r 'no opinion. v.- 'W ‘ e EEKLY .- N‘ORWLAKr‘ GA ZET'TE.’ THE FUDA TRIAL. Guisseppi Fuda of Stamford, the Rails an arrested some time ago and indicted by the grand jury, charged with hav- ing committed murder in the first de- gree, was placed on trial yesterday in the superior court, criminal side. Judge Ralph Wheeler occupied the bench. The accused stands charged with the murder of his wife. committed a short distance east of the East Norwalk depot on the night of February 17 last. The murder was a most brutal one and the details are still fresh in the mind of the public. It is alleged that the accused tired of his wife and with one Nicodemo Imapassino planned to get her out of the way. The woman was led to a secluded spot a short distance east of the white bridge and there beat about the head, stabbed to death and her body placed across the rails of the Consolidated. railroad to be ground to pieces by the numerous trains which pass in the vicin- ity. This endingwas onlyprevented from the fact that the engineer of the next train up, after the murder, discovered the body in time to disclose the das- tardly deed. Oh the same night, and a few moments after the hour which it is believed the murder was committed, Fuda and his companion boarded 1'39. train at South Norwalk fOr Stain? ford and were ferreted out from their hiding places, in New York and Buf- falo, only after a diligent quest on the part of Chief Vollmer and his men. Fuda was brought to the county court house yesterday and was an interested spectator to the usual procedure, new to him, in selecting a jury which will try him for his life. He watched eager: ly the clerk call the names of the jury- men summoned and the answers given to the inquiries of the attorneys as to whether they'were prejudiced or not,re- gardiug capital punishment where it was warranted by the facts and the evi- dence. - The Norwalkers summoned as jury- men were Charles I. Selleck, Charles W. Lockwood and George H. Ward- well, and were examined as follows: Charles I. Selleck. He did not read about it but heard two or three speak of it. Had formed no opinions and had no scruples against the death penalty or circumstantial evidence. Read the N orwalk papers but only read the head- ings about the murder. Did not know Qwhy but never had. He was accepted. Charles W. Lockwood. Had read accounts of the murder and formed the impression at the time that both men were guilty. Did not think that the impression remained with him at this time. Nothing particular had occurred to cause him to change his views other than that he had not read anything about it lately. He had not formed any definite opinion as to the truth or falsity of the evidence. Accepted. George H. Wardwell. He was strongly opposed to convicting a man for murder on circumstantial evidence. He was excused. The other jurors Summoned from this vicinity were as follows : Darien—George T. Philcox, William Relehan. . . New Canaan—L. M. Monroe,Jr., John E. Selleck. VVeston—William Morehouse, Bur- ton P. Merwin. Westport—Edward A. Nash, Samuel D. Banks, George Fairchild, Jr. Wilton—John R. Sturges, George W. Godfrey. _ Edward A. Nash of Westport was ex- cused. He had read accounts of the case in the newspapers, and had formed a definite opinion. Samuel E. Banks of Westport read about the case at the time and formed an opinion, but did not 'hold that opin— ion now. Formed no opinion as to the guilt of either Fuda or Imapassino. er was held as the sixth juror. William Morehouse of Weston was accepted. He had read little of the case, but was not opinionated. John R. Sturges of Wilton was ac- cepted. He had no prejudices in the case, «and had read very little about it. Burton P. Merwin of Weston had no conscientious scruples, and had fbrmed The defense carefully ex- amined him, but he answered accept- ably and was allowed to stand. William Relehan of Darien formed no opinion against Fuda. He thought whoever committed the crime ought to be punished. Accepted. I John E. Selleck of New‘Canaan was accepted because he had formed no opinion andfihad'xng, scruples. Udfdfrey of Wilton had fsions about the pris- , are. could fairly try _ ‘o'dbruples against the death penalt"._,Had read an account of the murder'iu the New York papers. It made no impression on him. He be- lieved he could serveaon a jury and weigh the evidence impartially. He was accepted as’ the second juror. L. M. Monroe, Jr., of New Canaan had formed an opinion and was excused, as was George T. Philcox of Darien. The task of selecting the jury was tedious and consumed several hours. The following were finally selected: . George W. Godfrey, Wilton; Samuel E. Banks, Westport; Henry Bernd, Dan- bury; Bennet Seeley, Fairfield; L. V. B. Hubbard, Shelton; Charles D. Blake- man, Stratford; Henry W. Osborne, Easton; William Relehan, Darien; John E. Lewis, Bridgeport; Arthur Todd, Bedding; Bertram P. Merwin, Weston; Dwight M.‘Burr,' Monroe. ' F uda is not prepossessing in appear- ance and has the cast of what one would picture to be a murderer of the most brutal type. He has a clear olive com- plexion which on a face less repulsive would make it exceedingly'prepossess- ing. He has a heavy under jaw, a low forehead, hair as blackas jet and close out. He twitched his hands nervously the greater part of the day while he sat - in the prisoner’s dock. He has an evil . piercing eye, covered by brows which i meet. He answered not guilty to the charge of murder in the first degree. Diagrams of the location of the mur- der were placed conspicuously on the wall of the court room to facilitate matr ters and after a brief delay Francis P. Gates, the engineer of the passenger train who discovered the body across I the tracks, was the first witness called Ito the stand. He explained in detail . the finding of the' body as told in these I columns. ' ’ The witness described the bloody footprints about the vicinity of the murder, and told how when he had brought the train to a standstill he had inspected the surroundings. He saw the prints of the feet of a man and woman which indicated a struggle, traced the small footprint from where it appeared the struggle for life. first began and saw the marks of the smaller footprints. There.» was evidence that blood had dropped at every step and ‘ finally blood was seen in little pools,ap~ parently showing that it was flowing freely from the person who struggled along the bank. The tracks led di- rectly to the body indicating that the struggle started some distance from the bloody footprints, but the wounds were inflicted there and as the person stabbed and bleeding walked, the blood flowed from her person and out of the shoe, leaving a trail which easily led those on the train to the spot where the body was found. Attorney Judson, who had been as- signed by the court as associate coun- sel with John J. Cuneo to defend Fuda, at this point displayed a pair of shoes of an unusual size and asked the wit- ness if he thought they would fit the footprints seen in the vicinity of the murder. The witness was unable to say, but was of the impression that they were too large. It is believed that the attorney for the defense, will endeavor to show that the shoes he displayed are those which were worn by Fuda on the night of the murder, and are the size worn by the accused, but that the footprints which were discovered in the ___—..~_ vicinity of the murder and carefully measured by the agents of the state were smaller and were never made by Fuda’s feet. The witness yesterday is one of the most important that the state will summon, 'and he was made to say by the astute attorney : “I saw no tracks in ' ahe vicinity of the murder which led me to believe they could be made by a shoe like that” (indicating the one held up by Attorney Judson for inspection). ~ As Fuda wears the shoes which At- torney Judson had in court yesterday, it is probable that he will attempt to show that it was some other hand than that of Fuda which committed the mur- der, and that the footprints in the vi- cinity plainly show it, was a smaller man. This may shift the suspicion to a certain extent so that the question will be open as to whether Fuda or Im- apasino is the guilty man. , In the cross examination Witness Gates said: “The footprints of a man and a woman were plainly evident, be- ing visible along the embankment and in the immediate vicinity of the body. There- was a pool of blood on the rail- road tracks and quite a large spot on one of the ties. At the base of the em- bankment the blood was profuse at one point, showing the entire footprint of a woman. There also appeared distinct spots and one was so plain that the out- line of the right foot was easily dis- cerned. I saw evidence under the bridge of another person walking along the tracks. The bodylaid in astraight position.” “Were both feet together when you saw the body first? ” inquired Attorney Judson. ‘ ' “Yes,” was the answer. “Was not the body lying face down as if falling suddenly on the face as it might if a blow was struck from be- hind?” “Yes, the body was lying face down- ward” was the answer of the witness. Describing the position, the witness said that the head pointed toward the north, the clothing Was disarranged, showing a pog‘tion of the right limb and exposed it, encased in a stocking. He said in answer to the questions from the attorney for the defense that the head of the body was not resting across the tracks, but that the arm lay across one rail. He also declared that on the retaining wall in the vicinity, he saw the plain imprint of, a bloody hand. Blood prints were also in evi- dence, indicating that someone tried to climb over the embankment at the spot where the body was found. At this p6int, the court ordered a recess until this morning at 10 o’clock. A _ ME-» __ _-_ Judge Frost has given a decision in the case of Charles Demarest vs. the town of Norwalk, awarding the plaintiff $40 damages and costs. Demarest fell into the creek from the Washington street bridge when the draw was...open owing to alleged negligence on the part of the town. ' LOCAL NEWS. The regimental reunion of the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery will be held at Savin Rock, June 9. Several Norwalk veterans are members of this organization. Judge Robinson, of the Superior court, has handed down a decision in favor of the public necessity and con- venience of the Milford street railroad. When completed this road will com- plete the trolley system between New Haven and Bridgeport. A Reuben from Wilton remarked as he rode down on a Street Railway car, “This kind of riding just suits, but don’t you- think it would be safer to have cow-catchers on the car?” Mo- torman Andrews in a 'dulcet tone of voice said, “We hardly need them do we, if you are aboard?” - “Right you are,” said Reuben, “where are the cows?” Saturday morning John Krasnak of 94 Church street, Bridgeport, employed by the Swords Lumber company, of that city, while removing some boards, had a pile of lumber fall over upon him and was crushed to death. A fel- low workman had a narrow escape. Deceased was about 30 years of age and leaves a wife and several children. Coroner Doten-could find no evidence of any criminal neglect and returned a verdict as to the facts. It has finally leaked out that Samuel Morehouse, the reputed millionaire of Fairfield, has been married to a Miss Reddy, a school teacher of New York. The ceremony, which was a quiet one, took place in the metropolis May the 5th. The friends of Mr. Morehouse are very much surprised, not that he has married, so much as keeping it a secret. The newly married couple will take up their residence at Fairfield at the sum- mer home of Mr. Morehouse. Rev. John L. Pitner of Norwich, chap- lain of the G. A. R. of Connecticut, has issued a circular to Connecticut G. A. R. men, in which he says in part as follows: “In view of all the horrors of the bat- tlefield, all the unspeakable tortures of every effort to prostitute Memorial Day, intended to be wholly spent in the in- dulgence of sweet sad memories and the stimulation of national gratitude. Have nothing to do, I . pray you, with the many schemes to rob the day'of its sacredness. Let us, rather, recount the sacrifices and deeds of our departed comrades, and invoke the blessings of heaven upon the land. I would suggest that the~ several posts seek to awaken such interest among the people of their respective localities, as will insure the perpetuation of this ceremony after we, who survive, shall have passed away. The objects of Memorial Day have, in manyvplaces, been lost sight of in the diversions which ill consort with the occasion. The Selectmen wereadvised Tuesday morning by Dr. S. H. Huntington that S. C. Patterson was seriously, if not critically ill at his home on Newtown avenue, and suggested the advisability of having him removed to the hospital. Acting on the suggestion of the phyj sician, Selectman Selleck deputized his son Frank to transfer Patterson from his home to the hospital. A phseton carriage was secured and Patterson was taken to the hospital, conversing with Mr. Selleck on the way, and laid on a couch where he soon after expired. ' The deceased who was about 55 years of age was a brick mason by trade and well known in town. For some months past he had been in ill health and una- ble to work at his trade. He applied to the selectmen for permission to be sent to the hospital but his request was not granted. He at the same time re- fused to go to the Town Farm. He was a married man but had not lived with his wife for some time, she having left him and gone out of town.- To the writer, he yesterday morning on Main street, in response to the salu- tation, “How are you Patterson '3‘” re- plied, “I don’t know, but I don’t-believe that I shall last much longer; this dys- pepsia will be the death of me. You can’t imagine how much I suffer. I’m nearly dead now. ” And he looked it. Mr. Patterson was a man of good habits, close in money matters perhaps, but with an intent to be honest. He was also a good workman. It is not known that he had any rela- tives in town nor as to where any of them ,reside. The selectmen will make investigations. In the meantime the remains will be taken charge of by funeral directOr J. D. Jennings. Coroner Burke has been advised of the death and it will receive his atten- tion. ' . The remains of Samuel C. Patterson, whose sudden death‘Tuesday morning was exclusively announced in the GA— ZETTE Tuesday, were taken from the Norwalk hospital, to the undertaking establishment of J. D. J enuings where they now are. ' An examination of the man’s effects brought to light an envelope upon the back of which was written the following: “If you find me dead, send word to my sister, Mrs. Susan Lewis of Nauga- tuck, who will notify my wife. ” He left a few effects of small value and four or five dollars in money. It is believed, however, that further inves- tigation by the Selectmen will develop the fact that he has left personal prop- erty of value. , . j The selectmen have the matter under prison pens, I entreat you to frown upon . pected it to expldde. I. . advisement, and have notified Mrs. Lewis of her brother’s death. Mrs. Patterson who it is said, for good and sufficient cause, left her husband, has been notified at her home in Bulcher Town, Mass, of his death. The cause of his death is attributed to heart failure. I The report of the committee appoint- ed to assess benefits and damages in the proposed widening of Wall street as re- ported at the last meeting of the Coun- cil, contains an assessment of benefits to the Norwalk Street Railway com- pany amounting to $600, $100 being on their car barn, and to the Norwalk Tramway company $400. It is not understood, or it is said the two trolley roads do not understand, by what authority of law they are assessed benefits the same as property owfiers along the line of proposed improve- ments. - . There are a number of- property owners who have been. assessed bene- fits for these improvements, who are of the opinion that the trolley tracks hav- ing made the widening of Wall pstreet necessary, the companies themselves, should be required to pay for the entire work, but this suggestion is not worthy of consideration, as every property owner should be required to pay a fair share for such improvements, if the Council intend to proceed on that line in all future work. It is on dit that the trolley roads are not satisfied with being assessed bene- fits, and if the COuncil insists upon their paying $1000 towards the widening of Wall Street, they will go to court and fight the question until a decision is secured from the Supreme court. ’ The hearing at the Council room is. assigned for next Monday night, when the position taken by the trolley roads will no doubt develops. ' -———< o >——-———. _. PERSONAL NOTES. Assistant postmaster Harry Mitchell is in New York, to-day. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Simons returned home from the south last night. Miss Nellie Gorman of this city and Miss Grace Carroll of Bethel are the guests of Charles Gorman at Albany, N. Y. _ Miss Elizabeth Kearney of Plymouth avenve is calling on Mrs. James F. Ken- nedy in Ridgefield, to-day. George W. Raymond is attending the State meeting of the Red Men in Derby to-day. He goes as a representative of the Cockenoe tribe. ' Mr. Frank Hyatt, of Brooklyn is visit- ing in town. ' ——<.> "NEW CANAAN. Mrs. John Greenwald is seriously ill. Next week the opera house will be resplendent in a new dress of paint. Miss Minnie Kelly and Miss Kath- erine Gleason are visiting in Norwich, Conn. William Hollingsworth and family have returned to New Canaan'for the summer. Miss Bessie Bouton has been having a pleasant visit of a few days with friends in Norwalk. A delegation from Olive Branch, D of L., will make a fraternal visit to Emma Dayton Council, Stamford, on Thursday evening. The members of Olive Branch Coun- cil, Daughters of Liberty, will hold a strawberry festival in their lodge-room, Friday evening. One hundred grave markers have been purchased by S. P. Ferris Post, G. A. R., to be used to mark the graves of soldiers buried in this town, Memo- rial Day. The fair and supper which was an- nounced to be given by the ladies of the Baptist church, in Raymond hall, May 27 and 28, has been postponed until June 3 and 4. DARIEN. Schools close for the year June 25. The Epworth League will hold a so- cial in the Methodist parsonage to-mor- row evening. The cantata “Esther ” will be pre- sented by the Musical Association about June 17 and 18. l p ’ J. E. Ballard has been notified of“ his appointment as postmaster, and has received a blank bond. Teachers of the Congregational Chg‘i will meet with the pastor, Rev S. J. Austin, to-morrow evening. Mr. Trowbridge of New York, has arrived for the summer at his beautiful residence on Collender’s Point. R. Pooley has'sold his livery business to George S. Bailey, and will hereafter be associated with that gentleman. J. B. Mather, whd contemplates leav- ing Darien to reside with relatives in Buffalo, will dispose of his household furniture at auction next Monday. ‘ v r A hearing on the petition of the city council to the Consolidated railroad that gates or flagmen be placed at cer- tain railroad crossings in this city was held in the council room 'Thursday at 10:45 before the railroad commission- ers. . -o r——- Some women act as if afraid to speak over the telephone, as though-they ex- EAST NORWALK. Mrs. Milton Elwood of Henry street, has recovered from her late illness. Burwell F. Day of Van Zant avenue, is learning to ride a wheel. Mrs. Thomas Benedict, Sr. has re- turned from a visit in Plattsburgh N. Y ' Dr. F. B. Baker’s residence «on Fort Point street, is in the hands of the painters. ' M. D. Randall, the contractor and builder, has purchased a new St. Law rence skiff. Mrs. Lewis G. Fowler of Henry street is entertaining her mother, Mrs. Doug- lass, of New Haven. The weekly class meeting of the East avenue M. E. church was held last eve- ning at the parsonage led by James L’Hommedieu. A Tramway car on the Dorlon Point line, jumped the track at the corner of 5th avenue and Cove street yesterday afternoon, and caused a short delay. The Epworth League prayer and praise meeting will be held this even- ing at the parsonage instead of the church parlor, and will be led by Harry Robertson. The Twin City Coachman’s club gave a reception in honor of Miss Anna Parker and Miss Rachael Skinner of New York, at the residence of John Grant, Tuesday evening. Miss Skin- ner sang several solos and the Club’s quartette rendered several selections. After remarks by William Fisher and C. D. Lloyd refreshments were served. Rev. W. H. Fanton of ~Saugatuck, preached in the East Avenue M. E. church yesterday morning. His topic was the “Bible,” and a very interest- ing history of it.was given. In the evening the pastor, Rev. A. J. Smith: preached a companion sermon to the one given last Sunday evening. Sub- ject “The Unsolved Riddle ” or “The Rewards of Victory.” A special meeting was held Saturday evening, in the Sunday School room of the East avenue M. E. Church for the purpose of giving out the different parts, and character to the ladies who will take part in the “Business Mens’ Carnival” to be given in Music hall, June 8th and 9th. Nearly all the parts were taken and the first rehearsal takes place this afternoon and evening in the Sunday School room. Daniel L’Hommedieu, has a very smart, intelligent cat, who, when she feels inclined for a fish breakfast or din- ner, goes fishing all by herself. She waits until the tide rises, then crosses the street to Peter Decker’s plank walk, which at high tide is very con- venient. From her position over the water, she watches until the fish or large minnows swim beneath her, then dexterously dips in her paw and catches a fish, which before eating, she takes and proudly shows to her master. John Felton of Belden Hill was in town Wednesday. He says that never before in his life has he known such rapid growth in the animal and vege- table kingdom. A calf that weighed 80 lbs. a week ago weighed 140 to-day. Chickens that weighed 2 lbs. at that time weighed six this morning, Straw- berries are ripe, people are eating green peas picked from their own gar- dens, eggs hatch out in four days, and tomato plants are being bowed down with a Weight of fruit. ure he thought would be the apple crop, the blossoms having been blasted by a frost early in February. FOR IT GIVES brilliant_and IT GIVES fascinating IT GIVES scientific an IT GIVES irusxra IT GIVES humorou We furnish Tribune (both papers), ONE. YEAR Write your name and address on a pos Tribune Building, New York Guy, l WILTON; ' ' ,. ‘ Miss Chapman of Westport, was the guest of Miss Elizabeth Raymond over Sunday. Miss Helen M iddlebrook, is spending the week with friends in Brooklyn. Mrs. P. S. Ackerman is stopping for the week with her husband at Hartford. Miss Bertha Brady and R. H. Fitch were guests of Mrs. Treadwell of Wes- ton on Sunday. To-morrow, Thursday, being Ascen- sion Day, there will be services at St- Matthew’s church, commencing at the usual hour. Davenport and Ambrose White have returned from a short visit at Hacken- sack, N. J. Mrs. Herbert S. Ogden of New York, was in town on Tuesday. Charles Weston, J r., of New York, is stopping at the Pines. Mr. Weston has his camera with him and has se- cured some fine photographs of our beautiful town. Towu matters seem to get more and more mixed, and now we learn that ' there is no Grand Juror in town, and wrong has no redress. Mr. and Mrs. James Middlebrook and family of Norwalk,were in town on Sun-r dav. Belden Hill school ,which has been most successfully taught by Miss Florence Sturges, will closeon Friday for the summer vacation. The card party given by Miss De— VVitt on Friday, was despite the inclem— . ent weather a very pleasant affair. Some light tables were filled. The pretty prizes were won by Miss Florence Sturges, Miss Sally Adlard and Messrs. Leonard, Comstock and George Wood- ward. On Sunday Decoration Day, there will be held in the cemeteries in town public services over the graves of our patriot dead. A delegation of Grand Army men from Norwalk with our veterans from Wilton, and‘ the minis— ters of the various churches will con— duct the memorial services. The pro- . cession will form at J oes Hill Ceme— tery at about 2 o’clock. It is requested that as many flowers as possible be sent to the churches before this hour or to the home of Augustus Winkler. Mrs. Selleck and child of Norwalk, are enjoying the healthful air of Bel- den Hill, stopping for the season with Arthur Benedict. John Randall Sturges and George W. Godfrey are on jury duty at Bridgeport. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Untermiar of Ridgefield werei‘in town Sunday. News of the death of the Rev. Levi Stimpson of Michigan brought memories of other days to our older in- habitants. Mr. Stimpson officmted at St. Matthew’s Wilton, over forty years ago, and many who were his parish- ioners then, have also joined the great majority. . Daughters of the Revolution will mar the graves of the Revoluntionary Sol- diers in town by flowers and flags on Decoration Day. Owing to the efforts of Mrs. Edward Olmstead who has been untiring in her researches, some forty- two graves have been located. The Strawberry festival at the Chapel ' . to-night demands attention and patron- The only fail- age. As it is unded the auspices of the Christian Endeavor Society it will surely be a success. 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