The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-02
Sweater Mystery
 Tops Cops Trial
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 other investigators, then drove to the burial spot on the isolated bride path off Shattuck road, the witness stated.
 Defense Attorney Gager objected when the prosecutor then asked who directed the course the group took. The lawyer stated the defendant was compelled to give evidence other than under the due process of law and that he at that time wat being Illegally detaind by the police. The objection was oyerruled, and the coroner then told Of being led by Zukanskas 10 the place where the unclothed body Of Mrs. Plungls was found
 Objections OVerruIed
 Coroner Homick said Zukauskas located the burial spot. and while officers dug for the body the group left to look for the place the cloth ing was buried off Park road on Lakeside boulevard. The defend ant located the spot willingly, the witness said.
 Attorney Gager objected repeat edly to admission of questions, but each objection was overruleJ.
 The defendant pointed out the place where he had scattered the shells and bullets and car keys in every direction" the witness stated.
 Tn the course Of the trip the group visited the point on Bradley av- enue where Iukauskas said he had fired the fatal SnotS, and the e. cWed tried to show approximately where the PlungiS car was when the bullets were fired, the coroner test flied He likewise pointed out the spot where Stcphic allegcdly has spat at him while driving on Brad ley avenue, 1t was disclosed.
 The next stop was at the Beacon Falls- -Naugatuck town line, where Zukauskas pointed out the approxi- mate place in the Naugatuck river where he had dropped two guns, Coroner Homlck related
 Then the group returned to Mid- dlebury to the burial scene and found the body had been exposed, the witness said The car was stopped adjacent to the grave, he pointed out. He testified the return trip was made at about 5 D. m
 Sergeant Joseph Mccarthy was driving the car, and he had Miss Florence Eccles, stenographer, sat in front, he said. Sitting in back with Zukauskas were Chief Inspector Jo- Geph Bendler and Officer George McElligOtt, he testified.
 Zukauska8 was sitting in the back seat at the part nearest the grave, ana attempted to get up when the vehicle drew closer, the coroner stated Someone told the defendant to stay in the car and he sat back, the witness testified.
 Identifies Body
 Medical Examiner Edward Kirsch- baum approached the car and stated to Zukauskas, "Is that the body of Stcphie Plungis," the coroner stated. ZukauskaS reply, he said, was Tt is."
 Attorney Gager in conducting
 
 brief questioning on admissibility of the testimony asked the coroner how much the group had driven. The reply was about forty miles" The coroner likewise disclosed that the accused had not eaten any lunch.
 The defense counsel stated the ac- tion by Zukau8kas resulted from compulsion. He pointed to the fall- ure of police 10 give him anything to eat, and said an effort had been made to break down his resistance. His objection was oyerrulcd.
 At the close of tn C afternoon Ses- sion Coroner Homick told of sec ond trip made to Lakeside boulevard to obtain the Vctims clothing. He | identified each garment piece by | piece as the prosecutor presented | the clothing to him, He also stated | the articles as presented In the | courtroom were in about the same ! condition as they were when they | Wert found,
 Earlier the coroner testified that | Zukauskas himself dug in the hole | with q stick when they searched for the articles. A blanket was among | the pieces identified.
 Earlier in the trial the clothing ! wag identified by Mrs. Ann DcBeila as belonging to Mrs Plungis and by | Sergeant Joseph Mccarthy as being | the clothing found in the hole in a wooded section off Lakeside boule- yard.