The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-16

Coroner John J. Phelan, Captain or . Detectives John H. Began and Detec- scene of the murder again this morn ing and at the conclusion of the in- vestigation~ Coroner Phelan, announced that he would hold an inquest into
 Makes Full Confession.
 Voight has made a complete con fession to the police of the part he played in the tragedy and according to his statements the pair had been arguing over trivial matters for the past three months. Matters came to a head last night when Voight arrived home from the city about 7 o'clock in company with Chinaman from whom he has been in the habit of purchasing garbage for his swine. Upon his ar rival, he went to the barn. Mrs. Rob- erts is alleged to have passed taunt- ing remark concerning Voight's nephew who had moved a swing voight turned on the woman and fol- lowed her to the house, words passing between the pair- Upon entering the house Voight went to his room and secured the gun.
 Violent Quarrel Before Crime. ~ Bringing it to the kitchen door he stood on the threshold and Mrs. Rop- erts made the threat to smash every Voight raised the gun to his shoulder and leveled it at her. Staring into the muzzle of the gun she is alleged to have said, ''Go ahead, shoot. on the floor and bleeding profusely from the neck Voight went to an ante-room and placed the gun behind the door, and returned 10 the scene As soon as the shot had been fired, Frank M. Roberts. husband Of the dead woman, grabbed his three.year- | old child. who also was an eyewitness | m raced through a corn field to the home Of WMI1adn h. Roswell. Meeting Roswell, he shrfek- ed, loudly, Call the police; old man vo!ght has killed my wife RosweH did not have a phone in hls nome, SD directed Roberts to Camp Omans, I about 100 feet distant.
 | Girl Athletes Ten Police.
 | Awakening Miss Charlotte l1ep- | erum, prominent local High school athlete, and Miss Mary Campbell, a l Bridgeport hospital graduate nurse, I who are in charge of the camp Wnlch
 is conducted by the city TOT unuel< The tragedy and asked them to phone | for the police. Miss Campbell rush- ed to the phone and called both the | police and the Emergency ambulance. Miss Lieberum in the meantime
 started for the scene of the muroef
 to render what assistance she could.
 The ambulance arrived a short
 time after with Harry. Kennedy, driv-
 tering the house they found Voight sitting by the body of the woman | who was still breathing, though un- conscious. Kennedy grabbed Vofgnt and frisked him. Finding no gun in
 his possession, he released him ana said, "You'n have to come along.
 Vo1ght still unperturberd. sald' Al
 right; wait till I get my coat"
 Kennedy said: dWhy did you TO
 this?" "Oh, we have been quarrel
 ling every day" voight answered.
 3Crazy," He Tells Police.
 "Yes but you were foolish to do ithing like that continued Kennedy;
 "I know it, I am crazy. guess,
 was Weights reply. You'll find the gun in there," he said, pointing to
 nearby room.
 Kennedy secured the gun, and with the woman in the ambulance and
 Voight in the front seat with him he startd for the hospital at breakneck speed. About five hundred yards from the house he was met by Cap tain Began and squad of men to
 whom he turned the prisoner over tThe woman died before the hospital
 was reached Medical Examiner Gar lick viewed the remains and ordered their removal to the City Morgue. Voight was taken to police head quarters where he made complete lconfession of the staying, saying he had done it in a fit of anger.
 Some Is years ago the skeleton of mediate vicinity of Weights home and although neighiborhood gossip had Ii that Weight was bad doctor." DO lice were unable to attach any guilt to him and he was freed.
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