New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-12
SIXTH accidental
death IN conn.
IMoe Nurse Gunshot Wounds
md Another Killed Outright

New Haven, Nov. II N-Armis-
tice day. the day on which 10 years
ago warning nations OF the world
laid down their arms, found three
parsons nursing gunshot wounds and
another killed outright BY gun fire
In Connecticut. Six accidental deaths
were reported In the state over the
week end, three In automobile acct-
dents. one caused by monoxide gas
poisoning. another by illuminating
gas poisoning and the sixth by gun
fire. One stabbing and several auto
mobile accidents In which serious In
juries were suffered were also re-
ported.
John e. Bassett, IS. was struck
and killed at Stamford. by an auto
mobile bearing New York license
plates. which sped away after hit
ting the man. Another car driven by
Jerry Merrill Of Newark. N. j.. also
struck the man. when 1t was unable
to halt in time.
A head-on collision at Stamford,
between an automobile and q troll
ley car. sent three negroes. occu-
pants Of the machine to the SIAM
ford hospital with cuts and bruises.
None was injured In the trolley.
Perley e. Melvin. IS. . retired
printer was found dead at Jewett
City sitting In his car in his garage.
The engine was running at the time
and the garage filled with poison
onous gas.
At Bridgeport. Christopher B. Ro-
berts. was seriously wounded. when
he was cleaning = revolver. It was
accidently discharged and the bull
let passed over his heart. He Is on
the danger list at st. Vincent's hos
pital.
Joseph Parillo, ~. and Charles
Motto. %. both Of New Britain. were
seriously injured when their car ov-
erturned on the Meriden-Hartford
highway. near Silver Lake Inn. Both
men were taken to the Meriden hos
pital.
Stabbed Thrice
George Caddo, Is. was stabbed
three times. after an alleged battle
with Mrs. Frances Brown, at Bridge
port He was found early Sunday
morning. lying on the street in
pool of blood.
At Danbury, Olive Goebel, Is, and
Edna Reed. is. were shot in the
legs, by the accidental discharge OF
shot gun In an automobile. The
gun was lying on the rear seat and
when q package was tossed into the
seat. It accidentally discharged the
gun, as the two girls were passing
by on the sidewalk.
Joseph burst, so. was instantly
killed at Madison when he drove his
car into the yard Of his companion.
NJ. J. Kelley. One OF Kelley's dogs
leaped into the back seat OF the car
and discharged a shotgun that was
on the seat, believed to have been
fully cooked. The gun exploded in
bursts face. blowing part Of his
head off.
Joseph Horgey, 20. of Yantic. was
killed and Michael Onuparik. 81. OF
Oakdale. was injured at Lyme. when
their motorcycle crashed into an au-
tomobile driven by Mrs. Pauline
Koch. of Jersey City. N. J. Mrs,
Hoch was slightly injured. The two
men we're on their way to Danbury
to visit the father Of a friend OF
theirs who had been killed in an
auto accident recently.
Dies ny Gas
At Bridgeport, a leaky rubber gas
tube caused the death Of Conrad
Heckbart. 10. and William Barnum.
so. was found unconscious at his
feet. Barnum was rescued from the
gas-filled room and taken to st. Vim
cents hospital. where his condition
IL critical.
Miss Leila Becker, 10, a Westport
telephone operator was killed In
front of her home by a ''hit and
run" driver. The car sped away.
leaving the girl dying on the post
road at Westport.