Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-30
PUTNAM
Widow of Jonas p. Lawson Arrested Charged with Husbands Murder Held Without Bonds-Driver Es- capes When Train Hits Ice Cart.

capes When ram HltS Ice Cart.
 Amanda UIrilla Lawson. widow of
 Jonas F. Lawson, alias Larson, who
 was murdered at his place in Wood
 stock on the night of August 15. was
 arrested at the Lawson home in Wood
 stock Monday morning, charged with murder in the first degree. Since the ! time of the tragedy Mrs. Lawson has been prCStratSd, having suffered a se- we're attack of heart trouble. It was ! not until Monday that her condition
 had sufficiently improved to warrant
 the officials who have been inVesigat-
 ing the case taking the action that has
 resulted i'll Mrs. LaWSOn's being sent
 to Brooklyn jail to await trial on the
 grievOus charge against her.
 The proceedings of Monday, which were in degree anticipated took place ; in the Lawson home Charles NJ Per rim, Woodstock, presided as justice of the peace, Attorney Howard C. Brad ford of Putnam, acting for Grand Ju- TOT George w. Snow, Woodstock, pros
 ecuting for the state, and with Attor-
 ney Charles l.. Torrey of Putnam rep resenting Mrs. Lawson.
 Mrs Lawson. thin faded and worn little woman of meek demeanOr, show ed the marked effect of her illness Of
 several weeks. Her attorney demurred
 to the complaint Justice Perrin over
 ruling the demurrer. On advice of her counsel Mrs. Lawson refused to plead
 10 the charge and she was then ordered : bound over. without bonds, to the next
 term of the Windham county superior court having criminal Jurisdiction. She was taken 10 the jail at Brooklyn in charge of Deputy Sheriff George r.
 HolbrOOk and accompanied by Miss Nellie ApFley of this city, the nurse l who has cared for Mrs. Lawson since she was taken i'll.
 There have been rumors for soloe time that Mrs. Lawson would be charged with the crime, so the actual taking of action by the authorities did not create the excitement that would otherwise have followed such proceed
 uTe
 Mrs. Lawson stood up we'll under he strain that she was called lpol to face Monday. Before she was present. ed before the justices court, which sat
 in the kitchen of her home, she cried some and gave vent to the feelings
 of sorrow that have been addnced ny
 the unfortunate position in which See finds herself, but afterwards she re- covered her compOsure and never ia! tered during the brief legal 5ruceeu- ings
 Mrs Lawson is a frail little woman, weighing al the present time n3- much more than 100 pounds. She has been a hard working woman, has been ana is well liked in Woodstock anI holds the sympathy of many of the towns people
 Woodstock people profess not to see ahv motive why Mrs. Larson should have committed the crime with which she is charged and discuss the details
 of the case, as far as they are Tn pos session of information concerAinS It,
 at great length and will follow the
 trial. which will probably come next
 month, with great interest
 The finding in the case of the Qeala
 of MT. Lawson as filed by Coroner A G. Bill, Danielson, is as follows: Coroner's Finding. Coroner's Finding in the Case of Jonas P Lawson alias Jonas P. Larson. The undersigned coroner within ana for the county of Windham, having received notice on the 18th day of Au- l gust 1913, about ten o'clock Tn the forenoon that one Jonas P. Lawson had been killed in the town ot wood stock in said county, on the I4th da\ of August, 1919. and that his body was then lying in his house a Woodstock; proceeded to view said body, and on the 17th day of August, 1913, or dered an autopsy and eNamlnatiou thereof, to be made by LoaIs IrElhg Mason NJ D., of Willimantlc con necticut. and on the 18th and 18th days of August 1913. I held an in ! quest to ascertain the cause and man ner of the death of said deceased, at his house in said Woodstock. from the testimony taken at Sftiu illD UO7o and the report of said autopsy and eX-
 animation, I find that the said Jonas
 P. Lawson died at his dwelling house l in Woodstock on the 14th day of Au- gust. 1913 from blows inflicted on the left side of his head, with a large wooden club, by his wife, Amanda IT. rilze Lawson. I therefore find that the
 death of the said Jonas F. Lawson
 was caused by the willful and crlm- inal act of the said Amanda UIrlka 1 Lawson.
 I delivered the body of said deceased
 to his family for burial and have given ! notice of the import of this finding to i George W. Snow, a grand juror of the 1 said town of Woodstock.
 With this finding I file the report of the said autopsy and examination i and a copy of the testimony taken at 1 the said inquest
 | September, A. D. 1913
 ARTHUR BILL. Coroner for Wndham County.