Putnam patriot., 1926-10-01
Happiest Day Of Ny Life Says
 Wetherbee Afer ACquittal
JURY DECIDES IN 42 MINUTES DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY OF MURDER.-SPECTATORS APPLAUD AND
 JUDGE ORDERS COURTROOM CLEARED.
Shows No Emotion When Discharged By Court-Goes Back
 To North Grosvenordale Home.

saese E. his second arrest on the nigbt af ,..s.y ,,sasufday. July 5, on charge of first degree murder. .'' se
 Nerdiet's Significance
 The aequittal of Wethcrba. sie,i,,s- ahe ei two thlngs-that the inrv dIa 'set eelisFe the story of the statass et'e' witness, Agnes pytko. girl meth
 ot the unnamed infant which th. astthdant was accused of murderfne gt mat thet found that the statn hs4 tA'i,e to prove beyond reasonable eogn4 that the infant was born alive
 u there was any surprise on the part ot those who followed the esss it ". Mas ln the shortness of the iury,s de 's'ei atieha. The spectators settled ueWt 10 wait at least an hour. possihIv much longer, for word from inc inry room. When the knock an the ;nrs, room door was heard within fortvst,,., minutes from the time they beean tb,,, deiiherations. lt canlc 30 unexna.ts.,,l., that . number Of those who haa ha,.. iaithIut m their attendance were ont- side the building. "e's V"s-
 II was l2.bs o'clock. following the noon recess. when Judge Rnatb kaaa,, ny ehafge Il was 4s o'clock when nc concluded that charge. If was % qo |. eie'h when the jury was polled pre- Floas te handing down their verdict
 Courts Charge
 In the courts charge the meaning ,e ptesunptions of innocence. the nrnys nee oi tn grand jury in such eases reasonable doubt and the degrees of ,,.s,.'tl ,,.o.eti ma the possible verdict of '''...l. .'ia'ls'ali htef were explained The eenft also related Che facts in fhe ease and the claims of the state and the attendant in relation thereto tell. liit Inc Jury thut they alone ,eare fa decide from the faeis aa deduced fran ths evidence aH to the gull OF innoz eenef at the accused. applying tho iaw te the tects as they found them Ia be Ahe lhN Wa prapaunded hV the eeatt. Before closing the court stated 5hat the accused had submitted theae sgi sb9ts- that the state had failed 10 prove the material facts of ita ailefrn. ,i9na zen, hsAond a reasonable doubt: an hililii winch hc explained Co the jury. ana mat ne homicide had been commit tsd, ms including the defense claim mat the state had failed to prove that The hahy had been born alive.
 Arguments Begin
 If was ll.47 o'clock Tuesday morn lnK that the defense rested and court adjourned Tor the noon recess. When court feeonyened at one o'clock the state attorney stated that he had no ,ehuital to oifer and the arguments began. II was agreed between counsel mat each side should be limited to two hours and half, to be divided between them as they saw iit. States Attorney bradford made the first argument. followed by Attorney Irving II. Miron Tor the defense. Attorney Miroa is one or Putnam. E younger lawyers. and II was his maiden effort before a jury, although he has been concerned in the trfai of previous cases. He spoke for more than an hour and the stiffness of the court room and the attention of the Jury as he outlined the claims of the defense was the best evidence that his argument was clear and convincing as he took up the various points he wished Co bring out in logical order. Several times he grew dramatic and made scathing afraiRHment of tho state police officer and the states star witness, the Pytko girl.
 Closing Days A@ .
 The closing hours of the evidence in the case was devoted 10 the testimony and the lengthy cross examination af The experts. Tuesday morning Miks Laviuia Faulkius. head nurse at the Day kimball Hospital. was called by the defense to testify fo statements made by Agnes Pytko when she was n patient at the hospital Then followed the expert testimony If Dr. S. E. Overlook of Pomfret, surgeon at the Day kimball Hospital, and Dr. Charles 4. Bartlett. for many years medical examiner of the city of New Haven. pr. Edward F. Perry of this city. also an expert witness for the defense. had previously testified
 To Be Disposed of
 Just what will be done in the case of the Pytko girl has not been deter mined. The mattre will probably be taken up at the term of court in Willi- mantle next week according Co States n