The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-20
Discharged Youth Goes Hunting And
 Excitement Ensues
Police Rush to Scene on Receipt of Telephone Cal- Young Man, Let Go By Emergency Board Tramps Wood in Search of Game-Park Caretaker Feared Wrath of Youth at Losing Job Might Result in Shooting Melee

out going for wild cats, but not men. The police after the excitement sup piled a happy ending to the affair. On learning the story of the youth they declined to place charges against him, took him to the office of William E. Harris, who is direct ing the hiring of the unemployed and obtained his job back for him and the assurance that when his wife is confined shortly she will have ade- quate medical care and there will be no eviction from his present home, unless 1t Is to q better one.
 When Alden Heche, 23, reported to work with the unemployed gang to- da,' he was informed that orders had been received to suppl work for only men, who had three dependents or more. Keenly disappointed the young man went home. A scene followed in which his wife became hysterical. T have been working under a ner- vous tension for weeks. We owe doc tor bills. Our landlady has been seek ing her rent and this has caused my wife to become excited at the least thing. I became upset and telling my wife that I was going up in the woods to cool off and to shoot some wild cats, I left the house. I circled around the woods, shot q big bob cat and I took 1t over to show it to the boys on the job and the first thing I knew the police have me-"
 When Heche appeared on the scene the caretaker apparently took i one look at the gun and started for the nearest telephone. A discharged man from an emergency gang might do anything it was suspected. The first police car rushed to the scene contained Patrolmen William Foley and Edward McElligott. Patrolman John Calvin hearing of the excite ment on upper North Main street communicated passing car and reached the scene within few min utes after the first car. Within a short time four cars were parked at the corner of North Main and Hill streets, Pearsallville, directly on the spot where year ago last week Waterbury and Bristol police ex- changed shots with a fugitive of the law.
 At the park Patrolman Willia m Green. first of the motor patrol tran sit, was anchored. Some two-score workmen were gathered around Of- ficer Calvin, Heche and a dead bob cat! Officer Calvin had 22 calibre gun, which he had taken from the young man. The latter became ex- cited when he was informed that he was under arrest and would be obliged to go to police headquarters. Turning to his dog, which had ac- companied him on his tramp into the woods, he ordered the animal home. It positively refused to go and at tempted to climb into the police car. It was necessary for the police to drive Heche back to his home, where neighmbors took care of the dog and at the request of the police went to inform Mrs. Heche not to worry that everything would be O.. K.
 At headquarters Superintendent Mclean after hearing the story or dered the desk officer not to book the youth. Captain Keegan on hear ing of the domestic affairs of the young man and his fears about his own health, mad Patrolman Foley take him to the office of MT. Harris, where the latter gave ready assur- ance that the entire family would be cared for whether or not employ ment was found.
 Heche was given medical exam ination at the clinic and sent home.