Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-18

at No. 5s Water street in this city. The women named were Mamie Hayes and Hattie Gordon. but Attorney Ed ward T. Burke, who was counsel for Mamie Hayes was employed at the house and was not an inmate.
 Annie Smith was jointly charged with Silvernan, but the cases were to De tried separately. Her attorney was Thomas M. Shields.
 After Silvernan's collapse and re- v1val from it when he was first put to plea. the trial proceeded The opening testimony was given by the three state polecemen, Theodore F. Downing, Rowe H. Wheeler and William E, Jackson. They all testi- lied that they had found both Silver; man and Annie Smith at the house when they visited the house last sum mer and beth peor1e ~ -----S charge of the place. Silverman said he was running It for r.es-> fof New York The sum of s2e5 which was found on Silvernan was claimed by both the man and the woman. They said the money had been made In the house. Of the money, s100 was later given to two lawyers. $100 was used for bonds, and the balance given l into the keeping of the attorney for Annie Smith. Silverman told the po- | lice, they testified. that he had brought two girls from New York. Annie Smith later went to the house with the state police and opened a trunk | for them in which were found both | the mans and the woman's clothes, New York pawn tickets and also a the house. including the piano, all of which indicated Silverman's residence at the place.
 Afternoon Session,
 At the afternoon session of court, | Michael Carpe' man, state police man, said he had been solicited by l women in the windows at No. 5S Wa l ter street When he went in. he four | two women there. Lindsay G.. Smith testified that he had heard whistling from the windows of the house anS had heard a voice asking him to come in.
 Matthew M Malinowsl1i. who is a Polish interpreter. testified that he heard Silverman from the pen tell
 snnie Smith in Polish not to say anything about the case.
 Marie Brown of New York testif ed Tat she had run the house known as l he "Hill' and that Silverman had come there and had wanted to ex-
 hanFe two girls. To Attor-e ev Burke he said that she had not been prom | 'Sed any rewar9 for testifying for the
 tate and that she had attornevS. Til " Davis of New York testified to eeine Silvernan at the Hill a-d sal q
 
 | -l1ed what he was do'1e antl sevi-- the witness said he did not seem very | nrch stuck on her.
 This concluded the evidence for the | state and Attorney Burke requested | a recess which was granted so that he might confer with Silverman, whom | he advised to plead guilty.
 | At the conclusion of the recess, the l r+torney told the court that Silver | man desired to plead guilty and the | 7can was allowed to do SO and was | ed back into the pen.
 | There were two counts against An nie Smith and she changed her plea Q guilty on ore count upon advice oi her counsel. Mr. Shields. This was the | count charging frequenting and re- siding on August 9th in house that is or is reputed to be house. of i'll | fame The other count was nolled It alleged deriving money from the earnings of Hattie Gordon.
 Silverman and Annie Smith were both taken back to jail after court adjourned about 3 o'clock.
 When court adjourned. the jury was excused till next Wednesday morning but the court adjourned only to this morning to come in for the sentenc- | ing of Si'verman and Annie Smith. It is believed that the case against 1 Abraham Bronstein of New London | will be the next one taken up when | court comes in Wednesday. He is l accused in connection with the house kept by Marie Brown.