Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-10

S. is occupied all the day in the criminal superior court at New London. before Judge Burpee, on Monday. The spe- cific charge is harboring and using for immoral purposes a minor female. Tie evidence was completed about 8 o'clock and most of the arguments have been mace, so that the case win go to the jury today,
 The first witness called Tuesday morning was George Green of Bridge port. who said that he had inherited the property in Norwich occupied by Nellie Davis He received $60 a month Tor it's use. He had never been in Norwich. Had never seen Nellie Dav- is and knew nothing of the place. He could not Identify her.
 Fournier Gives His Version.
 Arthur Fournier was next called. He said he was 23 years of age and had resided in Woonsocket 22 years. He was a shoemaker by trade. Ha knew Cora Belanger and had been ac- quainted with her about eight months. He met her in Pawtucket and took her to Woonsocket, where she went to his mothers, Burt's lane, and she re- mained there about three weeks.
 Early this year Four nier said he and Cora decided to come to Glasgo. Conn. and they did, staying there about a week. From Glasgo they came to Nor wich. Cora first went to Annie Davis, 2s Water street. and later to Nellie Davis. IS Ferry street.
 State Attorney Hull asked Fournie1 to tell about going to Nellie Davis. He said that he went there one Saturday morning early in February between the honrs of 10 and Ii o'clock
 "I asked her. F'ournier said ''if she wanted a girl, and she said. How old ?" and I said that the girl was 21 years old. She said, Bring her over" :" sfVT .<-l~ .1- for her ?" I tcld her |. didn't want anything.
 She said "All right then" Then went in and sat down. I borrowed $2 from Miss Davis. She said, .r1l give you this" and I said No, I'll pay it back to you" Then I went to my room in the Moundville house.
 Did you say Montville house?" Ma jor Hull asked.
 No. no; Moundville house." Attor- neyi Comstock, who is Montvflle man, was quick to reply. "MontviIle" he added. lis responsible for enough al- ready
 I returned to the Davis house with Cora I got s2.
 Fournier explained that he asked for the borrow of the S2 on his first visit, but did not receive it until he brought the girl to the house.
 I said to Nellie Davis, Here she is.
 
 all right here. She will make 8 good girl.'' I went to the Davis house one night. Cora was there dressed in a silk wrapper. I stayed about 45 min- utes.
 Fournier said that the girl returned to the Moundville house, leaving the Ferry streeet house. He said in reply to States Attorney Hulls question that he knew it was house of ill fame and had known it a. year. Fournier Under Crosse Examination.
 Attorney Comstock then took Four nier on the cross examination. Four nier said that he was married and not divorced. He said he met Cora in g house of i'll fame in Pawtucket ,an6 that that was his first meeting witf her. Later they went to Woonsocke togther and she stayed at his mothers house for about three weeks. Sht paid no board, as Fourner's mother trusted the girl, until she got in Nor. wich, when she sent the money on tt Mrs. Feurnier.
 Fournier admitted having been ar rested and convicted in Rhode Island for larceny The record of the css, was laid in by Attorney Comstock a! l exhibit 1.
 Testimony. of the Girl. The Belanger girl was called afte | Fournier had finished his testimony I She said that she was 17 years of az and that her home was in Centra | Falls Her mother died about min | months ago, she then going to resid l with her married sister, Mrs. Rosa La velle.
 After short while she went dow 1 into Palwtucket to get a job, havinl finished work as a spinner in tn Sprague cotton mills, Central Falls. Ii | Railroad street, Pawtucket, she me i FOurnier.
 He asked me- she said, to go witt l him to Woonsocket, and we went ther | to the Palm hotel. l stayed there on | night with Fournier. Then I went t his mothers, where I stayed abou kthree weeks. 1 Then he brought me to River stree and | stayed there about five months I was in house of ill fame. gay 1 the money I earned to Fournier. .rror l tlre River street house I went to hi brothers. and I stayed there abou