New Britain herald., 1930-12-20
WINDOW SMASHER
 IS SENT ID JAY
Convicted Of Attempt to Enter Main Street Store
BERNARD CASE CONTINUED
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 Bristol police spent the greatei part of this morning attempting tc figure out the motive which led Thomas Rooney, 60 year old Nor wood, Mass, resident, to kick out a window pane in the front dooI of Gwillim's jewelry store at North Main street at about 1z:5o o'clock this morning, The man had been seen previously emerging from the doorway of the Lee Roberts's iewelry store at 1S8 Main street by Policeman James Keith, who, ID plain clothes, was standing at Main and School streets at the time,
 Although he claimed to have had intentions to rob the store when apprehended by Policeman Dewey Carpenter, who became susplclous of the man when he noticed his head bob in and out of the store doorway as if on the lookout, number of persons are inclined to believe that the man sought only a place to sleep and thought the easiest way to reach bed was tc get himself arrested. The arrestlns officer said today that he believed the man had intended to burglariza the store.
 According to Policeman Carpen- ter, the man replied that me was not waiting for anybody when ask ed what he was doing in the door way. Rooney, the policeman sald was standing directly in front o1 the window which he had broken and that he did not notice the breakage until he flashed 8 !gh' upon the face Of the man in an et- fort to determine his identity
 When asked who broke the win dow pane, the man asserted III a matter-o fact manner, T did AS a reason for smashing the pane, the man told the policeman that he Sd" something in the store that ne want ed. Rooney. 1t is said, told Captain Thomas F. Guckin at police head quarters after he had been brought in that he "knew a place where he could sell the jewelry."
 When he was searched at head quarters, a safety razor with blades and a hair brush were found Tn Roo nev's possession. His attempt al robbery, if 1t was such, was unsuc- cessful, as he had not reached any of the stock in the jewelry store when captured. He had broken the pane Of glass around the door lock apparently so that the inside latch could be reached, but police dis closed today that the latch could not be unlocked from the inside.
 Rooney appeared before Judge William J. Malone in police court this morning, was found guilty of attempting to break and enter. and was sent to jail for 30 days.
 Case Again Continued
 The case of Alphonse Bernard, 29, charged with being an accessory to the theft Of SPAS from the home Of Policeman Edgar Norton on January %, was again continued when it came up before Judge Malone this morning, Bernard again pleaded not guilty. Martha Adams, 16, already convicted of the theft, said that Der nard came to the Norton home, where she was employed, that noon and that she gave him s200. Der nard said he could prove he had not been there and that he had worked al the Bristol Brass Corp. until 3:45 o'clock that afternoon. He produced a time card showing he had check cd in at l2:43. The girl said he had come between t2 and l o'clock, after Mrs. Norton had gone out, but Mrs. Norton testified she had not left her home until after 12:45 o'clock.
 Bernard said he had known the Adams girl since July, 1929. For the past two and half months, he testified, he had been in Maine, dig ging potatoes al one time and serv- Ing as Chot Tn lumber camp at an- other, He was arrested last week by police Of Rumford Falls, Me, and returned here.
 Jailed For 60 Days
 Edward Bielukovicz of East Bris- tol charged with drunkenness. as sault and breach Of the peace. was sent to jail for 6D days by Judge Joseph M. Donovan in police court this morning.
 Torrington Boys Drubbed. 42-21
 Displaying the flash their prede Cessors showed in winning three consecutive state championships the Bristol High school hoopsters of Coach Tommy" Monahan bounced