New Britain herald., 1925-03-31
.SHEAN ADMITS HE
 WAS WILLING AID
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 three days later. Tho policeman was Walter Malona. Another man was standing in front of the store with "his woman" but he didn't know his name. In answer to Judge Groehl's question, he stated that he saw five policemen get out of the car. The first time that he described the man was a week after when he told what he looked like to Sergeant Ellinger Of the New Britain police force. He said that he didn't describe the man by a picture to Malona but he did to Ser geant Ellinger. He stated that he didn't say anything about the case to anyone else but to these two. He only heard one shot fired. He said that there might have been more shots but he didn't hear them. He stated that he read no papers Monday but did read the New Britain Herald Tuesday evening and saw pictures of the man in there.
 Bernard Carlson, a motorman in the employ of the Connecticut Co. stated that he was in the office of the car barns on Chestnut street on the morning of October 12. 1924. He said that when he was leaving, a man wearing grey suit and hat cme running towards him and al- most bumped into him 50 that he had to dodge him. While doing this, he got good look at the mans face and he identified Chap man as the man. He stated that the man didn't have a gun in his hands but went around the car barn and up Corbin Place. He stated that he told of the incident to his foreman about 10 minutes later when he heard of the murder.
 On cross examination, Carlson stated that he didn't see any gun In the mans hands. He looked at the hands but there was no gun fin them. He said that no policeman saw him. but he told his story to his foreman and the man who worked with him. He wasn't shown any photos of the man, he said. He saw Chapman for the first time s week ago last Tuesday. Police man Feeney took him to Hartford to the court room where he saw him.
 Judge Groehl asked him if 1t was true that about three months ago, he had been kidnapped by three negroes. He said he was Ho went in a closed car and they took sSo Of the company's money away rom him. He said that he sat be- tween the two men. He couldn't tell what became of the men when tney were brought into court, He mad positively identified them as the men who kidnapped him. The kidnapping took place about 9 o'clock at night.
 Isn't it true" Judge Groehl ask ed' That you invented this story aoout The kidnapping as a good ex, cuse to cover yourself up because you had spent the company's monev ~ith these people" "No sir" stated Carlson. '''eu Tn coming back to the identiflca- 'on Of Chapman, Judge Groehl ask ed him how he identified the man ana he said that when he came to to the court room, he was Lold to pick out the man and he saw nm In the prisoners pen. He said the man was wearing no overcoat "hen he saw him on Chestnut street
 James +. White, liveryman tes- lined that on the morning of October IT, l9Z4, he went from his livery stable to the Hayes blacksmith shon n Corbin Place. He wanted to get .wo shoes placed on his horse. feet The time was shortly after T o'clock n the morning. He saw a man come l put from between two buiidinpx while he was waiting there and mass 'ery close to him. He identified tbe nan as Chapman. He had on a grey ,oat' grey hat and low cut russet Ihoes. 0'
 under examination, Judge GroehI lSked him If he was a former driver or family in Springfield and he answered that he was. He was ask d if he knew the Shean family and le stated that he knew Mir. and Mrs 'nean but none Of the family.
 weren't you the star witness in case some 20 years ago, known s ne Egan case?" asked Judge Groehl NO sir, l was not" answered White. ,Dldnt you testify that the woman hrew the baby in the canal" he sked. No, sir" shouted White. Weren't you connected with the icrrick case?" asked Groehl. "No, IF, was not" shot back White.
 At this point, Chapman tugred udge Groehl's coat tails and Yhen the judge leaned down, As urned around and pointed to a seat lst outside of the prisoners pen. Weren't you seated all week long y the prisoners pen, just over
 eiS NihuiNdIilS tne seat Chapman ad pointed to) where you could tare at the accused and get a good 'ok at him?" asked Groehl. II was here, but not to stare at the nris- ner" answered White. Didn't won 'ok at him?" thundered the judge, Why, sure I did," answered White. but I didn't stare at him all the me" That's all," said Groehl. Policeman Thomas Feeney of tho CIV Britain police force was next rought to the stand. He stated that the morning of the crime, he had 'ceived a telephone call at his ome that there has been a shooting the Davidson and Leventhal store e went there and into the store and und the condition of the safes as ( e other witnesses described them. e stated that he found a bullet on C shelf near the rear door but he c 'uld not state the calibre. He said | at he examined the compartment 'hind the front seat in the Lincoln . !tomobile and found therein two l