The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-05-03

SHERIFF. Trial.
On Wednesday the state presented
several witnesses who testified to hav-
ing seen Sherrie in Somersville the
afternoon of the murder. 1t was ex-
pected that the defense would attempt
to show that Stephen Kulas, the hus-
ban of the murdered woman, had an
opportunity to commit the crime, but
the state proved that Kulas was, with
other men, employed in the Keeney
barn all the afternoon when the muir
der was committed. On Wednesday
John S. Spencer, q barber of Somers-
willie, and Emma Hubbard, who lives
near the cemetery, testified to have
noticed man waiting for car on
the afternoon of the murder. Everett
I A. Bruce saw a man get off the troll
lev car near the cemetery about B. 30,
and positively identified Sherrie as
the man he saw. He was within
few feet of him. Mrs. Ruby Avery
testified to have seen Sherrie near the
Hubbard house in Somers, evidently
waiting for a car, and that he acted
strangely. George Tricket, who lives
diagonally across from the Hubbard
house, testified that he saw man
walking along the road the day of
the murder wearing a dark overcoat
and soft hat. He picked out Sherrie
as the person he was sure he saw.
Ernest S. Fuller testified that on the
day of the murder he recalled that a
stranger got on the car at Spencer
barber shop and remained in the ves-
tibule, and that he seemed excited
and kept stepping about the platform
The man got off the car near the GEM
etery. He picked out Sherrie as the
man. William Koran testified that
on that day he drove to Somers and
took trolley leaving at 3. 81. He
recalled that he was the only passen-
ger until near the cemetery, when a
man boarded the car. He identified
Sherrie as the man he saw. Mrs.
Mary Grenier saw a man enter the
Kulas house about 2. 30 on the after
noon of the murder, He entered by
the back door, but she did not see his
face. He had on a black overcoat, a
soft dark hat, and felt boots. She
said the appearance of Sherrie was
very much like the man she saw.
| Witness did not see the man leave.
Edward Leete, undertaken, of Thomp-
sonville, was in Somersville the day
of the murder. He returned home by
trolley, and noticed man on the car
who appeared to be very uneasy. He
wore a dark coat and dark cap, with
a peak. Witness was shown a photo
graph of Sherrie, taken in Rockville,
| with a cap on, which he said was
like the one worn by the man on the
car. Sherrie stood up and witness
said, "That is the man. Edward
H. Terry, motorman of the Somers-
Vile trolley line, testified to having
seen Sherrie board the car at Somers-
Vile on the afternoon of January 5.
He said he saw a man standing at
Spencer's barber shop waiting for the
car, which was due at 3 80 p. m :,
and that the man got on the car and
rode as far as the cemetery, where
he alighted. On the return trip the
man again boarded the car and rode
to the Hazardville switch. He iGen-
| titled Sherrie as the man.
On Thursday Terry was cross-exam-
ined, but his testimony was not shak-
en-. The state here rested. The in
tent of the defense is evidently to
prove an a1ibi for Sherrie. The de-
Tense opened with Joseph Jacques, a
bartender of Hartford. He testifiep
that he was an intimate friend of
Sherrie and knew he had a watch.
He was unable to identify any of the
watches in evidence, but thought one
Of them was Sherrie's. He was sure
that one of the chains belonged to
Sherrie. Mrs. Uwasa Karanek and
John Zaranek of Hartford said that
Sherrie on January 9Th was at their
house from 1870 a. m. until II
O'Clock playing cards. Sedan Melnik
testified to playing cards with Sherry
at Zaranek's home. Isidore Krouss
of Hartford, who works for Knork,
the pawn broker, said that Sherrie
was in the store on January be-
tween / and 2 O'Clock. Mrs. .Yella
Saron of Hartford, with whom Sher
RE boarded at the time of his arrest,
said that Sherrie left the house about
g. 80 a. m on the day of the murder
and returned about O'Clock in the
evening, and acted the same as usual.
Sarah Stone said that she was sure
she saw Sherrie on the street at Hart
ford about $50 p. m. on January
9Th.
On Friday, Peter Rudick, who
| roomed with and has known Sherrie
| for long time, said that Sherrie had
owned two watches and chain, which
he identified. He also said that
Sherrie was in the room at the board
ing house, Hartford, on January 9Th
when he went to work in the morn
ing, and that he was there when he
returned, about 6 p. m. Maketa
Szipluk testified that he had borrowed
$40 of Sherrie, and returned the mon
ey on Christmas. Yamenti Rudick
stated that he had borrowed $40 of
Sherry, and had paid him back $25
on July 1 and gave him the rest in
November. Eva and Celia Stone 10,
and 13 years old, both testified that
Sherrie was at their home in Hart
ford when they arrived home from
school on the afternoon of January
5th. They knew it was January 9Th
because it was the day before the