Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-01
CCIIARIES BAILEY gF TI-SI-lY
 GUILTY 0F ia.,l-I. ,i-a
(speclal to The RuIletin.)


 Westerly, D. l.. Nov. se-charles Bailey was found guilty of mspsiaugq- fer by verdict of jury al 7.2o this even ing. after having retired Tor del.beTation at 4.10 ?. in. Before proceedu with the murder case the superior court dls- posed of two other naltsrs Tbs case of the state agaitst Edward z. ShaInley of | gzrage. and with the larceny of SIS. for 1 which indictment -has been returned. was l called. charnley waived reading of the l comDiaint and pleaded not guilty. He WIS | held for trial under bond of Si.0Q0, with 1 his employer. Henry D. Bailey, as surety. 1 Next came the case of James D'Andrea. op the charge of recklessly operating an automoblle on the Winnepaug road In . district court a penalty of yloQ and costs and is days in jail vas imposed. and appeal taken to the superio codrt Assistant Attorney General Sisson stated that an automobile operated by D'Andrea was In collision with and considerably damaged another machine. for which fu1 reparatlon had been ma1e. He recurn- u,ended that the fine remain but that the 50 ordered. '
 Tor the seeoHd day the Bailey murder Trial was then resumed with Thiri As sistant Attorney General Charles Sisson
 
 Ledwidge the defendant.
 John T. GiIcrIst, the first witness called, testified tEat he lived at SO Ledward ave- nue- He Saw Charles A. Bailey on the afternoon before the shooting. We drove l into the country and bad a couple Of glasses Of cider. Left him at in the evening, and be came to home of witness at l o'ciogi in the morning. This was after the alleged shooting. Bailey said he had something important 10 tell him, but he did .not listen to him, closed the no talk of horse trading at that time. but there was such talk in 'he afternoon He did not see Bailey since until in court room. | By MT. Ledwidge: Witness said he knew the Bailey brothers ever since they came to Westerly. Arrangements were made with witness and Charles Bailey to go horse trading on the following Sunday. The shooting occurred on Saturday night. When Bailey left witness on Saturday evening Bailey Was not intoxicated They parted on premises of witness. Edgar Bailey was 10 use Charles horse Sunday and Charles was to go with witness into the courtry, in rig of the witness. Charles Bailey remained at home of witness about five minutes when he called at l o'clock Sunday morning.
 Police Chief Thomas E. Brown testified he knew Charles Bailey and went 10 Maine after him, bringing him back. Saw him first in R.wdoinhann.' Me. Made no threats or ina-cements 10 him Bailey told the chief he left Westerly on the night of the alleged shooting. and of his trip to Brunswick by rail. Asked how he came to shoot Edgar, he said he was in 'i the house when Edgar came and said l sTxT ..-H 4r.. IT. ne went upstairs and got the revolver intending 10 take it in the country tC trade off. He was clicking the rcvolye: and 1t went of. lie said Edgar acted as If he did not want Charles around th. house. and Charles cid all the chores. II, inever felt welcome at home. The chie asked Charles if he had told his mothel tfo sell the horses. and he s id he had tol, Glcrist on the night of the shooting ti : sell the horses.
 By MT. Iledwidge: yvept to Maire y-itl = Officer Ealthal on a Saturday. Nov. 25tf after Bailey. Had made inquiries wher he formerly lived and learned he hs been employed at fertilizer liant befor coming to Westerly. Never knew Baile before the shooting. Hal most of tn talk with Bailey in Maine. between Bow doinham and Portland. In the auto mcbii with the chief and Raitiial at the tim ,, was Sheriff Gerow of Yarmouth. Ha another talk with Bailey while on th 2 way to Kingston to commit Bailey. an y Officer Mitchell was present in the auto mobile Also had talk in police stalio z Hong the same Ene. The chief said ! was not at the Bailey hoI Ise on the nigh i Of the shooting and did n9t go there tn day after.
 Tie witRess heard of the shooting al
 o'clock Sunday morning, Oct. '23. BetW ee fiat time and the 2eth of October. wine z Edgar Bailey died. the c.Ief testified h went 10 the hospital in New Londo ones, T few hours D, fore Edgar die a Charles was in the house when Edga E came in and said: What in hell Is il h witriess that he replied to Edgar in lih 4 term. Charles said he went upstai- ' whi1e Edgar and his mother were in tf kitchen, and when he came down be stoo . in the room Tipping" the revolver an
 it went off. Charles said he left the gu
 on the steps and when he went to loo
 for t the gun was gone.
 That Is the story of the shooting. Chi,
 Brown said. as it wa sfold to him |
 Charles Bailey. The story is a matter ( rvcoIlection. as he took no notes. ,Baile
 told him he had owned the gun sever
 months, had got it in the country. Hear - him say to the coroner that he intends
 to go into tiie country on the Sunday aft,
 the shooting. The chief first visited q
 Raiiey home on the Monday after Ii
 shooting, which occi rred on a saturla
 night.
 Charles 4. Bailey. fhc accused. testfas z he was 5S years old and born in Durhar
 Me, and resided in Westerly about tv
 years Just before that was employed Bowdoinham Fertilizing mills for thr D years. In the last tvs years have be 1" at work Tor Sam Macgs as general Iabo CT. and worked steadily and earned s3
 day and saved money and had near
 s2o0 at the time of the shooting. On [
 23d day of October was in the count
 with Gilcrist and came back with hi,
 Went to Exeter and Boom Bridge sectio
 We-ha some cider. After laying c .- cr:st went home. Had taken drink
 Jamaica ginger. Rsached home about
 o'clock. No one there but mother aI
 he ate supper Later Edgar came in
 about half an hour or so. When Edg
 came in. he went to bed room
 Edgar said. ''wh3t in hell is the matt with yop?" Wiinsss made Ike respon. i Edgar took his coat of in his bed roo and then came into the kitchen Witnc
 declared it was time to feed the hors
 and went pp stairs for lantern. We
 to drawer for tobacco saw revolver the
 and put 1t in his pocket. Bought the '
 yolyer from Will whitDore of We
 street two years ago. about. There we S three cartridges in the revolver. Wh [ new fired one. and witness the oflier a,
 the third remained ip the revolver and
 lonS- that he had forrotteD alls about
 It was a hammerless revolver. He ?
 the revolver in his left pocket. witn, D. came down stairs with lighted lante,