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the witness- stand Saturda1 afternoon
before Judge John Keogh ‘And he
posltl1'el1 did not lea1e the house at ‘
ter that until he went to work It: thel
morning.” i
‘ Mrs. Moeller confirmed the lengthy-
story told on the stand during the,
morning sassion or the trial b1 her
lhusband. .She told her story of the
happenings on the night 01' September
291h without hesitation, rind in no in-
stance did she contradict any part of
the testimony furnished by Mr Moel
ler.
She met her husband shortly past
619 o 'clotk the afternoon or Septemb
er I”alth, and from that time up until
quarter to one o',clock or fifteen min-
utes before the alarm of tire called
the firemen to the Netdleman house.
she traced the movements of herself,
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Pushed by Prosecuting Attorney W.
A. Griffiin. jr.. who conducted the
r ' 5cross-exainlnation, to relate what she.
Moeiier and Walk talked about for an‘
hour, between 11:30 and 12:30 o‘clock,
on the night of the fire. the witness
said the) talked about‘ everything.’
The prosecutor insisted that Mrs.
’llocllcr tell what was included in so:
comprohenshe a subject She said
they conversed about the moving pic
times they had witnessed at Music-
—l~)hgravrd Easter Cards from 5c.-‘
21:1“. Postcards 0 for Z112, at Donnellv‘s.
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Mrs. 1.. llloom, ot‘ Broklyu, N, Y.,
spending several days at the home of
her sister, Mrs. B. Policy. of Monroe
street.
Henry W. Hegelein, and son Henry,
of \\ oodward a1euue.ha1e returned
from visit with friends and relatives
in New York city.
—I-‘c1'tilizcr at Raymond Brothers. ;
bliss Gene1eve Mallory and Master
.l. Hammond Mallory, of Hartford, are
spending the Easter holidays with
their father Dr. J. H. Mallory, 10 80.
'Main street.
Mr and Mrs. Abram Pitch. and
daughter Norma. returned yesterday‘
.to this city from Mount porn, Florida,
where they have been spending the 6}:
winter.
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Samuel C Policy. of Monroe sheets?
and Miss Milllefilackson. of upper
Norwalk. Saturday evening In
Westport Opera House, made their
first stage appearance.
—-EASTER MONDAY. McENELLY's
Orihestra and the Big Time. Concert. '
Dancing until 1 a. m.
Mss llazel Parsons. 'of Yo‘st street
and her cousin. Pauline Bowen, ’or
him York. are spending two week's
mogton with relatives in Ridgelleld.
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A number of visitors spent yester-
day at the Court Laurel Club Housaf,
on Pine Ledge Belle Island. Thera'
were scores of visitors, also, about
lBelle .Islaud It to reported that the
storms of the past winter did little
if any damage to the summer resi-
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Hall. "and other things," which she
couldn't re:all. Judge Keogh asked
the witness whether she tould remem-
ber what the films were which were
shown that night. Mrs. Mooiler said
she didn't but had tried to rind 0111.1
i'l‘he management of the house, how-
ever, couldn't remember back that
"Did you talk about the fire to Burn-
.9" ‘Woik that day after." asked Attor‘,‘
3 hey Griffin.
“i did. Barney came over to the
house and i said: “isn't it terrible
about the fire.’_ He said: ‘l'ea, but I
will build it up again.”
“What did Mr. Wolk go over to
your house for?"
"Because it was a holiday. He told
me the night before it was a holiday; Daniel elgh came in and asked
‘nnd his wife was very strict. lie gavel
me a dollar to buy some porkcliops,
she didn‘t want to go out tenant at}
: Morrison or Levy who brought the bot- '
restaurant."
"lion" did Barney act. "
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ways humming a tune’
Eduln C. Morrison of \‘an ant 81..
“Air; Morrison was sitting back of the
stbve the 111611 that Barney, Moeller
and his wife came in liassan'l fruit,
atom. He said they left about five min-1
man before Mr. Hassan's closing'
time, which is 11.30 o'clock. it was
going on tilldnlght when he walked
down Van‘ Zant alreet to his home.
when hot liked around and saw the
trio standing near a concrete mixer
In front of the Randall block. They
seemed interested in the road con—
iatructlon, a new concrete pavement
being laid on this streét at that
time ‘
Charles J. Culley, of upper Norwalk.
was one of the night-watchmen Mosh
ier testified he passed on his .way
home. Mr, Caffrey saw the couple go-
ing' up Van Zant street uncut twenty-
live minutes to one o‘clock, or about
'half'an hour after the last”cnr left
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A‘ WARNlNGl’T'lEOHi-lllll llllEllER ARE
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trey. but to this day he calls me ‘Gaf-
fy‘."
"What was the conversation be-
tween yourself and Moeller the night
{after the fire?’
‘Mooller asked me if I didn’t. re«
member speaking to him when he.
passed the night before I evaded the
question. because I thought he had
done some boy- -hood trick' down at
the pool room and he wanted me for
a witness.’ .'
“When Chief of Police W
nington and Sergeant l-fglherland
asked you if you knew anything about
this case, why did you say no?"
“Because i have a secret horror of
being a witness. and i didn't want to
get in this ‘dirty mess.
Mrs. Geneve1e Farr, offi Winfield
street mother of Joseph Moeiler's
(a; r "' '1‘";
wife. told a straight forward story on
the stand, and impressed with her 1
manner. , i ‘
“Motherllke.” said Mrs. Farr, “i
listen for Hazel to come home. This
night. I remember distinctly. i didn't
hear them come in. so I got up and
opened the door of their bedroom
They were asleep, and I didn‘t dis-
turb them. This was quarter past 1
o'clock by my clock on the dining'
room mantle. I remember the inci-
denl because the next day my husband
was going to work as a painter on the
house that burned."
Mrs. Carrie i'l'. Tristratn. owner of
the house at the corner of Burrltt
and Quintard avenues, where the al-
leged “frame-up" on Moeller was held,
gave some important testimony. Mooli
ler and Levy. she said, were seated
close together, as far as they could
get away from the hall doorway. Mrs.
'l‘ristram heard very little or the con-
versation, because the most of the
time she was in the kitchen, but she
did hear, at one time, Levy 5111' he
“wanted a good clean job.’ i
The, important point of Mrs, Tris-
tram'a testimony was reached when
she denied that Moeller said: “We
touched that off!" as iesuued by
Archie Morison and P. A. Gaynor.
"Moellcr said." was Mrs. Tristram'a
statement, “Either ‘It was a touch-on
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H. \
,job’ or probably that was a macho!
Job'." After Moeller left Morrison.
,Strunskey and Gaynor, came down:
Later
if
stairs into the dining room.
"it was alright." He was assured that,
ll, was
Mrs. Tristram said it was either’
tin of which» to the house. She who
into conversation between Mueller and
Lexy was being held. and she heard
the “8 ”1° iéxt witness for the defense but little of it. There is but one door
In the parlor. This leads into the hall-
way and not into the dining roomyor
kitchen.
Mrs. Bertha Layden. of 30 Van Zant
street, lived in the Randall block on
September 29111. She testified there
were no balls in the house at that
time, and thattha frosted—glass on the ~ ~ '
frontdoor prevented one on the out-
side from looking in. it will be remain
bored. ilcrman Snider testified that on
this night Mueller and his wife “came
to the house and rang the bell." and
he “went out into the hall-way. looked
out of the door and saw Mueller and
a woman standing thoro.‘
Thomas W. Casey. nineteen years
old, employed in the C. & Hot (30..
and a resident of Gregory ouievard.
was the last witness put on the stand
in rebuttal for the state.
'Mr. Casey said he saw Moeller and
‘ rmoammmammom1m‘
R Pen-1
2 between 11: 40 and 11: 50 o'.clock
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~ “How are you certain," Mr Caflrey o'clock. He was turning the e’orner of
'was asked. “that this particular time 30“"! 0300”” avenue when Moeller
was the night of the fire? You say you and WOW were passing 393“ 5 110“"
have seen them many times after and under an electric light He knew them
before that night .. :by their build and dress Mueller. he
“I remember distinctly,’ was the said W0“ a "W10" made suit. bo-
answer “Because the next night I [cause the coat was “so long." He roc-
called Moeller down for calling me ogmzed WOW and M09119” hats “Si
‘Gaffy." I told him my name was Caf- described them ‘0 "‘9 90“"-
rey, and I wanted to be called Cu.‘ Mr, Casey was put through a severe
grilling by Attorneys Llnxweilor and
,Taylor. and. although a. trifle bewild‘
cred at times. he stuck to his original
story, told on the direct examination.
Attorney Joseph J. Linxweiler, at
considerable length, reviewed the
testimony of the state's witnesses as
it pertained to Moaller. vile recited the
alibi, which was claimed to be per-
fect, and stated that every movement
of his client had been accounted for '
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"A mountain, 'ttho Insurance compan-
ies) has labored and brought forth a!
mouse but it isn't as large as they
thought it would be."
Judge Taylor charged that the state
police had looked the matter of the.
fires up. but, not finding enough otl- ENGCH leVER of this city. arrest-
dence, had dropped it The prosecut- led severoneeka ago. In Brooklyn": 1 .
his attorney. he said. Md “0t taken. Y.. charged with carrying a revolver,
up the 010890“th only when the ' under the Sullivan law, was Saturday
ERROR SlllER I8
stepped in. he was given a hearing before a judge
"Barney Wolk Is no fool and Joe in the County Court House, of Brook
Mbeller l§ no fool, and do you think In N y_
it they really did not that house our Mr. Silver was represented by as
fire that they would run down Gold-911' torney J. E. Seaman, who introduced
Hill street Into the arms 0‘ the fire- as evidence in favor of Silver's char-
men?" 1actor a letter which he had received
In speaking of the socalled motive from Chief of Police William R. Pen-
(or the tiring of the Needlemn 1‘0“” nlngton, in which. the chief said su-
Judge Taylor said that. Barney W01k ver was a careful and good man. The
did not take out that 35 000 insurance boys of the Old Well Heck a Ladder
policy ““19 days 1’”th E° the fire Fire Company also extended a helping
‘He declared that 110‘ 3 ‘70"! of “1' hand to Silver, sending his Brooklyn
dance had been introduced which lawyer a letter concerning the young
would show Wolk's ownership °f "‘9 man's reputation in this city.
Noodlemw NOW“!- The testimony In. consideration of these two letters
of Mrs W and “Wilma“ from South Norwalk, saver was al-
«Sampson the attorney called ”’80 lowed to 809””, instead of suffering
Iuteiy inconsistent" because °f the the maximum penalty of seven years
conflicting dates. under the Sullivan law.
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of New York, for a few days.
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at. the time of the fire right. up and
after the blaze on the hill had been
discovered. .
A“dlrty. dastardly trick" was what
he, called Moellar’a “framoup! He
""""‘ “'"t “cellar had stated. as
”W" "o'r‘ccn and Patricmk Gay-
nor cal/l he did am "We pushed um
off." Mn. Tristan] stated “It loo!-
‘ - Mi" "' "1le that was a tooth
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1“" “NH-1v Idnxwollor lined that
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'11:"an "9 all the oviduc- he
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ed Messrs. George Swift, of Brooklyn.
and Milton Erwood. of Long Island,
over the weak-end.
Mrs. Angeline Stone. who has been
visiting her niece, Mn. [dither M.
ersht. of Nrfleld avenue. has re-
turned to her home in Bellows Fall's,
N. Y.
The Boy’sCIuh. of Trinity Church.
will meet tonight. at 7:80 o'clock. with
natural A. Daniel Worth. 0!
the Sixth m.
In“ w. m no for All)»,
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Henry, Sloane Hicks. of East avo-
nue. this city, who was sued recently
by. his wile, Katherine Lennie Hicks.
for the recovery of 120 note- ror'szoo
etch; Saturday. in a New York Court.
101011111 mdavlt that he has only six
I of then motile: In his possession. He
turned them over to thoccourt.
it will be remembered that In.
Hick- Itatod after she decided to up-
aralo from her husband Ibo gave him
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