New Britain herald., 1927-06-24
H0LDUP MEMS LOOT
SOUGHT IN WOODS
Police Trying to Find Money
Taken From Bank
TRIO UNDER $4,000 BONDS

DeNfarco, Meyer and F1orian Defiant
In Southington Court-Addresscs
Given in Cicero, Ill. Found to Be
Fictitious.
Especial TO the Herald)
Sonthington. June 24.-Thomas
DeMarco. 80, Albert Meyer "a. and
Stewart Florian. "a. were held by the
police In default OF $4,000 on
charges Of robbery with violence
following a hearing before Judge
Lambert Degnan in the Southington
police court last evening at $3.50
o'clock. The case was continued for
one week on the request OF Prose-
cutting Attorney H. c. Camp. to give
the police additional time in which
to further the investigation into the
case:
Although the three were captured
within IL hours after the holdup OF
the Plantsvlle National bank on
Wednesday in which $4,4Se.6o was
taken. only a little more than one
third Of the money stolen has been
recovered and search is being made
Tor the remainder. The police have
planned a treasure hunt through
Grannis woods and the lake In the
center Of the wild territory in on
effort to discover the cache which
it is believed the two actual 1ahbers
made when the chase became too
warm for comfort. 81
When the trio was presented In
court. having been brought by a
strong guard Of state policemen
from the Hartford Jail where they
had bjeen lodged for safe keeping
DeMarco was the only one manacled
They were openly defiant and to
every question put to. them. they
would answer You will have to talh
to my lawyer
"Best Lawyer in Chicago"
DeMarco stuck to his story that
black bag which he was carrying
| and which contained the greater
portion of the $l.516.75 found or
| him, was given to him by stranger
and he stoutly maintained his in.
nocence of any part in the bank rob.
berry. He openly boosted that hi.
boss" would have the best lawye,
in Illinois TO defend him and inti-
i mated that 1t would be Thomas Nash
! of Chicago. . So.
! DeMarco, the oldest Of the three
| said Il am in Connecticut now
Wonder what state / will be in next
I 1t sure won't be Connecticut. Don't
believe everything you read in the
newspapers. l am 80 years old but
| not too old to learn. When ! an,
| cleared Of this charge, whatever i,
Is you can bet will return tc
| Illinois,"
| Although Meyer. upon his arrest
by Policeman Victor Chabot In For
| estville after he had been picked UP
by two autoists. stated that Florian
was the brains OF the holdup and
admitted. according to the police,
his part In the affair, the three were
reticent to further questioning.
The trio has undergone a severe
grilling at the hands OF the state
police but they have steadfastly re-
fused to give out any more informa-
ton. Meyer said that he had buried
500 but after that he refused to
say any more.
The police are searching for q
fourth man connected with the af-
fair whose home address they are
said to be In possession OF. 1t is
thought that II he was in the vi
cinity Of the woods In which the two
captured men were hiding. that he
made his escape by this time.
Gave Fictitious Addresses
Inquiries addressed to the Cicero,
ILL.,. police about DeMarco and Meyer
revealed that the addresses they
gave were false.
A dispatch from Chicago to the
Southington police last night stated
that there were no such addresse:
and neither man was known there
Neither has a police record either ir
Chicago or Cicero under the names
given.
Police Gordon Abandoned
The Gordon of police which was
spread about the woods surrounding
Grannis' Lake was called off yester-
day at noon after the place had
been thoroughly combed for possible
accomplices of the trio. The police
today started early for systematic
search of the woods for the hiding
place which the men are believed
to have used in an effort to get rid
OF the money still missing. The
bandits could either have buried tht
treasure or have dropped 1t in the
lake, 1t Is thought. Police will work
on both theories.
The insurance company which
held the policies on the bank. aftel
paying the institution the amount
OF money which 1t was discovered
had been stolen. offered reward Of
10 per cent OF the amount recover.
ed to those recovering It. Award.