New Britain herald., 1920-08-31
George Nott Killed in Bed, Body
 Stuffed in Trunk
THREE HELD IN CASE
Mrs Mott, E1wood Wade and Johnson,
 All Held on Breach of Peace Charge Two Trunks Confuse PoIice-No
 Direct Confessions Net.

Bridgeport Aug. 31.-George E. Nott,. whose body was found in trunk late last night was killed in bed. in the opinion of the police. The autopsy by Medical Examiner Samuel H. Garlick today showed that nine teen wounds contributed to death. It is believed that d piece of lead pipe. a revolver, a knife and an axe were used by the murderer.
 Body Stuffed in Trunk.
 After the body had been stuffed into a trunk belonging to Mrs. Nott, bed clothing and other articles which had borne bloodstains were put in with it and before the trunk had been dumped off a motor truck into a swamp in Easton, stones weighing about 250 pounds in the aggregate had been crowded into the trunk. The weight of the trunk caused it to sink into the muck so that only by great exertion by policemen and fire men was it extricated and brought back here.
 No Confession Yet. .-
 The police this noon said that no direct confession as to the person who actually codmitted the murder had been made. Statements, they say, have been made by Mrs. Nott. Elwood B: Wade. aged 23. and John B. John son, aged 20, who are held without bail on technical charges of breach of the peace. in which each accuses the other of having a hand in the killing of Nott although Mrs. Nott and Wade have not said that Johnson actually used a weapon. Johnson told the police. according to the latter, that he carried an axe to the Mott apart ment Sunday morning ito get Nott," but when he saw Wade pounding Mott on the head with a piece of lead pipe he ran away. having lost his courage. Two trunks figure in the case. One was that which belonged to Mrs. Mott, in which the body was found. and the other belonged to Wade and was on the truck which neighbors re- ported they saw at the Nott house at 1o:3o Sunday night and on which was carried away the trunk taken out of the Mott apartment by Wade and ! Johnson. It was the finding of the Wade trunk on the east side yester- , day afternoon which first led the ! police to believe that an all-day ' search for a trunk supposed to con- tain a body had been waste Of egort and that the mystery of | S0OOtlnE HI ttlS 4NoNh | as told by the neighbors, had said was without basis in fact. But the police kept up a grilling of the three ' persons held at headquarters and about D. m. both Wade and John- 1 son admitted there was second trunk.
 Wade Goes With Authorities. | Wade went with several detectives | and he directed them to a swamp about five miles beyond Fort Hill in \ effort nd that the mystery of 8 tho trunk xouid be found, but the | officers searched for several hours | without finding it. Then they sent for | additional sea rchers and Johnson was l sent out with them. He pointed out what proved to be the exact spot where the trtnk -as dumped off the ] truck.
 Medical Examiner Gariick. thi. 1 morning. opened the trunk and took out the contents. Besides the body ] there was a pillow case, a Turkish towel. a pair of curtains, bed sheets two legs and one arm of a union suit 1 and a comforta ble. Then there wess the stones weighing about, 25' pounds.
 Nineteen Wounds on Body.
 The body bore 19 distinct wounds ! The skull was crushed in as if by ar axe Most of the wounds were knif.
 stabs.
 Cuts on the neck indicated that ar effort had been made to sever tn, head from the body. Bruises or
 the back may have come from some,
 one with heavy shoes standing or
 thd part of the body to crush it down
 into the trunk. One wound in the
 breast was. singed and was attributed
 to a bullet.
 The police found an axe in the Not
 apartment which Johnson is said ts
 have said he had carried there ana
 which he left when he saw Wade
 with the lead pipe. The revolver. leat
 pipe and knife have not yet beer
 found.
 Captain Regan. head of the detec
 tive branch. said this noon that h,
 did not believe all the statementi
 made by Mrs. Nott. Wade and John
 son. He said that Mrs. Mott charAt
 that Wade did the killing while Wade
 said that Mrs. Mott shot her hus | band.
 Friend Visits Mott. Daniel Ferguson. friend of Mott , who called at the Mott apartmen
 Sunday about noon says that Mrs | Mott showed him through the room after he had said that he would brinl 7 tho police there. Ferguson told th' police that the rooms appeared to b'
 in order. There was n trunk whicl Mrs. Mott said was hers. but he di' , not esarlinc it, nor did he look int . clothes pet ih which. 1t appears