The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-10
Made Liquor for
 Friends, Letter Says


 Pittsfield at 6:21, and reaches the Grand Central station at New York city at 11:27 a. m.
 The letter which attempts to inn peach the testimony of Julius Schutte, son of the condemned man, and on which the state depended almost com- pletetly in claiming a conviction, is as follows:
 "To whom it may concern:
 This confession of blackmail is to prevent the murder of an innocent man by the governor of Connecticut.
 Made Booze for Friends.
 We made moonshine whiskey near Shailerville for a few friends. Law yers told us it was not unlawful be- cause Connecticut refuses to enforce prohibition. Julius Schutte wanted to join us for the big money in it. We needed S2,50O to make it a sue cess. He said he could get it from his old man. If he did not come across we would frame him with the aid of Chief Hurley, by first ac- cusing him of some trivial offense If that did not, fetch the money we would next accuse him of killing his hired man and if that failed we would accuse him of killing the Ball fam ily-father, mother and boy.
 "We asked Julius what evidence we could use to frighten his father. He said there was none except his statement. His faEnily was sore and tired of his tight wad habit. They wanted pleasure and his money would bring it.
 All About Killings.
 Julius told us he alone knew about the killings, he alone shot the boy, as he testified and he also shot the fath- CT and mother using both rifle and shotgun, after setting fire to their shack in the night with kindlings he had brought to nearby field. The fire was to destroy all evidence.
 "We intended to make this confes- sion at the trial but got afraid of lawyers, judges and jury. If guar anteed protection from punishment Wa will testify in full and prove just what Julius told us for 1t is bad law that will hang a man on false test&- mony of a murderer who wants his father killed. It puts a premium on murder for a, son to swear away his faher's life with a lie for money after six years silence.
 (S:gnad)
 JOHN DOUGH BOYS" Written In Pencil. The letter in written in pencil with few misspellings and seems to be from two persons, John and Dough, although the signature IS difficult to decipher. Thsa early investigation of the Schutte crime disclosed rumors of moonshine making and another point sn which the letter writer shows close familiarity with the investiga- ton is the mention of the trivial ofense. inasmuch as schutte was originally arrested for assaulting his wife, whom he cha4-d across the fields, firing a. revolver at her. Later. the mysterious disappearance of the hired man." Dennis La Due, was in- vestigated and then an indictment returned to the Ball murders, after Julius had testified before the grand jury in MiddLstown.
 Julius was never arrested in the | case. although he testified at the trial of his father that he accompanied d of the Ball family is alleged to have occurred
 Counsel for Schutte claim that since SChutte's reconciliation with his wife, Mrs. schutte might take the with ess stand and refuue important portions | of Julius story, but whether the new testimony of the defense in any way fits in with the letter turned over to | the state officials today has net been made known.
 Counsel With Governor, Hartford, July 1o-Judge Daniel J Donahoe and Attorney Gustaf B 1 Carlson, counsel for Emil Schutte, the 1 former Haddam storekeeper and con- | stable, whose execution is set for July | 20. were closeted with Gov. Everett J | Lake this noon in an attempt to in- prieve to the accused man on the | ground that newly discovered evi- | dence warranted the petition for g | new trial for the accused, which has l already been filed,
 The governor also had before him | the so-called "confession letter. from | a New York newspaper. which had l been turned over to him and whict had a bearing on the case. It was announced from the governors office that he had reserved his decision fo.
 the present on the application for q 1 second reprieve, but 1t was the gen.
 eral impression that the decision would be forthcoming soon and that il | would be favorable to the accused Governor Lake had no comment | concerning the confession letter. or n ee1 | for Schutte also declined to comment | on the latest development in the case pending their conference with the 1 governor,
 l Supeiinte ndknt of State Police Rob- | art J. Hurley. who had a copy of the l letter, said that he did not care tc | 'i.scuss it except to say that there | were a number of discrepancies in the 1tory told as related to the facts ii the case.