New Britain herald., 1928-11-05
Bind YOUTHS over
FOR stealing AUTO
fIo Claim Stranger TrickM
Them Into Taking Csr
Judge w. F. Mangan, who ~

Judge w. F. Mangan. who ~
peared in police court today for
John Kolesky, aged 10. of 67 Hart
ford avenue. and John Chester, alias
John Cheskus, aged 22, of IS Bel
den street, offered no objection to
the finding of probable cause on
the charge of theft of an automo-
bile owner by Mortimer Sokol of
so Grove Hill. and Judge NJ. d.
SAKE bound them over to superior
court, December term. in $4,000
bonds.
After the testimony of the state
and the stories OF the young men
were before the court, Judge Man
gan said the cases impressed him
az fitting the charge of taking an
automobile without permission of
the owner rather than theft of
car. because the pair We're headed
back towards New Britain when
they were arrested yesterday after
noon in Berlin. The lesser offense
is also one meriting binding over,
so Judge Mangan made no defense.
Relative to the bond, Prosecuting
Attorney ]. G. Woods recommended
$4,000 in each case and Judge Man
gan suggested $1,000. Judge Sake
said he would hear the defense
counsel on a reduction of the pond
in the event that the young men
were unable to raise $1,000.
Kanupka suspicious
Constable George kanupka OF
Berlin testified that he was driving
in Berlin street yesterday afternoon
and saw a car coming from the
direction of Meriden, between Mid
dletown road and Pennington ave-
nue.. The wheels were wobbly, ne
said. and the car had the appear
ance of having been in an accident.
He turned around and overlook
the car about a mile north Of Farm
inRton avenue. Cheskus was drlVH5
and Kelosky was with him. ING
constable questioned them ana
Cbeskus was unable to show an
operators license although he was
at the wheel. kolosky also was I'M
able to show a license. They dld not
know where the registration or the
car was, so the constable tcsk them
to the home OF Prosecuting Attor-
ney C. F. Lewis and on finding tnat
he was out, he took them 10 the
home of Officer Frank Brown.
The young men told confilc'i's
.tor,.. and the Berlin officers
brought them to New Britain ponce
station. where Sergeants Elllnser
and O'Mara questioned them. AZ
about the same time. sokol calleu
at the police station to re'ort 'he
theft of his car from Lafayette
street. near Main street. lie lei'
II on the street about 1:2o IN ths
.fternoon and looked for it about
o'clock, He identified the car
which the young men had, as MS
and he testified that kolosky Ane"
Vim and knew his car, whlch cos'
1890 q year ago and hao 'e'''
driven only 5000 miles.
Claim Trick by Stranger
After Sergeants Elllnser anu
O,Mara testified to their part IN 'hc
kolosky took the VII
mes. stand and said he and oheshus
u,.r. IN n store on Main street ABOUT
~ o'clock yesterday forenoon "hen
a stranger whose name they thoush,
was Fazzina, came in and engase'
them in conversation. He had been
dr,nkinR and wanted to be taken
tn a roadhouse. Kolosky SAID he
agreed to take him to Wallingforo'
and accompanied by Cheskus, thes
went to Winter street, near MALL
where Fazzina entered the car ana
they drove away. They believed IT
was his car.
Driving towards Meriden. snort
distance below Pennington avenue
in Berlin. they had an accident, the
car striking a tree. F'azzlna con-
tinued as far as Middletown roa"
where he turned the car around
and told Cheskus to drive to a gas
cline station and have repairs made.
He stepped out and they did not
see him again.
Cross by Prosecuting
Attorney Woods, Kolosky said he
was in New York for two days, re-
turning yesterday morning. Later,
no said he slept Saturday night in
a house en- Spring street with a man
whose name he did not know, hay
ing become acquainted with him
while both were in Hartford county
jail.
Cheskus told the same story about
taking the car as that told by ko-
loSky. He admitted to Mr.. Woods