The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-17


 and Brokein the Door-womsn Lying
 on the Bed-Man Found on the Fiosr
 Both We'll Dressed and Had About
 ss0 in Money-A Noto Foand-Beiieved
 to be Romance.
 About o'clock Saturday evening a man about thirty years old and g young woman about twenty five went to the Adams house on George street The man was told to register and he did so. giving the name of K Konard and wife of Hartford, Conn. They were then taken up to the third floor and given room No. 5S.
 Shortly after having been shown to the room they came down stairs and went out of the house. A half hour af- terwards they returned. the woman having in her hand small parcel, which it was afterwards discovered con tained lemons.
 Immediatelv aster their return they had glass of beer each. after which they went to bed.
 A few minutes after noon yesterday as the porter was going through the hallway in the third floor he smelled escaping gas. After an examination he discovered that the fumes were coming from room No 5S. He immediately noti- fled the office and the door was broken open.
 On entrance being gained both the man and woman were found dead in the room. They were undressed, the woman lying of the bed. while the man was lying on the floor partially proper up by the door Of closet. his head lying over on his breast.
 On the floor was the wash bowl and pitcher broken to pieces. This was the only sign of disorder in the room. The clothes of the couple were found neatly folded in the closet. while between the mattress and<the springs of the bed was I found a pay envelope containing $50 in | " | written on the outside.
 I In one of the drawers of the bureau
 the girls ribbons, and other little trirlk- cts belonging to both, were found neatly
 folded up. The transom over the door
 was closed. as was the window, and the l gas was found to be turned on. 4s.ssS
 The hotel people immediately tele- sI phoned to Sergeant GibsonsssG police lheadcuarters and he Took three officers I and went to the hotel to investigatesth l matter and to see that no one disturbed I anything until the medical examiner, who had been previously notified, could
 make his examination.
 Coroner Mix was also notified, and he sl made a partial examination yesterday. I Last evening he said that the case vas I peculiar one, iilasnauch as the bodies s showed not the least sign of gas poison ling The bodies of people who die by i gas poisoning have what is called the I rose hue. This is not So with the bodies
 of the couple. They are perfectly white
 and life-like in color. Dr, Eliot, who Is acting medical examiner while Dr.
 Bartlett is on his vacation, stated last
 evening that he had no doubt that : death was caused by asDhyxiatioii. all , though he thinks it strange that the , bodies did not change their color. ! A note written in Hungarian was found on the bureau in the room, An , interpreter was found and he stated fl was written in New Britain and he read !, it as follows:
 aDear Annie:
 } Meet me on the arrival of the even- l ing train.
 tl It was signed William Kunda. Coro- l lner Mix stated last evening that there [ was a man by that name who resided
 at 1Oa Orange street in New Britain, ! and that the following statement had I been received in reference to him. z (continued on Second Page.)