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LOCAL CRIMINAL COURT SEES ROMANY EPISODE
Tribe of Gypsies Fill County Court House This Morning.-Theft The Charge
[The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 30 June 1921]
This morning a most interesting case was heard in the Court house. The court room had taken on the aspect of a rainbow. A tribe of gypsies occupied the principal seats, picturesque in their native costumes of all colors. Four of this tribe were charged with the theft of one thousand dollars from another member of the tribe.
Leo. Thomas, Frank Markolivich, Miller Demotroff and Steve Allaf are the four accused. They were accused of stealing the money from Simeon Lean. The affair occurred in Stamford.
Simeon stated in his evidence that on Sunday, June 12th, about 1 o’clock, Leo Thomas came into his tent. He was followed by three other gypsies. When he got in he asked for one thousand dollars.
“Why for?” asked Simeon.
For reply he was grabbed and his hands placed behind his back, while another man took the money from his pocket. His son came to his assistance but one of the men grabbed him also.
Cross-examined by W.M. German, witness admitted that he had been before the magistrate in Niagara Falls, charged himself, with the theft of $3000. The charge against him was dismissed because of the un-identification of the money.
The wife and children of Lean also gave evidence similar to that of Simeon.
For the defence, W.M. German produced evidence to the effect that on the day in question two of the accused were in Port Dalhousie.
Judge Livingstone stated that he could not make a conviction on the evidence and dismissed the case.
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