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DETECTIVES STILL ON THE HUNT FOR WILLIS WITH
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
The last few days have presented no
developments that would tend to throw
any light upon‘the mystery
the murder of David
Wilton. Yesterday morning Coroner
Doten came to South Norwalk by rail l
Ireaching the authorities.
and drove to Wilton where he took the
statement of Mrs. Lambert. The wid-
ow of the murdered man was calm and
so far recovered from the shock as to
be able to give a detailed account of
the occurrences at her home on that fa-
tal night. She told a story that startled
even the coroner. Her story did not
differ materially from that firsttold to
the neighbors. The coroner acknowl-
edged that a few points had been gain-
ed which would throw some little light
on the subject but he refuses to make
them public.
The premature publication of some
of the stories connected with the Boi-
nay case caused a good deal of trouble
“to the authorities and at one time it
looked as if they had been the cause
of the escape of the murderers. Luck-
ily this was not the case, but State’s
Attorney Fessenden was very much in-
censed at the leaks and proposes that
they shall not take place in this case.
The chances of fastening the crime
upon Willis, tramp ‘ pup1l as ’he has
‘ been called, are very slight, and there
are many in the town of 'VVilton who
expect to see him turn up at any time
and prove an alibi.
The theory generally adopted by the
officers is that the assassins entered
the Lambert homestead bent on plun-
der and that the killing was done to
prevent the disclosure of the identity
attending :
S. R. Lambert in 5
of the marauders. It is highly proba-
ble that the men who were in the house
when Prof. Lambert returned home
were known to him and that he recog-
nized them. The shooting was done
to prevent the identity of the men from
After the
shOoting it was necessary for the rob-
bers to escape before the Crime was
discovered, which might occur at any
moment.
The coroner and all of the officers
express the most profoundlrcgret that
the police at South Norwalk were not
immediately notified of the crime.
Had this been done it would havebeen
impossible for the men to have escaped.
The old horse and wagon were well
known and it would have been impos-
boarded the
Norwalk without dis-
sible forthe men to have
train at“ South
covery.
The bullets taken from the body of
the murdered man and those picked up
on the floor and pried out of the door,
together with 'the packing cord used in
tying the hands and feet of Mrs. Lam-
bert and the handkerchief which was
saturated with chloroform, are now
locked in the safe of Town Clerk Chi-
chester, where they were deposited by
The
two gloves and the black mask found
the medical examiner of the town.
in the wagon have been turned over to
the coroner. The horse and wagon
will be on exhibition to-day at Bank’s
livery stable in this city, and it is hoped
that some one will be able to tell some-
thing about the men who rode from
Wilton to South Norwalk in the wagon
last Friday night.
AMUSEMENTS.
Under the Dome.
A hurricane in full operation, blast-
ing winds, savage lightning, surging
Waves and tossing ships would be 'con-
sidered ‘ pretty fair equipments for a
melodrama even in this exacting age.
But Lincoln J. Carter has been gener
ous with the public in producing “Un-
der The Dome” which comes to Hoyt’s
Theatre next Monday night.
In addition to the above effects, a
view of the illuminated Capitol at
Washington, three pretty Washington
scenes, the ferry-boat trip from Jersey
City to New York are shown. The
play while abounding in sensation, is
said to be very well written and to con
tain a perfectly logical and somewhat
original story.
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Christmas Trade.
Christmas trade this week seems to
be fairly good. It was not expected
that it would be any better than last
year and the merchants generally did
not make any greater preparation for
holiday business than they did one
year ago. ’ Some did not put in as large
a stock for the holidays as last year
and have been compelled to purchase
additional goods thisweek to supply
their customers. This is a good indi-
cation. Most of the merchants seem to
be fairly well pleased with the holiday
trade, and say that it equals last year.
The city has carried quite a holiday
appearance all this week.
Will Build a Factory.
The Eagle Ebttling works, of Glen-
b1 ook, of which Wilbur E. Lewis is
manager, has purchased a large tract
of land from 'the Often estate, across
the bridge, on the Glenbrook river,
and will, according to Mr. Lewis, start
to work at once to put up a brick fac-
‘ tory for the manufacture of soda water,
etc-
Dead Law
Our Sunday law here 1n Connecticut
is an illustration of this condition;
there are other'enactments, many of
them of a sumptuary nature, that are
as distinctly and definitely dead. Ev-
erybody so understa‘nds it. Conse-
quently all law is degraded. It would
be much better to have less, to have it
reflect public opinion, and to have it
strictly enforced—“New Britain Her-
ald. I
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Receiving His Clients.
The condition of Hon. James H. Olm-
stead of Stamford has so much im-
proved of late that Mr. Olmstead is
now able to sit up and look after the
interests of his clients. He is rapidly
recovering the use of his leg, and his
physician thinks that in the course of a
short time he will be able to walk up-
on it.
Mr.‘01mstead’s many N orwalk friends
will doubtless be pleased to learn this
fact.
Died in New Canaan.
James Bennett, father of Dr. J ames
A. and Edwin S. Bennett and Mrs.
Sarah J. Hoyt, of New Canaan, died in
that town on Wednesday. Mr. Ben-
ett was a resident of Sterling, N. Y. ,
and was on a; visit to New Canaan when
he was taken ill. -
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Y. M. C. A. Sunday Service.
The meeting of the Young Men’s
Christian Association section, Sunday
afternoon at 3:15 o’clock. will'be ad-
' dressed by Rev. Frank A. Scofield, of
the Norwalk Methodist church. There
will be special music, an orchestra com-
posed of Harry Hoffman, violin; Arthur .
'T. Merriam and S. B. Wilson, cornets,
and W. J. Leland, piano, will lead.
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The Christmas entertainment of' the
South Norwalk Congregational church
will be held Wednesday night.
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PAGES.
~ PRICE Two CENTS ._
No Paper To-morrow.
To-morrow being Christmas day, the _
DAILY GAZETTE will not be published,
all of our force being given a holiday,
until Monday. This being the case,
we extend to our readers and advertis-
ers the compliments of the. season and
all " A Merry
wish them one and
Christmas”
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TRADING STAMPS.
Suggestion ofa Civil Suit to Test the Con
necticul Law.
The Stamford Telegram has. the fol-
lowing on the trading stamp business
in that city:—
City Attorney Brown, and his as-
sistant Howard C. Webb, conferred
last evening with reference to the con-
plaint of the Merchants’ assoCiat-iori
and the trading stamp question. It
seems to be the opinion of the city
atto1neys that the merchants’ remedy
in the premises is a civil w1it to test
the law, which may be brought about
by'the breaking of the contract with
the trading stamp company.
If one of the merchants now under
contract with the Trading Stamp com-
pany will refuse to give out any more
stamps, and the company sues for
breach of contract, the merchant may
set up in his answer that such a con-
tract is against public policy and pro-
hibited by a penal statute. It is claim-
ed that the question 0f the legality of
the stamps will be more satisfactorily
settled in this way than in a criminal
case.
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CHRISTMAS DINNER.
To Be Served at the City Hotel, South
Norwalk, To-morrow.
Landlord Hall, of the ('ity Hotel,
South Norwalk, has prepared the fol—
lowing Christmas dinner for his guests
to- 1n o‘rrow :
1 MENU.
SOUPS.
Green Turtle, Clear (‘onsomin'm
, - FISH.
Blue Point Oysters Half—Shell.
MEATS.
Best Ribs Prime Beef, Dish Gravy,
Roast Pork, Roast Turkey, Chest-
nut Stuffing, Roast Goose,
Apple Sauce.
ENTREES.
Baked Chicken Pie, Boston style,
Boiled Ham, Champagne Sauce.
SALADS.
t.7lii(:ken Salad, Lobster Salad.
VEGETABLES. '
Mashed Potatoes, Boiled Potatoes,
Sweet Potatoes, Boiled Onions,
French Peas.
RELISHES.
Olives, (lirkins, Worcestershire Sauce,
Celery, Horseradish, Catsup.
DESSERT.
Cream Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Mince Pie,
English Plum Pudding, Brandy Sauce,
Fruit, Nuts,
Black Coffee, Ceylon Tea,
Punch.
The abOve dinner will be served to
all who may desire to partake for50
cents. '
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Louise Lodge Officers.
The follo'wing are the newly elected
offic er s of Louise Lodge, Daughters of
Hermann:
President—«Mrs. Kaspar Zoellinger.
' Vice. President—Mrs. Martin Spahr.
Recording Secretary _- Mrs. Emil
Durbeck.
Financial Secretary—Mrs. B. Danke.
Treasurer—Mrs. Albin Malmo.
Trustee-*Mrs. M. Weyerhauser.
Conductor—Mrs. M. Knippel.
Inside Guard—M 1s S.Hofiman.
‘Outside Guard—Mrs. W. Save.
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Coming Home.
Edward J. Thomas, who for the past
year has been working pn the editorial
staff of the Danbury News has severed
his connection with that journal and
returned to his first love, The South
Norwalk Sentinel. Mr". Thomas will
resume his former charge of the N01-
walk field. ,
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_ strange Fatality.
A strange fatality of the murder of
David S. R. Lambert, of Wilton, was
the death nearly a century ago, of an
uncle bearing the same name, who was
shot by an unknown assassin.
Papers free.
The GAZETTE, following its usual
custom, presents all Of the newsboys
with their papers free to—day as a
Christmas present and for their faith-
ful labors during‘thepast year. -
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HIS ONE WISH.
Boinay Wants \to Die in His
. Wedding Suit: ’
Returns the Gold Chain He Robbed Volnev
Bull of in Northeast.
Charles Boinay. the condemned mur
derer, is disposing of his few worldly
effects, having asked Sheriff Hawley to
send them as he requests. Before
leaving for VVetherslield he gave his
best slippers to John Weeks, the young-
er of the two prisoners at the jail. The
e of Boinay deeply affected
The doomed man also gave
Sheriff Hawley the gold 'chain which
he took from Volney Bull in the rob-
bery at NortheastfPa , and requested
him to see that it was returned to the
owner. Sheriff Hawley turned it over
to Detective Sullivan of Erie county,
before the end of the trial to convey to
Mr. Bull. '
ence was not generally known.
Detective Sullivan's pres-
Like
the other officers he came 011 to identi-
fy the prisoner if possible as one of the
Bull robbers, 0nd heard the confession
on the witness stand.
The chain was found 011 Boinay’s
perSOn at the time of the arrest, and
has been reposing in the safe at the
Mrs: Bassett and Mrs.
Boinay promised to send to the jail the
Bridgeport jail.
personal effects whichBoinay asked for
and the prisoner will direct by letter
their I
overcoat to his brother in Brooklyn,
disposal. Boinay also sent his
the sheriff agreeing to forward it.
Boinay has requested that the. coat
and vest which he wore during the
trial, and which was taken from him
be kept for
desires to wear them at his execution.
at the prison,
He was married in them, and wants to
wear his Wedding outfit when he is
hanged.
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Christmas Services.
The Christmas se1vices at St. Mary’s
church, to-morrow will begin at 5:30 a.
m. followed by the 8:30 o’clock mass at
which the young people will assist.
The last services will be a solemn high
mass at which three clergymen-will
assist and will begin at 10:30. Mer-
candante's mass will be sung by the
choir. There will be no Vespers that
taking place Sunday evening to which
the public is invited. A crib in which
will be placed a figure of the infant
Jesus will be exhibited on the side ' al-
tar and remain until after the holidays.
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THE WINNERS.
The Gazette Newsboys Who Won the
Prizes.
The following is the standing of the
GAZETTE newsboys who captured the
sixteen prizes offered by this paper for
the largest sales: '
1 Frank Riley,
Treat Stanley,
Leonard Coffin.
~Lester Comstock.
Harry Bouton, °
George Berg,
Ernest Gregory,
Charles Mullen,
S) William N olen,
, 10 John Siswick,
11 Joseph Cahill,
12 James Haugh,
13 Mike Gambin,
14 Thomas Harrigan,
15 Chester Heath,
.16 Harry Cahill. ‘
Messrs. Frank Riley, Treat Stanley,
Leonard Coflin and Lester Comstock
capture the four scholarships at the
Eastman Business college. They have
remained in the present positions from
the start, but strange to say but four-
teen papers separate Riley and Stanley
at the close of business last night.
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Fined Twenty-five Dollars.
William Adams was fined $2 a and
costs yesterday in the Town Cou1 t.
The charge against him came under
the law in reference to gambling ma-
chines. It is said that he unwittingly
placed a Kalamazoo or electric machine
in the Imperial Cafe on the assurance
that it would not be molested. The
hearing in the ,matter of the confisca-
tion of the machine was continued.
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Fair and Sociable.
The fair and sociable given three
evenings this week under the auspices
of the W. R. C. of Douglas Fowler Post.
G. A. R. closed last night. The ladies
netted a nice little sum.
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Post Office.
The Norwalk Post-office will be closed
at 11 a. 1n. to-morrow for the-remainder
of the day. The carriers W111 do their
level best to make prompt delivery of
all packages and letters received at the
office. ‘
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Basket Ball.
The game of basket ball announced
to take place at the Armory last night
between the Street Railway and Co. F
teams did not materialize, the former
team failing to put in an appearance.
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The funeral of the late David S. R.
Lambert, who was so foully murdered
will be held this afternoon from St.
Matthew’s church, in \Vilton.
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Jack Frost was out with” a vengeance
last night and early this morning.
A lad named George Lynch was ar—
rested this morning on the charge of
being incorrigible. He was sent to
the State school for boys -
The funeial of the late William
Everett was held from the R. (_‘.chu1ch
at Noroton this morning.
The Immediate Relief Association of
Sherman and Ponassus Councils,‘R. A.
elected the following officers last night:
George F. Godfrey, President; A. Al-
belt Betts, Vice-President; F. W.
Gregory, Secretary; George F. Bea1 se.
Treasurger W. F. Hoyt, H. Theile and
L._C. Gueen, Trustees.
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r mqke up.
Winterton'C. Curtis, assistant pro- ,
fessor of biology of Williams College
is visiting with relatives in this city
during the holidays.
Edwin B. Curtis will spend Christ-
mas at his home, 6 Union Park.
Miss Julia Miller of New York is a
guest of her sister, Mi s. Henry Brunz,
of Day street, South N01 walk.
A man thinks he can tellawoman
she is untruthful, fickle, frivolous and
anything else he happens to think of
when he is angry, and she must smil-
ingly listen. and forget all abOut the
hurt when he gets good and ready to
-' ance of Christmas tide.
Shot By Her Son.
Mrs. Mary Pounch, aged 55 years
was fatally shot at her home in Bozrah-
ville, yesterday morning, by her son,
James Pounch, aged 27. The son claims
the shOoting was accidental, saying
that a shot gun, with which he pro-
posed to shoot a fox, was discharged
while he was taking it from the wall.
The charge took effect in the woman’s
hip. -
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I Old Landmark'Destroyed.
The old house on the Henry Hull
place, about a mile east of the borough
of Wallingford, was destroyed by fire
last night, entailinga loss of about $500.
The house was owned by Edward Hob-
son and was an old landmark and was
more than a hundred years old.
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Sunday at the Baptist Church.
Sunday evening at the First Baptist
church Rev. George S. BarsoomfiA. M.,
the young Armenian preacher will tell
the story of Armenian Persecutions.
In the morning the pastor will preach. -_
Special Christmas Music will be sung
by the choir at both services.”
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Good Music Promised.
Splendid musical programmes have
been arranged by the choir of the sev-
eral churches in town fOr the observ-
The churches
of our town are well provided with ex-
cellent vocalists and those who attend
divine services on this day will be
charmed with the beautiful music.
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e The Weather. ,
Fair to-night and Saturday, preceed-
ed by light snow on the coast; colder
Saturday morning.
MARRIAGES.
(i ARR MCF ARL AND——-In South Nor-
walk, Dec. 2,1 by Rev. A. S. Kavanagh,
\Villiam (‘ arr of East Nor walk and Miss
Anna Mcl‘ailand, of South N01 walk.
HODDINO TT- FAIRCHILD— In Danbur y,
Dec.2 2d. by Rev E. lay Teagarden,
Gem ge (12‘. Hoddinott and Miss Hattie
E. Fa 1rchild. both of Danbui y
DEATHS.
AYERS In P01 t Austin, Mich. Dec.
18, F1 ede1 ick Seymour Ayers, father of
Mrs. F. St. John Lockwood.
BLAKE—— In Bridgepor.t Dec. 23, John
Blake, aged 28 years.
BENNETT—In New Canaan, Dec. 22,
James Bennett, of Sterling, . N. Y.,
father of Dr. James A. Bennett, Edwin
S. Bennett and Mrs. Sarah J. Hoyt.
BARTRAM In B1 idgepmt, Dec. 21st,
Mal y, widow of George B. Ba1t1am,
'cged 60 years.
BEST-In Danbury. Dec. 20, Mary,
wife of Hugh Best, aged 43 years.
CURRAN—In Stamford, Dec 20, Mary,
widow of the late John Curran, aged 50
\ ear S‘.
DOWNS~~In Biidguepmt Dec. 23, at ,
the residence of his aunt, Mis. Daniel
McAuliife, 52 North VVashin<rton av e-
nue, Heniy Downs, aged 41 years.
DOHENEY— In Br1dgep01 t, Dec. 20,
May 1..., daughter of Timothy and Biid-
get Doheney. aged 1 months.
FUNKE—In B1 1dgep01 t, Dec. 20,
‘William Funke, aged 62 years.
GALLAGHER——In Danbury, Dec. 20,
at the home of hex sistei, Mrs. Matthew
McMahon, 119 South street, Katie (131].-
lagher, aged 31 yeais.
GEILEN—In Greenfield Hill, Dec. 18,
Clara; wife of Andrew Geilen, aged 61
years. '
GREEN—~11] Danbur y. Dec. 20, Hal ry
F1 anew, infant son of Robert and Sadie
- Fuller Gr.een
HENDRICKSON —In Fairfield, Dec.. .22,
Maithan widow of Daniel. Hendrick- '
5011, aged 61 years.
HEWITT—~11) South Norwalk, Dec. 19
William Hewitt, aged 50 years.
MILLER—In Bridgeport, Dec. 18, A1 -
thur S. Miller, aged 30 years.
MILLS—~11] Norwalk, Dec. 22, AI thur
Mills, aged 28 years.
- MILLS—In Silvermine, Dec. 20, W11?
liam J. Mills aged 59 years.
NORTON—In Bridgeport, Dec. 201b,
Thomas, son of Joseph and BI idget
Norton, aged 1 year, 6 months.
OSBORN——In Bridgeport, Dec. 23, Ed-
waid Foster, son of Truman R. and
Bertha Osborn, aged 5 years, 3 months
16 days.
PERRY—In Bridgeport, Dec. 18,John
Perry of-Norwalk, aged 65 years.
RUSCO—In Waterbury, Dec. 18,James
H. Rusco, aged 8'1 years.
ROWE—In Bridgeport, Dec. 19, Rich- .
. ard Rowe, aged§60 years.
ROWE—In Bridgeport, Dec. 19th,
Richa1d RoWe, aged 60 years
SCOFIELD—In Stamford, Dec. 20,
Fannie 11., wife of Wilbur E. Scofield,
aged 38 years. .
TITUS—In Bridgeport, D c. 21, Wil-
liam A. Titus, aged 75 years. ‘
TOMPKINs—In Danbury, Dec.19th‘ '
Betsey, wife of Reuben Tompkins,
aged '17 years, 2 months.
WEST—In Bridgeport, Dec. 17, Ma ,
bel A., daughter of CharlesH. and J 911- .
_ nio West, aged 1-3 years, 4 months.
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