The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-11

11ulAy W0St0 WGc duV " ts -AoSbSA SA nose, subarachnoid hemo.rilagc and pulmonary oedetna as result of a blow or blows sustained ill the manner heretofore described and that said death was due to the criminal act of Harold Maxwell" ," was the summation of the finding issued today by Deputy Coroner Smyth today. The entire story of the doings of Maxwell and his com. panions throughout the whole eve- ming of the killing is told in the finding. It tells of his "belligerent mood" before entering Bruneau's and after, and during the set-to with Watts.
 Liquors Dispensed
 Mention was also made in the finding that intoxicating liquors were dispensed sold and consumed at Bruneau's although 1t was past midnight, and in violation of the state statutes. Bruneau has since been arrested on charge of violat- Ing the liquor statutes, following a raid on his establishment by rnenn- bers of the vice squad last Sunday.
 Names of Witnesses
 The following named witnesses were examined by the coroner:
 John Ande, Oakville; James Brer- nan, Rosette street; Leman c. Bron- son, Middlebury road, Watertown; Aimel T. Bruneau, Westbury Park road, Wate:town, Robert Chamber lin, Rockdale avenue, Oakville; Alice Downes, Buckingham street, Oak vile; Charles E. Foster, 8 Maple wood street, Waterbury: Patrolman Raymond Grady, Waterbury Police department: George Hallock. Oak vile; Frederick Hannon, Water- town; Jacob Hymel, Greenwood ave- nue, Warertown; Albert John Innes, Marine street, Thomaston; Louis Jordan, Depot street. Watertown; Bryan Ktlborn, Hamilton avenue, Watertown: Paul LeClair, Constable, Town of Watertown; Douglas Lit- tlejohn, High street, Thomaston; Harold Maxwell, Watertown; John J. Murphy, Waterbury Police de- partment; Franklin J. Painter, Mar ion Lane, Watertown; Irving Peck, Lingfield road, WaLertown; Fred Slough, 13 Whittier avenue; Marie Tomanio, 65 Rose street, Danbury.
 Finding of Coroner
 On Sunday, February 28 1897, between 1:30 and 2 o'clock in the morning, Harold Maxwell, some times called Cider" Maxwell, of Watertown, and John Innes, of Thomaston, went to Bruneaus tavern, located at No. HOO Water town road, in the city of Water- bury. Maxwell had gone to Daveluy's tavern, on Each Lake road, in WatertoWn, at about g o'clock Saturday night, February 27th, and remained there until shortly after o'clock Sunday morning. While at Daveluy's tav- ern Maxwell consumed several drinks of straight whiskey. He was in belligcrent mood and en- gagged in arguments with others in the tavern and on one occasino he struck Franklin J. Painter in the face, without provocation. InneS and Maxwell left Daveluy's shortly after l o'clock to come to Waterbury. Maxwell was then to some extent under the influ- ence of intoxicating liquor. The two men, however, stopped at Bruneau's tavern and went into where the bar is located Maxwell ordered "shot" of whiskey. The bar at Bruneau's is about 30 feet long and there is 8 row of stools in front of 1t. Along the northerly wall are three or four booths, 5i inches wide, leaving a passageway between the booths and the stools in front of the bar about five feet wide. In the bar at the tavern there was party that in- cluded James Brennan, Robert Chamberlin. Alice Downes and Marie Tomanio. There was an. other party of three. which in. cluded Harry Watts, Pred Slough and Charles Poster. Tn all there were about IS persons in the paT- room, the majority Of whom were either standing at the bar or sit. ting on the stools. Several of the persons in Bruneau's knew Max. well. He and Jnnes had been there only Q few minutes when Maxwell made a remark ahont chambeFlln. walking down lo where Brennan and hlS party were sitting. lie tried 10 j0ig, the party and was told by Isren. nan not 10 bother Miss Dognes and to stop using vile language. Maxwell returned io The bar. crease as compared with the month of Sepuary, i0st increase as com. pared with the month Of February, le30. and q 3Tas increase as com.