New Britain herald., 1929-01-12
POLICE NOT BLAMED
 FOR NEAR SUICIDE
Commission AbsolY8 Chief Bel
 den aud His Associates TWO GET PRISON TERMS
AliHrtclli and VlI,Oni Given i2 to 1I Years For Assault Osl Hermit -lsu,lgct uf Fire Department StI.SsS over last year.


 No blame for the suicide attempt of L.,,lyn King, l6, Of Claremont, x. IT,, who shot herself in the ab- domcn at police headquarters We'd ncsday afternoon with q 3S calibrc Colts police special revolver taken from tn" gun rack in the prescott ing attorneys room, IS attached by the board Of police commissioners to either Chief Of Police Ernest T. Ecld"n or the police department. This was made clear at special meeting Of the board held in the city council chamber last evening,
 Complete Report submitted
 A complete report of the shooting embodied in three typewriter pages. was submitted to the board by Chief Eelden, who said that the gun rack had been in inc prosecutors room for 10 years and the police commits .ioners as well as other city officials were ccsnizant of that fact. He also pointed out that it had not been the practice 10 allow any prisoner alone in the room for over few moments at time and then only door. Tn the girls case. not sus- pectins that she had any suicidal intent, the surveillance was lcsSensd to some extent.
 Criticizcs Facilities
 Due to the condition of tho wom- ems detention which was de- scribed by the chief as "a hole in the wall''-and the ina ability to heat it in cold weather. the girl was per nltted to use the prosecuting at torney's room. Al no time were the doors leading out of it closed and the attempt at suicide was made only a few seconds after Court Clerk Francis Donnelly had passed through the room
 Tho present facilities are made auatc. the chief pointed out. and when asked for recommendation by the commissioners. he replied that in the present location it was to better conditions and expressed the hope that some day in the not too distant future. ne would have the pleasure Of seeing his department properly housed .nl adequate facilities available for the rropcr care Of persons detained. \ report along these lines. together were recommendation will be su],- mitt"d 10 the city council at its next meeting.
 Unloading of Guns Suggested
 Commissioner Homer II. Judd stated that hc felt that the rcvolrers Of police officers should be unloaded at tho end of each day before being placed in the rack and loaded at thc beginning of each shift. Mayor w. Raymond Crumb and Commissioner Charles Anderson believed the idea a good one but when Chief Beldcn explained that the rack had been relocated and that the case would he kept locked in the future. no ac- tion was taken on Judas recom- 
 Girl Uses Alias
 Miss King. tho chiefs report in- 'iratcd registered att tho Bristol House on December 31. using the 2 assumed name of Madonna Forte. the room being naid for by a taxi driver named George. Tho lngt r9mc was not included in tho report.
 Miss Kings condition is stil grave. according to 9 statement by hospi- tal authorities today. ''"r fcat"r father. John P. King of C,"ramont. N. H.. who arrived 'n this city Thursday night said this morning that he would proba bly return home some time today.
 Arrested on Tip
 The girls apprehension in 'hie rity was the result Of inrorma;ion first furnished the State In1u"trial School Of Manchester. \. H.. from which institution t'c girl was pa roled year go. by F. s. Currier of the Endce Inn. who rrco-nizcd her on inc street. Tho school off, ,a]s got in touch last Tuesday night with the local police. who in turn questioned Curricr and af"crtainctl the girls rooming placc. She was arrested upon hor return to her odring shortly after midnsh, We'd ncedav.
 Fire Department r"''"ct
 The budget for the fro d"part- ncnt for the fiscal year rn ling No cmhnr "n, 1929. will show an n- .rnaso of s11.SoSa3 over the ap- nrorria'ion for tn" year ending No lcmb"r 1928. c~'im"ics submitted by Chief John II. Hayes at sno-