NEW BRITAIN
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and challenge to the array of
“tors it opened on that day.
Court Room Parked.
gm then until he was convicted
Wil 4, 1925. after one of tho
‘.”nllltI0niii trials of the cen-
',thc “super-bandit," “prince of
Inderworld." packed the court-
' ally with large crowds eager
.W. the magnetic figure of crime
represented to be. He him-
was brought in the prisOn li-
. ‘ no through crowded streets to
urthousc chained to one of
,guards who stood ready to
him down at the slightest at-
_ t to escape.
, ndgc Groehl ills Counsel.
, ‘ . the trial of his case he was do.
;_&d by Judge Frederick J. Groehl
lw York, who had represented
_ 'gwhon he was tried in 1921- for
null i'obbery in New York; by
, wIn O. Freedman and Harold Ev-
to: Hartford: and Charles W.
-by of Danbury. He was per-
mly prosecuted by state's Attor-
'Aleorn with the assistance of
v-art L. Gideon, and was sen-
~ - to die on June 25 by Judge
ll Jennings who presided at the
. ...; Opinion Shifts.
. j 0 trial opened with public opin-
strongly against Chapman and
_ for his head, but before the
closed public opinion had recr-
h his favor and had made some-
of a hero or a martyr of him.
. held this position in tho estima-
' Cot the public but a short time.
.- er, and with the announce-
of the appeal, public opinion
' THAT BRINGS CHAPMAN-
at ouows WAS some or
POLICE OFFICER
of the State‘s highest court.
Array of Evidence.
The evidence against Chapman was
gathered from a half dozen States of
the Union. and was gnon by men
and women from all walks-of life. It
began with testimony of witnesses
from Ohio and lndiana. was contin-
ued by witnesses from Massachusetts
and lthods Island, and was given
final emphasis by witnesses from
New Britain and vicinity.
Chapman‘s Alibi.
Chapman. with the support of a
few witnesses from Brooklyn, N. Y”
chief among whom was an old con-
vict friends from the Federal Peni-
tentiary at Atlanta. Ga.. set up the
nlibi that on the night before the
crime he had arrived in Brooklyn, N.
Y.. about 8:15 p. m. and was there
till about 2:30 of the morning of the
crime, from which the Jury was ob-
viously to conclude that he could not
have been in New Britain on October
12, 1924. 'l
Chapman on sound.
As interesting as the trial had
been up to that point, the final dra-
matic touch was given by Chapman
himself when he took the stand in
his own defense, denied that he had
ever been to New Britain, skirmish-
ed brilliantly with Alcorn on cross-
cxamlnaiion. and then twice return-
ed to the stand to- give volunteer
statements in. exploitation of guns
and other property believed to he
his.
shoan Star Witness.
The star witness against Chapman
was Walter E. Sheen of Springfield
Mass. who ocused Chapman' of
Shelley's murder after Skelly, lying
THE EVENING - SENTINEI :--SO. _ NORWALKL CONN.
lag table of the New Britain Gener-
al Hospital. hsd accused Shaun of
firing thepshot which later pron-d
fatui. sihosn. though he had no po-
lice record of any kind. had been
mixed up with the handling of se-
curitles stolen in Wyomissimr. I'u.,
and on his own admission, had been
bought of that scraps by his father.
Charles T. Bhoan. proprietor of the
Hotel Cooley and Hotel Kimball in
Springfield. He had also been. it
now seems certain. it go—between the
underworld and the upper world. in
both of which he was reputed to be
at home and was a gambler and
race track follower. He had run
away from home when about eight-
een and become a. chauffeur and
taxi driver in New York. inn-kn;
that period he had married but was
divorced by his wife last April 6 on
in Jail thirteen months
trial for his part in the New Britain
crime.
Illnoe's swry Damaging.
A second witness against. Chap-
Hoosier, with whom Chapman, un-
der the name of Tom Miller. had
lived in Eaton. Indiana. before he
came East and became involved in
the New Britain murder. Much of
the evidence of guns, clothing and
materials, found either in tho Lin-
coln car belonging to Chapman or
in Chapman's room in the Hotel
Cooley in Springfield, were definitely
established as the bundlt's by the
testimony of'the Hoosier. At the
same time he gave an interestina
picture of tho bandit and his pal.
lived their life on his farm milm
in sporty clothes. riding
country in the speedy Lincoln our.
and engaging in frequent tarwti
practice. He also testified to on-
house. feeding the chickens. \vlpan
the dishes for Mrs. ileum and fish—
mz in the river.
the grounds of intolerable cruelin
He is now 37 years old and has been;
awaiting.
George "Dutch" Anderson, as they;
from the nearest house, going about
over fhv
other side of Chapman which show. 5
ed him as a quiet person about the“
down to await the Judgment mortally wounded upon the operat-
For that testimony, llance is new
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assass-
lim'od to have paid with his life. for
on August it he and his wife were
shot to death near their home by
two man who overtook them in a
car while they were riding, in their
own. As if» gasped his last to Mar-
shat liooher of Middletown‘. lndiunu,
he charged Chapman's pal. (100nm
"Dutch" Anderson. and Charles
“One Arm" Wolfe with the double
murder. After the tragedy. the one
believed to have been Anderson on.
mined. but Wolfe was later captured
by the liiuneie, Ind., police the some
night of the crime.
Anderson was killed in a pistol
dun-l. at Muskegon, Michigan, with a
detective. October 31.
Anot her Rt‘prlsul.
The black hand of reprisal hit at
the other witnesses. in the opinion
of the police, when, about 0. month
after Chapman‘s trial the garage of
the Stallion Motor Co.. in Steuben.
ville. Ohio, was burned to the around,
the veins of the cars and buildlnu
lost being placed at $200,000. The
witnesses aimed at were Catherine
licorn, bookkeeper and James ii.
Snyder. proprietor of the garage.
Miss Boorn testified that on t-lainr-
day, April 16. 1024. a man whom she
positively identified as Chapman en—
tered the garage. made inquiric
about a, Lincoln touring car in the.
showroom, and that on the following
Monday morning the car was none.
Snyder could not identify 2Chapmny.
but. testified that the Lincoln car had
been stolen from the showroom.
With them as a beginning Alrorn
traced the car from the showrooms
In Stenbonvlllo to Now llrllain on
the theory that (Thnpman had slob-n
it. and established that Chapman had‘
driven the car to New Britain and Last September he was with a friend
FRIDAY, NOVRMBI‘III (3, 1927.
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Ii in fut night “inn n bullet sirut‘li ii illilll’illlll .I Iii I.| lilm. .l i.i-I..i
*mnn- ni‘wni'rlnl l.) the i'rbunul, the Ilii'liIt‘lii nt t‘I‘IHH‘ blislnl. II run .n: -:.i 11m .
Waldo W. Miller. Ilw limo llil‘iilL: rim to the sugars-“ml”! “H two iwl .... wlnn :m. ,
I'mm" Itili’IiN 5'0"). liilli IliiiI I\|iIil‘i‘I\’ was ii“. mum-M “i ‘lii \Inin‘i» Ind Him. llll n‘im I
A “'IUWN-‘l "I”I‘H‘l "tilllllli' In: lm- :Inoilu-r llill‘llllll of (fliuiunnn'rU I'lu'MnIi-Nt‘n-m
was the registered 0\\'lil‘i' ol‘
liiimsuehum-tts under tiw
porlnni an shed" was Mi.“ Him” friend»: 1,, “Toni; H'llii'rumn‘ U" lht'i .\ rnnninu Mom in :i. «may...
iiimll. u waitress of lliv Hill i‘ubmvIullni-swo “will... him. llllulII-‘l' "Illli'lllilb 1min“.
I“"- M"”‘“‘"» “i“ “Y lliv “lie of: Alwaiu-r liw “linens "Hm”; 'I'" "‘”‘" "I M I ‘
Louis A, Killian-k, who “Mm.” lhntI ,, ' Iunn no.4 iii IIiI ..m. ..i 1m...
. ' lliu only nib-iced ri'c-‘dilni‘sn I‘ .. 1| . _. . H - c .
‘ hnbnilin and l‘Iii‘ilIl “I'm” H‘" "mm inguinal (‘liubni'in was I’iili‘tflllliili Al J .-m H "I m". M I l ”I
before the crime at the inn. driiini: I “ I\i'|‘l| 5‘- 1"1 l. \l'-I'< Ii Hw- -l....\:.
l'rt-d l'I. Alwnivr of New Ili'iluln who
up to the inn in a Lincoln touring \Vl‘ilIIIUI'l‘iI u Hum”), t'mss-uxuminn-
or with mimmf.hm;;lu“ WHIIIHW' “1'2 lion by .luduv (:l'lli‘IlI in the main-
" wo 5‘“ "W “”V" “‘ “W31 * ll‘ll'llli't' of his contention that ho
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damaging i‘iaiimony. sniini. ndiibn-lmw (lei-aid i‘hnpman uetunlly filo U” April] 7 1111'] iiw- ..‘n-i “‘3... .
lurl'v UH” ( I'I'I’mn” I‘m] “51"” I'”‘ “ll . llxe shot “'IlIi'II killed his frilow-nf- Iiil: from 'Vh‘, 5,1,,“ mm“ M ‘i‘ ..
(li‘ IIll' Hiiilllivli ..\Iutnr i'umir |||\
Sioulwniille. 11., mini iii. ..- 1....
over it I.ilil‘(llli Iilillllii'. i‘.-I' '
alarm clock when ]lt' w‘ i - . . . . - r .
‘ ‘ ' I r ”It n It'll llui. Milli). finoiliir idiom. utt- man with inn “H“ r W,” “A“
just aftr'i pining 3.).»0 for the t'hlt‘It- nous against i‘lmpmnn was lit-nry by “11“...” I'. \l|i~.li|\ oi it. rl
("1 dinnernnd the “V“ "mm“ It“ I‘ll" llrllvr of New ilrliain who idvnllflui ‘ ' ' ‘ ' ‘
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ordered. hula-ck also lI-siiln-d that ‘i'IiiiillIliill us the man he saw luavlng iwwn new.” mmp “I” “up”,
Chapman had been at the inn. [basilim department store about 'I o‘ciov'h
clinching Miss lilit-Ii'n testimonialon the morning October 12. 192%.
and that. (“hummin backed him down
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