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Barney Wolk’s Relative5
Placed
They Are Charged With Conspiracy in Ar-
son Case.-Bonds Are Raised and An-
. other Norwalk Man
Every relative of Barney Walk, of
East Norwalk, residing in New York
city. has been placed under arrest by
detectives in the employ of District
Attorney Perkins’ oihce. They are
charged with conspiracy. because of
mums"
mutual
sacrament-e..-
MM is was all
mutilation-u
Under Arrest
William Curacao: this city. was
arrested shortly before noon today by
Detective Sergeant Thomas Leather-
land. charged with forgery.
According to information secured
truth the People's Trust Company. on
Washington street, Mr. Curnow. about
a week ago unsealed a check made
out to "cash" and signed by P. A. Ber-
is implicated in Case
fact that ‘l have in my possession evi-
dence which would tend to implicate
Mr. Wellnits, 1 object." said the prose-
cutor. He was upheld by Judge
Keogh.
Wolk then asked that his sister,
their eiforts to illegally secure insur-
ance money. This is but one of the
many startling features constantly
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Mrs. Annie Friedman, of New York. 1
the actual owner of the fated Randall
block, on Van Zant street, he sum.
nard, who runs a small grocery store
‘on Main street, uptown; The check
was drawn on the Fail-held County
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l'roseolltor Gunslings filed its Over
~-l~'sct «that She is a Woman a
heat Defense
--.
Helen M. Angle was found not guilty
of manslaughter by a jury in the
criminal superior court here yester-
day.. She was accused of having
caused the death of Waldo R. Ballou
alt Stamford on the night of June 23
last.
The announcement of the
was greeted with cheers by the
crowded court mom, As the foreman
of the jury. Byron Eddy of Fairileld
pronounced the words which made
her a free woman. Mrs. Angle cob
lapsed with a sigh. and would have
fallen to the floor had: she not been
caught by her father. Leonard ‘Blom
dot. who was beside her as be had
been throughout the twelve days of
the trial. When she had revived sut-
flcientl)’. she was escorted sobbing
from the court room by herfather and by the fires alleged to have been start-
a physician, and taken to the private
dad'ut'the short! to rest. Later she
entered on automobile with "Mr. Blon-
del to go to the railroad station and
. take ajtraiu for Stamford-.Qutside
the court house crowds lined the
streetsfior two blocks waiting for her
MDMMCB.
[on Oil flour and Three Quarters.
‘ ; The fury was out an hour and three
quarters. Afterwards it was reported
that three ballots had been taken be-
fore the ununimouavolo was reached
The closing hours of the trial were
lglven'up to the final argument for
the prosecution by State's Attorney
Homer 8. Cummings and the charge
" to the jury by Judge William H. Wil-
liams! The jury retired at 3:15.
On leaving the court room Jacob
B.‘ Kilen of- counsel for Mrs. Angle
declared that “the \crdici was ll just
and proper one and meets with popu-
lar approval." In a brief statement
Mr Cummings said:
.‘ “I am heartily glad that the trial
is‘ over. It has been a severe oldenl
for all concerned. The case was fully
and fairly tried and the mullet
should be accepted without question.
Other than this I have nothing to
say."
The necuaatlon on which Mrs. An-
sis was brought to trial was that .of
having caused her aged suitor, Waldo
IR. Billion. to plungl down the stalls
leading to her apartment in the Illn-
pewum building to his death by a
fractured skull on the cement land.
ing below. She was arrested shortly
after Baliou had been found uncon-
scious and dying-at the street on-
trance to the building. Owing to her
nervous condition "her trial had been
several times postponed. until finally
started twelve days ago.
FERRIS—BRDADHURST.
HoraceFerris, son of exCouucilman
and Mrs. Frank NuFerrls, of West‘
street, ‘and Miss Ethel Frances Broad
burst dbughter of Mrs Helena Broad- l
burst, of south Not-walk. were united
in marriage this morning. The care
loony was performed by the Rev. John‘
verdict .
‘block. on Van Zant street. East Non
linstant and indignant objection from
developing in the Wolk-Moeller arson
case. which at this time is stirring
Norwalk.
This morning the two iotal men
who are facing the serious charge of
arson were arraigned beiore Judge
John Keogh in the City Hall court
lo.om Attorney William F. Tammany
withdrew as counsel for Mr. Wolk.;
and in his stead will act Judge Joseph
R. Taylor. Because of this chanson
the trial was postponed until Monday
morning, of next week at 10 ocl00k.
llltenselinlerest is being shown in the
trial of‘tlle accused “lire-bugs." This
morning the little court room was;
uncomfortably jammed with people.‘
and the corridors of the City Hall
were crowded.
Barney Weill has had still anothel
count placed against him. Prosecutor
William A. Grillin. Jr., requested per-
mission from Judge Keogh to amend
the complaint and include the two
tires. and one album. in the Randall
walk. This was granted. Prosecutor
Griffin stated to the court, in View at
”the feet that there are large families
of women and children in the Randall
block, whose lives were endangered
ed by Mr. Walk. the scarred man's
bond should be raised from 32,000 to
86,0003; The court- granted a partly
raise in bonds. placing it at $3.000.
Mr. Wolk asked that Albert Well-
nitss furniih his bonds. There was
Prosecutor Grillin. «it. view of the
will mulls
All illllfliii
"The Norwalk River," says the Con-
necticut Board of Health. in'their re-
port on the investigation of the'pollu-
tion of streams: in this State. "is badlyl
polluted ‘from South Norwslk to Nor- i
walk. and is very much discolored be-
low'Georgetown. " The report goes on
to say that the Norwalk River, which
flows into the Norwalk harbor, has a
drainage of about 63 miles, and in its
upper reaches flows through a hilly,
well-Wooded country.
Two handsome engravings are print.-
ed in the book, issued by the Board or
Health, and which are now being re-
ceived in this city. One of the pic-
tures was taken from the old tempor-
ary bridge; and takes in the ancient
hulk that lies behind the old Fish Club
building and the mud lists surround
ing it, together with the railroad
bridge. The other picture was taken
in upper Norwalk. at a point south .of
the Meeker foundry. The“ report shows
that Blmetal works. 2 paper mllls,1
laundry, 4 textile works, 11 but factor-
..les 1 galvanizing works, 1 chemical.
works and 1 rubber works, empty their ,
sewage into the Norwalk River.
The Five Mile River. says the re-
port, enters Long Island Sound at:
Rowayton. it has a drainage area of
mutton
{Mira Susan A Hoyt and Mrs. Pel-
moned to financially assist her How National "3|“ "-3 returned to the
bio-ridden brother Prosecutor Grif-: PNP‘" TN“. Gems-my because
tin then informed the court he doubts 0" “’9 unpro “will!"
all very much if Mrs. Friedman could 0‘5“" Mon walled patient- ‘
come to New York, because if the: 1" 10" MT C reappearance.
instructions of the District Attorneys ““5 morning _\ again presented 3
office had been carried out. as he un-.‘ check for ”5- months amount as the
lderstood them, the relatives of Mn. ‘ first. ”Id requegted ll be cashed. The
Walk, in New York city, had been‘b‘mk's olden music-ted with
placed under arrest ‘ Chief of Mice Winn B. Penning-
Mr. Grillin. the local preset utor has tom and it 18 “34"! Car-now admit.
been in constant communication with ted the my
the district attorney's oihce is Newi
York, and in correspondence which‘mf
has passed between them. the New mm M
York authorities hale promised every
support to local and state onlcials in,
getting rid of what was dubbed "this WI mm
gang of crooks." ‘ «
Because of the fact that several m'”
tires, of a suspicious Origin, hays oc-
curred in this city for some time. and II" 0' . m “OM ml
the parties apparently responsible Em QWIJ “Ml
have ‘gotten away with it," it would .
seem that the police and prosecutor
we" . "In. filfldefll. over the and, While no authoritative information
This is not so. however. as they have "90!! the maker is obtainable here,
w 911“"), {on}; every 080" qui‘.‘ “ION ‘8 I .vrumor in‘hattliig CJI‘C‘OI t0
ly, to fit their man. This they have ”M 9M that s limitinlnsry confen
done Oboe between attorneys (hr D. is.
Albert Wellnitp. it would little". ‘Loews a C0. and these representing
will have some little difficulty in no. the defendants in the Loom suit. mayl
isfactorlly answering some stilt ques- *9 11°.“ 1| New York in the neu- no
stone which will be put to him at “ll! M'JMWPOIO a! discussing a
the trial fiends)?
Prosecutor Grins harsolne startlinglyflliQ-OM obtained by D. E. Dom A
evidence, which vie-la imam uni Col Such an agreement. It one could
Well-its. who will be asked to tetrbntmched. would mean the sail sob
5 tie-lent of the matter. and the disposi-
1 tion of the much-discussedfnlostion or
imam ..1onclo'osrev-‘wproceedings
: A against the moses-urn! the individual
- iuendanterbereud‘else‘whsle.
i This- story, as has been stated, lacks
godleial confirmation. but as each set-
i tlemsnta are often made in legal cases.
the pho is not can-looted improbable.
At the oflcss ot the boiled Matters
A very delightful reception was. it was stated by odious of the local
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tendered at the parsonage or the “NI: unions yesterday that they had no '
Methodist Episcopal Church last eve-i knowlehn'of the rumored conference.
hing by; dis )Il‘led nocieties to thsi The money of the detention:- nodal-i at-
Rev .snd Mrs W. H. Waiehaln The taohment in the banks has not yet
parlors were filled with the many‘ been touched by the plaintllls. it was
friends who oamato pxtend greetings.
Refreshments were served and llnnoll.l executions. of judgment that would at
to the surprise of the pastor and hial low them to take the money first so
wife a purse of gold was left. tilled; tanned. Whether the interest upon
.with as many good wishes _as of gold1 this money belongs to the.pihlntiffs el-
and of as good duality is the sold to: defendants is still a question to be
self. Among those who were pres— decided. sequestration proceedings
out were; Mr. and Mrs. H. B Sla .-. having been. instituted, as previously
son. Mr and Mrs. M. D. Randall, glued
Mr and Mrs. Charles E Hoyt, MN Walter G: Merritt, of counsel for
and Mrs. Goorce McKibben Mr and? Loewe a 00., said yesterday in. reply
Mrs. T i. Raymond, Mr. and Mr!-x 3m an inquiry as to whether such a
William Ewing, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson; conference had been amazed that he
Hoyt Mr and Mm E N- Embraced had heard nothing about such a move-
Mr and Mrs W F. Greeley. Mr and: meat and was eel-cal nthat nothing or
Mrs. 01131498 Downes Mr “d MTV 5 the kind had been arranged. Search
Charles Byxbee, Mr and Mrs James of the m1” of pmperty under attach-
0H,am M” EM“ 34““ M1“ Min- meat was in progress. he said, and
erva Nash M'l‘l Hem Sinifelt, Mfl- ,- preparations for going into court to
Charles Smith Miss Sadie Bodwell.l secure ““9 to the property were go-
Mrs Ida Gregory, Mrs. Carrie E Ba- ing forward as rapidly as possible.
11”" Ml“- Elisabeth Wilson, Mrs.. Two of the smaller banks had turned
Mi"? E MN“. MW Manuel Hitch" over to the d dents the money held
under attach efitkhe said. and a heap
mg in regard to the other banks, where
the question of right to the interest
has been raised. is to take place in
ham
UNKNOWN AUTOMOBIMBT
STRIKES LOUIS M'KAYs
It is undenlpod‘ null settlement of the judgment oft
lasme'd. although they have received ‘
Stapleion, at the parsonage of the about E3 square miles and flows!
South Norwalk Congregational Church. through ‘ hilly region in its upper
, The couple, although popular with, DONOR The river is in 131,- “may.
many rriends, were unattended. as tion except at its mouth and below
they desired a quiet ceremony. AfterI New Canaan.
a wedding trip to New York and oth-‘l This report was prepared by the
9" ““3“ 0' interest they will ”"69 State Board of Health. at the request.‘
at ‘lo. 6 Cross street, South Norwalk. of the present Legislature, which has
_.___, betel-e it several bills: “Concernins
the Pollution of Water Supplies. and
.“Concerning the Disposal 0‘ 59‘7“”
CHARLES F. ADAMSDEAD.
LINCOLN, Muse, March 20.—Chas.
FrancisAdams died ut‘2 o'clock this
Elgarnln‘gl, at his winter residence.
1 assachusetts avenue, We - ”
‘ington. He had been ill with the grip flute 01 Connecticut
10l a week. Mr. Adams was born in ‘ ‘ l
1835. “'0”! of his death was receiv-‘
ed at his home here this forcnoou.
v
. e—Boardcre watch sentinel Wu ht
Ads. whom the
“mood to move"
a
la:
in the Inland and Tidal Waters of the. ing from a scalp wound and facial
.. abrasions.
A man described as Louis MdKay;
lBouton street.“ employed in Cluett
and Peabody’s factory on North Main
street, this morning, was struck by an .
unknown automobilist, while he weal
walking along Connecticut avenue, in
front of the Reynold's Motor Car
C puny, on the Armory Hill. e
mi red man was rushed to the hospi-
tal, where it was found he was sulfur,-
The police are investigat-
ing the identity of the automobilist,
Who kept on his way after the accl-
deut. ‘
New Haven on March 24. Beyond this.
the attorney said. there have been no
developments, so far as he was aware. ‘v
REGISTERED LETTER fRAUD.
HARTFORD, March 19 .-'Dlstricl.
Attorney FrelLA. Scott, in the United
Mates court this week, agreed to
nolle the case against Henry llGorlnan,
of Norwich, monument of $55. 29
costs, providing the department at-
Washington approved. The young
man was sodium of mdking mislepre-
sentstions with intent to defraud in
Ji connection with a registerd letter .
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DIES ll (lllllllll0
Prod-sat Knoll Citizen 8st.
”ammunition
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Frank M. Sanger, a prominent resi-
dent of Norwalk and known the coun-
try over tor his efforts to have the
younger generation become familiar
with the American flag, its history
and a poseeseion of it, died at 7
o'clock tilt morning at the Washington
Boulevard Hospital in Chicago. At
the bedside when the and came were
his wife, daughter, Mrs. Stewart ii.
Elliott, and son, Frank M., Jr. Death.
was due to apoplexy. the attack com-
ing last. Tuesday morning on the Cen-
tury Limited Train. en route to Chi-l
cage. The deceased did not regain?
consolousness throughout the fatail
illness. The body will be brought;
here where the when! services will?
be held. announcement of which will
be made later.
Frank Moderno Sanger was born inl
a young man he moved to Connects-i
out where is be! since lived. ills}
residence in Norwalk had been 88-;
tablished since 1302, at which time!
he took poac‘ssion of the old Bissau}
homestead on The Green, prior tot
which time he had made his home in"
Newton. Mr. Sanger was a high of !
hotel of the William Openhym nndl
Son. silk importers of New York. and
‘llls connection with that company llsd'
been of long duration l
Mr. Sanger‘s hobby to which he‘.
devoted much of his time and money
{was the American flag. it had ab:
lways been his desire to have Old
Glory flying in his home town and.
to accomplish this he aroused public
interest and ind erected on the Li‘-
brsry Green a Mideast pole which
was dedicated about a year ago. He
and donated it to the city. ills in-
terest in the children of the country
being supplied with the flag brought
him fame andhis activity in that di=
flavor-bis comment through the news-
papers and by the bid! officials at
Washington,
The deceased is survived by a large
family: die lefties his wife, four
W and one can. The children
are: lit-{Wit Elliott, Mm. Ely
Raymond, Cindy: Sanger, Helen San-
l
Seltzer. Jr., of Pittsburgh. A stolen; the.
wits of Dr Wagner. superintendent of '
the State Hospital at Binlhanlton. N.
11., also survives him.
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mwamslomo.
forliforls Windmill!
listens
To show their: appreciation of his
work while acting as counsel for the
American Anti-Boycott Association,
therlmembers of that association have
presented Attorney Daniel Davenport
the city of New York.
Former Congressman Charles E.
Littleileld in making the presenta-
tion. at 'the annual banquet of the as
eociatien, paid tribute to the serviCes
manufacturers the country. recall~
ing that his y ‘ of effort has cul-
minated‘io the immune Court judg-
ment agdlnst the United Hatters of
North America lathe case of D. is.
We and Company. of Danbury.
against ihatwnion .
AWARDED $450 DAMAGES.
an. Ottliis’ 8. haven of Belle Halo
lows. New York, was awarded damag-
es of $450. by the jury. in the Superior
Court. civil side, today in her suit a-
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tea to herself and damage to a horse
and caria‘ge. The accident occurred on
August 27 1913 in King street in the
said town of Greenwich. The defend-
ilrooklyn sixtytvro years ago. When! -
bought a large American flag for it!“
rection tin-been the object of much .
ger.aliofNolpnlk.andFr-ankl..j
of Bridgeport with 310:000 in bonds of.
Mr Davegpot‘t has rendered to the 5
gainst Frederick Field of Greenwich, “
claiming dimages at is, 000 for injur- _
DESPllE HEAVY [0883
Mills RESUME ’ATlAlll
‘ 0N lIlE DARDAN
Sinking of the English Battleships ff
Irresistible and Ocean and French ‘
Battleship Bouvet- Due to Turn“
pedoes---Turkish Positions Near .
Smyrna are Being Strengthened,
and Large Reinforcements ane-
Being Sent to the Assistance of
the Defenders-British Claim;
the Germans Have Lost 17 .000”...
Men in Three Days Fighting
I .
The attack on the Dsrdanclles was resumed yester-
«lay, notwtthstanding the heavy losses of the allied fleet
on the preceding day. No official announcement has
llCCli madt concerning the result of yesterdays operav
tions. but unofficial adxiccs are to tilt effect that little
was accomplished on account of unfavorable wcathcr con—
ditions. .\ Constantinople dispatch says that the smkillg
of the llritish battleships irresistible and Ocean and the
lrcllcll batik-silly) liouvct. ascribed h) the British Admi—
ralty to floating mines, was duo to torpedoes;
The 'l‘uprkish positions on the mainland near Smyr-
us are bclug strengthened and large reinforcements have ‘
been Sent to the assistanCc of the defenders. Warts are
being made to repair the damage already done to the dc-
fcnccs of Smyrna and to plant tnin‘cs. - -
The new naval policy of the Allies is now in opera-
tion against Austria. according to word which «has
reached Rome. The commanders of the Anglo-French
fleet in the Adriatic have been notified to prevent-trance
.portations of goods of ally kind . to or ,from Austrian
ports The government of the Netherlands has sent in
formal pl’btcst to France and Great Britain against their
naval policy. '
The British assertion that in four days of . the
fighting at News Chapcilc the Germans lost no less
than 17,00 men is disputed by the German General Staff.
An official statement places the total. German losses in
this fightig at about 6,000 men.
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NEW. YORK, March so.—-'l‘h'e AAmerican . steamer
Lorenzo and the Norwegian steamer Thor, captured last "
September by a British cruiser in West Indian waters
while they were delivering supplies to the Germ-an raid—
cr Karlsruhe, sailed March 5th and 6th for England with ; .
British crews aboard, according to passengers -Gf..i.lle, »
steamer Parima, which reached here today from the- .
W est Indies. L
Passengers and officers of the Fatima assumed; in
.view of the departure of the two captured vessels, that
they had been sold by order of the Prize Court, although .5
positive information was lacking on this point. 'The two! .
steamers, it was said, were to be taken first to Trinidad .
for overhauling. The Lorenzo and Thor sailed from Sta
Lucia. where they were taken by the cruiser which can,-
turcd them.
The Lorenzo is one of four vessels named in an in»
‘ (lictment recently found in this city . against officials...
and elllployees of the‘Hambilrg—Ameticafi line. charging.
conspiracy to defraud the United States ln clearing from
the port to false destinations laden with supplies to be
delivered to German warships at sea. 5 .
LONDON March 20, [115 a. m.———A blizzard law:
l‘rlday lll Berlin and over the greater part of ‘
according to a dispatch reaching here from Amsterdam
'1 raffle in Berlin and elsewhere was brought to a stand
still and in the approaches to the Kiel Canal thérc wet
several accidents to shipping.
PAR-IS, March 20, 4 :30 a. m.—-—No attempt was made-
by the allied fleet to develop to the fullest extent its
first general attack on the Dlardanclics, 'whlch was
launched Thursday, says an Athens disuatch to the H‘av-5
as Agency, quoting a British officcl as authority for til
statement Two thousand shells were fired in a six
hours bombardment designed to ofrcc a passage to Kali
Bahr and Chanak Kalcssi.
Fire from the Turkish bittcrics was. linintcrrutcd dud
violent, according to information obtained item oil or,
P‘E‘“
isn‘t tiled counter claims which were w
i not sustained.
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