New Britain herald., 1925-04-02

him ask you," cautioned Groehl.
 All right" said Chapman as he leaned back in his chair with smile on his face.
 Everyone in the court room was amused at this incident and titters were heard. F.
 Denies Owning Drills
 Chapman denied the drills taken from the brief case were his and he said the brief case was Anderson's.
 If you want the history of these things, why don't you ask me?" ask cd Chapman. "Ill give the explana- tion if you want justice. I'll tell not the apparent truth but the real truth"
 You were ". w. Miller and reg istered at the hotel by that nam6?" "I'll explain. w. W. Miller was anyone who was in possession of the car when he was driving. I was w.. W. Miller. Anderson was W. w. Mil Ter and so were Tripp and Sully."
 You registered the car in your Handwriting. did you not?"
 "Yes, certainly"
 When did you go for the li- cense?"
 q first went with Anderson to Springfield and two men came later. l went out for demonstration for a license to drive and Anderson was with me"
 Didn't you register both as Mil Ter and Shelbournc
 "Oh, names didn't mean anything Our friends change their names as easily as we chance our collars"
 Here again Alcorn asked him about sSyour car" Chapman, as he had repeatedly done throughout his stay on the stand. replied. Not My car, Our car" He meant he and Anderson.
 You heard Miss Bourne testify hat she saw you in the garage?"
 Yes I did," he answered.
 Well then, was she uistaken?"
 'I think she was. really"
 "Why did you, apply for license lnder the name of Miller?"
 You don't suppose l was any nore honest in making out an ap- ,lication for a car than in anything ,lse, do you?" asked Chapman.
 You stated that it had been reg stered the year before"
 why. certainly. that was neces- iary. It was a stolen car and I ;new 1t. I had to do that for my 'wn protection"
 . At this point. short recess was aken.
 Upon resumption of the trial, 'tate's Attorney Alcorn sprung a nrprise by saying that he didn't vish to question him any further.
 Judge Groehl asked him to take he stand again and began to ask i'm how many other crimes com" nitted about the country he was harged with, but ,Mr.' Alcorn jump d up and objected to 1t. Judge Jen- ings excluded the question.
 Name some of these associates of ihean's and yours in Springfield" aid Groehl.
 "I only knew them by their nick he answered and named bout a dozen of them.
 Friends Had Standing Joke
 Have you any notion of how many crimes you were charged yith that you didn't commit?"
 Let's see, there was one, um-two. hree and this one. Let's see. Out 1 idle Of this case there were five in Nhich the charges against me were iroven wrong. That sort of thing ecame so common that it was a joke among my friends"
 Did these others in Springfield l ave the same access. to Shcan's i toreroom as you did?"
 "Oh yes. these associates had a egular banquet there. often saw hem there between 10 and 10:S0 ! clock at night"
 That's all" said Groehl. | Here Chapman stepped down rom the witness box to return i'm lediately.
 Who shipped the goods from Iuncie 10 Shean's place?"
 T am pretty sure that they wero 1ipped from the American Express ifice by Anderson and another fcl- w, though can't say just which nc got the receipt"
 Chapman Addresses Jury
 "Is there anything else you want ] saY?" asked Groehl. | Yes, think it is only right and .ir that the jury should know the story of my acquaintance with 'ese things herc.'
 You're on trial Tor your life, tell iem," snapped Groehl.
 Chapman started: "Thc first time e went to Springfield was in the lrly part of September. Shean aSn't there. We went away and me back later and three men were ere. Benny was the only one I new. We were calling to see if ,ean got back. l Can't remcm- IT if we stayed in Springfield or ent away, We came back again Id on one Of the nights in this