New Britain herald., 1929-05-14

write Huntinston's death down as . conclusive suicide.
 Hickey iirst believed that some one not connected with the ease had picked up the pistol and was afraid to reveal his possession of it. But because there was no other foot prints or heel prints than those he is certain are Huntington's and be- cause his Questioning of various persons suspected of having the weapon was fruitless, he is sure the pistol must still be on the lot. His opinion is that Huntington threw il away immediately after he was shot
 Coroner Calhoun does not believe the finding of the weapon would prove Hickey's suicide theory, and says that the idea that some one moi connected with the case picked uI the pistol opens up wide door oi conjecture"
 Considers Presence of Automobile As no footprints of another per. son have been found. there is noth. ing to make such a supposition con- elusive, he said.
 Tt is not unlikely that footprint. Of another person would be left or the swampy ground" Calhoun said "Of course. it is not impossible tha somebody drove up in an automobile o1 1n hn lnf ho nT the road and the latter went dowr into the lot. dazed by crawling throw the wire fence. The weapon then might have been carried away If an automobile were on the scene it would have left no marks.''
 Coroner Calhoun said that in hi opinion the report that Hickey wa. proclaiming a belief that the stu dent died suicide was . ruse tt trap . slayer was not true. Calhoun declared he had great respect fol the detectives ability and sincerity Hickey may be justified in feeling that the heelprints he found wer, definitely Huntington's." he said. And his belief that some on, else took the weapon away ma! also be justified. But these are onI, conjectures and not of sufficien strength to justify any definite find ing. intend to keep on with mI informal inquiry until more definit, facts come to light"
 Use Magnetic Irons in Search The county detective and his as sistants are using magnetic irons il their renewed search for the 3: calibre pistol which Hickey believe, was used in the shooting. He sait that he had tried to trace the own, ership of the pistol from the num- ber on the empty case found 1T Huntington's room, here. but as thu weapon was sold about 20 years agt and no records of sale or distribu ton of firearms were kept at thu time. this effort was unavailing. Be sides, Hickey is not certain tho number on the case is the number of the weapon kept in it, as the cast may have housed a pistol other tha! that described on the label.
 His belief it was a 32 calibre auto. matic is based on the empty shel found near the body and on two boxes of bullets with similar jacket! found in the students room.
 Alcorn Refuses to Talk States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn who returned from Washington las night and immediately held a con. ference with his detective. refused to answer inquiries. He said he WI, running the case. not his inquirers and could not be 'intimidated" int saying anything. ''I have just com. back to town and l will make ns statements" he said.
 Hickey repeated today that Glare Kennedy, the former Huntington chauffeur. had been cleared of sus- picion. because he had accounted fol his movements Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
 Hickey said that on Sunday he questioned Mrs. Joseph Babcock colored, and her roomer. Henr, Reed. who live about a mile from the Murphy farm and who told hir they had heard a pistol shot abou midnight Tuesday. Though the, were emphatic in their belief the re port they heard was q shot and no the backfre of an automobile Hickey said their testimony wal valueless to the investigation.
 Saw People On Huntington Porch Walter De Moulpied. whose homo is on the same side of Broad stree as the Huntington mansion, said to day that his son David, on an CT rand about 11:10 o'clock Tuesda, night, saw two men and a woman on the Huntington porch. One o the men, he said. was Huntington The other and the woman he did mol