New Britain herald., 1927-12-19
W0RSLEY JAILED
 FOR Sl,O00 THEFT
Milk Wagon Driver Sentenced
 for 90 Days in Court
MOTHER OF BABE FOUND
Woman Anticipating Reconciliation With Husband Leaves Child on
 Pennington Doorstep - Wildcat
 Captured by Bristol Nimrods.

Captured by Bristol Nimrods.
 Percy Worsley. age 3S, of Edge wood street, former milk wagon driver and now alleged abscondor, was sentenced to jail for three months by Judge Joseph J. Donovan when he was charged Tn city court this morning with the theft of sl,00O belonging to his employer. E. H. Elton of this city, a dairy owner. Two montha were topped off the sentence by the judge when he sus- pended sentence. Worsley will haNc 10 serve only 30 days in the Hart ford Jail.
 Little testimony was offered in court, outside of q bald recital Of Worsley's misdeed, which is alleged to have occurred on the evening of Nov. 21. The police told the court, however. that the absconding milk wagon driver had promised to make restitution to his employer. They said that when they captured him at his home Saturday morning, more than s700 of the original 5000 was still with him.
 The police considered this amount of money remarkable, inasmuch as Worslcy had travelled through Nart- ous Canadian provinces until family ties drew him magnet-like back to this city. During his Canadian wanderinss, he visited relatives in Nova Scotia. But the police did not have the remotest idea as to his whereabouts until he came to Bris- tol.
 Testimony in court painted Wor- sley in a penitent mood. This the police said afterwards, was re- sponsible for the light jail sentence.
 Charged with entering his employ CTS home on the evening of Novem- Der 21 and helping himself 10 5000 kept In a cash box. brought forth no active defense from the accused man. On that night, the dairy owner is said 10 have attended d bridge party. Receipts from several drivers were in the cash box which Elton kept in an upstairs room. Worsley. q cnlploye, was accused of entering the house when it was deserted and taking the money,
 Elton discovered his loss when he came homo from the card party. He suspected Worsley when the wagon driver failed 10 appear for duty the next morning An inquiry at the Worsley home revealed that the missing husband had left his house the previous evening in his sedan. He failed 10 appear and his wife worried.
 The police notified neighboring cities to be on the lookout for Elton and his sedan. Several days later, the Hartford police found the ma chine abandoned in that city. No further word of Worsloy'S where abouts was heard until he came back 10 town after an absence of several weeks. Sergeant Daniel J. McGillcuddy immediately arrested him.
 Young Mother Arrested
 Mrs. Jane prontiss. age q and pretty faces a chcerless Christ mas. The Pennington town court is holding her under bonds of $500 on tn" charge of ahand donment, of child. and the wailing waif, whom she is said to have motherod. is back in the Bristol hospital, adding it's lusty ynlls to those Of other babies, until the authorities find q home for the yOungslcr.
 When Sergeant Henry Jeelinski arrested Mrs. PrerusS. nee Mason. Saturday afternoon. at the behcst of the Pennington police, he uncovered q real Christmas story.
 Mrs Elliot Truesdalo of Farming ton avenue. Pennington heard walls on her front porch Saturday morn- ing. She investigated and found warmly bundled younester lying on the porch. She called Constab ble Nathan Fuller and search 10 dis cover the child's origin began. On the baby's apparel they found the tag Bristol Hosnital." The local po- lice were notified.
 An investigation conducted locally proved that the child was born short time ago in the Bristol hospi- tai 10 T woman who registered as Mrs. Jane Ware Of this city She and the child were discharged from the local institution last Friday after noon.
 Mrs. Prentiss. nee Mason, alias Ware, was then arrested by Ser geant Jeglinski when he learned that the child belonged to her. She told sad story of conflict between na- ternal love and hope of youth for happiness.
 Her legal husband, Hartford resident, promised to take her back