New Britain herald., 1929-11-18
KE0UGH AND WISK
 :HELDFOR ROBBERY
Bound Over for Rolling" Guest
 During TaXicab Ride


 court today after long hearing. on the charge Of highway robbery. Both have records. Wisk waived eX- animation and was represented by Judge William r. Mangan, while Keough, represented by Attorney Thomas F. McDorough. took the witness stand and denied that Stanley York was rolled" in a taxicab on the afternoon Of Octo- Der cS, as alleged.
 Judge Traceski said he would not believe Keough because he had lied under oath in police court on his last appearance, 10 which Attorney McDonough replied that whatever happened in court at that time should not be held against Keough in this case. Judge Traceski said he could take judicial notice of what happened in the other case.
 As to bonds, Judge Traceski said Keough's record was bad and therefore he should he required 10 post a heavier bord than Wisk. Prosecuting Attorney Woods want ed a 5000 bond for Keough but Judge Traceski made it s2,50o. In Wisk case, the bond was set at s1.50o. Wisk has been at liberty in sl.0o0 since his arrest. while Keough has been in jail in default of s, 900 bonds for several days.
 WisIl Accuses keough
 Sergeant P. A. McAvay. Sergeant r. J. O'Mara and Officer F.. M. Kiely testihed that York complain ed of losing SGT in d taXicab while intoxicated, and Wisk, after being arrested. made confession in which he accused keough of roll ing" York and giving him 8, also giving some of the money to third man who was present but who las not been found by the police.
 ?1yron Zmijeslii, driver of the cab, told Of answering a call at 2:@5 o'clock in the afternoon. and said he met Keough on Beaver street. He was accompanied by keough to North Main street, where York was put into the cab, Zmijeski drove to Clayton Road and let York off.  York was his ,old man" and lived in white house nearby, The pace was referred to SIS a chicken farm. Although the charge on the taxicab meter was only so cents Wisk gave Zmijeski one dollar and then anoth er. on suggestion of either keoush or the third man. and later WisN V cents.
 Could not Identify Men
 York told of meeting a man whose name he did not know, and later they had some drinks in a "speakeasy." York could not iden- tify Wisk or keough as having been with him but he recalled that he had scr in bills in the pocket of a jacket he was wearing, and two men held him by the arms ani took the money. He was afraid they would kill him, he said, and they actually did use him with V'o- lence, punching him and forcing him out of the taXicab. He was later found helplessly intoXlcatel by Officer James Kelly, who arrest ed him. and upon missing the money he told the police and the investigation was put under way.
 It was brought out that Nis'i and Keough were questioned in each others presence after the latter Wa arrested and Wisk accused keouet Of taking the money, which keougf denied. Keough was picked up 1T Main street restaurant
 Louis Bianchi, proprietor of store at Main and Beaver streets was called by Attorney McDonougt and testified that two men camt into the store on the day in queS tion and telephoned for a taXicaN but he could not identify them.
 Keough Denies Theft
 Keough testified that he was walk ing ID Beaver street on the way t See friend on Lasalle court abou getting a job, and he saw York un der fine influence of liquor in al allcyway with Wis!l and anothe fellow. Keough went along but dit rot locate his friend, SO he cam back down the street and found tn two again in different yard. II gave them hand at the request o one of them but they could not ge York off the ground.
 Finally it was decided to call taxicab from the store at Beaver an North Main streets, and Keoug heard the telephone call put ir afterwards walking along Beaye strect and meeting the taNicab nea St. Mary's school He got in an directed the dr,ver back Go Norr Main street, whore they loaded Tor in and drove him to Clayton roaC
 Wisks y5uion claimed 10 he hrothnr-ln-law of York aud said th latter lived in a house near L. place they left him.
 Advised to Leave City
 Keough claimed that he had nc left New Britain since the alIegc robbery and he had seen an spoken 10 policemen on the stree Wis5, the day after he waa i court sent for him and advised hi to leave Now Nritain, saying he ha been arrested and # koough s'aye in town Tt would make it tough fc him" KcoUSh replied that there Va 10 warrant out for him and h. di not leave the city oven for a visit.
 The brothor-iu-law explained th; be didn't want 10 buAg York n' the house bncaus" yorha vii would give him hell" for hrtnein him home intoxicated,
 After leaving York tg inc side ( the road, Wisk, keough and Il hrothcr-in-law got into the taAca and were driven back tn the corn' Of I.asalle and Beaver streets, wine, Keough and Wisk got ont WI, gave the taxicab driver g. and h, fore leaving him gay" him 2j cent
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