New Britain herald., 1930-04-14
Murder Of Partner Solved In Odd
 Way After Much Inquiry
1'hursday's Caller

When AleCk Johnson s partner 4 Sam Mason. heard no word from Johnson for three days and couldn't raise him on the telephone, he went to the place where Johnson kept bachelor hall to investigate.
 Unable to raise him with the electric buzzer he got the superir- tendent of the place to admit him with his master key.
 Johnson WIS dead in the living room. A brief examination shovel that Johnson had been shot. Since there was no weapon in sight. it vas taken for granted that the man had not shot himself, Don't touch a thing" the superintendent warned. He sent for the authorities,
 This was on a Monday forenoon.
 Detective Arnston came with the officer and medical examiner. John son had been shot from behind. There was no question but what 1t was murder. Not a thing in the rooms had been disturbed. Tables, chair-backs and such things were gone over for finger prints without results. Such few prints as were found were those of the murdered man.
 -a Mason could give no information, that would help in solving the crime. Johnson had no enemies, so far as he knew, They had been !: in a warehouse business together. \ Johnson was unmarried and Mason did not know whether he had any lady friends.
 Just a Glimpse The cuckoo clock on the wall struck eleven. Mason wanted to hurry away to business appoint ment. Detective Arnston permitted assistant to have the man shad- owed.
 Inquiries in the big apartment building brought little information :, at first concerning Johnson. No one seemed to remember having seen lilill kOlilS III or Oul 1Ol SOlllS udN
 Finally Hubert Lawton, who lived :. ;in the building with his wife, was questioned, along with others.
 No, ] haven't seen Johnson fo- iscme days" Layton told the detec- tives.
 When did you last sec him?"
 Thursday. I just got a glimpse of him as he was opening his door tc admit a friend of his
 Do you know him?"
 Why, yes, slightly. Played golf with him and Johnson in Engle- wood one Saturday. His name is Bruce"
 They questioned Lawton at length but he could give no fur . -ther information. He had been 7 coming down the hall from the elevator when he saw them. he said, but evidently neither had see1 him, as Johnson had admitted ., Bruce and closed the door before Lawton passed it on his way to his own apartment.
 
 partner. knew Bruce, and so he Was found. He was an account ant, had known Johnson since boy hood and seemed terribly shocke to learn of the tragedy.
 T called on him last Thursday around six o'clock" Bruce admit ted. when asked about the last time he had sec. Johnson
 This tallied with Lawton's state / fnent.
 Bruce stated that he and John. i son went down 10 the "Nillag4" , for dinner and it was around tea o'clock when he dropped Johnson ssoff at his apartment house as h. Bruce, was on his way up to his -s own home in taxi.
 Where were you Friday Sat- urday and yesterday" Bruce was asked.
 Tn Philadelphia, working on the
 - Company books" and he ' named a widely known commercial concern.
 ... Had No Girl Friends
 Bruce was asked about John sons lady friends.
 He had none--none that he was al all interested in Bruce declared.
 Holden, head Of the detcclIv'. squad at the station. said that l." {. would have 10 hold Bruce, becausr he was the last man hnown 10 have