New Britain herald., 1925-08-15

Paper-making, supposed 10 have been used by Chapman and Dutch" Anderson for the study Of counter feiting.
 Hance identified a Remington pump gun and two other guns which | were introduced as evidence by Mir. | Alcorn over the objection of Groshl. | The guns had been sawed of to flt . a suitcase on the back of the Lin- coin car. Mir. Alcorn succeeded in | bringing out that Chapman used 10 | engage in target practice with the suns in Hance's barn. Hance said | that Chapman kept the Lincoln car in his barn In the car was a small ! wreckIns bar which he identified as Chapman's. There were also sledge hammer, an electric drill, other hammers a stillson pipe wrench. pieces Of rag carpet and brown collar bag. all of which the authori- ties found among Chapman's effects, and which Hance had seen In Chap mans room at Eaton, Ind.
 A pearl gray hat, golf shoes and another pair of shoes were identified by Hance as Chapman's. as was also pile Of burlap sacking as having been furnished by Hance to Chap man. On the saclHng was the im- print of the Shean Advertising com pany, as well as that Of a Muncie
 grain mill.
 Hance Confused
 On cross by Judge Croeh flance testified that Chapman and a second man occupied the front room Of his house together and the third man. about 45 years old, oc- curied a room hy himself. Judge , Groehl was unable 10 shake Hance materially on his identifcations but the witness admitted that he could not identify one of the two rectangu- lar bags as Chapman's when Judge i Groehl substituted one bag for an other Hance admitted that he had ] croe b"en convicted Of crime
 which was that of receiving stolen 1 harnesses His appeal is now pend i inc.
 1 Hance admitted t'At he had heen i charged with recniy'ng stolen harm | ess and 2 sentence of one 10 14 years imposed on him was heinz ar- rea'ed. Harre test'aed tNat Hr. 1 Harry F. Snickernan of Nuncie. l Ind 2 brother of the rrosecutirg 1 attorney Of Nuncie. once talked to ! Chapman at the farm. snickermar i las since heAn convicted under the narcotic law. Testimony as to Chap mans rareer Tn Nurria. Ind, was l given by several witnesses Chapman himself. was authority i for the statement. during his trial. l that Dutch" Anderson had been en- caEnd in New England operations | with him up 10 last October. He said | Anderson. known 10 Shenn as ] Doc, lly I for a time in Spring i field and at one time went 10 Bos- ron 10 make arrangements 10 land 1 liquor which their gang intended 10 1 have delivered by boats from Der
 lnuda. Anderson also accompanied l Hhapnsn 10 the office of Spring neld lawyer where the deal for
 'hapman's purchase of Rev Arthur 1 W. Railey's pretentious residence at
 south Hadley Falls was negotiated , Chapman testified that he and An , dorson intended to use the residence
 IS hoad9uarters for their rum-run- nlng activities,
 states Attorney Alcorn intmated
 turing the trial that he suspected
 that members of Chapman's gang
 1'nrA in this vicinity. He said that
 Anderson and Chapman's sweetheart
 Betty Rates who had lived with
 them 7t Ben Hance's house, were in
 Nuncie, Ind, a few hours after
 Chapman's capture last Jnnuary. but that they barely eludsd arrest,