New Britain herald., 1923-06-07
STORY OF CRIME IN
 CARLSON STATEMENT
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ditch you intended to kill heFG A, And myself,
 A, Yes
 ., And Eeurselfs 4, Yes She told the neiEhhars she was going ta kill me and Airs Taylor, and then she was going 10 go in front Of the train and kill herself, Mrs, swanson can tell thati that is a witness she told
 Rf SERGEANT MecuEs
 q What effort, fl any, did you make ta kill yaursslfa
 4, Just as we'll off
 2, What effort did you make, I sayi how did you attempt to kill yourself in that way enly in driving the car in the ditehs
 A. thought maybe We would get drowned, both of us,
 q, But you did hold ysnr wife down and held yourself out of the watArF A, was there in the water; l was away up to my neck.
 MIR HicKEY' Your head was above water?
 A, Yes,
 .. And you took particular pains to keep your head above the water didn't you9 4. Yes.
 BY MIR. HICKEY:
 ., Just get hack; you got up in Hart's store: what did you do with the coat when you came out of the storea
 A, Put il right in tho back.
 .. Put it in tho back A. she put that there herself. because she re. ! fused 10 put fl on; she didn't want 10 put il on because she has the heavy suit and this ncckpieee.
 q. And it was in the back Of the car at the time of the accident?
 A, Yes
 Q. Did you take her head up at all 10 see if she was alive or dead?
 A. No.
 e. How long did you keep her head down?
 A. Well. half an hour or go.
 e. You kept her head down q half hour or so? A. Yes.
 Q. Then what did you do? A. Then 1 was there till somebody opened the door and I got out
 c. Did you get out of the car at all before anybody came" A. No.
 Q. Did you try 10 get out Of the , car before somebody came? A. No, stayed there.
 e. Why didn't you get out? A. No, wanted to stay there. Q. You wanted to stay there? A. Yes, ( e. But you did not try to drown yourself. did you? A. Yes. e. How? A. There wasn't enough ! to do it.
 Q. What? A. There wasn't enough y water 50 could do it. V e. There wasn't enough water for U you to do it there
 Sergeant McCue: Mir. Carlson, isn't it so, you did not try to get out of the f car because you knew you were safe q in there: answer that question: isn't it matter of fact that you did not try to get out of the car because you knew you were safe to stay there; didn't you figure to stay there?t A. l figured to stay there until som body came and took us out there. By Mir. Hickey:
 c. Then when somebody did come you told them it was an accident? A. Yes Q. What did you say when you got put? A. l said car come and blind us and A we turned right over,
 O. That's not true. is it? A. No Q. There was no car came that blinded you? A, No.
 Q. How long had you been think ng about killing your wife? A. About a week or so. Q. Why did you want to kill her? ry to kill me, sine told the neighbors. Q. Who told you that she said she tss going to kill you? A. Mrs Swan on.
 Q. You didn't want to buy this fur oat. did you? A. Yes. was willing Q buy it, always willing to buy the lothes if she used me good and treat le right Before Christmas she had new suit, $75.0o, and there was no ' ght over it either,
 Q, Where did you buy that suit? . Wise, Smiths I e. In Hartford? A. Yes a. What else did you say to her in . le car when you were coming from artford? A. l don't remember. We ere talking friendly up to tho last ld
 Q. Well. at the last end. what was - you said? A. Well, l said, we Ight to die together" that's what I