Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-14
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ined the bull and as far as he could
ascertain could not see but that the
bull was all right and not injured. On
cross examination admitted that he
did not go to the Rood place, but was
pointed out pasture on the plains by
Mr. Lynch as the place where the
bull could be found. The bull that he
examined was between one and one
half and two years old.
Lathrop Weaver testified that he
had seen the bull some time in Jury,
but could not tell what date, and that
there was one place where he had
noticed black and blue mark about
as large as a half-dollar, but further
than that could not say that the bull
was injured. Aleck Ellison also tes-
titled to seeing the bull with a black
and blue spot but could not tell wheth-
er the animal was suffering or not.
The State Rests.
A this point the state rested. The
first witness for the defense was Miss
Maud Lynch, daughter of the &C
cused.
She said that on the morning of July
10, between and in the morning,
she had started out with her father to
walk up the hill and that the COWS
belonging to the Rood boys were COM
ing down along the sidewalk, but the
bull was in the middle of them. She
got inside the fence, but her father
continued to walk along, and when
the bull got near her father he low
cred his head and made q move to-
ward her father, pushing him up
against the fence, and her father push
ed the bull away with his knee. Hor-
ace Rood began to use vile names.
George Rood was in the house and
Horace called him out. Both swore a
good deal and called her father bad
names. Her testimony on cross ex-
animation could not be shattered.
Mrs. Lynch Testifies.
Mrs Lynch, the wife of the accused.
testified to being out side the house,
sw ping the walk leading to the side
walk; her husband and daughter went
up the road, as has been indicated by
a former witness, and that another
daughter, Mary, was out, in the yard
and in plain view of all that occurred.
Mrs. Lynch told of her husbands in
jury, received at the point of the bulls
horn. and Of her husbands subsequent
illness.
She gave a clear description of the
surroundings and the manner in which
the cattle came down the sidewalk
Told also of her daughter, who was
with her father, going under the fence
to avoid the approaching cattle. Her
testimony could not be changed on
cross examination.
Patient Was Black and Blue.
DIR. Frank E. Guild of Windham tes-
titled to having been called to treat
Mr.. Lynch twice within "a hours or
such a matter once last summer anu
that he saw black and blue spot in
Mr.. Lynch's right groin that he said
could have been caused by a bulls
horn. Mr.. Lynch's subsequent Illness,
bowel trouble, could be caused by
the effects Of such an encounter. He
could not state the date positively, but
was sure that it was last summer.
Miss Mary Lynch. the next witness,
testified to being Is years old and a
daughter of the accused; she attend
ed the Willimantic normal school, and
last summer on the day in question
was not doing anything in the line of
work, but came out into the yard be-
tween the houses and walking toward
the sidewalk, near where her mother
was, saw the affair with the bull as
related by previous witnesses for the
defense. Witness was subjected to a
severe and exasperating cross exami-
nation, but made no statements that
were detrimental to her direct testi-
mony.
Concerning Bull Calves.
Richard Watrous stated that he had
been a resident of Windham eight
years and that he had a bull calf
born On November 80, 1906, and that
same had been given by him to the
Roods matter of three weeks there
after. Said that he kept all records
in book for that particular purpose,
especially relating to all transactions
IN cattle and the time Of their birth:
Mr.. Watrous said that possibly he had
given another bull calf to the Roods
some two months ago and that with
the previous one were the only ones
that they had ever had from him.
John q. Lynch was then sworn; had
lived in Windham practically all his
life, or for period of As years. He
was 81 years old. Had charge of the
DR.. Thompson summer residence and
was superintendent of that property in
the absence of the owners. His story
of the approaching cattle and the man
ner in which he was injured and the
way his daughter crawled beneath the
fence to avoid the cattle of which she
was afraid, was substantially as pre-
vious witnesses for the defense had
stated. He said that the bull had
showed signs of ugliness at previous
times and came into his yard on sew
eral occasions. When he had pushed
Ine Dull away from MIN with his knee
after the bull had gored him with its
left horn he said that he had told Rood
that unless he kept the bull off the
he would have him arrested
Rood had replied "the bull has as much
right to the sidewalk and more than
any damned Irishman'
The state furtively attempted to be-
fiddle witness but could not succeed
as he gave rational and clear story.
Mr.. Lynch said that he was out of
work for about nine days following the
encounter with the bull and that he
was sick as a result of same, or init
mated that such were the facts in the
case, which seemed entirely plausible
and reasonable after what DR.. Guild
had testified to earlier in the day.
The defense had one more witness to
examine, but court was adjourned at
$40 O'Clock until o'clock this morn
ing The Judge eycused +I1a inv, until