New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-08
SCHWARM IS FREE
ON BOND OF $1,000
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'"''"uou from rlrst Fage)
". ana that he took oath before City
clfgk a. II. Thompson.
prosecutor Woods next called City
Clerk Thompson to the stand and the
clerk producer a certified copy of the
marriage license. Attorney s. p.
Waskowitz, representing Schwnrm, OBJ
jected TO the. introduction of the COPY
and II was NECESSARY to adjourn court
until tho original was brought from
City hall.
That certificate was then offered in
evidence by Prosecutor 4, Woods and
was admitted.
Statements In Marriage License.
Statements made by Schwartz and
sworn To, included the following:
That his name was Reginald M. Van
de We're tthe police claim IL is Harold
Schwarni); that he was a practicing
physician (the police claim he Is a
dlsi1washer and factory hand); that
she was, widower (tha police claim
he Is q diNorcee); that he was 81
years OF age (the police claim he was
800: and that his mothers name was
Helen Alice Aston and his fathers
Reginald NJ. Van de We're, ST., both of
which the police claim are false. (.
Prosecutor Woods then turned the
witness over to Defense Counsel Was
kowitz, who cross-questioned.
If told you my name was John
Jones, when In reality it is saur
Waskowitz; and II told you ] was
chemist when in reality was
street-cleaner; and If told you
lived in New York when ] really lived
in New Jersey; and IL told you /
was "a years of age when in reality
was but 81, would It make any
difference so far as securing license
was concerned" asked the attorney
for schwarm.
mo, provided ] didn't know other
wise" City Clerk Thompson replied.
Birth Certificate Produced
Prosecutor Woods then introduced
in evidence a certified copy of a birth
certificate from the office of the town
clerk at Glastonbury, showing the
birth of Harold Schwarm, March %,
1900. The certificate was admitted.
The state called as its next witness
Joseph w. Roche who was in the
town clerks office at the time
schwarm made his application for a
marriage license, March 10, 1921.
Mr.. Roche recalled that the accused
young man gave his name as Van de
We're and his profession as that of a
physician.
Evidence of Mrs. Gertrude Thomp-
son. aged 20, that Schwarm was
younger than she and that she knew
him for IL years, was excluded pc
cause of uncertainty.
Mrs. August Vogel in whose house
ON Rockwell avenue schwarm lived
for a time, knew him about six
years and pointed out the prisoner as
Harold schwarm"
Thought He Could Change Name.
Interesting evidence was brought
out when Sergeant George c. Ellinger
of the detective bureau was placed on
the stand. He told OF talk WIN
schwarm after the arrest last Sunday.
The sergeant asked why he had as
sumed the name OF Van de we're.
The young mans reply was accorulns
to Sergeant Ellinger. that ne was
known in a circle OF 1rienas IN WV
York city as Resinaio M van ue
We're and that he mad advice iioin
counsel that In the state VI ""
York man may assume any nahe n'
wishes and after SIX months
comes his legal name as "
statement that ne was 1870. 49, ~.
Schwarm told tne sersean. ' ,;.., 30
first wife was the same - III s9s..,.
thousH shc cor~a.nt E,Ilin-
make any diHerence' aeise"n'
ger testlned' -, ~. orrt
Chiet w. u na. .. ~. e. hi,, FRAT
that ScnWarH aup'l.eu
ne IS oniy - ye"s ,ho nc
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