iianrli^atrr Manchester — A City o( Village Charm linnlh Saturday, Nov. 28, 1987 30 Cents COPS CALL OFF SEARCH No evidence of homicide Bv Andrew Yurkovskv AAanchester Herald Manchester police have stopped digging in search of the remains of a murder victim said to have been buried at 24 Pine Hill St. some 35 years ago, Capt. Joseph H. Brooks said late Friday night. But Brooks said police have not determined whether to pursue the investigation in some other way. Such an investigation might include the questioning of possible witnesses to the alleged crime, he indicated. In three days of digging, police turned up nothing besides non-human bone fragments in the 4 feet of earth they removed from under a shed at the Pine Hill Street home. Brooks said. That area was the former location of a slaughterhouse. Police had targeted other areas in the yard where evidence relating to the murder might be found, but they have decided not to go forward with digging in those areas. Brooks said. He declined to say what the targeted areas are. Brooks said cleanup is the only work remaining at Pine Hill Street. He said police are obligated to return the area to a condition similar to that in which they found it. Though Brooks could not say how many man-hours went Into the investigation at the Pine Hill Street home, he did say, "It’s been a lot.” Mayor Peter P. DIRosa Jr., told of the decision to call off the dig^ng, said Friday that he is confident about the cabilities of the Manchester Police Department. "The police were acting on some good factual evidence they think they should act on,” he said. However, DIRosa said he is not surprised the digging did not turn up a body because of the many years since the crime reportedly occurred. Police began their digging Tuesday, after they had been granted a search warrant by Hartford Superior Court Judge J. Morgan Kline. Police received a tip in May that a murder victim may have been buried near the home about 35 years ago. Judge Kline sealed the affidavit for the search warrant, and no information about the witness, the victim or any potential suspects has been released. Sources said, however, that the tip was provided by a David Kool/Manehaatar Harald woman who said she saw someone carrying a body 35 to 40 years ago. Janice Ruggiero and her daughter, Katie, 5, watch the tree in front of DiRosa announced on Wednesday that the victim may have been a child, but police have refused to St, James Church light up during a ceremony Friday night. Katie was confirm the mayor’s statement. Police have said, one of four young contest winners who rode to the ceremony in a fire however, that more than one victim may have been truck with Santa Claus. Story on page 2. involved. Inmate demands ‘impossible’ Negotiations suspended in Louisiana ... page 3 -MAGAZINE PULLOUT SECTION SNAFU SylSfUMSatM* Louisiana taiks stali; Cubah inmates make ‘impossibie’ demands By Guv Coates hostages.’ We don’t know,” said The Associated Press Breaux. Many of the hostages’ relatives held Negotiations to end a week-long siege clusters of yellow helium-filled balloons at the Federal Detention Center in which they had planned to let fly when Louisiana stalled Friday as inmates the hostages were released. \ ^ w raised new demands, a U.S. senator Negotiations resumed about 1 p.m., said, while authorities urged Cubans amid hopeful statements from federal holding Atlanta’s penitentiary to nego­ authorities. h : tiate or surrender. “ These negotiations are largely now. “ It’s fair to say that, when they looked in the nature of clarifications. And we at the proposal, they added things to it consider things are moving along In a • MFf l*M A M that made it impossible for us to accept satisfactory fashion,” said Mark Shee­ it,” Sen. John Breaux told a news han, a Justice Department spokesman Louie loved seeing them keel over when conference. in Louisiana. he’d yell: ’Wowl A 1937 Indian head “ There comes a time when we just "We appear to be far closer to a double strikell’” 4 can’t go any further. We can’t have resolution with this group than we were them asking for 40 acres, a house and a yesterday,” Michael Quinlan, director tractor,” Breaux said. He deiined to of the federal Bureau of Prisons, told Connecticat Weather describe the demands or the terms of a reporters in Washington. VaT< tentative agreement reached earlier. Inmates still held 26 hostages in Authorities in Atlanta likewise Oakdale, after releasing one who was blamed inmates for the breakdown of stabbed Friday. Cuban prisoners Central, East Interior: Partly cloudy Saturday. High talks on Thursday about releasing at brought the alleged assailant, report­ around 45. Light east wind. Becoming cioudy Saturday least some of the 94 hostages at the U.S. edly a mentally 111 prisoner, to the gate night. A 90 percent chance of rain or drizzie. Low 95 to and handed him over to federal 40. Cloudy Sunday. A 60 percent chance of rain or Penitentiary. Breaux said the talks which resumed authorities. drizzle. High 40 to 45. Friday afternoon were suspended until In Atlanta, negotiators took a tougher ' Sonthwest Interior, East Coastal, West Coastal: line, accusing the Inmates of bad faith in Cloudy Saturday. A 90 percent chance of showers the 950 or so inmates in the complex, which was burned in riots Saturday talks Thursday and refusing to permit a during the afternoon. High 45 to 50. Light east wind. Cuban-American delegation led by Cloudy Saturday night. A 50 percent chance of drizzie night, deliberated their next move. Miami Mayor Xavier Suarez to meet or ra’in. Low around 40. Clbudy Sunday with rain and ’ T am disappointed the Cubans did not .drizzle. High near 50. Chance of precipitation 90 follow through with an apparent agree­ with the Inmates. ment of last night, as we watched the “ There Is no one who speaks for the percent. Northwest Hills: Cloudy Saturday with a 90 percent negotiators shaking hands on television. detainees as a group,” said Justice chance of rain in the afternoon. High 40 to 45. Our government has gone far down the Department spokesman Tom Stewart. road with an offer. It is time for the “ I don’t see an end in sight right now.” Cubans to realize there is only so far we Blaming inmates for the breakdown can go,” Breaux said. of negotiations about releasing 50 Earlier, Breaux had told hostages’ hostages on Thursday, a Justice Depart­ Lottery Winners relatives, who had waited expectantly ment statement said: “ They are not at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, that helping their position by being unable to AP photo the Cuban negotiators had not been able deliver on proposals seriously Connecticut dally Friday: 478. I*lay Four: 8791. Santa Claus greets the children and tree-lighting ceremony at St. James to persuade all the other inmates to discussed.” Connecticut “ Lotto” Friday: 8, 5, 83, 31, 38, 40. adults who turned out Friday night forthe Church in downtown Manchester. Family and friends of hostages being held by inmates at the agree to a deal. Suarez, a native of Cuba, said he had Oakdale, La„ federal detention center watch news reports on “ They could walk back in 10 minutes expected that his group’s offer to trade negotiations with the inmates Friday. and say ‘We agree, here’s your places with some of the 94 hostages l o d e x would be turned down. Santa Claus arrives to help “ It’s basically a gesture,” Suarez said before leaving Miami. “ We just want to on 1 show that the exile community is united AaaiAMnnfiw* ^A-41 nMtnarijMi A Danbijry makes room for Cubans behind a peaceful solution to the crisis.” I9.ia Opinion 1A.1K 10 turn on the holiday Justice Department spokesman Tom tg.17 fUmlnr Citizens lights 4A.M Stewart said federal officials would MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) unit within the main compound as a set. meet with Suarez, but he could not say 3B-30 US/World 10-11 By Andrew Yurkovsky been during last year’s ceremony, student. Tammy’s address was not About 100 federal prison inmates from precaution. Grlbben said the female inmates will what role the Miami mayor might be Connecticut_____ _____ 8-0 WeAkenrt Plus Msgszlne Manchester Herald and the children seemed to expe­ on her contest form. An officer at the Danbury facility not return to Morgantown. He said allowed to play. ^ Entertainment _ 97 Pullout 21-96 Connecticut are being moved to the rience all the excitement they could “ She thought she was in big minimum security Federal Correc­ Friday night said he couldn’t comment authorities already had been planning to Inmates rioted'' in Louisiana on Santa Claus made his first handle. trouble.” Barbara King said, des­ tional Institution in Morgantown as a on the transfer of 100 prisoners and make the center an all-male facility Saturday and in Atlanta on Monday cribing how her niece was called before the developments involving the appearance in Manchester Friday For one toddler, a brief encounter result of the C^iban inmate riots. refused to make Enzor or any other following the announcement that the down to the office. (dbans made it necessary. night during the tree lighting with Santa Claus was more than Warden Mike Cooksey said Friday. prison official available. United States and Cuba had agreed on “ We would have gotten the inmates ManrliPBtrr Hrrald ceremony in front of St.