Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25

New Haven. Conn, March 24.- When court adjourned this afternoon in the trial of Sophie Kritchman and Joe Mitchell only the judges charge remained to be given before the case would be in the hands of the jury and that will be given at $40 Saturday morning, court taking recess over Good Friday. Today's sessions were devoted to the giving of the final ar guments of the Mitchell defense and the prosecution Both Mir. Lynch of counsel for Mitchell and State Attor- ney filling scatfingly denounced Sophie and did not spare her in the least. As these remarks in which she was called a falsifier and the mistress of Mitchell were directed at her she sat with a sneering smile on her face which at times almost broke into a laugh Mitchell who in turn was roundiy denounced by MT. filling as having been the brains of the plot which resulted in the murdered mans death, met these accusations with a smile. though he displayed more nerv- ousness during the final argument for the state than at any other time dur ing the trial
 Attorney Lynch's Word Picture of the
 Crime.
 Mr. Lynch in his argument went over the ground covered by witnesses in establishing an alibf for Mitchell and gave graphic demonstration of how it was possible to hold a. revolver in the hand with a finger on the trigger and seemingly try with all ones ne muscles and tendons stood out on his arms like whipeords but the trigger did not move and then he showed how easily the trigger could be pulled If one wanted to. Near the end of his argument he said, T am about to close, but before I do so let me recall one more witness-tl1fs one from the dead. As Ben Kulvinskas lay writh- T. IL 4r-z white alders on that hot September afternoon, his slife's blood fast flowing from numerous ghastly wounds, he gave parting message to the world. There was no kindly hand to lift the cup to his parched lips, no sygnpa- thetic friend to sooth his fevered brow. No companion being near to whom he might relate his tale, he took a piece as best he could the message that should free Joe Mitchell and turning directly to the accused girl Mir. Lynch read from the bIood-stained note, seems I must die at your hands at two after dinner" and the girl looked up into MT. Lynch's face and smiled. Some twenty-ei eight years ago." said MT. Lynch Joseph Mitchell was born in far-off Lithuanio. His aged father and9 mother are still in the old land, and at this moment are waiting and watching anxiously for a message from you-a messag ge that will mean hope or despair for tfem-and life or death for their son."
 Prosecutor filling Declares 1t First
 Degree Murder.
 Inf opening MT. filling said that the death of Kulvinskas was wilful de1ib- crate and premeditated murder, mur- der in the first degree, an awful crime, as. Sophie has told you. And the key note of the whole crime MT. filling said. was the answer to the question of Walter Roberts: ''Who shot you." which was "A Union City girl and a Waterbury fellow" Sophie. MT. A1lingI said, was the mistress of Joe Mitchell, who was attracted by her education. and musical ability and that Mitchell was the kind of a. man that such a girl would attract. She be- longed to a. class of women, said MT. filling, tfthat a man like Mitchell would