The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-30
KLEIN DENIES
 THAT HE GAVE
 INFORMATION
Seven Years Son of Leben- thals Qualities as Witness
 :. for His Parents
Learned at Sunday School He Would Go to Bad Place If He Told a. Lie.

Attorney Jacob B. Klein den1eQ up- ,on the witness stand this morning, in the Superior court. that he furnished the police with the information upon which are arrest of Morris Gordon for the theft of the jewels of Mrs. Char les M Cole was based. The police had permitted 1t to be understood that the information they received had come from Gordon. through his attor- neyE There was a wrangle over the question addressed to MT. Klein as to whether MT. Lebenthal had called at his office and said, sI do not know anything about the jewels: perhaps my wife does"
 The question was finally ruled out as being in rebuttal, and not properly offered at the present stage of the case.
 A dramatic feature of the testimony in the trial of the jewel mystery this morning was the testimony of seven year-ofd Benjamin Lebenthal, son of the accused, who was permitted to tes- tify in spite of his tender years! after he had said that he knew he would Ego to the bad place" if he told a lie, and that he had learned this fact at Sunday school.
 Mra Lebenthal testified to certain
  that she had warned him to give the Jewels back and told him not to visit her husband any more, because Cor don was a thief.
 The first witness called this morn ing was Mrs. Lebenthal, who is also accused of the theft. Mrs. Lebenthal said:
 T went over to Holzmann's and asked for MT. Gordon. I started to go into the house, but MT. Holzmann n La f0x Then I went with him to his room: My little boy was with us- asked Morris why he wanted to put a bullet through my husbands heart. He said, I found a bag of jewels and your hus- band wants me to return them. I can't and I won't as have laid my plans out I said you return those things and never come near our place again. I then went back to the store. Before that evening had never heard anything of the jewels, nor had any thing to say to anybody about them. never took the stones out of the set tfngs."
 Under cross examination the witness stated that the morning after calling on Gordon, \Holzmann came to their store and wanted to borrow $150, but was refused. This was a point the witness forgot to bring out in her di- rect testimony, and then stated that she must have forgotten it.
  Benjamin Lebenthal, aged years. As a witness he was objected to by the States Attorney, who proceeded to ask him a number, of questions as to whether he was aware of the nature of the oath that was to be admins tered to him. The young lad said that he did not and was objected to. Q
 Attorney Greenstein asked, Do you know what would happen to you if you told a Iie?"
 The boy answered, T wouldn't go to Heaven"
 ssWhat will happen to you if you tell a lie?" inquired MT. Greenstein.
 q would go to the bad place" quick ly answered the lad.
 Judge Williams in a quiet tone said to the boy, Where did you learn that you wouldn't go to Heaven if you told a He?'
 .In Sunday school" was the retort.
 The court allowed the witness and he was given the oath
 Young Lebenthal said: About a month ago went with my mother to Uncle Holzmann's. It was in the night time. Holzmann was there on the stoop and called for Morris. Mor- ris came outside and told my mother to come up stairs. I followed them. Morris locked the door of his room after we went through and he laid down on the end of the bad and looked very nervous. My mother said, Get up and tell me what is going on. and why you want to shoot my husband
 .tHe answered 1'll tell you. U found some jewels in bag. and Abe wants me to return them. can't and I won't, as have laid my plans and am going to carry them out
 t2<y mother then said Don't you ev-