Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-08
THOMPSON ALLOWED TO
PLEAD TO MANsLAUGHTER
Said He Was Guilty and Was Given
10 to IS Ysars in State Prison
Wiley Changed Mind and Get Year
in jail,


At the opening of the criminal SUI
perior court here on Thursday morning
a number OF cases were called up and
action taken on them.
At the request OF Attorney CrandaH,
the case against Hannah Partridge of
Groton was continued until next term.
She was bound over on the charge of
Stealing from the home of Frank Cole
man in Groton. but it is claimed she
was continued until the January
term.
A continuance was also granted in
the case against Louis White, who is
charged with the theft of liquors from
New London saloon in connection
with Royal Croker
Charged with the theft Of six chick
ems from the home of w. s. Holmes in
Griswo1d on July 4, Edward Harring-
ton of that town pleaded guilty and
said that he got into all his trouble
because of drink. He was given six
months in Jail and advised to stop
drinking.
The case against Walter Prairie.
which WAS continued from Wednesday,,
was recalled and his attorney made
talked with the accused, who claimed
that he found the door of the cottage
at East Lyme open and went in to
dry his clothes. He ate some food
while in there. He declared the coat
found there did not belong to him
with the court He was given so days
in Jail.
Grand Jury Not Needed.
The grand jury consisting of the fol-
lowing. were in attendance Thursday
morning: Arthur NJ. Brown, Patrick III.
Hartman, Charles D. Noyes. B. F.
Williams, James McKendriek, Frank
~ d ;r,1,
ardson, F. j. Brown, f. w. Brewster,
]. H. Hyde, G. II. Bradford, John N.
Lewis, Charles l.. Beebe. N. L. Stark,
S. B. ManWafing, S. w. Throop, John
Luce. They occupied the county COM
mssioners rooms but were Informed
that they would not be needed, as the
case they were to consider had been
disposed Of.
This was the case of the state vs..
Ossie Van Leu, alias Frank Thompson.
aged 20, who was allowed to plead
guilty to manslaughter. Judge Reed
gave him not less than 10 nor more
than Is years in state prison.
Attorney Freeman spoke for the ac-
cused, who stabbed to death Charles
Glaze at Old Mystic May TO- cutting
his heart in two, it was found at the
autopsy, causing death at once. He
had been living with a woman in
Bradley street New London, SO At
torney Freeman told the court, and
they went to the Ecclestone home in
Old Mystic, where they met Glaze and
white woman, Gladys Earl. formerly
of Norwich. They had whiskey and
trouble followed, in which Glaze was
stabbed. State Attorney Hull stated
that Thompson had threatened Glaze
before.
Gladys Earl was the chief witness
for the state in the case and her con-
dition is very serious from consump-
\ Che n dl
under the care of DR.. Hartman, who
said that she could not stand the strain
of testifying in the trial. The state
attorney stated that was the reason
he allowed the plea of guilty on this
charge.
It was decided to continue the cases
against Peter Kelley and Dora Lew
until next Tuesday.
Mary Lee of New London, colored
aged %. pleaded guilty to stealing $40
from the person of Thomas Lewis ir
New London July 20. She was SEN
Wiley Pleaded Guilty.
A jury was impanelled in the after
noon for the trial in the case of the
charged with breaking into the store
of w. L. Lambert at New London and
taking a quantity of goods, which were
taken to Bridgeport where the accused
with Arthur Clark, who had pleaded
guilty, were disposing of them when
they were arrested. Clark was called
as the first witness and told Of meet
ing Wiley at New Rochelle and they
came into New London, May 8. Clark
entered the store and Wiley watched
They took 5S watches, valued at sS44
and whent to Bridgeport. While III
the store. Clark said, one of the New
London policemen looked in at the
window.
The testimony became SO strong
against him that Wiley decided te
plead guilty and after changing his
plea was sentenced to year in jail.
This completed the business of the
day and adjournment was taken al
43O O'Clock until this morning at ten
The grand jury were paid off by Clerk
Parsons after being discharged by
Judge Reed.