New Britain herald., 1927-10-04
NOONAN NOT GUILTY
 0F ENTERTAINMENT
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 that he had no intention Of deeraud- ing the company, the judge believed. Noouan was arrested on a warrant . charging embrzzlcmeut Of $lSO.63 and this charge was later nolled and a Hcw charge of ombezzlcmcnt and taIsifying his accounts was
 mad". He was represented by Judge { William r. MauEan, who told the court the first day of the trial that l inc young man insisted that hc was . innocent Of the charges He left the employ Of the insurance com rany ahout July 1, a few days after John NJ. OHearn became district manager.
 The action of the prosecuting at torncy this morning came as a sur priSe. as there was no indication yesterday that the charges would be nolled. Both sides were prepared to go on with the trial when the other police court cases were disposed of at 9:5j o'clock.
 Lawyer Calls Manager Pcrjurer The trial yesterday afternoon, lasting from 3 to 5:S0 o'clock, was one Of the most spectacular ever to take place in the local court and was featured by several incidents Of more than ordinary importance. John M O'Hearn, district manager of the Metropolitan Life Insurance O.. was called "a perjurer" by Judge Mangan, representing Noonan while SarlIis Shahrigian, a former employe Of the company, testified for the defense that o Hearn and Mir. Crozicr, the latter assistant manager for the company in New England were mistaken in their claims that Noonan's books contain- cd falsihcd entries. Shahrigian, who was on the witness stand more than an hour, pointed out to Judge Roche entries which had been erased and altered and in one in stance he said Mir. Crozier or one of the assistant managers in the local office of the company had made an error which he pointed to on the books.
 O'Hearn, who was the subject of a severe cross examination last Mon day was the first witness yesterday afternoon and again Judge Mangan assailod him, calling him the most important man he had ever seen, and finally accusing him of doliber- ately making misStatemcnts. He has perjured himself in this court room," Judge Mangan declared to Judge Roche, and he knew when he made the false statements that he was pcrjuring himself This charge was made in reference 10 O'Hearn's statement under oath that he had notified Noonau of his sus- pension immediately on the discov- cry of an alleged shortage in Noon ans accounts, and also to O'Hcarn's declaration that a certain book in Noonans set had not been in shah rigian's possession out of the office, 10 the knowledge Of O'Hearn. An other false statement charged to OHearn by Judge Mangan concern cd q conversation between O'Hearn and Attorney Thomas F, Me i Donough.
 ! O'Hearn on Witness stand O'Hearn repeated his testimony of last week, to the effect that he became manager in the district June 27 and the alleged shortage in Noon ans accounts was called to his at tontion on or about July ]. He nOti- fled Noonan and suspended him inn mcdiatoly. handing Noonan copy of the notice he said. He did not recall having telcphoncd to Mrs. James Mahcr, slster-in law of Noon an, relative to the whereabouts Of the latter, In reply to Judge Man gan, O'Hearn said nobody in the em- ploy Of the Metropolitan is authoriz- cd to use his name and he had no knowledge of telephone calls to Mrs. Maher, purporting to have come from him.
 At one time during Judge Man gan's cross examination of O'Hearn he called the latter ''Ahearn' and the witness corrected him to say "O'H,arn." Judge Mangan replied by saying: "O'Iearn is it? Well, you'n wish it was some other name before this trial is over" A little later Judge Maugan asked O'Hearn for q certain book the latter was holding and as 1t was not handed over Immediately. Judge Mangan took it out of O'Hoarn's hands, with a rehuking: "Oh, here now" to which O'Hcarn replied that he had not meant to withhold the book but 1t stuck to his fingers. "Y"s, il stuck to your fingers like the black book almost stuck a few minutes ago. Mangan rctortcd
 CroMor went into detail to point out 10 Judge Roche alleged short ages in Noonan's books, in both the industrial and the monthly accounts. He did not recall having advised Noonau 10 resign. He said he was acquainted with Noonan only through the latter's employment by the Metropolitan.
 Wife Tells of Threat
 After O'H"arn and Crozier had testified. the latter having made an audit Of Noouan's accounts, Prose- cutting Attorney Woods rested his case and Judge Mangan called Mrs. Noonan as the first witness for the defense She testified that on July $, O'Hcarn called on her at the store, where she was employed. and after introducing himself, asked her is she knew her husband was short $lG& in his accounts She replied negatively, whereupon he told her that unless the money was paid by noon lhyf daN hnr hushand MonId