The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28
WILLIAMS HELD
FOR MURDER In
FIRST DECREE
Grand Jury Indicts Him
and Harry Roe for Slay- ;.
ing Hubert B. Case
ALLEGED ACCoMPLICE
rs STATES WITNESS
Arthur Pfaefflin, Who Gives
Testimony Before Grand
Jury, Is Remanded


Arthur Pfaefflin, alleged accom-
p1ice with Isaac N. Williams, of this
city, in the murder of Hubert B. Case
of Barkhamsted, In November has
turned states evidence, and Williams
and Harry Roe, the latter now locked
up in Poughkeepsie have been In
dfcted for murder in the first degree.
| This action which followed the COR
oner's inquest was taken yesterday
after every available effort was made
to keep the evidence presented by q
number Of witnesses from becoming
public. Those not directly connected
with the case We're kept at a distance
from those who testified.
| Pfaefflin, held on a coroner's war
rant, turned states evidence, accord
ing to those credited with being IN a
position to know the facts. He was
remanded to jail without bail to await
further proceedings.
Williams was arrested, on a bench
warrant last night, charged with first
degree murder. A similar warrant
/ has been drawn UP against Roe, who
IS under detention at Poughkeepsie.
Mr.. Case was murdered in his gem
eral store by being struck upon the
head with wagon axle Robbery
was the motive, the authorities assert.
The grand jury was in session from
/ 10:30 O'Clock yesterday morning until
T:15 O'Clock. After the bench war
rants were issued and Williams was
arrested, both he and Pfaeff1in were
taken to the LftchfeId county Jail by
automobile. Williams was under the
lcharge of Sheriff C. C. MiddlebrookS,
and Pfaefflin was under the charge
Eof State Policeman Wheeler OF STRAIT
ford
Steps were taken last night for the
procuring OF extradition papers for
Harry Roe and it is expected that he
will be returned to the Connecticut
authorities within three or four days.
The grand jury called into session
| at the town building was Comprised
Of the following: Winthrop Cone,
Norfolk; Charles H. Sage, East Cam
naan; H. A Stanard, Norfolk; H. B,
Ivess North Canaan. Henry Whitfield.
North Canaan;SC. H Williams, Thorn-
aston A. E. Blakeslee, Thomaston5
y alter Holconb. Torrington; Arthur
Morse, Torrington; L. I. Baldwin, Tor
rington; L N. Smith, Co1ebrook; L.
Cleveland Fuessenict, Torrington;
| George Barber, Litchfeld; william
Perry, Jr., Salisbury; Truman Catlin,
Litchheld; Aaron Cruteh. LdtchheId.
Judge walter Holco1nb of Torrington
was chosen foreman of the jury.
z The witnesses at the hearing were
as follows: William P. CawI, clerk
4 at the Case store, Barkhamsted; Les
ter CaWl, son of Clerk Cawl;a Marshall
Case, owner OF the blacksmith shop
| across the street from the Case store,
in the rear of which was secured the
six-pound iron wagon axle with which
/ 1t is alleged the murderous assault
was committed John w. Wright of
I IBarkhamsted; William Ginty, who
was in the store and in conversation
with Mr.. Case a few minutes before
/ the crime was committed; Fred
Church, Barkhansted; Mrs H. b.
Case widow of them urdered man,
and her maid, Miss Lillian Johnson;
1 Charles T. Norton Of Pleasant Valley;
/
New Hartford, who was summoned
Immediately after the crime; Joseph
I Aube, proprietor of a wholesale fruit
store in Winsted where two strangers,
| alleged to have been the criminals,
| called on the afternoon of the crime
and begged for something to eat; Jo-
seph L. Carroll of Winsted,s proprietor
of the hardware store at Park place
| where a stranger called on the after
noon of November 28 last and ex-
changed a package of rim fire bullets
/ for center fire (CarrOI1 and Aube
were recent visitors at the county Jail
at LitchfeId with the authorities and
identified Williams as one of the men
i who called at their stores); Maurice
Pfaeff1in, father of Arthur Pfaeff1in,
charged with completely in the muir
der; E. Frank Madden, Winsted
1 photographer, and the detectives en-
p1oyed on the case.
The witnesses were examined sep
arateIy, and the evidence was report
ed to be about the same as had been
presented before the coroner. The
authorities made every effort to keep
| the information from getting public,
and all not directly connected with
the hearing were kept at a safe dis
tance.
Williams was brought to Winsted
| by automobile from Litchheld in
charge of State Policeman Flynn of
Hartford and Pfaefflin was in charge
OF Officer Wheeler of Stratford. At
lunch hour, Pfaefflin was permitted
to go out for something to eat, but
Williams ate in his cell in the town
building.