New Britain herald., 1925-04-03
CHAPMAN'S FATE IN
 HANDS OF THE JURY
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Alcorn Hits Back at CEochl

Alcorn Hits Back at CFochl
 'T.et him live to repent,~ These closing words Of Judge Groehl were repeated by States Attorney Alsorn as he opened the closing argument to the jury,
 What was in the mind Of the de- fense counsel when he made that plea?" Acorn asked. "If that was not an admission of guilt, l never heard one"
 ''For the first time In my life my motives have been questioned the states attorney said in referring to remarks made by Judge Groehl dur ing the defense argument, No hon. eyed words from his lips can affect the perfldy of his remarks" Alcorn added.
 The defense has made two bids for a disagreement, Alcorn said, one of them being the fact that Chapman goes back 10 Atlanta if acquitted on this charge.
 The states attorney quickened when he discussed the pistol experts who testified at yesterdays session. He said that Peterson walked into the courtroom and after a superficial examination of the bullets went on the stand and presumed to contra dict tht testimony of the three other experts. AlCorn was very bitter when he discussed Harold Stevens ot the Colts company and he said: "1 say to the Colt Manufacturing com pany that If they have any more men in their employe like Stevens, the quicker they get rid of him the better" He recalled that Stevens pretended to give expert testimony without even examining the gun or bullets,
 Alcorn's Greatest Effort
 He went on discussing the evidence in what court officials agreed was his greatest effort before a jury. Ills emotion at times threatened to overcome him. His voice failed him on several occasions, and the strain under which he has been working during the trial showed itself for the first time.
 "Yon can't convict Shean of mur- der In any degree" he told the jury In discussing the alleged accomplice of Chapman. "Shean had not seen me at all when he made his clean breast of the whole affair."" the states attorney said In answering the claim of Judge Groehl that Shean testified against Chapman to win immunity for himself.
 Never in all my life in any case have I heard such a tirade of abuse heaped upon witnesses" Alcorn said He added: "All the states witnesses are liars, according to defense claims. Even the Cooley hotel ha' been defiled by the defense, the only hotel in Springfield that colleges fol women in the vicinity of Springfield will permit their students to go to
 "A little tag gave the lead a' murder will out eventually" Al corn said.
 "All honor to the Muncie officers that faced Chapman" he went on adding, "tht state of Indiana coul( do no better than recognize them"
 Alcorn characterized the cross-ex animation of Shean by Judge Groeh as 'the most merciless and cruel ex animation I ever heard" He sait that Judge Groehl had barred ever act of Sheans life. T give you m pledge that the state will punisI shean for his part" Alcorn prom ised.
 Mir Alcorn said there was no us talking about Stuyvesant. He wa mistaken by the New York police his employer furnished him his alit and they let him go. He said Chap man was the only one left. He sai the evidence was conclusive beyon reasonable doubt"
 He said, T can almose hear Mir skelly say in the words of the poe There is no death. An angel tread across the face of the earth in th ,pirit of our loved ones and we ca them dead.'
 'No 12 men in the entire counti san render so useful a service as yo can render in this case" he sal Your work here will be a mol ument to Connecticut justice"
 "Then pointing to Chapman l continued, Send him back to A lanta and let Anderson and the re