. oi lilo! with
. overenais. but it is
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IIIIIII Bill
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Perpetretotfirui Georgetown Too.
getly. Pleads Guilty in Second
Degree and Receives Sen-
tence to Sing Sing ‘
HIS Bililillliilil ill
lliiEili ill iiillilil
Tells Details at How, in . Fii
oi Rage. He Drove Long Spikes
Through Skull oi Wile Alter
Giving Her a Beating
NEW YORK, May
tierscci, husband of Carmella Geracci
state’s Iprison Ii‘or a term of
twenty years to life imprisonment.
Gerncci had confessed to the New
York police and to’ State Policeman
who
canto to New York and aided in ob-
taining the confession as well as in
Frank Virelli, of Bridgeport,
the apprehension of Geracci.
Iln the confession Geracci told the
police that he was married to Car-
(Olontinued on tweltth page.) I '
urncr euuonc
Mill HOT THEATRE.
og 'peclnlly in the Franklin. Concord and
Contractor Benjamin J. Harris
Stamford. stated over the 'phone this Ellincoln 90h“)!!!-
noon to a reporter that the buudlng 'askcd as to similar conditions in the
in Washington. 0W“ “1“?" “‘10“
glreet non under WM will be h {bl-9...; Health Board. volunteered to answer
a the question and stated that while
There will be} the conditions of the DIN River
to be constructed
story structure of brick to be route
for offices and stores
, a large assembly room upon the third
floor. which may be “3m! [0,, lodge time ago when the toilets were in-
nicotine and dances.
it was for a time contemplated in ”PM
erect a theatre upon the site. llti ntI
“wexamiine these places and figure on
a routing of those interested in ll
new building hold recently. it was de-
cltlod to erect the chirp building in-
stead. Work wlll be rushed and the
building "will not be delayed for one1
moment until all is finished.
The excavation work has progress.
ed rapidly and the foundation is now
being located. The new building in
in line with theother new structures
that have been erected in South New
walk within the past tow years, and
is soother demonstration or the street
of this growing municipality. The
block in to be handsome and will be
fireproof.
Milli ill THE GREEN
”8 MIMCKED
The little: (turtle homestead. on the
Green. in Norwailt. which was occua
pied tor some time by Mr. and Mrs.
li.——Snlvatore
who was found murdered and in it 0" they "'9 ordered W'd‘
trunk in Georgetown with a nail hole
in her temple. was found guilty of her
murder in the second degree yesterday
and sentenced by Judge Rounlaity to
front
illonrd of Health, in taking care of
illusion Portia and tire. John F. them
netl. was broken into and robbed. some
time «luring the past winter. white the
ramily were Irwin: in direction.
' brother. ll. iii llirrtle. 41 Knight street.
and about 2 o’clock went to the old
homestead Titer were surprised to
., and everyone: macro: about the
‘ rooms and turned upside down. Fun
Well dill; and “mud flit)“
.mbuttiierpwasacm or
. . ten-cl overt!
this were A number is «deter ere,
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Will iilllllliillE
Siliillill SiliillilES
Report oi the Committee on in.
chars Also Submitted to the
Town School Board
High school last evening. The moot-
tng was one of a. good deal of mom
out was heard and the matter of soul-
tary conditions was thoroughly dis»
cussed. The noticeably load sanitary
conditions as reported are mostly”
the Franklin, Concord an
schools. Another MW
once which was canal
report of the committee“ limiter-a}
This report was made in prime. ,0:
to the exclusion of the reporters. '
The meeting was called to order
shortly after 8 o'clock last. evening in
the library of the rlNlorwslk High
School, by Arthur (3. Wheeler. the
chairman. The roll was called and
the minutes of the last meeting were
read by Secretary Wiit‘rcid iiodweli,
and'on motion they were accepted
The bills of the various departments
Ivere read and on motion it was vot-
lt was voted that. the bills of the
intent officer he paid as far as pos-
sible. The hills amounted to $66.50
and there is only $64.50 balance left
of the appropriation for the year.
it was also voted that $100 from
the fuel account of the Union School
district he transferred to the inciden
iai account.
Superintendent Ira 'l‘. Chapman
made kilown the fact that a number
of out-obtawn students are attending
the local grammar schools without .pay-
tag the required tuition. These cases"
will be looked afte'r immediately. and
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proper officials. He' also reported the
fact that an investigation had recent-
ly been made of the sanitary condi-
tions in the schools oi’. the town and
in a number or cases these conditions
liaIe been tound to be very bad es-
The question was
Dr. Tracey, ot the
lschool were indeed had. only a short
stalled they were thought to be the
He also stated that an expert
on these sanitary conditions should
the cost of remedvlug the conditions
George W. Mills asked it it had
taken all this time to find out that
these places Were in such a had condi.
lion and Dr. Henry (3. Shorter replied
by stating what line been done and
,what is being done by the Town
them. After the matter had been dis-
cussed for some time it was voted
that Dr. Tracey and Dr. Henry 6.
Sharon be appointed a committee to
investigate these conditions and re-
port at a later date.
Stillerlntnndcnt Chapman further re-
ported by explaining the budget tor
next year and how it is hoped that
new and undo-date text books may be
purchased at a cost. as stnall as non.
bible.
lir. Sharer gave notice that or. thin
next meeting oi“ the board he would
make it motion (or the adoption at
there certain new books.
Dr. Thinner l“. climb reported that
the committee on teachers were ready
to make their room. There were a
number or serious objections against
Mostly it was decided to sell the the presentation or the some. but
property. and airs. some and sits. sisters 3. ti. cehprn and lists! Glow
‘ Wilding hare runwaywrbwqdenning installed on hearing the re»
intend tits removal or the housewid port which was received in the air
emu. They his dinner with their'peneu oi local reporters.
In... Time!" use unevenness
.4
AT "MIT“ I‘M)”.
George 'i‘tetiea, torment steward at
the harvests country club. has leased
, , the? lets-limbs showed that a With “The Pier" in north meson iv. v. and
». due in the rear of the horns had been', will conduct a restaurant there. tie.
h'r'leuen was tor four years the one?»
it
user or the “moment liners
may, itew tern no.
withers bosom
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Ill IIIIIiIil’s
Bill Biiilli ill
The Town School Committee held»
its regular meeting in. the Norwellt'
shoe, as one report of the superintend- , “
will be placed ‘in the blender)! diet
a... Warden Wilbur F. Smith.
With ii. W. Raymond and F..
Noeclt, Give Fine Exhibit
llillilill SPEillllEiiS
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Some Rare Birds and Eggs Can
Be Seen New
/
South Nomelk is going to have an
educational exhibit of wild birds, their
nests and ages. that will be a credit.
to the city and otter an opportunity
for teachers and their pupils. and
those interested in birds to study from;
the mounted specimens. When the.
new library was planned. Wilbur Ii~‘.i
Smith, the county 3 me warden ln-'l
tervlewed several prominent men ssl
to the advisability of having a collec-. ’
tion of birds in the new library, oil-l
faring his collection as a permanent:
loan. The project met with approval:
and largely through the efforts of
Councilman William F. Hoyt and John!
W. Smith, of the committee on library.‘
having the work in charge ten fine
cases were built into the walls ,to
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(gangland; on Sixth M)
”RENE ilEEiiEil Elli
ililliillllll EllEiiliiiilliilil
West Moi-walk Residents Also
Want New Bridges in
that Section
m...
There is a song which streaks oi.
unpleasant one. for it is usually no
companied by a stingvto be followed
by a swelling and itching that is most
disagreeable. it is to eliminate the
entire process that a campaign was
launched inst year and has been con'
stinued this your. and last evening
the Town iloardvol Estimate and Tax»
ution was united to appropriate an ad-
ditional $750. The mosquito commit»
tee. William L. Scarlets. lilohard l-i
Golden and Stephen 8. Hatch made
the renuest and told of the good work
done last year in hoopla; down the
number at the little stifling posts.
The work is more or loss permanent
and there is little doubt but. that the
members of the board. but few of
whom have escaped the spear oi the
mosquito, will favor the appropriation
Frank bl. Glover and Samuel (3.
Merchants. with a number of other
West Namath residents. appeared.
selling tor a new bridge to take the
place at the structure now holding
truths in Pillow street. Their arauv
mettle were well presented and most
convincing. The delegation was per
tlel to the Flilow street structure. but
they would not turn down an utter
tor a new bridge over Millard strut.
it the Elbow sirentbrldge was re-
placed.
Attorney In 0. Gregory claimed that
the condition of the bridge over il‘iva
Mile River is very bad And told tbst a
new billiard street bridge would be
travel between muslin and her nic-
tar town New Game. ‘“
Throw: some mistake a client in
George ii ruinous. a local attorney.
paid his law twins and attorney We
burgh unshared tut stem and «m
an moment. ‘ . "f
The running was not very team
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bios die." my
-iy upon the death rate at children
very acceptable. the claimed the straw
turn to be a connecting linit in the
in Countries Where the Women
Valentin Eritrean Werlt- .
Ci" Claim
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Have you been "watching the be-
or course. mil-babies aren’t dying
for exhibition We. but the infant
mortality chamffitieh is one of the ex
hibits of than new settings cam-
paign, brim it me to every one who
sees it such is ixnant realization ot
the unnecessary sacrifice of children,
that one hm edits the sealing of see-
ins little childish: die.
A large sign [War the chart admon-
tshes‘ibltose who look at it to watch
the light—4'3. Baby Dies Every Time
the Light Flashes ” Great crowds getti-
er in from of the chart and wait for
the light to flesh. Every ten seconds
it flashes. fl‘itoee ten seconds seem
very short as o e watches tor the bulb
to glow. And ways as the light
comes on, an involuntary little gasp
goes up from the crowd. it is a terri-
his thing just to Watch the light which
signals a death’ot a baby it is be-
cause the we auirr igiats have re-
lcognized this chLthat they have had
this exhibit mafia. For it. isn’ t alto
gather depressing There is a remedy
offered. The chart proves that in the
countries where women vote. the .in-
tnnt mortality rate has fallen one- hell.
It isnt that legislation is passed say-
in: that babies must not die; it is that
women where they haIe been given
the vote. hate seen to it that only
pure milk can be bought and sold and
lthat other conditions bearing direct-
shali be improved.
Not so startling as the mortality
chart. but one ‘lcb‘attracta great at-
tentton is a . collection a:
cartoons displayed in one or
the windows used by thempaisners.
Thmwtioons which were lent to‘the
Connecticut association. appeared in
Judge. There are about twenty or
them. the work of titties in: Rogers.
‘ Volunteer Ely; TM Estate at
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Horace ll. Grey Claims lie Was
i'iiecrlmlnsted Against
by Captain
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Case is Attracting Attention in
Militia Circles Through-
out Connecticut
Bersuse Horace Miller Gray torm~
erly a sergeant in the 6th company or
Not-walk, Coast Artillery corps be
lleves he was discriminated against by
Capt, Albert Manaman, his command-
ing pincer, and did not get his shoul-
der straps tor a second lieutenancy,
he has brought action for slander
against the captain in the Superior
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
PRIZE iiilliE iliE
lli iiEililiiiii Hill
more! “No time
and lust Escapes, ilaaih
REDDl-NG, May. 1t.—-lmrty head or
price cattle were burned to death last
They tell. in the clear way which I
rest cartoon always tells. the also
merits of the sut'i‘rsgists and they
ever the objections of the oppon
There is one of a woman bound with
many chains .which she is breaklnx.
there is another or a man walled in or
been buzzing around but it is the his own prejudice. and there is one or lured neighbors rescuing him in the
mosquitoes which turn around South a young woman "clawing up the map'" nick of time.
Norwailt and their song is indeed anl it is the United States which is being' 810.000.
scoured anthhc nine Western States
where women vote are white. while
had her face and also her brush turn-
ed eastward.
Great interest has been manifested
quests for tickets have poured in on;
the campaigners. despite the last that
this meeting. like all the meetings at
the campaign. is to be a true one. ililx-
tra chairs were ordered today for
headquarters at 117 Washington
street. where the meeting is to be
held
Mlu listen Allen has been invited
to speak this evening before the
Damhteru ot Gentile. in the new riled
Men‘s Hall. Street mention will be
held also and the etercoptinon pie
tum will be shown.
turd. has been a guest of the cam
veins today Minn Piumley has been
melting the amsementa tor the com-'
patgn out: to disasters. where the
young women are to so when they
closet their headquarterfi have. Miss
Plumiey donned the rustle today and
mass ranting at the South Norwalit
(immune! Church. Mair overs
tag. when blast Eastman or New York.
will result.
died}! mantras tirade».
fame when he mum tram the heat.
the others fro black. There is hope:
i’or Connecticut in the fact that she.
bites Emily Louise i’lumley. ct Stern»
want to u factory meeting to help tits-1‘
tribute band drills announcing the lill
lilies divinity Pierson addressed the
W school students at their menu
lily this morning one was accompa-
lIn important part or the week's
work is moons by tire. tiered;
[uterine Title moles inn- Iay to until1
night when tire destroyed till barns
on the ram at Alfred Williams. of
-thia place. George Williams, a broth
er of the owner. was rescued from
{while attempting to enter the burning
building. He was not seriously in-
The loss will be about
‘ The tire was discovered by the own-
given.
When the local fire department an
'grived the barn was a sheet of flame.
. WEATHER seasons:
, fialn late tonight action Thursday.
iiilllE' BiilPlEli
,tzlonal service. The usual reports and
,despatched from the Brooklyn Navy
er about midnight and the alarm war
i
"Mi!“ Inns "
Large and Enthusiastic Meeting
in the South Not-walk Metho-
dist Church
An enthusiastic body of ladies both
enjoyed and profited by the meeting or
the Home Chapter of The King’s
Daughters and Sons, which was held
yesterday in the South Norwallr
Methodist Church. Mrs. G. d. Com-
stock. the chairman. presided and
opened the meeting with a Ibrie! devo-
routine business followed. Mrs.
Church. chairman, reported $185 rea-
lized from'the two suppers held in
South Norwalk and Nerwalk. recently.
It was voted to hold a lawn fete in
'June. upon lawns in West Main street,
Norwaik. Many plans were discussed.
Mrs Charles Coies was appointed
chairman of the committee
The program committee then took
charge of the meeting. (Mrs. A. B.
Cieveriey and Mrs. Annie F. Minton
distributed large bouquets of narcis-
sus and violets among the ladies pres.
ent. Each lady discovered a neatly
written question concealed in stems
of her flowers. Each questionreferred
to the work of the Home Chapter or
the building of the proposed Home for
the «Aged. Those having violets. with
Mire. Clevérley as captain, arranged
themselves on one side of the room
and were the first to serve the ques-
tions to the narcissua side. who were
captained by Mrs. Minion. In the cen-
tre Mrs. Comstock, Mrs. «Lockwood and
Mrs. Cole were stationed at the not.
A few questions became caught and
were untnnsied tram the not Some
were lost and ”standby the can-
teina. “But the seniority were disposed
o"! jet once by the sinks? anhltnehiné
formgtion regarding thetwork was ob-
tained ,in this way and at the same
time the same was thoroughly enjoy
ed. The violet proved the winning
side and a huge bouquet was distribut-
ed among them Alter a social hour
the meeting adjourned until the regu-
lar day next October.
FIEIBIITEll “EMMA“.
GIVES IIIBTIESS BIGIILS
NEW YORK May li.-The United;
States revenue cutter Mohawk was
Yard. aariy-todoy, to the assistance
at the steamship Chesapeake. a
freighter of the New York and Balti-
more Transportation bins, reported in
land Mr. Williams and neighbors were
endeavnring to save some of the forty
the intense heat and the stream of
water turned on the barn was at little
avnil.
George Williams. brother of Alfred
Williams, tried to enter the bars by a
rear door. ‘M be reached the door
the names burst through the
back or the burn and. uttering a cry,
he tell unconscious. overcome by the
best One of the linemen. soaltlna
lumen with water crawled on the
ground to where Mr' Williams lay and
dressed him to eatery. After some
time be was revived and taken home.
The some- had by this time com.
inunicntod themselves to another barn
III-em, and burned that to the "around
nine The cause or to tire is uni
known. 1 '
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IOV all! OF LOGKJAW.
new HAVEN. May item-«Frank Sut-
iivan. and fourteen, died or lockiaw
at at. clapboar- Hospital this morn1
lax. “I‘m,” on a rusty anti let his
home two or three days ago. the at»
faction developini from this.
cilMl'iNIATiON mu. needle.
liltll’l'll‘tliti), slay Mao-Tits work-
it»
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were were times bani
men’s compensation bill passed the
Senate tinder. Thirtyvthroe senators
Intuit tor the bill end not one against.
her one round embossing on or
otherwise injuring as trash mm.
fibrosis. and it is bold: held tor' the
distress oti' Burnett“ on the. New Job.
soy shore
i
in the announcement that bliss Msrylhcad of cattle housed in it Theirl The steamers plight was roporledl"r more trained nurses 'm b”
Keenan. of London. will speak on the efforts were unsuccesatur because otiby wireless to the Brooklyn
militant movement this atoning. lite-T
Nev) l
Yard by the Clyde Line Steemshlpi
loepane. sckson I
ville. as foilow's: "Passed steamship;
Chesapeake olt Barnegat at 2 ocioclt
this morning. tithe has lost her wheel.
and want; assistance of revenue cut-
ter." ‘
The Chesapeake sailed trom hero
tor Baltimore late yesterday stterl
noon in command at Captain Delano
and with a ""°“’.9.‘ iii men.
preteens enter ,
are uncommon
The South hinrwellt police depart-
ment‘bundied the circus toilnwern welt
yesterday and but a tow cases at he
discretion on the part oi the strannora
have been reported, i'i‘hcre Wan one
burglary. but the robber gleaned but
a email sum for; his trouble.
home time during the night the es-
ioon or Tony Deflectors, in Day street,
was broken into and 33 extracted from
the cash drawer. Entrances was gain}
led through a window. the pines having
been broken out by the inlet.
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bound north from J
ed. however, and the police are again
resents trout the vigil; in a measure.
mam
in horse was found last evening in
will. Mediation by Captain Thorn:
a‘a stunt shoved that the entered is
me by Marti tam. cram
illlflKEEPIiiii iiillll
$4.400 ior improvements!
order at. 9415, by Mayor; new
Montgomery. Moses H. Glover
I burg semi-centennial commission,
l the Capitol, yesterday. that. cirds
No serious burglaries were report-
the vicinity ct them house in bion‘
Inn llliliii.
Prospect AVBMB .V
A special meeting of the Board-6'3“
Estimate of the city of Norwaik val
held in the Council Room. ’1'
evening. The meeting was call
Finnegan. Members of the. 1
present. were: A, E. Austin. F. H.‘
rill, Dr. C. A. Harstront, Fletch
Michael Riordan. The call of meet
was read by James J Keenan
of Board
All at the above has been before tiedI
council and approved by same.
The sewer-business was first. ta _
up and discussed. '
(Continued on Third Pa 12",
too vertebra to
. so Idem. :
lHAIR'llFlORD, May 14 ~n. was ’
at a mating of the Connecticut"
been received to date from 250.
War veterans saying they will a’
the celebration on the fiftieth inn
entry of the battle. July 2 and 3
card is (mm a soldier who fought“
the Confederate side. The corn
eion expects to receive respoil , '
about 100 more. making 350 in fills.
Former Comptroller Thomas D.. ‘
;street, of Thomaston president’s)!i this
commission, will start tor Gettysb’ ‘
Wednesday, to look after the as!
meat of quarters to be given the"
nectlcut veterans. So tar as, " "
ed, the plans call {or a special
to leave Hartford about 8:30 a.
Monday June 30. A physician and
board to look after the welfnre o '
veterans. The transportation 1)
ed by the State will be good on
trains until and including July
There will be no provision made
women who may wish to accent
husbands or (other: or relativ
United States Government it
nieh cots, tents and rations at
burg. A limited number or
dict-e who did not. participate
bottle will be taken if they.
own transportationp .All GO
veterans who desire to rm and
the name at the regiment, who
this State or dome other.
An interesting tent. was .
at the meeting of the com-
dey. When it was made
two applicants had died lip
in their cards it was stated
veterans of the Civil War aria
bit at the rate or one a‘day in
auto. 377 died last year and
year before.
railroad. took the'
an attempt to inure ‘
rates. when repr'eunta
two been cast. of the
north at the Ohio and
lies today can tits in .
teem commission on
cotton to reopen the “
cure.“ which W deem
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