Connecticut western news., 1915-01-21
CASES MURDERERS
Three Men Arrested Charged With
 the Brutal Killing.

the Brutal Killing.
 On suspicion of being the murderers of the late County Commissioner Hubert B. Case, of Barkhamsted, the police last Friday arrested Arthur Pfaff1in, of Winsted Isaac N. Williams, of Bridgeport, and arprehended Harry Rowe, who was helG in Poughkeepsie for sentence on conviction of burglary. All three protest their innocence.
 Pfaffiin was employed as care taker on a summer residence in Colebrook, andWilliams was employed by Pfafiin's father, Maurice Pfafflin, at Colebrook, as driver of an ice wagon.
 Both Pfafflin and Williams were brought to Winsted where they were locked up on a warrant of Coroner $. A. Herman, charging them with the murder of MT. Case, one of the most brutal murders recorded in the annals of Litchfield County. Case was found in pool of blood, having been hit OF the htad with heavy iron wagon axle. He died the next day without recover ing consciousness. On the floor of the store was found his pocketbook with $2OO missing. Money in several boxes was not touched. Robbery is the only motive suspected.
 Williams is thought to be the princi- pal actor in the actual killing of the county commissioner. He has a bad record. His picture is in the "rogues' gallery'' at Bridgeport police head quarters and he is classed as an all. around "bad man" with a record in at least two states, New York and New Jersey. According to detectives, he is known under the aliases of William Abbott, Charles Abbott, Charles H, Harris and Terry Harrington. The record also gives him as having been sentenced to three years in states prison from Hammondsport, N. Y, for bur glary and to the New Jersey reforma- troy at Railway, N. J., for like crime. From the latter place he is said to have escaped ill July, 1907, and come Bridgeport, where he had relatives. After serving his term in New York state he WAS taken in Trenton. N J.. to serve a term, according to ilforma ton received some time ago at polio headquarters.
 The Bridgeport Farmer says of him. While living with his brother and sister r-in-law in this city during the latter weeks of September he found the picture of Miss Mamie Willhite, of Hugo, Okla, in a marriage brOker's journal and corresponds nee soon brought them to a point where she agreed to come East and marry him. He had then just come from Winsted, and told his brother that he had about S19 owing to him but that he needed more to get the girl to this city. He was loaned a sum apprOximating $25, all of which he has since paid back ex- cept about $10.
 On September 10, about three weeks before the murder is alleged to have been committed, he was married to Miss Willhite by the Rev. A. G.. | Thompson, former pastor of the Eman- uel Baptist church of this city and went to live with his brother.
 For two days previous Miss Willhite had been living with Miss Mary Eng fish at 762 Broad street
 Later Isaacs' brother and wife re- fused to keep him and the bride any longer, and they were compelled to move to the lodging house of George H. Tieman, 67 Liberty street, where they have since resided.
 It is said by J. B. Williams, that his | brother, while in this city has worked at any available job, having lately been employed on the ice harvest at Boards ley Park.
 Later reports state that Rowe had confessed that he was with Williams on the night of the murder; that they went to Case's store for the purpose of robbery; that he stood outside to keep watch while Williams went inside to commit the crime; that when Williams came out he gave Rowe $1O as his share but said nothing of having killed MT. Case, and that he was not aware at that time that murder had been com mitted.
 It is believed that Pfafflin knew nothing of the crime when he allowed 1 Williams and Rowe to remain over night with him at the Brickelmaier place after the robbery.