The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-18
SUPERIOR COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE BoNNEY.


THURsDAY-State vs. Leonard Sullivan and
Cnarles Green; Indicted for the larceny of a
number OF bank bills, luggage check and sill
Yer Inree-cent piece from the possession of Ivory
Whltten, passenger on the steamer fremont Oh
her passage from Boston to Portland on the
night of July 31st
Mr.. Written had his money-fye dollar-bills
and one TENN his wallet in the pocket Of his
pants which he placed under his pillow. m the
night he was awakened found his pants had been
pulled out from under the pillow and the MONEY!
cneek and watch gone. He dressed himself and
t Wnlle 50 dong saw young fellow whom he iden-
under him. He notified the officers Of the boat of
the loss and when he came back Sullivan had
left, Another passenger on the boat testified that
Sullivan found berth for him. told him he looked
Al and better turn and assisted him pull off his
DootS. Witness lost all OF his money ($S) and his
Watch Inc otfcerS OF the boat testified to seeing
these defendants about the boat through the
night Sullivan engaged the chief engineer in
conversation while the engineer noticed Green
standng outside near by state room window
as though he was trying to reach in. The baggage
check was found in berth occupied at one time
by Sullivan. Mr.. Written said he could not iden-
Try the money except perhaps the old-fashioned
silver three-cent piece The bills and silver
among among t which was an old-fashoned threecent
piece, found upon Sullivan correspondent i'm
amount and denomination very nearly to the
money lost by Written and the other passenger.
The money was not produced in court as the
marshal said he had turned it over to the defend
ipal Court.
Sullivan testified that he knew nothing of the
larceny; said he had been at work for eighteen
months for Forbes, the printer, on Devonshire
street, Boston, and the money found upon him
was what he had earned out of his wages: that he
was on his way to Mt. Desert on vacation: that
he got into the berth under Written by mistake
and got out immediately did not 20 to his own
berth but dressed and went on deck with the 9th
er defendant. Green, the other defendant, did
not take the stand 1t is said that his name is
Darby. Conley and that he has served two or three
terms IN the Massachusetts prison.
The larceny took place between the hours of
10 and IL O'Clock, when the steamer was on the
nigh seas, and therefore within the exclusive iu-
rlsdiction of the United States courts Mr.
Looney, counsel for the defendants, claimed that
this court had no jurisdiction and that a verdict
should be ordered for the defendants But fine
court ruled that although the original larceny
the original taking, was without the Jurisdiction
without the State, yet, in legal contemplation
when the stolen goods were brought into the
county it is larceny under the laws of this State
The jury rendered a verdict of guilty against both
defendants. "
Se1ders, county attorney w. II. Looney
complication is likely to arise in reference TO
the stolen money. Mr.. Written saws the iury
nave found that it was his money that was taken
from the respondents and he wants it,
Revised Statutes chap. 12O SIP saws that
1.-THE officer who arrests a person charged with
larceny shall secure the property alleged to have
been stolen and be answerable for it; and upon
conviction Of the offender the property shall be
restored to the owner" But Marshal Andrews
has turned it over to Mr.. Looney who took it AS
his fee for defending his clients and Mr. Andrews
says he did so by order of the judge of the Munic