The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-02
EXPURGATED CONFESSIONS OF CLARA SPRAGUE AND
 RAYNOR READ TO JURY
Detective George Arnold Testifies to COnver= sation With Accused in Which, He De- clares, They Admitted Carrying Body of Mullen Down Stairs==GruesOme Details Re- late to Stripping the Corpse and Search for Victims Money.

The most important part of the | States evidence in the trial of Clara l Sprague and Fred Raynor for the all | Ieged murder of James Mullen on the 1 evening of Jan- 12. in the apartments | of the Sprague woman, the confes- sions of the two accused. were pre- | scented to the jury yesterday after I noon, but not in the form in which they were given to. Captain Arnold. All language in which one inerimfn-
 ates the other was stricken out. and not read to the jury. though they were read in the court room while the jury
 was dismissed to their room. afternoon proved the most sensational
 of the trial. The three detectives. Captain George Arnold, Edward O. Cronan and Peter Hall, all told in de- tail their part in the unwinding of the tangle. and their conversations with the accused. Another important wit ness was Clarence A. Sterns who saw the accused in heated conversation in South Norwalk the day after the mur- der, some of their statement which he Overh card being very damaging. Fred A. Klaus, the first witness call ed in the afternoon session. said that he had known Mullen for the past eight years Klaus said ~that Mullen knew him quite we'll enough to know that he did not have thick lips.
 J. knew Mullen Intimately for the past 15 or Is years. He had been in my employ over seven years during that time. About three years ago he went to work for the Bridgeport Distribut~ ing Coz
 ssWhat about his physical condi- tion ?''
 s.As far as I know the best. He was regarded as a strong, robust man."
 | ,f TvoT7 7izfa nue. said: 'sOn the afternoon of Jan. 18th was in South Norwalk collect ing for my company. About 2 o'clock. near the railroad station, saw a. man and woman in what appeared to me to be a heated conversation At first I could not understand what they were saying, but going closer to them, as had to do to get to the station. heard the woman cursing the man, and say, You shan't leave me-
 Both passed me, and as they came to the steps to the station the man said, 'You gave me rotten deal; you got all the money. and now won't give
 :sshe answered, Fred. you shan't leave me. you're going to Danbury with me-
 q then went into the express office, and did not hear any more of the con- versa ton. The next time I saw the woman was on Tuesday; Jan IT, in tain calling me into his office said to me, Did you ever see that woman be- fore?' I told him that had. in the station at South Norwalk- Later on he had me repeat what I had over heard in the South Norwa1k station. while in his room in the presence of the woman. When had finished she said, That's right, you told the truth The next day Capt. Arnold brought me into the cells and told small sized man to stand % up: The ts captain asked k fore It was the same man I had seen in the station with Mrs. Raynor. whom I found out later was the name of the woman had seen in the sta ton. The captain had me repeat the l conversation had overheard between the two The man said, That's right, that's what we said.'"
 Captain Arnold was then called to | the stand. He stated that before he | went into conversation with the wo- man and MT. Sterns and with Raynor and MT. Sterns that he warned both that if they made any statements they | would be used either for or against | them, and that he would have to swear | to them.
 Patrolman John Brown, Jr., was then called to the witness stand. He stated that he found the mans coat, | vest overcoat and shoes on the back | porch of the Raynor apartments. These articles of wearing apparel State as evidence were identified by | Officer Brown.
 Detective Cronan said: .sI went to Danbury to get the Sprague woman
 ..What in the way of an inducement, or reward. favor. did you offer her?'' asked the States attorney.
 CT did not offer her anything of any kind.''
 ssWhat did you say to her?''
 ttI asked her if she lived at g Un- ion Square. Bridgeport. She replied that she did, but had not been in since Tuesday, the 11th. She insisted on that date. The con- I had with her was at 7:30 o'clock in the Danbury jail. I asked her if she was in Bridgeport on Wed nesday, the 12th. She answered that she was not. She further stated that she was going to return to Bridgeport that day. That she had intended to do so on the Saturday previous, but had remained over at the request of relatives. She was on her way to borrow money from relatives when she was apprehended by the Danbury po- lice."
 Detective Hall was next called He said: tT know Raynor, and went to his cell to see if he was the man. l