The Washington times., 1938-08-11
Carroll Sticks to Alibi;
State Seeks Weak Spot
Fate May Rest on
Day Laborer Not
Yet Produced
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Franz U. Burkett, was called to
the stand so the defense could
bring out the fantastic story.
Burkett is co-counsel for the State
at the present trial. He was queS-
toned by former Attorney General
Clyde r. Chapman, who is chief
counsel for the defense.
Burkett testified that on June
2 Of this year he accompanied
Charles E. Pelletier. special agent
Of the Federal Bureau of Identifi-
cation, to the State prison at
Thomaston, where Pelletier inter
viewed Dwyer.
Explains Presence
Burkett said he went along be-
cause Dwyer had previously In
formed Pelletier he would talk
about the matter only in the pres
ence Of the Attorney General.
'DWyer's statement was re-
duced to writing" Burkett said.
After a conference between the
lawyers and Judge William H.
Fisher, Dwyer's statement was
finally read to the jury. In it
Dwyer said Carroll prevailed upon
him to borrow a typewriter and
type out two "extortion letters"
The letters were addressed to
George Morton, owner of the
Paris Manufacturing Company.
Demanded $4,000
The first one demanded $50 900
and informed him OF what hap
pend to plants in Massachusetts
when money demanded by the
organization" was not paid. The
second letter reduced the amount
demanded to $25, 900.
The letters were drawn up IN
December, 1886, months before DR.,
Littlefield was slain. The doctor
was killed in the DWyer home OH
the night of Oct. 13 last. The
defense introduced the letters for
the purpose of showing, accord
ing to Chapman. the "animus" en-
tertained toward Carroll by the
boy who was going with Barbara
Carroll and whom Carroll later
charged got the girl lin trouble. >
Dryers prison statement was
read to the jury by Chapman ana
said, in part:
Some time during the first
part of December of 1886 while
l was keeping company with
Miss Barbara Carroll, I was at
her house talking with the fam
fly. We were discussing the
new typewriter which Miss Ruth
Charles had received
Asked to Type Letters
Later in the evening, as was
leaving, Mr.. Carroll spoke to
me on his front porch stating
that he wished to have some
letter typed (private letters.
At the time, he did not tell me
the nature of the letters, but
told me not to mention it to
anyone. He asked me to borrow
the typewriter of Miss Charles.
She loaned me the typewriter.
"The next evening I told Car
roll I had the typewriter. Mr..
Carroll told me at the time that
Mr.. George Morton, of South
Paris (president of the Paris
Manufacturing Company. owed
him some back money and that
he wanted to write him about
it. Mr.. Carroll turned over to
me two letters, and told me to
type them up.
Entrance Fee" Sought
GAS remember the substance
Of the two letters, they appeared
to be from some organization
requesting Mr.. Morton to pay
over an entrance fee of a large
amount of money. I recall that
the letters stated that if he did
not pay over the money, there
were threats against his family.
The letters also stated that
other factories in Massachusetts,
had been damaged upon the re.
1usal Of the organizations de-
mandS. I also recall that the
letters stated that if Mr.. Morton
was willing to pay the money,
he was to hang signal up out
side his office.
After examining the letters, I
decided not to type them and
hid them in my room. The next
evening, I met Mr. Carroll at
his home and told him I would
not type the letters.
"Picked" as Writer
"He told me that I had been
picked to write them. During
the conversation, he told me
there was nothing to worry
about, as it was just to scare
Mr.. Morton. I told him it was
not a very good way to scare
him. Carroll got hot and told
me that these people back of
it. would make it pretty tough
for me If l did not type them.
and he practically threatened
my life"
Dwyer said he finally did typ,
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