The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-24

noted that they fitted young Nash.
 Yet their minds had not accepted the conclusion that would have been obvious If the indicated suspect had not been the son of the victims. They merely asked Nash to 90 to police headquarters to detail family background. Discrepancies developed at once. McCue and Sutton were sent for. They identified Nash posi- lively as the hitch.hiker and pro- spective tire buyer.
 His First Story
 Nash then said that his parents had left the apartment Monday eve- ming to go to tavern and he had gone to bed. He was awakened at 2:30 6. m. Tuesday by loud noise in the street, he continued. and look ing out the window saw the family car parked at the curb, a ghastly hand hanging from window.
 He rushed out, discovered his mother dead in the tonneau, his father dead in the trunk. He suspect ed at once. he insisted, that some enemy of his Che was vague when asked to identify his eHle1nies) had killed his parents and left their bodies there with the idea of frarn- ing him for their murder. Naturally, he continued, he drove the bodies away 50 he wouldn't be incriminated.
 This was his story at g p. m. De- tectives pointed out the discrep- encies, tangled him in coatradic- tions. Soon after midnight he said he was willing to tell the truth. Acting Chief of Detectives Jerry O'Connell stopped him at that point until he could call in the waiting newspaper reporters. O'Connell iri- dicated that he could not bring himself to believe his ears.
 Nash granted that he had been a sore disappointment to his doting parents. After he finished school, he tried to become 8 sports writer and failed. He tried several other fields, failing in all. Meanwhile, he was taking heavy cuts of the family income for his good times" which, he granted a questioning detective, included women.
 What Led To Staying Eighteen months ago, he persuad- ed his father to advance him $500 with which to set himself up in an electric appliance shop. Just little of the money went for that. The rest went for good times" and women. This, he said, was the source of the argument which led him to slay his father and mother.
 "I,m sorry indeed this happened ? said Nash to the room of reporters and detectives, his voice soft, his manner gentle. But I'm ready to pay the penalty"
 He is six feet, two inches tall- a powerful man. Neighbors of the parents said he had been regarded by them as a well behaved youth, though they knew he was in debt most of the time. They were aware also that the father had, for years paid his sons debts and had made good his bad checks. A druggist near the Nash home said he had received these checks several times
 Nash graduated from high school and disappointed his parents by re- fusing to go on to college. He had a younger brother, Charles A. Nash IT,. who is studying for the priest hood.
 His 'head injury" he said. made it impossible for him to indulge in alcoholic beverages and also, he claimed, it caused the Army to re. feet him last spring. He described 1t as of a 'semi-permAnent nature He acquired 1t, he said, in an auto mobile accident near Litchfield. III. in May, ieAi, In which an Army officer, Captain Roy ]. Firbeck wal killed.
 After relating details of the mur. deFs, Nash enjoyed 6 breakfast oi scrambled eggs, toast, fruit and cof. fec and was then taken to the scene. where he re-enacted tho crime.
 Though Mash lnslbtsd that hs merely lost his temper, police vert not overlooking another motive Acting chief of Police Andrew Aylwnrd said the elder Mash hae only recently paid the premium ol hls e2Ipoo ilfO insurance policy.
 
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