The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
ShcriffS Keep
Mrs. Mott AWAY
From ThcCuri0uS
Grand Jury Hears Testi-
mony in Murder Case
While Crowds of Wo-
men Gather Around to
Get a Look at the Ac-
cused Woman - Mrs.
Mott Meets Her Chill
dren.

Judge John J. Keeler completed
his charge. to the grand jury at
1875 this morning in the matter of
five people accused of murder, the
Elwood B. Wade and John B. john
ston, the accused in the murder of
George T. Mott on August 20 last
being first under consideration The
grand jury imm ediately. adjourned to
room rs and began the taking of
testimony.
The first witness summoned was
DR.. Garlick, Jr., medical examiner
who was soon followed by George E
Motifs chum, Ferguson. Detective
Frank Holbrook and Supt. of Police
Patrick J. Flanagan were among the
witnesses called.
hong before nine o'clock this
morning a crowd of people mostly
women, thronged the corridors of the
court house, clamored at the door OF
the court room for entrance and be-
ing denied this stood packed in deep
waiting for the possible opportunity
Of seeing the three principals in the
Mott murder case. Those who could
not make the court house lined the
opposite side of Golden Hill street
waiting for the arrival of the trio of
accused persons.
The noticeable feature of the
crowd was the great number OF
young women, many apparently not
yet out of their teens who sought in
vain sight of Mrs. Mott, or hoped
to hear some of what they thought
might be ''racy' testimony. Thanks
to the handling of the prisoners by
the sherriff's office the crowd of NOR.
bid curiosity seekers were disappointed
for long before the crowd was on
the job Mrs. Mott was safely es-
, conced in the Sheriff's office away
from the gaze of the mob. When time
came for her to go into the court
room she was taken through the
states attorneys office into the court
room and seated within the rail her
back to the spectators gallery. I'm
In1d1ately every seat was filled the
door was closed and despite their
opportunities no more were admitted.
In the sheriff's office there was an
| affectionate and heart breaking
| meeting between the accused woman
and her two children who were there
in charge of a friend. When Mrs
Mott and Wade and Johnston were
| taken into the grand jury room the
| children were kept in the sheriffs Of
| flee until they would be summoned
1 to tell what they know ayouy rY,o
| terrible affair which robbed them OF
| their father.
! Wade and Johnston with Leneve
and Mancine the other two men
| charged with murder were held in
| the cage under the close supervision
of deputies and were apparently the
| most unconcerned people in the court
| room. Johnston who wore dark
brown suit with light shirt and four
| in-hand spied some friend in the spec
tators, gallery and flirted gai1y dur
| ing most of the time Judge Kee1er
was delivering his charge to the grand
jury.
Wade for a time listened with some
interest to the reading of the charge
but when Mrs. Motifs attorney, Abe
GeduIdig, came in and sat by her and
she handed him a letter Wade trans
ferred his attention to her AS the
attorney read the letter Mrs. Mott
broke down and wept bitterly.
| Mrs Mott, who is quite good look
ing, was tastily dressed in a close fit
ting black velvet gown made plainly.
A black picture hat with flowing veil,
black silk stockings and black pumps
completed her costume. During the
session of the court she appeared al
most ready to collapse with the ner-
vous strain. She was brought into
court in charge of Deputy Frank Fas-
Senella.