New Britain herald., 1930-01-18

the Just Us" gasoline station pos- sibly having picked mp two others in Waterbury or vicinity. If so, the dcniais by Shade. Norton. Bernhardt SchraGcr and Gallagher that they were present when Officer MCNamHe was murdered. arc true.
 Following out this theory, the po- lice believe Henry Schrager was still at the wheel when the car pulled np 10 the gasoline station in ForestvIlle. and Brophy was beside him. The others were in the rear seat Hen. y out Of inc car 10 pay for the gaso- line and when the fatal shot w1s fired. presumably by Brophy, Schr4- ser ran a short distance and drop ped his rrvolver. Rrophy then "tai5. ina the car and Schragcr jumping in while il was in motion.
 II has been established, according 10 the police, that Brophy gave Henry Schraser the revolver whiri1 WtS found near the gasoline station and if the finger print which Officer Thomas C Dolau found on it tai- lies with the print. of Schrag2r which was taken when he was ar rested in this city August 1. 1929. with Hrophy, the police will be able 10 prove that Schrager was on the , sc4nc of the murder.
 >hot TirrI From Front Seat
 That the man who fired the fatal saot sat in the front seat of th. ca" is indicated, the police say. 'N the tac' that one shell was found or the floor. Had the gunman been sitting in tn" rear scat it is pro1- able. the police say, that the shell would have fallen there when eject od. The shell is the same as those found outside q barn on Hill street, near th" end of North Main street, Waterbury. where Trophy engaged policemen in a running gun fight yesterday,
 Norton's story 10 inc local poll c iS that he drove Bcrnhardt Schrage? Slad" and Gallagher 10 Hris,ol ! Thursday afternoon in his own auto mobile and upon returning carly m the evening. he and Bernhard SrAra&"r went 10 T motion picture ThoW and had no connection with tn" theft of tn" MoGrissey car or the NcNHmcc murder SIsdc, since be- ln% taken into custody yesterday af. | .- fn {, I, ., ! h" WAS home at G;3a o'clock Thurs day evening and Wcnt to bed ca~ly 1 because of the cold. He admits that n" was with tue others in the after noon and it js said he also admts that he Was present when Gallagher 1 $@'d FronhN the automatic pistol ir IA Bristol smokcAlop Gallagher claims to have foind the pistol oa tI,c street in Bristol d snol4 time be. 1 tcre he sold it 10 Brophy. Ecr1. 1 'l"rdt Schr&cor told the .amc stof> ,,; Norton.
 Strolis Leads Police to Gang
 The information that Officer Will Ham <, S,rolls brought in ycsterda, morning furnished the correct lcal To the trail of Brol(oy and the other: H. the gang. according to Lieutenant eject W. r. McCue today. Ollicv, Htrolis learned the identity of tn, GanS and that they had been in tn, western part Of the city Thursday lie was With>the Waterbury an, Hii&lol policemen who went attcl Trophy and took part in the gul light.
 Officer William Thompson Of Brla tol. who narrowly escaped death b, :, bullet from Rrophy's gun. dis i'nguislcd himself at the battle 0 SoiCh"prvy in the World War. II, was q sergeant in command of al outpost detail and on his first nigh n the outpoSts he was buried in a1 avalanche of stones and dirt when hand grenade hurled by German shock troops cNbhdcd near him. Il, nlan%gyd to G1t back 10 Inc Amcrl can Enr3 in safety and for nj bravery "r N,@ decorated. latter bc i'@ sent hac,l 10 the United State. jo instruct troops in the south.
 Tho New Britain police were noti led last night by the Watcrbur rolc" that man had been Sccl climbing onto the locomotive of uain due in Hartford at 9;i0 o'clock When the train reached Hartford i Was searched without result.
 l'H. Morrisscy's car was drivcl back to this city last night by Scr e4aut Thomas J. Fecno>. It wa not damaged in any way. and Dt Gorge w. Dunn's bag of. instru mrn's, which he:-had left in the car Mas intact D.. ,e1''''ia@g> ; o"n bai happened not to.bo in the car whel il was stolen.
 EernCy Finds Barroom
 Sergeant T. J. l'ccney of the loca detective bureau has "a nose 10 liquor" if not a taste and it mat ters not whether the illicit stuff i in his own territory or not. Whil searching for Brophy yesterday il the Waterbury mountain, the Ser gcant found a fully equipped bar room in Il shed in the rear of farmhouse, there being also quantity of liquor on hand, althoue' there was no sign of anyone nbou the premises.