Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27
No Place for George Washington
Judge Wheeler Rules Out the Use of His Name in the
Addie Burns CasePeddler Blaskin Identifies Nor
witch Woman The Florence Harris of the Burns
House--Accused Under Cross-Examination Makes
General Denial.

ed a telephone message about II
o'clock from New Haven, and she was
asked, do you want girl?" She
stated she thought she could find room
for one, and was told by the man talk
ing that he would bring one. She saw
McNulty in the morning of January
IL for the first time. In the morning,
when the bell rang, she answered and
admitted McNulty and May Burns. The
girl said she was tired, but not hungry.
She said she was 16 years old and had
boarded in New Haven two weeks ana
in Schenectady two weeks. She did
not kiss her when she came.
She did not tell the girl she would
get her a dainty little wrapper, and
did not name her. She gave the name
Of Florence Harris. At breakfast time
she simply said Good morning." and
went to Providence that day. She was
not allowed to tell what her intentions
were about going for a trip, as the
states attorney claimed her intentions
could be coined, but he did not object
TO any preparations. She left for
Providence Monday about / o'clock;
from there she went to Comfortable. She
bought dress goods in preparation for
trip south for her health. She stay
ed in Centerdale between eight and
nine days.
She was not in the house to intro
duce May Burns to any man, and did
not do it.
On return home she stayed about
three days, and then went to New
York and Charleston, s.. c., and was
gone six weeks. She was not in the
house when DR.. Ganey called to ex-
examine the girl. She returned in
March, and stayed a week or two in
Centerdale.
on cross-examination, she said she
had been keeping a house of prostitu
ton for ten to twelve years, being at
II Bradley street eight or nine years,
having kept it as such for six or sew
en- years. She was on the night in
question down in the parlor with her
ladies, and had not been to bed at 4
O'Clock the next morning, getting ready
to 90 away. Whey Muleavey was her
housekeeper, and she paid her $40 a
week She testified that she received
half Of the money taken In, 1t being her
house. She received May Burns to be
used in that house for the purpose Of
prostitution. She denied she introduce
ed her to a man and say, This Is your
girl" She denied saying that the girl
would make a good money maker. She
said she never got girls for men.
Addie Burns said she received no
telephone message early in the even
ing. She recalled McNulty's testi-
to Hayes in New Haven for money. Be
tween 10 and II o'clock man by tele-
phone asked her If she wanted a girl,
and she said YES" She did not say
anything about her being willing Nash
did not come in with the girl and Nc
Nulty Nash is not living there now,
and is not her agent.
When the girls came to breakfast
Addie said Good morningi" and there
was general talk at the table. She ex-
pected her to engage in prostitution in
that house and part Of the price receiv-
ed from such was to 60 to Addie
Burns.
Tomlinson Returns.
George Tomlinson, charged in super
ior court with assault on Miss Smith
of Norwich, who was at the time a
resident in a Groton family, has re-
turned and surrendered himself in an
swer to the charge.
When the superior court came in
here, the case was called in due course
and Tomlinson was on hand. On
Wednesday, January 6, however, he
left while the court was in recess and
until Monday night had not been seen
In the state. 1t was supposed that
Tomlinson had taken fright at hear
ing the trials and sentences imposed
upon several offenders in cases some
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was charged and had bolted. 1t was
known that Tomlinson had in his pos
session a fairly large sum of money
which he had earned since the time
Of the assault BY work in a bleachery
somewhere in Rhode Island, and it
was supposed that he had taken ad-
vantage of the lull in the court pro-
ceedings to get away from Norwich.
The mother and her friends were
1pGe oaffrro thar
and put in motion every means of as
certaining where Tomlinson had gone
to as the $4,000 bond given by his
mother represented her all. A day or
two ago Mr.. Denison received inteIli-
gence which he thought was reliable,
and at once proceeded to Boston,
where he found the young man in a
small place on the outskirts of the
city, ready to come back home and
face the music.
Tomlinson reached Groton Monday
night, but scarcely any inhabitant Of
the borough was aware of his return
until Tuesday afternoon, when he an
peared in his usual places of call,
looking as well as ever, and not a
whit perturbed over the possible out
come of. his case.
Tomllnson says he is not guilty of
the charge and that If the accusa-
tons of the girl have any foundation
at all he is not the one to blame. The
Ease will probably not be reached for
several days, but Tomlinson will be
on hand when it is called.
Ridisz Brought to Norwich.
Michael Ridisz. who is charged with
the murder of a Polish woman in
North Lyme, was brought from the
New London jail on Tuesday to the
Norwich 1ail. Dr. Pollock has not
made his report to the court on his
examination as yet and may visit him
again before doing so.