Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 25, 1913, Page 7

Vo - In the half day given to the con- tinuation of the trial of “Mrs. Lillian M. Perkins of Allyn's Point in the su- perior court here on Friday on thd charge of manslaughter in shooting Thomas V. Coatchelly, the state's case reached a poimt where there are but three more new witnesses to be intro- duced, State’s Attorney Hadlai A. Hull said after court adjourned at 1 o'clock The trial will be resumed on Tuesday morning. What the line of the defense will be was indicated on Friday in arguments Ey counsel over the admissibility of certain evidence and In _comments made by Judge Greene at the time of making his ruling that this could not be admitted now. It was stated by Attorney Desmong of counsel for 1 accused that they would admit ile shooting and it was indicated that the defense would endeavor to prove tha Mrs. Perkins shot in fear of balily harm that Tom Coatchelly might ¢o her and those in the house with her. When State's Attorney Hull en- deavored to have introduced as evi- dence a statement which he sald was meant to show that the kindly feel- ing that Coatchelly had expressed towards his mother-in-law, counsel argued the admissibility of this. To a inquiry from the judge in this con- nection, Attorney Desmond said there ‘was no intention of denying that Mrs. Perkins did the shooting. On the ad- mission of the accused, the judge said, this would make the case manslaught- er, and he presumed but did not know, that it would be theplan of the defense to show that Mrs. Perkins shot in bona fide defense of herself, the in- mates of the house and of the house itself, and that she was acting in good faith in doing so. In rebuttal of that the statement under dispute might then be introduced by the state to show that the accused had such knowledge of the attitude of Coatchelly towards ber that she ought not to presume to think she had the right to shoot. To this Attorney Desmond assented. Testimony Friday. In beginning the trial Friday morn- ing Andrew Racine was recailed and he said that Mrs. Perkins told him she telephoned to the sheriff that there were men at the house in an auto and if he came in she would shoot him. The sheriff sald he would not glve her any advice about shooting. She did not say whom she would shoot. Dr. Frank E. Wilson of Montviile told of treating the Coatchelly child and to having been called up on the telephone by the father of the child and also by Dr. Winship of New Lon- don. He did not think he was asked as to whether or not the chilg could g0 _out of doors. Pheobe L. Norman the postmistress at Allyn’s Point for years said she had known Thomas V. Coatchelly for a year. She saw Coatchelly at 4.30 p. m. on that day. She was asked as to what she heard Coatchelly say and there was objection by Mr. Desmond. Major Hull quoted famous cases to show the testimony should be admitted and Mr. Desmond repiied briefly. _Major Hull said he has similar tes- timony to offer but he was willing to allow Mr. Desmond time to look up authorities, and as the court was not ready to rule the matter went over for a time. Witness said Coatchelly was bright and cheerful. Then she was excused and she agreed to send her son up who is the assistant postmaster. Showing Flight of Bullet. vil Engineer Pitcher was recalled to the stand and testified to finding an indentation in the west wall of the storm door porch at the Perkins home. This scar was in the next panel to the one from which the splinter marked by the bullet had come. He had measured in a ight line up past the scar in the | the scar in the doorjamb to a point in the sitting room, a dis- 4 feet 71-2 inches. From that line down to the sitting room floor was 4 feet 95-3 inches, View from the Lewis Place. testified that he had noticed »m the Lewis place there was a the northwest ell of the Per- ise, the entire westerly side of ance past the corner of the house. There a considerable part of the through the lot towards the , but there was one part by brush. He was question- osely by Attorney Desmond about could see of the lot and paths it and also the gate through ch Mr. and Mrs, Coatchelly passed. ess could not tell definitely could see the gate, but if he could not the only thing to interfere with the view would be a b st wall. Blood Stained Clot 9. Under er Gager, at the request of Major Hull, produced the clothing that | had been taken from Coatchelly’s body | at the time of the autopsy s ave | been kept in cold storage since. They | d in as exhibit A neg- irt, an undershirt and a. union Get the N HoneyHabit 7% —it will help to keep you well. Honey is healthful. It is nour- ishing, tissue building and delicious. Cane suger must be changed by the uncertain process of digestion to rape sugar before it can geabsnrbed by the blood. But honey is promptl assimilated by the stomacl without change. GounenTree A Honey A Is the natural, healthful sweet foeat. It is pure and full of rich, tasty goodress. The Sweet to Eat. These are fine for a luncheon: Honey-and-Nut Sandwiches—Mix ‘one capiut of * Golden Tree Honey” Tith o ‘teaspooniuls of lemon ice, then siir in enough finely m‘&ud nut meats to make a stiff paste, Spread on slices of buttered bread, cup nto_pieces, pace 1w together and serve. Sold by all grocers, 10c, 15c and 25c. For_griddle_cakes or the children’s bread try “Golden Tree Syrup” s uniform and has the genuine e avor. Ordera bottle from your grocer. NEW ENGLAND MAPLE-SYRUP COMPANY BOSTON 1 SHOT IN FEAR OF BODILY HARM | This is Defense in Trial of Mrs. Perkins—Point Brought Out in Arguments Over Admitting Evidence—State Has But Three More New Witnesses to Put On, Says Major Hull. fin-law, as suit were saturated with dark blood stains that extended all over the low- er half of each garment. Accused Visibly Agitated. Mrs, Perkins, the accused, did not look up during the entire time while the bloody clothing was being display- ed. As Undertaker Gager took piece after piece from the box in which he had the garments and held them up to view, Mrs. Perkins sat with lowered head and nearly closed, eyes. Her chin trembled, but she controlled her- self with an effort of will and wiped away with her handkerchief the few tears that appeared on her cheeks. In the récess that followed this, Ensign | Mrs. Wilber. wife of the local leader of the Salvation Army, held a short| conversation with Mrs. Perkins. Checks for Payments Coatchelly Made. | Theodore J, Constantine of New London, and in business there, testified that Coatchelly in he knew Thomas come to either tic before he had New London or Norwich. He told of knowing about Coatchelly’s business in | Norwich and New London and hearing that he got married and went to live on the farm. He knew him also in the insurance business and said he loaned | Coatchelly -$30 in the form of a check a few days before Coatchelly started for Texas. The check was produced and marked | exhibit No. 26. | The check is dated Nov. 29, 1812, signed by Theodore J. Constantine, and payable to Thomas J. Coatchelly, by | whom it is also endorsed Conversation at the Window. The witness said he was one of the four who went with Coatchelly in the| Erickson automobile at the time when Coatchelly wanted to se his baby. Coatchelly said to Mrs. Perkins: | “Mother, let me see the baby. I want to kiss it. I don’t want anything else.” He talked to her through the window, ! which was closed, but she shook her | head and would not let Coatchelly see | the baby. Then Tom caught sight of his wife standing back of her mother with the baby in her arms, and he called her by name and asked if she wouldn’t open the window so that he could see and kiss the baby, but she id not respond. Mrs. Perkins began | to telephone while they were talking. | The witness also told of Chauffeur | Erickson trying to induce the women | to let Tom see the baby, but they re- fused. Contributed to Family Support. George Mallech of New London, who said Thomas Coatcheily was his uncle, and was 30 years old, produced a check on a Houston, Tex., bank for $30 paya- ble to Ida Coatcheily. dated in March, 1913, and signed by Thomas Coatchel- | The witness also produced another | check, dated Dec. 11, 1912, to show | that Coatchelly was contributing to the support of the family at that time. The witness said these papers had been given to him by Tom Coatchelly, his uncle. Mrs. Coatchelly Recalled. Ida L. Coatchelly, wife of the | of the shooting, was recalied She said Mrs. vietim to the stand by Major Hull. her husband left Texas after Dec. 186, | 1912 - She was shown the check of Nov. 29 for $30, drawn by Constantine, | and said that was one her husband had given bher. She also identified a check dated in March, 1913, as the one her husband sent to her from Texas. It| had her endorsement on it. To a question from Attorney Des- mond, she said she did not know (hn‘ whereabouts of her husband from the time he left her in December, 19 | till she had a letter from him in’ Texas | on Feb. 12, 1913, | Counsel Argue Over Evidence. John J. Lawless of New London tes- tified that both before and after the time Coatchelly been Coatchelly attorn He knew of the visit Coatchelly was to make in | the automobile. Whether the witness | should answer a _question about a mes- sage from Coatchelly to his wife, to be given to his mother-in-law, led to a long argument between counsel. Major Hull sald it was to be offered to show | the kindly attitude of Coatehelly tow- ards Mrs. Perkins and that it would show a proposition on the deceased man’s part as to a modus vivendi be- | tween the husband, wife and mother- Major Hull put it. Judge Excludes Question. Judge Greene directed that the com- munication be put in writing by the | witness and submitted to the judge before an opinion was given. When this had been done and the judge and counsel had looked the | statement over Judge Greene excluded the question. The witness was then excused. Daughter-in-Law Testifies. Mrs. Dora H. Perkins of Allyn’s| Point, wife of Arthur PerKins, who is | the son of the accused, was the next| witness. She told of the bedrooms in | the house occupied by Mrs. Perkins and | by her daughter. She said she knew of a shotgun and rifie in the house and | had once seen a revolver in a stand- drawer in the back bedroom off the sitting room. ’ Gun Went Off in Bedroom. The witness remembered that once | the gun had been discharged in that | bedroom. She could not remember | when it was, but knew she was up- | stairs at the, time, rocking her baby ! to sleep. Mrs. Perkins came upstairs and told her that was the gun with the loose trigger.- It had Rone off | while Mrs. Perkins was putting it at! the head of the bed. Mrs nid | she thought it went off becau t it down suddenly. The mark of the bullet is still in the plaster | The witn aid she was working | at the Thermos factory at the time of | the tragedy. She denied to the state’s| attorney that she had er told him that she had seen er and mold- | ing bullets at the hou nd also de- | nied a number of other answers which | he asked if she had made to him about | seeing bullets at the house. H She said her husband filled paper | shells, and to Attorney James on cross examination she said she meant shells and small shot when she had talked with the state’s attorney about bullets. | On the day that the gun was shot off in the bedroom Ida Coatchelly was in bed in the rcom. The Coatchelly baby had not been born then, said the widness. . At 1 oclock court adjourned until Tuesday morning. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. Dr, J. B. Slocum Gave Talk on His Experiences in Japan—Sunday Meet- ing. Friday evening at the Y. M. C. A. Bible class session Rev. J. B. Slocum gave the members a talw on his ex- periences in Japan which proved very interesting to those attending. Next week Friday the Bible class will be divided in four sections, three juniors | and one academy. Sunday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock Rev. D. B. MacLane will address the | men at the men's rally of the Y. M. C. A., taking for his subject The Man- | liness of Christ. There will be music | by Swahn's orchestra. All men, | whether members of the Y. M. C. A, or_not, are invited to attend the rally. | Boys' Secretary Ely, with the five delegates who are attending the| Bridgeport bovs' convention, will re- | turn home this (Saturday) evening. was in Texas he had |t V. least TONIGHT arvest Supper Turkey and all the Fixins : BAND 'HELLO, “BILL” Free to Every Elk in the World £ " AT THE HOME ALL COME Admission, 35 Cents Races start at 2p. m. TUBBS’ BAND WILL FURNISH MUSIC You’re Lucky IF YOUR EYE CATCHES THIS And You Read It MOTORCYCLE RACES Norwich Fair Grounds, Saturday, Oct. 25, 1913 Boys, 15 Cents TO! Me OK CLOTHES OF THREE STABLE EMPLOYES n at W. F. Bailey's Found Their Garments Missing Over Night. Thursday night a thief entered the stal bles of William F. Bailey on B street and stole the clothing belonging to asleep in the barn. thur Mather thr employes who were Patrick Cox, Ar- and Joseph McGrath, the ee employes, awoke Friday‘morning three of hi and found their clothes had disappear- ed on pho the up had thought shoe. | troi s while McGrath suffered new pair of Ay 2 n during the night. One of them slept the first floor to answer any tele- one calls, and the others were on second floor. Mathers was the first and he complained that someone taken his clothes. The others that someone had played a on him, but when they got up - clothes were found to be missing Cox_lost his shirt, trousers and and Mathers lost his shirt, stockings and new shoes, the loss of a trousers and new shoes. iew suit of clothes was hanging on ail near Cox’s bed, but it was over- us looked It w ent found upon investigation that 1 been ned by a rear win- ry ha dow and shoe prints were discovered in the earth outside the window. Tramps desiring to sleep in the hay at the trouble to Mr. Bailey, s that none be ailowed to sleep in | der: h tr: stable have caused more or less who issued or- stable, as it has been set on fire at on: Recent! one of the mps who was refused the privilege of bunking in the stable was overheard to mal a threat to get even. The s been reported to the police. make tter h The Norwich suffragists at the state convention to $10 The Norwich of a equ in Hartford were pleased hear the Putnam delegation pledge toward the cause, in the name of Bulletin. in appreciation this paper's liberality in giving a to reports, etc., of the work for 1al franchise. Marshall's Specials Long White Kid Gloves. ..........$1.95 from $2.75 FAITH TRUMBULL CHAPTER RECEIVES INVITATION. | Asked to Attend Unveiling of Memorial | _in New Haven. chapter, D. A. R, by the Mary Clap ‘Wooster chapter of New Haven to at- tend the unveiling of the memorial erected near the landing place of the | British at Lighthouse Point on Friday. Oct. 31, at 11 o'clock a. m. In case of stormy weather the exercises will be held at Center church house on Temple street. Fajth Trumbull has been invited NOTHING TO IT. No Case Against George A. Kahn, Charged With lilegal Killing of Deer. On July 30 George A. Kahn of Frank- lin shot two deer which he found dam- aging his oats. He at once notified Game Warden A. M, Miller of Fitch- ville, who viewed the deer and ap- proved Mr. Kahn's action. Six _weeks later the game warden from Montville had Mr. Kahn arrested for the shooting. He was bound over in bonds of $200. Now the case has been thrown out by Prosecuting Attor- ney Whittlesey, the charge of illegal shooting not being sustained. Second Church Missionary Society. The Ladies' Home Missionary so- ciety of the Second Congregational chufch’ held .a business meeting Fri- day afiernoon with the president, Mrs. H. F. Palmer, in the chair. The socie- ty is working for Rev. Charles Kellner, a home missionary in Anarillo, Texas, In the evening a delicious supper was held for the congregation of the church and was much enjoyed by all. 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