Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-17

know, have the goods on you, sus- peet you think 1t was who sent them through the mails. Now propose 90 give yeu something that is not anony- nous, and what are you going to do shout 1t? make this statement, which am ready to prove: I found you in a compromising position with mar ried woman in your room. which fs room No. 10, on the morning of July Sd. 1s12. The room Is in the Alice building. It Is my intention to send al postal to all of your folks. and 1 dare you to bring suit, or any of your peo- pie who are interested in this affair. If I am annoyed by you any longer will air this matter in the courts
 JOHN DONOVAN. N
 Tn his answer the defendant asserts that some of the words alleged to have been spoken by him were not false and malicious, but were true. but were not spoken with malicious intent. The defendant also asserts that the words alleged to have been written by him were true, making his defense on the ground of justification.
 First Witness.
 Joseph D. Harris, printer, was the first witness called by Attorney Doug lass for the plaintiff. His office Is in the same building as the office of the 15 and 1e on the third floor. while MT. Craney's was on the second floor.
 Mir. Harris testified to Mr. Donovan coming to his office door and saying that Mir. Craney and Mrs. Church were in MT. Craneys office and had been probably about 5 o'clock on the day in question. MT. Donovan said he had three detectives posted at different points watching the building and there was no chance for them to get away. He told MT. Harris to wait un- i'll ahntlf npnlnrk when Nr nan ovan proposed to kick the door in.
 MT. Harris said that he (Mr. Har- ris) did not do anything about it, but when he came back from supper Mr. Donovan came to him and said: Don't say anything about it. They weren't there at all"
 Mir. Harris testified to another oc- casion when Mir Donovan told him of seeing MT. Craney and Mrs. Church in MT. Craney's office and Mrs. Church was sitting on the mans lap. MT. Donovan told MT. Harris that he had called Dr. Higgins and others and two women going to a dentists office .as witnesses
 The witness told of a number of occasions of which MT. Donovan told him and on which MT. Donovan said that MT. Craney and Mrs. Church committed a statutory offense The witness named John Yeomans and Frank Harwood as persons who had heard some of these conversations. Other Suits.
 On cross examination by Attorney Cemstock, the attorney brought out the fact that MT. Harris had a suit against MT. Donovan in the superior brought a suit against MT. Harris. Al the present time MT. Harris hires desk room from MT. Craney. who has | moved from the room he occupied al the time of the alleged offenses. Dentist Testifies. Dr. G. A. Comeau, a dentist who hai an office on the third floor in the Alice building. testified that in the i fall of 1912 as he went out from tn, off1ce he met MT. Donovan in iron i of the Shea building and MT. Donovan i said: They're in there" The witness asked "Who?" and MT. Donovan said | 'Craney and Mrs. Church," To thi! | the witness replied. "Too bad" ant met MT. Donovan, who told him tn, | two had been in the room severa hours. As they walked down tt Franklin square and were standing at Franklin square, MT. Donovan sait i to the doctor: There's Mrs. Churcl now. getting off that Westerly car 1 Where do you suppose she cam from r'
 Dr. Comeau denied that MT. Don | ovan had ever asked him to go t, | look into MT. Craney's room Or cross examination by Attorney Barne i pr. Comeau recalled that MT. Donovan had told the doctor that he wante, | the doctors son for a witness. 1 John A. Yeomans, an automobil l salesman, gave testimony of what MI | Donovan had said before him in tn | presence of Frank Harwood and Jo 1 seph Harris, when MT. Donovan spok 1 about looking through the letter bo, 1 lift in MT. Craney's office door ant seeing Mrs. Church sitting on MT. Ora | ney's lap.
 Court adjourned at 4.sO to the mex day at 10 a. m.
 The Jury Chosen.
 The following was the jury chosel | in the case:
 | Preston. Frank H. Palmer, Georg | A. Pendleton; Colchester. William H 1 Blacker; Griswold. William J. Miner Lebanon, Everett M. Terry, Fred c
 Brown North Stonington. James F | Brown: Franklin. James w. Hunting ton; Sprague, Louis St. Onge; Lisbor l Charles Budeit: Salem. John H. Pur 1 cell; Voluntown, Leonard B. Kinnie.