New Britain herald., 1925-03-24

police headquarters when he re- crived a telephone call from Samuel NJ. Davidson, Davidson said that he had just been notified by Edward j.. Johnson, a hostlor in the stable at the rear Of tho store, that two strange men had gone into his store, and asked tho sergeant 10 inycsi- gate, adding that he did not imagine IL was anything but a false alarm.
 patrolmen SkeIly and Alfred At water were in the station at tho time the call was received, reporting 10 go on duty at o'clock, Just al this moment patrolman Clarence Lan- phcr drew up In front of the station in his automobile so Sergeant Rival ordered Skcly and Atwatcr 10 go with lamphcr in the machine and investigate, As they reached the cor ncr of Commercial and Main streets they picked up ratrolman John Lieblrr and took him along, Going around the park at the center they encountered ratrolman Malona at Court street and after he had jumped onto the running board Of the car, proceeded to the store.
 NhCan Placed Under Arrest
 As inc machine was pulling up in front of The store. Johnson. the stable hostIcr was standing near the alley leading 10 the rear of the store. He shouted to them that one of the burglars was just starting down Church street, At this Malona and liobler jumped from the machine and running up Main street, they cspied man walking ID to a high powered machine parked near the Herald office,
 Reaching the machine, the mar leaned over into the front seat anC dropped a brief case he had beer carrying, then continued 10 wall along. He was caught by Malona who placed him under arrest and assisted by I.iebler, took him 10 DO lice headquarters, This man proved to he Shean,
 While this was going on. the three other policemen had proceeded dowl the alley near the Davidson & Lev cnthal store, Atwator first, thel Skelly, and Lampher a short dis tance back. Atwatcr entered tn store first through the rear entrance and hearing q noise on the stairwa started toward it, walking behind small counter. AS he did so a ma
 came running down the stairWa
 with a revolver in his hand lcvelle
 on Atwater and giving an order "ge
 down there or Lll plug you" A
 this AtWater ducked behind th
 counter and the burglar started to
 ward the front of the store, but h
 had hardly started when he turnc
 and saw Patrolman Skelly entering Shouting get back there" he open
 ed fire and just as he did so, SkelI
 stumbled over a small threshold an
 one of the bullets entered his al ; domen, causing his death severs ! hours later at the New Britain gen
 eral hospital,
 After firing three shots the mur dercr ran down through one of tn
 store aisles and out of a front doc,
 from which the cylinder had bee : removed, and made his getaway. Pa
 tro!man Lampl1erS reached the doc lust as Skely was@falling backward!
 and he caught the wounded police man in his arms. Before Lamphc . was able 10 place Skelly in a con , fortable position on the stoop leadin : to tn" door, the murderer had var : ish"d down the Bcaton X Cadwe = alley.
 { Patrolman Slicj'y was thtN take 7 10 the hospital but he died whi r Doctors Peter W. Fox and George V 2 Dunn were performing an operatio l in an attempt to save his life.