New Britain herald., 1927-02-23
kLUG Will DEMUR
TO SWINDLE Charge
Hearing on Legal Move Set for
Monday Morning
BOND KEPT At $4,000
Prosecuting Attorney Woods De-
clares Ex-Soda Clerk Took Last
Dollar of School Teachers Legacy
in "Slick, Smooth Way"

Charged with obtaining money I'M
der false pretences and embezzle-
ment, with the original charge of
obtaining money under false pre-
fences nolled. Clarence Klug, former
soda clerk here, aged "a, of ITO
Maple avenue. New York, gave no.
tice of a demurrer before Judge w.
+. Nangan in police court this morn
ing. and heard Attorney Thomas F..
McDonough plead for a reduction in
the bond from 100000 to $4,000.
Judge Mangan declined to grant the
request, and pointed out that re-
CARELESS of the amount of money in
volved in the complaint, the purpose
of bond is to insure the appearance
Of the accused person in court on
the date Of trial, and since the bond
was fixed at $4,000 no additional
facts have been brought out, hence
there appeared to him to be no rea-
son for a reduction. He assured
Attorney McDonough he will hold
himself in readiness to hear him on
the subject at any time. The attor-
ney said he expects to have some
new facts by tomorrow and Judge
Mangan said he will be pleased to
hear both sides,
Hearing Next Monday
When the case was called today,
Prosecuting Attorney Woods read
the new complaint, in which it is
charged that Klug was directed to
invest $4,000 for Miss Bertha NJ.
Hitchcock. a school teacher, in the
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New
York, and it's subsidiaries, and the
Underwood Typewriter Co. of Hart
ford, and its subsidiaries, but that he
came into possession of the money by
false pretences and embezzled it. At
torney McDonough said he would
demur to the complaint, and on his
request Monday, February IS. was
set as the date for arguments on the
demurrer, Prosecuting Attorney
Woods being agreeable.
Arguing for a reduced bond, At
torney McDonough said klug is not
a criminal and he stands. before the
court an innocent man and must be
treated accordingly. Despite IL,
claims of tie state, no criminal Of.
Tense has been committed, and the
case may never come to trial, he
said, but in the mean<me, the young
man is incarcerated. deprived of his
liberty because of the requirement
of the state for 100000 bond. His
family can post $4,000 in real estate
and cash, and that is a sufficient
amount to insure his presence In
court, the attorney said. He realiz-
ed the nature of the prosecuting at
torneys reply, but he asked Judge
Mangan to bear in mind that "only
the grace of God" keeps many peo-
pie from being arrested because Of
their temporary inability to repay
money loaned them with the prom
Use to pay it back on a certain date.
Calls klug "Slick, SMOOTH
Prosecuting Attorney Woods, re-
plying to Attorney McDonough. said
the latter was making some very
generous claims for his client. I'm
fact, he is magnanimously generous
this morning." Mr. Woods said. The
fact remains. however, that klug, lin
his slick, smooth way" swindled
Miss Hitchcock, and took the last
dollar she had of a legacy from her
estate. AS to his family,
Mr.. Woods said he would not dis
pute Attorney McDonough's claim
that they are people of good char
acter and standing. That has no
with the case, he added.
He asked that the $4,000 bond
stand.
Turning to Attorney McDonough
he informed him that his demurrer
will avail him naught. You have
demurred in this court before and
have not been sustained" he said.
rs that SO? Well. guess they have
been sustained" Attorney McDon-
ough retorted, whereupon Judge
Mangan remarked that he was not
concerned with the guilt or inno-
cence of the young man at this time,
nor did the fact that $4,000 is in
volved interest him. Judge Mangan
was sitting because Judge Hunger
ford disqualified himself on account
Of the fact that the law firm Of
which he is a member represents
Miss Hitchcock and caused the ar
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