New Britain herald., 1929-06-03
Stanley HeIlberg Instantly Killed
 When Motorcycle Goes Down Bank
State Police Recruit Meets
 Death Chasing Speeder on Norwalk- Danbury
 Road-Funeral Tuesday.

R0ad-Funeral Tuesday.
 Funeral services for Stanley He'll berg, 25, son of Police Officer and Mrs. Gustav Hellberg. 1s0 Lincoln street, who was instantly killed at Ridgeheld where he was in training at the State Police school when his motorcycle crashed into stone wall at the bottom of 30 foot embank- ment late Saturday afternoon, will be held from the home of his par ents at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The accident occurred on the Nor walk -Danbury highway
 Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe, rector of St. Marks Episcopal church, will off, ficiate. The pail bearers. all close friends, will be Walter Ericson. Louis Cramley. Charles Lamphier. George Gilbert, Henry Pootan and George Muller. Burial will be in the family plot at Fairview cemetery. Killed Chasing Speeder
 The accident occurred at 4:35 Sat urday afternoon when Stanley and Sergeant Curtis of the state police were chasing a speeder. Sergeant Curtis pulled up in front of Hellberg to bring the speeder to the side of the road. In trying to catch up with the sergeant, the motorcycle on which Hellberg was riding hit . stone in the road, causing him to lose control of the machine. He crashed through a fence and landed against stone wall 90 feet below.
 On May 6. following an appoint ment. Hellberg began training in Ridgefield, one of class of 20 re- cruits. From noon Saturday until noon Sunday, the recrufts had | leave of absence. Hellberg. was the only recruit who chose to remain at Ridgefield over the weekend.
 Hellberg was rounding a curve on the concrete road near Rogers fll- ing station when the accident hap pened. Medical Examiner R. w. Lowe of Ridgefield. said that he died instantly of fractured skull.
 Rescues Two From, Drowning Hellberg was . student at Powder Point Prep school at Duxbury, Mass. Following his graduation. he enlisted in the army spending 1927 and 1928 at Fort Slocum. While in the army he distinguished himself in assisting to rescue two drowning men after two others had been drowned. For this he was given gold medal, which he prized highly, and $500 in cash.
 The oldest member of the New Britain police department, Officer Hellbers was on duty when he was informed of the accident He broke down. It was one of his ambitions to have his son become . member of the state police force.
 Besides his parents, Hellberg leaves two brothers, Clifford and Stewart. and two sisters. Mrs. Hem ry Morse and Miss Mildred Hellberr. both of New Britain.
 Lieut.. Bamf0rth Receives News Policemen az a rule are hardened to all forms of sorrow producing in- cidents. taking them as they come with the nonchalance that seems to be part of their makeup and hard- ems like veneer as their years of service bring them more and more into touch with the seamy side Of life.
 Saturday night at headquarters, however. there came . message over the telephone which Lieutenant Samuel Bamforth, veteran of 3l years in practically all branches of police work. lacked tho heart" to deliver. It was sent by the state po- lice and 1t had to do with the acci- dent in which Stanley Hellberg lost his life.
 The young mans father. Officer lieutenant for number of years about the police station after having been in the service with him on the street for long time, was on duty. hut the ringing of the telephone meant nothing in particular to him. It might have been someone asking the correct time. or it might have been a call for the police patrol. If it was the former. it did not concern him, but If 1t was the latter he would respond, as a matter of rou. tine.
 It was neither. but he did moi know it. T can't tell him,v Lieu tenant Bamforth, said as the shocl Of the news almost stunned him Ut will kill Gus" But the message was there. Gus had to know i tsometime. 'Tll put him on the wire You tell him about it." the lieu tenant spoke into the transmitter and summoned the faithful door man.
 Father stunned But Brave
 "Prepare for some bad news Gus I'm sorry" the lieutenant toll him. Hello" Officer Hellberg said bravely enough. but the hand tha held the receiver was trembling. ant in another few seconds he had re placed the instrument and given 1T to his grief. A few minutes later dry-eyed and brave. though stunned beyond description. he was on hi way home in a police car. his hear heavy with bereavement. The mes sage his lieutenant had feared tt give him was the one he had ofter delivered to aged parents and sor rowing wives and husbands in al parts Of the city. sometimes in th' dead of night as his duty directed but this time it was different-h' had received 1t instead of havin: given it.
 Had the message come minute later. 1t would have been taken b. Sergeant P. A. McAvay and the sa' task of delivering it would hav'