The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25
News Of
Connecticut

Plainvllle, Sept. 25-(UP)-Police
along the eastern seaboard were
notified today to search for Nicholas
A. williams and Mrs. Lana Will
lians, wanted by the states attorney
for questioning In connection with
the bludgeoning death Of 60-years-
old Mrs. Hedwig Wegner, whose
body was found In. her garage,
partly concealed by Q blanket, We'd
nesday night.
The Williamses, both Negroes,
among the occupants OF the house
owned by Mrs. Wegner, a German.
American, vanished Wednesday and
County Detective Joseph +. Mitch
ell said there was evidence the
couple had departed hurriedly, also,
said Mitchell, articles missing from
the slain woman's room, were found
in the apartment Of the couple.
Reports today were that williams
was seen In Philadelphia Thursday
afternoon. He had told his en-
ployer earlier In the week that he
was taking time Off to 60 to Nor.
folk, Va, to claim an inheritance.
An autopsy showed Mrs. Veg
ener's skull had been crushed with
some heavy instrument, but police
were unable to And the weapon.
Investigators said she had been In
the habit Of keeping large sums Of
money on her person and In the
house.
Her empty purse was among arti-
cles found by police in q New Britt
ain parking lot early Wednesday
night. In endeavoring to return the
articles, police discovered the muir
der and the fact the assailant had
fed in Mrs. Wegener's automobile.
Hartford, Conn, Sept. 25-(UP)-
John J. Hickey, 81, East Hartford,
member Of a Seabee construction
battalion, was in custody today In
$4,000 bond, the fourteenth man
to be arrested In an investigation
of $20,0 900 worth of foodstuffs stolen
from the Hartford welfare depart
ment and the General Wholesale
Grocery company.
Hickey, picked up while home on
furlough, was held on a superior
court bench warrant charging him
with conspiracy. He was q former
truck driver for the grocery con-
Germ, and was described by States
Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn, Jr., as
the original thief" in the con-
spiracy.
He was alleged to have taken food
from the firm and sold 1t to MI
chael r. Zazzaro, Hartford grin
owner. Zazzaro and two other en-
ployes of the grocery company are
among those awaiting trial. The
thefts, according to Alcorn, started
January !, 1912. The first arrests
were made last July.
SiEnsbury. Conn, Sept. 25-(UF)
The death Of Mrs. Mary WinsloW.
IS, mother Of three children, whose
body was found In a garage at the
rear Of her home. was declared ny
the medical examiner today 10 have
been q suicide.
DR.. Owen L. Murphy said Mrs.
Winslow had Quarreled with her
husband last Saturday and he left
home. Late yesterday she went 70
the garage. started the motor Of her
car and lay on the floor with q
cushion under her head. she was
found By q relative.
Police said she had threatened
10 end her life because her husband
had left her.
Philadelphia. Sept. Is = W.P.l =
Elizaheth a. johnson. 81, 81 Paul,
Nina, rested comfortably ~ jack
son nronchoscople Clinic today after
removal of an atomizeT nozzle
lodged IN her lung. The operation
was performed BY pr. cheValleF =
jackson, son % the founder q TIE
clinic.
Miss johnson. q Duke University
graduate, was flown here THURSDAY
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