New Britain herald., 1930-07-25
Bristol Mews
YOUNG GIRL HELD
 IN ROBBERY CASE
Former Maid Attributes Her Disappearance to Abduction
HOUSE BREAKINGS SOLVED

HOUSE BREAKlNGS SOLVED Boy Said to Have Admitted He Eli
 tered Local Residences But Denies
 Theft of Money-Legion Nine Sui
 fers Defeat.
 Martha Adams, Is. of 51 Fourth morning by police on charge of theft of SPAS from the home of Officer Edgar Norton of 87 Judd street on January 2s, and locked up in the Women's detention room awaiting preliminary hearing before Prose- cutor Anthony J. Rich tomorrow morning. The girl, who mysterious l" left the Norton household six months ago, claimed she was kid naped by two men and carried of to New York. She wept. screamed and yelled historically in an effort to have Sergeant Henry Jeglinski keep her out of the women's cell.
 So far as could be learned from police. the girl came here with her mother from New York city, where she is employed, 10 attend an uncla's funeral. The police learned of her presence in the city and imm ediately eat n l arrest she told the story of how she had been kidnapped and brought to New York, but did not name the two men. She claimed to know nothing of the Norton money
 The girl threatened, when locka1 up by police, to murder herself" '" She worked for about three months as a maid for Officer Norton, who described himself as being very sur- prised when she left and then fur ther surprised when he found that the money was missing.
 Calling in Bids
 J. Gordon Warner, president of the Bristol Airport. Inc, stated this morning that bids are being called ir for the construction of two land ing strips at Stephenson field. East Bristol. The strips will be 1000 feet in length and 500 feet in width.
 Mr. Warner stated that one strip would be constructed east and west, and the second north and south in the form Of a capital T. The strip going in the first named directon will be situated adjacent to the hangar at the south end of the fiell.
 A chase led by police for two weeks in an effort to apprehend the burglar responsible for numerous breaks in the residential district was brought to an abrupt close last night when Detective Sergeant Daniel McGillicuddy caught a 14- year-old boy after he had entered the home Of Herman l.. Burzler at 5G George street in a manner simi- lar to breaks made on previous oc- casjons.
 The boy entered the Burzler home at about 9 o'clock and was seen by several of his schoolmates, residents Of the street, who identi- fled him. The police were notified and Officer Lawrence Doolan was sent to investigate
 The boy, following severe grill ing at police Headquarters. is said to have admitted breaking into homes on Landry. Divinity and George streets, but denied having anything to do with the Massaro break on School street. where s55 was taken from a pocketbook.
 The police have hunted the thief for two weeks but were unsuccessful in catching him. Early yesterday morning about seven or eight po- hcemen were detailed to a section of the city located in the immediate vicinity Of the police department, from where complaints had been re- ,cived that prowlers were busy. Shons were fired in the hunt but no results could be obtained.
 The youngster. with his father Actirg as guardian. was arraigned before Judge William J. Malone in juvenile court this morning on charges of burglary The boy was sentenced to the Connecticut School for Boys at Meriden to serve his minority. His father was brought before Judge Joseph NJ. Donovan in court Wednesday on charges of breach of the peace.
 May Construct Dam
 Johnson brothers. owners of con- siderable territory on Fall noun tain and the adjacent Bucks hill district of Terryville are planning erection of Q dam and subsequent installation of turbine electric generator in the vicinity of their homes soon. This project, super vised privately. would furnish light and power 10 residents of the Grey stone district.
 Low Water Pressure
 It has been announced by c. Earle Lourie. superintendent of the Bris- tol water department that, begin ming at o'clock this evening, water