The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-22

mess is som times transaeted The authorities in Massachusetts are deter mined to make a thorough inv est iga stion in an effort to deternfne who was responsible for the mans release and how it was brought about Dis- trict Attorney John H. Sclloonmaker of Ware. who is the prosecuting at torney for the northwestern district from which Murray was committed 10 the Westhoro asylum for the in sane, is making an investigations of Hhe case. and will use every effort to have Murray,s arrest brought about lie will go to Boston today to take the matter up with the state apthoritfes there.
 From, the investigation that has al ready been made it was learned yes- stere1a5f that a paper signed by Deputy Executive Officer Wentworth of the board was presented to Dr. H. O. Spauldfng the superintendent in scharge Of the hospital ordering the Superintendent to release Murray in secutive officer. This officer whose name has not been learned, took Nur- ray to Hartford and let the matter drop when he handed Murray over te, his father MT. Wentworth has admitted signing the order of release, but said he had done so after reGeiv- ing communication signea by Con- troller Daniel P Dunn Of Connecti- cut permitting the removal of the patient from the Jurisdiction of the state of Massachusetts to that of Com .nectic1lt where father was willing and able to pay for his supp ort.
 According to state ments made by both the Westboro officials and the sGonnecticut state ofacials through whom the formaiities accomp ying the release were directed, 1t is appar- 5ent that they were aware that Mur-a Tray had been committed to the insti-! on after being charged with of the auth critics that the lawyers who engineered the terms Of the release had banked on this element of car e. 1essness to obtain Murrayss freedom
 Both Controller Daniel F. Dunn and his chief clerk Edward F: Segar of that Murray was released on the re- Equest Of the controIler. Both Of them denied having any special interest in the freeing of the man and declared that they did not know that Murray was at 1ibefty until they read of it in Waterbury and .IIartford papers. . ControI1er Dunn explained that t he part tlle controllers office took was one that is necessary under he law. No state, according to the controller, is required to support in one of It's 5instituti oris, a man who is a resident of another state He said tfatsC Cptl- necticut ehusetts and other states were accustomed to sending spaupers and insane persons back to. the state " here es hadta legal resi- denceS as soon as 1t could De deter
 mined that hey had a legal settas7 fner1t there
 CsontrpIIeT Dunn ss ated that F Gardner who sis connected v ith the E kNdassach husetts state beard of insanity S<.s1 1tst5 Z, fss office Hartford early lin April to ask permission to release Several paupers and mented per- sons. then confined in Ma assac husetts to the state of Csonnecticut. W here they had legal settleraents He said hat ha gave Gardner verbal ermission to kbring Murray tc Hartford. He ex- kpiained however that he did nqt know at that time who M sifray was
 There is every inlica ton that MsIr- ray release was obtain ned by trick ery, an d that the dffici of he West boro insane iiIa as the Connecticut authorities were easily and uspectedl lx dsss wn into lie