New Britain herald., 1930-03-20
SCHMALz SETS OUT ONLIFE SENTENCE
 IN STATE PRISON
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iteiliC Ndo iCdu. oIIS iiC NOusiiCl slightly but otherwise was entirely composed and had none of the ner- vousness frequently displayed ny prisoners about to be sentenced for offenses far less serious than that for which he was being presented.
 Pursued By Girl
 Guilty of murder in the second degree" he answered in clear voice when asked for his plea, and States Attorney Alcorn recommend eu that the court accept it.
 Schmalz was q foreman at Lan- ders, Frary & Clark's factory when he became acquainted with Miss Nelicka, in June, 1928, the states attorney said in his brief resume of the story of the murder, and prior to that time neither had known the other in any way. Their relations soon became intimate and eventual ly unnatural, he said, and Schmalz tried to break away from her. "I believe he did try, your honor" Mc. -slcorn said. He told her to stay away from him and not to call him on the telephone at his home but she persisted"
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 Schmalzs wife took hand in the affair, Mir. Aicorn continued, and asked the girl to desist in her atten- tions toward him, yet the relations went on until Schmalz got into morbid state of mind, almost state of mental derangement." For soUe time he had carried a revolver in his automobile and on the day of the murder he put it into his pocket and after having previously said he would kill the girl and com- init suicide, according to MT. Alcorl, he started out to find her.
 That Schmalz did not know ex- actly where she would be, Mir. AL corn said was' his understanding Of the meeting. but he succeeded Tn coming across her on the street anI after a heated argument he whipped out the revolver and shot her. His mind went blank before he shot her. was NIT. Aicorns presentation of Schmalz's explanation.
 Not Fit for Capital Punishment
 Telling of the consideration given the case by his office, MT. Alcorn said every angle and every detail had been weighed and yesterday he received lengthy report from two alienists who examined Schmalz and pronounced him mot fit subject for capital punishment" It WIS their finding, he said, that because of the relations he had with the girl and the separation from his wife and two children resulting from his inability to break away from her, his mind was in a morbid state.
 The courts have held MT. Alcorn asserted, that person can be lcga.- ly responsible for murder and ya. not q fit subject for capital punish ment, and he mentioned the case of the State vs. Anderson as one in which this doctrine was laid down Although the names of the alicnists were not mentioned in court, Mc. Alcorn said beforehand that they were Dr. F. Arthur Emmett phy5i- clan at Hartford county jail, and Dr. Whitefield N. Thompson, superiI.- tcndent of Hartford Retreat.
 Judge Jennings, before passing sentence, asked Attorney McDon- ough if Schmalz understood thor oughly that by pleading guilty he left himself open to a sentence of life imprisonment and the attorney replied that he had explained every thing in connection with the situa- ton 10 ScHmalz and he understood it. Attorney McDonough also took advantage of the opportunity to ex- press thanks to the states attorney for his fair consideration of the case. "The state laid it's cards on the table" he said, and we are grateful for the manner in which the case was handled"
 Wife and Mother Weep
 'The sentence is," Judge Jennings said, that this accused be impris- oned in the state prison for the rest Of his life" Schmalz was led away immediately and for some time his wife and his mother sat with him in an office above the courtroom. They comforted him as best they could, crying softly as the realization came to them of the se- riousness of the prcdcamcnt into which he plunged himself by his infatuation for his victim. "A good wife is certainly a pal Schmalz remarked as he was taken away 10 prison.
 Schmalz, who had no previous record, was arrested by Sergeant Michael J. Flynn and Officer w. s. Strolls as he was going into his mothers home, where he lived, about two hours after the fatal shooting. He had the revolver in his pocket and offered no resistance. freely admitting that he shot the girl "bccausc she broke up my home"
 Shot While Running Away
 Miss Nclicka, who was also known AS Mary Waliclli and Mary Mason was running from Schmalz when three bullets entered her back. un- der the shoulder, and she died on the stairs leading 10 an apartment at 23 Summer street. Schmalz. with out ascertaining whether or not the girl was dead, ran to East Main street, through Center and Com nercial streets to Elm street and then through Railroad Arcade across Main street to Washington place and Washington street. where he engaged q taNicab 10 drive him to the home Of his cstrangcd wife on West Main street.
 His wife was out of inc city for the day and his son would not ad- init him to the tenement, so Schmalz cut across the lots leading 10 Ar mistice street and while alone in the wooded section he thOurht OF