Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24

Eaton Chase Co. hardware store, swho testified that Holmes bought a flash light from her at the store on the day the assault, was committed on Captain Lennon. It was Franko light. me dium size. She said the f1ashlight, 1 which is an exhibit in this case looks like the one she sold to Holmes
 To Attorney Desmond on cross e1- animation Miss Crumb said this was q cash sale and she explained the sys- fem of sales in the store.
 Sergeant Matthews Testifes. . Sergt. Allen c. Matthews. who has been in the Norwich police department for 35 years. testified he arrived at the police station at 9.45 on the night of the assault and went at once to the lennon house on orders from Captain IWomey.
 Arriving at the house, Sergeant Mat thewS said he went in through the front door and the sitting room into
 the dining room. Officer Carroll and
 Holmes were there, Dr. Cassidy and
 Captain Lennon in the kitchen. The
 sergeant testified to speaking to Cap
 tain Lennon and making a hasty eS-
 amlna ton of the rooms, including the parlor, which was locked. Later he
 made more thorough examination of 5. Roland, finding everything secure and no sign where anyone had broken in. They also went into the cellar. The bulkhead cellar doors were unlocked. | Sergeant Matthews said he locked the house up personally and turned the
 key over to John Tarrant. Upon returning to the police head quarters the sergeant said he was sent 1 to see a Miss Fitzgerald at R5 North | AJF.sr -1rs LyA- i B1cllus hospital. He took the Holmes
 note with him to tlre hospital and re- 1 ported to Captain Twomey in the pres ence of Holmes when he came back This report was that he showed the note, to Captain Lennon.
 ! The witness was asked to state what i he reported in the presence of Mir Holmes at police headquarters of the i visit the witness made to Captain Len non at the hospital with the note i Sergeant Matthews said he told Cap
 tain Lennon that he got the note from [ Captain TWomey. that it had beei
 taken from Royal Holmes pocket i Captain Lennon asked him to say that
 over again. Then he sat up in bed an6 l said: If that is so. MT. Holmes mus be a rascal: The sergeant. asked Cap , tain Lennon if the note was paid ir full and the captain answered that no i a cent had been paid on it. The cap tain stated positively that he had seer
 the note in his safe within the lats fivt
 days at least.
 Il Holmes made no comment. the ser, II geant said. at hearing this report iron the hospital. It did not seem to af feet him.
 | On cross, examination by Attorney Brown Sergeant Matthews said Officer q Carroll told him he was confident tha there were blood spots on Holmes ov' ercoat. The attorney questioned thu officer why he didn't go into the par Tor which was found locked. The ser ,t geant said the door was locked anC : he could see by fashlight that thert { was no key in the lock. He was tolc by Mir. and. Mrs. Roland and later by i. Capt. Lennon that the room hadn' been used in long time. To tn attorney. the sergeant said he looked ,, at the bloodspot on MT. Holmes coa without the knowledge of the accused man. The sergeant did not place MT . Holmes under arrest, but asked hin
 | if he would go to the police station t,
 explain what he knew of the captain
 affairs.
 g The witness testified it was Office P Carroll who tried the safe in the din e ing room and found it unlocked Cap l l l drawers of the safe. felt around wit : his fingers and said "Everythin e seems to be all right
 q The attorney and the witness had r warm tilt over a statement which tn t sergeant made that Capt Lenne e couldn't see when he was looking z
 the safe but could see the note at tn y hospital. The sergeant stated ths t Captain Lennen had his right eye a n bandaged up and had to hold the not L. close up to his left eye to see it. Ser q geant Matthews had any animosit ,t against MT. Holmes and Sergt. Mat q thews responded in the same wa n that he certainly had not for he didn e even know the man.
 Officer Carroll Begins Testimony. if After this cross examina ton, whic 1t lasted half an hour. Officer Michael Is Carroll of the Norwich police forC
 was the next witness. He has bee r. 15 years on the force, he testified. ar n on the night of the assault on. CaI a Lennon got a call by the police sign 50 about g o'clock on Franklin square. I 1t was given orders to go to the Lennc se house with Officer Murphy, meetir e. MT. Roland just outside the hous IS They went into house together. Car
 Lennon and Mrs. Roland were four
 in the kitchen, the captain covert
 with blood.
 Id, The policeman testified to turnil ,n up the bulb on the light over the dil le ing room. Before this there was ot lamp on the table. The officer sa le the bloodstains and testified to lool
 ing around the cellar.
 ss Holmes came in through the re le door. He was excited and pale, h le face quivering and his nostrils di at charging. Where is he. where is he
 9 Mir. Holmes said, the witness test i'd fed. The officer walked around u is, table to meet Holmes as he came e. the back door and saw a bloodspot
 | the coat Holmes was wearing. The r. was also blood on the stove and Il tol water tank.
 r. At this point court adjourned f a. the day at 4.30.
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