New Britain herald., 1925-03-28


 Judge Groehl cross examined Bedard in an attempt 10 establish that 1t was Shean that made. the arrangements for repairing the machine and had also made re- quest that it be fixed up as soon as possible as they wanted to use 1t, The witness denied this, saying that Chapman made all the arrange ments and paid for tho job. Bedard was asked If he wasn't good friend of Shean, having done con- ! siderable work for him on auto mobiles and he said that he was.
 Henry J. Wisscl. partner Of Bedard in the garage, identified Chapman as the man who left the machine 10 be repaired, He was with Bedard when the machine was delivered at 12:S0 o'clock on the afternoon of the murder His tosti- mony was similar to that Of the pre- vious witness excepting that he did not know for certain whether ii was Shean or Chapman who had made the arrangements for repair ing the car, as he was otherwise | engaged at the time.
 Telephone Operator Knew Miller" l
 Ethel Fielding. an attractive young woman who was the tele- | phone operator at the Cooley hotel last October. identified the prisoner as the Miller" who occupied room Sl at the hotel. She said that she first met Chapman while she was working on the switchboard at the hotel. States Attorney Alcorn pro duced two slips of paper and asked her what they were. She examined them and said that they were charge slips for telephone calls from room 3l. Both calls were to the offices Of the Shean Advertising Co. , on October 10.
 , Miss Fielding. who appeared f frightened as she gave her testi. a mony, was considerably abashed , when States Attorney Alcorn drew her testimony around to telephone l call she received from Shean and Q Miller" on the night of October 10. , She said that she had received a call at her home on that night and n had spoken to both Shean and 4 Chapman. The men wanted her to f join a party they were having at the Red Tea Room in Agawarn, and A she quickly denied that she had met a the prisoner that night CT any other r night.
 n The witness memory failed her . completely on cross examination by 4 Judge Groehl when the defense ,o counsel asked her if she knew 8 Ia Waiter J. Kerrigan." She said that Y. she did not remember knowing such ,o party. The examiner then showed her a rogues gallery picture of a = man and asked her if she remem- bered getting into an automobile and going out with him. She could not remember but would not deny that she did.
 Danced With Price On Head
 A chapter from the social life that Chapman led in the vicinity of
 Springfield was recited by the next
 two witnesses. Their testimony re-
 yealed a concrete example Of the
 super bandits daring participation
 in social activities while police and
 federal agents throughout the coun' ltrv were searching for him as ar
 escaped convict from the Atlants
 Federal penitentiary. Circulars con
 taining descriptions Of Chapman de
 TT~l1n n VT
 of the Thigh life" and liked 10 pos
 as a "distinguished English gentle
 man. affecting an English accen
 when he talked"
 Mrs. Martha Wilgus Of Atlant
 City, young woman whose husband
 vas in the courtroom, told th'
 story of a party at the Red re-
 Room on the Friday night precedln
 the murder of Patrolman SkelIS
 She said that she was lifelong ac loraintance of Walter Shean an
 that on October 10 she was on the visit to relatives in Springfield. Sh thy received a telephone call 1roI the Shean that morning and plans "ef Igs, mada for 8 party at the tea room yer Ahout o'clock that night Shean al of rived with Chapman, who was 1T
 troduced to her as Waldo w. Nil
 lor" and they went to the tea rool - in taxi .,
 Plans had been made for part
 of four. but the fourth girl had 1al sl od them and when they arrived the tea room, an attempt was mac
 to complete the party by telHpho' <I ing several young women. Inc t forts were unsuccessful and II o'
 hooyed Mrs. Wilgus to enteFta both men herself.
 She said that they had chltN'
 dinner and afterwards indnIged III Ii+tIe dancing. Asked who she hS
 Idanced with she blushed and heS
 t.tingIy pointed to the prisoner. k | maining at the place for about thr
 hours. they started for home ShPi
 leaving the party at the Cooley n
 ta,. and Chapman escorting h V home. she testified.
 The manager of the tea room "
 called and he gave his name | John Kelly he 70. S night in question and ideH'll shean and Chapman as the two m ,e who were with Mrs. Wilgus. He ct s- rohorated the testimony of the p' # yious witness and then the stat .sI attorney asked him if he noticed a necuIiarity in the talk of the man = had been introduced to as "N'lI'e IL Kelly answered; "Yes, when he " oit talking to me he affected an EngI 5" accent" J "lEhy do you say that he affec'
 an English accent" the witness
 asked and he answered because did not think that Miller was .N t'ngIishman. Chapman was wear . A small mustache and mixed g | T1l