The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-04-26

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found in Sherrie's grip. Over fifty
articles have been entered separately
in evidence to connect him with the
On Thursday large part
of the day was taken up by medical
expert testimony. A large section of
the skull of Mrs. Kulas, the muir
dered woman, was presented in the
court Sherrie had a severe cold and
required medical attendance on We'd
nesday night. He was very nervous.
The first witness on Thursday was
DR.. Alonzo L. Hurd of Somers. He
described the wounds found on the
body of Mrs. Kulas, saying that they
could not have been self-inflicted.
He found five wounds in all, these
being on the back of the head and on
the right side. A combination OF
three of the wounds showed fracture
of the skull, and these wounds, rang
ing from a half inch to over an inch,
appeared to have been made with q
blunt instrument of some sort. In
his opinion some of the blows were
sufficient to have caused death. DR..
Hurd said he examined the head and
found fracture at the base of the
skull, and evidence that death was
due to cerebro hemorrhage produced
by the blows on the skull. He saw
that the blood had issued from the
mouth and ears. He knew Mrs. Ku-
las we'll, as he was her family ply
stefan. Speaking of the towel about
the neck, he said it was wrapped once
around, and then twisted several times
tightly. DR.. Hurd said that he and
DIR. Alcorn of Thompsonville per-
formed an autopsy, taking out Sec
tion of the skull, showing the frac-
lures. This he kept until February
10, when it was turned over to DR..
A. J. Wolff of Hartford. DR.. Thomas
G. Alcorn of Thompsonville testified
that he assisted in an autopsy on the
body of Mrs. Kulas with DR.. Hurd,
and agreed with him as to the cause
of death. The condition of the skull
showed that the blows must have been
struck with great force by blunt in
strument. Mrs. Kulas was apparent
~ a strong, healthy woman. He
thought that the towel about the
woman's neck fastened her death.
DR.. T. F. Rockwell of Rockville told
of being present with DR.. Wolf at the
Hazardville cemetery February 10,
when the body said to have been that
of Mrs. Kulas was examined. He
described the wounds on the head,
and thought that death was caused
by congestion of the lungs, caused by
strangulation. He thought this the
immediate cause of death, although
the wounds on the head in time would
have caused death. DR.. Arthur J.
Wolf of Hartford was one of the i'm
portant witnesses of the day. He
said he had given special attention
to expert microscopic work, and had
large experience in autopsy examina-
tions. A hammer was given him by
DR.. Rockwell and he made an exam
nation. DR.. Wolf said that he found
hair caught in a splinter on the
handle of the hammer. The hair was
of the same character as hair he cut
from the head of Mrs. Kulas at the
autopsy. There were brown spots on
the head and handle of the hammer,
which he scraped. From an exami-
nation by number of tests, he deter
mined that human blood was present
in the scrapings. Court adjourned
until Tuesday at 10 a. m.
DR.. Wolff resumed his testimony on
Tuesday. He said that he found hu-
man blood stains on the vest and
trousers given him for examination
by Superintendent Eagan of the state
police. He also found woman's hair
on the vest, which he said was like
one which was taken from the dead
woman's head. Two of the women
boarders at the Kulas house testified
to having had $50 and $25 respect
lively taken from their room the day
of the murder. Two young girls who
were selling soap testified to calling
at the Kulas house the afternoon of
the murder, and that they saw a man
there. Two of the workmen at the
Somersville mill testified that they
were with Kulas the entire afternoon
of January 9Th. Reuben Burbank,
the foreman in the Keeney yard, tes-
titled that Kulas was at his work all
the afternoon.