Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Sophie kritchman in Defiant Mood.
Sneers Denouncers During scathng Arraignment in
 Closing Arguments of Opposing Counsel

i, do anything to call his own.- Do you blame Joe Mitchell for wanting to pos sess her, first by proposing marriage and later as his mistress You have noticed her composure, her acting, her conduct at this trial and you can un- derstand how he felt Their relations were too strong, for him to allow any one to come between them.''
 The prosecutor read some of Sophie's letters to Mitchell which he said breathed of passion and that was why Joe saved them. The letters showed she was ready to become his wife, but the illicit relations of a mistress were good enough for, him." In describing the shooting MT. Alling said: Sophie had the courage and Mitchell the brains, for he planned the thing. She fired the shots when he should have done it, that showed the yellow streak in him." In speaking Of Sophfe's engagement to the Chicago physician he said: What a woman she isl She betrayed her fiance every day last summer and would she not bertay Ben?"
 Tells of Incidents at kritchnan Home
 In telling of the incidents at the Kritchnan home on the Thursday night before the shooting MT. A1ling called the attention of the jury to the fact that Mitchell has testified that he sat on the cot all the evening and didn't get up once That MT filling said was not so. The key which Mitch ' Alling said he had had but five min- utes and he said, '"They unlocked the trunk up in Anton's room that night and took out the revolver. He kept the key because they wanted to get the revolver back the next day, but So- pf1ie spoiled all that when she threw the gun at Ben after shooting him. He told of how Mitchell found the postal card on the piano addressed to Dr. Rulkauskas, in Chicago. and how Mitchell said he kept a portion of 1t and read it out on the street under an electric light where he and Sophie had gone, he on his way home, and she with him for a little walk, and where Mitchell testified that Sophie had said, You won't walk the streets very long," and that while they were standing there some people went by and saw them.
 They were not out there" MT. All ing said, flor the purpose of reading the postal card. They were there for another purpose and when those peo- pie passed by and saw them they went back to the house where more se- cluded spot was agreed upon" Con. tinuing. MT. filling said: Mitchell had said that Bronislow would be car ried out of Union City like a dead dog. City like little dog on 8 string, later to be carried out like a dead dog?"
 MT filling described the position Sophie testified she was in when Ben was SnC- Sne was on HIS lell SlOt, one of his arms around her neck and the other hand on her ankle. Mitch el1," said MT. Alling must have been a sharpshooter to shoot through the bushes in back of the two and hit Kulvinskas in the stomach"
 In closing, MT. filling said the crime was one of the most dastardly in the annals Of the county. Where is the pity for these two? Please, please he said to his murderers, and they said Shut up or I will ki1l!' He asked for bread and she gave him a stone." To the jury he said: s1t took courage to commit this awful crime and it will take courage for you to do your full duty to the case from the evidence given
 In excusing the jury until Saturday morning Judge Williams cautioned them about allowing any word of com ment on the case to reach their ears.