New Britain herald., 1928-09-24
H0PPE GOES ON
 TRIAL FOR MURDER
F.es Dedhln Court Today for
 06of's Delh

Oedham. MaA., Sept. .i (uP)- Trial of Stephen Hopps, s3-year-eld criminal whsse career has beeR Nkened te that of Gerald Chapman, Is scheduled to start here today for the murder ef Patrolman Alfred N, Asilis ef Quincy.
 HsPPd h New England's mesa aetafious jail-breaker. During his incarceration in the NeFfoak county jsH here he has made two attempts te gais his freedom. one of the triee vsaNltinS in the death of tive tFQs. ti1e.
 Early teddy, many inhabitants sl this ceuaty seat and from the sur. Fe4ading country side were at the deoFs sf the county court house, awattin1 admittance to the court reeN to hear the trial of the noted jail breaker murderer.
 Hoppe was brought to Dedham on May 21 of this year to await trial for Hellis' murder and wa placed in . cell on the same tier with those occupied by 6acco and Vansetti before their transfer tc the deathhouse at Charlestown prison.
 First Attempt F,otled
 Hoppe's first attempt to escape from the county jail here was foil cd on August 15 when one of the trusties made the plan known te jail officials. Tho trusty had heard noissG 1t night and an investisa' ton show that two of the bars iE the door of Hoppe's cell had beer sawed completely through and cut, filled with cloth. dirt and particles Of food. A. hole had been cut ir the wall to an adjoining cell and l, was believed by officials that Alber' AIdridge, occupants of the cell. alst wa9 planning to escape with Hoppe
 Early on the morning of Septem' Der 16. Hoppe made an even mors desperate attempt to break from confinement. It was on this occa' sion that two trusties who were try ing to prevent his escape were ac cidentally killed.
 AkOUusAAB FytUNC On the night of October 1. 1927 Patrolman Hollis, discovered mar robbing a hardware store in Quincy Gun shots were exchanged and Pa trolman ~ Hollis received woundl which subsequently proved fatal The robber got away but not before Hollis had fired at him and wound ed him.
 Detectives had few clues on whicl to work in their hunt for the mur derer. There was a pool of blood which showed that bullet iron the policeman's gun had taken ef feet and man with a limp Wal reported seen running away from the scene.
 \ On February l?. 1928, Hoppe wal arrested in Hartford, Conn.,. fol burglary and he was released tt l Vermont officials who also, were se(king him. Meanwhile sachu 1 set1s detectives had gathered evi dct,ce which they claimed pointed tt Hoppe as the man wanted for thu murder of Hollis and in April he Wal indicted by tho Norfolk county grand jury for murder in the first degree
 Servings in Vermont
 But he was already serving 1S year sentence in Windsor. Vt.. ana extradition papers were necessary 1T order to get him to face the Mass achusetts charge. Before he coult be brought back to stand trial. i was necessary for Governor Week. Of Vermont to pardon him oi burglary and jail-break charges s' that Hoppe could be free-free t' accompany detectives Fallon ant Fleming of Massachusetts.
 Hoppe opposed the pardon. Bu ] his consent was not necessary and h. as finally brought back to Quinc. F' ere he was viewed by member the night platoon of the Quinc. ,lice force to see if they could rec