Putnam patriot., 1928-10-18
JOY RIDING IN STOLEN
 CARS HIS PASTIME
Harold Jodoin Out of Jail Two Hours, Steals Another Car
 to Come Home
Tells Fantastic Tale of Being Hit
 Over the Head

Stealing automobiles for aimless joy rides has been the pastime of Harold II. Jodoin for the past several months. Formerly an inmate of the Windham County Temporary home he reached an age where he had to leave. He will be % years old next month. Then Harold began to take things easy, especially automobiles. first one car and then another. At last he stole a truck, telling the own CT later a wild tale of being hit over the head He wrecked the truck in Putnam. Last week "Wednesday he was arrested in East Thompson. He had a car stolen in Massachusetts in his possession.
 The young mans tale reads like anything but romance. He was liv- ing the life of tramp automobilist. In jail for the theft of one car he stole another within two hours after his release. He admitted responsibil- ity for the disappearance of Nash car owned by Horace Hayes of Put nam last August. For this theft he was arraigned in the city court, Fri day morning. plead guilty. was bound over to the superior court. A state ment he made of some of his es- capades was read by Prosecuting At torney Johnson.
 Car Unlocked
 In his statement Jodoin said that about 7.30 o'clock in the evening of August 23rd he saw a Nash coach on ] fsAt..ai. s.4. Hayes carl. He opened the door of the machine and found the transmits sion was not locked. He drove of in the car and finally landed in a hack road section of East Thompson and there went to sleep in the automobile.
 The following day he drove about the country until the gasolene gave out. He took the spare tire and left 1t as security for five gallons of gas. Then he drove around some mere and again the gasolene became low. He knew where there was a tractor in a field on the Nichols farm in West Thompson and he drove there think ing to get gas from the tractor. He had no hose to syphon it from the tank and he could not get any. When he returned he saw people about the car he had left in the highway. It was being lowed off and there was a policeman at the wheel.
 Sleeps in Woods
 That night he slept in the woods and the next morning started for Providence. A sailor came along in an auto and gave him ride. He then went to Boston and to Haverhill where he got a job. Within few days he stole his employers Ford coupe and set out again. Going through Watertown a policeman stop ped him and put him under arrest He was bound over to the superior court, where he was released on probation. He left the Cambridge Jail at four o'clock in the afternoon and two hours later stole an Essex car and drove to Putnam. He had this ear in his possession when arrested in East Thompson.
 Wreeks Truck
 October 9th he went to the Azud farm, and stole Ford truck. While going along Killingly avenue in this city the truck skidded and turned over. He made his way back Co the Azud farm and slept in the barn all night. In the morning he told Mrs. Azud her truck had been stolen. He also told her that he was in the barn when a man came in, hit him over the head with a pitehfork and made off with the truck. He then took his Essex ear and drove about Putnam and Thompson until he was arrested.
 After the statement had been read Jodoin was asked if he could get a bond. He said he could not. He was then bound over.