New Britain herald., 1914-04-27
FIalnVllle NCWS POLICE PUZZLED BY
 INFANT|C|DE CASE Body Of Female Infant Taken
 From Whites Pond. SELL lS5 BANQUET TICKETS
Child Was Fully Developed and Was Probably Three Days Old.-Buried Without Autopsy.-Death of Mrs. Frank BristOl.-Oshcr Matters

Mystery surrounds the finding of a female infant yesterday afternoon in Whites pond and the police today admitted that they had no clews which might result in clearing it up. They believe that it will take it's place with the other infanticide cases which they have unsuccessfully attempted to solve during the past few years and will in a few days be forgotten.
 The body was found yesterday af- ternoon by Joseph Edmond, who re- ported the matter to the local con stables. The infant was fully de- veloped and was probably. not more was tied a cloth bag which was weighted with three stones which were not of sufficient size. however, to keep the body on the bottom and hide the crime. A Hartford newspaper, bearing the date of January 4, was, found in a crevice of rock nearby and it is thought that the infant was car ried to the pond in it.
 As decomposition had apparently set in but short time previous to the discovery, the authorities believe that the body was in the pond only a few
 
 Wright, who conducted the investiga- tion, gave permission to W. Allen Bailey and company for the burial of the body. Autopsies are not Custom ary in cases of this character and no effort was made to ascertain whether the child was dead when it was placed in the water.
 The authorities are paying some at fn ho nf a who claims to have seen woman in sand car near White Oak at an early hour Thursday morning. Ac- cording to a motorman the crew on an early car was attracted to the car by means and on investigation they discovered woman asleep on the floor. They believed her to be under the influence of liquor and paid no further attention to her. The won- an is said to have been seen later in the day wandering about the Noun tain View section in her bare feet. No one in that locality appears to know anything concerning her.
 The discovery of the body makes the third infanticide case in Plainville in the past two years. None of them has ever been solved.
 MrS. Erank BflSGOl DedU.
 Mrs. Susan H. Bristol, widow of Frank M. Bristol, died yesterday af- ternoon at her home on Broad street from pneumonia after a two weeks illness. She had been in a critical condition for the past few days and her death was not unexpected.
 She is survived by daughter, with whom she resided She was born in Salisbury and was in her eighty eighth year.
 Funeral services will be held this evening at 7:30 at the Advent Chris tian church. Rev. l.. F. Baker will officiate. The interment will be in Waterbury tomorrow, the funeral party leaving Plainville on special trolley car at o'clock.
 1s5 Banquet Tickets Sold.
 But few tickets for the seventh an- nual banquet of ithe Business and Improvement association to be held in the town hall Thursday night are now available and those who wish to make arrangements for places at the tables should communicate with the com mittee by tomorrow night. Chair man Gwillim reported this morning that 1855 of the pasteboards have al- ready been placed and there prob- ably will be accommodations for not more than 200. MT. Gwillim thought there might be some of the citizens holding off until the eleventh hour and he wants them to advise the committee of their intentions tomor- row so a definite order can be placed with Caterer Besse Wednesday morn ing.
 The arrangements are now prac- ticallv complete and the committee E1E2EE T0