New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-30
WESTON PAYS fine
FOR AMAZON Wife
Suspended Jail Sentence for
Woman Who Bit C0nStableS
TEMPORARY NURSE HIRED
Hartford Woman to Succeed Miss
Gallant Monday-Concert At Camp
Ground Tonight-Union Church
-Plainyilles VS.. Blues.

Ground Tonight-Union Church
Plainvilles VS.. Blues
Mrs. Pauline Weston was found
guilty on three counts when she
appeared in court before Justice NJ
0. Ryder yesterday afternoon to an
swer charges made against her as
the result of her battle Thursday
night with her husband and Con-
stables E. w. Furrey and William
Buys. The story of this epic con-
test came out through the testimony
yesterday.
Mrs. Weston had left her husband,
Fred Weston Of Whiting street, but
she returned late Thursday and
fortified with a .32 caliber revolver,
attempted to frighten her husband
into "a business deal" That start
ed a battle, the details of which
are unknown until Furrey found the
pair wrestling at the corner of Whit
ing and Maple streets. Weston was
shouting for help. The gun was on
the ground, and Furrey picked it up.
discovering that it was unloaded.
He managed to stop the fight and
prevailed upon the Westons to re-
turn home.
Furrey and Buys went past the
Weston home little later and
heard sounds indicating that the
armistice was over. When they
went in Weston had disappeared,
and after searching for him they
came back to md his wife missing.
They picked her up on the New
Britain road after long struggle,
as she lay down in the road and
fought them off. She bit both OF
them severely. but they finally
landed her in the New Britain po-
lice station.
Grand Juror Charles F. Conlon
prosecuted the case yesterday and
obtained convictions on three
charges. Justice Ryder sentenced
the woman to 80 days in Jail for
resisting arrest but suspended execu-
ton. He fined her 81 each on counts
of assault and breach OF the peace
and found her not guilty Of using
abusive language. An additional
charge Of intoxication was nolled.
! Her husband paid the fines and
costs, which came to slightly over
$50.
Nurse Engaged
Miss Katherine DAILY of Hartford
has been engaged by the Plainville
Public Health Nursing association
10 act as visiting nurse at least
temporarily. She will succeed Miss
Clara l.. Gallant, resigned. who will
leave tomorrow to return to her
rome in Boston.
Miss DAILY will assume her duties
Monday. She is a gra duate Of St.
Trancis' hospital Hartford. and has
! haen engaged in public health nurs-
'ng In that city for some time.
For Town Title
I'VE will take them like Grant
;ook Richmond" asserted the man
asement of the Plainville Blues this
morning. I'VE will clean them up
in three straight games" claimed
the management of the All-Plain-
villes. And so the two teams were
ready and confident for the first en-
gagement of thir five-game series for
the baseball championship of the
town. The initial encounter will
take place at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon at the high school field.
Both sides have been working hard
and both will be at full strength for
the opening skirmish. A large crowd
is expected, and plenty of excite
ment and good baseball is promised.
The Blues will line up as follows:
Olson or Downham, C; Dudac or
George Cunningham, p; Eddie Geet-
crsloh, lib: Johnny Sheehan, Oh:
Thrall or Bells, IS; Billy Toll, 3b;
Nick Toll, If; Cassidy, CT; Smith. RI.
The All-Plainvilles will have their
regular lineup. the probable battery
being Louis Datoli and Freddy Mill
err.
Union Church Service
The union service of the Congre-
agtional, Baptist, Advent Christian.
and Methodist churches will be held
at 10:45 o'clock tomorrow morning
in the Advent Christian church. The
pastor Rev. c. H. Monbleau. will
speak on The Man OF Today"
Shop Remodelled
The barber shop of Al Bordeau on
Whiting street has been remodelled
throughout and Is now on a par
with any in the state as far as clean
illness and convenience go. The in
terror has been entirely redecorated
and refinished, and new electric
lighting fixtures Of more modern
style have been Installed. The shop
now gives the local barber a stan
dard by which he may Judge other
shops when he examines them In