The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-29
News Of Connecticut

New Haven, Conn, Sept. 29- (UP) - The death of Carleton Hickok Stevens, 60, vice president of the Connecticut Savings bank and a former attorney. occurred yesterday after a long illness. Stevens was Yale graduate and practiced law here and at Green- wich before becoming an officer of the bank four years ago. His widow and three sons survive.
 East Hartford, Conn.,, Sept. go -(U.P.)-Prosecu .lon was threat ened today aS police discovered that Salvaged tin cans had been used As . llll for . driveway, in. stead of being contributed tO the war production effort.
 State Salvage Chairman Bice ClemOw said the case was "a severe blow to two years of pro. motion of tin can salvage" and urged the public to report any other such non-dellvery of Salv- age material to salvage depOts.
 Police, meantime, endeavored to fix responsibility for the use of the cans as driveway All.
 Stamford. Conn.,, Sept. 20 -(U. PJ - Charles Pappas, l9, a sailor home on leave, was held today by police on q charge of stealing S6O from Mrs. Julia Hinkley after he had asked her for money to get something to eat"
 Mrs. Hinkley claimed Pappas stopped her on the street last Sat. urday and asked her for money, and when she opened her purse he snatched roll of bills and fled. She recognized him in a movie theater last night and called pO- llceman.
 Bridgeport. Conn, Sept. 29-(UP) The trial of Frank J. Carroll, 24, suspended police officer charged With manslaughter in the death of Charles F. Kelly, g, was assigned today for October l3 by Superior Court Judge William J. Shea.
 Carroll was accused of infiicting fatal injuries on Kelly while he and a fellow officer were questioning him July 6.
 New Haven, Conn.,, Sept. 29- (UP)-James TOdaro, alias Poe larO. Newark, N. J., withdrew a motion today for a transfer of jurisdiction to federal court and awaited superior court trial as one of five men implicated in an alleged conspiracy to issue mill Hons of counterfeit gasoline. sugar and shoe ration coupons for distribution throughout the east.
 Superior Court Judge Earnest A. Englis granted defense motions for a description of the stamps and engraving plates which the state mentioned in it's infOrma- tiOn. However, seven other mo- tions, concerning the ownership of the stamps, their monetary value and whether any individ- uals would be injured in the mak- ing of the counterfeit coupons, were denied.
 The four others involved with TOdaro have pleaded guilty to the charges. Among them was Peter M. Kennedy, former vice chair man of the New Haven ratiOning board and former Waterbury banker.
 Hamden. Conn.,, Sept. 29-(UPD Medical Examiner Sterling P. Taylor said today that the death of l2-yeaF-old Robert l.. Gallup, son of New Haven high school economics teacher, who was found hanging from a closet door at his home, was due b an accident.
 Two trousers belts had been hooked together. and one end vas lOoped around the boys neck and the ether attached to the top of the deer.
 Hartford. Conn, Sept. 2e.-(Up)- states Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn. Jr. said today he would ask for three murder indictments when the su- perior court grand jury eonvenes here next Tuesday.
 Two of the indictments wlll Dc sought against Nicholas and Robert Rossl, negro brothers. being returned to plalnvilie from Missouri for the eiaying of e0-yeare- old Mrs. Hedwig WeRner last WeGaesday.
 The other wlll be aalked for carlna !. Deek-o. ie. 1hompsQnxllie. d.