New Britain herald., 1924-10-14
itiye as to the identity of the men.

Hive as to the identity of the men.
 A further search was made on the machine in which the bandits came to the city yesterday afternoon. and the police found two more tubes of nltroslycerine, holster to be car ried inside the trousers, road maps and an automobile membership from Ohio. These discoveries seem to prove that Chapman was the man here. as he Is known to have been in Ohio and Indiana, registration plates of the latter state being found in his room at the Cooley hotel in Spring. field, where he had registered under the name of Waldo W. Miller.
 Automobile Was Stolen
 Detectives representing the auto mobile insurance underwriters call ed at police headquarters this morn- ing to examine the machine to de- termine if 1t was stolen and to whom 1t belonged. It was discovered that the serial numbers on the engine and other parts of the machine had been changed, but the work was so cleverly executed, that 1t was almost impossible to detect it with the eye, 1t being necessary to get jewellers glasses to examine them.
 All the numbers by which the machine could be identified had been changed, but the detectives located the body numbers of the car under the woodwork on the rear of the front seat, and these had evidently been overlooked by Chapman, for they had not been touched. The number secured here and the serial number were forwarded to the mak- CTS of the machine so that, it can be traced to the party from whom it was stolen.
 Shean's family will do all in their power to assist the police in appre- kending Chapman. They feel that his arrest is the first step to be made by them in having the true story of Walters complicity brought to light. When the time comes for the trial of my brother" Howard Shean said, "he will be represented by com potent counsel to assure him a fair break in the case, but in the mean time, we will aid the police in the search for Chapman"
 The brothers said that they will visit him in Hartford on Friday in the hope that he will be more will ing to talk and tell them everything that he knows concerning Chap mans and Anderson's movements.
 Father Will Not Lift Hand
 Charles T. Shean of Springfield, father of the prisoner, conferred with the police yesterday regarding his sons plight. He is said to have made the statement that it cost him s40,00O to get his son out of bond robbery sorape. He said Walter had always been inclined to be incorrigi- ble but had nevershown any vicious tendencies.
 i've done all I can for him." the father is reported to have said. But now that he has got himself mixed LID with murder I don't feel that it is up to me to do any more. In fact I will not lift 8 hand to save him. That is the way feel now. Whether l will change my mind later remains 10 be seen."
 One of Shean's brothers is said to Ao "A ctotaD1nnf that Walter had periods in his life when he had peculiar tendencies. The sight of blood infuriated him, the brother said, adding that he had suffered from brainstorms.
 Comes Under Compensation Act
 The board of police commission CTS has decided that Policeman skely, being a city employe and not an official, comes under the state workman's compensation act and that his heirs are entitled to one-half his pay for 312 weeks. Whether this decision will be upheld is not. known,
 A salesgirl in Dawson & Leven- thal's relates an incident which con- firms the belief that Chapman was in New Britain last Saturday. She noticed a man resembling Chapman standing at the entrance and lean- ing against the front door smoking a pipe with his arms crossed over his chest. When she looked again, his arms were behind him. It Is thought that the man. Chapman had a screw driver and was loosen- ing the screws in the cylinder lock. It was discovered after the crime that the screws had been removed.
 Mayor A. NJ. Paonessa said today the question of a reward would be one to be handled by the state Of Connecticut, rather than the city. He cited the case of the Zebris mur- der in Which former Mayor Curtis sought 10 have a reward given, but &ba caunnil tonls no aptinO