by Laurel | March 27th, 2012
17 September 1932
An indictment against Mrs. Mary Walence of Holyoke, charging her with the killing of her husband were returned by the grand jury to Judge Harold P. Williams in superior court yesterday. No bills returned by the grand jury totaled seven.
02 March 1933
O’Connell Will Hear Walence Death Case
Notification of the assignment of Judge Daniel T. O’Connell as presiding justice of the trial of Mrs. Mary Walence of Holyoke on the charge of shooting and killing her husband, Joseph Walence, store proprietor, in their home last July was received yesterday by District Attorney Thomas F. Moriarty and Clerk of Courts Charles M. Calhoun. Judge Nelson P. Brown had been earlier assigned according to reports, but it was stated today that Judge O’Connell will preside.
Asst. District Attorney John J. Granfield has been working with District Attorney Moriarty in preparing the case. Thomas C. Maher is the attorney for the defendant. The trial will begin on the 13th.
Adapted from The Springfield Republican.
- Part I: Police to Charge Wife With Killing of Holyoke Man
- Part II: Probable Cause Found in Murder Trial at Holyoke
- Part III: Thousands Gather at Walence Rites
- Part IV: Indictment Given to Court By Grand Jury
- Part V: Executors Appointed, Source of Gun Held Accountable
- Part VI: Judge Appointed, Jury Selected
- Part VII: Testimony Begins at Holyoke Today
