Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-24

When the criminal superior court
came in here on Thursday morning
with Judge William FL. Williams pre-
siding, the first matter brougnt up
was the case OF the state VS.. william
NJ Buckley of Baltic who Is accused
If criminal negligence in causing the
death OF Charles J. Mckay, the IN
surance agent. who was struck by the
automobile driven by Mr.. Buckley az
the Marguerite corner during the past
summer.
Upon motion of Attorney Arthur NJ.
Brown who is counsel for Mr.. Buck
ley. Judge williams granted the at
torneys motion to have the case go
lover to the next term. Attorney
Brown made statement about the
where State Attorney Hull was also
present.
Two Men Allowed to Go.
| In the case of the State VS.. Edward
Denison and Edgar Mondous State
| Attorney Hull informed the court that
the woman inthe case whose testi-
mony would be necessary to convict
them is in such a poor mental condi-
| ton that she cannot testify in com
petent manner. She. is Gertrude
| Harrington of Montville, a feeble
minded woman. The men have beer
in Jail three months since they were
arrested charged with having had
/ carnal knowledge of the woman in
! Montville on June II. Mondou, who
has only one hand, and Denison. bott
/ deny the charge.
The state attorney recommended q
nolle il, both. cases, which was grant
/ ed, and they were given their free.
dom.
Sentences Deferred.
Sentence in the case OF K,wong MINI
who was found guilty by a jury OF
| Wednesday was deferred till mex
| Tuesday.
| MohtviIle Case On Trial.
/ When these cases had been dispose,
of jury was chosen for the trial o
the case of the state VS.. Aleck LAGOS
1 ky, a Montville farm hand. who is &C
cused of making an indecent assault
| upon five year old Vera Siegal i
Montville on June 10. Attorney Rod
erick NJ. Douglass was counsel for tn
| accused and State Attorney Hull wa
assisted by Attorney Thomas E. Tro
/ land.
When the accused was put to pie
it was found that he could not under
stand English so that Abner Schwart
was sworn in as interpreter. The pris
oner is a Russian.
The little girl was the first wit
ness. With her parents she lives /
New York, she had come to the Sic
n
The child was on the stand for owe
an hour in her direct examination an
| cross examine tion., She told what sh
said the accused did to her when
had come to the house after a drin
| Of water and had asked her to go OF
to a field where she said Lacosky wa
at work She said it was a cucpmbe
field.
The child's voice as she gave hi
81 testimony was so low that the stenoe
rapher had to repeat most OF ht
|. testimony so that the court and juI
could hear what she had said
Il Mrs. Mary Siegal, the mother OF tn
little GIRL and Mrs. Bessie Siegal, ht
| grandmother testified to the girl tel
ing them about the occurrences.
For the Defense.
The state rested at $40 and A
!, torney Douglass called his first wi
, ness to the stand.
Louis Soslosky, q farmer of Montvil
Center, testified that he knew NJ
Siegal and had known the accuse
since Lacosky had been working
: | Montville for the witness in July. L;
) coslxy worked a few days, about
, | days, until the officer came and a
: rested him. State Attorney Hull h
only one question to ask the witne
a in cross examination.
e Testimony of the Accused.
Attorney Douglass then called Il
accused to the stand and Geor
: Greenberger acted as interpreter.
. The accused testified that he was
= and had been in this country five yea
: | working as a farmer. He worked
: Mr.. Siegal for 5 IL months up to Z
Il 18th of last July.
Il The witness said there was a mi
named Bill working at the farm at t
same time. He identified the m;
when the attorney had him stand
in court After leaving Siegars
: July ~, Lacosky said he went to No
: witch and the same day went to I
y Soslosky farm. This was on Tue
: day afternoon. He stayed at the So
: losky farm working seven days al
was arrested there.
While working at the Soslosky pla
: he went back to Siegars on a Su
day afternoon to get his clothes al
81 that Siegal owed him. Siegal did,
pay him, claiming dissatisfaction wi
the work that Lacosky had done.
Didn't Work in Cucumber Field.
III In response to directions from Alto
ney Douglass to tell what he So
of the Siegal girl on July 10 which
| the day of the alleged assault in t
| cucumber field, Lacosl1y said that tn
didn't work in the cucumber field
that day, but in the cornfield, whe
h the man named Bill was with hi
i He saw the Siegal girl in the mornil
. but not in the afternoon.
!, He denied that he went back to t
Siegal house in the afternoon to get
n drink for they had cold water in t
o field and a drinking, cup with it.
a The witness denied that he had do
a what the girl accused him of on til
u afternoon and he also said that E
n did not go back to the house for
II drink.
! Why He Left siegaPs.
When the witness left the Sizes
: place on July IL, he said it was
It cause it was raining hard and M
a Siegal came to the barn and sa
: "Aleck, it's raining and you can't
e. anything. ! suppose If you had sol
: money, you would go to Norwich a