Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-30

and he knew she had made Royal |
Holmes and Jesse Wilcox the execuy
tors. The captains own securities |
were mostly in the tin box in the |
bank. The key was given to Nh
Holmes then. After the death of Mrs. |
I-ennen the captain made his home
for a time with the Holmes family.
Mr.. Holmes was attending to his bus
mess and had his full confidence and
trust. When the captain was in the
city he went to Mr.. Holmes Office
about every day on matters of bust
ness. He got his mail there. On the
afternoon of Dec. he was at the
Holmes office.
The captain said Mr.. Holmes had
/ known the combination of the Lenncn
safe for probably twenty five years.
HE was all right to me and I was
| to him." said the captain The safe
was unlocked from Monday to Thurs
| day, Dec, 5, and the captain looked
| into it probably every day II was
a common occurrence for him to open
| it, but he could not remember any
definite thing for which he opened it
| III that time.
how he saw the envelope and note
folded up in a drawer in the safe
! where his Wife's watch was He could
not say whether he did or did not take
| anything out of the top drawer OF the
safe that day.
At the hospital the captain said he
gave his back door key to John Tar
rant to give to Mr.. Holmes
Mr.. Holmes came to the house after
the assault. The captain sent for him
and when he came the doctor was
working on the captains head. The
captain could not recall whether he
spoke to NJ. Holmes nor could he
recall telling some one to put out the
light in the cellar before he left for the
hospital tina. night. He locked the
door Of the safe before going to the
hospital but couldn't say whether or
not he opened the door Of the safe be-
fore locking it. -.
Since the assault the captain test1-
fed he has been looking after his own
business. Formerly he had left with
Mr.. Holmes savings bark orders sign
ed in blank. Captain Lennen identi-
fed several savings banks orders with
his signature on them which were
shown to him by Attorre: Desmond
and laid in as exhibits. They were
for making payments on Liberty
bonds, the CAPTAIN said, and also to get
money to pay bills on his wife's es-
tate. The attorney showed Captain
Lennen another paper bu1 the witness
| said he could not tell whether the sig
nature on it was his. The attorney
did not allow the witness TO see the
whole paper 1t was laid III as an eX-
, hibit.
On redirect examination eGsbtain
) Lennon told Major Hull that the house
was locked W hen he left at o.
Y clock on the night Of the assault The
S stairway from the kitchen upstairs
! has not been in use for some time bu
has been a kind of stora house
) DR.. Louis =. Cassidy followed Cap
, tain Lennen on the stand, testifyins
! that he was called to Capt Lennen'.
| house on the night of injury He ar.
rived at the house about 9.25 or $50
The doctoc indicated on the captain:
= head in the sight of the jury what in.
, Juries the captain received n the as,
> sault. There were two clean GU
: wounds over the left temple, the ma
sal bone was broken, wounds unde
r the right eye and several wounds OF
. the sides and top of the scalp. Tn,
= left shoulder was bruised at the Joint
a The right eye was swollen and close
: | absolutely. The doctor could not re
a member what sort of clothing the cap
a tain had on while he was treating
, him. When Mr.. Holmes came in tn
doctor was sewing up the wound owe
| the left eye. This was the only woun'
q bleeding then.
At the request of MAJOR Hull the doc
tor showed just the position he wa
O in with relation to Capt. Lennen whel
: Mr.. Holmes came in.
When the doctor arrived, Officer
. Carroll and Mr., Whitney of The Bull
:, letin were there. Later Mr. Holme
:, and John Tarrant and Sergean
. Matthews came. The doctor had MI
Tarrant go out and call q jftney t
c take Capt. lennen to the hospital
Attorney Brown took up the eros
j, examination of DR. Cassidy. The doc
:. tor said he got the call to go to Car
Lennen's when he got TO his owl
:, home after attending call on Gov
. street. 1t was after o'cloc1I becaus
it was after the drug stores had clos
, ed and they close at O'clock Office
Il Carroll and Mr.. Whitney were in tn
u kitchen when the doctor came in. =
: Court adjourned at $50 until tn
y next morning at 10 O'Clock.