New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 2, 1925, Page 5

NEW BRITAIN DATLY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1925, e e e —— e WOMAN IN CASE IN NEW YORK SLAYING Youthful Murderer of Chum May Have Be¢n Jealous New York, Dee. 2 (#~The woman #aid to be {n the background of the killing of 19 year old George Nye, Jr, by his 20 year old chum, Gor- "don Pirfe, has been found but Dis- trict Attorney McGeeghan wants more information about the habits of her soclal circle before he will re- veal her name. Violet 8mith, who has been “golng with” Gordon Pirie but denies she was his sweetheart, helped Mr. Mc- Geeghan to get a second confession from Pirie after a first statement in which he declared he obeyed an {r- vesistible impulse to kill his friend. 'rged by the district attorney, she udvised Pirle to tell the truth, An obscure sense of chivalry, per- haps tinged with jealousy, was the viotive that Pirfe said led him to batter his friend's head with a| hatchet and then to hide the body under his sister's bed, where it was | fuund Sunday, according to the eec ond confession. Was'a Tadies' Man Pirle sald that Nye had boasted | ot conquests over women, having a tale to tell whenever a girl's name was mentioned. Annoyed by Nye's disparafement of a certaln girl, he Invited him to spend the night with him and killed him as he slept. Ho lenied, however, that either Violet ‘mith of Pirle’'s 16 year old sister, largaret, was mentioned. “He bad a plan for disposing of "0 hody, but it is too revolting to 1l about,” eaid Mr. McGeeghan, Sunday evening after the killing, irle went with Vielet §mith and 0 others to a movie, “The papers © all wrong when they talk about 1w drinking and wild parties,” sald olet in telling about {t. “Our 't drink and not one of girls smoks At the movie Pirie agted natural- | treated the girls to hot choc- ite afterwards—with the $5.60 he 4 taken from Nye's pocket Did Not Suspect “1 fuet can't belleve he did it,” id Vielet, “I just can't. That's iy T urged him to tell the truth.” o confession continues that after aking a dats with Violet, Pirie ‘nt back to his apartment to dis- ° of the body. He found a crowd around an ambulance. Some | \e remarked: “There's been a mur- | r”" and he walked away to spend s time riding subway trains until | # money gave out. He walked in- | + 4 police station to give himself up ter reading an incorrect report | wat his sister had be paralyzed n the walst down by the shock | ! finding the under her bed. i1l believes in him tand by him, in the opin- olet. Despite her denlals, han insists he is N wines »d up to ¥ “modern Catents Issued to ! Connecticut People (Uist fur tarald . Watert Metal Wa ain and parts Bodmer, ¢ Writain, | Works | het serew dr Ainies . Brec tents) 1shing- Campbell, ven. and W. M, Day, Fast Haven,! ssignors to Index Visible, Ine, | New Haven. Tndex or fil | Thitip (a Bridgeport, ae signor 1o Metropolitan Body Co Windshield Hovt to the port. Llect Robert mesne assign- | Tndustrial Dryer Corp., Stamford. 1 George R, Har(, West Ilarciford. Electric switel Milferd. Cloth-sur- | us for mak- clements. | Waterbury. Bridgeport East Hart- | ford. Ink agitator Gregory 1. Morrissey, West Ha- | ven. Glareshield T T Muller, E J.. assignor to the W Co., Hartford. Chain therefor. John Musto, Waterbury. Spring heel Charles H. Norton, Plainville, as- i o Norton Worcester, s. Cylindrical grinding machine. n Picrce, Southbury. Tea- g machine. . N | y Mfg. d parts rinton, Waterbury. atus. les, New Drit- ssignor t he Fafnir Bearing Co, “Vehicle spring bearing. Jesse A, B. Smith, Blamford, as- Tabels Registered Underwood Typewrliter . Y. (2 patents). Type- , Shelton, Hooks | Bridgeport, assignor to Remington Bridgeport, llllon . Y. Gun and plstol nd parts thereof. ' Wiliam Boardman & fornia Pure Barley For Malt Extract, Trade-Marks Reglstered Bliton Machine extinguishers and ash trays, assignor to Har- r, and C. Bodmer, Russell & Erwin Mfg hollow | Britain, assignor to the | Hardware Corp, Locks and keys More than 3400 marriages so every year In County of Lon- New Britaln, Measuring rule. particularly milling machines and ! pile Connecticut’s Christmas Store EADY with thousands and thou- sands of gifts this great store ysends forth its me Christmas cheer and legions of customers all over Connecticut ... This year we present gifts more beau- tiful and enchanting than ever. . .Stocks <0 comprehensive that every taste can be quickly satisfied...Prices so moderate that customers will be gratified. . .Early shopping has the advantage of a more leisurely and comfortable selection in a less erowded store. . . And will enable our salespeople to serve more satisfactorily ...We hope that you will spend many happy Christmas shopping hours in our welcome to