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.Mummumrmv
'Officeno Second Class latter.
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A8 MlMVIClS
MAME APPEAE
Rllbl’lby Mart charges Ailing
With flesh-bins Case To lPardon
am From Mallory
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‘ in iillNil cusn
Many Petitions Heard and Mourn-
ment Taken llntii Friday
After an nil-day session, during
which more than forty petitions for
pardon were considered and a numb-
er of mild sensations Occurred, the
board of pardons adjourned late yes-
terday afternoon without handing,
down any decisions. The hearing will
he. continued Friduy morning at 10
o‘clock ut the state prison at Weth-
crsfield.
In the closing minutes of the ses-
sion, there were mild fireworks when
hnwyer Jacob i’. Goodhart of New
Haven. clashed with A. A. Ailing.
stule‘s attorney of New Haven coun-
Iiy over the case of 1m (.‘ Rnillle, who
was sentenced in New lluien April.
19,1911 to from five to thirty years
tor rape Goodhart Mus counsel for
the defense in 1911, and uppcnred;
for his client vesterdnv unsolicited'
and simply because he 'believed the,A
also to he a miscarriage of lustinc.‘
he explained. After a long review of
the. testimony in the trial. he endeav-
ored to show that identification of
the criminal had been established on
his votes alone. which the victim of,
the. asiiult descrilied as ‘stiuenkv
and feminine."
(loodhart then proceeded to ques-
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EARN RAND PM
sum 0F MURDER
roxfia, N. v., Dec. l5.—Lewis M.
itoaoh, the farm band. who has been
on trial for the murder on December
20. 1913, of John Barrett,.a Palatine
farmer, was found guilty of murder
in the iirst degree st 11:20 o'clock last
night; ' '
'Roacb was immediatel y arraigned
and sentenced by Justice Kelloggto
death in the electric chair, the date‘
not‘ being fixed The Barrett murder
was one of the most sensational
crimes in this section of the state. On
the night of December 20. 1913. Kath
erlno Barrett aged 25, .was stunnedI
by b blow which rendered her un-I
conscious for several hours. Her iath-- .
er, a wealthy farmer, aged 60. was
shot whilecoming'downstalrs to her
old. He also was clubbed on the
head. An attempt was made to fire
the house, but this failed owing to the
timely arrival of neighbors summoned
by Barrett’s half-witted son.
Bosch. a farmhand employed by
George ,W. Potter, was arrested on
suspicion and admitted that he killed
Barrett at the instigation of and with
the assistance of Potter. On June 26
both weresrrcsted. charged with first
degree murder, Roach pleaded guilty.
The next day Potter was tread on mo-
tion of District Attorney Albot, Roach
having said that he lied in his con- I
Passion. 1
2 advantage.
. Norwallcmnde articles which would be
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substratum
it’s a mighty ill wind that blows no
one some good. and the War of
Nations, in Europe. terrible on it ill.
will materially increase the prosper-
ity of America. And. by the way,
it is not at all unreasonable to state
that Norwalk will also be benefited to
a marked degree by the clashing of
would be World Powers across thoI
Atlantic.
The millions of men in the vast
armies of Europe are destroying and
consuming, not constructing or pro.
ducing, and that is why Uncle Sam'si
ordervdgook will be filled and ro-filledi
for some time to come. It will be up;
to the United States to fill the tro-
mendous demand created by the ter-
rific ruinating force of the destroying
hordes who are laying to waste the’
prosperous cities and thriving farms!
of the European countries. And why.
shouldnt Norwalk haven share in the
worth work of rehabilitation? "
The War has been in existence lit-
tle less than six months and already
America is being bestowed, in a com-
mercial sense, by the warring fac-
tions. And Lord Kitchener. of the
’ British War Ofllce has told the Amer-
ican correspondent, Irving S. Cobb,
that he thinks it will last at least
three years more! it is reported that
at the present time there are more
than 100 wnr agents from various
Furopean countries. registered at New
York Hotels to place orders in this
country for supplies needed to carry
on the fight, and to build up what
has been destroyed
The needs of the agents cover a
wide more. including nhettv unar‘v
everything from horses down to socks
and gloves. and among the tblnwuv‘
wilnte’d are "articles . manufactuul‘
right-bare in Norwnllrxandthere is
a probability of local firms receiving
orders.
Shoes Will be an article much in de
meal! by the soldiers. and none better
are made than right here in this town
The-motor truck is one of‘ths most.
valuable assets to a, modern army, be-
ing used in a score of effective ways.
Already orders have been placed in
:this' country, for trucks. and there
is no reason why the well-known
motor truck and engines manufactur-
ed in this citv could not be used to
There‘aro many other
of great use to Europe. and orders
fare respectfully invited,
Boost goods "Made in Norwalk.
Conn, U. S. A."
PAYNE’S IlERTR HAY HIT A
" Hill ON WAYS RID MEANS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.——'l"he re;
cent death of Representative Payne of?
New York, it is believed here, will re-'
suit in the election of Representative
elect E. J. Hill of Connecticut to the
ways and means committee in the
next Congress. There are now three
republican vacancies on the commit-
tee,» with Representative-Fordney of
Michigan ranking. Defeat for re
election to Congress ordinarily would
prevent assignment to this important
committee when the defeated member
“comes back.” but Hill's familiarity
with the tariff is apt to change that
rule. Hill wasnt the capitol yesten
day. renewing acquaintance with old
friends
President Wilson yesterday sent to
iiiiliNSPll
want column on no...
his
Mucmifidlllmlnd-
ed inbred/tit.“ of for Elect” ‘
BPMBMEP SMLEES WMEM
APPAOACMED 0M MATTER
WmsTmis flat the
Man nines May be Chistmas
Pnssnt
BRIDGEPORT. Dec. 15.—-—Congress~
man Jeremiah Donovan, of Norwalk,
visited Bridgeport Sunday. What he
did, whom he saw and the purpose at
. his visit are all alike matters which
cannot be decided. No one seems to.
know anything about his visit. save in
a "vague, guessing sort of way.
it was understood. in view of a re‘
port emanating from Norwalk re-
cently, that the congressman would
settle the Bridgeport postmastorsbip
this week and that his visit here was
of significance along this line. but no
one could be found who would state
definitely anything about the subject
at all. The some report said that
the. decision would be made in favor
of Stallion F. Bducher. .
‘ " Puritiu Say. No.
Politics‘lsndsrs when does today
absolutely scouted the files. that the
congressman would settle the long-
delayed 'sppoiutment this week by
naming Boucher. They say that
when Cougrosman Donovan was
here the week before Congresn re-
opened ,iie bold high leaders of the
faction that he would not appoint
Bouchor. _‘
These nms‘men insist that 'thc
congressmln offered to end the dis-
pute by granting to the organization
one week. that week which ended
yesterday; in whltlli to present to him
three names other than Mr. Bosch-
er's, and’thst b3 . would appoiutonc
of the three. it islundsrstood that the
organization loaders refused "entirely
to consider anyone but Boucber as
their candidate.
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unsiu cont AS .
coon is nu ronnn
WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.—-Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, was the star witness called
to testify at todays hearing before
the House Naval Affairs committsa
the Naval Appropriation bill, Cap
Stirling, commanding the Atlantic sub
marine flotilla. also was on hand ready
to take the stand.
Committeginsn were highly gratified
today over the innouncement of'Sec-
rotary Daniels. who in concluding his
fourth day on the witness stand yes
terdsy,”dsclsred that the tests con
ducted by the Now of coal from the'
Matsnuska fields in Alaska, had dem-
ko outdaI
BRIDGEPOR , Dec.
may result from the shooting of lda
Marti of No. 24; Church street Friday
night by unto. Ratio of No. 201 Hal-
lain street. who then turned the re
volver'on herself and committed sui-
15.—Murder
cide. ’lhs dead girl's victim is in n
serious condition at the Bridgeport
hospital this afternoon, with a strong
possibility that’her wounds may prove
fatal
Because of tile seriousness of her
condition no ashsmpt has been made
tusm‘mr 9 three bullets that
were sent crashing into her body by
her'iealous chum who isnow dead.
The Midi, girl ’has not mpondcd to
traction: and grave. tours, are being
entertained for her recovery.
.. That» there is no reason for forth-i
or investigation into the facts of the
strange shooting affray has been deb,
initoly decided and Coroner John J. i
Phalan will not hold an inquest in
*he case unless Miss Mad! dies, No
autopsy was held on the body of the
dead girl, it having been proven be
yond doubt that she committed sui-
cide after shooting lda‘ Madi.
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RWI'RI. WIEER
GLOUCHEBTER. Mara, Dec. 15—
Ths tbroemnstod schooner Ella M.
Storer. which sought shelter from
Sunday night'- storm behind Dog Bfl'
Breakwater. was driven ashore yester-
day. and it was feared lll.‘ would be
come a total wreck.
Captain Kelley. his wife and the five
men in the crow. reached Ten Pound
island, two miles up the harbor. in tho
ynwl boat. ’
.TbeStnvtsr. which was owned in
Newlb'orhuwas bound‘witit coal from
New l'oriibror Gardiner. Mains. She
was built in ‘Waldoboro, Maine. forty-
ons years ago. and registered 126 tons.
net, ’
MAY KEEP CENTER SCHOOL CLQSEDI
Although action has not been taken
on the question it is felt by some
a members of the health board that
Center School should remain closed
until after the holidays in order to
effectually eradicate a spread » of
diphtheria. The board willgdecide the
matter before tomorrow and it is prac-
tically assured that the school will
not open until the new year. onw
J. Tracey. the city s health officer. is
of the firm belief that the closing of
the building is the only way to prevent
contagion and his opinion is shared
by other physicians.
One more .dipbtheretic case was
discovered to exist yesterday, and
little Ethel Godfrey. daughter of Mrs
Bertha “Godfrey of 2 North nvenue. is
the child taken down with it Her
brother had a ml‘d attack. and it is
believed that she contracted the dis.
.9
s
——v
HAYMAKERS’ DUTCH SUPPER.
the Senate the nomination of Fred M
Ryder of West Haven. to the consul at
Singapore, straits settlement. Mr.
Frank Bralthwalte. Assistant City Ryder is now consul at Rimouskl
Clerk of Bridgeport, Provides En- Imam“ He has M in the gel-vim
. ~ “ml"mefit- ‘ ' ' '-since 1908. The transfer means an
A jolly time was enloyed‘. 'St even‘ mm ill m, m of from :35“,
tug at the roll call and smoker given to $4,500. . A
under the auspices of Uneas Hayloft. , I
“0- 36 1'2 '1- 0 R M- A 86'1““ Dutch son sum/iv or CONNECTICUT i
Supper. which proved most delightful A . RIVER
and a. clever entertainment affordeol WAgmeN Doc. 15 ~Wn-
castrated the fuel to be as good asI mm, from him The boy attended
any to be found. Although naval of I Center School and the little girl wont
ficlais had been aware of the results to Wall street school. She has not
of the tests for nearly two weeks. the i bieen at a session since last Wednu
”by Frank Brstthwaitsv, assistant city
clerk of Bridgeport mails the events!
one of particular pleasure. Collector
"Al" Poblman, "Deacon" Miller, "Cap-
py’.’ Mather. Otto Llndstrom, Westley
Johnson and “Jack” Gallagher played-
‘o, prominent part in‘ “Famous Men,”
‘ presented in s. most humorous manner
. by Mr. Braithwaite
native Loner-gun yummy had a but
lug before the noun river Ind hr-
bor committee ind urged that a sur-
vey of the Connecticut River be an-
thorlzed. He also conferred with the
army engineers about the matter. He
introduced a bill providing for a re
print of 1,000 copies of a map of the
lsoitsurvsy of Hartford county.
Secretary's announcement was the
first public utterance Von tits-ubjoct.
The success of the tests of the Alas-
kan coal meant an adequate supply of
fuel on the Pacific coast as soon as the
transportation (militias are available,
the Secretary added. -
The members of Norwsllt Chapter.
Daughters. at Mot-loan Revolution.
will be entaimncd new. the 136i.
inst" at the home of Mrs E. G. Willi-
lunch. at 3 p. m. The Rev. W H.
Waltehnm will address the ladies on
“Real Life." or ”What Mail me By"
Music will be an attractive feature.
become board will meet promptly-
Bt2:30p.llb
'. u
day, because the house was cumin.
titted onmmt of her brother's ill-
ness. ‘
The first public concert of the
Norwalk Symphony Orchestra was
given under most favorable circum-
stances last evening in the Hint:
PNVPRESEMP SME
Ronni of Directors Will Instruct
mo honed With Plans
for I‘ll-z at 0m "
A large and harmonious meeting
In: hold by the directors of tho Nor-
wallr Hospital Association at the N0!-
Across the Carpathians the Progress of the Alistriansf‘
eHas Been Steady, and Many of the Passes Hedda
Been Clearéd 0f Russians-ultussia Appears to be,
Unable to Get the Germans Out of Poland, OW
ing to Inadequate Railroad Facilities-"Allies Have
Made a'Combined Attack on the Line in Belgium...
Taking German Trenches and Prisoners
JMEM MOSPMAE
and capture of trenches as “a pure invention.”
walk Club parlors, last evening.
it was voted that the architect pro-|
coed with plans for a new- hospital:
building to be built on the presenti,
site. The plans will be submitted ml
the board of directors as seen as com- 1
plated, for their approval. A
The traumas: D, H Miller. Jr, will
forward noticed in!“ of tho subscrib-
on of the new fund for the Decom-
bsr payment. which is now due
. W. F..Blll0’..¢l‘.. was elected veers.
bury.
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nun sun
Witches Transient
m;numltdings_by li-
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Three decisions were handed down
today at the office of the County
commissioners on matters pertaining
‘to the transfer of liquor licenses
a~galnst
been filed.
The Board declined the request of
lesson in. kenoilc for permission to
mater his license from the Pension:-
ton. Building. to Broad and Dav-
is streets in Winninnuk. There was a
remonstrancs union the transfer and
the commissioners gave a hearing on
lt..Thursdny. The objection Was that
the proposed saloon location was not
suitable. Formerly there with a sal-
oon at this point and trouble came
freohiently. to say nothing of acci-- .
dents.
Judge Frank L. Wilder of Brion”
port appeared for Kenefic
Joseph R Taylor and George *H.
Vodburgb represented the. remun-
strantl ,
The request of Jitmcn Rosina to
transfer a license in Ridgefield from
a residential section to a street near
the railroad station was granted, the ,
rsmonstrance against it being over-
ruled.
The commissionrs formally refus-
ed the. application of Andrew Admin:
to transfer his license to Thompson
street on Hollis-tor 1-191"th in Strat-
font at will ll“. recalled that the
commissioner refused a transfer aft-
or' rsmonstrancswon the old license
which remonstrances had~
thu‘scrowning their rccentsurprising victory against the
and J ude’
“colored the Win. The orchestra) your «vireo ,,,.
School Auditorium. There werenbuu and- Arizona too; on runs: “heart:
meson W 3W court. cant me a
1M “9‘““9 t, WM hdssnta tended his
”‘3'“ WA“! ‘ marked degree of areal. application and the action Smuncig
limbs and mde' a favorable lmpra‘a- is to allow him full oppo y
' rte-Ii Murphy prosecute his appeal
1 .—-—
rendered marslwlolin scion of the * .,
highest order. and mu Willa Miller?“ The ladies of WA" $918001!“ bl?-
piled, could be laid at the rate of ten or twelve mile»; a
,of a genrai advance on the part of the Allies in the west. .
was board to excellent advent” to ill: are in' Insulin this afternoon on-
gazed in loving work. ,_
titres sonzn: which also rendered.
Such confidential claims lave been 'inadc by the Allies
during the last week concen ing the success of their new _
movement against the German line that the Berlin miliw we;
tsry authorities have issued a special statement to contra~ . .
dict them. The French oific all statements, in particular, - "n
have reported a long series of victories, including the ‘
destruction of a number of German batteries, the capture *
of trenches, and the rout of the German infantry. attack,
along almost the whole line. The German statement; ‘
however, have said that there has been little activity, and ‘
today’s announcement from Berlin characterizes the French
report of Dec, 12 concerning the destruction of batteries ‘-
Thc definite statement is made in Rotterdam that the
Germans have begun a» retreat, falling back in Belgium to: ‘
ward a prepared line further from the coast. Official c0n~
firamtion was lacking. however. V
The report from Nislt that the Scrviaus had rte-captur-
ed Belgrade was not confirmed from any other source, al-
though it was admitted in Vienna that the Austrians had
suffered reverses in Servia.
ibis announced in Berlin that the“
Turkish cruiser
' Miami. formérly the German warship Brenna, has, boni—
barded the Russian Black Sea port of Sebatopol, ails
thoiigh with ivhat effect is not stated. "The Sultan of Tur’
key, addressing Parliament, asserted that Turkey had
been forced into the war by the hostile acts of Russia,
France and England. . i
LONDON, Dec. 15, 1:35 p. nib—The Official Informa:
'tion Bureau today gave out the following statement: . ‘ ,3
“After a period of comparative quiet, the 'fighting in .,‘-‘,~.
Northern Frame has rc-commenced. ‘ A
‘ “A combined attack by the Allies was made yesterday
on the line from Hiollebeke'to Wyteschaetc, in . Belgium. ‘
Several German trenches and {number of prisoners were i ;
captured, and substantial progress was made.” “ ‘
LONDON, Dcc.‘ i 5, 12216 p. m.—-—B'elgra‘de, the unfor-
tificd capital of Servja. which the Austrians. after a l ong'
and terrible bombardment occupied two weeks ago,is again '-
in possession of the SerVians. ' ‘ ‘ .
A dispatch from Nish, the temporary. capital of.) the '
country, received in London early this. morning, makes the
announcement that Servian troops have re—entered the city,
i.‘
Austrian invaders of their teiritory. ' Up to the present ,
tim'e there has been no admiision from any Austrian sourcc‘
of the loss of Belgrade. , - .
Austrian arms have been figuring prominently of late ;
in the war, the Austrian progress across the Carpathians,
from the passes of which they have been clearing the RW- b
sia'ns, having been one of t"e few'vpositiv'e factors in the "
fighting of the last few days in the eastern arena ,
North of the Vistuia, 31 ng the Mlawa front, the
struggle seems to be favorin,or the Russians, but neither side
claims a decisive victory any where along the eastern front
l‘he final engagement still rcninins to be fought out be-
. tween L‘odz and the Vistula.
Military observers in London, commenting upon Rus—
slals hellfire to clear Poland of German troops, dwell upon
the fact that even Russia’ 8 vast resources in men may con-
tinue to prove Vun‘availinq-n less existing methods oi'com—
munication are improved. On two occasions .Russian for—
ces approaching the Gemini". frontier have been driven back
by reason of the remarkable system of German railroads
which enables Germany to move her troops expeditiously,
and it has been suggested that Russia should begin at once
It
the construction of new transverse lines in Poland and the ‘
"l‘cmporary lines, it is'nir.~ ‘ it,
i. ' A
..
improvement of existing lines.
day. , ,, .-
While it seems clear that Germ’any is operating her ' ‘
main once in Poland there is still no outward indication r‘
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