Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-24
THE SUPERIOR COURT
Cassidy Case Beard Win Ac-
 cused Man on Stand.

The defense in the case of tho
 state against Frank Cassidy for criminal assault on Anna CarlsOns IS, on the afternoon of March 26 | in Pine Grove as she was returning from school, began late yesterday af-| l ternoon.
 After number of witnesses had stated that they saw Cassidy in the
 north end of the city day or two before or after the alleged occur-s
 renee, and some doctors had testi-l fled, the defense began. Cassidy
 He denied being in town, not only
 on the day of the assault but that
 week As to the identification of
 him by the girl in the police sta- tion, he said there were two rows of men, one in front of the other and he was in the front which con- sisted of only four men. The Carl- son girl was sitting in chair and
 she was told to look at the two
 rows of men, one in front of the other and he was in the front which consisted of only four men. The Carlson girl was sitting in chair and she was told to look at the two rows of men and be careful as to what she would do or say. Cas- sidy's hat was off and Detective Dodds put it on. That moment the girl left her chair and pointing to- ward Cassidy said he was the man, and she was sure of it. That was the first time he ever recalled seeing the girl. He said he knew Edward Hayes, Michael Ennis and Thomas Fitzpatrick but he was not in town when they said they saw him heres James Grant, dis ant relative of the accused, not his uncle as is generally supposed, was the next witness. He testified that he was positive Cassidy worked that week on his farm in Middlebury, and then he went on to say what Cassidy worked at during the days of that week of the alleged occurrence. He was also positive that Cassidy slept On the premises every night of that week.
 The alleged occurrence is said to have taken place on Thursday af- ternoon. The following Saturday night Grant was disturbed in his sleep by loud rapping on his door. Thinking the rappers had no particu- lar business with him he at first paid no attention to them, but their inc sistence made him respond in the end and he saw three men outside. They asked him where was Cassidy and he said: The boy Is asleep" They asked where and the old man said he would call him. The visitors said they would spare him that trouble. He led the way to Cas- sidy's room and the moment they reached it they dashed in and flashed a lantern in his face. Then" said Grant, T knew they were po- licemen and I wondered what they could have. to do with the boy" The police said to Cassidy, We want you for Waterbury" and Cassidy said, All right. I'll go." As they were going away with the young man Grant asked them what he had done and they said he had stol- en chickens. He asked them when and they said Thursday.
 Then" said Grant, "ha, ha, now I've got you, for that boy wasn't or the farm in week"
 Under cross examination Grant said Cassidy first went to work for him about year ago. He went away several times but Grant could not recall very much about his go- ings and comings. He went and came back when he felt like it." said the old man. He was certain. however, that Cassidy had not been away more than two weeks before the last time he went back, and that was a week before the alleged occurrence.
 William Neagle, the next witness, testified that he was passing through Pine Grove the afternoon of the al- legged assault and he saw the Carlson girl with young man. 'I spoke to the fellow" said Neagle, 'and made a motion to strike him and he ran." Neagle would not say that the young man was the accused.
 All the evidence was ia before noon. A verdict may be reached late