New Britain herald., 1929-06-18
MYSTERY IN THEFT
 of N0YES' PURSE
Htn Accuse Blch 0thsr, Judge
 Finds EIdmce Mta6re

AoSo otA3vsvv s0eS
 T may be making ! mistake" Judge M. D. Sake said in police court today. q hs discharged Thom- as Broslks, 3t. of 33s Main street and Herman Sattler. 3S, Of 61 Main street, who were charged with theft of 312 from Carl Moves of 225 South Main Itrsst, but l am not satisfied that either of these men saw any, thing definitely. The evidence is not very convincing and I will give them the benefit of the doubt"
 Sergeant P. J. O'Mara. who ar- rested both men last evening. testi- fled that Moves complained yester- day forenoon that he had been %rolled" on Myrtle street Sunday afternoon. He accused Broske, who is former police stool pigeon" in liquor cases. and Broske accused 6attler. Sattler. after being arrest cd. accused Broske.
 Purso Taksn From Pocket
 Moves tsstified that he was walk ing along Myrtle street about [ o'clock Sunday afternoon and man took his pocketbook out of his hip pocket. There was one t1o bill and two $1 bills. besides a 50 cent piece and smaller change in it. The pickpocket took out tho bills and threw the pocketbook to the ground. Eoyes picked 1t up and followed the fellow up Myrtle street asking him for the tl2. Thinking he would return it. Moves made no complaint plaint to tho police until yesterday. Asked to identify the pickpocket. he said he thought" it was Broske.
 Broske Accuses Sattler
 Broske denied the accusation and said he saw Sattler steal the pocket book. They were in a Grove street store with Moves, who was 50 intoxi- cated he could not stand up. accord- ing to Broske. and the storekeeper ordered them to leave. Broske sug- gested to Moves that he go behind the store and rest so he would not be picked up by the police for drunkenness. sattler followed him and removed the pocketbook from Moves pocket in plain view of Broske. he said.
 Sattler in turn accused Droske. He declared he saw the latter take Moves into the alleyway leading from Myrtle street to the rear of the Stanley Building. and with d deft movement of the fingers snatch something out of Moves hip pocket. He could not tell whether 1t was a pocketbook. but it was thrown to the ground by Broske, who then hurried out of the alleyway and up Myrtle street.
 Sattlcr Makes Emphatic :scmial
 Honest to God in Heaven" Sat. tier exclaimed when questioned by Prosecuting Attorney Woods. "I did not take it. l was about 10 feet away from them and l saw it all. ] was on my way home to bathe my hand as it was aching"
 Plainly puzzled by the conflicting stories, Judge Sake recalled Broske tU tuc WIluC00 oIouu anu 4uOCNSuNA him as to his means of livelihood and his habits in general. Broske declared he had never been arrest cd and for the past three weeks he has worked for the city. He was wounded in the World War and re- ceives compensation from the gov ernment, he said. Mir. Woods accus- cd him of drinking heavily but he denied 1t, admitting. however. that he drank when someone treated him to cider. Sergeant OMara testified that he has seen Broske about Grove and Lafayette streets consid- erably.
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods as. serted that there was sufficient evil dence before the court to justify Q bind over to superior court. There vas no evidence but Moves was rob- bed and 1t was . case of "whea thieves fall out honest men come into their own." he said.
 Judge saxe pointed out. however that the evidence was meagre and Broske was before the court with out a previous record, while the only trouble Sattler was ever in was minor. Taking all the circum- stances into consideration he felt obliged to give them the benefit of the doubt
 Row Over Blondes
 John Lascovitch. 3S, of S1 Church street, was fined $ without costs on the charge of breach of the peace and assa ultins Ignatz Gerent ot 16 Star street, He pleaded not guilty and accused Gerent of striking him first and without reason.
 Detective Sergeant Ellinger. who made the arrest. testified that Las- covitch "kidded" Qerent about be- ing in New York recently and pay ing attention to attractive blondes" This started an argument between hem aud blows were exchanged.
 Frank Paryka of 137 North street testified that Lascovitch struck Ger ent in the face. He did not know what started the trouble but in his opinion LaAcovitch was too fresh"
 Gerent testified that he was minding his own affairs at the cor ner of Washington and Myrtle streets yesterday when Lascovitch.