Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-04
RECEIPT FOR NOTE IN HOLMES CASE

the dsfenSe Tn the superior court nere on Monday when Royal G. Holmes took the stand in his own defense against the charge of murderous as- s-ult upon Capt. James Lennen at 4O Boswell avenue on the night of Dec. 5.
 This receipt was a paper which had been shown to Capt. Lennen earlier i'll the trial by Attorney Desmond with the question whether the signature on It was his. The captain was not allow ed to see the whole paper and he said then he could not tell about the sigma ture.
 The state rested it's case about 12.25 and MT. Holmes was called to the stand by his attorney, J. J. Desmond and Arthur NJ Brown. He was en- gagged in giving his direct testimony until 1 o'clock and was on aga.n rom until 2.55. At that tina Attorney Desmond concluded with MT. Holmes and States Attorney Hull took up the cross examination which was contin- ued until o'clock when court ad- journed to come in this (Tuesday) morning at 9.45.
 Members of the Fitzgerald family whose names have been brought into the case and two marines from the submarine base were in court on Mon- day, waiting to be called on to tes- tify.
 While Mir. Holmes was testifying his wife and daughters had seats in the court room.
 It will be no surprise to those well acquainted with the case if the states attorney brings handwriting experts here to give their opinion as to the signature on the receipt which was put in evidence Monday.
 When the case was opened Monday morning at 10.3o with Judge ". M. Maltbie and She jury in attendance Major Hull first recalled MT. Whitney to the stand. He was asked if he wa g in the dining room before the cleo tric light bulb was turned on and II he saw the bloodsnots on the table cloth before Mir. Holmes came to the Lennen house. He answered both questions in the affirmative. Attorney Brown asked him if ie was in the room when the lamp was but on the table. Tie witness said he was but he did not know whr lighted It or who put it on the talrle Fire Chief Howard L. Stanton testi- fled that on the night of the assault upon Captain Lennen the chief wa. going home. on the 9.30 trolley from Franklin square, The car was thres minutes behind the schedule in arrfV- ing at the square. Mr. Holmes was o1 ! the car when the chief boarded. On cross examination by Attorne! 1 Brown, Chief Stanton said he spolz, to Holmes and sat five feet distan from him diagonally. He noticed noth ing unusual about him.
 Wladislaw Wudka was the next wit ely fp+e oI Nla witness said he lives at 1855 Nortl | Main street, on the second floor ant has lived there six months and wal l living there last December. He sait i he got home from work a few minutes 1 after ( o'clock on the night of the as 1 sault, and after supper went out to ! store. He came back home q fev l minutes after o'clock and was hern, 1 the rest of the night. He sat thert reading in the bedroom from S.3o t 1 10 o'clock with the lamp burning. H, l first heard of the assault on Captain Lennen when policemen came to hi house three nights afterwards. To Attorney Desmond on cross ex animation Mir. Wudka said there wer two tenem ents on the upper floor o the house of which his was on tr, GReeneyille side. lie has sha,'es 0l his windows two dark green and tw, are lighter. There are blinds on tn house but they are never shut. Tn light from the bedroom could only b fa'ntly seen from Mlil ss ees Sergeant Kane was recalled to tn l stand and testified that he had ob served the Wudka tenement and tn l light from the bedroom could be seel from the street. By stepping into tn yard one could look up to the bedroom 1 window.
 1 George H. Stanton. deputy sheriff fo eight years testified he served th 1 subpoena on Wudka. The bedroom window can be seen from the street
 Judge Nelson ]. Ay1ing of the Nor wich probate court testified he frs knew of the assault on Captain Len
 nen when he read Of it the nez
 morning in the paper.
 Was there any hearing in cennee 1 tion with Mrs. Lennen's estate to held that morning? Judge Ayling wa asked.
 There was no official hearing Mrs. Lennen's estate assigned for tn
 month of December, the answer wa On cross examination by Attorne
 Deamond, the judge said that M Holmes had been at the judges offic l
 Der over transfers of stock securitie
 in connection with Mrs. ennen's es
 tate. Mir. Holmes was also securin
 waivers and all had been secured be
 fore the night of the assault.
 Jesse H. Wilcox of Stonington, st
 perintendent of the Wilcox fertilizt
 plant, and one of the executors of tt
 will of Captain Lennens wife, testife
 to q conversation with MT. Holme~ i
 Captain Lennens presence before II
 probating of Mrs Lennens will. M
 Holmes said that the residue of tI estate after paying expenses, givir the goods at the house to Captain Lei nen and paying two $1 900 legacie
 was to go to MT. Holmes and NJ Wilcox in the event of Captain Le1 mems prior death or death after II wife. rhe witness denied there ":
 any hearing appointed for Dec. 6th To Attorney Brown on cross exan ination the witness said Mir. Holm , had done most of the business in u . settlement of Mrs. Lennens estat
 There was no appointment for a pr , bate hearing on the day after the a , sault As matter of fact, the wi
 ness said, he and MT. Holmes were n
 to divide Mrs. Lennens estate whe, . ever Captain Lennen died. but this " , the impression MT. Holmes gave hi ' in first explaining the will. f States Attorney Hull said he thoug
 the state was ready to conclude i
 testimony after this witness but : requested a few minutes for confe
 ence.
 Judge MaItbie ordered a brief rece
 and after the court was in sessi
 again Major Hull recalled Mr. Bola1
 to the stand to ask him when it "
 he changed his slippers for his sho
 on the night of the assault. \
 Roland said it was when he went O
 to call the police.
 The state attorney then said tn
 the state rested it's case.
 The defense opened its case by pu