Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-08
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE
Grand Jury Found True Bill Against Domnick Diodato who Pleads Not GuiIty-New London Women Enter Pleas of Not GuiIty-Many Pleas Taken, One Tined, None Sentenced.

charged with burglarizing the house of | Cynthia Watson August g. 1908, about II p. m.s and taking clothing to the value of $1,150, pleaded not guilty. Att torney Stewart was assigned as coun- sel.
 John Main of voluntown pleaded not guilty to stealing forty barnyard fowl on July 10, 1909, from Calvin Palmer. The court appointed Lawyer Stewart as counsel.
 Donate Paglier of Groton pleaded not guilty to carnal knowledge of Mary In- covangelo, aged 6, on August 10, 1909. Interpreter Devito acted in the read ing of the charge. Attorney Denison was named as counsel. He changed his plea, but the grand jury reported at that time and sentence has not been pronounced.
 On the charge of breaking into a Central Vermont freight car and steal ing ten quars of brandy on May 29, at New London, Edward Riggs pleaded not guilty. Attorney Burrows was named as his counsel and guardian ad Item.
 Women Plead Not Guilty. Nellie Stetson of New London, aged 23, was charged with taking, receiving, employing, harboring and using a fe- male, Viola Peters, alias Ruth Snow, for purposes of prostitution on June l, 1909. She stated that her counsel should be here, but were not, but she was willing to plead, and said not guilty. She Is a woman of good feat urey and did not seem to be disturbed over her situation. She wore a brown skirt, with white shirt waist, blue hat and veil, and spoke of leaving jail to come to court as if it was common occurrence.
 In connection with the same case, al- though on more serious charge, Rena Smith, alias Rena Thornton, was charged with statutory rape, with the assistance of man, upon Viola Peters, alias Ruth Snow, in New London June 1, 1909.
 Attorney Freeman, who represents the woman. together with Attorney Holden If Hartford stated that the alias should be removed from the com- plaint, as she never travelled under any name except Smith. Thornton was her maiden name, and since her marriage she has not used it.
 States Attorney Hull said that the woman Is known in New London as Rena Smith and Rena Thornton. She uses the former name when connected with the keeping of her bawdy house, and the latter when not engaged in that business. Her children register under the name of Thornton in the
 
 Mr Freeman said that her sons name Is Thornton Smith and that MT. Holden said her son was in business under that name in Hartford.
 Attorney Hull read from the register used in the woman's house that her son signed himself as R. c. Thornton. New York city.
 TLe court said the attorney for the state could change the alias or not, as he pleased, Attorney Freeman adding that he would probably renew the mo- tion for change later.
 She was put to plea under the alias, and said not guilty. She displayed some nervousness but answered firmly and seemed little concerned. She is a ing black clothes of stylish cut and jet ornaments, with black hat trimmed with wings and a large gold hatpin, and carried a large black handbag.
 Jury Comes in Today.
 Court was adjourned at APO o'clock until 10 o'clock this morning. The grand jury and the witnesses who ap- peared before them were paid off by the clerk, George E. Parsons.
 This morning the petit jury will be in attendance. the following having been summoned:
 Aron w. D ickey. Amos c. Cutler, Clinton Rogers, Norwich; Christopher Hanson. Gustavus A. Hol- den, Preston; Augustus Kramer, David Shea. Colchester; Charles D. Babcock, Sterry F. Kinney. Griswold; Frederick O. Brown. George A. Mills, Lebanon; Orrin R. Steadman, North Stonington; Edwin c. Wheeler, Bozrah; Ralph L.. Maine. Franklin; Frank E. Hull, Sprague; Charles Larkham, Lisbon; Robert A. Bailey. Salem; George B. Dawley, Voluntown.