The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-30
Bristol Cop Killed
 By Brother-In-Law
Henry COfnetsIy Faces Murder Charge; Five SIugs
 Enter Body of Relative, James Burns, AS

band, who was standing outside the house, police said.
 The oficer ran for cover behind trees in front of the house, but Burns was struck. Five slugs entered his body.
 The policeman dropped in the gutter in front of the Cornetsky home at about 11:20 p. m. and died n few minutes after midnight.
 Police Hurry To Aid
 Policeman Thomas Winters, pa- trolling the beat In the vicinity, ran to the home when he heard the shooting, and another cruiser car, manned by Policemen James Quinlan and Victor Chabot was dis- patched to the scene.
 John Fijol of i85 Wolcott Street, who happened to be passing when the shooting occurred, halted hls car and ran to help the police. He said later he saw Cornetsky stand- Ing on the lawn with the gun and he ran up and knocked If from his hands.
 Policeman Winters placed the man under arrest q moment later as other paSsersby helped to pre-. vent him escaping.
 A third cruiser, manned by Po- licemen Alexander Caruso and Francis Fenton arrived at the scene within few moments and took Cornetsky to police headquar- ters and the injured men to Bristol Hospital.
 Policeman oConnell's condition was reported to be not serious,
 Policeman Burns was given the last rites of the Catholic Church 6 few moments before hiS death by Rev. John O'Donnell assistant pas- tor of St, Joseph's church. With the officer when he died was Chief Er- nest r. Bclden of the Bristol Po- lice Department.
 Held On Murder Charge
 Upon the death Of the officer, Cornetsky was booked on charge of murder. Police said they found in his possession, besides the 12- gauge shotgun, small, old-fash- toned revolver and four cartridges of .22 caliber, ard two more shells for the shotgun. They found six empty shells at the scene of the shooting.
 officers said his explanation Of the shooting was "incoherent." They said he referred several times to tho Burns family, his w!fe's relatives, although 1t was not determined whether he knew that Policeman Burns was one Of the officers who responded to the call at his home.
 one policeman commented that he seemed to have gone "beserk," |" and 1t was generally believed that the brothers-in-law were on cor- dial terms.
 As the Slugs struck Burns his body spun around and one of the pellets entered his back. It pierced his chest and struck the officers shield, tear ing 1t off his uniform. CornetSky was said by acquaintanceS to have been ''crack shot"
 Chief Belden went 10 the hospi- tai directly upon hls return from WestfIeld, Mass, where he had gone earlier in the day on an al- nual Memorial Day visit to place q wreath on the grave Of Policeman James McNamee of the Bristol dc. partmont. McNamee was killed by bandits In Torestyil', in 1923.
 Policeman Burns had been on the force for 20 years. Besides bis wife he leaves two daughters, Doris and MaviS.
 Police said that Corretski was overpowered by John F4jol of i86 Wolcott street. Fijol was driving by when he SOW the policeman ly- ing on the roadside, c man above him with gun in his hand. Fjol extinguished the lights on his car and approached from behind. He grabbed Cornetski and held him un- til police arrived.
 Last nights shooting happened almost on the same date as the an- niyersary of the killing Of Patrol man McNainec Tn ForeStville. The bluecoat was shot by a Waterbury boy and later was captured by the late Patrolman John Christinat on Cooke street, Waterbury, following the greatest manhunt Waterbury ever witnessed. State troopers. aero- planes, cops, and volunteers search cd the woods of Bucks Hill for the fugitive who was apprehended late at night, ...-
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