The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-21
CORONER TELLS OF WOUNDS FOUND ON
 WAkEFIELD'S BODY
Shoe String About Neck Would Have Killed Tn
 Any Event

New Haven, July 21-The trial of Mrs. Bessie J. wakefield. charged with murder of her husband. was resumed in the superior court today John L. I4ubbell Of Ansonia, the juror. who was taken i'll on Friday was in his seat. Judge Joel Reed expressed his pleas- lre at the appearance of MT. Hubbell and also the hope that there would be no untoward incident to interrupt the trial.
 Mrs Walxef1eld was dressed in black today and wore "a hat with a veil drawn across it, the veil being lift ca from her face. MT. and Mrs. Web- ster, parents Of the defendant. had preceded her to court and, when Mrs. sWakeheld appeared. she heartily kiss- ed both. they having been given seats inside the rail-
 AEr Devine, of counsel for Mrs. sVVakeheld, was asked # he purposed to put Mrs. Wakeneld on the stand in her own defense and he replied that he had not determined his course on this point. He thought possibly he would have her testify.
 Mir. Holmes the court stenographer. by direction of Judge Reed. read ques- lions and answers in Mrs George Gal- lettess testimony covering the last few minutes of the trial Friday in order that the course of the evidence might be taken up without any break.
 
 1ette resume her story from the point where she left off Friday and, without obJection from the defense he offered a copy of the Waterbury American of June 30 containing a recital of finding of the body of Ian unknown man in stances which pointed to death having been caused by foul play-
 Mrs Gillette was cross-exam mined briefly and she was asked in partic- ular about the two months prior to the murder during which period 1t has been claimed that Wakefield left home MT Allyn then took up direct examination and the witness said that Mrs. Vakeneld yhad expressed fears about her husbands suicide after June B Mrs Gillette said she sug- gested a search Of several places and she herself went to look h the cellar but Mrs Wakefield said, ou needn't go there, have already looked there. 2.
 Mrs. Wakefield, the witness went on to say had told Of fights between her husband and James P1ew. They did not seem to get along together. On the Sunday morning on which witness read in the paper about the finding Of a body and told Mrs Wakefield the latter's eyes filled with tears but she said nothing.
 Medical Esxa miner Sca1beroa1gh tes- tined to perforrning an autopsy on
  of the opinion that Vlzkeffeld than had been dead 10 days. The doctor read from his notes made at the time. There was a wound behind the left ear an inch and a quarter Iong 4 second wound was on the hack of the head made by the bullet. Three other wounds on the head and neck were described. also one on the left side Of the chest half an Inch deep just over the heart It indicated that sharr instrument had been used.
 There was a wound on the back Of theneck The cord had been drawn tightly so that a mark or furrow was in the skin The cord was here of fered in evidence. The witness then described the trunk Of the body. There was no evidence of diseased kidneys. pr Scarborough said that death could have been caused by stran gulation or loss Of blood from the bullet wounds
 The witness thought the most dan- gerous wound was on the back Of the neck He thought the man might have died from ngalIation. He could not say that the wounds on the body were inflicted after death
 The cord could have caused death in ten minutes He could not tell whether or not the zvaunds were in ficted after the cord was adjusted