The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-25

NSOntHluGu 1EOW &WkU kJ there but I haven't seen it since that time."
 Searched Vacant Lot
 Umberhlnd said as soon as he had helped remove the dying woman from the cellar to 0 waiting atn. bulance he searched the vacant lot behind the Joss home.
 The sheriff said this was done be- cause Dr. Joss had told him the story of . bearded stranger who demanded narcotics.
 Umberhind said pr. Joss had in. dicated that the attack might have been made by the stranger after he, tho doctor, had left the house on on errand.
 A posse was formed, Umherhlnd testified, that included every Able- bodied man In tho village. He said tho description given hiI by Dr. Jess was telephoned to state police.
 A state police photographer, was called to Identify pictures he had taken of tho Joss home after the staying. These showed the blood stained cellar with the spot where the woman doctor was found.
 Other pictures included the living room, passage way through which she was carried to tho ambulance and . general survey of the grounds surrounding the brick mansion.
 Tho examination of the pictures took . half hour during which spec. tatorB watched the carpenters ct work on tho staircase outside.
 Dr. Jess, recovered from Q suicide attempt in his jail cell June il . few hours before the grand jury indicted him on Q murder charge, appeared unmoved by the proceedings. Ke had pleaded innocent to charges that he slew his wifo for the love of Mrs Elizabeth Chapman Mayo, 32, res. taurant proprietor and Self.identl- fled "other woman" In tho case.
 Deity, Defense Counsel Ernest l. doodspeed questioned Sheriff Lloyd Umberhind, called for cfoSs.exaTii. nation ossthls third day of the triel before Superior Judge Raymond Eel lows of Bangor and . Jury.
 Sheriff Unshaken
 Sheriff Umberhlnd, second witness yesterday, was unRhaken an his story of how he was summoned to tho cen. tury-old Joss mansion and was mel at the door by tho young physician Umberhind said:
 1T asked him what the trouble wa because there was blood on his face coat and pants. asked him # ht was hurt. He said, No, I'm ail right It's my wife,"
 Umbcrhind told how no found the auburn- -haired former Birmingham Ala, woman physicians body lylnl at the foot of the cellar stairs, hel head near the last step and h0I knees drawn together. He said ht summoned c physician and that thu three men carried the woman's body to an ambulance.
 Asked what the debonair doctol was doing when they first went te the cellar, Umbeghind said:
 T saw him rubbing her head anc exclaiming my poor baby
 "Did you sec him cry9" ooodspeet asked.
 Yes, he was crying" Umberhind said pr. Joss was at. tempting to administer . hypodermit to his wife and admitted that thu needle broke during the operation He said the doctor told an ircoheren' story of the attack having been made by Q narcotic addict.
 Didn't Want Autopsy
 Medical Examiner George ". Al. exander said he spoke of an autopsy to tho doctor later in the evening after Dr. Luverne Joss had died a' c hospital.
 Alexander said he talked with pr Joss and that the latter told of thu addict asking for narcotics and be. ing refused. He testified pr. Jess sait he then left the house.
 "Did you have any talk with thu doctor about the autopsy7" Aiexan' der was asked.
 ~Yes," he said. T told him ther' would have to be an autopsy and ht didn't seem to want one. Dr. Jos said there was one thing that hi wife didn't want and that was ez autopsy. told him tlaat it was th' law, but that I would do my bes and would talk Co the county attcr' ney or the attorney-senerai. Alexander explained the woman