New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-15

intendent for the lumber.
AS to the coal. he had no defense.
He used it in his home. The value
Of the lumber was estimated at $40
and that OF the coal IS by Mr..
Carlson, who said in reply to Judge
Roche that the lumber he saw in
Sandbourn's possession was scrap
and Sandbourn admitted that he had
bought only IS worth for the house
in Wallingford.
Policeman Commended
Prosecuting Attorney Woods COM
mended Officer johnson for his
work and scored Sandborn. whom
he called "a thief" Sandbourn
asked to be allowed to speak fur
Their and his request was granted.
II want to say that answered all
Officer Johnson's questions as truth
fully as I could" he said.
John and Catherine Bielawa OF
173 Broad street. pleaded not guilty
to the charge of causing the de-
linquency of their Is year old
daughter and were represented by
Attorney Lawrence j. Colon. They
were arrested on complaint of the
probation department and the school
attendance department.
Miss BRISTOL Testifics
Miss Ruth Bristol, woman proba-
ton officer. testified that she receiv-
ed information on Nov. that the
girl had not been attending school.
She wrote to the parents and called
at their home but could not reach
them. On November 10 they were
in juvenile court because Of non
attendance of the girl at school. To
date she has not been at school a
single day since the opening of the
fall term, Miss BRISTOL said.
| Cross-eXamined by Attorney Colon
Miss BRISTOL said her letters to the
parents OF the girl We're not regis
teerd and she did not know whether
or not they had been delivered to
the parents or the girl.
| When she questioned the parents
as to the reason the girl did not
attend school they told her she did
not wish to attend.
Edward l.. Stebbins OF the school
attendance department, testified that
he saw the girls father twice. He
and the mother said the girl ex.
pressed dislike for school because
the other children in her class were
smaller than she, and they ridiculed
her SO that she was ashamed Of her
size.
Bielawa testified that he never
saw a letter from Miss BRISTOL and
he did not know whether his wife
received any or not.
Parents AbsOlye Selves
He ordered the girl to go tc
school and was under the impress.
sion that she obeyed. He and his
wife work every day and he was not
aware OF the girls delinquency, he
said. He admitted to Prosecuting At
torney Woods that he had been
brought into juvenile court. but he
denied having told Mr.. Stebbins
that the girl did not want to 60 tc
school.
Mrs. Bielawa testified that she did
not learn of the girls failure to sc
to school at once and she was sur.
prised when Mr.. Stebbins notified hel
Of the facts, as she always made {
practice of calling the girl in tim,
for school in the morning.
A short time ago she asked the
girl why she had not been attend
ing and the girl replied that the
teacher told her she need not at.
tend because she was too big for the
sixth grade.
Prosecuting Attorney Wood.
charged that the parents were "culp.
ably negligent in the management Of
their daughter. but Attorney Color
contended that they had done al
that it was reasonable to require O.
them to do. The girl herself was a
fault, he said, rather than the par.
ents.
"Jnsult to the Court"
Judge Roche declared that tn,
story the parents told was IAN in
suit to the intelligence of the court.
They appeared to have determined
TO set up their own standard of ed
ucation as against the standard o
is SO, they are in very unfortunate
position because the state has tn
power to set up a standard which
must be observed" he reminded
Judge Roche imposed a fine Of $5t
and costs in each case, suspendint
execution of the penalty. If the cir
is ordered by juvenile court to attend
school in New Britain and the par
ents fail TO send her and see tina
she goes, the fines will be enforced
ne said.
In the event that the girl Is com
mitted to an institution, there ma!
not be any need for suspending thu
execution of the penalty. Her cas-
was on the docket in juvenile cour
today.
The case of Joseph kalinowski
aged 33. charged with violation o
the liquor law in the Hotel Yorl
on Main street, was continued unit
Monday with the understanding
that it will be tried unless ply
sician's certificate Is produced as tt
his physical condition, as Attorne!
B. J. Monkiewicz said he received
call this morning that kalinow
ski was i'll.
Judge Roche remarked tina
there had been two continuance
already and he did not propose Il
droO n eJopo ,,p1oco Eoljpou-eL{ &
una BILE to be in court.
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