Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-04
|BOCARDUS CONFESSED TO CORONER
Told of Killing Dyer Copeland with Crowbar--William
Kiey Tells of their Movements and Bosarduss Story
of the Misunderstanding Scene Between Accused
and Mother.
Soldiers Saw Them.

Joseph H. Heyers of the 1920 COM
pany at Fort Trumbull said he was on
guard on Labor day. He saw Bogard-
US and Kiley near the bakeshop about
6 o'clock. 1t was after supper
Sergt. Henry NJ. Forbes, district
provost sergeant at Fort Trumbull,
testified. He saw Bogardus and Kiley
last Labor day, between and Z. He
saw them from the Freeman store.
They came down Walbach street and
went down Smith street. He followed
them to see If Kiley was Bob White.
They were In hurry.
Sergt. Francis X. Connolly. at Fort
Trumbull, corroborated Sergeant
Forbes.
Private John J. Rooney met Bogard-
US at $50 with Kiley on the way into
New London. Between 1890 and II he
met Bogardus on Bank street and he
appeared to have been drinking.
Confessed to Coroner Brown.
Coroner Brown was called at this
point. and stated that he had been
an attorney in this county thirty years
and coroner for thirteen years. He
recalled the investigation into the
murder of Dyer Copeland and told of
John Bogardus being questioned re-
garding the matter and produced a
record Of the examination Of Bogard-
us, which was made, with Bogardus'
understanding that his statements
might be used against him. By direc-
ton of the state attorney he read GER
tain portions of the examination of
Bogardus. At one time Bogardus stat
ed that he met Kiley in New London
on Labor day and they met Edith
West and Adeline Sands. They went
to a saloon, the girls going in a side
door. He said the West girl gave him
IS which he had changed in the Sub
way saloon.
At another examination, Bogardus
told the coroner that he was guilty of
killing Dyer Copeland, that he went
into the barn and struck the old man
with a crowbar. Bogardus said: He
was facing me. I took his purse but
did not take his watch. Kiley waited
for me near the bakeshop. We came
down the street. and went to the sa-
looms mentioned"
At this point court was adjourned
until ten O'clock this morning. when
the cRse will be resumed.
Hard for the Mother.
It was a trying ordeal for Mrs.
Bogardus and her daughter to sit in
the court room through the afternoon
and hear the testimony against the
accused. After the adjournment of
court, and as the men were being TAX
US threw her arms about her sons
neck and kissed him, and then stag
gered from the court room, aided by
her daughter, showing that she was
thoroughly broken down. She and the
daughter were in tears, but the ac-
cused seemed to mind 1t but little, al
though the affection of his mother
seemed to be the only thing which
moved him in the last, there being
others who had seen the parting who
seemed more affected than did he.
Getting Out Daily Copy.
Stenographer Hoffman has several
assistants during the murder trial as
daily copy Is being furnished Of the
evidence. Assisting him with the stem
ographic report is Stenographer Smith
of Boston, while there are three others
who are helping in getting ont the
typewriter report. This requires work
ing until IL o'clock and later. as well
as during the court session.
DR.. PoIIock's Report.
DR.. H. NJ. Pollock superintendent
of the Norwich hospital for the in
sane, has submitted a report of the
examination of Ridisz as to his san
ity, to the court, but States Attorney
Hull states that he examination has
not been completed and the doctor will
probably see him again in the local
tail