Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
JURY HAS CASE OF
 RoBISH AGAINST COuGHLIN
Had Considered It an Hour When Ex- cused Until This Morning-Suit of Mintz vs. Foote Comes Next.

The entire day in the superior court
 Tuesday was occupied with the case of
 Anna Robish of Occum vs. John F.
 Coughlin of this city, which suit for
 $3,000 was started last Thursday. The
 evidence and the arguments were fin-
 ished and the jury had considered the
 matter for an hour without agreeing
 when they were called in at 4.40
 o'clock and excused until this morn
 ing at ten o'clock, when they will re-
 sume deliberation.
 Delayed twenty minutes by the late
 arrival of Juryman Pultz, the defend-
 ant resumed his place on the witness
 stand and continued his evidence at
 the opening of court. He declared that
 he knew the plaintiff, but was posi-
 tive in his statement that he never
 assaulted her nor had anything criminal
 to do with her. He denied meeting her
 as she left a car from the fair ground,
 or that he later walked to Schofeld's
 hill with her or asked her to go into
 Cummings saloon, or that he said she
 was the kind of a girl that would
 drive a man to drink. He said she never telephoned to him. The first time he saw her was in September 1906, when she came to his office and talked about two women having trou- ble and settling it for $15. She called again in December about her grand mothers will, which she thought was lost. The will was found and he was attorney for her uncle who was named as executor. She called again Janu- ary 25, 1907, and told of two friends being sick.
 On July 20, 1907, he claimed he was called to Occum regarding the sale of some land. He met MT. Robish and the uncle and was invited into the house, where he met Miss Robish. The girl told him she was in trouble and that he was the cause of it. and she asked him what he was going to do about it. He said he denied the accusation and as he was not inter ested said he would withdraw. Later she called at the office with her father and uncle, but no reference was made to the assault. He described his office, it's location and the tenants in the building.
 Attorney Douglass referred to Attor- ney A. M. Brown entering the case after it started and said it might have made some difference regarding the jury if that had been known and he intends to argue. Attorney Desmond stated that Attorney Brown was called in hastily as it was found he must testify in the matter himself. Attor- ney Douglass said his objection was not personal and Judge Reed allowed the attorney to continue.
 On cross examination MT. Coughlin said he met the girl at Preston bridge one night about Il o'clock and walked to GreenevHle with her. in August, 1906, and called on her the next night. He said he didn't know the girls name and didn't tell her his. He new CT saw her again until she called at his office. He said MT. Robish and City Sheriff Thumm called at his office and said Miss Robish had given birth to a child. which had died. He denied ever trying to talk with her about the case, following her or talking with her.
 T C. Murphy told of the location of the rooms in the May building, and Joseph Marchessault. Solomon Leion, Isaac Beckenstein and A. c. Swan gave similar testimony.
 In rebuttal Miss Robish testified that while in Dr. Jones' dental office last Tuesday MT. Desmond came out of O bank and saw her in the window. She had seen him in the court room and saw him talk with MT. Douglass. She identified legal paper which she took to Mir. Desmond's office and left with Attorney Coughlin. She said that Mr. Coughlin followed her and smiled at her after the case was brought. She denied that he walked home with her at il o'clock at night from Pres ton bridge.
 John Robish testified to going to Mir CoughIln's office for his daugnter to tell about the birth. and later with City Sheriff Thumm. when MT. Cough lin said a Greeneville woman had tol1 him he was about to become a father. Mrs. Robish said the legal paper be- longed to her and she showed where she had signed it.
 During the afternoon the arguments were made by Attorneys Douglass and Brow, and at 3.34 Judge Reed had l his charge and given the case to the jury. Because of the con- dition of the roads they were callel in, upon a request that they be aIlowod 10 come in, and were excused at 40 o'clock. When Clerk Parsons asked Foreman Thomas if they had agreed. l he said they had not. Judge Reel in- quired if he considered there was a chance for them to agree and Ea said he thought there was in time. They will resume the matter at ten this | 
 Following the Robish- Coughlin suit, the case of Mintz vs. Foote is assigned. | 1t being a suit on a breach of con