Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-03

Mr.. Bowen left him and went easterly
along Main street. The witness works
in the gun department at Hopkins &
Aliens.
Wat at Wooien Mill Corner.
William H. Bowen, who lives on
Smith avenue. East Broad street, tes-
titled to being opposite Hopkins & Al
lens that night when the men came
out. He followed the crowd down
towards the square and was there I'M
til about 8.06. He then went along
Main street and at the wooden mill
with whom he was standing talking,
when he heard one shot and later ne
heard another shot. Then he walked
up North Main street to near the
Polish hall and was with Mr.. Hinchey.
The witness said that one of the previ-
Gus witnesses had talked to him there
and told him they would give them all
the trouble they wanted. MIR. Bowen
told of his later actions during the
evening until he went to bed.
On cross examination the witness
objected to City Attorney Halls desig-
nation of him as one of the strikers, 4"
as he said there was no strike, but it
was a lockout. He told of being at
the factory entrance in the morning
and at noon of the day of the shooting
and told of speaking to one man who
had come on from Hartford to go to
work at the factory. in consequence of
\ which the man said he would not work
there. Mr.. Bowen denied that he had
gone up Cliff street, as a previous wit
ness had testified He said he was
Franklin street after the Polish polish
ers, but at the square he left the
crowd and crossed over to the opposite
side of the square. Mr.. Bowen de-
MED that he told Chief Linton that he
was at Franklin square at $40 O'Clock
and he could not remember that Chief
Linton told him he was not telling the
truth If he said he was in Franklin
square at 6.10.
D. j. Hinchey Met Bowen.
Daniel J. Hinchey was the next wit
ness, testifying to falling in with Mr..
Bowen at the wooden mill corner, hav-
ing left Porteous & Mitchells at sos.
They saw the crowd at Roath street
and watched it for minute and were
then told to move on by the police
men.
On cross examination Mr.. Hinchey
said he could locate his time of leav-
ing his place of employment, because
the last thing that everybody did was
to punch the clock. He allowed him
self 90 minutes to walk to his home on
Oakrtdge street, not stopping any
where. Prosecuting Attorney Hall tried
to get him to tell what time it was
when he came upon Mr.. Bowen at the
wooden mill corner. The witness said
that he thought that point was a little
over half way to the distance from the
store to his home.
Began the Arguments.
Attorney T. NJ Shields rested here
and Judge Kelly directed the attorneys
to go on with the arguments.
In his argument Prosecuting Attor-
ney Hall claimed that all the accused
were guilty and should be bound over
to the superior court and should all be
treated the same.
The city attorney said that in his
complaint he had presented Hankin as
principal and the other men as ao-
cessorie5 and that there were other
charges which he might have made
against them. but was only making
this on the charge of assault with in
tent to kill. He referred to one OF the
accused, David Ferns, who he said had
played fast and loose with the court
but Attorney Shields remarked tina,
this man could be produced at any
time
On behalf of William H. Bowen, At
torney T. NJ. Shields argued that there
was nothing in the evidence to show
that Bowen was taking any part in the
assault, and he should be acquitted.
Attorney Shields had Just begun his
argument for Mr.. Malcolm when court
adjourned until the next morning at s
o'clock.