New Britain herald., 1922-07-19
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD WEDNESDAY, JULY l9, 1922
WOMAN IS SHOT IN
 FEuD IN REMINGTON
Man Under Arrest Said He Fired
 in Self Defense

Frederick A. Lanouette of 26 Lam ouette street, Merlden, contractor. was called upon to play an important part incident to a sensational shoot ing episode in Newngton yesterday afternoon. While his car was parked on the state highway due to the storm. Mir. Lanouette saw a woman stagger onto the road, suffering from gunshot wounds in her arm and breast. Re- turning to Meriden after he had taken the woman to the Hartford hospital. he found .32 calbre, with five empty chambers, in the rear seat of his auto.
 The revolver was left with the Mer. iden police, and Mr. Lanouette, know- ing little of the details of the strange affair, awaited with considerable tn- terest the developments to follow the investigations of the state police, who started on the case immediately after the shooting.
 Woman From, New York.
 Advices received here late last night gave the injured womans iden- tifcation as Pauline Korytko of New York The woman is said to have gone to Newington in search of My ron Korycora also of New York, who with his wife had recently taken an apartment at the home of Ukrain- ian minister.
 Shoots at Man.
 Miss Korytko, claiming she had had considerable business dealings with the man, apparently sought to square an account between the two, and failing of a successful visit, she opened fire with her revolver The empty chambers in her gun, and the story told by the intended victim. in dicated that she fired five shots, none of them taking effect.
 Man Fired in Self Defense.
 Korycora told the state police that l the woman fired Ave shots at him. | and that he returned the fire in self defense. using 22 calibre rife. One of his shots struck the women in the left wrist, the bullet then entering her breast. The woman is not seriously injured. and Korycora is being held while the case is further investigated.
 Hears Shooting.
 MT. Lanouette had stopped his car at the side of the road near a garage in Newington at 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, during heavy rainfall He heard the sound of firing but thought at first it was the sound of hackf1ring from an auto truck that was ap- preaching. He then saw the woman run into the road from a wooded sec ton and signal to the truck driver
 The woman was able to climb into the truck which proceeded ahead to the local mans car. The driver said that the woman had been shot and asked MT. Lanouette to take her to the Hartford hospital On the trip 10 the city, she mumbled something to the effect that she had been trying to collect bill.
 Woman Was Target.
 Apparently the woman had been the target of a volley. the affair entering he mysterious stage when .32 cali bre revolver with its chambers nntied was found in the rear seat while Mir Lanouette was returning to Neriden. He reported discovery of the firearms to Detective Captain Burke 7t police headnuarters The weapon was taken 10 Hartford by the state police last night
 Conflicting Stories.
 Several shots were exchanged by .he couple. it is said but only one of the bullets took effect. During an investigation conducted by the state police conflicting stories were told IS to who fired the first shot, Rory 5ora and the woman shifting the blame.
 According to the story told by Miss ESorytko she trailed Korycora through several states in an effort to recover s1,5oo which she claims he borrowed rom her and never repaid. She said ;he located the man through an ad- yertisement in a Russian newspaper n which she offered $50 reward for information regarding his where ,bouts Tn their investigation the state police say they were told that the had made threats that she would shoot Korkcora at sight" The nan is charged with assault with in ent to murder and released in bonds # s2,500. {