New Britain herald., 1929-12-02
ELEVATOR WORKER
 M'MANUS WITNESS
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(Continued From First Pagc) quivered and tears came to her eyes as she turned to Judge Charles S. Mott, Jr., and said; q have never been arrested in my life, never found guilty or inno- cent of any crime"
 The judge. who had appeared 10 sQuirm nervously in his chair as Murray piled his verbal whip, then ruled that any further questions as 10 the witness past life were out Of order and Murray excused her, al though saying he might have fur ther questions to ask later
 Mrs. Putnam was back on tEc stand today at the opening of the third week of the trial of McManu5, for cross examination.
 She was still being examined by Mir. Murray, who was seeking to destroy her crcdiblity as a witness, when court adjourned Friday over the eek k-cnd
 She had testified for the state that on November 4, 1928, the night the state contends McManus lurcd Rothsten to the Park Cen tral hotel and shot him in an argu- mcnt over a poker game, she heard loud voices near the room McManus occupied. q "crash" and then saw a man of Rothstein's ger. cral description staggering down the hall.
 Registered With Man
 Murray in his question had brought out that Mrs. Putnam, al though a widow. was registered at the Park Central with a man and also had first told a state investi- gator that she knew nothing about the case.
 | Mrs. Putnam was dressed again in a black dress, a small black hat and wearing grey fur coat. ! Murray's first question was what color hat the man she saw stag eering down the hall, wore. She said she didn't notice, and then gave the same answer to oth- CT questions regarding the mans clothing.
 You know a chambcrmaid nam- cd Bridget Farry?" Murray asked.
 Yes. I do.' Did you sec her on the night of November 1. 1928. between l0 and II o'clock"' No" she said. Bridget to Testify
 The state said in it's opening that i Bridget Parry would testify she was on the third floor of the Park Central that fatcful night and saw | McManus in Room 349 a few min utes before the state says Rothstein was shot there. Murray then tried again to get she was staying at the hotel, but she refused. and again said he was not in the hotel the night of No vcmbcr 4, 1928. Judge Charles C. Nott, Jr., ruled Friday that she need l not give the mans name unless | Murray could prove the man was necessary to the defense.
 Switching back to his first line of questioning Murray asked;
 Was the man you saw drunk or 1 injured ." Murray asked.
 Both. l would say Mrs. Put nam said.
 Further questioning brought out that the man she saw did not speak to her or ask for assistance.
  sonal life and brought the admis- sion that she had been married three times. She divorced two Of her husbands, she said, and Mr l Putnam died.
 House Not Iiaidcd
 When he asked her if she had not run d rooming house called The Haywood' in Ashcvillc several years ago and if the police hadn't raidcd it, the state objected and was sustained. Mrs. Putnam first had answered, however, that the police had not raided it while she was the lcascc.
 Murray was consulting papers as he questioned Mrs. Putnam, appar- pdICllIN tue dilludNltS nc lldQ SCIl for Friday.
 'Is it not true" Murray asked that in June, 1920, you entered the Nathan Goldman store in Hcnder- sonvilc, x. C., with another woman and stole two dresses?"
 No" she answered.
 She admitted. however. that a police officer from HendersonvilIc came to her hotel room in Ashe- vile and there found two dresses q Goldman salcslady said had been stolen.
 'Didn't you admit you had stol- en them ?" Murray asked
 No"
 She then said the dresses had been stolen from the store by a friend of hers and that she settled the matter with tho pollc to pro tcct the girl, named "Dorothy,' ,' from arrest.
 Under questioning by Judge Not. Mrs. Putnam made statement in which she said that she had ncvrr been arrest ed, never been tried on any charge in her life
 Mrs Putnam then identified a Mrs. Mckay from Ashevillc, who, she said, was a frequent patron Of her Asheville cafe, the Putnam