Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-24
DEFENSE BEGINS IN SlaNDER CASE
John Donovan's Attorneys Put On Ths1 Fna Witnessz Witness for John F. caney vslues Donovsn Red Ese
 tate at Over $2o,ooo Bss Ba.eh of New Lstten Aaa.a
 to Exhbits.

theatre was awful. The writer ealaeA Craney a scamp and sa4d the writer would get even with him.
 M ezra 5rcs snsd E ssat,s Msy soas d of sssasx sk addressed to Ar. Donovan. Another postcard told of Mrs. Church still see- ing craney. and the writer said: Come back to me I love yon still" Signed Mary
 The cards and letters read by Mr. Douglass were not signed
 Oefsndants Real Eststs Shown.
 Town Clerk Charles B. Holbrook was the first witness at the opening o1 dhe afternoon session of the court. He tes- tified that he had recently examined the town records at the request of At torney Joseph T. Fanning, counsel for the plaintiff, to ascertain the property holdings of John Donovan, the defend ant.
 Attorney Tanning read dozen deeds of real estate, covering property on Oak street. on North Main street. Cliff street extension, six or seven pieces on Roath street. three on North Cfin street. 17 building lots on Pleasant and Valley streets. all of which were certified copies made from the town records of property owned by John Donovan except that three lots had been sold out, the Pleasant and Valley street plots
 On cross examination by Attorney Comstock, Mr. Hofbrook said there had been no transfers by NIT. Donovan action had been begun and attach ments made in it.
 Civil Engineer Charles E. Chandler was shown various ones in the batch of deeds, and he told which pieces of property had buildings on them and what the street numbers were. if any. He said that the property of MT. Dom ovan extended from one street to an- other in two places. The civil engineer showed a blue print of the Pleasant street and Valley street plot in 1879.
 Attorney John H. Barnes asked him on cross examination as to his method of exactly locating the property to correspond with the written descrip- tions. He said there were ten houses altogether on the whole property.
 E. A. Prentice. in the insurance and real estate business since 1908, before then in the hat business for 25 years, and a resident of this city all his life, to the questioning of Attorney Tanning said he had examined the property of MT. Donovan described in the cer- tified copies of the deeds and had placed a value upon each of these pieces of real estate. $500.
 Defendants dwelling house and two building lots on North Main street {: sS,8VV iOE tAe mousse ana lOl, bfUU ana $29o for the extra lots. Vacant lot at corner of Roath street and Cliff street extension. S4o0.
 Lot adjoining above on Cliff street extension $2oo.
 Lot from Roath to North Clif street with three-tenement house and two tenement house on it, AS Roath and g North Cliff. .$1.Se0 for the former and $2o0 for the latter Lot on Roath street with dwelling house on it, s1,60o.
 Lot on Roath street. 200 feet deep with store. tenement and barn prop erty, s2.50o.
 Lot from Roath street to North Cliff with dwelling houses on it. known as 64 and 6s Roath street. half interess worth $500 each, and 45 North Cliff street. half interest worth $500 house. $500. Two story two-tenement house or Roath street. s1,1oo. (continued on Page EIe~sn)