New Britain herald., 1929-09-26
fly get the car in the morning. j it was parked nearby.
 Admit Lying in Court

fly get the car in the morning, if 1t was parked nearby.
 Admit Lying in Court
 Tony Lugli, q states witness, ad- mitted to Attorney Thomas F. Me-
 Donough, who represented Kcogh
 that he lied under oath while tes- tifying in New Britain police court. Brighenti, also a states witness admitted that he lied under oa.h in New Britain police court, bit claimed the story he told was man.
 ufactured for him by INoogh. H. Was telling the truth now, he said. and keOgh and he removed the tires. He admitted that Attorney McDonough questioned him 3t length before the trial in New Brit ain. warning him to tell the truth even if it implicated keogh in tho theft, it being the attorney's plan to have Keogh plead guilty and pav fine, but Brghonti insisted through it all that he alone re- moved the tires and Keogh had absolutely nothing to do with it.
 John Zpllo of New Britain caus- ed some morriment in the courr room whom he testified that he WIS at loss 10 account for his pres- ence as a witness. He was served with subpoena by a deputy shcr- if on Tuesday. he said. but ho df) not know how Attorney McDon0urh learned that he heard Brighonti. who is employed in the same room with him in the Corbn Screw cor poration in New Britain. had toll man in Xipkos presence that he was going to change his testimony when he reached Sunpr- for court. for the reason that ho was not going to do IS months for anybody"
 Gailncy Praises Briehcn:i
 summing up for the state. Assist ant States Attorney Donald Gaffnoy told the jury the state had hoo1 greatly aided by Brishenti's honcs- ty. He told d falschood in Now Britain police court but he correct ed it and was telling the court tha exact circumstances surrounding th. i theft Koosh went 10 Now York and brought Brighonti back to New i Britain, seeing to if that Attorney McDonough was visited first. auI then Brighenti was turned over to tn" police. BYghcnti Attorney falfnoy pointed out. was a young 1 man. only 20, while Koogh. 50, was an old hand.' KeOgh was sceflE . 10 it that BriEhonti's story was as nc wanted it to be, but as soon aS Inc young man got away from heoghs influence. he retained ln attorney and pleaded guilty. because he was guilty.
 He might have known Kcogh would double cross him." Attorney -raiin"y said, He might have known \eogh wanted him back 10 save nm. k"ogh, with dirt and grease 'n his hands, was caught rcd hand 'd ny policeman. The state calls | plain. unadutoratcd theft"
 Attorney McDonough called 10 tho .ttenfIon of the jury the fact that \'oGh could have paid fine of S5o 'hI costs in New Britain police 'onrt, and walked out a free man. 'ut ne was innocent and he would 'ot plead EUilty This was his at- liHd" from the very outset. Officer irahrck kncw vory we'll that if was }r1Sh"nti and not Kcogh who was rouchIng near the Honcyman au- omohtl'. He knew it was Briehon- | who had been removing the tires. ."t h" would not say so. He cvadod { every turn. Attorney McDonOucb I""lr"d, and he did not tell the acts as h" knew them to be, for the rason that he wanted d conviction T k"ogh's carc.
 Says Policc Want Convictions
 hay" been irving criminal 1sos for six years and | know how
 great many policemen regard their , nty.' Attorney McDonough charg- , q. "Thoy want convictions in every asN, whether the man be guilty or . 1nocont. This is a case of vindicat- i 1S an officer in a wrongful arrest, i ven If It means tn" placing of an ( lnocont man behind prison bars"
 Referring 10 Brighonti and Iueli f s ''Sclf confessed liars under oath T -pcrjurc"s, Attorney McDonough , I 'orcd them severely and asked the ! Try not to convict Kcogh on their (