Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-23

New London on Thursday, Civil Eft- gineer George E. Pitcher mapped out the terrain for the trial of the state vs. Royal G. Holmes. Capt. James Lennon told the direct story of the assault, and James Roland related how he spread the alarm on the night of Dec. 5th last when Capt Lennon was murderousIy assaulted at his home, No. 40 Boswell avenue in this city.
 The first half hour of the day was occupied in securing two jurors to make up the twelve to sit on the case in which MT. Holmes, real estate and insurance agent of this city, is ac- cused of assault upon Capt Lennon weapon unknown to the state. Eighteen new talesrnen had been summoned in for Thursday morning and the two needed jurors were Soon secured from these. They were John
 H. Champion, carpenter, Old Lyme, and A. R. De Wolf carpenter, Mantle.
 The examination proceeded as fol-
 lows:
 Isaac A. Gardner, Waterford, mar ket gardener; excused by the court. ; Edmund D. Barker, New London, clothing merchant. had discussed the case and expressed opinion; excused by the court
 James H. Stivers, Stonington gen. eral store, had opinion from reports on case: excused by the court. John H. Champion, Old Lyme, car penterins; accepted as juror No. II. Michael O'Brien, Groton. stone cut ter, had expressed opinion on case excused by the court.
 Charles E. Perry, Quaker Hill, car
 penter, challenged by the state. James A. Davy. Mantle, East Lyme 5obber: challenged by the state A. R. De Wolf. Mantle, East Lyme, l carpenter, accepted as juror No. F. The other jurors summoned but not drawn were tl.e following: Loren D. Dabo1l, James H. Archer New London; Chris McGaughey, Jus tin w. Denison, Groton; William P l Griffin, Alonzo B. Collins, Stonington: Herbert Starr, Waterford; Joseph | Robinson. East Lyme; Alexander Fra ser, Old Lyme.
 | When the twelve men had all taken l their jury seats. the charge was read to them and they were sworn by Clerk 1 George B. Parsons. Judge William $ Case then directed Major Hull, the
 states attorney to begin the case fol | the state. -s 1 Explains Plans.
 Civil Engineer George E. Pitcher of I Norwich was the first witness put or l for the state. producing three map: 1 which he explained before the jury They were the same used in the frs trial of the case. One was the fiool plan of Capt. Lemons apartments a 40 Boswell avenue, another a plan O. I in 1E
 Lennon house with what are claimed | to be blood spots on them. The thirt was plan of the streets in a sec l tion Of Norwich. radiating from tn, Lennon house on Boswell avenue. go | ing as far east as the corner of Roatl
 street and North Main street and a far west as the home of Mr. Holmes a E5 Slater avenue.
 In the dining room where it i claimed the assault took place ther
 were shown a radiator, rocking chair
 safe, sewing machine, large center ta
 ble, electric drop light over it, fou
 chairs set up to the table. and fou other chairs.
 There is bath room off the dinin room and also a dish closet, and ther
 is back entrance to the house at tn
 corner of the dining room through al entry.
 In the kitchen were the hot wate boiler, two coal hods, kitchen range electric drop light. rocking chair, ta ble, chair. stool, sink and shelving
 There are doors into a pantry. int
 the cellar into the dining room, into
 stairway leading upstairs and an out
 side door to the yard.
 The witness testified that the stair
 way from the Lennon kitchen to tn | Cn l.I. ! by articles stored there. He eApIair1e
 briefly the plan of bloodspots on tn
 doors and the street plan of a sectio of the city. identifying as Major Hu pointed to the spots. Franklin sauar, Main street. Cliff street. Union Sduar,
 Franklin street. and Boswell aVenu Boswell avenue from the corner (
 Franklin street was a steep grade II , to Capt Lemons house. Major Hu
 traced out route from Capt Len non's house through Reynolds stree
 Division and Roath street to the cor
 ner of North Main street near wher Pulaski hall is. MT. Pitcher said thi f distance to Pulaski hall is 23e.s fee over half a mile. He pointed out tn 7 store of John Donovan on Roat
 street. From Donovan's store to Mort { Main street is 634 feet. It is all dow !, grade. The civil engineer also 1c 1. cated MT. Holmes residence at : Slater avenue on the plan and trace , the way from there to the coul house. He answered question abol > the routes of trolley travel on Mort Main street and Franklin street. On cross examination by Attorne [ Brown the civil engineer traced course on the map from the home :. Mir. Holmes down Slater avenue /, ! Broadway, down Broadway to Ot r street, down Otis street to McKinlt s avenue to the corner of Boswell avs S nue and up Boswell avenue to Cap Lennpns house.
 l, Judge Case declared a short rece Il while Mir. Pitcher figured out tn
 distance and when court came e again, the civil engineer told Alto }. ney Brown it is 3,234 feet. The di y tance would be shortened 800 feet l t crossing the Boswell avenue park
 l the pathway at the northerly en
 From the Ellis restaurant on Franl < lin street to Capt. Lemons house , PA feet less than 3-S of a mile, or 4 l, feet more than 8 quarter of mile . ' the request of the cross examiner, M :. Pitcher pointed out the locat tion of t 7, Pratt cigar store on Franklin stre. D It is 661 feet from Capt. Lennon 7 house to the cigar store. He went ov ', again with the attorney the route fro ,S Capt. Lemons to North Main stre |. and Roath. giving some of the di n tances and showing that there " steep. up grade in Reynolds stre = lesser up grade half way through [ n vision street and down grade all t s. rest of the way on this street a of Roath street.
 .r Attorney Brown also examined \
 Pitcher as to the blood spots tn
 showed or the doors as indicated
 the plan made on Dec. g. and al in about other blood spots in the roo ,v1 Three exterior photographs of { i. Lennon house were laid in as exhi
 it's.