New Britain herald., 1917-07-11
DEFENSE CONCLUDES
 IN GILLIGAN TRIAL
Two Witnesses Contradict Tesd- mony of Undertaker's Assistant
STOMACH NOT PUNCTURED

. Handy Man at Funeral Directors Es-
 tabIishment Denies Going to Archer
 Homo for Body With Shea, as Lat
 ter Had Testified.
 Hartford, July 11.-"The defense rests" said Benedict Holden, senior counsel for Mrs. Amy E. Archer-Gil- ligan, when Judge Greene took the bench for resumption of the trial to- day.
 States Attorney Alcorn began put ting on evidence in rebuttal. Captain Robert T. Hurley of the state police explained that poison crystals found in an envelope at the Archer Home were put in telegraph company's envelope and labelled by himself. He was asked if he had heard the testimony of Eugene J. Shea, the un- dertaker's assistant, to the effect that in embalming the body of Franklin R. Andrews he had punctured vari- ous organs in the body including the stomach.
 "Did you see the stomach of An drews?' asked MT. Alcorn.
 ''I did," was the reply
 Whether or not it was punc- tured?"
 Ut was not,' said Hurley.
 A bottle of brown liquid being shown, Hurley said he had taken it from a closet at the Archer Home, and left it with Dr. Wolff for analysis. This testimony was to rebut testl- mony of Charles Robinson that Mrs. Gilligan used this bottle and fluid in the killing of bugs. MT. Holden re- marked that the liquid was tonic. Captain Hurley said he did not claim it was a. poison. The bottle was taken by Rowe Wheeler, another state officer.
 Patrick J.. Cavanaugh, druggist in Hartford, testified to seeing Frank F. Smith. the undertaken. at the Cavanaugh dinner table on Memorial Day, 1914. The Smith family were at the shore. Smith told him what he had been doing that forenoon.
 Thomas F. Smith saw undertaken Smith in his rooms on May 31 and with him was Shea. The undertaken was embalming the body of Andrews and arguing with Shea. for not hav- ing done this the night before when the body came in. Witness on cross examination said he moved a body from the chapel of St. Mary's Home the night before.
 Did Not Accompany Shea. James Hines, a handy man at the Smith undertaking rooms, said he i~1 oo11 To Io | never went with Shea to the Archer 1 testified.
 Dr. Wolfe was recalled to rebut the testimony of the experts for the de- fense. He illustrated to the jury how he detected the poison crystals. He also told of taking a photograph of 1 the stomach contents This testimony led to an objection by MT. Holden and MT. Alcorn said he was ready to take 1 the jury to pr. Wolff's studio in order that it might see Dr. Wolff make a photograph MT. Holden claimed that in the materials sub- mitted to the defense for an analysis l there were no stomach contents, and he objected to the evidence. Judge l Greene thought the evidence proper 1 and remarked that it seemed a pity tC l take up the time to go into this phase 1 MT. Alcorn withdrew Dr. Wolff al i though the latter protested he de l sired to make an explanation. MT Alcorn said he could not do it then. l Dr. Victor c. Vaughan was put or to rebut the claim of the defence that 23 grains of the poison could not possibly have been put in the stom l ach as it was impossible for a persor | to take that amount. Dr, Vaughan began to cite cases and authorities even wherein 300 grains and an ounce l had been taken. MT. Holden ob jected to this unless suicide ease! were eliminted.
 Dr. Vaughan continued to give | evidence along this line and MT Holden had an objection noted. In the trial today Mrs. Gilliga1 showed much animation. She tool
 part in conference of her lawyer
 and followed the questions closely
 The case is expected to be in thu
 hands of the jury tomorrow. The de
 fense offered no rebuttal.
 States Attorney Alcorn then mad 1 his opening argument for the state.
 At its conclusion recess was take1
 until afternoon when Benedict Holder
 spoke for the defense. The closing
 argument for the state was to follow ! Adjournment, it was expected, would 1 be then taken up until tomorrow whe1
 Judge Greene will charge the jury ant l deliver the case to it.