Son Loula to Get momma If he
elm: No Contostw’rrust Fund
for benefit of Another Son~ ,
dial-once to an Agreement.
Th will oi. the late Timothy H
Porter was flied in the Stamford Pro
ate Court, Saturday. The instrumo t
written with pen and ink. and' cover
three pages of lenalcap paper. It
bears the date May 14,1896 and is
witnessed by Robert E. DoFores‘t of
”Bridgeport James H. Olmstéud (since
deceased). and Robert Whittaker, of
Stamford. The will will interest runny
,Norwnlk people. inasmuch as Mrs. Por-
' tor, whose maiden name was Miss Ma
belie H. Eerie. is a. native of this town.
and well known here. The will is as
follows:
"‘1‘. Timothy Hopkins Porter of the
city of Stamford. State of Connecticut
being of sound disposing mind and
memory, do make public and declare
this to be my last will and testament
hereby revoking all other wills by the
' heretofore made.
“Flrst-~All my property, real. por-
eoual and mixed. 0! whntevor churne-
tor. i give and bequeath in trust to my
beloved wife. Mehelle Hastings Poi-
ter, and my esteemed cousin .lotibph
A. Rogers to and for the following
‘ purposes:
. "Second—Vb direct that all my just
debts and funeral charges be paid as
soon after my (lacunae as can conven~
tently be done.
, ‘ "Thirdwl direct that there sh: ll be
. paid to my brother, David G. Porter.
the sum of five thousand dollars.
“Fourth—~l direct that there shall be
paid to my son. Louis Hopkins Porter,
the sum oflten thousand dollars. upon
the condition that he shall not confmt
the execution or validity of. this will
nor the disposition of the property
herein made. In case of such contest.
such action shall constitute a revoca-
tio of this benuest.‘
. .“ Itth.——i direct that there be given
' to my wife, Muheiiellestings Porter
and to my housiii. till A. Rogers
, the sum of ten thousand dollars each
- to be paid in cash. or In revenue pIo
ducing securities of equivalent value
said amounts to be in lieu of fees
charges and commissions for the ad
ministration and settlement of my es-
tate as my executors and trustees.
“Sixth—The residue of my estate I
. direct to be divided into two equal
parts: one of these equal parts to be
given to my wife, Mnbelle Hastings
Porter. and the other of the. two oquoI
parts to be given to my son. Arthur
Kingsley Porter, to he set npnrt and
managed as a separate estate. uncord»
ing to the laws of the state of Connec-
ticut. for the Investment and monogr-
ment of trust funds. The income, or
' so much thereof as may be necessary.
to be applied to his maintenance and
oducatiou until he shall reach the our
of thntyvono yours. at which use the
entire income of said estate shall he
paid directly to my sold son. When
he shall reach the age of twenty-five
years. the entire amount to which he
is entitled under this will shall be
paid to him.
“Seventh—Incline the conditonn of
a trust executed by me to the Union
Trust Company of New Haven. under
date of February 21. 1894. shall nm
have been so modified that the corpus:
of the trust or the securities of which
it is composed. shall have come Into
my possession previous to my death.
then 1 direct and enjoin upon my (,on
unions to Institute proceedings for Itn
recovery and to mosecuic tho rhino to
client that It may be legally established
mid declared to be part of my estate
"Eighth—«in the division and dintri
button of my paintings. furniture. li
brary, etc., It is my wish und will that
the portraits of his mother and tho
portrait and marble bust of his [ll'illlli
father. .Ioteph ’ll. Hoyt. be given to my
son. Arthur Kingsley Porter and nine
such books and ornaments as ho may
desire from their having been purtlcu
lurly uhsoclutod with the numb and
memory of bio deceased mother.
“Ninth-“l Itppoint my beloved wife
Mnbolie Rantings Porter. and my on
. teamed cousin. Joseph A. lingers, oxo
climb and trustees of this my lnut will
and testament. and tho gunrdinnu oi
, my son Arthur ltlmudoy Porter, duo
in: his authority. and 1 direct um no
«bonds or other security he required of
them an executors or trustees or 3mm
diam.”
Juan Mylar fixed on Monday. Jun:
tinny as. at. It a. In. on the (late of the
hearing on £298 or lioution.
, £03110? mm a in counuoi
or the widow 3”
it I , MEETING.
‘ a rexu or prey ratio of th .
' t Norwich dun pationnT Churn:
lxht, and will
by the minister
The subject on”!
t immortality.
the annual
it?
hergthere who
issuance at the King's
in outlets. the Uhapo‘l or the our: Ill
national Olin h
in the absence of the president. Mm.
Mrs. (1W Shelton. presided.
After the reports from the various
circles had been given. letters {Into the
nilsoionarlea, to whom m. e King’s
Daughters had sent contributionu.
Were road“ Miss lluttio Parker sang
a pleasing solo.
The state secretary, Mrs. Showing,
of ullridgcport. gave a most helpful nu-
drcss. She upoke of the order as ho-
lng not only International. but inter-
denominational. and said: that circles
had been organized in every. civilized
country in the world; that n your ago
the membership was 700 000 and it
has greatly increased since. She com-
plimented the Nnrwnlk Congregation
al circles very highly upon the work
reported.
An interesting account was given or
the work of the committee In making
preparations for the annual state meet-
ing. which will be held In South Nor-
wulk held; October. The chairman or
this committee in Mrs. Leo Davin.
It was expected that feasibility o.
organizing a Town Union of King‘s
Daughters would be discussed. but ow-
ing to the absence of thorn who are
especially interested in the project. It
was not brought up.
Aluminum
inaugurated by the Pastors oi the
South Nomalk Churches.
TH REACH THE HHBHHHEHEH
The City to he Canvassed by Volun-
teers to Secure Such Statistics as
WIlI Aid the Par-tors In
Their Lahore.
The movement innuuumtcd hero by
Rev. Willinm H. I~lubbard. poster of
the South Norwulk Baptist Church. for
it house to house work, has assumed
such proportions Ilil to justify an appeal
to the public for (so-operation.
For sometime the pastors of the
South Norwnlk churches have been
planning and considering some such
movement.
The work is simply a house to house
canvass by personal visitation by the
members of the churches. in twos. to
secure such statistics as will aid the
pastors in n co-dpcratlvc work for the
reaching of the \Inchurohcd.
Mr. Hubbard bus presented the mot.-
tcr to his people and bus scoured
enough volunteers to justin him in go~
lug forward wit.. the work. lie hes
preached three sermons on the subject,
In which the work and its ud Vnningcs
have been presented. on well no the
need of it shown.
LETTER BOX TOO SMALL.
The One in Front of the Norwnlk Post
Office Overflows on Sundays.
Citizens of Norwalk, who hnw Slim-
(iny mail to post. complain that tho lol-
ter box in front of tho Norwnik pout
olllco is too small. They say it. in full
by 8 o'clock in the evening. and [but
it Is impossible to get additonnl letters
inside. Some leave them on top of the
box. but this is hardly sun: with im-
portant letters. it is true that the
public run use some of the other Toilet“
bones about .tho bliuImVss section of
the city. but the one in front of the.
post-oillce Is the only one collected
from for the early New York mull.
it scams us if this might be remo-
diod by placing a lursrr box outside
or even having two boxes, instead of
one. Then, again. the old slidc under
the post oillce window \qu not u had
Idea. us that box was lurno enough to
take all the mall posted
WOMAN’S CLUB MEETING.
Papers on the Methods of Transport:-
tion In the Nineteenth Century.
The WOman’ 3 Club spout It most on
joynlile afternoon (It Mrn W A. (‘un
tis' s. lust Thursday. IIVvIowlnu methods
of tInnsportatIon offended by the limo
tocnth century.
Mrs. Joseph Wlluon mp] Mrs. F. A.
Hoyt were the commilli'uV In charge.
obly assisted by novmul olhcr mom-
bcru of the club. There were uliort
pnporn on the old rinr munch uud the
lumbering vehicles of tho I‘ urly part of
the century. on ulmmmhipk and rail-
roads. It talk on thu- IVnnnin of the am
uiont and modern World (girl on bicy
clue and nutomohllvu. cloning with a
brief summary or the t‘lTllI' in upon com-
merce of modern methods of trans-
portatlon.
The ulternoon mm nil too short tor
the iritilrelltlnuf topics presented.
.Ww. we». ”A...
FOR A ROLDIERS’ MONUMENT.
strut Gerunds-loner Kallono. of Mir-
walk Trying to Rain $3.000.
street Commissioner Martin Kniiogo
hos teller! the initiatury stop towurdr.
3,000 soldiers monument
H as n subscription paper which
. in th at all pledges made shah
notion bucollectsd until $3.000 is sub
thrilled. and that the sum Vwill so Into
t taunt ot a board of trustees. to
by the subscribers. who will
' he monument.
"l‘. K. Noble. the first vice president. .3 .
Attnmrt luv belittle to Secure
Control of Watershed: of State.
THHUHBH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Connecticut Lighting and Power Com-
pany Said to be Back ‘of the Pro.
josh-«Engineer. Said to Have
Gone Over the Ground.
Governor McLean’s recommendation
In his inaugural address. in favor of
the tuxution of corporate franchisee
does not seem to hnvc any deterrent
citect on the policy of expansion oi
capitalistic combinations. The boldest
and most fItIV~IVoncIIing scheme ever
attempted In (Ionnccticut is In process
of incubation now. It Is a scheme oim~
ion: at. the control of the ureter sheds (n
the state. A petition for a charter
it sold upon uood nuthorlty to be in
preparation (VIIIhodyIIg; the project in
an innocent phruooology till a chilled
corporation lawyer can invent. to be in»
troduccd curly in the present. legisla-
ture. It in nothing more nor lens than
u. ltnmnpo scheme for Contimrih’mt. At
first. blush so vastly comprehensive (1
project must npponr visionary to the
ordinary wayi‘uring citizen of this
“land of stondy hnbitu.” lint it must
be I-cnieinboretl thnt this In on age not
only of progress. but whet would have
Imon considered hulf u century "no. or
miracles. (it the scheme the New Ilu~
run ltcuisitu' says;
"’I‘ht.V Connecticut Lightiuu and Pow
or (j‘mnpnny. which is lmpulnrly nup-
pnucd to be only n branch of the Ullil‘V
ml (his inlprm‘mnunt I'lompuuy. oi
l’l‘iilntiolphia. which, in turn. is bolloc-
(il in be. only till offshoot of tho simul-
lll‘ii Oil Company. in mild to be buck m
the proposition. it will be rotnomimreu
that TTII‘ fil'fiinllitfilfld association bu.VV
Elilii lie title chunued l0 lbIV Cuntmcti-
Lighting and Iluliwny (‘nuipnulz nod
increased Its capital stock to $luUUil.
000. Its product Viobbinz up of the
street ruiiwnys of be state is :1 incl
known to on. Negotiations are now In
prowess for the purchase of tho Fair
Haven and Woeivillo and the Win»
cheater Avenue Railway systems of
New Iluvcu. and the combination is
board of in Norwich and other ports ot
the. stole. Strong in tho assumpuon
nugmrontly. that this grunt numwunnoo
of capital will III it short time own all
the trolloy lines of Connecticut, it huu
been considering the most feasible
methods of scrutiny: tho cheapest mo
five power. Coni has grown dour nn-l
is not likely to drop In price. If only
sullicicnt water could be secured the.
problem would be solved. The Innis.
iuturu will be asked to help In thrV
mlutinn.
“Yet. the scheme is not wholly new
here Durlm. the loot session of tho
Ilcnornl Assembly n bill ans Intrio luc-
od (It the insta‘hco of II New llritnin
mnnufnnturor. pImidinI! i’oI the con
diminution of certain iuud In the town
of IV‘nrmington. to be converted into n
rust rcsoryolr for the purpose. of sup-
plying power to tho mnnui’untorlos m
Now llriiuln and other towns. ’l‘h(V bii»
fulicvl of pnssnno. it In said. only in
‘nnnwor to an appeal mode to tho pow
ore that be. by IntiVmboru of a family
which owns wuior privileges on the
Worthington I'Ivcr. Had the bill phoned
the family in question would hove born‘ .
ruined. No such sentiment will gov-
ern iho combinnilmunow shill to be
cooking control of tho water supply (It
the state. The our of juggernaut mun.
proceed. no mnitor who Is crushod luV
nonth Its wheels.
“it Is known that engineers and mun
vcyoru ilflVP been looking the ground
0er recently for the purpose. It is
mid. of locating the hunt sites for run
crvoirs or centers of distribution of
power. The opening day of the (ion
oral Assembly new the logul reprcson
intivoa of the corporation ulrcutly rc
lcrrod to, busy umouu iho Iolgiulntorr
and lnylng the foundation for 11 com
pniuu of conquest. All the forces at Its
command are organized to tulto part
In It. It will IIIV. n titunic struggle. for
It is note to now thnt Connecticut will
not onnily surrender its wntrr nuppiy
to (my capitalistic. combination for tiu.V
purpose of incrcusing Its weulth. it
will bu hnrd to persuade the people's
representatives that. public necessity
and convuuiunco demand such a court»
lice.
"The control of the ureter nhcdn o.
tho utntn or of any uonuidurubio por-
tion of It. would entail rust loos und
suffering. 'i‘no umnufuuturing indus
tries now depending on water for their
motive power would be crippled, the
diversion of sitcoms into control bod
Inn for commercial purposes Would
ltnvo tho soil they now Irrbntto dr
mul sterile. Oultio would norhzh oh
the bind and the rural popninlion. III»
rondy greatly reduced in numbers
would inevitably trek to some favored
place where as yet the Henvcmscnt
blessing of Mr and which have not
been leaned or sold away from them."
Wei:
STEAM OHEDT DRACKED.
[W
Engine of an Ilitufiouhd- -Frelght Tak-
on to Wile Point tor napalm.
When no «no height train, bound
east. arrived in flout!) Norwolk last El
, it was discovered .
sutures: attain
that the steam butt on the supine.
ed. It not necessary
not out
‘ motive to Wilson Point
t to ‘ ‘
"similar. nature .
“(my 11!. lost that
non act with the,
the roof of the
to victims Were
hing (ind John
. M
Boyrst, the a HEW“ bougngoiuuster .
lit the depot
Mr MHnninu Ie
ular conduoto
j‘the rohd, running
the express Will! l
V have South New
wulk at. 9: ()3. ll hung from the
train he storied g the platform,
when someone asked him a question
about the hiring Mr. Munniuu turned
his hood and mode annwor meanwhile
continuing hip out until he suddenly
brought up ucuin post. The sharp
corner caught Mr. Manning’s left eye,
stunning him for ‘ onicnt. The eye-
lid begun to pull? ‘nhd shortly utter
word turned his
Mr. lloyrnt w walking along the
platform during t o morning. and he
uluo run into one of the posts. injuring .
his head and one oi! his eyes very poin-
fully.
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THE SPORTING TEN.
A new (duh of boys, who style them
solves the iiiportiuu Ten. has been
formed In South Nth-wont. The bond
uunrtcrs of the club‘ are in u buildinl?
in l‘lurbunk street. The officers are as
follows i
Proul<lcnt~~Joseph ilnrrr.
Sm rotor y- John Manning
'l‘r (Vusnrer whitlnnr . 'l‘yI oil.
EANHEHHLET EHENHH
Heiressof Millions UnltodioYoung
Man of Greater Wealth
THE CEHEHHNYL'AT NEWPHHT
Church Decorated With Gorgeous LavV
iehnesu. and the Assembly Made
Up of Wealth and Fashion——
Reception at Bride's Home.
Nitil’i-‘(lit'R it. 1.. Jununry Hm.“-
tbounh In the depth of winter. thin
troll-known watering place today took
on n umnbinnco of its summer pointy
immune of the wedding of Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt. probubly the most
wealthy of the third gencrution of the
Vanderbilt i‘nmliy. to Mi :3 Elsie
French. n charming Newport girl, for
mor playmate of the uroom. mid dough.
ter of Mrs. Frederick Orme French. a
resident of the city for muny yours.
A brighter sun never dnncod Into n
Ilium morning sky for till) bride rich
or poor and In spite of u crispness in
the air. it. did not. scum to be u winter‘ .1
duv.
"thV ceremony whir h united the heir-
nsn of millions to the young mun of
still gI‘cnttVr wonlih. look Ilhlco at
noon. in the anriukio Memorial
Church of St. John tinV Evangelist, for
up in the old north purl of the city. on
the very shores of Narragansett. bny
once the centre of Nowporl'n fashion
but now for removed from tho sorinl
whirl of l'icllevuo avenue. Miss
IV‘IVt-ncb mode the choice of her own
place of worship ililli her own home.
for tho ucontV of her Innrriuge. inutund
of selection the more pretentious but
ices familiar surroundinus which
would bnve been found In New York.
Under those condiione. the hundred or
more counts were forced to muke n.
Viouinoy to a city he (inlet hi this time
of the your an an obscure country vil
low.
The festivities. howvror. did not unf-
EI‘I‘ from these unusual circumstances.
The church wus decorated with nor-
Vrvoun luyiuhuous: tinV useotnbly. which
only half filled tIIIV edifice made up in
(plondoi 41nd combined wealth what ii
Ian lied in numbers; tho service was its
ornuto us the hiohout forms of the
Episcopal Church could mukc It: the
Wedding procession u picture of Iovcli
noon and lint.V gowns. and tho brnukfusi
which closed the forniul proceedings
of the day. was one of the grnndest
thcr served in this city.
‘ Although the ceremony won out nt
noon. on hour or more before thuf
limo now the arrival of some of tho
Vllinnts III. the church. and those who
rhino nhout ll o‘clock. had the pious-
IIIVIV of listening in up much concert.
and found leisure to nutrvcl ot the flor-
nl docuruilous.
Pink. group quI Width in many
(-hnrmlnu romhinutltbw were the pro
voliinu colors. the diniinctivrV flowers
being the gloiro do In ruino bosonlno.
the pol on rate menu. with white unc-
iiuu um the specimen puhu.
The centre nlslo wen u Inno of bri-
Vronlue. null uspurnuun. ntondurds eluhi
foot high boinn- trimmed with tho
feathery follnnn of tho nnpnrngus at
rouulnr Intervals from the entrance at
the church to the chancel. Basket» of
«lolicnio pink flowers hill‘llltlndtld. from
the standards
Specimen palms thirty foot high towV
cred above the Altar interspersed
Y among the turns nnd foliano which
blinked them were grout (Violators of
white of motion and mudailonn of sub
don unto roses. (In the altar was on
Immense cross; of uuoonuion Illios.
The prom-um (It the omen concert
which occupied the hour preceding the
ceremony. was selected by Miss
French.
marched in quietly at 11:20. and led in
two of the hymns antiqued to them
The program was till foiinwa:
Overture-«Tambourine
Festival Frnlude.
h.
Wagner
, .Gulrnnd
Echuhert
“o Perfect bore.” Jetway:
do on: by the Choir.
lit rchw‘to Prophste "
rheor
The choir boys of the church In
‘ The ltniitm steamer Loon has one?
Man Accused oi Jennie Busschle-
tor' a nun Called to Plead.
THE JHHY HHHIKLY SELECTED
w». ....—_—..J..
MoAliloter the Most Composed of the
Three Priaoucrae-Appllcation to
Quaah Indictment Denied—-
Court Room Filled.
H W
l‘A'l‘iVlIlSON N J., January 14—-
Whnt is expected to be one of the not
ubio murder trails in the history of the
country. was begun today in the Court
of Oyer and Thu-miner, this place when
Walter C. hicAIilisIcr Wultci Death
and AndIcw Campbell were called to
plead to the. change of the murder of
JennieV I‘Iossrhiolor. the eighteen ren'
old mill girl. who died after having:
been given knockout drops and ne-
unulted.
George .I. Kerr. whb was Jointly In-
dicted with the three other prisoners
mode application some time ago to pro-V
siding Juduc Dixon, for It separate
trial. which was granted. It won ox-
:Vctod that Kerr, who is a brother of
szVt-Ity .Iudtrc Kerr. and who is related
by marriage to Mayor Hinchclil‘l’o.
would be called on IV. witness for the
state. As soon as the doors of the
court room were opened this morning
the jury panel, thtV Iuwyors. witnesses
nnd ~IVoproscutntivcs of the prose were
milliliter]. The court. room is not
ergo, end the llliiill floor and gallery
wum noon tilled. ’inro wns little.
room for spectators. 'I‘he sheriff had
no extra. detail of deputy charities in
bud uboui. the entrance. to the court
house to keep the crowd buck. After
the souls in the court room were occu-
pied, the doors were closed. and no
one was admitted. excepting those hqu
inn urgent business inside.
'l‘htV three prisoners. McAlIistor.
(himpbcii null thnth,.woro bronchi. in
to the court promptly at 10 o'clock and
acutml pour their counsel. Judge Dix.
on neccndod the bench at 10:03.
Among those who occupied cents with.
in theV roll out uside for witnesses were
John llosschietcr, father of the mun
dared girl: Susie Bosschieter. a sister.
nnd John "Jim. a brother. The counsel
for the defense included exdudnn Hort
mutt. of Jersey City; City Counsel
llunn. John W. Iiurdinc and Thomas
Scott. Former Judge Kerr, a brother
of George Kerr. was present.
As soon he the court. Woo opened.
(‘ouniy Prosecutor Emlcy, who has us
his ossistunt iV‘nIph Show. n loudlnu
lawyer of Pnscnic county. moved for
theV trial of Tilt-Allister. Depth and
Campbell.
City Counsel Dunn made :I formul
publication to (mash the indictment
against the three prisoners on the
uround thnt‘it was (iet‘ctive. Jutluo
Dixon denied this, and ordered the
trial to proceed.
The work of selecting the jury pro
IVIVchoII rapidly. and was completed nl
I0::i0 u. Ill.. and promptly sworn in
The three prisoners were told to stand
and look ut the.V jury while this was...
being done. McAIlisicr appeared the
most composed of the three
- Less than an hour had been occupied
In procuring the jury.
Prosecutor Enilcv mode the opening
address. lie recited thtV facts brought
out at tho coroner's inquest relative to
the (trunnion. ussnult upon, and death
of .lnunic Ilonsrhieuor.
While the. prosecutor was addressing
the jury, Campbell. McAllinter and
lilouth puid close nttentinn to every
word. nnd occasionally the prisoners
leaned over und whispered to their
lawyers.
M'Re. COLEVe puns: STOLEN.
Probably Taken by Man hWo Jostlcd
Against Her at the Station.
Lent Saturday morning. as Mrs. iru
(loin, of Elincrcst. was bum-dine; the
9:36 lrnln (It the South Norwnlk otn
lion, to no to Sinmford. two or threIV
men lostlod against her rnthor rough
ly. She thought nothing of tho occur.
ronoiV until she was Inside the cur
when she missed her purse -'l‘hon she
remembered anoint: tho men leave the
tl'u n.
Mrs. Colo reported the matter to the
conductor. who .toiogrsphed to 'l‘lckot
Anon Harris from Dnricn. but nothing
could be found of the men.
Fortunately Mro. Colo (I‘d not tho
us much money as usuul w th her. and
her loan did not amount to M.
WIW
BIRTHS EXCEEDED DEATHS.
Wan
Vital statistics for the Your 1899 In
the Town of Norwalk.
The town records show that the
number of births in Norwnlk during
the your post exceeds tho number of
deaths by forty tour. The complete
record follows:
“Egrtha, 375, twohtydiiu more than in
‘hjlélggiages, 11,0 fourteen less then
Deaths, 331....1 forty more than in 1599.
ITALIAN“ QTEAMER. Loti‘r.
W
audio! from tho Wreck Hove Bun
V Wuhan Ashore. .
LACillAt’Px, cornice. January 15....
lost. Molly, bodies from the
ten washed ashore. .
'Wust
V Morton Pong
Denied by Judge
Tarlov vs. Traotlon 00‘.
The cone of Max ’i‘arlov against the
Bridgeport Traction Company, motion
tor ll. non-suit tor noncompliance with
an order of. the court, won on trial In
the South Norwaik side of the Town
Court, this morning.
Judge Frost presided, and heard the ~ ,.
arguments of the attorneys Howard H.
Knapp, of Bridgeport for the Traction
Company, and Joseph it. Taylor. of
South Norwalk. for Mr. Tarlov.
Judge Frost denied the motion on
condition of on amendment in compli»
once with‘the order of the court and
satisfactory to the plaintiff, providing
it should be filed todlll’.
FITCH BEATS TAYLOR.
Saturday. at the South Norwalk
Club. E. W Fitch 95 boat Joseph it.
Taylor. 85 by the following score:
Fitch. 95 'l‘uylor.
3m?
3—4
l2
20w]
{iii-15
35
us
s-~-2
90
um
28
33...]
36~2
43—4
43 49—1
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63 Ill—«2
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HEATH IN THE CHAIR
Neufeld Electrocuied for Murder
Ing his Mothal’ s Cousin.
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BHVETED HEH RICH JEWELS
After a Party he Went to the Fiat of
the Kronmann's, In West Thirty-
fifth Street and Killed His
Relative.
SING SING. 'N. Y., .Innuury him—Wil-
Iium Nonfeld, who murdered his moth
or‘s cousin. Mrs. Annie itronman, in
her npnrtments in West. Thirty-fifth
street. New York. August 7, l899. was
put. to depth in the electric chair in the
state prison here. at 6:05 o‘clock, this
morning.
Robbery was the motive of Neufeld’s
crime. He had been introduced to
Mrs. Kronman by his mother. only a
few days before thtV commission of the
crime. the occasion being a party giv-
on by tho Kronmunns ut their'fiut. At
liliil affair Mrs. Kronmnnn made 3 tree
display of jewelry. which apparently
excited the young'mnn's cupidlty. On
the morning of August 7,1890. after
Kronmnnn had gone to business. Neu-
fcld went to the tint and killed his rcr
alive with a hntchct. after which he
rifled her jewel box and went away.
The murder was not discovered until
Kronmnnn returned from his office III
the afternoon. Neui’old disposed at
some of the jewelry at u. pawn brok-
er's. and through that his arrest came
shout. He told the police a story, to
account for the possession of Mrs.
Kronmnnn’s jewelry by him, to the
effect that it had been given to him by
u urgro named Luce to dispose of. and
that after pnwnlng a diamond broocn
for $125. Lure gave him $25 and the
pawn ticket. Ncufold was a frequent-
er of saloons and cheap gambling
pinccs. He had served a term III the
Northern Illinois penitentiary (ti. .Ibl-
lct for robbery committed in Chicago.
SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY.
« . 0..-.
Services Held In the Various Churches
Of Norwalk, Yesterdgy.‘
Rev. Paul M. Strayer was unable to
occupy his pulpit in the South Norwalk
‘ongregntionnl Church, y sterdny. as
announced. owing to u re spec of the
(trip. which he lied a week ago. He
will be confined to his residence. 74
avenue f0] some days. Mr.
Slvnyer sent the following letter
which was rend at both shrvices:
Door l‘rien’ds: l was so eager to be
with you and to becin my work. that
doubtless l have been a little impru-
doni. Tho relapse is not severe, but
the disappointment is great. I shall
be with you today in thdught. and shall
ask the llosvenly Father that both ser
vices may be very helpful. ,
Yours in Christian love. .
PAUL M. STRAYER.
Rev. William C. ~I‘lurtis, of Norwulk
conducted the services in the church.
preaching in the morning from RomV
nus viII., 24. The quartetto of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in Stem
lord. consisting of Mrs. Imogene Ross
Minn Aimee Wood. Robert A. Show
nnd Frank Comotock. all Norwulk slum
era, song. The music was excellent.
the artists being heard with pleasure
in their various selections.
NEELY EXTRADITION.
m-..»
Buprema Court Hold: till! he Must be
Burl-endured to Cuban Authorities.
WAS thl'l‘ON. January tMThe
United tater dupre Jae Court today
rendered a decision i the Neely extraV‘
dition case. The court held that
Neely was subject to extrirdition and
must be surrendered to the Cuban one
thoritios. ~
DEAD IN LHLH 3 De
The audden Tuition Oil or
. , Man of ”lithium
: . . (special to the
SDUTHING’I‘ONL «in new
i In F. Bmith.ii
= VI-VVVVWIIV
.hnown resided ill: ti
min In the Case of 7 E
77 “V“
Years old, It ,,
WANTEDwLADI .
men can make large
eight and ten dollars per
formation given. Addr
Room 4 242 Main stir
Conn.
TO LET
mtg-r4" hoops. s ,
Main street: 3 rooms. ..
Turnpike; also 2 stores.
Apply McNamara. 82
street, South Norwalk.
neatly furnished.
street.
street. Appiypto F. H. Row L
lor avenue. South Norwalk
EA
wnlk 100 acres. well watered.‘ an
lmVly situated for dairy use, due
of LORI; island Sound. Farm .-
Noiwnlk, 50 acres. good well,
Inn on Five Mile River, well at
dairy or stock form. Form
Five Milo River, 100 our
farm near the city. Several no ten
omcnts. Mnnui’uctory with
Buildings for storage. Raymond
'ro LETwTHE COAL YARD
business at Rownyton will be: for
on loose. on and after Feb. V1 ..
particulars apply H. Popper.
Norwalk.
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TO LET—~I‘iRST «FLOOR or
rooms. 81 Woodward ayenu
$8: houses and building lots
Rosy payments: second floor;
Bl Woodward avenue, rent 38 A.
to E. A. Woodward. '
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE—«THE CIGAR. STQ.
lie. 2 Mnhackcmo block. A
chance to go into business on a slit
(apitnl. For further particulars ,
quire at the ofilce of the Old W
f'iVVnr Company.
LOST—~A E’OCKETBOOK . ,
taining quite a sum of money. lid
day afternoon. either on Washington
South Main or Monroe Sits F
will please leave at Sentinel
and be suitably rewarded.
W
MISCELLANEOUS
NOTICE—CARLOAD OF EXT-ii.
fancy Highland Wnsh'n Nayol, do
here January 16. Will be solid
est market price on amend.
Cunco
' uvsruc chill} KNIGHT
Officer-elect to be Installéd on they»
wing of January 25.
Pioneer Castle. A. 0. K. M. C...h
elected these officers.
(‘ommundermGeorgo Whitlock .
Vice commandéIV~lnmes McQuilloh.
Chaplain~Chsrles Murray.
Recording secretaxny—N E Peck.
Financial secretary—Wilbur Hyatt.
TI casut (VI “Richard Nosbitt
Marshal-«Frederick Hyatt.
inside guardian—John Heal. ‘
Outside guardian—Joseph Whitley.
Trustees for eighteen months».~
Mclioon.
.‘f-‘V.
Post
Pintt
The oiiiccis will be installed In. ll-
my 25 by District Deputy J. Wu
bury Smith. There will be a cuppa
the close of the work. On this no.
stop the lodue will have as visitors Pu
cstine Castle, of South Norwulk. a
Cnlbina Castle. of Stamford
The (Vomihitteo which will arrang
for the installation is composed
John Kirsch. chairman: Freda
I'iyntt. F. McKeon. Jr.. James McQ
Inn. Joseph Whitley.
OBITUARY RECORD.
Commander—«Chauncey
Patrick Monnhan. ‘
Patrick Monohnn. aged seventy
years. died at his home in Bridgepnr
Friday. The funeral wus held from.
Sacred Heart Church. this morning t.
9 o'clock. The interment will be at.
St. Mary's cemetery.
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WATCHING THE BALDON
The South Norwnlk police day fort:
was augmented by two additional mom
here yesterday. Officer William Po
nington and Officer George L. Ollie
who kept their eyes on various pin
nbout the city. where it was rim
that the, laws were being violatodi
my... ...
But the President will not be I it
Office to Soon Any One This W
Washington. January it
McKinley continues to
NEW YORK, January .‘,
tieshlp Alabama out ed R0
the Board of
The trip is made for
testing the vessel's bi
Ft 0
LONDON. JonuoEy 14‘ ‘ ,
has Written II letter to that
or inaction. Frank G
the city’s reception an
opinion that "1 Hail
Norwalk Chronicler