Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-07

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 L. P. Merriam Identifies Writing.
 Lucius P. Merriam, bookkeeper of the First National bank in Putnam. qualified as handwriting expert and identified the writing on the above ap- mieafiens and also a dozen or more letters purporting to have been writ ten by Hewarth to Mrs. Bennett
 Capt Murray on the Stand.
 Captain John Murray, of the Putnam police, told of his examination of the Fairgrounds property the day after the fire there. with Sheriff Holbrook, Prosecutor Mcdonald and a boy named Smith and identified the oil can. an exhibit in the case. as the one he found near the fence at the south building. He smelled kerosene in it and locked 1t up in the station house giving 1t to Sheriff Hol'brook We'd nesday to bring to court.
 On cross examination he said he saw a yellow can the next day nearer the. building, with kerosene in it, knew of no reason why he didn't see 1t the day before; there were varnish cans on the ground, but no other oil cans or galvanized tank.
 Mrs. Bennett Resumes Testimony
 Mrs Bennett then resumed the stand and told of conversation alleged to have taken place on July 11th at her home at 6.30 p. m. Defendant said he saw Alcorn in Hartford on Tuesday and Wednesday. He said he would bring suit against the man who put up the shaft house, but witness said she saw no other way than to des- troy the building. Defendant said 1t could be done easily and plenty of people in Putnam would do it for $50.
 He then, according to the testimony, gave 8 recipe for setting a fire which was as follows: Take pasteboard box and @ candle; cut holes in the bottom of the box and small hole in the top; cut flap in the box, twist a rag around the candle soaked in ker- osene, put sawdust, in the box with oil on 1t, spread oil all around, kero- sene oil best, and regulate the time by the distance of the rag from the top of the candle The best way is to fix 1t for II or 12 o'clock so as to be far away"
 Defendant wished her to decide when she would go west, as he wanted to get back in September to try two cases. On that occasion State Policeman Hurley was in a room directly over the den, with an open space in the ceiling. used to carry heat to the up- stairs room
 Planned Western Trip.
 On July 23rd defendant visited wit ness at her home at 75S p. m. They looked over timetables and decided to go west by water instead of by rail. Hurley was upstairs in room diagonally opposite the down stairs den.
 Cain Good Tool.
 On July 21st at 73O was the next visit to which witness testified. Hur- ley was again present upstairs. How arth said he exclaimed to Cain, Why don't you do some of the planning and not leave it all to me" Said Cain made a good second hand and took orders like a servant and afterwards came into his (defendant's) office and never referred to what they had done. Said he had paid Cain $16 in one month Said no one would suspect such fellows as he and Cain with their standing, although it was nervous work for them. Offered to bet $100 he could burn her home and she not know how or when he did it. Wanted $10.O00 for the western job and wit ness said he might get more than that. On that occasion the walk in front of the house had been covered with soft dirt and plaster casts of de- fendant's footprints were taken.
 After a short recess witness identi- fled casts taken that night and on a later visit
 No Casts Taken.
 Aug. 7th was the occasion of the next visit, but this time no casts were taken, as Howarth wore pumps.
 On the 14th witness said they dis cussed whether to take the materials with them or buy them in Denver. Hurley was upstairs on this occasion also. and a cast was taken.
 On Aug. 21st, she testified, Howarth again had lunch at her home and she told him she would dispose of her western property and invest in the east On this occasion he spoke of borrowing money. That was his last visit to her home.
 Dictagraph Used
 Witness stated that by the aid of a dictagraph she heard defendant talk to Cain in the Windham county jail on September 9th. With her was State Policeman Hurley, Jailer Field and As sistant Wallace.
 Some question was then raised as to the operation of the dictagraph and while MT. Hurley went for the machine witness identified the letters from de- fendant already introduced and they were laid in as evidence.
 On MT. Hurley's return, Mrs. Ben explain the use of the appliance and 1t was produced. States Attorney Searls suggested an experiment. to show the jury it's workings, as At torney King wished to be certain of it's accuracy, but no agreement be- tween counsel was reached and court adjourned at , o'clock, with the ques- tion of how the instrument would be explained still open.