New Britain herald., 1917-10-26

! Hotel Nelson given by the New Britain
Jews for the Jewish men in the SER
vice. Mrs. Tobin wept and cried be-
| cause she could not be with Wise that
night, the statement said, and finally
the young soldier advised her to call
him at the hotel on the telephone
about 1890 o'clock when he would
come out and see her. She did as re-
quested and Chuck" Connors brought
him the message. after which he made
a short speech to the banqueters,
thanked them for their hospitality. ac-
cepted a little present which all tho
soldiers received, and left to meet Mrs.
Tobin. They went to Walnut Hill park
where they remained for some time
and then, by devious streets walked
to Pearl street where they stopped In
the doorway Of the Corbin Cabinet
Lock factory. Although the prison.
er said he had not noticed anything
strange, he declared that during their
walk from the park Mrs.. Tobin had
professed to be frightened because,
she said, she had seen a man three
times who was apparently following
them. Wise laughed at these fears.
The accused said that Mrs. Tobin WAC
standing in the doorway facing him,
| and he stood with his back to the
sidewalk when they heard a very noisy
! automobile come up Maple street and
stop. The next thing he knew, the
statement says, man struck him
| down from in back, calling him q bad
name. and proceeded to take his razor
| from his pocket. He bent down and
cut Wise. Mrs. Tobin screamed and
ran and the man ran after her. He
then came back, put the razor in
Wise's hand, kicked him and started
to go. only to bend down, take the
razor and cut him again. Wise adj
mitted that he did not put up any
struggle as tho attack was so sudden
and later, whom the man took the raz-
or. he was too dazed. He said the
man had a big overcoat turned up
around his ears and q cap pulled down
over his eyes. He could not identify
the man and would never be able to
unless he heard him talk, Wise said.
To questions from Prosecutor Klett
Wise said the man was not Tobin.
Mentions Jack Kramer.
Throughout the questioning Wise
maintained that he had nothing to do
with the cutting and when asked If
he had any enemies he mentioned the |
name of Jack Kramer who had |
threatened to "get him" and to "cut |
lions with Kramer, Of how he paid all |
the bills when Kramer was sick and of |
the latter's ungratefullness. Finally,
Wise, said, he went to see Kramer in
New Haven and, becoming angered,
he beat him and took some money
from him. 1t was after this that Kra-
mer made the threats to "get'' Wise,
the statement said. Furthermore, Wise
told OF Kramer trying to lure him
from tho Kilby House in Kensington
into an automobile in which he had
his own gang of gunner. Finally
however, Wise, In this statement, de-
clared that the stranger who attacked
him and Mrs. Tcbin was not Kramer.
Yesterdays hearing concluded with
the reading Of the statement
Sees Cripple in Park.
Today's proceedings opened with
Banforth still on the stand
with Attorney A A. Greenberg con-
Quoting the REORGANIZATION. The
witness insisted that Wise was not
suffering and was normal
expressing a perfect willingness. to
give his version of the cutting. The
witness said he made no reference to
Mrs Tobin when talking to Wise and
denied telling Wise the woman was
doing well.
Policeman John Leibler took tho {
stand and testified that on the night t
of September 1S and 10 he was doing {
duty at Walnut Hill park and there t
saw Wise and Mrs. Tobin sitting in
the darkness on a bench. The po-
liceman asked Wise for his pass from ,
Fort Slocum and it was produced. the ]
same being offered in court by the ;
states attorney. Leibler told of hav-
ing a short conversation with Wise {
and was told that he was going back s
to the fort on the following day. At
II o'clock, the officer said, he warned
Wise and the girl to leave the park
and he did not see them again.
Attorney Forward cross-examined
the policeman, who said that the
bench occupied by the couple was
about 500 yards from West Main
street, on the side hill and we'll shell
tered by bushes.
Kramer Takes Stand.
Jack Kramer, mentioned by Wise
in his statement to the police as his \
only enemy and the man who had
often threatened to "cut" him and
to get him, was called to the stand.
Kramer said he met Wise three years
ago in New York where the latter
sold mems furnishings. Referring to
Wise's statement duplicating Kramer
in threatening to have wise all cut
up" the witness denied ever having
threatened Wise and also said he was
not in New Britain on the night of
the murder.
Abraham Ziff, a salesman, said he
was never acquainted with Wise, but
knew him by sight when he worked
in tho O. K. restaurant in Hartford
Tiff denied ever speaking to Wise and
also ever threatening to "cut'' him. Tiff
denied Wise's statement that he &C