The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-07


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 Immediately thereafter they all emerged from the room and court session was resumed. States Attor- ney Lewis informed Judge InSlis that MT. Carolan decided to make g change in his plea and MT. Carolan was called before the bench. Reading of the inforna- .iou was waived by Attorney Scully, Mr. Carolan's counsel, and the lat- ter pleaded guilty to the two counts.
 20 Witnesses Summoned
 More than 20 witnesses had been summonsed to appear at the court today by States Attorney Lewis, and there were indications that if the plea of not guilty had not been changed the trial would have lasted about 8 week. Sergeant Charles Me- Weeney of the traffic accident squad, Motor Patrolman John Me- Donnell, Patrolmen Patrick Hobart and Ernest Pakul of the vice squad were on call at the courthouse.
 Coroner John T. Monzani who held MT. and Mrs. Carolan respon- sible was also present, as was Medi- cal Examiner Edward H. Kirsch- baum.
 Postal Employees Called
 A number of the postal employees were also to have been called to testify in the case. At the time of thp confessions, Postmaster Charles A. Babin was high in his praise of MT. Carolan, stating that he was efficient and trustworthy as an en- ploye, and a man who could be highly respected for his general ex- emplary ideals. MT. Carolan has worked at the local post office and the Waterville sub-Station as clerk for considerable period of time. His appointment to the regular serv- ice was comparatively recent, how ever.
 Five hundred autos of a type sim liar to that driven by Carolan on the fatal night of October IT were checked by memt CTS Of the Water bury police accident squad before the case was finally broken. A tip from an unannounced channel wal the means of the speedy conclusion to the investigation however.
 Confessed
 Carolan admitted to Coroner John T. Monzani almost immediately af- ter his arrest that he was the driver of the car which struck Maxwell When Mrs. Carolan was questioned she too admitted being in the car with her husband.
 The solution of the Maxwell case was the third such investigation brought to close by police in those months of October and November 1887, when no less than five hit-and- run cases were on the police books Since then all but one of the cases have been cleared.
 After admitting the accident tc police, Mrs. Carolan took Police Supt. William J. Roach and Ser geant Charles McWeeney to the rear of her home on Thomastor avenue and showed them a spot ir Hancock brook where she hac thrown C broken part of the right door handle. It was this broken dool handle, a portion of which was helc by police from the time of the acci- dent, that proved key link in the solution. The policemen donned hir boots and retrieved the other DOT. tion of the handle from the brook.
 Evidence
 The car, an early model Buick showed signs that indicated it hac been in an accident. A dented fend- CT, a dented door, removed running board moulding and misfit dool handle all sewed up the net oi damning evidence. County Detective Roland G. filling brought the dent ed door, showing the misfit handle to the court house yesterday.
 MT. Carolan admitted to question CTS, at the time of his arrest that he had obtained the new handle ir New York about nine days after the accident
 The accident happened near the automobile testing lane on Thom- aston avenue, which vas also the scene of the hit-and-run death oi Mike Bush, for which Walter and John Unikas of Waterville are awaiting trial in superic court.
 Attended Party
 MT. and Mrs. Carolan had beer to a party with a group of friends It was reported that Harold Black CT, 8 fellow employe of MT. Carolan's had driven them to their home, but that Carolan had desired to obtain his own car which he had parked ir the rear of the post office. The key had been left in the machine.
 MT. Blacker then drove MT. and Mrs. Carolan from their home to the post office, from whence they started home by way of Ehe Thomastor road. The accident happened as they were en route.
 Police Praised
 Police Supt. William J. Roach was high in his praise of the department for their successful investigation oi the case. Although all members took part in the probe, the actual arrest was made by Motor Patrolmen John McDonnald and Leo McKenna and Oficers Patrick Hobart and Ernest Pakul of the vice squad. Supt. Roach was also present at the time of the arrest. although it was early in the morning.
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