Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-30
HICKMAN NORTON'S
 DEATH A MYSTERY
Suddenly Expired After Returning From Midnight Drive-fedical Examiner Crane is haking An Inc vestgation-What the Men Have to Say Who Were Last in His Company-They Say Driver Fell From Hack Seat and Was Injured.

Medical Examiner Crane and the police authorities have q big job on their hands to clear up the mystery surrounding the circumstances regard ing the death of William Norton, P years of age, hackman in the employ or Thomas F. Lunny. About 1 o'clock thls morning two men hired a hack rom MT Lunny to make a trip out the Waterville road and Norton was sent With them. When they reached where they had planned to make a cali the place was closed and then it IS alleged they wanted to travel a couple Of miles farther, but Norton re- fused to go unless they came down with S2 more. They didn't care to do thls and after some talk it was de- clded to return to Waterbury. When they returned to the stables one of the strangers was driving the horses and Norton was ill the carriage in charge or the other man. At this time Mir Lunny had retired and they told tue man in the office that on the way home Norton fell from the seat of the vehicle and got hurt. Dr Engelke was called but he could no nothing to help the patient and he died shortly after reaching the stable. Medical Exam lner Crane viewed the body and gave permission for it's removal to Gray's undertaking rooms.
 Norton came here some time ago from Thomaston, where the family still reside, and worked on and off for Superintendent Combellack Later he drifted into the hack and express busi- ness and since that time Mr Combel- lack had lost track of him. He had been out of town for some time past, but he showed up again during the present month and re-entered the em- ploy of MT Lunny. He was subject to fits and it Is possible that he was seized by one and fell from the ve. hicle.
 MT Lunny does not know the par ties who rented the carriage, although he talked with them when they first called at his place. On the second trip he was not there and nobody thought of getting their names and ad- dresses. One peculiar thing about the case is that it is claimed that Norton had revolver in his pocket -when he left the barn, but it was missing when he came back. There are no marks upon the body and the real cause of death Will not he known until after the poStmortem examination.
 The men who were with Norton sim plified matters for the authorities by coming in when they learned they were wanted. Their names are Adam Iorkin and George Yuszka. one an employe of the Chase Rolling mill and the other works at Scovlll's. Their story was substantially as stated in this article. The driver, they said. took fit and rolled from his seat to the ground. They picked him up and put him in the hack and then drove as fast as they could to the stable. Nobody asked them to remain there and after telling all they knew about the case and leaving him in charge of the office man they went to their homes, Mir Lunny believes that Nor ton took fit and never rallied. So far as can be learned this is all there is to 1t The men showed no disposl- 'tion to conceal anything and answered every question put to them in a man. ner which showed they had nothing to fear.