The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-23
Body Of Alex Swiston
 Discovered In Auto
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Continued blonde girl at her home or elsewhere yesterday strengthened the belief that she may have been murdered since the shotgun found near the youths body revealed that both bars rels were empty.
 Woods Are Searched State Troopers Charles Hill and Donald Frost of the Canaan barracks accompanied py, Sheriff Ryan searched the woods in the vicinity in which the parked car was found for several hours yesterday morning and state police worked on the case throughout the day and again today, but as yet no clues as to the where abouts of the girls body has been forthcoming.
 Swiston, who is described as hav- ing been of a quiet nature left his home about o'clock Saturday night, accompanied by his sister whom he took to dance in Tor rington. He had made plans to go to Waterbury after leaving his sis- ter in the New City and return for her about midnight.
 Family Kept Vigil When he failed to appear at the scheduled hour, the sister secured ride home and then the family kept vigil for the youth during the night Early yesterday morning the family went to Deputy Sheriff Ryan's home to learn if he was aware of any ac- cident in which the missing youth might have been involved.
 Later, Virginia Swiston accom- panied Michael Flamiglietti to Wa terbury to see Mrs. Hapke. Then they learned of the absence of Dorothy Hapke. The parents of the young man could give no reason for their sons act and were grief stricken when informed of his death. In his parting note the youth bade good bye to 'Mom, Pop and Sis" and to have asked them not to feel sorry. He wrote that the reason for his act was because he had killed Dorothy and mentioned something about a yellow paper. It is understood that the paper referred to was found in the car, but contained no inforhia- tion. It is thought that the youth may have been overcome before car- rying out his intentions to write fur ther on the tragedy.
 The Swiston youth was born in Ansonia, but resided in Thomaston for a number of years where he at tended school. He is survived by his parents and sister.
 Assist In Search
 Detective Lieuts. Henry Johnson and Cornelius A. Shanahan yester- day assisted State Troopers in the search for the missing girl. The local policemen called on various friends of the girl to see whether they might furnish clue to her where abouts. but all reported they had not seen her.
 Chief Inspector Joseph P. Stevens. of the detective bureau, observed that the shoes of the suicide victim were coated with layers of white mud, but his clothes were thoroughly dry. The mud coated shoes lead po- lice to believe that the murder, Ii any took place, may have occurred in one of the many side roads that branch off the highway, or on the shore of the river. The complete dryness of Swiston's clothes were regarded as evidence that the dead youth had not ventured into the brush with his companion.
 However, 1t was regarded also as possible that Swiston might have carried out his plan far from the scene of his suicide, and might lat- CT have taken & walk and thus soileo his shoes. a
 Mrs. Margaret Hapke of 230 Hill street told The Democrat this morn ing that her missing 15-year-old daughter, Dorothy, had definitely made up her mind to tell Alex Swis- ton, 23, of Thomaston her boy friend. that she was going to break of her relations with him Saturday night, the last time her mother has laid eyes on her.
 Her eyes red from crying since the sad news of her daughters dis appearance reached her, Mrs. Hapke told The Democrat that her daugh- ters' boy friend was pleasing fel- low who did not smoke or drink. She added that Dorothy was & very good girl and that she had no objections to the Clock Town youth taking her daughter out.
 Last Time
 Saturday, Mrs. Hapke said, Dor othy went to confession at St. Thomass church and before she left that evening with Swiston told her she was going out for the last time with Swiston this evening. A woman neighbor who was with Mrs. Hapke when The Democrat reporter called this morning said Swiston was very jealous of Dorothy.
 q Mrs Hapke was very valiant as she engaged in conversation with The Democrat reporter. She said she did not allow her daughter to go