Gates, an engineer, also of Hartford,
of a gold watch and chain valued at
175. In the absence of Judge Mahlon
H. Geissler the case was heard by
Deputy Judge Archibald Macdonald,
Mr. Treybal pleaded guilty to the
theft, which he said he committed
Wednesday night in the bunk bouse
of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad In Putnam where
the two men slept. Gates told the
court that be had gone to bed late
Wednesday, but before doing so jjad
put his timepiece In his trousers pock
et and placed it under his bunk. He
was awakened in order to get an
early tram out of Putnam, and as he
flirted to dress he discovered that
the watch was gon* After notifying
I railroad official* he returned to Hart
! ford and tack the matter up with the
! police there. He told them that Trey
I bal had slept in the bunk house with
! him. and had gone back to Hartford
on.the State of Main express. Later
in the dav. Gates was notified by
Hartford headquarters that they had
found the watch on Trey bal. who was
arrested and held for the Putnam po
I’ce. Captain John Bulger weu: to
Hartford Thursday evening and
brought Trelybal back to Putnam.
Judge Macuonald imposed a Jail sen
tence of grx months, and suspended
it for six months. Actual costs taxed
at $20 were ordered paid Trey bal was
also ordered by the Putnam court to
report periodically to the Hartford
probation officer.
