The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-02
Constable Berger, Who
Brought Him to Jail, and
Sheriff Pease Both Wit
nesses AS to Alleged Con
fessions of Accused Man.

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fessions of Accused Man.
The principal witness for the
state at the Wednesday afternoon
session of the Jason S. Hafnes trial
for murder was Constable Emil Ber-
ger of Trumbull, who had arrested
Haines previous to the Chestnut Hill
tragedy of September. 27. when Mrs.
HaiIles was shot to Death. He testi-
ned in detail as to the attitude OF
Haines the Friday preceding the Mon
day OF the killing, and his deneanor
at date subsequently,. when he was
taken Captive at Newtown and brought
to Bridgeport.
sheriff Simeon e. Pease, who in
company with Tailor had visited
Haines shortly after his Judgement at
the county Jail, testified as to what
Haines had admitted to him at the
time, being permitted to refresh his
memory from data made for that pur-
pose at the time.
Most of the witnesses examined in
the afternoon were questioned in rela-
ton to the finding of loaded and empty
shells about the place or the finding
of guns, pistols or rifles of which
there were a number aboutA
Motorcycle Patrolman Gorgas OF
Brfdgeport, the first man to enter the
Haines home after the murder. told
of Ending two shot shells in the kit
chen, both of which had been dis
charged. In. the yard he found an
other discharged. The telephone was
off the hook Witness was busy at the
time he picked UP the shells and
could not state their guage.
Berger, constable for the town of
Trumbull. the principal witness OF the
Afternoon, recalling the incidents OF
FRIDAY preceding the crime stated that
he received a telephone message from
Mrs .Haines calling him to the Haines
home He found her bleeding from
cut in the head.
She apparently had been assaulted
and was not intoxicated, he said. He
found broken dishes on the table. Wit
ness. after an exception taken by the
defense, was permitted to offer the
broken dishes found in the house for
evidence.
Mrs. Haines was taken to St Vim
cents hospital by le constable and
he did not see her again
Haines was apprehended later by
the Bridgeport, authorities and Ber-
ger secured him in custody at the
police station, where he placed hand
cuffs upon Haines. Haines protest.
ed, saying, You would think I was
a murderer
He was taken by Constable Bergen
to the Public Market IN automo-
bile. At the Public Market Haines
wanted to-see about sending his team
of horses back to a stable, but Ratti-
gan was told to drive it to Trun-
bull.
Patrolxnan Martin Gottschalk, who
had arrested Haines earlier in the af
ternoon, passed, and Haines COM
planned to him about the handouts.
off, for Haines had submitted quietly
to arrest in Bridgeport and would
probably go to TrumbulI without diff
icuIty Berger consented to take
the irons from Haines wrists
Haines then wanted to know what
was to be done with him and upon
being told that he was going before
the Trumbul1 justice OF the peace
upon a charge of breach of peace and
assault, asked to be permitted to go
TO Cooks market on Water street.
There lit was arranged that Mr.. Cook
go his bail to the sum of 5000.
Upon arriving at Trunbuns Justice
Randall found that he could. not ac-
eept the Bridgeport mans bond
without an appearance of the bonds
man and the bail was reduced, being
furnished by Constable Berger that
Haines might return to his home and
children.
ON the way to Trumbull, Berger
asked Haines about Mrs Hafnes then
in St. Vincent's hospital. Haines ex-
pressed the hope that she would die
as 'sshe is no good anyway Haines
then continued by saying that she had
not cooked dinner the night before
or any breakfast that morning.
Berger related to the justice the
fact that Mrs. Haines had told him
she had been assaulted by Haines and
that she wanted to have him arrested.
It was at the suggestion ef Berger
that the case was set for hearing on
the Monday of the killing.
Berger tried to prevail upon
Haines to go home that night but he
waited for a Bridgeport trolley, stat
ing he wanted to care for his horses.
Berger was at home Monday morn
ing He went to get .Haines' war !
rant and a subpoena for Mrs. Haines.
While at the Justices court he was
Uniformed of the killing. Witness
then told of visiting the scene, view |
ing the body and finding some shot |
in the living ROOM. He told of his |
disposition of evidence in the case |
and the manner in which it was kept |
He also submitted a, box of. II and 16 |
gauge shells which had been handed |
to him by the late Austin B. Bdake- |
man. constable OF Newtown, who had |