New Britain herald., 1930-01-16
FOUR BEING HELD
 IN STORE THEFTS
Bonds of $500 Each Fixed in Each Case Trial Next Tuesday

Three women and a man, who were arrested yesterday afternoon, pleaded not guilty in police court to- day to three counts of theft each, and their cases were continued umtil next Tuesday Bonds in each ease were fixed at $500, Attorney : Ge.- ard Casale appearing for the quart-u
 Dcmenico Giomini. 4o. ot 742 Wortnington street. Springfield, Mass. was driving to this city yee- terday on bu,iness and picked up three women. with whom he was a. quainted. according 10 Attorney rasale's statement to the court when the matter e bonds was under d. cussion He left them and went about his business. not Iinowins what they were doing. according 70 t.Ia attorney.
 The specific charges on wbrsu they were drraigned are theft Of thre bed spreads valued at Sll.47 rom the Bloomhorg store al $2A Man street; theft Of one dress vaid- cd at $3.50 in Listro's store al ll> Lafayette street; theft of one sui ot mems clothing valued at $g2 in the Norwood store on Main street. raa women described themselves IS fol- lows; Francena Puglierz. 2J. of 2s7 'Fayton street, Springfield; Grags I.azazzrus. g5, Of 756 Worthingto1 street Springfield, Madeline Blar,h, 2, of Cooper Lane Stafford Springs. According to Attorney Casalc, two Of them are married, one having thrsc children and the other having two.
 Early in the afternoon the Womr ? went into Listro's store but made 70 purchase, although they spent some lime looking about. The proprietoT did not observe them until they were examining the merchandise on d.S- play, but a short time after they leit he missed an article of wearing ap- parel and ran out after them, Just as they were getting into a parked automobile at Lafayette and Beaver streets he sighted them. After tr"- ing to get the article back he called the police, the three women and t.," man having fled afoot rather than lake the chance Of escaping by au- tomobile.
 Officer David Doty caught one of the women on Washington street and he and Sergeant Feoney caught the other women when they returned to Lafayette street The told the ser geant they were looking for frien Is and being strangers they had become confused. The sergeant suspected that they were the women he was seeking from Listro's description. and he led them to the police stI- ton.
 Later. the driver Of the car Was taken into custody on Commercial street by Sergeant Feeney, who hal seen him earlier on Main street. -,t that time the sergeant made q mental note of his clothing and gel eral appearance as he seemed to D" acting in a suspicious manner.
 While the police were trying ;o find out what had become of shop ping bags which the women Were carrying when they left Listros store Mrs. Rose Roy of 1G Broad street telephoned that two bags of dry goods had been left in a hallway C; her home. A detail went out anI returned with the bags, which Wee identified as those carried by the women when they fled. Nothing m the nature of loot was found in the automobile, but in the bags were ar ucles of lingerie. mems socks and shirts, a red velvet dress and one of inc women had the Norwood sut under her arm when she was raught.