New Britain herald., 1925-01-23
States Attorney Pressed Claim for Alleged Murderer in Dis
 cussion Lasting Two Hours
|DEpARYMENT OF JUSTICE
 PROMISES TO COOPERATE
raaeral Authorities Convinced Con- necticut Has Substantial Claim to sPrince. of Crooks for AL legged sIurd.r of Policeman skel- ly in This city-Details of Trans
 fer Not Yet / ...aged.
(By Manning)

(By Manning)
 Washington, :, C., Jan .2S.--- Gerald Chapman. the bandit Who is charged with crimes ranging from robbery to murder in several states, is to be returned to Connecticut to stand trial for the alleged murder of Patroiman Skelly in the Davidson & Leventhal store In New Britain on the morning of October IF last.
 The, fact that Chapman Is under sentence to serve 25 years in the federal penitentia. n Atlanta in connection with the $2,400.000 mail truck robbery in New York in 1921. will not preent him from being sub jected to Connecticut justice for an alleged murder committed in that state last October after he had escaped from the Atlanta peniten- tiary.
 Assistant Attorney General Don- ovan late yesterday decided to grant the appeal of States Attorney Hugh Alcorn to have the notorious pris- oner sent back to Connecticut for trial for murder after Alcorn had spent upwarGs of two hours in ex- planning the crime Chapman is al- legged to have committed in New Britain and the grounds upon which his return to the state is demanded.
 'AssistantsAtto General Don- ovan has given me assurance that Chapman will be turned over to Connecticut for trial" said Alcorn after his conference at the justice department. The only question now remaining Is that of the pro- cedure for so doing. We win en- deaSor to determine the plan of action as soon as possible"
 Assistant Attorney Donovan ap- peared not 10 entertain any reluc- ance about turning Chapman over to the Connecticut authorities after Alcorn had described the New Brit ain cyirie and made 8 demand for him.
 The justice department will ar- rage to turn Chapman over to the Come lieut. authorities just as soon as the details cln be worked out" said MT. Donovan. Tt Is simply a matter of detail this shipment of Chapman from the Atlanta peniten- tiary to Connecticut for tral on 9 charge of murCer.
 Connecticut has asked for Chap man and we can dos no less than turn him over to the state." con- tinued Donovan. "A man who has committed murder ought not to be allowed to use the federal govern ment as shield to prevent state in which it is ,.lleged he committed the crime exacting the full penalty" !"
 States Attorney Alcorn appeared very happy at the conclusion of his conference with Donovan and left for the return journey to Connecti- cut Thursday afternoon feeling that he had done a good job.
 Technicalities to Be Cleared Up.
 Washington, Jan. 23.--Unless legal technicalities prove an unex- pected bar, the doors of the Atlanta federal prison will release Gerald Chapman, notorious robber. for one more adventure In his checkered career of crime-a trial on charges carrying the death penalty.
 Federal officials have agreed to turn Chapman over to Connecticut authorities for trial on an indict- ment charging first degree murder in Connection with store robbery at New Britain last October. Chap man is charged with the killing of James Skelly, patrolman, during the robbery whcih occurred during the period of nationwide search for the criminal after his escape from the Atlanta prison fin March, 1928.
 Assistant Attorney General Done van consented to Chapman's trans fer from federal to state jurisdic- ton yesterday after States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn had assured him the evidence against the man in the murder case was ''indisputable and complete" Mir. Alcorn stated that although few legal technicalities remained to be cleared away to bring Chapman to trial at Hart ford when the case is called in March, he was convinced. that, with the justice department cooperating, this could be done.
 Chapman In Isolation.
 Atlanta, Jan. 2s.--Gerald Chap