Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-23

pulled off its hinge by the crowd in its
| efforts to get into the court room to
hear the evidence in the case of the
| state VS.. Addie Burns. Every chair
was occupied and once inside it was
necessary to stay until d recess and
after going out it was not easy to get
back again. Some spent the entire
day there. The state completed its
testimony during the day and two wit
| nesses were called for the defense and
| an attempt will be made to prove an
alibi, it being claimed that Addie
Burns was not in New London when
the alleged offense occurred.
Florence Staples was recalled to the
| witness stand at the opening of court
and continued the story of the check
| system used IN the Burns house and
| there in January, 1907. She did not
know Of clothing being bought for May
Burns.
Girls Mother Testified.
Attorney Alling called Mrs. Kate
Burns of New Haven, wife of Michael
Burns and mother Of May Burns and
/ eight other children. May was born
| in August, 1891, in Danbury. She
missed her early in 1907 and complaint
was made to Chief Wrinn at New
! Haven. but she did not see her dau@h.
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when she returned home, accompanied
| by Grace White. The girl said she had
| been taken to the Rurns house in New
| London, where she had been assaulted.
After her testimony the state rested.
McNulty's Testimony Heard.
Attorney Goodhart claimed to the
| court that John McNulty, who, it is
| claimed, had taken the girl to New
London, had been summoned by the
| state and used as an exhibit, but not
called to testify. After a tilt between
| the attorneys Judge Wheeler allowed
| the lawyers for the defense to consult
with him for five minutes, after which
| they returned to the court room and
! McNulty was placed on the stand. He
| is a young man, good looking and
small of stature, but pale. He testi-
fed that he knew May Burns three
months before they went to New Lon
don. He denied threatening to shoot
her or promising to get her work in a
shop. He declared that she asked him
to get her a place where she could live
and have fine clothes, as she knew
some fast girls who did She claimed
| she had trouble at home ana any place
but that for ner. Later he heard Of
the Burns house and May claimed she
had also heard of it through friend
who was there. She said she had been
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other girl and her family did not care.
On the night they went to New Lon
don he met May and Florence Dewey
with a yCUng man named Woods. Nc
Nulty walked with May and upon her
suggestion that she would make believe
90 home but would return and meet
him he left them and as she promised
they met in about fifteen minutes and
went to the 4LenoX at 10 o'clock. He
telephoned to the Burns house in New
London that the girl who wanted to
go there was with him and Addie di-
rected him to get SO from Mr.. Hayes
of the Lenox. Previously Mr. Hayes
asked May If she wanted 10 go to New
London and she said she did. May
was anxious for the train to arrive
and spoke of the fine clothes she would
have.
McNultv told Attorney Hull that he
Is 20 years old and left New Haven
in March, 1907, going to New York
and Coney Island. where he worked IS
a waiter under the name of John
Barnes He did not go away for fear
Of arrest. He went to New Lndon
twice after he took May there, hut de-
MED asking her for money. She was
at the Thayer house the second time.
He called up the Burns house twice in
the same evening they went to New
London and was told that the girl
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will. He supposed that May would
be the one to pay the SO to Hayes
when she earned It. McNulty could
remember little of the conversation at
the Burns house when they arrived,
but he was allowed to stay there that
night. McNulty stated that he was un-
der indictment in the New Haven
county court. The information, which
charges McNulty with enticing May
Burns to a house Of i'll fame to lead a
life of shame. was laid in as evidence.
Annie Foster, who stated that she
was 35 and living with her mother in
East New London, was called, and tes-
tilted that that was not her real
name She testified that she had been
an inmate Of the Burns house from
October, 1901, to August. 1907. She
told of being at the Burns house when
May Burns came there. The next
morning the girl told the housekeeper
her name was Florence Harris, which
the housekeeper discredited. The girl
made chum of May Lewis, and while
she could not tell positive acts she did
like the others in the house. The
next day after the Burns girl arrived
Addie Burns left and did not return
for over a week. being at Comfortable,
r. I. She told of DR.. Ganey coming
to see the girl
Bail Increased 5000.
Because Of a coughing fit Addie
Burns was obliged to leave the room
and a recess was taken shortly after
three o'clock. At this time States
Attorney Hull asked for an additional
bond for the Burns woman because
of the second charge of rape which
had been filed against her, this being
alleged to have taken place a week
after the first The states attorney
stated that there was plenty of time
away, but Attorney Goodhart thought
there had been insufficient evidence as
yet to cause her to leave the state.
Judge Wheeler fixed the additional
bail at $4,000, and Addie Burns was
ordered to furnish it to the satisfac-
ton of the clerk of the court by noon
today. This makes the bail $4,000.
After the recess Annie Foster was
recalled and testified that May came
to the Burns house again about boat
race time accompanied by girl friend.
She said she was supposed to be at
work, but had gotten off for tn ebay.
She asked if Addie Burns would take
her back to board and May Lewis said
Neverl She had dinner there and said
she was going to Hattie Thayer's and
would get some money from Sullivan
to go back home with.
Annie Foster on cross examination
said that she had been married 10
years, her husband being dead. She
had been at the Burns house since
October 21, 1905, having come there
from Providence. The name is an as
sumed one and she demurred to Civ
ing her own name.
states Attorney Hull claimed II