The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-14
Negro Porter Has
Confessed To Crime
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Csc. youthful hotel executive, re.
IIIrned home and discovered hil
RiIcis battered body in the overflow.
z1g Tub. Funeral services Will b,
held today at Lancaster, Pa, home
u Mrs. Cases well-to-do parents
Before he confessed, question aftel
question brought from him only ar
admission that he was employed b.
the Bachelors Club which occupies
one wing Of the 88-family - cksor
heights apartment house IN which
ne Cases lived.
Evidence Against Him
But In addition, police had this
evidence against him.
1.-The fingerprints on the door
~ the bathroom where Mrs. Case
fought desperately against her as
sailanf. Police said the prints were
Greene's.
1.-THE blood stained trousers
found In the incinerator Of the
building. They matched a coat
vest and another pair Of pants found
IN Greene's locker. A tailor's tag
led to an establishment a few doors
from Greenes Harlem apartment
The tailor said Greene had had the
trousers cleaned last Dec. %.
3-The blood-stained shoes which
Greene was wearing when he was
arrested. Toxilogists reported that
on the instep Of the right shoe they
had found traces Of hair similar to
that Of Mrs. Case.
4--The shirt which Greene was
wearing. The collar bore the let
ters r.. w. c." the initials Of Frank
w. Case.
Shirt Stolen From Case
The shirt was one stolen from
Cases apartment In a robbery last
July. Greene had been arrested in
connection with the theft but was
exonerated. Greene also was con-
nected with the blue suit which
Case found missing from his ward
robe Immediately after the killing
Police assumed that the slayer took
the suit TO replace the blood stained
trousers found In the incinerator. A
17-year-old tailor's assistant report
ed that negro entered the place at
dusk Monday and asked that the
suit be cleaned and pressed. AL
though the boy could not identify
Greene as the man, police said
Greene admitted going to the shop
and, reversing the usual procedure,
even identified the boy.
Held for Grand Jury
Greene was taken to felony court
and arraigned oh complaint made
by Detective James Sullivan OF tho
Newtown station, which is credited
with the arrest. He was held for
grand jury. District Attorney Sui
Ivan announced that, meanwhile,
he would go before the grand jury
and ask for an indictment. If one
is obtained, he said, he will press for
trial possibly within three weeks.
"And III ask for special blue
ribbon jury, too" he said. "of men
who have no scruples against the
infection Of capital punishment"
Held as material witnesses were
Henry Greene, Majors brother, and
Frank Cattaneo, alias Frank Viola,
hapdyman in the Jackson Heights
building.
William Henry johnson, a BROTH
er-in-law Of Greene, and Willie
johnson, said to be distant cousin,
were released after police we're sat-
isfied they we're not connected with
the disappearance of Cases suit.
Formal Statement
In his formal statement, the dis
trict attorney said:
Greene made statement In
which he admits being connected
with the murder, the details con-
forming with the theory that has
been upheld by the circumstantial
evidence piled up in the case
Greene, wearing a tan overcoat
and blue shirt, formally was booked
by Newtown police as follows:
while engaged In the commits
sion Of burglary at or about 2 p.
m. on Jan. II. the defendant, Major
Greene, struck and killed one Mary