New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1928, Page 18

YOUTHS FINED $10 ONASSAULT COUNT Judge Gommmls on Their Fail- ure {0 Tell Trath James Cullum, 20, of 380 KEast Main street, and Isidore De Rainge, 19, of 47 Willow street. were fined $10 and costs each by Judge H. P. Roche in police court today on the charge of breach of the peace and assaulting Albert Attavia of 152 Wil- cox street, Judge Roche emphasizing that the penalty was meted out be- cause the young men had not told the truth rather than because the assault was serious. Officer William Grabeck testificd that Attavia made complaint to hin and Officer Walter Wagner about 11 p. m. last night that he had been as- saulted in a restaurant at North and ‘Willow streets. Officer Wagner brought him to Dr. A. L. Avitabile to have a cut in his lip dressed, and about three hours later, Cullum and De Rainge were arresied. Grabeck said in reply to Prosecuting Attorney Woods, that he had in- formation that the young men had been drinking prior to the assault but they were not intoxicated when arrested. Attavia testified that he went into the restaurant and ordered a glass of milk without interferring with any- one. Soon he was set upon and pummeled. De Rainge admitted punching At- tavia but said the latter was about to assault him and he did not pro- pose to stand still and be hit. At- tavia was “sore” hecause De 18€ and Cullum had taken a girl home from the restaurant, according to De Rainge. Judge Roche asked De Rainge who pulled Attavia's coat off and De Rainge answered that he did not know. “Did anyone pull it off?,” the court ked. on’t know.” De Rainge replied. v not tell the truth about w2 the court suggested. “T am (v~lnng the Rainge insis “All right,” rr‘m,n)\ml the court. Cullum said he had nothing to add to his companion ement, and Judge Roche, after fining both, said the penalty must be paid. He placed both young men in care of the pro- bation officer. Ass truth,” De ults Wife Michael Melukus, 43, of 168 Kel- soy street, pleaded guilty to the chavge of breach of the peace and assaulting his wife. Officer G. arrest about §:45 last night, finding Mrs. Melukus bleeding from a cut on the head, sccond floor tenement of the house where the couple lives. He took her to her own tenement on the third floor where Melukus was and questioned him. It developed that he sustained a Officer | w. | Hellberg testified that he made the 7 in the Kkitchen of the fracture of the leg about seven mqnths ago and his wife has been working in a factory to support him |a d their 17 year old son. |ning he had been drinking before | he slrutk her with a cane while she | \lelukui lo.!lhn‘d that his wite | struck him first. He admitted that |he had been drinking but said his| | no significance to the delay in an: | wife also had something to drink. He denied that he is living on his wife's earnings, saying he is sup- | porting the howsehold, but he ad- | mitted that his wife works. | Judge Roche imposed a fine of $5 and costs, suspending execution of the penalty and placing Meluskus in charge of the probation officer. Couple Arrested Room Joseph Sweeton, 42, of 142, Winter street, and Mrs. Sophle Bartkiew 42, of Meriden, pleaded guilty to the charge of improper conduct and were fined $10 and costs | each on recommendation of Prose- | cuting Attorney J. G. Woods, who told the court that they were arrest- ed early this morning at 142 Winter street, Attorney Lawrence J. Golon told the court the woman was driven away from home by her husband and Sweeton is not married. The arrests were made by Ser- geant Stadler and Officers Grabeck and Walter Wa Cary Hackne 2, of 189 Hart- ford avenue, and Blanche White, 20, of 82 Franklin street, pleaded not guilty to the charge of improper conduct and Hackney also pleaded not guilty to the charge of drunken- ness. Both are colored and when they were arrested early this morn- ing they were in a hedroom of a three room tenement at 189 Hartford avenue. Sergeant J. C. Stadler testified that the girl's stepfather complained that she stays way from home weeks and months at a time and he named three places at which she might be found. Accompanied by the complainant, the sergeant and Offi- cers Wagner and Grabeck found her sitting on the edge of the bed hold- ing her baby who is about seven months old. She was dres: Hackney, who was int cord to the officers. wrong doing. Miss White's stepfather testifipd that she las given her folks consid- crable trouble by her disobedience and persistence in frequenting places of ill repute. She is an unmarried mother, he said, and he has witne: ed instances of promiscuous distribu- tion of her affection, among them being the sight of a “hugging match” with a married man on a doorstep. Ofticer Grabeck testified that he rapped on the door of Hackney's tenement and some little time elaps- ed before he received a response. The bed showed signs of having been occupied by two persons, according to the officer. Hackney took the witness stand and denied that he was intoxicated. He was reclining on a couch when the police came and he admitted them as soon as he aroused himself, | he said. The young hey denied woman does washing e — | your 1 Last eve- committed. | heard the knock on the door and she | | told Hackney but he did not wake up | lows: for a man in the tenement and also cleans the rooms, he said, but no violation of the moral code was Miss White accused her stepfather | ot attempting to induce her to com- | mit improper acts and that was the reason she left home. She denied | that she and Hackney had commit- ted improper acts, and there was swering the policemen's summons. It happened that Hackney was asleep, she said, and she was trying to lull the baby back to sleep. She and she shook him until he got up| and went to the door. Judge Roche imposed a fine of $5 on Hackney on the charge of| compensation and assessment; 8:3 | assistant prosecuting attorney; sealer of weights and menurc. | registrars of voters. 9:15, public welfare department; 9:30, board of water commissioners; 9:45, board of assessors; Friday, January 4, 7:45, public works department; 8:15, |board of fire commissioners: 8: ity clerk's office; 9, tax collector's ffice; 9:15, heath department; 9:30, building department. | The total amount of increases sought is, in round numbers, $29, 000, of which the fire department re- quests total $17,525. | | f CHARLESTOWN PRISON | improper conduct. In Miss White's case a suspended commitment to | the state farm for women was im- posed and probation was allowed. Refuses to Pay Taxi Fare | Engaging a taxicab to take him from Tremont street to South Main | street, opposite Willow Brook park, | Saturday night, John Tacchi, 48, of | 491 South Main street, paid the driv- er 25 cents and refused to pay any more although the meter registered | $1.20, according to the testimony in the case of Tacchi, who was charged | with drunkenness and refusing to | pay taxi fare. The driver, Charles Emfrey of 51 McClintock road, testified that he in- quired of Tacchi’s companion, who who sober, whether or not ‘Tacchi had the fare before taking him into the taxicab and he was assured that payment would be made without question, when Tacchi refused, he put him back into the taxicab and drove him to the passenger station for instruction. Officer John W. Kiley was called and gave Tacchi a chance to pay but he would not | do so. Tacchi had nothing to say and was fined $10 and costs. Salvatore Biandi, 62, of 123 North | street, charged with assaulting his wife, had his case continued until Wednesday in $100 bonds because | Mrs. Biandi was unable to be in cou Sergeant Stadler and Officers Walter Wagner and William Gra- beck made the arrest. HEARINGS ON SALARIES Petitions Will Be Heard Wednesday and Friday Evenings—Schedules Drafted For Different Depts, Councilman C. H. Maxon, chair- man of the common council com- mittee on salaries, has called meet- | ings Wednesday and Friday evenings | | this week and will allow 15 minutes | to the various petitioners for salary increases, with the exception of the ! public works and fire departments, | |to each of which 30 minutes will be | allowed. It is planned to meet next | week to act on the petitions and re- port to the council at the January | meeting. The schedule of hearings is as fol- | Wednesday, January 2, 7:45, | corporation counsel; 8, proaccutln: Investment In high managerial skill among the assets nvestments. Good Management The outlook for business in general includes the factor of increasingly keen competition. Other things being equal, the company with the best management should therefore be the best one to mnvest in. Make a point from now on to include back of PUTNAM & CO. Members New York and Hartford Stock Exchanges 6 Central Row, Hartford, Conn. Lelephone 2-1141 31 West Main Street, New Britain, Conn. Telephone 2040 WARDEN SUCCUMBS TODAY William J. Hendry, 57, Officiated at Execution of Sacco and Van- zetti—Appointed in 1923 Boston, Dec. 31 (A—William J. Hendry, warden of the state prison | at Charlestown, and the man who | officiated at the execution of Sacco land Vanzettl as well as those of many other less celebrated criminals, | died at his home on the prison grounds today after a long illness. He was 57 years old. Hendry became warden in 19 after having been deputy since {915, He had becn deputy master of the Deer Island house of correction be- fore that. He came to this country | from Scotland when 20 years of age. YA widow, two sons and a daughter survive. Wintry Conditions in England; Areas Flooded Tondon, Dec. 31 (A—Wintry con- ditions prevailed over England and Wales today with snow in the north and west, accompanied by floods in low lying districts near rivers. The Thames has been rising ! rapidly for the past 24 hours and topped its banks at Walton Bridge today flooding a large area. At Byfleet, the river Wey was in flood and the Mole also was rising rapidly. | Northamptonshire was cxperienc- | ing the worst flood of the scason and the waters of the river Nene had | overflooded an extensive area be- tween Northampton and Welling | Borough while the roads at Billing, two miles away, were under water. Snow was hampering traflic in towns in north England while in Wales brizzards and snowdrifts near Aberdere held up two motor bus which had not been extricated t afternoon. Miss DI ND BETROTHED Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Diemand of 71 South Burritt street, have an- nounced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Mary Diemand to Edward M. McCarthy, the son of Denis McCarthy of 88 Whitmore street, Hartford. The date of their marriage has not been set. attorney; $:15, clerk of the board ol( r Savings Bank of New Britain A MUTUAL SAVINGS BANK with ASSETS of more than $24,000,000, DEPOSITS of $22,500,000 and SURPLUS: of more than $2,000,000. The officers and em- ployes extend to all their best wishes for a hap- py and prosperous New Year, and give their as- surance of a hearty wel- come to its banking room and interested and faith- ful attention to the inter- ests of all callers. Organized 1862 - INSURANCE 1917 to 1928 If you are interested in making money with money take a few minutes and follow some of the old-line Insurance Companies across the page and see just what has hap- pened during the last ten years. See how $7,250 invested in GLOBE & RUTGERS now shows a profit of $211,500 See how $12,700 investedin HARTFORD FIRE See how $3,950 invested in FIDELITY- PHEN[X now shows profit of $27,450 See how $8,250 invested in TRAVELERS le. CO, now shows profit of $38,000 As the country grows so does the insurance business grow. Great profits will be made in the next ten years in the insurapce stecks. now shows profit of $27,300 Total Cost of Stock Now Held | $ .),o()() 15 8800 | 3 4,000 | 20 12,500 50 3950 400 7250 8T 11,800 .,0 [ 12,700 50 | 3,500 30 1,450 15 1,000 | 250 3250 | 100 1,809 20 0%0 15 100 2,630 72 1,450 8250 | 25 1,169 2,169 25 Cost of 10 Shares in 1917 ,000 6.800 1,000 7,500 2,550 7,000 4,550 7,200 1,000 | 3450 | 1,500 1,750 3,800 936 2.250 6,800 1,000 No.of Shares | Now Held Market Value of Shares Now Held Cost of New Stock a: Issue Total Div i‘n‘l‘mds Recelved 4,175.00 2,600.00 3,380.00 1,475.00 1,020.00 20,562.00 | 9,113.00 | 8,300.00 | 6,180.00 3,000.00 1,815.00 2,710.00 | 3,710.00 | 2,385.00 2,076.00 1,022.00 | 1,518.75 | Profits on Invest- ment $ 9,500.00 16,550.00 17,500.00 67,500.00 27,450.00 211,500.00 | 23,825.00 | 27,300.00 11,150.00 10,550.00 18,500.00 10,250.00 10,200.00 9,970.00 | 11,390.00 38,000.00 7,831.00 | Aetna Casualty™ Aetna Life Boston* Conn. General Fidel.-Phenix Globe & Rut.*** Great American Hartford Fire Home National Fire Nat. Liberty Niagara Phoenix Prov. Wash. Springfield Travelers U S Fid.& Guar. 15,000 00 25,350.00 21,500.00 §0,000.00 31,400.00 218,750.00 35,625.00 10,000.00 16,650.00 15,000.00 22,500.00 13,500.00 15,660.00 | 10,950.00 | 14,640.00 16,250.00 | 10,000.00 5,000 1,400 250 7,250 5,500 1,500 1,000 2,500 1,500 1,000 1,017.3 4298 160.6 361.0 63.51 46.30 39.18 “Ten Year Record Six Year Record “**Twelve Year Record **#*Eight Year Record While the information contained herein has been obtained from sonrces which we believe reliable, it | s not guaranteed. Fuller, Richter, Aldrich & Co. 94 PEARL ST. HARTFORD, CONN. Telephone New Britain Office, 1253 New London Boston nvestments That Grow” New Britain New Haven