Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-21
ON TRIAL JOINTLY FOR ASSAULT
Walter j. Wtnedse and David w Carroll Before Superior Cowt-A S Spaulding Describes Effects of the Choking and Blows That He Received--Had Hard Work to Talk for Week.

Walter J. Whittredge and David W. Carroll. who are being tried jointly, were put to plea on one information in the criminal superior court here on Thursday morning about 11.20 on the charge of assault with intent to kill and murder Archibald S. Spaulding of this city on Oct. S1st. Both pleaded not guilty.
 Then the trial of the case was start ed with State Attorney Hadlai A. Hull conducting the prosecution, assisted by Attorney John D. Hall. Attorney C. W. Constock and Joseph T. Cunning ham are counsel for Whittredge and Attorney J. J. Desmond for Carroll.
 David w. Carroll was the first wit ness called by the state attorney. Judge Bennett inquired if the witness were one of the accused men, to which Major Hull answered in the affirmative, and the judge further asked him if he were acting voluntarily, and by advice of his attorney, to both of which ques- tions Carroll said "Yes."
 Carroll Testifies.
 In giving his testimony Carroll said that he had met Whittredge at the Del-Hoff hotel about noon of Oct. 31, where Whittredge told that Spaulding and Judge Kelly had had the cash register at the Whittredge saloon at- tached the night before, which was a Saturday night, and that he was going up to Spaulding's house to beat him, and that the men were no good.
 In the afternoon of the same day Carroll saw Whittredge at the Del-Hon hotel again. Carroll said he was going up to the E1ks' home. Whittredge said he would go along, and on the way he repeated the threats about beating Spaulding. Carroll told him that would be clown trick, and Whittredge said he would shoot Spaulding. Carroll felt in Whittredge's hip pockets to see if he had a gun, but found. non. Later Whittredge said he was only fooling an6 was only going to have talk with Spaulding.
 When the men reached the Spalding home they rang the doorbell and Car rol. said that he passed on towards the Elks' home. Some shouting that he heard caused him to look back and ing around a telegraph pole. Carroll went back and told Whittredge to come along, and they both went back towards the Del-Hoff hotel
 Later in the day, Carroll said he saw Whittredge and told him he was Major G1ull, the witness said that he called Whittredge this from the way they bobbed around the telegraph pole, neither making much of an attempt to hurt the other much.
 The state attorney asked the witness
 
 when he was arrested that warned him to keep away from the police. Carroll deried this. and the state attorney had a letter produced, but nothing was read from it. and this evidence was exclud- ed. Carroll said that he had a letter from his sister that told him the case was going to come up, but his name hao not been mentioned in 1t yet.
 Carroll testified that he saw no blows struck when spaulding and street. The witness said he has lived in Norwich all his life, but is now polisher in the Hendee factory at Springfield. He said he had been back to Norwich at times since the assault, and he denied he had avoided the police since the assault.
 Heard Threat Made.
 Edward R. van Hornig of this city employed as an accountant at Hall Brothers, was called to the stand and said he saw Whittredge on Sunday afternoon about 1.30 at the Elks club where he heard Whittredge telling about the attachment of the cash reg ister. Whittredge said. 'Tll fix him" Members tried to dissuade Whittredge but the witness said he heard Whit redge make this statement to at least three members. Later in the day when MT. von Hornig was going home on the o'clock car from Frank lin square Whittredge was on the same car going to his home.
 On cross examination by Attorney Comstock, the witness said that Whittredge was somewhat intoxicated but not notieeably so, when the wit ness saw him in the early part of the afternoon.
 When Whittredge was talking at the Ell1s' club about fixing Spaulding, he did not say how or what he was going to do the witness said. MT. Kehoe and Mir McCormisk were two of the members. who advised Whittredge that he would be foolish to do what he was threatening. Whittredge went around from one room to another the wit ness said. telling of his troubles.
 Going to Punch SpauIding. Daniel J. Mccormick, liquor dealer Whittredge at the Elks' club on the the afternoon in question telling about the cash register and saying that he was going to punch Spauld- ing. The witness said he didn't pay much attention to what was said or to go home and take sleep and for get it.
 Asked on cross examination if Whittredge was intoxicated, the wit ness said he had had enough.
 Talked About a Licking.
 Patrick J. Hayes. one of the proprie- tors of the Dell Hoff hotel, saw Whit redge at the hotel between 10 and 12 o'clock in the morning of October S1, where Whtttredge told of the attach ment on the cash register and said 1t was mean trick. that it looked as if was trying to put him out of business. Whittredge. the witness said, further declared that either he was going to lick Spaulding or Spaulding would lick him. From the hotel Whittredge called up Spaulding by telephone and told him there was at the hotel who wanted to see him. The witness saw Whit derge at the Elks' club but did not hear what he said there.
 Plan Showed Location.
 Civil Engineer George E. Pitcher was called to the stand and explained