New Britain herald., 1928-05-03

wide office in New York. She sat strumminE table as she directly faced Supreme Court Justice Cal- lahan. designed by Governor Smith to conduct a special term for the trial of the charges against her of mala Of 1925 state census funds.
 Huge Chart
 Just before court convened, a clerk placed against the wall in full view Of the jury box d huge chart indicating census salary payments to six relatives of Mrs. Knapp. The chart showed the amounts of the payments and the periods covered in each case and quickly became the subject Of the first objection of the actual trial.
 Leading up to the place of the chart in the states case, MT. Me Galie in a general way outlined the avnue or attack The check itself was false, he declared, because Clara Blanche Knapp, did not work for the state of New York on the census or otherwise at the time covered by the check or any other time, and did not earn s2.S75.06 or any amount and Florence F.. S Knapp knew the representation to be false
 Cheat and SwiudiC
 ''She got that money from the state by this cheat and sNindle," Il, said. in a low. penetrating tone.
 Explaining the law which provid. ed for the 1925 state census with an appropriation of S1,@o0,ooo. MT Modalie declared that, although the secretary Of state was given grea' discretion in the disbursement of the fund, il was mo Pandoras S box sifr 10 he distributed broadcast as she niled."
 He charged that sc4, ,ooo or s25,. coo were dishurScd in this way "il part 10 certain relatives who sa, they did no work. Some" he charg ed, Ito the tune Of Sl5,o0o or SIG, 900 went to herself in the name 0 relatives, 3 larceny committed with out their knowledge.
 1 Medalle described what he callo, the "scheme' of the alleged lar ceny.
 Little hy Little She did not take the whole si coo GOO of course,' he said, "A per son who steals, does not steal every thing, The crooked cashier Nh' puts his hand into the money ,sul | does not dare to take all the mone. at once He hopes hell get nor by dipping in now and then and GOV ering his traces in one way or an other.
 i That was her scheme. This n1igh possibly have been done successful in your name or mine, but probabl more successfully in the name o relatives. who because of blood re lationship might be expected to kee quiet or. if they got a little them selves, maintain silence for tha reason
 Medalie pointed to the chart a 1 revealing "the whole story of tn I relations Of the knapp family or Inc relatives, the Smiths, in this bus mess"
 Defense Objects
 It vas here that Patrick C. Duga of the decfnse interposed an ohiec ton to the chart and the nse of tn | 4f lat rI | rectly involved in the indictmen Justice Callaghan told the jury the should consider only such testimon concerning these other people 2 may be permitted to be introduce' The rest of whatever might be sai at this time, the justice stated. mus be ignored ana the jury will be ir structed carefully as to this.
 Mr. Medalie then launched into lengthy explanation Of the char first pointing out the manner ] which the relatives appeared on tn payroll more or less spasmodicall.
 Medalie went through the entir list of relatives --- Clara Blanch Knapp, stcp-daughter, Julia AbIEa Smith. sister: Charles Hubbe Smith, brother; Helen B. Smith, si' ter-ln-lau: Mary L. Bodkin, sister Ella Smith, mother.
 Specifically Medalie attacked til presence Of each on the payroll, an continually declared his entire syn pathy with the personal motives Mrs. Knapp in placing relatives the census payroll.
 But" he said, at one time, lear ing toward the jurors, "I can't talk care Of my dependent relatives o' of your money-it must be wit mine."
 Won't Call Mother
 As to the aged mother, Mir. NJ dalie declared the facts preclude the possibility of her doing any eel sus work for the state.
 T have not tried to subpoer her." he said. in low voice. wouldn't go through that ordeal , examining Mrs. knapp's mothc ; Every one of her checks was el dorsed by Mrs. Knapp"