Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-17

not show them where 1t was, nor dlu they indicate that they knew its lo- cation. About 4 P. III. We were relieved by I<ennaugh and Myers. We did not uncover the copper and show it to them because of Lunny'S presence, but we did show them where it was, and I am positive that it was there at that time, because 1 saw a portion of It where the leaves had fallen away from the ends of the bars.
 Officer Byrnes said:
 I was with Claffey and saw the cop per when we relieved Cahey and Me Carthy. I watched it until about D. m., when Kennaugh and Myers re- lieved us. I am positive that the cop per was there at that time.
 was out there again in the eyen- ing when Tehan and Brearton relieved Kennaugh and Myers. l know that the copper was there at that time also, because I saw and felt of one piece when I showed it to Tehan. Lunny was present when I showed Tehan where it was. I remained there until about 9 D. n., then went home. Lunny went with me as far as my house and continued down the road toward the street cars
 Officer Kennaugh said:
 Myers and myself relieved Claffey and Byrnes about i n. n. Saturday They did not uncover the copper be. cause Of the presence of Iunny, bat they showed us where it was, and am positive that no person disturbed it during the time that I was on duty there. Tchan and Brearton relieved up about TAO D. n. Byrnes and Lun- ny were present and I saw Byrnes when he showed TehaI where the cop per was. Byrnes and Lunn3 remained behind vixen Myers and inyselc came away.
 o1icer Myers said:
 Icnadgh ana myself relieved Clalfey and Byrncs about ?. m- Sas- urday, and ! remained i'll view of where the copper was until about 7:10 D. ul., when We were relieved by Te- han and Brcarton. Although Claffey and Byrnes did not uncover the cop per when they showed us where 1t was, I know positively that it was there because I saw portions of the ends of several bars, and I am also positive that it was there when we were relieved by TehaI and Brearton. I saw Byrnes when he showed the sin gle bar to Tehan, and the same time felt the other bars with small stick that held in my hand.
 Officer Tehan said:
 About 7:45 D. nl. Saturday, Brearton and my self relieved Kennaugh and Myers on the Meriden road. When we got there we found Kenanugh, Myers, Byrnes and James Lunny. Byrnes acted as spokesman and showed us where the copper was hidden by pointing his hand to two places. I was in the act of stopping to look for it when Byrnes told me not to dis turb it. The officers then left us and we took a position about fifty feet away from the place that was pointed out to us as the place where the cop per was hidden. Byrnes returned again in about half an hour, remained but short time, and went away, fol- lowed by Lllnny. They both returned again about 9 o'clock. had some talk with Byrnes and he went away and I did not see him afterwards. Lunny went away shortly after Byrnes, but returned again with Rigney about 10 D. m. They remained but a short time, when they went away and saw neither of them afterwards Brearton and myself remained on watch until about midnight, and at no time were we more than fifty feet away from the place the copper was said to be hidden. l saw no copper at any time. nor do know that there was any hidden there, except as told by the other officers. When Cahey got there about midnight there was no copper anywhere in the vicinity
 Officer Brearton said:
 About T:45 D. m., Saturday. Tehan and myself relieved Kennaugh ant Myers. We found Officers Byrnes and James Lunny there also. Tehan went to put his hand down where the copper rrrfa cyrlfI &o I,f, ID not to disturb 1t. l watched this place where the copper was supposed to be as faithfully as any man could, and was not more than fifty feet away from it at any time during my watch there. 1t rained hard from the time We got there until about 10 D. m. About that time Lunny and Rigney came there, but did not remain long.
 We did not see any copper at any time. and about II D. m. We searched for it but could not find 1t. Detective Cahey came there about midnight and we asked him if the copper was buried | in the ground and he told us that it l was covered with leaves only. We l then searched for it, but there was no copper anywhere in the vicinity. No one came around there while we were on watch except Byrnes, Lunny and 1 iRiSrIey.
 After the document was read Com missioner kleinicke moved that the board go into executive session. The motion was carried and the board with drew. Upon reappearing it was voted to summon the following before the I board at special meeting to be held next Friday evening: Detective Ser geant Cahey, Patrolmcn Timothy I. Hickey, John Byrnes, Finton Tehan. }. JoEn c. Clnffcy, John Brearton. Johi, f A. Kennaugh and Peter F. Myers. Patrolman Simon Mccarthy. will not he summoned.
 A. D. Wheeler. representing the Gamewell Fire alarm sys- tenn appeared before the board and was closeted for some time. He gave a further report of progress. It is not l yet known when the work of putting in the police signal system will begin.