Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-23
MRS HAWTHORN HELD
VIII Bave 10 ABswer 10 Superior
 Court For nIssIpg Money.

of the late Clarence M. Judson who lived on East Main street. was charg- ed in tho city court to-day with theft of S110 from Claude N. Phillips, an employe of the Waterbury Manufac- turing Go on September 5. Mrs Man thorn lives with her husband and baby at GIT North Main street. Phil- lips's story was that on Friday night. September 4. he placed his pocket book containing Il si0 bills under his pillow upon retiring. He was roomer in Mrs Manthorn's apart ments and on Saturday morning he locked his room as usual upon going out to breakfast. He did not miss his money until he was going to lunch at noon, and thereupon he hastened to his room. He found Mrs Man thorn sitting on the steps of the house and she told him that she had not made up his bed that morning. He proceeded to his room, she following, and upon finding his money gone he told her he had left $110 in his pocketbook under his pillow and It was not there. She answered that she knew nothing about it. He then searched the room but failed to find a trace of the money. He then re- ported the matter to the police and Detective Kennaugh was sent on tho job. He failed to find any trace of the goods after thorough search, and Mrs Manthorn told him she knew nothing about 1t. The detective re- turned to his office and reported, whereupon a warrant was issued for the arrest of the young woman and with Detective Colesanto, Kennaugh returned to the Manthorn place.
 Mrs Manthorn still pleaded ignor- ance of the disappearance of the money. Her mother was present now and she pleaded with her to tell If she knew anything about the money. The young women still said she knew nothing about it. The detective then stated they had warrant for her ar rest and she would have to accom- pany them to the station house. Mrs Manthorn's mother made another plea and together they retired a mo- mept. Mrs Manthorn then said that the money was in certain place in the cellar, and her mother and Col esanto found 1t hid near the coal bin. The amount was $20.
 Philips, who was present, identified the pocket book and It's contents as his and the officers took possession of 1t and led the young woman away to the station house under arrest, where friend gave bail for her. All of this story Philips prefaced with a statement that few days before the Friday night in question Mrs Man thorn asked him If he would mind paying her few weeks rent In ad- vance because she had immediate use for money, and he paid her $5, two weeks rent. Another thing that threw suspicion on his young land- lady was that the night before the disappearance of the money he found a calendar on his bed. He laid it aside on the bedstead, and when he got back to his room next noon to search for his money he found the calendar hanging on the wall.
 Concluding his testimony Philips said he got S65 of the money from his brother Delos who lives in New ark N. J.. and that he knew the name of the banks which issued the eleven $10 bills. Furthermore he identified the pocketbook which was found in the cellar and the money it contained as his and he said he knew the money because of a peculiar fold by which he made $10 bill appear to be a $1O0 bill.
 Mrs Manthorn's story was that a day or two after Philips had missed .the money she found pocketbook under her parlor couch containing four $10 bills. The one she found was not that which was in evidence she said, notwithstanding the testi- mony of Colesanto She kept the money till the following Wednesday and then spent $20 of 1t in paying bills and getting in supplies. She put the other $20 in the cellar so that her husband would not get 1t as he had been away, She said she did not know that Philips had lost money; she heard him complain only of the loss of pocketbook There was no other evidence for the defence and Mrs Manthorn was held for the su-