The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-14
News OF
Connecticut

6k1o8Dpo1t, Conn.,, OCT, 14-(UEl
Selection Of superior court Jury
was begun today 70 try suspended
police officer Francis Carroll on q
charge Of mailslaughter Ia connec-
ton with the death Of CHARLES +.
Kelly, SS, last July.
Kelly died from d broken back,
allesedly inflicted By the officer
after Kelly had been stopped on the
street for questioning by Carroll
and Patrolman George Murphy.
Carroll commended Kelly was hurt
when he fen In trying to escape.
Judge william J. shea denied
change Of venue late yesterday, Ia
diminishing 3 motion by, states at
torrey Lorin w. willis to have the
trial shifted elsewhere on grounds
there was en- organized effort to.
arouse sympathy for the accused
and TO solicit . defense fund In his
behalf. Willis also agreed 10 Q dis
1iisbal Of his motion after testimony
was offered showing that the de-
Tense contributions were limited to
members Of the Bridgeport patrol
mems association. ND
Hartford, Conn, Oct. 14-(UP)
-ARaliCe were looking today for .
Young highwayman who robbed 4
Miss Evelyn Lepak and then
forced her TO accompany him Q
short distance away while he rob-
bed James Caraway, 20, and Ralph
DerippO, rs, Of S12.
Miss Lepak said the bandit 40.
Costed her on the street, showed
her . gun and told her 70 "glve
me your pocketbOOk."
Caraway and Derippo were
walking across the street at the
time. Miss Lepak said the youth
told her 20 keep quiet ana fol-
low me-" ana they crossed the
highway and the stranger &C.
cOmpIlshed his second hOldup
within . few minutes. He left the
three standing together as he fled.
Putnam, Conn.,, Oct. 14--(UP)-A
sanity commission was named today
TO pass on the mental condition Of
Harold M. Kenney, 80, postmaster
and editor Of the WindhaSr1 County
Observer, who is awaiting superior
court trial no O charge Of assault
with intent to murder his wife.
Kenney, declared mentally sick"
by DR.. Roy L. Leak, superintendent
Of the Middletown State hospital,
will be examined by three other
physicians named by Judge James
z. Murphy: DR.. John J Russell and
William M. Shepard Of Putnam and
Robert O. Paine, Thompson.
Kenney, held in $4,000 bond at |
Brooklyn jail, was alleged to have |
critically stabbed his wife Oct. 3
while she was making preparations
for birthday party for one OF their |
two children. A neighbor interviewed
and called police.
Mira Kennedy, 30, was given an |
seven chance" for recovery at Day.
Kimball hospital where her name |
was on the danger list.
New Haven, Conn.,, Oct. l4-(Up)
Funeral services will be held Fri
day for Capt. Nathan A. Hull, 90,
for many years an east coast and
Great Lakes barge captain, who
died yesterday after O long illness.
Capt. Hull was o native Of Hud-
son. N. Y, and claimed to be the
first navigator OF o steam-powHred
barge on Housatonic river. His wife
died last January.
T0rrlngtOn, Conn.,, Oct. II -
(UP) ThFee-years-0 Anthony
w. Waldron died 1t . hospital
late yesterday from burns suffer.
ed Tuesday while playing In the
yard Of his home. His mother was
severely burned on the hands NJ.
tempting TO smother the flames.
Police said they did not know HOY
the chiId's clothing caught fire ~
there was no bonfire In the yard