The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-31
FERGUSON TELLS
 GRUESOME STORY

CContinued from Page one.) l ing was the greatest since the selec- | ton of the jury commenced a week ago. The occasional spectator who got through the line of deputy sheriffs
 was enough to almost fill the gallery | before the court opened. l Judge William M Maltbie did not
 arrive from Hartford until 10:25- It
 was 1O:3s when court opened. | The jury was asked to retire until | the method of submitting the tran l script was agreed to by the defense. i A picture of Mott was introduced
 when Ferguson first took the stand. i It was later shown the jury. Ferguson described his leaving of Mott at 4 a.
 m. on the day of the murder. They parted at East Main street and Bos- ton avenue.
 Later, about II a. m- having been lives next door, he visited the Mott house. Mrs. Mott met him at the door, and admitted him to the house. He noticed nothing wrong, and visited all parts of the premises except the cellar. At o'clock he returned. This time Ruth Mott took him through the cellar and he looked under the porch. The Mott boy, George, Jr., told him his father had gone away. to- wards Boston avenue, about 8 o'clock in the morning. Mrs. Mott asked him to keep Mott down town if he saw him because ''She was afraid of him, y Ferguson testified. He stopped at the house again at 10 o'clock in the evening and was informed by Mrs. Mott that her husband had not re- turned as yet.
 At the conclusion of Fergusons testimony, the State and defense agreed upon the admission of a tarn- script of Mrs. Nott's testimony at the tria of Elwood Wade. The transcript covered in detail every word and utterance of the woman during her time on the witness stand, and took fully 5 minutes for States Attorney Cummings to read.
 Her testimnoy, as shown in the transcript, was a repetition of her ac- tiOns and conversations on the day of the crime. At one time, both at torneys for the defense objected to Attorney Cummings oratorical deliv- cry of the testimony to the jury.
 You are supposed to read that transcript DeForest informed Cum mings. You are entirely too dra- matic."
 T am and will read it slowly, calm ly and properly" was the immediate retort of the site attorney.
 He continued and finished without interruption.
 Several salient features were brought out in the transcript that are reported will constitute the basis of the defense of Mrs. Mott.
 In her testimony, she cliamed to have attempt to stop Wade from mounting the stairs and assaulting her husband asleep in the bedroom above. While she was trying to per suade him. the doorbell rang and she went below where a newsboy stood with the Sunday paper. As she was mounting the stairs to the second floor, Johnston passed her on d run, and she heard shot and sounds of a scuffle above.
 She later saw Wade and Mott com ing down the stairs. her husband in front and Wade in the rear striking him over the head with an iron pipe She claimed she tried to separate them, and was struck on the heaa with the pipe by Wade, a blow that was meant for Mott.
 She disclaimed all knowledge of the knife that was used. and emphati- CaIly stated that she had seen nothing of it until Wade entered her bed room after the crime when he had it in his hand.
 All during the reading of the tran script, Mrs, Mott was weeping. At the mention of her introduction to Wade by Mary Seery Wade she bowed her head, and cried bittery.
 When Attorney Cummings finished reading the transcript at 12:20, Judge Maltbie ordered a short recess.
 For the second time during the session the proceedings were ! temporarily halted when a lusty jazz