New Britain herald., 1930-08-04
Friend Of Missing Man Recalls Threat to "Take the
 Gas First"
CELL IN WETHERSFIELD
 REGARDED WITH HORROR
Automobile Salesman Charged With Forgery Running Into S50,00O 1n- sisted He would Shoot Friend Sen- tenced to State Institution Rather Than See Him Go to Serve Term ' No Clue to Ills Hiding Place.

If I ever get into a jam again, they'll never take me alive. I'll take the gas first" declared Victor Domi- jan to a friend shortly before he disappeared leaving behind him a long list of unrecorded conditional bills of sale which a writ now in the hands of County Detective Edward Hickey declares were forged in an amount which may reach S50,000.
 Domijan's remark was made after he had told of conditions at the states prison in Wethersfeld, where he spent more than year after pleaded guilty, with two associates, to embezzlement from the Conner cial Trust Co.
 Although he gave on impression that his business dealings were such that he might be in danger of going to prison for a second time he made it plain that his course of ac- ton in the event that he again trans SItSStu upOu lIS d"S OI lIt sl1LC had been well mapped out.
 If I knew they were going to take any friend of mine to prison, I'd shoot him first rather than see him go," the now sought automo- bile salesman announced at anoth- CT time.
 Missing for Month
 With a warrant out for his arrest. Issued several days ago, Domijan's whereabouts remains a mystery. He has been out of the city for nearly a month, leaving in the early part of July after informing associates that he was going to New York city to the main office of an automobile company whose cars he sold here.
 Investigators of the General Mo tors Acceptance Corporation had been working on the case for several days and some of the persons named by Domijan as purchasers had taken up with him the matter of corres- pondence received from the accep- tance company These included no- tices of payments claimed to be due and insurance policies which were lapsing. To their inquiries, Domijan answered:
 If they ask you anything about 1t, just tell them Domijan has taken care of the matter"
 Bills of Sale Recorded
 The investigation by operatives of the acceptance corporation about two weeks ago resulted in the filing at Town Clerk A. L. Thompson's of fee of more than a dozen condit- ional bills of sale. The names appear ing on these are:
 Boleslaw Kraigel. Valenty Cishow- ski, Abraham Lipman, s. Gerard Casale, E. Kingsland. Boleslaw Bed narczyk, Vincenzo Mangiafco, George Ascere, Fred Marchion. Will liam J. Morin, Joseph Sobiek, AL bert A. Albanese, Edwin Vollhardt, Stanley Nowkowski. John ?. Mich aels, John McAloon. Attile Spicacci, Esther Bridget, Andrew J. Crozier.
 The name of Rev. Peter J. Fash kiewich is signed to a bill of sale llleQ J JuiS ], 6DOuL two WEEKS utter Domijan left the city. Father Fash kiewich is the former pastor of the Ukrainian church who has been in- dicted in the investigation of sacra- mental wine withdrawals. and who has lost his pastorate here as a re- suit.
 NcAloon's Named Forged
 Edward P. McAloon's name was forged to a bill of sale and s1,126 given by the General Motors Accep- tance Corporation for the amount represented as due on an automo- bile. McAloon purchased no car from the Domijan company. His signature on the bill of sale was shown him and then compared with the genu- inc signature. Several minor errors in copying were discovered by q handwriting authority, but it was
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