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STAMFORD, March 9.—-Declarlng
that it was the first time that he had
ever told the real reasons for his
turning State's evidence in. the fa-
mous Rosenthal murder-case, “Bald
Jack" Rose, the noted gambler, and
one of the State's chief witnesses in
that case, told an audience of men
that filled the 1Y. M. C. A. auditorium
to overflowing Sunday afternoon,
that, while thinking over the case in
“the Tombs Prison, he decided that his
innocent family should not suffer and
so told his story. He illso said that
he told the-story of the murder to
District Attorney Whitman because
he learned that another man, suppos-
ed to be a friend of his, was going
to tell a story to the police and that
he. Rosebud only two hours in which
to tell his story and, possibly, gain im-
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The seventy-first anniversary of
Concord Division, Sons of Temper-
ance, was observed last night at the 4
meeting hall in Wall street by a pro
gram of exercises that proved pleas-
ing as well as appropriate. There
were about fifty members and‘ont-of-
town guests present for the exercises
and the social hour that followed was
"very enjoyable. »The committee in
charge provided a bountiful supply of
cake. coffee,‘ sandwiches and ice
cream and this added to the pleesant-
ness of the occasion.
Worthy Patriarch Mr. F. M. Wheel-
er made the address of welcome af-
ter which the following program was
given: '
Orchestra Selection.
Rocitatiom—Mrs. Patterson.
Whistling Solo—Mrs. Oscar Can-
field.
Remarks—Grand Sentinel s. 0.
Stevens, New Haven.
Remarks—Past Most Worthy Con-
ductor Marvin, Bridgeport. '
Reading—Mrs. Mary Hyatt.
, Remarks—{Most ‘ Worthy . sentinel
{Fred J. Smith, New Haven.
Orchestra Selection.
Recitations—-Mrs; Patterson,
Orchestra SeleCtion.
it was w'eil. into the eveningwhen
the entertainment had been conclud-
ed and the member’s departed for
their homes, all- congratulating the
committee in charge of the affair on
its excellentw'work
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Edward B. Smith, who was recent-
ly elected "a commissioner “for 'the
Third .Taxing District... succeeding
Levi J, Jones, resigned, today ten-
' dared his resignation as a member of
the board. Mr. Smith expects the
resignation will be accepted at—once.
He is a member of the City Board
1 of Estimate and Taxation, and\ fears
that possibly at some futura time the
flict.
duties of the two officials. may corn 1
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zBElDGEPORT, Conn, March 9.—
Expectation that the state would be-
gin putting in evidence bearing directr
ly on the death”. of Waldo R. Ballou,
in Stamford, last June." drew specta-
torws in large numbers to the court-
rooin today, when the trial of Mrs.
HelenM. Angle on a charge of man-
slaughter, growing out of Ballon’s
death, was resumed.
The evidence presented last week
was in the nature of foundation lay-
ing. Medical testimony was given to
establish the fact that Baliou died a
violent death, and diagramu of the
interior of the Rippowam Building,
where the tragedy occurred, were on.
tered as exhibits by the state. Mrs.
Angle lived on the third floor of this
building, and the maps were chiefly.
1 of her apartments and the stairs and
hallways leading-from the street en-
trance to her rooms.
Mrs. Angle, with her father, Leon-
ard Blondel, came into the ream
shortly before court opened.
Detective Sergeant Thomas Foley,
to tell of the part he took in examina-
tion of the Rippowam Building, and
Mrs. Angles rooms. He told of sev-
eral visits there beginning on June
24.
He identified photographs of the
exterior of the Rippowam Building.
the doors leading, from the street to
Mrs. Angle's rooms. and that of
Patrick Rabbit on the second floor,
and photographs of Mrs.
apartments. The photographs were
taken on the afternoon of June 24.
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was found lying.
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Rigid inquiry into Fire .
on Board LaTouraine
lidniiral Charlie! Boards ihe‘ Vessel ai
Ham, and Starts investigation For
the French Governrnenf.
" HAVKE, March 9.—A‘ rigid inquiry already has been
begun into all phases of the fire at sea aboard the French
Line steamer La Touraine, which docked here yesterday
afternoon, landing safely all her passengers.
Charlier of the Ministry of M arine' and Director Hurot of
the Compagnié Generale Trans-Atlanticque boarded the
vessel upon her arrival and started the investigation at
The passengers apparently were none the worse for
The fire, which was confined to
one of the holds, was extinguished at midnight Sunday,
and the last stage of the voyage was completed without
As soon as the fire was discovered .life belts were dis-
tributed among the passengers and the boats were pre-
dangcr, according to ‘a state ment made by Captain Caus-
sin, who declared the S. 0. S. call for assistance was sent
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of Stamford, was called by the State]
Angle‘ s.
The exterior views. witness said, lilac,
showed the payemeni where Bailou,
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NEW YORK, March 9.——Thc prose-
cution's case against Harry K. Thaw
and-five codefendants on trial for con-
spiracy in his escape from the fifties:
wan State Hospital for the Criminal
insane, will be outlined by Deputy‘Até
torney-Generai Franklin Kennedy. in
the Supreme corut today, and taking
of evidence will begin, ,
The selectioa of the jury in the first
day of the trial was a surprise to most
of those concerned in the case aawas
also Thaw s self-adapement which was
considered remarkable in view of the
active part he has insisted upon tax.
ing in his previous legal battles f
freedom.
That Thaw’s attorneys are determin-
ed the question of his sanity shall be
made the issue of his conspiracy trial
was evident from their statements af-
ter the adjournment of the court for
the day. Their contention is that he
was sane when he fled from the say-
lum in August,‘1913, and that he com-
mittedn‘o overt. act in making his es-
cape, because the state should have
granted his freedom. It is reported
that Thaw’s counsel intend to attack
the commitment on which Thaw was
sent to Matteawhn on Feb. 1, 1908.
This order provided that' Thaw should
be kept in the asylum as longas tn-
sane.
Mr. Kennedy, it was expected, will
begin the presentation of the state's
case today without regard to the ones.
tion of Thaw’s sanity at the time of
his escape. ‘ "
oausuav HAS eaooo FIRE. '
DANBURY. March 9.—-—Fire early
s
Monday to try both men.
The General Assembly at the close
of new business had fewer matters
the session of 1913; There were in
all 1,814 pieces of1legleiaticn before
the session at the end or the timefor
the introduction of new business, the
latter part of January. This was
which the legislature of the previous
session had before them. The bust-
to attend to than were introduced ltj
about 200 lead than the number“
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Still Slim That crime Was Com-
nitted in Self Defence
Joseph Conti. of South Braintree,
Mass, the murderer of his sister's
lhusband, Dr. Vincenso Deipiano, for-
merly of 4 Monroe street, this city,
is on his way to South Nor-walk, safe
in the handl‘ol Detective Sergeant
Thomas Leatheriand and State P0-
iiceman Frank Virelli, to stand trial
for the man he says he sent to his
doubt in self defense.
nose of this seasidn is classified as
follows: Bills, 139i; petitions.lli1i;
joint resolutions, 215; resolutions, 71.
two Houses have to attend to at this
undone {is the melon moccas-
there will be: measures .- growing out
of, petitionedntroduced since the last
day for new business.
to deny the right of petition. The
constitution guarantees that. It quite
often happens that persons mart to
petition to bring matters before the
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WILMINGTON, 1091.. March 9.—~
The Wilmington police yesterday re-
celved what is regarded as strong cir-
cumstantial evidence that Bernard
Montvld and Peter Melba, the latter
of whom on Saturday killed Philos-
nian Francis X. Tierney and fatally
shot Patrolman Willard Sharplese and
Horace MoDannell,. were connected
with- the murder of February 8 of
Rev. Joseph Zebris. a priest at ‘New
Britain, and his housekeeper, Eva E.
Glimanaitis '
The murdered priest was pastor of
St. Andrew's Lithuanian Church.
Both Melba and Montvid are Lithuan-
tans.
Return slips for railroad fares paid
between New Britain and Waterbury,
Conn" on February 22, were found on
Melba. Pictures of both men have
been sent the authorities of New Brit-
sin. The men were watch and jaw-
airy thieves. They had traVeled all
over New England in the last few
weeks. , r
In order to prevent a possible dou-
ble lynching. Attorney General Wol-
cott..thé’ state prosecutor. today ap
plied for a special term of the court
of oyer and terminal (the term for
_(the term for capital cases) next
This was
granted. .
Feeling is running high and the
yesterday destroyed the interior of the,
barber shop of R. Joseph Mam, on§
White street, causing damage estimat-
ed at $1,100. Damage estimated at 32,-1
000 was‘caused to the houses of Henrylr
W. Sullivan, of “bony street, ,Sun‘dayal
night, by a fir-’0 supposed to have orig-
..
load from an oil beater.
authorities fear ‘a repetition of the ef-
fair of June, 1903. whenfleorge White.
a negro- murderer-gives burned‘ at the
stake. .
Patrolman Shot-pleas and McDanneli
were barely sure late last night. Po-
liceman {lines 'i'. seen. who was also
shot, will live.
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But this does not represent the en--
tire volume of business which the:
The General;
Assembiylhu not the power to refute.2
interesting facts how come to light
iconceming the manner in which Con-
1ti escaped. Immediately after he had
pulled the trigger of the revolver he
4had e1identiy urenched from the
hand of his angry brother in law and
which sent a .32 bullet crashing
impugn“ the skull g3 into the brain
of the man who had so cruelly trest-
ed the murderers sister. young Conti
ran from the Deipiano resid‘nt‘e into
the pouring rain and raging wind
storm of the early winning, and her
toned down Cheatnot street.
a shirt run he beams .bewildered,
and didn't know 'which way to turn.
He was unfamiiiir with the lay of
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. Coroner John J. Phelan, of Bridge-
port. today in theCity Hail court
room held inducers into the deaths of
the two victims of (the Wall street
railroad tunnel, Andrew Bereky. of
Newark, N.jJ., who was hit by the
tunnel Friday night, dying Saturday
in the Norwallr Hospital, and Frank
Watermann, of Bethel, who was al-
most instantly killed Saturday night.
The inquest was -. continued until
Medical Examiner Samuel H. Hunt-
ington submits his report to the cor
oner. No decisions were rendered to-
day. Theinduest took the greater
.part of the morning and was contin-
ued into the afternoon,‘
A number of witnesses were heard.
in the Water-menu hearing those who
look the stand and testified were: 0.
F. Taylor, who found the body, Robert
M. Morehousehallrosd detective, who
investigated? Dr. Samuel H. Hunting-
ton, who viewed the remains and or-
de1eo their removal, Officer John Mur-
phy. who was on duty at the time of
the accident and yardmaster George
W. Lynch. 1-
At the hearing into the death of An-
ing‘ were heard: Dr. Henry C Sher-
or who attended the injured man,
.1 Farrell, Andrew J smith Andrew
000nnor, brakenien, and Albert E.
Wright. flag-
infuse, Timothy Burke, and Officer E.
J. Clune.
ital Examiner Huntington.,this after-
noon inspected the fatal tunnel, Cor-
char Phelau said~ it was doubtful
he made. considering the ”fact the
and had in: right thsr9.;
After '
confines-mailm-
drew Bereky. of Newark, the follow- ‘ 1
Medical Examiner Huntington, James,
Detbctiva More-M
The coroner, in company with Med- ‘
whether any recommendations would ,1-
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Reported in Paris That Premier
RadoslaVOif Had Been Over»
thrown, Through the Influen e
of King Ferdinand-«Several New
Warships Engaged in the Altai:
on the Turkish Stronghold-arm ‘
teen Merchantmen Have “Been
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the Past Three Months
Bulgaria, considered the least likely of any of the.
Balkan Nations now at peace to join the Allies, is com
fronting an internal crisis over the question of peace or
war. Reports reaching Paris state that Premier Radosli
voff has been overthrown by the influence of King For
.inand because he desired immmediatc action against
Tinkey. ihc plan of the Premier and his followors, has
thus outlim-d,)1as to occupy Adriauoplc, provided Greece
threw her lot in with the lriple Entont.
T he (Olll'SC to be followed by Greece is still to be dc- 7 :
.tcrmined although King Constantino in his opposition; A
to 11 ar is said to have the support of the General NStpff. '
The main argument against joining with the Allic‘s is that, ~
an attack on Constantinople would weaken the military *1“
\strcn‘gth oerrcccc along the border of Ba Waving. ‘9‘
would be regarded as dangcrous in view of he relatioiih. .
of the two countries M. Zaimis, requested by King Coti-
‘ stantine to form a Cabinet, has declined and a member
of the Chamber of Deputies. M. Gounaris, has undertaken
the task. i
Paris disaptches mention several Warships not until;
ed before as member's of the allied fleet which is at-
tacking thc Dar‘danellcs. As the strength. of the (‘Britidfl‘
North Sea fleet apparently has not been weakened, tbc'iilfé.“
ferencc is drawn that Great Britain and France are '
«9 bringing in for this service vessels from the far comers 1..
" of the world the tieing up of German shipping and till! "
destruction of German, warships on the high seas having -
made this possible.
The British Admiralty places at fifteen the number
of merchantmcn sunk by German suzmarincs from Jan.
2 to March 3, out of a total of 8,734 sailings and ar-
ri1als at ports of the United Kingdom. This does not
include the collier Bengrove, sunk on Sunday, which may-
have been torpedoed.
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LONlDON, March 9, 5:16 a. n1 -—The Academy $1.71
Fine Arts at Louvain, Belgium, was re opened yesterday
in the building formerly occupied by the staff of the Civil
Guard, according to a dispatch to the Amsterdam Tele~
grant from Bergcn- -op-Zoom,. Holland.
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BERLIN, via Paris. March 9, I :15 a. m .‘e-Flood con:
ditidns in Alsace are steadily becoming worse and not
ious damage already has been caused Communication,
between Altkirch and Muelhauscn has been interrupted if
The lower part of Altkirch 13 under water, as is the vii.
lage of Illpfurt, and many other places ~ in the valley
Troops have gone to the assistance of the inhabitants 5'
whose safety is menaccd by the high water.
In the upper ranges of the Vosget Mountains the
snow is still from six to ten feet deep, and military 6p»
verations are virtually at a standstill.
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ATHENS, March 9, via. Paris. 4'45 a. m ..——M Goun
aris, Dcputv. for Patras, has conscntcd at the request
King Constantine to undertake the {ask of forming am
Cabinet. It is reported that M Baitsdjis, who 1v.
Foreign Minister in the Thcotokis (abinct, has consent
rod to take that portfolio unde1 the leadership of M. (in 9
.a ans.
M. Gnunaris w1ll submit his list of miniaters to is
King tomorrow, .it is understood, and obtain an agre
meat that the Chamber shall be dissoin if the support
crs of the Ministry are in the minority, which is Con
Sidercd highly probable. The new Premier is expect
to favor the continued neutrality of Greece. 1
Norwalk Chronicler