Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-18
MASS OF LETTERS AS EXHIBITS
In craney vs Donovan $200oo Sander su-Defsndant Aa
 Picture Postal Cards Letter. Received by Mr. Donovan

A. but she had never been in the habit of coming to his of1ce. although she had called there. He had visited MT. and Mrs. Church at their home, going to see both of them. MT. Craney de- nied that Mrs. Church was in his room on June 22, 1912 for about two hours in the evening. The first time she ever came to his of1ce was in July, 1912, and that was the first time he ever spoke to her She came then ceived. Whenever he called at the Church home, MT. Church was always at home. Attorney Barnes asked him if he went to the Church home on day in March. 1912, going in the morn ing about o'clock and not coming out until 10 at night. The witness said he could not recall this.
 It was in the latter part of August, 1912, that Mrs. Church first came to MT. Craney's office after MT. Church nous cards. The witness denied that MT. Donovan advised him in the con- ference at the E1ks club ito keep away from the woman or she would Donovan shiyered and shook and sweated at this conference, the wit ness said
 Attorney Barnes questioned the wit ness about the location of his room ] in the Alice building and the possi-
 
 ing up the letter box and also as to what MT. Craney had in the room. On redirect examination by Attor- ney Douglass MT Craney affirmed that he was never at the home of Mrs Church when Mir. Church was not present
 Just before the noon recess Charles 1 F. Whitney was called to the stand He testified to recollection of two con- versations with MT. Donovan in which MT Donovan had said he had the witnesses to prove that MT. Craney and Mrs Church had been guilty of i a statutory offense in MT. Craney's of- flee.
 Afternoon Session. When court was resumed after the noon recess, Willard A. Church was the first witness called. but he was | late in arriving and the court waited | for him until he came in with Mrs. | Church. They were both present at l the morning session of the court and also at the session on Tuesday after | noon.
 MT. Church testified that he was a l grocery clerk and was 50 years old | and had been married about S2 years. | He answered questions about his pre- vious employment and said he was 1 once employed by the city and that l MT. Donovan the defendant. was his l boss MT. Church had often seen MT. I | writing. When shown the postal card l and letter exhibits in the case. he l said there was no doubt but that they were in MT. Donovan's handwriting. l Attorney Douglass laid in as an ex- | hibit an envelope postmarked June 13 | 1913. which was directed to MT l Church and received by him. The en- 1 velope contained another envelope postmarked Mystic and addressed to John Donovan.
 | i Mir. Donovan admitted, when shown ] the envelope by Attorney Barnes, that he had written indicated that MT l Donovan had sent the letter unopen- | ed to Mir. Church. In the same en- velope was contained a letter from
 Mir. Donovan to MT. Church. It clos ed with a promise that some one l would have to pay for all the trouble l that MT. Donovan had been put to.
 Postal Cards From May" | There was another envelope sent tc 1 MT. Church containing two posta l cards directed to MT. Donovan and l both signed May" and containing all
 lusions to MT. Craney and Mrs l Church.
 There was another letter to MT
 Church and on which the signature waS Your friend, John Donovan | in which MT Donovan said he had
 never done anything to harm MT
 Church, but urged that he see him SC
 that he could learn the truth for ht
 was being kept in the dark. It spoke of talks between MT. Donovan and (
 man at a drug stode.
 Two other picture postal cards sen
 to MT. Donovan in November, 1912
 with the signature of May and resen l to Mr. Church with a letter from MT
 Donovan were produced. They refer
 red to MT. Craney's election as repre-
 sentative. The letter said that MT
 Donovan was not sending these pos
 tai cards to MT. Church to annoy Mir
 about the enemy who was doing thi
 and would like to find out who 1
 was.
 Wrote About Bench Warrants.
 Another letter written to Mrs
 Church, and sent in an envelope t.
 MT. Church contained the statemen
 that the writer proposed to have bencl
 warrants issued for the arrest of Mrs
 Church and MT. Craney on thre
 counts. conspiracy and blackmail, an,
 statutory offense. It also con
 tained hints connecting the name o
 Mrs. Church with various men iI Norwich.
 In another long letter reference wa
 made to the postal card which Nil
 Donovan had sent to MT. Craney an
 for which he had been arrested by tn
 federal authorities and expected to pa 1 a me or Sl0O.
 Mir. Donovan's purpose to push tn
 case to a finish was expressed in an i other letter and that he had thing
 dead to rights. Another letter con
 tained much reference to a conspirac
 against MT. Donovan, but said h | would be equal to the best efforts tha
 could be brought against him and tha he had told the truth and had proof for everything he had said. In sn . other he promised to put in jail tn
 man and woman whose names ar . most frequently mentioned in the cas, i and said that he had hoped to kee
 the matter from Mrs. D." but a phon
 suits brought against him and nov ; she knew all.
 Wrote to Woonsooket Man. One of the latest letters was date
 in February. 1914. and spoke of a let ter written by John Donovan to Joh Charon in Woonsocket, which ha been written in such a way that 1t ap peared to come from Joe Donovan the tailor. a friend of John CharoI
 It contained a self directed envelop
 to J. J. Donovan. It contained an in quirys as to what Mr. Charou kne'
 about MT. Craney being talked abou with a woman.
 Mrs. Catherine Charen wife of Joh
 Charon of Woonsocxet, was placed O the stand while the cross examinatio of MT. Church was suspended by re , quest of Mir. Douglass and permis l sion of Judge Shumway, Attorne ! Douglass wanted to have Mrs. Charo ,, identify letter, which it was claim