Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-04

After considering the information gre Sented before it on Tuesday after l+cu0 and on Wednesday morning, the ....ad jury in the case of Mrs Lillian N. Perkins of Allyn's Point, made its IcpCrt to the superior court here just before noon on Wednesday, failing to ind 8 true bill against her either for murder iu the first or second degree, in shooting and killing her son-l n-laW. TSomaS V. Coatchelly.
 Foreman Arthur NJ. Brown made re- port to the court that the jury had completed its work, and after pre- sentin- the papers in the case the jury was discharged. Charles D. Moves had served as clerk of the grand jury.
 Later in the court session in the af- ternoOn States Attorney Hull prefer red a charge of manslaughter against Mrs. Perkins and bail was fixed for her st s4,0O0. but had not been secured Wednesday night.
 Afternoon Session.
 When the afternoon session of court opened at 2.S0, Charles Hartley, a min or. on June 1st stealing harness and other things in Ledyard, pleaded not guilty.
 Gusieppe Johngregno, assault with ina@mt to kill Leonardo Baptiste, with a pistol on May 4th. in Norwich. Louis DonderO of New London acted as interpreter and the accused pleaded not guilty
 Mrs. Perkins Presented on MansIaugh
 ter Charge.
 States Attorney Hull filed informa- ton for manslaughter against Mrs. Lillian NJ Perkins of Allyn's Point, against whom tne jury had found not 2 true bill.
 Mrs. Perkins stood before the clerks desk while Clerk George E. Parsons read the information to which she was ~-Te -I.- r,F -E,1 r. ing and killing Thomas V. COatchelly of New London on June 3rd last at Allyn's Point. Her attorney, Charles James and Attorney Thomas M Shields stood by her side as the in formation was read to her and she pleaded not guilty. The matter of fix ing bail was postponed at the request of counsel for the accused,
 Changed Their Pleas.
 John Mcdonald. who had pleaded not guilty in the morning to the charge of breaking into a saloon in New London and stealing liquor, de- sired to charge his plea and pleaded guilty.
 Jerome Phillips also changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on the charge of obtaining money by forging a check in GrisWold
 John Af1eck to whom Attorney Ed ward T. Burke had been assigned as
 
 the charge of assault and battery in N orth Stonington on Bert Chapman.
 For Stealing a Watch.
 Thomas Skeliy. who had pleaded not guilty to stealing 8 watch in New London valued at $T6. changed his DiAS to guilty and Attorney McKenna made g plea for the man, who he said came from Providence and had been fn New London only an hour when he met a stranger and after he had been with him a short time. the watch was found on Skelfy and he waS~acCused Of stealing it from his c0fnpAHion. The states attorney made the claim that Skel1S led the man into 8 back street and took the watch from him.
 Judge Greene imposed a sentence o1 frr1n three to five years in states rr5So-- The states attorney said the man had a previous prison record.
 Plea for Fsreer impressed Judge.
 Artorney J. j. Desmond made a plea sa- Jerome Phillips who forged check for s12 which Dr Holmes cash pS in JeTeEt CSty The man Is g years cid and is s graduate Of Georgetown university in Baltimore, the attorney said. and Phillips had been drinking for some days before he forged the check This is his first crime and he says his family in Baltimore does not know what has happened to him and Se does not want them to know and would not appeal to them for help. The states attorney said that he did not believe he ought to ask for q states prison sentence in this case. Judge Greene made the sentence nine months in jail and said that he was impressed by the genuineness of the