The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-13
Judge Slater Voices Doubt of Ability of State
to Make Grand" Larceny Charge
Hold in Higher Court.
DEFENDANT is HELD IN $500 BAIL
Edward Brotski, Companion of Automobile Dealer on
Repair Trip When North Shore" Box Was
Stolen, Testifies for State.

Brotski said that he had spent the
day at work in one of the factories,
stopped about eleven O'clock that
night at the garage where George
Sullivan is in charge and that Sui
livan asked him to accompany him out
on the Geneva road when call came
for service to a disabled car.
He went along with Sullivan in the
latter's blue Jordan car and stopped
in front of the Madden farm TO give
assistance to the other automobile
which had a rear wheel off. Brotski
said that he didn't notice the mail
box when they stopped, but that he
had seen the box on its post at that
place several times before while
travelling on the road.
Says Sullivan Took 1t.
"After the other car left" said
Brotski, 81 put the jack in the rear
of the car. Sullivan was already m
side his Jordan. opened the door
and got in and Sullivan got out. He
said he was going to get the mail
/ box. He went over and loosened a
nut at one end | don't remember
whether he asked me or whether
| volunteered, but / got out and helped
I'm After IL got tiAe box loose he
drove away.
"This was about 1880 a. m. and we
drove as far as the Grand View Inn
where we stopped. Just then a North
!. Shore bus drove up and a police of
icer stepped out of it. He looked into
the car and found the box. Sullivan
said that he knew nothing about it,
4 Under cross examination by Alfred
Drury, attorney for Sullivan, Brotski
said that he had talked with the dis
trict attorney Saturday afternoon, and
that later he had met Sullivan and
denied that he had seen Mr.. Sym
monds. He said that Mr. Symmonds
told him not to tell Sullivan that he
had made any admissions.
However, he admitted under further
questioning that he had then told Sui
livan that he was going to tell" He
admitted that he had talked with BeV
Dyer the day following the theft Of
! the mail box, but denied that he had
told Dyer that he chad played a good
joke on Sullivan" He said that ne
talked with Dyer before his visit to
! the district attorneys office.
isn't it fact that you pried the
mail box off the post and put it in
Sullivan's car? ?" Drury asked Brotski.
81 did not" the witness replied.
| Admits Giving Assistance.
Brotski said that he merely helped
! Sullivan put the box in Sullivan's ma
chine after it had been pried off from
! the post and was resting on top of
the post He denied that he had
originated the idea of getting the box,
and laid all the blame on Sullivan.
He testified that on the way back
to town there had been some CONVEX
sation relative to the, disposal of the
| mail box. He said that he had sug-
gested to Sullivan that it would
be we'll to keep the thing hidden
for a few days" c au o5inlh.
Sullivan, he said, has spoken about
the "buss" making fine window
display in his garage. At. this point
both Sullivan and Attorney Drury
burst into laughter. t-63
Parker Takes Stand.
Edward Parker, driver of the North
Shore buss was next called to the
/ SCanu, ne IcSLlHSu tHdb IS bOVh VIC
call from Mr.. Madden regarding tho
theft of the mail box. He said that
he took one of the cars which was
standing near the station and drove to
the edge of the city where he called
to officer Callahan, and that he iden-
tilted the Sullivan machine.
Callahan, he said, halted the Sulli-
van car and put his flash light inside.
He said that the front wheels of the
"buss" were visible under a lap-robe
in the back seat. The officer, how
ever, did not recognize the "bussp rs
mail box, and he, Parker, informed
him that that was what they were
looking for. The officer then ordered
the machine to headquarters. Parker
said he was familiar with the mail
box because he passes by the Madden
home several times day.
Mrs. Madden told Of having been
awakened by the noise, and Of dis
covering the missing box. She said
that she called her husband who put
in the telephone call. Mr.. Madden
then took the stand and said that he
valued the box at S25. He said that
he would not want to see the boy
make another for less. He thought
that about SO worth of material
had been purchased for the construc-
tion of the "buss."
Sullivan's bail was fixed at $500
by Judge Slater.