New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-29
BURGESS IS Held
Under $4,000 BOND
Bound Over to Superior Court
on EmbeZZleInent CHARGE
JUDGE AND LAWYER CLASH
Manager OF Local Office OF Elabo-
rated Roofing Co. Said to Have
Kept Money Turned in BY Gus
.tomers-Trial Next Month.

Kept Money Turned in BY Gus
.tomers-Trial Next Month.
After hearing in police court
this morning lasting more than two
hours, Kimball Burgess, aged 33
years, was bound over to the De-
cember term OF superior court on
the charge OF embezzlement of
s1,01S.1S while manager OF the
Myrtle street Office OF the Eabo-
rated Roofing Co. Of Waterbury.
Burgess pleaded not guilty and was
represented by Attorney Thomas
f. McDonough. Bonds were fixed
at $4,000.
Robert Sims OF 1872 Carlton
street testified that Thomas
O'Brien. a salesman. called on him
to sell him shingles about two
weeks prior to September g. Later
Burgess sold him the shingles and
they We're delivered. On September
q Burgess called to collect $50 and
Sims paid him and took a receipt.
Miss Annie Hiltpole of 47o North
E'urritt street testified that she paid
Burgess $4,000 for shingles. She
took a receipt signed by Burgess.
Paul Simonion of Al Connerton
street did s110 worth of business
with Burgess and Joseph Marine of
10 Cherry street paid $500 to
Burgess for roofing job, they tes-
tiled.
Emilio Marienn! of Edgerly
street. Berlin. testified that Bur
CESS and Themes O'Bricn called on
him one Sunday in August after
ball game and sold him a roofing
Job for s275. He took receipt for
his money.
Mrs. Augusta Ehrler Of 179 Hart
street testified that she paid Bur-
CESS 500 for shingling the roof Of
her home. Charles Skamens of 355
South Main street testified he paid
5270 to Burgess for a roofing job.
Ralph Chant of 40 Balm street tes-
tilted that his wife paid s275 to
Burgess for a roofing job. A. New
man OF 81 Jubilee street testified
that he paid s1s6.S5 for roofing
job.
Office Clerk Explains Shortage
Miss Dorothy Andrews of 159 Nc
Clintock road testified that she has
( been In the employ of the Elahor-
ated Roofing Co. since July, 1925.
She explained the card system used
in the office. In the Sims case the
only payment was one Of s13 made
at the office by Mr.. Sims according
to her records. In the Hitpole case
no payment was made in the s45.50
debit, Miss Andruss testified, &C
cording to her records.
In the Siwonian case the office
records do not show a contract and
no payment was made. she testified.
In the Marine case there Is no record
of payment having been made. In
the Marlenni case no record Of pay
ment is shown. There is no record of
$40 payment by Mrs. Ehrler. In
the Skamens case the records show
4 SGT payment. No record of pay
ment OF $40 by Mr.. Newman and
ST. by Mr.. Chant appears on the Of
fee cards, according to Miss An
druss.
Falls to Turn In $50
She was with Burgess the night
of September 20 when Mr.. Sims
paid $50. She expected Mr.. Burgess
to turn in this payment the next
day but he checked out of a local
hotel the night Of the 22nd and she
did not know where he went. She
telephoned to the Waterbury office
Of the company and learned that
Burgess had not been there. A
representative of the Waterbury Of
fee came here and started an in
vestigation.
Crossed examined by Attorney
McDonough. Miss Andruss said she
always made the bank deposits ex-
ccpt once when Burgess made a de-
post. On the Hiltpole receipt she
signed Burgess name because Bur
CESS told her to do so. Mr.. Cantin of
the Waterbury office came to the
local office every Wednesday to pay
the employees and on one occasion he
told her he would bring the cards
from Waterbury and straighten out
the system in the local office. All
wage. were paid by check so far as
she could recall except once when
Burgess paid her in cash.
She told Burgess to keep her
check when it came. In reply to At
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