New Britain herald., 1917-09-20
THUNDERING FAREWELL T0
 CITY'S BIG DRAFT QUOT
POLICE MAY CONNECT WISE
 WITH MURDER OF CHAUFFEUR

It is also thought unusual that no ex- animation has been held which might possibly throw some additional light on the mystery.
 Friend of Woman Questioned.
 Since the murder there have been a large number of stories af1oat con- corning the actions of Mrs. Tobin and Wise and one of these is to the effect that although they quarrelled ire quently the woman often gave Wise money. It is also reported in some quarters that Mrs. Tobin sent Wise the money which paid for his ticket back to New Britain last Sunday. While Wise and Mrs. Tobin are known to have been very intimate and ap- parently deeply infatuated with each other, the police know too, that she had other male admirers and several of these young men have already heen questioned by the police. One of them who was known to have had an appointment with the woman for Tuesday evening was questioned early yesterday morning and although he admitted having talked with her earlier in the evening he was able to furnish an alibi. The fact that the woman did have so many admir- CTS, however, may have double sig nificance. Friends of Wise take 1t to indicate that some other admirer was jealous of him and really did attack them both, while another view is that Wise himself may have been angered upon learning of the attentions of other men to Mrs. Tobin.
 But while the police are searching out all possible clues no one yet seems able to explain how it was that the razor was found lying not far from the outstretched hand of the dead woman; how it was that the woman's body was found in the road way some distance from the place where Wise was picked up, yet there is no trail of blood between the two; how came the blood spatters on the doorway of the factory entrance and to whom did Wise refer when he said 'the big stiff got me-"
 Was It Suicide Pact.
 Another suggestion put forth today, but Scoffed at in some quarters, is the possibility that the tragedy may have been a suicide pact and that Wise lost his nerve at the last minute. Another question that is being asked is why and on whose authority, was the scene of the murder covered with sand yes terday before it was possible to have some chemist make a microscopic ex- animation of the blood. As far as the police know no such examination has been made and, it is said, such a move would go far toward proving conclu- sively the trail of the murdered and murderer. This morning Max Unkle- bach took measurements at the scene of the murder for the police and Oscar J. Murray made official photographs
 Still another salient point in con- nection with this case is how do the police know, other than by Wise's all legged statement taken down by Off, cer Hellberg, that the death razor be- longed to the young soldier? As far as can be learned no one has identi- fled the razor as his property.
 Thomas O'Brien, who owns a Main street barber shop, admitted this after noon that on Tuesday he sharpened a razor for Wise, with whom he was acquainted. MT. O'Brien was posi- tive in his statement, however, that he did not do so at the request of the accused man but rather as a favor Wise, the barber says, told him he had a razor but it was very dull and he volunteered to hone it for him. 1T haven't been asked to identify this razor as the one l honed", Mr. O'Brien states.