New Britain herald., 1929-05-09
C0LLEGE STUDENT
 HOMICIDE VICTIM
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small pool of water, at the scene of the shooting. the county detective and his assistant drained this pool. but nothing bearing on the case was found.
 Revolver shell Only Clue
 The only definite clue in the hands of the authorities is g calibre shell. found near the body. Hickey and his deputies, together with the medical examiner, who joined them thi. morning in search Of the swampy lot. found footprints which they established as Huntington These led from the top of a hill be- tween the center of the town and lonely lot about one-eishth of a mile from the spot where the body had lain.
 The footprints began at the top of the hill and were lost for some distance. but were again Visible near the scene of the shooting. It was learned from neighbor of the Huntington family that young Hunt
 ngton was not walker. Instead. lazy and indolent in his habits. and would have refrained from walking long distances. The neighbor told of the numerous occasions when the youth, sent to the drug store by his mother. had refused to walk the short distance. and had ridden to the druggists in the family automo- bile
 Hickey said. however. that the footprints indicated the student had walked part. if not all. the distance to the spot where his body was found.
 Victim Used Right Rand
 It was definitely established today that young Huntington was right handed. This. Dr. Costello said. would refute any suicide theory. in- asmuch as the bullet which had kill- ed the student had entered the left side of his head. going into the tem- pie and coming out over his right ear.
 Had he killed himself Hunting ton would have had to use his left hand. which, Dr. Costello pointed out. would have been unnatural.
 The medical examiners report of homicide, which he will submit to Coroner Gilber J. Calhoun tomorrow morning. says that death was in- stantaneous. Dr. Costello discountins the theory that the death agony was prolonged because of evidences ot nausea found near the body. These evidences. he said, are symptoms Of death. and may accompany even the process of rigor mortis.
 Williams Not Under Suspicion
 Burdette Williams, life long chum of the slain youth. who had accom- panied Detective Hickey during the first part of the investigation. re- fused to comment on the case. say ins that Hickey had cautioned him not to speak of the tragedy. \ close friend of the Huntington family, who had spoken of Williams at some length last night. declared that Huntington did not kill himself. Walter never shot himself. I know he didn't do it." this friend said. Detective Hickey said that Williams had been eliminated even as a pos sible suspect, and. declared he had never been under suspicion.
 He declined to say why he had ordered Williams to accompany him on the tour of the swampy lot. "He has accounted for all his actions Tuesday night" he said.
 Meantime. Mrs. Mary Clark Hunt ineton. widowed mother of the slain student is prostrated. Her grief ts complicated by the mystery of the case and the conflicting theories of the two principal authorities that SO far have conducted the investigation. Before her collapse. the mother. who is the widow of the late Henry A. Huntington, Hartford attorney, de- nied there could have been any mo- tive for her sons killing himself. She said his visit to Windsor was one of frequent visits he made from Har- ward during the school term and that he had intended returning yes- terday
 Hunt For Missing Weapon
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