The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-20

, ctbook with 23 cents was discover
 cd under the body. There were indi-
 cation that she had struggled to
 save her life, but undoubtedly wilt
 ed under the crushing blows. Blood
 stains were visible for yards
 around. It was apparent to the po-
 lice that she had been beaten and
 thrown into the pit. There were
 marks of l. car near the pit. but perhaps the best clues, foot prints" in the snow were obliterated by
 the crowds of curious persons who
 hurried to the scene. After the completed their usual investiga- ton the body was removed to the Waterbury hospital for an autop-
 sy. Calabrese was locked up at
 headquarters. MT and Mrs DiLeone
 who figured in the Gizzi murder
 case, were brought in for question:
 ing. The truck driven by Calabrese
 was also held by the police for in-
 specuon to-day. x A A To-day Edward Leach, husband of the murdered woman, appeared
 at police headquarters. He had
 read about the death of his wife
 and offered to furnish any inform
 ation he could to the authorities to
 help find the guilty parties. He has been separated from her for
 several months. Mrs Leach was
 arrested on September 18th for
 failing to support her two children. The complaint was filed by the husband apparently as he claimed
 he contributed money for the care of the youngsters. The charge
 against her, according to police re- cords, was nolled.
 The police version or suspicion
 of the case is that Mrs Leach's friendship with Calabrese had
 reached 6 parting of the ways and
 although they have nothing definite on which to basc any charge, they feel that Calabrese may have con-
 spired to get rid of her and sell ected the crude anC brutal means
 described.
 Mrs Leach was native of North Carolina. Her marriage apparently
 proved unhappy and when she be-
 came separated from her husband and children, she lived at the homes of various friends. She was considered rather attractive young woman, medium height and weight. There was no attempt made to assault her, which con- vinces the police that the plan to get rid of her was 6 premeditated one.
 Medical Examiner Kirschbaums s report to Coroner Monzani to-day showed that Mrs Leach's skull had been fractured, her nose broken and several of her teeth knocked out by the blows.
 No attempt was made up to 2 o'clock this afternoon to have Calabrese repeat his story. He
 was left alone about 3 o'clock this morning to recover from the shock of his discovery and arrest and also
 his evident drinking spree.
 Police were checking to-day his statement that on leaving the De- Leone home where Mrs Leach had cared for some children, he drove over the hills to Wolcott and re- turned to Waterbury by way of the Meriden road. He admitted that he and the woman were made i'll by the drink and food they had and both became nauseated. This
 statement explains reddish" stains on his truck. It is the opinion of
 Medical Examiner Kirschbaum that his clothes were covered with
 blood, not wine, and the garments
 were sent to the Waterbury hos pital for expert analysis. Mir and Mrs DiLeone claimed that the two left their homo before o'clock. Except to state that he drove around for awhile Calabrese had no explanation of the four hours which intervened between their departure and the, murder.
 Mrs Leach's children, about s and (, in ages, are being oared for by Q family which resides near the corner of Baldwin and Liberty streets. one of the youngsters at- tends the Merriman school. They formerly resided on Riverside street.
 Calabrese's child fs about two and a half-years of age. The death of a younger one occurred as.f. A