New Britain herald., 1921-06-02
MYSTERY SHROUDS
 POSSIBLE SUICIDE
Woman Said to Have Jumped
 Into PequabuCk River
JITNEY DRIVER IS FINED
Chamber of Commerce to Discuss Many Important Matters Tonight Miss MnudC Woods MaTIieS New
 Britain Man-NIrS. w. Fox Low.

Miss M1udC Woods MaTTleS New
 Britain Man-Mrs. w. Fox Low.
 Several hundred gathered about
 the banks of the Pcquabuck river at
 the section near the railroad sta
 tion last evening when word Was
 sent around town that d woman had
 thrown herself in it's waters. Con-
 stable John Conlon who claims to
 have seen the act committed, aroused
 the town about 1 o'CIock by the
 news and in short time the banks
 were CrON ded with curious ones.
 Constable Conlon was standing near 2 the railroad station. He says he ] saw the woman. dressed in pink 1 walking along the banks of the river below the bridge. directly op-
 pus!te the passenger station. A short ! time before tn;s. she had been seen l talking to a stranger.
 i Constable COnlon kept his eyes on her as her actions were suspicious. Without any warn 'ne whatever. he l claims the woman disappeared over
 the banks and did not appear again. Realizing that there was something
 wrong he conducted an invest iga tion. Arriving at the spot where the woman was last seen he found no traces of her. The water at this point is full 20 feet deep. She could not. he explains, possibly have crossed the river as there is no span at this section. He looked for her
 through the woods but she was not to be found. He aroused the town with the
 n..,>> and immediately grappling
 f.e*~ were brought out and the
 river bed at that point was dragged
 for several hours. No signs of the
 body could be found and when darkness came the earch was given
 up. The man who was seen talking to her could not be found.
 Selectman William Johnson was called to investigate the matter. To day plans were made to dynamite the bed near the tracks in hop2s of
 eNtricarinG the body should if he lodged there.
 Autoist Fined.
 Walter Jablowski of 2c Silver street
 New Britain. was fined $25 and costs.
 amounting to S39.22. in ttN town
 court last night. He was arrested hH Consta blo John Conlon on Memorial Dav for reckless driving and speed ing through the town. Justice Ed ward P. Prior heard the case while William J. Foran prosecuted. Motor Vehicle Commissioner E. W. Stcbbins attended the trial and testified against l the autoist. Jablowski runs a jitne> bus on the East Main street line in 1 New Britain. He pleaded not guilty | to the charges and claimed that he
 was in a garage on Booth street Me ! moriaI Day. when Constable COnlon 1 said he had arrested him.
 i C. Of C. Meeting Tonight. The directors of the Chamb@ or | Commerce will have a busy session tonight when they will hold their reg 1 ular monthly meeting at the club 1 rooms. A report on the proposition l of having a new school building will | be given as the committee in charge 1 has taken the matter up with the
 school board.
 ] Proposed fire protection for the 1 present school building will also be 1 discussed.
 Miss Kathleen Crowley Weeds. Miss Kathleen Crowley. daughter | of aIr and Mrs. Dennis Crowley of ! Forestville, formerly of this town, was 1 married last Friday evening to pr.
 Rasset of New Haven. The wedding
 took place at the home of Rev Father ! Murray of West Haven. Dr. Basset
 is connected with the William Worth Winchester hospital in New Haven. i They plan to leave in two weeks TOT 1 Fort stanton. New- Mexico. Miss Crow 1 lev is well known locally. She taught 1 fnr some time in the Sacred Heart 1 school at New Britain.
 | Woods Alexander Nuptials. |. Miss Maude Woods, daughter o1 ] Mir. and Mrs. James Woods of West ' Main street and Frank Alexander or
 New Britain. were married in New 1 York Monday. Miss Woods was em- | ployed at the Maplehurst and has a l large circle of friends here. MT. and 1 Mrs. Alexander will probably make l their home in New Britain following 1 their honeymoon.
 l Condition Critical. | Mrs. William Fox of II Hough l street was reported this morning as | being very low. She has been uncon- ] scious for some time now and her re- covery is not expected.
 TrumbuH Proposes Tax. Senator John H. Trumbull is keep ing up his work in the senate. Yes l terdav bill was favorably reported on bv the finance committee for tax | on incorporated businesses. This tax | will be capable of producing s75o,- l GOO to S1, ,000, ,000 year in addition to ! the state revenue and is counted on l to cut down the state deficit to a fig ure of between $3,000.000 to s4,000.- | 900. providing the rest of the commit ! tees program is adopted. The bill puts tax of one mill on every dollar of gross income received by retail mercan ntile and ma ufffactu ring estab-