The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-07-14

the stand?
Mr.. Goodhart claimed that the girl
J chose January 10 as the date because
she said she was going to Mr.. Bullock's
that night. He said it is impossible
that nature should have so gone out OF
irher way, that all the wise men Of ages
had said it could not be so. He quoted
Mrs. Bullock: My interest in the case
| cannot be magnified. 1t is limited only
by my desire to tell the truth. Ana
Belle Smaller, he said. had only her.
chiId's interest at heart.
The court then took a recess from
to 2:10 o'clock.
After the jury had been summoned
Mr.. Goodhart continued his plea for the
defense He said in part:
Belle Smaller had been seen with only
one man in 1902, and that was Samuel
w. Preece. Let the jury consider If, If
Miss Smaller had charged Preece, they
would consider him guilty. Mr. Preeee
testified that he lived in the house with
Miss Smaller, his wife's sister, for ten
years ana did not speak to her. Yet
he was seen talking with her on several
occasions, and that on nearing the
house they separated. Preece also
gave her a ring. But if they had been
in such strained relations how was it
that a man, such as he had shown him
self, suddenly became reconciled and.
offered to be brother to her, and Wis
lifted her alone at Mrs. Corners?
The fact also accuses him that he,
not being accused told the old eolored
woman that he was not the child's faith:
| er. He also brought the child food, and
1.-THE coIored woman said he acted like
Its father. Would not a man of his
stamp have exulted over his sister-in-
laws misfortune? He also went five
times to see if Mr.. Bullock had fulfilled
the agreement between him and Dr..
| Clapp. On the other hand, it was Rev.
Mr.. Stimson who went with Miss Shall
| err and entered the complaint against
Mr.. Bullock. Mr.. Preece is evidently
afraid of the law.
| When Preece told him of Miss Shall
er's misfortune Mr.. Bullock said: Ny
God, that is awful" They then took a
walk in order not to disturb Mrs. Bull
liock, and Mr.. Bullock, out of pure SYM
pathy for Miss Smaller, wanted to talk
lii over. When directly accused by
Preece he wanted to confront Miss
Shailer, but Preece would not allow it.
When Preece entered Mr.. Bullock's
Ihouse he said: What do you mean by
committing such damnable outrage2"
4 How did he know an outrage had been
committed, when Miss Smaller did not
mention it until next day, unless they
Ihad talked it over before?
4 After trying all sorts Of medicine DR..
Clapp broke the news to Mrs. Smaller
A father had to be found, and it was
for this, not for money, that the black
mail was originally started. DR.. Clapp
/ wanted some money and saw chance
4 to get it from Mr.. Bullock, and after
Mr.. Bullock had paid some DR.. Clapp
went to the Kelley cure
1t is a question Of Mr.. Bullock's story
about the money and letters. If Preece
and Dr.. Clapp lied, nothing else needs
explanation. Mr.. Bullock paid the
money, like many another innocent
man, to hide the least breath of guilt
He was poor minister, had lately lost
| his child and wished to spare his frail
wife and aged mother.
! When he couldn't see Miss Smaller he
turned to his dear friend, DR., Clapp,
who had never received any money
from him. After he had consulted with
Preece, DR.. Clapp advised him to pay
! him $500 for his services. On Saturday
DR. Clapp again advised him to pay
and hide the accusations, and Mr.. Bull
! lock gave 500 on Monday. Preece had
accomplished his purpose, but wanted
security from Mr.. Bullock. He did not
want to write anything, but DR.. Clapp
said that otherwise there would be a
suicide or murder. Preece and Clapp
llaid a trap into which that foolish, fool
fish man fell. He wrote the first letter
disclaiming paternity. but neither that
nor the next was accepted by wise DR..
Clapp. The third said, i will see DR..
Glapp through" not he will see me
through, a tacit repudiatio of all
charges. Clapp had the letter photo
graphed in December, 1902, but that
loyal Judas would not even give it to
Mr. Judson.
\ Again, what was behind the bringing
of The suit? The money was paid. Mr..
Bullock wrote DIR. Clapp he would pay
anything to hush it up. Then he told
all to the trustees. The suit must have
been brought because some one wanted
to shame him. Rev. Mr.. Stimson, his
l, rival, did all he could against him. 1t
lis a fight for name, home, wife and
children. 1t is in the jury's hands to
free him or brand him felon..
After a short recess at 8 o'clock At
torney Judson began his plea. After
expressing trust in the jury he said.
There is great preponderance of evil
I dence in favor of ruined Belle Smaller.
i Her character all her life has been
pure, and no one excep one who was so
entirely trusted by her as Mr.. Bullock
could have accomplished such thing.
On the other hand, Mr.. Bullock's past
life is yelled. exception by Mr.. Good
4 hart) Now shame has come over the
i entire Smaller family. Society will not
receive Miss Smaller or her child. Miss
Smaller said she resisted little, showing
that she was under Mr.. Bullock's hyp-
motto influence. @ ~. =. -.
i Miss Smaller had for three years at
tended the church, taught and worked