New Britain herald., 1927-01-28


 $100 to the police pension fund.
 Application for hearing on writ of habeas corpus, alleging that Arthur Aaronson of New York city is being held illegally by the New Britain police, was made to Judge Thomas J. Molloy in the court of common pleas, Hartford. this morn ing by Attorney Thomas F. McDon- ough, counsel for Aaronson. Lieu tenant Governor Brainard yesterday granted the application of the state of Virginia for the extradition of to Newport News, where he is wanted for the alleged grand larceny of s5,0oo from the First National bank. The lieutenant gov ernor allowed a stay of 24 hours to permit counsel for the accused man to apply for the writ Of habeas cor pus.
 The application for a hearing on q writ of habeas corpus was grant cd by Judge Molloy today. and the hearing set for 10 o'clock tomor- row morning.
 Aaronson was arrested in this city on information given to the police by John c. Loomis, president of the Commercial Trust Co.,, after Mir. Loomis had confirmed by telegraph his suspicious that was faking when he repre- scented himself as the authorized agent Of the Pioneer Rubber Co.,, Inc, of San Francisco in search of a site for a local factory. Brainard Acts Without Hesitation
 The lieutenant governor granted the extradition writ yesterday with out hesitation after Attorney Me Donough had made a stiff battle to save his client from being turned over to the Virginia authorities
 The hearing. set for o'clock, did not get under way until after 2:30 due to the late arrival of witnesses from Virginia who had been on the road all night. At the hearing As sistant States Attorney Reinhart L. Gideon of Connecticut represented the state of Virginia. MT. McDon- ough. associate counsel for Aaron son, explained that Attorney Ber- nard Sander of New York, chief counsel, was unable to be present because he was trying case in the New York supreme court.
 Present at the hearing besides Nc Donough and Gideon were Edward L. Kelly. executive secretary to the governor; Detective Seth Collins, of Newport News, Sergeant Penn Will Hams Of Newport News, Samuel Har- ris Hummer. cashier of the First National bank of Newport News; w. NJ. Marks. teller of the first na- tional bank of Newport News; Attorney Joseph G. Woods of this city. Chief of Police William C. Hart, Detective Sergeant William P. McCue, Fingerprint Ex- pert Thomas c. Dolan, William clerk Of the local police w. A. Pieplow, repre- senting the American Bankers as- sociation; Attorney General Ban- jamin W. filling, and Constable Frank Clynes. Aaronson was not present.
 Cashier Sure Aaronson is Man
 Mir. Hummer was the first wit ness. He stated that he had waited upon Aaronson, who gave the name of Joseph Cohen, when he visited the Virginia bank. He said he had pick ed Aaronson out of a group of seven or eight men in the New Brit ain police station and there was no doubt that he was the same man. He said Aaronson. under the name of Cohen, had posed as a represent ative of the Pioneer Rubber Co, and said he was going to build branch factory in Newport News.
 At this point Mir. McDonough raised the question of the legality of the requisition certificate. His ob- jections were based on technical points, Lieutenant Governor Brain ard interjected with the question, Do I understand that you deny that this is the man, or do you just ob- lect to technicalities?
 The accused denies that he is the man" replied the attorney. We question the form of the requisition and deny that he is the man"
 W. NJ. Marks, teller in the Virginia bank, positively identified Aaronson in the New Britain police station as the man he had seen in the Virginia