New Britain herald., 1929-11-07
Junk Dealer Who Bought Foundry Casting From Boys Fined $35 After
 Prosecutor Tells of Many Losses
Product Valued at S46. Purchased of Minors for S4, Brings Goldenberg Before Court.

Asserting that the manufacturers Of New Britain are robbed year aft CT year of many thousands of dol lars worth of products and are en- titled 10 protection against those
 who benefit by the thefts. Prose cutting Attorney J. G. Woods in po- lice court today asked Judge NJ. D. SaXe to impose a heavy fine and q substantial Jail sentence on Benja- min Goldenberg. 56, of 40 Talcott street, junk dealer who pleaded guilty to violating the statute for.
 bidding the purchase of junk from minors.
 Judge SaXe agreed that there was too much thievery in the factories
 but he did not send Goldenberg to
 jail. the penalty being a fine of $3J and costs and a suspended jail sen- tence of 20 days. Mr. Woods tiayed Goldenberg for buying a large cast ing valued at SAG from two boys aged 10 and l years, after they
 had stolen it from the Corbin annex foundry. He pointed out that the dealer must have known the cast ing had been stolen, for the ap- pearanCe of the boys would indicate
 that they were too young to have come into lawful possession of such an article. Furthermore, Mr. Wools said. GoldenberG after paying them
 S4, warned them not to tell anyone nf hn trl1 e ,-t n1 n, ,t until the police were on the trail that the casting was recovered.
 Attorney Maurice W. Rosenberg representing Goldenberg, objected to Mir. Woods reference to the dealers having bought other arti-
 cles from the boys, but Mir. Woods declared that on a plea of guilty h. had the right to review the mans entire life, and if inc defense coun- sel objected to it. he could change
 his plea to not guilty and try thc
 case.
 Judge Saxe questioned ono of the boys as to whether he and his com. panion had told Goldenberg tha; the casting was not theirs. The boy replied that they had not told him it was stolen. Mr. Woods refer red to the case as one of the worst
 he had ever handled in the 15 years of his connection with police court and Judge SaXc interrupted him tc inquire if he actually meant he had never had a more fragrant case Mr. Woods replied that Golden berg's offenSe was serious becausc 1 he had actually entered into a con- spiracy with the boys 10 rob the manufacturing concern, and but fol the fact that the casting was valu ad at less than $50, the charge would have been one of receiving stoleF goods. q would not waste you, honor's time at all but would asb for a bind over on probable cause 1 had it been possible to bring thi,
 case under the stolens statute" ht said.
 Attorney Rosenberg called th' courts attention to Goldenberg'. good record. He has lived in New Britain 25 years and had nev", been in difficulty with the law unti
 this incident happened. the attorney said. He went into the junk busi.
 ness only six months ago and may
 not have been familiar with all tht regulations surrounding it, he add. ed. Attorney Rosenberg also mad i the point that the value of the cast, l ing was not readily apparent, it be i ing of an unusual style. Juds
 SaXe told Goldenberg that therc was no excuse for his violation ans i if he is to remain in business ht must conduct himself within tn. l law.