The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-21

Is the son of the late Col. H. Her. man HarjeS, who was president of the banking firm of Morgan-Harjes In Paris.
 Still another probable witness will be Mrs. Lonergan's mother, Mrs. Lucille Wolfe Burton, who was in the apartment and with Captin Elser forced the door and found the body. There will also be the usual parade of detectives, buffers, tech- nlcal experts, physicians, uniformed policemen, and others.
 Still obscure are the possible witt neSseS who may tell of the strange life of the 26-year-old, 180- pound, six-foot defendant, described by District Attorney Frank s. Hogan as "bi-sexual." One of these re. portedly was a wealthy, prominent Canadian, who maintained an ex- ottc Toronto apartment to which Lonergan fled after the murder. It was this man who reportedly brought Lonergan to New York and introduced him to the sophisti- cated circle in which Patricia Bur ton moved.
 Much of the testimony will cen- ter around the physical appearance of the bedroom and what occurred between man and wife before her death.
 The bedroom was unusually large about 25 feet long and almost as wide, and 1t was furnished with cumbersome antiques, among them the huge Empire bed upon which Mrs. Lonergan lay, having slipped out of the mink coat and silk dress party clothes she had worn the evening before.
 There, in the quiet of the room, he accused her of being the belle of Fl Morocco" a night club, told her he had 8 date with a girl, and in turn was taunted by her with: I'm amazed I can't control my men,"
 But 1t was when she told him that he would not again see his son, Wayne William, then 18 months old, that Lonergan said later he lost his head, picked up the heavy candle stick among glittering crystal bot ties on the dresser, and swung at Mrs. Lonergan, who was lying on the bed.
 Lonergan, according to his con- fession to police, rained blows on her head and body until she fell back inSensible. Then he walked out of the apartment.
 The prosecuting attorney may at- tempt to show premeditation-an important factor under the circum- stances of the case-through the incident of the toy elephant. Lon. ergan purchased it as a gift for his young son and left it at the apartment of Mrs. Jaburg, with whom he went to the theater the night before the staying.
 Police reported he called for the toy next morning, returned to the murder scene and left the elephant outside his sons door without dis turbing the governesS. Police took the act as an effort to establish the alibi that he was at the apartment e~@e0 ~~4OSA OAAS A4AAA0CAs
 Another fact that the state may advance as motive is money.
 Lonergan was cut off without a cent by the terms of his wifes will. in which she bequeatiled her whole fortune to their son. The estate amounts to $S.000, 900 to $7,OOO 000. amassed by her grandfather. the late Max Bernheimer, brewer. The money was to pass to Mrs. Loner-
 an upon the death of her grand
 ~4h'~. Mrs. Frederick Housman, who remarried after the death of her first husband.
 An insanity plea also may be ad- vanced by Lonergan's counsel. but an effort to forestall any such at- tempt was made by Hogan when he had his offices physician. Dr. Perry Lichtenstein, examine the de- fendant. Dr. Lichtenstein reported he found Lonergan sane.
 Whatever the defense finally set- tied upon, the three court-ap- pointed lawyers. Brodericlk, Willard H. Ellison and Abraham J. Hal- perrin. fell out some weeks ago. It was reported at the time that news paper references to Broderick as "chief counsel" had caused the rift among the lawyers.
 LOnergan retained Broderick and informed the court he had obtained funds with which to employ coun- seL Broadway gossip had 1t that a man friend had put up the money.
 Despite the many previous post pcnements, the court apparently was firm in its irlsistence that the ,ew date. Feb. a. shall be the one