\1 Founded in 1800.] V 01.. Xcv11.-—N o 43 — 1 .— NORWALK CONN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22. 1897.——12 PAGES. BLINDED WITH DEADLY 1cm! CWEII NIIIIPIIY DISIIEII IT III THE FACES OF TWO GIRLS IIII HLITTSVILLE AVENUE. 1min: KINSELLA AND MARY TROY wcnms IMARY WILE‘LOSE ON‘E EYE AND JENNIE WILL PROB- ABLY BE SIGHTLESS FOREVER. One of the most heinous crimes that has ever been chronicled in Norwalk, occurred on Plattsville avenue last evening, when Owen Murphy threw acid in the faces of two mill girls who were returning from their work in Winnipauk. Jennie Kinsella ‘was frightfully burned, and will in all prob- ability lose the sight of both eyes. Mary Troy is suffering greatly and will lose [the sight of her right eye. Jennie Kinsella lives on Plattsville avenue, in What is called Cobble Hill. Last evening she returned home from the Norwalk Mills in Winnipauk in cOmpany with Mary Troy, Alice Troy, Maggie Troy and Bridget Silk. The girls had reached the Kinsella house and were standing outside the gate talking, Lwhen a short, sturdy man wearing a dark colored overcoat and a slouch hat pulled down over his eyes crossed diagonally from the opposite side of the street. Coming up behind the girls the man jerked his right hand up ~11towards Jennie Kinsella’s face. Jennie fell, uttering shriek after shriek of agony. Mary Troy also felt a horrible pain as though a red hot iron had penetrat- ed her right eye, and she too began to scream. The fellow in the slouch hat turned and ran toward the New Canaan road. People came running from all the houses around. The screams of Miss Kinsella’s moth- er were added to the uproar. She and Alice Troy, who first raised the injur- ed and terrified girls, badly burned their hands. The villain had deluged the two unfortunates in a bath of vit— riol. .The girls were carried into the house and Dr. Huntington summoned. John Murphy, a brother of Owen, ran to this city and notified Officer MorehOuse of the crime, and Officer Bartram immediately repaired to the scene on his wheel. As soon as Officer Bartram lea1ned ' the particulars he 1n company withl several residents started out to search for the man who threw the vitriol. When they arrived at the bridge crossing the river near the Fair Grounds they found John, otherwise known as “Tumbler” Kelly, standing at one end. In reply to the Officer’s questions Kelly ’s answers were not sat- isfactory and he was placed under ar- rest and taken to the Kinsella house. Confronted with the girls who could see him they could not positively iden-"' tify him as the vitriol thrower. “He is dressed differently,” said, confusedly. He wore a derby hat and a faded brown overcoat, but he carried a dark colored overcoat, on his arm. The po- lice searched him. Under his coat was a vest rolled up, and inside the roll was a light soft hat and a razor wrapped in they leather. . A large crowd had gathered in front of the Kinsella house, and when Officer Bartram appeared with Kelly the crowd began to-hoot at him and yelled “Lynch him,” and it was with considerable dife‘ ficulty that the officer got his prisoner to the Main street trolley. Foremost of them 'was John O’Don- nell, who is engaged to marry Jennie Kinsella. At Main« and Wall streets, O’Donnell, who was crazy for the time, jumped on the car. A dozen followed him. With the policeman guarding Kelly was Miss Kinsella’s brother,Pat- rick. O’Donnell made a jump for Kelly’s throat. “I’ll kill him!” he shouted. get hold of him!” O’Donnell’s friends urged him. “Choke the life out of him ! ” yelled. Patrick Kinsella seized the man who loves his sister. “Hold on now, John,” he “Hands off. We’re not certain of him. Don’t do murder, John I If we were sure of him do you think 1’d let him get away alive ‘9 ” The police forced O’Donnell and the 7 Again and again “Let me they said. rest from the car. they tried to board it, but Kelly, pale and shivering, was safely locked up. In the meantime Owen Murphy who had thrown the vitriol, dashed into his own house on the opposite side of the street, from the Kinsella home. In each hand he carried an empty glass. Rushing up to his sister he exclaimed, “I struck Jennie when I meant it for Annie McCryne I ” He then obtained 85 from his sister and dashed out of the house and has not since been seen although the offi- cers, who did not learn the true facts until some hours later, are making a thorough search for him. Kelly told a GAZETTE reporter that he had been working for Fancher in New Canaan, and that yesterday he left and came to Norwalk and was return— ing to Hoyt’s nursery when arrested. He was completely in the dark as to why he was arrested and considerably frightened by the antics of the crowd about Cobble Hill. Owen Murphy, the vitriol thrower, is a young man who is not in possession of all his mental faculties, and it is only about four months ago that he was dis- charged from the Stamford sanitarium. Kelly was released this morning, . there not being any evidence whatever against him. ——-——-—-—<0»————-—-—— FRATERNAL NEWS. Secretaries of fraternal, or secre‘ so- cieties are invited to send to the GAZETTE, the elections of officers and other news pertaining to their lodges to be printed in this rolumn. The names of officers should be brought in on the evening of their election and all other news with equal promptnoss. The next state council of the O.U.A. M. will be held in Bridgeport in Octo- ber, 1898, and a special session will be held in Hartford next March to discuss the subject of new laws. The second and third degrees will be conferred to-night at the lodge rooms of Pioneer Castle, A. O. K. of M. C. The Twin City Mandolin club re— hearsed last night at the home of Wil- liam Montgomery. Kabaosa Encampment will meet to- night and work the third degree. The Haydn Musical club will meet in the Center school hall to-night to rehearse the music to be rendered at the C. E. convention. The W. C. T. U. of South Norwalk will meet with Mrs. R. T. Makin of Day street this afternoon, at 3.30 o’clock. The N orwalk Chapter, D. A. R. held its regular monthly meeting at the Cen- tral club house yesterday afternoon. A discussion of a paper read on the sub- ject “Roger Ludlow” was replete with date and facts of interest to all. Mrs. Charles Olmstead presided at the “tea” which followed. .11 n Entertaining and I nstraotive Home Journal, ESpeoially Devoted to Local News and Interests. [$1:9°.“ Year HUGHES WENT 0111. Webster Planted His Right on the Brooklyn Boy’s J law. Only Two Rounds of the Wind-up Fought Last Night. ' The athletic entertainment at Arion hall last evening drew a very small crowd, but the bouts as far as they went Were first class and above the general average. Jack Grace, of New York, was to have gone on with Bruce Nordaby, of Bridgeport, for six rounds,but although N ordaby was present and ready to ful- fill his part of the contract Grace did not appear much to the disappointment of the audience. John Conroy, the announcer, pre- sented the old reliable Dan McIntyre as master of ceremonies with Fred Coleman as timekeeper. Grace’s failure to "appear sent Jimmy Kelly, of New York, and Eddie Good- body, of Brooklyn, into the ring for the opening six rounds. Six faster or better rounds could not have been fought, each escaping with light punishment but doing exceeding- ly clever work. Kelly was a veteran and drew the Brooklyn lad into mak- ing several wild swings. but he was in the fight every minute of the six rounds and outpointed Kelly by a large majority. Eddie had an effective left which he used to good advantage, and although he forced matters through every round Kelly’s good generalship saved him from severe punishment. During the wait for Lew Webster of South Norwalk, and Mike Hughes, of Brooklyn, to don their togs, Announcer Conroy introduced a visitor named O’Brien who gave several humorous character representations. Webster and Hughes were then in- troduced for a ten round wind-up, and the opening round promised a most en— tertaining exhibition of the manly art, but in the second round Webster swung an unusually hard right which caught Hughes squarely upon the jaw, send- ing him down and completely out and bringing the entertainment to a sud- den end. -—————-‘o.o>-———-— mPhotographic supplies at - Riggs Drug store. 0 14 if AMUSEMENTS. The Span of Life. One of the most popular melodrama- tic productions on the road is “The Span of Life,” which will be seen here at Hoyt’s Theatre, Tuesday, Oct. 26. It can truly be said that “age does not Wither nor custom stale” the infinite popularity of this most successful of the many realistic plays written by Sutton Vane, who is beyond doubt a past mas- ter in the art of stage construction. A more remarkable scene than the human bridge in “The Span of Life” has never been conceived by a playwright and it is probably to this unique contrivance that “The Span of Life” owes its last-, ing popularity. Manager Calder de- clares that his company .this season is the best he has ever engaged to present this play. Peck"s ‘ Bad Boy. ' Next Wednesday night brings that popular piece of hilarity to Hoyt’s Theatre. The play is one that never loses its capability of amusing the pub- lic. It has a remarkably good theme for its foundation, one that admits of no end of possibilities, and new and or- iginal features are continually being added. It has a brand new set of ideas in the way of music and dancing, and all the characters are well drawn. Every reader of the newspapers will welcome the Bad Boy, his pa, his girl, the poor grocer, his chum and accom- plice, and all the rest of the characters that have made merry for the benefit of the hundreds of thousands of people. ——<o.o>——— Knocked Out by a Hornet. Thomas O’Donnell, of N orwalk, a former Danbury hatter, who, even now, commutes between that place and this city, when trade is good, was in town yesterday, but was hardly recognized by his many friends. Mr. O’Donnell had an encounter with an ugly hornet, who stung him on the bridge of the nose, causing his face to swell to such an extent that his eyes were nearly closed.——Danbury News. . Messrs. DeKlyn, Raymond and Betts are doing their best to capture a few pounds of tautogs to-day. NORWAIIICIIAPTER. inaughters of the American Revolution Meet at Cen- tral Club. Gabriel Ludlow’s Chair, 200 Years Old, Loaned for Exhibit by Mrs. William K. James. The regular meeting of the Norwalk Chapter, D. A. R., was held yesterday afternoon in the Assembly Rooms of the Central club. The interest in the attractive pro- gramme and the lovely weather had brought out a large proportion of the chapter which now numbers 115, and a very pleasant afternoon was spent by those interested in the aims of this so- ciety. A number of ancient relics were placed upon the. platform below the flags which draped the window and beside the glowing chrys tnthemums which decorated it. A chair, about 200 years old which had been the property of Gabriel Lud- low, a grand-nephew of Roger Ludlow was loaned by Mrs. W. K. James. There was a work-box 100 years old, with a piece of needlework left un- finished in it by Miss Ludlow, great- grand daughter of Gabriel Ludlow, who lived at 13 Broad St., New York, about 1805, and a very beautiful, an- cient table cloth with patriotic em- blems and mottoes loaned by Mrs. Charles Olmstead. lVlrs. Olmstead had written an amusing little account of the tablecloth which was read by Miss Pinneo. A curious old legal paper, the description of a boundary fence be- tween the properties of the Trumbulls and Solomon Williams was loaned by Mr. Charles Quintard. Solomon Williams was the father of V’Villiam Williams, signer of the Decla- ration of Independence from Connecti- cut, and the great-great—grandfath‘er of Mrs. James G. Gregory and Miss Pin- neo. The programme consisted of a vocal solo by Mrs. Boutwell, accompa- nied by Miss Amy Wood, avaluable paper upon Roger Ludlow capitally well given by Miss Marvin, a piano solo by Miss Sally Betts, and the reading of a poem by a Connecticut poet, Fitz- greene Halleck, by Miss Clara Hill. Tea was served by Mrs. Charles Olm- stead. most ably assisted by Mrs. Kate 1’. Hunter, and Miss Hurlbutt. The table set in the Members’Room was decorated with sprays of myrtle and lovely pink roses, the center piece of roses. PERSONAL NOTES. Miss Mary E. Murray, of Brewsters, N. Y., is visiting Mrs. S. L. Sweet, of Cross street, South Norwalk. Miss Fannie Goodsell, of Poplar Plains,is visiting Mrs. Mary E.Holmes, of Orchard street. Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Pierce have returned home from their wedding tour. Mrs. William Bartram has been spending a few days with friends in Hartford. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Slauson of South N orwalk have been visiting in Katonah, N. Y. .Mrs. A. Avison, of Main street, Nor- walk, is visiting in Philadelphia. Mrs. Frank Wilson and son Kenneth, I of Bridgeport, are visiting Mrs. Wil- son’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bou- ton, of Main street, Norwalk. They will remain two or three weeks. Mrs. S. H. Richmond, J r., of Cross street N orwalk, is visiting her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. J. Harvey Sear- les, in Glenbropk. Miss Anna Russell accompanied them. Mrs. R. L. Baker has returned to her home in High street, South N orwalk after a two weeks’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Burwell Carter, in Plain: ville, Conn. Mrs. S. A. Warren, of N orwalk, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. He- man Stevens, of Ridgefield. Eber Foot, of Bridgeport, is , visiting his father, Asa Foot, of Center avenue. Miss Viola Casey, of South Norwalk, is a guest of Miss Nellie Murphy, of Danbury. Miss Helen Roche of Derby arrived home, last night, from South Norwalk, where she visited her sister, Mrs. Julia O’Brien. ———Ansonia Sentinel. :VA:A= Rented for SI, 00l per Year. Franklin Stevens has secured a lease of the ground floor in the New Canaan Hotel, comprising cafe, billiard-room and office, at an annual rental of $1,001.. George Stevens, a son of the'less‘ee, of New York, offered $1,000 in advance for the lease. HAS GROWN A BEARD. Bishop Williams’s Most Intimate Friends Would Hardly Recognize Him. A despatch from Middletown says: “During the recent illness of Bishop Williams, the eminent churchman has undergone a change in personal ap- pearance which will cause ,even his in- timate friends who have not seen him recently to fail to recognize him. The‘ change is caused by his growth of a luxurious white beard, which gives him a patriarchial appearance. In his sickness Bishop Williams was con- fined more or less to his bed, and the process of a shave several times a week became irksome to him. Accordingly his beard was allowed to grow. The small side whiskers grown by the Bish- op for so many years have become so thoroughly identified with his appear- ance that there are no pictures to be found anywhere which do not show the side whiskers. Now in addition to a white moustache he has a full white beard which covers his face, hides his mouth, but fails to conceal the merry twinkle of his eyes. His health has im- proved so greatly however, that he has decided to remove the beard, and with- in a few days, the venerable bishop will he himself again. SHOT AT WILSON. Newtown Stirred Up Over a Mysterious Shooting Case. The residents of Newtown have been somewhat stirred up over an alleged attempt at shooting and George Rem- ington Wilson, the man fired at has offered a reward of $50 for the arrest of his assailant. Mr. Wilson is a well to do farmer re- siding on what is known as the Crouch- ley place in the Tau‘nton district. When driving along the N ewtown road on his way home Wednesday night he thought he discerned a person partly concealed in the shrubber y and was further'aroused by what sound- ed like a click of the hammer of a shot gun. . The gun missed fire and Mr. Wilson did not stop to investigate but at once touched up his horse. He had gone but a short distance, however, when the gun was discharged and some of the shot pierced Wilson’s hat. The horse was also struck, which maddened the animal and it ran away. Mr. Wil- son was able to get the horse under control before reaching home so that apart from the fright occasioned by the unpleasant experience there was little harm done. ~- ~—‘.-I> DO WE GET IT? Recommends $25,000 for Our Harbor. Chief Engineer __..- Gen. Wilson in his report makes the following estimates of Harbor Improve- ments in this state: Pawcatuck river, $25,000; Thames river, $40,000; Connecticut river, $25- 000; Duck Island. Harbor of Refuge, $100,000; New Haven harbor, $28,000. breakwaters at New Haven, $200,000; Housatonic river, $35,000; Bridgeport harbor, $50,000; Norwalk harbor, $25- 000; Stamford harbor, $25,000. -“ 7 NEW CANAAN. Miss H. L. Avery of East avenue is visiting relatives in Stamford and N or- walk; Mrs. Cooper of East Woods is spend- ing a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Robert Raymond, Jr., at her home on Railroad avenue. Mr. and Mrs. George Raymond have returned to their home in Chicago af- terashort visit at the Misses Trow- bridge’s. It is reported that one of the Main street newsdealers will soon unite in wedlock with a Norwalk maiden. “<0-”- New Canaan Merchant Dead. Charles Raymond, a well known bus- iness man, died at his home in New Canaan yesterday, aged eighty-seven years. For many years he conducted a general store under the firm name of Raymond & Pardee. He was one of the oldest members of Wooster lodge of Masons. ‘ ‘-‘ W Will Have Electric Lights. Warden Seeley signed a contract yes- terday with the Norwalk and South Norwalk Electric Light company to furnish New Canaan with electric lights for five years, and it is hoped to have everything in working order by Christ- mas. * PRICE TWO- CENTS The Weather; Cloudy and threatening to-night. Saturday fair warmer in north portions. BIRTHS. PARKETON~In N orwalk October 20, a son to -.Mr and Mrs. George E. Park- eton. A. MARRIAGES. BIRKS— J ENNINGS—In Greens Farms, Oct. 20, by Rev. Mr. Thompson, Albert Ellsworth Birks and Miss Alice M. Jennings of G1 eens Farms. BLIGHT — ARNOLD —— In Bridgeport, Oct. 19 by Rev. E. Grier Fullerton,» William F. Blight and Miss Anna Gray Arnold, both of Bridgeport. CUNNINGHAM—GREGORY — In South Norwalk, Oct. 20, by Rev. A. S. Kava- nagh, Rogers. CunninghamofBridge- port, and EMiss Erma Leslie Gregory, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Gregory of South Norwalk. , DAVIS—BOUTON—In Danbury, Oct. 20, by Rev. A. C. Hubbard. Alfred L. Davis and Miss Gertlude P. Bouton, both of Danbury. HALL—DEAN—In Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 20, by Rev. Mr. Adams in the Ross Presbyterian church, Miss Ade- . laide, daughter of Mrs. Matthew Dean of Brooklyn and Philip Weed Hall son of T. W. Hall, of Stamford. HOYT—HAWKINs—Jn East Norwalk, Oct. 20, by Rev. A. J. Smith, Harry Hoyt and Miss Evelyn Hawkins of East Norwalk. ROYDEN — BEACH — In Bridgeport Oct. 19. by Rev. H. N. Sherman, Miss Anna Beach of Bridgeport, and Ray Seymour Royden of Milford. SHEFFIELD—MORISON — In Grace church New York, Oct. 16, by Rev. Arthur B. Kinsolving of Christ church, B1 ooklvn, Archibald Sheffield of New Yo1k and M1s. F101 ence Boga1t Mori- son of Norwalk. WALSH—GRIFFIN—In Danbury. Oct. 21, by Rev. H. J. Lynch, William J Walsh of New York and Miss Margaret A. Griffin of Danbury. WARNER—BARNES—In South Nor- walk, by Rev. A. .1. Smith, Miss Ella J. Barnes and John W. Warner of New- town, N. J. DEATHS. . BIRCH —— In Bridgeport,“ Oct. 19th Alfred Birch, aged 81 years, 2 months. BUNKER—In Philadelphia, , Pa., on Oct. 18, Fanny, widow of Capt. John’ Bunker, formerly of Fairfield, aged 8]. years. ' CHAVELL———In B11dgepo1t, Oct. 19. LucyA., daughte1 of Geo1ge E. and EmmaJ. Chavell, aged 19 years. CLEMMETs——In Bridgeport, Oct. 16, Mrs. Jennie Clemmets of N01 walk, aged 38 years. COSTELLO——In B11d0‘eport Oct. 16, Rose, widow of the late Martin Costello, aged 76 years. FITCH——In Norwalk, Oct. 17, Charles M. Fitch, aged 46 years and 11 months. FARRELL—In South N orwalk, Oct. 20, Frank Farrell, aged about 50 years. GAGEN—In New York, Oct. 17, John Gagen formerly of Stamford, aged 32 years. HALL—In Trumbull, Oct. 17,George E., son of George and Emily Hall, aged 16 years 10 months. HOWARD. -—In Bridgepmt, Oct. 19th, at No.16 Pierpont street, Timothy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard, aged 35 years, 11 months. HITCHEN—In Mianus, Oct. 17, Ben— jamin Hitchen. HAGGERTY—In Br idgepmt, Oct. 17, Catherine, youngest daughter of Dan- iel and Margaret Haggerty, aged 1 year. KELLY.——In Mianus, Oct. 17, John Kelly, aged 52 years. MURPHY—In Stamford, Oct. 19, Mrs. Martin Murphy. - MCGEE.—In Stamford, Oct. 20, James McGee, aged 36 years. MEEKER '—In Stratford, Oct. 18th, Mary E. , wife of B. B. Meeker, aged 56 years, 10 months. QUINN. —— In Bridgepo1 t, Oct. 21, Stella, daughter of Thomas and Mary Quinn, aged 10 months. RUZICKA-In Bridgeport, Oct. 20, Marie Ruzicka, aged 59 years. RICE—In Norwalk, Oct 16, Mrs. El- len Rice, aged about 70 years. SHERMAN—In Stratford, Oct. 15, Anna Amelia Burnham, widow of Hen- ry Sherman, of Washington, D. C., and daughter of the late Michael Burnham, of New York City. SKIDMORE—In Greenwich, Oct. 16, William L. Skidmore, son of the late Jeremiah Skidmore, in the 76th year of his age. SAUNDERS. —In South N orwalk Oct. 19, Mary Elizabeth, widow of Capt. Thomas Saunders, aged 65 years. THOMPSON.—In Stratford, Oct. 16, Caroline, widow of the late George W. Thompson, aged 89 years. TILLOTSON.—In Bridgeport. Oct. 19, Bertie T., infant son of Charles and Flora Tillotson, aged 2 years. ULRICH. — In Bridgeport Oct. 17th, Peter Ulrich, aged 57 years. VORSCHMITT—In Bridgeport, Oct. 20, Anna M., wife of Andrew Vorschmitt, aged 74 years. WOOD—In Danbury. Oct. 17, Eliza A., widow of the late Hiram W. Wood, aged 38 years. WARD—In Bridgeport, Oct. James N. Ward, aged 54 years. WRIGHT—In Greenwich, Oct. 15, Abagail R., wife of Benjamin Wright, 17, aged 58 years.
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