New-York tribune., 1909-04-09
STATES CASE CLOSING
Sam pson Jury May 90 out This
Acknowledged Testif6s.

| Lyons, n Y, April S.-The states case against
| Mrs. Georgia Allyn Sampson the young woman
| charged with killing her husband, Harry Sampson.
| last November. came practically to a close to-
night. The prosecution will rest tomorrow
morning when Robert H. Hamilton gun expert
will close his testimony. The defences testimony
will be brief and it is the general expectation that
the will go to the jury late tomorrow after
noon.
The defence gained short-Iived victory early to-
day when District Attorney Gilbert sought vainly
10 place the black outer shirt worn by Harry
Sampson, when he was shot in evidence. justice
Rich ruled against its admission at the time be
cause sufficient ground had not been established
for its Introduction. District Attorney Gilbert
seemed cha grned without the shirt in evil
dence the state would not be able to show that the
bullet hole was contact shot and that Harry
Sampson fired at from distance. thus pre-
cluding the theory of suicide
The states attorney succeeded, however in get
ting the shirt into evidence this afternoon
through the gun expert, Mr.. Hamilton, who placed
under shirt within the black shirt so as to
show how the perroration in both shirts made by
the bullet conceded
The gun expert testified that the outer shirt OF
Harry Sampson showed only a speck OF powder
stain left the inference with the jury that the
rifle which killed Sampson was held about four
feet from his breast when it was discharged.
Mrs. John Ebert, wife of a neighbor of Harry
Sampson the first witness to-day. Mrs. Eoert 5
testimony corroborated in many details the evi-
relatives Of Mrs. Sampson Mrs Harriet Sampson
mother Of Harry Sampson, with her daughter MISS
Gertrude Sampson and son, George w Sampson
sat within the rail and listened intenty to the
testimony
Miss Gertrude Sampson was the next witness
She said she visited the Allyn home the evening
the shooting, and some person, who, she thought
Mrs. Georgia Sampson, left the room when she
entered. Miss Sampson asked for Georgia that
evening. but did not see her.
Miss Sampson followed the stand by her
mother. Mrs Harriet Sampson, whose husband died
a few weeks ago. She said that she and her hus-
band called at the Allyn home the day Harry was
shot Mrs. Sampson said she did not see Georgia
that day.
Earl Cervice of Macedon. testified that he knew
Robert Manson. who he said, had visited him last
summer Manson ne said, worked for the Ontario
Power Company, in Canada, and lived with
cousin in Niagara Falls. Manson it has been testl-
fed wrote a letter to Georgia Sampson inviting
her with Mildred Cervice. 10 spend few days at
Niagara Falls.
District Attorney Gilbert next took the witness
Stand and offered in evidence the shirts worn by
Harry Sampson at the time of his death. Ihis was
Objected TO by the defence. Justice Rich refused
for the present admit in evidence the outer shfI
uf the dead man
Tho box of cartridges and the fatal bullet were
admitted IN evidence, but the exploded shell was
not admitted.
Miss Mildred Cervice. Of Macedon. was then
called Miss Cervce who is fourteen years o'd'
sail
friends and took frequent trolley trips to faiTpoT'
PaIn7vra and Rochester. She said that during d
fair at Fairport they rode several times on d
merry go-round. and addressed by two young
men Miss Cervice said that neither Georgia nor
herself had anything with the young men.
ON objection Of counsel all the testimony on t's
line was stricken out and Miss HerVice was eA-
cused.
The VIII Of Harry Sampson vas placed IN t'l-
d-rea at tho afternoon session. The viii made NlrS-
Georgia SampsoI the sole Iegatee OF her hnsoah"
estate piyric, Attorney Gilbert then Informed JUS
rfca Rich that. with the exception OF the testimony
of NJ Hamilton. the gun expert and the HeIE'e"
servant of Harry Sampson. the states case was
closed There being Belgian Interpreter present
if was agreed to read the servants testimony given
at the coroner's inquest The servants testimony
was UuulpOTtan'.
Mr. Hamilton. Of Auburn. qualified as gun eH-
rert when he took the witness stand. lie declared
that the bullet found in Harry sampsons body
VAS the same caIlbre and style as those found IN
the unexploded cartridges discovered near the rifle
IN the Sampson dining room. lie said that the
bullet undoubtedly came from black powder
cartridge
The expert then took the shirts and placed the
inner shirt within the outer one 70 show how the
parforations in both shirts coincded The states
attorney then offered the black outer shirt I'm ev-
d.-ce for the second time and Justice Rich ad-
mitted it.