The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
Drink Crazed Brain
 Fired Murder Shot
lachim Rusiawey Cracking Up, Following Killing oi
 Business Partner-Probe Continues

eleven male patrons of the place.
 Six have been rounded up and gucs-
 toned. The police acting under in-
 struction from Coroner John T.
 Monzani arc searching for others, who fled from the restaufant when
 PonchinOk fell to the floor, dying, Somewhat sObercd by his act. Rusia- 1 wey telephoned to the police that
 he had killed man and that he
 was waiting for them.
 l As evidence the police have the gun, one empty shell, which was
 evidently the cause of death ana
 one good shell. There k q variance
 of opinion as to whether one or more
 shots were fired. If more than ono was discharged someone replaced
 ono of the shells before the police arrived and took charge of the | weapon.
 This morning and practically l since his arrest the accused was fin highly nervous state and deathly sick. He is apparently coming out of the "fog" created by several days of heavy drinking. He is physical wreck at present and the faint con- seriousness of the death of his friend tnd partner and the seriousness of the charge he may eventually face
 have affected him most noticeabfy. The police have yet to establish n
 motive. Members of the emergency squad. who were very familiar with the friendship of the two men could hardly credit Rusiaweys action. They can, of course. easily attribute t to drink. Since the killing and the arrest friends of both men have tes- tified that RuSiawey has not been
 himself for several days and has been drinking excessively. The two men had quarrelcd over business and the receipts, each apparently suspcctihg the other of pocketing irore than hiD share called for. They had not been on speaking terms for heveral days prior to tle shooting. Rusihwey maintains that the shooting was m accident. He did not know that the gun was loaded, he claims and was startled when he pulled the trigger and q shell was discharged.
 Coroner Monzani apparently not particularly satisfied with the ex- plantation of the saccused or the statements of friends, who wit messed the tragedy. has started on q very thorough investigation of the entire affair. He has reIcaaed the Six men held over Sunday and Mon- day and Is now checking up on those who featured in the disappearing net. It was at his request that Dr Morrill, visited police headquar- ters and examined tho prisoner. The latter last evening was given some medicine to duieten his nerves and tenn.
 RusiawHy will be held without bonds untn the coroner has rendered finding, which may be several weeks yet. As the nature of the offense calls for some charge he ts likely to be arraigncd then on the complaint of murder or mansiaugh- ter. He has engaged Attorney Tim othy E. Sullivan to defend him. His only visitor has been his wife, who called last evening to ask him for some money for herself and the cbiI- drcn. Husfawey was broke" but signed some papers whereby his family will be cared for.
 The death of ponchinok and HusiaWey's arrest have caused no little continent and speculation among the Russian residents of the Icity. for both men were well knowr, and did q splendid restaurant busi- ness.