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Local News.
'Miss May D. Smith, of aniland
treet, is visit-ing in Bethel.
Mrs. Norman Mcrrilt has returned
'rom a visit in Middletown.
Rev. Garrett.Haulenbeck preached
n Darieu Methodist church Sunday.
Mrs. A. H. Can p is in New Haven
isiting her daughter, Mrs. Redguto.
Mrs. J. '1‘. Bean of Monroe street has
to New Jersey to spend :t few
one
ays.
Mrs.
reet-. has returned from
Sarah Cleveland of Franklin,
a visit in New
aveu.
Trinity church’society will hold a
alendztr party on Tuesday evening,
pril :25.
Mrs. William Hanna, of Winnipauk,
as been entertaining Mrs. M. Flood.
f New York. ,'
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Homer Jones of New York, was
nest of Levi Jones of East avenue
ver Sunday. '
Mrs W'. S. Sturtevant of Elmwood
venue, has returned from a Visit in
rooklyn. ,
Mrs. Frank Hoffman and family, of
outh Norwalk, have gone to Danbury
o spend Lu o'weeks.
Mrs. John 'l‘ryon, of Riverside ave-
ue, East Norwalk, is slowly recovering
rcm a seve ., illness.
Mrs. A. S.‘Kavanagh and daughter,
livia, will'leave for their new home
Brooklyn on Saturday next..
Fred Brad y of Fort Wadsworth, spent
unday the guest of his cousin Arthur
. Ferris of Riverside avenue.
William Mellor aha son of Meriden,
ere guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
ister of Winnipauk, over Sunday.
Mrs. Edmund Zelulf and daughter
ina, 70f Chestnut street, South Nor-
alk, are visiting in Newark, N. J.
Miss Gussie Jackson of East Norwalk,
5 been spending a week in Long
idg‘e.
Charles M. Betts of Main street,spent
nday visiting his brother N. P. Betts
New York.
Mrs. Frederick A. ' Keyscr of West
orwalk, is visiting relatives- in Hack—
sack, N. J.
iss Elizabeth Hurlbutt of Main
eet, who has been ill for soak time
slightly improved.
udson Vale of Brooklyn, spent Sun-
y with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Da-
Vale of Elm street.
eorge Collard, of Banksville, N. Y.,
visiting his sister, Mrs. E. Oster-
ks on Main street.
rving Finch of Providence, R. 1.,
nt Sunday with his parents Mr. and?
s. William A. Finch of Van Zandt
one.
he semi-annual session of the Grand
ision, S. of T., will convene at
rtford in G. A. R. hall, April 27, at
a. m.
atrick Joseph Cahill, of Norwalk,
Miss Sadie Reed, of Danbury, will
married in Norwalk on- Wednesday
ning, April 19. ,
iss Nellie Weeks, who has been vis-
g Miss Anna Brockway, of South
in street, has returned to her home
loomsburg, Pa.
iss Catherine Thomas, of South
walk, has returned home after a
t at the home of Mr. and 5'. rs. J. T.
ittlesey, in Danbury.
homas Duffy, of Norwalk, formerly
his city, is visiting his son, Jchn M.
y, the druggist at 56 River Street,
a few days.——Danbury News. .
n application for an order of sale of
property of the late Susan Ander-
of New Canaan will be heard he-
the Probate office on April 17th,
p.m.
e South Norwalk Methodist par-
ge is beingr renovated and put in
itton for the occupancy of it by
cw minister, Rev. Dr. Montgom-
nd family.
oward fl. Knapp, son of James 11'
pp, of South Norwalk, will deliver
urse of lectures in the Yale Law
01 on “Connecticut aPractice,” be-
ing with next Monday night.
55 Florence Haviland of Living-
place has secured a position as
no of the Grace M. E. church in
eport, of which Rev. H.E.Burnes
stor, for the year commencing
lst.
e engagement of Miss Israella
den, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ge-
us Worden, of Orchard street, and
out Olmstead, of Hartford, is an-
ccd. The wedding will take place
e near future. .
'. and Mrs. T. I. Raymond enter-
d the Rev. W. H. Thomas at their
on West street, over Sunday.
Thomas preached in the First
'odist church at the morning and
ing services.
Grace church, Sunday' morning:
J. McClure Bellows reported that
‘aster offering amounted to $500
'the regular offerings and 8750
private sources-«also, that the
carpet was paid for and would
fly be laid. .
r. and Mrs. T. S. Donaldson, of 14
h Main street, have been entertain-
bride and groom. Mr. and Mrs.
er Bennett, of JohnsmWn, N. Y.,
ride beinga cousin of Mrs. Donald-
Mr. Bennett is connected with
J ohustown Republican.
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» KNEW. THT GAME.
.‘Dickens’ works.
Two Strangers Who Were
Acquaintéd With the Mys—
teries of Poker.
CAPTURED A BoonLE.
Faced Judge Gregory and After Returning the
Money Were Allowed to Leave.
Edward Anderson and Fred Good—
wi’n. two strangers, arrived in town
Tuesday and representing themselves
as drummers soon made the acquaint-
ance of several local young men.
A game of poker was suggested and
soon the party was engaged in the mys-
teries of that fascinating money van.
isher. The strangers were first class
players and it was not long before they
had scooped in $85 from “Mit” North-
rop, one of the local parties.
A short time after the'cleaning out _
process “Mit” was given the “tip” that
he had been “done up” by a pair of
sharpers.
Upon receiving the information “Mil.”
secured the services of Captain Dann,
and together they visited the Norwalk
Hotel in search of the strangers. They
were found in the bar room enjoying
a glass of Landlord Hamilton’s refresh-
ing lager, but as soon as the Captain
and “Mil.” appeared Goodwin ran out
the door and down Isaacs street closely
followed by Northrop who Seon over-
took him and brought him back.
In the meantime Anderson had made
an indignant denial of the accusation
that he was a card sharper, but he was
arrested and the two lodged in the cells
at police headquarters.
The men were searched and several
packs of cards and $28 was all that
could be found.
Later, however, it was learned that
Anderson in throwing his coatroyer the
bar had thrown some $30 with it, which
was found and turned over to Captain
Danu.
This morning Anderson and Good-
win together with Northrop, who had
also been arrested on the charge of
card playing, were brought before
Judge Gregory and pleaded guilty and
were fined $5. '
Upon returning the money found,
the strangers obviated a civil suit on
the part of Northrop and were allowed
to leave town.
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Surprise Party.
A surprise party was given to Mr.
Linquist, of 21 TVood street Monday
night. Those present were Mary
Kuslik, Lizzie Kuslik, Lody Ambler,
Mrs. Anderson, Bessie Hershfield, Em-
ma Donnelly, Mrs. Ireland, Katie Ire-
land, Pauline Anderson, Mrs. Kelly,
Mrs. Lindquist, George Williams,
Willie Courist, Benjamin Murphy. Ar-
thur Busshil, Albert Boutin, Lester
Hunt, Joseph Manning, Fred Curtis,
Charlie Williams, John J. Foster, John
Reynolds, Harrie Mazy, Tony Disese,
John Hempary. Refreshments were
served at 2 o’clock and there was
dancing until the party broke up at 4
o’clock.
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Teachers’ Association Meets.
At- the meeting of the South Nor-
walk Teachers’ Association in the
Franklin street Kindergarten Tues-
day night, an interesting program had
been prepared which consisted of piano
selections by Miss May Kelley and solos
by John Whole, Mrs. F. W. Norris
read several selections from Charles
Mrs. Norris is a great
lover of Dickens’ writings and numbers
the great author’s family among her
friends having known the family in
England. The meeting was largely
attended and proved interesting as
well as instructive.
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At the meeting of the Young Men’s
Christian Association in the rooms,
Monday night, arrangements were
made by Harry Pepper for the enter-
tainment to be given some time in June
for the benefit of the association. One
of the features will be a male chorus of
one hundred voices. The first rehear-
sal. will be held on Monday, Apl'ilii-lth,
in the rooms. There will also be a
farce, a male quartet, gymnasium ex-
hibition, and many other novel fea-
tures. ‘
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Miss Lola S. Meeker, Miss Eleanor
Hoyt and Miss Laura Pollard of the
New Britain Normal school are spend-
inga few days vacation at their homes
in towu.
Rev. Herbert E. Brown preached.
two splendid sermons in the Congrega
tional'chdrch, Sunday, and they were
listened to With interest by those as-
aembledfi _
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SHE hug GUILTY.
The State Accepts Dr. Nancy
V Cuilford’s Suggestion.
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‘PRISON FOR 10 YEARS.-
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Juror-Gregory’s Illness Brings fhe Celebrated
Case to a Sudden Close.
'l‘ he state has acacpted a plea of man-
slaughter from Dr. Nancy A. Guilford
and the iaamous case which has inter-
ested two continents is at an end.
Previous to the opening of the court
Tuesday morning State’s Attorney Sam-
uel Fessenden and Judge George W.
Wheeler had been in conferenCe. The
judge had'also had a long talk with Dr.
C. Lincoln Banks.
From the doctor the court learned
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that Juror George Gregory would not.
be able to again appear in court until
some time in May.
This would mean that the jury would
have to be excused for at least four
weeks and in the opinion of the court
this was altogether too long a time for
them to retain the evidence. and give
it proper consideration.
It was then that the state decided to
consider a suggestion 'which was the
willingness of the defendant to plead
guilty to manslaughter.
After a long consultation with the
court it Was decided that this plea would
be accepted. .‘,
State’s Attorney Samuel Fesscnden
arose and said :
"Your honor, in the case of the state
against Guilford, l have decided to ac:
cept with your honor’s approval, a plea
of guilty of manslaughter. ‘1 do this
after a full consideration of the case
anda full recognition-of the trouble
and expense to which the case has been
put.”
Judge Wheeler said in reply: “I do
approve of the course of the state’s at-
torney in accepting this plea and in do
ing so I wish to take this opportunity
to give a few reasons for so doing.”
Judge Wheeler then said that in
many of the; states the law made the of-
fense chalked against Dr. Guilford
manslagghter, but in this state it was
murdei in the second degree. How-
ever, juries were at liberty to change
the verdict and find for a lower degree
of crime. Other juries had done so
and it was possible that this one might
Then if another trial was ordered it
would seriously disarrange the affairs
of the courts and also put the state to
greater expense. .
In conclusion Judge Wheeler said
“The court should always give due
consideration to the opinion of the
state’s attorney for he is always fam-
iliar with all the facts connected with
any case. And in this instance even
more Weight should be given becauSe
the court was aware of the marked
ability in which the state‘s case had
been conducted and with the zeal shown
for the public service.”
~When the court had finished Mrs.
Guilford was told to stand up. Clerk
Shelton said to- her:
“To theindictment which has been
read are you willing to change your
plea?”
After a slight hesitation Mrs. Guil-
ford
slaughter.” .
She was asked by Judge Wheeler
whether she had anything to say and
she made no reply. Judge DeForest
said a few words in her behalf and
pleaded for leniency.
In passing sentence Judge Wheeler
said, that with the eviden ce before the
court there was no question that the
state had made out that a criminal op-
emtion had been performed.
In view of all the circumstances
Judge Wheeler said he would impose
a sentence of ten years in the state
prison with a fine of $1 and costs.
Mrs. Guillord was given the maxi-
mum prison penalty while the fine was
made the lightest possible. The stat-
ute permits of a sentence of ten years
in the state prison, or a fine of $1,000,
or both.
Dr. Guilford bore up very well under
said: “I am guilty of man-
the sentence; She gave one long sigh
when her counsel was pleading for her,
but after that she showed no emotion.
And so, ends the great case of the
State against Guiltord.
George W. Selleck, Stephen H.
Holmes and Miss Mary Selleck attend-
ed the Methodist conference at Mt.
Yérmon, Monday.
.. day night. -
[Bass Solo—O God, Have Mercy, from
Norwalk Assigned. Thr'de by'
New York East Ic‘on-
f3rer..ce.
REV-'BETLER-COMES HERE.
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Rev. J. J. Foust to East Avenue and Rev.
James Montgomery to South Norwalk.
The last session of the New Yorki
East Conference closed in Mount Ver-
non, N. Y., last evening.
At the evening session the following
appointments for the New York Dis~
trict were announced.
Presiding Elder, Joseph Pullman;
Bethel, B. M; Adams; Bridgeport,
First Church, H. E. Burnes; Grace, M.
O. chley; Newfield, Samuel Guernsey;
North Main, L. M. Lounsbury; Sum—
merlield, C. E. Carpenter; Washington.
Park, N. G. Cheney; Cannon an'dSouth
Wilton, John Brien; Danbury, W. W.
Bowdis‘n: Easton, E. J. Curtis; Georges.
town, R. J. Beach; Greenwich, W. W.
Gillies; Litchfield, F. M. Moody; Ma-
maroneck, S. F. Upham; Mianus,
1W. C. \Vllson; Mpuut‘ Vernon, Ches-
ter Hill, Royal W. Raymond;
First Church, George C. fleck; North
Church, Robert Crock; New Canaan,
B. C. Pllsbury; New Milford, R. D.
Putney: New Rochelle, First Church,
to be supplied; St. John‘s, Arthur H.
Goodenough; Newton. Circuit, F. H.
Sawyer; New York City, Allen Street
Memorial, B. F. Saxtcn; Beekman Hill,
D. W. Couch; City Island, A. C. Bow-
dish; Cornell Memorial, C P. Tinker;
Elev‘enth Street, E. L. Fox; Forsyth
Street, F. J. Shackleton; Grace, J. J.
Mohitt; Italian Mission, F, A. Taglla-
latela; John Street, TV. C. Blakeman;
Olin, H. F. Kastendeck; Prospect A ve-
nue, Nathan Hubbell; Second Street,
A. C. Moorhouse; Seventeenth Street,
J. H. Fairchild; Seventh Street, E. G.
Richardson; Sixty-first Street, E. A.
Dent; Thirty-seventh Street, E. C.
Hoag; Westchester and West Farms,
to be supplied;-Willett Street, W. C.
Steele; Willis Avenue, W. B. Barton;
Nichols, G. W.'Servis;.l\lorw.alk, East
Avenue, J. J. Foust; Norwalk, S. L.
Beiler; Rowayton, H, Ewing; South
Norwalk, James Montgomery; Port-
chester, King Street, B. T. Abbott;
Summerfield, W. T. Pray; Bedding, E.
A. Burns; Ridgefield, G. C. Boswell;
Rye, Nelson Edwards; Saugatuck, W.
H. F. Fleming; Southport, F. P. Tow-
er; Stamford, W. F. Crowder; Stepney,
J. S. Rollins; Stratford, W. E. Jeffries;
Westport. L. W. Holmes.
Rev. F. A. Scofield of the Norwalk
M. E. church is assigned to the Eigh'
teenth Street church, Brooklyn; Rev.
A. S. Kavanagh of the South N orwalk
M. E. church goes to to the New York
Avenue church, Brooklyn, and Rev. A.
J. Smith of the East avenue M. E.
church goes to Shelton, Conn.
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Vesper Service.
.The following is the program render-
ed at the Vesper service in the South
Norwalk Congregational church Sun-
day.
Ten minutes of Song, led by -Fred J.
Force. ' '
Opening Hymn—Coronation.
Perronet-Holdon.
Anthem—O Taste and See Sullivan.
Prayer.
St. Paul,
Frank Comstock.
Responswe Reading, led by Marshall
H. Tolles. '
Soprano Solo—Just for To-day, Abbott,
Miss Lucy M. Marks.
Organ Ofiertory—Serenade
. Harry J. Zehm.
Hymn—A Soldier of the Cross Sankey.
Address-No Cross, N 0 Crown, by the
pastor.
Bass Solo—Hark, Hark, 'M y Soul, »
' Marston.
Closing Hymn —»In the Cross of Christ,
Conkey.
Rink,
Widor,
Postlude, in G
Mr. Zehm.
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.The Socialistic Labor party met last
evening.
James E. Ells returned on Saturday
from a wintersojourn in Starke, Flori-
da. . «
Frank Spaulding has returned toWil‘
mington, Del., where he teaches in a
private school.
E. C. Benedict, of Greenwich, gele-
brated on Monday the fiftieth anniver-
sary of his entrance into Wall street.
Frederick T. Betts captured honors
at a meeting of the Domino club, Moné
NEW Tipping. .1
Of The King’s Daughter’s
Circles of the First Con-
gregational Church.
MRS. HILL PRESIDES.
The Reports Show Large Sums of Money in
Treasuries and Good Work Done.
The Central Union of Kings’ Daughé
ters of the First Congregational church
held its ninth annual meeting in the
. chapel on Saturday afternoon.
The meeting was held in conjunction
with that of the Ladies Benevolent
Association.
The president of the Union, Mrs. C“.
K. Noble being absent and also the vice-
presidents, Mrs. Arthur 13. Hill acted
as presiding officer.
The minutes of the last meeting-were
read and the folio-Wing repurts were
read and accepted:
Ladies Benevolent Association, read
by Mrs. Josiah Gregory; Golden Rule,
Miss Carrie Seymour;
Circle, Miss Helen Curtis; Visiting
committee of L. B. A , Mrs. Julia Wil-
son; Ministering Circle, Read by Mrs.
Hunter; Kind Words Circle, Miss Lil—
lian Crude.
The reports read were all highly sat
isfactory and showed goodly sums Of
money in thexseveral treasuries cf the
The reports were also cred it-
able for showing the amount of good
circles.
work done which was the result of the
until-ing efforts of the King’s Daugh-
ters. '
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Philip Haugh, of Newtown,
is Not oflurv
Age.
In the superior court, before Judge
George W. Wheeler, Tuesday morning
Attorney John C. Chamberlain moved
that the sentence of death in accord-
ance with which Frederick Max Brock--
haus would be hanged on Sept. 6, for
the murder of David S. R. Lambert of
Wilton in 1897, be set asxde and ‘a new
trial ordered. _ He made the motion on
the ground that Philip Haugh of New-
town, One of the jurors who sat- on
Brockhaus’s case and rendered the
verdict of guilty of murder in the first
degree, is not yet 25'years of age.
Mr. Chamberlain said that he had
heard rumors of the youth of the jury-
man, and that. be caused an investiga-
‘tion to be made which established the
fact that he will not be 25 years old
until next autumn.
The statutes of the state, as amended
by the 1895 session of the general as-
sembly, require that a juryman shall
be an elector, at least 25 years old and
of good repute for sound judgment and
integrity in the community in which he
resides.
State’s Attorney Fessenden asked Mr.
Chamberlain if he did not know at the
time of the trial how the statute read.
“I did not,” said Mr. Chamberlain.
The statute, before it was amended,
required only that a juryman should
be an elector and a man (if good repute
and of sound judgment and integrity.
Mr. Haugh, the juryman whose age
is in question, is a young farmer. He
is rugged faced and weather beaten,
and would easily pass for 27 or 28 years
of age.
At the request of Mr. Fessenden, the
case went over until April 24, for fur-
ther discussion.
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The Monday {tel-noon Whist club
willmeet with Mrs. L. N, Phinney,
West avenue, next week.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Yarncl’. of Bos-
ton were guests ‘of Dr. and Mrs. J. C.
Newkirk over Sunday.
George F. Butterworth and family of
New York are expected in town this
week to spend the summer months.
Miss May and Elsie VVlcke of East
Norwalk and August G. Wicke. of
Westport, spent Tuesday in New York.
Thomas P. O’Brien left Norwalk this
morning for Pueblo. COL, where he
has gone, ior the benefit of his health.
Andrew Stevens wishes it an thori-
tative] y published that he was married '
to Miss Kate McCarthy in St. Patrick’s
Cathedral, New York, on Tuesday,
April 4th, by Rev. Father N ewey.
New York dogs won nearly half the
prizes at Boston’s dog show. This
.shows that Boston is capable of recog-
Biting merit wherever it comes from.—
Ncrwich Bulletin.
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Doorkeeper’s'
County Commissioners in“
Conflict With Court Over
Malmo Case.
DECISION REVOKED.
Nevertheless the County Commissioners Re-
fuse to Recognize the Court’ 5 Decision.
The Fairfield County commissioners
are at a variance with the superior
court over the granting of a liquor
the supreme court of errors fora de-
cision.
E. Malmo of South Norwalk. The
commissioners refused to grant big“. a
license, and Judge Elmer of the Super:
ior court has revoked their decision,
Malmo is without a license, however,
because the cammissioncrs refuse to
give him one.
Malmo applied for a license for a
saloon on the Washington street bridge.
There is one saloon in the vicinity now,
but this board of commissioners and
that preceding it have refused to grant
When Malfno applied there
was a. remonstrance from prominent
property owners and the commissioners
decided that the place was unsuitable
for liquor business. -
any more.
Malmo is represented by Attorney
Stiles Judson, Jr., who t0ok aniappeal
to‘ the superior' court. The
strants failed to appear in the Superior
court, and Judge Wheeler after. hear-
ing the evidence for the application
remon-
issued an order revoking the decision
of the commissioners.
Since then the County commissioners
have refused toissue the license and
will makea test case of it. Attorney
Judson will probably mandamus the
commissioners and the question will
then be taken to the Supreme court
for an opinion.
The law passed in 1893 provides that
any person aggrieved by the decision
of the County commissioners refusing
to grant him a license to sell spirituous
and intoxicating liquors, or in revok-
ing any such license already granted
to him, may appeal from such decision
ing in this section compelling the com»
finding of the court.
In section 2 of the same not there is
pcal. to the Superior court from the d1.-
cision of the County commissioners in
granting a license to sell liquors or in
refusing to revoke a licensfi already
granted, and then adds:
"Such appeal shall not vacate a li-
cense already granted; provided that
if the superior court shall on hearing;r
refuse to confirm the granting .of such
license, the same shall thereupon be
vacated and the proportion of license
money paid by the appellant for the
unexpired term for which such license
was originally granted shall be return-
ed to him.”
The commissioners refuse to issue
the license now upon the ground that
there is nothing in the law compelling
them to grant. a license after the super-
ior court has revoked their decision.
The supreme court will be asked to
say whether the power of granting a
lice-rs: rests in the superior court or
whether it is vested with authority un-
der the law to order the commissioners
to grant a license. ’
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Temporary Aberalion Causes Charles Whitford
of Ridgefield lo Attempt to Take His Life.
Charles Whitford of Titicus District,
of Ridgefield, attelnpted to ecznmit suio
cide Sunday by shooting himself. The
bullet entered his left stde below the
heart and at latest reports had not
caused his death. 'Whitford has been
in poor health for sometime and at the
probably laboring under temporary
aberation. He was attended by Dr. B.
' A. Bryon.
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George S. Miller, of Ridgefield, fon-
merly of South Norwalk, has been ap-
pointed to arrange for the giving of -a
farewell reception to assistant chief
Frederick B. Platt', of the Ridgefield
fire department. Mr. Miller basse-
cured a position with Adams Express
Co; in Larchmonfw and will removs
there soon.“ "
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license, and the case is to be taken to ' ‘
The applicant in the case is Herman .
to the Superior court. There is noth- _
missioners to grant a license upon the
a provision that any taxpayer may ay- .
time of his attampt to-take his life was .
Norwalk Chronicler