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Competent Doctors Assert That
He is Only Feigning
Insanity.
WAS TOLD TO "ACT So"
That He is Trying to
Escape 1mprsonment-Test
All in-The Examination OF Bug
bee, the Hartford Murderer,
Completed at Woodstock.

Montpelier, Jan. 1.-THE trial of State
W.. Kelley for assault with intent to Kill
vas resumed in County Court this after
noon and his trip from the Jail to the
court room was witnessed by a large
crowd which later filed the court
room. Sheriff Graves has evidently tired
of giving the RESPONDENT any chances. He
is now kept handcuffed in the court room
and Deputy Sheriff Hutchins, who H. n
heavy weight, has been added to the force
and sits with Kelley during the sessions.
DR.. Henry James of Waterbury and Or.
Hutchinson, superintendent of the State
Hosp ital for the Insane, were called by
the State this afternoon and testified az
to Kel!ey's mental condition. They had
both examined him at the jail and had
studied him in the court room and both
testified that 1t was not their opinion that
he was insane but that he was fcIgning
Insanity.
Tailor Tracy was called by the State and
testified that Kelley had convers2d with
him in regard to his trial and mad tod
him that he knew what he was doing all
the time and what was going on in court.
The defense in cross examining Mr. Tracy
pushed him to tell other things which Ecl-
ley had told him IL his memory would al
low him. MIR. Tracy then said that Kelley
had told him that he had been tolo to act
as he did in court. Upon this the cross
examination closed
Kelley had a "spell' in the jail Sunday
forenoon. He was confined in his cell and
Tailor Tracy wishing to put a bucket Of
water in the cell called upon officer Brown
to assist him as "A precautionary measure
AS soon as TIE cell door was opened Kel
ley rushed out and it took the combined
efforts of the officers ad prisoners to get
him back in again.
During the intermsSion this afternoon
Kelley started in to have another spell"
in the court room but was squeched by
the officers. after which his aged mother
sat beside him for a few moments and ste
ceeded in quoting him. The scene was
pathetic one and much sympathy Is ex-
pressed for the mother Kelley told ono
of the officers, 81 am no more crazy than
YOU are. But l see long term IN States
prison ahead of me and | am not going
there If l can help it,
Both sides have rested and the arguments
in the case are now being made, each
side being allowed two and one-hal: hours.
WOODSTOCK MURDER TRIAL
Woodstock, Jan. 15.--County Court re-
Sumed its session this afternoon and the
direct examination of Selim Bugbeo,
charged with killing Robert Emerton.
was continued He testified that Emerton
caused the marks on his neck and face
at the time Of the quarrel in Giles store.
Bugbce was on the stand for only few
minutes
John Armstrong was recalled. He testi-
fled to seeing marks of violence on Bugbce
where the latter said Emerton had choked
him.
Frank Foster, Gustin Rix and several
other witnesses testified as to Emcrtons
one testified that he was
quarrelsome. Anothers testimony tend d
to show that he had been drinking on the
day of the tragedy. DR.. Goss was recall
ed who described the fish knives which
l3uSbee carried in his cart Mos; of the
testimony to-day was of little interest.