Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-05-30

OH hand Writing signatures, at the |
bank. His opinion was that all Sig 1
natures were written By the same man.
He found the same characteristics in
all, and spoke OF the slant and the care
with which the letter y" is written. The
witness spoke of the letter "r' in the
signature but corrected hirneslf to say
it was an 'sn'' when the Judge asked
him where the ~ was.
On cross examinatio the witness
was asked about the forgery BIZ a ma n
named yickery of Senator Brandegee's q
name as endorsed on q note that wa
presented at the Union bank. Mr..
Barry admitted that it was not decid-
ed this was a forgery till they had
heard from the senator that he had
not endorsed the note. He was aise!
asked about two or three boys severat
years ago who secured money by forg-
| cry of a Jewish mans name.
John r. Latham. cashier of the New
London City bank for Eve years, the
examiner of signatures at the bank
| gave his opinion that all the signatures
in the ease We're written By the same
person He spoke of the ~ the So
and the last letter in each signature.
On cross examination he said he
! could not Remember q man named
MacFariand who Major Hull said fofg-
ed a check and got it cashed at the
City bank two or three years ago.
The witness said he remembered two
or three notes paid on which the
Brandegee signature was forged, but
the witness did not pass on these Sig
| natures. The witness remembered
| a $500 note which he passed on that
bore the forged endorsement ofs MIR.
Wilton. The witness said he didn't
! know the Wilton signature very well.
Ma r,,n%1 ~f,f
who was supposed to know the sigma
ture.
| To Attorney Geary, Mr.. Latham said
/! it was Ira Gonstock who brought in
the Wilton note. It was not forgery
| by Censteek.
| Harold G. Pond, cashier OF the Ma
| tional Whaling bank, examiner of sig
| natures there. said the signatures we're
| all written by the same person, CONF
| pairing the Lennon letter and the dis
| puted signature he said he wouldn't
| hesitate minute to pay on those sig
| natures. He thought the signatures
on the savings bank orders We're writ
4 ten latter than the disputed signature
1 torney had the witness compare the
| various signatures as to time they had
| been written
Lymen Lester Katrous. paying tell
er OF the Savings Bank of New Lon
don, said he considered the signatures
were made by the same man.
u Up to two and one-ha1f years ago
. the witness said to the state attorney
they paid no attention to signatures al
his bank. The witness could not re.
4 call an instance with which he ha6
been connected in which there was ar
attempt to initiate signature.
After short rAcASS nj
resumed the stand. The witness SAID
Sergeant Matthews asked him who il
this man Holmes. The witness went Il
; the hospital with Captain Lennen, ther
home and then to the police station
7 where he gave bail for Mr.. Holme.
: between . and o'clock in the morn.
: ing.
. The defense rested and Major HUI
! asked who was with Mr.. Tarrant wheel
t he took the papers to Mr.. Carvalho
The witness said it was Thomas j. O.
! Brien, a detective, whom the wit
D ness paid himself
: Captain Lennen was the man VIII,
actually opened the safe the witnes
] said. 1t wasn't Officer Carroll
The witness was dismissed by Majo
. Hull after about 10 minutes cross ex
: summation.
@ SSahh iSSttHcSE
t Sergeant NJ. De Long Blood. a U. s
n Marine, whose home is in Kansas, Ills
r and who is now stationed at the sub
q marine base at New London, state
j he Went to Pulaski hall with a sailo
named Carmen on the night of this as
: Sault. There was q dance at the hal
K They arrived there about ten minute
: before nine. Later Holmes came I
u the ticket booth to ask the time. Car
men looked at his wrist watch and !
J was $40. Three or four minutes be
fore this the witness said Re had see
| Holmes walking in front of the hal
: He saw Holmes before and after h
; went out Of the hall for few min
~ utes.
: At double quick, 1870 steps to til
a minute it would take from min
utes 25 seconds to minutes 3
g half mile. At 100 steps to the mir
- ute it would take minutes Sc sec
onds which is fast walk.
= To the states attorney the witnes
!, said he had been called at the Holme
4 house and was last there last nigf
10 when he was invited to supper. II
a stayed about an hour and o half. Fl
n was also there the night before, 60
a ing to call on the family. He was il
, | Slled by Mrs. Holmes.
I'll To Attorney Brown the witness sat
he became acquainted with Holmes
"a the time Of the trial
Isl Read Deposition From Sailor.
i Attorney Desmond read a depos
m ton from Sailor Charles Carmen! CO.
ly reborating what Sergeant Blood ha
TX said about seeing Holmes at Pulas
Id hall. The previous statement Of Pr
p
It ! Blood and Sailor Carmen was ALLOW
to ed in as evidence.
D. John J. Sullivan of Norwich test
fed he saw Captain Aennen at Il
TO Ellis restaurant on the night of Il
le assault. Captain Lennen was at Il
III restaurant when the witness left
en- 8,25 and went to John Donovan's sto
IN and saloon. Donovan was sitting bas
I'd of the bar. Three men named Mi
n terer. Kane and Gresser were in Il
IS, place. The witness went out on
l. the veranda after minutes. al
LII stayed there till 9.45. He didn't s
Id Holmes 20 by. 1t would take ten mi
utes to get to Donovan's from the res
Mt aurant He denied that he said som
n thing to Mr.. Donovan about meetil
p a man.
h. 10 the states attorney Mr.. Sulliv;
r said he had stated that he saw a m;
in on Roath street that night about !
he yards below Donovan's saloon. T
lisl thought he had a cap on. He h,
r. never said he was about the heig
MT of Holmes.
at To Attorney Brown. the witness sa
e the man had on dark clothes and
eyt cap.
To the state attorney. the witne
denied that at an interview With Pro
ed e e.. a.eoriey hopplils OF NorWi
~, Ivan had previously told him tn
in he had seen a man running past t