Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-08

! New Haven, Conn.,, Feb. Coroner
| Mix concluded his examination today
in the death of Mrs. James Hazelton,
the colored woman, whose body was
found in a trunk at her home, rs
Eaton street, last night. The Woman's s
husband has been charged with caus-
ing her death and efforts are being
made to locate him.
Body Not Dismembered.
1t developed today that the body had
not been dismembered, as was at first
thought but that in order to get it
into the trunk hammer had evidently
been used to pound it in. The theory
worked out by the police is TO the
effect that Hazelton probably killed his
wife during a quarrel by hitting her
on the head with a hammer, as the
skull was fractured. From the marks
and blcodstains on a couch in the
room it was evident that when Killed
Mrs. HaZelton was lying down. After
killing mis- wife, Hazelton attempted to
put the body in the trunk, but found
the latter too small and used the ham
mer to pound the body in, as it Is COW
cred with hammer marks. The murder
is thought to have been committed
some time between Dec. II and 20 last
as on the former date she was visited
by her daughter.
Doors Locked Since Just Before Christ
mas.
The tenement in which the body was
found is owned by w. D. Judson and
the renting Of rooms in the house was
in charge of Harris Obrasky Of No. 8
Shelton avenue. According to the lat
ter's story. the Hazeltons had liGed in
the tenement for about three years
and disappeared about Christmas. The
rent of the tenement. consisting of
three rooms. was collected monthly by
Mrs. Obrasky- and had been paid
promptly until shortly before Christ
mas, when she was unable to get into
che tenement to collect Other attempts
were made to collect, but each time the
doors were found locked. Although no
notice had been given by the Hazel
tons that they intended to leave,
Obrasly made no attempt TO enter the
rooms, as the furniture was owned by
the landlord. A week ago he put pad
locks on the doors to prevent the fur
niture from being stolen and paid no
more attention to the matter until an
application was made to rent the
rooms. Last night the rooms were en-
tered for the purpose of removing the
furniture to an empty apartment. Most
Of the articles furniture had been
removed when a bloody shirt was
found underneath bed followed by
the finding OF another shirt covered
with olood in the corner of the bed
room.
Police Found Locked Trunk.
The police were notified and on
making an examination of the rooms
found a locked trunk This was forced
open and the body of Mrs. Hazelton
found. The skull was fractured and
the rest of the body covered with
bruises evidently made in pounding
the body into the trunk.
Family QuarreIs.
According 70 neighbors the Hazel
tons frequently quarrelled. though the
family living underneath do not re-
member OF hearing sounds of a quar-
rel during the time the murder is sup
posed to have been committed. About
two years ago Mrs. Hazelton was
obliged to go to q local hospital for
treatment for a razor cut which had
been inflicted by her husband. Three
months ago she went to the same in
stitution, suffering from hot water
burns inflicted by her husband who
turned q kettle of hot water over her
head.
Mrs. Hazelton was about "a years
old and this was her second marriage
the first husband, by the name Of
Todd, dying about five years ago. She
had one daughter, Viola Todd, Is years
old. who on her mothers second mar
riage went to live with a family on
Webster street. The police record
shows that Mrs Hazelton had been ar
rested twice for breach Of the peace,
once before and once after her mar
riage to Hazelton.
Husband Has Long Police Court Rec
ord.
HazeIton is about "a years old and
has relatives living in Highwood. He
had no steady employment, but worked
at odd jobs, mostly as a teanster. He
also has a long police court record.
having been before the court several
times on charges of drunkenness and
breach Of the peace.