Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-01

assault ana burglary, ana Inc ponce
court had taken a short recess at noon
on Tuesday. Lawyer J. J, Desmond,
! counsel for the accused, entered a de-
murrer IN which ne said that on ac-
count of circumstances ana the alb
sence of vital illnesses he could not
present the case for the defense prop
erIy and could only present partial
evidence. He said. I have heard the
testimony of the state. such as it is,
and l know my own view Of the evil
dence and consider it a pretty weak
case Of suspicion
| Judge John II. Barnes then bound
the case over to the criminal term of
the superior court which comes in
| here on Tuesday. Jan. /. He asked
bonds OF $500 which were furnished
by John Il. Tarrant.
/ When the court opened on Tuesday
morning there was even a larger at
tendance than marked the opening
session on Saturday. there being we'll
over two hundred present.
Mr.. Holmes sat with his bondsman,
John r. Tarrant, and with q strar-
ger who gave his name as Marcellus
I. Hayes, d member Of the New l orl5
bar During the hearing the stranger
conferred several times with Lawyer
| Desmond. George Il. Hottendorf OF
New York. who has been at an Off
GERS training camp at Columbia uni
versity, acted as Mr.. Desmond's stem
ographer.
The first witness for the state was
SeTgt. Allen c. Mathews Of the local
force who testified to arriving al the
ELennen house about 10 o'clock and Of
meeting Charles r Whitney near the
4 Franklin street park coming from the
Lcnnen house. Mr.. and Mrs Boland
were there and Officer Carroll. Dr.. Cas-
sidy and Capt. Lehman, but he could
rot remember seeing John f Tarrant
! there until about half IN hour after
wards. He said he made a thorough
examination of the house. officer
Carroll called his attention to a spot
en- Holmes coat, He said Holmes was
dressed in u dark overcoat with q Iieht
cap. He told Of seeing the spot men
toned by Carroll and also some other
spots under the arms and near the
lever outside pocket. He. said the spot
he first noticed was over The upper
LETT hand pocket near the lapel. He
told Of seeing Holmes in the inner Of
flee at the police station and of seeing
a pair Of gloves that belonged to
Holmes. Said the gloves were tan and
of a soft leather and that they were
stained as if with blood aud there
were q. number OF such spots on them.
He said Holmes made no statement
IregardinG them in his presence.
When asked if he had seen the note
Sergt. Mathews said that the first
time he saw it was in Sergt. Kane S
hand and identified it when Attorney
Robbins showed it to him He said
Holmes made the statement that he,
Holmes, had paid the note and had a
receipt in full Holmes said that he
had had it in his pocket for four
weeks. Sergt. Matthews said that he
took Che note to CAPT. Lennen at the
l hospital and showed it to him and
Capt. Lcnnen sat Up in bed with sur
7 prise. At this point Lawyer Desmond
objected and Judge Barnes sustained
the objection. Sergt. Matthews said
| Holmes stated that on the night OF the
, assault he went to North Main street
5 to collect q rent but as Holmes did
rot see a light he came away.
Lawyer Desmond took up the cross
examination al Sergt. Matthews told
him that al the Lonnen house Mrs
Poland let him in and he saw Holmes
and Carroll but did not pay any at
! tention to Holmes at first. Then afte!
, Carroll had spoken 10 him he noticed
the spots on Holmes coat. The spor
was about the size of a. dime or a lit
, ne smaller. He stepped closer TO him
about two feet away. He said he do
ton and did not feel t6a snofs IN
= them.
S Sarst. John IT Kane yvas the rev.
witness and he said he +iret recoiy.el
f tnfornatfon Of the assault ahoIt q >.
e and 9e he was in CrneneviIaa he or
20 | to the house about 1910 o'clock IL
: told the same story about the SPOT,
n brought Holmes IN t7a ,orfra staticr,
FTo aid zv1pn i7e aeg-a7 TfoirSas eI1o,,
g the blood SCOTS TTair,-e.. t....l ~ mi
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