Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-05-30

lkliCSS Ldlu liS always lhept u az VI |
the time he went out Of the house |
in case anything happened so that he =,
might know the time. He had been
in a case once ,ins which woman was
concerned.
To the state attorney he said this
was twenty years ago. The woman
fell down stairs. she had been drink
ing. The witness couldn't recall what
time he went eat on Inc night before
the assault. bat said ne had the time
marked down on q calendar. lie
marked it down when he wound the
clock. He always keeps his clock half
an hour ahead and his watch min
Gtes ahead,
/ The witness said he couldn't pro-
duce the calendar because it was last
years and had been destroyed. He al
ways circled around the house before
he left because once he found a
drunken man sleeping tire. He found
one two weeks ago,
Sterrin Nj. Chase, clerk in the F'a /.
gan Smoke Shop last December. tes+s
tilted that Mr.: Holmes Was at the.
Smoke Shop about o'clock ON the
night of the assault.
Miss Mary E.. Fitzpatrick of 1873 Cliff
street, Norwich, employed at the She
tuciset Co. milf. testified she lived at
is5 North. Main street at the time OF
the attack on Capt. Lennerl. She lived
with her grandmother At q time
about els that night she saw Mr..
Holmes near the Pulaski hall ticket
office when she went to a candy store
Mrs. Holmes 2Testifes.
Mrs. Mary Z. Holmes. wife of the ac-
! cused, was next called to the stand.
| She was asked particularly about the
| telephone message she received at her
home suinmoning her husband to the
| Lennen house She said that air. Be-
land called up and said that two men
had assaulted Capt. Lennen. Il was
out at the time" she testified Mr..
Boland said over the telephone. "My
| wife ran down and found he had been
stabbed. came home in time to see
] the men running over the hill
! When Mr.. Holmes came home that
| night, which was at $40. shA said he
was coughing dreadfuliy;; She told him
of the summons and told him TO bring
/ Capt. Leanen to their house where she
could take care Of him If he were bad
1 iy hurt Mr.. Holmes went into the
4 dining room where she heard hin,
| pour out a glass Of water and wasn't
i in the house more than five minutes
before he went out. He did not take
\ his evereeat and cap off.
| Attorney Desmond conducted the
Il examinat ton of Mrs. Holmes ana the
| states attorney said he had no Dues
i tons to ask her on cross eIamina'
Il ton.
Richard L. Tarrant. brother Law
and business partner of Mr.. Holmes
was the next witness. On Dec. 5 fas
Il he said he was in Georgia in the U
S. aviation service. He gave an alb
soiute power Of attorney to Mr.
Holmes when he went into the service
There was never any question be
tween him and his partner as to Wha
| should be done with the receipts from
, their business,
To the state attorney he said hs
: had never asked Mr.. Holmes about thu
II $500 taken. This was not because
4 Mr.. Holmes was under arrest. HI
, had made no examination to see j
, 1880 had been taken He believed i
; had been taken and he said either o
: the partners could take money with
out any question being asked. TIL
cross examination was very brief.
II Judge Nelson ]. Aging of the Nor
: wich probate court testified that s36.
67492 was the inventory value o
: Mrs. Lennen's estate. Mr.. Holmes di
the clerical work Of administering tn
estate. Since Dec. 5 Mr.. Holmes ha
= ! delivered securities to Capt. Lennen a
: the probate court.
To the state attorney the probat
Il Judge said he put the final inventor
and statement into shape for this fins
account.
Character Witnesses.
Down to the time that Mr.. Holme
J. was accused of this assault, the judg
+. said Holmes had borne al excellen
= character, when Attorney Desmon
d questioned him on this point.
II Francis ]. Leavens. president Of til
: Dime Savings. Bank of Norwich. like
!. wise testified to the excellent repu
Isl tation and character of Mr.: Holme
o whom he had known many years.
: Edwin ". Higgins. of Norwich, for
It mer congressman, also testified tina
: Mr.. Holmes reputation had been yer
II high through an acquaintance OF
l. years.
e1 Charles H. Phelps, cashier Of til
= Merchants National bank for "a yea1
and knowing Mr.. Holmes ever sine
eI he was young boy. testified to tn
i excellent character of Mr.. Holmes.
,ol Timothy c. Murphy, ex-mayor {
a Norwich, gave similar testimony:
II The defense rested at $50 with tn
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