The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-03
m aian Ranaflarl

tZN St4M heSESEs1AI
 nWinR a two-and-a-half hour
 marked by charges and coun-
 aaraes which held a crowded
 InR In constant suspense,
 hlef Q. Kiessllng of Woodbury, tai industriallst, was found not
 |ily last night by Woodbury Town x6aft Judge William Fleming Of thafAos of resisting an officer and
 raFated assault,
 nroneht into court on complaint 6l Deputy Sheriff Albert Francis of Waterbury, who said Kiesslins ebulled Q gun" last Sept. l9 when 10 went to the Klessling farm to serve a subpoena, the accused claimed the well-known sheriff was d treSpasser and that he wanted to prove It by holding him there until a constable arrived. He testi- fled later that the gun was one he used ito shoot rats"
 ShOt-Gun Used
 vFrancIs claimed his life was In 1eopardy as KleSsling flashed the loaded i6-gauge shotgun in front Of him. KleSsling charged the aEerlH was "Snooping" on the prop efty and had no legal right to be there.
 The trial, which was interrupted by frequent outburstS from witnesses and uproars from spectators, reached the high point, from the spectators standpoint, when Donald Hogan of sWOodbury took the stand. Hogan arrived on the battle" scene Sept, 70 with Constable Stanley J, Winus in time to see Kiessling's gun, he testified.
 Asked how the gun was held, Hogan quickly responded, T didn't look to much, because l got too scared"
 when Prosecutor Edward s. Boyd asked, Did he have the gun long while you were there," the wlt- mess replied, with emphasis, He had it 10 minutes, and that was long enough" The witness indicated fe didn't sec much after he got look at the weapon.
 Sheriff Francis testified he went Co tho Woodbury farm to serve papers on Henry Carroll, the farm cafetak0r, in connection with q $50, 900 noIa-support suit brought in the local superior court against Kiessling by his wife, Emma.
 Whon ho arrived and drove onto the premises, KiAsSling came out of the barn with gun, loaded it, and pointed 1t directly ct him, the sheriff
 Plenty Of Trouble
 Now I've got you where I want you I'll take that smile of Your face," he duoted KieSSling as saylng.
 aElmer, you're crazy, tho gun will 60 oif," Francis responded, accords ing Co the sheriff's testimony. EFancis said KieSSlins's reply was .'f'm in enough trouble and 1 don't cere t I got Into some more trou- The sheriff said KIeSSling warned liii1l not t0 get blt Of his car, and hloeknded tho driveway with c truck, 1Ie Threatened Co blow out ail the tires fl the sheriff moved, accords Ing to the testimony. The sheriff said Kiessling kept walking around the car, with the gun and finally sat down near . erind-stone on the premises and Began to sharpen c knife. He kept testing the aharpness on twigs, the witness testified.
 A Connecticut Light & Power truck passed by and Francis tried Co niaflai it, but it didn't stop, it waa disc.osed. Kiessling then came ID and said Tt didn't do you any good, did h," according to the alicriffs testimony.
 At ono point during lengthy cFosS- examination, Francis charged, "Ae told mo he would take the smile of my fae0 and he could easily have done 70 with c shot-gtn,"
 Posted Signs z lklsssling, during his testimony ool1tended that he had posted signs on his property to keep of trespAss- efk and that very afternoon il WnteEbury, had warned tho sheriff 10 keep of. He claimed tho sherih had beef hired by Mrs. Kiessllng's 6 lawyer, Atty. John II. Cassidy, to serve as an investigator, and that wfAncis was "snooping."
 The accused denied that Francis told him he was on the property 60 serve papers on tho cAretaker, or thta he had pointed tho gun.
 The defense contended that WFaneis last May had como to tho property with the lawyer and Q ph0togFapher and took pictures and questioned the earetaker about cat- e.o.
 The defenSe claimed tho SherItf Wlao was appointed to serve New Haven county, had no legal right ca 6 GaerlR on Woodbury property which is in Litchheid county, and tlat his status was not that of Ian znoi1eEeft person" since he had neon hired by Cassidy to aid in the &lessling civil action.
 Tho testimony Of the various wlt- 1eHses disclosed that the sheriff waS &orced to remain on the farm until tho constable arrived and then the group went to Prosecutor Boydl home, where Kiessling demanded Nyailcis' arrest as trespasser 8oyd refused to issue Q warrant, and seN4Eal days later Francis asked fol s WNFrant against Kiessilng.
 1ta subpoena which Francis had 1et the caretaker was served by the <4N6Eahle, 1t was revealed.
 Constable "Blased"
 Afky. Lawrence Lewis, in a sum. EaatIon in behalf of KiesSling, de. cIafed that Francis was "snooplng' and was biased and partial on Mrs H44Hnsn4f.sss.fa alAA AA Az -~-- the sheriR had no authority on tht zzHn1nrkW AltIaAr aa a ahArin OF ar