Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-08
Cspeolal to The Bulletia0


 WIllimantfe. Nov. F-The feature of Fridays proceedings in the Howarth arson case was the testimony by Mrs. Ecla A Bennett and State Policeman Enr3ey concerning the use of the die kagr%Th. sort of telephone with a EDaEHfT-fRss arrangement by means of winch conversation btweeR HOwarth and Lfndsey Cam fn the Windham ccunty Tall were overheard and taken wcw=H En hanG hand by the witnesses. sfr TFurhey sizo testified to his use of tfe instrument at Mrs. -Be1RettS home Nnea Howarth gas there
 Tovarth appeared in court in a brown sack suit, differing from the one he had worn previously, and 5,etTaSea no great interest in The proceedings, ouruarily, Both he and Cain seemed eo loosen ID Q triAe after the strain of ffe first few days even though the testimony given, if to be rehed on showed their conversations to be those of zuIiry minds
 Adjourned 70 Tuesday
 The court room was filled to the Emit aEzfn- Court adjourned at 2S0 D. m unrl 10.Sn nss-zt Tuesday morning. CrunSel had previously stated that the trial would use up the best part of the wreck
 State Policeman's Evidence
 State Policeman Hurley was the srst witness, going on the stand about
 
 graph. which he claimed could be reg nlsted to hear any sound, and was ab- Solrfeiy curats-
 HoAs the Oietagrsph Was Used.
 Any noise within a radius of ten or tvselye feet could be heard The trans Elitser wss located about six feet from fhe cells Of EtoVy-7rIh and Cain, in the Brooklyn fail, he said, and the receiver 1n another room. in which were him eelf. AIrs- Bennett and at times Jaiier Fields and Assistant Wallace There was one cell befNaeen those of the two defendants. with sheet iron walls and a grated door in front
 rross-examiled by Attorney Harvey witness stated that he lowered the up DIT half of the window opposite their i cells. put the tEansmitter there out of sigh and nailed the window so if could not he moved The wires were con- rea-a6 hv ivy at the window and ran curSid about 35 f~@t to the room where the detectives were. on re-direcs examination he testified 9hat there were two receivers in the room. De using one and Mrs. Bennett the other. On re-cross- rlina1ion he said they were sitting down and writing; got practically an that was said. though it was quite difficult 10 do so.
 Mrs Bennett Recalled.
 Mrs Bennett was then recalled. and teSfified that on September 9th and. 10th she was present. in a room 20 or = feet from the cells of the defendant and Cain. and took notes of the exact -u-nrds -hes said recognized HoWarth's voice and had heard Cain speak since and knew the other voice was his. An exact account of what witness RaIH she heard Sept. 9th follows, with rhe emission of indecent remarks and explosives
 The Prisoners Conversation. 
 H-Dou't you know the situation? C--NeS- sure H-Though1 saw you slipping when you were crying was afraid zheF were puttinE one over on you C-Nn didn't come '9VT7r for them E-Wel tlrars zi rishtc don't you teii them anything W haa ] get in to1rh with Harvey I Wias try and fix your bond Don't lets talk any more nhou- that was very su r1rised when saw you were arrestetl too. am going 10 have Sam Harvey He has Fot them all trimmed C-I wanz more than one lawyer E-Lef's Eer Torrey and Harvey This is going 10 create sl great stir in Putnam You knew I was home read fux sr the time rf the Wheaton fire, and ! met vou at the fire r-They suspect mYa of taking that money Fn Warntrs office HI know there was some talk abouX wry burning my carS al the fair grounds Gre. Let thcu come across with the : e~fdcrce-
 C-Tes. they aid suspect you at the l ft-le. HI had juSt got down from Wood stock when ] met Hurley. He said. ~Good morning: J want to talk with she way he said ''LsSss go tO the supe- Essr cosrrt roon-~ At the head of the 1 eeaf~s he told me I was under arrest in connection with the Putnam fires. They had it all planned for you to squeal today. didn't they C-Thzf's what tiley did H-They must think you are foolish l tc come over, cL probably would get off a little l H[My girl doset know ebom my rnopses business, She thinks I'm all r-My gsE1 win be down in a day aF two. ! know she will not go back l eR me.
 H=fIR 7seeRf- aEFsstieR.9
 C-No- ! am z ping to marry her. H-GRdeceaf remsrl.) IL would | take just s2e. .D93 cold beans for us to l get our IfseFty. Flow helpless you are 1 when they hook you sD like this.
 C-lPr0fanityD Yes.
 H-I have sued the insHraxree com p4ay, PaDers are in the commission c-n tl,ey do.4and -us. we are done for in Putnam
 H-f suppose they think tAey are | nliok
 cILfIndsceut exs5asnation)
 H.Dfhey did put # over Hurley in | the superior court T. was a colorea ] w1szlan. T0rrse defended heE He ask ed her who watched her She said | 14zz-2ey- l4ns3s cent language9
 H-sE7lat did Murray talk about
 C1 told czlQtaln there was nothing GoAnE so far zz myself. I don't give l a-. but feel bad for my mother
 H-ArSon is a hard crime to convict Did Hurley say anything to you about { handcuflsr
 c-So. Ee-. spcxe once or twice com Gn~ sloEUu acoiIt the case
 E-Fhey were trying to hook you fo xet me right, The Insurance money has done sl7s stlhis