HE THREW A BOMB. A hearing in the matter of the pro- posed widening of Wall street was held in the Council rooms Monday night. The hearing was of much importance to property owners on Wall and Main streets. Among those present or rep- resented. whOvaobjected were A. H. Byington, E. K. Lockwood, O. E. Wil- son, Robert Dix, LeGrand Jackson, Jeremiah Donovan, Thomas Cousins, A. E. Austin, Frank J. and Eversley Curtis, Isaac Lee, J. Belden Hurlbutt, W: F. Acton, John Hadden, L. C. Han- ford, Manice De F. and Buckingham Lockwood, C. N. Wood and others. The clerk read the report of the committee as previously printed in full 11 these columns, with the additional manifesto, that personal notice had been served by Officer Morehouse on those interested, as to date and hour of hearing. Mayer Wheeler remarked that the committee appointed at a city meeting had labored long and earnestly, and felt confident that they had presented their report in the best of faith. He then invited any one present who ob- jected to the acceptance of the report to state such objection. Among the property owners inter- ested were: Julia P. Wilson, Michael Ratch- ford and Mary Ratchford, Edward Merrill, Manice De F. Lockwood, Buck- ingham Lockwood and William B. E. Lockwood. Jane L. S. Bishop, and ‘vVilliam F. Lishop, ‘Elizabeth 'Ray- mond, Lewis H. Raymond and Hannah R. Ambler, LeGrand Jackson, George C. Lockwood, John Hadden and Isabella M. Hadden, The Fairfield County Na- tional Bank, The Norwalk Savings So- ciety, William E. Dann, Sophia A. Weed, Samuel L. Weed and Edward P. Weed, Harriot S. Byington and Aaron 1H. Byington, The Bridgeport Savings Bank, Estate Joseph W. Hub- bell,—’\George M. Holmes, Trustee, J eremiih Donovan, George W. Selleck, Isaac Selleck and Henry Selleck, The N orwalk Street Railway Company, Wil- liam Meseberg, Estate of George Holmes,—(Stephen H. Holmes. Execu ton) Francis E. Quintard and Frederick H. Quintard, John J. Hanlon and William P. Hanlon, Mary E. Honneck- er. William A. Vogel, Sophia A. INeed, Estate of Edward P. Weed, The Na- tional Bank of Norwalk, Andrew Sel- leck, The Danbury and Norwalk Rail- road Company, The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Com- pany, Rebecca I. Cole, Ira Cole, Ed- ward K. Lockwood, Estate of James Mallory, deceased, Estate of Lupertia L. Beebe, deceased, F. St. John Lock- wood, John O’Sullivan, Sarah E.‘ Sta- ples, George C. Lockwood, Charles 0. C. Betts, The Fairfield County Savings Bank, Ralph Moody, Joseph P. Moody, Franklin J. Curtis and Anna E. Curtis, Charles DeKlyn, Sarah E. Lockwood, Charles S. Lockwood, Estate of Samuel E. Olmstead, deceased,——(Edward K. Lockwood and Rebecca G. Olmstead, Administrators,) Joseph Matheis and Henry Matheis, Louise 0. Coolidge, Noah Wood, Isaac Lee, Platt Price, Estate of William K. James,——(F. St. John Lockwood, Trustee,) Ebenezer J. Hill, The Norwalk Street Railway company, The N orwalk Tramway com- pany. A. E. Austin appeared for the Lewis Raymond estate, and claimed that there “was not one cents worth of benefit” to be gained by his clients in the proposed . improvements. Manice De F. Lockwood asked as to ‘ upon whom would fall the cost of put- ; ting a new front in what is known as the Blascer building. He was infOrmed that the matter had been considered ' and awarded in his assessment. General Manager Acton of the Street Railway line asked if there was to be a relocation of the electric car tracks. He also protested against the assess- ment of his company for benefits. C. Eversley Curtis representing the Curtis estate protested. .Charles S. Lockwood also objected, ; andlfacetiously asked why the com— ? mittee did not continue their assess— ments of benefits around and down Hoyt street. E. K. Lockwood objected on the ,; grounds that the assessment was un— -.equaL J. B. Hurlbutt, attorney for Mrs E. 3 P. Weed et. a1. threw a bomb into the ‘, camp by the sweeping assertion that the entire proceedings, both as to as- ‘ sessments of damages and benefits, did not come properly under the charter rights of the city. He objected as he -.said to any act of the city council that was not in strict conformity with its ' charter rights. 1 on the Boston Store property, a d.:.-.“.\\- 3 claimed to have been benefitted. said that he had already paid $2,000 for Noah Wood said that he had been assessed $80 for Main street improve- ments and felt sore that he should be asked to help pay for what might, be done on Wall street. I Jeremiah Donovan, Jr., made no ob- jection to the amount of his assessment but- thought that others had been awarded damages considerably in excess of what “they ought to have received, such dam- ages being . at the expense of those He .. improvements at or about Main street. . He pertinently asked the question, . 21"” “Does not a part of the Wilson building stand on town prOperty, and is it not I on record that the owners have paid rent for the same?” He then senten- tiously remarked, “You can certainly stand it if they can.” Referring of icourse to the Electric Railway com- panies. Mayor Wheeler read the list of those property owners interested and dwell- ing on each name gave the parties an opportunity to speak as to their griev- f ance. "WEEKLY - NORWLAK - GA ZETTE. LeGrand Jackson was recognized but he had nothing to say. John ‘Had- den got into the same boat. Attorney E. M. Lockwood entered a- protest on the part of A. H. Byington who was unable to be present. Isaac Lee believed that increased value on Wall street lessened values on Main street. He objected to the assess- ment, but thought the improvement a wise one. ' . Major G. M. Holmes representing the Hubbell estate was not able to be pres- ent but wrote a very caustic but at the same time friendly letter in which the idea was conveyed that it was the elec— tric roads that ought to bear the brunt of the expense in the proposed improve- ments. He made the pat remark in his letter that the owner of the Boston store building as well as Others could not get $1 more a month rent on their buildings by reason of the widening. “He did not wish to be unreasonable, and thought that $200 ought to be the maximum benefit assessed to any one. Councilman Kent said that if the work was to ~ be done, the quicker it were done the better, and suggested that if there was to be an adjournment of the hearing it be an early one. Out of compliment to several property own- this Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. - LOCAL NEWS. Roton and.Dorlon Point opened for the summer season on Saturday, and large crowds visited both of these pop- ular resorts. On Sunday crowds again journeyed to the seashore while on Monday both points were crowded. Each had music during the afternoon and evening and the sun coming out after the hard rain sent thousands to enjoy a half holiday. The crowd at Roton Point was some- thing enormous, and the Tramway com- pany did nOt begin to have sufficient cars to transport in comfort the thous- ands who desired to visit the point dur— ing the afternoon. At Dorlon Point another large crowd congregated and remained until late in the evening enjoying the fine music provided by Landlord O’Sullivan. At the Knob a large and select com- pany enjoyed the beauties of this most popular resort. President Golden was on hand to make every one at home, and Captain Joe Lockwood, the club chef, furnished a most tempting lunch of hot chowder and delicious coffee, which was generously partaken of by the club members and their guests. Mr. John H. Ferris kindly ran his hand- some launch between the Knob and Yacht club during the afternoon and brought hundreds of passengers to the grounds. The Pine Ledge club also enjoyed a most pleasant afternoon, and quite a number of the members turned out to enjoy the opening day at this promi- nent resort. Here, too, everything was done to entertain "the members and guests and a most happy afternoon was spent despite the stormy morning. The club enjoys a rapidly increasing mem- bership and promises to rival the older organizations in popularity. ' At the Yacht club the members were conspicuous by their absence. In the yacht race, which was an uninteresting drifting match, Dr. L. M. Allen's Bon Bon had a walkover in the cabin cat race and came in far ahead. The Ward V won in the jib and mainsail class and the Daphne iii the open cat class. All sorts of weather prevailed during the annual regatta of the Harlem Yacht club, which was sailed on Long Island Sound yesterday afternoon. But one serious accident marred the sport, that being the collision between the sloop Millionaire and the coasting schooner L. L. Hamlin of Providence, R. I. The yacht, which at the time had right of way, strictly speaking, tried to cross the bows of the coaster, and when her skipper discovered that the manoeuvre was impossible, he went about. Just as she filled away the big schooner struck the yacht with the bluff part of her port bow, and, tangling her cat, head and bowsprit spreader in the port shrouds of the yacht, she carried her stern first fOr some distance before the gear gave way. Then the sloop, her topmast going by the board, dropped astern. Three men were knocked overboard from the yacht. One was picked up by Captain William H. Bout-on of the Eagle of the New York & Norwalk Steamboat company, and lines were thrown to the other two, who were struggling in the water. Beyond the involuntary bath the men were not in- jured. The yacht, however,was towed to Harlem by the Eagle minus her top- mast and her port shrouds. E. Wheeler while engaged in paint- ing the Mrs. Hannah Hill residence on West avenue, Saturday suffered a fall that gave him a sprained shoulder. One of the rounds in a ladder which he was. mounting precipitated the precipita- tion, which was an unlocked for as it was unwelcome. The County Commissioners have made the followng distribution of 1i- cense monies according to law: Norwalk, $608; Bridgeport,‘ $73,758; Fairfield, $95; Stamford, $855, and Dan- bury, $1,201.75. As five per cent. of .the gross receipts goes to the county, $4,027.05 was paid to the County treas- |urer. ers the hearing was adjourned until, ' ear. ’ EUDA MURDER TRIAL. The most sensational tcstiznony that has thus far been given in the Fuda murder trial was brought out yester- day. From all appearances it looks as though Fuda and Imapassino had planned to murder Mrs. Fuda in some lonely spot where the body could not easily be found. As far as the testi- mony is given it appears that the mur- der was instigated by Imapassino and that he had a hand in it. Such at least is the nature of the testimony given by Leo Donatell, an Italian who had a talk with Fuda last March and to whom, he alleges, Fuda confessed the crime. A new interpreter was in use yester- day. He is Atonnio Spinello, allawyer of New Haven, and he is a bright and intelligent young man. He is a gradu- ate of the Yale Law School and has thus far been the best interpreter that has as yet been in use in the case. The first witness called in the case yesterday was Joseph Pannetta, a young man. He testified that he was present in Fuda’s apartments 3. night or two before the murder playing cards. Fuda and his wife quarrelled. Fuda picked up a hatchet and placing it against his wife's neck said that he would kill her. Leo Donatell was the next and most. important witness in the case. It was he who had the conversations with Fuda and Imapassino. He said that he first became acquainted with Fuda on the morning of his arrest. He had a conversation with him on Saturday in New York; had another one on the Monday following. He related the particulars of the first conversation. He said: “I went to the house where Fuda was stopping and found Fuda eating his breakfast. I said to him Guisseppi, do you know that your wife has been kill- ed in Stamford. You had better go back again. He replied that ‘I know nothing about her, she left my house, she ran away. ’ ” Witness told of the arrest that fol- lowed. On the way to the police sta- tion witness had another conversation. Fuda then said that his wife got out of bed on the 18th at 4 o’clock and went away, taking $26 with her. He had come to New York to find her. In the conversation which took place on Monday, Fuda said his wife left him Wednesday night, some time be- tween ? and 8 o’clock. Fuda did not know where she was. He thought she had gone away with Imapassino. The next coiiversation took place the Wednesday following. Witness had been to Buffalo and had a conversation with Imapassino. Witness told Fuda that Imapassino accused him of killing Mrs. Fuda, and that the'shoe which had been taken from Fuda fitted the tracks. Fuda said that Imapassino had borrowed his coat and shoes and also taken his hatchet. Witness told of other interviews which he had with the accused. Upon one occasion Imapassino was brought before Fuda. Imapassino said: “There is the man who killed his wife.” Fuda replied: "That is what you say.” Another conversation took place lat- er on. Fuda said he must tell all about it. Continuing witness said: “Fuda told me that Imapassino said to him: ‘I am tired of your wife; she is a bad woman; she has called me bad names and called my sister in Italy hard names. Now if you do not kill her, I will shoot her with my revolver. We can take her away to some lonely spot near Stamford and kill her. ’ ” Donatell detailed the actions of the men, as told by Fuda, and of their tak- ing the 9:21 train and of Mrs. Fuda be- ing sent to a seat in the rear coach. Continuing he said that this is what was told him: When they reached South N orwalk, Fuda suggested to get off. Imapassino said “we will go to the next station. This town is too large.” They talked in Italian. When they got to East Norwalk, Imapassino said “we will take a walk.” Mrs. Fuda asked “where are we going?” Imapassino said “We will take a walk and then take atrolley ’ While they were walking Fuda was on one side and Imapassino on the other. They changed positions often. When they got to a point below the bridge, Imapassino said “Now catch her.” He caught her about the waist, threw her over on one side and then delivered the blows upon her head. She screamed “Holy Virgin! Holy Vir- gin!” andto each exclamation Fuda replied “Holy Moses! Holy Moses!” Fuda and Imapassino then ran up the bank. Imapassino assisted himself up the bank by crawling on his hands. The two men met on the street, not far from the railroad bridge. While they were walking to East Norwalk, Imapassino called Fuda’s at- tention to blood upon his coat. Ima- passino said out it out and it was done. When they got to East Norwalk, Ima- passino said» that he had no money. Fuda declared that he had and drew a $20 bill from his pocket.‘ They could not get a train and took a trolley car. They then went to South Nor-walk and got off at the depot. » When they got to the depot Imapassino suggested that they should buy tickets to Greenbrook. Fuda objected to this and then Imapass- ino said that he would get off at Stam- ford. Then Fuda bought some fruit for' 15 cents. A policeman changed the $20 bill, of which Fuda took $14 and .Imapassino the balance. When'they boarded the train at Staim- 1 ford, Fuda asked what would the neigh- bors say. Imapassino said, “Tell them that she got up early in the morning and went away with some of my money. ” They agreed to this and when they got off the train at the depot one went home in one direction and the other took another route. He also testified to the factthat Ima- passino asked for a hatchet and when asked what he wanted it for said that he “needed it.” Mr. Spinello was called to the stand. The letters which Fuda had written to his cousin were read as translated by him. In one letter Fuda said that he had fallen into the mire by heeding the advice of Nicod'emo. They were to act in unison, but Nicodemo had deserted him. He tries to throw all the blame upon him. He needs money and wants one hundred dollars. He will sell all he possesses in Italy, as he wishes none of his property to go into the hands of strangers. He prefers that it should go to the hands of relatives. In the second letter, which was ex- hibit 16, Fuda stated that a woman had brought about his ruination and had led him to this road. He asked that his cousin should not send him any- thing as he cannot tell when he will get out of his present trouble. Detective George Wilkes, of Pinker- ton’s National Detective Agency, was the next witness. He said that he had been employed by the Pinkerton’s for the past five years and was sent to this state to work on the Fuda case by his superintendent. He went over ‘ the ground where the body was found and made several measurements and also noted his time. His first visit was made on March 19. He pointed out on the map the place where he visited and said that since that time several changes had been made. The bank was quite steep at that point. He walked from Bridge street down to the trolley track and judged that the dis- tance was about half a mile. The notes he took down and the questions ans- were? were noted by him and formed part ’of his report. He first saw Fuda at the jailMarch 19 and had four inter- views with him. The statement made by Mr Donatell in regard to the inter- view with Fuda he agreed with, that is the question of the time of the murder. Dr. Burke was recalled and was asked by State Attorney Fessenden in regard to what he called stab wounds upon the body of Mrs. Fuda. He said that he did not say that the wounds were not made by a knife. They were what are styled incised wounds and might have been made by a stone or some instru- ment. To Mr. Judson he said that he had probably meant that the wounds would have been made by a knife or some other instrument. The doctor corrected his statement as given Fr-i day to the manner in which the first blow was struck. He said that he be- lieved that it was delivered from the rear. The court adjourned until this morn- ng while Dr. Burke was on the stand. y AA_ A SAD BROWNING. A sad drowning accident occurred between Dorlon Point and Commodore Burritt’s about 8:30 o’clock Tuesday night. Frank Britto, accompanied by John White of Danbury and Charles Loehner of Newark, N. J ., started out yesterday morning On a fishing trip down the harbor. . When the boat approached Cockeno’s a sudden gust of wind split the sail and the party waded a shore for repairs. While on the island a squall came up and they were drenched and gave up all idea of fishing. When it was thought safe to start for home they got into the boat and sailed to Dorlon Point, where they remained for some time, White leaving them there and taking the trolley for South Norwalk. Young Britto and Loehner started from Dorlon’s about 8 o’clock, the lat- ter tending the sheet and the former steering the boat with an oar. When the boat, which was a long, narrow skiff with centreboard, tacked across onto the flats, Loehner suddenly heard a splash and saw Britto in the water. Loehner called to him to keep up, but Britto came to the surface but once and then disappeared. Loehner, who knows nothing what- ever about a boat, called lustily for help and Charles Byxbee, who was eel- ing, came to his assistance and towed him in the boat to the Washington street bridge. The story of Britto’s drowning was - soon told and a party went down the I harbor in search of his body, but gave it up at midnight. About five o’clock this morning George Byxbee saw the body on the mud flats and James Whitney, Robert McAllister, Robert Gates and John Britto, father of the boy, went to the spot and recovered it. , ‘When found the body was on the flats near Burritt’s creek. Coroner Burke was notified and after viewing the remains had them removed to D. W. Raymond’s morgue. Mr. Loehner‘told a GAZETTE report- er this morning thathe could not ex- plain how Britto got overboard. Loeh- ner says he was sitting in the waist of the boat “tending sheet rope” while Britto was behind him steering with an car. The boon did not hit him as it o sitting. The only explanation Loehner can give is that Britto stood up for some purpose and a lure“: of the boa threw 'him overboard. When found Britto had removed his coat from his shoulder and one arm, but the other arm was in the sleeve. He was a good swimmer and why he did not strike out for the boat cannot be explained unless he Was taken with a fit or cramp. ‘ Mr. Loehner, who is a son-in-law of Charles B. Schuman of Orchard street, was very much affected by the fatal ending of the day’s sport and could not give a very clear account of the acci- dent. Deceased was not quite twenty-two years of age and leaves a wife and two small children to mourn his loss. Coroner Doten has been notified and an inquest will be held at 3 o’clock this afternoon. ' OD— GEORGETOWN. Memorial Day was observed Monday by a large concourse of people. James E. Moore Post of Danbury, which has a local membership of thirty, was pres- ent together with a band of twenty pieces and a drum corps. The crowd was so large that the sex - vices could not be held in the church and a large wagon was placed in a field, from which addresses were made by Rev. U. 0. Mohr, Rev. G. Lansing Tay— lor and others. The principal address of the day was made by Rev. Father Shortell. After the ceremonies the citizens of Georgetown furnished refreshments. «. ‘ Upon the request of William Haif, who visited Robert Wherle, winner of the Burritt cup, in Bridgeport, the latter readily gave up the cup only stipulating that his name should be en- graved upon it as the winner in ’96. The handsome trophy is now in the hands of the Alpha club to be again contested for on the 17th. Judge Ralph Wheeler has given- a decision in the divorce case of Daisy Comstock of Stamford, against William M. Comstock of New Canaan, granting the petition. The case was tried March 31, and was contested, the co-respondent named being Mamie Comstock. Al- though of the same name she is no rel- ative of the defendant. Judge Wheeler finds the allegations in the complaint true and grants the plaintiff the cus- tody of their minor child, Florence, aged three years. They were married Nov. 3, 1892. —Live Merchants 1(th their names before the Public. An Advertisement in THE GAZETTE will be read. EAST NORWALK. Prof. William Harboitle, Fobert Hill and Albert Bradley started 0:1 a century‘ run Sunday morning at 6 o’clock by way of Portchester, Tarry- town, New York and Brooklyn. Hugh McClusker has left the Iron Works and accepted a position with B. McGovern at Lime Rock. The Epworth League prayer meeting of the M. E. church which is usually held on Monday evening, will unite with the class meeting this evening at the parsonage. ~ - Arthur Waldron is building an addi- tion to his barn on Cottage avenue. Miss Gussie Rivers spent Sunday and yesterday at Long Ridge. The Annual Memorial service at the East avenue M.E. church Sunday even- ing was of a very interesting order. The program consisted of several fine selections by the Appolo orchestra; singing by the regular quartette choir; recitations by Mrs. Harry Hipson, Mr. Jackson, the Misses Hattie Smith, ' Tessie Hendricks and Mabel Knapp. Words of Welcome by the pastor Rev. A. J. Smith, and an address by the members of the Douglass Fowler Post, the U. V. U. ’s and Lincoln Council, 0. U. A. M. The Auditorium of the- church was well filled notwithstanding the rain which came down in torrents at the time for the service to commence. Mrs. Alva Longstreet of Cottage avenue, .who has been spending four weeks in Lewistown, Penn., returned to her home last evening, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert V. Carr, who have been visiting in Northport, L. 1., returned to their home on Cottage ave- nue, yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Smith, of C t~ tage‘ avenue, entertained a party of friends yesterday. Among those pres- ent were: Rev. A. J. Smith and fami- ly, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Seymour, Mr. and Mrs. John Wheeler, Mrs. Charles Glover and Mrs. Esther Wheeler. Mrs. Charles L. Ainsworth and Miss Clara Ainsworth are visiting friends and relatives in Brooklyn. Rev. W. E. Schoonhoren, of the Knickerbocker Avenue M. E. church, Brooklyn, spent Memorial Day at Mrs. Lichenor’s, on Henry street. A local paper announced that the Wheeler Straw factory would be closed on Saturday last for the season. A mistake of several weeks as to date of closing. 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