The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
MRS.. MOTT CALLS ROONEY LIAR, AND
 THEN COLLAPSES

entered the kitchen. There Wade gave him a hatchet, and Rooney had just made the statement that Mrs. Nott was in the room. when the woman gave vent to her dramatic out burst.
 The proceedings were temporarily halted while the accused woman was rushed from the room to the sheriff 8 office where she was quieted and al lowed to regain her composure.
 On her return, she leaned heavily against her guardian. Mrs. HaIl and during the remainder of the afternoon rested her head against the matron'S shoulder continually. Rooney re- turned to the stand and continued his testimony.
 He told of receiving the hatchet from Wade and going to his post near the bottom of the front stairs where he com nmanded the front en- trance to the house and where he remained from about o'clock until 12:3O when Mrs. Mott came down and awakened him, saying that she didn't think her husband would come home.
 He returned the neXtd ay when an elderly woman in black was in the house, but after a conversation with Wade he laid down the hatchet he again had in his hand and left the house.
 On examination by the de- fense, Attorney Shannon tried to gain the admittance from Rooney that during the past 20 years he had not worked steadily at one job for three months. The witness would not ad- init this, however, and gave two spe- cific instances.
 The defense severely questioned the witness because of his failure to testify at the Wade trial to having been of his introduction to Mrs. Mott at the Golden Hill street meeting. Rooney would say little beyond the statement that he must have for gotten it," although he admitted he had told the incident to the states at torney.
 And do you mean to say that the states attorney allowed you to for get such an important incident while you were on the stand,'' asked MT. shannon.
 T don't know. I guess so," was the indifferent reply.
 A short recess was ordered by the court, at the conclusion of which Mrs. Eliza A. Wade, mother of EIwood Wade, was led into the room by At witness stand.
 You are the mother of Elwood B. Wade?" she was asked.
 "I was,' she distinctly and clearly answered.
 Your son, Elwood, died on May 2o."
 He did"
 What was his age7"
 He was twenty-three the seventh of November
 While he was in jail you visited him %
 I did, every Wednesday,"
 Did you ever see Mrs. Mott while she was in jai1?'
 Yes, once or twice as I passed her cell on my way to Elwood-'
 Did you ever see any letters writ ten by Mrs. Mott to your son?''
 q did.''
 At this point she was shown a bun dle of letters, post cards and news paper clippings all enclosed in en- VelopeS which she idenified as hay ing been given her by her son.
 It was suggested by the court that after court to save time, but the de- fense objected. and made necessary the tedious routine of opening and of fering separately each enclosure The procedure occupied nearly an hours time
 When the entire $ letters had been opened. and the majority identified, it lacked but a few minutes of being five o'clock, the hour of closing court
 Attorney Cummings announced to the court that he had a. very impor- tant witness who had been greatly in- convenienced in coming to court, and he would like to put the witness -pn the sand that afternoon. He was of the opinion that fully an hour would be needed to hear the testimony of the witness.
 Judge Maltbie decided it best to wait until today, however, and Cum mings accepted the suggestion. Court then adjourned until this morning