New Britain herald., 1928-09-20
ACCUSED DECLARES
 POLICE BEAT HIM
Raymond Tells Jury of Being Abused During "Third De6ree'
.ALlBI DEFENSE CONTINUES

Murder of State Policeman Nelson
 Recitcs Tale of Alleged Brutality
 By Springfield Officers.
 Willimantic, Sept. 20 R-Contin- uing his testimony which was started late yesterday. Albert J. Raymond. one of two youths charged with murder of State Trooper Irving H. Nelson on April 6. told Judge Ed ward M. Yeomans and a jury in su- perior court here today of the al- legged punishment which he received at the hands of Springfield police officers.
 Raymond, who is on trial with Roland G. Lalone, said he was taken to that city on April II and placed in lineup after which he was locked up for an hour. Then La lone was taken upstairs for an hour. When Lalone returned Raymond was taken upstairs, questioned by Lieutenants Bicknell. Fleming and others for half hour and placed in a cell. Later he was taken to Chief McCarthy's office and was told he turn states evidence.
 Said He Was Abused
 At this point Defense Counsel Moynihan asked Raymond: Did the Springfield detective use vio- lence at ths time, during their ques- tioning?"
 Raymond said they did. He said Lieut.. Bicknell had slapped his face each time he answered question and knocked him down several times. He said Lieut.. Fenton backed him up against the wall, put his thumbs under his ears and. raised him off the floor. He said that while in this position Bicknell came in, slapped his face and punched him in the jaw. When they had finished with him, Raymond said 1t was after 2 a. m.
 Was Badly Battered
 Asked how he appeared in court the following day, Raymond said: T had five cuts under one ear, three under the other, black eye and my face was swollen. Lalone's face was swollen and his eyes were not blacked, but they were sunk ln ms head"
 Moynihan asked: After that manhandling by the detective, were you put In a lineup?" Raymond answered.: Yes"
 He was asked to describe what he did on April 4. which was the date on which Policeman Ray Gallagher of the Springfield department was shot at by one of two men Tn green sedan. Raymond's descflp- ton of his activities up till the eve ming corresponded with that gwen by Miss Mary Bickford, a defense witness yesterday who told Of nav ing gone for a ride with him. speak ing of the evening of April Ray mond said he, with Lalone drove 10 Webster in his coupe and after walk ing around for time went into lunch cart and had something 10 eat. While they were there Rene Lanee- win and an acquaintance dropped Ill and they had few words win Mm. Leaving the lunch cart Raynond and Lalone drove up and down Main street, finally leaving for Worcester at 10.15. Meeting a third party who was in a sedan Raymond droNe his coupe to a garage which ne anu Lalone had previously rented anu were followed by their party m ms car. Arriving at the gage Raymoho said: .I.alone drove the sedan Into the garage because the other person was not familiar with the place.
 Asked if the third party was wl'h them when they hired the garage, Raymond said he was but remalheo in the car while they made the ar engagements. .r;,
 He added that the night of Aprll was the only time he had peeh to the garage since it was hired. lie was then asked to recount the hap penings at Brooklyn jail where state Trooper Pettingill claimed to nave taken down part of the conversation between Raymond and Ialone when they were first brought there. Ray mond was asked:
 Did you see a fellow in the cell next to you?" He said he did
 The lawyer asked: Did you have any suspicion as to whoi he might be? ?"
 Raymond said he did. He was asked if he thought lie might have been planted there." and Raymond said he did. Moynihan said: And some one else was placed there by the state police later on were they not 2" Raymond said: Yes
 Coming down to the day before the trial opened Raymond told of being visited by County Detective w. F. Jackson and Lieut. Ross V. tr- quhart of the state police.
 Jackson came to give him "a break" Raymond said and suggest cd that he "squeal" on Lalone. "1 told him l would not squeal on La lone because there was nothing to squeal." Moynihan asked: Did you have occasions to call Urquhart or Jackson liar during the course of thNt conv ersation?"
 Raymond said: T did" Moyni- han asked when that was and Ray mond said when they told him that said. T was in Pomfret on the night of the shooting"
 Moynihan asked. Were you ever in Pomfret or Willimantic?" Ray mond replied, T never was in Pom fret and I never was here until l was brought here' Witness was then turned over to the state.
 States Attorney Bradford asked if the garage which he referred to was the same one which | Mrs. George Contois had referred to in her testimony as a state witness. 1 Raymond said that it was. MT. Con | tois in her testimony had told Of |