Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
sTERNLIE5 TELLS HOW
 HE WATCHED WIFE
Denies He Was to Pay for Evidence -centradiets Testimony as to Con- versations.

Another day in the trial of Louis Sternleib, Samuel Golumb and Hyman Pollock on the charge of conspiracy in trying to get evidence to be used in a divorce suit against Mrs. Louis Stern leib occupied the superior court here on Wednesday before Judge William H. Williams and a jury.
 Witnesses for the defense, including Mr. Sternleib, the accused, were on the stand. and when court adjourned at 4 o'clock til the next morning the de- Tense had not concluded it's evidence One of the witnesses for the defense Is Mrs. Samuel Golumb. wife of one of the accused. and as a baby was born to her on Tuesday a deposition from her will be taken this morning and will be produced in court
 When court came in on Wednesday morning State Attorney Hull conclud- l ed his cross examination of Golumb, | which he was conducting when court adjourned on Tuesday afternoon. Attorney Geary Is conducting most of the case for the defendants with the assistance, of Attorneys Edwin W. Perkins and TeIley E.. Babcock, while State Attorney Hull has Attorneys John p. Hall and Thomas E. TrolAnd assisting him. Attorney Henry H. | Pettis for Mrs. Sternleib and Attorney Thomas M- Shields are also counsel in | the case.
 [ Testimony of Accused After the cross examination of Co., lumb. Policeman Frank E. Henderson was witness and then Attorney Per | kins called Louis Sternlieb to the stand to testify in his own defense. The ac- | cused said that he has lived 13 years | in Norwich. but was born in Austria. For three weeks before Christmas he did not live with his wife. but her fa- ther came and they made up. His wife claimed she had been injured. but would not see a doctor. He had told | Pollock that Pollock was not wanted at the Sternlieb home and Pollock would walk out, but come back later
 Once Pollock told him that Mrs Sternlieb did not want to continue to live with him and if he would give her $2,000 and the furniture she would give him divorce. Sternlieb said he would not divorce his wife, and he de- nied that he ever spoke about divorce to anyone. He denied also that any conversations had taken place such as Rabbi Rosenberg. David J. Handleman and Mrs. May Johnson had testified to He said that he hadn't spoken to Han- dleman for five years.
 Sternlieb said that he was told about he actions of his wife by Golumb and he acted upon advice of his attorney in attempting to secure evidence against his wife. but he said that he never hired Pollock to get evidence and he did not offer Golumb any money.
 He told about watching in the Stern lieb store on the night that Pollock and Mrs. Sternlieb were arrested.
 On cross examination by State Att torney Hull. Sternlieb was asked what he was doing while he was watching The witness said that at about mid night he had his ear up against the ceiling in the store below Mrs. Stern. lieb's apartments and he heard whis. pering. Questioned as to why he dic not go up then. he said it was because he thought he would wait for the sig nal from Golumb. Later in the morn. ing, when he again had his ear to the ceiling, he heard whispering again Asked why he didn't go up at once then, he said he thought he would lei them have plenty of time to enjoy eaci others company.
 Afternoon Session. Court Stenographer Winfield C. Ora
 ham was the first witness that the de. fense called in the afternoon sessior
 of court. but he was not allowed tt testify.
 He was followed by David Goldberg
 MT. Goldberg. who comes from Balti
 more. took the oath with his hat ol
 according to the Jewish custom ant . removed it afterwards while he wa giving his testimony.
 MT. Goldberg testified that he wen
 to the Sternlieb store on Feb. in tn
 evening because Mrs. Max Sternliel
 asked him. Later he was there abou : l1.3o when he was told about Dora an,
 Pollock. While sitting there he hear ! walking upstairs and later heard tn noise of a bed. About { o'clock h. ] heard whispering. but didn't know wh s It was. and about o'clock the witnes said he went upstairs with Max Stern Iieb. He sent him out on the roof Tn witness went to Golumb's room an found Golumb in bed. The witnes
 said he also heard rapping on a win
 dow. and the rapping was inside. MI g Goldberg said he was paid s3 for hi
 nights work
 Miss Bessie Sternlieb sister of Loui Sternlieb and bookkeeper for her ia
 ther. testified that she knew Mrs. Ma, i Johnson. whom she saw last Thursda,
 afternoon in the Sternlieb store am
 in the evening at Mrs. Johnson's homo
 Joseph -Sternlieb had been sent fo
 Mrs Johnson. and when Mrs. Johnso
 came they went into the office part o : the store.
 Miss Sternlieb said she was stand
 ing less than a foot from her brothe
 Louis and that Louis did not say any thing to Mrs. Johnson about gfvinl
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