Show S 4 Judge Bars Lonergan L Letter Forfeiting Claims Claim I To Slain Wife's Two Million Dollar Estate I NEW YORK March YORK March 1 UP UP- UP Judge John J. J ruled I Wednesday that prospective jurors in Jh Wayne Lonergan's murder trial I may not be shown a a. copy of Lonergan's letter In which he re renounced renounced hi his claims to to the 2000 fortune of ot his slain wic I Pa- Pa a- a Burton Lonergan Fres hl asserted that during T Tuesdays Tuesday's adjournment of the Uie trial the letter had been published and that counsel may as well have read it in open court In v view v e of ot that fact he said he would change his his' original ruling wh which ch was that could coul l be shown sho the letter as they were being examined ex- ex ex cx- to serve on ori the jury which will try the former R C AF air air- craftsman Several prospective jurors were examined Monday but none of the panel was seated Mailed 1 l Monday After Freschl made his ruling Assistant District Attorney J Jacob cob Grumet Grume t said his investigation showed the letter although dated February ry 25 had been mailed on Monday February 28 and rind that its postmark showed it h had d' d passed through a a. post office substation at 1 30 p. p m. m on that date At that time Grumet said sald defense counsel was Inquiring of prospective jurors jurors' whether they had any knowledge of ot such a letter and it was in transit I r also have serious doubt as to the authorship of that letter Grumet said t lr turning ing to look at Defense Counsel Edward V. V BroderIck Brod- Brod erIck crick who had produced the document document document docu docu- ment while questioning jurors Monday i Attacks Authorship In It the defendant if he be wrote it refers to the Burton Bernheimer-Burton fortune It is a a. curious fact one of ot striking similarity that Mr Broderick too referred constantly on Monday to the Burton fortune fo tune The use of that phrase gives us us some inkling as to the authorship of oC the letter Broderick replied that theres ts cens censorship in the Tombs and and- every letter Lorie Lonergan gan writes rites winds up in the district attorneys attorney's office to tobe tobe tobe be examined by Mr Grumet Grumet denied the charge Mr Grumet asked about the authorship Broderick continued Why what about the handwriting ing Im I'm willing to submit that I letter lette to any expert Lonergan can copy Grumet i interrupted terr F Freschi pointed out t that at while d defense counsel could ask If If they h had ad any knowledge of it he could not show a copy to the prospect The letter allegedly written by Lonergan to to Surrogate James A. A Foley Foloy was brought into the case on Mond Monday y the first day pf f the trial Broderick had each of the questioned read its con con- tents I |