The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-07-17

Jones said that he bought only superior
goods, to which the lawyer retorted ina
that was true, else Mr. Jonas would no
make his clothes. Mr. Jonas said thai
: the cloths taken were remnants, but tht
braids and canvas were cut from pieces
though he never personally saw then
cut off. They disappeared faster thar
his business called for.
The examination of Mr. Jonas was re
sumed, Wednesday morning, in regarc
to the articles he claimed Mr. Holm haC
taken from his shop. Quite number
were withdrawn from Mr. Holm's account
Mr. Carlson being charged with taking
them; some Mr. Jonas had not found
The eighth yard of velvet, he said, was
cut from piece, though he never saw II
cut off. Missed it during the Winter
Holm's brother-in-law said he brought il
from New York and Mr. Jonas left it al
Mr. Holm's house at the time OF the
search. Mr. Jonas once gave Mr. Holm
buttons for an old coat, but denied that
he gave him the buttons found at the
Holm house and taken away. Mr. Jonas
said that the two spools of silk, worth
81 80, were taken at noon, May 4. He
marked them in the morning and, while
at dinner, Holm went where they were
kept, he heard him rafting the box and
when he counted the spools later, two
were missing. Mr. Jonas said nothing
about it at the time. Had given silk to
no one to take from his house. Marked
nothing much before Detective Clark
came. Mr. Jonas also measured SO yards
of silk binding, one Friday night and,
next night, eight and a quarter yards
were gone. Mr. Jonas said that he missed
articles all through the Winter and Spring
and once saw Mr. Holm taking a little
package from the store, but did not stop
him and examine it. Mr. Holm bought a
pea jacket of Mr. Jonas, who gave him
cloth worth 81 80 for the front of vest.
Mr. Jonas denied also giving trimmings,
worth 81, for the vest. Mr. Holm made
pants in the Winter for Larson, then
boarding with him. Detective Clark saw
Mr. Holm feeding his chickens corn and
oats, such as Mr. Jonas missed, though
Mr. Holm said that he fed only corn.
Said he bought it of w. G. johnson and
Taylor & Hubbell, who denied selling it
to him. Mr. Jonas denied saying to Mrs
Hamburger that Messrs Holm and Carl
son had taken Mr. Beardsley's trade and
that of others from him and that he
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lar threats. He acknowledged saying
that if Mr. Carlson would admit having
taken the articles he was charged with
stealing, he would be lenient with him.
He had been on friendly terms with Mr.
Carlson until Detective Clark came and
never knew anything wrong against him.
First found that Messrs Holm and Carl
son were working for others about three
weeks before Mr. Holm's arrest, for whom
an express package came from cloth
house. Then went to New York and got
detective. Paid Mr. Carlson $16 week !;
Mr. Holm 50 week and taught him pants
making.
w. ii. Wakelee of South Britain testi-
fed to Mr. Holm's words at Mr. Jonas's
shop, when John III. Blackman was there
with bundle of things taken from Mr.
Holm's house at the time of search. 1t
was a casual call to see about clothes and
he heard Mr. Holm say that Mr. Carlson
had stolen as muc'l as he. MI B1ackman
told Mr. Jonas to cool off and attend to
his customer. Mr. Wakelee is correspond
ent of New York detective agency.
Scion M. Clark, in the employ of the
New Y DIRK State private detective agency,
came here instructed to find whether two
of Mr. Jonas's employees were taking
packages to their homes; get into Mr.
Holm's house, if possible, to board and
find who they were making clothes for.
Clark tore his pants on purpose, got Sas-
tram to mend them, who introduced him
to the Holms, where he got board, rep
resenting himself as designer for Castle
Ronald. Ernest, Mr. Sastram's step broth
err, called there to get pants made. Mr.
Carlson was then making coat for Gus
tav Raymond. Clark ordered suit.
While at Mr. Holm's, he saw him bring
in spools of sewing silk, one noon and
throw them into the machine drawer and
Mr. Carlson brought braid there. Those
were all the articles he saw brought into
the house. Quinn and Sheehan called
there to order pants. Called on Mr. 10
mas always in the dark. Clark is 80 and
married, of Jewish religion and English
nationality; reporter on Jewish paper
for two years. He staid here nine days
went away for day and returned for II
days more. Was to pay SIG for the suit
Messrs Carlson and Holm were to make
for him. Clark examined the spools Of
silk Mr. Holm threw into sewing machine
drawer and Mr. Jonas said they were his
John Carlson said that he had known
Mr. Jonas for Is years, Mr. Holm for foul
wears. Knew Mr. Jonas in London. Ell,
has four boys and has made their clothes
Got cloth of Mr. Jonas, but did not use /
all and, from cloth left, he made Clark
coat. Clark furnished trimmings for tn
coat, giving them to him between tn
barber shop and the Holms. Mr. Holm
dictated and Clark wrote letter to
New York firm for material for Clark
suit. Detective Clark testified that M
Carlson furnished the trimmings for hi
coat and denied giving him bundle, a
Mr. Carlson swore. Mr. Carlson said tina
Mr. Jonas told him to take what cloth h
needed, but not to be undetermined abot
it.
Charles e. Holm, furrier for seve
and half years, worked in the Rubbt
shop, but in September, 1890, went
] work for Mr. Jonas for a year, at 50
week, being taught the trade of pan