The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-07
HAYNES MADE HIS
 WILL BEFORE HE. ASSAULTED WIFE.
Accused Mans Counsel Says Wife and Children Were
 Ceded Equal Shares.

the defense who testified strongly as
 to the wild looks of Haines two days
 prior to and shortly after the trag-
 edy on the Chestnut Hill road, Trum- bull, September 27, when Mrs. Annie
 Haines was shot to death.
 That Haines had disposed of his
 property during the February pre- vious to the shooting leaving it to his
 wife and children in equal shares,
 was admitted with the testimony of Attorney James A. Cummings, of
 Fairfield, who told of having drawn
 the will which was admitted in evil dence later.
 |i The influence of handcuffs placed
 upon the wrists of Jason Haines when arrested in Bridgeport on the even Vg of September 24, by Constable ! Emil Berger of Trumbull, was am ong | the salient features of the morning s l court session.
 Town Clerk Edward s. Pitzschler, l of Newtown, the first man to guess i the identity of Haines on the morn ing of his capture in Newtown and the wiles of the town clerk in at tempting to get admissions from the prisoner, together with the state ments of Haines and his general ap- pearance at that time, were interest ing features in the trial.
 James Jacques, former saloon l keeper on Water street. told of know ing the Haines family for years. He had seen Haines on the Saturday be- fore the crime. Jacques, 79 years of age, had known Haines' father and for 25 years had known the prisoner. | He had seen him many occasions always intoxicated. On some occa- sions he had seen Haines in such al- coholic condition that others had to administer stimulant to the lips of the ! prisoner because he was unable to I hold the liquor in his own trembling hands. He had appeared in a very i'll condition on Saturday-his hands trembling, his manner wild, and high lily excited over the fact that he had been arrested upon the complaint of i his wife and submitted to handcuffing. Haines expressed the act as unneces- tsary and remarked upon leaving: ''I won't go to court; nor she won't go, either.''
 i Pitzschler, the star witness of the day told of being town clerk of New 1 town for the last five years; how he 1 came down the Main street on the morning of September 30 and saw man acting strangely at the doorway of his office. The man was trying the door, gazing vacantly away into the distance. Pitzschler thought the man answered the description of Haines that had been teIephoned earlier in 1 the week to his office. Haines wa mumbling something as Pitzschler tsaid:
 
 tI can't get in,' said Haines. Some body has taken the key out of the door,
 What's this,'' said Pitzschler
 Somebody went in there,'' mumbled Haines, shouting, Jim, Jim.''
 PitzschIer then feigned to be a I-stranger and looked for information 1 concerning Haines. He told Haines | that he was looking for some farm property where a New Jersey client | might raise horses. Haines rambIed on, telling Pitzschler that he had been over to Bethel where two detectives were making anima1s-elephants tigers and lizards. Haines said that | they must keep them filled to make | animals out of them. At various other times the prisoners eyes had bu1ged outward with a wild and vacant look l while he repeated phrases about ami
 mals.
 PitzschIer then told of taking Haines to the Newtown Inn and ply ing him with drink, after which he got an admission from the prisoner l that his name was Jason Haines D and that he had property in Fairfield | or Southport, the witness was not sure l which town was mentioned.
 | Witness had called another man to 1 watch him while he telephoned to the police of Bridgeport The Bridgeport police ignored the call, he said, tell ing witness to call the TrumbulI au- thorities.
 1 When witness returned from his of fee he saw that Haines had been taken into custody and was being
 marched to the town lookup. Witness 1 saw him later; believed Haines acted like a man suffering from deliriurn | tremens. In cross-examination wit ness spared with the prosecution as l to appearance of prisoner when ar rested, being exceptionally careful not l to become confused. He furnished much interest to spectators and court l attaches.
 1 James A. Cummings, attorney for | Haines, with an office in Bridgeport 1 was the first witness. Haines had | called on him to have a will drawn | in February, 1915- In this will ex- l ecuted on the 27th of February, the l testator left half of his property to his wife and the other half to his 1 children, all to revert to them upon 1 the death of their mother.
 Witness told of visit of Haines l to witness Fairfield home on Sunday l before crime. Haines had been ar l rested for assault and felt keenly the l ignomfny of being handcuffed. He 1 continually reverted in conversation 1 to this fact, was rambling in conversa- l tion did not at first tell for what he had been arrested and had a quantity | of liquor on his person. Witness had i promised to meet Haines at fsLoc l Cabin" on Main street, near the Trumbuu line before the trial on the l day of crime, had kept appointment 1 but did not see Haines and there 1 learned of the crime. Haines was nervous and excitable in conversation on Sunday. His eyes stared with vacancy The witness did not think him in proper mind.
 1 Frank Gardani living on Haines' farm in Fairfield, told of seeing Haines on Sunday before the crime 1 when he drove up to the house. The 1 witness and his brother were picking apples Haines came into the yard | cursing, walked around the tree, but 1 did not address anyone until asked 1 if he wanted to talk to brother Said