Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
SAILOR ACCUSED OF l. ~ ASsAULTING HAZEL WYMAN
Was Identified Through Photograph
 Shown the Girl.

Warren F. Pollard Is the name of the sailor for whose arrest the au- thorities have issued a warrant for an alleged assault on Hazel B. Wyman, Mrs. Lewis M. Wyman of 22S Williams street. New London, in Williams Mem orial park on the night of July 4. New London policemen went to Newport, Thursday night to serve the warrant and bring him to New London to answer to the charge of indecent as sault.
 The warrant for Pollard's arrest was issued by Prosecuting Attorney Daniel M. Cronin. Thursday evening. The warrant was handed to Police men Wooten and Cavanaugh, who left immediately for Newport by au- tonobile- They were accompanied by Identification.
 Information which led to the identification of Pollard as the sailor who attempted the assault on the the U. S. S. San Francisco, on which Pollard served until several days ago. Thursday morning the Wyman girl was taken on board the San Francisco by Officers Wooten and Cayanaugh and the crew lined up on the deck for her inspection. She failed, however. to identify the man among the crew.
 After her departure members of the crew went to the commander of the vessel and stated that they knew something about the case. They Identified the Wynan girl as the one whom they had seen with Pollard on the night of the alleged assault. They declared that they had not only seen them together but that they had spoken to Pollard while he was with the girl.
 The commander of the vessel inn mediately sent a man ashore and inn tad h inf ion iCf1 !, had gained to the authorities in New Lon don. Officers Wooten and Cavanaugh were sent on board the ship where they were given a photograph of Pol the girl and she identified Pollard as the man who had assaulted her.
 The warrant was issued at once by Prosecuting Attorney Cronin and the men sent to Newport, with the sailors who had given the information, to arrest Pollard.
 Pollard is a seaman in the navy. He had been g. member of the crew of the San Francisco when it put in at New London to take part in the Fourth of July parade. A day or two after the Fourth Pollard is said to have asked to be transferred from the ship and was sent to Newport. which accounts for his being in New when he was sought.
 State Attorney Hull stated Fri day that he had two more witnesses who could testify as to the condition of the girl after the alleged assault. The yare both members of the First Company, Coast Artillery corps of New London. State Attorney Hull had the men at his office Friday morning where they were questioned. The men voluntarily offered their infor1na- ton stating to the state attorney that they felt 1t their duty to divulge what they knew.
 They told the state attorney that they saw the girl coming from a dark section of the park on the night of the alleged assault and that she was hysterica1. The Wyman girl was screaming and using incohorent 1an- guage and they recognized such ut terances as, Williams street." Hell kill me, he'll kill me-
 State Attorney Hull, commenting on their testimony, said that they told strai ightforward stories an dthat 1t tall lied 2recise1y with testimony that had been given by other witnesses.