New Britain herald., 1915-02-17
SALE OF WEAPONS IS DUE FOR REGULATION Mayer Wants Ii Made More Diffi-
 cuff to Purchase Guns. AMMUNITION INCLUDED AS WELL
Resolution Will Be Presented to Com- mon Council Tonight Calling For Restrictions on Sale of Firearms- Clairvoyant Heard From.

Restrictions on Sale of Firearms
 Clairvoyant Heard From.
 With the murder of Rev. Joseph Zebris and his housekeepe Eva Gil- manaitis, fresh in mind Mayor George A. Quigley today drew up a resolution for presentation tothe common council tonight which, he hopes, will have d dampening effect on the alleged wholesale carrying of firearms and promiscuous shooting in this city. The resolution, in a few words, will pro- f1bit by ordinance the sale of revol- vers and ammunition to all persons ex- cept those who can produce a permit from the chief of police to carry a weapon.
 Under present conditions revolvers, pistols and ammunition are sold indiS- crlminateIy, the only requirement. be- Ing that the purchaser give his name and address. The seller is also expect ed to learn the purpose of the buyer in desiring the weapon. This law is so admittedly weak that it is said to have no effect in discoura ging tho purchase of firearms. It is possible for buyer to give a fictitious name and address and to state any purpose in making the purchase.
 An ordinance such as Mayor Quig- fey has in mind would, it is thought, have a strong effect in reducing the purchase of guns and ammunition to minimum as none but persons with a legitimate reason could purchase them.
 Will Ask Other Cities to Help.
 Mayor Quigley intends to go a step farther and to lead a movement for the adoption of a similar ordinance in every city in the state. He will broach the subject at the mid-winter meeting of the Connecticut Mayors association at the Hartford club in Hartford on February "A and will try to induce other mayors to see to the adoption of strong law in this regard in their re- spective cities. In oredr to make ordin- ance effective it will be necessary TO have it adopted generally throughout the state as it would be a simple mat ter for person living in this city to go to some nearby city or town and purchase revolver and ammunition unless the ordinance were in force in all communities.
 Not NlId west City.
 The carrying of firearms must be stopped" said Mayor Quigley today. This is not wild west city where if is necessary for every citizen to be equipped with a revolver New Brit ain 1s~ peculiar in that its population IS made up to Q. great extent of for elgners, who are impressonable and who probably have greater desire to carry gun than the natives and we must stop it'' w
 Mayor Quigley told of one citizen who appeared at police headquarters a few days ago and asked for a permit to carry a revolver. He had inc weapon With him. The police took him out to the back yard and asked nm to demonstrate whether he knew now to handle the, revolver. He turned pale and said he did not want to shoot it as he was afraid of the Needless to say the permit was refused.
 Clairyoyant to the Rescue.
 Mfs. lnez Johnson, who says she is a clairvoyant and who believes she ca, solve the mystery of the murder of rather Lebris and Eva GiImsnait;s. 1 has written to Mayor Quigley asking i nim to call at her office in Penacook. New Hampshire. The letter was re- | oeived by the mayor today. 1t fol- | lows: Dear Sir: I will take my pen in | hand to write you a few lines as | am 1 ! clalrVoyant and saw the news of the | lebris murder and have looked up | such things and they proved success 1 ful and true and am natural born ! medium. | never studied a book to earn this but by Gods help 1 search put the same. l found a boy who l was gone twenty-one years who was stolen and if you will please call at my office l will gladly do my best for 7ou in the same and please let me lnow before hand when yoI will be ! lere to see me so I will be at home. certainly believe 1 can locate the ;Vil doers. Please let me hear from 'ou by return mail and oblige me-
 "SincereIy, /
 MRS. INEZ JOHNSON, /
 "32 Summer st.
 "Penacook, N. ./H
 "P. S.-I live upstairs
 Mayor Quigley regrets that he will ,e unable to accept Mrs Johnson's in itation
 Think Alurdercrs Arc Far Away.
 Local police and detectives working m the murder of Father Zebris and Mary .Gilmanaitis xre now of the opinion that the guilty parties are far way from the scene of their crimes. Today the state police and the local fHcers working on the case have been ess conspicuous and some of them lave gone from the city running down eW clues.
 Excitement in Waterbury. In Waterbury intense eXcitem ent