Putnam patriot., 1911-03-17
Superior Court.

C. $. Andem, which began Wednesday was continued all day Thursday and Friday, except for time long enough to dispose of Short Calendar matters. A great oeal of the evidence was similar to that given at the hearings before the referee. Witnesses so far examined are E. NJ. Arnold, C. s. Andem, J B. Tatem, David Flagg, G. Harold Gill patric, C. Fred Waterman, Thomas Rawley, F. k. Clark, J. F. Carpenter, F. F. Russell. The last named was on the stand when court adjourned with the understanding that the case should be taken up at the first opportunity. Attorneys on both sides are saving a considerable number of exceptions.
 One divorce case was heard Friday and decision was reserved. Minnie A. Price of Woodstock prayed for di- vorce from David K. Price of Charlton, Mass, on grounds of assertion. She said her husband would not provide for her and expected her to work and support both. She went to live with family named Bailey some three years ago and there her child was born. Witnesses testified to the destitute character of the Price home and to fur nishing them food when they were in want.
 The superior court opened in this city on Tuesday morning.
 The case of state vs Frederick Ben nett was first disposed of, Bennett was tried in Canterbury on the charge of failure to send his child to school in three counts. He appealed from the decision of that court. The states at- torney nolled two counts of the infor- nation, and Bennett pleaded guilty to the first. He was fined S4 and costs amounting to $lS,34, which was paid by his attorney, MT. Babcock.
 The case of state vs Clinton Wheaton of Killingly, charged with being com- mon drunkard, was taken up and he was found guilty and sentenced to ls0 days in jail.
 The case of state vs Eli Dagenais was next taken up. Dagenais was convicted of illegal selling of liquor in the town court of Killingly April IS, 1910. A raid was made on his place October 5, 1910, and he is now brought before the superlor court on the charge of violating the liquor law.
 Dagenais changed ,his plea to guilty to the second count, which was for keeping intoxicating liquors with in- tent to sell same, and States Attorney Searls noled the first count. Attorney Perkins said that he had advised his client to plead guilty, although he did not think he was, but owing to the un- certainty of such cases, he thought it the best course to pursue. The place where his clients bottling works were located always have and probably al- ways would have, in the minds of Danielson people, reputation as place where liquors are sold, and for that reason he advised his client to move from there, and he had done so. The court imposed a fine of I$2O0 and costs, the maximum fine allowed un- der the statutes.
 The case of State vs Ephraim Do- rous (colored) was then taken up. De- fendant was charged with manslaugh- ter for having caused the death of Al fred C. Neff at the home of Dorous, Clark's Corners, town of Hampton, De cember 18th last.
 State policeman Robert Hurley was the first witness and introduced plans and charts of the scene of the alleged crime. Mrs. Ethel Nef, widow of the deceased, testified that Neff was at home Sunday, the day before he was killed, and that he did not go to work Monday, the 18th of December, as it rained. Neff left home about 30 the day he was killed, and said he was go- ing to Jewett's store and several other places. She did not see him alive af- ter that.
 Allen Jewett, station agent at Clark's Corners, testified that Dorousicame to his house Tuesday morning about 8 o'clock, and said that Al Neff was a dead man, that he was at his Dorous) house and that he wanted some one 10 call Dr. Knight, the medical examiner, and asked Jewett to send some one to tell Neffs wife, as he tDorous) would not. Jewett went to Dorous' house and saw Neff lying on the floor. Do- rous was there and one woman came through the room.
 Miss Sarah J. Lambert (coloredl then took the stand. She had lived with Dorous at Clark's Corners about a year before Neil was found dead at the house. A boy Of his, about four wears old, also lived with them. She said that on the morning of December I9, Dorous left for Putnam on the o'clock train, returning about half past eight, bringing Nefi with him. Do- rous brought from Putnam two bottles of rum, one bottle of gin, and bottle of wine. Her sister, Annie Watson, was at the house, and they all drank and had good time. About noon Do- rous went out of the room and went to bed, but Neff, Miss Lambert and the Watson girl, stayed and kept drink ing. Finally the Watson girl became so intoxicated that she fell up against the bed and Miss Lambert put her in-