Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-25

July 3. 1912. Afr. Dosevan testined
 that in March. 1912, he saw Mrs
 Church at s.s0 in the evening put a letter into the mail box at the foot
 He bought two envelopes which he
 addrssed to himself and dropped into
 the same box, urletamped- The next
 morning MT. Donovan said. he waited
 at the letter box between 4.3o and
 5 o'clock when the box was opened by
 plea that he had put in two letters
 without stamps rot a chance to look
 over the letters taken rom the box
 There he saw q letter addressed to
 John Craney and 1t was written by
 Mrs. Church,
 Wanted to Get Rid of Mrs. Church.
 On cross examination Attorney
 Douglass brought out from MT. Don
 ovan that he was . married man with a family, living happily with his wife
 for many years and successful in bus
 mess. Then the attorney asked the
 witness what his interest was in writ.
 ing these letters which he admitted
 sending to MT. and Mrs Church and
 MT. Craney. Mir. Donovan said 1t
 was for the purpose of getting rid of
 Mrs. Church.
 craney Had Harmed Him.
 Then the lawyer asked why 1t was
 that MT Donovan brought MT. Craney into this matter.
 Because he is a erafter," MT. Don-
 ovan answered, and because MT. Craney fad harmed him. He said that Craney was on the excise committee 1 in the legislature.
 When asked how Mir Craney had harmed him, and what he meant by saying he was a grafter. Mir. Donovan said that it had cost him a S15 as- sessment to the Retail Liquor Deal CTS association, and that a lobbyist had told Mir. Donovan that the lobby ist had paid MT. Craney money as a legislator
 MT. Donovan declined to tell the name of the lobbyist but said he was introduced to him by J. Henry Rora- back. MT Donovan did not know
 whether the lobbyist was a lawyer or a business man. MT. Donovan said that he did not pay the SIS with knowledge that it was to be used for corrupt purposes.
 Attorney Douglass made an attempt to follow up this line of questioning,
 get back to the immediate matter in hand.
 The wftEess testified further tha, he considered Craney had harmed him
 through getting hi marrested by the federal authorities for sending a postal card through the mail
 Mir Donovan said that it was or July 5. 1912 that Craney first charged him with sending anonymous cards This talk was in front of Boynton's | a crazy man, the witness said, fol- lowing him up and asking what he
 meant by sending those cards. MT
 Donovan was followed up by MT Craney the witness said, to the cor
 ner of Rose place until the witness l told Craney he would call the police
 Jsered at and Followed Him. The witness was asked to explain l further how Mir Craney annoyed him MT. Donovan testified that MT Craney | jeered at him and followed him around | participated in this. He described how Mrs. Church would step into the car station or the Boston store ol | Smiths drug store or some other | place and point him (the witness) out | and that MT. Craney would follow and | intercept him on the street at differ- ent points and jeer at him. The wit | on one side of the street and thai Mrs. Church would walk on the other MT Craney would mock Donovan's l walk and cough and jeer at him. Mr Donovan said that he had complained to Policeman Morgan. Policeman Mur. phy and Capt. Twomey and was told | to see Prosecuting Attorney Hall. but | anything because MT. Craney was 6 | neighbor to him.
 When court adjourned at 4.3o. At | torney Douglass and the witness were | in a vigorous and loud-toned exchange | of questions and answers regarding 6 complaint Mrs. Church made to the | police about MT. Donovan insulting | her on the street
 There were only two sympathy