Putnam patriot., 1927-08-05
BEING IN ARMY SAVES
 RECRUITS FROM JAIL

charge by Captain Jarvis and. after zneE had been given some breakfast. here pa- upon 8 bus for New London.
 Known To Police
 Both men were known Co the police. Adams had never been arrested be- fore but Sergeant George Laird told the court that his father had made complaint that he wouldn't work. that he got drunk, and that he slept all day and ate all night. The father told the officer that he was afraid [ his son. The family lives on Walnut street.
 Rebitaille had been arrested for conducting a gambling house and also for being drunk He has an uncle in Putnam.
 After the defendants had been put to plea they were told that they could hire counsel. Adams, the spokesman, said they were ready to go ahead. We can get out of it." he told the judge
 Gelinas testified that he met the two men one night and gave them a ride from North Grosvenordale to Putnam. On the way they asked him to drive them to Danielson. He re- fused. They said they would take the car away from him. When he brought the machine to a stop and told them if they were big enough to ge ahead they sad they were "only fooling."
 Propose Hold Up
 Gelinas also said that they made d proposition to hoid up man at the carnival and rob him of $500 they said they knew he had and split three ways This he refused to do.
 The witness then stated that Le put his car in the yard near his home and the next morning it was gone. He told of the recovery of the car by the police, minus number plates and battery, and of expending $42 for expenses and replacing what had been taken
 Officer Spoucey testified to finding the ear in Johnstone. K. l., of the main highway near an old quarry. l. had been abandoned
 William DHusdale and Eugene Le- cleve. of West Warren. R. L, testified to meeting the two defendants near he bridge in the north end of the city and of being given 8 ride to Center dale. R. L They were picked up about midnight. July Sth, by the two men II Ford ear. Adams was driving. The driver told them he had to get out of the state as he had been in an accident. They left the car on a side road in Comfortable and the men suggested they all go down to see the Mississippi flood. They didn't want to do this SO it was sug- gested that they all join the army This. the witnesses said, they also re- fused to do.
 Took The Car
 Adams told them that they had asked the owner of the ear two or three times to be allowed to drive ii and when he refused they took it This was the first they knew, they said. that the car was stolen. All four slept in the house of a friend of Adams and next day separated.
 The two defendants told a different story. although they implicated them. selves They said that they had beer with Dinsdale and Lecleve during tho evening and that they all eonspireC to take the car. The defendants de nied that Adams took it but stated that Dinsdale was the one who got il from the yard. Dinsdale proved to be 3 poor driver and after they got q short ways out of the city Adams took the wheel
 This testimony was latly denied by the civilians
 The defendants said that they eu- listed in the army at Fort Wright July 18th and that they had been given a weekend furlough but were supposed to report at eight o'clock Monday morning. The court and the officers were skeptieal regarding their enlistment until the fort was commu- nieated with When the men appeared here Saturday they were arrested.