The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-29

(Continued From Page 1) peared youthful and attractive, ap- parently had been criminally as- saulted, but the daughter apparent ly had not been.
 Scene of the staying was block and 8 half from the apartment where Nancy Evans Titterton, au- thoress, was murdered on Good Fri day morning, April 10, 1886. Mrs. Titterton was criminally assaulted. strangled and her body thrown into a bath tub. John Fiorenza, uphol- sterer's assistant, died in the elec- tric chair at Sing Sing for the crime.
 Clothes of Victim A fur coat and pocketbook be- longing to Miss Gedeon, who was known among the artists and mu- sicians on Eeekrnan Hill as Bonnie, were found in a hamper in the bathroom. Her dress was found, torn on the floor of the living room. T. - single undergarment, ripped and torn, was on the floor of the bed- room,
 The police believed that Mrs. Ge- deon was Killed first while alone in the apartment. ByrneS tlieil came home, they reasoned, and went to ais room and undressed, he was sur- prised and slain.
 Miss Gedeon returned from a date about 3 a m. with an escort, stephen Butter. They parted at the door. Tho beautiful model, whose photographs have appeared in many national magazines, stepped inside and was seized by the throat, the police believed. She was dragged in- to the bedroom, her clothes were ripped off and her .'feleSS body was thrown upon the bed.
 A search of the Gedeon apart ment revealed information held sec- ret by investigators, but which led to the dispatch of Detectives Ru- dolph Mclaughlin and Thomas Tunney, the latter a brother of former heavyweight Champion Gene Tunney, to North Adams, Mass. Victims Discovered The Slayings were discovered yes- terday afternon when Joseph Ged- con, estranged husband of Mrs. Gedeon. and another daughter, Mrs. Ethel Kudner, and her husband, Joseph Kudner, arrived for Easter dinner. Although they had not been living together in recent years, MT. and Mrs. Gedeon were said to have been on amicable terms.
 Finding the door of the apart ment open. the dinner guests walk ed in through the foyer, dining room and living room. Then they discovered the three bodies. A Pekinese dog which was in the hat of barking furiously at strangers was covering in a corner of the liv- ing room.
 Although the dog started barking and kept on for several hours after detectives arrived, neighbors said theiy could not recall hearing 1t in the early morning hours when police believed the slayings took place. Clothing of the three victims, the bed coverings and other articles were sent to the police laboratory for scientific examination. Finger print experts took scores of photo- graphs of furniture, doors and walls in their search for clues. Married Years Ago
 Onicers learned the model was married several years ago to Robert Fowler, 8 bowling alley manager; and subsequently, had the marriage annulled. Fowler was questioned and released.
 I Before she became a model, Miss Gedecn was a nightclub hostess. She turned to modelling after pos- ing for ,Natica Mast, daughter of Condo Mast, the publisher. Her fa- ther became estranged from his family because he thought her con- duct should be regulated more strictly than his wife regulated, 1t, police were told.
 Byrnes came here from England several years ago. His parents still live in Liverpool. where he was born.
 North Adams, Mass, March 29- | (UP0-New York detectives seek ing Miss Lucy Biacco, 19, pretty Stockbridge brunette, for question: ing in connection with the New York triple murder, questioned her parents and former city councillor today.
 ! Miss Biacco, an underwear and bathing suit model employed by Ne7 York department stores and