Bank Has Faith in Kaene Says State's Attorney
Clarence W Kuhn thirty seven years old former treasurer at Mechanics and Farmers Savings Bank of Bridgeport pleaded guilty in Criminal Superior Court yesterday to altering bank records with intent to deceive its officials Judge Booth sentenced Kuhne to one year in jail but suspended the sentence and placed him on probation State's Attorney Comley and Kuhne's counsel DeForest said he should not be imprisoned Embezzlements of about $11 000 occurred in 1911 and were connected to a Miss Kelly Kuhne who was then very young later handled hundreds of thousands of dollars with no personal gain according to Comley Bank officers and other Bridgeport bankers still regard Kuhne as a man of high integrity Comley suggested probation rather than jail The defense said there were no improper relations with Miss Kelly and the letters she wrote are in the hands of officials It was noted Kuhne is married and had been with the bank for 21 years President John Motts said the defalcation caused no loss to depositors and the bank is protected by insurance The piece stresses Bridgeport banks safety measures and depositors protection against fraud and loss
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence W Kuhn
the Mechanics and Farmers Savings Jank
Bridgeport
Som R Booth
Kuhne
Roots
William H. Comley
Robert G. DeForest
Savings Bank
Kunne
Qomley
Miss Kelly
Kahne
DeForest
Bridgepot
John Motts
Windshield Idea Echoes Odd Pedestrian Joke
A quirky note imagines a windshield that makes a passerby look like a dog, then pivots to a line about every decent driver avoiding a dog. The brief reads as a surreal aside with a dash of humor and a stray river- or joke-like cadence.
Girl Attacker Gets Five Years In Reformatory
Norwalk twenty one year old WA Ham McQueen admitted a criminal attack on a fifteen year old girl. He was sentenced to five years and a day in state reformatory by Judge John R Booth. His companion John Savik seventeen was sentenced last week. Relatives attended as both sides wept at sentencing, Garlick called the case intensely aggravating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Wa' Ham McQueen
Iine State Reformatory
John R. Booth
Criminal Superior Court
McQueen
John Savik
E Harl Garlick
Savik
Couple Honored On 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs M Novak were surprised at their home 70 Church street with a 25th anniversary party. Guests included Veronika Drugos Katherine Drugos Anna Senderak Ella Panik Vetty Pasuth Agnes Repka Miry Pivovarnick Anna Brozina Anna Fetts Hermina Dorosak Elizabeth Ytoman Lucy Tarasovitch Mary Palo Mary Smetana Anna Mace Helen Grich Sue Grich Mary Letkus Agnes Remenar Mary Leecinsky Sue Inmobro Sophie Kamark Anna Yoytek Anna Hanusik Anta Carny Mary Stefanovic Mary Oleovsky Sue Istona Veronika Dominik Mary Nemergut Mary Warper Anna Kuchar Anna Zaveak Betty Herman Margaret Franks Anna Stich Anna Holza Anna Biros Agnes Adam Mary Rudnansky Mary Sabel Helen Plovecky Frances Bobyak Anna Sabel Sue Tomasko Margaret Timocko Veina Michalek Mary Pioveau Anna Lucas Julia Kekac Sue Keko Julia Vavro Mary Yurek Mary Cacko Eva Kulka Anna Bugka Anna Rus nal Katherine Vandh Mary Vatro Anna Panik The Misses Cecelia Leginus Anna Panik Anna Gadus Anna Dlygos Helez Grich Many Anna Vera Maigie Novak Cecelia Senderak Anna Fotta Helen Fiovecky Anna Biros
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Novak
Hevor
al Iitsary
Church Street
Veronika Drugos
Katherine Drugos
Anna Senderak
Ella Panik
Vetty Pasuth
Agnes Repka
Miry Pivovarnick
Anna Brozina
Anna Fe
Anna Hanusik
Anta Carny
Mary Stefanovic
Mary Oleovsky
Sue Istona
Veronika Dominik
Mary Nemergut
Mary Warper
Anna Kuchar
Anna Zaveak
Betty Herman
Margaret Franks
Anna Stich
Anna Holza
Anna Biros
Mary Cacko
Eva Kulka
Anna Bugka
Anna Rusnal
Katherine Vandh
Mary Vatro
Anna Panik
Cecelia Leginus
Anna Gadus
Anna Dlygos
Helez Grich
Many
Anna
Vera
Maigie Novak
Cecelia Senderak
Anna Fotta
Helen Fiovecky
Bootlegger Gets Sentence Put Off
Darien reports a bootleg case where Morris Alpert and Frank Joskey were caught transporting 50 gallons of rye whiskey. Alpert received a $100 fine, costs, and 80 days in jail with a postponed sentence to await proof of his wife's imminent delivery. bail set at $1,090.
Bridgeportter Held For Beer Running
William J. Crowley of 419 Gem avenue Bridgeport is jailed on $1000 bail for transporting beer after a police chase. Ten half barrels were found in the load near Talmadge Hill station. Police, aiming to curb illicit liquor traffic, mark this arrest as the start of a crackdown in New Canaan and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Canaan
Specelal
William J. Crowley
Gem Avenue
Bridgeport
Justice of the Peace
M. G. Gregory
Crowley
Harry Prentice
Talmadge Hill
Canaan
Darien
Amos Anderson
Otto Schmidt
Acting Governor Signs Writ of Extradition in Walden Case
Lieut Governor J Edward Brainard acting governor signed extradition papers for Hawin Von Walden from New Haven County Jail to Michigan after initial date errors were corrected. Attorney George S Cohen raised misspellings and witness issues and California claim arguments, but objections not sustained. Nevada authorities stated California waived claim to hold Walden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
J. Edward Brainard
Trumbull
Hawin von Walden
New Haven
Michigan
Cohen
Patter von Walden
Michigan Reformatory
California
Brainard
Habeas Corpus Action Filed in Superior Court New Haven
Proceedings will be started in the Superior court in New Haven for a writ of habeas corpus by Attorney Walter Walsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Walter Walsh
Prisoner Hangs Self in Police Cell
In New Britain on May 18 Adolph Hangon fifty six of 278 South Main street hanged himself in a police headquarters cell at midnight. He had threatened suicide several times during the past two weeks while drinking heavily. Desk Sergeant Mathing Rival found the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Britain
Adolph Hangon
South Main Street
Mathing Rival
Governor Smith Signs Eleven Bills and Vetoes Three
Albany May 18 AP Eleven bills were signed and three vetoed by Governor Smith. Among the approvals is the Thayer Bill allowing ownership of railroad stock by automobile bus corporations. He called the measure a move to update the public services commission law by adding bus companies to the list of corporations regulated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N.Y
Smith
Thayer
Public Services Commission
Mail Order House in Receivership in Buffalo
AP reports that EP Beaumont Inc, a Buffalo mail order firm built to about 2 million dollars yearly, has a receiver appointed by Federal Judge Hazel in Rochester. Receiver James O Moore said the company remained solvent but hampered by frozen assets. Beaumont, nicknamed the Neckwear King, had been a major neckwear buyer nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo, N
Hazel
Rochester
Befp. Beaumont ,Inc
James O Moore
Buffalo
EP Beaumont
No More Army Planes for Forest Patrol
Washington reports that the War department will end aircraft use for forest patrol work after this year nine? ten? years of service. The move cited dwindling supply and other military needs.
Also Mentioned on This Page
BANK
Kaene
STATE
Girl
Haly
Jane W. Crosly
Paris
New York
Milan
Rachel H Freer
Rachel H. Freer
Mrs. Novak
Morris Alpert
East Tremont Avenue
Frank Joskey
Louisa Street
Passaic
N. J
George S. Cohen
van Walden
Michigan Institution
Chrysler
THE
Standard Motors Corp
Fairfield Avenue
Barnum
Gov. Smith
Washington
Himy
War Department
Forest Geryfee
Main Street
Dr. Daniels
Remington
Remington Typewriter Company
P. O. Arcade
Bridgeport, Conn
B. F. Young
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