New Britain herald., 1928-09-13
YEOMANS SCORES
POLICE METHODS
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allowed TO see the boys but defense
objected and the court ruled out
the effort as immaterial. Again
Harvey tried to get in evidence and
the court remarked: 1T is imma-
terial, Mr.. Harvey. and ! don't care
to hear anything about It,"
Rev. Felix J. O'Neil of Central
Village, testified to passing a car on
the road between East Longmeadow
and Stafford Springs but could not
fix the date, He told the court his
memory was not reliable. Il am
over TO-" he said, land dates do not
remain in my memory" He thought
the registration numbers began
104 and when Harvey suggested
they were 401 all five defense coun-
sci jumped up in protest. The court
sustained objections.
Robert T. Hurley commissioner
of the state police. produced a map
of "a section of Massachusetts, and
Connecticut but defense objected to
it. Harvey asked permission to hang
1t up but as the place was in front
OF the jury again there was objec-
ton. The map went in after Hurley
had identified 1t and pointed out
changes he had made in certain
roads and towns. He had motored
over the roads and he was excused
from the stand to total up mileage
made by a car similar to one used
by men who shot at Motorcycle Of
ficer Gallagher over roads taken by
a car from which shots were fired
that killed Trooper Nelson.
The third day of the trial opened
with Policeman Raymond Gallagher
of Springfield, still on the stand.
Gallagher was on the stand yes
terday when court adjourned for the
day. At that time he had testified
to having engaged In running
gun battle with two men in Spring
field early In the evening of April
9Th.
The two men were Lalone and
Raymond. he testified. Today he was
questioned by John j. Moynihan,
one Of the five defense attorneys re-
garding his identification OF I.alone
and Raymond. He declared that he
had been shown a large number of
photographs in the Worcester de-
tective bureau. two photographs of
Roland Lalone. he said. he had
identified as the driver OF the car
which he had followed from Spring
field to Long Meadow after the gun
battle.
Resembles Second Man
Another photograph, he said. re-
sembled the second man in the car.
He said he told the police to look
for a man, a little lighter and not so
tall as Lalone as the second man in
the car
Asked by Mr. Moynihan if it was
not true that he had been shown
Lalone's photograph by Lieut.. Fin
neran and could not identify 1t he
said no."
Defense counsel then asked him
how. II he had never seen Raymond
prior to the time he claimed to have
seen him riding with Lalone, he had
secured his information as to Ray
mond's height and weight. He said.
from observation. He was also ask
ed II it was not true that he had had
numerous conferences with Worces-
| ter detectives in the matter of the
| identification of the men. He said
he had had a number of confer
ences.
Picks Men Out
T. Questioned regarding his picking
the two men out Of lineup of ten
men in the Worcester detective
! bureau Gallagher said Lalone and
/ Raymond We're in the frs. three or
i four men in the lineup.
States Attorney Bradford at
tempted to bring out that Gallagher
} did not pick out Lalone and Ray
mond as the result of any instruc-
tons he had received from the
Worcester police but defense coun-
sci objected to Bradford's argument
, to the court and the court ruled out
Bradford's statement.
Officer Gallagher was then ex-
cuscd. and the next witness called