The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-06
Cop Claims Devil
 Handed Him Guns
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out the period of questioning Zu- kauskas begged the detective to keer Mrs. Zukauskas out, the transcript disclosed.
 Admission of the statements as evidence was fought by Defense Counsel w. w. Gager, who claimed ZukauskaS was illegally detained al the time and did not make the state ments voluntarily. The objection was overruled. Throughout the reading Gager interrupted with objections brt in each case the court permitted the witness to go on.
 Zukauskas told Laden it was dis closed that he had been going out with Mrs. Plungis for over six months, seeing her at least every other day until he became a regular supernumerary in July, 1914. Then he saw her only about three times week, he was quoted as saying.
 ZukauSkas told the detective Mrs. Plungis called him at their home, and when Mrs. ZukauskaS answered the telephone she l.ul-g up. That was sign to him that Mrs. Plungis wished to see him, it was revealed.
 Infatuated, That's Alp'
 Asked by the detective if ha liked Stephie, he said T liked Stephie. didn't hate her." it was revealed Asked if he was in love with her he told the detective T wouldn't say that. I was more or less infatuated that's all."
 zukauskas in those statements claimed Mrs. Plungis gave him money to use on their dates. He told the detective Stephie gave him money after he told her T have three mouths to feed at home He said he received about @ couple of hundred dollars that way from Mrs Plungis. Stephie told him there was more money where this came from" he told the detective.
 Describing the meeting on Novem- Der 1 at night, he told Laden Mrs Plungis was sore and spit at him after they met and accused him of talking about their relations to other men.
 Head AOhed
 He said his head ached when he met her and that he had had ar upset stomach from liquor he con- Sumed in the afternoon, according to the transcript. zukauskas tolt Laden he had had three or foul whiskies and possibly eight beers at the Royal restaurant that after. noon.
 Zukauskas told Laden Stephit called him from her parked car ane said: "Frannie, Frannie. I want tc talk to you He said his reply was You ain't got anything to say tC me and I aint got anything to say to you
 He said following brief conver. sation, during which Stephie spit al him and struck him, they drove to his home and he went to get ht guns.
 He was quoted as saying, T wen upstairs and I don't know what pos Sessed me. think the devil was 1T me. I got two guns and loaded them. must have been crazy. got gun and went and got two more.
 T lost my mind and fired at heI right there" he stated in relating what happened when he went downstairs to Mrs. Plungis again He told the detective Stephie spit at him as soon as he entered the vehicle
 Zukauskas then described the scene that took place in front of the home. Continuing his statements to the detective he said he started to drive Mrs. Plungis to the hos pital, accompanied by his wife, af- ter Mrs. Zukauskas treated the woman in the house. He told the detective his wife wrapped a towel and one of her sweaters around her head.
 When the detective asked him if he was worried about Mrs. Plungis injury, he replied he was, the trans script revealed.
 Zukauskas then described to the detective the trip to Bradley ave- nue and the firing of the fatal shots If she didn't decide to go to her mothers 1t never would have hap pened," he remarked at one point, 1t was disclosed
 Laden read a statement made by Zukauskas as follows: My wife started to scream. I was like mad. I stepped on the gas and sped away" The statement was given as he described what happend af- ter the shooting. He told Laden, Mrs. Plungis had slumped in the chair and he could feel no pulse at that point.
 Zukauskas did not take the body first to the bridle path where 1t was found, it was disclosed. He told the investigator he dumped it first in woods in Middlebury so his wife. who was with him, would not know where he finally hid it.
 Zukauskas told the detective his wife was very upset, and begged him not to get her into the case, the transcript shows.
 It was when the statements about Mrs. zukauSkaS were read that the