Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-01
TO RESUME HOLMES TRIAL MONDAY

seen any such man on his car as Il
Holmes Holmes denied to the wit |
ness that he had been on Roath street
that night.
The sergeant testified. to the report
that Sergeant Matthews made in the |
presence of Holmes, Capt. Twomey |
ard himselfN and also to going back |
to the Lennenthouse to try key that |
had been found on the key ring in Mr. |
Holmes pants pocket. It fitted the |
Lennen back door!
The sergeant showed where he had |
found bloodspots on the evercoat and !
gloves and said some on the gloves I
| We're moist at the time he saw them. |
| There was more blood on the left glove
4 than on the right
Relating what Sergt Matthews re-
ported OF his visit to Capt. Lennen
4 with the note at the hospital Sergt.
| Kane quoted Sergt Matthews as fol-
lows: 1 read the note to Capt 1ennen
ar his request. He sat right up in
bed. Where did you ge that, he said
I told him IN Mr.. Holmes pocket. You
cont mean you got that in Mr.,
Holmes pocket? Capt Lennen said. ]
answered, I certainly do. That's a
big surprise to me, Capt. Lenntn said,
that was in my safe five days ago.
The witness said Holmes stated he
used the fashlight around his own
house and had had it for some time,
and also that he had the key for some
time. The witness also testified to
asking Mr.. Holmes what time it was.
Holmes looked at his watch, said
twenty minutes to two and Ser
geant Matthews said That's right"
Attorney Desmond cross examined
Sergeant Kane. He went over with
the witness the questions he had put
, TO MI. Boland aboat the man who
, was running across the street. and
also the conversation and questioning
that the sergeant and Capt. Twomey
: put Mr.. Holmes through. After go
, ing over various other details Of the
, testimony Attorney Desmond ques-
) toned Sergt. Kafs closely about the
, bfoodspots on the gloves, examining
the gloves with tle witness.
RI Court adjourned at 1880 to come
: in again at 100.
Afteroon Session
After the noon recess Attorney
5 Desmond continued the cross examina
I ton of Sergeant Kane. The witness
said he saw the bloodstains on the
Lennen table cloth and they were
> fresh. The lock on the Lennen bach
d door was an ordinary lock The at
e torney asked if Holmes had said thu
soldier at Pulaski hall had told hin
! the time by looking at his wrist watch
. Nothing about wrist watch was said
l. the witness testified. He spoke of find
3 ing some cough troches in the poke
: of Mr.. Holmes overcoat and Mr.
= Holmes told him he was using thest
for a cold and that DR.. Linnell wa
treating him. The witness said Nj
= Holmes was discharging from tn
Il nose.
y In answer to questions by Attorne,
y Desmond, the sergeant testified tina
:. Sergeant Matthews brought back tn
u report from the Fitzgerald home tina
the Fitzgerald girl said she had no
). seen Mr.. Holmes near Pulaski hall tina
T. night. Later Sergeant Kane said Their
l. was telephone message came to pc
~ lice headquarters from William Fitz
II gerald, brother of Miss Fitzgerald
- that his sister had seen Mr. Holme
W " near Pulaski hall but had not remem
~ bered it when the officers question:
- her. He said she wanted to tell it if
- would help Mr.. Holmes out, accordin
to the witness.
&c Capt. D. J. Twomey was recalled I
10 the stand and questioned by the state
7, attorney. The witness said he got
III telephone message at police headoua r.
IL ers about 8: e5 o'clock on the night
- the assault from Mr.. Pratt, the Franz
d. ~ street c'@ar store keeper. NJ
% Whitney and Mr. Brown We're at heat
az quarters at the time. CAPITA
g Twomey said the message was IL
l1 news of the assault on Capt Lenne
ne The captain told of sending the polio,
49, men out and of Holmes being broug1
~ to police headquarters about 1870. 1
a. identified the Holmes overccat.
ns The captain asked Mr.. Holmes VIII
u. he knew about Captain Lennen. N
sH Holmes said las much as anybody
N and then answered Captain Twome,
,r question as to his movements on t
- night of the assault. He said
went home from his office at o'cIoc
he left the house at O'Clock, went
~ Fagan's Smoke shop. then to his off
N, and stayed there till $3.50 when
he went to 165 North Main street to &C
,or lect rent from a Polish family. /
called their name Stanley. The
,ar were no lights at the house and no o
~ there. He went to Pulaski hall whe
he there was a dance and asked a mari
he in the ticket office what time it w;
nj. | The marine said $40. Mr. Holm
lid said he took the first car going sou
ar to Franklin square, rode up Frank
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