Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1914-01-08
TRIAL BEGUN IN SUPERIOR COURT
Frank Facone the Accused-Judge Orders Court Cleared
During Testimony-Men Put Probation and Nolles
Entered in Several Other Cases.

The second day of the January
criminal term of the superior court
came in here at 11.35 o'clock on We'd
nesday morning.
| In the morning the court was occu-
| pied with hearing number of pleas
and sentences We're imposed. Before
! the noon recess was reached the trial
OF Frank Falcone of this city was
started on the charge of carnal know
| ledge of a minor female. This occu-
| pied the rest of the day until court
| adjourned at 4.S0 o'clock.
When that hour was reached States
Attorney Hull suggested that the Gus
tom here was to adjourn at 4.30. Judge
Burpee seemed somewhat surprised
| and not altogether pleased, as he closed
his book with a bang and directed the
sheriff to adjourn court till $50 the
next morning. which is half an hour
earlier than usual.
Three Placed on Probation.
In the morning the first case called
Frank Henrico of this city, who
changed his plea to guilty of the
charge of having dynamite In his pos
session in this city on Sept. 20 with
out license. After plea for him
made by Attorney Allyn L. Brown.
Judge Burpee made his sentence three
months in Jail, suspending it and
placing him on probation in the Gus
tody of City Missionary Northrop as
probation officer.
Charles Jackson pleaded guilty to
the theft of five fowl from Mrs. Mary
Lee on Jail Hill on Dec. IA. Following
the plea made for him by Attornes
M. Douglass, he was given a sentence
of three months in Jail, which was sus-
pended, and he was ordered to report
TO the probation officer, Rev. Mr.. Nor
throp.
William Reimer of New London, who
has wife and four children, pleaded
guilty to the theft of 500 pounds of
metal from the New London Ship and
Engine company. After q, plea for
leniency made by Attorney c. B.
Smith, Reimer was sentenced to four
months in jail and he was also given
the benefit of suspended sentence with
the provision that he report to Pro-
baton Officer Mansfield of New Lon
don. The accused has been in Jail
since Nov 10.
NoIIe Entered.
A nolle was entered in the case Of
state VS.. Dominick Conda of this city
accused of an assault upon Mary Fall
cone. The states attorney said the
woman was not harmed and at the time
of the alleged assault the woman and
the man. with another man, had all
been drinking beer. He said the wom-
an has had three Legitimate children.
Attorney Allyn L. Brown appeared for
the accused
A woman who thought she had been
referred to stepped inside the bar and
said she was one of the complaining
witnesses, but she wished to deny that
she has ever had any illegitimate chill
dren. Attorney Smith assured the
woman that she had mistaken the case
and had not been referred to.
Jewett City Cases NoIIed.
The cases of the state VS.. Frank
Moriarty and David Symington of
Jewett City, accused of assault upon
Smaller, were called up. Their attor-
neys Were w. G. Murray and T. M
Shields. Major Hull said that he had
been informed that all the parties had
oeen drinking and the prosecutor of
the Gr1sWold town court had told him
there was little foundation for the
charge and small chance for a convic-
ton. The alleged trouble took place
at lumber yard after the people had
been around the railroad station. The
court ordered a nolle' in the cases.
FaIcone Trial Begun.
Then a jury was selected for the
trial of the case of the state against
Frank FaIcone of this city. In the
trial the states attorney is assisted
by Attorney John D. Hall Brown & |
Perkins appear for the accused, who |
is about IS to 40 years old. The girl |
ROSe
Sierra, years old. who lives with her |
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sierra |
on Main street on the East Side.
Fine first witness was the mother of |
the little girl. Mrs. Charles Sierra who |
told of having her attention called to |
her daughter on the afternoon of Sun |
day. October 18th last. The child was |
standing in front of the house CRYING
and her clothes We're torn and her
body showed the signs of outrageous |
i'll treatment.
Judge Orders Court Cleared.
When the afternoon session of court |
came in, there was a large attendance
of spectators. Attorney Edmund W. /
Perkins conducted the cross examina- |
ton of Mrs Sierra
When DR.. J. J. DonohEe was called |
to give the medical testimony in the
case, Judge Burpee ordered the court |
cleared of all except those Immediately |
concerned in the case. Those who had |
been in the spectators seats were all |
sent outside into the corridor where
they fingered. Later they had to be |
sent from there as their moving about |
at times made such a noise that it was !
difficult to hear the testimony in the
court room.
DR.. Donohue testified to the way the
Sierra child was injured. He was Civ
en- a brief cross examination.
Chief George Linton of the Norwich |
police followed DR.. Donohue on the
stand and told of the information that |
came to him of the assault and of /
his action in sending out policemen to
look for and arrest Falcone. He also
told of Mrs. Sierra bringing Rosa to /
the police headquarters. of what the
little girl told him of what Frank
Falcone had done to her and identified
some of her undergarments which he
said had been in his possession since
The day of the assault He stated that |
the accused had been arrested on Wa
Ter street by Policeman Henry Fen
ION on the Monday night following
The day of the assault. The Norwich