The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-16
ASSERT POLICE
 HID ANOTHER
 MURDER CASE Husband Slain July ], Moth ing Done About It, Mrs.
 Paggart Charges. MURDERERS TOOK
 $500 IN CASH Woman and Brother Declare They Were Ordered "Not to Tell Newspapers"

New York, July 16.-The mayor and police commissioner received an- other jolt today when a statement was made public from Mrs. Julia Paggart of $50 East 1S2d street.-the Bronx, de- claring her husband, Eugene Paggsrt. was robbed and murdered in front of l26 West S4fh street, on the morning ef July 1, but the police had done nothing except urge them rot to say anything about it to the newspapers,
 Her accusation Is backed up by her brother, lobe Rose, who said Detec- tive Francis Sherry of the West 6Sth Street station told him to keep his mouth closed' and, Don't give this to thh newspapers. If you do, you'n lose out-''
 Can't you do anything for me?" Rose says he asked. to which the de- tective replied that he should say nothing and the police would do all they could, adding, however, that Paggart's death was due to q fall.
 Pagrart was a driver for the Sher- field Farms Co., Inc. and he Is known to have had more than $500 in his pockets q short time before he was attacked The police reported finding only s2 after he was discov- cred.
 The records of the West 6Sth street station disclose that Pagsart was found in the areaway shortly after midnight by Benjamin Bernstein, tenant, who called Policeman Fin neRan.
 The latter sent in a call to Knick- erbocker hospital and pr. Corcoran took tho injured man to that institu- ton He was rnortally hurt and un- conscious.
 The case was assigned to Detec- tive Francis Sherry, but up to yester- day he had made no report. Since he was detailed to the investigation he has been transferred to the West 10oth Street station, but he is sup posed to be still on the case. Mrs. Paesart says she has been unable to get the slightest satisfaction from him
 Accordining to the widow, Paggart left homo at 1O:20 o'clock the night of his death, saying he WAS going to 42d street and Broadway. At Il o'clock he Is known to have entered the store of tho L1cerne Drug Company at 7eth street and Amsterdam avenue, whore he mot the night u1anagar. Charles E1sner. whom he ionew, and with whom he drank a glass of soda water. He told E1sner he had bought an au- ton1obi1e for s3oo and had been for tunate enough to sell is for ss5o.
 When reporters questioned Bern stein ho said. when his attention was attracted to Paggart by groans, he called Mrs Elizabeth Underiner, who lives in the house. Tho latter already had been awakened by an altercation on the sidewalk. She had heard a woman exclaim. "Get out of there; we've got enough of you!" Then she hoard a body fall. Immediately there- after she heard man shout, Don't you dare come outw
 Another to hear the commotion was Mrs. Sophie Bober. who resides on the ground floor of No. 1z4. She said she had seon two men and ono woman jump into an automobile and hurry away in the direction of Gen. tral Park.
 So far as reporters were able to learn. Paggart was sober and indus trious and well liked both by his cus- toners and officers of the company for which he worked.
 In his talk with reporters Rose said he went to the West 68th street station after his brotherIn-iaw had died and was told to give none of the facts to tho newspapers, He was 4n- formed that pr, Benjamin Schwartz. the medical examiner, had deciared death due to an accident,
 Paggart leaves two sons, William, IA and AIbAPf 2 years 0fd