New Britain herald., 1928-10-24
FIND Two CANS IN
LEOPOLD Store
Detective S,ys rbsy Smelt Of
Gasoline or Kerosene

sides. were found In the furniture
store In the Leopold building on the
meeninS OF February s. the day Of
the fire. according to testimony
given this morning 1t the trial 81
Louis N. Leopold by Captain Will
liam r. Keegan, chief inspector Of
the detective bureau. The spout Of
the cana, he aaid. were pointed to-
wards the floor without caps on
them. Tho contents OF the cans. ac-
cording TO Captain Keegan had the
smell Of gasoline or kerosene. The
key taken from the pocket of Sam
uel Weiss found dead In ruins and
tho key given to the police by Leo
pold both unlocked the lock of the
door.
lAolice Tind Cans
Captain Keegan said that Detec-
tive Sergeant Henry Johnson and
Officer Dan Carso. clerk Of the de-
tective department found the cans
while he was saving out portion
Of the front door including the lock
end door knob. The canS we're lying
about ten to - feet from the front
door. he added and were covered
with burlap baggtng.
The tops of the baggiug the wilt
ness said were burned OF and the
cans party covered by burned fur-
niture.
Captain Keegan testified that
there was only = little liquid IN one
OF the cans while the other con-
talncd more. At this point Captain
Keegan at the request Of States
Attorney lewis shook the cans 20
that the members Of the jury might
hear the contents. Captain Keegan
also told Of finding the parked tour
ing car on East Liberty street at q
point about 800 fest from the inter-
section Of Baldwin street. He said
the car bore tho markers y 1851
The car was parked on the north
side Of East Liberty street facing
towards River street. The witness
said they found q heavy piece OF
canvas tn the rear Of tho car thrown
in a heap on the floor. The can
vas,> he sdded. smelied Of gasoline.
On the canvas Captain keegan
claimed he saw two marks.
Points to Epots
At the request Of States Attorney
Lewis the witness pointed to the
spots on the canvas which was ad-
mitted al an exhibit. Attorney John
H. Cassidy objected az he claimed
there has been no connection made
between Samuel Weiss and Leopold
The exhibit was admitted and the
defense allowed an exception. Dur
ing the pointing Of tho mark" ATTY
Cassidy INQUIRED II there were real
" marks there or was It an imagin'
arv gesture. The keys OF the Cal
were in the evieeA and tho machine
Wa drtvsa " TIN police headauar'
ters BY q man named Kelly. The
canvas remained In the car and wal
later taken to the detective bureau
captala Keesaa then testified that
he with Lieut.. Joseph Stevens. ser
reant Htnry johnson and Dan Car
son went To the front Of the build
ing whore the furniture store va.
located. Attorney Lewis questioned
the witness about the key that wa
found in the pocket Of the dead
man.
Attorasy Cassidy objected to this
He said in support Of the object
ton that gheinits testthea that the
key he claimed Leopold gave 70 :.
weiss had Leopold's name ON y
while this key did not have It on n
Judge CaA Foster asked tho defense
counssl Il he could point out any
such evidence and Attorney Cassidy
replied LACK At page ~ OF the evi,
dence." He read . question asked
shsllnits - to whether Leopold''
name was On II and the answer
s.yss." judge Foster allowed the
auesEisa aad granted the defense m
e1osptlon.