New Britain herald., 1928-07-09
SCRAP over SCRAP
Brings JAIL Term
Women Wall as Junk Dealer Is
Found Guilty
DEATH OF MRS. FoRAN
Prominent Whiting Street Woman
Dies acknowledgement Opens
-AH-Plain,tlles Win But Inde-
pendents Arc Walloped.

A last-minute plea by his wife
/ failed to halt the course of justice
this morning and Jake Borstein.
Hartford junk dealer, was sentenced
TO Is days in Jail for purchasing
from Earl Spencer of Plainville two
lots OF brass scrap which the latter
had taken from the Peck Spring
co. Borstein was charged with
theft. the lesser count of receiving
stolen goods being passed over by
Grand Juror Charles F. Conlon as
this was Borstein's second offense
IN within four months. Borstein
appealed the case and was placed
under bonds Of $500. which were
furnished by his wife and sister.
The appeal will come up at the
September term OF the superior
court.
Prosecutor Conlon used Spencer
and his wife as witnesses. The
former who was fined last Friday
| for his part in the matter, testified
| that he had taken the scrap from
the factory and kept it in his garage
on Pierce street. Mrs. Spencer said
that she had not seen the scrap but
the Bernstein had come to the
house and paid her some money.
saying he owed IT to her husband.
The junk dealers took the stand
in his own defense and admitted
buying one lot of scrap at the Spen.
Ger home and one when he met
Spencer on Shuttle Meadow road
after him in an auto on the lattel
occasion. He had dealt with Spen
Ger for two years, he said. and al
though he had seen similar scrap a
the Peck Spring Co.. he believed
there was a little difference and HI
had not inquired as to the origina
source of the material.
Spencer was called back to thu
stand and contra dicted Borstein b,
saying that the dealer had come
into the factory and made an ap
pointment for Shuttle Meadow roat
when the transfer took place there
The scrap was the same the dealel
had seen in the factory, he said.
Prosecutor Conlon said that Dor
stein was familiar with the work
ings of the Peck Spring Co., ane
, therefore must have known wher,
! the scrap came from. He asserted
7 that it was not a small matter ant
explained that Borstein's previou
| appearance in court here. when h
failed to pay costs levied agains
; him, had led to the charge of theft
He shouldn't be allowed to come
into this town. the prosecutor
shouted. land if anything can be
done about it I'm going to stop him
He belongs in Jail. Leniency has
done him no good in the past
Grand Juror Conlon continued by
irsinuating that Borstein's alleged
might lead to numerous petty thefts
among schoolchildren in order thai
they might sell the articles to him.
AS the prosecutor recommended
Jail sentence. Borsteins sister
who had been weeping during the
summing up of the case. burst into
loud walls and had to be led from
the court room by Constable Schu'
bert. who had made the arrest. Mrs
Borstein asked if she might say
something and mounteN the Judges
dais, tearfully imploring leniency on
the ground that Borstein had sew
eral children to support.
Justice l.. S. Mills stated that he
thought the prosecutors recommen-
dation was lenient in the case. He
found Borstein guilty and sentenced
him to Is days in Jail. Borstein an
nounced that he would appeal, and
bonds were set and furnished. The