New Britain herald., 1922-07-14
KLUXEN ON STAND,
 DENIES ACCUSATION
15 Year Old Prisoner Is Calm
 When Chilled

inutiliation of his eleven-yea olL playmate, Janet Lawrence, last Oc tober, took the stand yesterday. Ht told his story in quiet, even tones. and seemed 10 make a favorable impres. sion on the jury.
 He was preceded by his father and mother whose evident nervousness contrasted with hls own confidence Between sohs his mother said heI ffteen-year- son was innocent and told of his youthful games with his pet rabbit, Brownie, on the afternoon of the murder. The spectators in the court room openly showed their sympathy with the mother as she be- trsyed the strain she suffered
 The father, looking tired and more like a brother of the accused boy than his father, kept his emotion under better control. but his agitation was apparent. as he turned his eyes steadily on the floor and refused to look at his son throughout the testi- '1ony.
 Boy Calm on Stand. :.
 The defense, which was continued throughout the day, followed two main lines Elmer King, counsel for Kluxen, tried to establish the boys actions on the day of the murder by his own testimony, that of his pa rents and two neighbors and to bring out evidence duplicating Frank Jan carek. who has been tried for and acquitted of the murder.
 Of the first group of witnesses, the kluxen boy proved the most convinc- ing by his quick, concise answers 10 every question. The faces Of the jlrymcn, which were inscruta ole as the lad entered the witness stand. showed by their change the force of his straightforward story Answer ing the questions of his counsel. he told of a pony ride on the day of the murder with a neighbor. Alma Neil son, and of returning to his house.
 T walked with Alma through the woods to a point near Fairview. av- enue," ne continued, There I stor- ped and dug bullet out of tree after which Alma went home. Then rln back along the path about fifty feet to a spot where 1t bends.
 Offers to Illustrate.
 With astonishing assurance tle boy paused and picking up a pointer. ask ed the jury: Shall I show you on the nlap?"
 He next told of his chase for his rabbit with his dog and of taking a lrink of water at the pump Then. he said, he had supper, helped his cousins with their arithmetic and carried the | supper dis1es to the kitchen for his | neither
 Father came home about 73o," he :aid. and told us that Janet Law 'cnce was lost I went with father Q the door and there we met Walter Schultz, who announced that Janet lad been found with her throat cut started out with father, when moth IT asked me not 10 leave her A few minutes later Paul Jameson appeared md took me to the Prosecutor in 3arton's greenhouse"
 Chilled by Prosecutor.
 How long did he question you?" sked King
 oh anywhere from half an hour D m hour" Did you kill Jaret Lavrence?" Without hesitation, and looking traght at the attorney, young klux- n replied: NO, sir" "Did you say to her one day, I'll et you yet ?" "No. sir" Did you ever make threat against anet?" "No, sir" "Did you have any animosity gainst the girl'" interrupted one of he jurors No, sir "Did you two play together?" "Once in 3 while One time we ent skating together" Did you see Janet Lawrence any me the day she was murdered ?" lstice Parker asked at this point
 For the last time the youth calmly nswercd, No sir Under cross examination Franci anied he had ever been expelled 'om school or that he had been in E is fathers woods. except directly fter the pony ride, on the afternoon the murder.
 The questions of Prosecutor Harri- )n were especially searching, as he jed to make the boy admit he had cen near the spct where the body : as found. but Francis had no diff ( 'llty In answering each one prompt ] :. He denied also the testimony z iven yesterday by two laborers that q had been seen with the Lawrence irl in the bushes on several ocoas- g ons and that she had screamed Let me go' Let me eo,"
 T didn't know her very we'll" he splained wed just Hello when we ret and that is about all.'
 In her testimony, preceding her on's. Mrs, Kluxen explained the aims found on his clothes were grape aims She was corroborated by an mploye of the Kluxen winery. Both lother and son agreed that if was she .ho suggested that he change his othes.
 While she was on the stand, the rown spaniel with which the boy aimed to have played about the me of the murder was brought into le courtroom by his father and 1ovn to the jury
 Two pretty bobbed haired play lates of Kluxen backed up his story f his movements during the after oon
 Jancarek's Name Brought in. The effort of the defense to prove