Evening journal., 1914-06-26
Wants CITY To PAY
FOR These losses
Glielmi Wants CompenSa-
tion for Watch He Says
Was Gotten BY Police

Claiming that he is practically ia
the same position as IL the thief who
robbed him had escaped with his val
uables. Emidio Glielmi. of No. 2l7
| Poplar street, In letter addressed
to City Council last night, complained
/ that his watch and S175 in money.
which he had turned over to the po-
lice to be used as evidence
in the case against the man
who robbed him, had never been re-
turned to him
Glielmi described the correspond-
ence he had had with the Police
Commission and the Attorney Gem
erals office relative to his property.
the police stating that the watch and
money had been turned over to the
Attorney General and the latter
/ claiming that the articles had never
been received. Glielmi believes It is
up to the Council to see that he recov-
ers his property
His letter to Court follows.
On Monday, June 8, 1914 / had u
letter mailed At the postoffice, in
this city. directed TO the Board Of
Police Commissioners, copy of
which I attach hereto, and which will
at once be self explanatory and state
the reason for my appeal to you.
You will notice in the attached
letter, to which no answer. of any
character has as yet been received.
that President Bowers, Of the police
department, states that my watch and
money were delivered to the attor-
ney generals office. and that the
deputy attorney general states that
this is not the case. In any event.
have been unable to secure the re-
turn of my watch and money. and
that leaves me In exactly the same
position, in reference to them that
Bruno did, namely, have not re-
ceiyed my property notwithstanding
several personal appeals. through
friend, and my letter as attached. to
which no reply has been received.
May request that your honor
able body take such action as Will Sc
cure the return Of my property. /
value the watch highly. as il was d
present to me
Respectfully,
EMIDI0 GLlELMI,
2iT Poplar street
To Board Of Police Commissioners.
Last December ! WAS held up and
robbed OF my watch and Sl.75 In cash
by one Bruno, who was afterwards ar.
rested and the watch and money was
louDd IN his possession by your officers
! was informed at the time that these
articles would be required for use az
evidence when the case was tried in the
Court Of General Sessions. and they
We're held By your department
After the case had been disposed OF
by the Court OF General Sessions. / /
made several requests of your officials
for the return Of my property, and was
informed that the watch and money had I
been delivered 70 the attorney generals /
office to be used as evidence. and had I
not been returned TO your department.
I'm letter to me dated Nav "a. 1914, \
President Bowers gives ME this infor. :
nation:
Replying TO your favor Of the 25th
instant relating to your watch and SI.75 F
IN money beg to advise that they were
sent TO the upper court lin January 90
oe used as evidence, and delivered IN
the office Of the attorney general ( +
would advise that You consult Mr.. A. ID. (
Ihaytor. the deputy attorney general. 4
tie, no doubt, has the articles put away,
and as he had been away tor some timo
on account of Illness and was not in
the March term when your case was /
tried, He can be found in bis Office any
time after Monday next.
Respectfully yours,
William II. Bowers
President Police Commission.
Acting upon The suggestion contained /
IN the above letter OF Mr.. Bowers / (
called upon the attorney generals Office 1
for my property and was informed that |
it was not in the possession Of that OIL
flee, and never had been received there.
by the following letter from the deputy
attorney generals:
Replying to your request for infor
nation concerning certain money and
watch belonging to you, of which you
had been robbed by one Bruno. taken in II
connection with the letter of MIR. VIII II
liam III Bowers nrpSidenf of fhn hoard Il