The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-26
Gang Bound Over
Until Next Term
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| is innocent until proven guilty, and
| he therefore, would suggest to the
| court that the bonds be reduced from
| $4,000 to $4,000. Judge Boardman
however, decided otherwise and stated
| that the bonds would remain the same,
and attorneys for the defence signl-
ted their intention of waving exanni-
nation.
At this point Attorney Samberg
asked that if possible, Kiviat, who is
suffering from tuberculosis, be re-
manded to a state farm or a deten-
ton camp of some kind until he is
| brought to trial, as his condition was
such that he personally thought, that
| if kiviat was placed i'll jail for two
weeks, he would not live to answer
the charge.
Asks For Doctor.
He further said that at the present
time he has written to institutions at
Bedford Hills and Colorado and other
| places where Kiviat has been confined
under treatment for tuberculosis. He
also asked a local doctor pc called in
to examine Kiviat and he was sure
that the doctor would corrohorate- the
story he had told.
Judge Boardman stated that he had
no interest whatsoever in that end of
matter would be taken up with the
sheriff at the Jail, and he Will be
treated as his condition warrants.
May Get Bench Warrants.
to the September term this morning,
Prosecuting Attorney E. Earle Car
lick was this morning in conference
with States Attorney Homer Cum
mings, and it is very probable that
bench warrants will be issued either
late today or tomorrow morning and
the trial will be rushed through at
the May term. This means that the
men will be arraigned some time next
week.
All the three men were immedi-
ately removed to the county Jail un-
der heavy guard after their trial
had been completed where they will
remain until they secure bond. 1t is
however, very improbable that they
will secure bond. and the gangsters
will be confined to the Jail in the
meantime.
The police today We're still seeking
the fifth man in the ring known only
to them as Louis Friedman They
have, however, from statements from
the prisoners, found out without
semblance of a doubt, that there was
a fifth man in the ring, who lived
in Bridgeport and who did the actual
planning of the whole affair.
Lyman Seretoff. the dead bandit,
was believed to have been the go
between and Friedman, first lieuten-
ant. He was the man who planned
the whole affair with Friedman and
who knew the lay of the land. Wheth-
er he knew these other men involved
in the affair, or whether he just went
to New York and hired them through
an agency, the police have been I'M
able to find out yet.
The men in their statements to the
police so far have contra dicted them
selves so many times and have re-
fused to give an absolutely straight
forward version of the whole affair
and how they came to get mixed up
in it, that the police are at loss as
to whose story to believe.
SIip-Up Last Week.
They have, however, found out that
the thing was originally planned to
be pulled two weeks ago, but through
a slip up some place the thing was
postponed until last week. What
the slip up was could not be learned.
Another angle of the case that
battles the police is as to the num-
her of persons who fired guns, the
number of guns used. and as to the
exact shot that killed seretoff. AT
the trial this morning, it was definite
Iy established that the first shot in
the whole fracas was fired from the
automobile. This shot is believed to
have been fired by Kraut, the driver
Of the car.
A pearl handled pistol with one
chamber empty, was found alongside
the body of the dead man when tho
car was abandoned in Stratford. This
Is believed to have been the gun That
fred the first shot and was then
thrown in the rear of the car.
Three more shots were then fired,
according to police information, and
these were fired from a blue steel
revolver. This revolver has since
disappeared and was probably thrown
from the car by the men in their
flight.
Another Gun Found.
Another revolver was found in
Stafford yesterday on Burritt avenue
with all chambers still unexploded.
1t was. however. discovered after
minute examination iof the, gun that
the gun. Two of the bullets were
pricked as the result of the hammer
on the gun striking them but they
failed to explode. 1t is thought that
they then threw the gun away when
it was found to be useless.
That accounts for the three reyol-
vers. Whether the fourth man in the
car had a gun could not be deter
mined. There is, however, good rea-
son to believe that there were four
guns in the party.
There also seems to be some doubt
as to whether William Dunn. the Con-
nectcUt Company Clerk who fired five
shots from his gun killed Stone or
not. Dunn does not deny that he
shot. neither does he make a state
ment that a bullet from his gun killed
Stone
Served Overseas.
kraut has an honorable war record,
hs-ing served with the 10th Division
overseas. His mother, also accord
ing to reports, is very sick
BeckerS mother was informed yes
terday of her sons arrest and intend
ed to make a trip to Bridgeport last
night to see her son. Whether she
has arrived in Bridgeport or not could
not be learned.
Sambsrg was at first retained as
attorney for Kraut Though his broth
err in New York, who informed him
late Wednesday night of his brothers
arrest and Attorney Samberg, in the
past, having acted as legal advisor to
the family, Immediately agreed to
take the case.
He arrived in Bridgeport yesterday
and at the police station was met by
Kiviat's- brother. who also requested
that he appear for his brother. This
he did, and when he went to the
prisoners pen yesterday to speak to
his client, kraut, he was requested by
Becker to take his case also. This
he agreed 10 do, although he states
he has never seen any of the prison
erS before in his life.
He Immediately got in touch with
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