Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05


 N Tarrant & Co.,, in which MT. Holmes is a partner with Richard L. Tarrant. The prospects seem that there will be a still further showing of the financial side Of the firms bus mess in the testimony that will be presented today Wednesday, by the defense,
 Throughout his testimony Monday and Tuesday, Mr. I5clInes has proved cool and self-containe1 witness, talk ing plenty of time to answer ques- tions, often waiting before answering until it seemed almost that he was not going to answer.
 Once on Tuesday when the vigorous | cross examination of Major Hull reused his resentment. he retorted | sharply, shaking his index finger at his questioner from the witness stand. States Attorney Hull resumed the cross examination of M-. Holmes when court opened.
 Cross Examination. Under cross examination by Major | Hull MT. Holmes testified in part as | follows:
 l They kept the firms accounts in the l Merchants National Bank and the Un- cas National Bank. Did not make de- posits every day. Carried money over | at times. Kept a cash book, but it | did not show all the recenpts. There is no way to tell what moreys are re- | ceived from day to day for the insur- ance compares. Could not tell how much was received for insurance pre- miums in month before April Il. It might be $3.C00, it might be s4,oo0. | Cannot remember destroying the slip with the note payments on Ii. Did not ] think it was important 10 show when | these payments were made. You knew it was impossible to show where you got the money from to pay that note, didn't you? was one ques- | tiCn.
 Y can show it. It came out of the business" answered Holm=s. | Does not keep a personal account. | We always pay 100 cents n1 the doll ar and pay our accounts every month. Asked whether he had made any at tempt to examine his books, he an- swered that he had not They had | been examined by g. disinterested per- son. John TarTant. This had been un- known to the witness. Mir. Tarrant is an accountant, the witness is not
 Asked whether he had drawn Capt Lennen's check in April, 1918 to Mrs Holmes board, the witness said he could not remember that he did Saw no blood on the flash light al
 the police station. .Dil rot think il
 was necessary 10 explain about the
 blood on the gloves. Did not know
 he was under suspicion until late
 When he asked the time, while he haC
 q watch in his pocket, 1t was because
 he had an overcOat on. huttoned up
 and gloves and thought it was noth- ing unusual not to unbTtton to ge l at a nuutlnG case WA fcn Did not knew that, the key he hat would fit the Lennen door. On the night before the assault when MT. Bo land saw him standing st Capt. Len mems door Was waiting to go int Lennen's house. Was not trying tn key on the door then.
 You knew did you not, it woult . need a hug light or lashliglIt to get il that night 10 work around that safe i the regular lights were turned out asked Major Hull
 ''I wasn't there that night" came tn
 answer.
 q haven't asked you that question maybe I will later" responded tn
 states attorney.
 Asked whether he knew that sectio,
 of the city, the street and lanes an . byways very well. MT. Holmes answer ) ed he knew the whole city well. t Said he kEew Mir. Roland very vel l Asked if he knew Roland would re n cognize him if he turned his face to :. ward him in almost any kind of 1igh t the witness responded that he kne' !. MT. Roland very well.
 This ended the cross examination. ?, Flash Lights and Cap Shown. = Attorney Desmond produced tw f flash lights which tho witness sai
 were ones he had had for six month
 to year and were now rlaced in com
 mission.
 At the request of'~the attorney M E Holmes brought a dark green ca
 from his pocket. It was placed in a l. an exhibit as the cap he was wearin n the night of the assault. The flast l+t lights were also made exhibits if To question from his attorney. tt 4 witness said he had beer nowhe1 else except in the places he had test Y, fed to on the night of the assualt bt , tween the hours covered by this cas He was not on ROath street that nigh
 The witness testified that his bu.
 mess partner, Richard |. 1arrant, ha l been in the aviation service and ha c been away since March. An ahsolu E power of attorney given ty MT. Ia st rant 10 MT. Holmes, dateG Februal .9 29. 1918. was placed in as an exnib |, The Tarrart company UT to tv u years ago had insurance on JoF e' DonCvan's property Then. demand II were made for overdue premiums a1 II MT. Donovan cancelled the policie = Since then Mir. Donovan has not spol T. en to the witness when they met i9 the street.
 se On further cross examination, M T. Holmes said there was no partnersa m agreement between him and MT. Ia lt rant. Either could take whatever i wanted and no record was made Tn )0 could figure up at the end Of the ye IS but kept no records. Each knew wh ot he had got at the end of the year. Tn eS didn't care how much each got. Ha en no book that will show what Holm Is takes and what Richard l.. Tarra IS takes. Didn't know whether it "
 yesterday or the day before when JoI
 Tarrant went over the books Did1 ;e. know that t was since Major H, IT asked about the note payments. E = animation of figures was not ma c5 after court adjourned Monday nig' 5o Had no knowledge that no examfn G tion of the firms books had be of made up to the time the cross e7ami
 ation began Monday.
 You knew that you were going er claim you paid this note in sevel
 payments. Why haven't you look
 up these payments?'
 - Tor the simple reason knew
 was paid"
 Asked if he expected Capt. Lenn
 had made a will remembering him, i witness said he never expected ar . thing from Cant. Lennen. He lzn N that the captain and wife made wi at the same time.
 1 Did not know he ought to keep E account to give Mir. Tarrant under N power of attorney.
 .a He handed it to me to do just a.
 saw fit, said Mr Holmes.
 And to take it all if you saw