The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-24
HESLER SAYS
 HE'S TOLD TO
 KEEP SILENCE Ordered By Those Involved Not to Discuss Couderre-
 Somers Incident WAS MERELY DRAWN
 IN AS SPECTATOR Mystery Now Thrown About Affair By Those Insti-
 gating Inquiry


 Couderre. an empIoye of the Locomo- bile Company of America, was induced to go to police headqIIarters from the office of John l.. SoIners, who is on Monday to be arraigned Tn the West Haven court upon charges of man slaughter, was shrouded in even more mystery today.
 It was learned that Ex-Sheriff George Heisler was a witness to the transfer of the $10 bill, having been hidden behind a screen in the office.
 Both Soners, and his attorney, Jacob Klein, though instrumental in the appearance of Mrs Couderre be- fore Captain George Arnold for in svestigatfon today. maintained abso- lute silence upon the subject, refusing to talk for publication, and this in- junction was extended to Heisler.
 To a reporter for The Farmer. the ex-sheriff at once explained that he could not talk upon the subject.
 Asked to state his reasons for not making public the events which cul- minated in the taking of Mrs. Cou- derre to police headquarters, he said that he had been asked to say nothing of the facts, which i it was hoped would be kept quiet.
 Now, I will tell you.,' said Heisler to the reporter, CT have been instruct ed not to talk of the events to anyone by MT. Klein
 '.Are you employed by him 2s asked the reporter. ss
 .Are you employed by somersa'
 fsNo.,s =
 win you say MT. Heisler. how you came to be at the place where this money was supposed to have been passed to Mrs Couderre and who ask ed you to come there ?.
 .I cannot tell you that,
 ssVViay not ?,s Efs.
 Because MT. Klein has instructed me not to do so.''
 Don't you realize that this may be- come too serious 3. matter to keep from the public ?'',
 ssYes. but what can do? I have promised Klein that will not say anything. Both he and Somers have asked me not to. Wait and I will te1ephone to them, and if they tell me can will tell all that T iknows'ta
 After some walt he returned and informed the reporter he could not say a word.
 ..TeIl the Farmer said the report CT, ssVslap asked Mrs. Couderres to come to Soners office yesterday ?''
 1T will not say. was the answer
 sDid MT. Sorners P
 sI win not talk
 stDad MT. Klein
 "I will not talk Heisler said, and he then referred his interrogator to Captain George Arnold, who again re- fused to divulge the nature Of Mrs. Couderre's statements. keeping the papers securely wrapped in his pocket as he left, ostensibIy for lunch. Mrs John IL. Somers when inter viewed today by reporter for the. Farmer said:
 T cannot discuss this question: Again asked if it were true that he; asked ex-Sherin Heisler to come to the store said.
 T cant say a word.'' To a final question:
 Have you been instructed by your counsel, MT. Klein. to say nothing?'' He made the same reply Mrs Couderre was at her accustom- ed work in the Locomoaoile factory this morning 1t was learned, but when called upon by reporter, the local telephone operator informed the in- qt1irer that she had left for the day, and her present whereabouts for the afternoon are unknown. Capt. George Arnold called upon the phone just before the press hour. re- fused again to make known what i'm |vestigations the police are now ~pur-. suing.