Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-01
TO RESUME HOLMES
TRIAL MONDAY
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street to Otis street, where he got out
and walked up Otis street with George
Madden. He went through the con-
vent and st. Patrick's church yard to
Broadway and then to his home on
Slater avenue.
as to how Mr.. Holmes got home and
house. He corroborated other testi-
mony as to what Mr.. Holmes said
abou the bioodspots, saying that
Holmes had said he went down on one
knee and put his hand on Captain
Lennen's shoulder.
The witness pointed out on Mr..
Holmes overcoat the different blood
spots that he had noticed. In the
pockets of he Holmes overcoat the
captain found the gloves, f1ashlight,
envelope and note and a boz of troches.
They were all laid out on the desk at
police headquarters until Mr.. Tarrant
came there, and were taken into the
inside office. When the envelope and
note were taken from the overcoat
pocket, they were in a cru1npled con-
dition.
The witness testified to conversation
with Mr. Holmes about the note,
which Sergeant Kane had already told
the court, and also what Mr.. Holmes
said about Mrs. .Lennen's estate, and
about Sergeant Matthew's visit to the
hospital, to Pulaski hail and the Fitz-
gerald girls house and what reports
; he made. Holmes said, according to
! the witness, that he got the note out
of the captains cash box at the Mer-
chants bank.
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from Pulaski hall to the corner OF
Roath street, the witness estimated.
Captain Twonley was on the stand
for direct examination about half ar
hour and was then cross examined by
Attorney Brown. who inquired particu-
larly about how long Mr.. Holmes was
at police headquarters and what differ.
ent rooms he was in. The witness
said it was probably ten minutes tt
two when Holmes was released to 81
home.
The attorney Inquired as to jus
what the first telephone message re
ceived was. which the captain test
fed was very mea gre and was only
that some one had been badly beatel
at 40 Boswell avenue and they wanted
an officer. The man telephoning SAT-
he was Mr.. Pratt but said nothinl
bow.
The report made by Sergeant Mat
theWs after returning from the hos
pital did not seem TO make any par
ticIlar impression upon Mr.. Holmes
neither did the reports from Pulaski
hall ana the Fitzgerald home.
The captain denied that William
Fitzgerald complained over the teie
phone Of the conduct of the officers il
going to the Fitzgerald house, but h
did complain about the hour they ma
come. The captain said he did nc
say Don't get sore. Billy" and h
/ denied that Mr.. Fitzgerald said the of
fcers went in without knocking. M
Fitzgerald said his mother was sic
and the officers had made trouble a
the house by waking them up. TIL
captain said he assured Mr.. F'itzgeral
he would not have sent the men Their
5, if he had known there was sickness
but the matter was SO important this
he felt justified in sending the police
man to the house.
Attorney Brown showed Capital
Twomey the gloves and had him poir
out the spots where he had seen bloc
j." In reply to a question from State
Attorney Hull on redirect exaninatiu
Capt Twomey said he took the bon
which was furnished by Mr.. Tarran
| Mr.. Holmes was in very neryol
!. condition.
' Attorney Brown asked Car
tain Twomey whether he had hear
t anything about man fleeing from Il
house and Captain answered that
: had learned it from Officer Murpt
l and Mr.. Boiand, whom he had at ii
a police station that night.
: Miss Dora Crurr1b, six years a ciel
in the electrical department at Il
Eaton Chase Co., testified that 81
knew Mr.. Holmes. She read the pap
| about the assault. She was shown Il
o f1ashlight exhibit and said it was
: Franco. She said she could tell it I
t the trade mark and she sold him o,
G on Thursday, Dec. 5 When he VI:
e buying the light, he asked how long
. would burn. She told him one
: three hours. He said 1t was like OF
, he had before and it would do and /
( took it and paid for it
On cross examination, she said Il
light was the smallest they had
stock. Mr.. Holmes said he did NJ
want a large size. She said no pa,
ticular record was made as it was
cash sale. There was merely a 81
. with the words "fashiight $780,
Was at Lennen House.
Charles F. Whitney. city editor
The Bulletin was the last witness
| the day. He told of being at poIis
headquarters when Capt. Twomey r.
ceived telephone notice of the assa,,
upon Capt. Lennen. This was a fe
minutes after in the evening. Aft,
Policeman Murphy with the patr
wagon had left. the witness said /
waited at headquarters a few minute
! and then started for Capt. Lennen
thouse. AS he went out of headqual