The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-28

Northampton, Mass, April 20. -
(Up)--Dapper Joseph Hare, named
by the prosecution as 1.-THE other
man." testified at Mrs, Beatrice 81.
Denis Bouvier's murder trial today
that he and the defendant had Illicit
relations that resulted In tho birth
OF q child on the day her husband
was buried.
Nonchalantiy, the a. year.old
Ware war worker reviewed In detail
his intImacles with the 2T-yoar.old
defendant before q courtroom crowd
that included many Smith College
girls.
launched In her chair Of the bar,
Mrs. Bowler dropped her eyes re-
neatediy as her lover told his story
rs O witness for the prosecution
which seeks 10 send her 10 the cleo.
trio chair for tho shotgun murder
Of Rudolph Bowler, 80.
Hare, who has n wife and four
children, was questioned at length
by Dlst.-Atty. John W. Heseiton,
Immediately dressed IN q double-
breasted suit with red cravat, the
witness spoke with o slight French.
Canadian accent,
Prior TO the death OF Bowler last
Dec. 3, Hare testified, he had been
IN the habit OF visiting Mrs, Bowler
at her home onc0 or twice week.
"What did you and Mrs. Bowler
do?" Hoselton asked
I'VE talked and listened TO the
radio"
did you do anything else'"
Eyes"
The prosecutor produced photo.
graphs Of rooms Of Tho Bowler home
and the witness identified o bedroom
and room containing o divan M
places where no and the defendant
had had intimate relations,
Asked II he had ever given the
defendant presents, Hare Baid that
among other things, nc had given
her lamp and scarf. Asked II he
had given her money, he testified
that he had given her about coo
during the affair.
"In the last part OF last year did
you give her any money for any
particular purpose2" asked the pros.
ecutor.
Eyes," replied Hare. "That Wal
for the child she was going to have
She wanted 10 buy some clothing
Hare testified that on the Thurs
day preceding tho Tuesday wheI
Bowler was killed he vlkIted tn
home OF his mother, Mrs. Mar,
Hare, II, who lived below the B0u'
vier apartment. While he wa
there. no said, Mrs. Bouvier'S son
Gerald, 10, came down with o note
from his mother and % cents.
The note. Hare testified, said that
Mrs. Bowler didn't feel well and
that she wanted him 10 do an er-
rand. Sho wrote that her husband
was going deer hunting next day
and that no wanted some arsenic
for deer.
Hare said no wrote back q n0te
stating that arsenic wRs o deadly
poison and could not be purchased,
That Same night, Hare said, no
saw Mrs. Bowler and she did not
mention arsenic. but said, "f'm mad
NJ you" Hare said he told her,
you don't have 10 DO mad nj me-"
Ho said that after that she didn't
say much 10 him.
"Did Mrs. Bowler nay anything
10 you about the fact that she was
going 10 have q child?" asked Hes.
elton.
"shc did," Hare testified.
"What did she BayW
"She told mo that II was my
child"
Tho district attorney introduced
letter whose contents were not
revealed. Superior Judge Thomas
j. Hammond allowed the altman
Jury q short recess while he studied
tho letter NJ tho bench.
Mrs, Hare told yesterday OF the
circumstances surrounding the fatal
shooting OF Rudolph (Pete) Bou-
vier, 80, n war worker, IN his home
early In the morning OF last Deem
Der ., Mrs. Hare lives In the apart
ment under that which WIS occupied
by the Bouvier.
She was awakened by noises up
stairs, Mrs, Hare testified, and soon
afterward Mrs. Bowler rushed down
10 her apartment, exclaiming, II
Lhink PaL0 RIaoL himRalf" Mrs.