Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-07
FIVE YEARS IN STATE HOSPITAL
Given for Edward Jackson North Stonngton Ne gro-Acqutted Criminal Charge on Grounds of In- sanity-Tral of Walter Sakoski Begun in Superior Court-Charged With Theft of $57 at Occum Last Oc- tober.

by Judge Greene for his appearance in court for trial.
 Joseph Soltz of New London, presi- dent of the Soltz company, was in court and rendered the corporations bond for the bail demanded by the court, but because the bond was a corporation one and not MT. SoltZ's personal surety, the court refused to accept it.
 MT. Morton had for attorneys G. Curtis Morgan and Clayton B. Smith. He made continued effort all the af- ternoon to secure a bondsman, but was not successful and he went to the Nor wich jail with the other prisoners af- ter court adjourned.
 It is understood that he expects to secure bail from Bridgeport parties today.
 The crime which Morton is alleged to have committed occurred in Franks inn, New London, two weeks ago.
 Morton, 1t is alleged, entered the rest aurant and going to rooms on the floor above the eating place, met the Fraser girl and a companion, Lottie Usher Wilson. Morton it is said, approached the Fraser girl and informed her that a story was to appear in The Herald the Sunday following, that would show the girls mode of living. The Fraser girl pleaded with Morton not to print anything about her.
 Afterwards, it is, alleged the girl told of what had occurred between herself and Morton to Mrs. Jones, wife of the proprietor of the place, with the result that Morton was elected from the building. Jones related the story to the prosecuting authorities few days afterwards and the state police department assigned officers to the case thus getting the story of what happened from the complainant and other witnesses. The Fraser girl returned to New London from Phila- delphia Monday night and Tuesday States Attorney Hull sought from l Judge Greene a bench warrant for Morton's arrest. The warrant was | placed in State Policeman Downing's hands to serve and he arrested Nor ton.
 Morton was not compelled to spend the night ln the county Jail but was allowed to oce upy Q room at a hotel l in the custody of the officer until | Wednesday morning.
 The maximum penalty for the of fense charged is ten years in states
 prison.
 1 Morton its understood to deny the 1 truth of the allegiation made and to
 declare 1t to be a frame up"
 Trial on Theft Charge. | At about 8 o'clock a jury was se- lected for the trial of Walter Sazoski 1 of Occum, charged with the theft of | S57 from John Mersek of Occum on Monday, Oct. 19th- He is defended by 1 Attorney Herman Alofsin 2nd who
 was assigned by the court. The fol- | lowing is the jury:
 Nathan $. Bushnell, Abraham Ora mer, Norwich; William C. Sherman, Colchester Samuel F. Palmer, C<s- Roger Foote, Lebanon; Nathaniel Cul-
 yer and Walter H. Lee. North Ston- ington; FoE~$'st-C. Leffingwell Bozrah;
 Frederick Rabbit, Sprague: Charles :. Ray, Salem: Benjamin $. Hall Vol l untown.
 | Interpreter MalinoWsIli. Jacob Marsek 1 of Occum was the first witness. He 1 testified that he is employed in the cotton mill at Occum and that his 1 brother John lives with him and that i Walter Sakoski occupied a bedroom
 at the Marsek house that was next to \ the one occupied by the Marse1 broth CTS. The money that was lost was in
 a vest pocket, the vest hanging on l the wall in the brothers bedroom. Sakosl1i left the Marsek house on Mon day, October 18th and the money was missed the next day. On Wednesday on the advice of Constable LamS ert, they went to Willimantic and a iI-
 lImant1c policeman went with them to ! a saloon and arrested SakosI1i Moth ing was said at the time of the ar rest.
 John Marsek. who lost the money said he had counted it the day before it was missing and that it was all paper money. He told of the trip to
 make the arrest and said that after
 the police court trial in Norwich he got back $950 from Constable Lam- bert.
 On cross examination he changed his testimony somewhat as to just what the denominations of the bills were. He said that when the arrest of Sakoski was made in the saloon at Willimantic, SakosSi dropped some money, which was picked up and giv- en to the officer.
 These two witnesses gave their tes- timony throguh Interpreter Malinow- ski.