.


 David Pereau was so confident that ho would be freed Of the charge Of theft when tried in court ycster- day afternoon that he had his yaIjse packed and was ready 10 return to Maine, from which he had been ex- tradited for trial, but his confidence was poorly placed and today he is in the Hartford county jail awaiting trial by the superior court. Justice Merritt o. Ryder Of the local court found probable cause and bound him over to the higher one under bonds of S1,50o, which Pereau was un- able to furnish.
 Grand Juror Charles r. Conlon. who prosecuted, used three witnesses for the state-County Detective Ed ward L. Hickey Deputy Sheriff Harry Comstock; Mrs. Eva Marteu. from whom Pereau is alleged to have stolen an automobile which he
 had just sold to her and Joseph Fanlon. Pereau was represented by Attorney Thomas r. McDonough of New Britain, who put on the stand Pereau himself and two of his daughters. Mrs. McDowd of Plain- vile and Mrs. Gagnon of New Brit
 ain. A two-hour battle between the prosecutor and defense lawyer re- suited.
 Percau claimed that he had trans fcrred the car to Mrs. Martell in or der to defraud creditors who were brining suit against him and were
 about 10 attach the machine. The prosecutor then showed that when ' Pcreau had been arrested a short
 while ago he testified then that he
 had sold the car to the woman for $50. Fanion testified that Mrs.
 Martell had arranged with him for
 a garage in which to keep the auto. Percau also asserted that his re- , turn from Maine had been forced and that he had not wanted to come. Deputy Sheriff Comstock de- voluntarily Attorney McDonough : claimed that Pcrcau was being ; made the victim of a conspiracy, l and he and the prosecutor had a long : and loud duel in which the word liar" was frequently used. Al the l end Of the heated session Justice l Ryder bound the prisoner over. s While Pereau was in the court [ room Deputy Sheriff F.. W. Furre, : served four tax warrants on him. Excursion to Washington A large number of local teachers
 and other Plainville people will
 make tWo-day excursion to Wash.
 ington. D. C., under the guidance oi
 Principal Orrin l.. Judd of the
 Broad street school in connection y with the second pilgrimage of the . AmericanlZation schools of Connect. cut. The party will leave the local
 station at 9:25 o'clock Friday night /, and return at 10:3o o'clock Sunday
 cial arrangements with the New :, Haven railroad to alter it's original
 schedule so as to have the special
 train stop here.
 The Plainvillc group will stop al
 the Hamilton hotel in .he national Y capital instead Of the National hotel
 which will be used by the majority 1 of the party. On Saturday there . will be an automobile trip to public Q buildings and visits to the tomb ot
 ', 1t r1i T, pt nt, T Alexandria, and Mount Vernon. A . sightseeing trip to many historical
 and well known points in Wash l ington and to the legations of for l cign representatives will be made or
 Sunday. It is also hoped that at = opportunity will be presented ! { meeting President and Mrs. Cool = idgc.
 c The teachers who will go witl
 Mir. Judd are Miss Helen llurtado n Tuppcr. Miss Helen Somers, Miss | Alice Tibbetts, Miss Mary Garden :, Miss Florence Rowland, the Misses
 Anna and Katherine Torrant, Miss
 Alice Coggeshall, Miss Dorothy Whitney, Miss Dorothy Jacobs. anC
 Harry C. Brown, principal of the
 Linden street school. Miss Me
 Briarty of New Haven, a former teacher at the Linden street school ! will join the party in Bridgeport First Selcctman and Mrs. James
 Simpson will be among the non.
 teachers in the group. which vii y also include Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
 Oliver, Mir. and Mrs Clarence Blair ', Miss Rachel smith, Miss Esthe
 Trumbull. Miss Dorothy Clayton
 Miss Louis Andre, Mrs. Wooster Will