Evening journal., 1914-08-04

term.
Glielmi admitted his signature. He
denied that he had seen his watch
at the March term of the upper court
He said he did not know who wrote
the letter and whoever did could have
put anything In II. He said the let
Ter was not read to him before he
( signed Il
Glelmi testified that since he signed
the letter which was sent TO Council,
Joseph DAmico, DR.. 2. A. NJ. Rovitti
and Councilman Jacob Zimmerman had
| spoken 10 him about the disappearance
o his watch. He said DIR. Rovitti asked
him If he got mis- watch back DAmico
asked him the same question and he
(the witnessl told D'Amico about writ
ing the letter to Council. DAmico
asked him who wrote the letter for
him, and he told him lawyer
did So The witness said, however. that
It WIS not a lawyer who wrote Il. lie
admitted this statement was not cor
rect but he declared he was telling the
truth before the committee.
Glielmi said a policeman asked him if
he had received his watch and he told
him no. None other spoke Go him about
never been told not TO tell who wrote
the letter for him, and Bowers suggest
ed that he be asked it he had taken
an oath not TO tell who wrote the let
ter for him, and Glielmi denied that he
had never taken an oath not TO tell who
wrote the letter.
Mr.. Zimmerman asked why he had
told him it was none of his business
who wrote the letter when he lZimmer-
MANN asked him about il. Glielmi said
he did not know who Mr.. Zimmerman
was and he therefore told him il was
none of his business. After he had
signed the letter TO Council. he said, he
and Cont delivered Il TO a young man
he did not know who was sitting in the
mayors Office.
Sergeant fuckers Statement.
House Sergeant James b. Tucker, the
I next witness, testified TO the arrest Of
one Bruno while he was out 20 dinner,
but when he returned a short time
later a watch was turned over to him.
He thought il was a silver watch. The
. watch was placed in the drawer where
such things are kept, and later House
. Sergeant Thomas Keyser, he said, deliv.
! cred it TO the office Of Chief of Police
u George Black. Sergeant Tucker did not
L see IL again. He said no money wai
9 taken from the prisoner as stolen prop
d erty.
v Sergeant Keyser testified that in Jan
d uary there was a telephone call from TIN
& court house for the watch, and he de
d livered the watch in the chiefs office 4
e Sergeant schell.
e Sergeant Schell testified TO receivin
L. the watch from Sergeant Keyser. II
e. said he sent it to the upper court afte
o someone had telephoned for IT, lie was nc
+ sure to whom he gave it TO be delivered
d the upper court, but he thought it wa
n Officer johnson He did not see III
% watch again. A revolver was sent Il
At at the same time. This was the prop
st ertv of Edward Melchoir, IT. lie coul
IN not state positively who took the al
70 ticles TO the upper court
n Officer johnson testified that he di
not carry the watch to the upper couI
n and he did not take any package froI
r the chiefs office to the court hous
ID Officer Frank Green gave the same te
Y. timony, denying that he had ever take
p anything from the chiefs Office TO q
e. upper court. He said he never carrie
I'll the watch from the city hall to Il
- court house
luWOIu mticNnlls Nlst NfnAlNtu nv W
II a witness at the January term of q
III fupper court and there identified a I
III vOlver which belonged 10 him. II W
not there when he was called, but som
one telephOned for it. and the weap
II was produced He did not recall ha
1 ing seen Glielmi there. Someone ident
fed a watch, but he did not know wi
il was. He did not recall what WI
! said st the time. He looked at Gleln
III but could not state he was the ma
| who at that time identified a watch
Mr.. Melchoir stated that Mr.. Cha,
tor was there at the time, but when NJ
Lynn suggested that Mr.. Chaytor
| permitted 10 question the witness NJ
III Chaytor declined, saying his Office WI
| not under investigation, although he va
willing to help the committee ali
III could.e Melchoir thought Officer JON
son was in the Office at the time.
III MIR. Chaytor was not sworn. but
stated TO the committee that the ey
dence in the case of the man alleged
III have stolen the watch never turned
III in his Office. To Mr.. Grantland he d
tailed the facts of the robbery and G.
III planned how the State secured a convi
tion in the case by establishing u
identity of the watch as the one d
owner had previously identified as h
III property in the City Court. He sa
the watch was never used in the app
court, and it was not in hand for pr
sentatiOn to the grand jury.
He explained that such eviden
when in hand is kept in a desk in
room which is always locked and
which he, Mr.. .Wolcott, Court Cri
Smith and a trusted janitor have key
They are the only ones. Mr.. Bowe
| questioned Mr.. Chaytor as TO the pos'
bility of some one going in his Off
| when he is busy and has several wi
nesses there and possibly taking thin
which do not belong TO them, but NJ
Chaytor said he would not say such
thing was impossible, but he claim
ID was highly improbable that SUI
would be done. Mr.. Bowers told q
committee Mr.. Wolcott had told hi
they often have a number of people
| the office, especially on the first day
court.
Patrolman Carmine DiMare testifi
he acted as interpreter in the case b
fore the upper court, but he did not &
the watch in court He saw MelchC
identify his revolver, but he claim
Glielmi was not there at that time.
III Mr.. Lynn said Glielmi had come