Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-05

Ing man running past the Donovan store and about the time of this.
 brief transcript of the testimony of Charles F. Whitney in the previous tr1al was read to show that he contra dicted himself about anyone intercept ing Holmes as Holmes passed through the dining room on his way to see Captain Lennen in the kitchen,
 Nothing from the previous testimony or Sergt. \. c. Matthews was read, although the defense had said last Friday they intended to do so.
 Judge Case advised the jury that they were the Judges of the facts re- lati1g to the claimed contradictions and could give them such weight as they thought they were entitled to.
 Begins RebuttaI.
 Then the defense rested and the states attorney began on the rebuttal.
 In opening the rebuttal the states attorney called Don A. Houghton, the Norwich photographer to the stand. MT, Eoughton identified original and enlarged photographs he had made of the signatures on the three savings bank orders and the disputed sigma ture on the receipt.
 Mrs. James Roland was recalled and denied that in conversation with AtLI. Sile n9Q said her nus band was in the cellar when the as spoken about her husband going into the cellar to get coal and wood but the conversation was interrupted at that point by the arrival of Sergt. Matthews. She said she was the one who found the captains false teeth near the end of the table
 James Roland followed Mrs. Bo- land on the stand and testified that ! Holmes did not get near enough to Capt. Lennen to touch him. He also denied that he said to Mrs. Holmes over the telephone that two men had assaulted Capt. Lennen.
 Charles F. Whitney also testified that Mr. Holmes did not touch Capt. Lennen. The witness said that he was standing at Holmes left elbow when Holmes approached Capt. Len nen.
 sergt John H. Kane testified Dr. Louis Cassidy said at the police sta tion he thought Holmes had not touched Capt. Lennen and Sergt. A. c. Matthews said the doctor spoke to him at another time in the police station and said Holmes might possi- bly, have touched the captain but only with the tips of his fingers.
 Capt. Lennen, recalled, denied that he made demand or Holmes to pay the note and declared that he never 1 said anything to Holmes about the note and said Holmes never paid a cent on the note. The captain denied that he signed the receipt which is an i exhibit in the case, or any other re- 1 ceiDt for the note. The captain also denied that the note ever was mis- i laid, or that it ever was in the tin i box at the bank, and he never told Holmes that the note was mislaid A. Lincoln Hambley of Tiverton, R l., town clerk and in the insurance and real estate business. was called
 to the stand and asked if Capt. Len nen had owned notes of the town The defense objected to this line of testimony as not rehuttal and Major l Hull excused the witness when the | judge sustained the objection.
 i Policeman Michael Carroll was called on to testify what pr. Cassidy l said to him in the kitchen about blood getting on Holmes at the Len nen house, but the answer Was ruled
 out by Judge Case when the defense 1 objected on the ground that this i was not rebuttal of any prveious tes- l timony.
 l AItuur IL. SIofS, assistant cashier | of the Merchants National bank al 1 Norwich for the past ten years was
 asked if. at the state attorneys re- quest, he had examined the account 1 of Richard Tarrant at the bank. The I defense objected and Judge Case sus- l tained their objection.
 George E. Frisbie. 8 banker il New Haven for thirty-two year, and frequently - called on ii 1 New Haven county. and other coun, ] ties on questions of handwriting, wa;
 shown the signatures and the en-
 larsed photographs ill the case. Ht | testified that the signature on the re- tcelpt was not written by the same person as wrote the others
 Pointing out the differences he saw
 he said that the pen pressure is heav.
 fer the letter "a" in James continue: 1 with the others, and the small "s i
 a pointed ''sh in the admitted sigma
 ture. There is a rounded ."s' in the
 disputed signature and the "a" is
 separate letter The word "Lennen
 Is continuous word in the admitted
 signature. In the disputed signature
 there is d break. The top loop in tht
 capital T." is formed outside in tn, I admitted signature, in tho disputed
 signature. it runs over. The disputet Esignatufe is also longer than the oth CTS.
 All the photographs and paper