Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1914-01-08

police chief also described the street
locations and the surroundings on Rip
ley atll where the assault is alleged
to have taken place. There are open
lots and pasture land and the chief
said 1t would be possible at some points
for a person to be concealed out of
sight of any of the houses In the neigh
berheod.
States Attorney Hull informed the
court that he expected to have a plan
of the premises for an exhibit in court
on the next day of the trial.
Chief Linton was cross examined by
Attorney Perkins.
The next witness was Mrs. Henry
Bramann, who lives on East Main
street, near the blacksmith shop, which
is about two minutes walk from the
Sierra home. On the afternoon of Oc-
tober II she said she had been on Ed
wards hill making call, going by
pathway which came out on Ripley
hill. from which she could see the
Holy Name parade which was being
held IN Norwich that Sunday On the
way back to her home through the pas
ture on Ripley hill. she heard child
crying and saw some boys chasing
the cows. Mrs. Bramann identified IN
court two small boys, who she said
she saw there. She heard the child cry
again and the boys ran into the bush
eS where the cry was coming from
and a man came out. She knew Frank
Falcone, she said and 1t was he. He
stood looking at her and then went
back Then the witness heard the
child cry louder. Falcone came out
again and Mrs. Bramann said she told
him il he did not let the child come
out she would have him arrested.
Then he went back and the child came
out of the brush. 1t was the Sierra
child. She did not see the child any
time before it came out of the brush.
The place was out of sight of any
house. Falcone went away in the OPP
posite direction and the child came
with her and to her home. The wit
ness said that she could see the Sierra
childs undergarments were torn off
and the child was holding them on
with both hands.
Upon determination by Attorney
Perkins the witness recounted again
the way she had gone that day to Rip
ley hill and what had happened there.
She denied that she had been to the
Sierra house on the following Monday
morning and had a drink with the
Sierra family and she denied that she
had told Rose Falcone, on the way
to court, that she couldn't tell who
the man was The witness said that
on the way to court Rose Falcone had
asked her to save her father for the
sake of her mother, but Mrs. Bramann
had replied hat she would have to lie
to save him.
Major Hull drew a diagram on the
blackboard to show the street loca-
tons in the neighborhood w.rre the
assault is alleged to have been COM
mitted and used it in questions he
asked Mrs Bramann after Attorney
Perkins concluded the cross examina-
ton.
Earl E Mathewson. clerk of the Nor
witch police court, who was acting in
that capacity when Falcone was tried,
testified to going to the place where
the alleged assault took place and hay-
ing the places pointed out to him by
Mrs Branlann, on October 14th, and
again on the day of this trial with
the states attorney. Mr.. Mathewson
testified to the trampled condition of
the grass behind wild apple tree
and he produced a piece of white cloth
which he found there. The spot is
secluded and out of vision of houses
Court adjourned at 4.S0 till the next
day.
The following is the jury in the Fall
cone case: David d. Disco, Norwich;
Charles NJ. Staubly. James Ernest Ken
needy, Philip 0. Warrington, Preston
Samuel Gellert, Colchester; Herman
w. Roberts. Griswold; w. Irving Mott,
Lebanon: Thomas Fields, Bozrah;
Charles B. Davis, Franklin; Joseph Fl.
Buteau, Curtis L. Hazen, Sprague; Lu-
Their s. Tanner, Voluntown.