New Britain herald., 1929-08-16
.Keough and Brightente to Face
 Superior Court In Tire Theft; Lawyer Criticizes Pros. Woods
,McDonough Resents Statement That Accused Is a Criminal, and Says "Dukie' Is Being "Taken For Ride"

sIdhllS the t!ItS lL tlit II0itNS i'''eIi sAuto Sales company on the morning .of August 6, he would have been en- .tirely justified, was the startling statement made 10 Judge Stanley J. tTraceski by Prosecutor Joseph G. Woods in his charge to the court this morning in connection with the Harry keough and Brighcnte case. The prosecutor branded young Frank as dangerous criminal and sone who should not be allowed 10 roam about. Attorney Thomas r. McDonough, attorney for the accused men, immediately took exception to the statements made by the prose 'cutor, saying that Brghente's .lnother and sisters were in the room and that It was out of the prosecu- tors jurisdiction to call the 20 year old boy a dangerous criminal
 Bonds Fixed at $500
 As q result the young men were bound over to the next term of Superior court by Judge Traccski on a bond of $500 each.
 Charged with the theft of three ,automohile tires valued at $Go and Of automobile tools valued at S5, ,keough plead not guilty.
 Tt is just another case of-well, the police have got Dukie Keough again and are taking him for q ride" Attorney McDonough told the judge. Frank Brighente, arrested this morning charged with the theft pleaded guilty.
 Officer William J. Grabeck, on the stand testified that at about 2:25 on ahe morning of August $, he walked on East Main street and there saw .Harry Keough crouched behind a ear. Another man, who was near sKeough at the time, ran away. He .ralled to the other man to stop, but sshe didn't. At the rear of one of the .rars he found Keough, who he de- stained while the other man ran to Summer street and escaped. He asked keough who the other man swas and keough replied that he was Columbo. One tire was off a car, and was leaning up against a runway, another was still on the car although the bolts for bushings to keep it in place were on the ground and on the ground, tools were scattered.
 Keough at the time of the arrest told the officer that he had walked down from Lawlor and North streets. At this point two tires were ad- mitted as evidence for the state, as well as some tools, which the officer claimed were found at the scene of the robbery. The tires and the tools were identified by the officer. Ora beck again explained where the various exhibits were found.
 Accused Offer Alibi
 s Before he took keough to the sta, tion house he talked with the mar and Keough told him that the other gar in the yard belonged to Tony Lugli. a man whom he had helpeG move earlier in the evening. He also Stated that Keough told him that Lugli had leaned the car tc Brighente and himself so that they could go fishing. But, he claimed, in stead of going fishing they went tc a down town restaurant where they iunched, and afterwards returned tc Keough's home on North street where they searched for flash light. Not being able to find a flash and because another member of the party had decided that he did not sNant to go fishing, the trip was call Fed off, and keough and Brighente took the car to the Honeyman yarG to be parked before they went home Upon cross examination Attorney McDonough brought out the fac that Officer Grabeck had shouted ''stop or I'll drill you'' at Brighentt while he was running away. H. also brought out the fact that the officers did not see keoueh place hi, hands on either the tire or the car although it was admitted tha Keough's hands were greasy ant dirty.
 The examination of the two car! in the yard later in the morning O August was made by Office Thomas Dolan, the next witness tt testify He told that one of the tire on the Lugli car was about to bov out, and that the tires which wcr, being taken off the car in Honey mans yard would fit the car il which keough and Brighente hat been driving all night.
 S Placing a value of S2O on eacl tire, Edward Honeyman, one of tn owners of the Honeyman company Was the next witness. He told tha one tire was off the car and stand ing against a runway to the secon, floor of the garage, that anothe tire was still on the car althougl the Jugs had been removed, and ha a third tire, used as a spare, Wal missing Upon cross examination Mr. Honeyman said that the tire were worth, with the tubes, abOu SIS. new. He admitted that nc di not know how far they had bee run, and he could not identify fin tools. Peter A. Granger. a m"chaui at the Honoyman garage, told in court that he had put spare O the car the evening before the thef but when he came 10 work the nG> morning it was missing.
 Planned to Fish, They Say
 Tony Lugli, owner of the car i Wrich keough and Brighentc wcr driving, testified 10 the fact that h had asked the two young men { help him move and that they finisI ed about 1G:30 that evening. Ii then gave them the car to go fiSl ing. but he does not know what hal pened after he loaned tho car,
 7 Because Officer Grabeck a11egs -that Keough had been drinking ~the time of the arrest, Sareaant Vi .chael Flrnr, who WIS on tn" 2as1, ahe police station at t6" tin 5<eou~h WIS arrested, tai"icd
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