Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-04
DONAHUE TURNS STATES WITNESS
Declares That Cranda Planned the Burglary His Father
inLaw's in North StOnington- Learned That Money
was in House and Fixed Mr.. Rathbun's Gun-Three
Young Men Identified by Conductors

money and get It, and give it to him.
Crandall said the lock on the door
was cheap one.
Consented and Backed Out.
He persisted after talking 1t over that
Donahue should go and Donahde final
ly consented, saying that he would go
that night He did not go. They were
alone at the time of the conversa-
ton.
The next Monday morning, Gran
dali went to Donohue's house. so the
witness testified, and asked him If he
had gone to North StOnington as he
had promised to do Donahue SAID lie
had not and nothing would induce
him TIC go. Crandall repeated his nard-
luck story and after talking the mat
ter over again Donahue said he con-
scented to go. Crandall was not sure
then that the money was in the house
Went to Look Over Ground.
They decided to go down there and
look over the ground and started out
when they met Larsen, who asked
where they were going, and they told
him they were bound down Westerly
way and when Larsen asked to go he
was allowed to join them. They got
On to the Norwich & Westerly car
| on the East Side and the witiless and
CrandaH paid the fares. Previous to
| getting on the car and during the trip
Crandal1 explained the object to Lar
| sen, telling Of the auction, the money
in the house and the plan of gong
! down to get the lay of the land.
Donahue and Larsen got off at Cas-
| sadock hill, the witness testified, by
| direction of Crandall, and went over
| into the woods Crandall continued
| TN he car and said be got off at
| Mains crossing and went to the Rath-
| BUN house. He had directed them to
go to a clump 1f pine II -, back of
| the Rathbun house. where they could
see lie house and wait 70. hir Gran
/ DAN returned to them an srid The
moneys in the house and every.hi- g
1 is all right. Go down tonIghr and get
/ IT," Tney TOOK the car Jack TO the
! -1ty. getting here at 12.45 O'clock at
! noon.
Aim a Gun at Mr.. Rathbun"
| Crandan made the plans to go down
| to the Rathbun house that night. He
! told them to go down there and aim
! a gun at Mr.. Rathbun and get the
/ money. Crandall said Mr.. Rathbun
/ had a gun in the house. but he said he
would fix it so it might go off ard
might not, by taking out the powder
/ and shot. When Crandall returned to
them in the pines he said LIE had fixed
! ed the gun.
Would Take No Chances.
Donohue said he told Crandan he
was not going to take any chances
! of being shot. When they reached
the city Donohue said he walked as
! far as CrandaVs house and then went
! home. Larsen left them at the square.
On their way out the cac stopped at
the power house ut Hallville and Gran
dali asked the witness to ask Pete"
| who was working there to go down
| with them that night He saw Pete
and spoke to him, talking With lin
two or three minutes. He met Pete
| on Washington square later in the dGy
and they talked about the matter
again.
Started from Preston Bridge.
In the evening between 6 and $50,
the witness, Larsen and Pete went TO
Franklin square where they met Gran
dali who wanted to know if they We're
going. The witness said he had a pri-
vote talk with Crandan and consented
to go. They took the car at Preston
bridge.
At this point court was adjourned
at SOB o'clock until this morning at
ten.
Case Against Two Boys.
When court opened Wednesday morn
ing, which was but a short time be-
fore noon, as the state attorney was
busy with witnesses in cases to be
tried, the first matter taken up was
that Of state VS.. Carl Decker and
Arthur Molonson. Decker pleaded gull
ty to breaking into a cottage in Grot-
on, Molonson having pleaded guilty OF
Tuesday. Decker was given a veal
in Jail but his sentence was suspend
ed and he was put in charge of Coun-
ty Probation Officer Mansfield State
Attorney Hull viii ascertain if a per.
son charged with a crime can be sem
to the Home for Imbeciles at Lake
Vile with view to sending Molonsor
there. The boys are each Is year,
of age.
Fined for Impure Milk.
, Following a conference of counsel
Frank Adams of Colchester pleaded
| guilty to selling impure milk, it be
ing the last of five counts, the otheri
; being withdrawn. He is from Col
{ chester and it was stated that tn
5 ! accused was sick in a hospital WheI
the milk was sold to dealer in New
t Haven. A fine of SIS and costs wa
/ imposed Dairy and Food Commits
/ sioner Potter and Deputy Cruttendel
} were in court.
. The case of state VS.. Hannah Part
] ridge of Groton was nolled on terms
: There Is great interest in the pris
t oners, who are taken to jail each eve
ming after court and for the past tw,
s | days Union square and Church stree
I has held hundreds watching the chail
e ! gang as they wend their way to tn
I | stone house on the hill. Many of tn
. prisoners are very young this term.