New Britain herald., 1917-06-25
ALCORN Is uIkENED
 ID VON HlNDENBURG

Holden Criticizes Alleged Perse-
 cution in Gilligan Case
 LOCAL MAN A WITNESS Seth J. Ramsey Describes Illness of
 Franklin R. Andrews on Day He
 Died Had Never Seen Arsenic
 Around Home for Aged.
 Hartford. June 26.-The state oon- tinued today to weave into its case testimony which it claims supports its accusation against Mrs. Amy E. Arther-G r-Gilhgan of having caused the death by poison of Franklin R. An drews at Windsor, May 30, 191l. Testimony put in 90 far is to the ef- feet that Andrews up to the day of his death was apparently in normal good health and that he was con- tented and happy as an inmate of the Archer Home for Elderly People at Windsor, conducted by Mrs. Archer Gilligan. It was at the home he died. The cause of death as given in the death certificate was gastric ulcers. The certificate was signed by the medical examiner. Dr. Howard F. King. who was also attendant at the Archer home. Dr. King testified as to his reasons for reaching that con- clusion. The trial today entered on it's second week. K
 A witness put on was Seth J. Ram sey of New British. who testified to the effect that Andrews was ill in, his room on the morning of May 80, the night Nof which day he died.y Witness saw him i'll between 5 and ( a. m. as Andrewss sat on the bed. Later Andrews told him he was not much better. tss ss {4,s ss 1aM
 It had been previously testified that Andrews was in good health up till the time of his death. Ramsey said he ate. supper the night before with AndrewA There were six at the ta- ble. and each had his supper served individually. Mrs. Gilligan was in Andrews room at the time the lat- ter was i'll and the witness said he suggested that a doctor be sent for. N4C about the Archer home. He. had never seen rats there, or arsenic. al- though there were rat holes in tho chicken house. He was . roommate of Andrews
 A letter and post card were of- fered as evidence by the states at- torney. The card wass swritken on March g. 1915. 4Yd fAd1est1d MT. Alcorn to call at tho home at his con- venience. It stated that there were at the home eleven persons between 80 to 103 years odd. The letter was written on March 10. 1915. In 1t Mrs. Gilligan complained bitterly of being accused of a .sbaseless thing" 1t was added: we never have taken person under contract where the chances were not against us.'' She also asserted her innocence of charges
 made against her. She said further that Andrews death was anything but sudden as he came to the home hard ly able to walk. and with a, mass of boil.s T knew he would give his life before any misrepresentation would be permitted about the home,' = she said. Lorin B. Gowdy. husband of Alice Gowdy, who died on December |. 1914, was the next witness. The state's attorney inquired as to the in- cident when he went to the home to look the place over for himself and wife in January, 1914. Counsel for the defense objected and ths jury was excused while the matter was argued. MT. Holden claimed that the incident had nothing to do with the case. Mir. Alcorn said he intended to show that tho r,droma doo }nfa~- tioned. deliberately premeditated act the witness that MT. Gowdy went to the home and talked over the matter of his entrance and decided that he would like the room Andrews had and that Mrs Gilligan said she ''could fix it." Later she wrote a letter saying that his coming would have to be delayed short while; that Andrews died on the 30th and the next day he received word that he could have the Andrews room.
 ments were susceptible to legitimate drews had no contract for life use of
 the room. that Mrs. Gilligan could switch inmates about. He further
 said that he was convniced that 1t was a persecution of Mrs. Gilligan and 1 if the states attorney would turn the same amount of spite against the ! state police as he had against Mrs Gilligan people would not read of von
 IIindenburg's doings but of this case. The court took the objections un- l der consideration during the noon re- ] cess
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