The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
WATERvILLE
BOYS ADVENTURE
 CAREER ENDED
Youth Shot at Lake ZOar Primaries to Be Held
 Tonight

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 Loss than A hours after they had started upon a career or ad- venture and crime a group of hye waterville boys were under arrest by Southbury and state police, one of them a patient in the water bury hospital, suffering from pul- let wounds received when attempt ing to escape from Deputy Sherili William Brinley and his son Tn
 Attention was first called to the cage when Stationmaster Mcclure drove oswald Maxwell, 17, of lSlS Thomaston avenue. to the water bury hospital. The youth was ac- companied by Thomas Murpny: IS. of 142O Thomaston avenue, ano IJnwood Sears of Fort Hill avenue MT Mcclure stated that the tWU vounrer boys had brought Maxwell fo the southbury railway station seeking medical aid. They ciaimeu that he had been mysteriousIy sny. , ,whila driving a truck through southbury, probably by a careice'
 Maxwell stuck closely to ms story for a long time but continues nucstioning by State Trooper Hus sslI Olson of Beacon Falls ana De- +ncAiyes Cornelius Shannanan hi"i iv drought out the true story,
 rhe group of i've including Max ,,,oJi two boys under sixteen years of age and steven Greatorex. 10, Q, Sa sheffield street and EdWaru Davis, 17, of 7S Shefiieid stres., .,,c Thn lads met Monday night on .he r~tervfile Green and had decided tr embark on a trip to Maine. ~ usas inc youngest member or tne ~rnun who apparently injected the crtrne element into the picture py cSfering to steal a car TOT thelr trsrsnortation. When the boys re- as.sn,bIed on Tuesday night tne voungster had taken a truck Iron, fha garage of the International sales and Service Co of Watertown avenue. where his father IS em-
 starting off on their adventure but with no funds for food or gaso. line for the truck. the younses. member again suggested Lne cr'ne of robbing the store Of R. n. zoe VI East Morris, where he had Iormer. Iy been employed. Driving 10 Eas, Morris they found the store SUI open and cruised about the coun- tfy-side until 1t had been locked 10, inc night. They then broke Tn ana seized a quantity of food, candies, cigarettes, cigars. chewing gum ana soda. After breaking open the gaso, line tank they filled their tank ana hastily started away. They were soon on unfamiliar back roads ana drove aimlessly until they found themselves at Lake Zoar. Soutn- bury. There they forced their way into A cottage to spend the night and took supply of blanket when they left yesterday morning. :.
 A short time after they had left the Lake Zoar cottage with Max well operating the truck, they saw two men approaching whom they suspected to be officers and hastily turned their truck around to gel away. The suspicious of the men who happened to be Deputy Sherifi Brinley and his son. were aroused and they followed the truck. Driv- ing back to Lake Zoar the boys unioaded their loot on the porch of a cottage. When the officers were observed in pursuit all Of the youths jumped from the car and fled into the woods. Both officers discharged their revolvers into the air and 1t is believed that one of the bullets ricochetted from a tree or rock the slug passing through Maxwelrs right arm. entering the right side to leave the body near the navel.
 All the boys succeeded in escap- ing from Brinlcy. the two youngest ones and Maxwell eventually reach ing the Southbury railway station and the other departing in another direction. State Trooper Olson, who was in the vicinity, heard the shots and assisted in finally placing three of the group under arrest.
 All five youths will be formally charged with breaking and enter ing as soon as Maxwell recovers from the effects of the bullet wound.
 Primaries Tonight
 The democratic voters of the sixth voting district, which includes all of Waterville, will register thelI choices in the Hayes-Kcnnedy primary contest this evening. The polls will be open at the Thomastor avenue fire station from 4:30 p. m to 9:30 D. m. and heavy vote if anticipated. William Dunlavey democratic town committeeman from Watervllle. and leader of the administration and regular organ ization fight feels that he will turn in an overwhelming majority for Mayor Hayes, while Joseph Relihan and James conniff. leaders of the Kennedy forces are equally con- fident.
 Both camps closed their Water vile campaign with rallies on Tues- day evening. The Kennedy rally took place at Carneys corner and was addressed by Mr Kennedy, At torney Thomas McOrath and others. Executive Secretary Thomas P. Kelly and Mrs John M Lynch, a Hayes delegate to the school convention, were the chief speakers at the Hayes rally, held at Goodwill hall
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 A large Attendance is expected at this evenings meeting of Water vile camp, No. 10, Patriotic Order, Sons of America to be held in Goodwill hall at 8 o'clock. Reports on the state convention. held last : Saturday in Norwalk, will be given by tho delegates, President Howard Griliey. District President Albert J. Lane, Ralph l.. silvernail, and AL / bert IT. Lane. and the altcrnates, v.--..AA rn...-... = sr E1 .x.~. f1en~.>..