The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-16
SAID WAKEFIELD WAS TOO DIRTY
 TO LIVE WITH
Witnesses Tell of Efforts to
 Reconcile Couple Before Man Was Slain.
DISCOVERY OF BODY
 N WOODS ESTABLISHED
Testimony Showing Lack of Affection Is Read to
 Jurors.

New Haven. July 1e-The thread of the story of the incidents leading to the murder of William Os wakefield wras taken up without delay when the trial Of Mrs Bessie J. Wakefield. the widow. was resumed before Judge Reed and a jury today. The jury was completed yesterday at a late hour and the state began it's presentation of the evidence against the woman. The burden of that testimony had to do with establishing the fact that Wake fields hody was found in the woods of Cheshire.
 The rrst witnesses today told in eearral way of the neighoorly reln- tions existing between the Plew and xhe Wax edeld families in Middlehury Curing the summer of 1912.
 Ms. Dwight l.. Wheeler and her husband. of Middlebury, were the first witnesses. They said that Flew had worked for the wheelers for three years and wakeneld for about the game length of time. Mrs. Wakefield 1etf her husband and went to Water bury. In April. 1912, MT Wheeler eafd he went to see Mrs. Wakefield and asked her to return and again live with her husband. Witness waS then paying vvakeheld s25 a month and rfvsnr him produce from the farm. The reason Mrs. Wakef1e1d gave for refusing to again live with her hus- hand was that he was 'too dirty
 wakeneld and Plew both worked for the witness on his farm. Witness said that Mrs Wakefield cared for Mrs. Piew as a nurse during the 1atters maternity illness. The witness said in answer to questions that 1t was a fact that Wakefield was not the neatest man in the world. in amplification of the defendants characterization of
 
 Pa11i steinnan, a farmer of Middle nurv testified that he had Flew, his xxffs and Mrs. Wakefield and two chtl- dren as tenants on his farm in July, 1s12. States Attorney filling read from testimony of the witness given ~ Tf,a frst trial with refer ence to the -rert of afrectfon Mrs. Wakefield had for her husband. Against the obJec- ffon of MT. pevine of counsel for Mrs VFakedefd who urged that the tesci- xnsny served to distract the attention of the jury, Judgee Reed dep1ed the rootjon to strike his testimony from 4hn records.
 Ssrnpler M Dennison, medical exam CT r4 cheshire, told of the circunp- stances Surrounding the finding or vvakedeldss body. Under the neaa. was a hat Two shoestrings formed a n n,ose about the mans neck. A revolv- CT and knife were beside the body on which there was no undercloth-
 There was a tear or knife cut in the coat and shirt. it was testified.
 James White of Bristol, told of a visit Mrs Wakefield made to him at his etcre sn Bristol in which she asked him to take back a. stove she had bought of him because she had left her husband. the Sunday night pre- Tious- She said she would not live with her husband again The wit ness saw Mrs. Wakefield the night of her arrest and she acted calmly. White said she tnok the proposition to sell the stove seriously, giving as q reason that the rent was due next day.
 Conductor Dadey, of Cheshire line, sstified that Mrs. Wakefield was on his ear June 23. 1913 she got on at 1Eln6ale with three children. There was a man on the same ear who le1s 1c go into the bushes. He got on the car again the following trip and joined Mrs. Wakefield and the children at Dickernian's Corners in So1thing- ten The states attorney did not press crestions as to tEs identity of the man.
 John F. Reinhart, a motor1nan on the same line, testified to picking up Lane at 5-17 a. m. the first passenger Of the murder witness said the man looked as if he had been up all night.
 George Reinhart, of Cheehire, relieve ca hIs brother. the former witness, as rnotorman at Lazy Lane. He had one passenger who was Plew. Recess was taken at that point