The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19

thought you QaQ auEnOTIIy. Al II there was no evidence should say we had that authority. z
 Coroner. Acting upon that belief you are unable to show me where that authority could be found..'
 A few more repetitions of the ques- tfons and answers already given with out material progress or admissions closed the testimoney of Commissioner Hill who was asked to hold himself in readiness to testify again today.
 CRONAN REFUTES HILL
 Detective Sergeant Edward Cronan was the second witness to be placed upon the stand. He said that although he had been upon the police force many years longer he was made a member of the detective force in 1892, and from the inception of his testi-. mony it was apparent that his version of the meetings would be entirely diff ferent from that just concluded by President Hill.
 Asked by the coroner to tell what he knew of the death of DeMartino. prior to April, 1913, he promised his testimony by saying that he was at headquarters on the night in question about 7:1O, standing in the captains office when a telephone call came from the Fairchild residence at Fairfield
 
 that a man had been struck by an automobile nearly in front of the house and that the automobile did nOts stop- The informant did not know wahetf- Ter the man was dead or not At the same time there was an order for the ambulance from the emergency hos. pita1. CronAn rode out upon a passing trolley car. The ambulance beat him to the spot, the man had been picked up and the ambulance was returning lxl grHr- T1-s .-..& that DeMartino was dead. Nobody was around at the time. The Fair child boys were found later. They said they had heard a cry, the break ing of glass, and ran out of the house. They found man apparently dead and had teiephoned to the po- lice.
 All Saw Red Car
 Cronan later found Mrs. Anderson who lived next door to the Bassett's residence. She was going up the south side of Fairfield avenue. She said a car had passed her very fast. It was red or maroon coiored and con overcoats and she was positive 1t bore 8 New York number. She had heard a. scream up the road and crash. A woman was on the corner of Grove street She asked what the scream was, but the woman did not
 
 went by two men. A man by the name of Van Ness heard the crash. A woIn- an had tainted against the fence. Van Ness had also seen red car and it was traced out to the Tin bridge. A man by the name of Sterling who liv- ed on Poplar street said 1t bore New York number.
 On the following Monday Cronan had gone to Stamford, in the mean time notifying all the surrounding towns to secure trace of red car with fur coated occupants Cronam also tried to find out in New Haven what red cars were at the game and ascertained a certain red car came from Colgate University, Syracuse. where he secured further information pointing to ownership in Flushing. N. r. There he found that an a1ibi could be furnished in the time the car had left the Blue Ribbon garage in this city, which was after s o'clock. Later, lin this city, the detective had search ed all around for a broken car Tn the meantime Siemon's car was men tioned as being out on Fairfield ave nue at about that time but was not the proper color.
 Police Learn of siemon Questions by the coroner as to who mentioned Sienon, it elicited the. in formation that in Bullen's it was learn ed Sienon had been there. There were New York parties present. From Bullen's the party went to Brooks place which was nearby and they bought some cheese and rye bread. They had words with the proprietor before leaving.
 "As [ figured then" said Cronan. eft was too late for Siemon to have been a participant,
 "An anonymous letter was received later in the department asking them to look up a car belonging to mill lionaire resident of Darien. It was found that this party had closed his fore the event.
 c. Did you ascertain what eondi- ton Siemon's party were in ?" A. @My. recollection is that some of them had been drinking. never had any talk with Sienaon. knew Siemon's car was considered, but it was not red. I noticed nothing wrong with it.'' e. sWhen did you first know about Sienaons confession ?'s A. About May L I was called to the super's office met Hilrs party. The super said MT. Hill wants to make a state ment about the car that killed DeMar- tino. My impression in the matter was that Sienon had said that he had killed DeMartino, that Siemon felt very bad, and had come to give him self up and do what was right by the family. and that he was told he was very foolish not to have gone back From EiIPs talk I got the idea that Siemon had settled some money on this woman and after a little while he eSineon) was to go into court. Cronan Objected. After Hill had made the first state ment said, T wish you had not said anything to me- He said, Why not 2 I answered, T had rather not have known it. Shannon or Hill spoke up and said, It was just as well that