Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-13

The May term of the criminal supe- rior court, which completed its busi- ness Tuesday morning at New London. established a record for brevity. The 1l.so Tuesday morning had disposed of all of it's cases. being in session less than five days and half
 There were an unusually smal. num- Der of cases before the court tn,s term and all but two were disposed of with4 out trials The two cases that were tried lasted less than two days each.
 Jury is Discharged.
 Soon after court came in Judge Greene ordered the jury called in and announced that there would be no more need of their services at this term of the court, stating that they were to be congratulated at the small amount of ordered them paid off and excused.
 Final Matters Disposed Of.
 Matters that were disposed of before court adjourned Tuesday morning were the following:
 One Year for Hale.
 Henry $. Hale. former bookkeeper at the Mohican hotel in New London, was sentenced to one Xear in jail, pleading guilty to the charge of ialsify- ing the. books of the hotel Hale was charged on two counts, but was only
 
 noiled.
 State Attorney Hull called the case against Hale soon after court came in. He stated to the court that he would consent to nolle of the second count if the accused pleaded guilty to the first : Hale, who was sitting in the custody of Sheriff John N. Carroll at one side of the court room, was presented be- fore Clerk Parsons. who read the com plaint against him. The complaint charged him with making false en- the books of the Mohican company Jan. of this year. Hale pleaced guilty.
 Judge Gardiner Greene pronounced sentence of one year in jail Hale took the sentence calmly, although rather pale, ana walked firmly to his seat. A few moments later, however. he wept for several minutes.
 The total deficit as announced in the police court when Hale was first ar raigned was $2.762.7S. Hale began, &C., cording to the evidence of the state, to falsify the books by false balance of $75.S5 in 1911.
 Hale's arrest was shock to many friends, who said that he had never been extravagant, never made a dis play of great amounts of money, and lived apparently within his means.
 Lawrence Pleads Guilty.
 Nathan Lawrence of New London, 25 years old, was sentenced to one year in jail when he pleaded guilty 10 the charge of forgery. Lawrence was brought into court on a bench war rant from this city, where he was ar raigned last Friday and bound over to the superior court.
 State Attorney Hull stated to Judge Greene that Lawrence desired to plead guilty to the charge of forgery, for lowing the usual custom in such cases he had him brought into court on a bench warrant. He said that Law renee was charged in two counts, but that he. would consent to a nolle of the second count if the accused man pleaded guilty to the first
 The complaint charged Lawrence with forging a check in Norwich pay able to Frank McKait. signed by l.. B. Crockett and supposed to be endorsed by Crockett The check was drawn on the UncaS National bank and was for SIS. The date of the check was May [.
 Prosecuting Attorney John D. Hall of this city explained the circum- stances of the forgery. He said that Lawrence had worked for Crockett, who is lumber dealer, but that he had recently ceased to work for him. One day last week Lawrence offered the check to F. A Wells & Co, clothiers. in this city. for payment for suit of clothes and had been informed that they could not cash it. Lawrence had gone to the grocery store of J. H. Con- nor & Son, where Joseph Connor mad given him $20 on account of the check