New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
NOTHING NEW ON HANGING OF BOY
Youngsters Tell Conflicting Accident, Police Say

After an all-d day investigation of the tragic hanging of Joseph Tantarskl' the 11-year- Silver street boy whose body was found dangling from a tree, Thursday afternoon, Detective Sergeant A. J. Richardson is more firmly convinced that the affair was due to an accident There are, how ever, a number of points about the hanging that have not been cleared up as yet. "A number of the youngsters / who were questioned by the sergeant were in such a state of mind yesterday : that their stories were disconnected and it is believed that as time goes on something more definite as to how the unfortunate accident occurred will be learned.
 During the investigation yesterday. Stanley Krajza who claimed that he had been with Joseph and William Tantarski prior to the accident, ana who ran home and told his older sister that "Juju'' was hanging from tree and that ''Babua done it, stuck to this story. He was in such condition from fright. however, that little credence is placed in his yarn.
 Stanley Babula. of Booth street, the boy accused by krajza, told Sergeant
 
 Richardson that he returned from school shortly after o'clock Thurs day afternoon and then went to the Needle Shop pond swimming. IA short time later Albert Mankus. who lives in Tthe same house, arrived at the pond with his little sister. After hathing a while they left for home. When nearing the lot on North Bur- ritt street they were attracted by crowd and upon reaching the spot they saw the body of the TantarslIi boy being placed in the undertaker's basket. Babula stoutlv denied he had been near the scene previous to this time Mankus' story was a substan- tiation of Babula's.
 One of the best witnesses inter- viewed by Sergeant Richardson was Andrew Golic. of 26 Alden street. He told the officer that he saw the body hanging from a tree and of seeing two boys running away, He described the rsweater and the other white blouse. Each, respectively. had the sweater and blouse pulled over his head. It is coincident that both the Ba bula and the Mankus boys were dressed simi-
 
 ing a sweater and the other a blouse Sergeant Richardson said today that kthe location where Collie was standing lat the time was the best one from (which to obtain a view of any boys fVho.4 might be running in the direc- Itfon of North Burritt street. The of 2fcer has been unable to locate any |&f the boys who were playing baseball
 -7a1 S io+a 11a $ng. The officer has questioned sev- Aral boys who admit being at the Needle Shop pond at the same time
 lat Ba.bula was there, but none of &en is sure as to the time he and
 fankus left the pond to go home. B Sergeant Richardson told reporter ' day that it is possible that the story b1d by Krajza concerning the other
 vo boys being with Joseph Tantarski
 laying cowboy and clim ping up the #-ee is simply the wild thoughts of Noun gster who. after seeing such an ceurrence, becomes frightened and. &ather than be accused of being con rected with it, picks out someone else No place the blame upon.
 # Others about the city who ex- @ ressed their opinion of the accident @eel that the elder Tantarski boy was @ Displaying some Wild West deeds to "a is younger companions and, in order
 p appear brave went too far with \ he result that he fell off the limb of
 he tree while the moose was about lis neck and was unable to aid him 8elf in any way. The other two boys 8 came frightened and ran away. "a wing him to his fate, in their 8 hnion'