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.N« ertlsing in The Sen-
tinel.
Associated Freon News Front Althea 1! minor“ or." “I'll Wire and Our Own Operator .
breweries if "311 been
drunk like a fish. ‘.
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EIIliNliNEA
BY RNNNSI
James Cassidy, Employed at
'Hoyt’s Nursery, Overcome by
Whiskey and Frozcio Death
NPENI SNIINIEINY
NINNI iN NINIWNEN
Body Was Discovered by F. B
Scofield, of Scotfs Corners
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it was the gruesome sight that mil
the chs of iNt N‘NdorlNNlN it Scoflelii of
South; Conn-N's. Nesterdny morinil it. as
he was dr'lNing to Norunik to turn 11d
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urday Night in South Norwaik;
. Body Was in Woodmont
WOODMONT, Dec. 2l.~Thc crew
of it freight train passing through here
last ni'ht discovered the mangled bo-
dy of a man lying between the tracks,
and on searching his clothing found a
card benrng the name of Charles F.
lodfl‘cy. \Vostport. The. body was fa~
ken to that town and positive identifi-
cation made Godfrey has last seen
in South Norwnlk about 8 ocIoNlN on
Saturday night, and no“ he came to
he killed in this pint-Le is somewhat of
a rny'stery though it is thought that he
may have fallen asleep on hoarding
it train at, South Norwnilt and on
'Nwahing and finding he had passed
later trains that posted 'ihe West-
port authorities are also working out
'n statcrllcnt made by (lolitreN' .5‘ South
Norwalli companions that it Polandei',
twitil about he llllil Nrrlnrrcied had
threatened to kill hilll lie .svns 35
Charles F.” Godfrey Spent Sat»
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IN WASHINNINN
Big Question as to Whether Tar-
' ill Duties Shall be Specific or
i ' Ad Valorem
Westport jumped off and was hit byE
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W.,NSHI.\'GTON1). c, m 24.
llth liili of flounoctiiut was V";tly
busy Nesterdlly with the other Repub-
been members of the House Wily-3'
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Arion Hall ilepiominct With Fine
Decorations and Children Re-
ceive Many'l'ments
Tito Germans of The Norwalks en-
ioycd a real old fashioned Christmas
picnic at the Arion Hall, which in
many respects surpassed the affair
held one year ago at Chritmss. The
and iifljilu‘ men, women and children
who participated in the pleasures of
the ocousion and were into to depart
the welcome walls when finally the
time for stopping had arrived.
The hull was resplendent. in its tes-
tlvc decorations and the big tree was"
beautifully and artistically drtsscd for
the occasion. in the children‘s eyes
it loomed up large and held forth nil
tsorts of promise and good things
’thile to the older ones, it brought
hulk happy by none ans NthlN the
N lll‘lll of \Vciiluaibtsman was fresh in
‘N 1er tr minds.
\\ hell it came time for the presents
to be distributed one hundred and lit-
huil was crowded with enthusiastic "
truth it
till no it
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Supreme Court of Errors Decis-
ion in City of Norwalk Cass .
is an important One
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ENSES NINNH NE IAXEN
Complete Opinion by iudge They» in “Mi“ Mi Gehiman was standing,
or Governing Matter
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.ilrday evening at 5:40 o'clock when
, shaking up.
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NEE RLIIRNNN BNINNE
Mr. Gehrman Sustained Serious
Injuries Last Saturday Night
Mr. Gehrmun, an old resident of
Darien, and for many years an em-
ploye ol‘ the Yale & Town Company,
of Stamford, was terribly injured Sat-
he fell off the railroad bridge over
Main street, in Barton, and sustained
Mr. Gehrmun is being ar- 3
tended by Dr. Noxon and is reported
to be in a serious condition.
Tile .‘mii‘i 'o'ciock train as it ap-
proached the llnrien station did not
come to a stop quickly enough and;
when finally the engineer had brought!
the heavy train to a halt, the coach
eager to get out, stopped on the3
Thinking that he was at the
atnrion fireman stepped ligllth off the
l-‘olloulng is the opinion ill full of steps ON ”I“ “‘1 Mid N‘EIIBMIN‘ confused;
lIlC supr'enn’ court of errors. Nerttcu "t 12““: austie of the moment, did “Milo throughout the whole year for the
in Judge John M. Tumor. in the case ”a " 1"” he “as “0' standing 0“ the; season is one of joy and D6808. and .
of the ill} of Norwuik against the platform 0’ ”‘9 station
Noun of Sen Canaan, in which the
He took a'N
step and fell to the street
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Large Congregations Listen; to “
Elaborate Programs Rendered - ’
by the Choirs
NEBNNNIINNN IN KEEPING
WIIH IHE NNI’PY EENIINNE
Cantatas, Anthems and Choral?
Selections tilucil' Enjoyed q "
Christmas music is looked forward . ,
i'theic is nothing which expresses bap-
h N. ., ., , ., , n sand eacea does music. With- ~
t e day with tcthths. HN. had iNlNNh, ,wms 0m and “was his wide“ and,lllrd \Icuns committee, in training, a i'l)’ little folks lined all and one W A number of people happened to! pl cs. p z:
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' and ran do“ ii the bunk. tic found that
' the nursery
, walk, Saturday and carried out their
ad a point in New Canaan avenue
about three hundreds this side of the _~__~____-.__-.._.~_
Norw'allchu Canaan line when he —,~Cuthiil's Parcel Dorm”
noticed the bodv of it man lying ONcr i-“roulm'ghi . lmpr Store. 'l‘ei.
the slide of a bunk. ~
Stopping “N“ “0”” “' "mm" 0'” SEEKS m DINNER“
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two children.
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the man “HS dead, the stiffness an
discoloration of the body proving this
fact to him. Mr. Scoflcld pliked rip a;
trait pint whiskey bottle, and then
came oil to Norwulk where he report
ed the ‘case to the police.
Chief Thomas Leather-land and Spe-
cial Officer Richard F Moore got busy ‘
right all ay and in an automobile went,
‘I,_,N_to the scene. after notifying the med 3
ice] exsinllléi". N The man was lying'
upon his face, With his 19“ arm EWIBN- terdsy in the announcement that Mrs
ed beneath him. His nose and mouth Elizabeth Stewart Wlldlnun, wife of;
rested upon a sharp jagged stone, and Wyraln mallard D Wildmnn, corn-N
«his right. hand all but clutched the mandlng the Signal Corps at Fort
whiskey bottle.
tor, in Soil in lows,
Charges .Crueliy
PM“ “as James 0395“”. an employe charging incompatibility and cruelty!
' at the lNloyt' 3 Nursery in New Canaan Captain Wlidmun is well known at. the
He had been home to supper but af- Army and Navy Clllb where his feats
191‘ that had 581 Ollt [0" NOW/Mk E0 in aviation attracted attention. He is
ééiebi‘ate Christmas. lie “'33 not. a son of A. N. Wildmau president of
without company, for about a score of the Danbury National Bank 0: 9311.1
employes came to Non. burv Conn.
Mrs Wildman. is a daughter of Mrs
011ch
Wife of Army Officer and Avie-z
Army circles were interested you:
'Wood, Bodioe‘s Island, had filed suit;
1.’ EnttNBauOn (“80106611 that “'18 for dhoroe 1n Councu mum Iowa':
iblii for the lctlsiou of the unoi erriff
in accordance with the one received the pretty things that
”“1““ “f their Nuolmnlul elders had provided
l l‘or them.
i in the course of the meaning the
members or the South Noruuik Quar-
Ntcttu Club rendered two selections in
ll manner that delightch the music
liming aggregation. The selections
were as follows: 0 do Prohlicher and
Am Weihnnchtbuume. Cull Schmidt's
orchestra also entertained delixhliy
with selections throughout the over.
and their efforts appreciated by all
present.
, However, not only the young people
Inudoyed the good things to out and
drink for during the pleasant hours,
melodies swerved ll line lunch to which
all did ample justice.
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NAP NIINNENN Will .
I NENlIN IN NEIIIWNIII
L Franli’faidthSons Consider-
ingNSeverai Desirable Places
in Which lonesome Business,
That Ndrwtllk is not going to lose
in good business enterprise in the t.
Frankie“ & 50“” stertising “‘d‘ Much of the credit for the success
""0" “9 “MW“ “ ”mm“ I“ talk ' or the occoslon is due to the commit.
inc with u Sentinel mortar, lush Lee in churn which “5 made up of
week one of the numbers M “‘9' Gustav moi-lens, Adult Schmidt
“m “I“ “N“ “WW!“ "1“ 01“ “W Anton Brenner. Diedricb noun, Henry
wry. which w“ burned a week ‘5“, Wilkens Henry Surges, William 811-
Saturday. is not to be rebuilt st once.§ in. Henry Criete, C. Kraemcr and
the cap tlrm will iconic in some other GustaN Miller.
building in Nor-walk
I One of the members of the concern '
Tllfillll TO FIND
SLAYER OF Ollll.
I has been busy ever since the Ore and
has found several places that please
i whim He will decide on one lat,er at
qrrcstiorls'inrolvod related to the tax- iF
be standing in Main street at the
i time, and the). together with the train‘ ;
crew, run to the spot and picked the'
.roan up. He was suffering excruciaoi
lllg‘llfllll and a hurry call was sent. for
'Iir. Noxml, who arrived and took Illr.
(icilrrnan to his borne in hisnutolno
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Mr. Goldschmidt is Trying to lie-g made to W as easily ns possible.
concilc Laws and Will Later ,
ConsultSfate Attornsytighl aSTILI. “MSIBENNB ;
. NEN root estrsns‘
it is u dithcult problem that Town;
Counsel will: Golholtmidr. has on"
his hands along with his other duties:
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The Connecticut Company has ask-
, ed the City of Norwalk for ton-foot
,He in 8116mm!“ to links something centers in West alcnue, but it is quite
out of the town school consolidation likely that befiire their request is
question, but finds it pretty much of granted a man will bestatlonod at the
u muddle. icorner of Main and Wall streets to
Tho laws on bile consolldotlon are turn the switch at that corner, or else
contndlctory in may instances. and an electric switch will have been in-
tbls makes the work doubly dillicult.‘ stalled.
Researching and all this work makes: The manner of Mayor Edward J.
the solution of the panic a lengthy? Finnegan and what he said at the
andrextremely hard one. ; Norwsik cityyouncll meeting on Mon-t
As nearly as can be learned at the day last would lead one to believe
present time. it is understood that. uno that some concessions will be mnted'
U1 the next EDWIN election, which does before “'3“ avenue [3 laid with new
not come for nearly two years, tile tracks by the trolley company in ten-
l
. celebration.
' previously worked there .
snapped.
their way to the nursery they found
riage took place in 1907
in {801 when Chief 1493' John T. Stenart, u wealbhy NNidoiv ofI ter the insurance losses have been sill.-
therlaud and Officer Moore were on Council Bluffs, lows, where the mar-Iisfactorlly sttied.
The nup-'
. several men along the Wild some 13 I tlals followed an engagement of briefi the cup factory. which has been no
Norwaik generally
is pleased to hear the good new: (but
lug down and others just Sluggeimfl duration nnfi Wedded bliss of brief log a line business and employing I
llomew.ard Two or three had just ar-
couple wns oqualiy berel', according to';
rived when the offil‘m rebelled the a statement made by Captain Wild
nursery.
Stefllren Hoyt proprietor of the n'ur-‘V
sel'y went to where the dead man lay?
The‘
' deceased had not been employed by:
and identified him as Cassldy.
Mr. Hoyt for the past six weeks, but
Mr Hoyt ‘
iman to a reporter last night.
”We were unsalted to each other "
said Captain Wildmnn. "Our reis-
tlons were unconseninl and in com-
patibility is the real reason for the
filing of the suit. The charge of cru-
elty was necessary under the iqu of
number of Noruuik people, is not to
leave town.
The factory came here in August,
i1910, and located in the Meyer build-
iing in Camp street, where it remain-
ed to the time or the tire. The con-
cern is a reputable one and was dolnz
lbuslness in New York city for years
before locating in town. Norwsik
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says that he has two married sisters lows. as i understand the case. to in lipeople were extremely sorry to learn
living in Norwalk but did “0‘ know sure the granting of a decree of di-iot the fire which destroyed the plant
Medical Examiner Samuel Huntlng-'
Nnot discuss any of my wifes allega-
tions. She resides with her mother
‘ their identity Deceased was “I’m" to“ worse, but in «the circumstances I can land which has hampered the industry
' ty-Niive years of age. '
for s time.
I The insurance adjusters are at work
ton in response to the word receivedim Council Bluffs, where she is well- on the matter and it will be but .
went to the scene of the man' s demise
and viewed the remains He gives?
the cause of death as exposure The
,known in society of that sity. "
Captain Wildlnan is a football play-
ier of note, it mechanical engineer,
short time before the business is in
such a condition that it can no resum-
led again under a new roof. The ad-
‘medical examiner save permission for- wireless telegraph OXDCI‘L balloonist, Ijugtera on the building have settled
the removal of the body.
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BUTCHER WICHTAEIII
‘BBEAKB SHOULBEB
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August Wichmann, the well known
butcher of Elm Grove avenue met
with a painful injury Saturday evan
ing, when he fell trout his wagon and
fractured his collar belle. The frac-
tyre was reduced by Dr. Robert M.
Wolfe and an early and complete re-
. covery is hoped for.
Mr. chhmsnn was driving home
when the accident happened. Sudden-
iyvthe wagon struck a projection lathe
road and, tipped the body of thecon-
valance in such a manner as to cause
the driver to lose his bplsnce and fall.
As he was a heavy man the fall was
not a light one ,uVIld the collar bone
. i '
—iL)iscount to Sunday school teach
WIN at William P Beers’, stationery
store!” Nor-walk and South Norwplk
Open until 11 o’clock this morning
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' taxicab. “1.101412.
and latterly has given much attention
to aviation. He is an all around ath
late and popular in army circles. He.
was appointed to the army solid after
Nthe sinking of the Main in Human
Harbor and went to Cuba as a mem-
ber of the Eighth Balloon Company,
He served there until the end of the
Nwar with Spain and was then trans-
ferred to the West, where he met and
mprried Miss Elizabeth Stew.urt
When Captain Wildman vl'as trans-
ferred to the Philippines an1909 Mrs.
Wildmun joined him at Mobile. but
returned soon after" to Council Bluffs.
Reports of trouble between the couple
Were spread at the time, but these
were denied by Captain Wildman and
his wife. Captain Wildmnn eturned
to the United States two men he ago
and was assigned to duty at Fort
Wood.
Captain Wlldmlin intimated that he
would not contest the suit brought by
his wife.
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I-‘-l:I'(:Llit H'il'tl. Niel-N? on DAY.
7- passenger tourists our, limousine and
their part of the affair satisfactorily
with Robert Meyer. of Philadelphia,
the owner, thrOugh Agent St John
Merrill.
" Several of the local unoccdpicd fuc
,tories are understood to have been
considered as a place for the reloca~
tion of to industry. The onewhioh
is looked upon Lmost favorably is the
former shirt factor y' building in Mar-
w'ln street. There are already two
concerns lbcat‘ed in this structure. but
there is plenty of room, it is under-
stood, for the third. ' ‘
No definite word régardlng the time
of recommencement of the cap busi-
trees can he given at iNthiil time. but
will b! announced later. “a
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ssuAiron Juosouoio NOTNMNL.
“ BRIDGEPOR'P, Dec. Nat—saw. At-
torney‘Stiies Judson did not sall‘for
Bermuda yesterday. so he intended In-
stead he decided to remain. nt- his
home in Strstfcrd and will sslt’ from
New York. for Bermuda next Setup
a...
. ,udsy Since. its has swell up: bullion
cum Mr. Jonson’s, condition has
chow}! great improvement
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HYDE PARK. Moss., Dec, 243—81.
forts of the police were reached with
Iconslderuble activity today in an en-
deavor to locate the slayer of Miss
Bridget Prltchard. the 13 yelir old
girl who was stabbed to death under
mysterious circumstances.
in view of the dying girl's-statement
that it was an Italian 'who attacked
her, the police visited the Italian sec-
tions of Boston and Hyde Park. but
their search failed to reveal any clue
to the identity of the slayer. '
The residents of this town are deep-
ly stirred over the murder. Less
than five minutes other being stabbed
in theibsck on the West Glenwood
avenue bridge. the girl died in the
arms or her aunt, Mrs. Thomas Prlt-
chard, to whose house she had foehly
walked after being attacked. Near
the spot where the murder was com-
mitted. the handle of a knife which
was apparently used by the assailant
was found
The police say that robbery could
not have furnished a motive for the
murder.
iLINXWEILEB LIBB
BEBIIBEB .BY GBHMITTEE
The sub-bridge committee. which
has been negotiating for the purchase
of the buildings abutting on the Wash»
reported Saturday that. it had made its
accotm purchase; having closed a deal
with Jacob Linxweiler for the acquli
cities of his frame structure on the
south side of the bridge... ‘ i'
The stmoturc will be held for sale
to dcsirnhl'a parties for. proper use.
Now that the lee lute been broken, it
,‘ls expected that the committee will be
able to clear this plcce Vup without
much trouble with the “caption oil I
couple or lacunae: where the r-conl
mitten and the woven! Miner: it“!
failed to com to an understanding. .1.
board of school visitors will be made' foot centers.
up of the present board together with,
the chairmen of the
school district committees.
make a board of some sine and
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various tolvn;’to be used will also be elm-fully look-,
This will ed into, and it is bitch that the city
"16 will insist on groom rails
The question of the kind of mile
There is
meeting place W111 probably be chans~ some dispute about which kind of
ed from the library of the high 9011001 rolls are best fdl' the city and whichi iLaundry Company 3 wagon coming un—
tO either the wembly hall 01‘ some best for the compuny
other quarters outside the building.
Already people are talking of the: and know too
new superintendent for the town
schools.
the ropes for favorites are being laid
and the pocketing strings amazed that
they will not catch. when the time for
drawing them together. comes.
There will uhdoubtedly be a num-
ber of candidates for the position and
the selection of a good one will be a
necessity. This will be carefully cou-
pidered and these is little doubt but
that after all the lnvestigatloa in pro-
gress. the man selected will be com-
patent.
And meanwhile the town counsel is
at work on “(9 proposition. When he
has figured the v'arlous laws, which
contradict into some sort of a tan-
glbie way out of the difficulty, he will
communicate with Attorney General
dohn H. Light for his opinion on the
matter. But to get the affair into
shape is a work of stupendous size
and will censumeVu great deal or time.
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couu'rnv onus onucs router-NT.
There will be a Christmas dance at
6 Country Club tonight. All Christ-
ms decorations of the club house
are complete, including the Christmas
tree. The music will be by Speldel’s
orcheétra.
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-—8PEci‘AL SAL-E DURING THE
HOLIDAYS. '
At Charles Sluany' s, 21 Day St..
SouthNorNulk. V Threostsr Cognac,
Wilson, Hook, Mountain and other
well-known brands of WWthklel at $1
per bottle.» Bottled imported and do-
static Wines, from 590-. up. NBottlod‘
Beer threwcry bottling), {1 per case,
delivered.
The company'
knows, but the city will investigate:
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[ruled it is understood that; slon about the city, for the nuisance
I
' ion that it was an ad’slr of unregultted
The matter is evolving some discus-
st the corner of the two principal
city business streets is known to all.
Not. only is it a hindrance to good,
clear and uncougested traffic, but it is
I distinct menace to life and property.
IlliBEBlilTEB LOVE
BOBBEB IOBE TBBIIBLE
Unregultted love was the cause of
some trouble which ensued between
Alice McClanc. (colored), of SouthN
Norwairk. and Dick Nelson. also col-
i
ored, of Providence, R. l., formerly ‘of;
South Norwalk. Saturday night. The
South Norwalk police were notified
by Miss McClane that Wilson "had
pulled a gun on her after they had
had a few words. The police imme-
dlately got busy and hunted up Wil-
son, for he has record in South Nor-
leb which led them to believe that
the wdmsn might be telling the truth
and Chief William Pennington picked
him up and he wns'searehed thorough--
ly, but no gun was found, and he was“
released. Thoiipolice are of the opin-
love.
Mr. Wilson ‘wss arrested in South
Nor-walk about six years no in con-
uectlon with a shooting affair 1p Whis-
tleville and larvae six months in
pull
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~WNIGHT. ARMORV. .
Clark House VI. Nifimiltsw Hlsh
school we.“ North Sides. Basketball
muting. ., ,. __. .
'ABEB BIBIIVMVIIII
,Dsnclns.
out a doubt the music rendered in the
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FIBE IEABLY CAUSES
DEATH OF TWO IELIL
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.NNNDNNLErown, Dec. sir-Benjamin
Gilbert. eighty years old, of the West _
Long Hill section, narrowly escaped V, '
with his life and Tony Vishinlskl m. . ,
temporarily crazed last night by a
fire, which destroyed the Gilbert home. , 'I
with a. loss of $2 ,.700 How the On
started has not been definitely detoxi- N
«mined but the “aim mun
started in Vlohinilki s. at hired ,
room. from an explodint lamp. Gilbert,
was found by neighbors overcome by'
fear and carried to apiece of “My; .
while Yishinlskt, who lost on so Li“- "
lugs, $100 which he intended to “It
to Poland to his white and all“ to.
pay their pounce to this country, u.-
porarily lost his mind and had to be: ‘
taken in charge by the police of this
city and locked up His condition woo
much improved today and a complete, .
recovery is looked forp .
rBBIVEBLEBB HBBBE .
wlvntmllo scour
When Officer Wallace R. Sammls .
looked up and saw the New Canaan
der the Washington street railroad
bridge. Saturday night, driveriess, he
rubbed his ,eyes in amusement, and
after pinching himself to make sure
thathe was not in the lurid of dreamt}
looked around to get his bearings. Off;
Nicer Sammie. by the way, was s for!N
iner resident or New CIMID.‘ Ho
straightaway stopped the horse and
made an examination, finding that the
wagou contained about everything but,
a driver, there being a case of beanie 9
quantitv of whiskey and some Cbrisb
mas presents inside. The officer held
t.he team and notified the owners, who
subsequently arranged for its return.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 24.44119 oldegt ma
ever arrested here, and the police l'le-N
lieve in the world, charged with his
way robbery, was taken into cu'lllod
last night. He is William R; Ely
veers old. Ely with a much will! '
man entered an Englawoad poll or!
office and attempted to hold up, _
Jamieson. a clerk. Ely is alleged it}
have pointed a revolver at the clerk;
disputing him to holO' up hill hand
Jameson obeyed, but while the yo, .
or drum was searching the on!” to N
money, Jamies‘ou sprout- 1th tileWofl
man and wreuched- the weapon l, .
his grasp. The young man Milli 1 ,N
the commotion and shy was. ovoid» .
cred and locked up“. .
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Arbitrarily; Annual N
Clark House vs. Nortvalkspy, :
School vs storm dices; lit-issui-
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