Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-12
SUPERIOR COURT.
State Prison for DeIiIeux, Jail for St.
Andry-Dupre Case on TriaI-Charles
w. Miller Testifies.

When the superior court came in
Tuesday morning at 1915 o'clock with
Judge Joel H. Reed on the bench ar
guments were resumed in the case of
state VS.. Thomas Delileux and William
st. Andry, charged with theft from the
person and assault with intent to rob.
Attorney Thomas J. Kello- concluded
the arguments for the defense. Spe-
cial States Attorney z. Frank Bugbee
finished for the state. reviewing the
case briefly. He finished at 1905 and
the court ordered recess until 1.15.
After the recess the judge gave his
charge to the jury in is minutes and
the jury was sent out at 1.SS. Court
ordered a recess until the jury was
ready to report. The jury returned at
the end of an hour and asked If they
could find one of the accused guilty as
charged and the other Of common as
sault. Judge Reed stated that they
could and they were sent out agair.
They came in at the expiration Of an
other hour and five minutes and re-
ported Delileux guilty as charged with
the information and st. Andry guilty
of common assault.
Attorneys then argued the question
Of the punishment, States Attorney
Bugbee urging a severe penalty for
Delileux and a fair one for st. Andry.
Attorney Danahey appealed for rea-
sonable punishment for Delileux; At
torney Kelley asked the court to be as
lenient as possible toward st. Andry
in view of his youth and previous good
record.
Judge Reed sentenced Delileux to
states prison for not less than one nor
more than three years and st. Andry
to year in the county jail.
Dupre Case on Trial.
The case of state VS. louis Dupre
charged with receiving stolen goods,
was then called. The same jury was
empanelled and the accused put to
Plea. The information charged that
Louis Dupre of Putnam on the 4th of
February received from one Charles w.
Miller. a transient, $50 worth of goods
with the intent to aid said Miller, and
that on the 2sth day of January at
Pomfret said Charles W. Miller stole
same from the house of Helen Bradley.
a feather boa, valued at $50, that was
also received by Dupre on the 7th day
of February.
Accused entered a plea Of not guilty.
MilIer's Testimony.
| Attorney Bill appeared to represent
| Louis Dupre. Charles w. Miller wAS
| the first witness for the state. and was
examined by Attorney Card. Miller
stated in part that he was from Michi-
! gan ana IndL he was d Theatrical IHdA
! by profession and that he had last
worked for company on the road last
| October as a property man. Since that
| time had been doing small jobs. Said
that he came from Boston, to Hartford
to Putnam, and landed at the gas
house there on the It'll of December
| When questioned as to who were there
stated that a Paul st. George and
Louis Dupre were the only ones. ASK
ed how he got living replied that he
got little money off of Louis, getting
50 weekly or so for shovelln~ in Goa
/ nights, and sold a parasol and some
things like that. DAYS went to sa-
loon and had a couple Of drinks and
then went to Pomfret to get some
things that he could sell Got some.
thing to eat at first house in Pomfre
and then walked around while ant
returned to gashouse. now his regular
stopping place. He took look into th'