Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
DETECTIVES OUTEARLY.
To Search for $i55 Drawn From
 Bank Yesterday.

A few hours before their usual time of bidding the sun good nor row, astounding noises on their front doors aroused Detectives Dodds and Colesanto this morning. The off, cers asked what all the trouble was about and were promptly told that Al my money is gone, the money l drew from the bank yesterday" The officers were in their clothes in short order and though they live about a quarter of mile apart, they heard the story and the same com plaint, for while one bunch of mourners after the missing money had gone to Brooklyn to inform Colesanto. another had gone to Dodds's home on Pearl street. The complaint was that Gedeone Biondi, boarding at 709 North Main street, where about ten other Italians board also, had business in Hartford to- day and he drew S155 out of the bank yesterday.
 Last evening on retiring he put the money in a pocketbook in the inside pocket of his vest which he then hung on post of his bedstead. When he got up this morning and went to his vest he found the money gone and poor prospect of recover ing it.
 When the detectives got to the house they found the place locked, even to the windows, and some of the boarders vowing that not soul would leave the house until every man present would be searched and the innocence of the occupants estab- lished beyond doubt. They did not care if they did not go to work, or even if they lost their positions, they were bound that the innocent should not suffer for the guilty.
 When the detectives had entered the house the door was locked be- hind them and search of the place immediately begun. Every nook and corner and hole where the detectives suspected money might be hidden was turned inside out, but no trace of the missing $155 was found.
 Then it occurred to the detectives to search the bath room. This was a dark place and under the bath tub was a lot of stuff that seemed to have been pushed in for no other purpose than to get it out of the way. The detectives called for a light and it was so long in coming that they began to smell a rat. Colesanto got down on his knees and peered under the bath tub. The Int nf Ct1 hn thnrn c1irnfsicnd him. If a fire got loose there it would be a dangerous one, he sur missed. Piece by piece he brought forth one thing and another, and then came $20 bill, and another and still another, and then there was let up. Seventy dollars were re- covered. Still there was more stu3 under the bath tub and the detec- tive went picking at it again and soon another $20 came to light and very soon he had recovered the whole S155 barring one $5 bill. This was more than Biondi expected to get back and he was most profuse in his gestures and expressions of thanks to the detectives.
 Meanwhile those who had locked the doors kept a close lookout on their brethren, determined that if the money was not found all should be searched from heels to head so that their innocence should be estab- lished. When the detectives de- clared there was no more money un- der the bath tub, and that the miss ing flyer must be in the possession of the marty who hid the money Biondi said it was all right, the de- tectives had done glorious morn ing's work in very short order, and he was very much pleased and hoped they enjoyed good health. The fell lows who had locked the doors then gave a shout of pleasure, opened the door and all piled out to their work.