The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-07-17
Jonas Against Holm and Carlson.

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The talk of the Street, this week, has
been the suit of Charles Jonas against
his old workmen, John Carlson and
Charles Il. Holm. 1t will be remember
ed that in May, Mr. Jonas secured
search warrant, drawn up by Charles Ill.
Northrop of the Newtown savings bank
and, accompanied by Officers John Ill.
Blackman and w. I'll. Glover, visited Mr.
Holm's house, where various articles
were found which Mr. Jonas was positive
were taken from his tailor shop. Mr.
Holm was brought before Justice nj. j..
Cavanaugh, pleaded guilty and was fined
81 and costs, which he paid. 5. M.
Clark, detective from New York who
was brought here by Mr. Jonas, had been
at work on the case, having boarded
suit of clothes. The present cases are
civil suits for 800 damages each,
brought against Messrs Holm and Carl
son. They came before Justice G. III.
Northrop and a jury at the Town hall,
Tuesday afternoon, but, before the ex-
VI AI Wdo SohPISpSAi
court was adjourned to Wednesday fore
noon. The jury drawn consisted of Dan
lei Camp, John F. Houlihan, p. f. Keat-
ing, Dennis Cavanaugh, John Cox, James
Mcnamara. Ex-Judge of Probate w. j..
Beecher appeared for the defense and
James E. Walsh of Danbury for Mr. Jo-
mas.
The first witness placed on the stand
was M. J. Cavanaugh, to introduce the
result of the trial of May y, when Mr.
Holm pleaded guilty of theft and was
fined 81 and costs. The articles named
in the papers connected with that trial
showed nine yards of silk braid, two
spools of sewing silk and an eighth of
yard of canvas as seized by the officers
at the time Mr. Holm's house was search
ed.
Mr. Jonas was then called. lie said
that he had employed Mr. Holm as a
pants maker from September, 1890, to
May, 1891 and, in that time, missed ma
ny articles from his shop. None of these
articles were valued at over 50. Here
are some of them: Two yards pocketing
cloth, worth sec; three Fights yard satin,
Soc. nine yards silk braid, 99c.; one
half yard silk serge lining, ST. so; half
dozen spools basting cotton, 10c.; one
eighth yard velvet, 81; one and half
yards slesia, 1Sc.; two sponge rags;
four dozen pants buttons, 25c.; seven
overcoat buttons, 25c. IA coat buttons,
35; IA coat buttons, Csc. four knots lin
en- thread, 20c. eight yards binding, 56c.
two yards serge lining, 81 90; farmers
satin, 81 60; three quarters yard coat
facing, ST 20; half yard hair cloth; two
spools silk, 81 30; two spools silk, Zoe;
eight and a quarter yards silk binding,
S3c.; one and quarter yards farmers
satin, ST 60; three quarters yard canvas,
&c.,; spool button hole twist; half yard
silesia, 15c.; spool silk, Coo; spool silk,
35c.; knot of linen thread, &C.; pants
40c.; four yards listing; two
yards binding; 10 vest buttons, Csc; five
coat buttons, lSc.; vest trimmings, 81;
nine yards silk binding, &c.; yard can
vas, 25c.; three quarters bushel corn and
oats.
Lawyer Walsh took up each separate
article in detail and Mr. Jonas swore that
he missed it, some of the missing articles
being found at Mr. Holm's, others at Mr.
while some were worked into
garments made for Detective Clark, Mi
chael Sheehan, Gustav Raymond. He
identified satin, silk braid and
silk serge lining made into muff for
Annie Hamburger, little niece of Mr.
Holm, which Mr. Jonas saw when she
was calling at his house, one Sunday.
Mr. Jonas said that when he faced MIR
Holm with the thefts, the latter said,
''Keep quiet about it, L will make it all
right" to which Mr. Jonas said that the
matter was now beyond his control. Mr.
Holm said that Mr. Carlson had stolen
more than he. The latter had worked
for him four years, but he had never
missed anything until Mr. Holm came.
Mr. Beecher's cross-examination was
long and searching, often objected to by
Mr. Walsh and his purpose was to show
an animus against his clients on the part
of Mr. Jonas; persecution, he styled it.
Mr. Jonas has been in business here 10 or
16 years and has done a good business.
Mr. Holm was not working for Mr. Jonas
the day his house was searched, nor was
made no objection to the search. Besides
the three articles already named as Sc
cured by the officers at the search, nine
yards of silk braid, two spools of sewing
silk and an eighth of yard of canvas,
Mr. Jonas said that he took a lot of things
which he identified as his and they were
now in John III. Blackman's custody.
Mr. Beecher's questions were then direct
ed to show that Mr. Jonas was not salts
fled with the justice trial, but sought to
get out a grand jurors warrant against
Mr. Holm and visited Sheriff Clarkson,
though Mr. Jonas testified that this visit
was made before the justice trial and was
to get advice as to how to prosecute the
case. Detective S. M. Clark was also
brought from New York and boarded at
Mr. Holm's, visiting MrJonas three times
at night during the couple of weeks that
he was here. The suit of clothes made
for Detective Clark furnished much spar
ring, Mr. Beecher's questions aiming TIC
show that a conspiracy was formed be-
tween Mr. Jonas and the detective to traI
Mr. Holm into theft. The detective came
here to find out for whom Messrs Holm
and Carlson were making clothes in ovel
time and in this he succeeded. They
were old customers of Mr. Jonas. MI
Jonas bore the expenses Of the detective'
present trip here.