New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
BOYS STEAL GIFTS FOR SWEETHEARTS
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Harper said the boys admitted that they were equally guilty, each hay ing had hand in all the thefts
 Could Not Resist Impulse to Steal
 Officer Collins testified that in his talk with the boys he learned that they could not keep their hands off things which did not belong to them They told him they were at No. reservoir with their parents last Sunday and while strolling about they left their elders for a time, and wandered over near the parked cars. Two pocketboOlls on seat in a se- can of expensive make attracted them and they immediately felt the urge to steal sweeping over them. The sedan was locked, but they would have smashed the windows and seized the pocketbooks but for the fact that a man was nearby. No matter what the possible loot might be or where it was. they could not pass it by. according to thei: admissions 10 Officers Collins and Harper.
 tuufcll FunuS StOIen
 Jachoblnas having pleaded not guilty 10 the counts relating to theft Of S7 from the Sacred Heart church and s2 from the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Officer Collins said the actual thef;s w ere committed by Jedzioniak, while Jachobinas stood watch. It was their practice, he said, 10 wait until the churches were in darkness before making their way up to the front, where the collection boxes are left. They made about l2 visits to S. Johns church, talk ing varyIng amounts of money. Everything they stole they shared in, regardless oi which one actually took t, Officer Collins said, and so strict ly was this arrangement adhered to that a "haul' of 52 cents in one in- stance was divided so that each received 26 cents. They have been stealing about the city for about six weeks, they admitted
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods re- commended that Jachobinas be sent 10 Cheshire, after Attorney Cabeius, to save the courts time, agreed not 10 require identification of every in dlvldual article of the loot. Repre- sentatives of several stores were in court, as were the owners of other ;rt'cles which were recovered in possession of the boys Constable Raymond V. Halleran of Newlnstor claimed his blackjach, which was stolen out of his automobile. Jack Reilly of Bristol claimed coat which was stolen out of his car.
 Lawyer Asks Another Chance
 Attorney Cabelus, asking for len- iency, pointed out that Jachobinas had been arrested only once prior to this esca pade and that was for a petty 1hect. He has learned his les son by being locked Up for live nights and four days and has prom lsed faithfully thai J he ever nau the chance to mend his ways he would do so. Being behind the lat 1iced bars downstairs had taught nm somcthlng,' the attorney said. His father came here with the Idea in mind of having him sent away for six months or so but he has changed his attitude and wants 10 give him a chance. He has a job for him to go 10 if he is eiven this chance, and if he ever gets into trouble again, l will recommend that he De sert 10 Cheshire"
 Judge TracesI. adopting Mir. do lenses committed by the boys were too numerous. too persistent, over loo long d period of time and in 100 many places. l think he ought to 90 to Cheshire and I therefore send him there." he concluded.
 sad Parting. With Mother
 While waiting to be taken 10 a cell preparatory to going to jail, Jachobinas cried softly as his mother talked with him. He blamed his companion for his predicament and calling Officer Collins over to the prisoners pen he told him that Jedzieniak had made plans to kill his own father and was bad" at heart
 According to the police, Jed zieniak's speciality was church thefts and 1t was he who was caught sev- eral months ago by Dennis Ma honey sexton of St. Mary's church on Main street after chase through Winter and Summer streets. At that time, several stolen pocketbooks were traced to him. When his father visited him in his cell since his ar rest. the boy used such language to- wards him that veteran policemen who heard it could hardly restrain themselves.
 Lawyer Passes on Golf Balls
 In their admissions 10 the police, the boys told of stealing hats from automobiles, although they had no use for them. They would see a hat Tn a car and take il, sometimes wearing it for while but more often throwing it in a catch basin or other wise destroying it. They cad died at Sequin Golf club occasionally and always made it a point to steal SoIi balls. for which they had no use. hey also stole golf clubs at Seo,Iin some of the balls were displaved in court and Attorney Cabelus, after ex ahlh1ng them, remarked that they were Tn very poor condition and he doubted that any golfer in New ! Britain would want to use them. "J use pretty poor balls myself. but I would not use them" he observed.
 JedzenIak was paying attention 10 Jachobinas' sister, and Jachobinas was attentive 10 a Sunrise avenue young woman according 10 the po- nee, and they were the pair who had ordered the list of articles which h ! might have been stolen during the coming few weeks had not the nolice received the information leading to the arrests.
 ARMY FLYER KILLED