Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-21
States Prison Sentences For Two
Joteph Acro and Philip Snrato Given From to 10 Years 4 Found Guilty of Assault With Intent to Murder
 .s Philip Feraci Also Gulty-Joseph Bruno Acquitted Fellow Prisoners Then Make Charges Against Him.

near by. Bruneau was arrested at ms
 boarding house and was up and dress
 ed when the officers arrived. The door of the saloon was open, the constable said, and one window had sash
 broken out.
 Arthur N LHeureux. who was the
 first to discover that the saloon door
 was open, testified that he saw and
 spoke to Bruneau close by the place
 soon after. He testified to notifying
 MT. Dolan and to circumstances in
 connection with the arrest of Babcock
 and Bruneau. He said that when Bru-
 neau was brought to the station by
 the officers Bruneau said to the wit ness in French, "Se. you're the one who gave me awayi' Bruneau denied that he said this when Officer Drtscon
 asked L'Heureux what the conversa-
 ton was. but Officer Gingras, who un-
 Bruneau had said, the witness stated. Constable Louis F. Gingras corrob- orated this conversation when he was called as the next witness.
 Albert Davis, who testified that he
 was with Arthur N. L'Henreux on the night in question, said he saw Bruneau when Bruneau passed L'Heureux an said "Hello!" that night He had seen him several times before that night, but had not seen Babcock, the other accused, that night.
 Accused on the Stand. The state rested and the defense was begun, by putting on the accused, Omer Bruneau, as the first witness. He testified to being with BabcoclS in the early part of Sunday evening, July 30, and got home at 1915 and went to bed. He got up shortly before the of- ficers came because he was sick and couldn't sleep, as he had been drinking heavily for nine days and had heart trouble.
 The witness denied meeting IDHeureux and saying Hello" and he claimed that all he said at the station was to ask for a chew of tobacco. Attorney Murray read statement from Miss Elizabeth Chase, who keeps | the boarding house where Bruneau lives. Miss Chase is sick in the hos pital. In her statement she timed Bruneaus homecoming on the night in question as 1910 and that he stayed in bed till about the time the officers arrived. -,
 The defense rested here and argu- ments were made by Attorney Warren B.. Burrows and States Attorney Hull for the prosecution and by Attorney Murray for the defense. The judges
 charge to the jury occupied about five minutes.
 Charged With Adultery. I While the jury was out Alfred Boss
 of North Stonington and Mrs Phebe E. Moon, the latter the wife of George Moon, of Centerville, R. l., were pre- scented upon bench warrant charged with the crime of adultery on July 1st
 In North Stonington. Attorney W. G.
 Murray was assigned by the court as counsel for both and both pleaded guilty. On motion by the states attor- ney, sentences were deferred as the case is connected with an assault case upon little girl.
 This is statutory rape case upon d girl. The two prisoners have been
 here as witnesses and had already
 signed a confession before they wer ,
 put to plea.
 1 Jury Disagreed.
 ! After deliherating nearly an hour the jufys cane-in and reported that 1t was impossible for the into agree. Judge Case then excused them from further consideration of the case and court was adjourned till Tuesday.
 The McGrath case is expected to be
 continued then, having been interrupt ed and postponed for a time by the | Illness of Attorney J. J. Desmond, counsel for the accused.