Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-06

Patrick Murphy of Murphy Bros, who owned the horse.
 MT. Murphy, the first witness, tes- tif1ed that Johnson had hired a horse belonging to the firm, on Monday. The horse was named Flora, a gentle elev- CT animal, and would stand without hitching under ordinary circuInstan- oes. Monday evening he heard that the horse had been injured at the cor her of Church and Main streets. He sent man to get the horse. Johnson came to the stable drawing the wag- on Johnson told him that the horse had fallen, and he told Johnson that iE all probability he had attempted to turn the corner too fast. He told Johnson to wait a minute, as he want ed to talk to him, but when he (Mur phy) came back after looking out for the horse Johnson had departed. He did not see Johnson again until Tues day morning when he went looking for him. He met him and told him he thought he ought to help him out as he believed he ought not to stand The entire loss himself Johnson re- fused to pay Murphy anything.
 Dr. B. K. Dow. the next witness, said he had been called to Murphy Bros stable and found that the horse had broken hip; the horse was shot, the only thing. that could be done.
 Charles E. Gleeson testified that he saw the horse walking down Main street and when in front of the Union shoe store it was stopped by Dick Will son. No one was in the wagon at the time. He saw Johnson come out of the alleyway between the Murray building and the Holmes block, jump into the wagon and strike the horse across the flank sharply with a whip. The horse started and Johnson then picked up a rein and yanked it so quickly to one side that the twitch threw the horse off it's feet, the animal falling near the curb of Church street, cn the east side.
 Elijah l.. Benjamin told of seeing Johnson get into the wagon which was without load, strike the horse a good wallop with the whip and then, snatching up the rein, pull it so quickly that the horse was thrown as testified to by the previous witness.
 James s. Donahue's testimony cor roborated that of the previous witness es. He thought that the action of Johnson in striking the horse with the whip was uncalled for and that if Johnson had used any judgment at all he could have easily turned into Church. street without throwing the horse.
 Edward c. Mitchell, the last wit ness, said the blow Johnson had struck the horse was a very hard one ani that the quick twitch of the rein aft erward was the cause of throwing the animal to the ground and breaking it's hip. This completed the evidence in troduced by the state.
 Attorney Pettis said he had several witnesses, but he did not consider 1t necessary to put them on, as the evil Gence was apparently fairly given by witnesses for the state. He asked that his client be discharged. Judge Ar mold said in the. opinion of the court Johnson should have been more care ful and his act legally inferred crimi- nal intent. He therefore imposed a fine of $20 and costs. amounting to S30.64.
 Attorney Pettis gave notice of an appeal to the superior court, and Judge Arnold fixed the bond at s200. Johnson was unable to procure a bondsman during the day and was held. He formerly lived in Norwich and claims that as his home now. He has a brother Frank working in Hopkins & Aliens, who came here in the afternoon to try and arrange for his brothers release