New Britain herald., 1928-09-14
Stones MAN
FLEEING FOR LIFE
Mob Pursus Suspected Ihiei
Found in WOman'S Home
WEEPS IN POLICE COURT
Spectacular Chase Through Streets
In North End Results in Capture
of Rudolph Desantel Of Spring
field, Vt.

With head bowed and tears flow
ing as he trembled from head to
foot. Rudolph Desantel, aged 80. OF
l20 Main street, Springfield. VT,
heard Prosecuting Attorney J. G.
Woods in police court today refer
to him as "a cheap sneak thief and
an article" after Attorney Thomas
f. Mcponough had made an inef-
fectual plea for a discharge on the
ground that the state had not proven
charges of breach OF the peace and
theft. Judge NJ D. SAKE interrupted
Mr.. Woods to say there was no doubt
in his mind of Desantel's guilt. and
he imposed a fine Of SIS and costs
and a suspended Jail sem
tence OF 80 days on the theft
charge, suspending judgment on the
other charge.
He has not been telling the
truth" Judge SAKE said. He was in
house where he had no business
to be. and he was not there for a
proper purpose at all. He made q
most unsatisfactory witness for him.
self and his explanation of his alias
was ridiculous. ! believe he stole
that money and he is guilty as
charged"
Pursued BY Mob
Desantel. who described himself
as an advertising solicitor and for
mer concessionaire at fairs, was ar
rested shortly after o'clock last
evening by Officer William O'Mara
after he had been chased through
Horace street by a crowd of men
women and children. who showered
hlm with stones while the cry "stor
thief resounded through the neigh.
borhood.
He was In bedroom on the third
moor OF house at IS Horace street
the tenment being occupied by Jozei
sydlick and family, when Mrs. Svd.
lick heard him. There were chill.
dren sleeping in the room and De.
santel put his fingers to his lips and
uttered "sh, sh," when Mrs. Sydlick
entered.
He claimed. In his testimony. tha,
ne was looking for Charles Bozek
ana asked Mrs. SydIick if she wa,
MRS. Bozek. She became almos,
hSsterical. he testified. and when he
neard her rattlinS kitchen utensil,
III a manner that indicated excite.
ment. ne though he should leave
Mrs. Sydlick turned the kew r.
the lock and Desantel ran out OF tbt
room and down the stairs. She tas
''neo tnat he must have had a Ike,
70 open the door but he said N,
door was not closed tight and wber
she .nrned the key, it did not worl
the lock. WI
Caught BY Mob
! With the crowd in full ch,.e ~.
santel failed to outstrip the leader,
ana was forced to give up the race
me police version is that he wa,
o'ertaken in vacant lot on Boot,
street. where he had sat dow,
through fatigue. but he claimed h,
ran into a house and asked ro,
protection from the crowd. At an,
rate he was brought to the ,nolic,
station by Officer OMara and turne,
over to Detective Sergeant Neon,
for questioning.
sergeant McCue testified that De
santers brief case contained en-
| Ill
Nelopes and blank paper and tn,
prisoner told him he made q busi
ness OF soliciting advertise ments !,
connection with fairs, drawing OIL
the copy" on paper. He told tn.
sergeant he had been in Hartfor,
SINCE Monday, spending the frs
night IN a hotel on Asylum stree
and then taking d room at the Hote
Garde. where he registered as Ie,
Clark of Providence. r. l. He cam.
to New Britain yesterday looking 70
Bozek. from whom he expected t