New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 25, 1929, Page 2

Day Joins Harry Sinchair In Jai To Begin Four Month Term For Jury Shadowing Activity In Trial Approaches Prison as Casually as Though Going to - Business Appointment — Unashamed, He Tells NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1929, POLICE IGE CREAM PARTY BROKEN UP Briel Interlude in Quiet Night Gaused by Boy Gang Reporters—Feels Himself Innocent. ‘Washington, June 24 (UP)—The District of Columbia jail houses two of the world's most famous oil op- erators—Harry F. Sinclair and Hen- ry Mason Day. | Sinclair is now an old resident, spending his sixth week in the big _stone house, but Day joined him only last night. Sinclair must remain six months and Day four months minus a few days each for good be- | havior. The two men who worked side by side to build up a gigantic oil busi- ness were sentenced for the same of- fense, contempt of court. The charge grew out of their jury shad- owing activities during the trial of Sinclair and former Secretary of In- terior Albert B. Fall for alleged con- :spiracy to defraud the government. . Day, with the knowledge and con- sent of Sinclair, hired the Burns De- tective Agency to watch and report on the nature and activities of the Jurors who were to decide the guilt or innocence of Sinclair and Fall. A mistrial was declared as soon as the jury shadowing was discovered by the prosecution. Sinclair was later tried on the conspiracy charge and acquitted, but Fall has never come to trial because of ill health. Day arrived at the jail last night apparently little concerned at the prospect of spending four months in- side its red stone walls. He smilingly posed for photographers and an- swered the questions of reporters. Would Assist Reporters “] want to give you fellows a ‘break,” he told them. “We'll get to- gether and stop this squabbling. I have all the time in the world.” He apparently referred to the con- troversy between jail officials and the press at the time of Sinclair's imprisonment when reporters were barred from the jail for several days to potect Sinclair from what they considered humiliating publicity. Assistant Deputy Marshal John jail when he drove up alone in a texicab. The new prisoner wore a grey suit, grey hat and blue shirt. His manner was as business-like as it he were about to negotiate a mil- lion dollar oil contract. Before walking through barred door, he passed out a pr pared statement reasserting his be- lief that both he and Sinclair are 4nnocent of any criminal offense. Nothing to “Live Down” *I am now and shall be able to look any man straight in the eye, as I have all my life,” the stateme said. “T have nothing to live dow: He sald he would resume his du- ties as vice president of the Sinclair ® Exploitation company as soon as he $ 18 released. ¥ Day's prisop pecprd card was made out in the offiee of Buperintendent Peak 44 #oon as he. entered the Jail, but hi physical exhmination was postponed until today. Day's prison number is 12,146. At the district jail prisoners are not recognized by their numbers. However, the num- ber is given for a card index file and runs consecutively for each prisoner entered. He slept in the same dor- mitery where Sinclair spent his first 90000000 er et seete It sttt it i ietesiotstonaeeeestt ioeeenessoeeeeeseeeeans se-0ssevense (tstern 133 MAIN STREET SPECIAL! Sentenced for Same Offense | Clarson was waiting for Day at the | the | | | Associated Press Photo JOHN MASON DAY | Sinclair is now the prison pharma- | | cist, with quarters near the dispen- { sary. Day probably will be assigned | to office duty and and may have lit- {tle opportunity to converse with his | chief except at meals. | 10 PLANT PICNIC GROVE | AT WASHINGTON PARK ! Shade Trees Tor Mothers and Babies Advocated By Alderman Peter 3. Pajewski. | A program of heautification is to be inaugurated at Washington school park with the planting of a num- ber of shade trees. It is hoped to create a picnic grove to attract | mothers and small children in the district. The portion of the grounds given to athletic events is being gen- | erouslyrpatronized, so much so that the municipal recreation commis- sion has assigned an additional di- rector of play for this season. Alderman Peter J. Pajewski has conferred with city departments and | has 1 assurance that the work | will not be delayed any longer. He | has also urged another improvement 'in the locality of the Washington "school, this being oxtension of High | street to Miller street, a program | which he feels be carried out with little expense, but with great benefit to those using the highways of the ' northwestern section of the city. | READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS FOR BEST RESULTS 666 s 8 Preseription for Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue. Bilious Fever and Malaria 1t 18 the most spredy renwvly knows. Tt looked like a quiet night at the police station. Fans were going. Nothing disturbed the silence but |their hum and the rattle as a ma- {chine recorded numbers when the {patrolmen on the beat rang in. At one corner of the desk Mike | Brophy distributed paper plates soon ito be filled with ice cream. It was just a quiet night. Then Officer Rap- ponoti drove up in a commandeered car and unloaded four youngsters. There was nothing much to the {story. They had been piched up just |as they were leaving the Main street |entrance of Walnut Hill park. Offi- cer Rapponoti had followed them from the monument where he had heard them saying many things which youngsters should not say. That was all. He was bringing them in to be reprimanded. He did not want them to be arrested. If they were arrested he would have to ap- pear in court in the morning. His name does not matter, the leader of the gang. He claimed that they had never been at the monu- ment and that the officer was wast- ing his time when he took him to the station house. At the desk, when he was being questioned by Lieutenant Bamforth, his attitude did not change. He still regarded it as a huge joke in which the last laugh would be on the gendarmes. The lleutenant started to take their names. But the lad—he admit- ted he was 18—did not want to give his name. What were the police go- ing to do with the names. He did not believe that it was fair. Very patiently the lieutenant explained BR( Auditors, The Latest WHITE FELT SPORT Ideal vacation and outing hats — just in time for S HATS $1.77 the glorious Fourth! Of course can't afford it. you'lll wonder how we can afford it. We WE JUST DO IT! that the names were for reference. 8till he objected. William W. Green- stein, assistant prosecuting attorney, looked up from his dish of ice cream just long enough to say, “Put him under bond.” The lieutenant started to make out the sheet. “You'll be here at 8:30 in the morning?” he asked the Toy after the sheet was made out. " the boy replied. “Tomorrow 1 am going to work. “Be here at §:30, lieutenant. Still the boy refused to say that he would, By this time the other three lads were hiking for home as fast as they could Again Assistant Prosecuting Attor- ney Greenstein looked up from his ice cream. “Book him, lieutenant,” he said. Assuming the air of an injured martyr who must bear the sins of the world on his shoulders, the boy stood still while Officer XMellberg systematically went through his pockets, removing everything of value, including his belt and neck- tie. On the double he was marched to the cells so that his appearance in police court today would be as- sured. Ofticer Rapponoti sighed and shrugged his shoulders as he left the station house. After all, he would have to get up to come to court to- day. fi Paper ice cream plates grew limp as they were collected. Again the office quieted down. It was a dull night. commanded the Dr. William F. Flanagan Russell & Erwin Physician Dr. William F. I'lanagan has been selected as physician for the Rus- sell & Erwin plant to succeed Dr. John L. Kelly who, until his death recently, had been the plant phy: cian for approximately 25 years. 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