Putnam patriot., 1930-05-08
DISPOSE OF MOST
 OF CRIMINAL LIST
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 1913. He was convicted of bigamy and sentenced to eighteen months. He was arrested twice in Bridgeport, once on a fraudulent check charge and once impersonating a federal agent. Next in Schenectady he was sentenced to thirty days for grand larceny, and now he is wanted in Mil ford and Stratford for issuing bogus checks. It is understood he will be arrested for the police of those towns when his present sentence expires.
 December 1929 Claflin arrived in Willimantic and was soon up to his old tricks. He secured several hun dred dollars by issuing worthless paper.
 Finally the man disappeared with woman. The county investigator, Rowe Wheeler. went to work on the case and finally located his man in Greenfield. Mass. He was tried in the lower court last February and bound over to the superior court.
 The public defender. Harry E. Back, asked for lenieney stating that notwithstanding his unfaithfulness Claflin's wife was willing to take him back.
 Reckless Driver
 Reckless driving brought a fine of $25 to Charles H. MeGibney of Nor wich. The original charge was eyad- ing responsibility following an ac- cident investigated by the Williman- tic police. The states attorney stat ed that the charge of eyading was difficult of proof and he was allowed to plead guilty to the one count.
 Howard Conrad, i6, alluded to as being mentally deficient. plead guilty to violation of the game laws. He was sentenced to jail for sixty days and placed on probation.
 For abuse of female child Silas Adams of East Killingly was sen teneed to jail for one year.
 Frank Grandone of Ashford was sent to jail for stealing 60,000 feet of lumber from the Myers estate in Ashford. It was stated by his coun- sel that he stole in order to get money to pay for the proper care of sick wife. Worry over the bills contracted drove him to the theft. It was made easy for him to steal the property. When his pay was due from the estate he was authorized to take 3O.000 feet of lumber and sell it. He did not stop when he had taken that amount but kept on taking lumber to twice the amount authorized.
 Earl LeClair Moosup operator of an automobile which caused loss of life was fined Si00 for reckless driv- ing.
 On Probation
 Gilbert Bateman was brought be- fore the court for violation of the terms of his probation. His proba- tionary period would have expired the following day. Up until last Septem- Der the young man, convicted of an offense involving a young girl, ad- hered strictly to what the probation officer told him. He was allowed to go to Newport to work. Suddenly he He went to Cincinnati and from there to Kentucky. Then he came back to Putnam where he had lived When l.. Edwin Hill. probation officer, learned he was here he notified the states attorney of the whole affair. Judge Els talk ed with Bateman in chambers during a recess. He was made to understand that the probation system was one of leniency but that it was as strict as a term in jail and must be obeyed. He commended the young man for his efforts in giving aid to members of the family in time of need.
 Court adjourned to Thursday morn ing.