Putnam patriot., 1929-02-07
COUNTY DETECTIVE
BURIED SATURDAY
k41undreds File Past the Bier of
w. r. jackson, Murder
Victim
May Eyes Watch Bearer Trenor
Rice Since Arrested

A burial salute from the rifles Of
q firing squad and the sounding Of
<Hus BY i.ewye NJ Gerry. rcsounded
from the snow-elad hills surrounding
che new Willimantic cemetery as the
hody Of William f.. jackson, investi-
wsasr for the states attorneys office
Ter Windham county, was lowered
into It's grave. Saturday afternoon.
Bugier Gerry. who enlisted in the
Weird War when but fifteen years
ola. performed this last rite at the
request Of Mr.. Jackson during his
lifetime Although a biting winter
wind was blowing, several hundred
people went to the cemetery.
Uncontrolled Grief
The funeral service was conducted
at the home on Quarry street aaturs
day Afternoon AZ two o'clock Rev.
Waiter T.. Borchert Of Edgwood, X.
4, formerly Of Willimantic, oiiiciat-
ed. The spacious home In which there
Is an adjoining tenement recently
prepared for occupancy OF Mr.. Jack
sons mother, now n resident Of Nor
witch, accommodated Two hundred
frsends. Near relatives, including he
widow and her daughter, occupied
room in the upper part Of the house.
The body reposed In steel grey
csaket In the corner Of the flower
banked living room II Is estimated
shas nearly a thousand people flied
past the casket at the conclusion ~
the service. Many showed signs Of
%acentrolled grief. Among those vas
Special Officer Rowe II. Wheeler Of
Menaon. Mass, who. with Mr.. lack
son. was one of the four original
members of the Connecticut state
police and whose life had twice been
saved by Jackson in the course Of
choir service together.
The committaI service was in char &c
sof the officers Of A. G. Tyler Camp. |
Bnited Spanish American War Veter-
ana. Delegations representing the
ely, town and various organizations
attended
The Pail Bearers
The honorary bearers were Su-
prame Court Justice George T.. Hin
man. Mayor Charles A. Gates. Corno-
ration Counsel William A. King, AL
derman Eugene b. Lewis. Orner T
Postmaster Walter R. King. Fire +
Chief Wade u. Webster, Police Chief +
Thomas r. Gray, States Attorney
Howard G. Bradford. County Detec-
tive Edward J. Hickey. Attorney Sab
IN S. Russell. Deputy Sheriff Charles
z. Aver and Lewye G. Gerry.
The active bearers were Past Com
mander John ID. GAllivan. Town Clerk
Frank r. Fenton, Louis II Ashton and
Hdjutant Robert o. Snow represent
ing the Spanish War Veterans; Stan
ton l.. Briggs of the federal prohibit
ton service; Exalted Ruler Maurice F
s. Leonard Of the Elks; Edward Me
Bride Of Daniclson and Deputy Sheriff F
Trenor A. Rice.
Eyes Follow Suspect
During the funeral and eommittal I
service many eyes followed the form
of Deputy Sheriff Trenor Rice, admit /
tsdly under suspicion as the murderer /
of his friend and within a few short I
hours TO be arrested for the cold
eiooded murder He was known 10
many at the funeral and was silently /
pointed out 20 those who did not know
aim. Ne one who knew the situation I
doubted that Rice was under con
slant surveillance Of the investigators
who were watching his reaction TO the
situation as he carried, with others,
The body Of the man whose murder
had cast a shadow over him.