The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-14

was inc opinion of pr Edward H.
 I1irsch baum of waterbury follow. ing an autopsy performed last eve
 ning on the body. of James Gun.
 no,id. 36, of Riverside Drive, well known resident of the borough.
 prominent athlete, member or tne Naugatuck fire department ana former supernumerary policeman.
 , Gunnoud,s body was found yes terday afternon In the private
 pond known. as the Bristol pond situated on the road between the Bristol Compahy plant and the
 Middiebury road, by Chief of Po- lice John A. Adamson and Officer Walter Lyckiewicz of the local po- lica department after grappling in the pond for some time with grappling irons. :.
 The body was located in about 1s feet of water close to re taining wall of. the pond. The body is thought to have been m the pond since late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning.
 Tuesday night about o'ciocK Gunnotid borrowed, the automopiie of Leo McNamara ' of S1 West street, stating he wished to go 70 Lake Quassapaug for a swim, tnis was about o'clock in the evening" It has been impossible for the lo- cal police to trace his movements since that time although 1t IS re- ported he was seen in the borough ,on Tuesday. night about I o'clock.
 When the body was first dis- covered the local and Waterbury police were of the opinion that Gunnoud might have been the vic tim of foul play as they figured Gunnoud would hardly go to the
 pond alone for swim. This theory
 was discounted when It was found that death was caused by drown ing. From the position Of the body 1t is now the belief that Gunnoud suffered from cramps as the water in this particular pond is said to
 be very cold, being fed by springs.
 lThe first intimation that some thing was wrong came when Motof Cycle Officer John Culleton of the Waterbury police department while
 patrolling the road yesterday ar- ternoon about 2:30 o'clock noticea the car parked near the pond with the rear window shade pulled down
 He investigated the ear and saw the clothing of man In the pack
 seat and a watch hanging rom mirror over the windshield. He looked around the place but round no one. He then went into the adjoining woods and called think ing possible someone might an swer. He received no reply. He called police headquarters Tn Wa terbury and they in turn ascer- tained the owner of the car. Mc' Namara was located and stated ne loaned his car to Gunnoud on the previous night. McNamara wen' to the pond and identified his cal and also the clothing found in T as that of Gunnoud. Naugatuck and Waterbury police then started the jobN of dragging the pond which resulted in the finding oi the body. From the Information gathered by the medical examiner and corner John Monzani the car
 was not in the spot 1t was fuond parked at Il o'clock on Tuesday night as Joseph Wasserbeck of the
 Middlebury road passed there al about 9 o'clock and the car wal Lnot there and John. Mazilauslkas Oi
 Hctchkiss street this borough passed there about II o'clock .or
 Tuesday night but saw no cal parked where the McNamara cal
 was found. Both MT Wasserbecl and Harry Baker of Plattsl Milii
 saw the car parked there yester'
 day morning. 's'sy S'
 Gunnoud was a powerful swim.
 mer and an ali round athlete. Hs
 was catcher of the Naugatuck frt department baseball tenns and alst played on: other amateur teami of the borough. He was yers | popular in the borough and new. | Of his sudden death was received with much sorrow.
 He 10 survived by his wife, Olive lW., one son, Donald. aged 1o; hiI l father Garrett ounond. of oormar street, one brother, Thomas aaf | two sisters, Mrs Clarence Hoey anf
 Mias Ann ounneud both of Nause' aoom Johnaon. :, According to reports in Ameri' can LiGion Circles Herbert Jchp' son Of this borough is being boom od for national delegate to tn
 Americkn Leslon convention at th'