Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-12
Under An All Day Merciless Fire of Questions
 from Prosecutor Kellogg
SPECTATORS MADE HER VERY NERVOUS
Sophie Continued Her Killing of Kulvnskas, elng in Detail the Shooting of the Wounded Vic tim by Mitchell and of the Latter threatening to Kill Her If She Told-Courtroom Crowded.

New Haven. March 10.-Subjected to e merciless fire of questions from the lime Of her taking the witness stand at the opening of conrt this morning until it's adjournment for the day, Sophie Kritchman. who is being jointly tried with Joe Mitchell for the killing O1 Brontslow kulvinSkaS, did not show any signs of breaking down until just prior to the close of the afternoon ses- Slczl. when she said T am very tired"
 Judge Williams Adjourns Court.
 It was o'clock when the little wom- ans face began to assume a pale. drawn look and the slight figure to show signs or physical weakness Under the unceaSinE fire of question after question by Attorney Kellogg of the prosecution her nervousness increased for her from sheer weakness to keep 1ns tears back At 4-30 she looked at 1fr. Kellogg and said: T am very tir- ed.'' and Judge Williams, who had fail ed to hear what she had said asked her it she was tired. and on her re- beating her former statement, asked her if she thought she could continue lIr- Kellogg said he would not press the matter. as he could not complete 1liS cross-exsmination by , o'clock, and Judge Williams said that he might continue for ten minutes. at the end of which he adjourned court until 10 o'clock Monday morning
 Court Room Overcrowded
 Another thing that helped to make the witness nervous was the crowding Of the court roOIu- Every available seat was taken and those unable to get seats stood in the rear The num- Der Of women present was greater than zt any other time since the trial was transferred from Waterbury. and Soph- ie complained of their staring at her and making audible comments as to her appearance Twice 1t was neces- E1ry during the day to call on the local police department to clear the halls of r fin them clear a policeman was detailed Tor that purpose
 Thought She Would Faint
 On leaving the stand Sophie said fhat she was thoroughly exhausted from the long strain and that she had q pzla about the heart Her head RcheG. SO she said that she thought she would faint on the stand During the cav she was the recipient of four toxes of 9 candy, a dozen oranges and
 The medical experts. 44zI-o. it is ex- Fecetd- will testify for the defense ] Ezid that the breakdown was due to the continuous strain of answering i questions and to the tiring of a nat i urzlly weak constitution. and the con- i rnerert since her arrest Sophie Continues Story of the Killing. !
 Pu1 on to the stand at the opening os ths morning session by her senior counsel MT Kennedy. Sophie took up che story Of the killing of Kuivinskas S21cre she left 1t at the close of the one ~esszon Thursday Evidence previous | fo today was introduced by the state Co the efTect that she had borrowed l sronev from a Mrs SodlosiSy and after l securing it had gone to Waterbury and there purchased a revolver This, ] lost her pocketboOk containing a sum ! of money. S-5. which had been given ! sc- bv the Chicago physician to whom ] aAe was engaged. and borrowed the