The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-08-31
KNIFE, GUN, AND
PIPE WE'RE USED
IN MOTT MURDER
11e Stab Wounds in the
Body. of Murdered
Man--Mrs. Mott, Wade
and johnson Are Held
While the Police Are
Trying to Force a Con-
fession From the Real
Murderer.

That George E. Mott, of 265 Jud-
son avenue, whose body was discov-
Eered in a trunk in a swamp near
Taston, last night, vas murdered by
seither his wife, Mrs Ethel Hutchin-
son Mott, Efwood B. Wade, %, of 1ao
Ilulside avenue or John B. john
ksn, 20, of Beardsley lane, as he
tay in bed Sunday morning, is the
theory on which the police are now
working Wade, johnson and Mrs
Mott are being held without bonds,
'pn technical Charges of breach of the
ipeace, each accusing the other of
having committed the deed.
Following the police investigation
(which was started yesterday morn
ling, Wade and johnson were arrest
sed at their homes and taken to po-
i1ice headquarters. At O'Clock,
both men broke down under a Sc
were grilling in the detective depart
Eanother trunk besides the one which
rWhde took to the home of Dolly
tDowning, 1881 Stratford avenue. a
sclairvoyant friend of Mrs Motifs.
Wade, with Assistant Superinten-
Tdent Flood and Officers Maloney.
Joseph T. Coughlin and Anger, went
ho the swamp in Easton, about five
lunfIes beyond Sport hill, and there
.pointed out a spot where he said the
trunk was located. officers stripped
.pff their clothing, and waded into the
wyater and slime, but were unable to
dnd the trunk after a long search.
A call was sent to headquarters for
Hanterns and more men. This time
EJohnson accompanied the party, and
the directed the officers to a spot about
100 feet from the place located by
INVADE. After a short search the trunk
t~was discovered and hauled ashore.
tI-his was difficult inasmuch as three
tsstones weighing about ESQ pounds had
been placed on the body.
At o'clock this morning, the
Mrunk was opened at the City morgue
Din Golden Hill street. and besides the
sbody was found to contain a pillow
case, a pair of lace curtains. one bed
ksheet. two b-ood-stained sleeves and
the leg of a union suit, a local paper,
ia bed comfortable and the three
rocks.
On the body were found 10 stab
wounds, bullet wound, slightly
hburned over the right lung. large
kgash on the top of the head and a
E1nuftiple fracture of the skull. The
tback of the neck had been severely
scut, indicating that an attempt had
hbeen made to sever the head from
lthe body.
According to the stories told by
SJohnson and Mrs. Mott, Wade in COM
spany with Johnson went to MOTIFS
Shome about o'clock Sunday morning
harmed with an axe for the purpose of
r"gettinG' the husband. The police be-
t1ieve that Mott was killed while he
Nay in bed. probably by blows from
hn Johnson claims TO
IH1ave lost heart when he saw Wade
kstrike Mott with the pipe, and is said
Ito have fed from the house. After
rthe murder, Wade and Mrs. Mott are
said to have crammed the body into
"a wooden trunk and removed all spots
Aof blood from the apartment.
Shortly before noon, Daniel Fergu-
'Hon of 80 Horace street, a friend of
Motifs called at the mans home and
told Mrs. Mott that he or the police
would search the apartment. The
woman admitted Ferguson. He no
Aiced the trunk which contained
motifs body, but thought nothing of
at at the time. He also passed a
clothes closet in which Wade is said
TO have been hiding. Seeing nothing
to arouse his suspicious, Ferguson
left the house and did not report the
nnatter to the police.
AT S q CLOCK III the dIIeInOOn, w dl-
der Krucklin. a neighbor, was in his
garage, and he saw Wade leave the
Mott home and walk off across the
lots in the rear of the house. 1t has
lsince been learned, that Wade Join
ed johnson who was waiting for him
with the truck. During the after
moon, the piano in the Mott rooms
was played necessarily, but this
served to arouse suspicion instead OF
dtverting It, inamuch as the neighbors
knew that Mott usually slept during
the day. At 10 o'clock a truck said
TO be wades, drove up to the house
and the trunk episode was enacted
Wade Is thought to have brought his
ovn trunk to act az Il decoy.
superintendent of Police Patrick
Ylanasan, stated this morning. that
the stories told by Mrs. Mott and
Johnson agree IN almost every parti
cuIar. They both insist that Wade Ii
the murderer. He. on the Other
hand, accused Mrs. Mott of shooting
hSr husband. Captain John Regan
n the Detective department, is o
Rs opinion that all three are evadine
ks truth. None of the three have
- yet made q direct confession, &C
urding to the police.
The axe, said to have been carried
y Johnson, was found in the Not
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