Putnam patriot., 1913-10-31
MRS. AMANDA LAwSON FREE GRAND JURY FINDS NO TRUE BILL
HOwARTH PLEADS NOT GUILTY, TRIAL wLLDlANTC TUESDAY


now and he felt he was in touch with the situaticn and would know if there was.
 Judge Williams said that thelssving had great weight in deciding the mat ter and unless the attorney for the de- tense felt that there could not be fair trial in Putnam he thought the saving to the state ought to receive considera- ton.
 Attorney Harvey said that he i thought the interests of his client over- balanced ths saving to the state and that he did not feel that there could be fair and impartial trial in Putnam unless the jury was keptftogether dur ing the trial The Judge said that he would assign the case for Tuesday next at Willimantic and Mr. Searls said that WAS perfectly satisfactory to him personally.
 Court took a recess from one until two o'clock and the grand jury were taken to the Inn to dinner
 In the afternoon another crowd gathered. They sat and waited but gradually sster a couple of hours it be- gan to thin out. The judge sat in the clerks office. He volunteered to hear an argument on demurrer in which attorneys King and Torrey were in- terested but counsel agreed that the matter should go over to the next short calendar. The judge became interested in some new fly swatters in the clerks office and before the sun had set he had made dearth of flies about the office.
 Howarth was taken back to jail about o'clock. lie stood up, put on his rain coat, turned up the collar, put cigar in his mouth, but soon removed 1t and put Il in hts pocket, and lesiure- ly pulled on his kid gloves. He was then hand cuiiedito Edward Nalliont and was lead from the room keeping his eyes downeast. He made remark to his counsel as he passed but his at- tempt to smile was failure.
 Cain remained in the court room until nearly five o'clock and most of the time sat chatting with friends and state policeman Downing.
 About half past four 1t was stated that the last witness had left the grand jury room. It was quarter after five when the jury filed in. Mrs. Lawson sat with her counsel, Attorney I1orrey, on settee inside the bar enclosure.
 She was dressed in black jacket and skirt, had on black hat and heavy black veil and wore black gloves. The foreman of the jury handed the in dictment to the clerk. He showed 1t to the Judge and to the States Attorney. He then read the endorsement thereon. Not true bill. Mrs. Lawson did not show any signs Of realization of what had happened. She conversed with her counsel and was soon seen to smile and shake his hand. She started to leave the rooG. when the States Att torney called her back saying she was not yet free. He thought at first he would like time to decide whether or not he would bring her before the court on an,information charging man. 1 slaughter. He finally decided to nole the complaint which left Mrs. Lawson free to go.
 She was congratulated by friends and told PATRIOT reporter that she would go immediately home. She smiled but there were tears In her eyes and her voice was husky. Otherwise she was undei.Snstrative. There were but few people remaining in the room when the jury reported but within i few minutes crowd ,sprang from sonlew ewhere. On the sidewalk in front of the court house door there WAS an- other large crowd waiting to catch 8 ! glimpse of SITS. Lawson. Mrs. Law sons son Adolph had remained near the door where the jury was in ses- sion during the day. As soon as the report was read he went to his moth- er's side and eonversed with her and her counsel and when she left the court room she leaned upon her sons arm. This was the closing scene of one of the most interesting days of a criminal session ever held in Putnam.