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{‘Bald lack” Bose Confesses and Tells "Authorities Becker Told Two Small Saplings Halted Double Truck idols, and Probably Prevented Mega Serious in-
jury to the Occupants, Who Had Broken \ ones, Were Cut, Bruised, Shaken up and Suffered
From Nervous Shock; Edna Pierce Hell Arm Fractured in Two Places; Frank German Had
Bib Fractured; Mrs. Hugh Gumball, Side Bruised;
Him to Kill Gambler Bosenthal and That He Would
Protect Him it Trouble Developed
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IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ARE BEING BRIIIIIIHI III IIIIHI
Men Whose Imlormation Causes Arrest Are Closely Guarded PASSENBERS WERE "IRWIN IIIIIIIIIIIWIIIII "if “R [Anna]
Iliiilil liltlliil IIIIIIII l Sill ‘liilll IMIiiliKllllll ii SIIII III liiiill
Clitiord Cuthili and Others Aid in Carrying ,Viotims to Dliices ol Physicians, Where They Re-
ceived Attention, or to Their Homes, None Being Hurt Badly Enough to be Taken to the
in District Attorney Whitman’s ..Dtiice
NEW YORK, July 30.-—Lieut. Chas. 110W8\lelllingitlle trial of Inspector
iBecker, whose arrest last night. came. Slhlnittbelger, the nlan whom Becker
as a dramatic climax to the past fort huu rescued from the water is said to
blight's investigation of the Rosenthnl hale lnade an affidavit stating that the
murder. has been a member o/t theI rescue was “faked" and that he re-
iNew York police force for nearly 20 celved acertain sum iorhispant in it.
years, his appointment dating back to The first serious case in which Beck-
November l, 1893. die. remained a pa; er was concerned was the shooting
troilnan for ten years, being promot- dead of a young plumbcr's helper, a
mi to u post as ronndsman in 1903. John Fay. who was killed in a burglar
A few months after he became a chase. Becker and another policeman
Iroundslnan, Becker came into public were suspended following an investi-
yiew as. the hero of a sensational gatiou, bllt were later reinstated.
drowning rescue on the East Side wn« Becker was placed in charge of the
ter from. For this rescue he receiv-
‘cd a hero medal. Two years later, (Continued on Second page.)
Ffi-j
PRIZES AWMIIIHIABIIISHII m “itiii’miii...
l' ' ~-————-~--- ' Joseph Keri, the West Norwalk milk
’ . . man. figured in another runaway uccl
Ea“ Nor'walk Yacm Chm Gives dent yesterday afternoon. He was
a Fine Smoker m MOMhBFSJ drlving through Day street about 2:.30
o‘lock, when he lost control of the
and Friends horse and lit ran on the sidewalk at
the corner of Day and Elizabeth
streets. ‘Mr. Keri was thrown out
when the wagon knocked down the
fence post. The animal continued at
a rapid pace to ‘SDlitil 'M-ulll street,
again taking to the sidewalk at the
corner of Dr. Charles G. Bollannon‘s
residence. The animal unable to step
ii on ran head on into the? zit) trolley
cur hound for Stamford. The wagon
was broken and the passengers in the
car somewhat frightened. Officers
Sammie and Smith appeared and right
loving cup and the game cock pennant, “‘1 ”1" “mg” and "0"? charge “I ““3
’l‘nomas Sterling, loving cup for sec- horse. The owner was then hunted up
“I‘d prize m the handicap race, and was found to be uninjured.
[Jester Wheeler, a handsome cup for "WW 3W) I" W‘m" 8‘"°‘-
winning first prize ill the handicap ”WP“ Ganzi, WI“) ”5 employed M
rune, Eben Hill's garage made a nervy and
S. (3. Elliott was also presented with clever step eta runaway horse yester-
,. mmdgome loving cup (0,. winning llal afternoon ill front of the Norwuik
‘3“de lilacs in tire l’rce-for-nil race, iron Works. when he leaped out and
The cup“ W0“) [“9301le by Com. t'llllit‘lli ltllc “Him!" ”NIL Willi KIIHODIHK
model-e P. u, Fielding, and a good time wildly up Wuter street, swinging from
loll-Inna. An alabornte luncheon Was side to side most dangerously. Mr.
served and it. Will; a. late hour when (Banal was deleted by George Gutt-
thu men started llomewnrd. This“
Wit-‘C()llilll0d01'e Harry itldnr,‘ E. p}, 'l‘lu- nnlmal started hip wild, but
(‘lorlldm and “"3. district commlltce- brlol’ jaunt in Washington street, Iturn~
men were called, upon for speeches, throttle oorlor at Frank Becker's build
. . ,....W...-W..._........ lug lhto water street. Fortunately. not
All ulnrlll oi lire culled out tllo~80wth t“’“"ey“”"‘”’ “W0 "I““I‘II‘B' “‘9 “”93“
Nurwolk fire department at 1.0 o'clock hit the time and the animal and wagon
this afternoon which in mnuyrespoots “WW" “'0’”; “' “"“mm‘ 5““ no It
Wm, “1mm” ,0 that. In East Norwnlk reached u point near the corner ol‘
lust ltlklll- One of the residents of Water and Marshall streets, Mr. (lanai
tlw music ilull block put, some food on leaped out and catching the bridle, of
the stove to cook and then took a MID. ”"3 “Mm brought him I" an abrupt
The result was that the tool! burned M01" The "0"" ““d "0“"me were
and the rooms titled with smoke. The ”I‘m”? Claimed by the lucky driver.
pm alarm was eellt‘ln as a: result. ”MW ”"
i ’ .
Success attended the smoker that
was given at the East Norwalk Yacht
Kilub, last evening, at the club house.
in Benedict Farm at which time the
prizes won by the several yacht-amen
ml the occasion of the Fourth of
July regatta were distributed. The at-
‘d’air was a happy one throughout and
well attended.
Those securing prizes were as fol-
lowsr-
Horllc-e Keywortli, the. Ward cup, :1
“A HUGKLEBEBRVIN’.”
'i‘ile Iirnt trolley to Broad River at F‘. 'i‘. Rueeooyliir. and Mrs. C. L
llziiii this morning in charge of Con- liytngton, Dr. and Mrs. Cyrus Rubens.
dtictlir'mttli‘leli .M. Williams, bloke its Mrs. Ghlretine nuance. hire. Weeks
lrolteypole and had lobe towed back and Mrs. Charles Fitch made up a
to the barn. .pnrty M‘NOT'WtIlkefl who started out
' -- ‘ “ h . in one of the darker trucks this morn-
it I: reported that a member or the in: (or a huekleberryihg day at Pound
Norwei-ll Yacht Clubrecnivod the one- Ridge. Lunch and ill the usual nienin
mute oi the club saluting gun lupin losraphernslin wore installed with the
face on asunder steel-noon as (result new In “W rm! “ill“
or sorelhetnre explosion. m. RIM. ”WWW
IAlllen, is reported to hero attended the The transition hand serenaded Rev.
hand. The story was bellied let- eile club and Mrs. Jehoblepeleon last evening
today and or. Alien could not be let the, personage in borer at the
reached » ‘ , , their leader, James ’1‘. result. who
~fi W ‘ leaves tor a trip to Europe infill» m.»
‘ IIIIIIII 'il’I’IIIIRI’IlIIII
'wered the roll. The call of the meet‘
rule board to transact all early adioprn-
' in
People Sustained Hurts
Hospital
tracks in Wilson’s avenue, north of Ry“
nn‘s switch. yesterday afternoon, was
the cause of what proved to be one of
the biggest and most sensational trol
ley wrelks experienced on— the Nor
walk lines, when the big double truck
car, number 22,1ettthe tracks, while
enroute from Stamford to Norwalk and
catapulted across the highway and
pitched down the embankment on the
other dildo ot the street, where a con
ple of saplings retarded the progress!
of the plunging car, bringing it to a
s.top Fortunately and miraculously“
nobody was killed and while a dozen
His Knee Crushed; E. Rowland Bradley
Crushed stone on the neglected or more were slightly injured, none der.
received mortal wounds.
The names of those injured are as street; nervous shock, and abrasions.
follows:
.itoland Bradley of Washington
street fractured rib and injured spine.
Edna Pierce, 11 ’Hant’old place, elm juries to chest and knee.
broken In two- places one of which was
a (olllpound fracture
Senator Charlott, of 26 Wood street
badly sprained left ankle and injuries
to the back.
William H. Rainier, o! 278 Dykeman
street. lNeW Writ, crushed ankle.
Miss Anne. lav Stein, 2412 ‘I‘ieiboutI
avenue, ‘Bronx \LY.. wrenched shoul-
IMrs. Hugh P. Campbell, 28 Monroe
Frank German, South Main street;
bruised knee. ,-
ltirs. Joseph Adcock. Rownyton; in—
Mrs. McDonald. Rowayton, scalp}
wound and shaken up considerably. I
Mrs. Charles Rider, Westport ave-I
hue, seriously injured about.back and
limbs.
Plinth of the Car.
The accident happened so quickly‘
W l
, (Continued-0n Firth Page.)
FIIIIIIIIIIE SEWER WIIIIII
Harry Goodwin Otters to Pay
Hall the Cost oi Sewering
Spring Street
The special meeting of the South
Norwalk Board or Estimate and ‘Tuxn-
tion, which was held inst evening ill
the council chambers In Washington
street, was short ill duration, but all
was accomplished that was desired
and included in the call. The meeting
was called to order by Mayor William
F. Tammany. and John F. Mchin'hon.
Edward F. Knapp, Frank H. Fitch, Eu-
gene S. Lililln and A. N. Tileriuult sum
ing was rend by City Clmk John .1. Cu-
noo and Mayor Tammany explained
that Harry Goodwin had offered to pay.
half the expense 'oi‘ cowering Spring
street providing the ulleltpcnded bel-
uucce ol‘ the appropriations for the
humid avenue. Snowden street and
Fulrlleld avonue sewers. to the amount
of “him were appropriated for the
alloys purpose. The three pflmbd‘gfiwr
ere bare been completed by the
silent department well within the alt
loted upproprlutloni‘. .
it was moved and voted that the
amount of 3mm be m-itppl‘DDl‘Ilthd
for we purpose of constructing the
during street sewer, end it any bill
once should remain, the some he used
towards the completion otthe Coder
street server.
There being no other business for
out was taken
Y. M. C. A. BUILDiNh FUND.
Edwin ii. For, chairman of the lean
pcrary committee for the proposed
Young Mons Christian Association.
deposited with the South Nowell:
Trust Complain. yesterday. $18.84.
This amount "preached the demotion
at the union um mesa lipid in
see which were ”.50. ’
inns-sentinel. _, future. It pale I this; mulled.
ole Mmhudiit snares use _ . e «Mr . ,
HEAVY AIIG LAMP
: FALLS 0H IAIN llEAIi
m
Harry Eagle. driving a limousine
automobile, met with a peculiar accl-
dent at 6 o‘clock last evening, when
he shied into an electric light pole.
which loosened the heavy book
which holds the arc li’mp in pineal
with the result that the catch swung.
down and struck Mr. Eagle a resound-
ing crash over the let-t eye, opening up
n gush, which was later dressed by
Dr. R. E. Porcine. it was reported
this morning that Mr. Eagle claimed
that the lamp on his car struck that
catch. thereily loosening it and that he
lied threatened to bring suit against
the Cit) of South Nelmualk Just bowl
the lump of the our struck the catch. I
which is fully six feet above the road-
bed. has not yet been determined.
lit is ineligible that the driver Motif:n
control of his machine and run into
the pole, for one or his lumps was
smashed. After the accident iiir
Eagle became consented and liolnted
but was quickly revived by Dr. Per-
due.
lliDGEWSGDTT DECIDES
laIIIIIer so, IIIIIIIIIIIIII
. Judge 1Howard ll. monitor the com-
mon pleas court has handed down a
decision refusing booth Nerwuik'n re-
queet tor a finding In the suit. bronhr.
by ‘Herbert Ci. Andrew: against the
oltyk The court says that in view of
the small amount Andrews received
from a. iury end the large expense in
curred by Andrew and the state 'he
does not believe any further litigation
lg Notified.
Andrews brousht suit against South
Nmalk tor injuries rpceired while
riding in his auto over a city road
which ”on. alleged to be in bad repair.
A odmmon pleas court jury awarded
new. seen. In order to carry the
one so a higher court the one asked
tor a Mn.“
eels: Miss transmissions
drain altreet. who his ballistic
tn naturism throat tor then-es
booklwtllmeoimed le‘ session to, ‘
,eomwwhstiiiimved;
1 , ‘2
rule cluero sun
Irrlctunl anonI
l
Theatre prevented what threatened to
of the show, last evening, when the
'tire broke out in the barn on the Eu-
'gene M. Tolles place, in Haviland
street The reflection of the blaze
could be clearly seen by about hall of‘
two it looked as though a panic wasi
imminent
manner, calmed the audience, ("896nm
and enmloyeea.
p
ORDERED EXCURSION AWAY.
Manager Jacobo Net Responsible for
Trouble at Retort Point Loot
naturally;
Point. states that the silk weavers oi
New Jersey. who Wore at Rotou Point,
last Saturday, had been there «for
three years previously. and bad at
ways conducted themselves in on on
deriy and quiet manner. He is or the
opinion that a gang oi pioitpocketn or
tough: managed to get aboard 'tbe
boot with the intention 01 making
trouble.
All noon at Mr. Jacobs heard when
was tranepiring in the grove he went
to the dock, and ordered the captain
to sound the warning whistle and the
excursionim resumed so the bowl.
The! were not in the crave more
”thin it“? no hour. ‘
MPWMA‘HG.
so her desire tor that compromise-
'Mnnnger Herman Jacobs. or Retell.
. l
“How did you set your wise to tore
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III IIIIs III III
Norwalk selectmen Ordered to ‘
to Appear Bolero County Com-
missioners August 5th.
the complaint
the affair.
S. C. Morehouse, Char-tee G. Elder-
son, Edwin Johnson, Henry T. Burtis,
John Sherman Hoyt. M. J.‘ Linehan,
Jacob Just and. Frederick H. Wempe
are the complainants and they allege
many uncompllmentary things about.
the road
in substance the complaint: states
that Richards avenue a town highway
running from Connecticut Turnpike
, north to Fillow street, near the Derien
Itown line, "is not in good and suin-
‘ eient remain”. and through neglect on
the part of the town servants it has
been allowed to become washed out
and worn down. Further, rocks stick
up through the roadbed and ill pieces
. the road is gullled out. Not only this,
that the complaint further states that
.tbe center is lower than the sides and
that the road Is in a generally bad con.
.dition, not reasonably sate for public
travel.
Attorney John Keogh. formerly own-
ing a piece of land at the corner of
Connecticut Turnpike and Melinda
isvenue, and still acquainted with the
:condltiOns, drew up the complaint as
a notary public, and the state’s alter.
ney i’or Fairneld County, Stiles Jud~
son endorsed and approved the same.
The county commissioners, Whit-
man s. Mead, Simeon Peace and John
Only the cool headed work of several : Brophy, have set aside the date of Aug-
young men and the anionic ot Hoyt’s" ust 6th and the time at 1:30 o'clock
p. In, with the Norwalk town court
he a serious panic among the pntronsiroom as the place for a hearing on
said matter and papers summoning
the selectnien have been served upon
them, through First Selectman Alfred
Avieon.
Selectman Devine stated this morn-
the people in the house through the ing that Richards avenue received as
west window and the smoke from the much attention this spring from the
blues quickly penetrated into the ln- . seleflmen as any mad or an equal 1m
terlor oi' the playhouse, Someone portance did and that the grabber pro-
started to go quickly and in an instant portion at the work in West Norwalk
belt of the people in the house erase; Wilt! done on the main road to New
from their seats and for a moment or I
boring town.
As quick as 9. flash several or the not dive atlillclent funds. even. for the
rig gentlemen present prone to the completion of this work, but when the
801103. and in a quiet but nrmI next moneys become available they
are to be used to toiiow up the good
ing their fears. among these were work already d009-
' Myron w. Osborn. William B. ballots!
and Oliver 1. Clark. The action or tuntion to that of any other West Nor
those instrumental in thus quelling umi walk road save the main thorough-
alight tumult In most commendable as fare. and Its condition, be far us Be-
wall the coolness of the management lectman Devlne knows, to tie worse
‘ likes the other side ronds.
Selectman Devlnesltstcd that till the
eight men signers of the complaint, no-
side on the road that was repaired by
the town and put in iirst clone condi-
“On.
a”.
From a complaint made to them by
eight prominent residents of West
Norwalk the county commissioners
have set August 5th, at 1:30 o’clock,
as a date for a hearing on the alleged
disreputable condition of Richards ave-
nue, in the West Norwalk, district, and .
Deputy Sheriff p“. L. Ladrlgan "aum- . ‘ ._ . .
moned the selectlnen, against whom ‘ r,
is registered, as vser- IW" MABMNES "m
vents of the town, to appear in the “ , . “ . .
\ Norwalk t0W}! court roodii at that time.
Selectman John Devine was interview.
ed regarding the matter this morning
and gave out the selectmen's side of
Carlson. with a view toward getting
a miniature trunk line to the neigh-
Rlchards avenue received equal an
The complaint itself asks that the
»' commissioners at the hearing deter-
.mlne it the said allegations are true,
and it so to issue orders tor utters»
lions and improvements:
The healing will probably be one
worth attending, from all reports to»
'l‘bé action was brought under the
some statute as was cited through the
editorial columns at this paper prime
time use in regards to the road at the
slant Nerwnlk‘trotiey transfer point
and provides that it the county some.
irritant here should find the eohdlitone
to e at as alleged in the complaint,
they may order the relentless terse
pair the road and in the erect at th
failure to carry out these orders my
do the work and am the bill tor?
the manic at road repair all well as W
The appropriation did
in)“ “ii Wit MA
elf“
most Total toe
Tile barn owned by Eugen
ice in the rear of the pest“:
pied by Mrs. Anna Hamil ,
Haviland street, was totally
by are last night‘at 9 o'clock th
oi which still remains a me
less to the barn and contents
ter including two automobi ,
ectrical stock owned by Hear '
ler, is figured in round Ilium
about 33,200; .
iron Shutters Saved Busine
That Washington street was
fected by the tire is due 0
foresight of Charles E. 1)
lug hisbuilding, which stand
in the tear of the burned '
equipped with iron shuttersl
prevented the flames fro
the building.
Two Firemen Hill”!-
The blaze was a specter:
and took its toll in causing
two or the out with noon at
Company men. Ex~Chie ,
anteater, superintendent ot‘th ”M »‘
pal Electric plant, sustained
ed face when he piuckllyl
door leading into the upper
the barn. The interior was
inrnace and the back dratt
flames outward. Chief Wine 6
tempted to get away from
but was successful only in
outer edge of the tire, comm
(Continued on Seventh
WHITE PLEADB Gill r .
.TD THEFT onto ' ‘
BRIDGEPO‘RT, July 30."-
guilty to the charge of theft
William While, 19 years older
burgh, was bound over to the So
her term of the Superior co
bonds of $1,000 in the city .
morning by Judge Curl Foete
admits that he took a her,
ing to Charles Nichols of
Hi” from in front of the Cl
Thursdayafternoon and s
New York city to sell it. . ‘5
Fact. Stated Brie"
”l‘he mete or the case w.
briefly by Prosecuting Att,
under 1.. Delaney and White
stand in his own behalf in
excuse to utter. for his do '
that he wanted to not“
home in Pittsburgh. "He -
he knew he didwronlr. .
White's physical eondltlo
ball and the authorities a
list that be Is not just fishy
iy. He is suffering from I ..
Illnesses. '
ascovsnso Lear ram?
PIN. _
"l'm tor The, Sentinel.” . '
Minn iii. Gertrude Hatteras.
drenue, this morning. lit ,
tpembered by Sentinel re
last night's issue, there "
‘flont ad “ tor a fraternit ‘
Putnam sveoue‘zod; _ ‘
Last. night a W
Iflfllflfll It‘ll W
prune, u was the tiger a
Miss lanterns w , ‘
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