New Britain herald., 1925-03-30
ATWATER POSITIVE |l IN IDENTIFICATION
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(Continued from First Page) machine at all. Liebler then identi. ned a small envelope with sl9S in it as the money and envelope he found tucked in the side of the cushion on the front seat. After identifying this, Alcorn produced at .45 calibre automatic revolver and tue witness Identified it as the one that was found inserted between the cushion and body of the machine near the drivers seat. Liebler then tSld of returning 10 the store and to police headquarters with the prisoS~r.
 Judge Groehl put Liebier t~'ough a stiff cross examination. <, Hs .-4ked him how long he had been a police officer in New Britain and he said, since 1917. He was asked If he had talked the case over with his broth CT officers and he said No" Judge Groehl asked Are you sure you didn't talk this over with anyone ." Liebler answered. ITO be honest, with no one at all"
 "I want you 10 be honest" said Groehl.
 Groehl asked him where Shcan was and he said, He was standing at the corner Of Main and Church streets" Did someone tell you 10 place him there conveniently ." "Ab- solutely not" answered the police- man.
 Groehl asked him if he had heard Of skellys death bed identification of Shean as the man who shot him.
 He answered he did not
 Did you read about it in the papers"
 Not at all" answered Liebler.
 He also averred that he at no time made any statement concerning the ease, as he was not called on in court. He was not present when pr. George Dunn testified. He remem- hered Detective Sergeant NcCue's testimony.
 He heard McCue say that Skelly had identified Shean as the man who shot him.
 Then why did you say you didn't hear about it?" asked Groehl, No answer.
 He said he doesn't know who told about a man going to Church street. AIr. Alcorn objected to the word 'conveniently" concerning Shean, and he was sustained.
 Lebler said Shean was about 100 feet ahead of him on Church street. He heard someone say There one man standing on the corner.' He said Shean was facing north.
 He said he brought the auto back 10 the store. He saw Atwater at the rear door with his gun in hand. That was Is minutes later.
 MaIona Tells His Story
 Walter Malona was the next po- Mceman called and he told of meet ing the other policemen in Ian pher's machine at Court street and the subsequent arrest of Shean by him. He identified a breast drill that he said was found in the ma chine. Objection was offered by Judge Groehl to the drills admis- tance as an exhibit but the court admitted it for identification. } When the states attorney opened ups brief case and started to la! out the burglar implements it con. tained, Groehl jumped 10 his feet . and protested to the court that Al. corn was trying to create an atmos. phere against the defendant by cX. hibiting the tools which had not ir :. any way been connected with Chap, man. Judge Jennings ordered tht . implements entered for identifca tion without exhibiting them.
 Officer Malona stated that h. was at Main and Court streets wher the car with the other officers il it came around the park. He ar rived at the store about the sam time as Liebler and heard son1eon' say, There's a man at the corne 7 of Church and Main street" H. was just turning the corner.
 He didn't recollect who it was a 5 first but when Judge Groehl pro duced the New Britain police cour record he remembered that it Wa Johnson. He knew Johnson wen to New York to identify anothe man.
 He returned to the store and thel took shean to the police station He then went back 10 the store.
 He met Officers Lanphcr and Al water in the store when he ro turned. Atwater had his gun il hand.
 Was he lying behind the count CT them" asked Judge Groeh NO, he was looking for someon else. he thought. might be i there"