The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-31

Evidence collected by the police to- day in their quest for the. party of four automobi1ists who killed and left unattended the body of John De Mar tino, aged about 55, of Stamford, at Fairfield avenue and Grove street Sat urday night, points to the fact that they were party of students return ing from the Yale-Colgate game in New Haven Saturday afternoon. and speeding towards New York city.
 Search has been instituted through various police. departments between this and New York city for trace of a car with a broken right side light, for fragments of glass found upon the scene of the tragedy and marks upon q telegraph pole indicate that the car after striking DeMartino swerved to the right and side swfped the pole. The glass is not that of headlight, and is taken to be that of the oil lamp at the side of the car.
 Rarely has there been such interest displayed in the feretting out of po
 lice mystery prevailed at police headquarters today Half dozen apparently promising clues were given to the police by citizens. but none of them proved productive of an arrest. Several young automobi1ists have been questioned, but thus far all have sat isfied the police as to their where abouts at the time of the tragedy.
 Were it not for the fact that there appears to be a general impression upon the part of the two people who tell of the accident, that the car was of dark red color, the police would be convinced of having established the |. route of the joy riders from east of Milford to west of the Fairfield ave nue railroad bridge. But in the dark ness. they believe the color may have lief that the car that wrought the tragedy is the same that nearly col lided with Roderick MeNeil's car in Milford.
 McNeiI was returning from New Ha- ven after dark when the ear shot past him He says it was stodeard with him. For that reason A1e glanced at the number as the ear drew ahead and under the glare of his headlight, he made a mental note of the num- Der, but later dismissed it from his mind. Today he said he was sure it was a New York license number. and that the figures that entered into it's make up were. four, nought seven and one, but as to the arrangement of the figures he was not sure whether it was 4071, 7041 or some other combi-
 McNen took a short cut. the New York car making a detour. AS it drew out from his headlight he said he was sure he distinguished the color as dark blue. Nearing Washington bridge, he said the cal. approached him again from the rear, for he had beaten the car to the fork of the road. The car shot past him near the bridge, | but as they passed the Stratford Inn the McNei1 party espied the car standing outside. They came into the city without being passed by the New York car again. The occupants of the car wore polo caps or were bare headed
 Traffic Policeman John Corrigan, who went on duty, at Fairfield avenue | and Main street at 2 o'clock. says just as he started regulat ting traffic a | ear occupied by four young men drew I'D. He said the driver appeared to | have Q colored handkerchief knotted | over his head, while one of the other | occupants wore a light cap. They | raced down Main street
 Detective 4CrOnan who has gathered l much information bearing on the ac- 1 cident, found that such a party were 1 at Bullen's Cafe and were discussing | a birthday party in jovia1 fashion. l