lllellhli P10 Foiled.
Would-Be Jail Breakers Neatly
Frustrated.
THE STORY OF THEIR CRIME.
New York Crooks In l'oueaelou of Key:
to the (‘clla of! the Assailant: of Miler
Bennett. Who Are Now In JaII aI
Bangor, Me.
Nzw Yolnl, April 24.—-lnspector Byrm
yesterday unearthed a plot that had matured
in this city to break the county jail at Bangor,
Me, and release two New York crooks who
are confined there, awaiting trial for the rob
bcry of $32,000 and attempted murder ll
Newport, Ma, last December, of old l’etel
Bennett, the miller. The men now locked in
at police headquarters are “Fredd y" Lowtller.
alias Lawlcr, and ”Tommy” Mathews, twt
notorious professional burglars, who no
friends of the Bangor priwners.
Several days ago Chief Inspector Byrnet
got a hint that some kind of a plan was run
luring to secure the speedy release of J umcl
Foster, alias James Kelly, and Clarence
Whitney, the l'ewport robbem. lle located
the members of the gang, and last Friday
sent oilt Detective Sergeants Lyman and Mo-
Manus to shadow the men be suspected. Sat
unlay night they had discovered enough to
feel sure that Lowther, alias bowler, and
Matthews ware the principals in the plot, and
they arrested them. A careful search
revealed two keys sewed to the inside of their
undershirhs, and, resting against their flesh,
there were twenty small saws and tiles of the
finest steel stitched to their undergarments.
The keys were fitted to the locks of Foster‘s
and Whitney's cells in the Bangor jail, and
the files and saws were of the peculiar pattern
used by criminals to saw prison bars.
The discovery of the secreted tools for jail
breaking induced Ilowthcr to confess the
whole plot. He said that he had made a trip
down to Maine soon after his pals had been
caught, to look over the ground and see what
could be done to get his friends out. lie put
on his best suit of clothes, and with a gold
headed cane and a high silk but he made his
appearance at the Bangor house. He regis-
tered as a "Mr. Emerson,” and announced
that he was a wealthy New Y ork merchant
The proprietor of the Bangor house told “ \lr.
Emerson, the merchant ’ that Sheriff Brown
took a pride In the select set of prisoners be
had just then, and would, without. doubt, be
glad to show him over the jail. "Mr. Emerson,
the merchant." casually asked if there were
any others besides Stain and CroulWell ill the
prison. lie was told that two notorious New
York professionals were there also. lie told
Sheriff Brown how he had become greatly in
tercsted in what the proprietor of the Bangor
IIUIL-l‘llml told him, and he had run upto take
a. look at the prisoners. Sheriff Brown took
him through the jail, and while he was briefly
sketching the history of each prisoner his
guest managed to take an IIIIpI’i’A‘iIUII in wax
of the locks to Foster's and \I'hitncy‘s coils.
Having accomplished his purpose Imwthcr
returned to New York and had keys made in
lit the wax impressions The plan was to
use the keys in letting the prisoners out of"
their cells into the torridol‘. win-re [Ilc glut»
illgs at the jail windows were the only bur.
riers to an easy passage to the street below.
With files and saws all old expert like Foster,
alias Kelly, could cut away the bars in less
than an hour. From the window it would be i
adesccnt of less than ten feet to the street,
and no wall or fence surrounds the jail. '31»
make sure of their lricuds' safety after the;
had cscawd. the gang prepared to be in
Bangor with teams to drive them to hiding
places. For this purpose “Shung” Campbell,
one of Lowtbcr‘s pals, left here Saturday
night for Bangor, and Sunday c tel ling two
more of the gang, one of whom is “Jimmy
“iison, alias " "Pretty Jimmy‘ , followed 1 I i
assit in the escape.
There are many circumstances connected
with the robbery and attempted murder of
old Miser Bennett which make the crime one
of the most. peculiar burglaries ever com
mitted In New England At present there
are three men in the I’ enobscot i' ounty jull
awaiting trial for the robbery. Two of
them are profomional cracksulell, Il',ostcl'
alias Kelly, and Whitney, and the third is
Dr. ll eed, one of the leading physicians of
Maine. Dr. Weed isaccused of having orig-
inated the plan to rob old Bennett, who was
his patient. At an early age he determined
to study medicine. and he spent several ycal‘l
In New York and Philadelphia at medical
schools, graduating finally at the Jell'ermn
Medical college. He practiced in several
towns, but finally settled in Newport, where
he soon had a business that was more than he
could attend to. Ill-I domestic relations have
always been happy, and he now receives can.
adation from his faithiul wife and uldl'tll.
daughter, a youilg lady of ill, who visits flu-
jail frequently.
There is little doubt that Dr. Weed delib
mtely devised and carried to completion the
scheme by which the old miller narrowly
amped murder. l-or many years Dr. Wood
has attended Bennett, and, as is the almost
universal custom in the rural d’mtricu, few
recrets are kept. from the trusted family pity.
fician. Old Bennett, by miscrly saving, had
accumulated a little fortune of swam in ad-
dition to his farm. lie was suspicious of
banks, and believed his money was secure in
his own house. In momentnof confidence the
miller had told his friend. the doctor, about
his money, and had asked him If he thought
it late in the old hair cloth trunk under his
bed. Dr. “'eed advised him to let it remain
where it was, an securities were doubtful and
banks were insecure,
unit eununer Dr. Weed, who had thought.
DWI deal over Bennett's money, deter-
ruined to secure it himself. lie did not dam
to commit the robbery alone, and he wu
afraid todivulge his whatnot» any of hh
mmpeople. In the early fall Dr. Weed
came to New York and put blunelf in mul-
munlcatlon with several profs-tonal crlml.
nah, and finally concluded arrangement.
with Footer, alien Kelly, and Clarence Whit
mtodbthejob. Thodoctoragreedtogive
bk patient apowerful opiate at night-ad
while under the influence of the drug the
trunk was to be rifled. The physician made
his call, told his patient that he had decided
at a change of treatment, and left llh opiate,
hurlllg first obtained Bennett's manta
take the done without fall.
But the old miner swallowod only half the
due, and when the burglars flashed the dark
hnteru inhln eyuthat night he was awake in
amnentandnpoahhfeet. 'l‘llisunexpooted
ocean-moo took the courage outof Dr. Weed.
mllwmhedfromthohmllutthetwow
“eastern-halal were not at Illldlneon-
carted, mausoleum froma“bllck jack”
uretclicd the nil-arm the floor. mm
m implied and Bennett. wall left for dead.
Dr. Weed one horrified,“ m the may
fwnfokwplmandhm hidto have .u
but about .3,“ d it. Intact,“ wulm
Tm m w “mm:
“muttering
nap-MM and cal-II b
.Nicoll that Ili'
...W_e. u
A “MENTION”. InvesTléATIou.
“and" It. Flynn and Governor nur-
IattcrI—‘ntnt IIOJXIO Note.
New You, April alt—Tile investigation of
the acqueduct commute» will eoutlmwd
here yesterday Senator Pierce, at the re-
quest of GUltm'Jl' Hill, demanded that Bol-
lln ill. Squire be requested to produce the
alleged damaging letters from Governor Bill
which he claimed to have in his [mien
Rollin M. Squire was now recalled and 98k“!
to produce the famous liiil letters. Th9!
were dated Feb. :30, 1885- June 9i, July 1.
Sept. "‘l, Nov 1'3, 1885; May 10, “Ni; July9,
well. The letter of July I asked for the re-
instatement of a Mr. Nelson, of Weswhester,
who had heen dismissed from Squire s depart-
ment. Squire said he told Governor Hill that
Nelson had been relmm'cl by his {Squire‘s}
llmlt‘t‘t'sfiur and that if he were reinstated it
would cause trouble. He said the governor
rillic uled his fears. and that Nelson was then
taken back
’I‘lllmthcrlctteru from Governor llill were
uniullmrtnnt.
(‘lulmbcrlniu Ivills was called, and told
about the dipou'ition of Mr. Squire, which
was (‘IIIIN‘ILIN‘ mid, by the discovery that
Squire's reputation in his native tenuous
lwl. The removal was all first upwrscd by
lloterlll-r llill. until the production of the
fulllnm Squire letter.
Ill‘rn'nn Clark, of Clark A Il'llr'lcll,wns
call-«I. Ilo came from tho Ivc~t ill IS“,
where he was a railroad contractor. He
made moo miles of the Northern Pacific.
Witness saidU'llrieu came to him and said
he Would like to raise money to tulle up a
$10,017!) note of Governor Hill's, which was
indorml by Muller d: O'Brien. lle indoriod
thcnolc. When the note matured another
note for $10.41!.” was suintituted, signed by
John O’Brien and indorsed by Maurice B.
Flynn. This was done twice afterward.
'I'llol'nrc mine of the note was finally w.
duf'v'd in inhdlli,
llc tlw 7i .1: l\'r‘ :t himtory of the contract for
The witness said he had received
Sift)" from I'ctersoll, which Peterson said he
had been asked 1‘) contribute toward taking
up llowl'llor Hill's note. In speaking to
U'ilricn about to money he said to him that
he l‘ l‘ilricll) bud letter take Peterson’s money
back to him, as he witness) did not believe
in contributing money for political purposes.
Witness to id 1) Lrieu that if he did not take
the money Ilfli'k it would bc thai‘geduguinst
his own an nuilt.
U‘Ilrien, witness said, favored the nonmluut
bill. ll'hcll tritium; asked (,l'Brien when he
expm-ud to g--t the money back that was con-
tributed toward taking up Hill's note, t I'llrien
said he would take care of it himself. O‘Brien
frupleutly approached witness about paying
political a-ssss'ments'. Witness could not see
why he, a Republican, should pay Demo-
cratic umcwncnts. IIe opposed bringing
politics into the businost. O'Brien re-
plied that- the Daniocrdts were friendly
to him lU'Iil‘lI-lll and they should contribute
something. The $6,000 note was taken up by
tllelirm at Il‘llriens request after the fol
campaign, u: d $2,500 also contributed to the
Denuwuatic mmmittee. The political execs;
mcnt payments were made three weeks after
tllelilln got the contract. These contribu~
lions wore the occasion of a quarrel between
witness and his partner O'Brien. ‘Vllllt‘fll
promised lieu, Tracy to produce at thc'next
hearing some important letters concerning
pollt icnl fl\'>‘(l~'~’flli‘lll§l.
Dldmncy Nit-oil was called no ll witness,
and tcsiilinl that he went to Albany to op-
pose Squire and Flynn‘s application to the
governor to have the attorney general take
burgl- of the trial of those lnxrsorm The
governor I'I‘III‘W’II to interfere, and said the
:oullty l'tliclllls were competent to conduct
the In convemltion, the governor told
was anxious to see the case
~l‘t‘lb .l :‘3.
l'llSt‘.
pushed. lie suggested that tile trial
be under sections Til and .34, which
would Illnkc the charger) stronger. He did
not .oy hmv Ii" would act on the petition for
Sapiirc‘s removal, but said there was no
friend so close to him as to make him deflect
Irom his duty.
Adjoumcd until Saturday.
Iroquois Club Banquet.
Cllli Anti \pril L’L—The fifth annual burr
quot ol‘ the lr0quuis club took place last
evening at the l’nlmer house. The banquet.
hall was llucly decorated, and plosentcd a
magnificent. zlpgaarnncc. There were about
400 guests present, and after an elaborate
[ea-6t had been discussed numerous toasts
were responded to by prominent gentlerileu
of Illinois and elsewhere, lion. Melville W.
Fuller, of Chicago, responded to the tlrst
mist, “Stephen A. Douglas;" Gen John C.
Black, commissioner of lwllsions, to that of
“Triumphant Democracy," enilovenlnr J.
Sterling Morton, of Nebraska, and Gen. I. N.
Stiles, of Chicago, spoke of ”Tariff Ill-form,"
and 'l'. M. Patterson, of Unlorlulo, lnudc re
sponse to the Illfbt, "Grover Cleveland." in
addition a number of speakers ducusaed
topics of current interest. The banquet
proved eminently succeuful.
A Dying filri’n Sensational Statement.
Cult A00. .lpril Stu—A San l-‘rumieco
special to 'lhl- ’l ribuneeays: Ida Addis,a Lou
Ange cs" irl who has made some reputation
a,“ whiter publishes a dying statement,’ll
whiu Il she tmtlil‘lll‘l a rumor that ex-Uovemot
Downey. u wealthy old Californian, is held
in casted; by his relatives, who permit no
one exm-p. ins heirs to see him. The girl was
ungugul to lo married to Downey, but some
relatives filled the old man With whisky, and
have since kept him in confinement. Mill
Addie was solicited to sue for breach of
pronIl-le,tnlt refused She is now in Mexico
dying of consumption. ller statement has
cause-do loll-mien, ult nflecta cement the
best known gleopie in San Francine.
'I‘Ilo vntu' Prison Inn Placed.
Aura“, April tit—Mr. Yatee’ prison labor
uuwml pmw'd ill the anembly yesterday,
75 to “"5. The bill promise that criminals be
confined ill prisons, and misdemoants in
jails or penitentorlea County [Irllouerll may
cultivate county lamb or make articles for
state illllt'ltutimls. State prisoners shall mah
articles fol state institutions, drain swamp
halls, make clothing for militia, but none of
the products shall be sold or given to private
per-unis. Ho Illaellinery or motive power
mu he ml. Convict: shall work only eight
hours. devoting sixteen to monument»,
daily and mental and moral unproven-at.
No Federal prlaonerl shall be Iteptillm
primal. _-
Confirmed by tho Donate.
Wasnmoros, AprlllfM—The Innate bu
confirmed the rumination! of brigedier gen-
...) George Crook to be majorgenaral, and
col. J. ll. Brooke to he brigadier general;
also, Thllluall 'l‘. Tumult, of Alabama,to In
United States maul at Han Salvador, 11 15,
lave-ring, to be United State- lnanllu fu-
Massachusetts; J. 1). Bubble, mm m.
Jefferson. Nah, and J. I]. Hammond, pone
mater at Bernice. N. Y.
Democratic Bologna chosen.
[locum N. Y., Anti ileum Della»-
eraticenunty convention of Geneva calmly
was held last night It Botavln. The follow-
Inz delegate- um elected to the state Damo-
mtlc (Invention: Km. It Mom
M and George A. PW
Enchant-rm legal-at:
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OWN YOUR OWN HOME AND STOP PAYING RENT.
u or" at, J)
g
prices must advance mi improrcmcnts continue.
A \'
llowuyton Station. Croce the track walk five minutes.
choice building lots, all 501100 feet, at prices within cvcry once means.
Ml.
Cottages building.
Only five Iliinulea ride from South Norwnlk on cars-dive cents fare.
Streets being opened.
The coming suburb of Norwallt. We will contract for you to build at lowest figurce. Every person their
till“ HEM NOW
You will and one hundred
Now is the time to buy pnd build, for
own landlord and property on not-on our plan. Plans and cuts of over one hundred Myles of modern cottage,- rlt surprisingly low figures. Call at
our otlicc on the premises and inspect the property and see what can lr: done on an economical scale in the way of owning your own home, or address,
THORNTON 1]. SMITH,
Lenox Hill Building Company,
ooNN.
BOIVAY'I‘ON,
SOME
SEASONABLE
Bargains!
Dried Apricots
for stewing: make just splendid
sauce, and oh! such pies. Cheap”
til-3‘.
.III.
l’runells for Illcsnnlc purpose,
18c Ill.
Lemons, 15 cts. dozen.
Oranges, 30c, elsewhere 35c.
Plenty oi'good Baldwin apples.
Fine new made Butter. It is [:"AL AND W001]
rosy. Price We, elsewhere :22} ‘
to 35.
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Billie llnmsmul’s.
Halli, Bailey lilo
WOOD MANTELS,
DOORS,
SASH, BLINDS,
HARD WOOD WORK.
0? ALL KINDS.
+09-
burge Stock of Columns
for Trimming
00"
Plate and Sheet Glass.
Steam Sawing, Planing,
and Turning.
m...
Lumber Yard between railroad and carriage
brim
ill! at fill of Marshall Street.
South Norwalk, Conn.
Halli, Bailey 8. ll
P. H. NASH 85330
llave a lull line of
IIIIIIlII . FIIIIISIIIIIE IIIIIIIIII,
Tollet Sets,
Fancy Glass Ware,
Decorated (“3' 00115
In amt variety.
IIfllIBI‘II, Illlllllll lllII lIIIIIll.
Work in Hotel-
Minute-tummy.
Prtoeonow.
I
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HENRY TILLY.
GlilllllllE lllllllll.
lilt.l’AII?.IN(rr
GENERAL BLACKSIII ITIIING.
This is the season in which to prepare for winter
and it is better to get re ally for rough travel than to
wait until the busy winter season.
Work of all kind: {rimming to carriage making,
and item mi blackemuiling promptly attended to.
Wagons of all kinda made to order.
Wagons for sale.
Henry Tilly,
MAIN STREET.
A S. FERRIS,
JEWELER.
Watches, Jewelry. Silverware.
l-‘iuc Watch repairing a Specialty.
Spectacles and Eye glasses.
JOIIN II. I’I‘IBIIIS,
\l‘holcealeand Retail Dealt r in all kinda of
Brick. Lime, Cement.
Blue Stoné. Etc.
Lehigh, backawauna, Locust
llountnill, Franklin, and
TAYLOR &. GOLDEN,
- Real Estate and Insurance Agts,
WashingtOn St, South Norwalk, Conn. .
FINEST lIIIE
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NEI'IIWIIIII
Bur Sun in Town
Davis
TAILOR,
S01? '1'“ \OIIWALK, (IT.
J. I‘. Peckwell.
tl'iiLesharre Goals.
linil Ill RUBBER I’llll‘l‘lN
lard foot of Wmllingtml nId llar- I
shall streets. l‘ranei: rflic. at Stilsonl
Drug Store
core
I}. II. HIRIEIQS
Lady’s Rubbers
25 Cents.
Men’s Rubbers,
40, 50, 75.
MEN’S BOSTON
Hill Ilillllllllflll
Best quality, $3.50.
l2 Main Street.
SEWERS!
M. PIERCE
DIAL“! ll
SEW ER’ 1?] PE
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General Sewer Contractor
lawepaedto Huh-Wot mm
pl nthbel columnist-mule loll
tomwith
mlnmmwlllladluothdr m:
unnu- ,
F. M. PIERCE
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Milli i
mnhfimcb
'1 June: Bloc h, Writer at.
rm. - Conn.
Being unable to manufacture
HARNESS
l'l'c compete with large concerns I have taken the
agency of one of t oldest and lumtcstahllsh-
Int'nh' in the plate for the salt of
Harness, Saddles, Halters. Sur-
cinglcs, Collars, die.
Pine Harness To Order,
In usual. at the old stand uhm ! will kccgn
form hueP of Whine. Sponge- Chamois, in
MM. 'I‘I’Ivcllmr ll!!! Ac.
Lent has come;
And we are prepared to turninh all kind: of
Fresh and Salt Fish,
Oysters and Clams,
Wholesale and Retail.
CELERY
VEGETABLES,
Florida Oranges. '
muons.
Canned Goods.
Lnrabee’ll Snow-flake and
Graham crackers.
Pickled Oysters.
Wen delivered at short notice.
HUNT & ZELUPF.
a com. mm: on
Builders Hardware,
PAINTS,
Oils Vggnishes.
BerryBrosW Hard Oil Finish
Wire Steel Door nuts,
mammalian-l.
. Insurance Building,
illill'lllili Bruins
Have Opened To-Day
Their 'FuII Line of
SPillllll illillllllll'l's,
And will open their full line of
MEN’S, YOUTHS’ AND BOYS’
SPRING CLOTHING
_. OK—
Saturdav, Feb. 25th.
COMS’I‘OCK BROS.
Masonic Building,
dtw
So. Nor-walk. Norwalk.
HOUSES AND LOTS
FARMS
flann—
COUNTRY RESIDENCES
FOR SALE.
INSURANCE.
Fire. Life, Accident and Plate Glass.
IN BEST KNOWN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN COIIPANIES AT
Real Estate and Exchange Rooms,
45 & 47 Washington Street,
SOUTH NORWALK, OOH“.
TAYLOR 8r. GOLDEN.
CARPETSI CARPETSI
The largest Stock to select from of any store in the State at
.Lowest Prices for (3 sh.
Ill atliodyBraucllIC L90“: Depnt’l'n ryllrueeellltlflc.”0c. 80c Me. I
aims-$45.. so: and we 2:31»qu Iitgnlnea M ’ m,
WINDOW“ SIIADES.
unlit ,on rollers with frl all readto am
1.30:. wiih Brnu'W'Flenm compleunfiac. aniline-wig. “Trimming
WALL PAPER.
mums: STOCK 0P NEW PATTERNS. baboon-d Gold, 40c tom: per roll.
new "yin. ‘3: tube per roll. Without Gold. to toillc per roll.
FURNITURE.
Cottage Suite. 818 5 pieces. Ash neuronal Salts. ”up. Walnut and Cherry Bedroom Bulls.
up. Parlor sluts in mi variety, Bald l Bed Spring. etc . at low prl
[Ammonium In fact daunting: in turnip your house complete can be f
prim. I was weed and lald by yPrimate-l 111:an We do .- fine workuaaydtyhoue.
and employ llIe but not en in each branch of our bouillon. Good. delivered without «tram
O. E. SMITH’S,
No. '2 Atlantic 31.. comer of Broad. (appetite the Wu and Wham.)
STAMFORD. CONN-
thabll-bed In New York City I”.
HOLLAND SHADES.
gill“. 12)“. CORNICB
Plainoold.
a The Buck Rance:
Special Prices
to
ARCHITECTS
and
BUILDERS
W
It I: not fll
covered with
Nickel Plate
”
It is mute Ill
vault
own town.
Alto
Agent for the
celebrated
31011101“)
RANGES
Plumber. and
flu
Fitter-I, Slate
and
. , 'l‘lu loafers.
LOOKWOOD lb 00-...
_ AT...
. K. Lockwood & Cos;
lie:
W. 0. QUIIITARD.
m mm
newest.
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