New Britain herald., 1928-10-08

knocked out and his forehead VA
cut by flying glass. The automo.
bile, . roadster. was practically d..
molished and would have plunged
into the river bed twenty feet be-
low but for the state highway fence.
An investigation Of the accident
will be made by the office OF ,s.e
prosecuting attorney when Buck
valdez in able to appear.
10 Years Old and Drunk
The potency of few glasses OF
wine was too great for the youthful
years OF John Parvi. Is. OF IS HsFth
Pond street and was the cause Of
his appearance in the city court
this morning on a charge of drunk
enness. He pleaded guilty and a
fine OF SO and costs was imposed
by Judge William ]. Malone.
Parvi informed the court that two
men, whom he did not know. gave
him the wine just before he enter
ed the Bristol theater. That was
the last thing he remembered until
Sunday morning when he awoke III
police headquarters. He was taken
violently Ill while attending the mo-
ton picture and Officer Quinlan, on
duty In the playhouse. was obliged
to press a stretcher into service to
carry the boy to the police car.
Fined For Lottery Tickets
Constantine Boye of 345 Park
street, this city and Michael Ter
roll of 2S2 Clinton street, New
Britain were each fined IS and costs
in the city court today by Judge
William j. Malone on a charge OF
selling lottery tickets.
The two men failed to appear in
court last Saturday when their cases
were called and bonds OF $50 were
declared forfeited. When they APP
peared this morning, they explained
their absence by saying that they
understood their cases were to be
heard today and their request for a
trial was granted by the court.
Charged With statutory Offehsc
Howard Heuftlein of West street
was arrested Saturday night follow
ing complaint made to police
headquarters charging him with a
statutory offense.
Upon the request Of Prosecuting
Attorney James T. Mather this
morning. the case was continued for
one week to permit further investi-
CATION. Heuftlein is at liberty un-
der bond of $4,000.
Placed On Probation
Frank WALSH. arrested sunday
night by Officer william Thompson
following a complaint from the
mans wife, was placed on probation
for one year by Judge William J..
Malone in police court this morning.
WALSH was charged with drunken
ness and breach OF the peace.
Assaults Wife
\ fine OF SIS and costs was I'M
posed on Gus Macker OF Pine street,
charged with assaulting his bride Of
five weeks. Mrs. Macker testified
that when she demonstrated with her
husband for his failure to pay the
rent, he grabbed her by the neck
and attempted to choke her.
Macker explained to the court
that he had simply grabbed his wife
by the neck and put one hand over
her mouth Ito shut her up" He
further enlightened the court that
We've got married"
Macker was before the court a
short time before his marriage for
beating up his prospective wife at
that time. Judge Malone in admin
istering the fine suggested that
Macker try choking a man once in
Il while and see how you make out"
Fined EOr Drunkenness
Sentence in the case Of Paul
Ehlert OF Judd street. charged with
drunkenness. was deferred until
Tuesday morning by Judge William
j. Malone.
According to the testimo ny Of Of
ficer William Thompson. Ehlert has
been drinking alcohol for the past
several days and his relatives had
requested the mans arrest. Ehlert
was SO shaky in court this morning
that he was unable to present his
side OF the case.
Safe Rifeti
A small safe in the Green Stores
Inc. was broken open either during
Sunday afternoon or early Sunday
night and approximately $3.50 in
cash taken. A crowbar was used
in prying the safe door open by the
burglars. who gained entry by re-
moving screen from rear window
and then unlocking the cellar door.
Detective Sergeant Daniel McGilli-
cuddy is conducting the investiga-
ton.
Police Get False Alarm
A sawdust dummy placed on the
trolley tracks of the Bristol Traction
company near the east end Of the
Memorial Boulevard sent Policemen
James keefe and John Greenan on
a wild goose chase shortly after mid
night Saturday. Acting Captain
John Mclaughlin. doing desk duty,
was performing the customary tasks
OF his office when the telephone by
his side rang. Picking up the re-
ceiver he was startled by the an
nouncement of the party at the other
end of the line to the effect that
there was a man lying alongside the
trolley tracks with both legs cut off.
The investigation by the two officers
disclosed the fact that someone had
played a joke on the minions of the