New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-30


Florian's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Julian Florian Of Prospect street.
Plantsville. and his younger brother,
Berkeley. had seats In the rooms and
the mother Of the alleged criminal
silently wept during the proceedings.
The men were placed on seats to-
gether to one side of the judges
stand directly In front Of the witness
stand. Meyer and DeMarco were
manacled while handouts hung from
one Of Florian's wrists. During the
trip from the Hartford County Jail
to the Southington court house,
Florian had been manacled to
Sergeant Lynehan of the state po-
lice force.
Cashier Olson after answers to the
preliminary questions directed at
him by Prosecutor Camp. stated that
at about 1880 o'clock on the after
noon Of Wednesday. June p, he was
standing at the door Of the back
room of the bank which leads into
the main banking room. He was in
the teller's cage and upon looking
through the window. he saw De-
Marco standing there with a pistol
levelled at him. He identified De-
Marco as the man, designating him
as the man in the middle"
Identifies DeMarco as Gunn,an
He said that DeMarco ordered
him to put his hands up and he
obeyed. There was another man with
DeMarco in the bank. DeMarco then
came around to the side of the
cashiers cage where Olson was
standing and said Mr.. Olson. we've
been waiting for you for long
time" the cashier testified.
Olson said that with his hands
still over his head, he went to the
door OF the back room where Is wife
was, to tell her to keep her hands
up because they were being robbd.
H said that DeMarco told him to
open the safe and he began to obey
the command. He said that he evil
IDENTIFY did not travel fast enough
because DeMarco said to him "Hur-
ry up and quit your sailing" He
opened the safe.
There was a small bag In the
safe and DeMarco asked him what
was in it. He answered that there
were several hundreds Of dollars
in gold in 1t. DeMarco took the bag
and also took gold coins from
small tray in the safe. He also took
what bills that were in the safe.
AS DeMarco backed away, he
asked Olson where the banks guns
or pistols were and Olson stated
that he answered "Over there"
Again DeMarco asked himsthe ques-
ton and again he answered "Over
there" The pistols were taken and
Olson was ordered, he said, to lie
down on the floor.
He started to obey but DeMarco
wasn't satisfied with the manner Of
his movements and he was ordered
to lie so that his hands would be in
view. Olso got down on the floor
and DeMarco and his companion
went out of the teller's cage.
AS they went out OF the door of
the bank, Olson rushed after them
and met a customer coming in. He
saw the car which was parked
short way up the street from the
bank, go away, and he gave the
alarm. ....
Upon questioning, he stated that
the second man had taken the pis-
tolls. He said s4,436.62 had been
stolen
He said that Stewart Florian had
been in the bank about l o'clock
that noon and that the Southington
man had cashed certified check
drawn on the New Britain Trust Co..
for s25.
Woman Describes Robbery
Mrs. Olson testified that she was
in the bank at the time of the rob-
berry. She identified DeMarco as the
man who was in the bank and de-
scribed the holdup. She said she
heard her husband ordered to open
the safe. There was another man
with DeMarco.
Peter Curtin. gateman and watch
man at the railroad crossing at
West Main street in Plantsville, next
testified that on the day of the rob-
berry. he heard from inside his
shanty. someone calling Peter,
Peter" He ran out and saw Mr.
Olson. Olson shouted at him to get
someone to follow the car which was
lust leaving the curb. Curtin said