Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-30

state, reciting the Elery of the shooting as has been already printed in Tna Bul. letin. He called special attention to the room in which the Shooting occurred and 1 mother at the time Mir Sfsson said the state intended to provn that Charles came r home drunk, abused his mother. and Ed- gar resented. That Cnaries wsft for the revolver and did the shooting. He told of the getaway of Charles and his cap ture in Maine and would prove statements
 made by defendant. Dr. Harry M Lee, of .Ne~ Loraon tes- 1 tified that he received Edgar Bailey on i the night of October 2s, at about go, 1 at the hospital. The patient came in am 1 1 bulance and was in a critical condition | from shock and hemorrhase caused by | bullet wound in abdomen. Bailey died ] the following Tuesday afternoon. By. MT. Ledwidge-Mr. Bailey was op- 1 erated upon at once The wound en- trance was on the left side of the Abdo- 1 men The wound Va sfnward and down ] ward. Bailey rallied from the operation 1 and was conscious early the next morn 1 1 ing and was conscious up to the morning l of day of his death. He was conscious up to ten o'clock that morning and lie ! died between three and four o'clock in l the afternoon.
 Mrs. Julia Bailey, aFsd 7s. mother c{ 1 the accused and the man alleged to have 1 been murdered, testified that she lived iu | Boylston street, fin Fairview park. west. rly. Saturday night, october 2s. Charles 1 came home about g o'clock, she was alone in the house at the time. Edgar came
 home half an hour later. When Edgar came in witness was sitting in a rocking
 chair near the table. Charles. was sit l ting in a chair at the right of the Stove When Edgar came in he spoke to Charles l and went to fiis bedroom and took of his coat. When he c4rie out he sat st @ small table up against the window. She l could not recall what Edgar said to 1 Charles at first
 Charles had been drinking heavily. After Edgar sat down there was no con 1 versation. She persisted that she could not tell what her two sons had said She did not remember that Edgar up- braided Charles for drinking. She said l that MT. Sissoa had asked her questions l at Kingston; When Mr Sisson asked her If she did not say then that Edward had spoken to Charles about drink and ] that Charles said he would drink es long as he could get it Mrs. Bailey said sine l did not recall such conversation Charles 1 went up stairs to his room When he came back into the kitchen she hearG
 the report of a pistol In the room. and tat5 Ddlltl E10. SQS E1ld. NO one l was in room except witness, Charles and Edgar. When Charles come down stairs. 1 witness commenced to read d neHspaper.
 in expectation that her action might not
 encourage Charles to talk, for when he
 was drunk he talked at random
 Charles owned the revolver with which he accidentally slfot Edgar Witness l said she screamed wfaan the shot was 1 fired. ChzT1es was standing near the 1 foot of the staifs. Edgar said: 'I'rf shot Edgar went out Of the house. l When Edgar came in. Charles vas still in the Kitchen. Edgar went out a sec i ond time and when he came back. Ed l gar said. Mother. Tin shot Witness teatired Charles said he was sorry and she told him to get a doctor Charles then went away and she did not see him again until he was brought to the house bv officers
 Charles came back after the shoctinS
 and said the doctor would be right along. Charlts had a lantern and si1e ,ssw him in the yaArd after the shooting. l MT. Brown Mrs. Kay and Dr. Johnson came to the house soon after the shoot
 ins. While Charles was gone the first time. witnes S. hurried to the home Of Mrs. 1 Clark and telephone for doctor, as she feared Charles would not be quick
 enough. She had but very little talk
 with Edgar before he went to the hos
 pital. who said, Why should such 2 thing
 as this come to us?'
 On cross-exanination by Mir. LedWidse
 Mrs. Bailey told in detail the location and sitting attitude of Edgar after he came fro mthe bedroom. Size thought Charles ! went up stairs and took the lantern ! with him. Charles was uo stairs about ] five or ten minutes. She heard Charles
 coming down stairs. She did not know 1 whether he sat down. but when the re- volrer went off Charles WAS standing.
 Edgar fell from the chair bS tho aSor
 when he was shot. He went out of doors
 and remained out a few minutes then
 returned, went out again and when he
 came back he said, Mother. I'm shot. 3
 Witness left Edgar alone, while she went l to Mrs. Clarks to telephone for a doc ! tor. When she came back Charles was ] not there Charles did come back after
 he had called a doctor and said one was ! coming. Edgar was then lying on his i bed. She could not ren1ef,5er all that i took place, but remembered when Dr. Johnson came. The house was lighted by i two ordinary lamps. Edgar took no
 flight our with him. when he left the
 house and went into the yard.
 James L. Clark, testfied ke lived in
 1 Hobart street extension, Westerly. not far
 from the Bailey house. Had known
 Charles Bailey four or five years and Edgar much longer time. Mrs. Bailey
 came to his house and at her request he
 called Dr. Johnson by telephone. Mrs
 Bailey and Edgar Bailey were there ~her
 he first arrived. Later Charles came ir
 and said the doctor was coming. Charles
 went up stairs, came down and went oui
 of doors. He came back: and spoke tt
 Edgar Witness next saw Chario.
 through window and that was the las time he saw Charles, until after his ar rest Witness had no talk with Edga, that night.
 By Mir. Ledwidge-Charles was at th |. house until the ambulance came and tool Edgar to the hospital in New London an, for a short time thereafter. Witnes ] went home in expectancy of getting telephone call from pr. Johnson at Nsy London. as the doctor said lie would cal 1 from there Witness received no tele phone call during the night. pr. Henry Lincoln Johnson testtaed h 5 had been called by telephone to tn | I Bailey four or five years. He did not se Charles Bailey there Edgar was iyin ! On a bed in 3 serious condition. He ott cred the ambulance and accofnpanied Et I gar Bailey to New London. Edgar va | 1 in terrible pain and in a serious conditioN ! Edgar said en route to the hospita I 1 Guess this will get me"
 l At this point the jusy was taken ou 1 and tlle- attorneys dise1ssed the adn1iss. | l bility Of evidence based on alleged de I l. -v-..E rr-