Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-05

Judge Oliver H. Williams of ths Third district court. held sessiol in Westerly Friday. Judgment wal rendered in the assault case or Sants Gabrielle against her brother -.n-iaW Joseph Gabrielle, civil act1on II damages. The case was heard a Wesf wee, ago and decision reserved. Judge WI, Hams gave judgment for $1o ane costs. Attorney A. T. L. Ledw1oge counsel for accused, gave notice o1 appeal Attorney John J. Dunn counsel for plaintiff.
 {, The first case tried was that o1 Charles p. Eeeiestone.. constable foi ,hs town et HGpkinsSn, sSs,rea aaa,ns' M1t defacing building owned by Joseph Girard. by riddling it with bullets, Q the night of August 19 last The hrs' witness was Joseph Girard, owner o the building, which is located near thf Girard lumber camp in the town Q Hopkinton. He testified that tn foot posts. He told of the severs holes made in the building by charge of shot In response to a query fror Attorney Ledwidge, counsel for de fendant, Mir. Girard said he did no located. Town Solicitor Harry Agard represented the prosecution.
 Charles P. Eccleston testified tha he was called to the lumber camp saw the bullet holes in the building and arrested Champ1in. He was O. the opinion that the damage to the building was between $50 and $6o.. the time of arrest, witness asked Champlin why he did the shooting anc Champlin replied: If you were Tn my place you would have done the same thing!"
 James Gagnon. sawyer in the em pIoy of Girard. testified that in the early evening of August IT, Champlir came into the shack and accused wit ness of stealing his dinner pail and in order to avoid trouble, witness gave his own dinner pail to Champlin. Wit ness was dared to come out of the shack by Champlin. He went out and knocked Champiin down with his fist Champ1in started off saying he was goffi~ home for his gun and would re- turn with 1t and shoot up the shack Half an hour afterwards witness saw Champlin coming and took to the woods with his brother George, they being the only ones in the shack at the time He heard dozen gun shots but did not see Chanplin with a gun, He went to Hopkinton and did not return to the shack until after Con- stable Ecc1estone had arrived. He then saw that the building had been
 
 the shack but the Gagnon brothers when Champlin approached, but Philip Alberts and Joseph Bushee were in the next house. ten feet distant.
 George Gagnon gave corroborative testimony and added that he found two bullets that had punctured his suit case that was in the shack. Wit ness produced the bullets. He saw ChampIin coming towards the shack but did not notice the gun
 Philip Alberts said he came from Joe Business house and went to the shack. just as he saw Champlin ap- preaching. He saw that the Gagnons had decamped. so he took to the woods. He had run about fifty yards when he heard the discharge of a gun and heard dozen other reports in quick succession. He did not see any gun with Chandplin. When wit ness returned to the shack two hours later. he said, T found my supper all shot to pieces: my spare clothes shot to pieces; with holes punched all over the building; bullets stuck in the wood work and loose upon the foor.''