Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-13
The Court Record.


 Superior court-Criminal side-Judge
 Culver.
 This court was occupied yesterday with the of French and Wheatley, charged with the murder of Andrews in Waterbury. The prisoners looked deep ly interested in the proceedings at times. Both cases tried one. Robert Breton was the first wit ness, living at Shrub oak Waterbury, little way from the Pritchard place, where the deceased was stabbed. He married sister of Andrews. the mur- dsfed man. and with him during his last hours Deceased exclaimed to the witness, Bob French has fixed me-" Witness replied sOh not as bad as that. Deceased answered. ''You wait and see."
 Mr. and Mrs. Pritchard testified to taking deceased to Dr. North's office.
 Afr E. Laforge testified that he was the surveyor who made map of the premises where the deed was committed.
 James WheatIey, of the prisoners, testified :. Was twenty years old last month was born in New Haven Andrews on the roof of the barn at work; French said q want to Pritehard :" told him that was Amos Andrews on the roof I called to Amos to come down and help me get George home i; Amos said he couldn't that he hadn't time but came of the roof and went up to George, who had gone and sat the wall, and toek him by the coat collar and asked him where he got all his whiskey French said, s1 paid for it,' and Amos then pulled George down from the wall French and Amos then began to wrestle, Amos throwing French two or three times when they stopped wrestling George sat up on the fence between the hen coop and stone wall Amos then took a cigar out of French's vest pocket I stood at that time in the passway with accordeon in my hand outside the wall from George and Amos Amos next up and hit George the side of the head with his fist, and when it I started to go and separate them held up my hands and struck my leg against the wall and fell over against Amos, knocking him down; he got up and started again for French took him by the leg and said sFor Gods sake, Amos, don't hit him when he is drunk ;" was then on the ground where fell; then got up and went between them Amos said, You g. of 3 b. let me alone or will knock your brains out" and picking up piece of wood about two feet long, kicked it out of his hand and pushed him back against carpenters bench which was against the hen-roost he took by the hair of the head and dragged toward the barn when we came in contact with this wash bench bent my head down the bench to prevent his striking af- ter covered up my face and head he pounded me on the back of the head and chords of the neck then called for help. mentioning one's name; he had hit me several times afterward I couldn't tell how ! many; I then heard him say, 'sYou s-- | of b--, leave alone" when heard that l | peeked out under my and him pick up board then saw George French start to Amos ! followed him. and struck him several times with board on the back, when George turned around and was struck three times in the face at the third blow French fell with his head next rock Mrs. Pritch- ard came up, taking away the board and saying you have killed him Amos said don't if have, he 1 has stabbed me. | With other testimony the closed for the l arguments. Arguments were made by the State at torney, Mr. Doottle, and by the lawyers for the de- fense, Terry and Colley. The court then adjourned until 10 B. to-day, when MT. Doolittle will make his closing argument.