Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-30
HELD FOR TRIAL
Detectives Arrest Frank Cassidy
 Reform School Graduate

Anna Carlson while on her way from school through Pine Grove Thurs day afternoon, has been identified by the girl as the man who assaulted her but already Cassidy has begun l to establish grounds for an alibi | showing that he was far from Pine | Grove at the time of the assault. Cassidy is a young man of 25 with dark hair and ruddy out door complexion. He is character | well known to the police having a remarkably long record for one of his age. Pine Grove used to be a | favorite stamping ground for him ] in his younger days, as it is in the summer time for others younger than he is now. It will be favorite | lay of for idlers and loafers as long as it remains a place to bask in the shade of fine pine trees on a hot summer afternoon or while it re- mains as short cut to the fishing | ponds in the north end of the city It is enc of the most pleasant places ir the summer for any kind of recreation and on that account is probably responsible for produc- ing -good-for-nothing young fel' lows than any other section of the city.
 From the accounts given by the police of this assault, Cassidy must have laid his plans ahead to meet this Carlson girl, for 1t is said he jumped out and seized her as she was passing near clump of brush This has shown to the police that he must have watched the girl pass ing through the grove and decided where to spring upon her.
 The assault is said to have taken place about o'clock Thursday af- ternoon for about an hour or two later the girl went to the police sta- tion accompanied by friend and informed the police of what had taken place. She was shown the pictures in the rogues' gallery, quite a variety of faces for girl of Anna's age to recognize anyone of them in particular. Carefully she looked over the whole lot and selected ono which she said was the picture of her assailant.
 She was advised by the police to be careful and take her time and she again looked over the entire lot of pictures and again said the one she had chosen was the right one. That was picture of Frank Cassidy taken three years ago. She added, however, that on his face, particu- larly his chin was a small growth of beard, that he wore blue shirt with white buttons, his hair was dark and his face rough and red dish. The more she went on with her description the more convinced were the police that she was de- scribing Frank Cassidy, whom they know well
 A search was instantly made to find the young man and Saturday morning the police ascertained that he had been in town Thursday and had gone to his uncle James Grant s place in Oxford in the evening. Thither the detectives went Satur- day morning. Colesanto, Keegan and Kennaugh walking every step of the way in order to let nothing pass them on the road that might lead to the capture of Cassidy. Upon arriving at Grants place they looked around before making them- selves known and saw two shirts drying on line outside the house. Possessing themselves of these first, the officers surrounded the house and found Cassidy inside. He seemed to be greatly astoniShed at the visit but made no vigorous ob- jection to accompanying the visitors to Waterbury and they arrived here late Saturday afternoon.
 Yesterday noon the girl and a friend were taken to the police sta tion in a hack. Cassidy was placed with seven other men in the cells corridor and the girl was told to go in and see if the man who assaulted her was in the crowd. All the lights were turned and the moment the girl. entered the corridor she rec ognized Cassidy. But she said noth- ing until she looked along the line of the faces and came to his. Then with upraised finger pointing to him she said he was the man. She was told to pass along the line to the last man and she did so and she walked back again and once more pointed her finger toward Cassidy, saying he was her assailant. She was questioned about his clothing and she said he had changed it some- what. He was then wearing a dark colored shirt. The girl was shown the two shirts which were taken from the line outside Grants house in Oxford and she recognized the blue one with the white buttons as the one he had worn at the time of assault. There was evidence on this that the wearer had been en. gagged in a serious assault.
 There seemed to he no more for the girl or the police to do, but be- fore she left the corridor she turned and looked at the line of men, young and old as they were and repeated that Cassidy was her assailant. She was then sent back home with her friend in the hack.
 The case was called in the city court this morning and 1t was put back a day or two for the accommo- dation of the police who believe they can secure further evidence that will place Cassidy's attempt to prove an alibi beyond any chance of success
 The records at the police station show that Cassidy is a graduate of the state school for boys. called the reform school when he was there. that he has served 90 days in jail for vagraney. being committed June 2. 1903: in September of the same year was cnargei with theft but found not guilty: on November 20. 1901. he was fined s7 and costs and sentenced to 90 days In jail for