New Britain herald., 1915-04-15
AMATEUR DETECTIVE / SCORED BY LAWYERS
SuGle Practically Without Evidence
 Against His Suspect.
ALLEGED CHICKEN THIEF FREED
Morgi Admits Having Chicken for Dinner-He Wouldn't Deny Having Red Sweater Either-Hence Officer Believed He Must be Guilty.

Believed He Must be Guilty.
 Have you dined on chicken recent ly or have you red sweater in your wardrobe? If you can give an af- firmative answer to either of these questions it might be we'll to remain silent, for Constable Nelson Sucie, the Westwood Park sleuth. despite the rude jolts given him in court last evening. Is still looking for the man who stole fowl from Alfred Anderson of White Oak, and he requires but lit- tie evidence to arrest his suspects. In fact he proved last night that fond ness for the delectable broiler or a partiality towards red in the seleo- ton of coloring for a sweater Is suf- nc1ent to give him a clue of enough strength to bring in a prisoner, by heck!
 The officers rise to fame as d Sher- lock Holmes was abruptly halted last night when Attorney r. F. McDon- ough and Lawyer James T. Mathor took him in hand and by the time they had finished their verbal as- sault. the Westwood Park "con- stabule" was in q muddle from which he was unable to extricate himself. The NolleN of questions was fired by the lawyers in an effort to clear their client, Tony Morgi of New Britain, of the charge of stealing five hens for which he had been arrested Tuesday night The man had been kept in the lookup for nearly twenty-four hours, "Detectfve' Sucie even refus- ing his Wife's request to be permitted to see him.
 The arrest and the subsequent ac- tions of the officer was responsible for one of the most farcical court ses- sions that has been held here In long time and Justice F. r. Prior, who presided, discharged the prisoner without any hesitancy after he had heard Sucie's great case" The officer was scathingly arraigned by Lawyers McDonough and Mather, who styled the arrest of their client as persecution of the worst kind. As a result of the burlesque there was talk today of asking the selectmen to revoke SuCie's commission as a con- stable.
 Grand Juror M A. Norton, wno is sued the warrant for the suspects ar rest. was probably as indignant as anyone when court was over, as the officers story on which the papers were made up, and that told to the justice were so widely at variance that they could not be recognized as accounts of the one case. Prosecutor Norton declared that Sucio had told him that ne had one
 
 away from the Anderson place with a headless chicken under his arm. He also declared to the grand juror that he had number of others who were prepared to identify the prisoner as the man who had been seen skulking around White Oak and who was sus- pected of stealing the hens. Be- sides didn't he have the prisoners own admission that he had dined on chicken a few days before? Wasn't it also true that in Morgis house the officer found a red sweater? And didn't the suspect wear such a gar ment? Why it's a cinch," said Sucie, T have the right man," he declared.
 His story sounded so plausible that the prosecutor issued the warrant and Morgi was taken into custody. Yes- terday the mans friends employed Lawyer Mather to defend him and his brother went to New Britain and retained Attorney McDonough. Both were in Morgi's corner last night.
 Sucies formidable array of wit nCsses, pictured to the prosecutor before the warrant was issued, de- veloped into few of the people liv- ing or working near White Oak, who were willing to admit that the man they had suspected of stealing the light trousers. They wouldnt iden- tify Morgi as the man and all dis claimed knowing anything about him.
 Attorney McDonough was hot over the mans arrest and he read the riot act to the officer. The case fell flat before the witnesses for the state had even finished their testimony and Justice Prior discharged him with out making 1t necessary for the de- fense to present any evidence. While he was acquitted MorGi nevertheless has two bills from law yers to settle as a result of his ar rest. He was also deprived of an opportunity to work yesterday. was humiliated in shameful fashion and was otherwise i'll treated. The town was also burdened with additional expense. Sucie was practically the only one to benefit by the arrest $