The evening world., 1909-01-29
POLICEMAN LOSES
MEMORY At TRIAL
Of YOUNG M A7EE
ForgetS He Had Said Reardon
Was Drunk on Night of
Arrest.
PRISONER ON THE STAND
Denies Story of Attempted
Burglary Told by Jerome'S
Former Detective.
PRISONER ON THE STAND

An EFFORT on the part Of the counsel
for young Thomas McAtee. who is on
trial before Judge Rosalsky IN General
Sessions upon charge OF attempted
burglary. preferred by former Jerome
seuth Eddie" Reardon. to prove that
on the night Reardon arrested the lad
from Mahanoy Plane the County De-
tecuye' was intoxicated failed this al
ternoon because OF sudden failure
" memory ON the part Of Police Tur.
hiiy, OF the Mercer street station.
Lawyer Kirk called TurbIdy to the
stand, afterward explaining that the
policeman had informed him in the cor
ridor that he saw Reardon in an In
toxicated condition on the night OF Nc
Atees arrest.
Questioned on the stand, Turbidy de-
clared that ne had seen Reardon in
Waverley place. but when Assistant
District Attorney Kresel suddenly
asked the witness II he knew Reardon
he replied that he was not sure whether
he did or not. Reardon was called into
the court room with half a dozen other
men. The witness was asked to point
him out He said he could not.
Sweetheart on Stand.
Turbidy was then excused. with IN
struotions from Judge Rosalsky to re-
main in the court room,
Sergeant Mass. who was In the Night
Court when young McAtee was ar
raigned, after his arrest by Reardon'
testified that the young mans face was
covered with blood and that his lips
we're cut as II by blow from fist
Miss katherine Mclaughlin, McAtee's
sweetheart, testified 10 his good char
acter. She said that while she was
teaching school at Vanhiseviile, n. j..
/ McAtee frequently called on her. His
conduct. so far as she knew, had al
ways been exemplary.
| Before these witnesses were called the
prisoner himself went upon the stand
and denied In fun the testimony OF
Reardon that he had been caught in the
act Of fumbling at the lUck Of Reardon'.
apartment on the top floor OF No. lif
waverly place on the night Of Dec. ls
Lost His Way
McAtees story was told in a strai ght-
forward frank manner He said h
had arrived in this city from South
Lakewood a few hours before his ar
rest. and on the day in question had
been across town to Third avenue
Just before midnight he started to &C
to the Mills Hotel, on Blocker street
liza lost his way and got m "averlS
place Unable TO find the NILS Hotel
he started to look for another
II was while going through Waverly
Mace that he met Rea rdon and Brazier
"Reardon followed me McAtee tolo
the Jury, and finally approached me
He grabbed me and ran his hands over
my clothes. started TO resist wher
Reardon. who had a blackjack In his
hand, put it away and pulled a pistol
| had SIS in my possession anc
McA,ee said he appealed to uni
formed policeman asking II Reardor
and Brazler had the right TO arrest hin
and was told It was all right
OHer,d No Bride, He Says
Did you tell the policeman yol
thought these men intended to rol
your" Judge Rosalsky asked,
40 sir" was the reply. Il was too
bewildered,"
McAtee denied Reardon's Statement
that he offered him a br!be to drop th'
case lie denied having the skeleton
key or jimmy on him which Rsardol
swore he had found In the hallway.
Did you ever have them In your pos
session." Lawyer Kirk asked the de
PENDANT.
no. sir, l never did. was the repl,
given In straightforward manner.
In reply 20 Judge Rosalsky's questions
McAtee said he had tended bar for his
father in the village hotel and occasion
ally worked around the coal mines re
pairing machinery.
The concluded MCAtee's direct testi
mony, and Assistant DIstrlct-AttorneS
Krezel cross examined him. Mr.. Kreze
wanted to know all about his early life
Mr.. Kiessel took two hours In cross
examining the defendant. forcing him
10 repeat over and over the details OF
his original testimony. Mr.. Kiessel's ef.
fort to shake the prisoners statements
had no effect.