The Press., 1918-04-25
Lacey Gully of MansIaughter.
Sentenced from TO to I5 Years

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 Sentenced from 10 to IS Years
 The trial of Simon Lacey, charged with murder in the first degree of Edwin A Sanger, opened in the superior court before Judge J H. Reed at Rockville last week Wednes. day following the Ferry trial. Eleven members of the jury had been selected ou Wednesday when the court ad. jnurned Thursday morning when the court opened the twelfth member was selected. Thirty.five talesmen were examined before the jury was oomplete. The following were the twelve selected: Perlin Nj. Dimook of Crystal Lake; Albert Nj. Richard. son, Crystal Lake; Robert Cobb of Columbia; O. L. Baohus, Andover ; Fred D. Finley, Bolton; L L. Porter, Columbia; J.C. Ayers, South Coventry ; L. c Edward, Ellington; Merton ". Hills, Hebron; William B. Chamberlain, Hebron; Orlando Ran son, Rockville; F. Elliott Metcalf of Rockville. States Attorney T. F. Noone and Attorney NJ. D O'Connell prosecuted the case and Lacey was defended by Attorney Michael G. Luddy and Samuel Sisitzky of Tbomp. sonville.
 J. H. McCray of Rockville was the first witness for the state; he presented a plan of the Riverside weave room, showing the loom near which the crime was committed.
 The second witness, Archie Sanger, a brother of the dead man, identified his brothers clothing, telling the court that his brother was IS years old and had worked in the weave room for three or four years. He told about going to work at GRO o'clock in the morning with his brother on January 1, the day of the stabbing. He told of seeing his brother after the stabbing and at the hospital. During this testimony Lacey broke down and cried.
 pr G. p. Bard, medical examiner of Stafford, testified that he saw Sanger at ; o'clock on the afternoon of the stabbing at the Johnson hos. pital, where he had been called to give him ether, for an operation that was to he performed by Drs. Hanley and Aloorn. He described the wounds in detail. He also told of an autopsy he performed on January 1, after Sanger died.
 Dr. John P. Hanley testified to attending Sanger at the mill and sent him to the hospital, helped perform operation and described operation. He testified to attending him until he died. He oorroboratsd cause of death as given by Dr. Bard. He told aboNt finding Sanger sitting in chair.
 Dr. Bard was recalled and said that there was two abrasions, one over his ear and one on face, could have been unlisted by a blow
 A recess was taken at this time until o'clock.
 Angus O. Parks, superintendent of the Riverside woolen mills, testified that he saw blood on Laoey's hands, but was unable to say whether it was blood from the cut on Laoey's head or from the stab wound. He sent Lacey to wash up and teleph0ned for the police and a doctor.
 Bathosa Guay said that Lacey had come to him and asked about the grease on his wife's loom. He saw Lacey go to Sanger and saw him motioned away by Sanger. He saw the knife but did not see it used.
 John Smith, another weaver. said that Mrs. Lacey used to fool with the weavers. He said that he was the one who had put some dates on Mrs. l Lacey's loom for which Lacey at- taoked Sanger.
 Charles Tanghe of Stafford said that Lacey looked mad when he went to 1 the Sanger loom. He saw Lacey shake his finger at Sanger. He testi- fed for the state that Lacey had au open knife in bis hand and picked up a board and struck Sanger over the head and then grappled with him. He then said that Sanger struck Lacey over the head with a shuttle. He then saw Laoy stab Sanger and