New Britain herald., 1929-04-27
POLICE CHECK UP
 WIPES STORY IN
 BEARDSLEE DEATH
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Continued from First Page) homestead. This man was question: ed but was not held. In the absence of any statement from Chief Nichols or Prosecutor Baldwin as to any explanation this man may have given for the pres ence Of his insurance ,oiicy i1 Beardslee's home it was assumed that the policy was turned over to Beardslee as security for loans. Another youth who was question: ed was believed to be chauffeur formerly employed by the Bearis- lees.
 None of those questioned were held. They gave their statements 1 to Prosecutor Baldwin and were permitted to return to their hones. the conclusion being that all were able to show that they were not in the house at the time the shooting took place.
 Detailed information relative to developments in the case was with held today by Prosecutor Baldwin.
 T do not intend to try this case in the newspapers" he said. He expressed anger over the fact that the identity of James Curcio. the alleged bootlegger who drove Beardslee and his wife home from Bridgeport on the evening before the shooting, and Curcios statement had been made public.
 Widows Lawyers Talk Attorneys for Mrs. Beardslee, on the other hand. have placed no oh- stacles in the way Of newspapermen in securing information.
 Attorney w. F. D. kilpatt4ck gave out the salient points in re- gard to statements made by Mrs. Beardslee in the case. pointing out that she has maintained from th. start that Beardslee himself fired the fatal shot
 Attorney Joseph II. Freedman of Hartford, who was associate coun. sel in the Gerald Chapman case, as he is in the I'eardslee case. unhes- itatingly answered questions put 10 him by the reporters following the coroner's inquest Friday.
 Was Beardslee sadist. judging from what you have learned of him in your talks with Mrs. Beardslee 2" Freedman was asked
 Certainly he was sadst," re. piled Freedman.
 Didn't he repeatedly beat and abuse his wife. Look at that bruise over her eye. Any man that would throw a flatiron at his wife's head is a sadist.'
 Will Mrs. Beardslee enter . plea that she acted in self-defense ?" he was asked.
 Says She Is Innocent
 Self. defense? should say not. She is innocent. She did not shoot her husband"
 But the medical examiner. Dr. Peters. has testified that 1t would have been physical impossibility for Beardslee to have fired the fatal shot" q reporter suggested.
 That's one doctors opinion. An- other doctor may express an entirely different opinion.
 The medical examiners testimony th:.. Beardslee could not have fired expected today to lead to a charge of homicide against nls widow.
 The uoroncr's inquest at which Medical L>alnntr H. Lebal on Peters testified Eearlsiee could not J II until next Tuesday without the widow taking the stand.
 Prosecutor Raymond Baldwin said he probably would have Mrs Boards Ice arraigned Tn court on Monday.
 ;'r, Peters said lis conclusions Were based on the lack Of powder Llarks. which indicates that the gam haG leen fired from some distance. and .lso on the course taken by tn. oulirt
 During the shor: session Of .t, inquest Mrs. Beardstc. who was 70 years D,r husbands iunior iisten:1 to the testimony with apparent un- concern and later smoked a cigar cite as she discuss, d :he ca*- with her attorneys. She was ac' I. panied in court by her mother EcarI:Iet was found with a bullet wound in his left temple at his horae early Thursday morning ard told police who were called by his wI'" that she lad sho, him after 2 quarrel.
 '>;!tc" Says Widow This Mrs. Beardslee denied and asserted her husbdn1 accused her through sp'te.'
 She said her husband had ac- cuscd her of being friendly with James l:. Curcio. a hootlegger wi,o often caiied at th'.r home and "ho had visited them tlic previous eve ming
 Curcio admitted tp the police yes- tcr,lay that he ha called at the Heardslcc home W-c resday nigh; and after BeardsIe, had borrowed [ dollar from him, they had several drinks together. He denied any in- ti:nacy with Mrs. Beardslee and was net held.
 , The Beardslees were married thre" years ago, shortly after he inherited slo0.oO0. He was 4S years old a' that time and had lived a rather se- cluded life. His wife was a former , waitress and telephone operator. REAL ESTATE SUIT JUDGMENT
 Judge E. M. Yeomans in superior court has given judgment for the plaintiff in the action of Samuel " Edward Greenstein. Ida Berkowit& , and Kettle RotsteiI against Sebas- tiano and Santi Mazzotta Of High