New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-30
and got a whistle to spread the

and got q whistle to spread the
alarm.
Then. he said. he saw Stewart
Florian come running towards him.
Florian said Whats the matter
Peter" ano Curtin told him that
there had been . robbery at the
bank. He told F1orian to get in his
car and follow the one the bandits
had left in. He said that Florian
had his car in parking space near
J the station and Florian ran to 1t,
got in and followed the other car.
State Police Sergeant Walter A.
Lynehan stated that he was or
dered to Plantsville and Bristol on
June %. He stated that he was put
on the investigation of the holdup
at the Plantsville National bank and
he was still on the case.
He testified that he had been at
scene where the car in which the
bandits had ridden into the woods
about Grannis' Lake and been aban-
! doned. He described the car and
said there were no markers on 1t.
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plates and Meyer had told him
they had taken them off the car. He
talked with the three men in the
presence of each other and in the
presence of other state policemen.
Meyer told him that he had come
from Chicago with DeMarco, max
ing the trip In the same automo-
bile in which they went away from
the bank. He said that Meyer stated
that they had arrived in Meriden at
s o'clock Sunday night, June 10. the
Sunday previous to the robbery.
Meyer told him, the sergeant stated,
that they stayed in Meriden until
Tuesday and then went to Southing-
ton where they camped Tuesday
night at Grannis' Lake. They re-
turned to Meriden Wednesday and
returned about noon to Plantsville.
Florian Implicated
Meyer told him. he testified, that
they met Florian and as a result the
bank was held up. Meyer drove the
car and did not leave it. He did not
enter the bank. His companions
were in the place about five minutes
and when they came back to the car
he drove to the woods. There the
three divided the money and separ-
ated, each going in different direc-
ton.
The sergeant stated that he had
talked with Florian in the Bristol
police station, at the Hartford bar
racks OF the state police, in the
Hartford jail and on another occa-
sion. Florian denied any participa-
ton In the crime
Meyer told the sergeant 1t was
testified, that it was at the instiga-
ton of Florian that he got DeMarco
and the other man and came to
Plantsville to rob the bank. Florian
was with them Sunday night, Tues
day and on the day of the robbery.
Meyer stated also that Florian had
lived in Chicago and at one time
had roomed with him. AS a result,
both decided to go into business to-
gether selling no leak compound
for automobile tires. While in this
business, both came to Platsville and
Meyer lived at Florian's home for
three weeks.
Florian told the sergeant that he
knew from Sunday that the robbery
had been planned. He said that he
was with the men when they plan
ned it. He said that the trio tried to
secure information from him but he
refused to give them any.
The state police sergeant said
that when he was questioning the
three men together DeMarco admit
ted going into the bank DeMarco
said that Meyer drove the car and
that Florian was the instigator Of
the entire proposition.