The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-29

"Oh, he'd been through the game the same as I. He knew it worked easy
 Wasn't part of the socket where the lock fits in illustrating with ms hands) broken off?"
 Yes" Why is this key bent this way! taking up the exhibit.
 T don't know
 How many keys were there to that door? MT. Frederick innumerated hVe. They were the emergency key, Kept up- stairs; the one he had, one the puuciiei in the store had, one a young man pre- viously employed there had, and one his brother who keeps the Davenport avenue store has
 When did you see Sperry last?' q have not seen him for a long time"
 Could vou tell us tomorrow when he left?"
 "I'd do anything in the world to help you, but when I say l cannot, mean it."
 Will you try to find out?'
 Would you have me promise to oo something that I cannot do? l coulu ask Sperry himself, suppose
 It was o'clock at this time and the court adjourned after the usual eau tion on the part of the court to the jury until 10 o'clock this morning.
 The Morning Session.
 The jury was not obtained without some trouble. There were several jurors in the regular panel who were excused from acting in this case, gen. erally upon their own application. One of these was James N. States. ex-se- llectman and former ticket agent TOT the New Haven road. He had been reading newspaper accounts of the lease. When F. Knight Sperry's name was called he told Judge Curtis that he did not care to serve. Tt is New Haven case" said he, land a New Ha- ven policeman is involved and then there is politics in it more or less. l rather not serve" He is a brother Of Congressman N. D. Sperry.
 Others who were excused were: s. Lloyd Salisbury. a New Haven drug gist; Charles lift. ST., of Beacon Falls; Richard H. Morgan, of Cheshire; Mi chael P. Harding. Branford; Charles E. Gates, Meriden; Robert F. Hall. East Haven; Leonard B. Smith, Wal ter F. Rossiter.
 Franklin T. Burr of Ansonia sai( he had been reading the newspapers but as he had no prejudices he wa! permitted to serve.
 The jury is as follows: Charles F Bradley, Branford; Robert Miner Cheshire, Henry S, Frost Cheshire bell. Derby; William H. II. Booth, Mer iden; w. B. Townsend, Middlehury Hooker Hotchkiss, Naugatuck; Frank lin T. Burr. Ansonia: Erastus Dudley New Haven Richard II. Woodruff Guilford
 Myron w. Filley, IA Whalley avenue q veteran photographer. was the frs witness, he being called by the state and produced several photographs O the scene of Frederick Bros store.
 He was followed by Engineer c. H | Nichols who had made a big map 0 the situation. This was placed on al easel adjacent to the witness stand, ant | Wllnln the plaln Slgnt or tne Jury Slt ing almost in front of It.
 Detective Bennett W. Dorman de scribed the circumstances attendin, the arrest of Stowell.
 The cross examination of Detectiv Dorman by Attorney Goodhart was rather severe one. He admitted that h was candidate for a sergeantcy. bu when asked if the previous good recor of a candidate had something to q with an appointment by the police com missioners he could not say,
 Through the cross-examinatio ton 0 Detective Dorman the defense took nu merous exceptions to the ruling of th court respecting the questions aske the witness this indicating that tn case if necessary will be carried to tn supreme court of errors
 Detective John j. McAvoy took tn stand at l2:45 o'clock this afternoon and told the same story he did in tn city court. At ? o'clock he resumed tn stand