I
1000 Bulls
[roam-1m
Shown in BieimialRe-
. of Criminal Court
iness of the State
‘: Plenum”
Ellliglll. CASES
0 Below 1920-21 Prose-
~ ens—Hartford County
res
tal of 378.386.59 in bonds were
-- to the State in the Criminal
r courts and in the four Courts
‘mon Pleas. with criminal juris-
V in the biennial period ended
0. 1920. according to the re-
f the State Comptroller of the
1 business of the courts. which
no to the Governor and printed
‘of which have just been issued.
rd county's share of the for-
bonds was $5,106.59 for the two
4.038 Prosecutions.
uinal prosecutions during the
1 period covered by the re-
hich is made up from the
.nts submitted by the State and
’1 ting attorneys. numbered 1,-
the 1920 fiscal year, as against
l the 1919 period. a. total of 4.-
If these prosecutions 1.232 and
.were in the Superior courts dur-fi
. e respective. years and i324 and
f were in the Criminal courts of
men Pleas.
n interesting feature of the re-
is that some of the cases dis-
. d of in 1920 had gone through
um two to seventeen terms of the
ris. while in 1919. some cases were
posed of which had been in the
. rts from imm,.dozen terms. Of
- cases disposed of in 1920 those
hivh had been in court only one
rm were 1,149. and in 1919 the cases
(Continued on page Seven
onus-um
IN comment
AlliPllNlNli
5,163 Passengers Fly
3,136,550 Miles Without
Fatal Mishap During Last
Twelve Months .
NEW YORK. Feb. 8.-—-A total of
5,163 passengers flew 3.136.550
‘ es in commercial airplanes during
e last twelve months without the
of a. single life. the Manufactur-
Aircraft Association announced
e today. These figures are based
the performance. of 425 planespand
. believed that the number of pas-
v;ers and the mileage would be
bled if the figures of the 1.000
mereial airplanes operating in'
., country were obtainable.
n the absence of any Federal sys-
. - of registration. air laws and gov-
-ment methods for tabulating the
-ership and performance of air-
‘ft, it‘has been found difficult to
(Continued on page Four)
windmill
murmur!
mull. HAVEN
NEW HAVEN. Feb. 8.-—Sheliey
.‘x'lbley. and Louis Morton. both nc~
ones. who are charged by Coroner
‘Z.x with perjury in giving testimony
1'» the inquest into the death of John
hock whom Officers Neill shot and
riled. were called fox-triad yesterday.
a. many persons tried to enter the
minai courtroom in” the courthouse
.1 High Sherii! Reilly and his denu~
r . had a task is handling them. The
' "v. rush by several hundred filled the
' :-'-seven available seats for specta-
rv
\v. H. Lewis. of Boston. is the chief
. :nsel for ' the accused men. His
: motion was to quash the infor-
Y'..:‘ion against Morton on the ground
a. it charges perjury which may
”swan a life-sentence. that it h pec-
“Fju'ry to indict to try a. person for so
Hfrlous a cruise. and that a true bill
would be returned Ochre trial. He"
“Pressed doubt that a. grand Jul!
“Wild find a true bill.
“‘73“ specific accusation against the
W" is that they swore Captain ‘Whltei
25 Bills Woiild Add
propriation for Roads
Loprolling to get favored sections
of local roads improved and added to
the trunk line system of the state in-
volving a. possible cost to the state of
between 37.500.000 to 316 000.000 in
the present session of the slature
is under consideration by certain
members of the House of Represen-
tatives. it was disclosed yesterday.
Upon learning that about a. half
dozen members. etch of whom is ad-
vancing a pet project for his own
locality. have talked about banding
themselves together .and attempting
to organize the sponsors of about
twenty-five similar bills to stand with
them when it comes to voting on
them. much like the state armory
combination two years ago when the
House stood powerless to check in-
roads on the treasury that costfithe
state millions. “The Content" found
that over thirty bills have been in.
troduced providing for additions to
the trunk line system. .
Adoption of these hills. which is
impossible. would involve over 276
miles of construction. it was learned
upon inquiry of State Highway Com-
missioner Bennett. The commission-
or was reached at his home. and his
office records were not available. but
he said that. ill accordance with a
long-established policy. his ‘depart-
ment had prepared estimates concern-
ing all of over 125 bills affecting state
highways which have been introduced
in the proent session. Offhand. he
could not recall the exact figures con-
cerning the thirty-odd bills calling for
additions to the trunk line highways.
but said he believed the estimates
shOwed that it would cost a minimum
of about $7,500,000 to build these ad-
. 275Miles to TrunkcLine System—
Half-D‘ozen House Members Consider Banding
Themselves Together to Assure Pet Schemes’ Suc-
cess—$3,000,000 Measure to Be Heard Today—Fed-
eral Government Ready to Match $1,000,000 of Ap-
PRO 8
I
in Connecticut
ditions, and a maximum of approxi-
mately 816,000,000. depending on the
grade of road required. The litter
ngure‘is eight times the amount ask-
ed of the Legislature for the new con-
struction included in the state high-
way departmht program for the
coming two years.‘
Legislative leaders interviewed yea-
terday pointed out that. if any log-
rolling was attempted. it was practi—
cally certain to that several of the
representatives who have introduced
bills for additions to the trunk Inc
system would refuse to be parties to
it.
Among matters to befird today
by the committee on r . bridges
and rivers. is Senator Archibald Mac-
Donald's bill appropriating» $3,090,000
for highway construction. 31.000.000
of which is to be matched by the fed-
eral government for use on federal aid
roads in the state. Other bills upon
which hearings will be given today by
the committee are the following:—
Authorizing the construction of a
trunk line highway from Grosvenor—
dale. to Mechanicsvllle. Trunk line
hikbway in the town of Killing-1y.
State Aid roads. The Jonathan Trum-
bull highway. Legislation for the
construction of a state highway from
Hartford to Norwich. Construction of
a trunk line’ highway in the town of
Woodstock. Providing for a trunk
line highway from Derby to New Mil»
ford. Making an appropriation for a
state road from Pomfret Center to
Brooklyn. Providingrfor a trunk line
highway from Derby to Southville.
Including in the trunk line system of
highways the 'road from Poinfrel: Cen-
ter to Brooklyn.
mm; é ‘ mm
manuals” ll]
- FIFTH AVENUE
One by One, Homes that
Housed International Per-
senages Give Way- to
"Commercial Enterprise
NEW YORK. Feb. 8.——Stealthy,
but steady. advances by tradesmen.
covering a period of more th 20
dential ex’clusiveness of Fifth Avenue.
known the world over as the home
precinct of the Vanderbilts. Carnegies.
Harrimans. Plants. Fricks and other
wealthy families.
One by one mansions that hOused
international personages and gave to
Fifth Avenue much of its glitter and
fame. are surrendering to commer-
cial enterprise and the rich are seek-
ing homes in new "exclusive" parts
of the city. Real estate men. who
have watched with interest this ag-
gresion of trade. say that another de-
cade will have wiped out the last bit
of residential exclusivenessr‘ in the
avenue.
The change in Fifth Avenue was re—
flected in the recent purchase of
property bordering the East River at
Fifty Eighth street by Mrs. William
Vanderbilt. Sr.. where she intends to
build a home in a section known as
Sutton Square. This bit of property
is directly across from Blackwell's
island where a. city prison is loonnd
and is almost underneath the Man-
hattan approach to the Qttcensboro
Bridge. Real Estate men expect that
(Continued on page Seven
lENl Bllfilllml
STARTS minnow
Lent will be celebrated in Catholic
and Episcopal churches beginntng to-
morrow. Ash Wednesday. Special
services will be held. at the local
churches whose doctrines embody this
principal.
The annual fast lasts for forty days
and begins on Ash Wednuday and
continuing until Eastél'. It was ob.
servedfrom very earlytlmes in the
Christian church. ,in commemoration
of Christ's forty days' fast and... sea-
s’on of special penitence and prepara-
tion for the Easter: feast. - ’
The eaten fast is now observed as
ob ry by the Orthodox‘Gl-eck and
other Oriental churches: and by the
Roman (hthollc. August. and ninth.
an”; churches’und as a profitable sex-
crclse by -many ofoth'or churches. It
has variedinlengthatdlflcrent times
m. track. and n" O’Neill. and"
"W ml. the station stains
. mm
l ~ '
‘3
“or earlier:
years. have virtually broken the resl- '
mmninxllm ”I?
‘Wlllllll lull IN
MAKINfl RETURNS
HARTFORD, Feb. 8.-Deputy col-
lectors will be stationed in all cities
and towns of Connecticut to assist
persons in filing income tax returns.
beginning Thursday morning. James
J .Walsh. Collector of Internal Reve-
nue for Connecticut. announced today.
The 'xnen will remain on duty daily
until March 15, the last day for fil-
ingtreturns .
Persons asking for help must have
their figures ready. Collector Walsh
said . “Our men will not go through
the taxpayers' books but they will
show them just how to make out the
returns and will administer the oath
without charge."
RELEASED AFTER
~WEEK iN JAli
MERIDEN. Feb. s.—-After being
held in the local lockup since Jan. 29
in connection with the theft of Smell
worth of whiskey in barrels and kegs
from a barn in the rear of Charles J.
Malley's home on Grove street. Frank
Sanzo and Steve Polite. both of this
city. were discharged by the local
court yesterday upon recommenda-
tion of the prosecuting attorney. who
said there was a lacklof evidence
against them. No other arrests have
been made in the case. .
Joseph Sepiol was fined $100 and
costs because a policeman found a
soda bottle filled with alleged "moon-
hine” whisky in his grocery store in
making a call there last night.
Rum Sleuths Expect to
‘ Run Down Smugglers
Exposure of one of the biggest
“bootlegging” syndicates ever uncov.
cred In this.country since the advent
of prohibition 'is promised by agents
of‘the Internal Revenue department
who have been assigned to investi-
gate rum running activities raid to
extend from New Jersey and, New
York through Connecticut to the
Canadian border, Withdrawal of ai-
cohol and whiskey from government
warehouses by means of clever ruses
and the promiscuous peddling: of it
through the states navn'ed are among
the charges brought against the
smugglers. . .
As a direct reault of revelations of
liquor violations .n Conmoflcfl.
agent’s Henley. Powers and «Golden.
skilled investigators for sin- revenue
moment in New Vol-kiln»: Pm?“
git herewith infirm-tinny I ‘
' is“: ‘
Probable cause was found by Judge
Nehemiah Oandoe in the cases of
man: More): and Cbarles Hanks.
yesterday afternoon in the uptown
city‘court and both men were bound
over to the Superior Criminal court
In bonds-of ".000 each. They are
with breach of the peace. as-
ssult. and assault with intent to rob.
The complaining witness was George
Posse. a. coal driver. who sudered a
broken saw when struck by Dislike.
Pesos has been confined in tho Nor-
walk hospital for some time. The as-
sault took place in front of Peasc's
home in Break street. .
Both Hanks and McGulrk took th
witness stand when the court re-aa-
sembled after nooutime after the
court denied motions to acquit the
prisoners of the charge of assault
with intent to rob. Manke. who ad-
mits striking Peace with his fist. and
was willing to plead guilty to the
charge of simple assault. claimed that
the blow‘ was struck because Pease
started to walk toward him.
In the testimony. offered by Wit-
nesses it was shown Monks and Mc-
Guirk had been in the White Tavern
cafe and could see Posse transfer
“some money from one pocket to an-
other. In the theory built up by
Prosecutor Edward M. Lockwood it
was claimed that the only motive for
the assault was robbery.
Attorney Leo Davis remnted
McGulrk and Attorney 8. P. Genuario
appeared for Monk“.
llENY PLAN Til
Kill TINSANE
Proposal Made to may
Committee in
5..., .way,”. s‘ysh; . A“ ”L: a .
.I-IARTEORD. fill. 8.-—Memben of
the legislative committee who visited
the Insane hospital at Norwich later.
day. deny thstgany steps were taken
toward the enactment of a law to but
helpless insane patients to death and
out of their misery. Ralph L. French
of Thomaston. a member of the com-
mlttee. said:
“The. statement I think was made
in an indefinite sort of a way. and was
not taken as an expression of the
committee. Personally I would not
want to go on record as advocating
such a piece of radical legislation.
The time may come when something
of this nature might be put into force.
but at present I doubt if public senti-
(Continued on page Seven ,
NITRflfillBERINE
mus £1qu PEflPiE
Schoolboy Playfuliy Tosses
, Can of It at Companion in
Lawrenceville, Illinois
LAWRENCE. 111.. Feb. 8.—-l-Immett
Bunyan. school teacher. and seven of
his pupils were, killed instantly and
one filler wounded seriously when a
day near the cross roads school. about
three miles west of here.
The explosion Occurred at the noon
recess. when one of the boys found
the can near the school. Not knowing
it contained an explosive. he playfully
tossed it _to a companion and the blast
followed.
. One wall of the school house was
crumbled and Mr. Bunyan and several
boys were hurled high in the air.
Several girls who were on the other
side of the school house were knocked
down and stunned but. not seriously
hurt.
Officials of Lawrence cou'niy ex-
pressed the belief the explosive inad-
vertently was left by workmen in the
oil fields near her. as nitroglycerlne is
used in “shooting" wells.
NeWport News Won’t
' support idle Sailors
'NEVJPORT NEWS. \'a.. Feb. 8.—
Mayor Hiden supplemented the recent»
"work or jail" edict to unemployed
here today wit ha notification to idle
seamen that those refusing work at
waged paid turbid up ships in cm-
mont would'be treated as vagrant- if
they applied later for help, Forty
men agreed‘io,go to work. but others
asserted they could not accept the
wage scale undpr union oath; These
mid they would not seek aims from
the city. ' , '
"’ The Mayoninl‘ormml the semen he
was not lighting: the union but that
150 {fly can” not stuumrl vii-rm i‘l
.~ to
.known in Norwalk.
- ,7. , g _. lExtension Services.
can of nitroglycerme explodes: YWfi-y
U
ALBANY. N. 1.. Feb. s.-——Heavily
guarded by mounted police and po-
trolmen in automobiles. the first car
to be 'ope by the United Tractibn
Company nos its employes went on
strike. a week last Saturday. left the
North Albany car barns at 7:20 this
morning amid a crowd of more than
100 jocring men. After-tho car had
p dad a short distance down
B way toward the business sec-
tion. a rock was buried at it. but
missed its mark.
The car manned by strikcbreakers
was nearly filled with company
guards. Its windows wee screened
and before it started .Ieveral automo-
bile loads of private guards were sent
over the route to be followed. men
being left off at various corners.‘Po-
lice lined the streets. Following the
car and the police guard were several
automobiles filed with newspaper re-
porters.
The car had hardly left the barn
when the crowd swarmed about it.
making it necessary for the motor-
man to stop it to escape injuring the
pedestrians. The mounted police
quickly cleared the way and the car
-l—n
(Continued on page Seven
WEflfllNfi AT 3T.
JflSEPiI’S Billiiifiii
Miss Anna W. Neary Be
comes Bride of John J
Patrick of Stamford ‘
A pretty wedding was celebrated at
9 o'clock this morninust St. Joseph's
church when was Anna. W. Nesry.
daughter of Kr. and Mrs. John at.
some” - me ~
e 0 John J. mlék.son“of’l{r.
and Mrs. Stephen Patrick. of Stan-
ford. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Father Hurley. A large
number of relatives and friend! wit—
nessed the ceremony.
Following the church services. an
elaborate breakfast was served at
the home of the bride's parents.
The bride was charmingly attired
in o. dark blue travelling suit ,with hat
to match. She worea corsage bou-
quet of white sweet peas.
The bridesmaid was Miss Helen Ca-
hill. She wore a blue travelling suit
a d wore pink sweet peas.
he best man was James H. O'Con-
nor of Stamford.
Following the wedding breakfast.
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick departed on an
extensive honeymoon. . following
which they will take up their resi-
dence in Stratford. '
Both the bride and groom are well
Mr. Patrick is
employed by the New Haven road.
lNFANT HEALTH .
lulu ASSET
An interesting lecture 0n “Infant
Health." was delivered last night at
the West Norwalk Chapel under the
auspices of the West Norwalk Im-
provement Association by Miss Doro-
thy Buckley. of the Connecticut State
The lecture was
by
'7
i
greatly enjoyed and appfia‘ated
the large number hearing it.
In opening her address. Miss Buck-
ley stated that children were the best
of all assets to the state. She said
that they deserved,the best of care
and attention. She described in de-
tall the food necessary for the nor-
mal growth of a child. laying particu-
lar stress upon the need of milk. but-
ter—fat and vegetables.
At one part of her address. Miss
Buckley stated that parents living in
outying districts were often careless
abput children. although they took
great pains in the improvement of
cattle and other stock. She offered
to M-operate in weighing of children
to discover whether they were up to
the standard as prepared by the so"-
ernment. She closed by stating that'
great interest had been taken in the
subject of her talk at the recent state
fair; . '
Following the lecture. a general so-
cial time was enjoyed. refreshments
being served.
Norwalk Man Was _
' ”in Theatre Fire
H r
Ernest Biol: of this city was one of
those who was in attendance at the
Bijou theatre in Mn. 81%?
night. When fire broke. out there sed—
ously lmberilhghtko lives of chose in
amuse at t W
A number of men and women and
children were trampled upon in the
11:31: for 9,8“. m the a}: Want.
Mr. Rink. who on near one of the
vexing slimmed on; live first and
W
out ,
" mined at»:
V . l
We tin; ’
§r
get)
mer Homes.
,But for .the lack of nerve on the
part of Robert Brown. of Witch Lane.
Rowayton. last night. at present un~
der arrest on a charge of attempted
robbery. Constable Alfred Taylor. of
Bowayton. might have been seriously
injured, if not killed, when Brown
drew a fully loaded .38 calibre celt's
revolver on Taylor and ordered him
to throwvup his hands. Brown. to-
gether with another man, had been
seen to leave the home of Lowdcn
Jessup. Rowayton avenue. by Consta—
ble Taylor and Fred Oakes, who had
received a warning that two men were
hanging round the house, and Who
went to the place to make on investi-
gation.
Brown and the other man. whose
unite in known and vviloae arrest is
expected momentarily. Were halted by
Taylor, who asked them where they
had been. They told the officer that,
they had just come from a boat and
offered to show him the spot. As they
sawed the house. Taylor told them to
halt. and informed them that they
Does It Show
Quoting Rev.
Has Sufiered
nos-r-
J. Henry Holdout. the well known
hiptoter shook his head regretfully.
sighed an alcoholic sigh and proceed.
ed to unfold a tale of horror in the
ear of the Sentinel reporters.
“To think that one. of the men who
hollers the loudest for ‘ Klee speech'
could he the first to con emn my
views on the subject of kissing.
"I wasn't there at the time that he
opened fire upon me in an indirect
manner Sunday morning. but I am
told that the gentleman all but froth—
ed at the mouth at the alleged disre-
spect paid to the cloth by the Sentin-
el. simply because it had said that
Dr. Barry L. Bowlby. head of the
Lord's Day Al.lia.nce approved of kiss~
ing. and also because it was said' that
some of the local ministers sided with
Dr. Bowlby.
"Perhaps the reverend gentleman's
morning egg and toast hadn't set well
with him. or perhaps he feared that
his congregation mightthink that he.
too. approved of kissing as an exer—
cise."
Mr. Holdout was not more shocked
at the ministerial outburst. than were
some of the members of the emigre-
. ‘ayton Ma
Gun On. Constable
As Robert Brown Hesitated in Pulling the Trig-
Oflicer Taylor Covered Him and Put Him
Under Arrest—Was Acting Suspiciously Near
Lowden Jessup Residence and Is“ Believed to
Be Member of Gahg Which Has Robbed Sum-
Drew \
o
were under arrest. because he knew
that they had been in the Jessup
house. He turned to grab the other
man. and. as he did so, Brown drew
his revolver and said:
"It's my turn now. throw up your
hands before I plug you."
Taylor, turning. saw that he was
covered by the gun. and ducking
down. stepped towards Brown. draw-
ing his own revolver. Brown hesitat-
ed to tire. and Taylor covered him
with his revolver at which Brown
threw up his hands. The other man
made good his ears pc,
Vl’itll the arrest of Brown. and the
imminent arrest of the other "in“. it
is believed that ('1 gang of young men
who have been robbing houses at.
Hickory lliul‘l' and other places
throughout liou'uoton. has been brok—
en up.
The local Doiii‘I‘-hflil received word
recently that :1 quantity of stuff stolen
from these houses had been buried in
(Continued on page Seven
Disrespect
For The Cloth To Say A
Minister Enjoys Kissing?
Local Ciergyman Raps Sentinel for Publication of Article
Harry [1. .
from Distortion of His Own Views
Bowiby to That Efiect—
. v
gation who took the article in the spin-
it in which n was written, one of
levlty. it is just no possible to find
humor in the utterances of ministers
as it is in the utterances or writings
of humorists. Sometimes much can!
icr. because the former take them-
selves so seriously. _
Distortion of his views and the ever
present "blue pencil," in the hands of
an editor. made the minister referred
to. give up hope of ever finding n
truly honest newspaper. according to
his own confession made to a Sentinel
reporter. Ilc related how he had suf-
fcred in other cities from the type of
reporters and editors written about in
l'plon Sinclair's book. “The Brass
Check." and from the awcd‘way in
which he referred to the book. one
would he led to believe that he. placed
it in the category of “one of the most
truthful books ever written."
Owing to the fact that he was ab-
sent from town yesterday a message
was left at his home asking him for
a brief sum ary of his remarks.
uncut the article in question. so that
110 would not be compelled to again
suffer from the “distortion of his re-
marks." '
DANBIJRY HAS A
’ $30.0“ BLAZE
DANBL'RY. Feb. 8.-—’.l‘hc factory
of the Danbury llattcrs' Fur Compa-
ny on River street. was damaged lly
today. to the extent of
about $30,000. Building and contents
were fully insured. The origin of the
fire has ont been determined. but an
investigation is being made by Chief
Beckerle. of the fire department.
WEST NflllWAlli
‘ - muss CASE
The trespass case of Harry A. Flor-
shlcm vs. Joseph Lipus was heard
Malay morning starting at 10:30
o'clock .and lasting until nearly six
o‘clock last night. by Judge H. Voo—
burgh in the council chambers at the
City Hall.
The action arose out of the alleged
trespass of Linus on property owned
by Florsheim, which property was
purchased from Mark floods”
who in turn had purchased it mm“
the New flown 1W W, .
The property is 'W in m 8'?-
walk and a mail
fire. early
BRINDEEL fiETS
FIVE Til TEN-
i’EAfiNlENEE
NEW YORK. Feb. 8,—.Robert P.
llrindell. president of the Building
Trades Council, convicted of extortion
from builders. was sentenced today
by Supreme Court Justice McAvoy to
curve from five to ten years in state's
prison.
Nil llllllE ARMY
human Mill
“’ASHINGTON. Feb. 8.-—The bars
were up today mint further enlist-
ment! in the Army until the enlisted
the 176.000 maximum authorised in
the joint resolution which the Denote
yesterday made. law by duplicating the
action or the House in overruling the
presidential vote. The vote in the
M was $1 to 1. Senator Kim.
' of Arkansas. casting the
M
Morel-slimy
strength automatically to reduced to ‘
k
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Norwalk Chronicler