Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-13
JURY IS PoLLED FOR 2
 SUPERIOR coURr TRIAL,

Trial of John McKsown. assaiIor of the submarine base, on the charge of an at tempted outrage on Bessie Pillar of this city at Ocean Beach on the night of May 30 was begun late Tuesday morning in the superior court here before Judge John P. Kellogg and a jury.
 Attorney c. C. Morgan, counsel for the accused man.. asked sto- have the jury boiled, and this proceeding was. begun about 11.3O. Twelve men acceptable to the state and the defense were secured by l-S0 as follows':s Albie IL Hale, CafTinsS Briggs Norwich William c. Calvin, Colchester; Herbert C. sWebster, Merton H Bartlett. William II. Brown, Griswoid Kenneth L. Cummings. William A Ma son, Lebanon George E. Hill, North Stoning tnn ;ssJ eiln E.s Lamb, Franklin; Geesge, C. Bradlaw. Lisbon William H DaEley, Folurtow1l.
 State. Attorney. Hadlal A.. Hull, who is assisted by Attorney Charles L. Stewart, called Miss Pillar to the stand as the first witness. She told of being at dance at the beach and of going out for walk v'itn-a man who spol5e-to her-as she was coming out of the dance hall. They went to secluded spot, where the man hugEed and kissed her and attempted an outrage He left her and immediately, another man. who is the one On trial, appeared,
 
 out and resident in one of the cottages shouted at them. Then the man left her and she was taken into the cottage of the beach resident, where she recovered from 1 her agitation. and was then taken back l towards. the dance hall by the cottage resident. She returned to New London l by trolley and the first man who had at- tackled her was on a rear seat and said something about making a bum of her on l the car if she hadn't had a soldier with I her She said that she could not identify MckeoWn' as the man who attacked her l In the course of a rigorous cress ann nation by Attorney Morgan she denied that she hadt been asked to take this of 1 the first man, Donohue. because. he was married, and put it on to McKeown.
 Dr. c. c. Gildersleeve testified along medical lines and was followed by Daniel | w Donohue. a yeoman at the submarine base. He is. married. He said he was ir civilian clothes at the dance and met the girl. who accepted his invitation to take g, walk. He told of hugEing and kissing her, and said that as he left the girl Mo, Keown appeared. He and the accused had always been good friends. On cross examination he denied that h, had been promised immunity if he woulc testify for the state in tlais case He alst denied that he told McKeown this wculs get around to his wife unless McKeowi took the blame. Donohue contradicted ; number of the details to which the gir had testified.
 James A. Beran, who was occurying , summer cottage on Westerly place, testt fled that he heard the voices of a mai and a girl on the night in question abou Il o'clock and heard the girl call for he mother. MT. Beran said he shouted fror the window at them to. get out or h would call the police. Then the Tir called back: Please help me-, He wen out and found her and she. told him e the two men. He. allowed her to com
 into the house and then took her bac towards the dance hall. She told him sil
 didn't know the mans name Before h went out of the house Mr. Beran said h t heard a yoIce-say: Beat it, Denny" yI Court adjourned the trial at 43O t 7 continue this "Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock.
 7 In the morning session of court Ale q Litwood,- alias John Smith. who ha . pleaded guilty to the theft of an auto, an
 who was apprehended in Colchester, va f sentenced to from one to two years c 2 the first count and one year on the secon t count. and one year on the third coufl dJ It: is said he halls from New York cit : and had been in trouble before B His partner, Terrence McCabe, ali: !, Al Minnehan. also of New York, was
 sent to the reformatory on two count t He Is but IS years of age and 1t is sa e he was never in trouble before
 Public Defender Stewart looked aft e the interests of the accused. The fath
 of McCabe came her from New York
 aid his son.
 The men were arrested by Samu
 Ereeraar a ..nYstabiA of (-oichesfAr x7l ! will be given sieo for his good detecti f work.
 n The bond was: called in the case a Giuseppe Chiappone of New London. T q was accused of taking rings and mon,
 valued at $1I2.
 The case oE the st2ts vs. ehristoy'