New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-09-18
ELIMINATION NOT
Allowed IN TRIAL
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sci, is there any man in the Graf
ton Hills section who you know is \
fugitive from justice at the present
time"
Mr.. Harvey was on his feet at
once objecting. saying IF we are
going to try all the criminals in
Massachusetts,. it will take some
time"
Defence Counsel Moynihan eoun-
tered with WED like to have you
try the right one"
Judge Yeomans then asked the
purpose of the question, Moynihan
said that the purpose was TO show
that a man answering the general
description of Raymond and with
mole on his left cheek is now being
sought by the police. Harold Lester,
previous state witness had test-
fed to selling gas to a youth he
identified as Raymond but whom he
said had mole on his left cheek.
With the objection out of the way.
Finneran was allowed to answer the
question regarding the search for
youth of Raymond's built in Wor-
cester. He said such a search was
on.
Testifying regarding Gallagher's
visit to police headquarters on Aprl.
II, when he identified Raymond and
I.alone in the lineup, Finneran said
that Gallagher walked up to the
line, placed his hand on Raymond's
shoulder and on Lalone's and said,
You've got both of them here
Hurley On stand
State Police Commissioner Robert
7. Hurley was on the stand Friday
afternoon when court was adjourned
until this morning. Hurley was one
of long line of witnesses called by
the state to pin on the defendant
responsibility for the death of Mel
son.
Are Damaging Witnesses
Thus far in the trial Raymond
and Lalone have been identified by
various state witnesses as the youths
who were riding in the green sedan
seen in several cities and towns in
Massachusetts,. but only one witness,
Harold Lester, IL, OF this city. has
linked either of the pair with the
shooting of Nelson. Lester identi-
fed Raymond as one of two men in
an automobiletw (which stopped at his
fathers gas station here. on the
night of April &. The second man
he did not see, he testified, but
knows that there was at least one
man in the car other than Raymond
because he heard Raymond address
a remark to the second person and
heard it answered. The car, he
testified was sedan, the rear Win
dow of which was broken.
Other witnesses had previously
testified that the window in the Sc
dan which Nelson was chasing, was
broken.
Others Are Vague
or IL dozen witnesses TO the actual
shooting of Nelson, not one could
say positively how many men were
in the murder car or what their
appearance was.
Policeman Gallagher was positive
in mis- identification of Raymond and
!.acne as the men he engaged in
in battle in Springfield early in tht
.en:rs on which Nelson was slain,
id Sc, cral Other witnesses claimed
To have seen the green sedan both
before and after its occupants rad
hfeJ on Gallagher, but none OF them
could identify the two men.
Mrs. George Contois, state wit
ness, identified Raymond and La
lone az the youths who rented a
garage from her on March % and
used it only on two occasions, one
OF which was on April I when they.
with IL third youth, drove green
sedan into the stall next to the one
in which she was putting her own
car. Her description of the car
corresponded with that given by
Francis j. Higgins of the car taken
from him and which Gallagher was
attempting to pick UP when he was
fired on, prior to the shooting OF
Nelson.
Several times during the trial
Judge Yeomans has commented on
various aspects on the states case.
Once he expressed surprise when 1t
was brought out that Lalone and
Raymond were not allowed to see
their attorneys until after arraign-
ment in court and at another time
he advised Assistant States Attor-
ney Samuel B. Harvey that the state
could not impeach its own witnesses.
The latter occasion followed testi-
mony Of Rene Langevin that Ray
mond. whom. he knew. was wearing
a dark suit which was not blue on
the night of the murder. Other state
witnesses had previously testified
that Raymond wore blue suit.
More Witnesses Called
A long list of witnesses summoned
over the weekend to bring out
certain point in the states case
hands of the states attorney. The
point had 10 do with the registration
Of the green sedan. Every one IN
Massa chussetts who had 4o1 as thu
first three figures in their automo
bile registration on a car of tn,
same type as the sedan had been
summoned.
The first man called. James GraX
ele of Clinton, Mass. was questioned
as to whether his car which was o.
certain make had 4o1 as the first
three numbers. He said these were