New Britain herald., 1917-09-19
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 Unidentified Stranger.
 Private William J. Wise of tl ular Army quartermasters' corI toned at Fort Slocum, N. Y..si guard at the New Britain
 hospital charged with the mu| Mrs. Anna Bacon Tobin of IA street, whose lifeless body wat lying in the middle of the ro} around the corner from Maple on Pearl street at 1:45 o'cloI morning, her throat cut from ear, Private Wise was found police lying face downward sidewalk in front of the Pear entrance of the Corbin Cabin( factory. His face was cut q throat was slashed but at tA pital it is stated that he will ably recover. Although Johl win Tobin. husband of the m woman, was temporarily held police pending further investi} He was released shortly befor1 It is the opinion of the del working on the case. as well Prosecuting Attorney George VI that last nights tragedy was of murder and attempted suici( Mrs. Tobin and Private Wise principals.
 Find Body in Street,
 This ghastly murder is th| atrocious that has taken place Britain since the double nlur@ Rev. Joseph Zebris and his } keeper, Mrs. Eva Gilmanaitis Church street residence almoa years ago. The murder waa discovered by Policeman TholnI lin and Herbert Jahn of 210| street, although it is said thai iously people living in the vicl Maple and Pearl streets hadI loud, frantic screams and groa had not investigated. The f1r| formation the police received murder was at 1:45 a. m.. wheI rushed up to Policeman He1 the corner of Main street and lin Square, explaining that sd was near the Corbin Cabinet factory on Pearl street shouti| help. Jahn had heard the crj a few minutes before but fearih it might be some sort of a rui that someone might be lying I to ambush and rob him he q investigate alone.
 Officer Heslin and Jahn ha to the scene and, lying face ward on the walk. almost oI the factory entrance, they Private Wise. The soldier was ing and his head was resting in of his own blood, while ther( peared to be a gaping wound throat and another on his face.s1 40 feet away, lying face upwa' the middle of the muddy roa| two men found the lifeless bd Mrs. Tobin. She had been a in white, but when her bodj found her garments were comI soaked in her own life blood there were pools of it in the hig A nasty examination showed tn girl had been dead but a few utes and that her throat had cut. Policeman HeSlin immed notified police headquarters and eeant William c. Hart, who VI charge, sent Policeman Gustav berg to the scene in the policl bulance, driven by Night Thomas Riley. Private Wise wd sent to the New H General hospital and Policemau Carlson was detailed to guard dead body in the street until M Harry E. Elcock cou and give permission In the meantime E man Heslin and Michael Massei ried to the Tobin home at N Maple street.
 Exonerated, Wise Ac
 As the two officers rapped al door, they state, MT. Tobin h opened the door, and seemed shed to find two bluecoats him. Tobin was partly undresse plaining to the policeman tha title four years old son was sic! 1e was administering to him. policeman, in their reports, d. hat Tobin was very natural and md was not in the least eS 1nowing apparently nothing O crime that had just been comr within a few feet of his door. I advised that he was wanted at leadquarters Tobin expressed prise and natural curiosity, vas not until he had arrived at 1uarters that he was informed 1is wife's murder. Police of state that when he was appris he crime he was overcome. made the statement that while