New Britain herald., 1929-11-01
YOUTHFUL GANGS
 DAMAGE PROPERTY
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Continued Frcm First Page) flremen had a comparatively quiet night. Companies and re- sponded to a call to 3S0 East Main street about 5:10 o'clock and found a lively blaze in a room of tene- ment occupied by the family of James J. Connolly. A child was playing with a jack O lantern and started a fire which did damage cs- timated by Chief W. J. Noble at s150. Mrs. Connolly was out for a time and when she returned she found the fire.
 An alarm from Box 51 at ' o'clock brought fremen to 546 West Main street for a small blaze caused by window curtains coming in con- tact with a jack O lantern. The damage was slight. Charles w.. Laughton and family occupy the tenement
 Company No. 4 was called to Cor bin avenue and Clinton street where a. truck owned by J. Tevano of 5S Booth street was on fire The vehicle was completely destroyed and indications were that boys had taken it out and set ire to it.
 At 8:35 o'clock complaint was made by the Connecticut Light X Power company that boys were pushing an old automobile without lights on Lincoln street and one of the company's cars collidcd with it.
 Vandalism in West End
 James Giramonti IS, of 296 Clin- ton street, was with q crowd at Har- rison and Lincoln streets about Q o'clock last night when Officer Clar- ence kumw arrived to investigate complaints made to Sergeant P. A. McAvay at headquarters. The off cer's orders were to put a stop to acts of vandalism which had been committed on Steel, Harrison and other streets in that section. and Gi- ramonti was the only one who did not make good in a dash at sight of the officer. Street lights were broken in large numbers, according 10 the complaints. but Officer kumn, could not say that Giramonti caused any damage.
 Paul Noguc, r. ot II Beatty street: Chester Ciliasz, r. of 15 Beatty street; Leo Jedniak, 1o, Of 242 High street. John Grabowski. 2l, of POS High street; Peter Nader. 91, of 91 sented by Attorney B. J. Monkie- Wicz and denied that they had con- mitted a breach of the peace.
 Officer William McMurray and Supernumerary Officer Henry Zaj- howski testified that they were on Corbn avenue at about II o'clock last night and heard a noise on Shuttle Meadow avenue. west of Lin coin street. Going over, they found the six young men in an automobile, with an old wagon hitched to it. They were making considerable noise, ac- cording to the testimony, but neither officer could sa:' that the neighbor- hood was aroused.
 The boys defense was that they got the wagon in Cromwell and drove it to New Britain without a mishap. In Berlin two policemen saw them and allowed them to go along. On Shuttle Meadow avenue the wagon caught onto a telephone pole and they were trying to loosen It. In came out in the testimony that there was a bottle of liquor in the party. although none of the boys were charged with drunkenness.
 About 10 residents of the western section of the city were impressed with the fact that last night was Halloween when they went to their garages this morning and found the tires on their automobiles flat.
 Boys entered the garages during the night, either by breaking off locks or climbing through windows and, removing air caps, deflated the tubes. Several factory employees were tardy for work today, finding It necessary 10 call for repair men before they could get their machines under way
 PGli'rWan Hit Ky Potato
 At least one policeman in this city has sore spot today as the result of Halloween. for a woll-aimed po- tato struck him squarcly iii the back as he attempted to rolt gang of boys It the J. S. Seibrrt X Son dairy on Park street last night. Tipped off, that an attempt would be made to damage a barn on the property by setting it on fire. Arthur Seibert, the proprietor. and Frank R. Fox, route manager, stood guard over the place.
 Their efforts were rewarded when a group of Celebrators was seen sneaking about the building The patrolman on the beat was summon ed and gave chase through back yards and over fences. The boys split into two groups and the un- fortunate officer found that he could run in only one direction at one time. So as he chased one group, someone in the other let fly with potato and scored a direct and pain tul hit.
 fingered by this and spurred on to greater sreed, the officer finaH5 caught one of the youngsters, but, with SO many others safely beyond his clutches, he decl,l d that the best thing to do was to lecture the Loy and let him so.
 Supernumerary Officer Margelot reported that garbage cans were