New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 14, 1928, Page 16

FLEEING FOR LIFE (Continued from First Page) yeceive a $100 order, according to Bis statement to the sergeant. Giel Reports Theft Relative to the theft charge, Ser- goant J. C. Stadler testified that Desantel was turned over to him about 6:30 o'clock last evening for questioning. He told the sergeant 2o had come to New Britain by trol- ley from Hartford and had gone to Bilver street looking for Bozek. Bearching the envelope into which| Desantel's belongings were put after his arrest, the sergeant found a billfold into which had been cram- med six $1 bills, two dimes, a few five cent pleces, a Russian coin and two trolley tokens. At about 9 o'clock Sophie Labienic of 111 Sil- ver street, complained that a trolley token and five $1 bills and some| change had been taken out of her\ pocketbook, which was on a dresscr | in a bedroom at her home. Joseph Janoski of 115 Silver| street, who is employed as a butch-{ or at the corner of Si'ver and Broad streets, testified that he was leav- ing his home about 3 o'clock yes- terday afternoon and saw Desantel. brief case in hand, come out of the house in which the Labienic woman lives. He was positive in the iden- tification. Sergeant Stadler testified that Desantel told him he bought three tokens in Hartford and used two on the ride to New Britain, leaving one. but in his envelope he had two. He was unable to make & satisfactory explanation of this condition, the sergeant said. Denies Threatening Man Cross-examined by Attorney Mec- | Donough, Sergeant Stadler said he | did not know whether or not sever- k al detectives had taken turns ques- | tioning Desantel. He said he had | advised Desantel to tell the truth, | but he denied that he had threat- ened him or warned him thar‘ there were “some hard boiled yeggs in here who'll beat you up if you| don't tell the truth” “You didn't, tell him that, sergeant?” the attor- | ney demanded. ‘“No, sir.” the ser- geant replied. “I claim the third | degree was given this man, your | honor,” Attorney McDonough said | to Judge Saxe. to which the court replied: “Well, you can claim it, but can you prove it?" Attorney McDonough moved for a @ischarge on both charges, declaring that Desantel had committed no crime when he went to the Horace | street house, and there would have been no trouble had Mrs. Sydlick re. tained her composure, As to the lleged theft of the money and | ftoken from the Silver street house, Bergeant Stadler had offered testi- mony that Desantel had told him ‘of pawning his watch for $8 in artford and of spending ten cents ifor coffee and crullers and other oney for cigarettes, but there was |at the door of the |instead no identification of the money, and nobody had seen the alleged theft ccmmm-d Prisoncr on-Witness Stand Judge Saxe replied that he would deny the motion, and Attormey Mec- Donough called Desantel to the stand. First he explained the rea- son he had not registered under his correct name at the Hotel Garde, saying the matter of nationality has considerable to do with the success or faiiure of men in the fair bus- iness. He is French and he has learned by experience that the Irish, for instance, often do not like the French, and it is also true that other nationalities are discriminated against, so he did not want any of his competitors to ki he was in Hartford. They m: a practice of examining the hotel registers to learn of the movements of one an- other, and he gave the name “Lee |Clark™ to throw them off his trail. He knew Charles Bosek, with |whom he had done business several times to the amount of $200 _or |$250, and he was looking for him in Hartford but could not find him. He decided to trolley to New Brit- lain and look for him, having his address as Silver street. The trol- |ley conductor was too busy to di- rect him but he managed to reach the vicinity of his destination by walking for some time. He knocked Horace street tenement two or more times but received no response. Listening, he heard someone walking about, and 30 he opened the door, expecting to enter a dining or living room, but found it was a bedroom. Having a family, he appreciated the importance of the afternoon nap 1looking so poorly which childrea taks, 80 he motioned Mrs. Sydiick to be quiet. 8he, how- ever, appeared te have become hysterical and the racket ensued. by Atterney McDon- ough, Desantel denied that he stole money or anything else yesterday or any other time. He is afflicted with tuberculosis, he said, and was il & month prior to coming to Hartford this week. He was never arrested on any charge befors, he said. Desantel Weeps Attorney McDonough brought the first tears to Dessntel's eyes when he drew a word picture of the chase through Horace street. “I can well imagine this poor fellow, broken in health, with that mob at bis hecls and the stones flying all about him,” he said. “He had done noth- ing. He had a right to rap at the door of that house or any other Louse and inquire for a person he was looking for. Here he is alone, that sofneone asked me this morning if he was a dope fiend. Your Honor can see his condition. The state iz demanding that he prove his innocence, but our law places upon the state the bur- den ot proving guilt beyond reason- able doubt, and that, I submit, has not been done, either on the charge of breach of the peace or of theft. 1 am here in his behalf, as an offi- cer of the court doing my duty, be- cause I believe in this young man's innocence, not as an attorney, and I sincerely ask Your Honor to give him the benmefit of the doubt and discharge him." Prosecuting Attorney Woods re- Renier, Pickhardt & Dunn 127 MAIN ST. (Opp. Arch) MEEF PHONE 1409 Notes on New Fashions for Autumn Dresses Gowns of Transparent Velvet, plain eolorn. also Chiffon Velvets Canton Crepe and Georgette Frocks . 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FOE IEA!.,L_,,E READY plied that it was all very well for Attorney McDonough or any other | George Attorney to come into court and plead for Desantel, but any man having a wife, a mother or a sister at home during the day, can well picture the terrible condition creat- ed by finding “an article like this” (pointing to the weeping Desantel) in the children’s bedroom. The state had proven both charges, Mr. Woods declared, and had made out Desan- tel to be “a cheap sneak thief who deserves to be punished severely,” Mr. Woods was preparing to go into the details of the evidence when Judge Saxe interrupted to announce bis finding. 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