New Britain herald., 1925-04-01

defense. He testified that he was near the scene Of the crime at o'clock that morning. He saw a large automobile on Church street. Only one man allghted from 1t. he said. He did not identify the man.
 Says Shean Was fin Springfield
 James Pendandenis, a Springfield, Mass. fruit dealer was put on the witness stand by Groehl as an alibi witness. He testified that he saw Shean and two companions in Springfield at ? o'clock in the morn ing of October 12, about five hours before the shooting Of Policeman Skelly. Neither Of the companions was Chapman, he testified. Shean was at the wheel of the car which was later identified as Chapman's. It had previously been testified by | Shean that he never drove Chap mans automobile.
 Tells of Talk With Atwater Another dramatic moment in the , trial, which has been replete with tense situations, came when Arthur W. Baglin, manager Of grocery store in New Britain, testified that he had been told by Policeman AL fred F. Atwater: II could not recog- nize the man who did the shooting if I saw him." Atwater identified Chapman as the murderer at the | trial this week.
 Baglin said Atwater told him he was hiding behind a store counter when the shooting took place. 1 Under cross examination by Hugh i NJ. Alcorn, the state prosecutor, Bag [ lin said Atwater had told him the gunman was standing in bad light and that he got but poor view of 1 him, although he noticed he had small mustache. Atwater told him, said Baglin, that he had dropped back of the counter quick as l could"
 Alcorn submitted Baglin to a se- were cross s-examination. | l llC uSlSIlpS cPi AAiS S 'NA H' when it called Sergeant McCue Of the New Britain police department. It had been expected he would be called by the prosecution.
 He admitted that Skelly, dying had recognized him when he brought Shean to his bedside. McCue said he asked Skelly if he knew the man with him.
 "Yes," skelly replied, according 10 McCue, Ines the man that done it shot me. He had gray hat on.'
 Chapman wore a gray hat the morning Of the crime, the prosecu- ton contends while Shean was said to have worn one of brown. Puts Chapman in Brooklyn.
 Chapman was in Brooklyn, N. r., the night preceding the murder, wit nesses testified.
 Francis M. Grew, a 1s year-old Brooklyn bank clerk, and John A. Martin and Charles Chastane, also of Brooklyn, identified Chapman as the man they had seen in Chastane'f stationery store in Albany avenue Brooklyn, the night of Oct. II, be- tween 8 and o'clock, 10 hours be- fore the New Britain murder.
 Chastane, who admitted on the stand that he had met Chapman in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta said the prisoner had called on him and that they were together unti after 2 o'clock the following morn ing. less than five hours before the murder.
 The defense called another police sergeant, Matthias Rival Of New Britain, who testified much as Me Cue had. Rival admitted he hat testified at New Britain prelimi- nary hearing that Skelly was fully conscious when he identified Shear as his assaiant.
 Mrs. Irene Duckland, a nurse 1T the New Britain hospital al the time of Skelly's death, testified she haG heard Skely identify Shean as the gunman.
 Not Chapman Says Johnson.
 Edward L. Johnson, livery stable hostler, stated positively that Chap man was not the man he saw in the alleyway of the Davidson < l.even' thai store on the morning Of the murder He said that man wal shorter. He asked Chapman to tuTr around so that he might get pro file view.
 Acorn produced the statemen Johnson gave to the New Britain police in which he said he heard