Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-17
SWEETEST STORY EVER TOLD
Listened to by Board of Public
 Safety Last Night.

haps, but for Chief of Police Egan, Never-Now That the Whole Story is Out the Wheels of Investigation
 Have Been Set in Motion
 Mayor Kilduff presided at part of the meeting of he board of public safe. ty held last evening. Commissioner E- Foley presided at the other half, The pay rolls of the fire and police de partments were approved. That of the first amounted to $TT9.14 and of the later SI,566.O6. The Waterbury Ath- ietic and the National Athletic clubs were given permission to hold boxing exhibitions drffing next monh. All yot- cd in favor of this excepting Colnmis- sioner Hull. An application from Spe- cial Officer Edward AIcEvoy to be pro noted to the regular force was filed and the resignation of Robert Wolff ngflreman stationed at the Scorill street honse was accepted. The location of fire alarm boxes as placed by the 1re chief was approved and thena sing uIar silence feli over the board Chief Isgan was asked if he had anything to report to the board and he handed to Clerk Ryan the following document which was read by the clcrk. Before beginning to read the mayor withdrew asking Commissioner E. Foley to take she chair
 To tire Honorable Board of Commits
 sioners Of Public Safety of the City
 nf Waterbury:
 Gentlemen: I herewith submit for your consideration the following state naents relative to some stolen copper, md respectively recommend that your honorable board make a thorough in- vestigation of. the matter referred to In said statements.
 Respectfully submitted.
 c. M. EGAN, Chief of Police.
 Dated at Waterbury, April 10, 1901.
 Chief Egan's story of the affair:
 About 6.20 D. m.. Wednesday, April 3. 1901. Frank Welton brought large bar of copper weighing about 8 pounds 10 the police station and gave 1t into my possession. He said that it was found that morning near the Meri- lien road, just beyond the city lines. No copper of that description had been reported stolen up to that time. and on Thursday, Sergt Cahey visited sev- eral of the factories and reported that the Waterbury Manufacturing com pany was the only company in town that used that brand. but that they had not discovered the loss of any. About 1 o'clock. p. m., on Friday, Sergt Cahey and Patrolman Hickey went out to the Meriden road to search for more copper. and heard nothing more from them until 7:30 a. m., Satur- day I then learned that at about ? D. m-. Friday. they found six bars of the same brand of copper as that brought in by AIr Welton, covered with leaves near the Meriden road, and that Sergt CaIey and Patrolman Mccarthy, who had been sent out during the pre- cedIng night by Capt Ramon to re- lleve Hichey. were still out there. watching the copper.
 At & a. m.. Saturday. sent Officers Claffey and Byrnes to relieve Cahey and McCarthy
 At D. na.. sent Hickey to tell Claf- fey that had received information that Rigney intended to go out there, and to have him tell Rigney, if he went there, that we had located some stolen copper, and would allow no inter- ference with our plans.
 Upon Hickey's return he informed me that Rlgney and Jim Lunny had been out there. and that Lunny was fhere when he came away.
 At 3:30 D. m.. I sent Kennaugh and Myers to relieve Claffey and Byrnes, with Instructions to keep constant watch of the copper. and to arrest any person who attempted to remove it.. and to allow no person to interfere with them. I also instructed them to tell Rigney that unless himself and Lunny withdrew I would send wag- on out there and have the copper brought to the station house. but as they did not see Rigney. the last in- structions were not carried out.
 1t I D. m.. sent Tehan and Brear- fon fo relieve Sennaugh and Myers. with the same Instructions in regard tc tue copper that I bnd given Ken nan9h and Myers.
 also Instructed Sergt Cahcy tc take Cavanaug;i and relieve 1ehan aud Breartun about midnight and remain until morning.
 left Instructions for Iieut Dodds fo send wagon otlt for the copper at B n-fn.. Sunday. unless he heard from Cahey prior t0 that time
 Defecrivc Cahey said:
 "Abaut 2 D. ;F.. April ,. Hickey and myself fcEnG six bars of copper GOV eref' with leaves near tue Meriden road We examined 1t and covered It again ns NC found it. We remained watch. Ing if until about 2 p. m.. when went fo Ervis Wrieht's house aud telephonel to police headquarters told Capt Bannon tIiat we had found six pieces and asked him to send man to relieve Hickey and to send mo something to eat. as intended to remain ont there all night. then returned to Hickey and remained there on watch until about S:3O a. m.. Saturday About 1920 q. nl., Officer s. Mccarthy re lIeved Hickey and remained with me unti1 C1affey and Byrnes relieved us. showed the copper to Claffey and Byrnes and left them with instructions to allow 1t to remain as it was, and to arrest any person who attempted to re move it.
 Cavanaugh and myself went there about midnight on Saturday and found Tehan and Brearton there, but the cop per was gone. We made thorough search of the vicinity. but found nc copper or anything to indicate when or how it had been removed. The six bars weighed about 300 pounds.
 Officer Hickey said.