New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 23, 1927, Page 13

UNUSUAL NURDER MESTERY BAFFLES Chicago Police Facing Diffi vt Case * Chicago, July 23 (F)—The body of a.man, dead apparently three days, | kneeling beside a couch in a hotel | apartment with a bullet through the heart. and an alcove table set for three with one of the placés undis- turbed, provided the police usual murder case. | After hours of investigation fol- lowing finding of the body last night, the man was identified as Harvey Foxton, who had a criminal record, but very littlo apparently had been learned of circumstances leading up to the slaying. On a chair near the couch was a pistol with one empty shell. Two pefsons apparently had supped at the table in the alcove, but an un- touched dish of bacon and eggs was at the third. v The apartment had been leased only last week to a young man giv- ing his name as James Britt, who had told the manager he was expect- ing his wife but that until she came | another young man would share the | place. Since then, hotel &cen nothing of the man and the slaying was not discovered until a | maid entered the apartment with fresh linens. Burritt School Ground Give Vaudeville Show Children attending the Burritt school playground were entertained yesterday afternoon with a vaude- ville show which was presented in one of the classrooms. The enter- tainers were: Song, “Show Me the ‘Way to Go Home,” Orlando Salerno; Duteh dance. Josephine Salerno; Charleston dance, Sophle Berrita; song and dance, Ilga Sakowich; Charleston dance, Lucille Freysing- Much Have Ham You Saved ? Our Successful Business Men began by saving the first money earned, so that when the Business chance arose, they were in a position to grasp it. 4 Your Savings Account here at this Mu- tual Bank will be the best friend you Jhave. 5 % interest Burritt Mutual Savings Bank today | with all the accoutrements of an un- | employes had | er; waltz, Mary Ornsby; Irish jig, Wiliam Ornsby; songs, Gertrude Schultz; novelty. George Dagains; comedy sketch, Salvatore Genovcse and Gertrude Schultz; Doll dance, Norma Lose. Miss Eileen Dorsey acted as announcer. Relic to Be Applied At St. Peter’s Church The relic of St. Anne will be appli- ed at St. Peter's church during & [ tridum which will open Sunday eve- | ning and come to a close Tuesday | night. Services will be conducted | each evening at 7 o'clock for the French members of the cqngrega- tion, Rev, Father Rosett, M. 8, of | Parkville, in charge and at § o'clock for the German embers of the congregation, Rev. Father Wartin- ger of New York. in charge. |Big Counterfeiting ! Plant Is Captured Houston, Texas.,, July 23 (A—A | counterfeiting plant with a capacity of about $100,000 a day in United States currency in denominations of from 5 to 100 dollars was scized by federal agents here last night. Four men and a woman were arrested. Authorities said the plant was selzed just as it had been made ready for operation. The officers found three of the men taking proofs of currency from several of the 200 copper plates in a room ‘'in which two printing presses had been | installed. {Jewelry Thieves Rob | Plainville, Mass., Firm Plainville, Mass,, July 3 (P— Three masked men carly today clambered up the fire escape of the Plainville Stock company, swelry company, overpowered 18-vear-old Kenneth Lake, the watchman, and tied him to a chair. Then using an electric drill, they opened two vaults and took a quantity o[ finished jew- edry. TLake some time I’!H‘r freed him- self and notified Deputy Sheriff Archie Walden, who took up the search for the automobile in which the men escaped. The amount of the loss is yet unknown. you worry about it. For regular or infrequent travelers, this bank recom- mends Travelers Checks, the one form of funds espe- clally designed for personal use when traveling. Though they may be spent practi- cally everywhere, Travelers Checks protect in case of \!ther loss or theft. 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Photo Courtesy Thr St. John the {m’ the archit des new chu I most beautiful in its style of It will be Gothic fn and plans have by T ry F, William have angelist will be one cture, been drawn Berg of Hartford. They been accepted by the pastor, Thomas J. h of the parish of |slate. tion with windows and exterior trim | \Proposed Church For Parish of St. John the Evangelist of Catholic Transcript All tracery work in connec- will be of stone. The fleche will be | conatructed 63 feet high and will be ornamented. The commodate approximately 950 peo- ple. The main entrance leads into {a vestibule with stairways bordering on both chapel i bules s the basement. Two vesti- building will be built in the | Ludorf of this city and |form of a Latin cross and will ac- des which will lead to a | provided on cach side o(l 1 slightly |the north from staircase lead The interior perpend measu one of which a to a choir loft. s designed in Gothic ular style. The nave will | » approximately feet in height. A large memorial window will placed over the main altar while side altars will be accessible from the main sanctuar; The chapel will seat 7 main altar and sacrities The cost will ‘be approsimately 50 50 with one DRUNKEN DRIVER IS SENT 0 JAIL Judge Roche Insists on Rights of Garelul Operators of 1437 obile aged 46, the first August Mandl rhin | driver to i Roche while | since the b auton Henry e e Judge on chargs under the influcnce Judge Roche took his place h, was found guilty this I morning and fined $100 and costs and sentenced to jail for-five days. | Attorney Alfred LeWitt, represent- ling Mandl, asked that bonds be set for an appeal and Judge Roche fix- | ed them at $250. Punched at Officer. Mandl was arrested last evening about 9:30 at the cor West Main and Burritt streets by | Officer David Doty, o was in plain clothes. The v testiticd that he was riding in an automobile | when his attention was attracted to a long line of cars held up, and when he investigated learned a truck driven by Mandl had collided with a car driven by Otto G. Stricker, of | 240 East Road. Bristol. Mandl was leaning over the fender and when | the o A for his Ticense and | regi ndl attempted to punch him. was an odor of liquor not said, and from > con cluded th collision was caused by Mand s0 he arrest- ed him. Stricker testified that he wi ing west on West Main street Mandl's truck, coming in the posite direction, the traffic pass. Suddenly truck started to turn into Burritt strect and it was impossible to avoid the collision. In reply to Attorney LeW drinking man Drunk Bamforth Says. Lieutenzant Samuel Bamforth, of liquor, Monday ner of t the condition, and op- was on desk duty when Mandl was brought to the police station, testi- fied that there was no question about the man’s condition. was a strong odor of liquor able and Mandl was u ay was taken to the cell told the licutenant he had drunk The licutenant remarked that ar appearance this morning was in such econtrast to that of last Mon- day right that he was more ever convinced he was under the in- fluence of liquor when arrested. Drank Wine, He Admits, Mandi, in his own defense, fied haa he had one drink of clder- | berry wine after returning home from his « work and then he went to Shuttle Meadow where he worked for two hours and | did not have anything to drink. The reason he appeared intoxicated was that he frightened at b |ing arrested. There womd have heen no callision but for the exces- | sive speed of the other car, he €aid. After Officer David Doty and | Lieutenant Bamforth had testified, notice- ne Stricker said he was not a | ser who | There | as he | | tosti- | | the defense produced witnesses who I\w‘s'if!flli that Mandl was sober up (to 9 o'clock. From 7 to 9 o'clock he worked with Joseph Mund of 207 Myrtle street and others clear- ing the brush off Mund's lot on | Shuttle Meadow avenue. Prosecuting Attorney Woods claimed a conviction, sayving there was no doubt but that Mandl yas under the influence of liquor. Lieu- tenant Bamforth would not have charged him had he not been in that condition, he said. Mandl not only refused to show Officer Doty his 1i- cense and repistration but he at- tempted to punch the o{fi‘vr. ‘Woods | reminded. TeWitt Asks Leniency Attorney LeWitt said the testi- mony relative to Mandl's condition was so conflicting he would not dwell on it, but he ecalled attention to the fact that Mandl had worked all day and again in the evening. He is a middle aged man and has o he be given the benefit of the doubt L[| that existed as to his condition. Judge Roche said the testimony Bl of driving | on | | | | s driv- | ¢ had stopped to let | Mrs. the [ My God to Thee." than | in avenue | Park and the Children | maa | with Rev, ¢nant Bamforth was positive, and lhr re was no witne to testify as to where Mandl went and what he drank between 9 o'clock and time of the accident about hour later, that the finding of guilty seemed justified. "It is a typical case of what happens when a drunken man attempts to drive a car,” Judge l(m‘m said. “Another man, using the ¢ with reasonable care, struck by hine driven by man who is unfit to drive, thereby dding the clement of an accident to the crime of drunken driving. Luck- ily, the results of this accident were not serious 1 City Items Members of Eddy-Glover Unit No. have been invited to attend sewing bee at the Legion home Monday evening with Mrs. Lillie Powers as ho: Clothes will be for children of needy ex- emen. New | advt The degree team of the Degree of Pocohantas will meet Tuesday eve- ning at 7:30 o'clock. lunch specials. Crowell's.— ” Funerals The (,m r: Cianflone 9 o'clock where a morning at church olemn mass of requicm celebrated by Rev. Walter McCrann Walter Lyddy as deacon Thomas Lawlor as sub- the offertory John J. Crean sang “Pie Jesu and as the body was borne from the church, John Connolly sang, “Nearer from nd Rev, feacon. At bearers were Charles Orazio Ambrosio, Irank | “osta, Carlo Angello, John Carne- | vale and erico Gigliotti Rev. Walter ices at the grave and burial was v's cemetery, The pall Gagliardi in Resolutions Benjamin A. Hawley Board of Park Commissioners w Britain records with sorrow death of its former member, min A. Hawley, whose interest this department continued until his death. Generous in serviee advice as a member of the Board, he opencd his purse to the City needs after his official connections had ceased, presenting it with the Memorial Bridge at Stanley Quarter Playground and Shelter at Willow Brook Park. At the time of his death he had other gifts in view. Surely such a citlzen is too rare a one for death to take in the splendor of his usefulness. AESOLVED:—That this record be E upon the minutes of this Board and a copy be sent to Mr. Amos Hawley, his brother. the Be and helpful in CALLAHAN F. MANGAD . K .ROGERS, B. WAINRIGHT. Supt. May 26th, 1927. | Joseph A. Haffey UNDERTAKER Phone 1625-3. Opposite St. Mary’s Charch, Residence 17 Summer §t.—1625-3. BOLLERER’S POSY SHOP large family. The attorney asked that |Nith Tlewers o Wi, 10 The Sall with Flowers by Wire. Yisit Qur Greenhouses on Johmson ., Maple Hill. 83 West Moin SF, Prot. Bldy. Tol. 888 of Stricker, Officer Doty and Lieu-“The Telegraph Florist of New Britaln” y ( | WOMAN STEALS §1' is | was | Lyddy conducted the | SERVICES UNPAID, {Mas. Gierd Draws Nominal Fine in Police Court Today Mrs. Catherine Gierd. aged 34, Gold street, pleaded nolo con- tendere to the charge of theft of $1| {in Walter Donielczik’s store 88 | Broad and was represented by Attorney 7 {B: J. Monkiewicz in today. Officer 36 at stree! raceski and pol nley ce court |her on complaint yesterday after- fmoon and found a §1 bill in her dress after she had darcd him to scarch her. Marked Bills Trap Michael Mechan testified | received a complaint ter afternoon that money stolen from the cash regi he advised the placing of ma (bills as a trap. Later he learned |that the trap had been sprung. and Ihe and Sergeant McaAvay went 1o Mrs. Gi home and found & mall amount of merchandis Attorney Traceski said the womar ad worked in the store at Easte ‘nm‘ and had not been paid for her services. She has been {ll and needed money o she fook $1 and no more The merchandise found | was bought and paid for, he said. | Prosccuting Attorney Woods ree- ommended that a fine of $5 and costs be imposed. Mrs. Gierd is old enough to know better than steal, he said. Judge Roche |recommendation, remarking tha | ofly the theft of $1 was charged, |consequently evidence relative o |the merchandise was not to be con- | sidered. Dfficer ‘h he was Denics Paul Mozol, Non-Support aged 42, of 108 Franklin street, pleaded not guilty to the charge of non support. His |wife testificd that he does not sup- {port her and five children by an- other marriagr | tory. Probation Officer E. C. Connolly, testified that the woman's first hus- band died five years ago and two vears later she married Mozol. For three months he has not lived with her, Mr. Connolly said, and she wants support for herself, not the children. She earn pert the children. Mozol told a different story, how- °r, his claim being that his wife rop. ciected him. He is ng to live with her r and the children, too. Judge Roche continued the case | for one month in charge of the pro, bation officer and told Mozol thak whatever terms the probation of- ficer ordered relative to support would be enforced by the court Nolle Drake Charges The cast of Joseph Kozlowski, aged 24, of 453 Main street, charged with operatinz an automobile with | defective brakes, was nolled on pay- | ment of costs. Kozlowski was driv- ling a bus on Shuttle Meadow av- enne, near Vance street, when it |struck a parked car on July 18. Truck Case Continued The continued case of Frank C. Miller, aged 32, o8 45 Spring street, New Haven, charged with overload- ing a truck, was again continued. Prosecuting Attorney Woods said | Attorney Daniel Pouzzner of New Haven will represent Miller next Thursday morning. The case of Peter Scudo, aged 42, | ot 282 High street, was continued unt Monday morning, on request of Prosecuting Attorney Woods, who said an investigation is being made. | Scudo is alleged to have annoyed a | voung girl by trying to make “dates” with her. The police are investigat- ing the circumstances. Officers Po- litis and Doty arrested Scudo and Judge W. F. Mangan appeared for him. A technical charge of breach h w edly . of Axel Carlson arrested |' 3 ey will spend their annual at her home |they will spend accepted the | She works in a fac- | S a week and can sup- | and support | SHALL ADVANCES MADE I STOCKS Fractional Gains as Operators Continug in Control New York, July 23 (P—Operators for the advance were again in con- trol of the stock market at the open- ing today, but gains were mostly fractional, Baldwin, Chrysler. Ba more & Ohio, U. & Stecl. Du Pont and Radio corporation opened above yesterday's closing figures, Wall Street Briefs —_— Wickwire Spencer Steel company reports net earnings of $526.134 for the first half of 1927 before bond in- terest and depreciation, again $569,194 in the first half of 192 After deduction of fixed charges, but before depreciation, there was a loss of $302,336. Profit of Howe Sound company for the half year declined to §1,156.- 408 from $1,540,246 in the first half of 1926. The New York, Ontario and West- ern had a deficit of $570,312 for the $170,927 in the first half of 1926. Profit of Cuyamel Fruit company for the half year dropped to $696.- 915 from $1,013,606 in the first half of 1926. { “BABY” OF 2ND DIVISION | VISITS THIS CITY TODAY Ray L. For World War At the Zwinglas Enlisted in Army Age of 15 n of ccond shing: Ray | Company Zwinglas, a veter A, 23d Infant Division, whose home is in W, ton, D. C.; Clarence K. Venabl | Scranton, Pa., also a second division veteran, and Kenneth O'Connor, Washington, D. C., who is mor proud of the fact that he was a “huck private” in the Spanish-Amer- n war than of the fact that he | was executive supply officer during 1917-1920 of the United States air | service, were visitors in this city to- | da They are making a tour of New England and will spend the week-end in Clinton as the guests of Mr. O'Connor's sister, Mrs, R. Van of this city. Mr. Zwinglas made his way into | the arm during the World War at the age of 15. He was the young- est soldier in the division. He was wounded in action and l#:t iT8 yight leg. The visitors are favorably im- d by the highways of New gland and said they had been de- to pro- | ic 0} veloped to the last degree vide comfort for motorists. | Personals Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Hannon of Grand street and Mrs. Jane Price of South Manchester will leave today for Johnsonville, New York, vaca- | tion. street pending the weck-end in New York city. Mr. and Mrs Sunday for a two weeks' stay at | Hotel Trakensten, Lake Bomoseen, Vermont. They will be accompanied by of New York. {fiifice George of England May Also Be Ranch Owner Vancouver, B. C., July 23 (P— Prince George may be presented with a ranch at Cobble Hill, Van- couver Island, B. C., when he visits 1 Vancouver this summer in company { with his elder brother, the Prince of Wales. The proposed presentation {been sponsored by the Asso Boards of Trade of Vancouver land, and the government will be asked to vote $25.000 for the pur- pose, the city of Victoria $10,000 and other municipalities on the island $£10,000. The remaining $40,000 of the $85.000 would be raised by pub- !lic subscription. Although the ranch, including ma- chinery and equipment, may be pur- | ed for $85.000, it is s¥ated that has been cxpended on it. oject is to be placed before the government immediatel | Former Deputy Sheriff Collins Heart Victim Torrington, July (F—Michael | F. Collins of Milford, a former de- | puty sheriff tor New Haven county {and at one time prominent in vaude- ville, died of heart trouble early this morning at the home of his brother, John M. Collins. He was stricken two weeks ago upon his return from Florida where he had spent the winter. has ed Is- DR. DRASCHSLER DIES New York, July 23 (UP)—Dr. Julius Draschsler, author and so- ciologist, and aprofessor at City College, died here yesterday from tubereulosis. He came to this coun- try from choslovakia, when 14 vears old. He held degrees from City College and Columbia. JUDD IN CITY HALL. Several matters of minor conse- quence and pay-rolls have been the items of business coming before Act- ing Mayor William H. Judd in the first three days of his two weeks tenure of office as acting head of of the peace was preferred. The air ministry of Italy has for- bidden officers of the air force to warry before they are 30, the city government in the absence of Mayor Weld, who is vacationing in Maine. Acting Mayor Judd main- tains the customary offices at City Hall { first half of 1927, against a deficit of | J. where | Zlsye Gourson of 132 Winter Solomon will leave | Mr. Solomon's mother and sister | He was a native of Ansonia. | | | | | | PUTNAM & CO. 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