New Britain herald., 1928-08-30


gether the details. He commended
the spirit which characterized their
work
Believes Widow Implicated
Il do not believe that Mrs. Weiss
will be charged with murder" Ser
geant McCue said this afternoon,
but beyond that / cannot make a
statemSr because have not ques-
toned her at any length and | Will
not do SO until the other officers
who have been on the case are
present. l will say that have
heard reports and am in possession
of certain information indicating
that Mrs. Weiss is implicated in the
poisoning. but do not know how
much Of it is true"
Because of the long session of no.
lice court today. the detectives in the
murder case were unable to devote
any time to it until his afternoon.
They were witnesses in the Okula
and Dull liquor cases and did not
leave court until 1880 this afternoon.
Sergeant McCut said in fairness to
them he would not carry on the
questioning Of Mrs. Weiss unless
they were on hand.
Woman Denies Her Guilt
| The conversations the sergeant
has had with the widow however,
gave her chances to deny her guilt.
which she did. She has admitted
the truth of Samuel Weiss story of
her infidelity. Today she complained
of an outbreak of sores about the
mouth and DR.. Moses kupelian was
called to attend her in her cell. He
said it was likely that the sores
We're caused by her kissing her hus-
| bands corpse.
If Mrs. Weiss knew her husband
was TO be poisoned, it is considered
strange that she did not take every
possible measure to prevent Stein
from drinking the poisoned beer
yesterday. it was said today. but on
the other hand, it was pointed out
that she might not have known the
number of bottles of beer into
which the cyanide had been put. She
IS said to have warned Stein not to
drink the beer, but 1t could not be
learned that she made a physical ef-
ford TO dissuade or prevent him
When he seized the bottle. It might
be an indication that she did not
Know the beer was poisoned, II
was said today and still she might
| nave known it and was smart
enough not to make any move that
would be taken as an indication that
she had knowledge OF the condition
OF the beer. for at the time Stein
took his fatal drinks. Mrs. Weiss did
! not know of the arrest of Samuel
| Weiss.
STEMS Funeral Tomorrow
Stems funeral will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2:3O o'clock
from the p. c. Porter Sons under.
taking parlors and at O'Clock from
81. johns German Lutheran churcb
Rev. Martin w. Gaudjan will off,
ciate and burial will be in Fairyiew
cemetery.
DIR. Lyons Decision
Df' waterman Lyon, medical ey-
/ ahllner, said today that he had Of
nclally given the cause of the deaths
or Stein and Stehr as accidental
poisoning by cyanide. An autopsy
was performed on STEMS body YES
terday afternoon and very slight
traces of cyanide were found in the
llquid content of the stomach. This
TACT was explained by the fact that
considerable amount OF water was
used in washing the stomach.
analysis OF the beer in the bottle
from which Stein drank revealed
cyanide.
The body of John Weiss was dis
| Inferred this forenoon at Fairview
cemetery and an autopsy was to be
performed this afternoon. 1t was
expected that DR.. NJ. A. Kinsella
would be in charge. Weiss was
buried in metal casket covered
with concrete case, which made the
disinterment difficult. Relative to
the autopsy, Prosecuting Attorney
Woods and Sergeant McCue. in con-
ference this afternoon. agreed that
there was no question OF the cause
of death, in view of all the other cir
cumstances in the case. but they
wanted the investigation to cover
every detail.
Mr. Woods was making out the
warrant in Samuel Weiss case this
afternoon. Meanwhile Weiss was
sitting dejectedly in his cell, appar-
emily in full realization of the
seriousness of his predicament. He
served in the German army during
the World War and displayed a scar
on the right arm, sustained in action.