The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-10-11
THE YANZ MURDER TRIAL
COURT ROOM FILLED WITH Spec
TATORS And WITNESSES.

Nsighbors Testify That Mrs. Yanz Was
Intoxicated ON the Afternoon of tht
the stand-The Case WIN be Continued
This Morning.
The court room of the criminal term
of the superior court was filed yester-
day with spectators and witnesses at
the trial Of George YAM, charged with
the murder Of George Goering in High
wood early in>the summer.
The first witness called by the state
yesterday morning was DR.. George H.
Joslin, medical examiner Of the town Of
Hamden. He testified to examining the
| body of George Goering In Highwood
on the evening of June 20, the day when
the tragedy occurred In the afternoon.
DR.. Joslin testified that Goering had
been dead two or three hours when he
saw the remains. He looked for ev,-
dences of struggle, but could find
none. He was present at an autopsy
performed ON the body next day. There
was only one wound. Ii was In the
breast and about one-quarter of an inch
in diameter The ball had penetrated
the heart Witness identified the bail,
which was in the possession of Coroner
Mix, and the ball was offered In evil
dence as Exhibit A.
DR.. Charles j. Bartlett, professor of
pathology in Yale Medical school, the
next witness called, testified concern
ing the autopsy.
The next witness was Mrs. Lillian
Butler of So Goodrich street, who lives
diagonally across the street from the
Yanz house. She testified to seeing
Yanz about 4 o'clock on the afternoon
when the murder occurred going to-
wards his home and later saw him. ac-
companied by his two dogs, going to-
wards the scene Of the murder. She
did not see anything In his hands.
Mrs. Gales, a neighbor of the Yanz
family, was next called. She testified
that she saw YAM with his wife in
Yanz's backyard at about 5:15 O'clock
on the afternoon of June 20. Mr.. and
Mrs. Yanz stood near the gate which
was westerly of the back door of the
YAM house. YAM called to the wit
ness neighbor, Mrs. Week Mrs. Week
was not there and Yanz then called to
Mrs Giles: Never mind, Mrs Week;
you come overt The witness went
over and YAM told her that he had
found his wife out in the woods with
another man with his arms around his
wife's neck, and had shot him. He |
asked the witness to remain with his
wife while he went back to the scene
of the shooting. He came back five |
minutes later and said he had shot the |
fellow through the mouth and he was
dead, and that he didn't mean to do 1t,
and that 1t was all accidental.
Cross-examined by Lawyer Goodhart,
witness said that Mrs. Yanz was intox-
Icated In the yard and was unable to
stand. Her arms were about her hus-
bands neck. She was crying Witness
heard Mrs YAM say later on, while
Yang was absent: cob, my poor
George! He's deadl He's dead" Mrs.
Yanz wore red and white calico wrap
ser. She had no hat on and her breath
3melled of whiskey. Mr.. YAM came
back from the brush. He was gone
about five minutes. He then said: "I
nave shot a fellow through the mouth
md / will go and give myself up" He
said he would take some water to the
nan, but witness didn't know whether
lie did take the water or not, Witness
aid that YAM declared several times
hat he did not mean to do the shoot
ng. Witness left Mrs. YAM with Mrs.
Shay after putting wet bandages on her
le6d.
In the redirect examination witness
aid that she was positive that Mrs.
yanz was intoxicated
Mrs. Margaret Shay, mother of Mrs.
yanz, then testified. She lived In the
yanz house with her daughter Kittie
nd the latter's husband, George Yanz,
+ the time of the shooting. She saw
-anz on the afternoon Of the shooting
lie came home between and O'Clock
few minutes before he came she tes-
fled that she saw Kittie going across
he lots toward the scene of the muir r
er with the dogs. Kittis had been ,
one ten or fifteen minutes. Witness ,
add II thought she went down to see 7
Trs. Holton. YAM walked out. About :
Yenty minutes later he came in by the r
ack door and took down his little rifle
ON the kitchen door and went out 6
18th it" +
Witness said: He took the gun first Y
nd then the cartridges. He said moth c
q and l said nothing" Y
Didn't you say, Don't shoot XIII
e?'" asked State Attorney williams. 2
Eyes, did say that-nothing else He
ade no reply. He was pale, but was
1T excited. He went over the fence i
I'd | last saw him going In the direc- IL
On of the alder thiekets back of the il
,use. l heard shot about three or 81
ur minutes later. ! went across the A
.rden and met my daughter at tree n,
ar the Butler path"
The Butler path runs from near the q,
enc Of the murder to Goodrich street e.
Id east Of the YanZ house. -
give minutes later" said the wit
ss, Ianz came down the path with -
e gun. l asked him, Was he shot?' a.
ID he said, I think he Is He went
to the house and came out with pail C,
water. I said nothing, for I thought e.
was accidental. He went toward A.
IerinE. He went back up the Butler IT
tn and soon brought the pail back" 49,
Witness said that he went upstairs. -
II daughter was in the parlor at the A,
ne on the lounge. Finally he called %,