new him or in in
The case of Mrs. Nellie Barnes.
charged with setting are to her place of
. business. in Water snout. came up for
‘ trial this morning. before Judge ill. M
lochwood. in the Norwalk side or the
town court. Mrs. Barnes was repre-
sented by J Belden Hurlhutt of the
law ilrm of Hurlbutt I Davis, and
Prosecuting Attorney JobuJ .Waish
represented the state. MuchJ interest
was manllssted in the case and the
court room was completely tilled with
inquisithe speetators The complain—
not in the case was Olliccr Thomas
{feather-land, oi the Norwalk police
ores .
n
mm“ or being in the police
‘ eat lunch on the night
l“iiuss. Wood heard some one about-
fire " ‘and on mean on saw the
light in the dutcndahts store. He
turned in alarm from so: is. When
he return he door of the store had
. been b “and sewers! men were
0 get out the lamb
i
, furniture, and
and also used
he arrived the
Reno not B. 0. My stated that to
the best of his itn , ,,
started in a box 7‘ ~30! the partition
in the nthiw. . x was-charred
The partition charred to a
r. Hurihutt oi»
looted to some on . . edby Prom
routing Attorney Walsh. Frank
D. knew" lectured as in the
capacity oi‘ clerk is father. Jacob
M. “ insurance poi-
of Judge host
this policy was
D. Wilson also
d in December
with the accuse
nothing unusull
. went to the firs
alter the boil ‘
2nfound the other
didhotbom know contents
, i‘urthc stated that be low
Its in the box.
to consist or the circle
L‘ at
exercises
rallies-la
dons by, the Mission‘s" Tether-s. the,
cumulus up u! nil the study of lilo_
eternal truths made cuss: the weak.
a solemn psrcratlun to ..'.‘e eloquent
appeals oi the past amp lilys. The
papal benediction will be imparted to
the women who shall illrc made the
mission: and they will renew in a lar-
null and most impreIllvo monitor their
baptismll promises and plsdlus.
The mission for the man oi tbcpar
tub and all others i‘rom elsewhere who
may desire to attend the exercises will
be opened at 7: so in the evening,
much the same as the one (or the
women a week ago. «
The superb eloquence, earnestness
and directness of ornament And ex.
pression oi the Jesuit Fathers 0 Kane
and Cassy. who are conducting the
mlsslolr have captivated the minds
and hearts of the seven hundred wom—
en who have taltbluily attended the
exercises of the weak, early and late,
and in spite of inclement weather.
it is expected that the church will
b throngcd in the coming Wool: or
the men a mission as it was the week
about to close. arid that the memory
at the spiritual, goon done tor souls
by the good Fathers will be a house
hold tradition in the parish for long
years u» come.
DR. AND MR8. NEWKIRK To EN-
TER TAIN. _
The Westport Musical Society will
be entertained by Dr and Mrs J. C.
Newldrk at their residence in Moi-nan
avenue. Monday evening. invitations
hare also been issued to the members
of the Nor-walk Musical Club and a
tow musical friends.
it
Annual Election
nines Stein Polluted Bu
a rhinitis Bil Munich in! hunts
insane of the south“
The
semis. Methodist Church. reached
an epoch in its history. last night.
when the annuld meeting was held in
the Sunday school room. Considerable
business was transacted, and it took
until nearly 13 o’clock to set through
with that and the social session. There
were about forty men present, and ev-
erybody had a good time ‘
Five new members were received into
the league and report were heard
from al the diner-cut departments con-
meted with the organisation. L. H.
Show chairman of the relief commit-
tee. submitted his report and told about
the work his committee did during the
year.
Holly B. Simeon. chairman at the
grammes on Christian work. told
but had been done. and it was found
that this committee did a great deal ol
good in a Christian way
Treasurer Nelson 1!. Hoyt reported
that there was about taco surpua in
the treasury and that over $100 had
been paid out during the year in sick
cry Stems. chairman of the auditing
communal "flirted that the books
were 111m condition.
aloliowln; cadets were elected:
c. 3. Kim. upside»: Thomas Bowen.
the.
“hose lust .
usinal League
Filip-snub Boiled did Bout»
iii linen livid mum
Thedllnrlnlotkvm Shellie 3‘2“..."
liitfllliSi hind Bill 3W
Entertainment has Ill ii the
Urdu ind Mud) noun -‘
The forty-dun annual concert and
ball oi Pioneer Hook sud Ladder
Company held at Lockwood's llsll
last night, tulrly eclipsed nil farther
functions or this kind given by the
company for many years past. the
allair was the biggest kind of a suc
cells in every way and the members
are to be congratulated. Despite the
Show storm the ball was completely
filled as were also the balconies
which attested to the popularity oi
the members or the company
The entertainment was of the finest
one 1‘“he soon
billi- Hii told
the «Odd, ii
order and each entertainer who tool: ti
part was roundly applauded and our
by all responded with an encore.
All the selections were given by
weudmowu talent. The program
chooses In the original of which were
announced by captain l. H. Reed 01'
the company, follows:
Selectman-cotton Blossoms
Bvec's Orchestra.
Vocal Soio-Thc boat Chord,
George H. Rival.
Vocal Solo—dine Song 1 Board The!
Sunday Morning. ‘,
Encore-Down Upon the Old Swlneo,
Harry Stevenson.
nelcction-«The Sieilit Ride .i’art.
‘ Sm’s Ovens-m
Duets—Tile Banana Peddlor
y on Rip Van Winkle,
with local hits.
Messrs. living! Jimmu lull Stokes
W i at the Window,
”~ our" low m: can m a...
on. Broiler ind Mrs. Solid
‘ World in Have Been Bacall Bx-
cell For The Woman
line To Kill Themselves ll
Ting litre is Brand
from justice. Edward Ind John
and Mrs. Kate Sol: cl. who wore
wounded in the battle with the Pitts
burg and Butler police, last evening
has not changed since midnight. en‘-
, cant in the case 0! "Ed" Biddle, who
has grown notlccubly weaker. and. it is
believed that his dcu‘th is new only a
matter of a law hours Unison periton-
itis acts in “Jack" will be taken to the
hospital. where an operation will b
performed in the hope of saving his
lite. Mrs. Sahel is resting cosy. Tier
only wound was made by a bullet
. which penetrated the left breast. The
bullet has been removed and she is in
such a‘ condition that her recovery is
believed to be a mutter of I very shalt
time. lira. Solei tells two diner-ant
stories of the shooting, one to the elect
that she shot hex-sell during the fight.
sad the other that she was shot by Ed-
ward Biddle. The bullet did not no
through her outer garment, which indi-
cates that the shot was bred by herself
or Biddle by putting his hand up un
der thiecoat. illegal battle is expect-
ed whendhe Pittabnrg authorities or-
rive today, Ind It the jail it is said the
only way the rittaburscrs will be able
to secure the Riddles will be by a writ
oi babcas corpus. The Butler authori-
ties are determined to light against
their being taken sway.
From the statement made this morn-
in; by “Jack” Biddle in his cell it is
evident that thsicscapsd convicts and
lasirthclrmagsiomplicshadamgsdtccomv
bar
it was past 10 o’clock before the import
entertainment was completed and at
the conclusion chairs were cleared
from the lloor for dancing. Music
was furnished by Sven orchestra.
Henry T. Gerhman prompted In his
usual edicleut manner. The last
waltz “Planar. " before intermission
was composed especially for the noon
sloa by John Svec, of the orchestra.
The fact was financed from the
stage by Henry Mathels and brought
forth a burst of applause
it was well into the morning belore
Home Sweet Home was played. Char
lea fl. Bilaaard was door manager and
bad as his aids William F.1hlidl.W.
J. Powell. Henry Iathuls and 0.1!
rm 3%. owner
com rut
laieutausnt lsawlrd Blower
cud lieutenant (7.1! Hyatt. Th9
members of the committee clamp»
mania ma Curios H. Bliaalrdw Wile
lianl Fem Charles M. smith.
Merlot m and Clarence nub
manta. William 1!. Jennings, the “'7
collector. read his report. and 1.315
A bar for the mat of
South Isa-talc“ from in
frontoflthshalltbla-uraluauwo.
Among H human
slob
woman.
ammonium...» . K
I H .~ .
censoring to aid the man Loraine
Brown. of South Norwalk. drove up in
a sleigh, and at the request or the oli-
cer he allowed the man to be placed in
the vehicle and taken to police head
quarters. Here he was attended by Dr.
Baldwin. who could not appear to re
vivc the man. and he recomtdcnded
that he be taken tulle Norwaik Howpi
ill: 0n the way the man recovered
somewhat. and tail morning it was
stated It the institution that he was dot K
in; nicely and would be all right in a
short time
it is believed that the man had a at
will was rendered Mali-algbie, and‘ In
audition was rap (reeling in
death in the
am when he was found. Dr Bald-
ottha opinion that the man
hawa died in a very short time
had ballot notbssn found Just as be was iall.
lulhchcspltalheuvethsnamsoi
illllhbicrtai. andsaidbewaaaCaa—
ndi‘albybirth. Hewaanotnrycom
mulicatlve regarding his soon. and
the menu did not usatiouhim
closely. Isitwaaevldeut hcwould
malnuthslastltnlion.
—-——-
valumnaso ro ularvouo.
———-—--
'Jsha w .n rum in Tbs
snow atom which was in house
eincasccapturcbecameim—
ouof .mog
statement wasaabasalrsady besnpub-
iishsd. Modest-y, he says. fell over the
ram when he icrkcd loose from the
hold the prisoner had on him. He says
Mrs. Sahel helped mm to escape. but
would not say she supplied the saws.
The sawing oi the bars of the cells. he
says was completed before January it
and that several times previous to the
day on which the escape was made
their plans failed through some little
detail. “Jack" again reiterated that
he never killed any one. and that he
never put a. bullet into any one except
caper Reynolds. Pie said theiirst
crime he ever committed was assisting
to rob a liquor store at Carneglc,but
admitted that he had participated in I
number or robberies altar that. After
they had ialt the jail they went to a
near a railroad in Pillsbury.
Tilly unlined than all of Thursday
The people in the house, “Jack" said.
when they read of the escape from the
recognised them. and would only
let them remain after the Blddles have
than a "bunch at motley."
They remained at the house until
Thursday night. leaving it as soon as it
grew dark. “Jock" says he wanted to
stay than and ihlt "Ed"wss also
wililnt to any, but that ‘lhem wow"
mastwousaad “they would be
damn "i wouldn't let them go alone.”
Jack-aid.“ unduloonas‘ltmw
Mwawantdownm Mainstaadtook,
Walnut-Pass
w Severe Slums in
English Channel
um lint Wrecks line
handful lion boned
man '
who"
M Damn Ts: ‘
or Yonkers bi. ill, in his hvmtyifourtb
your. tile leaves a one oi the chll
liven two lbw
ill-rim s. not»: mm on.
Territory: lira, John Tryout. oi iiivcr
sills avenue, liisat Norw‘alll; was.
Jerome and diluted 1.. Taylor. at You
hers. who a 1m volatile
and I member ortha (i. kit: and also
so exempt brands or
funeral today in that vim It in lieu
blysad for Mrs. John Wain notbe
lug chin to use her istbsr before he
died or even having the l1o’p‘poportuulty to
attend the funeral. ryon whom
we all know, bani; a long. long pa
tient reliever.
DIFFIGULTY IN HAT FACTORY.
Mwlmioud QOKComan
' a! ‘7“mWork-py
" ‘ M Mm on lately con
BUTLER Pit. February ImThecun .. .3 ,
diticn this morning of the id tiv'os
“tumble that mightpos
m mW Tim"
, v, . t nab!)
my. ‘ “ downtime are made
that team worlt is being done in the
factory which is strictly against the.
bylaws of the association.
A Sentinel reporter called at the lac
tory yesterday aiternoon and saw
tune of the men who have been so
used of team work. He was told that
the statements made were without
inundation so tar as there bolus any
i :srious trouble
There is a vlglldnce committee of
the association which has received
tome complaints. The accusers are
not known This committee will re
port to the men next Monday. and it is
raid that the trouble it there is any
will be adiusted udatsctorily. it has
been learned from an authoritative
cares that there is. not the slimmest
chance of there basin; any serious
trouble"
His Soul
Appearance
iburi is divorce Petitioner
if divorce before the superior Court
.esterday was Beach Lama a well
known resident at Bridgeport. and
nearly seventy years of age Thh
was the second appearance of the aged
resident before the court the first time
help, as a contestant against his
wiles petition for divorce. ~
This petition was tiled some (our
years ago and by a. peculiar co-inci
lchce heard by the same judge that
senorday canted the petitioner his
Mrs. Lattin in her claims to the
on, at that time claimed dcsertion
sud cruelty When she was refused a
decree it appears she rci'used to live
with her husband longer and this
formed the grounds for the petition
heard yesterday. The grounds oi the
application for divorce was dessrtion.
The couple were married in June 1897
‘lnd the husband it is said. was con
ildmbly pillar than the wife This
latterdldnotpntlnanappcarance in
soon ”Item
A decree was also granted Alma
Dacey from Timothy nloey, both cl
3:: The coutxdwsre married
”of! m Will!!! to
the evidenced! cribs will and neigh-
bors Danny has been on a protracted
spree ever since. it war-howl that be
his
:I‘II 39” m
Dacoyhld been in
talented lot-M a period or live years
”has“ the petitioner the divorce
Mina l‘. alt, of nsnbury, secured
adlvorcsirom Robert Hunt. ofthe
isms pm on the no of intern
mass. The a
February is use and from the
loans it appears the husband ’iudnlusii
to noses a few months sitar the mar
Wt! kept it up «strain. The
WWW i “order
rim. of the hatiinctown
. root. TOURMAMINZI’. ‘.
wuussn “H. mm
Widows.
less In titres Milli»
Pryon and son more a‘ttuudinnb’s "
Beach illumination ill ‘
Among the petitions form decree 5
to». 1011!!an "ill “flint.in The "'
inaction granted to I rather“
suit of summary process arl
an attempt to provide anal
closure proceedings in Norm
made by Attorney John H.
.iore Judge 8.‘ A. Robinson
.superior court, yesterday.
doation of the iniunctlon w
by Attorney .l. J Walsh. ' ‘
The case as stated to J ,,
son is as foilbws. " ‘ .
Francis M. Jennings of hot”
owned two places of farm ‘
homestead and climb. and
crash a road, containing
Mr Jennings‘ mother, Who
and feeble. had the undivided
the house during her life
Several years ago Mr. Jam W
inond Brothers, oi the sum pi
mortgage on the fifteen-acre
the same mount—that ino
lag subject to a prior mo
:2. 000 held by Mr. Jennings
After the mortgage had been
Mr. Jennings allowed the p
run down Ind last year
notified him that he must tied .
mortgage, pay .the late
prove the property, or foreclod
cecdlngs would be instita
Jennings endeavored to and aunt
(”optioned on Second up
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Norwalk to represent us in the “In
our securities.
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