New Britain herald., 1928-10-12
MIGRANTS WARNED
TO Obtain WORK
fYo Found h Store Presented
bdofs Judge Sue

Convicted Of being Migrants,
Toay DtPato. aged ~. and Elliott
Burgess aged ~. both of IS Syl-
vester street, Forestville. were
given suspended Jail sentences OF 80
:days each by Judge NJ. D. SAKE in
police court today. with q warning
TO obtain employment and change
their mode OF living at once.
Motorcycle omcer Louis e. Har-
per and Supernumerary otdcer Will
lihu J. Sullivan testified to arrest.
ine the pair in Antony Vidutis'
store at 2S Franklin street about !
o'clock yesterday morning and Ser
geant P. ]. o'Mara testified that
they admitted to him that they
were aware that a liquor business
YVES carried on in the store and
they helped in it occasionally. They
claimed to have had Vidutis' per-
mission to sleep in the store. as they
had no way OF reaching home after
the last trolley car had gone to
rorestville.
DiPato, who was arrested in this
eity In connection with the theft OF
D tire about year ago, testified
that he has become acquainted with
Fidutis for some time, and on Wed
hesday night he and Burgess and
D third young man were with Vi
|AutiA They had a little money
which they spent for rolls and
houghnuts in Z bakery and intended
10 make Z meal OF them. but vi
hutis invited them to = restaurant
Ind on their return he gave them
permission to sleep in the store.
Burgess testified that he has been
b New Britain at various times for
the past seven years, having been
employed in a local factory and
also az hod carrier in West Hart
ford until he sustained an injury
which prevented him from doing
heavy work. He and DiPato have
been around Vidutis' store off and
6n recently and Vidutis gave them
the key to the place.
Attorney L. ]. Colon represented
he young men and asked the court
to be lenient in view Of their
BtraiGhtforwardness with the police
and the fact that they appeared to
Be clean. but Prosecuting Attorney
Woods said the police found them
% b anything but clean when they
were arrested and Burgess was still
wearing bathing suit in place of
underwear.
Judge SAKE said there was no
question that the charge OF vagrancy
had been sustained by the evidence,
but he hesitated to impose a. PEN
Alty In view OF all the circumstances
He advised both young men to make
pvery effort to obtain employment
Ind they promised to do so.
Drives without License
John Wojitusik. aged 81. of 25
Clinton street. sought to reduce the
overhead Of his grocery business and
did not take out an operators license
for 1928 because he did very little
driving. but about o'clock Tuesday
afternoon his delivery truck struck
. dog on Broad street while he was
1t the wheel. He saw the dog run
Oft with two others, and some men
who were nearby told him the ami
NAL was not injured. so he continued
bn his way. The owner of the dog
Mrs. Mary Lichwala OF 80 Beaver
6treet. was alert enough to catch the
registration number, however. and
when Motorcycle Officer David Doty
came along, she reported the Incl
Dent to him.
After learning that the truck was
registered in Wojitusik's name, the
bn1cer interviewed him and he
Readily admitted that the truck hac
truck the dog. Asked for his license
Ind registration certificate he was a
6rst unable to produce them bu'
0nally he located the latter. Rela
i've to the license. he took the Off
FER outside the store and told hin
he had not taken one out and tina
was tho reason he hesitated abou
remaining about the vicinity of tn,
Incident. He asked the officer no
10 go hard" on him, according t.
HE officers testimony.
Through Attorney Monroe S. Cor
Hon, Wojitusik admitted that he hac
nent, but he has since obtained A.;
renewal. He had no intention o
evading responsibility. he said, am
thought it was safe to proceed afte
The bystanders told him the dog ha'
fun away. He admitted that he hac
told the officer he had no licens
but denied that he had attributed hi
failure to go back and look for tn
log to this fact
Prosecuting Attorney Wood
claimed that the statute on evadln
Responsibility had been violated il
bill its phases in this case. The dog
which died in Mrs. Lichwala's arms
was valued by her at $50. Mr.. Wood
laid. but he did not care il it wa
worth only one dollar. the fact re
nained that it was her property an
Mojitusik had clearly failed to d
hs the statute commands motorls1
10 do.
Judge Sake imposed fine of 81
Ind costs on the charge OF drivin
without a license and discharge
Nojitusik ON the other count. b,
bold Attorney Gordon he felt h
driver had not lived up to the r.
auirements OF the statute. Howeve
he was willing to give him the ben,
At of the doubt in view of his clai
that the animal. by running ava
gave the impression that no serio'
Injuries had resulted. When Woiit'
elk went for his car after court
found d police tag on it for parkll
too long on Commercial street, ar
4 81 penalty was imposed
Speeder Fined SO
Leonard Radune, aged 20. Of a
East street. pleaded guilty to II
CHARGE Of shedding and WAS fin