New Britain herald., 1928-08-30
Grilled by Five sergeants

Nrl!ed by Five Ser9eants
throughout yesterday afternoon
and last night. Weiss was tnterror,t-
ed by Detective serEeants Mccns
ana Ellinser and sergeants Fee.s~.
y Mara and Stadler, who also ouee.
.lohed Mrs, Weiss, widow OF one OF
samuel's victims. That she saye
the detectives valuable Information
which was used N their session with
her paramour was admitted bv
sergeant McCue as he prepared to
resume his examination OF her to-
day, He indicated that she would
De held as an accessory before the
fact, in the event that a more sert-
Gus charge is found unjustified.
Cracks Under Questioning
For long time, Weiss vithstood
the detectives examination. He had
apparently prepared himself for his
experience. for he stoutly denied his
guilt. but finally as the night wore
on he began to weaken until NE
blurted out his readiness to make 4
clean breast OF It, As a result, sew.
eral typewriter questions and an
swers were in the hands of the DO.
lice this morning, signed by Weiss
and witnessed by the detectives, AFT.
er warning had been given him that
under the law he was net obliged to
say anything, and whatever he said
would be used against him in court,
Police End Task at 4:15 A. NJ.
sergeants McCue. Feeney, o'Mara
and Ellinger took part In the exam
nation for several hours. and in the
evening Sergeant stadler took 4
hand. About 10 O'Clock Sergeant
Ellinger. who had gone home, was
recalled to the police station and
went at the task again. At AIS this
morning the detectives had COM
pleted their task as far as Weiss was
concerned, and he went back to his
cell, leaving behind one Of the most
amazing stories in local police an.
mails.
Stole Love of Brothers Wife
Coming to New Britain from Phil.
adelphia. Pa. about six years aso,
Weiss. who has a wife and eight
year old son in Czecho- -Slovakia,
boarded at the home Of his brother,
who had married about - years
earlier. 1t was not long before Mrs.
Weiss and Samuel experienced the
development OF a mutual attraction.
which led to the formation Of the
eternal triangle, the existence OF
which the husband was quick to
sense. Several times in the succeed
ing years the household was in tur-
moil as the angry husband berated
the faithless wife and hts preyirg
brother, but conditions became
worse as the Illicit affair went on, to
the scandal Of the neighborhood ana
at the price of the husbands con-
tentment and peace OF mind.
Ordered From Home
At last the husband, thoroush!y
disillusionized but determined not to
stand by and see his wife literally
snatched away from him, ordered
his brother out OF his house and
commanded him never to see his
wife again. To the latter, he de-
clared his readiness to take every
means at his command to compel
her to cease her part in the AFFAIR.
but the ardor OF the affection that
had sprung up between Samuel ana
Mrs. Weiss swept aside the hus-
bands remonstrance and about
Easter time this year. John Weiss
returned from work one day to fnd
that his wife had gone. taking $500.
Going to Boston. Mass. she was
Joined in a few days by Samuel,
who had advance information - to
her destination, and they were con-
stantly in each others company fer
two or three weeks. It 10 said. He
then went to North HATFIELD. Naaa..
and obtained work az . labofe1 -