New Britain herald., 1920-12-13
HEALy6OUND OVER
 v SUPERIOR COURT
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l Shortly before G. o'clock yesterday
 afternoon Judge Klett Senator-eIect
 Edward F. Hall. Representative
 Richard Covert and Prank H. Holmes,
 called at the police station and talked
 with Mir. Healy.
 Following this conference. MT.
 Healy was still in custody. but it
 could be seen that every effort was
 being bent to secure a bondsman.
 Clerk Joseph Hoffenberg of the Hart
 ford police court arrived about 10
 o'clock and the papers releasing the | prisoner on bonds were filled out, MT.
 Holmes acting as surety. Up to the time of his confession there had been I no complaint lodged with the author
 ities. according to the Hartford prose- | cutting attorney.
 Was a Good Banker
 Intimate acauaintances of Mir. Heaiy were astounded in the confession and | arrest. Many expressed themselves as sorry for him in his present predica- | ment, while others claimed that had the real facts been known last week, there are local men who would have willingly come to his rescue. At the New Britain Trust company today officials and former associates of MT. Healy were shocked and grieved over the sudden turn of affairs In his life.
 Mir. Healy. with his wife, resided at
 71 Vine street. up to a short time ago.
 when he moved to Hartford, occupying an apartment at 5O4 Prospect street.
 During the past few weeks, MT. Healy is reported to hate spent con- siderable time at the Elm Tree Inn, at Pennington. The last time he was seen in public until he appeared in police court this morning, was last Thursday. when he was about the Inn as usual. Attaches of that hos telry say that there has been nothing unusual in his actions during the past few days that would denote that he was in financial stress. On Friday. the day of his dismissal from the bank, MT. Healy was with local friends at the Ryan place. The trio sat in the George Washington room" and chatted with the door wide open, I and with-no apparent attempt to keep | secrecy. He later paid his bill at the I place, and announced that he was going home. 4
 Numerous cases are on record, where restitution has been made in similar offenses. and this has had a tendency to mitigate circumstances, and to secure for an accused. a lighter sentence. It is believed that when the trial of MT. Healy comes up ' 
 MT. Healy is reputed to owe con siderable sum of money in his yari- ous accounts with local merchants.
 l.. A. Sprague, who is at present treasurer of the local Red Cross stated this morning that he did not know positively whether MT. Healy had been short as far as the local cr- was concerned. MT. s,prague was chosen treasurer one | after Mir. Heaiy left the New Britain Trust company and he at that time asked for the books of the treasurer. They were not forthcom- ing, neither has he received them to date. he said this morning. Conversa- tions with MT. Healy had led him to believe that the Red Cross had ap- s10.0OO to its credit on MT. Healy's books. Beyond that he had no records.
 Receives S2,OOO From HeaIy.
 A few months ago the Home Sery- Ice bureau of the Red Cross, which Is run independent Of the general or- merely depending upon it for funds. received s7,00o from the former treasurer to carry on it's work, 1 this reducing the local balance. &C., IoHbhh ho toHJcItuTt, io hDouL SS,UUV. Il The period for the ''RoIl Call" came about necessitating that the local authorities procure the books.
 Another Cheek From HeaIy.
 This they could not do, but, on IS they received a check from Mir. Healy amounting to Ss,- D75.3s which, peculiarly enough is lust the amount which the Hartford l bank vice-president is alleged to have he was short in the bank accounts. The books are still in the possession of Mir. Heafy. It is barely T possible that Mir. HeaIy had not the f funds to meet the obligations of luis z in this city and by h Of the books in Hart ] lord secured that amount to square ] up here. s
 Figures Correspoud. l6
 Morning stories indicated that MT. Heaiy had made good here at the ex. penso of his bank in Hartford. MT sprasue stated that there was no way or Knowing whether he han chosen this method but the -sct re- mains that the total balance due as Iar as IS Known, corresponds exactly short.
 N. B. Friends to Rescue. 1
 NIT. Healy was visited as soon as Inf, shortage and trouble YVES known Inv several friends from New Britain notable among whom were Senator George w. Klett Representative { Richard Covert and Senator-elect E. |