The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-29
Brilliant Cross Examination by Goodhart Confuses De-
 tective McAyoy on
 the Stand.
PROBABLY TWO MORE DAYS
Edward Frederick, Proprietor of the Store, Admits Trouble With Lock-Close Examina-
 lions Made.

The court room of the criminal side of the superior court mas not been so crowded in long time, certainly not during the present term of the court. as it was yesterday for the trial of Mason A. Stowell, the policeman charg- cd by the state with entering, or att tempting to enter, the grocery store of Frederick Brothers, at the corner of Derby avenue and Norton street, on the evening of December 23 last. A number of the sheriffs deputies had to be detailed about the gallery and the outer halls to keep oruer among the crowdss@
 The afternoon session, which com menced at o'clock promptly, develop ed the most interesting part of the trial of the day. At the adjournment at o'clock 1t looked as if the trial would certainly run three full days.
 The morning session was taken up mostly with the selection of jury and the examining of photographer and an engineer who submIIted exhibits in the case. The other witness was De- tective Bennett w. Dorman. who was one of the two men from the detective bureau to apprehend Stowell on the night in question
 With Dornan at that time was also Detective James J. McAvoy, who was the first witness to be called by the prosecution in the afternoon The case was heard before Judge Howard J. Curtis, Judge Curtis was of ten called upon to make some delicate decisions in the matter of the admis- sion of evidence. As the testimony progressed objections from the oppos- ing counsel were frequent and insist ent. States Attorney William T. Will Hams and Captain Arnon A filling ap- peared for the state and for Stowell the counsel was Attorney Jacob P. Goodhart. Attorney David E. FiSzger- aid, who is also to defend Stowell was unable to be present yesterday because of another trial in the civil side of the superior court in which he had been retained.
 stowelI appeared in the best of spir- It's throughout the trial. He came irs and went out smiling and while the testimony was given he did not lose a word of it and was frequent with his suggestions and explanations to his | lawyer
 The Afternoon Session. ou,,n~ 01odho~ ~t c,,oooadea <oe-4 gling up the witnesses of the prosecu tion during the afternoon session, when he took them in hand for cross exan1in- ation. He compelled Detective McAvov to admit that the testimony that he had given at the time of the former trial before the city court had been in correct and the proprietor of the gro- cery store in question:. MT Frederick, when he was on the stand, got so con- fused under the rapid fire of Mir. Goodharts questions that he made statements that were obviously uncer- tain and not of much value.
 Detective McAvoys Testimony.
 Detective McAvoy was cross -examin- ed by MT. Goodhart promptly after the opening of the court at o'clock. He had been questioned for the state at the morning session, at which time he told practically the same story that he did at the time of the former trial
 Mir. Goodhart began his examination from McAvoy's former testimony, in which he told of Stcwell's explanation 10 Frederick, the proprietor of the store. that he was at the place in citi-
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