Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-01

lady clerk IN hardware store ana a |
reporter were the witnesses
put on the stand by the state here on
Friday in the superior court before |
Judge William M. Maltbie and a Jury
in the trial of Royal G. Holmes on the
charge OF assault with intent to kill |
and murder Capt. James Lennen on |
Dec 5. last at Cart. Lennen's home at !
40 Boswell avenue.
Before court adjourned for the da. |
at 4.20 States Attorney Hadlai A. Huh /
held a conference before Judge Malt |
bic with Attorneys ]. j. Desmond ard |
Arthur NJ. Brown, counsel for the de-
fendant, as a result of which Judge \
come in on next Monday for the trial |
of the case. He adjourned court until
Monday morning at 1920.
Sergt. Allen c.. Matthews of the
Norwich police force began the tes-
timony when court opened in the
morning. He said he was at police
headquarters between 9.45 and $50 on
the night OF the assault when he was
told of 1t by Capt. Twomey. He hur-
ried up to the Lennen house without
putting on his uniform. Officer Car
roll was there at the house, and also
DR.. Cassidy. Mr.. Holmes, Capt. Len
ren, and Mr.. and Mrs. Boland. Mr..
Holmes was there for probably half
an hour after the sergeant get there
before Mr.. Holmes went to the police
station with Sergeant Kane. In con-
sequence of a conversation with Off
Ger Carroll, the witness said he OBJ
served spots of blood on Mr.. Holmes
coat. He said nothing to Holmes
| about them. John Tarrant and Off
| Ger Murphy came to the house while
the witness was there. Just before
| the witness got to the house he met
Charles Whitney. The sergeant found
no place about the house where any
one had broken in. Capt. Lennen
looked at the safe before ne was taken
to the hospital. At that time one eye
was closed and it ;&ght have been
difficult to see because of the band
ages. He felt some of the papers over
but didn't read any, but said every
thing seemed to be all right
Going back to the police headquar-
ters the witness saw Royal Holmes
there. Holmes said he had been at
his office till $50 that night and had
then gone to house, the second above
the driveway above the old gas house,
to collect rent. He said he met a
person named Fitzgerald near there
and had gone to Pulaski hall where
the marines We're having a dance
The witness testified to seeing the
$500 note in this case in Sergt
Names hands at police headquarters
The police made search. around out
side and through. The house for the
weapon that had been used but found
none.
The sergeant said he took the note
to Capt. Lennen at the hospital that
night, showing it to him there. Ths
sergeant said he read the note anG
envelope at the captains request. The
captain was much surprised and sa
up in bed Immediately.
Upon returning to police headquar
ters, the sergeant reported to Capt
Twomey in the presence of Mr.
| Holmes. He told Capt. Twomey abou
reading the note to Capt. Lennon a
the hospital and how Capt. Lennel
sat up i'll bed and wanted to know
where the note was found and SAT-
S he had seen it in his place at ieas
within five days and that it was no
/ paid.
|. Mr.. Holmes told Capt. Twomey, tn
witness said. that if he would com
tc his office he would show him a re
ceipt for the note and that he fa
f been carrying it in his pocket for fou
weeks or a month.
\ Mr.. Holmes wore a dark cvercoa
: and light cap thar night. Mr. HoIme
/ told the witness he went to the rea
$ of the Polish fanily's house to collec
Il rent saw no light and came away, II
e sad he went home from there on tn
d $50 car,
n On cross examination, Attorne
= Grown asked Sergt. Matthews abou
" the Pulaski hall location and the tim
= the trolley cars run. and also abot
s the people he found at the Lenne
o house and what he did there. He ask
Y ed about the bloodspots that the ser
h geant saw on Mr.. Holmes cloihln
,e They We're not bright rel said ii
e witness. Asked about the examine
IT ton he made of the lower floor of IL
y house the witness said he went in
h TWO bedrooms and the sitting roor
al but did not so into the parlor on Il
l. front of the house. He tried the dot
lie of the parlor but it was locked
Or The witness said ne turned ov
l. the key of the Lennen house to Nj
r Tarrant. He thought he was II
proper person to have it because !
understood he was handling Car
Lennen's affairs. AZ that time he &
IS not know Mr.. Holmes and Mr.. Ia
E rant were brothers law. He al
= told Mr.. Tarrant that he was sendil
! Mr.. Holmes down to the police st
or ton because of bloodspots on h
80 / clothing. Mr. Tarrant was the on
~ person he told that to.
~ The witness heard no conversati
~ between Capt. Lennen and Mr.. Ia
~ rant about light in the cellar. /
N said Mr.. Boland turned out all t
=. lights. The sergeant went back
the police station about Ills. \
g Holmes was there then. The Nj
v Fitzgerald mentioned by Mr.. Holm
r. the witness said, lived in the low
No. part of the house where Mr.. Holm
,S went to collect the rent. Mr. Holm
~, was kept at the police station til
IL -, night about three hours. The sergea
he let Mr.. Holmes have the sergean
coat and gloves to go home in,
o. was showing then.
33f On redirect examination Seryt. Me-
~ tfews said Mr.. Holmes had a wat
,r which was compared with the clio
re at the police station and found to
correct.
Sergt. John H. Kane of the Norwi
police force. % years on the force a
years a sergeant, was the next W
of ness. He first learned of the ASA,
I'd upon Capt. Lennen at the police su
v station at Greeneville about 9.25 fri
n capt. Twomey. Later he came In t
patrol wagon to Capt. Lennen's hor
O. about 1910, DR.. Cassidy and ca
ce Lennen were in the kitchen, Ser
s., Matthews, Officer Carroll, Mr.. a
slo Mrs. Boland, John Tarrant and !,
n Holmes in the sitting room.
lie At the Lennen house. Sergt. Ka
said he asked Mr.. Boland if the m
who ran across the street was as
g. as this man (po'nting to Holmes
tes MIR. Boland thought he was and s.
lily ne mad cap and dark coat. Tbous
Of also he might be a little heavier
IT'S II was hard to ten because of the ,
ity sluon in which he was running,