New Britain herald., 1930-02-25
SLAYER THOUGHT OF
 SHOOTING HIMSELF
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seen her collapse on the stairs of the apartment building at 23 Sum- mer street, he was not certain that his bullets had found their mark although he thought they had, and as he gripped the pistol and thought of the disgrace his act would bring to the door of his aged mothers home on one hand and to his own wife and two children on the other, the urge to send a bullet through his brain came upon him. He fought against 1t and after throwing away | Miss Velicka's death, he squared his shoulders and strode towards his mothers home. resolved to make q clean breast Of everything and take the consequences. the police say. Jclousy May Have Been Motive The police and others concerned Tn the case are not of one mind in accepting Schmalz's description of the situation existing between him and Miss Velicka, it was said today He freely admitted improper and un- natural relations with her and claimed to have fought against her persistent pleas for his company, but from other sources it has been learned that he was very attentive to her and was said to have been jealous of younger men who were l friendly with her.
 Tho church with Miss Velicka and left | her on Hartford avenue a few nin- utes before she was killed, told the i police he had "a date" with her for | sunday afternoon and had been in l her company number Of times re- gently. She had often told him of i her sugar daddy but he did not 1 know his name or much about him 1 other than that he was d foreman at Landers. IFrary & Clark's factory. ! The police. after talking with him at length, were satisfied that he was 1 innocent Of any connection with the shooting and he volunteered to &C., company Sergeant Flynn to Cabot street, where he pointed out the house in which a girl chum of Miss ! Nellcka lived In this way sus- pcion was directed towards Schmalz.
 Mello Released On Bond
 Antonio Mello 37. of 90 Broad street, who happened 10 be walking through Sumner street when the shooting occurred, spent Sunday and Monday nights in a cell at the local police station because of inability 10 obtain bonds, but this forenoon a friend posted s5h0 for his release after Judge SaXe in police court had "ontinu"d his case for one month, tu4 charge being breach of the peace.
 | Prosecuting Attorney Woods told the court that Mcllo is material "itness for the state and it was deemed advisa bIe to place him un- der bond At first the bond was s5,0oo but after Assistant States At torney Donald Gaffncy talked with Mcllo yesterday afternoon 1t was de Cldod 10 reduce it.
 Mr. Gaffney said last night that
 Nello told him inc same story he re. lated on the witness stand yesterday morning He saw Schmalz but dit not gee Miss Velicka and he heard
 two or three pistol shots but saU no revolver. His instinct prompted
 him 10 follow Schmalz when tho
 latter fled towards East Main strcc'
 and he did his best to overtakc hin
 but tho alleged murderer got away from him near the Stanley Rule an( Level factory.
 MellO Accepts situation
 Nollo returned 10 the scene O
 the shooting and at once told tht
 police Of the chase. None Of the of
 ficcrs knew him and they kept hin
 under surveillance while examinin:
 the apartment house entrance, bu
 he made no attempt to leave ant when he was brought to the polio station he submitted cheerfully to al interrogation and did not protes , against being held.
 Spending Sunday night in 8 eel
 did not appeal to him, naturally. bu
 there was no other course open t
 him but 10 make the best of it Last night, after returning from tn