New Britain herald., 1917-07-06
Lawyer for Defense Wants to Know What 1mpelled Governor to Institute Gilli- gan Home Probe.
EGAN SAID ORDER
 CAME FROM CAPITOL

CAME FROM CAPITOL Judge Green Denies Lawyers Right to Enter on Records Death Certif1- cates of Every Person Who Died at Windsor Institution-Town Clerk Refuses to Allow Documents to Leave His Possession.
 Hartford, July 6.-The defense to- day began presentation of its case in the trial of Mrs. Amy B. Archer Gill; ligan for the alleged murder of Franklin R. Andrews by poison. In- terest in the proceeding turned large ly to the probable appearance on the stand of the accused to tell her story some time before the defense rests, and the testimony which the experts associated with the defense, Dr.. Otto Schultz, New York toxico1ogist. and Prof. Stanley Benedict, a chemist of Cornell university, will give as to poison found in the Andrews body and its relation to death as conn pared with the testimony of the states medical witnesses
 MT. Holden. of counsel for Mrs. Gilligan, during the forenoon told Mrl Alcorn, the states attorney, that he intended to call Governor Holc0mb as witness. He said:
 T am going to put the governor on the stand td testify to the power and
 
 a complaint" This had reference to testimony by Superintendent Egan of the state police to the effect that he began an inquiry into conditions at the Archer Home upon request of the governor.
 The defense called Sheriff Dewey as its first witness. He told of re- ceiving Mrs. Gilligan at the jail on May 8, 1916. MT. Holden asked what doctors had been called to attend her. MT Alcorn objected. MT. Holden said he did not intend to claim insanity by this evidence, but as Lizzie Sullivan, a jail inmate, has testified to an al-, legged confession by Mrs. .Gilligan, he wanted to show that at that time the woman was in such mental state that she was practically insane. The objections were withdrawn. The sheriff said that Mrs. Gilligan was observed by Dr. Whitef1eld N. Thomp- son of the Hartford Retreat Dr. Charles Fisher of Middletown and pr. Max Mailhouse of New Haven. e The sheriff was asked if he had had trouble with Mrs. Gilligan and he said he had trouble more or less all the time, qualifying his statement. however, by saying GOT annoyances." Ar thur Emmet, the jail physician, had treated Mrs. Gilligan when she needed attention.
 Town Clerk George G. Maud of Windsor offered in evidence the cer- tifcate of the death of Jane R. Heald, who died May 3, 1908. It was signed by pr. H. F. King.
 When MT. Alcorn objected MT. Hol- den said he proposed to show the record of the death of every person who had died in the home and to in- troduce letters of relatives of persons who had died indicating that they be- lieyed the home had been well con- ducted and that it was open to visi- tors at all times He said that three inmates died last week.
 Would E,xhume All Bodies.
 MT. Alcorn said that if MT. Holden ! would go a step further and exhume each body and deterimne the cause of death he would not object to the record.
 MT. Holden replied: Tt would be Q good thing to dig up the bodies Ii we could find any that were not em- balmed by Frank Smith. .-!
 An argument following during which MT. Holden said he proposed to show the hostile attitude of neigh. bors and that rumors were floating about He said that Superintendent Egan had testified he started an ln- auiry by direction of the governor and he intended to put the governor on the stand.
 Judge Greene would not allow in troduction of records of all deaths 1T the home but did allow him to put 1T the records of persons who died ane whose names had been mentioned 1T letters written by Andrews. Judge Greene again told the jury that there was nothing in the Andrews letter to indicate that deaths of persons mentioned therein had been from other than natural cause.
 The original death certificate O. Andrews was offered by Town C1erl Maud. This gave cause of death al 6astric ulcers and was signed by Dr King. The court asked MT. Holder if he thought a death certificate wa prima facie evidence of the cause Q death Mr. Holden said 1t was { public record and purported to giy the truth. Certificates of the death of Alice Gowdy and Charles A. Shitt were put in. Mr Maud did not wan tO leave the certificates and MT Holden noted to the jury that thu handwriting of the embalmer on tn, Charles A Smith certificate was un iJyo