Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-25

had been given him by Bucklin and others to invest.
 Mayor Thayer said that Stone, in- stead of notifying the firm he was employed by, told his lawyer, and that the charges of embezzlement followed. It was said that Stone has wife and son.
 Judge Case questioned Stone about the transactions. Stone said that he went to New York with the money, which he was to have Invested, there became intoxicated, and either lost the money or was robbed of it.
 After a conference, it was decided to postpone disposition of the case until later and Stone went back to jail.
 North Stonington Case.
 In the afternoon the trial of Willian, A. Gardner and Herbert B. Brown of North Stonington on the charge of statutory rape upon Rachel Spelman, a colored girl under Is years old, was begun. The girl is Gardner's niece.
 The girl is the one who tried to commit suicide in Providence last week by taking ether. Brown pleaded guilty to the crime and testified for the state.
 Because of the evidence against Gardner, Attorney Ledwidge of West erly, counsel for Gardner. tried to per suade him to plead guilty and miti- gate the sentence, but could not, so withdrew from the case, Attorney John H. Barnes being assigned to defend Gardner, inasmuch as Gardner was determined to stand trial. The girls mother Mrs. Phebe Spell man, was the first witness. The girl 1 followed her mother on the stand and | told of the assault describing how Gardner held her while Brown com l mitted the crime. This was in Sep l tember, 1911. The girl said she never told her mother of it or anyone else until she told the doctor in the Prov idence hospital, because her mother had told the children she would 'break their mouths If they ever told what happened around the house. She claimed she had seen her mother in a compromising position with her uncle, | William Gardner, and that the other children in the family had also seen the same circumstances.
 Herbert B. Brown, 39. who had pleaded guilty to the charge, was next on the stand and pointed out William Gardner as the man who was with him when the assault was made. Brown | said he was three-Quarters drunk that day when he heard the girl hollerins Let me go!" The witness corroborat- ed the testimony of the girl as to Gardner holding her down while the assault was made. He said he was afraid of Gardner when the latte urged him to the crime.
 To the questions of Attorney Barnes on cross examination Browr testified that the two men had beer drinking cider and he saw Gardner 1 throw the girl down but he had re. fused to hold the girl at Gardner's re. quest after he himself had committed the crime.
 The state rested and Atterne, Barnes recalled Mrs. Phebe Spelman who had previously testified. She de nied having slept with her brother-in law, William Gardner.
 Mrs. Anna A. Sebastian of Wester Iy, for whom Rachel Spelman worked also testified
 Court was adjourned at 4.1o at re quest of Attorney Barnes, who hal more witnesses to present, but the. were not present.
 The following is the jury in the case AdeIbert Geer, Norwich; G. A. Holder A. M Fuller, Preston; John O'Brier Colchester; William A. Edmond, Gris weld; Joseph A. Blakeslee, Charles H Briggs, Charles L. Hinckley, Lebanon John Sweeney, Bozrah; Henry Buteat Sprague; Curtis Wilcox, Lisbon; WI liam B. Kingsley, Salem. McGrath Case Goes Over. The case of the state vs. McGrat
 brothers and Timothy Dixson has bee taken from the jury and has gone owe , to January on account of the sicknes l of Lawyer Desmond.