New Britain herald., 1930-08-04
CHICKEN THIEVES ARE BOUND OVER
 Placed on Bonds of S3,@0 by Judge Merritt Ryder
 ARE CAUGHT RED HANDED
u-Plainville Nine Defeated By Forestyille Closing Ceremonies At Camp Grounds-All-Day Sew Ing Meeting To Be Held.

ing Meeting To Be Held.
 Henry and Ella Wagner of Mount Carmel were bound over to the September term of superior court on bonds of s3500 by Judge Merritt O.. Ryder in town court this moning on charge of stealing chickens. Bonds In the case of Mrs. Wagner were placed at 5000 and her husbands s were put at s2500.
 About 1:15 o'clock Sunday morn ing Charles Relay of New Britain road was aroused from his sleep by the parks and growls of his dog. He ! discovered chicken thieves in his coop and Constable George Schubert vas notified. The officer responded | quickly and caught the Mount Car mel couple with 4S chickens in their possession. He searched MT. Wagner and found screw driver and a pair 0: pliers on his person.
 He took the couple to the New Britain police station. where they were placed in a cell in default of 5000 bonds. In court this morning they pleaded not guilty through their attorney, Judge William F. Mangan Of New Britain. and waived examination
 Prosecutor Charles F. Conlon ask ed that a. high bond be fixed as the of1ense was serious one. He term ed the couple professional chicken thieves and stated that he believed that the woman was as much to blame as her husband. He exhibited d a pair Of knickers and other cloth ing that the woman had had on when arrested, stating that she was evidently prepared to commit the robbery
 Detective Carl Tucker of Hartford who is connected with States At torney Hugh Alcorn's office, va, present in court. He is investigating a number of chicken robberies that occurred recently and suspects that the couple arrested here may have been connected with them. He also urged that the court place the bonds at a high figure.
 MT. Wagner is about 50 years old While his wife appears to be 1 3 years younger. They have a child one and half years old They ad- nitted that they owned a farm in Cheshire.
 Mir. Relay has been the victim of chicken thieves on numerous occa sions.
 Closing Services
 Closing services Of the 65th an- nual session of the Plainvile Meth odist camp grounds were held last evening. A very interesting talk vas given by Re" William H. Anderson, pastor of the Trinity Methodist church of New Britain The candle lighting service was one of the most inspiring sights ever seen at the camp grounds
 Rev. Dr. William D. Beach. super 1 lntendent Of the New Haven district, | lighted the first candle. He then called the 20 ministers present to the stand and light theirs. The min lsters in turn passed among the crowd of 1000 persons and lit their candles. With all lights out, the glow of over 1000 candles created a beautiful and solemn sight The service was symbolic of Christian light leading the world. Each candle indicated that the per son holding it was part Of the Christian light leading the world. It was intended to hold the service Saturday evening but the stiff wind made it too dangerous to expose flames in the nearby woods.
 The session this year was one of the most successful in the history Of the camp. An average of 1900 peo- pie attended the services on each weekend.
 Tomorrow the Connecticut Chau- ing at the grounds. The program will continue until August 12.
 John J. Kimmel
 John j. kimmel, wNl-known | Plainville resident and political leader, was found dead in his bed 1 this morning by his wife. Full de- ! tails may be found on the first page l of this issue.
 Jurors Are Selected
 The list of jurors for the towns in Hartford county for service one years starting September l have 1 been filed in the office of the clerk ! of the superior court. They were | selected by Jury Commissioner Lu- cius P, Fuller of Hartford, and Jo- 1 seph W. Alsop of Avon.
 The list of Plainville jurors is as l follows: Howard C. Thompson, o. | I. Cooley. F. J. Smith, Walter Sey- mour, Charles R. Clark, M. S. Corn ing, James R. Boswell, Charles H.