Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-22
BOUND OVER FOR PERJURY,
william Sheehy, the Shoe Dealer, Placed
Under $500 Bonds. efft i, - 81

william Sheehy, the Shoe Dealer, Placed
Under $500 Bonds. sft. - 81. .yi-
Theadjourned case AGAINST William O..
Sheehy, charged with perjury, was heard
this morning before Judge Bradstreet. 1T
disclosed a strange state of affairs w llllam
G. Sheehy kept small shoe store on Bald
win street, On November % he made an
assignment in the probate court, naming
Eugene Sullivan as trustee. E. j. Finn.
and F. J. Rametti were appraisers. They
appraised the stock at something over $500.
The appraisal was sworn to and an exami-
nation paper signed by w. G. Sheehy. Two
firms who sold Sheehy goods mistrusted that
something was wrong and Attorney Kellogg,
who represented the Boston firm of Clark,
Hutchinson & Co., brought the charge of
perjury against Sheehy.
James j. Cassin brought in the papers
in the case filed in the probate court and
swore to them. An exception was taken
by Attorney Russell on the admission of
the examination paper, on the ground that
it was not properly filed in the court.
Judge Bradstreet admitted it.
Eugene Sullivan, the trustee, identl-
fed the appraisal list as signedby him and
also testified as to the help he gave in the
appraisal. He was asked if Sheehy had
spoken to him relative to the purchase of
Russell. The objection was overruled and
the witness answered that Sheehy wanted
him to purchase some shoes to fill out some
size.
Frank Packard of Stoughton, Mass, a
representative of f. M. Packard Il Co of
Boston, testified as follows: I almost
established Sheehy in business. l also
introduced him to Clark, Hutchinson & Co
of Boston. Before he made his assignment
l accused him of being refused credit by
another concern. He showed me letter
from Clark, Hutchinson 4 Co, disproving
that. l made shoes expressly for Sheehy.
His name was on the box. He claimed to
me that he had $4,000 worth of stock
That night he made an assignment. My
shoes were there in the morning
The appraisal does not show the
same stock He ordered of me
only sufficient to fill up on sizes.
After the assignment was here on Deem
Der II, and saw the goods turned over.
Some of my goods were there. There were
boxes enough to complete all my goods.
came here again last week and saw some
of my goods in his window, and can prove
it by the make and lining. Cross exam
ined he said the last bill of goods sold
Sheehy was September 2T. He said he
examined the stock when here and saw
some of his goods. Packard was posi-
tive witness on identification and said he
could identify any pair of his shoes in a
thousand as each manufacturer had pc
cular mark.
Frank Rametti testified: Before the as
signment, about three or four days, I, at
Sheehy's request, inventoried with him his
stock, for what purpose l did not know.
The Inventory amounted to 81, 900 or
81 900 In the appraisal after the assign
ment we found about $500 worth and we
took 25 per cent off that as is usual,
leaving the appraisal list at something like
5000. There was quite a stock of Pack
ards goods at the inventory and but few in
the appraisal.
Thomas E. Guest was an unimportant
witness. He wore n pair of the shoes in
question, but bought them prior to the as
signment.
George Millett, the Connecticut repre-
sentative of Clark, Hutchinson d Co, tes-
titled that he was IN Sheehy's store the
Wednesday or Thursday prior to the as
signment. There was in the store then
from 81 200 to 81, 500 worth of his firm S
goods. when l went to the store with
Trustee Sullivan" he said, Il found that
the best of our goods were gone. Cheap
rubbers had been placed in our shoe
boxes and the ends turned around. About
five weeks ago 1 was in the store again and
saw that the cheap rubbers had been taken
out and good ones substituted
Ernest p. Southwick of the firm of F.
NJ. Packard & Co swore that he saw more
than one pair of the firms shoes in
Sheehy's window since the assignment and
he thought all the shoes belonged to his
house.
Attorney kellogg testified that he took
the examination and that Sheehy swore to
and signed it.
Attorney Russell did not put his client
on the stand and Judge Bradstreet bound
HIM over to the superior court under $500
bonds.