New Britain herald., 1922-10-04
FIND W. M. GREASY
 GUILTY OF MURDER
Kentucky Mechanic Shot Edith
 LaYOy, Jury Decides

Mineola, Oct 4-William M. Greasy was convicted Of the murder of Edith lavoy last night by q jury in the county court, The Kentucky mechan- lc, who was accused Of shooting the Freeport school teacher who spurned his attentions and whose body was found in the living room Of her board ing house on North Main street, Free port, on June 23, last, heard his doom sealed by the jury without the twitch of a muscle, He walked with a brisk gait to the bar to have his pedigree taken after the verdict was made known. He answered the questions asked him calmly and precisely.
 Greasy said that he was not mar ried, a steel car builder and 31, born at Charlottesville Va and lived at Nellevue Ky. His father and sister were near him when the jury came into court and seated on the other side of the crowded court room were MT, and Mrs. Lavoy and their daugh- ter Eva. Creasy's sister threw her arms about her brothers neck just before he was led away to the jail, and his father shook his hand and spoke words of encouragement
 Verdict Returned at 0:5O F. NJ.
 The verdict of murder in the first .agree was returned by the jury at $50 o'clock. The jury retired at 7:15 c"lock and began it's deliberations in room where were collected hundreds of letters written by or to the slain school teacher, blood d-stained pillow and the weapon with which the evid- ence indicated she was killed
 When counsel for Greasy asked for a poll of the jury each answered
 guilty" Judge Smith remanded Greasy for sentence on Oct. '.
 In dismissing the jury Judge Smith thanked them for the attentiveness with which they had listened to the testimony throughout the extended trial and for the fair spirit in which they had waded through the mass of testimony. When the prisoner was led away to his cell his counsel an nounced that an appeal would be taken for Greasy, inasmuch as Judge Smith refused to entertain a motion for a new trial
 
 crowded with many of the same per sons who have attended sessions of the trial There was a large repre- sentaEon of women. and all were were highly agitated when the word was brought that the jury was filing into the court room. The court warned those present that he would tolerate no demonstration when the verdict was announced.
 Any person in the court room who feels that he or she cannot control his said Judge Smith.
 Among the last witness for the defense, called by Henry A. Uterhart counsel for Greasy, was the young mans father, James A. Greasy. He said that the accused was one of twelve children. all living.
 Said Case Hinged On Letter
 Mir Uterhart took three and halfl hours in summing up. He sai7 that the answer to the whole case was a | srecial delivery letter dated May l2, 1922. sent by Miss Lavoy to Greasy. H said the letter was sent to Greasy 3lIeT the ldlIeT ndQ lQloTIleu MISS Lavoy that he no longer cared for her, and he argued that the letter was proof of his contention hat Miss Lavoy did not reject Greasy and in that way furnish a motive for the crme of which Greasy was accused.
 District Attorney Weeks described Greasy as "a coward who sneaked te- hind an innocent girl and whil2 she was unaware of his purpose, shot her to death" He then undertook to an- sWer MT, Lterhart's contention that there was no moi 9 for Greasy To kill the school teacher, saying:
 T will answer that He came here | to ruin her, but thank God. he failed"
 Edith E. Lavoy, 92, was shot to death in the sitting room in the house where she boarded at 156 North Main street, Freeport on the evening of June 23, William NJ Greasy, who had | but recently come to visit her from