New Britain herald., 1921-09-17
Skull Is Fractured by Blows Police Are in- clined to Suspect Rob- bery as Motive for Crime.
Indications Are Thae Assas- sins Dragged Dead Man From Scene of Actual Staying.

l Staying.
 The body of Louis Wrinkle local
 real estate dealer and brother of Constable Fred R. Wrinkle, was found
 with all indications of foul play,
 in the rear of the undertaking par 1 lors of J. M. Curtin and Company
 this morning shortly before o'clock.
 Police are Investigating suspicious
 of murder
 l Tcrriten Finds Body. | The body was discovered by T. J.
 Territen who is employed by J. M.
 Finnegan, proprietor of the livery
 stable nearby. There is a small al.
 leyway open passageway running | between the Finnegan stables and | Raphaels block west from the rear of the Curtin block toward Washing | ton street. Tn this alleyway, partial ly covered by refuse paper which was blowing about in the morning
 breeze, and partially obscured by tall weeds, the body was found ly. ing alongside the fence. Territon went by at 5:30 o'clock this morning but in the semi-dark- ness did not notice anything peculiar. When he passed again at 7:45 o'clock he saw what he first thought was drunken man, lying on the ground. Closer inspection revealed the fact that the man was dead and apparent ly had been so for some time. The body was lying with one leg stretched out and the other .louhled under, a Panama hat was laid in a careful manner in the crook of one arm. One eve was blackened and there were signs of blood on the face. Beaten to Death.
 Territen immediately reported his gruesome discovery to MT. Finnegan who telephoned to MT. Curtin and the police department was notified. Dr. Waterman Lyon, local medical examiner ordered the body removed 10 the Curtin undertaking pa.rlors for further examina ton.
 Examination revealed two separate and distinct fractures of the skull, such as would be inflicted by blunt instrumtnt. Either blow was sufficient to cause instant death, according to Dr. Lyons statement. ..s
 In the pockets of the dead mans clothes were found the usual as- sortment of pencils, nail file, letters, papers, handkerchiefs, etc, generally carried by the average man, in addi- tion to purse containing $2.17, and bank books showing deposits of $173.79 in the Burritt Savings bank, and $122.19 in the New Britain Trust company and a watch.
 Condition of Body.
 The mans arms were badly bruised, as though he were held by one man while struck by another. He was dead some time, according to Dr. Lyon, who also said he did not think the murder occurred before
  mussed and showed signs of a strug- gle. Residents in the vicinity and employees of the stable were ques- toned by the police, but no one re- membered seeing any suspicious characters about and no one heard any outcry or call for help, during he night.
 The space where the body was 'ound is accessible to Main street rom two different points, from lafayette street and from Washing on street. It is a large open area lnd it is not unusual for men to be een coming and going through at III hours of the night. Policemen ,n the Main street beat usually look nto this lot several times a night. 1t the. point where the body was ound there is no light, the body 7as off the path and it would be lmost impossible to discover it in he dark, except by accident.
 Crime Committed Elsewhere.
 The theory of the police depart lent pr. Lyons and others who in- estigated is that the man was mur- cred nearby and his body dragged ) this dark spot and thrown there, fter his pockets had been rif1ed.
 Wrinkle was engaged in the real Sta ta y,,iS asis and usually traveled around ith horse and carriage, which he fred from innegan. It is said he i'd not have the horse yesterday. sualy he carried large sums of honey. his brother Fred Wrinkle, ating that it was nothing unusual ,r him to carry $500 or $400 in his ocket. On Wednesday he sold roperty on Whiting avenue and also ,ld a farm on the same day. It is fought he had the commission from oth sales with him last night.
 Last Seen Yesterday.
 The murdered man left his home
 123 Willow street early yesterday orning with man from Glen rect who came to the house and id he had property he wanted sold, hat was the last his family saw m alive.
 Police Have No Clue. There was no clue to the per. ,trators of the crime at the spot here the body was found. The ound is medium hard but would