New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

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 Claiming that the state court i'm posed tho sentence of death illegal, because the federal court still haC jurisdiction over Chapman, Mr Wiley said that he trembled tt think of putting Il man to deatl without legal process against him.
 That was the way Skelly was pu, to death by your client" interposed the states attorney.
 T am not of the same opinion. . replied Mir Wiley.
 Every ono is, but you then. Even your client" MT. Aleorn said.
 When MT. Alcorn began his argu- ment, he asked MT. Wiley if the lat ter had drafted the petition.
 Tn my opinion 1t is Il good peti- tion," was Mir. Wiity's retort.
 Evading n direct answer on wheth- CT ho stood for the petition, the Springfield lawyer said he had drawn tho greater part of 1t and that Chapman had signed 1t.
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 MT. Alcorn called attention of the court to the fact that 1t was signi- ticant that the senior counsel was not present and that Mir. Wiley was the only one representing the bandit.
 This petition didn't come from a healthy mind" Mr. Acorn told the court, continuing that Chapman had a Staff of six lawyers. Tor rather five now, one having retired and gone to California;" The states at torney decried the fact that appar- ently Chapman would have lawyers to defend him until the proceeds of the bandits robberies had been ex- hausted. Meantime tho state would wait for Chapman to pay the penalty for murder which must come ulti- 
 The stnte's attorney then called the courts attention to the para graph in the petition which he char acterizod as "impertinent and offen- siye.' It follows:
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 "Your petitioner would lastly complain and humbly address this honorable court that up to the filing of this petition that your petitioner nas failed 10 obtain redress from the supreme court of errors of the state of Connecticut, that there was an unfair trial and that the petitioner vas held under process void in the yes of the law; and that unless here Is prompt intervention on the part of this court, that is a stranger 0 these proceedings, that your peti- toner will be executed on the date If April 6. 1926, at Wethersficld prison. Wetherstield Conn, and on hat fatcful day. if such a monstro- ity should take place, an innocent nan will have been hung by the lock; and thus for the first time in he history of our courts, constitu- ional rights shall have been de- iberatoly ignored and disregarded; md thus shall have occurred the irst instance of judicial murder"
 MT, Alcorn recited a phrase of the opinion of the circuit court of ap- lcal to tho effect that it was not how the men came under he jurisdiction of the state court, he is here and justly convicted" ie scorned the use of the words judicial murder"
 Acorn Interrupts
 At one time, MT. Wiley attempted o defend his petition. He got no urthcr than You don't get" yhon Mir. Alcorn turned on him with I get you. that's enough"
 Avering that Chapman had a fair rial and that the case was so strong hat it couldn't have been decided thcrWisc. Mir. Alcorn termed Mr. | Wiley "the Springfield albi expert, | 'ho had published an advertisement ] I A radio magazine 'alibi experts 'anted'."
 Where do you get that?" de- handed the Springfield attorney.
 "I know more about you and your . ootprints than you think l know" | he states attorney replied with mphasis.
 "Wall, we can learn about each . thCr,' was the response.
 Remarking that softens you" Mir, . lcorn continued his objections to ranting tho petition. He traced the rogr,as of the case through the ! arious courts and observed that it as starting all over again.
 "They want to disrobe Your Honor nd place a bust of Chapman and Of ndcrson in your place." he said. four Honor hit the nail on the cad when you said there is nothing cw in the petition. They are ask 'g you to roview the judgment of lc highest court In the land. They ant Your Honor's name on q peti- on. When they get 1t, they will art conflict between the two We have been decent thom. Now, when other things il they bring this petition which is 1thinE but chaff.
 Chapman Should Hang
 Gerald Chapman should hang on lc sixth Of April, if the judgments
 the courts arc of any effect, There no doubt about his being a guilty an. Everyone knows that. No ,thoritcs are needed" he conclud- When he had finished Assistant nitcd States District Attorney >hon who had not arrived from lrttord until after the proceedings ,d been in progress for an hour, at mpted to address the court, "Thcro is no need for further lli." he was told by Judge Thom- , " ho briefly went over inc points iscd, commenting on them and included that he could see mo