The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-19
No Struggle Evident.

From the appearance or the apart ment when the police arrived, it is not believed that the woman engaged in a struggle of any kind The apart ment was not disarranged in any manner, outside of a quantity or clothes, paper boxes. and other mis- cellaneous articles which were piled in front of an open bureau drawer near the foot of the bed.
 Mrs. Northrop herself, dressed in a house wrapper and without stockings. but with one slipper on her right foot. lay in a pool of blood in the bed. her right hand clutching her wrapper directly above her heart in a death grip.
 The mate of the slipper which she wore was found buried beneath a pile of clothes found in front of the bureau drawer. Both of her eyes were dis colored, her left one more than the right, and her nose was apparently broken from the blow she is believed to have received, as it was turned to one side of her face with a stream of blood issuing from it.
 Viewed By pr. Garlick.
 Medical Examiner s. L. Garlick who was called to view the remains at eight o'clock said the woman had been dead about five or six hours and had probably died from a blow in the face.
 The house in which she lived is a four story frame block. with a store on the first floor. The three upper apartments were leased by Mrs. Northrop. She resided in the first one, and the second one is sub-leased to Louis DeBesta and his wife, who have one boarder, Robert Gibson, and the third floor is leased by Charles Neddo and his wife, from Mrs. North rop. They have two children and Queenie King, daughter of Mrs. Neddo by a former marriage, also lives thehe.
 There are two entrances to the Northrop apartment, the first one at the top of the stairs and the second one short way down the hall, little passage way which leads into a bed room occupied by Mrs. Northrop. Both these doors were locked, accord
 ing to Coftis, who first discovered the body.
 Arrived At 6 A. NJ.
 Neddo and Coftis both had been to their club, and came in this morning about six o'clock Neddo left Coftis on the first floor and went to his own apartment two flights up. He went in again to get the morning paper. He said he did not see Coftis in the hall at this time. After getting the paper he went upstairs again, and on the first floor he met Coftis. Coftis told him he could not get in.
 Neddo said Coftis then tried the first door again and Neddo. turnins to him asked him if he had key Coftis said Yes, I have one for the back door"
 Neddo told him to get his key out so they could go in. Coftis then said that he thought there must be some thing the matter as the woman was not a sound sleeper and generally let him in when he knocked. Together they entered the room, Coftis in the lead.
 He sighted the body smeared witt blood lying on the bed and rushed toward it. Neddo also went to the bed. and grabbing hold Of the woman's arm. remarked that she must be dead as she was stone cold.
 Police Notified. Cautioning Coftis against disturb ing anything, Neddo immediately put in call to Lieutenant -Prout at Police Headquarters. Lieutenant Prout ir turn informed Lieutenant Bray. ir fCon;inued on Page Six)