Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
APPEAL TAKEN IN DOG CASE.
Michael Kelley and Michael Bresnahan Found Guilty, but Vii! Go to Higher Court,

Michael Kelley and Michael Bres- nahan. accused of taking away dog belonging to former Street Commits sioner John Donovan, had their con- tinued case tried in the city court on Wednesday morning and were each found guilty and fined $7 and costs They each appealed and furnished a bond of $100. Attorney John F. Coughlin conducted their case. They pleaded not guilty.
 John Donovan told of owning the dog from a puppy and to registering it here. He said the dog disappeared last October and came back in July, and he told of the search that had been made to locate those. who were suspected of taking the dog.
 Town Clerk Holbrook testified to it's registration here by Messrs. Donovan and Bresnahan.
 The dog was in court and occupied a place where all interested could see it.
 George E. Taylor of North Stonine- ton said he had traded his dog for the dog which was in court. The trade was made with Mir. Bresnahan. MT. Bresnahan said that the dog would nunt rabbits to some extent, but MT. Taylor found he was poor for rabbit hunting, but would follow foxes or
 
 middle of last month. and the next he heard of him was from Mir. BreShahan, n, who said the dog could be found at Mir Donovan's in Norwich. Mir Fay, Tor said he did not go after him as the state police were at work on the case.
 Albert Grandy of Bozrah street, who broke the dog to hunt rabbits, identi- fled it. He, called it Jack, but the dog did not pay much attention unless he whistled at it in court. Judge Barnes advised him to call the dog without whistling.
 Policeman Henderson and two sons of MT. Donovan, John c. and Thomas J.. identified the dog. as did also Den nlS J. Donovan, a cousin, who all said 1t was John Donovan's dog. It was also identified as Mir. Donovan's dog by James H. Hankins, who told of its habit of sleeping on the piazza which the dog did as usual when it came back after it had been away.
 After the noon recess, the state rest. cd and Mir. Bresnahan was called t, the witness chair by his attorney. He said that the dog was one given him by Dennis Barnett of Jewett City more than a year ago. It did not suit him and he traded it to MT. Taylor of North Stonington. He told of seeing the dog at the Donovan houso last month and of conversation with MT DOIONdn.
 Dennis Barnett of Jewett City cor roborated what Mir. Bresnahan had said and said that the dog was a stray that came to his place and he gave it to MT. Bresnahan because it was a lunkhead. It seemed to want to hunt deer only. He said he saw the dog with Mir Donovan and recognized it as his (BarnettsD dog.
 Patrick Wallace of Jewett City, who had hunted with it, also identified the dog, and did several other Jewett City people.
 There were two different descrip- tions of the dog when it was regis tered in Norwich and North Stoning- ton. In Norwich it was described as black. whitep and brown, but in North Stonington as black and white The court showed in giving it's opinion that this played an important part in the decision arrived at. The case was worked up by Assistant Supt A. l.. Story of the state police.