The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-15
DESSER GUILTY
 IS GIVEN ONE
 MONTH IN JAIL
Pleads Guilty in City Court This Morning and Appeals From
 Sentence in $25O Bond Worked as Extra Clerk in HOwland's and Was Caught PiIfering by Means of
 Marked Money <

Crestfallen in appearance and appar- ently ashamed of the predicament. in which he found himself, but still dress ed in the natty clothes which won recognition for him as a. member of
 The Millionaires' Club, Samuel Des- ser of 95 Clinton avenue, a young man well known about town, pleaded guilty in the city court this morning to the theft of s6.S5 from the Rowland Dry Goods Company. pilfered from the sales at the mems furnishing counter, where he was acting as extra clerk on Saturday during the MHr End rush.
 In the court room sat a large num- Der of Dessers friends, who anxiousIy listened while Attorney George B. Mara pleaded for clemency for the wherein Desser was entitled to elem ency, and fixed the penalty at $1 and costs and 30 days in jail. An appeal was filed in bonds of $250. Desser spent the morning in police cell while his friends were out Flustling to get bondsman for him.
 Desser was arrested on Saturday as the result of a little detective work by Special Officer Mccullough who safeguards the Rowland store Dasser had been emp oyed as extra clerk at the mems furnishing counter Appar- ently the counter was busy, but re- turns from it were not coming in very swIftly at the cashiers desk
 Officer Mccullough determined to in- vestigate- He secured a number of assistants. gave each some marked money and instructed them to make purchases at the counter and to be sure that Desser waited on them. In each case the amount of the purchase was paid for exactly so that DeSser wouldn't have to make change. Des- ser made the sales but failed to send the money to the cashiers desk Af- ter he had been given sufficient time to make good' if he intended to, he was arrested and the marked money was found upon him.
 Desser passed Saturday night and Sunday in jail. When he was~ushered into a police cell he broke down and cried. and said that he would like to kill himself
 As the case against him was over whelming. he entered a plea of guilty through his counsel, Attorney George B. Mara, this morning. Attorney Mara called attention to the fact that it was Desser's first offence and made a strong plea for him. for the sake of Desser's mother, who Is an invalid in New York Attorney, Mara said that Desser had been employed at Blanch- ards restaurant in a position of trust; in the Bryant Electric Company, the American Graphophone Company, and in New York as a messenger for curb brokers, handling large sums of money without complaint
 Judge Foster cou'd not see it in that light, however, and sentenced Desser to pay fine of $1 and costs and to spend 30 days in jail Bonds for an appeal were fixed at $250, although the original bonds were only $100.
 Desser gained fame some time ago by suing the Atlantic Hotel because he was elected from the pool room. He was given damages of s. He is a familiar character around the Vari- ous pool rooms, but was chiefly known as an ardent and noisy baseball root CT. In fact, so loudly did he make his presence known at the games that the management had to request him to be less enthusiastic