Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-24

From his examination of the body or Coatchelly which was only little be- low the warmth of life, the doctor con- cluded that the man had died prob ably within an hour. The dilation of the pupils of the mans eyes indicated probable sudden death. The doctor said that Coatchelly had on a straw hat when he examined the body Three Women's Voices Over Telephone On cross examination, Dr. Brophy said he could not tell where the tele- phone call came from that called him to the Perkins house. There were three Women'S s voices talked to him. He told of giving Mrs. Perkins a tab let. to quiet her nerves after he reach ed the house. Two men came to the house after he got there. He didn't know who they were. but he pointed out g. man in court who he said was the one.
 The states attorney requested the man to stand up. It was Mrs. Per kins' son Arthur.
 Heard Noise of Gunshot. Eugene LaFontaine of Allyn's Point. who said he was working in the May nard lot easterly from the Perkins house, testified that he heard a gum shot that afternoon about 5.l6 and 1t seemed to come from the Perkins house. That was all the noise he heard. Later when he went home he learned that Tom Coatchelly had been shot.
 Coroner Brown Testifies.
 Coroner Franklin T. Brown of this city testified to his official acts in connection with the case Upon his arrival at the Perkins house he found there Mrs. Perkins, her daughter, Mrs. CoatchelIy, her son. Arthur Perkins, her brother, MT Fairchild, and the two babies He corrobOrated previous tes- timony as to the position of the body and the condition of the front doors and identified the bullet which was found he said, on the fOPr of the storm porch. In Coatchelly's pocket he said, he found a pocketbook con- taining a $20 bill and checks for S1O0 and $200 in it. These have since been turned over to the administrator of the estate. The coroner testified that there was 8 slight blOodstain on the door iamb of the sitting room, where a piece of wood had been gouged out. There was also large bloodStaln in the mating under the body as it lay. The coroner was shown a number of the photographs of the front doors which are included among the eXhib- it's. Each, he said. represented condi- tions as he saw them that night.
 Body Probably Not Disturbed.
 It was. stated to him, the coroner
  turbed and it looked as if it lay just as the man fell.
 After going into some of the details of the autopsy, the coroner was cross examined by Attorney J. J. Desmond.
 Undertaken Will Produce Clothing.
 Undertaken c. A. Gager. Jr, was called by the states attorney and tes- tifed to going to Alyn's Point to get the body He was requested to pro duce the clothing taken from the body has been kept in cold storage in this city since it was removed on the day of the autopsy.
 Used Telephone at Lewis Place.
 Edwin E. Lewis of AIlyn's Point testified that Mrs. CoatcheIly came to his house and used the telephone Then she left on the road towards the Allen place He was not cross exam ined by the attorneys for the defense.
 Mrs. Lewis Tells What She Saw.
 Mrs. Fife B. Lewis. wife of the pre- cedinG witness, also testified that Mrs. Ida CoatChelly came to the house on the afternoon of June 3, about 4.50 bought bread and telephoned, calling her mothers number Mrs. Lewis re- peated the telephone conversation as she remembered it. The witness said Mrs. Coatchelly did not use Toms name, but said: Hello mamma: they came out on this train. Watch out around the house.
 Mrs. Lewis testified to seeing Mir and. Mrs. Coatchelly later in the day when they were standing talking in the lot below the Perkins house. They