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SOUTH NORWALK, CONN” THIJRSDAY AUGUST 22,1912
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WEATHER FORECAST
Showers Tonight or Friday.
nu running
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Former Was Not Ready to Plead, But the Others Entered
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Pleas of Not .Guilty to the
With thevM‘urder of Gambler Herman Rosenihal
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NAPINNENE “00? ENE 01000" 0N0 "lEEIY IO0IE"
Refuses io'Allow the Police Department of New York to Par-
ticipate in the Search
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.—-—Police Lieut. .
Charles [locker and four of his alleg-
ed underworld accomplices, were ar-
raigned before Judge Zilulqueen in the
court. of gneral sessions today to plead
to an indictment, charging them with
the murder of the gambler Herman
'itosenthal. Counsel for Becker said
he was not ready to plead today, and
the court set Tuesday next. for the
pleading. The other four prisoners
all pleaded not guilty with permission
to withdraw or change the plea by
Tuesday next.
The courtroom was stifling hot and
packed to suff0catlon when the pris-
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Social and Athletic Club Had
a Large Crowd and Good
‘ Financial Support
The carnival given by the Winni-
pauk Social‘ and Athletic Club, at the
club grounds, last evening. proved to
be a great success. It was the big-
. pest "affair ever held in that section,
and one of the largest ever held in
The ‘Norwalks.
The various committees deserve
much credit for the excellent evening
of amusement which was afforded.
The entertainment was good in every
detail. The program was as follows:
.Violln and Piano Duct"—
J. Kochcr and Mr. lh‘ecker.
:Mlsses Rita Ross and Theresa Cahill.
Duet“
Recitation—«Mrs. Thomas James.
Below—«Miss Marlon ltlcc.
input—m
Miss Laura Lollard and Herbert
Pollard.
{Rotaitailohm-Hurry A. Vail.
~Plano Solo~lfluvld Pollard.
(fillet-~—
'Mish Theresa Cahlll and James Cahill.
Nolwmiierbort Pollard.
dtocltntioanlss Marlon Smlbert.
Monologucstoseph Cornell.
All of the various entertainers did
well and received applause from
audience present. The music and the
alluring. were good and much talent
shown. The recitations were likewise
domrving of favorable comment. Jos-
eph (loam-ll was also very good He
was milgnal and received much ap-
pluuse for his efforts
“there were many other attractions,
wbiib afforded much amusement.
Various booths were in order and all
were Well patronized A good time is
ooported by all who took part in the
affair.
m~M-_m. new
“MERRILL COLLEGE OFFIGM
. open every day 8 a. m. to h p. in. for
the enrollment of pupils for Opening
of term. Supt. 0. 1912. .
The officers of the Booth Nprwnilt
iil‘lm department held a meeting last
eve-nth; at which time plans were dis~
cliched for the trip to Dunbury. Ar
racemeuts were also completed for
um dance to be held at mama rum
tomorrow evening. the proceeds of
which will so to defray the expenses
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the “
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Indictment Charging Them
oners entered. Becker towered above
the others like a giant. Standing in;
one group, they waited for their cases
to be called. The first was that of
Becker. As the clerk read the indict
meat charging murder in the first de-
gree, John F. McIntyre Becker 3 coun-
to plead to the indittment which the!
glandjuiv headed up some weeksl
ago.
“But that indictment has been su-
perceded by the present one," said
Judge Muiqueen.
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
II“ RIDERS P" .
.. ”RESIN-M1150“
MILFORD. Aug 22. ——-It only cost.
three ,of the four West Haven young<
men, who were arrested in Milford.l
following the crash of the automobiiet
in which they were riding, into the
porch of a Broad street resident. a to
on of $42.22 before Judge Stoddard in
the Milford town coart yesterday
morning. The fourth man J. A. Clark,.
owner and driver of the touring car in' I
the ‘joy ride. " had his case continued
until this morning on request of his
attorney, Charles J. Martin. of West
Haven. lie is charged with reckless
driving, and is out on a $100 bond
‘i'urnlshed by Charles A. Mcrwin of
Milford.
Fred Angus of Brown street West
I-Iaicn who Is a well known local ball,
play or, pleaded guilty to the charge of:
drunkenness and not guilty to resist- :
ing Sheriff Mailer, who made the ar-
rest. lie was fined $2 and costs on.
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John Bannon. an employe of Him;
nlshed by George White of the Ton-
tlne hotel, this city, for whom
formerly worked, was fined 12 and
making a total of 311.74.
George (lager, who gave his name
as “Jason." was fined 32 and costs.
It was expected that the trial of
Clark this morning would be an inter-
ty to reckless driving, claiming that
the steering gear on his car broke.
HORSE causes éxclrsmsnr.
Animal Owned by the Mohegan Spring
Water 00., Hum Away.
Things were quite lively this morn-
ing, about 7:10 o'clock in Main street.
The excitement was chimed by a run-
away. One of the horses belonging to
the Mohegan Spring Water Company
became dissatisfied with the air in
upper Main street and decided to
move.- Hia flight was rather rapid and
caused many to stand and icon. die
proceeded down Main uproot, through
the business section‘. and missed,
standing automobiles and watch: by
inches only. As he has about to turn
the-corner of Main and Wall aireet he
slipped and fell. Tho'unlinal appean
ed hurt from the sudden tell no lay
on the movement for some time, mak-
ing no attempt to set up. Finally af.
ter ntlfhe‘ harness mutation off he
wss'induceu to arise. He was not
hurt except for a few scratches and
of the mnbury trl
not a pimp or a part of the warren was
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Miss Banks Marries aw. Smith,
place in the Westport Congregational
church,
o‘clock. The contracting parties were
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith.
Farms, and Willard H. Fanton of New
,mour, only daughter of John S.
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eating session as he pleaded not gulh .
and Miss nun Falrcblld Be-
comes Bride olw.li.Fanton-
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A very pretty double wedding took
yesterday afternOOn, at 4
Miss Evelyn Banks, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. GoOrge Banks and a grad-
uate of the Bridgeport high school,
and Oliver W. Smith, of Akron, Ohio,
old time residents of Bridgeport and
Miss Ethel Fairchlld, daughter 01 Mr.
and Mrs George Faircbild of Greene
York city, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. O.
Fauton, of Weston.
Rev. Charles F. Taylor
the ceremonies,
presided at the organ. Miss Banks
was charmingly attired in a costume
of white French serge, with messa-
line linings, chiffon cloth and lace
performed
Mrs. Nellie Taylor ‘
trimmings and wore a white hat trim-
med with I rench plumes. She curried i gong for the anthem New England
a beautiful bouquet of bride roses and} lTelephone cm puny. Bernard MCGOV'
wore a handsome pearl brooch the,
gift of the groom i‘he bride was at
Stratfield (a former schoolmatc) who
'looked very pretty in a pale green
elcpe do menten gown, with lace trim
mings and picture hat, and a bouquet
. of pink roses.
Miss Fairchlld was also charmingly: , ,
lh'Clfliis when fellow workmen ran to
attired in white, with white not trim-
med with French ostrich plumes and
carried a large bouquet of white roses.
Her bridesmaid, Miss Lillian Burr.
was attired in a pink gown with pic-
tureibnt and carried pink roses. The
ushers were Stanley Peirchild. George
Artisan and Royal cums of bridge
port. immediately after the ceremony
the happycouples left on an extended
wedding tour.
On their return Mr. and Mrs. Smith
will reside in Akron, Ohio, and Mr.
,and Mrs. Fanton will reside in New
.York city.
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KERRuSEYMOU R.
Popular Norwaik Young Lady wedded
at East Avenue Home.
Chester Munson Kerr. of New York,
‘son of the late Honorable names Kerr.
of Pennsylvania, and Miss Mary Sey-
and
Clara E. Seymour. were married at the
home of the bride's parents yesterday
afternoon. by the Rev James Benton
“Werner of Grace Church The bride‘ a
father was formerly United States
Commissioner of 'Pliteuts.
because of the long convalescence
the first count and $10 on the second. lof Mrs. Seymour severe simplicity and
Equiet marked,thc event. which was
Homestead. who was out On bail m,,,strictly ceremonions, WW0“! banquet
,‘or music.
The only guests were Mrs.
James Kerr and Albert Bourdman
Kerr, and James Kerr of New York.
costs and a charge of drunkenness, :F‘iederlck Seymour 0‘ East 01'0"”:
Miss Stella Seymour, of Whitney's
Point, Mr. and Mrs. Legrund C. Bette
and Miss Clara Bette of Norwallt.
PHELPs—SMITH.
‘Popular Couple Married at Saunatuck
yesterday.
Wm. Herbert Phelps. a dle'eutter
at the Holmes & Edwards Silver (30..
in Bridgeport, and Miss Emma Joac-
pblno Smith, a former clerk” in’ the
same company, were married yester-
day at snupatuck, Conn, by Rev. Hu-
bert Darrell Jones of the Methodist
Episcopal church who is a. friend. of
Mr. Phelpa‘ family.
The bridegroom is well known in
of Sam Harris lodge of Odd Fellows.
past chief patriarch of Nutmeg 100‘
comment, and is also a. member of
Corinthian lodge of Masons. ‘
Methodist Episcopal church .
arm a wedding trip to new York‘
Boston and Albany, the young coup
will make their home on rural-tun
where they have titted up it not flat
deliver Co. wish them many 3' ,
happy atom ii ‘ ,
fraternal circles having been chaplain
The bride has always been active,
in this Work of the Washington Park,
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scy, announced that. he was preparedIwnded by Miss Alice W Lyon, Ml
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yen-,a Lin ,, Killed in Ac-
cident Ye y Afternoon
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Came of Willi-known Family and
Accident is Regretted
on a telephon pole while at work in
llarlen in ch go of a construction
era of Now It on. accidentally touch-
a heavily cha ed connection yester-
do) afternoon
pulilnu in his vdeaih 10minutes later
In the shock that throw him from
the pole lrom it height of two y feet.
tho young also received 2 i‘ 0 volts
lhloll'll his body. lie was horribly
iburnetl about the body and was uncon-
hio assistance.
Medical Examiner Albert L. House.
of Stamford, who was the netmest phy~
slcian to the scene of the accident
was summon and found the young
it] received a shock rej.
SNEENNNE NEENNN
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'Norwalk Equal Franchise League
and Hundreds of Others Hear
Mrs. cooley’s Talk
A crowd of several hundred persons
assembled at Roton Point, last even-
ing, for the open air suffrage meeting
which was held by the Norwalk Equal
Franchise League.
Interim. curiosity, opposition and
oven tearing Was manifested before
the meeting began. but Mrs. Cooley
proved herself such an interesting and
forceful speaker, and told the story
of equal suffrage as it really is in
practice in such a sincere, earnest and
convincing way that she had her aug-
lence with her lfrom the very first
moment, when she told of Wyoming's
early experience. ”Wyoming had had
equal suffrage through all her terri-
torial existence," said Mrs. Cooley,
“and when she applied for statehood
equal suffrage was in her constitution
as presented to Congress. The dele-
gate in Washington, finding opposi'
tion to this clause so violent and bit-
ter, telegraphed back to the Wyom~
Wyoming could undoubtedly
statehoocl if they would eliminate the
equal suffrage clause. but the Wyom-l
ing legislature telegraphed back, by!
unanimous vzote 'We will wait one
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KID M’KIIV BRES
FREE IIIICE MORE
memos. Aug. 22.«"Kld McCoy".
man dying! _ .ho mind him. An
aaibuluuce woo procured and an at.
tempt was made to rush young Mc-
Govern to the nearest hospital in
Stamford, about three miles away.
race to save his life started.
No autopsy was performed, but .Dr.
House believes that besides being bad-
ly burned by the charged wires, Mc-
Govern‘o neck was broken by the fall
from the pole.
wires abouttbc pole were supposed
to be uncharged but it is believed that
electricity from an electric light polo,
a. short distance away from the tale
phone pole from which McGovern fell,
transmitted power to connections
which McGovern accidentally touch-
ed.
McGovern, who was about 24 years
of age. had been employed for some
time by the Southern New England
Telephone company and mceutiy had
been placed in charge of a construc-
tion gang, working in different parts
of the state, His mother, Mrs. John
McGovern. of'109 View street. New
Haven, with whom he lived, received
a postal card from him yesterday mor-
ning telling her that he was in good
health and would be home Saturday.
She is prostrated over the, death of her
son. He is survived eby four brothers.
Charles, Michael. Thomas, and Patrick
F‘. McGovern, and two sisters, Mrs. M.
Ward and Mrs. Ellen Casey. Patrick
lo employed Lu City Hall and Michael
conducts a meat store on bombard
street, New Haven.
van and funcralprrangemonut will be
com pletcd- today.
tectlvo Jeremiah Dennehy‘s nephew
Sergeant James P. Ward, New Haven.
FIVE IIII‘IIIREII AIIII
The young man died shortly after the.
The connection and .
The remains were taken to New Haw
McGovern was Dea
and also a brothenln-law to Detective
, amour AT the 0000
o Knob Club yesterday to cu-
‘m chanson of playing which tested
this 3 o‘clock until 5 an o'clock. 'i‘he
‘ hi :to save the bits of Mrs. (lofty, who
, can a. called at an
” ’ ‘ been staying, to {my
(Norman Selby”), the American boxer,
.was discharged from custouy by the
~maglstrate of the extradition court at
:Bow street teddy. He had been at
rested on July 26 on a provisional ex
[tradition warrant, charging him with
larceny, alleged to have been commit-
ted at 0stcnd. The proceedings were
taken at the instigation of the Belgian
legation. McCoy had appeared before
the magistrate on several previous
occasions on the same charge and on
August 2 was released on bail while
awaiting the arrival of the documents
connected with the case from Bel-
glam. ..
McCoy'sattorney In addressing the
magistrate today said the depositions
had arrived from Belgium and after
carefully studying them he considered
lthere was absolutely no case against
McCoy. He added that it was most.
extraordinary that McCo oy should have
been arrested on the anchors state-
when she later became sober. denied
her own statement. The reason Mc-
Coy lfound himself in that position
was that he happened to travel to
Ostend and stay in the hotel where
the theft was committed.
The magistrate declared that he
found the Oatcnd robbery had been
committed by someone residing' on a
different floor of the hotel from the
one occupied by McCoy. and said the
charge against him was ridiculous.
McCoy thanked the mafiatrote, say-
ing: "1 am very pleased to he exoneh
ated. Inever was dishonest in my
life.” -
McCoy has expressed his gratitude
to the Unitedfitates embassy for its
efferts on his behalf. He purposes to
bring suit against the Belgian’authon
tiles for damages.
uni ransom
unam. at. Any. 22 *Thomaa cin-
colpvllle. said his sister-indoor, Mrs.
Anna Fibber. that each other to death
here last night, when the latter tried
had been attacked by her husband.
Outfits wife left him a month m
moiiher'ln law’s
ment of an intoxicated woman, who.
countries other
if. president of a miners union at.
last llli ARES n
Rillillil 0 00000 $27
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Asserts That the Third Term-Nominee and Secretarycortal
Approved of the $125,000 iiitt, and Roosevelt~ Thanked
Penrose for Rolling up Big Majority of 505,519]?
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There May be More Revelations
ticial to the Public
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—-—In a care-
ful, deliberate speech in the senate
late yesterday, Senator Penrose, of
Pennsylvania, replied to the char.ges
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mg legislature, then in session saying i made regarding a certificate of deposit Cornelius N. Bliss then treapur
gain for $25 000 seat to him by John D. the national committee, asked to
Archboid of the Standard Oil
pany in 190-1.
Senator Penrose admitted receiving.
that sum from MrfiArcb‘bold, ~but as-E
sorted that it was part of a contribn-‘
tion of 3125. 000 made by Archbold to
the republican national
fund.31000.000 of which amount, he'
said, went to the republican national
committee and $25,000 to himself for
'lllilllildilAil moors
Million: Cflltfliiblfill
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—~Two Am~
ericans are reported to ha‘ve boondo-
liberateiy murdered in the massacre
of Nicaraguan loyal troops by the reb~
els at freon, on Aux. 19. One man
said to he Harvey Dodd of Kosciusko,
Miss, the other a man named Phillips.
The two men had been Wounded and
were seeking refuge in a hospital, ac-
cording to the report received today
at the State Department.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.——The mas-
sacre of the loyal Nicaraguan troops
sent to defend the town of been is
li’ully confirmed in a belated cablegram
receiqu today from the American le~
gation at Managua dated August 19.
The affair was even more disastrous
to the government forces than orig‘l
inaly reported The rebels refused|
quarter and annihilated the whole
force of defenders with the exception
'of three or four soldiers who made
their escape by putting on the uni
forms of the rebels.
Today's early advices to the‘ State.
Department are that the situation is
critical. Though tine American ma-
rines nnld biuojacketa are holding
Managua against the would-ho loci-
are and pillagere. great danger is
thremtenlng Corlnto, on the west coast.
Women and children of the foreign
families in the town are sleeping
aboard the two United States wan
ships here.
At Chinadago the situation is re-
pented improved. The nowrnment
has been able to reopen communion:
«tionnvat that point, which is on the
roilrnad contracting Managua with Co-
rlnto.
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APECIAL ATTENTION. ‘
Tho Booth Norwalit li‘l‘re impure
robot will hold a dance and price
waltz, Friday. Aug. 23rd, 1912, at no
ten Point. Dancing from 8 p. in. to
12 11). m.
A horse beionyina thililam More
rel), of the steam laundry in Mdrwin
street, started to our things up you-
terday afternoon in West arenueflf‘he
hem am. («intrigued snd‘bsiked.
liq begun to ind: in foil 5 time it
looked on if sofa danish would be
don After many attempts, the ant.
‘ _, hall? pointed and any ruin-I"
or harm was dune
number an Analyst.
c
use in Pennsylvania.
vised of the contribution, Senator
Archbold and his assistants.
canipalgn ‘ President RooseVelt, " declare
tion. has just become known.
' auction and the character:
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Later That Will Prove
president Roosevelt had been
rose declared. He said that let“,
other contribution of $150,000
ed in the Standard ,Oil camp“?
“The demand W'nshrSent, that,
I may say, imperative, and it: who"
resented that it came an
tor Pear ose, forcibly
(Continued 0n Fifth P
ENNII NINE SINNIEN ,
003 ‘IIEIIEEN'S.
Bolt Shelters Chimney and "
apes hoot, bill 00mm
of the house Eocene
injury ..
That Mrs. William Zlellor;
of the baking Downer menu!
was in serious danger Sunday" (1
noon, when lightning struck he
at Great Island. in the town of ‘ .
brary. The flash of lightning was
lowed by a terrific crash of thrift .. _
The bolt struck the main 0111‘
shaking the house. Great pieces
stone were knocked from the c‘ '
pay, and were sent crashing upon
slate roof. Some of the stone f'elliiflIr
side the chimney to the cellar.
Mrs. Zelglcr went among the W
vants. many of whom were triad
ed badly, assuring them there
no danger.
nelson 000Tli'8 , ,
roar use lusts
llDNDON, Aug. 22.-—No moi
yet been received from Dean «it
E. iflyle. who has Jurisdictional!
burials in Weutmlnlater Abbe
whether the body of the late“
William Booth of the servants
to to be offered sepulchro 1
boy. lDoan 1%er is at preach
land.
It is thought probable filial:
offer may he declined even
be tendered, yet it olefin
the authorities.
Canon Herbert Henson, 0210‘
later Abbey, said today that.
tion of creed was cousins
nerd to burials there. onty
non concerned were taken
ulceration.
Gen. Booth‘o body in to
tonight “from the modest on
'iiadloywood. warn-o he (I
electrocution, Clapton, ‘t ‘
indicts. , ‘
One of the first duties of
well ”300001.110?! commands
of the Mutton Army, will
' pointnienf of a chief is
of notices hostel Gibb; of. it. '3; B's-n
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