1"“.
British Promoter lied
'Ililst: Been Sentenced to
Seven Years in Jail. when
till this lalten ill and lie-
movedtron Court
UONDON January 20 ~Whitaker
Wright died this mor.ning Mr. W light
was. attacked by a sudden lndlaposl
tldn “tel he left the coutt mom. and
who attended by two doctors. His
{thou wqa atttibuted to hcatt disease.
rlxh '3 friends said all along that
while so was hopeful of MR III quittal
they were certain he would not sur—
vlvea' sentence. and would contmil sui-
cide. This. apparently. is what Imp
potted.
Wright wan r'eluou-Il trout the Hill”
to a hoapital so soon as he was taken
ill; but he expiled almost Immediate.
it"?
‘ ' an hour's absence the jury
brought III the verdict. 'Dhe penalty
was seven years in jail. and III me
most severe within the power of the
Juggc to pass.
he plea of Vltlgbt'a count-lei lll Init-
Intion had no II “WI
‘Justice Bighorn. in phasing sentence.
said he could see nothing to excuse
thefcrime of which Wright has been
convicted. and he could not conceive
or worse case. He must therefore allot
,. the most severe punin‘htncnt the. law
.I‘.= permitted.
* Wright. who had stood up to Icceclv
his sentence. salII. III II firm v-totte " AI.
1 can say is that i am iunorI at of any
Ininntlon to deceive. as any one III
this court. "
The Sentence was toiloucd by a
colntn‘otion in a distant pan of the
r court Ind the faint cII' at It woman III
distress was heard
9 One man shook hands with Wlight an
; the latter left the (min by the pIIIIItI-
exit. accompanied by his counsel.
Almost immediately Ilfit‘l'\\'1tl‘(l>
Wright was taken suddenly ill. anti
collapsed III the ante-room or the court.
He grew ‘rapidly worse and In less
than an hour afth his sentence the
financial was Ilet.IIl
‘ The tragic end (If the case created
a tremendous sensation
_.
PRETTY WEDDING lN NORWALK
Mica Lillian May Beagan the Bride of
John H. Wot-cit Jr.
A very pretty wedding took pinto
last evening at St Mary' I; rectory Nor
walk. when Miss Lillian May Reagan
and John H. Weiaelt. Jr.. were made
man and wife by the pastor. Rev. John
O'Donnell. The maid or honor was
Miss Kathryn noherty. of Bridgeport.
a cousin of the bride. The best man
was Joseph Howe, ot Rldgefleld. The
. bride‘s costume was of blue crepe do,
can over bltIe silk. with large pic line
at trimmed with white plumes. The
hrldemald was also pretlily gowned in
blue etamine over blue silk, with pic~
titre hat to match.
.A reception was held at the home of
the bride for relatives of both bride and
groom. and then the happy pair were
driven to the station III a gaily berib-
boned cinch In time for theti :53 west-
bound train. They will spend a few
weeks', honeymoon in New Jersey.
{When they return they will reside at
the home of the groom in South Nor.
VI '
I a
. FERNANDEZ—ERNST co.
‘ _ Notice of the increase of the capital
. ltock It! the Fernandez & Ernst Com-
puny. ptsouth Norwalk. from 811. one
16000 and the number of shares
“0:320 to 324 has been filed III the
dilce of the secretary of state III Hart-
'["
L, The regular meeting of the Gitls‘
.4 .cn y Society, of Trinity Episcopal
w .wna held yII-terday eIenlng.
tubers or the cooking class re-
“ 'Ithla will be our last month here.
it! interlacing and slaughtering
re than eI er as til the goods
-li‘ebruc.ry 10th will be chip-
.the Bumrord Auction Rooms
(no cold at auction.
coo“ glen and twill Umbrellas at
' "M Silk Umbrellas at 68c
. regular price 83.00
. i .Umbrellu. close roll ailk
. .. - . frame. silk taasotl.
patten timer natural
lid diver-tip: only We
0:0. Home $5.00 um-
let Sets $1.98. regular
I ”.003“. It 83.98. All
nod ahcll clause at 35c
24c don. Pepper and
it at the ci'caput atorc
.....F D LYON M30.
. ‘ are
a ' SOLE AGENTS
for
W. L. DOUGLAS SHOES
, . $6. 00 and $5. 50.
~‘ by the tat-lush dnrin; the «moon
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN.
DEATH. AND FUNERALB.
CHRISTIAN HEROES.
Christian Berries, an old and well-
known citizen ol' Stamford. died Sat:
ul'Iilty afternoon at the home of his
lion. Fred II. III-lacs. in White I‘lulns.‘ l
where he had bIIItI visiting lie had
been ailing for Milne time. past. until
had not enjoyed good health iillll‘l' tht-l
death of lilii witc II few months: altol
MI. IchgIa wua 7.3 tents old. and had
litcd In Statnoltl fol own 20 team. I.
He was It IIItpcntI-I by tI'.ltIIc although
he had not been engaged III actIIe
work for some years pant, Mt'. Merges l
was wIll thought of by all who knew"
him. and had It large circle of frieudsl
who will be gIIeII-Il to beat of bin
Ileath. lie in sillm\l\t‘(l by three sons—-
William J Huger. ot‘ Stamforui
ii. and Emil W. Btu-gee-
l’lulnn. There are also thIec atep-
clIlldI'I-II» —llellr.\' lI. :(lllllill'tl. MI'II.‘
(.‘lIrltItIIIII lay of Stamford. Illlll Mrs.
Adolph Schmedew. of South Nothllk.
of White
The funeral took place today. at 1:45.
p. In.. from the German Lutheran
Church. of South Stalnl‘otd. The in-
terment Wile In Woodland (‘IIIIII-Icry.
II‘I'NIIIRAI. OI" (IAI'T t‘ll.\ .\itir.‘lt-
LAIN
The funeral III (‘upluiu i'IIIIIIIIIcrIIIItl
Wilb held at "2:30. yet-ItI-lIiay afternoon. .
from T. .l. l’rltI-hald'a undertaking es-
tublirhnu‘nt. in Stamford, Rcv. ii. I~‘.
Shilln. or the Methodist I‘lillil‘ll. oili-
I-iutI-II. ’l‘be interment was in Wood-
lillltl ('t‘fllt'lt‘l)‘. Captain t'lIIIInbeIluiu
is Sllll'lVl'il by It widow. II eon in illt“
Philippines. and II daughter. Mrs. .\III-
li(‘l I’lortlon. of Stamford.
ANTHONY A. ROCK \\'II:l.l..
Anthony A. Rockwell. uncle of
ticorgc I.. Rockwell. of the IIoullIlbury '
& Mathewson Company. of South NIu»
walk. died yesterday. at his residence
in Ring-III-ld. The funeral ‘tl‘VII'I'h will
he held on that-Inlay afternoon. at 2:30
o'clock.
lI‘l'NIIlRAi. OI" AIRS. .\I.\t,‘ QI'HAI‘I
The funeral of Mrs. Mary MRI‘QIIhitt‘
was held yesterday afternoon. at 2
o'clock. from her late residence. The
Rev. Roluilly r. Ilqupht'lI-I-I otIlI’lutI-Ii.
'l'III- interment was in Nokulk t‘emw
trli'y. I
I-‘l'.\'I~JR.\l. ill" 'I‘. J. SWEICNEY.
The funeral of Timothy .l. SweI-ncy
will be held tomorrow morning. at
|0:2l0. at St. .loaepli‘a t'llurcb. 'I‘lII-
intellncnt will be In Weslplut.
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE PARTY.
Given to Mica Carrie L. Palmer. of But
Norwalk. Lalt Night.
A very plcukant birthday Fill'iii'lI-‘Il'
party wan given to Mina ('IIrI'lr i.. Pai-
Incr. last evening. A number of plenu-
ant and enjoyable games were played.
(‘liftord Arnold and Arthur (‘nnI-y reu-
Iiercd several solos and also Mist-I l’al-
titer and Edward Cunningham. .lIIIII-ph
l’t'llllt‘ll favored with several grapho-
phone selections. Mr. Cunningham
recited a number of pieces III poetry.
Refreshments Were served III II Intc
hour. after which more Kfllllt'e‘ were
played. TIII‘ birthday cake contained
a thlmble. ring. and a nickel. Edward
Cunningham found the tlIlInbic. Joseph
lI‘agan the ring and Cliitortl Arnold the
nickel. The party broke up early this =
morning. wishing their hostess many
more happy birthdayn. and all report-
ing It very happy time. Those present
were Meat-Ire. Sylvester Elzclt. Albert
(Mb. Cllll‘ord Arnold. Arthur (Yancy.
.\lebrt Voorhcea. Edward Cunningham.
William Smith. William Motfctt. Joseph
I’eIutI-II. Edward KcI-Ier. Joseph Fa.
gan. Alfred Waruock. Ernest Reynolds
Wallace Palmer. \VailaI-I- Bales. .lr..
(‘harlcs Bates. Tllllrulnn Bates. Mr. Pal
Incr. Misses Lillian Kfll‘lt‘l'. Lillian
Greenwood. Libby Aycre. Idiln Abbott.
t‘vrace Smith. (.‘urrie Smith. Mrs. Keel-
er. Carrie L. Palmer. Ethel Eddy. Mrs
Bates and Mrs. Palmer.
TRUCK CO. ANNIVERSARY. I
Entertainment Committee Held Meet?
in to Make Arrangements. I
The entertainment committee ui' Old
Well Hook and ladder (‘ompalty held 1
II meeting last evening. for the pul-
poee. of making arrangements for thel
proper celebration of the thirtieth an
nlversary of the formation of the com-
pany. Sub-committees Were appoint-l
ed to look after the details of the at
fair. Red Men's Hall will be hired for
the purpose and the chair will probu- '
My take place on March 11. An elub— ‘
ovate program In being prepared for
the Occasion.
The committee on music appointed
IIIIIt evening was Wilfred Bodwell. Loo
Davin. Edward Smith and Art-hie Nash.
The invitation committee comprises
Irving Bradley. David Decker and
Frederick Northrop.
FIFTEEN MINERS KILLED.
Cape Fell In Strattcn Independence
Mine in Colorado.
VICTOR. C010,. Jan. 26,—By the fall.
in; of a case today In the Stratton In- I
dependence Mine located near the cen- .
tel of this city. fifteen men are deadl
and one other severely injured
GLENBROOK STATION ROIOED.
STAMFORD. Jan. 2.6—The railroad
station at Glenbrook was broken into
during last night and the place ran-
sacked. Tickets from the atntion to
New York only are missing. Mm:
matter was opened but apparently. no
articles were taken. Tramps looking
for cash apparently, did the work
Jonathan Trumbull; .prccident oi
the 8. A. 8.. who will deliver the ad-
dreu before the Norwallr Historical
and Memorial Ubrlry Annotation this
evening will be entertained by Colonel
P. St. John Inckwood, the president
of the historical usociation. who rc-
aides on Grumman‘s hill. his hon-o ad-
.ioinlng the hiatorlcrheadquartcra used
ofthcoouttromwhich'ptaoomt
January 2
(‘IIpIIIIl Muck paid in
out the order to corn N'orwalk.
CLEARAN
ANI) YUI' 1"ll8 U\' l“li(‘
MEN'S
and 88. now
$10 and 812 ONES. at
I MEN'S
‘Sill 'I‘I'i. title xrudcx. \\'
CHILDREN
SI.
3.3 and $0 ONES. at
CALI. EARLY AND $9.. I ..
i 11 NORTH MAIN smear.
GREAT SWEEij
5.3.90. ;
I”.
37.98.
S OVERI'UATS. Ithich were $3 and 31, now
I 32.48. '
.3 SOME (iiI‘ 'i‘lllvlrlid BARGAINS.
D. Gattlieb, ;
CE SALE.
tH'I't-l ANII SUITS. which new $7 ‘
95.
Neil were 33 and M. now
98.
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN.
—,
THE CITY NATIONAL BANK
at South Norwulk. III the State of
(‘onantII-ut. III the close of business.
I004.
RESOI'RI'ES.
I.IIIIuII and Discounts. 3100.100.”
chrdrufla. secured and un-'
aI-I'lll't‘d.
I" S. Bonds to Ht‘t'lll‘t‘
I-uIItliott,
Stocks, necul'itieta. etI-..
1,500.89
I'll"
llanklng home. furniture
and ilxlurca. litiZBhK‘
IluI- froIn National iiIInkI
tnot I'I-Iterve attentsi. 1:18.71
line from State lllllikh and
llankers,
Iluc from approved rI-III-I'I'I-
agents.
('lIeI-ka
Items.
Ntlll'a‘ III"
Ilunke.
Fractional paper currency.
IIII'kcls and ('t‘lllt‘.
3.1308.”
H.071 .‘I
I‘llell
12,000.17
National
and Illlli‘l’
other
it.“ 3.00
5100.22
Lawful Money Reserve in
Rank. \ ‘7
NpIt'lc. $19,:.l:l,ou
Legal-tender lltlli'F». 10,070.00 39,333.00
Redemption fund with 11. S.
Treasurer I3 per cent. oi"
circulatioul :i. 2.30 00
$7M. 769. 07
HA llll.l'l'll‘3h‘.
'i'I Illll.
$100. IIIIII till
Surplus fund. 10000000
l‘IIIIIviIIcIl profits. Ir» i‘X
pcnms and taken paid.
National liuck notea IIIIt-
standlun. 03.00000
line to other National
Hanks. Saihtliti'
lluc III Stale llallka IIIIII '
llltIIkI-rn, x20 L":
Due to Trust (‘Imtlutulw ll‘lll
Savings liltnks, 2.007.425
individual III-poIIitII subject
to I'lli‘t'k. ’ :Ikniirinx
Ilemnnd f‘l‘l‘ilflt'flit‘fl II! III'
posits. I Ii. I III
(‘crliilI-d t‘lll't'kk‘. .lI's ls l
Notes and bllla I't‘tllflt'nllllll‘tl I 3000 out
llllls payable. Including cer-
tIIiI-ulca of deposit for
money borrowed. l.3IIllo_ItII
Total. $7h9 3'09 03'
Slate of Connecticut. t'ouuly III halt»
fluid. In t
I. Jacob .\I. Layton. t‘nshler III the
above-named bank. do solemnly swear
-that the above statement in true to the
beat of my knowledge and belief.
JACOB M. IIAYTON. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before mel
this 220 day of January. 1004.
GEORGE I“ lli‘IJARSiII.
Notary Public.
' (‘iil‘l'l'lil"—Alltfsll
EDWIN II. MA’I‘HEWSON.
CHRISTIAN SWARTZ.
JOSIAH R. MARVIN.
Directors.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE SOUTH NORWALK TRUST
COMPANY.
at the close of business on the 22d day
of January. 1904
Auctl.
Loans and Discounts. 3341.385.”
OI erdrafts 2.311. It
Bonds. 1 10390.25
Furniture and l- inure... I 3.100.00
Banking House. 22.40000
liIIc ftom other Banks.
Bankers and Trust Cour
ponies. 03.97.17!
Due from Approved Reserve
Agents. 53,982.45
United States and National
Bank Notes 20,448.00
Gold Coin. 830.00
Silver Coin 1.000.th
43.64
I 043.441
Minor Coin.
t‘hecka and Cash Items.
Total Assets. $62 3.011. 3'4
Liabilities.
Capital Stock. 3 50,000.00
Surplus Fund, $000.00 I
Other Undivlded i’riflta. less -
current expenses and
taxes paid. 7.856.28
Due to Banks. Bankers, and
Trust Companies.
Total Liabilities.
General Depoeits. 819954931
Deposits In Sav-
Inxa Department. 337.2420?
25,962.88
3623.911.“
Total Deposits. 531092.58
Total lIlanliiiea. ' $23,911.74
State of Connecticut. County of Fair-
tield. as. South Norwalk.‘ Jan. 25.
19M.
1. Charles E. Hoyt. Treasurer of the
aforesaid Trust Company. no solemnly
swear that the foregoing statement is
true to the beat or my knowledge and
belief. .
CHARLES ll HOYT.
Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before no.
this 25th day of Junior}. 1604.
SPENCER 8. ADAII.
I
Notify Public.
”Wm:
38.38.73. l
m" REPORT on“: couolrlou or the. Accident Liability Ind Health
lnlurlnce
540: Annual Statement.
((‘IInIchIIch I.
IZEtnaLife
Iinoooco ‘
105.8101“.
Insurance Comeanll.
HARTFORD. CONN.
MORGAN O. BULKELEY. Preltdent.
The Leading lnlurancc Company in
New England. and the Large" In the
World ertlng Life. Accident. Lia
bility and Health insurance.
.IIII-II. Jim. 1. IliIi-i. soutnnorttul‘
'l'l't'illllllll l‘I't't'lilie ill I
llitlii ”.75! "314.31
iIlII-I‘I‘sl I'Q’f‘i‘lplh ill
I lfIilil, ' 3 lI“ i"Ii.l;1l
'l‘oiul receipts in IEIIII‘. ll 33‘ ‘fit I Mr
l’llyllu‘tttr’ in Polk y
lltlllli‘l‘ti in 100:: .Ii‘.’.l. H.310
.I.I~g:tl Reserve IIII i'ull-
cit-II. and all claims. 03023707110
lSpecial Reserve in mi
r dllltm to ltI'scrI'I'
l DINHPKIH‘II. :.lNilNNtiO
lilc lllhlli‘ilni‘t‘ Inucxl
l Ind H‘\l\ 0.] ill 1'0“
:IIIII- IusIIIlIIIII- in fIIIII-
. Jill 1. I004.
\t‘i‘ldl‘lll Insurance
l’orce Jun l. 1901
lllllill‘llllllt‘ l"III'Ii III «I
(WAR II! llt‘qllll‘t'lllt‘llin
by (‘nmpuny'a Stand
llrd.
Eilillll'illlll‘t' I‘IIIIII III \‘X~
I was III~ lII'cfll Rt‘lliill‘t“
l 11.101112“
TIII.II\7.IIII I"!
225 III I .‘4. l. 00
303.6]. _...\ 4‘
III
.3 031.913.!”
IVII .'HI..I.I
’Pald Policy bolder-a alnce organization.
“38.946.127.01.
fGrcat Gains in Buninela During 1003.
Increase III Alibi)”.
llnrrcasc in Excuse (lunr-
.’ IInlI-c Fund IhI.I13..‘I;
llIIIMIcasI in PrI llilllllll III .
tome. 130320010 I
ll‘llit l‘t‘llrit‘ In Total lIIIItInc. 1.742.074.47
Increase in Life lnsur~
nut-e lasued.
Increase III Life IIIIIur-
Rllt‘t‘ in Force.
Increase in ACI-Idcnt III-
surauce In Force.
E. E. HALLOCK. Manager.
Life Department,
5 Hubtngcr 8169.. New Haven.
A. G. HINKLEV. General Agent.
Accident Department.
Hartford. Court.
St .IIIil £33.25
2.307.293.00
12.002.800.00
9.067.034.00
120 2r
Registrar Notice.
The registrars o! the Town of South
Norwalk will be in session at lllf‘ sel-
ectmcn‘s oilice. No. 12 South Main
street. Friday. February 5th. and Fri—
day. February 12th. 1004. from 12 noon
till 9 p. m.
C. A. WALTERS.
RUFUS J. SMITH.
Registrars.
i125 3w
I WE can mean:
5 Steam Oyster
I Boats
FOR $10 PER THOUSAND
iANCE PER YEAR.
I For particular. inquire of
iNSUR-
74 Waahington SL. 80. Net-walk.
CLOSING OUT SALE.
Skates. Diet and Winter Games.
A. G. Spaldlng's Athletic Goods.
Skates and Cutlery Ground.
Have your Automobile or Bi-
cycl put In order now and It
will be ready for use when the‘
Permits.
We are well equipped and corn-
pctent to do the work Ind our
charges are reasonable.
ll. Il‘lllllllll.
a coma mutt eraser.
co. nonwaw
Taylor 8- Golden t
THE LEADING DRY GOODS STORE.
RISTRAM&HYATT
making low prices.
lltandsomer.
Champagne .Color Matched
HAMBURGS
Our tenth annual importation of Hamburg Edgiugs and In Icrttnga is now on gale.
this season is better in many ways than any we have ever shown before.
The assortment is larger attd the prices are lower. The line includes all the newest
things in Cambric Edgings and Insertings—blind and eyelet work.
l Nainsook Sets—wide. narrow. with insertings to match.
' Swiss Sets. Dcmi Flouncing and Inserting, in blind and open effects.
I Batiste; Black and White Edgings and Inscrtlngs. and All Overs.
Sets.
i Beading in Cambric. NainIIIIII. :ltltl Sui“ in all widths.
1 All Overs in Cambric. uainsook and SWISS.
HOUSEFURNISHING DEPT
$4.75 Oil Heaters for .
50c. Lanterns for
$3 so Wringers for . . . .
23c Sink Strainers for ....... 17c.
59. 69 and 79c. Bread Raisers. 49c.
l
l Decorated Dinner Warc— broken lots—to close out.
mural Sale of Furs
It has always been our custom to close out every piece of Fur the season that it in bought.
and to carry nothing over from one season to another. The only way that we can do this is by
This sale is now on. and every piece is included—nothing is reserved. The“
2 goods are right. the prices are low and the benefit is yours.
The line
The patterns are fine: and
..... $3.75 Cotton Clothes Lines ... . . . .Ioc.'
....... 29c. O Lantern Globes {or . .. . . . .25c.
.$2. 75 Cake Turecns .............. 3c.
Fancy Cake Cutters ........ 2c.
Nest Eggs. 3 for .......... 5c.
Price lower titan ordinary white wnrc.
ilRlSTRAM & HYATT, Norwalk,Conn.
.' NO. 2 and 5 GAZETTE BUILDING.
lGIover’s the Place;
You Must
Wear Shoes
uour purse and your
Time 057-6
Wear Shoes lhtt Fit.
FOR GOODNEBS SAKE UP FOR
NO OTHER'REASON) BUY OUR
COAL. OUR STOCK i8 FULL OF
GOOD THINGS TO KEEP THE TEM-
PERATURE iN THE HOME AT THE
RIGHT NOTCH. FOR iNSTANCE
THERE’S “OLD COMPANY'S LE
HIGH." FOR ZERO WEATHER
THAT'S THE REAL THING. THEN
STORY.
lDo Youliiani Morten?
! l have it to loan on all kinds of Real
Estate In large or small amounts, from
one to three yearn. or (in my monthly
.payments. 6 and 6 per cent Interest.
F. Ann .3910“ Feared.
gc Broker.
1090 Fulton Street.
’BROOKLYN. N. Y.
nan-«$38:
Dept. 31.
”Dir-12...
g ‘ jfifi
‘ I‘
that is surei
whu not wear the sort;
that ill Ilour lootl
idea of attractiveness!
29-
3|
lest Washington St.
Hiillllilllillti Ell.
Mark-Down Sale
CLOTHING
,Overcoatsor and Suits“
Men and Youth.
Come in and look us over.
We
have a good assortment of BELT
OVERCOATS in Fancy English
Mixtures, to be sold regardless of
former selling price.
OUR EASY PAYMENT PLAN
is open to you.
Select whatever
merchandise you need. and pay
for them in. weekly payments.
We do not charge you anything
for the accommodation. Our
THERE iS—BUT THAT'S ANOTHER‘
prices are as low and in most in-
stances lower than elsewhere.
Are you in need of a good
TIME PIECE?
We have a good
selection of WATCHES; a guar-
antee with every one sold.
$1.00 Per Week.
VICTORIA Hon-Lt
cor. Monroe St. and Railroad Ave.
T. J. SULLIVAN.
PROPRIETOR.
Euronan Plan. Excellent Room.
Juct completed and newly tarnished
throupho tit.
Look at our :oom and compare with
any in town.
One minute from all mine.
Rates. Moderate“.
Manufacturara II? All Kinds or
sptcra 1. 3116mm 3 r
A N D
. EXPERIMENTAL WORK
Specialty Mfg. Co.
w. it. 1mm.el'.u'r I. Cue.
In warm mar.
count recurrent;
Norwalk Chronicler