Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-03
Sophie kritchman In Cheerful Mood
TRIAL OF YOUNG MUSIC TEACH
 FER ON MURDER CHARGE.
EXPECTS SOON TO BE FREE
Witness at coroner's Hearing Admits That Some of His Testimony Was Not True-State Closes Today.

Waterbury, Feb. 2.-The failure of
 the prosecution to have admitted as evidence dying statement of the
 murdered man and a prediction by the accused that she would soon be 1ree were features in today's sessions or the trial of Sophie Kritchman, the young Union City music teacher, for the murder of Bronislow Kulvinskas in the woods near Union City on the afternoon of September IT. 1909.
 Jury Sent From Room.
 UP to the opening Of today's pro- eeedings,. the prosecution had secured the admission as evidence one dying statement made by Kulvinskas and had one thrown out Today the state presented a third statement is which .I am dying; I am dying; get me doctor" The state attempted to have the statement admitted fin evidence given by Walter H. Roberts, a witness in Union City, near where Kulvinskas was found dying in the woods Mir. kennedy, attorney for the defence, ob- Jected to the admission of Roberts the room while the matter was ar gued before Judge Curtiss. Roberts stated before the court that he had gone into the woods near where KuI- .v1nskas was found and that he had heard kulvinskas make the declara- ton given above. MT. Kennedy asked Roberts why he had not made known these words of Kulvinskas at the cor oners hearing and witness said that the testimony given by him at that time was not correct and that some Of 1t was not true.
 Roberts Statements Ruled Out.
 At this point a recess was taken, and on the opening of court Judge Curtfss announced that he would sus- tain the objection by the defense and ordered that all of Roberts statements made before the coroner be ruled out, as not being reliable.
 Defense Scores Many Favorable Points
 The principal witness for the pros ecut1on at yesterdays hearing, Mrs John McDermott, was subjected to severe cross examination at the open ing of todays session. She admitted that in the testimony she had given that she had made six mistakes and at the end Of two hours and twenty minutes of srilling the defense had scored many favorable points Mrs. .McDermott was followed on the stand by her husband who testif1ed to. the effect that Sophie might have dropped frfrs 3 balloon and that he did not take pictures Of pretty girls, aroused such enthusiasm on the part of the spectators that the court was obliged to threaten to clear the room before order was restored. Other witnesses of the day testified to having heari the sound of revolver shots on the evening Of Septem'Oer l1th and the morning of the 18th.
 Cross examination of these wit nesses brought out nothing new and was brief
 Miss kritchman in Good Spirits.
 The usual good spirits of Sophie were as manifest today as at the pre- ceding sessions. Prior to the open ing of the morning session she be- trayed a little nervousness on hearing of the illness of her sister but soon regained her cheerful mood and dur ing the cross examination of Mrs. Mo Dermott, when her attorney scored, took her young brother by the arm and embraced her junior counsel and said it was a happy moment in her life At the conclusion of the days hea ring she was laughing and smiling, and said: Tt was one of the -happiest days have spent since I was arrested I could not help laughing at some of the testimony and I feel as though was going to be discharged Ever since childhood I have always had a premonition of what was coming, when | 1t was for the best I had a pain aloou. ! my heart, and tonight that pain is l there, but I am so happy. I had to | laugh at MT. McDermott he has known | me since childhood and he was always | so funny"
 At the close of the day. MT. Kennedy. | senior counsel for the defense, ex pressed satisfaction in the progress | made in attacking the statements of | the states witnesses and that he | would be able to present testimony to | the effect that Sophie did not do the | shooting.
 State May Close Today.
 With the possible close of the state | tomorrow, it Is thought that the f xH ,xzyiII 1ao no r3rCT