New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 8, 1929, Page 16

Y R Na Amesiad for Other Break . Mt Country Club Robbery The circumstances surrounding the forced entrance to the Sequin Gelf club at Maple Hill about & menth ago were revealed to the po- lige yesterday by Leo White and Jauis Argossi, twe of the locsl young men who were arrested Mon- day for breaking and entering = vacant house on 'Berlin turnpike in Newington. At Argorsi's home sev- eral golf clubs which were missed frem the clubhouse were recovered. having been secreted behind an ice box. At ‘a session of Newington town court yesterday afternoon, White was fined $20 and costs and com- mitted to the state reformatory at Cheshire for his part in the bur- glaries at the house and the club, Argozzi was fined $20 and costs on each count. William Hallin was fined $20 and costs for his part in the vacant house affair, and John Covaleski was committed to the state reformatory at Cheshire, while Lauriston Porter was fined $20 and costs. Hallin, Argozzi and Porter were placed in charge of Probation Offi- cer Connolly for one year, and the charge of receiving stolen goods was not pressed against Stewart Porter, who admitted having bought a blow torch and exchanged a shetgun for a rifie but claimed he did not know the articles were stelen. The cases were handled by State Policeman David Austin, Constable John Walsh of Newington, Ser- geants P. A. McAvay and T. J. Fee- ney of New Britain. Justice C. 8. Barrows of Newington heard the cases. The vacant house is known as the Dupont property, and the stolen articles included tools, rifles, etc. 'RETURNS WOMAN'S PURSE WITH Big SUN INTACT Agnes Baranoski Took Pocketbook Cowtaining 8131 Foaring Boys ‘Would Steal It. Agnes Baranoski, 18, of 102 8ex- ton street, turned over to Captain Kelly at police headquarters teday. & pocketbook containing §131, which ‘was reported lost by Mrs. Rose Peck of 263 High street on Monday. Miss Baranoski said she read in last cve- ning’s newspaper of the incident, Mra. Peck having reported her loss te SBupernumerary Officer Charles McGrath, who was on duty at Wal- jieted. Chairman Harry T. Traver of {,04." was found | L, addi t the 3! the ticket committce stated today | chea, ing to the nut HHl Park, where Mrs. Peck w. gathering dandelions. Miss Baranoski said some boys had their eye on the pocketbook, which was on a bench, and she de- cided to take it and await a claimant. Sergcant Feeney was detailed to bring the pocketbook to Mrs. Peck #t heg home and she was overjoyed 810 ag’a reward for Miss Baranoski The police complimented the- yotng Woman on her honesty. for she tould ‘have kept the money without being detected, on account of the ah- Solute absence of clues. . POLICE TO RESUME DUTY CUMMISKEY APPOINTED 10 SUCCEED 0'CONNOR Newspaperman Selected by Mayor for Bosrd of Compensation and Asacssment. John P. Cummiskey, of 735 East street, was appointed today by Mayor Paoncssa to succeed James T. O'Con- nor as a member of the board of compenyation and assessment. Commissioner Curamiskey is con- nected with the local office of the Hartford Courant. His appointment followed the ignation of Mr. O'Connor, and it is for a term of three yea HIT LEAVING BUS, " FILES 55,000 ST Woman Claims Operator of Au tomobile Was Careless Mrs. Mary Prazzi has brought suit for $3000 against Stanislaw Boraw- | ski, alleging that the latter's son was careless, negligent and reckless in operating the defendant’s car on OQak street on April 3, with the re- sult that the plaintiff was struck after having alighted from a bus, She was crossing Oak stredt at West street, from the east to the westaside and the autemobile was going south. | She was struck as she peared the curb on the west side, and the car continued until it struck a fence aft- r having gone over the curb onte the sidewalk, It was equipped with defective brakes according to the al- legation. and the defendant’s son should have stopped when he saw the plaintiff. As a result of being struck, the plaintift sustained abrasions and lacerations about the body, legs and arms and was obliged to expend money for medical services, also for | assistance jn the household. At the time of the accident, she sets forth, she was an expectant mother. Judge William F. Mangan issued | the writ, which is returnable in sa- perior court the first Tuesday in June. Constable Francis E. Clynes served the papers. {Masonic Temple Now [ Is Almost Completed | | Work of preparing the new Ma- | sonic temple, 8o that it will be ready | for the dedication ceremonies Satur- |day is nearing completion. The painters are pulting on the finishing | touches and furniture is being moved into the rooms and placed in posi- tion. | Plans for the banquet are moving ’Jhénd rapidly and the committee re- | ports final arrangements aimest com- which are on sale at !Crowell's drug store, are going rap- dly. | SERS | Public Works Board | Re-Elects Its Officers | At the meeiing of the board of '+ Ipublic works last night the officers of the board were re-elected, it be- $ng the first meeting in the nqw fis- cal year. | The following hearings were held and the improvement recommended to the common council. Curbs on | Kelsey street, preparatory to the re- pairing of the road, curbs and side- | Walks on Williams street, and a sew- TISON CALLS PARTY CAUCUS Republicans to Decide on Pro- codure o Taril Bill Washington. May § UP—A caucus of republican house members today wag called for Friday to determine precedure for consideration in the house of the new tariff bill propes- ing upward revision of impert du- ties on sugar. a wi n‘n of agri- cuiltural preducts and on a hoat of other commodities. The call was issued by Represen. tative Tilson of Connecticut, major- ity leader, and about the same time Represontative Garner of Texas, the democratic leadr, announced that members of the minerity party would meet late today to discuss their position on the measure. Garner and other democrats have declared opposition to auggestions (rom republican sources that the bill might be called up under procedure limiting the offering of amend- ments. The Texan helds all mem- bers should be given opportunity to proposs changes. Meanwhile, menibers were pering over the 85,000 words contained in the new bill, many giving particular attention to schedules affecting pro- ducts of their districts. Ameong.the schedules coming in for mest discus- sion were those on sugsr, textiles and farm commodities. HARVARD STUDENT | SLAIN IN WINDSOR | (Continued from Page One.) from the highway. The bedy was lying flat on the ground end the | hands folded across the abdomen. The death of the young men be- came known when Constable Ken- nedy was notified that there was an automobile stuck in the mud about & quarter of a mile west from where the body was found, and that some Negro tarmhands were trying to push it out. Constable Kennedy arrived at the scene about 6:30 o'clock and was told that there was a body in the lot down the road. He immediately notified Dr. A. P. Pratt, medical examiner, and it was found that the body was that of Huntingten. 0 Stopped’ Near Spot The automobile which was stuck in the mud belonged to Fred J. Hol- brook of Poquonock. It was not be- lieved that this car in anyway figur- ed in the affair. However, it was learned that an automebile had stopped near where Huntington's theory that the bedy had been | brought there, | No motive could be determined |end in any event it apparently was |not robbery, as a-diamond ring was lon the young man's hand when the body was found. Therc was no weapon in the vicinity and this; scemed to eliminate a suicide theory. | County Detective Hickey and Dep- uty Sherift George Greer of Suffield are conducting the {investigation. Huntingten was a popular young {man of the town. He was salutu- torian of his claes at the high achool when he was graduated in 1926. He entered Harvard the following fall. He is survived by his mother, an clder brother, Clark Chester Hunt- OMicers Ernest P. Bloomquist and | cr on Belmont strect. There was no Tisian, who 16 at-home, aw ster, | Willlam McMurray will resume duty dext Monday on the night force. fter a suspension period of six nths for drinking while on duty. ‘hey have been employed in a local !actory while oft duty. Bupernumerary Officer Joseph Surry, who suspended at the lume time for the same offense, will tlso be reinstated next Monday. | opposition to the above improve- ments. | S. 8. ROOSEVELT LATE New York, May 8 (UP) — The United Biates liner President Roose- velt, bound from Bremen, Cher- bourg and Southampton, and now in mid-ocean, will be delayed two |days in arriving here because of turbine difficulties, the United Miss Mary Huntington, a member of | the class of 1929 of the Chaffee achool. Came Home from College Tueaday Huntington came home from o lege Tuesday morning and intended to stay several days. His visits were frequent and this one had no sig- nificance to the family. He was around town all day yesterday and seemed in the best of health and READ RERALD CLASSIFIED ADS States Lines, Inc., announced today. spirits. He left his mother's home ltaly’s New Cabinet, Shown In Picture- [about 10:30 last night to go te the |drug store on Main street, a short distance away. He did not reach the tore. Thomas Astinowitz, a laborer. go- ng to his work at 6:30 this morn- ing. saw Huntingion's bedy in 2 d. close by a fonce. Detective Hickey said after his in- uiry that he gave no significance ta orts that an automobile had heen sen to stop close by shortly heTore lhe body was found for he had de- ermined that machines had atopped upon. secing tlie body of a man en the ground for it was in full sight of passersby. Hunting left heme Aressed in white flannels, a soft hat and wore | a light brown top coat. | No Indication of Trouble i Apparently there was no sign that he had been in a struggle. The bul- | clared s hemicide by Medics! Ex. aminer Costelle upen cempletion of his examination of the bedy at 3139 P m. ‘The autepay shewed that the bul- let entered the youth's head at the left temple and came out just ever the right ear. No powder marks were found on the head, indicating that the shot had been fired at 3 distance. % Hickey Talks to Student's Friend Hartford, May § UM — Burdett Willlams of Windser, a clese friend of Huntingten, was with him until 10:30 last night, he told Mr. Hiekey. After being out during the evening together, Williams, driving his ewn car, took the Harvard student to his heme and then drove off. Williams ol At that time, 10:30 p. m., Hunt- ington seemed peérfectly all right, his friend said teday. It was immediately after this, it is learned, that Huntingten left his home with the intention of geing to the drug store. ‘When County Detective Hickey arrived this morning on the scene he talked with Willlams and the twe were together all day during the in- vestigation. Shortly after 2 o'clock it -was in. dicated that the autepay being con. ducted by Medical Examiner Henry N. Costello, would soon be conclud- od. Clasamates Pursied Cambridge, Mass, May § (P— Classmates of Walter Treadway Huntingten, Harvard junior, whose body was found today at Windsol Conn., could shed no light on the apparent slaying, They said he was quie! and retiring and did net par- ticipate in college athletics or othar activities. He went to his home in Windsor Saturday and had been ax- pected to return to the college yes- terday. Arthur Melin, & classmate of Huntington's, said teday - that the slain youth gave him the use of his room in Brayton Hall over the week-end. He said Huntingten left Saturday afternoon saying he was te visit his home in Windser aid that he would return at 10 e'clock Tuesday night, the night he is be. lieved o have been killed. Melia said Huntington was & fair student and that he had many friends, few of whom apparently were prominent in college activitica 80 far as could be learned, Hunting- ten was not a member of any clun or other cellege organization. Melia is & member of the Harvard Dro- matic club. AIRPORT PROJECT GOING 70 GOUNGI Advocatss Determined to Have Hearing for Landing Field recognition for the proposed air port which they say is being set aside in favor of a public golf ceurse, mem- e raatve/Piil— Oh! How Trdud 1d Jus! 14 © Gof” (Continued from Page Onc.) marks of identification had been re- | Scalisi and Anselmi a Tn an effort te bring about more | movéd from the bodies. The men. police said, were prob. [©!ten had to conjure, were regarded [cre. Their triats were deferred sev- ably taken fpr the familiag gangland —ETHEL — ~TASHONS v *DHONES AAVL CARNOLD ~ S LT ~B0D S0 BAE WE GIRLS, e “l‘%sa{é‘gb%fpu iRy . at Eia\t’/’ cushion had been removed from the | were lined up against the wall of a back scat and the bodies dumped in %Norlh Clark street garage three | its place. i months ago and swept with machine Hammond policc were unable to |gun fie, L verity the identifications made |.,v| Thelee have: Scalisl: and. Apsshni newspapernien from Chicago Who {peen tried together for the slayings i brought photographs from their |7 two policemen, only to win ac- IN TRIHE MUR"E" gallery ol gunmen and hoodlums 10 |quittals, because they professed to compare with the victims. The re- | beliey 5 St be 1 |betieve " the detective squad that — however, expressed chased them wa sclves an certain of the identitics of | ypderworld {ou.' s LR the dead trio. ) Two Were Indicted Dreaded Killers Scalisi and Jack McGurn, “Ma- ad duct chine Gun" Jack, were the only two ot killers with whom police ha\.»iu..ncwd for the Moran gang massa- | as aces of the Capone staff and [eral times at the behest of state's their supposcd ex:cuttors today were [attorneys and police who wanted bers of the New Britan Aero clyh | Tide". #hot to death with pisiols or {scen ar the stroke of :vengers f rther time to builld up cases will carry their fight to the floor of the common council, President Wil- liam Hills anneunced today. Tt is the plan of the club to attend the next meeting of the council in a bedy and have a member-of the council champion their cause. The members are ready te have a rep- resentative speak from the anecta- tors’ gallery if the council will give them permission. This matter was taken up at a meeting held in the club roomes on Main street last night. A new mem- ber, John Monkiewicz, was admit- ted to the club. Y. W. C. A. GETS 88413 IN 17 ANNUAL DRIVE Captains of Teams Make Encourag- ing Reports at Lancheon Today —mkfi Enthuse Workers, Reports made at a luncheon this noon at the Y. W. C. A. by the captains of the teams engaged in the Y. W. C. A. campaign drive showed that a total of $8.473.35 has been raised se far. Mrs. George W. Traut. president of the association, and Miss Helen Hayes. general sec- retary, spoke to the workers and encouraged them in their efforts to raise funds The amount brought forward be- fore the reports this noon was $4.- 334.60. The reports made by the teams are as follows: Team 1, Mrs. Hayden. $103.50; team 2, Mrs. R well Moore, $161 team 3, Mrs. George Rogers, $75; tcam 4, Mrs, Neah Lucas. $120.50; team Mrs. Richard Pritchard. $62; on the lonely prairie rogd. 1 machine guns, and the car ditched the seven followers of “Buzs” |against the men, and only last week The | Moran, the north side chief, wha ‘.u(mrneys obtained their release from GOLD the couaty jall under heavy-bond oo the premise eof v appesrance when the trial ‘was called. MoGurn. had been trapped in & downtown hotel whare he had besn hiding since the day of the sevea fold murder. Scalisi, however, sgun. tered into pelice headquarters ene day and surrendered, obeerving he had ‘been one of the dosen listed “wanted” by the police for in- vestigation. Dosena of bullets had been poured into the three bedies. Whether pit- tols or machine guns were used, the preliminary jnvestigation (alled ‘o show. The abandoned coupe Was one stolen scveral days ago in Chicago. License plates upon it were found to have been stolen from an auto- mobile owned by a ggutractor. Many fingerprints were found ups on the car, and police believe thess will afford them a clue to the slay- ers. The same methodical brutality that characterized the septuple mur. der in Chicago, February 14, was observed in the triple killing. Police warly today said that one of the bullets recovered from the bodles appeared to have been from (a machine gun, and was of the “dum-dum” type. All three mon were dreased pensively, and the clothing of ene the marks of a Chicage FIRE BOARD GANCELS BERLIN CONTRACT (Continued frem FPage One.) notice at lexst 30 days prior to date of cancellation. Effective at any time after June 8, 1929, we are willing to enter inte a new contract with the proper au- thorities of the town of Berlin for the purpgse of furnishing the town with fire protection. “The new contract is to have among oiher items the following islons: 1. The town of Berlin to phy the city of New Britain for fire pro- tection at the rate of $100 an hour or any fraction thereof. “2. The town of Berlin to carry compensation on the lives of the ofticers and of the men of the fire company answering Berlin alarms. “3. Town of Berlin to insure up to the amiount of $15,000 apparatus used in answering Berlia calls. “4. All agreements subject to the approval of the corporation counsel of the city of New Britain.. “Very truly yours, “BOARD OF “FIRE COMMISSIONERS."” On motion of Commissioner Charles Dehm, the matter was left \with the board's*special committee to continue negotiations until the aub- ject is smettled. Of 14 applications sent to the Loird, only one failed to pass the physical examination. He was An. drew Bolinski. The other applica- tions were placed on file and will he in line for places in the substitute ranks. < The only ncw application received was from Clarence J. Smith, 29, of i07 LaSalle street. READ HERALD CLASSIFTED ADS BULLETS By CHARLES G. BOOTH A moment before the millionaire Ogden was GOLD BULLETS killed, he cried out the startling words, “Gold Bullets!” Peebles, his neighbor, had just bought an old revolver, once the property of Alex Peterson, a swaggering, reckless figure of those glamorous days of California mining towne. In one of its golden bullets was found a scrap of yellowed paper, revealing another myaterious murder, committed years ago. let wound was back of the left ear.| Mrs. Louis Oldershaw. § The condition of the wound was te 7. Mrs. Ernest Pelton, §11 be dotermined by the medical ex- £ Mrs. Kenneth Searle, 1minar's examination. | team 9. Mrs. Robert Frisble, $95.. Both Mr, Hickey ard Constall: team 10, Mrs. Leon Kibbe, $89.50; Kennedy questioned residents mewr Maple Hill, $30; Belvidere and | the field. which is on the Murphy ' Plainville, no report: Businers Girls. arm, the boyheod home of Govcr- $115: and initial gifte. $3.000. mak- 1or John H. Trumbull, and with ing the ameunt to date $8.473.35. Deputy Sheriff Greer of Suffield. nade an intensive search of the Would Write N O"Ehlpul’ icld and veads. No ene could he found who had IN Franklin Square Dispute heard a shot frem a gun and nene' The jtem in the minutes of the of theso who saw the body early common council mecting last month, could give infermation. The In- relating to action on the gaseline quiry resolved itself into trying to station contreversy. will be stricken truce Huntington's movements from frem the records at the meeting next lthe time he left home last nigh:, wcek if Alderman J, Gustave John- Robbery as a motive was quicly sen’s stand s upheld by the other climinated as the contents 6f his members. poclkets were undisturbed and .1 Alderman Johnsen said today that diamend ring was on his finger. the minutes of the commen ceuncil Constable Kennedy. sho knew for the May meeting in 1927 include Huntington well. said he was 1e- un entry that action en the Frank- garded in town 28 an excellant lin Square gasoline station matter MINISTER OF young man. {was indefinitely pestpened, so th:t PUBLIC WCRKS e N | Henry A. Huntington. father of it could not have been on the table Huntington. was a member of the'at the meeting last month when Al. ceneral assembly of 1911 at the tim» derman D. L. Nair meved to take : k ¢ his death. He was the second it from the table. Hence, he cor- w, since Premicr Benito Mus ouse member on the judiciary tends, action on the matter )\::-('n- asyimed his ith port 4 enmmittee and had talen the house 'tirely irrcgular and sheuld have no lio the other day—thut «f % 4 lezdership wihen Speaker Fred Scott plaes in tha council records. } wae not present, | Sitete i o He wag a lawyer practicing ni ifillshoro. N. H., folk smile when ;x-gd:n:i]-’:“»:‘o'r ‘:"‘ :"': ‘;‘"W‘ Torttord. Mr. Pluntinglon wan one speaks of the fve-day wask as . e . - : 2adnated from the YVale law achosl 'an innovation. 1t's becn 8 fact there ¢ of eolonics. ministor Wit Kol n 1892 He pleo had been justi-e for 13 vears af e peace and tona elerk E Tt - Toae, ntil We dfed on March 7.0 P 2re much In A~ i 1iand 11 Tess hers 3.008.000 |3 MYSTER STORY THAI WILL St YOUR BLOOD TINQLING Beginning Monday, May 20 ' : READIT IN in the ‘New Britain Herald OF AFFARS ore's a mojorii, of the new alian cabinet as it stacks up PAPER Wlic works. Mussolini v of musine. mini om and minisicr of envp 1 the 13 ‘cabuiil jous.