New Britain herald., 1921-10-14

lA,mber and as each human had two there must have been three bodies in the coffin unearthed in the Haddam bury1ng ground. Judge Carlson for Schutte asked the doctor whether a shotgun fired close to the body would produce a flow of blood. The wit ness said it would if a large blood vessel was ruptured,
 Amos Dickerman, expert, was re- called and described an experiment he made last night by firing a bullet from .S8 calibre rifle through a piece of beef.
 Other Witnesses Testify.
 The state closed and MT. Carlson resumed the defense recalling George w. Paramalee who testified that he did not see any blood near the bodies when he removed them from the ruins of the Ball shack
 George W. Swan, employed by a Middletown undertaken who had tes- tined for the state, was called by the defense and said he did not see any blood when he removed the bodies
 Isaac Hubbard who lived in Smaller vllle at the time said he saw a bright light that night but did not know. what it was
 Robert, w. Bridgman, former state police lieutenant was put on by the state and said he was assisting the defense In making an investigation. He said he talked with Julius Schutte Tn the presence of MT. Carlson and others last July, and at that time he said he did not fire at Jacob Ball. In his testimony Julius said he fired twice at Jacob when the latter raised a revolver and aimed at the elder Schutte.
 QuarreIs With Son.
 Emil Schutte was called to the stand at 11:40. He testified that he had lived in New Jersey and Kill ingworth before coming to Haddam. He had been a constable in Haddan1 many years. He was asked by Judge Carlson as to a quarrel he had had about four months after the fire. He said that Julius picked the quarrel and then left and did not come back until October of 1916. He said that Mrs. Schutte and himself fixed up the best room in the house for Julius to use when he came home on a fur tough from the navy. He made eff forts to get Julius out of the navy and then Julius wrote a letter saying The had been kicked out.' Julius had borrowed $500 of him before he got out of the navy and after he got out he came with another fellow and demanded $2,000 to be used in the "moonshine' business.
 Shot Fired at Him.
 Last May the witness said he had a quarrel with his wife over piece of property. He had no weapon in his hand but a shot was fired at him. He thought it was Walter Schutte who fired it. He told Walter to get out of the house. Schutte said he had been in jail since then as he was arrested as result of the quarrel. Schutte said in answer to a qucs- ton that so far as he could femeil- be- he was at home the night of she
 fire. sSchutte denied that he had at any time any quarrel with Ball over property He said he recalled a con- versati tienfs he had had with Captain Hurley while in jail which, he said thAsstates policeman had accused him of various crimes. Captain Hurley tife ti=s VI V wftnrss testified had said: Ehlls of Hufaey'e Talk. s !sEiippnse all these crimes ats we're true. What do you think you ought to- set?" schutte said he replied:
 '.If all are true I ought to get a thousand years.''
 Schutte said his feeling towards his son Walter despite the latter's bitterness toward him was friendly and fatherly.
 Judge Carlson asked Schutte if any part of the story told by Julius was true, and Schutte replied mo sir'.e He said he had never told any one that he could not sell some property while the Balls were alive. As to the letter he had written to Julius he said the point he had in mind was that Julius should get out as he had "disgraced the fanily.'' Schutte said he had talk with his son William over German marks | which he had William came to the jail and said he could only find 1S5,- 900 marks Schutte had said there
 were 325,o00 marks. William came
 back later and said he had found an
 other 100000 marks. Schutte said
 he asked William:
 'Is it not enough to send youl
 father to jail without robbing him ? |