The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-21

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 some water and a few minutes later some beer to quench the strange thirst. A few minutes later she claims to become semi-conscious She remembers in a haZy way oi awaking up in an automobile. Sul. livan was one of the two men with her. He quieted her with the state. ment that she had been taken sick but not to worry as she obtained the position and everything would be o. k. The next morning she awak ened in a bedroom in the house on Pleasant street. Distefano was with her. She was partly dressed, she testified. DistefanO told her to re- main quiet as he expected his father home and he was not to see her. When she dressed herself she left the house agreeing to meet Diste- fano in Exchange place. He failed to appear and later she went to a friends house and slept the greater part of the day. She recalled going to the Baron'S office on Wednesday evening, March 4th. She told her story to her sister and later to a priest, who advised her to consult the prosecuting attorney.
 Most of the testimony given by the child was also contained in her writ ten statements. Her sister, Jo- sephine, she stated. had tried to ac- company her that night. but as Sul- lican resented the whole family going, why Mrs Sullivan became peeved and left them. The written description of the child's experience occupied about twenty sheets of paper.
 Tne child made an excellent witt ness. The child is considered an innocent little girl and the public has manifested a keen interest in her. All visitors were denied the privilege of seeing her last evening or to-day. The police matron was stationed at the door of the detention room and kept the curious away from her
 Prosecuting Attorney Mitchell c. Meyers declared to-day that he in- tended to speed up the case in every way and to place 1t in the hands of States Attorney l.. L. Lewis as quickly as possible. It was intimated to-day that bench warrants may be issued and the accused trio taken al once into superior court for trial. <. ,Tbe return to Waterbury of Mis- Lituwaitis marked climax in one of the most interesting police cases the local public has followed in years. The little girl returned voluntarily. chaperoned by Mrs Jo. seph Sharsky with whom she has been living since her sudden flight from Waterhury on Saturday, March 7th.s-s Mrs, Sharsky spent the night with her and appeared with her in court. She had been kept in com plete ignorance of the fact that Miss Lituwaitis was wanted here as a state witness. Being a friend of the little girls sister, Mrs William Sullivan. she offered to keep her in her home for week or two.
 , The finding of the states witness in Mrs 'Sharsky's home in Ozone Park, Long Island, fulfills the pre- diction made recently that police headquarters would be Miss Litu- waitis' residence within ! short time. Joseph H. Mclean was in posses
 
 trail a warm one. The discovery of the witness completes also some splendid police work, with Lieu.en- ant William Pollard playing the leading role. However, there are enough laurels in the case for him to share with Detective William Foley and John Leary, who played a very prominent part In unearthing valuable information concerning the whereabouts of the girl.
 Acting on a tip received late Thursday afternoon, Lieutenant Poll ard hurried to New York and after preliminary investigation knocked at the door of the Sharsky residence and was greeted by Isabelle herself. Mrs Sharsy on recovering from the surprise of the lieutenant's visit vol- unteered to return to Waterbury with the child. They arrived here last evening.
 There was an immediate conference last night between police officials and Prosecuting Attorney Mitchell c. Meyers. Out of lineup prison CTS. augmented by policemen and civilians, Miss Lituwaitis pointed out Distefano as the man in whose com- pany she found herself when re- gained consciousness in q house on Pleasant street. After having a splendid supper the little girl agreed to write out statement of her ex- periences. She wrote several hours giving very definite information about drinking in Torkomlan's office and of being removed from there in a cab to the Pleasant street resi- dence. She also confessed to the police why she was taken away from the city. She implicated her sister and her husband as the ones who in- duced her to leave Waterbury.
 As rapidly as the child witness wrote her story Prosecuting Attorney Meyers read the evidence and the police checked up on the details.
 New warrants were issued late laSi evening and the three accused were re-arrested and ordered held under bonds of $10,000 each. Torkomiar had been at liberty under bonds oi 35,000, while Sullivan and Distefano who were only liberated fast Wednesday under bonds of $3.00O All three spent the night at police headquarters and were ushered into the police court at o'clock thu morning.
 Miss LituwaItis was followed tt the witness stand by Dr Grace M Santora, who gave evidence tndicat- ing that the girl had been assaulted
 The state rested the case shortly after 10 o'clock and the defense re. quested . continuance until Monday The court refused to reduce thu A.