The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-06
WIN. WILLARD'S MURDERER
THE TRSGBDrIYT THE STATE PRISON
AT WEIHERsFIELD, CONN.
Tho Trial, in Hartford, OF a Hardened
Desperado- o-s,srvstion In Conneciicurr
Pri-on-A Prisoner who Cares Nothing
for the Verdict.

DesPerado-Stsrvstio In Connecticui'r
Prison-A Prisoner who Cares Nothing
for the Verdict.
Correspondence OF The sun.
HARrroRD, Conn, Oct 9, 1sfo.--Wilinm Will
lard, Warden OF the Connecticut State Pri.cu in
Wetiersncld. was murdered m SUNDAY, Aug IL, By
James Wilson, alias Dave Kently. convict under =
sentence Of fifteen year fo' burglary Wilson Ia .
notorious character. For years he was one OF tho
most ssilful operators In the Western statos. and
travelled there under tho Mans Of Kentiy m4tiLr
his headquarters In New York and Cleveland. Ff-
iron years ago he was in the sine Prison here und
served out bis term. Subsequently h. broke out Of
Sing Sing, thea out OF th' Ohio prison. and year or
two after roi ont Of tho Michigan prison iu the
midd'e OF winter, when he froze hs feo,. and thoy
were both tmpu'atc1 NJ the lnsicn. since t4a' time
his cripred condition ~ embarrassed his burglari-
Gus operations yet he succeeded. Grippe that he
was, III escaping from the Npw Jorscy pil-on-his
ssl cNnloi In that direction pr'or 10 his arrest n
this S;'tr lie was sentcnG, here nhos' two years
ago aud put to yTJrS In the urlspu shoe sh0p Aucr
icw months confinement he meds al attempt 70
escape by means OF
Ksr MADE our oY TIN nrrpys
and was punished nv boine placed IN y DARK cell and
fed on bread and water. For this md other ihnEa
-pArteularly as be elaine, being fed on stao meat
aud bread with othcr piisOner--fe bcct ne deadly
hoetilc to the warden Securing in some unknow owp
manner. possession ofa shoe tnife shaped down TO
Oint tto dagger b. 6xed II securely in the bot
on = pretext, stabbed hin, in the bow.lr, causing
death IN q vcry short time.
Tho Trial began IN this city to-day, before Judge
Carten'er OF the Sunrene Court, and Jndge NnN
OF the Superior Court. The court room crowded
prisoner was placed in the dock shortly eorr 10
o'clock, the jaer sitting behind him and deputies
su-roIndrs TO prevent any s9mmunie. lion with the
large batch Of docuncnta evidence. which he told
ths sUN reporer related TO the expenditure Tor pro-
visions NJ the rrson the past year, the amount tc
| ing about $500, ~ taEeu from tie Directors
report. from which he proposed to slow. by com.
| rsrison with the number OF men IN TIC tsiscn
during the year. tina, the per diem allowance 10 each
man
world NOT sycyvp rGS crSrs,
while the Actuai allowance, nv law anple aud
that lie should show, bv tosiimon. that tic actual
smcunt furnished to toe Jail prisoners Ia thu city
he expect. evidence he said IS 10 the compost.
ton Of -. rsovided there, AID the cooking OF
| sinkin2 ~
"1hi, /, tie krst oprortuniiy- he remarked
thoi the pcoole OF us state have hsd IN learn how
10 prisoners are tc,,eI aud ! propose TO show
Wou, wa, we Who'' ,',ns y air'un ann s"Inolc
through With the mpannelng Of the iurv. shall dis
miSs the,n. Ind cOnduci The ease mNsrlf. They
agree that the plan Of defenco have dacidad upon
| lsd better be corducir b, my ,clf than thom"
The The Courl was opc,cd q 10 o'cocS prec's,ly.
'ss yrosseation. g., is,ci by Hnnt. Rcrirson.
! the prisoners counsc. l. ing Alvin =. Iltdr and
was c7''ri, ~. ts-stv.rirc jurors responded The
question. put 70 tAe jurors senaioioly ~ order re-.
| lated 60 tl,ur
ooN-crySrIors scRrrLr.
arrinsl c1pita' punishment ticir oras' un ~ spin
i,ps to luc Cu uf The ncr,a,i .nI tho atit, OF
| tho jrror +, nct upor m r,i on,. -, irtorint n
rrioris fprnrl opinions. Al ~ tlt Juror eY Jrcs-
y Gdu tt: t'E trct A5i red o. lc'ii of IN. cJsc.
I nnd hrd form cd onln'ops though tLose sdmvtcd
bcleVrd hey could a,t Cuara.t to f.r'od nJ mons
| en- ui' siis'ct-t'H nlris-ion Of lrrn.s With
present. settled o'inloG' Mr. C-h-.n, ouc I the
| r2utng ,ue rrogresF Of tnc eyam,tatc0. ~ the
| .Jni'ficu oi men lee said, ho Lave iutmrd onin.
tons ard have not CHANGED them. but believe uiat
tt utght change under certain evidence, Nc are to
ts,Sa .sry Tao,e coEyi,ieas ~ '6at The 9si,onCr Is
/ go rcI-'i roui"f hcgc with tip pr -umr'iuu of
inros,u,r i' liz ia'.-. :. 'akcn TO BE- rnliy nd
ceo-~. r,r.r u"u g.. state being co1pe'rI 90
',-. ,.',t cq ,- r,int lo.' 'lar We er .r.a
VAT -. p t.,aar 49,, ',.e T.,i-yct on otA.- oW-,
tans "hcihcr b. wa. ml-'c-, or rn.psl. lah.,r or
ior. \ irr wa imuarn,'.od in {! % a',rouoou.
TAX WIN rne NrrpyqRu.
hrtiot ,hc mtgr.i-, .or i"c Hvs reporter lad r
Sex H,eoiter-lou ou.as not to give Up your
Wasor-I hAyo talked win tter7. AMI they think
T. l. re'h 1ur' q. : cdu s'i ia murc tosumun!
Ih,r1rtcr--Do you srrnoec the Court viii lc, ,ou
'rfr1'nc" tho testimony vou wants
NA-on-l thnk iAoy were aul II they do, TT
u'He. ,omc star''ige dc,e'opm. me-. You sec !
"a rather d. -ight, hpVc n, ueck str., chcd
tan 20 haC 10 tho iIlsc", where me i insuirrshe
! prcf@r q verdict o. mGrdcr In tHe hr>i degree.
| raih-t than verdict ~ ma slaughter
R"Vorter-Iou dou'I care then much about the
! iur'f
N.,on-Ou'I ,h!s tiat ! have instructed NV couu.
SCI ~ challenge ut the c'i n-'. hH' he 20 tnly
rc hrar' rNt' ~ ing rrrCf tiNn, O. cuuEsc ttey't
| And me- guilty Wat want. and NJ want. is thai
iie rcnn' oi thu Slntg nay undcr Il g. N.rra.
/ bic trei'meBt which the state PT-uu conyi,ts re.
! Crivc.
! reror,t Flow many w.'I,-.u, have you gc's
| NUsan- There arr more hcgr thir / rAYrctct.
1htr's tie tr,-on chaplain; - preieEJAl ~ ~ "A
| friend q. mine. bui fc went back on me- aud IN
| show hin up oae 'a} showed him some stink ing
meat. l1f h. took II 20 the warden. Yugh | told
him ic wuuli lose his -itusti0u liut after that
alien Got Hiu 10 rn,l OF The iGclt he I.li't -aS
| sLyiiitg ahout going 10 the WARDEN I havc got
him Wien he cume- un 10 thu stand. prove also,
| 4 icy will lei no that s.rc OF the utic-.s OF The
~ son arr rot 0n'y ~ 'vc7 tut pcrurcrs. I hsy.
| fcrl hon steal l,a'lsr aud boots.
tAy TUE HJRpEgvR ~ s'vYpg
| Mr. Hyin Cne Of the counsel for tie lcr,nec. IN
iurIuci your re'Ui r Al tire last moment that II IL
yt undecided whether he in ms associate VIII b.
dismissed or rot II ', the general inurc-siOn that
wilson Will nrtJuGce his interests greatly II he nCr.
si.', in actlng a. his own counsc'. Good lawyers
believe that rs ntcA can be tNcd 4 be dos!rts H.
anoIher Cnnl NinC Uorror.