Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-23

pon bonds, some of large denomina- tion. His wife's securities were also in the tin box.
 The captain said he locked the safe whenever he left the house. but ad- mitted there were times when he didn't lock it. though not very many. He testified he had signed blank say fngs bank orders for MT. Holmes to use. ings bank orders which he said had his signature on them. They were marked for identification. He was al- so shown a letter which he identified as having been written by him and he dld the same with a sheet of paper containing a number of signatures.
 On redirect examination by Major Hull, the captain said he thought the safe was locked on the night of the assault. He said he never kept the Holmes note anywhere else but in tho safe. Up to the time the captain saw the Holmes note at the: hospital he had entire confidence in MT. Holmes and trusted him with everything he had.
 James Roland Testifies., a
 James Roland. who is a machinist in the Marlin Rockwell shop, and who lives in the upper tenement of the Lennon house, was the next witness, At the time of the assault the Roland family at home consisted, of the hus- band and wife and their daughter and her three children.
 On the night before the assault, Mir, Roland testified he came home from work and saw a man in Captain Len non,s back doorway. It was Royal Holmes. They spoke to each other. This was about 6 o'clock and dark. | At the time of the assault MT. Roland said he was in the kitchen of his apart ment and was about ready to retire. lie heard Captain Lennon come in down stairs. then heard him shouting Watch! Watch!" and a heavy fall. The witness ran down the back out side stairs from his apartments to Captain Lemons back door. This was l and slippers. He ran out into the struggle inside and the captain holler- ing Murder" It seemed to be in the kitchen. The witness was in his vest closed tight. He could hear the street, hollering "Police." but saw no one. He ran up the street about 4 rect and on turning around saw a man crouched over, and running out of the Lennon gate and across the street. The man ran to the other side of the street up to Reynolds street and up Reynolds ihNSteAAiS hVPL icllcIulE uHtI lle man was half way up Reynolds street Roland then went back to the Lennor house, meeting his wife and going into the Lennon place by the back door which was ajar. He tried to light tn.
 light but it wouldn't light in the dinins
 room. He lit the electric light in thu
 kitchen and saw the captain standins
 between the three doors. He had hi overcoat on and his head and fac,
 were covered with blood MT Bolant
 went for a doctor. first going upstair,
 to put his shoes and overcoat on. H,
 went to Pratts cigar store on Frank
 lin street to telephone, failed to ge
 Dr. Harper, but got Dr. Louis Cassidy
 and then notified the police. On tn way back to the house he saw tn police automobile coming to the Len
 non house, waited for it and went il
 with Officers Carroll and Murphy
 Then the witness said he went o,l to telephone for MT. Holmes, callin the Holmes house and getting Mrs
 Holmes, who said her husband was no l home and she did not know where h
 was.
 , l Then MT. Roland went back to tn , Lennon house and later pr. Cassid and Policeman Matthews came. Holme } also came to the house, entering b , the back door, and going into tn kitchen, where Dr. Cassidy was treat