The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-10-13
THE YAM MURDER TRIAL
THE ACCUSED TOOK THE WITNESS
STAND JESTER Day.

His Statement Late in tho Afternoon "A
Continuous Story of the Shooting Re-
lated Other Evidence Henrd-Ad-
journed Until Tuesday Morning.
The most interesting feature of the
YAM trial in the criminal side of the
| superior court yesterday was the testi-
mony by the accused, who took the
stand shortly before o'clock in the
afternoon. The court room at that time
was crowded with spectators and every
word spoken by the prisoner in the wit
ness box was listened to with the deep
est interest. Yanz related the story of
the tragedy in detail. He told of going
home from work on the afternoon of
June 20 and Of not finding his wife in
the house. His mother in-law, who
was at the house, did not know where
Mrs. Yanz was. YAM said that he
thought that his wife had gone to a
place some distance back of the house
| to pick strawberries, a place to which
he had frequently gone with her on pre-
| Yious occasions.
| He told of going out through the gar
den back of the house and then along
path leading through the brush and in
the direction of the place where the
strawberries grew. While he was go
ing along the path he heard an excla-
nation in the brush near the path and
just ahead of him. This caused him to
stop, and, peerilng through the under
growth, he saw his wife reclining on
the ground and a man, whose face he
did not see and whom he did not rec
ognize, lying on the ground beside her.
His Wife's face was red, and from her
appearance he thought that she was
intoxicated. Witness did not at that
time recognize the man with her, as the
mans face was turned from him. He
saw the ends of a black moustache
however, and thought that the man was
an Italian or tramp. Witness at first
thought of rushing in upon the scene,
but then thought it possible that the
man might be armed with knife or a
revolver and that it would be unsafe to
rush In unarmed.
Witness decided to go back to the
house to get his rife. and did so. Upon
entering the house he said to his moth
er-in-law in peculiar way as though
she knew something about her daugh-
ter's whereabouts: your daughter is
out in the woods with a man." Wit
ness then secured his rifle, a 22-calibre,
and loaded It, taking two cartridges
from a box on shelf for that purpose.
WitppSe To r,Ia az
the rear of the house, where he had seen
his wife and the man. Again peering
through the bushes he saw the couple in
most compromising situation. Wit
ness than started to rush through the
bushes and the man with his wife, evil
IDENTIFY hearing him, jumped up and
started to run. AT that moment wit
ness said that the gun was accidentally I
discharged. Witness could not see the
man plainly through the brush and at
that time did not know who he was,
AS the gun was discharged the man
reeed and fell and witness hurrying .
up to him, saw that it was George
Goering. Witness asked him if he was .
hurt, but received no reply Blood was
flowing from Goerings mouth and wit
ness thought that he had been shot in
the mouth.
Witness first thought was to secure
a doctor. He lifted up Goerings head,
that would make him feel bet
ter, and then lifted up his head and
shoulders. Witness then went out to
look for some men to get doctor, but
being able to find none went to the
house to get q pail of water to battle
the injured mans face. After the shoot
ing Mrs. YAM had run away towards
the house. Going to the front of the
louse YAM called for her. She answer
ed from a cIump of brush across the
road from the house and he told her to
come over to him. She staggered across
he road and he supported her and as
sisted her into the house. In the opin
on of the witness she was very much
intoxicated Witness then called a
leighbor woman to help take care of
ler, and then went out, at first intend
ng to go to the nearest telephone and
all a doctor. Then 1t occurred to him
hat as car was about to start for
he city he could take the car down
shelton avenue and call doctor as
luick that way and at the same time
lotify the authorities of what had TAX
n place
Witness accordingly went over to the
ar tracks, where a car was ready to
tart, towards the city. Witness board
d the car and rode down to DR.. Hotch
ISIS house on Shelton avenue, where !
he conductor stopped the car while
witness went to the doctors door and {
eft word that a man had been shot in 6
ne woods at the end of the avenue, and
or the doctor to so out at once Wit
ess then continued on the car down to
he Dixwell avenue police station, where
e informed the officer in charge of
hat had taken place and gave himself
D.
At 4:SO court adjourned until ten Q
clock next Tuesday morning with
-anz still on the stand under direct ex-
mination,
Mrs. Schwab took the witness stand
s soon as the jury came in yesterday F
lorning Mr.. Goodhart had the testi- +
lony given by Mrs. Schwab Thursday
fternoon The witness said that she
,d q conversation with Goering about