The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-04-28
THE EAST HAVEN MURDER
THIRD DAY OF THE JENNINGS
TRIAL.

Il ASA<NA LIZ
Evidence for the observation-disclosures
Tries to Prove Hhere Was Duress--
The Story Of the Tragedy as Related
by the Coroner, Constable Green and
Detective DOnneIIy.
The third day of the East Haven
murder trial began at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning. Both prisoners appeared
much the same as they did on the pre-
vious day. Mrs. Jennings looked per-
haps somewhat paler, but the lad Tay-
Tor looked much like spectator.
DR.. Holbrook of East Haven was re-
called as witness for the prosecution
and told Of the finding of the dead
man. He also reiterated remarks which
Mrs. Jennings and the boy made when
they discovered that Jennings was
dead.
Frank W. Green, an East Haven con-
stable, testified that he accompanied
Coroner Mix and Detective Donnelly to
the Jennings house on the night of
April 5. The trio first went to the but
tonball tree, near the scene of the
murder, about midnight. The con
stable said that Taylor greeted him
with an hello" Il asked the two
prisoners present here if they knew
uyh at tnT or MT tbo dao Il ,,,op ha 4 apu
enemies. They said, mo, unless 1t was
Mrs. Jennings first husband, named
Hayden, and it might have been him. !"
Hayden and Jennings had quarrelled
at Double Beach some time before Aft
er this Taylor went out with Donnelly,
and half an hour later the constable
took the two into custody.
Coroner Mix was next put on the
stand, and he briefly related the facts
as he found them when he visited the
scene of the tragedy, after which Con-
stable Green was cross-examined.
LAS to the search of young Taylor,
Donnelly said, Stand up, Taylor and
Taylor put his hands up, and then ex-
tended them. There was no inducement
or threats made to these parties
Cross examined by Attorney Webb
Il don't remember telling Detective
Donnelly to detain him."
Wasn't he locked up at police head
quarters?p
"Not in the cells
V Wasn't his name entered on the
slate as a murderer, with Donnelly as
the man who arrested him?"
Il don't know
why did you send Constable Green
in here with them?"
II thought might want to use him
Ito send them back"
''Why did you not examine them that
night?"
my notion was I'd better get a fur
ther examination Of the premises, and
SO / went back there"
"well, you never did send them
back, did your"
l"No."
II kept them separated"
"Did you tell them they could have
counsel?"
II never interfered with their having
counsel"
Coroner Mix was subjected to a
searching ross-examination by Mr.
Webb, and admitted finally that he de-
tained the two prisoners as witnesses
This admission seemed to crafty the
defense.
Detective Henry j. Donnelly was the
next witness. He told the story Of the
murder at the Jennings house. THE
coroner told me to detain Taylor and
his mother, and did SO, said he.
Cross-examined by Webb, Donnelly
said that after 8 o'clock on Monday
morning (the murder was on Sunday
night he locked young Taylor up in a
cell He handcuffed him on the after
noon of Monday, when he took him to
Mansfield's Grove to look UP a pistol,
with which Taylor said he had shot his
stepfather.
The witness denied that he attempt
ed to obtain information from Taylor
under duress.
'eWhat time did the coroner issue his
warrant for the arrest Of the two?"
stAbout $50 on Monday afternoon"
"And you were OBTAINING Taylor I'M
der the coroner's orders as a witness up
to that time?"
1T did not consider him witness
then"
mot till after the arrest?"
Not till after he confessed the
crime"
Coroner Mix was recalled and stat
ed that he at no time issued a subpoena
for the detention of the accused. This
the defense claims should have been his
only legal course.
Counsel on both sides Of the case then
argued the point, in the absence of the
Jury. as to the admissibility Of the evil
dence which had thus far been put in
The defense defined the powers of the
coroner in holding persons implicated
in crime and declared they were moi
held under capias, as they should have
been.
The arguments lasted for an hour. A
the close the court said that it appeared
that there was no coercion used, anc
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