New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
Murder Story
l)f Mrs. Mott
Given to Jury
s,.,en,sns Accused Woman
Made to Police, ON Day
After Death Is Intro
duced Over Objections
ranner ON Eve of Crime
s,~,,r;se Witnesses Tell
af Meeting of Wade
and she Wife at Hotel
-, r,t.rnf..h tn The Tribarc

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sprnCEPORT, Conn, May 27.--Mrs
,,s.l gutchins Nett dined with Elwood
wsse hy appointment at the Hotel
s,.s.seId the night before the murder
,s- husband. George E. Mott, it was
,.,rvht cut at to-day's session of court
s.5s .5 was waiting for her in che dining
~ when she arrived at the hotel
!. rompany with her little daughter
c,h For an hour they talked, and
IN departed together.
This evidence was introduced by two
..;,sys surprise witnesses for the
.,,s late to-day. Alexander Wundt
:. ~ the witnesses, testified that Mrs
Vt ~ said jokingly as she departed:
~ Mr.. Wade comes in here with
,,y one else you let me know"
Mrs. Mott Near Collapse
7. was necessary fer Mrs. Mott tc
.,ts medicine at this afternoons ses-
an Of court to quiet her nerves. AL
5s~ she seemed to be on the verge of 8
~ ..a1nIets breakdown. She was crying
rssp she stumbled into the courtroom
& though dazed this morning, she
ned frequently throughout the day
.s5 st times she tremhled violently. A
..ssss Of ten minutes was taken this
.itsrueon to permit her 20 recover
ssr conposure when particularly har-
,sg;ng testimony had been given.
The testimony which shook Mrs
yott's nerve was that of fifteen-year-
il Pauline Bopko. VINO lived next door
,ad who told of seeing Mrs. Mott en-
ased With 8 basin and towel, appar-
.a.ly cleaning up something in the Mott
,usrYmeut Just after the murder.
Counsel for Mrs. Mott fought without
uceess against the admission in evi.
jsucs Of a statement made to the po-
lac By Mrs. Mott following her arrest
Mrs. Motifs Statement
The complete statement as made to
es police the day after the murder
.pauws:
ane up Sunday morning, August %
ls!0, about o'clock and they left two
essrts of milk, and they said: They
Vii think we are bringing in milk.
lien they went in the hall and crept
% the stairs and hit him (Nott).
George was IN the bedroom and he
iallered TO me. / couldn't go. / was
slssding where Mott hit me. Their
George ran down the stairs and 'hol,
IGsf to help him, and I said 4 can't,
lsd be 'hollored' TO Ruth and she said
Papa, can't come; don't holler.' Then
lie 'hollered' again to help him.
Z said George, I can't come dowr
nd wasn't TO blame
he said 4 know you wasn't, Brownie
said would get him, but he got me
snt'
'Thea went In the bedroom with
sgth and 'SoHnie' because they were
scared.
"Thsn he (Elwood) said "stay in
hare, we'll FIX everything. You won't
a.sd TO know anything and he did.
Coming with Truck
he said, I will be here tonight
Tth my truck and take him out. Yor
I'll them up there, if they come after
ru, ! took your trunk to Dollie's Of
tas depot. l will take mine and put
i in one truck and bring it to Dol
Les and have another truck and yor
Esnt need to know where he goes. and
don't,
q did not see them hit him or shoot
lin, but saw my husbands head all
iqsned open and I had to get away
Mter the hitting in the bedroom up
AaIfs, the boy (Johnston) ran down
sne ran out and left his axe that he
Aa On the ice chest. | heard the re
'oiTer I've, shots after the boy ran out.
Llwood told me to go in there, in
sse bedroom, that he would fix every.
!alng up, and / went in and stayed
u there. He sat in the parlor anc
! asked him would he please go and
% went. saw Elwood walking back
iad forth from the kitchen to the hall
ga ne said, Keep the children in
mere; don't let them out l didn't &c
trough there at all until Mr.. Ferguson
sxne and asked me TO come to the
cooF, and went down and looked
around: The place was all cleaned up
b Mrs. Ethel NJ. Mott, do voluntar.
Y make the foregoing statemen nts
nthous auy threats or promises, but
ssslesiy OF my Own free will and sat
ifsction.
~(Signed) ETHEL II. MOTIF
D..