Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-13
WlLLlMANTlC.
Superior court-Dupre Changes Plea
to Guilty on Two Counts-Judse to
Pronounce Sentence This Morning.

The trial of state VS.. Louis Dupre
was resumed Wednesday morning.
Charles w. Miller was again on the
stand and continued his damaging
testimony, speaking Of q CIPHER Code
used by Dupre and himself and COM
mon to the criminal fraternity. Told
of Dupre's loantng a screw driver
might have ready access to various
boxes in the Bradley house. Nearly
every night for the two months he
stayed at the gashouse in Putnam he
had played poker with Dupre.
On cross examination by Attorney
Torrey, who appeared for Dupre, Mil
ler's direct testimony was in the main
substantiated and gave evidence of his
criminal propensities. Claimed to have
met Dupre in Boston, either In Sep
TENDER or October of 1908; Dupre had
told him that if he ever came to Put
nam to look him up. Miller said that
he had never broken into a house be-
fore.
Fred Wood, Louis Dupre and Eugene
Osier, all Putnam men, knew that he
was going to Pomfret; Fred Wood
said that the officers were on his trail.
Then he called Dupre on the telephone
from Webster, Mass, and questioned
him about the police, Dupre saying
that thew were after him. He came
down from Webster on the night OF
the 9th and saw Dupre, the latter tell
ing him to be cautious. as the officers
were watching. Dupre gave him 81.
Miller denied telling Dupre that he got
the Pomfret schoolboys and told Of
selling two pocketbooks and rugs that
he got from the Bradley place 10 Du-
pre-.
The cross examination was very long
and the witness became a trifie mud
died with regard to date but not with
relation to the salient facts in the
affair
A recess was taken at 1890, with
Miller still on the stand.
caretaker Rhoades on the Stand.
The cross examination was finished
shortly after court reconvened and Ar
thur L. Rhoades, caretaker of the
Bradley place, was sworn. He found
that the house had been entered twice
IN January and identified a number Of
the articles that had been taken.
Chief Murray's Testimony.
Chief of Police Murray of Putnam
testified as to the arrest of Miller;
Miller had a French clock in his
rocket, a gun and a wallet containing
So. Miller had told him about Fred
Wood and Eugene Osier having some
of the stolen goods as well as Paul st.
George, and later admitted that Dupre
had some of the stuff, too. Chief Muir
ray described how he notified the fell
lows at the gashouse that IL they had
any of the stuff they had better bring
the things back and most of the goods
had been returned. He said that Du-
pre- had told Of letter that came there
for. Miller and that he had opened and
destroyed It.
Among the other witnesses called
were J. D. Moran and Paul st. George,
who work at the gashouse in Putnam.
They testified as to seeing Miller there
and a few minor matters.
Eugene Como, a son-in-law OF Du-
pre-, said that he was sent from the
house one night to the police station
with a black grip and two umbrellas;
that was all that he knew about 1t. D.
G. Barrows, Homer r. Remington, Jo-
seph Riordan and Robert Galligan, all
of this city, were called to testify as
| to the value of some of the articles.
A recess Of twenty minutes was
! taken. At o'clock the accused
changed his plea to guilty on two
| counts and Judge Reed stated that he
would pronounce sentence in the
morning. Court was adjourned until
| 1918 o'clock this morning.