New Britain herald., 1924-08-09
O'NEILL BELIEVED SLAIN BY GANG IN REVENGE
tccntinuod from First Fage)

'' Nothing has been learned of the
 activities of the state police. It is
 probable that they are working on the case, but no word has been heard from them and Captain Frank Nichols
 could not be reached. Officer Arthur Cone, who with Constable John Lewis of Berlin, was seeking clues last night
 until about 12 o'clock, said he prefer. red any news 10 come from his chief. but his chief could not be located
 Funeral Held Today
 Funeral services for O'Neil were held at the grave this afternoon at 2.3o o'clock, Rev. pr. Abel Ahlquist officiating. Burial was in tairview cem etery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. James ONeill of this city; his nothr, Mrs. Edward O'Ncill of Hart ford and three brothers, Edward, John and Matthew O'Neil. all of Hartford.
 BarceIla Finds Body
 Joseph Barcela of East Berlin had the afternoon off from work yesterday and decided to go into the woods in order to try out new hunting dog, a mere pup. He lighted his pipe and started across the fields from his home, deciding to go up into the West Cromwell hills,
 Barcella lives q short distance from the Stanley Chemical company on the old and little used Cromwell road. He proceeded along another old road that branches off about half a mile east of the plant. He passed through q gateway and into a field. following the ghost of s path that skirts along the brow of a hill.
 Dog Locates Body
 The dog suddenly dashed into q clump of bushes west of the path and refused to come out. his owner vain 4 ly calling to him. Barcella decided 10 find out what was keeping the dog, | thinking he might have scented game. | He walked through the grass, pulled | aside some shrubbery, and found | ONeill, the dog tuggng at the legs of his trousers.
 The body was hanging over fence, a barbed wire affair that separates two farms At the bottom of the hill Is a farm house and growing within 10 feet of the place where the body was found is field of corn.
 Bafcella immediately got in touch with the East Berlin firm and officials of that plant. Officer John Lewis of Berlin, Captain Frank Nichols of the state police department, Dr. Charles F. Bush, medical examiner of Crom- we'll and a large crowd of curious al o,,t al he scene, together with morbidy curious Berlin residents.
 The medical examiner gave permis- 'ion for the removal of the body and [ was placed on the ground for ex- imitation. In the pockets were found ] can of snuff, keys and other articles. The body was in an advanced stage # decomposition and, although the xamner attempted to find out or not bones were broken he vas unsuccessful. due to the condition f the corpse.
 The body was later taken 10 the oushlin undertaking parlors in Mid letown for sn autopsy. :, Richard Pershken was present !. ,hen the medical examiner made his ' relirninary examination at the scene f the finding of the body. He took n active interest in the details of the xamination and requested that the S eek be examined to find out whether s r not 1t had been broken. The ex- miner said that nothing seemed to s' : wrong there. q' This just proves my case" he said. p' They went at this case wrong from ie start. They should have put oodhounds on the trail"
 Foul Play Credited. co The general theory in connection tr lth the case is that o'Neil met with ar ul play. Many stories and conJec- II