The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
Trial of Mrs. Sampson for Murder of Husband Now
 We'll Advanced.
Developments Have Been
 Much In Favor of the Beautiful Accused.
Mrs. Allyn Explains Letter From Young Man With Statement that Daughter Was Expected to Bring Another Woman.
Special from United Press.,

Especial from United Press) Lyons, April 1.-The bottom was
 well-nigh knocked out of the States
 case against Georgie Allyn Sampson,
 accused of murdering her husband Harry Sampson to-day when the star | witness for the prosecution, Mrs. AL
 lyn, mother of the young widow, ex- plained under cross-examination the
 letter that was alleged by the state to
 have furnished the motive for the killing. So much has been written
 about this letter and so many insin-
 nations have been cast against Mrs.
 Sampson as a result of it that predic-
 ton was freely made that it would go
 far in sending Mrss Sampson to the
 electric chair. On her direct examina-
 ter was signed by Robert Manson and
 as well as she could remember, asked Georgia Sampson to come to Niagara
 Falls and 'thave a good tine.''
 On cross-examination she was asked if the letter did not also ask Georgia
 to bring another young girl with her
 She thought that it did and was then
 asked if the other young girl was not Mildred Service, a distant relative of the Allyns with whom Robert Manson had been going for a long time and if the couple had not frequently been guests at the Sampson and Allyn homes. She stated that this was so and in response to a searching series Of questions the impression was con- veyed to the jury and the spectators that Mrs. Georgia Sampson had often chaperoned the young couple.
 There was no redirect examination and shortly after II o'clock Mrs. Allyn was excused. She walked with faI- tering steps to where her daughter was sitting and the latter kissed her with much more evidence of afrection than when she had taken the stand The attorneys for AErs. Sampson were ju- bilant over the outNopan, ,Sr Mrs. Allyn's ordeal assft had B&en aA4ared she might make a good witness for the opposition.
 Mrs. Sampson was ali bright smiles when she entered the courtroom this morning. She had been told by her attorneys that the state is not making out the case it promised and that the evidence of the doctors who have been called to disprove the contention of the | defense s.that Harry Sampson commit | ted suicide is not believed conclusive. l
 She firmly believes she will be acquit- | ted while her attorneys are inclined to believe if the state cannot produce | stronger evidence than they have so | far, that the presiding justice will en- certain a motion to dismiss when the | state rests.
 When court resumed to-day Frank | Allyn, brother of the accused girl took | the stand. Yesterday he told of the ! death of Sampson and to-day he was
  testimony is of a neutral type.
 Mrs. Allyn was very weak and fal- | tered as she took the stand so that | she had to be supported by her son. | 1er arms about her and kissed her but | Georgia remained impassive. She was very deaf and it was with much ef- 'ort that District Attorney Gilbert was lble to get her to understand. She old of receiving a letter addressed to Miss Georgia Allyn, bearing the post mark Niagara Falls. She opened the etter and read it. It was signed Your Sweetheart, Robert Mann.''
 She said the letter asked Georgia to 90 to the Falls and stay for time. 'Is hat all of importance that you re- about the letter?'' ''Yes." "Did rou ever hear Harry scold Claudia for ,eing away from homer" "No, Harry lidn't say very much"
 Mrs. Allyn told of many quarrels be- ween her daughter and Harry and vept quietly as she said, "I told them hey ought to stop quarrehng and live 
 District Attorney Gilbert then began xamination of the witness as to the iece of cheese which was said to have cen in Sampson's hand when his body Tas picked up. "I thought .he had the iece of cheese in his hand" said Mrs. Allyn, ''but I don't know. I'm doubt ul about it.'' The best that Gilbert ouid get to-day was that she thought t the time that he had the package in is hand.''
 A five minute recess was taken after 1rs. Allyn left the stand and Frank S. Allyn resumed. He identified the rifle ( with which the shooting was done. He aid that he could not tell where Georgia was at the time of the shoot ng but that she had told him she was langing clothes in a clothes-press on he second floor. Frank said Georgia ] lad told him she heard the shot while ! pstairs.
 On cross-examination he stated posi- ively that there was nothing in Iarry's hand when he saw him fall to ( he floor after the shooting. He saw 70 package of cheese. Frank said that z ust after the shooting he heard a door [ lam upstairs and someone. possibly ;eorgia, run swiftly down the stairs. | Ie described a test of the gun made . fter the shooting and was then ex- used.
 District Attorney Gilbert then called t rank P. Allyn, father of Georgia. ' ,uncheon adjournment was taken at I 2:3O with Frank P. Allyn on the stand. t
 MRS. HAWLEY ILL