Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-02-16
Grant Heard Ridisz Accuse Jurasz
Was Behind Bookcase and the Men Talking in Polish
-Jurasz Did Not Deny >tatements but Called Ridisz
Fool for His Actions-State will Finish Today.

]. Ely Beebe testified that on the
morning of Labor day he saw Jurasz
in the road putting on some shoes.
Interpreter Grants Testimony.
Alphonse j. Grant, who for the past
ten years has acted as interpreter in
the courts of this county, was called
and was a star witness. He had over
heard the men Ridisz and Jurasz talk
ing in their own language about the
murder and Ridisz telling Jurasz that
Jurasz was the guilty one.
Mr. Grant testified that when Ridisz
and Jurasz had been brought before
the coroner, sheriff and states attor-
ney in New London that he was in thu
room. 1t was his idea that he could
learn something from them when they
talked in their own language, so he
secreted himself behind a bookcase.
Jurasz and Ridisz were sitting down
and Ridisz jumped up and said in
Polish: 1T was through you l was
brought here. I told all what hap
pened and l told that you killed the
woman and helped you bury her.
They have my shoes and coat and
know what shoes 1 WORE" At that
Jurasz said: you did tell the truth,
did you, you old gray-headed fool!
Why didn't you tell what we decided
to tell? The boy was there and the
boy killed the woman. You didn't tell
the truth about the boy" Ridisz told
Jurasz that they knew Jurasz was
barefooted and Ridisz kept talking I'M
til the officers returned.
Jurasz never denied the statement
that he had killed the woman. Jurasz
said: why didn't you say you saw
me in the road, which was the truth,
and the whole truth" and also said:
IF you didn't mention the boys name
nothing would have come up" Jurasz
said it was for the police to find out
who committed the murder
After this Grant raped on the book
case and the others came in. Grant
came out from his hiding place and
said to the men: ''Why do you want
to imphcate the innocent boy when
you did 1t yourselves?" In English
Ridisz said several times. pointing to
Jurasz: He killed the woman! He
killed the woman!" Jurasz was acting
very nervous.
on cross examination Mr.. Grant told
Mr.. Freeman that Ridisz said to
Jurasz: 1--WE are in this place because
of YOU 7 told the truth" Mr.. Grant
said it was his idea to go back of the
bookcase. He said he has acted as in
terpreter in the case for Mr.. Freeman
twice at least. He said he made no
notes Of the conversation, but was
positive he had not added to It, but IL
anything might have forgotten part of
it He made a statement to the cor
oner, which was handed Mr.. Freeman,
and Grant when It was read said that
the statements, like those above, were
the ones made.
Sheriff Brown was called for few
questions and said that Jurasz and
Ridisz when brought from New Jersey
were talking an the time in their Ian
guage, it being four or five hours. He
did not know what they said.
Court adjourned at this time, 4.30
o'clock, until this morning at 10ohclock.
the states attorney announcing that
he had very little more testimony and
would not occupy but a short time in
the morning.
After the court had adjourned Attor-
ney Lawless for the defense was hav-
ing a discussion with Mr.. Grant in the
lobby and from the statements made
by the former states attorney con-
sidered that the attorney was trying to
bulldoze a witness Of the state and
told him so. This brought a statement
from the attorney that the states at
torney ought to know better than that.
but the states attorney warned him to
check such conduct in the future or II
would be reported to the court. There
was a wordy combat for a few minutes
which interested the spectators who
happened to be IN the room.
Divorce and AliHony Granted.
In the divorce case of Nellie z.
Perkins Of East Lyme VS.. T. Pembroke
Perkins, the petition was granted.
Judge Wheeler on Monday stated that
he found the value of the defendants
estate to be $4,000, one-third of which,
$500. is assigned to the plaintiff. They
were married July 3. 1880. The all
mony was ordered paid in thirty days.
Divorce was granted on the grounds
Of adultery, which misconduct, it is
alleged took place between the first
of August, 1906, and February, 1903,
with Hattie Ryan.
Judge Wheeler on Monday ordered
Clerk G. E. Parsons to send out no.
tees that there wbuld be a short cal
endar session at New London Friday
morning at ten o'clock, and also to
notify the jurors to come in next Tues
day. February %. at ten O'Clock in
Norwich, unless further notice to the
contrary is given.