Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-01
Holmes to Be Tried in superior Court


lights and she replied that they had |
carried them but did not knew wieth-
or they had any in stock now or not |
She said the lights shown her were
Everre2dy lights.
Attorney Robbins called Capt Den |
mis- J. TW0mey to the stand and Capt. |
Twomey told of gatt!ny The call for the
T.rlice TO go to thu Lennen house at |
about 9.G5 and that Mr., Whitney aid |
Mr.. Brown were in the station at the |
time. Said he telephoned Officer Car |
oil at Franklin squsre and told Off |
Ger Murphy to pick Carroll up at the |
Faith street corner and go to Lennen's. |
He said he saw Holmes about 1880 |
O'Clock in the office at headquarters
and said he wore dark gray over
coat and q lighter cap and wore 8 |
suit of gray clothes. Capt. Twomey !
said he found q tiashlight, a bunch of |
keys, a note in an, envelope and a pair |
c. gloves in Holmes pocket. Each of |
the articles was identified by Capt |
Twomey with the exception of the
gloves which were not produced.
Capt. Twomey said he noted a blood
spot over the upper pocket of Holmes
coat and when he asked Holmes about
il Holmes started to scratch it off and
as he did SO the spot spread and he
told Holmes to stop scratching it.
Capt, Twomey testified THAI Holmes
said it might be paint and later said
he might have got it when he kIelt
down beside Lennen. Capt. Twolrey
said he also noticed other spots on the
coat. In regard to the gloves Capt
TWomey testified that ne examined
the spots and they were Oh the back
and between the fingers and there was
q noticeable spot on the metal clasp
| OF the glove. lie said thsrc were spots
on the palms.
| Capt. Twomey told Of taking the
$500 note out of the pocket of Holmes
overcoat and the note and envelope
were crumpled up. FIs asked Holmes
about The note ana Holmes told him
| that it was paid and he could show a
| receipt at his office. When asked about
! the fdshiight Holmes had replied that
| he used it in his business.
| Capt. Twomey said that Holmes ex-
| planned his Whereabouts on the eve
| ming of the assault by saying that he
| left his Office at six o'clock and went
/ to his home to supper and about seven
o'clock went downtown again. He
stopped at FaZan's Smoke Shop and
! then went to his office. FrvEn his Of
flee he went to North Main street to
| collect q rent and then across to Pu~
| laski hall where he asked the time and
| then took the car for home. Capt.
! Twomey said he had called in the con-
duetor Of the Car on which Holmes
said he went home but the conductor
| could not recall seeing him.
Lawyer Desmond cross examined
| Capt. Twomey briefly.
George E. Pitcher. civil engineer and
surveyor, testified that ne had been to
the Lennen house and nfRIs an exami-
nation of the layout of the house. He
said that while visiting the house he
had seen many blood svots, some on
the floor some on the boiler. some on
the doors and stiles of the doors. He
said ne had seen blood spots on the
door that led upstairs. He gave ac-
curate measurements of the Iayouts.
He stated upon questioning by At
tCrney Robbins that the distance from
I.ennen's house to Reynolds street was
just 173 feet north. He SAID that the
distance from the gate in front of
Lennens house up Boswell avenue,
lover Reynolds street, through Division
street, down Roath street to the white
pole near Pulaski. hall was just 1855
feet more than a half mile.
Mayor Desmond IN crcss examining
Mr.. Pitcher asked about the layout Of
the houses adjoining the Lennen house
and Mr. Pitcher described it fully. He
also told Lawyer Desmond that there
leading from the dining room to the
kitchen. Mr.. Desmond asked Mir.
Pitcher about the blood stains on the
door leading upstairs and Mr.. Pitcher
explained the location giving measure
ments from the floor to tho spots. M.
Desmond then asked MIR Pitcher if he
saw any blood spots on the stairs lead
ing TO the tenement above. Mr.. Pit
cher replied that he couldn't see the