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SOUTH NORWALK, CONN,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1915
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_ police court today, to ansWer to charg-
and Housekeeper
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Bernard Montvid, accused of th
' tier of Rev. Father Joseph Zebris and
' his housekeeper, Iva Gilmanaitis, in
4.4;
In
Some of Them Prefer Idea of in-
come Tax Rather Than New Tax
ing constituting a separate count.
(‘Olll'i lilontvid answered to each
cusatioii “that‘s right, [in guilty."
~— The court, howe1er entered a plea.
HART FORD Mmch 24. vThe “cor-iof not guilty, and he will hill)?!" at
poraie excess' tat came up for
setond heaiing before the legislathe 'ihe atcused was remo1ed to the
committee on finance yesterday after A Hartford Jail before noon in 1111 nut-o 1
110011 and a great number of business mobile, at just what time is unknown,
men appeared against it. At a prev-
ious hearing. those in favor of the hill
were heard and yesterday's hearing
was mostly to hear the opposition.
The bill. which is ' considered the
most important financial measure lie-A
fore the present legislature, provides
for a tax of four mills on the “cor-
porate excess," an intangible value
in corporations equal to the differ-
ence between the sum of its capital
088ERIE ARIA“? A
WEDllEll IEARA
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Crossman
liold Celebration at Their Home
Tod”
A quiet celebration of (in years of
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married life is being held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs.
NEAR “An-RM” BRMA Crossman. 3 . Jennings Place, ”to
“Uncle Joe," as
lday. he _ is af—
fectionately called by a host of
, —_ ' ' _ friends, is over 89 years of age, but
button Start“ to lower Side-
still in robust health and able to do a‘
m m Store "DOTS in WISII' man's work. as is proven in his '(tare
_ ~ of the Pine island cemetery. where
m and South Milli Streets he is actively employed. Though no
A past the average age of the volunteers
l who enlisted in 1861 for the defense
perts'as one of the worst road condi- 0f the Union be “"5"“ in Company
tions to be found anywhere in the. E' 12"]- Regiment Connecticut Voi-
country is that existing under meltinteers on October 1,1861.and was
Washington street railroad bridge. ‘honorably discharged with “‘9 rank
The opportune time has arrived of Second Lieutenant. December 2d.
when this condition may be remedied, 1864, having served through the most
however, and there is some talk about strenuous years Of the WM" without
making some radical and very much serious injury. Mrs. Crossman, who
needed improvements in the business was Anginette Jennings before her
What has been characterized by ex-
center of South Norwalk. marriage, is six years younger ~thanA
The Connecticut Company, at their her husband, and is 1n almost as goodi
own expense are to rip up the presiheanhm
ent paving under the railroad bridge?
anti lay new material. This is in ac-l
cordance with the agreement betwn een APURSE 0f MONEY f0R
that company and the city co il‘ p
.when the latter body approved utlc1eI I
Connecticut Company’s ‘lay-out for of . A
new track from .Washington street1
across to Railroad avenue. i
This morning Engineer Vi. Dunham Alfllllt SGSSIIIII 0T rm Circles “Q“
and his assistant, R E. Donnelly,11ere
in consultation with City EnglneerA III Nomllt, and Very largely At‘
George A. Sherron regarding the pro-A tended
.posed paving, which will be started as.
soon as possible.
Ever1one is familiar with the pav-A The union meeting of the' local cir-
ing and condition of the street under “93' Star 0’ Columb1a and Pride 0‘
the Washington street railroad bridge Court Narrnk, with Priscilla and Rich-
The center of the square under theA zi Circles, Stamford of the Compan-
bridge is absolutely level but the gilt-1 A ions of the Forest, was a. large affair
ters toward the Mahackemo blockL 18“ “ASA“ It was ”Ad in Red M9113
and Lauder block run up hill making Hall, uptown. and the room was crowd-
the sidewalks at these points unusu- 1.ed The 3:95“ 0f the evening were
ally high Supreme C ief Companion Mrs. Julia
it has been suggested that the side A MACEPAAIY- 0f West Lynn, M3359 .,
“ 311‘s. from the M153 Nora' Ryan Supreme Financial Secretary Mrs. An-
store, on Washington street, clear a- “19 E Toth, Of New York CAAY- and
round to the «Kandy Kitchen, on So. Supreme State Deputy MTS- F- A-
Main street be low ered, and from theAsmle- FOAAOWADE the 1'68“”? meeting
Norwalk drug store on North Main addresses Were made by the 013%"
street some distance around the Ma.Adweiiing 0" topics pertaining ‘0 “‘9
hackemo corner This would neoessi- good of the order. Mrs. McCarthy was
tale the lowering or the floors of the 1 later presented with a purse or money
stores along these stretches of side iafld MTS- Toth and MW State were '9‘
walks. cipients of gifts also. Mrs. Lucy,
These improvements would enable Schmidt, Chief Companion of Pride 0:1
the Connecticut Company to secure at Court Narruk, was elected delegate to
far better grade under the bridgeflnttend the biennial convention. which
laying the new paving so that the;will be held at Washington, D. C in
Mrs Clara Gerhardt was electi-
ed alternate.
square would‘run a trifle down-hill June
from the center to the gutters, instead 7 .
or the decided up-gradg as now exists. After the business had been trans-
'in front of the Dreyfuss cigar store, acted'a, social hour was enjoyed 1”
particularly. the uphill grade of theAlhe members, during which refresh-
Monivid Held Without
Bail For Killing Two
Wilmington, Delawarey-Deiecfive Gives
Testimony Concerning Man’s Confes-
sion Thai He'liilled New Britain Priest
gsnswer the charges
- es of murder on two counts, each kill- E who had guarded him during
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Joseph P. A
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I A A Not so long ago Jennie Jones. of Stem-E
ford. brtiught foreclosure proceedings!
. gutter has grown dangerous to horses. A ments were served.
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NEW BRITAIN, Conn” March at.—— [as the state police are veiling their
e mur Aactions with the greatest secrecy.
Montvid. accompanied by Detective
,Sam Bamforth and State Policeman
_i{urley arrived in Hartford this mom-
tbis city. 011 February 8 188‘ who “’35 A ing at 2:27. The prisoner was brought
arrested in Wilmington after his com- All) this city in a taxi and placed in
his cell. where he slept quietly until
.8 a. 111., when he was awakened to
by the officer
the
night.
The court session was 1ery brief.
Dr T 6. Vi right as medical examiner
testified that a murder had been com-
mitted. Detective iiamt‘orth testified
the June tetm 0f the SUDEI'AOT AW" concerning the confession given in (.1 11 Hugh 1. ML Chief of Staff olA
Wilmington. Judge J. T. Meskill
found piobable cause and the prison-
er was held without bail.
Willll Al ElBERII
UNDER $2, 000 BIRDS
Albert Wellnltz Became Surety for
Alan Accused of Areal
Barney Walk. on trial to answer for
. the accusation of arson was temper-A .. .
A Koners, but not hi '
A ariiy freed at 10 o'clock, this morninguA titans show I a boys The in
under a 32, 000 band given by Albert
We’litiitii Mr. \lelnltz’ has considera-
ble property in and around Norwalk.
and the court allowed him to offer the
bond, in spite'of two objections made
by Prosecuting Attorney William A.
Griffin, Jr. Joseph Moeller, alleged to
he' implicated with Wolk in the affair,
is out under a $2,000 bond offered by
his brother.1Henry 1.. Moeller, and
Frank Parker.‘ A _ - "
Because of the fact that Judge John
neogb has an important case in hand.
that of Wright against Lawton, being
tried in Bridgeport, it was impossible
for him to hold court this morning as
scheduled. The trial. however, will
reopen, tomorrow morning. at 9:30
o'clock. Prosecuting Attorney Griffin
still has considerable evidence to offer,
and it is thought that the state will
take up still another day in presenting
its case. It is doubtful whether W0“:
and Mueller will take the stand in
their own defense in this city.
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ldey Woik, wife of Barney Wollt,
now under arrest as an alleged tire»
bug, Annie Friedman. a relative, of
New York. Raymond Brotherhanu Se
reno G. Allen, of Westport, are made
defendants in a $13,000 foreclosure
suit, on the Randall block, in East
Norwalk, brought by Attorney Leo
Davis. representing the Ridgefleld Sav
ings Bank. Deputy Sheriff Louis Lad:
rigan served the papers on Mrs. ldey
Wolk, last night, just as she was step-
ping oi! a trolley car. Failure to pay
interest and the insurance premiums
are allegations made by the plaintiff
against Annie Friedman, who. at pres-
ent, holds title to the property.
Idey Wolk ‘is the signer of the note
which was transferred to taunted-blew
"man when the latter tooktiue. Serena
G. Allen holds second mortgage on the
propertyvto the-1 value of $6,000. and‘
Raymond Brothers have a third mort-
gage for $1,000.
The Randall block has been referred
to in connection with the trial of‘Bar-
ney Woik, under charge of arson. be
cause of a suspicious fire which oc-.
curred in the Needleman house. last
September.
‘ “Walk first obtained title.
and took title. Later she deeded it.
back ‘10 ldey W011i again and l°AA°‘V‘A been with Adamcryk at the time of where the prisoner is confined. There
ing that Annie Friedman took title.
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AANAEAWAAUR WEREEEIALIAEAICMEAIEIS
lllllll INDIANS
Thefts! liequhi-Isiurmued
for "amounts-W
lobster. Streamed tolnuy
EIlSl Slillll Of A
RAIEWAI IRAIN
and [nitrate Over New
Winn
Uncas Tribe. No. 26, improved Ur-1
tier of Red Men, had the honor of e11-
tertaining the great chiefs of the state,
last evening. at. the Wigwam. in Wash-
ington street. This was the first time
quarters. Several of the speakers dur-
ing the evening characterized it as be
ing the finest Red Men's building in
A « pliments to the building committee
and officers of the lodge.
The visiting delegation included:
5““ 75" 3t"! of Facilitation of
A the Mans
A fred G. Austin. 1f Stamford; Great
THOMPSONS Utah March 24_; inniorl' Safamore Alfred Lagourie. or
ew Alli Oll:
Seated at the head of the table, Brig.- » [list
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Great Sachem George A. Fairchiid, of.
Stratiord; Great Senior Sagamore Ai-
Saundcrs, of Waterbury;
the United States Army, at the little
lbotel, at Thompsons, served four do-g
oils and apparently happy lndians atA
”Adlnner last night. The Indians, who
A had been pursued by a posse headed
A .by United States Marshal Nebeker for
(two weeks, surrendered to Geneml‘
Scott. near Bluff, last week. The 111
discs were Old Polk, chief of one of
A the dl1isions of the renegade Piutes;
‘Tse-Ne-Gat, Ann 'of Old Polk, who is
| charged witlrmurder; Old Posey, chief
A“ of the other vision of renegades, and
each of Old Posey. The general in-
1 stated that the lndians were not pris-
ncr. of Bristol; Past Great Sachem B."
B. Plumbley, of Bridgeport; Past'
iGreaf'Sachem John Oetzel, of Dan:
bury. who is the deputy great sachem
for Uncas Tribe. and Past Great Sa-
chem William Miller. of South Nor’A
walk. All of these. as well as Keeper
of Records Stuart C. Marshall and H.
William Harford. of this city, made en-A
‘tertnining speeches. A general' hisv
tory of the good work the Red Men
in this reservation are doing was
given. and proved very interesting.
Preparations are being made for the
annual session, to be held with Cook~
'euoe Tribe, in Norwalk, next month. .
Following the business of the even-A
1h; George 1. watts. of Bridgeport,A
a. well known tenor singer, delighted?
‘ :with a number of selections. being
obliged to respond to encores. Charles;
Benham. of Bridgeport. 11 baritone so-A
Abist, charmed with his. numbers,_as
Add also Vincent Benham, who was1
Arocalled several times. Teddy Powell.
1 of Norwalk, oniciated most acceptably
as piano accompanist William Brod~A
1 A.erlck of Bridgeport, gave several char-A
Aacter recitations and responded to an;
A
l ed keen delight when the
[General insistem that he and the ln-7
1 dians be given a separate table away
from the “white folks "
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AROAIIIIR RRIIIB AlfllllERSA
Visitation by OMCGY'E of me mdl encore. 1
WM“ 0' “‘9 state “8 an unexpeot-A,’ One of the hits of the program was,
N MN 1“ the m 07 Sherman. the song and dance sketch of DunneA
Council {loyal Arcana-tn last evening. ABrothers. of Bridgeport They gave
and while It Will :1 SMITH” the mem- one of the best exhibitions of c1081
hers met the occasion with royal wei- dancing ever witnessed in town. and.
me "id 3 very enjoyable BVBMDSA the audience declined to let them take
WM hfld by all present ("Md Re- their seats for several minutes.
gent Kemp of Winsted, and Gleam A fine buffet luncheon was served
Sentry Parker. of Greenwich, were theA gm, included shrimp and potatoe sa-
visitors; also a member of Nutmeg 1“,. various kinds of sandwiches.
Council of Greenwich. Talks on Arcs pickles. coffee, are
sum work, which were very interest. The committee in charge was ..i H.
lng, were given by these visiting broth- Gallant, Chm-leg J Prescott, Lester
the capture of "Jack" Cramer, one at
the burglars concerned in the murder
Aof Chief of Pblice John .1. Finnell and
jDetective Sergeant Charles F. Grad-
fwell when they Went to arrest the
A criminals yesterday afternoon for
March 24.—' polity burglaries committed here dur-
have in; the past few days. ' '
ndwnrd Wesfervelt,“ be other burg-
ersf They also witnessed the work Brush J B Thomas and Frederick
carried on by Sherman Council. in Williams. and they received many
"‘9 ““9 °f degree work and one can: words of praise for their part of the
didate was initiated; the Kempton affair
degree being used.
Numerous imitations from councilsA
oil New York state and Connecticutlmu ME AND
have been extended to Sherman's de~
gree team since tile beginning of theA
year_ one being received last evening? SW" “01 ”[AD‘
fiom Milford Council, of Milford, A
Conn" to visit them on next MondayA
evening for the purpose of initiatinglm N '.,°IIIMI'S Kill“ II! Men
candidates and the grand régent
realizing what this kind of wo1k1 The! WW“ 0‘ SCI'IOS OI
means, offered to share part of that ‘ - ‘
expense of this trip, which will beA mun”
paid by the grand council" . ‘ , |
The Booster Club was in ovidenceA LLMIRA‘ N' A" March 24.——'l‘wo
last evening and talked over plans
for the trip to Milford next Monday
evening, and no doubt a large dele-
gation will attend this initiation.
Facoowwuc: To MURDER AR.
' ' assreo.
BOOKFIELD, Mass.
Walter Adamcryk, alleged to
been present when James McMahon,j
Blackstone, Mass, Saturday night. was breaking of his leg in his attempt to
arrested at Warren, yesterday, and get away, still maintains that Cramer
held on a technical charge of carrying did the double murder.
The building has “0911A mg, claiming that he thought he was of lynching aginst Westerveit. So at-
an abundance of- litigation: acting in “1149131159
a dangerous weapon. The police de-‘ Crowds gathered about police head-
clare Adamcryit. admitted the shoot quarters ‘iast night and made threats
It is eitpected that the Blackstone Sheriff Blggs called out the local com-
authorlties will lodge a more serious puny of the National Guard and all
charge against him. | night and today the soldiers have done
George Strylta. who is said to have patrol duty around the City Hall,
the shoofrg, was arrested yesterday. has been no disorder.
. l
of the Order ComtoSouth,
a number of them had been in Soutn‘
Norwalk to see the new Red MensA
block, and they were enthusiastic inl
their praise of the finely appointed'
the state. and paid several high com-A
'1
(heat Chief of Records‘
Great Keeper of Wampum A, C. Kint-A
‘ thousand dollars reward is offered for ‘
of Woonsocket. R. 1., Was killed at' Jar. who Was captured because of the '
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Soldiers to Act in Conjunction With;
the Allied Fleet, and it is Said,
Men From Transports Wereaf
Landed on the Gallipoli Penin-AA
.sulau-More French and British“
Vessels to Reinforce the Fleet---
Germans Said to Have Abandon-
ed Their Efforts to Capture the:
Ossowetz Fortress---Italy War
With Austria-Hungary Regarded"
as Probable '
The (‘NllCi‘tt‘il land attack on the Dm'dancllcs' fortifi-
cations, in conjunction with the operations of tlic Jallictl
fleet. probably will be inaugurated soon. It is reported
from Athens that troops conveyed to tbc Dardancllcs 011
transports \verc lantlctl yesterday on tbc (inllipoli l'cuin—
suln and that the general attack by land and sea will be
made on the arrival of theflFrcnch and British warships
now on thc way to reinforce the fleet. Bombardment of
the 'I‘urkisb forts is said to b ave been rcs'ttm'cd yesterday.
It is illillOllllCQil officially at l’ctrograd that the (.‘rer-
Juana in Northern Poland have virtuall) abandoned their
attempt to capture (lssowctz. the fortress 011.1yhlch the“
i111adcrs (‘t‘iltll‘cd their efforts to break through the This , I
sian cbam‘ of (l1 lenses. It is saul that all but four heavy
German batteries have been withdrawn from before 0550—
wctz,.after having failed in efforts to‘rcducc the Russian
forts. ‘
Dispatches from Austria’m sources , state that war
with Italy is 110111 regarded by z’iiistria-Illungary as prob—
able. According to these adviccs, a large number of A1113-
trian troops are being sent to the Italian border. where el-
-aboratc preparations for defensive operations are under
way. 1 '
A Rome newspaper says that every member of “the
Chamber of Deputies is convinced Italy must act ‘ encr-
gcticaily. even to the point of”facing a “supreme strug-
gle" to realize the nation‘s aspirations.
LIVERPOOL, via London, March 24, 11:05 a. m.—
Thc White Star Line steamer Baltic. due to sail for New
York this aftcrnon. will not get away. She will have to
lay up on account of 1njur1 to her rudder received this
morning while km 111;; hcr dock Her passengers “ill be ‘
liansferrcd’to \csscls sailing next Saturday. A
ROME. via Paris. March 24.—-—Commcntlng favorably
upon the adjournment of the Chamber of Deputies. the
Giornale d‘ltalia says every Deputy now is convinced of »
the. necessity for Italy to act energetically. “facing any
sacrifice, even a supreme struggle. to realize Italian as-
pirations." The paper that “with the full liberty of action
granted by Parliament. the Gmernmcut now is free to II",
choose the way the means and the hour of using the
weapons at 15 disposal, with the firmness and prudence
necessary to insure success. while the country, calm and
disciplined. is ready for everything."
PARIS, March 24, 5:05 a. m.—At fifty—eight concerts» f
tration camps in France, there now are 7,500 German
and 4,600 Austrian civilians. according to figures given the ‘
Budget Committee of the Chamber of deputies by Minister .. _‘
. of the Interior Malvy. He added that 1,750 permits of res- *‘
idents has been issued to Gmuan and Austrian subiccis
for special reasons. while 620 other permits rcccntlyhad
been withdrawn when all permits issued to foreigners
were revised because it was considered they had been
granted without sufficient justification "
LONDON Ail arch 24, 10:45 a. n1. —Accord'1ng to the ~
newspapers of Athens, Greece 11tll- 1181 range herself on
the side of the Triple Ententt Powers by herself, the cor‘
respondent of the Exchange Telegraph Companuv says, 111
a dispatch from thci nrccian capital. She will take. an
active part in the war only conjointly with Bulgaria.
Isolated intervention 011 the part of either Greece 0‘»
Bulgaria. the correspondent continues, would be regarded ‘
in Athens as ineffective.
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