New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 22, 1929, Page 5

o estate for $35,000 as & ulosis ~ sanitarium was a4 by Governor John H. Trum- 19 days after the adjournment ¢ general assembly which pass- od. the. measure. J n Shooting in Windsor Is More Mysterious Than Fiction Estate attorneys called attention |. to the constitutional provisien that 1919 ‘had made a practics of ignor- {ing this provision. Members of the. siate supreme bench termed the question, “a seri- ous matter.” FEAR MISSISSIPPY .- Memphis, Tenn., - May 22, —UP— Greatest snxiety over possible levee breaks in the Mississippi river and its tributaries today was felt at MHickman, Ky.; and Mounds Land- ing, Miss. Government and civil en- gineers fought to hold the streams back from home and farm lands. Workers at Hickman tried to solve a peculiar problem by filling & Sap between an old and new levee with water from the stream they were fighting. They planned to form a “cushion” of water between the two levee lines, increasing the chance that the river would be de- teated. Several river commimion boats stood by ready to aid if the levee should go out and in any case to provide shelter and supplies for the men working: there, The memory of the disastrous break in 1937 at Mounds Landing caused thoss in charge of the levees to place every man available at work, They had ‘a promise from ‘Washington that tederal ruling preventing the employment of state convicts on the levees. would be sus- pended if an emergency of suff- cient proportions arose. River com- mission engineers insistgd that such an emergency did not exist. A break &t Mounds - Levee probably would flood Greenville and the delta farm lands of that section. Forecasters at New Orleans pre- dicted rising stages for the lower Mississipp! in June. The forecasts in- creased the crests expected from Natches to the Gulf. The predicted New Orleans stage was between 20.5 and 21.5 fest. The tributary Red river, the pre- dictions . sald, would rise below Bhrevepert until the end of the month. The Red river has flooded approximately . 10,000 acres in -Ar- kanms, doing the most of its d age in Little River, Hempatead and Miller counties. The Bankhead high- way was under ‘water near Texarkana, where the river has ceased its rise. Another tributary, the always troublesome S8t. 'Francis ‘' again threatened in Missouri. The passage of twe days with no break since the crevasse near Kennett led engineers 10 believe that further danger would be averted unless new rises fore- cast prove too much for the badly strained levees. Estimates of the ares under water along the S8t. Francis varied from 25,000 to 40,000 AL last night's meeting of the New Britain Taxpayers' assoclation, Steve Zapatks was advanced from the office of recording secretary to that of vice president. and Arthony Bez- tuccsyk was elected to succeed him. John Zresczyk was elected treasurer. It was voted to place the officers under bonds as follows: President. $15! recording secretary, $250; fiuancial secretary, $500; treasurer, | L] The Amason river is 3,400 miles long and ie 150 miles wide at its R HESONS wiBt S0 o0 THE PORY AFIER TG HumkY AP THy KRS W L0 What was the true story of the life of Walter Huntington, Harvard student and som of a wealthy, aristocratic New England family? Where ? Who were his cnemies, and why? Who mysterious visitors on the porch about the time of the murder? the girl known to have been with him at the loncly spot where These are the problems that hold the solution of the mystery some of those who have figured in the investigation. Left to right, are Claire Kenaelly, former chauffeur, and Walter Hunting- tom; below, Mrs. Mark: Clark Huntington, the student’s mother, and Burdette Williams, a friend, Windsor, May 22. — Again has| Yet the motive is shrouded in a con- truth 'triumphed over fiction, and |fusion of other mysterious elements the best mystery story of the month |that involve strange feuds, a hidden is not to be found all neatly solved | domestic drama, a religious cult, and bound bhetween covers, but un- | mysterious visitors and neurotic revealed and baffling, right in this|types that would furnish a study for little town. Freud. A death has occurred here that is| Conan Doyle never conceived a unexplained. Walter Huntington, | more worthy setting—a dignified old Harvard student and son of a|New KEngland estate, with a home wealthy, aristacratic family, was that is the town's mansion, and shot and killed. He may conceiva- [whose aloof inhabitants have al- bly have died by his own hand, but | ways puzzled the townspeople. he almost certainly was murdered.{ The dead youth is a direct de Something Saved scendant of Judge Samuel Hunting. ton, & former governor of Connectl cut and a signer of the Declaration ot Independence. g Walter Huntington was a hand- home young man known as “the 8heik" in his high school days. At the time of his death, - ke was 2 funior at Harvard university—s gay, popular boy, not given to despon- dency, and only recently interested in girls. % He came home from Harvard to spend a few days, taking a train from Cambridge on a Saturday after- noon. His family reports that he did not arrive home until Monday, however, and Sunday is unaccounted for. On Tuesday evening, he left his home after a dinner for a walk with his friend, Burdett Williams. According to Williams, they strolled along. the village, stopped at a store and bought some candy and cigar- ettes, and Williams left Huntingten at his home about 10:30. Was Called From Home From this time on, the mystery begins and the stories differ. His mother says he called.to her, saying: “I am going out for a minute, to the drug store.. I have just had a telephone ca]l. 8he said she thought nothing of it and went to bed. The next morning his body. tidily ar- ranged. was found at §:30 by a farm laborer in a swampy field along the village “lover's lane.” His topcoat was spattered with blood. A bullet from a .32 calibre gun had entered the left temple and come out at the top of his head, with no powder burns. Huntington was right-handed. The ejected shell was found 12 inches from his head, but a most painstaking search failed to reveal the weapon. A woman's handkerchief, satur- ated with blood, was found in the youth's pocket. Apparently death had not come immediately, and he or someone else had used it to wipe away the blood. Huntington had not been robbed. Cigarette stubs near _the body furnished a sketchy clue. Two brands were represented; one bore the finger prints of the dead man, the other those of a girl whose identity may be known to police. Despite all of these indications of murder, authorities at first clung to the theory of suicide. Later it was hinted that this was done to assuage the fears of suspects. The family insisted they had gone to bed the night of the murder, and |had heard nothing. Neighbors tell of four figures silhouetted on the Huntington porch the night of tiie | murder—long after the family had: retired. They tell of a girl's voice, crying hysterically. | Sald Youth Had Enemies The former chauffeur, Claire Ken- nelly, suddenly came into the pic- Is Something Earned For excellent fire prevention work Britain was awarded second, third or place among all cities in the United , New fourth States of 50,000 to 100,000 population during the four consecutive years ending April 1 In these same years, New g , 1928. ritain was the ture when it was alleged that Ken- nely and Huntington had been enemies and that Kennelly had been forbidden to enter the house while Huptington was at home, but that while_he was at achool Kennelly's auto frequently was parked in front of the Huntington home, and that he had the freedown of fhe bouse. Investigation disclosed that the dead man’s elder brother also had quarreled often and heatedly with! Walter. Ciark Huntington ‘was re. | vealed as a rather strange y.uth.! who seldom stirred from the house. and who spent his time sewing, often was seen cooking and engaging in domestic pursuits that usually fall to women. | Then came tales of young Hunt- ington's recent conversion to the cult of Buchmanism and that he had, with other young men and women, confessed - various sex ex- periences. There were hints that the | confessionals had been too rulht\c‘ to suit jealous husbands and male relatives of ‘the Thus, jealousy might have entered as a motive for the slaying. Pas- sionate unsigned letters from a girl were found in his possession. | His Famlly ‘is Secludod ! Tmemdiately after Huntifigton's death, his sister and his brother mo- tored to' Harvard and removed all his belongings. The family had made themselves inaccessible, and have refused to see anyone. except detectives. They stick to their story that they heard nothing on the night of the boy's death. Claire Kennelly has been unable to prove his alibi that he was in bed in Windsor at the time the shot was fired. f Meanwhile, the whole town is wild with excitement. At this slight in- sight into the home life of a family that has always been aloof from the townspeople, and independent be- cause of its wealth and position, they : are consumed with a desire for more revelations, and, particularly, jus- tice, i RAD FIRE IN VERMONT i East Granville, Vt., May 22 (’)—4 Thirty-three persons .were thrown out of work and damage estimaled . at $50,000 was caused by a fire! which late last night swept the De- meritt Dickerman Novelty company’ mill here. Fire apparatus from Ran- dolph and Northfield responded and pumped water from a river. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED Al RED.ROUGH SKI is ugly and annoying—make your skin ‘soft, white, lovely by wsing only city in Connecticut to win such awards, and in 1925, 1926 and 1927 it was the only city in New England in its class to receive such honors. 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