New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-23

was the case with the shoe. the small
hole being at the TOP ana the larger
hole at the bottom. DR.. Wells said
he is positively convinced that the
bullet entered as he explained and the
nature of the scar also bears out his
statement. The defense rested with
the doctors testimony after he had
shown by an exhibition how the shot
could have been fired. explaining that
by standing just a little In advance Of
Montvid. Krakas could have fred
such a shot
In rebuttal Deputy Jailer Buckley
said he found Montvid's statement
hidden behind pipe in his cell and
It was not placed there by any other
person than Montvid because no one
else had entrance to the cell.
Hurley Disagrees With Physician.
States Attorney Alcorn also called
State Policeman Robert r. Hurley
back to the stand. AS an expert on
bullet shots he declared that from his
investigation he is sure the bullet
entered Montvid's heel from the sole,
as the hole at the top is larger and
more ragged. The entrance Of the
bullet at the hard part Of the heel
had been tempered with with knife,
said the witness. He did not think
such a wound could be made by per-
son standing less than fifteen feet
away but he did think that this par
ticular wound was made while the
victim was running. Had such a shot
been fired as Montvid said, Hurley
declared, the bullet would have en-
tered the heshy part OF the victims
foot. Under Attorney Days rigid
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positive in his opinion that the bullet
went up through the heel and not
down as Montvid said.
States Argument Opens.
Assistant States Attorney william
Maltbde opened the states argument
at 11:45 o'clock He told OF Father
Iebris' twenty years pastorate In
Kew Britain and extolled his good
character. He also told Of Eva Gill
maniaitis. the faithful housekeeper,
whose sole aim in life was to serve
Father Zebris and his parish. He
WILDLY pictured her terrible death by
strangulation and sail that while the
srriest was killed because he refused
TO give UP money. the helpless woman
was killed too only because she knew
too much. Mr.. Maltbie said that in
III sU1OOuGu gIIluIQSIa J1lGIG HAY ez 10
some sympathy for the accused, but
In this cold blooded murder there can
be no sympathy. He charged the jury
that If they believed Bernard Mont
vid had q guilty hand in the murder,
he has certainly forfeited his right
to i've He remarked that the case
Is most peculiar inasmuch as there
seems to be an absence Of any big
motive. He then remarked on Mont
vid's various stateme nts and Il said
there are but two issues In the case
First, did the accused go to the
Parish house, not Of his free will, but
through fear of death at the hands Of
Erakas IL he refused
Second, did he appear at the house
only as an onlooker or did he have an
actual part in the tragedy.
The big issue, he said, is whether or
not Montvid's statement is to be be-
lieyed. Mr. Maltbie called attention
to Montvid's carefully planned and
rehearsed story and his attitude on
the stand and also what the accused
has at stake, giving him a motive to
err in his statements.
The speaker said that the prisoner
has sa1bstantiated the stories OF his
activities in Taunton and Whining
ton, told by the states witness. He
laughed at Montvid's statement that
his previous statements were all lies.
He called attention to the fact that
at first Montvid said there were four
men but later said there were but
two. Against such a story on the
stand. all of Montvid's previous state
ments may be taken because they all
agree with his final statement with
the exception of the actual killing,
said the assistant attorney. The
prisoner also contradicted testimony
of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Brother, Mr..
and Mrs! Vinikaitis, the Wilmington
police, M. r. Malinowski Sergeant
Bamforth and parts of his own tes-
timony, remarked the lawyer. He
termed Montvid "a cunning fellow
and said he appreciated the fact that
the best lie to tell is the one which
jibes best with the truth. Were it
not for the tragic nature OF the case,
Montvid's story, including his supposed
fear of Krakas and his insistant talk
about the typewriter, would be funny,
the speaker said. The famous isis
ter is sick" kilograms figure extensive
" in the case and were warnings
from Montvid to Krakas and vice
versa, said the assistant prosecutor,
and he continued to tear down other
parts OF Montvid's story, branding it
as lie.
Scorns Montvid's Story.
Coming down to the night OF the
murder, the assistant prosecutor
sscorned Montvid's statement that
Krakas had shot him. He said the
evidence pointed to the fact that the
bullet was fired into Montvid's shoe
from the bottom, and therefore could
not have been fired by Krakas.
In the house Montvid had numer-