Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-26
WILL ANSWER IN SUPERIOR
 COURT FOR STEALING 1000

Charged with having stolen s1,000 from Miss Pauline Lizdinski of 62 Douglas street. New London, Tessie Shinnowska, aged 23 was arrested at Mantle about o'clock Friday afternoon, and in the police court at New London Saturday morning was held by Judge William B. Colt for trial in the next term of the superior court under bonds of $2,000. She went to jail, as she could not furnish bonds.
 While Tessie was being taken back to New London in a taXicab Friday from Mantle, Sergt. Charles Hammond states that she confessed to him that she had taken the money and begged him to per- init her to jump from the speeding taxi and end her life. She had S996.53 in her possession, as we'll as 26 pieces of table silverware belonging to the Lizdinsh family and considerable linen belonging to the Hotel Royal.
 Sergeant Hammond testified in court that when he had captured Tessie at the Mantle railroad station she had in her possession railroad ticket for New Ha- ven and had the $996.53 in cash. She had the money distributed about her person, some was hid in her hose, some in her shirtwaist and the balance in a handbag which she carried on her arm. She was carrying a suit case and large bundle. In the bundle were the linens from the Hotel Royal and in the suit case the sil- verware, consisting of six forks, three knives, six tablespoons and 14 assorted teaspoons. These were identified by Pauline as belonging to her.
 Tessie told the court that she met a chauffeur named Joe who stole the money from Pauline and then gave it to her with silver spoons and forks which were in the Lizdinski house. The chauffeur left Tes- sic at the railway station and disappear ed. She said she was affected by the wine she drank and which came from the chauffeur, and that she doesn't know his surname, nor does she know anything about him except that he stopped nearly every week at the Hotel Royal, where Tessie was employed, and she thinks he was there last week Tuesday. As prop erty of the Hotel Royal, including table and bed linen and blankets were found in the possession of Tesaie when she was arrested, it will be a difficult matter for Tessie to convince a jury or judge that the chauffeur brought them to Tesse and made her take them.
 Miss LiZdinski, who is a woman past 35 years, told the court when Tessie was arraigned that Tessie was in the habit of calling on her at their home in Douglas street. She brought wine the last day she called and insisted upon the members  it. Miss Lizdinski took a small drink, but she didn't like it and refused to swallow it. Her mother, father and brother took drinks of it, the beverage making them sleepy and dizzy. Tessie and Pauline went for walk and when they came- back the wine was served. Then the family and Tessie retired, the brother, Frank, sleeping on the floor, as there was not bed accommodations for all.
 In the morning Pauline went to work and when she returned she found her parents and brother under the influence of the wine"
 The situation alarmed Pauline and she first thought of her money, which was in bills and was in a trunk in the house. She went to the trunk and discovered her loss. She declared that she had saved the money for the education of her broth CT and said he had already spent a year at college in Cambridge.
 A portion of the wine in the bottle in which she presented it to the Lizdinski family was in court, and those who in haled it's odor thought it resembled hair oil or perfume.
 It is believed that the chauffeur story is all dream and that it will be dis closed that there is no such person.