New Britain herald., 1930-02-18
CORONER MIX DIES
 ENDING LONG TERM
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Continued From First Pagc) tremendous increase in motor Ne- hicles which brought with in m menace 10 the safety Of persons bo,A as passengers and as pedestrian.
 Suggested New Methods
 Throughout his long service Co., oncr Mix hundreds of times felt called upon to suggest methods for inc safeguarding or human Il ", When he began inquirng into deaths on the railroad lines thcrc vas little Of the sajcfy cquipnt1t as is now known on cars and en- 1tnes. Use Of electricity came in "1 broad scale when people had lIt"D hnonlcdg Of its dangers. Tho 'roi- lov car figured m accidents Of '5 Ntnde All the agencies cNart"d ' toll Of human life upon which Co., oler Mix had 10 pass, His jnd0"s'~ rrauired that he keep abreast "hh the times from q scientific and m1 ,hanical viewpoint tha- hc mig }t exactly determine so far ds possl'a he actual cause of q death or Inc responsibility for il,
 The automobile in these later ,tars added to the coroneg's d9tle@, not more so than to any other oitl- riaI in like office, but with Mr. VI x r. gave opportunity to contrast co t~ dftions of his carly years with ihoS' vhirh he had to meet in the pat few years. Once. he occaslonaHN had to view the body Of q person killed by a horse ir fl ruNaWaN' 0' had been knocked down or posslh- y trampled under foot, or Of a farmer who met death from COW or an '>' r;ut in these late years traffic m'5- hans furnished his office with plenty Of work and the 'joy-rlder "]o come to grief added 10 his lahoFa'
 saw Crimes Increase
 Mir, Mix in his time had many in- ourics to make in criminal cases. He saw the rising in the curve ol inc records Of crimes O violence ID a rapidly growing community anna T great increase in population large 1v foreign born, or at least alien to its surroundings. In the years aa they passed his name became Nho"i' 10 people largely through the fact that he was constantly making linds or appearing in court in cases Nn'th had been brought 10 trial lir Stiuh- ned publicity. and rarely gave oHl information in advance Of hiS dec'- sjons. He long followed the prac- tice Of holding inquests oeIlih" closed doors. This pccuiiarliF o' trait often received notice when t ease of more than ordinary import ance was under inquiry. Often when an inquest was underway his oitlce would be besieged by newspaper men. many of them accustomed 10 sitting in an open inquiry, not un- dorstandine that Mr. Mix did not open his doors to them.
 For years MT. Mix had his office in Church street in a building next 10 the old post office, marked by d sign "Eli Mix. Attorney.' When the new county court was built he re- ceivcd an office there, but ample as it was he did not depart from his custom,
 Among his notable cases within recent years were the Wallngford "shoc box mystery, wherein ho> Nith a mans body in jt was found n that town. The arms and lrg> were found in, u well nearby The box was traced back 10 Chicago but the mystery WAS not solved.
 Wakefield Case His
 In inc Wakefield ease Mrs Bessie Wakefield vas sentenced 10 life im- prisonmcnt for complicity in, and Henry Plcw was hanged for murder Of the womans husband. rlew cam" rom the Julies family. one which has long hccn undcE study Of crim- lnologis;s and psychologists as 4 typical one show ng llo" deGeNerarE, delinquency and mental deficiencies may be transmitted through GcnHr- ations. The coronrr in commenting on this case said that h" "lelt sorry for plcw" because the man VAS com pIctclv dominated Ky the woman pIcw walked with Wakefield from Middlebury to Cheshire. and in thiclsly wooded land, beat and killed him.
 The Monahan ease "as One in which the coroner went a long way 10 confirm his opinions The woman vas sent to state prison for Iifr Three husbands and q niece died under conditions which suggested poisoning, life insurance money be- fn- the motive, Mr. Nouahau VAS charged with murder of her second husband and e hcr niece, .Sho "a+ acquitted in each instance. I"aur- 4nce companies which had paid benefits on the life Of tho Grst hus- band had brought complaint 10 tho coroner.
 Orders Bodies Examined
 He ordered 'tle tod,os O. the -0r- ond husband and the niece o<mn1u"I md traces or polsoH Noro fouud in inc stomachs. Upon hearing that Inc woman Htaa about ro m"ry a~ajn, Coroner Mix told t6 4roou .3-ba of tha suspicious deaths uf }e other husbauG#. Th" Muu uae aae.- mcut and "5s marrir4 o0lN 'o dt later very 1Jy-trriously. fhjs 'tH 'He woman was convicted Of seDogo degree ugrd5r.
 In tho killing o1 fine Bradley sjs- f.rs in their ucrhF turnpike home j ''f8 a pioc@ Of l1Gch cloth MAS t'J and this cJrw saus NntonJo Nrlanc 10 prison Tor Ifo. The cloth. uss' a# a masa hy tho man who lroI. g'o tht house, htted hole m th Esst vhict elano Horr aatu h. WH. -rrL-t.L -nr ---a-Lt -un- I A----