Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-22
NO EVIDENCE PUT IN FOR PERO
Arson Case Against Norwich Man Will Reach Jury Today
 Dwight L. Miner Sentenced to States Prison Term Pleaded Guilty to Mansaughter-Stacy Bigamy Case NoIed-CeIchester Boys Have Sentence Suspended.

The information was then amended at direction of Judge Reed. The man was presented on the first count which covered the wines, cigars and all the other articles, except the dress goods, and the woman was presented on the second count, as she personally received the goods which came from Grams store in New London.
 Sentence for Allen.
 At the noon recess Roscoe Allen was given a sentence of six months on each of two counts, pleading guilty on the second count. He made a state ment in which he blamed his trouble to liquor and the people he had lived with.
 | Asking to Have Case Reconsidered. Attorney John J. Lawless, counsel for Alphonse St. Germain, the New London barber, who was sentenced last Thursday to year in jail for indecent assault on six year old Alice McCue, will apply to Judge Joel H. Reed for reconsideration of the case It Is claimed by Attorney Lawless that St Germain is the victim of a grudge, borne again him by John Co., rey. a machinist, of New London, who made the complaint against St. Ger main. It is claimed that there was i'll 1 feeling of long standing between Corey and wife and St. Germain and there are witnesses, it is said, to the state ment by Corey that he would get even with St. Germain.
 It is further said that after St. Ger mains arrest, Cerey said that he had i gotten even with him and that St. 1 Germain would go to states prison. l Attorney LawIess will ask for re- fes.. ., fSf.r. aF thnr ground When court opened last Tues day St. Germain had no counsel ar Judge Reed appointed Attorney Law 1 less to represent him. Attorney Law less was given to understand that the l case would net come up last Thursday 1 and so did not attend court, giving his time to other matters To his sur prise he read in the papers that the case had been brought up Thursday and St. Germain sentenced to a year in jail.
 Attorney Lawless, not being present Attorney Herbert w Rathbun was appointed to act as counsel for St Germain. He recommended a plea O guilty, and St Germain so pleaded receiving the year sentence.
 It is claimed that St. Germain, wh, is French and does not readily under ] what was going on, and also that At torney Rathbun, not having been con nected with the case, was not in formed regarding the alleged grudge.
 MT. and Mrs. Corey's testimony wa the principal testimony in the polic court, where Judge Colt held St Ger main for the higher court, barring tn testimony of the little girl. St. Ger main insists that he is innocent.
 On a Bench Warrant.
 George Wells, young man iron Groton, who is now working in Hart ford, was brought in on a bench war rant charged with statutory rape upol Eugenie Tucker of Groton He wa sentenced to four months in jail an sentence was suspended.
 Lockwood Pleads Guilty.
 Napoleon Lockwood, the Voluntow man who shot his wife and Georg will be pronounced later.
 Colchester Academy Boys. The two boys from Colchester acad emy, Samuel Macdonald and Georg Lyman, who were charged with steal ing ice cream that was intended to b used for a social function at the prin clpal mouse, were presented Tn cour ; They were each given a sentence ( , six months in jail, but sentence wa ! suspended and they were placed , , charge of the probation officer.
 5isamy Case NoIled. } The case against Edward F. Stace } of this city, charged with bigamy, wa 7 nolled for lack of evidence, as thei : was no evidence to show that Stace l was already married when he marie !. Sarah E. Palmer of this city.