Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30
WESTERLY HEARS WHAT BUTTONS DID
Two Torn From Coat of Thomas D. Greenman Prove Him Mystic Transom Bmglar-He is Bound Over to Superior Court-Stoen Travelling Bag Helps in His Identity Arrests During 1915 Total 173.

Thomas D. Greenman, who with Henry Marteu broke and entered the store of the c. W. Willard company and committed larceny therein on the night of Oct 14, 1912 is in the police tolls again, with indications that he Will pay the penalty for his crime. The revolvers and other articles stolen from the Willard store were found in tho hay loft of a barn in Canal street, and Greenman and Marteu were promptly arrested, found probably guilty, and held for trial in the su- perior court for Washington county. They pleaded guilty at the November term and both were placed on prOba- ton by Judge Baker. Last May Green man was penalized in the Third dis trict court, Westerly, for intoXication revelling and fighting. MarteH is now in Kingston jail awaiting trial on the charge of attempting to break into and enter the store of E. M. Dodge & Co. month ago.
 When the w. T. Fish company and George Emmons stores in Mystic were opened Monday morning, after being closed since Friday night, it was dis covered that they had been entered by the transom route and that consider able of the stock and some money had been taken. Deputy Sheriff J. B. F. Brown of Mystic learned that a young
  goods in the Mystic railway station, had purchased a ticket for Westerly, but did not wait to board the train. TEese facts. with a description of the young fellow who had purchased the ticket. were conveyed to Deputy Sheriff William H. Casey of Pawcatuck, and that officer immediately suspected GreeLman, and went in search of him, accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Brown and Fred $. Opie, in the Opie automo- +1I ownership of the Fitch store.
 Shortly after 10 o'clock Tuesday night they found Greenman walking in the highway near the Rathbun place in Quiambaug. He was arrested and taken to Mystic. the section that lies within the town of Groton, where the stores that were entered are located. Greenman is a resident of Pawcatuck and has an intimate acquaintance with Sheriff Casey. He denied any know ledge of the burglaries, although at the time of the arrest he was wearing gloves and @ muffler taken from the Fitch store.
 Greenman was arraigned before Judge Latimer in the town court of Groton Wednesday afternoon and breaking and entering the Fitch and IE7mons stores. Judge Latimer found probable cause for holding Greenman for trial in the superior court for New LunQOn county.
 In climbing through the transom of tt.2 EmmOnS store, two buttons were torn from Greenman's coat. one drop ling outside and the other inside the store. These were picked up and pre- served and developed into evidence against the accused. The buttons had been replaced on the coat, but of pattern different from the two found, which match the other buttons on Greerman's coat
 Another incident in connection with the burgIaries and the arrest of Greenman which indicates his guilt. The Emmons store carries a burglary insurance policy, and a representative from Boston of the insuring company was at the store Monday to ascertain the loss. After completing the exam inatiOn he went to the railway station to get a train for Boston. While wait ing there he noticed a young fellow in trampish attire carrying a sort of millionaire hand bag. His suspicion was as once aroused. He saw the fel- lew stride up and down the waiting room step up to the ticket office, buy a ticket to Westerly, then step out on the platform and await the arrival of the train. The Boston man immedi- ateIy telephOned to the EmmOns store and Manager Gift responded. Gift want to the platform and looked Green man over and then telephoned for Deputy Sheriff Brown. Greenman rec ognized Gift, and when Sheriff Brown arrived Greenman had gone, leaving the travelling bag on the platform. The bag was taken from the Emmons store