The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-16

Tatchneld, June 1s-Isaac N- W41- hams. of Bridgeport, and Harry Roe bf Poughkeepsie. must die for the murder in Barkhamsted, November e2s, of County Commissioner Herbert B. Case
 After denberating two hours. the 1lIry brought in a, verdict of first de- gree murder against the two accused At 5:z5 yesterday afternoon
 Sentence Will be Imposed by Judge Joel H Reed next Tuesday Neither pf the prisoners showed any emo. hon when the verdict was brought 1n-
 When court opened Lawyer Charles II shapiro. of Bridgeport made etrong plea for the accused Re said That if there was the slightest doubt of the guilt of Williams and Roe, they should have the benefit, and 2 Verdlct of not guilty brought in
 MT Shapiro agreed with the state that there was a grand opportun1ty for committing robbery in the Case store In Barkhamsted, but he con tended that there was an opportunlly for others besides Williams and Roe to commit the deed. The two CaFvl bows sPenrose and Leslie, and William -(zintys were at the store and saw MT Case place money in two cigar boxes, mot meaning any insinuaf1ons' conlin-- -ued Mir. Shapiro Williams ana rSoe are innocent.
 Sz sStata policemen, said MT Shaparo, areK human and susceptible to miS-= takes, as well as anyone else He professed sorrow for Norrnan AoFey' who, after having gained the conf dence of q fellow prisoner betrayed 4i1e trust. and turned against him
 Williams said MT Shapiro had heen married but a short time, and was en- saaEed in the study of rai1roading, and in all probability was on the path to e better life. After attempting to commit suicide and being brought to asreaHzation of his Est, the prisoner's senses returned, and he wished to be brought into court and his innocence proved as is the case with all innocent men.
 States Attorney Donald T. Warner Of salisbury commenced the closing argument for the state at 13 osclocks finishing at 1:15 when recess was taken until 2:1s at which time Judge Reed commenced his charge to the jury ndr Warner began by referring fo the testimony of w. w. LOwerr5 who overheard Williams and Pfaefflin taIking on the telephone in which williams inquired, sIs Chief Wheeler looking for me7 had a letter from Harry telling me to beat it. I'm afraid Harry is going to squeal This sv1- dence. said A6F. Warner, "at first g. inc copper wire, developed into 8 ca b1e from which there was no escape . He paid tribute to the state police, especially MT. Hurley, for their eff forts in the case Re dwelt on the statements of WdH1a1ns and Roe, in which Williams admitted that he met Roe m fWinsted by appointment. and that they had been in Barkhamsted. He alleged that the statements of Williams and Roe had been corrobo- rated by Norman Morey and the state policeEnen The statement of Williams that he had been in Wfnsted Novem- Der 2s, and the statements of Roe giy- Rn in Poughkeepsie, though made at different times, agreed As to Roe's btatement, Roe told of going to a. store outside of Winsted.I of going to Ar fhur Pfaeff1in's, reaching there be- tween and o'clock in the morning l6r. Warner said. Roe admitted he Eas a watchdog. and tried to throw The blame on to Williams 1'1rs Afraid Harry will squeal.' Harry did gQueaL's Mir Warner read the letter written by Wf1llaus January 14 to Mrs. Roaney Roe concerning the ar lest of HaTry in Poughkeepsie, in which Williams referred to Harry as a s.good boy.- s1r. Warner treated t the . s-good boys' part of the letter with con eiderable sarcasm
 He referred tn Norman Mercy and iIavyer Shapiro's reference to him. and said, it was not necessary for MT. Hubbard to come into court and arnpeach Morey, as Mercy had admit fed taking goods under false pre- fences. MT. Hubbard certainly did not Know much of Mercy in the past year, ae Mercy had been in jail. as God knows John was not Mercy told you he was first grade prison er and it is easier to obtain first rank Tn Kade than in jaiI (Laugfter) ] wish Mercy had preserved the letters written to him by Williams with the intentions of having Morey's sister mail them to his eWilliams') wife, in which he continued asking for the Implements he had sought since his confinement in jail. In one of his letters Williams had said, Damn the Jaw and damn society," and now he comes in and asks society for mercy; and the man who would write such 2 zetter would not permit the life o1 Hubert Case to remain in his way kWhen everything had failed him, and tbhroush Mercy and his wife the saws had not been received. Williams did lnot hesitate to make last plea He ! would rather face the Great Assize1 than to come before you, gentlemen
 Concerning the building of ar alibi EWarner said that it was of the same lstlIn that dreams are made of 'tant faded away as the dark before tht Ianorning sun.'' He did not believe Ftaat Mrs. Williams had come into court and lied Intentionally, and he Epitied her. But he did believe thaa bshe was greatly mistaken. He saie Fthats she thought she had received 2 E4SINSA 4NOVSLtb6T SOE WEgCC6n rom hel Ehusband from Poughkeepsie, but shs was unable to produce it.
 Referring to the testimony of Belle fHaWiey, a white girl. the chum of 2 }colored boy, he did not believe that tsl1e should be given much consddera. btion. In regard to the testin1 ons lSn Reference to, the different movins pictures she and Harry were supposed to have seen at the Liberty theatre ir Poughke keepsie on the night of No. vember 28, when questioned by me she claimed to have seen every pic ture and only those I inquired about If had asked her if she had seen z volcano. she would have said .xes.