Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-25

suit were saturated with dark blood stains that extended all over the low l CT half of each garment.
 Accused VisibIy Agitated.
 Mrs. Perkins. the accused, did not look up during the entire time while the bloody clothing was being display ed. As Undertaken Gager took piece after piece from the box in which he had the garments and held them up to view, Mrs. Perkins sat with lowered head and nearly closed eyes. Her chin trembled, but she controlled her self with an effort of will and wiped away with her handkerchief the few tears that appeared on her cheeks. In the recess that followed this, Ensign Mrs Wilber wife of the local leader of the Salvation Army. held short conversation with Mrs. Perkins
 Checks for Payments coatcheIIy Made. Theodore J. Constantine of New London and in business there, testified that he knew Thomas Coatchelly in Mystic before he had come to either New London or Norwich. He told Of knowing about COatchelly'S business in Norwich and New London and hearing that he got married and went to live on the farm. He knew him also in the insurance business and said he loaned Coatchelly $30 in the form of a check a few days before Coatchelly started for Texas.
 The check was produced and marked exhibit No. 26.
 The check is dated Nov. 29, 1912, signed by Theodore J. Constantine, and payable to Thomas J. Coatchelly, by whom it is also endorsed,
 Conversation at the Window.
 The witness said he was one of the four who went with Coatchelly in the Erickson automobile at the time when Coatchelly wanted to SC his baby.
 Coatchelly said to Mrs. Perkins: Mother let me see the baby. l want to kiss it. I don't want anything else" He talked to her through the window, which was closed, but she shook her head and would not let Coatchelly see the baby Then Tom caught sight of his wife standing back of her mother with the baby in her arms, and he called her by name and asked if she wouldn't open the window so that he could see and kiss the baby, but she did not respond. Mrs Perkins began to telephone while they were talking. The witness also told of Chauffeur Erickson trying to induce the women to let Tom see the baby, but they re- fused
 Contributed to Family Support.
 George Mallech of New London, who said Thomas CoatcheIly was his uncle,
 
 on a Houston, Tex, bank for $30 paya- ble to Ida Coatchelly, dated in March, 1913, and signed by Thomas COatchel- ly. The witness also produced another check, dated Dec. Il, 1912, to show that Coatchelly was contributing to the support of the family at that time. The witness said these papers had been given to him by Tom Coatchelly, his uncle.
 Mrs. coatcE1elIy Recalled.
 Mrs. Ida L. Coatchelly, wife of the victim of the shooting, was recalled to the stand by Major Hull. She said her husband left Texas after Dec. 16 1912. She was shown the check of Nov 29 for $50, drawn by Constantine and said that was one her husband had given her. She also identified a check dated in March, 1913, as the one her husband sent to her from Texas. It had her endorsement on it.
 To a question from Attorney Des- mond she said she did not know the of her husband from the time he left her in December, 1912. till she had a letter from him in Texas on Feb. 12. 1913.
 Counsel Argue Over Evidence.
 John J. Iawless of New London tes- tified that both before and after the time Coatchelly was in Texas he had been Coatchelly's attorney. He knew of the visit Coatchelly was to make in the automobile. Whether the witness should answer question about a mes sage from Coatchelly to his wife, to be given to his mother-in led to a long argument between counsel. Major Hull said it was to be offered to show the kindly attitude of Coatehelly tow ards Mrs. Perkins and that 1t would show a proposition on the deceased mans part as to a. modus vivendi be- tween the husband wife and mother in-law. as Major Hull put it.
 Judge Excludes Question.
 Judge Greene directed that the com be put in writing by the witness and submitted to the judge before an opinion was given.
 When this had been done and the judge and counsel had looked the statement over Judge Greene excluded the question. The witness was then 
 Dauahter-in Law Testifies.
 Mrs. Dora H. Perkins of AIlyn's Point, wife of Arthur Perkins, who is the son of the accused, was the next witness She told of the bedrooms in the house occupied by Mrs. Perkins and by her daughter She said she knew of a shotgun and rifle in the house and had once seen a revolver in a stand drawer in the back bedroom off the