The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
JOHN CROW IS BACK IN LlMELICHI


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 not until The Democrats noon news broadcast that the rumor
 was corrected.
 Name Is Joe Eabbeec !. The prisoner, who may be an important catch. finally gave hia name as Joe Babbese. When found, Babbese was huddied next to tiny fire in 6 large cave off the Greystone trail, with no food in evidence and no sleeping GOV! erings of any kind. Question after question at headquarters by the state troopers and by Waterbury detectives eiicited mostly silence, and later contradictory answers. Police believe that he would not have exposed himself to the ter- rife cold of the past few days un- less he is in hiding after commit ting some crime. A detailed de- scription of him was teietyped to police all over New England by state police of the Beacon Falls barracks this afternoon. No wcap- ons were found in his cave, except for q tackknife which had appar- ently been used for trimming fire- wood.
 Another Mystery "Babbcae," obviously a falHc name, gave his age as 28, but up- pears to be at least 20 years i, older. He is five feet, five inches tall, weighs about 138 pounds; has dark hair, but Is partly bald, and has brown eyes. When captured he was wearing overshoes, blue Bumper" pants, several ragged sweaters and vests, nondescript
 coat and q black cap.
 It was on the Crow report that Lieutenant Schatzman, who direct ed the manhunt for the killer last summer, sent to the two troopers to Waterviiie this morning. The source of the 'tip" was kept secret, but the state policemcn's infornn- ant was almost sure that the man hiding out was tho wanted fugi- tive. The cave where "Babbese'' was found was cold and bare. and the troopers marvelcd that the man was able tp stay alive during the heavy snow and severe cold of the past few days.
 Born in Bridgeport Cajoling and threatening failed alike to ahake the prisoner from saying T can't teii' to aimoyt every question. At one time, he said he was born in Bridgeport; the next minute he muttered that ho had been born In Italy. A City Hall employe, Anthony Scorpion
 was brought in to talk to him in
 Italian. but still the prisoner
 would admit nothing of his past oi his reasons for hiding out in the WatervIlie cave.
 Not Yet Identified Twice 1t was thought he wal about to be identified. but both
 failed to matcriaIizc. A paintei employed in the detective bureau
 said he believed the man had
 worked with the Mutual Ala on ths Naugatuck river project two year, ago. The foreman of that job wal
 brought in, but failed to recog,
 nize the prisoner, Then 1t wal thought he might be one Of tive men burned in q still explosion last year in the Town Plot sec.
 ton. but Captain Dan Carson oi
 the emergency squad spiked this
 report when he saw the prisoner. At prcss time this afternoon
 "Rabbeso" was still e mystery
 man. He had revealed nothing oi
 his past; where he worked Oi whore he came from. The police check-up was well underway
 though, and may result in the
 Identification of the uiystcrioul prisoner.
 Lieutenant Detective Joseph se- yens announced this afternoon that the mysterious !Greystore cave-res- ident vas Joe Babbcee. . formef arrests are In v recent 2 M years. He will be - . 'T-s - -T