Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-21
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 call iestifying in the low0 eumzt 0sai he had met &oknS for khe-Azk tzDs In the post ofIies-
 Secret service Mans EsmRH 0s1su
 In the course O. his cross erx1nfrsk3oa Attorney iihrlieh brE ught out ths< ., se- cret service operator was yBSfng with Hamiin and had heard some of the conversations The attorney asked tne service mans name but HRrnHn decllned to give il, saying that he shDuld be violet Ing hts cath Of allegiance he d56 e. ss these men were never lrnowr. were never called upon 10 testify In court ano he could not reveal who he war. Attorney Ellrilch appealed to the court but dropped the matter when he is<Eaeo court
 ] Afternoon Session
 Tie attorney for the accused wls in 1 the midst or his c1oss e<arn- nation cf MT. HaInln when the court ,..9a ne nocn recess The croSs-examnia "a was re- suned and e-neluded alte- faen- . AtiorAsy Ireland re-sia-s
 Gordon Ireland. attorney ot spring field. who had been !n tae signal corss service for two ycz-s durin. the wa Followed NIT. Asmiin on t,e stand h- lcorroborated Hanlin as 10 the ia.1c- iduction to Mokus al tne hs2G ot Inc stairs. H- n-sl mel Hamlin ana Mol5u together on May lith in Inc room sF tEe' secret service -ps-stor in ire Bri6Ss- way hotel. Al Ciis lime Mosus I9.a of knowing of Ngap- c. from C sr= Falls, N- '. a" r-a. d. a, Aac.e i- was rebpttleu eU toned abolt ar . conversation steat money Attorney l-c- 2 land said Has'ila marked srme bi!ls in his presence e 4 later tine and Ire . land copied the I.a.A A.nss and number 2 and gave them to luar banks in spring field. making carbon copies.
 Attorney Ireland identified rhs .Ehibi in court as one of the carton copies On June he got Eord fro-- .- ozak znc l went there. seeing Mir C4-, and =ecslr- e ing from him sl9p bi-. -ca WAS thr
 first bill described "a iae carbon copy. . The attorney iGe;'tihed the bial already n put in as an c<hibit.
 Q The attorney testified 10 rhs inter N view near Palmer on May 2S on ar @ lunfrequented highway, 10 Eh.ca HzI- q lin had terrified in which it was claimed }. Aiolus told on the WAY he was held c< ,- by another ear when he was on his way ' Ju deliver tlle liquor 10 Norwich. Es- e gardins inc time that Mokus Ras arrest l. ed, the attorney said Molzus told him he Ia was questioned in the police chiefs ofies l. ana then told 10 be more careful the y next time and 10 beat it. Aolus szio O he then left the chiefs office Attoraey F Ireland also told of Mokus giving Ham l. lin<the numbers cf the two cars and Id telling about the two sums Of 45o put Ia up in the hands of the Greek restaurant ls keeper. Attorney Ireland said MSllis d also asked about some more money to
 put through another deal but HSrii-
 told MoIzus he could not furnish any
 more money till he got this s4oo back
 Attorney Ireland further testified ts a D telephone call he had on the evening ci ih May 25 from person who said he vas Of Mokus and wanted $500 to put throuss ss another liquor deal The attorney tese l- the inquirer co sec Mr. Hznaiin- .-.s d, On cross examination Attorney hz-
 land said he was present twice at rseet- d ings between Hamlin and Moizus 4nc e when the money was handed over tr :h MoSCus. Attorney Ireland said th<t tbs Is money was given to him by Mr. Chen
 nes denied that he was connected with E the Citizens League in any way, shape or < manner. He admitted he loaned hiz
 automobile 10 Hamlin 10 make a trip L ao Moosup and once Ireland dfove the fcay ne himself. but this trip was about the frs; - ee3Ax and was not zbaat the 3fsA
 ,Esss ssEDsny K.sxtar Msz.s -ts - 1eoe4A Letendr. of thb city. yro- prtetor Of che Cosumhfa house and th'
 Lenox house, tssttaed that he never szv
 Mokus before he saw him in the pcyc.
 court and never introduced him to Den
 nis Marrtesey.
 the sand and tesdhed that he had ne~e seen holrus until he saw him in oour
 he was never tntrodoce by Leteo4er xri
 never had any dealings wfth MoklA
 Conversation with MSkus -.
 County Investigator yvinisv P 5set
 son testified tp 8 nserszraen that
 mad with Afokns after waning Hcs-
 that he Co. .a not talk but that szyr-tni
 h1 ss p3-d be used ag2tnS hfz. Me
 zus r1-s him. the county investigate ltes.iled. that h. got the $500. Ez--z
 to man h Sprinr6eld named Neste-
 and was given check for sse by Nesec
 and told to clear out foc q flaw Gay
 until the thing blew over. .
 Arunsnts e. Mssssz By Detezss At this point the state rested and Al
 torney Ehriich moved that the court d
 rect verdict for the discharge of eh
 defendant. The jury was excused val
 the attorneys argued the nota0n. A-tu
 ney Ehrlich argued that the sczte hz
 failed t5 show theft and # there uel
 embezzlement it took place sn MzsmeA' setts and not h Connecticut. Stain 1 ltorney Hull argued in opposition rnl Molus had received the money on fz1 T statement and false pretenses which o1' q stituted theft and as Molzus was q hx1 Il In relation 10 this money hs. exA & charged with enabezzl ement. II Judge Brown ruled that thers -Yl 4 clearly a ease for the jury on the co1 T or -hefs while he was not so sure ah1 the embezzlement He overruled the n ! ton oC the accu=eds lawyer. the Ar was recalled and the defense began.
 Testimony Fer Defense p
 James N.Ehee. a reporter for (
 iSpEingEe.c Ju;sn. who attended the tri
 in the Norwich police court testided h Hamlin tesliied there that he receiE Lhe s40o irsm Mir Ghent.
 Gus Mokus. the accused saN hs q,
 met MT Hamun in Attorney 1reizn, \ oall- and that Nicholas Nextor WAS the Il al tsl- time Iisniiin said Gus. you To nice to me " Then they all went into back room and they told him to | all the story about the booze Ham was me enc who said that Mokus rs them about a syrian fellow on Wor- ington street and they sent him to | Syrian fellow to see Ii he could ma deal to deliver the liquor in the c lnectscut state. The witness testided
 later meeting in Hsmiin's room
 the hotel wilere there were four fello' V Ireland said I eluld have q, GOO and best job in Springfield. the witness ga Hanlin just laughed. The witness | tified to a trip to the Moosup dep,
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