New Britain herald., 1929-01-12

commissioners last night indtco4e.
 The estimates for the present year
 total $S3.S10.50. as compared with
 s71.sle.27 for last year. The to-
 tai appropriation for salaries Yer
 1929. as indicated on the estimate
 sheet. will be ,6s,l5l.50. n cem-
 pared with &s1.s95 for ie:s. repre- senting an increase Of : 1.05e.50 for this item alone. This increase is
 made necessary by the employment Of four new men and the appoint
 ment Of one additional captain and an additional lieutenant to man the
 new fire station at tho corner of Pennington avenue and Lewis street. Several additional men will also ke entitled to a vacation this year ani i firemen. who are starting their scr- ond year as regulars. will also re- cciNe the increased rate as outlined in the salary schedule
 Onc salary Incr~>s' An increase in he salary oe D-.n uty Fire Chief Morgan C. Farr,W from so 800 10 g.. 500 was anrrov"i by tho board of fire commissioners and allowance for the increase "" ! made in the estimates.
 i Progress Rs."ort | Commissioner w g. Insrabarn chairman of the committee appoint cd by Mayor w. Raymond CrunI to select a site for inc proposed ra- location of Engine Company No. 1. reported that three sites had been looked over. two of which he be- licVed would he satisfactory for the purpose intended. Both. it is under- stood. are owned by the New De- parture Manufacturing company and no prices will be available until President Dewitt Page returns from a business trip.
 Given Prison Sentence
 Following a trial which lasted four days. Louis Albertclli. e!. or S$o Park street. Bristol and Victor Nhnoni. 3S, of Allentown Road Terryville. were found guilty of as- sanlt with intent to kill by Judge Arthur F. Els in the criminal su- perior court at Litchneld Friday aft ernocn. Both were sentenced by Judge Fills to states prison for . term of not less than 1e nor more than 15 years. Judge Thomas F. Ryan of titchfield was counsel for Vanoni while Albertclli was repre- sented hy Attorney Strahlbere of New Haven.
 The assault, with which the men were charged. was made 'on Octo. ber 16. 1928. with John Welch. an aged hermit. who made his home in Ia hut in lonely spot between Tclles station and Hancock as the victim, Wclch, who has now fully recovered. has since the assault made his home at the TerryvilIe town farm. He was the principal witness for the state during the trial of the two men.
 Brutal Assault
 The assault on Welch was one of the most brutal ever recorded in this vicinity. Eanoni and AIhertelli. according to the testimony. bcliev- ing Wclch knew where large ''''bp' oi tIVtiSt "dS IliHuen. com. mandcd hin at the point of a gun to load them 10 the hiding place. When Wclch insisted that he know nothing Of the mythical treasure. he was roughly treated and then load cd into an automobile His hut. which was in reality lean-to against the entrance to cave, was then burned by the assaila1ts after they had ransackcd il.
 The two men. with Wclch in the back scat. drove to this city and stopping at Park street stose. pun chased piece of rope. This the men asked the storckeepcr to charge with the erstanding that they would reimburse him later. They then rcentcred the automobile and drove 10 New Hartford where they piloted the car into the woods and according to Welch. proceeded to torture him. He was first stripped of his outer clothing and then bound with rope. one end of which was thrown over the limb of tree and secured Albertellie then left him there and drove back to this city.
 Following long struggle. Welch succeeded in freeing himself, his assailcnts either through oversight or intent permitting his feet to touch tho ground. The man man. aged to stagser to nearby house where he related hiS experience and the state police were notified. State Policemen PcttingiIl and Lowe were detailed to the case and late the same night. in company with Or ticer James Keith of the Bristol po- lice department. arrested vanoni and Albertelli at their homes. At first the men denied their guilt but later confessed when informed that the rope. which they had used. had been traced 10 the Park street store
 Treasure \ Myth
 Tho preference of Welch 10 live the life of recluse in an isolated snot has been responsible for many lG"fors. chief among which is that a ru'nbor of years ago Welch with 2 confederate were involved in a bank robbery end eeca nod with 3rgc sum of money. The confed- crate was captured. according to the story. and subsequently, sent to pr'To' for lorg term. Rumor then world have it that Welch. csoa pod "nd h"";cd th" loot close to his nlace of cxil". @w9itirg the day whnn his n"l would h" released All this is t"rnn"d ','"thical by tho anthnriti"" Hnd inc fact that Welch hah live ] in the vicinity of Harrock for ths r,a St 70 rcarc WouId fond to s,,l,