New Britain herald., 1930-11-17

lie told the court that the man was driving the car on the left hand side of the road. After that the youth took several more drinks and finally went 10 sleep in the back seat, Gu tauskas said
 The party returned home about 1:10 and Gutauslas told the court that he was the first member of the party to leave and that Morin show ed evidence of being drunk at that tune.
 Anthony Blanca was next called to the stand and he told about the same story as that related by Gu tauskas.
 After the Blanca testimony the defense rested.
 Prosecutor Woods argued that the men be bound over to the next term of the superior court prefacing his remarks by offering the highest words of recommendation 10 the po- licemen and department officers who made the arrests and in any way as- sisted in the preparation of the states case against the men.
 Plea Made for Morin
 Attorney Dutton presented the court with letters from the mayor Of Bristol and several other men equally prominent who had taken an interest in Morin. which request cd that the judge take jurisdiction in the matter and place the boy on probation. These all expressed a wll ingncss 10 take a personal interest in the work of steering a proper course for Morin to follow.
 Attorney Dutton stressed the boys previous good record and told the court of the good standing of his family. He said that young man who had reached the impressionabIe age as had Morin could be easily led by one of stronger mentality.
 Prosecutor Woods argued against any such action as that suggested by the counsel for the defense and sta4- cd that the charge against Morin was q serious one, so serious in fact that the general assembly had seeu fit to enact d statute concerning t. He told the court that the youth was Il dangerous character and relterat- cd that he should be bound over 10 the superior court. He argued that the state had shown probable cause.
 Judge Stanley J. Traceski agrccI with Woods and ordered Morin bound over under a bond of 5000.
 Pound of Flesh'
 When a further charge was intro duced against Morin his counsel waived the reading of the complaint. When Woods insisted that tae court find probable cause in each of the cases separately Attorney Dutton arose to say that his client had q right 10 waive examination and he told Attorney Woods that he VAS certainly eXaCting his pound of flesh. At this stage of the case Attorney button turned to MT. Alexander. manager of Miner. Read to Tullock and assured him that reimburse ment would be made to his com pany in the amount of $17.1O which Was the value of the merchandise allcgedly taken and so stipulated in the warrant upon which this other charge was based.
 After the two attorneys, Prosecu- for Woods and Dutton had argued the question of waiving of eXamina- ton for time, Judge Traceski in- terrupted them to remark that he felt that the states attorney was better equipped 10 pass on the cases and he thus ordered Morin and King be bound over on all charges placed against them.
 When the matter of bonds for the mon was brought Up by Prosecutor Woods Attorney Dutton told tho court that Mir, Norm. father of his client would be unable 10 raise any more than the original bond of $l,- gGG Judge Traccski remarked that he deemed that amount sufficient. button assured the court that his client would be on hand when his case was scheduled if no bond were 
 Morins bond was then placed al $1 Npo and that for King waa left aa originally Set. $2.5oo,
 The entire case vas marked by frequent clashes between Prescott to Woods and the attorneys for the defendants and these clashes tended to create a break in the long line of testimony that was offered through out the morning.
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods re- ferred to King and Morin many times as dangerous and notorious mtn.
 King Has Long Record
 King. who is facing the greater number of counts is alleged by the rolicc to have lengthy criminal record He is alleged to have served l3 months in jail for less serious ofcnses than those with which he is now being charged and is also known by the police 10 have es- caped serious punishment when he vas arraigned a few years back with several other men who com mitted a murder while attempting 10 pcrpetrate q robbery in the ear barns in Waltham, Mass.
 Three of the men implicated in this case with King are alleged to have paid for their crime with their lives while the fourth is at present serving d life term in a Massachu- sctts prison.
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