New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
BOYS FIND CORPSE
 ON SEYMOUR STREET
Lucius |. Marsh, 6S, Discovered Dead on Lawn at His home
SON QUIZzED AND RELEASED
Tells Police He left Father Out in Yard to sleep When Unable ta eet Him Into Reconsideration, Med- teal Examiner Says,

I.ueius l.. Marsh. age 6s years, oi late employed by the American Hard ware corporation but formerly en' gagged in the trucking business in this city, was found dead in the back yard Of his home at si Seymour street at about s.s0 o'clock this morning by Roseo D. Warner of 406 Main street and Albert Petrucia of 6s Henry street. two boys peddling milk, The boys on finding the body. notified Policeman William Graybeek. who was doing patrol duty on that street. At 3as o'clock Policeman Graybeck telephoned sergt Matthias Rival at police headquarters who In turn noti- ned tho medical examiner. pr. Water man Lyon.
 son Questioned and Released.
 Dr. Lyon gave permission for the removal Of the body to the J. NJ. Cur lin undertaking parlors on Main St.. Late this morning he gave the cause of death as acute alcoholism. Walter Marsh, i9 year old son of the de- ceased. was brought to police head quarters by Sergeant Patrick McAvay where he was held on a technical charge of breach of peace. He was released at Il o'clock by Captain Geo. Kelly after the medical examiner had made his report and Detective Ser geant William P. McCue and Sergea nt George Ellinger had completed their investigation.
 John Walsh, ten year old boy who lives in the same house, saw MT. Marsh lying at the foot of the rear stairs leading into the house at about t1:15 o'clock last night. He entered the house and told Walter Marsh that his father was lyiug at the foot of the stairs.
 Laid Him on Lawn For Night
 Walter, with the assistance of Mrs, Charles Cross, neighbor visiting at the house. endeayored to carry the father inside according to the story told the police, but the father was un- der the influence Of liquor and would not move. The son then claims that they took Mir. Marsh and laid him on the lawn In the rear of the house placing his overcoat under the back of his head, after which they again returned to the house.
 At o'clock this morning Mrs. Marsh Is alleged to have told her son 10 go down in the yard and see how the father was. This he did and when he found his father still breathing heavy he placed blanket underneath him and covered him with another one leaving him outdoors to get the fresh air and sleep he told the police.
 Police Tell Son Of Death.
 According to the police the son then went into the house and went to bed. He did not know that his father was dead until told by the police.
 The two milk boys in reporting the finding of the body to Policeman Graybeck expressed the opinion that they thought it was still too cold for anyone to be sleeping out of doors ? nd for this reason they went over to the body.
 sergeants McCue and Ellinger upon their investigation learned that MT Marsh has returned to his home on other occasions in similar condition.
 Mir. Marsh is survived by four sons Touis, William and Walter of New Britain and John Marsh of Springfield Mass. He also leaves his wife and one daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Maloney, who made her home with her parents