The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-29
MAIL BOX CASE
TO JURY TODAY
After Three Day Airing
Case Against Sullivan
Argued This Noon.
DENIES ANY GUILT
George Sullivan on Witness
Stand Says He Did Not Take
Madden Box.

George Sullivan took the stand IN
his own behalf Tuesday afternoon and
entered general denial to the state
monts made by Edward Brotsky IN
connection with the events of the
night or rather early morning of
August "a, 1928. Sullivan said that
he did not steal the little mail-box,
the handiwork of John Madden Jr.,
that he did not say he wanted it and
that he did not pry one end OF it loose
from it's moorings before it was de-
posted in his, Sullivan's car.
sWhen the box was found in back
of my car" said Sullivan upon the
witness stand, 81 thought it was some
joke some one was playing upon me"
Sullivan said that on the night of
August %, somewhere about eleven
o'clock, man came into the garage
and said Mrs. Little's car had broken
down on the Geneva road some ten or
twelve miles out and she had sent in
a call for help. Sullivan said ne lock
the jack, wrench and robe in his
Jordan and together with Brotsky
went out on the call.
Went Back for the Robe.
"Did you have the robe in your
carr" asked. District Attorney Frank
Svmmonds on cross examination.
"No, I went back for it."
"Where was it 2"
"Tn my Office"
'Did you need the robe?'
81 thought BrotsKy might need it.
l asked if he didn't think we better.
have it and he said yes. So | went
back into the Office and got it,"
t"Did you use it,"
"Brotsky used it over his knees as
a lap-robe.''
Stranger With Bottle.
In his long story told with little
interruption upon his direct examina-
ton Sullivan said that while they
were all out surrounding the Nash
car of Mrs Little, Nash touring
car came along.
"a man stepped out, kind of foreign
looking" said Sullivan. Gle had a
bottle, took drink and offered me
drink which l refused. He went over
to Brotsky and afterwards l said to
Brotsky Did you drink and he said 1
told him I didn't have time and he
said Go to hell and drove away"
Sullivan insisted that although his
car had stopped alongside of the mail
box of the Madden's, he did not see
it during the entire time he~was out
on the road that night. He said that
at was the SWEETEST thing in the world
to get accused of stealing U. S. mail
boxn and he hated to be thought the
kind of person who would do dirty
thing like that" He said the district
attorney accused him of it in his Of
fee in interview and when he denied
it, said You're a liar
81 don't know why | didn't punch
his head" added Sullivan.
He insisted throughout his testi-
mony that he had not the remotest
idea of how the little box could have
gotten into his car.
What's Boys Work Worth?
Several carpenters were called for
the defense at the hearing who testi
fed that the box could be reproduced
at a cost of IS. In this testimony the
value of the box as a model or design
did not enter in. A. j.. Karnell tes-
titled that there were $12 worth Of
materials in the box.
A. L. Drury, attorney for the de-
tense, succeeded in introducing this
testimony over the states objection,
as pertinent to the value, the charge
being that Sullivan had stolen mail
box of the value of $25.
Carl Maegaard of the post Office,
called by the defense, testified that
the little bus did not pass the legal
requirements for a U. S. mail box.
The government requirements are that
such box shall be of galvanized tin,
and meet certain specifications as to
height, breadth and thickness.
Several persons called testified to
the good character of George Sulli-.
van and his standing in the community.
These included E. T. O'Brien, Carl
Maegaard, Joseph Funck and others.