Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
THE HARRINGTON MONEY
MtCaTthy Said He Found t, But the
 Count Held Him For Trial.

The story of the apprehension of Dennis Mccarthy, for the theft of S16O from John Harrington in James J. Savers saloon, 165 Baldwin street last Tuesday evening. showed great skill on the part of Detective Ken naugh as q sleuth
 John Harrington and his brother Thomas came here from Smlthford, Ia, last Saturday to see some friends John had money with him Tuesday he left $1SO with Eugene Mccarthy, saloon keeper on South Main street, but no relative to his namesake in custody. Late in the afternoon Har- rlngton took the money back from MT Mccarthy and then started out to ind his brother. He found him on Baldwin street and they had a few drinks together. Then they went to Savers placed, stayed there while and after leaving there. about s:30 o'clock. missed his money, about Sl60. He had been drinking all day and was somewhat under the infiu- ence, but sober enough to get along. This was the story he told in the corut this morning and this testimony was borne out by his brother Thomas.
 David Altman said he saw Me Carthy go into Sayers' saloon with the Harringtons. He did not hear Mccarthy ask the Harringtons for Ten cents. He heard no request for money. But after Mccarthy had left Savers place Allmann went with him and William Maher to the rear of nearby building and there Mccarthy paid Allmann $5 which Altman said Mccarthy owed him for about year. Altman did not ask Mccarthy where he got the money. and he did not see how Iiuch he had, but Mccarthy told him he had found bundle on the floor in Savers place." Altman ad- vised him to return 1t, but Mccarthy said if it were known he had found money there would be half dozen claimants for 1t and he might as we'll keep it himself.
 Savers stated that the Earring tons were in his place about . o'clock. Thomas was rather intoxicated, but John was able to take care of him. self. Mccarthy was with them John Harrington paid fifteen cents for three drinks and then went and stood at the end of pool table with his brother and Mccarthy. A short while later John asked him to change $2O bill and Savers did so. Fifteen minutes later they left. Mccarthy go- Ing outside the side door.
 John Nolan bartender testified that Mccarthy paid him s15 some day this week, which he owed bin about twenty years. William Maher knew nothing about the matter.
 Detective Kennaugh then stated that yesterday as he alighted from a Waterbury car at Mount Carmel he saw Mccarthy getting of New Ha- ven car. Mccarthy said he was go- ing to Waterbury and the detective said he had come to take him there. On being told for what, Mccarthy said it was just his luck to meet the detective. After locking him up the detective went to McCarthy's home in Westville and there recovered $65 of S115 he had left there When Me Carthy was searched at the fpolice
  station he had only dollar or two on him.
 Mccarthy had very little 10 say. He said he found the money rolled up on Savers saloon floor. He was re- nahded for trial in the superior court under bail of S1.0OO.
 Mrs Lizzie Leonard took day or | yesterday from her regular work and came near being killed. She wasl cleaning out tenement Oh Vine street and having partaken of her fa- vorite refreshment. whiskey. she fell | out of three-story window. but es- capped without scratch. She was fined S5 and costs.
 John Blade was in town only an hour yesterday afternoon when he was found sleeping off a drunk in a hallway on Grand street. He was fined S7 and costs.