Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

side of this place. next to Long Hill cemetery, where Ernesto, who went under the name of Miillo, lived with the Milillo woman, who was no rela- tion to him, and to whom he was not 1 married. Signs of life were last seen about the house a week ago and since that time no one was seen to enter or leave the house. Neighbors in passing the house had wondered at it's seeming vacancy and had looked into the windows but had noticed nothing unusual. When a week had passed the suspicious of those living near were aroused and the Shelton authorities notified. Chief Robbins of the Shelton police force, in company with officers, visited the house late this afternoon and on looking into a base ment window saw the woman lying on the floor.
 Bloody Tracks from Room to Room.
 The officers broke open the door and on entering the house and going down. stairs found the woman lying on the floor in a pool of blood with her throat cut. the head being almost severed from the body. Bloody tracks led from the body to the foot of the stairs going up to the first floor and at the bottom of the stairs was another large pool of blood. The tracks of blood led up the stairs to the kitchen. across the floor to mantel, where a bloody mantel the tracks led to a bedroom ad- joining the kitchen, where, on bed, partly clothed, they found EPnesto's body with the throat cut.
 Tales Told of Money Hidden.
 There had been many tales told of the amount of money the Milillo wo- man was supposed to have hidden in the house and the authorities on first discovering the bodies. thought that double murder had been committed, with robbery as the motive. A closer investigation did not seem to bear this out and Medical Examiner CogSwell, after an investigation gave permission for the removal of the bodies. giving murder and suicide as the cause of the deaths. Ernesto, who was a stone mason, had not worked at his trade for over a year, owing to an injury which caused him to lose the sight of one eye and the serious injury to the other. The injured eye had given him much trouble and in order to avoid losing the use of it entirely, he had been advised that an operation would be necessary. This operation, he was told would entail an expense of $50, and being without that amount it is
 
 It is also said that he and the Milillo woman quarrelled frequently and it is the opipion of the police that he and the woman had quarrelled over the amount of money necessary to have the operation performed and that he had attacked her, cutting her throat. After killing the woman they think that he cut his own throat while standing at the foot of the stairs, which would account for the pool of blood. and went up into the kitchen and placed the knife on the mantel, where the police found it. After dis posing of the knife he attempted to undress and had gotten 8 portion of his clothes off when weakened by loss of blood he lay down on the bed.
 Two Insurance Policies of $1,000 Each.
 That the woman had large amount of money in the house is not believed by the police and a nasty examination of the place tonight failed to bring to light more than a bank book which showed deposit of $1.00. and two in- surance policies of $1,000 each. One Of hn fafo fIA fn raf LNr.