Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-26
MORGAN CASE ARGUMENTS BEGUN
Evidence Was Finished Thursday Afternoon-Atorney D. M Cronn Made First Argument for the State and Allyn L. Brown First for the Accused-Case Will Reach Jury Today.

with mankind in general. He could not give any particular names. 1 P. Hall Shurts, a New London real estate dealer for about IA years, testi- 1 fled he should hardly think AIorgans S 1 reputation was quite par. To a ques- 1 tion by Attorney Brown he said he had l no prejudice or feeling against Nor gan. He had heard the late Cyrus G. | Beckwith speak about Morgan, and 1 there was also a man named c. T. l Jeffrey.
 ] The court took a recess at 12.So until 1 1.30
 The character witnesses were ques- | tioned by Attorney Brown as to the 1 pear in court. Most of them said it l had been by notice given them on ] Thursday morning.
 Afternoon Session. Mrs. Myrtle Blake Bailey was re- 1 called to the stand by the states at torney at the opening of the afternoon | session and asked about the liquor that ] she had the first day she was in Nor ! gans office. She was asked who went 1 after the liquor and she answered: "A 1 messenger boy"
 Messenger Boy Witness. States Attorney Husf pointed to a l messenger boy who was in the court room in his uniform and Mrs. Bailey said that was the boy. The boy came
 
 said.
 On cross examination she testified l that she was sure she saw the boy and that he came into the office, but l she could not be sure about that She 1 had seen the boy before because he lived next to where she lived Arthur Brockhaus, the messenger boy who lives on konomoc street, New London, and wrols for the Postal Tele- graph company, testified that he met tSId n fnf s1V1sss office and was sent to the Allyn house with 8. card. He got something that was done up in d paper and was shap- ed like bottle. He took it back and | gave 1t to Morgan, who came to the office door This was the only time he had ever done an errand for Morgan and he thought it was some time last fall
 Deputy Sheriff H. E. Draper Of this city testified that he was in the su- perior court on the days of the Nor 1 ton trial and court adjourned each day at 4.40 and the verdict was rendered shortly after o'clock Attorney Morgan was in court at all these times. Witnesses For the Accused.
 Ex.- Mayor Charles F. Thayer of this city, an attorney for 4 years, was called to the stand by the defendant $ lawyers. He said that Morgans rep utation as to truth and veracity was on a. par with the rest of humanity He had had frequent business dealings with him.
 Attorney William IT. Shields of Norwich gave similar testimony and was followed on the stand by George c. Stead of this city, a real estate own CT in Norwich and formerly in New London, said he believed Morgan's reputation was at par with other men, but when he was questioned by Major Hull. he answered that he didn't know what people in New London said about Morgans reputation.
 Ashley T. Boon of this city, who had lived in New London about 10 years, but not for fl years testified he be- lieyed Aorgan's reputation for truth and Neracfty was on a par with other men, but he admitted to States Attor- ney Hull that he did not know what people in New London had said about Morgan in the past II years.
 Attorney Charles H. ComStock of this city testified that he had known Morgan for 10 years and considered his reputation in New London on a par with other men. When the states attorney questioned him he said that he didn't know that he had heard of people in New London say anything about Morgan's truth and Veracity, and he didn't know what they said if they spoke of 1t.
 Arguments Made.
 At. 2.25 both the defense and the prosecution rested and Attorney Cron- in began the opening argument for the state, which he concluded a 31O first argument for the defense at 8. .35 and occupied the balance of the after noon until the adjournment of court till the next day.