Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-06

The second Oay or the Howarth ar son trial furnished more thrills than the first The preliminary evidence was mostly in by the afternoon session and the attempt to connect the accused with the commission of the various crimes charged was begun. The wo- man in the case made her appearance towards the close of the session and the story of her self sought intimacy with the defendant. by means of a supposed interest in a real estate deal, in order to obtain purported confess sion from his own lips, was in pro- cess of telling when court adjourned at five o'clock,
 Her story was interspersed with a running fire of objections from Attor- ney William A. King rulings by Judge Williams and statements to the jury by his honor explanatory of the na- ture of the evidence admitted, and the purpose.
 Cain Stoid-Howarth Nervous. Cain maintained the same dull. stolid demeanor as on the previous day | hardly moving during the entire ses- sion, but HOwarth outwardly calm i suggesting questions to his counsel and taking notes, betrayed an inner ner- vousnesS by frequent trips to the water cooler to moisten his parched throat and by half hidden motions with his 1 hands.
 | called forth amusement to such a de- gree that the court demanded order noticeably when Mrs Bennett told o1 | the defendants remarks that he was lawyer because there was more money in that than any other business and that he desired to go to the leg islature in order to get a retainer from the New Haven road not to appear against them
 The courtroom was filed with spec tators, among them the defendants sister.
 Testimony Given.
 The first witness after the jury an swered to their names at 10.30 was $ l Elizabeth Clarke, recalled to the stand 1 to identify the certificate of distribu- tion of her mothers estate, which was | in her possession at the time of the ! fire on the premises.
 Rev. Charles F. Bedard of St. Mary's ! church, Putnam, testified as to the i ownership of the two story brick ant wood building owned by the parist which was burned a year ago and z deed to the church dated July 15, 1S81 was laid in.
 | James B. Tatem was recalled to show ownership to his property on which {
 building was burned, and on cross ex- animation by Attorney Harvey said thu property was insured for $9,O00 anC the insurance had been paid.
 The Wheaton Fire. Edgar M. Wheaton, contractor, anC i president and general manager of th' | Wheaton Lumber company, the loca | tion of the most disastrous of the fires proved his title and told his story O. l the night, aroused by the alarm anC
 getting to the fire when the sheC
 where the fire originated was hal i consumed He had inspected tht 1 building at 715 the same evening N
 oil was kept in the shed. Cross ex
 animation elicited that cement ant i lime were stored in the loft of tn
 shed, that the railroad tracks wer 1 near the property and that no watch man was kept there.
 l Ralph Thurston testified to seeinl 1 the blaze at the Wheaton fire whel 1 1t was small but it spread very quick 1 ly There were no street lights tha | night, as it was a clear, moonligh l night.
 Michael R. Joy on the. Stand. 1 Michael R. Joy testified as to tn rapidity with which the fire spread 1 He also spoke of meeting Howartl l and Cain on his way to the so-calle' 1 Priests Island fire and told of hay 1 cI,yl1 Ira, hA fof