New Britain herald., 1927-09-27
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lulll'u to HIS Car, procured weapon and then resumed fighting. He was in an excellent position to avoid the fracas but he did not do so. "I feel we are doing him a great service in recommending eight months in jail" MT. Gideon concluded.
 Attorney Casale contcnded that
 the trouble would not have oc- cured but for the fact that con crete walk was being laid in front of Di Pi"tro's home and when he droy" up he was obliged to leave his
 car in the gutter because the con
 crete mixing machinery was block ing the entrance in the yard. While
 he was in his car. four men passed
 and Were loud and boisterouS caus- ing an exchange of words with Di Pietro. The fight ensued and Di pietro has always maintained that
 he was not the aggresSor but as he
 was outnumberod he used weapon which was probably a stone, there . onue. the lawyer said,'
 Tho police did not find screw
 driver or any other weapon. Attor-
 ncy Casalc said When Iii Pi"tro
 realized that some one had been in iured he went to the police station and surrendered.
 Children Kiss Daddy Goodbye There was a pathetic scene in the court room as Di pietro said good bye 10 his wife and children. Tho 1 latter were lifted to the level of the ton of the screen surrounding th" 1 prisoners pen. 10 kiss their daddy. 1 Mir. and Mrs. Di Pietro were mar ri"d when tn" former was IT years , Of age, Tn 1925 he was fined S10 and costs for driving an unregis- tered car and in 1926 he was fined S20o and costs in superior court for | violation of the liquor law. Hoffman Sentenced for Forgery Pleading guilty 10 the charge of forgery, W. Leo Hoffman Of Sey-
 mour street New Britain. was snn- tonccd 70 iail for three months. He was represented by Attorney F. J. MonkioWicz, who made plea for ] lcniency on the ground that Hoff mans family needs his support ami i in all probability the offense would 1 not have been committed but for 1 Hoffman's over indulgence in strong drink. He is the father of six chl- dren and despite his record he is rot deliberate criminal. the at torncy said. The attorney presented l a physicians certificate that IIoff-
 man is a sufferer from q heart con- diIion.
 Judge Booth asked the nature of Hoffman's employment and the dc
 gree of steadiness with which ha ! has applied himself in the pas
 year. Hoffman replied that he
 worked as a radiator soldercr and
 has been employed steadily.
 Assistant States Attorney Gideon told the court that Hoffman was July Is and gave a s27 check in payment for gasoline. receiving S.5
 change. Later 1t was discovered
 that the check was forged by Hon-
 man. who signed Anton Browns name.
 Brown. who is a Dwight street tailor, had lost his check book
 through thevery but Hoffman
 claimed to have found fl, the as
 sistant states attorney said. Hoff-
 man has been in trouble with the l law a number of times and has | been favored with probation but he i does not seem to deserve this con-
 sidera'ion again and should go 10 ! jail. he said.
 Roper Gets 60 Days James Roper, aged 57. was sen
 tenced to jail for 60 days on plea
 of guilty 10 the charge of theft. Mir. Gideon said Roper was in drink ] ing party in a blacksmith shop in New Britain on July 8 and a s2oo
 theft was committed. When arrest
 ed the next day he was found 10 have s1oo. He started his criminal
 record in 1894 when he was con
 victed of statutory burglary. and in 1896 he was sentenced 10 jail for
 burglary, Mir. Gideon said. Tn 1902 he was sentenced to states prison
 for three years for an escape and { in 1921 he was fined in New Brit
 ain police court for assault Attor.
 ney Thomas F. McDonough repre-
 sented Roper.
 Three New Britain men pleaded
 guilty in the superior court today
 and they will be sentenced by Judge
 John k. Booth later this afternoon.
 They are Frank Avella. charged
 with taking an automobile without l permission of the owner: Frank 1 Friend, charged with forgery, and William Grabowski, charged with improper conduct.