The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11

probed in a similarly-purposed ef- fort, but likewise unsuccessfully. Only the roof and the skeleton of the shack was left standing.
 The general opinion of the searchers to-day was that Crow, unbelievable as it may seem, &C., tually has some sort of hideout or retreat cleverly concealed in the forest and that he has made his headquarters there since the time he abandoned his car after he shot and killed Clarence Yuskis and Ju- Illus Karvauskas. No trace of such a hideaway has been dis covered as yet, but it could cas- fly escape detection in the dense undergrowth and forest. e
 No Bioodhounds Net
 Bloodhounds, whose services were negotiated for all through last night and this morning, could not be arranged for up to early this afternoon and for that reason the mass hunt at dawn, planned last night, had to be abandoned. Troopers were in the woods how ever. in small groups, but the find- ing of the shirt was the most im- port of the days happenings up to press time.
 State Trooper Patrick O'Toole that it was John Crow whom he saw behind the shack and whom he fired at and pursued through the woods futilely. It was these shots which gave the signal for statewide emergency alarm that sent every available state police man to Wolcott.
 Had No Bloodhounds
 Plans to enter the woods with a heavy posse at dawn this morning had to be abandoned when no bloodhounds could be secured. It had been believed that the ami mals could be secured from Orange. Darien or New Jersey. Dogs were not available at the two Connecticut places, and the ones in New Jersey, brought here two weeks ago, are now working on an- other case.
 With the first streaks of light, however, additional troopers be- gan advancing into the woods in the hope that they might surprise the hermit-killer, but all struggled back to report no success in their efforts. Again today, every avail able trooper in the state is either at Wolcott or heading for that vil- lage
 Shortly after daylight this morn ing, another piece of support was added to the belief that Crow was still hiding out in the vicinity of the shack. Portions of a khaki shirt was found a short distance behind the shack in the woods and it is almost certain that the shirt remains were not there yesterday. That particular section was almost fine-comber for clues and all who were in that vicinity agree that the shirt was not there up until darkness fell last night.
 Clothing No Clue As stated by The Democrat, the coat and shirt found near the shack offered no proof that Crow had been there, since they were old and had not been used in some agrees that the apparel had been behind the shack since the early developments in the case. The troopers positive identification of Crow, plus the finding of the shirt this morning, are, to the police valuable enough indications that the killer still roams the Wolcott woods.
 Determined to discover whether or not there might possibly be secret hiding place near the shack or with an entrance from the shack, Lieut.. Schatzman at 9:45 this morning ordered that the rude dwelling place be taken apart bit by bit. Most important of the dis ooveries was that of two gun-butt portions, pieces apparently taken off to make the shotgun of 'the sawed of" type
 Shack Flooring Removed The entire flooring of the shack was taken up, board by board, and everything of any possible i'm portance was put one side and studied closely. A large mass of | papers had accumulated beneath the ffoorings but none of them had any bearing on the present case.
 No trace at all was found of any secret cache of money, thus setting at rest rumors that the hermit had a large sum of money secreted spfAewhere about the shack. The ground all about the shack was studied and probed but no signs of an entrance to an underground hut or cave could be found.
 The discovery late yesterday of an abandoned hut, built into the ground, led police to lend probabli- ity to the Wolcott theory that Crow har a forest hideaway, perhaps even stocked with provisions. The one found yesterday had apparent 1y been used for operating still, as rusted coils and a barrel were found inside it. Roofed with tar