Bloomers
‘Mr. 0. ,Preston Atwood
Hopes to! Reap Harvest
1 from ’Severel Norwelk Cit-
irons with «Neglected to
file‘loventorles in the‘ Pro-
bate Court
EV!deutly I number of executors and
administrators of Norwalk estates hare
been caught napping. For some time
past the docket of the Court of Com-
men Pleas in Bridgeport has been
ornamented with the seven uses of D.
Preston Atwood versus seven different
Nomadic defendants.
The defendants in these uses are
William A. Ambler, William F. Am~
bier W. H. Betta, W. 0. James. Jacob
NLa‘yton,- George L. Lockwood and
Charles E. Valentine.
Atwood is In enterprising Bridge-
porter. and lighting upon the statute
‘ which authorizes actions to be brought
,minst executors and administrators
I Vh'o‘ ndilcot to file inventories, he de~
sided that here was a field that would
up to cultivate. beside it would teach
Innocents that there is a "loaded"
salute.
Apparentl inspired by these mot-
groprAtw investigated the Norwsik
babe records and finding the names
of several executors and administra-
tors who had perhaps deemed filing an
inventory I needless duty, he proceed-
ed to hale them before the courts for
their derelictions. and asked that they
:‘iv'ldi up $90. per month for their ovoi-
t.
One of. these cases wIs taken to the
Supreme Court, and that tribunal has
inst smiled upon Mr. Atwood's claim.
Now the defendants, and presumably
their bondsmcn will be called upon to
dance to the music furnished by the
enterprising Atwood.
The statute under which Atwood on
posts to harvest a neat sumo! is Section
‘324. of the Genera Slutty!- ofConnec-
ticut. Indi tends as“
“if dull! executor, administrator or
trustee shall not, within the time store
said (twwontbs). return such in-
estuarine e court. he shall forfeit
to him who sjle cu , , or iwanty
r, ugh “R shall
~ ~ .. ”it ..
no: emails settled for
such delay. chbpt‘sble thd one
The cases agiiinlu‘ the o‘rwslk exec-
utors andndhrihibirhto .iyere first in-
stitutsd before“ the poo i in 1899. .
The final outcome is awaited with
much interest. - '
CEDAR 81's., 8: IOUAX, d. ,
lntsrcstin$ Gums of HIM on Baxter
‘ rounds. Saturday. . . .
The Cedar Street Tigers opened their
1 Mason Saturday by defeating the
strong Sena: n he on the Baxter
grounds; by the score of eight to six.
he first part of the the was played
in a rather loose fa ion but Dugan.
of the. Tigers} Ictteid down after the
third inning, lisd did not allow us run
until the eighth. j , Was accorded
beautiful support 1‘ ““Sous‘x's put up
I to ilily and game. but when the Ti-
their gait..thsrs was until.
“ us so, As the Tigerk stand at pres
out they are; Abrshams, first base:
‘ KW. Horn. second: base; Benjamin.
third hue; (can hint} “ nfm'In, short
step; cKes'sleg. right lIld; Duffy, cen-
ter sudr1 her; Belledlct.
gas pill! or- ‘
Dilfiy thinks he has I
erthat will rival the an-
of past
only team: averaging twelve
”Willem Illinois by address-
r street, South
-.‘,\
Th I m WWI R Ind 0 base-
bail tea and the ow able. _ of
New schodulbd for Sumrdsysf
,j thopecicijir Field. m ore-
IDMIII of I thlmder
e greater part of
IIIIMItIIIIoulIN
orwIlI
modifies In Second Cluss flutter.
Set llouse 0n fire
In Spirit 0i Revenge
Members of Monk lIItmsn Gang
Angsrsd Icesues 1’th Could
Not Find Voung women.
NEW YORK. May win—Angora be-
cause I young woman for whom they
were seeking could not be found in I
house on West 29th street which they
visited early today. it is alleged that
one of I party of four young men set
fire to draperies on the walls of the
parlor, thereby endangering the “Veil
of more than I clean persons asleep
in the rooms above. Three of the men
who, the police say, Ire members of
the Paul Kelly or “Monk” Eastman
gangs, are now under arrest charged
with arson. The fourth escaped. The
flames spread quickly and in I few
minutes the parlor was ablaze and the
upper part of the house filled with
smoke. Ten persons asleep in the
rooms above were awakened by the
smoke and the shouts and noise mode
by the alps Ind all but one of them
succeeded in getting sub in safety.
This woman Jumped from a third story
window and was badly hurt. The low-
er psrt of the house was badly dsm~
aged by fire.
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LOOKING AT OTIAMBOATS.
ThornII I. lie mend Ind Clptlln Wil-
Ion Vie i Newburg. N. Y.
Thomas 1. Raymond and captstn
Moses H. Wilson went to Newburg.
N. Y.. today, to inspect a steamboat
there which the Norwalk line is think-
ing of purchasing for use on the route
to New York and for an excursion
boat. They are considering several
steamers, among them being the "Po
konoke, " which is now running on the
DelIware River from Phicdelphia. She
is an iron steamboat. ten years old. and
will be able to make twelve or four-
teen miles an hour. She is licensed
to carry 800 passengers. The com
pany has also in mind the steImer
“Martha‘s Vineyard " which is It New
London.
KING'S 180HOGL WON.
Cums Up From Btsmford Saturday and
Defeated C. M. A Nine by Score
1th to 4.
The King's oSchool baseb'Il team
came up from Stamford Saturday at-
ternoon and between the lulls in the
storm, managed to play a game with
the nine of the Connecticut Military
Academy.
The visitors from Stamford were
victorious by the score of 8 to it.
The lineup of the teams: Burns.
Milligan Rideile. Rogers ”Smith be-
in???” Emlih, Barlow. humming”
A.-Keeler. ash p.:
Banger Crossmau. Hull, Perry. Hurl—
butt. Carpenter. ,
PAPERE. T0 BEnBlGNED WEDNES-
The BoeIe—Peppard Company' I re-
prosentatives will come to this city on
Wednesday to close up the deal and
sign the agreements regarding the lo-
cation of their factory here. The plots
are said to be practically all sold now
and there is little doubt that every»
thing will be carried through success
fully in this case, even though a fail-
' ure was made in the case of the him 56
graying and Lithographing concern.
BRASS MOULDER iN TROUBLE.
John Haggerty. I brass mouldef
from Waterbury. was locked bup for
drunkenness Sunday morning by Chief
oijolice Thomas Bradley. he of-
fender has been employed here for
about twoweaks. He was brought up
before Judge Edward M. Lockwood,in
lined him 37 and costs but sentence
was suspended. in order to give the
accused a chance to mend his ways.
EASY BORN AT DEPOT. =
Mrs. Frederick Sherwood. the wife
of s New York bus‘inesu mun. gave
birth to I son It the foot of the stair-
way It the railroad station in Brides-
port. Saturday availing- It 7 o'clock.
Depot Policeman Willisms sent for the
Imbnime In’d the mother and her
new born were taken to the Bridgeport
hospital Mrs. Sherwood bud been
visiting friends in Waterbury and was
on her way to New York. .. .
The Lamont. Club held I very inter-
esting meeting yesterdIy. It the Couth
Norwatk Congregsflo nsl on
which the subject under discussion
The speaker was lion. s. C. Puimer.
' president of the club. The attendance
”gift
the Norwalk Cciurt. this morning. who.
MORAL ASPEGT. GI GAMBLING.
was “The Moral Effect of Speculation NM-
and Gambling on the Community "1
8G,,
Bohp Son
The” Pit ilp
Infant Cth of Ml. and
Mrs. Oscar Curtis iijleken-
ed When the House ill West
Norwalk Caught fuel from
a Defective flutl ‘ 1
_...,__......
The choking coughs of I baby un-
doubtedly saved the entire smily of
Oscar Curtis, of West Norw lit. from
being smothered to death in their
burning house, Saturday nig t. I. few
minutes before midnight. As it was
they had a narrow esosp’g troll: serious
.esults
The family which omlIliiislof Oscar
Curtis his wife and, four; children. has
retired for the night. It lulu home,
which is right next door the Oldfield
properly. in West NorwI They had
all fallen Isleep, when 1Mr. Cures
heard the baby choking Ind coughing.
She discovered the rectum e full of
smoke and that the house .w on tire.
The entire family was soon aroused,
and partially dressed themselves. after
which an alarm was glv to the
neighbors nearby. A call we also so
from Box ti, for the Boutb‘ Norwak
Fire Department. which immediately
started for the scene of the jbontlagra-
ton.
in the meantime I bucket brigade
was fumed. which did valiant work
and saved the house from total des-
truction. The fire had started tram I
defective flue in the chimney and had
spread rapidly. While it was dimcult
to conquer on account of the dense
smoke in the building, the fire fighters
poured barrels of water on it and suc-
ceeded in getting it under control. The
South Norwslk Fire Department went
as for as Cedar street. and finding that
they would be able to do not jgood even
if they went to the fire, rcjturned to
their quarters.
The damage to the house will be
about 875 or 8100, while that to the
furniture will be about $26.
The insurance on the hour was held
by 0. E. Wilson, and that. on the furni-
turs by J M. Layton The lejtter claim
was adjusted and settled thi ll morning.
.111} was due to the cod work- of all?“
meson ”that ‘th at
very much. greaterm that the house
ind all it contained were not destiny-
ed and the lives of one or more of the
occupants ssdi‘ifldell.‘ use lthey not
been awakened as they mi. by the
smoke their chances of escaping suffo-
cation would have been ratbllr slim.
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AN ALARM iN NGRWALK.
Oil Stove Overturned in Apsl‘tments of
Frederick Martini-0p, Main Street.
There was a smell fire scajre in Nor.
walk at 10 o'clock Sunday} morninz.
when an alarm was turned in from Box
The trouble was in the Ipsl'nnents of
Frederick Northrop. who resides on
the second floor of the Malltin house,
in Main street.1sciith of the Captain
ramp pond.
A small oil stove was overturned and
made things interesting in the room
for a few moments. Someone ran out.
shouting hrs. and drying Reed who
happened to be pushing. turjned inc.
l rang Very poorly, but
the fire
the poiil intended The Pie car truck
and the acne Hose and Pb enix boss
I agons marinaded i
The only cos of the use... were not
needed. as before hair arrival the tire
had used put on y the iudtoious us»
3. .
ALAEM ,ANBWTRED.
afternoon to?
g rv . I
I his his It'fhe firehouse In“ 3:1
“George.
blouses. withlgkutousn N
were D
The noise was sufficient to" ”awaken her. .
I finally managed to get to
Phoenix In i one Went to Fair
«~55, ”Who...
‘xon
A still alarm of on was‘ sent this
can! no Oom-
W livudon real
. , ”of ,
‘ til
at the meeting was large Inc the Ian ”W from I In lyh gm
1°“ “mum“ V" ‘ my; rintorsltiug , « M
somatic. count. MONDAY was I. also...
Adam Willis, of Noll!
Ind Pstrioit Mom!
LII: N
Irsuronn. use
of Patrick Moran. tho} j
who was injured I ~ ‘
tics by I train, last.
, j j ion sis/-
nL:I*‘E said to
be favorable this 1%“ was hurt
about the fest. butI _, ‘éil not thought
that amputation viii, ,, y. The
body of his cum , Willis,
who died in the on. capital,
was sent to New Haven today.
The manner in which the accident
happened is not exactly, known but it.
is supprllsedjthst they Ywfltiugtbusr‘do
ing or say ng I they re g run
It the Noroton station. Willis. who
was about twenty years old and lived
on Asbmun strechN 0" Haven. was
conscious when found it the crew of
a passenger trainho at his body was
on to Stamford on: it tad were
removed to the hot n the way
,1 cred the
last rites of the ohubilb , . fills as he
lay in the ambulance. the boy
”l') .
oil Ersuklln street.
badly mangled. th boys were tak-
Rev. Father Sullivan
tilled shortly Iftenirysc inggthe hospi-
Moran’ s home is
New Haven. .
j,11r!)
ls lltseintlouul
Nornellr Mills Company
and Houses to Vicinity Will
Not Receive Eire Protection
or Water from City of Not-
walk
The boardrof water climmlsslone'rs of
the Cit of Nerwdll’t have come to the
conclus on. that the extension of the
water system to the rop'drty of the
Norwalk Mill's Crimp y and a small
amount of adidce‘n‘t property does not
pay under present conditionb. Accord-
sly this morning,
meat of the city set, I out the} work of
turning of! the supply bf wIte'r into
the prop as referred to. the some
ing on th hostel (the mainly
yer from th e “b dg short distance
below the mills.
This aggressive move on the part of
the water commissioners comes as the
result of the action of the Norwslk
Mills Company in erecting a water tow-
er and then notifying the city that the
city water was no longer needed by
them. With this notificationccame the
offer of $50 per year to allow the pipe
to remain laid as at present, so as to
have the water available in case of
re
This ofler was quickly spurned by
the commissioners George I. Bust on.
Levi C. Hartford and Wallace Dead,
who informed the company that the
pipe would be allowed to remain for
the regular rate, of 3250, as heretofore.
The company refused to pay this price
and the commissioner's action this
mending in turning the water off en-
tirely, is the result.
The mills are entirely out of the
city' a limits. and the City of Norwalk.
at the company I request, quite a num-
0tier of years ago laid a four inch water
main from the city limits to the mills.
and in 1893, the pipe being too malts
six-inch main was laid by the city.
Last your the company erected its
large water tower and it is claimed
that it is of sufficient capacity to as-
sure hrs protection. The company then
notified the water commissioners that
they no longer needed the city water.
llInd had shut it off from their premi-
ll“It is said that City of Norwalk's in-
vestment onthe line of pipe to‘the
mills is Ihout ””000 Ind the commis~
sinners do not believe that it is to the
city' I interests to allow the pipe to lo.
main on this line, with such I crash
return. when the pipe can be profits-
bly used within the city limits. 1
At the present time the only house;
supplied with the water outside the
mill tenements are the Pollard and
dance.
It is said that the company‘s mason
for erectisgtbe thewstsr towar, was mats
lIst year when it was built. the water
pressureofmscitywsssoslnsil that
tun-em alas not name water to give
I water depart- ,
on February “lb of the present year
The Map [lop
Wdterbury Carpenters
Refuse to Work Unless
Given Increase of lhirty
Cents a Day ~Massachu-
suits Bakers and Others
Are'Out.
WATERBURY, May f.-All building
work in this city was tied up complete-
ly today by I str lite of rpenters. bod
carriers and laborers, bout 300 can
punters, two hundred his rs and
masons and three h cd cur-
riers and laborers "91.,qu The mo
sons and bricklsysrs m fforced to
quit work on account)“ the strike of
their helpers.
The refusal of them builders
to sign In agreemenst‘tncrsnstng the
minimum daily pay If. 50 to 'ss. 80
a day, was the cause 'of the strike of
the carpenters who scide‘d Saturday
night by I Vote of if to co. to go out
this morning unless concessions were
erected by the master builders during
Sauday. All the buiidlht firms in the
city belong to the blister Builders'
Association and the demand of the cur-
penters was met with I refusal.
The strike of the bod carriers and
laborers came as a surprise. They had
asked the master builders to renew
an agreement which was in force last
year in regard to hours and wages,
but the mister builders declined to
sign any agreement. When the mat
ons and bricklayer-I went to work to
Iy they turned for the first time
but their helpers had decided durinl
Sunday to go on Is srilse. As I con-
sequence the masons and brickisysrs
were also forced into idleness. There
is a question pending between the mas-
ter builders and the bricklayer: Ind
masons regarding apprentices, but it
has been said that this was in I fair
way to settlement and the men were
to have met tomorrow night to consid‘
er the master builders' answer.
Continued on Eighth Page.
ITRUGGLIW FOR EFFECTS.
Receiver Gruimm and Horny 1C. John-
Iton Goth Hm Claims. '
NEW YORK. May 3.4-4 struggle
for possesiion of the furnishings in the
emcee of W E. woodcut! I: Company.
the suspended stock brokerage firm.
which are valued at approximately $40,
000. began today between Receiver
Grilbur and Harry 0. Johnston, who
had taken possession of the effects by
virtue of an attachment. Mr. Gruber
claims that Johnston’s action in ob-
lslnlng the judgment upon which the
attachment was issued constituted a
fraud In law in that Johnston know It
the time that Woodendwas insolvent.
On the other hand. Johnston insists
that he did not know Woodend was
insolvent and be further claims to be-
lieve that he is not insolvent. lie adds
that he even does not. know cinctally
that Woodland has been decusred bank
root or that I receiver has been ap-
pointed for the concern.
The trouble came to a. head with the
announcement that the effects were to
he sold under the hammer. When the
hour not for the sale arrived. it was In
nounccd that the sale would be ad-
Journed until tomorrow and possibly
until I later can Later. it was learn-
ed that the real reason for the post:
easement was that Receiver Grubér
had informed the representatives of
Johnston and tbs "sheriff. who were at
the e «that if the sale went on they
would in contempt and would be It-
rested.
TUESDAY EVENING WHIOT CLUB.
evening by the, members of the Tues,-
dsy Evening WhiIt Club Ind other lo
cal this“ for smooth
meat to be given It
evening of April 10
“WWW“
new rectory for St. Joesph’s church.
The same parties Ireintarssted in sin
ing an sntsrtsinrhent. slant slmilIr
raising money with which source
urgicIiinstrnrnsnts and laboratory
for the smiled sutu-tsinment
not as yet. meanest.
Strikes Begin
The first rehearsal will be held this“
Ind Intemin- ‘
silo fl“l-lsll on the
raising fluids for the furnishing of the
linesItIlItsrdItsfcr Cosmonaut,
as pos- for the Nor-walk Hospital. The '
so debug _],Il.o.u row a:
news "oil A. ." pm or 'rws Ivonne IV a special. wins AND can own essence.) ‘1 :
Investigation Made
Of illomnston fire
Ilosk i-iId Inn on Flre Three Times.
and incendlsrlsm ls Inspected
~0wnsr Absent.
ThuMASTON. May f-r-An investi-
gation will be made as to the cause of
a tire which damaged the (infield
block on East MIin street last night.
The block is I twostory frame struc-
turo with stores on the ground floor
and 'a photograph studio on the second
floor. The fire was confined to the up-
per story. but the lower part was also
damaged by water and smoke. Who's
the firemen entered the building. theys
found rags and paper burning. and
other evidences tending to support I
suspicion that the fire was of incen-
diary origin. The block has been on
fire three times. and each time there
have been suspicions of incendiurisln.
The loss is estimItod It 81, 000. tboughm
as Mr. Hanna the owner of the studio.
is absent from town, the damuge to his
property could not be datermEnod Io
curately. it is thought that
the insurance will cover the
qf—J- -~—.a~.""‘.
Pacesetter: FOR CAMPAIGN. 7
Connecticut Republicans in Wlflilnf
nOrgsnlu. ~
WASHINGTON May 2.—- A most!“
of the Connecticut Republicans in the
District of Columbia was held Sututh
eveniug, to elect pillowst 0.3: app it!
com tides prepare cry 0 e co
campngn There was over mug
attendance Henry M. Camp, of Nor?8
walk. was elected president of, the
sociation, by a vote of forty-eig t':
twenty-two. A campaign stimuli
each district, and two from them
at large, as follows:
First Dietrich—R. W. Thompson, oi."t
New Britain and W A. Countrymsn.
of Hartford.
Second District-Pore C. Wailmo Ind
C. O. Buckingham, of New Haven.\ Mr.
Wajllmo afterwards resignsdw
that his time would be so fully“
pied in connection, withratbgf
the Second District Indie
rotary to Representative 8p
uel P. Calef. of Mlddlstown, was named
in his place
Third District—Charles éE. Hooks.“
Willismsntic, and 2A1. H.1-DI'Vison,oi‘
Put nam.
Fourth District—Charles S. Green-
wood of 30 h Norwalll. and William
J. Brady. of rldg Mp0
Fifth District—J. Olin News, of We.
tel-bury, and G. K. Hamilton, of Terry-
Ville.
At lIrg Thomas F. Tuba. 0! Winif-
sor, ands liVer A. Theips, of Walling-
ford.
Messrs. Thompson. Greenwood and
flows are private secretaries wasps-
tor stlcy and Representatives Hill
and [Allen respectiiny. The presi—
des t Mr. Camp. is well loom. among
the Republicans of his section of the
state. and is employed in the pm! of.
lice department here. Mr. Countrymun
formerly of the “Hartford Post" is
employed in the United States census
ofllce. Mr. Buckingham is in the gov-
ornment. printing ofllce. ldr Cele! is in
the war department, Mr. Hooks is sues.
sensor to Senator Hew'ley' s committee,
Mr. Davison is in the House of Repre-
sentatlvcs‘ post ofiice, Mr. Bray is in
the navy yard; Mr. Hamilton i in the
door keeper in the H'j
tatives- and Mr. Phelps is!» .
tar‘y s outed“ of the interior department.
he preliminary to this; meeting. one
about is r‘ el‘siity
resents
Kill.
resource
active. vigorous work during tn com-
insomnia .,
The Inoculation will
publicall- state centre!
the tics sellout «pl-allele...
haw ‘ . bier:
hall ELEM!!! ye was
doe' am“... At the selectors
;Brooklr,nBsIe Baseball Park, svho were
Crested in this test cuss»: I-week ago,
were dischsr mandolin—a the ins-
tics saying tthe' police commission;
er had I
log the arrests.
WANTED.
times, we; every other day, 25s I Ills;
Russians
was I‘ppolnted, composed of two from?” ‘
kill/ion: .j i
you? Q;
erry list 0“
he could not attend to the work. Barn—c 1
acres
the Gnumtiwt nepubliciins here our“ do ,
Ads. under thihhesd, i tlmI. 25s: . ‘
Rotten
of the Japanese-.—
Sldes llad Many Sold 3".
Killed and Inland
8T. PETERSBUEG. lily rim-4:6
m—At 2: 30 this afternoon.“
elated Press WM informed thhfim »
the fact of the retreat ofth
before the overwhelmln sum,
the Japanese on the Yo I Rim
tails have been received since
port of General Sassulitch.
gulls retirement from Kill}
Among It is quits non
, stops, op both sides in the
.fihtiht nipy reach the ilgu ,
by the Jgp‘snese.“ «the rose
not brought up to carport tool...
fighting 'It’ Kuiisnflbeng.,wll ’
Igniting was the heaviest.
slaps undo I special effort
an. on “Wine cream: ill
6: I‘ whence their guns
m double stretbh of ti,
pbo’ve Wi-Ju dominated the
which was Russia", even
toil: filmqw'll‘lh tacos {l j
I ver., e 9
gm“ the struggle thermos?
been due to the ncessity for gI
time fp- the withdi‘stl of
stun do bbments above and be!
Continued .0» Eichth Page.
‘ 7. ’LW
, mortal. Inn to
91“ to add inter-es .
, ‘the lecture by Dr. Cad .'
It tthe" irst Congregational Church;
Norwailf. on Wednesday Issuing?»
féssor Gibson has been invited to
mom; recital from 7: all do ,
lowing is the program: 1
ToccatainF.............. .... ,
Pastoral from 2d Symphony Will,
Adagio. 2d 80h ‘
Overture in mi) '. '
Ads. under this ii 2
times, one; more other (lb
r6s sate—lid
7 rooms all tmp‘r‘dv‘em
cation on “The Hill. ”
price Ind terms. Ibply t
agency of Jacob M. Layton. 1
live, So.- NorwIlk. Conn
FOE lALE—DESIRA
No is Rowan street. nssir- Noriw
Enquire of Jacob If.“
the next it says. It: I cacti ,.
ofelev‘eu rcomridctxlfils 1"! 3' ' '
pmoker was held with mm W
IIVeral bull bl‘syers menace-u at the '
sdbisautilorityincsus- ,‘2
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