The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-16

know where Harry was the Friday and Saturday following Thanksgiving and it was very important for her to know where her <colored baby boy like Williams had not been at her. home during that week or for a. long time previous 7
 In closing his argument, MT. War ner said: If you believe that these are the men who were at the Case
 store on that awful night. the state
 believes it has the right to ask. and
 it does ask for a. verdict of murder in the first degree.'
 Judge Reed commenced his charge to the jury at 2:18 o'clock; the twelve
 men who were to decide Ike fate Of the prisoners retiring at 3:36. The court explained to the jury the differ ent, degrees of murder, first degree, second degree. manslaughter and homicide
 In his charge, Judge Reed reviewed considerable of the testimony on both sides, and the statements made by Williams and Roe, and cautioned the l jury that any statement made by eith- CT should be considered as against him alone, and not against the other. If Roe and Williams left Winsted November 2S and went to Barkhan- sted and there either one of them as saulted MT. Case for the purpose of robbery, if both were present, at the time of the assault. both could be found guilty of murder in the first
 degree, or if one of them assaulted
 him for the purpose of robbery and the other remained outside on guard, IstiI1 both could be found guilty of
 murder in the first degree Judge lReed said he received 3, number of re-
 quests from counsel for the defense to charge the jury, but he would not
 give some of them He said that if tkH
 in the minds of the jury as to the uil: of the accused. they should be given the benefit of the doubt and a lesser verdict returned; and if the jury believed the testimony of the
 witnesses from Poughkeepsie, used to Iestablish an a1IDi, the accused should
 be acquitted, for they could not have
 been in Barkhamsted if they were in 1 lPoughkeepsie.
 1 The Jury retired at 3:30 o'clock,
 eIecting Dr. James T. Sedgewick of l ILitc11held, a retired physician, fore
 man When the jury filed into the
 court room at 5:45 o'clock Foreman l lSedgewick reported the result of the l two hours of denberation. Upon the
 fling of the verdict, Attorney Charles
 H. Shapiro of Bridgeport, counsel for 1 Williams, said he would like to have sentence deferred in order that he
 might have time to file the usual mo- ton for new trial. States Attor- ney Donald T Warner said he had no objection to the deferring of the lsentence but would make the usual
 motion to have sentence passed. The jury was then excused until further
 notice.
 Neither Williams or Roe showed any emotion when the verdict was an-
 nounced. Roe wore the usual pansy in his b11ttonho1e. Mrs. Isaac Will Hams was in the courtroom during the time the jury was out and she
 also remained calm throughout the ordeal of the cerdict's announcement. William w. Lowerre of Colebrook,
 who overheard the telephone conver- sation between Williams and Pfaeff1in has made application for the reward which is understood to have been of
 fered for the arrest and conviction of the murderers. The amount is said to be $1,00O.
 It was said to-day that the case Eagainst Arthur Pfaefflin of Colebrook, who was arrested with Roe and Will I1ians, will not be tried until October. z 5 N .