New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 10, 1927, Page 5

'FATHER OF TWO CHILDREN KILLS WIFE AND SURRENDERS TO POLICE Bloomfield, N. J., Man in Custody—Six Year Old Daughter Innocently Gave Clue That Led to Slaying. Bloomfield, N. J., Jan. 10 (A—A “secret” revealed by a six-year-old child to her father for a bribe of a tew pennies has resulted in the slay- ing of her mother and the arrest of Ler father on a charge of murder. | Richard Stringer, 32, the father, told the police that when he re- turned home from work Saturday he found his two children, Marion 2, and Anna 6, alone in the house. Anna, he said, rushed up to him with a shout. “Daddy”, she said. “If you will give me money for candy I'll tell you a secret.”” A few pennies were produced and Anna told her secret. A strange man, she said, had been coming to the house in the afternoons to see her mother. Stringer told police he left the house and, after a vain effort to ¢ a revolver in Bloomfield, ¢ obtained a small rifle in a k sporting goods establish- ment. On returning home, he eaid, he questioned his wife, Gertrude, also 32, and after a quarrel that ex- tended into the early hours of Sun- day he shot and killed her. He then proceeded to police headquarters where he startled attaches by calm- Iy announcing, “Sergeant, I just shot my wife.” Police found Mrs. Stringer dead on the floor of a bedroom with a 22 calibre bullet in her brain. In an- other room were found the two chil- dren, Anna weeping bitterly. Stringer told police he had re- monstrated with hig wife repeatedly for coming home 3(0 at night, DEAD ENGINEER IS BLAMED FOR WRECK Twentieth Century Limited in Crash at Savanmah, N. Y. , Jan. 10 (A—Re- rear end col- y of two sections ntieth Century Limited, Savannah, N. v York Central railroad ex- | as been placed by company officials on the shoulders of the one person killed in the wreck—Engineer Walter Scoville of Buffalo. Supposedly because of the frost- fog whidk was known to have cx- isted at that hour—3:25 o'clock, on the coldest morning the 8o far produced—Iinginecer not only ignored t tion and stop signals, but also failed to heed the red glare of fuses dropped’ three-quarters of a mile west of the third section of the train, ac cording to the official statement. The hird section of the Century had 1 1 at cannah to replace a bulb in the el headlight when the following secticn - crashed into {heir rear. The stopping of the thira scetion set the automatic signals one mile west at caution and danger. These were found to he working per- fectly r the collision, the state- ment said. Two hundred and five passengers on the two trains were slightly in- jured. The Wind Was Biting, But Little Fishes, Nix When five prominent and highly 'S ted men in a community arise 5 o'clock in the morning to £o | They arose early so that they might get a good start. They went to the compensating reservoir in New Hartford, which, was one of the cold- est spots in the state yesterday, and | bored through about 18 inches of ice |in order to set their floats, 24 of | them. They walted throughout the day, with nary a flag popping up to show that a luckless fish had swal- lowed the bait. Two of the men | skated while the others watched. Several other New Britain people who were up there yesterday brought home excellent catches, but the dele- gation here mentioned got nothing except exercise, although several of | them have been circulating the re- port that they brought home several specimens, et BRI || Week’s Activities in ]; Catholic Churches || St. Mary’s Church A dinner in appreciation of the co- | operation extended him by the church cholr, collectors, sextons and all members of the parish who help- | ed him during the past year. will be | given to them by Rev. Matthew J. | Traynor, pastor, at the Burritt hotel | next Tuesday evening. | An elaborate musical program has | been arranged. The first anniversary requiem mass | | for the late Margaret Ross will t sung at St. Mary's church Fri morning at 7 o'clock. A month's | mind requiem mass will be celebrat- | ed Friday morning at 7:30 o'clock | for the repose of the soul of Mary O'Neill McCarthy. An anniversary | requiem mass will be celebrated Sat- urday morning at 7 o'clock for the | |late Catherine Doocey, and at 8 o'clock for the late Patrick J. Quirk. | The society of the Children of Mary | will receive Holy Communion at 7 | o'clock and the Immaculate Concep- | tion will receive Holy Communion at | the 9 o'clock mass. St. Peter’s Church Boys and young men of St. Peter's | | church will receive Holy Communion | {in a body at the 8 o'clock mass next | Sunday. | An annive | for the late icwlohmlr\d at morning. k y requiem high mass | lla Mandl will be | 8 o'clock Saturday i St. Joseph’s Church Election of officers of St. Joseph's parish society will be held at a meet- ing in the parish hall Thursday ev: A month’s mind requiem high mass for the late John Dunworth | will be celebrated Friday morning at | S o'clock. St. Anne's society will re- | ceive Holy Communion in a body at | the 7 o'clock mass next Sunday. St. Andrew’s Lithuanian Church The wedding of Domenich Ustela and Anna Bausis will take place Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock at the church, Mulfor Dutcher and Julia Eydin- to will be married at the church at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning. A requiem mass for the repose of the soul of Antoinette Rubaciuska: will be celebrated Friday morning a 730 o'clock. “Three Cases of Scotch” Given to Lions’ Frolic The press committee of the Liou: olic annoynced today that throug! kindness of Rajah Raboid, and ! courtesy of Manager IFinn of the« Strand theater, an addition has been | made to the Big Frolic of 1927. Rajah Raboid will contribute the ervices of his assstants who arc nown as 'he Three Cases of | Scotch.”” These “three cases” arc | planning a surprise number as a spe- | cial feature for their part in the Irolic program, dfferent from their routine at the Strand. . 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