Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-14
PRISONER IN STRANGE CASE
 CLAIMS NORWICH BIRTH

It has virtually been concluded by the officers who hay. been investigat- ing the strange case of uncertain iden- tty associated with the supposed re- turn Of Henry Bromley, BetheIN Fairfield county. soldier, reported kill ed in action in October 1918, that the man is not Henry Bromley. a de- serter from the army. but Sam Reddy. Of New Canaan, who has been posing as Bromley, says the Danbury News.
 At the same time, there are people who are as confident that the man is Bromley as others are that he is Red dy.
 In the confession" made by the prisoner when he claimed to be Brom- ley, he said:
 My name is Henry M. Bromley, and was born in Norwich, Conn.,, and am 24 years old and unmarried. My fa- ther's name is Henry D. Bromley, who resides in Bethel. My mothers name was Grace, who died while I was away in France in the army. am told she committed suicide when she heard of my alleged death. When we left Nor wich l think my family and myself moved to Lime Kiln hill. Bedding, where we lived for some time. We then moved to Bethel where my father
 
 schooling and cannot read or write, and when 1 was drafted into the army, if signed any papers then or after ! wards. 1 think 1 made a cross. Before going into the army I work ed in different places, but did work | about two months under William <! Hess, superintendent of the New Eng land Lime company at their kiln in the town of Bedding. My work was i driving d horse and wagon drawing wood. I hauled the wood from th~ woods to the kiln and drove a white horse named Jerry. I also worked at l Georgetown in the wire mills before 1 went in the army and went there to i get q job since I got back but did not ] get one. did not live home with my parents all the time before I went in the army, instead lived different . places d good part of the time with Charles Bennett and his wife. = When l was accepted in Bethel for the army was sent to Camp Dev- ems where I think I remained about i three months.
 He describes his service oversea and says: "The first time saw John Red , dy in New Canaan, he called me Sam T told him I was not Sam and 1 gave him some other name, but he l insisted I was Sam Reddy. and he ask l ed me if I had any Identification cards with me, so I showed him the two registration and class cards with the name of Samuel T. Reddy on it. and he said: How dare you be around here? So I told him there was moth ing had done. but I left that after noon at o'clock. I have been there since. He appeared as if he had moi l seen his son in long time and be- | lieve he still thinks I am his son, be- cause he paid my fine once recently when l was arrested for taking 2 watch in South Norwalk.
 T have three marks on my body l that I received some years ago. I GU my great toe while chopping cort wood for. think, Billy Hess, at Lime Kiln hill. and the cut was a bad ons and I had it attended by Dr. George D. Wight, of Bethel. also have scar on my left hand between my thumb and first finger, which receiv. ed while fixing a chair at my father s Henry D. Bromley's home since livinl in Bethel. also have a scar on tn, bottom of my chin. which I received by a fall a good many years ago. have lost the Identification cards ant don't know where I left them. I hav carried the number serial took of of the dead man in France in m. pocket until about a month ago whel I was in. Westport And while ther i put it in 8 slot weighing machine il
 a drug store there as it just fitted tn
 hole.
 My opinion is that my father i
 denying my identity for the reasol
 that he is afraid I may get in troubl , with the government"