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‘ EJI'ABLISHED 1870
line Killed,
Result of l’ec
mi. Narrow Part of
u. o
, W’ll'vhll.“ llct.
‘iiiml ml eight other.“ Si‘i‘lO'l-"L" i
'_’s.
luv-ml shortly :li'tel' 5 o'clock .‘I‘HU'NL'
‘u incl iv ill. avenue. Springfield. Sill!
lirg‘e truck filled with en
the State Highway
vilpl‘i I
Huxva mi
woik on the VVinstmLNol
“lid, The dead nlz-n is .losvll
w: Antoni.) of VVnterhury. who hit
mum: Ill ’l‘orling‘ton l‘or sever:
.. Hi- received internal
ml vin-o' n()0.l after reaching
.mhtiehl County Hospital.
lhn iwo machines met at n car
part. of the road. The prolectin
ml NONI
.i l.
th
.n"
depart
m-vu. who wwr returning to ’l‘orring-
injurie-
nznm-edutneSoutn Non-pita)“
unanimous-311nm.
Eight Hurt ‘
As Seats 1 Crush Them
When Sitting in Truck
uliar Side-Swiping Automobile
Accident Near Winsted—Two Machines Met NE“. BNL.NSWICN._ N J” o... 23.
Roadway
Um;- nmn \vus‘ends of boards used {IS-Scals in the
I caught in crates ut-
izu'hcd to the side of the truck driven
The boards were squeez-
“hlmmm WIN” “ “WW” “““k' “"1"“ ml together holding the men's legs in
-n by ll‘vancis J. (imnirtie of No. 7136 _;, “394”“. grip.
n» ' highway truck
“Y ' by (illudette.
“ before he could arise.
..
ill‘. J.
I l).
homes. are:
Otto livin, Vito Mecco,
’li‘runk lleii‘ranclsco. Angelo Avenla.
hominico D'Angilu. Julio Conti. \V.
lmhuliskl and Antonio Franceseitte.
h
ll
Ii
8
.iilili crushed legs.
No arrests were made after an in-
icstigution by the local police. Traf-
l.r rr the road was held up for on
a hour after the accident.
1‘
,, ,....-_,.—
Haw
mwd Probably of Incen
Lilian .' Origin.
m- ”olive
~=i on lhc ll‘runklin ltiiymond prop
l‘\.
pulling-hind nearly destroyed a ms.
in.» shop nearby. The police
'ilsll‘ul that the tire was of iucendi
.. nrvgou and started the probe of the
i . -ln unluplaints made jointly by Mr.
willful“ and the insurance compan
inn-nu policies covered the proper
“ii stubborn battle.
burning barn
.. vmli underway before it
1 Jill building afire. 'i‘he
.wi- w serious that the.
-l 'i . lurn burn.
> next l'ew days.
lilMllBliES Mill
Automobiles driven by John
‘Iil‘l'lll iii of 171 VVindsotr
milliyn. N. Y., and Frank H. Harri-
. v of '3”: 1—2 Howe avenue, Shelton.
llll together (it the foot of James
,m; the Post “on". about 5:30
i.l.‘~il. night. considerable dum-
._ g «ion:- to both machines. but
'Iw: oi the drivers being injured.
l'lllliill. driving :1 Buick .Six
l "n: cur was headed towards Hall'—
:“l side-swiped {in Oakland
l'v'l, drive-n towards Norwnlk. by
‘-‘ 'vil.
u-s were spun around by the
liIV‘ front. wheels, steering
ln-adlights. etc.. on the
. being broken. while the left
ulc‘uii‘rd, spring. tire and wheel
» lzuick’ were also smashed.
‘r'ci-lvnt attracted a consider-
vmil. and was investigated by
w in Patrolman Charles Thorpe.
‘ . .ls were made. I
li‘iw.
'LAN wonm CAMPAIGN
AGAINST PROHIBITION
shins. Oct. 28.-—(Associated
". world fight against prohi-
. With the United states as the
v' ol‘ the wet campaign. W11.
ill. the closing session of the
‘r‘mt'erence of anti-prohibition-
mml de. Mun of France was
N In rid of "the internatinal com-
;.» defense." to bring the dry
vnck into the wet fold.
,W‘iir'fi plrincipai effort will be
. .l the l‘nlted States. where in-
_ ~. [will difficulties over ships have
n favorable. atmosphere for
nti-prohibitionist 'nttack.
“unlit-ION or
GRADE Gnomes
"""l'tllD. Oct.
, "f R‘radc
hula}. ill
'lla
.. H.
.. - 28.—-The elimi-
crossings was'dlscul-
:1 conference in the State
cen Public l'ulitleii’Com-
._Y 'P Higgins and Elweu and
.. counsel Edward G. Bucklsndvk
lL-l Manager Bur-do.
llmglmm and Engineer of
"Minn lYaterman. all of thé New
if.“ road. and Chief Engineer E. J.
.. m the l'tilities Board. The
was held behind closed doorl.
M
.. my.
”in”:
7"" a. Sentinel Wm}, ’
”its for the be“ raw“: Advam'
Ii...
late Police Are Called "
To Probe Sagutuck Fire
w to mus Sunday Morning
ill AM? "that Destroyed the
of Franklin Ray-
wcl‘e called yesterday
..i.'-»l,u;atc a tire that destroyed the
u: Hnugatuck. early lust Sunday
a [‘0
fix.» me. last. Sunday morning gave
l’ W'wlporl and Suug’utuck firemen
Sparks from
in which the fire
was
wrrl lauded o nthe. roof or the
wand Mfg. Co. several times and
menace
firemen
.mnpi-lled to devote their entire.
iHuilOI. in the factory building and
on... m. “N, State policemen in the trustees have a right to pay over
H”... M the probe would make it directly to such grandchildren in the
m-mwul. but. it was learned in VVest- ““‘Y they 3"" lit ”1“ income of “‘9
Illl llyil up... have mugs which are trust. funds for the maintenance. edu-
lw-vlwl to result in action within cation and ““990” Of “‘9
[Million
P.
Place.
Elllllil I3 ll] APPLY
BflNVEflllilillllflNS
Gltl‘il‘INW'ICH. Conn.. Oct. 28.—-A
hearing in an action brought by Al-
fred Jarctzki and other executors
against the estate of Edmund C. Con—
verse, Elizabeth Strong and others on
a reservation from the. Superior Court.
Bridgeport. to the Supreme Court of
Errors. Bridgeport. was held in the.
Supreme Court yesterday before Chief
Justice George E. \‘tholer.
It was to decide the meaning of
Article 13 in the will of Mr. Converse.
who left an estate valued at 330,-
000,000. It bequeathed to the ex-
ecutors, constituted as trustees for
the purpose. $800,000 in trust for his
grandson. Edmund C. Converse. 3rd.
and $400,000 in trust for each of the
six other grandchildren, The question
argued by counsel is whether the in-
come from these trust funds should
be paid over to the guardians of the
grandchildren during their mindrity
and to the grandchildren themselves
when hecomingpf age. or whether
grnmL
children. -
“falter M. Anderson of Greenwich
appeared for Edmund C. V'Converse
3rd, aged 16. and Roger A. Converse,
aged 10, both children or Edmund C.
Converse. Jr. Judge John F. Kent—
mg of Stamford represented Elizabeth
and Barbara $trong. children of Mrs.
Katherine Strong. wife of Benjamin
Strong of the Federal Reserve Bank.
New York: George P. Converse
Maximilian Converse.
Converse. children of Antoinette
Countess of “'ariens Leben. eldest
daughter of the testator. who married
Ill 19l5 to Julius Caesar Graf von
\l’artens Leben. Charles I). Lock~
wood of Stamford appeared for the
trustees. Harry H. Mann of New'
York represented Julia A. Salisbury.
and
Converse M.
Antonio was crushed
The injured. who were treated by
llartnett and taken to their
Nearl yall ot the men have lacerated
Assocm‘rsoiisess nevi/s FROM‘ALL Fitch's o"
RillJNllS lllll u
MRS: GIBSON ’ 40 YEARS AS .
Milli- SECOND
Will 19... SCENE
M. M.
Charge of Station
Green’s Farms.
mr‘our ii‘ours after she had witnessed
the shooting of the Rev. Edward
\Vheeier Hall. rector of the Episcopal
church of St. John the Evangelist,
and his choir leader. Mrs. Eleanor R.
Mills. on the night of September 14.
Mrs. Jane Gibson Feturned to the.
scene and ‘saw the woman she says
was present when the two were slain.
bending over the body of the rector,
weeping bitterly. Neither the man
who Mrs. Gibson has told the author—
ities shot Dr. mill and Mrs. Mills nor
the automobile parked nearby at the
time of the murder was in sight when
she made the second visit.
This and the statement
years ago today was appointed sta
postmaster.
tionmaster at -Grecns
still hale. and hearty, continues
duties with his usual fidelity.
agent by the late Col.
Stevenson. who
Haven road.
appointment as station agent. Mr
that M‘rs.
Mills escaped from her assailants aft-'GrossmmL was stationmaster and League of W'omcn Voters at the
er the rector was killed and hid be- postmaster before him- liotu tamer home or MVS‘ S" C" Shaw in Red'
hind bllshes nearby. only to be re- and son have been retained as post- ding yesterday. “'11ch ”Congressman
back to the
tree. were
captured and dragged
spot under t.'.e. crabapple
amazing details in the. eye-witness
story as retold yesterday by Mrs.
Gibson to special Deputy Attorney-
Generni \Vilbur A. Mott.
Confident that he has solved the
murder. which he says is "complex.
but not a mystery." Prosecutor Mott
went ahead today with the work of
assembling corroborative evidence.
He indicated to newspapermen that no
arrests will be made until he has pre-
sented the. case to the Somerset Coun-
ty Grand Jury.
The pig farm of Mrs. Gibson was
again under guard today. to prevent
newspaper men from talking further
with her. She. is said to have told
Mr. Mott during: the lengthy inter-
view that she lost one of her moc-
casins as she. rode hurriedly away
after witnessing the shooting of the
pair. and returned four hours later to
search for it. ,
Her statement that Mrs. Mills ran
tion since Abraham Lincoln.
mer. He has one daughter.
master.
farmer. Mir. Grossman has
been active in local affairs.
SflNfiS, DANCES 6
ANI] PLAYS ARE
PARTY PRllliliA-li
The its-st party or the season was
held at the Girls' and Vv'omun‘s Club
last evening. About fifty members
enjoyed a. remarkable program pre-
aujay after Dr. Hall had been shot ”3'94 and mucosa-d by Mrs. John
and hid in the.bushes between the Merriman. It- ““3 3‘1““ ‘1 SUCCESS
that oil, voted that such a program
be a feature of each monthly party
and everyone felt grateful to Mrs.
Merriman for introducing a new idea
in the gatherings. .
Miss Ellen Lane gave a delightful
piano number. .K'Iiss Louise Wood-V
ward demonstrated what remarkable
talent
Dramatic class under Mr. Wirdwell
by reciting ‘two finished numbcrs:
“Pap" was one and wasimpst attrac-
tive. Miss ”W‘oodward's charm was
felt by eevryone present.
Miss Eva. Stevenson sang “Carnival"
and "Mighty Like a Rose" accom-
panied by Mrs. Mcrrimsnon the
piano.
had been honored by the presence of
such an artist. Miss Marion Mc-
Queen gnve two delightful recitations
and proved her taelnt to: drum“;
recitation. The audience. Clalnured
for more. Miss Mildred Aller in
gypsy costume gave two finished and
beautiful dances with tamborine. Nor-
walk is fortunate to have her talent in
their midst. All those present 'xvere
enthusiastic. Cards and dancing com-
pleted a most enjoyable evening.
A party similar to that of last night
will be given each month and the
C. F. Chapter has planned a costume
party for Monday evening at the club
at which the admissionrwill be 30
cents. Everybody is invited for the
Hailowe'en fun.
The public is invited to join the
Girls’ and Women‘s club. Membership
arranged through the matron at the
club rooms.
apple tree and the. old Phillips house.
where. the man and woman murderers
found her with the aid of flashlights
and dragged her thirty or forty yards
over rough ground. is borne out by
the. autopsy. The slain choir singer's
body gave evidence of rough treat-
ment. Mrs. Mills fought desperately.
Mrs. Gibson is said to have told the
authorities. but the murderers over-
powered her and dragged her back to
the spot under _the tree.where she
was shot three times.
AflllilllNElfiHlillil
; film FRIEND
Pledging support of the annual Red
Cross roll call and voicing its grati-
.tudc for the work of the American
Red Crosg for disabled ex-service men.
the American Legion. at '5 national
convention. in New Orleans adopted
the following resolutions:
“Whereas. The American National
Red Cross was. during the war. untir-
ing and faithful in its service toxthe
men of the Army. Navy and Marine
Corps of the I'nited States; and
“\Vhereas. Since the armistice, in
hospitals both abroad and 3&7 home,
the American Red Cross has provided
[or disabled service men the service
and comforts that the Government. of
necessity. is ll)t able, to furnish; and
"Whereas. The American National
mother of Edmund C. Converse 3rd
and ltogifi' A. Converse. She was
divorced from Edmund C. Converse.
Jr.. and was awarded the custody of
the children. being appointed general
guardian on July 18. 192].
'An opinion will be handed
later. '
cum
(1 own
Navy :
sun's MAYORS WILL BE
VIN NORWALK OCTOBER 31
Q
Announcement was made here to-
dsy that the Mayor's association of
Connecticut would hold their annual
meeting in the. City hall at. South Nor-
walk on Tuesday. October 31:
Newton S. Blainard, former Mayor
of Hartford will preside and many
Mayors and ex-Mayors have‘ been
asked to be present. “‘
Red Cross has (lo-operated in every
way with the Vete‘rans‘ Bureau. in
seeking out and rendering assistance
to disabled etc-service men, entitled to
care. training and compensation be-
cause or their disability; and
“Whereas. The American National
Red Cross has been. both during and
since the war. a good neighbor and
faithful friend t.) the families and de-
pendents of the men of the Army and
therefore. be it ,
SOUTH INOEWALK.” 0083....SSWRDAY. OGTOBER 28.1922-
...:.ll.:l.ililul;
Grossman . Still in
at
Congratulations are being showered
on Mortimer M.‘Grossman. Whod‘orty
Mr. Grossman. who is
Farms and
his;
, Mr. Grossman was appointed station
William H.
was superintendent
of the Bridgeport division of the New
By reason or the fact
that the Greens Farms' post ofiice is
located in the railroad station. his ap-
pointment as postmaster went with his
,Grossman's father. the late George EH
master by own-y federal aulminislra-i
Mr. Grossman's wife died last sum-
. Mrs.
Grace C. Holding. who sometimes as-
sists her father in his duties as post-
Her husband is a prosperous
always
W'W or “the"!
Everyone felt that the club‘
“Resolved, That the American Le-
gion, in conventibdassembled. voices
its appreciation of the service render-
ed by the American Red Crossxand. in
its turn. h'eartily.endorses the appeal
that the American Red Cross 18,, to
make to the Amérlcan public. begin-
ning Armistice Day. through the an-
nual membership roll call, for sup-
port in carrying out its splendid work:
and. be it further
"Resolved. That the American Le-
gion hereby calls upon the service
men of America" to lend their influ-
ence and give their old in whatevtr
way possible in carrying through the
Red Cross roll call to a. successful
completion." '
"ENE BAZAAR
Amid a blaze of autumnal color. andi
with the keenest interest displayed by
the committee in charge, as well as by
all ‘who attended. Court Laurel, Nol
106. Catholic Daughters of America.
Opened its annual three~day bazaar in
Red Men's Hali.‘ W'nshington street.
last evening. 5 HO!!!
An enthusiastic gathering patron-
ized the various booths and also en.
,ioycd dancing to music furnished by
Powell's orchestra. ,
The; booths were. of course. the
main feature of the bazaar. The
fancy booth in charge of Mrs. M. J. .
O'Brien and Mrs. John Grlifen con-
tained many beautiful, hncy articles
which were disposed of nutter-avid 3‘
The cage booth in charge affix-p.11.
P. Campbell. Mrs. John Guide and
Iain. Newmnnn was [on patronized u
was the lye cream and punch booth in
charge of Mrs. Doorwood and Mrs.
William Regan. . .
Members of the South Nor-walk
Council. No. 1258. Knights of Colum-
bus slsoghsd. charger ol'some of the
OLD OBJECTS TO ,
. CASH FARR 03 sum
The 'New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad company,’owinggto
the density-of (lame. .especlslly in
the s'uburbcn’ districts. has-raked the
public to purchase tickets before
boarding trains,” instead of paying
cub gin-es to conductors. , .
Pineal-(ls on display at the station
radiantfconductors ant-collector:-
ter G. Cole.
smashed through the iron railing 7.9:
1:113 ”'New Canaan bridgé 1n :Néw
Cannon svenueésxid ' 9111118326 twenty
feet below into the brook which flows? ,
undér the. bridge: It’ll! an: hour to- ;. .
day”: “Colo to; pinned in the m-
K " " orhourl. from 1 o'clock.
331333;: thirr‘mornins.“ than:
Mr. and Mrs, Harry Earle. Mr. and
Mrs. C. Merritt Ives and Mr. and Mrs.
5' HE Worm: av A shalom. unusual) oun aim common.
4‘
Political
sonai Relations.»
MEET IN REDDING. .
AND GIVE
Platform before Women’s
Organization. ' ‘ ' .
An unusual incident occurred at
the meeting of the Fairfield County.
Schuyler Merritt,» who. appeared be-
fore thedeaguc with Archibald Mc-
Neil; *Jr.,‘ the opposing congressional
candidate” at. the close of their talk
called Mr.»McNell to his side on the
platform. affectionately' pineal. his
arm'around McNeil. and both bowed
to the. large gathering. The incident
took- the crowd by storm. and ‘both‘
candidates were given hearty cheers.
The 'littlebyquy shoxved that op—
ponents on p'olieiosvstill can be. good
personal friends. . ‘ - - .» W
gathered at Mrs. Shaw's home. and
listened to » the'» nrguments of both
speakers with great interest. '. .
Congressman Merritt talked it
some. length on the tariff. claiming
the new law had been good for
business and of great benefit to the
country. He also spoke of the his—
tory of» the Republican party in its
many years of power in- the country.
period. he claimed of ’unexampled
prosperity. Mr. Merritt spoke of
the. Cummins-Esch law. the bill ~
regulating the railroads. and said
that meosure. that he was well pleased
with its operation. which he briefly
explained. ‘He' also defended his
yote against the soldiers' bonus bill. ,
Mr. . McNeil advocaticd the shack-
ment of a federal uniform
and amount hating; out thefract;
“by“csoh“mt ”having separa ' to
luvs mull}: harmjisAdone. indighat
the provisions are unequal. He sis;
advocated a law prbviding no appli-
cation for a marriage license should
be granted unless the applicant had
a medical certificate they were free
from infectious orcontagious disease.
Mr. McNeil said he thought these
two measures should be backed by
the women voters of the country
cverywherg .
Both speakers were given an ova-
tion. The meeting was non-partisan
in character. ‘ an!"
NEW HAVEN MAN
MURDERED N HOME;
SLAYER ESCAPES
NEW HAVEN. Oct. 28.-—Joseph
Filorizzi. a laborer, was instantly
killed last night when an unknown as—
sailant fired a charge from a shot-
gun through a window. as Filorizzi
and‘ his 17 year old daughter Jos-
ephine. were eating supper at their
home in an. outlying section of West
Haven. A7 moment before the shot:
was fired Josephine went to the door
to investigate a. strange noise. AHer
father was shot while her back was
turned. The full charge struck him
in the back of the head.
M
DRY LAW neurons ,
asrmvv nuns
DAlNBURY. Oct. 28.—A fine of $260
with costs and a. bond forfeiture of
8300 -additional in the cases of Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Gabriele. charged with
selling liquor. were not considered se-
vere ,enoughpenalties by Judge J.
Moss; Ices, in thé City court here. so
he tacked a 36 days' jail sentence to
the husband’s fine. The sentence ,was
Dunca Frizzell. are in New Haven.
today. attending the YalecArmy game.
Sidcswiped by a. passin‘ g automobile,
a Dodge automobile operated by Leg-
of 32 Clinton avenue,
hwé limited time in which to (”its
. r-mW-andvzsm~n
‘ “ -,* Wart!” "‘mm.‘“ ,,
fares or be compelled to carry large
sums of money with
c , ., ,
booths. nsmsly ‘themfuintnumu
and "hoorlstfqbooflisw-mv .
who Mitre William , n. 39;
ward Bplsn, Robert licences-y. Cornea
111‘ shun and.” Edward Comma.
Dune Emmy: chm or the ,
doorsnd thelcgarf‘pm. ousted by 3.
“I. Camilla John ‘ .
Thai ,fi .
m ”wt nndfobtajningizld.
which?!» make the?
“fixation ot- mu input W:
. . Brine , ,,
a».
then suspended and Gabriella. warned
to be ready for service 'otva. jail‘ term
if ever arrested again. ~ ‘
Sideswiped Auto Plunges T . g
7 Off New Canaan Bridge“:
V Driver Is: ; Slightly Hurt
notified toNsend thé ambulanceto the
scene: at tfie . accident.
n
ambulance.
Differences Fail to ;
.Upset Men in~Their Per-
TALKS'
Issues Discussed from Sine.
An audience. of‘ nearly~480‘ was“
. recalled .that Mrs.
, 0615mm»
entiiihe Nor' walk-ham“ "ml lathe
.Fair tonight and Sunday. _ 7
,"Fascisti Begin a Concerted Movement Against
Several Towns Where State Ofiicers were:
Deposed —'— King Victor Emmanuel Returns
to Rome to Confer With Political Leaders
. LONDON." Oct.
. Press).-—-—Martial law has» .msgwpgo
claimed in Italy, to take enact seem
out the entire country from {icon . 7
‘ dam’giilays a dispatch from the Steroid
' Agency, scmi-oificialrltaliiai fig
,ganization. ‘
s
in; (bid of‘the beginning of a. concert.-
edflnovement by the Fascisti‘ngainst
several toWns. Florence... Pisa. Cre-
tmona and other chiegficenters were de-
LFascisti force; who deposed the state
authorities and assumed command.
vices. therewas no resistance; , .
‘Victimsbf‘i
lllllllsll Plum
Miss Plumley Promises to?
.Have Assembly Re 13 e a1?
Act Making Separate
Court. '
There'was a. large gathering of the
voters who reside in the Fifth district!
he .was proud that he had voted. for Darien. which is on the Dorian side of ler,
Springdule, in the home of Mrs. M. C.
Fahey. .Hoyt. street, Wednesday even-.
ing. and several speeches were made
by Burton otticials and candidates for
éloction on the Darlen Democratic
ticket. The' meeting was called by!
Martin J. Shaughneesy. a’Darien Dem. '
ocratic ,leaderi‘and he spresided as!
chairman and made the. opening 'ad-‘
dress. .Other speakers were Miss Lou-
'lse Plumley,- a Darien candidate for
the General Assembly; Mrs. Hearn of i
Bridgeport. a. Democratic organizerw
Miss Moore of New Haven. and C. F.
Wagner of Darlen.
Miss Plumley told her audience that.
if elected. one of her first ,acts in
Hartford will be to try to have the
Legislature repeal the act which sepa-
rated the Town of Darien from. the
Stamford Probate Court and ’ caused
the establishment of a costly. separate
court in Darien. This has .placed a
burden on every taxpayer. unnecessar-
ily. she claimed. and the old system
was. entirely efficient. and put no
hardship upon anyone. ~
Mr. Shéughnessy and Mr. Wagner
told the voters present of the urgent
need of a change of administration in
Darien. The present officials have
reached» a stage of absolute useless-
n‘ess. they claimed. and they pointed
out needed improvements in the Fifth!
district especially to prove their argu-
ments. ' They'asked the assemblage to
give the Démocratic party a. chance in
the State. a chance to reduce taxes,
which have racked prohibitive
heights. .
The meeting thanked Mrs. Fahey
for the use of her home, and it was
7 Fahey has been
generous in, allowing the use of. her
home for civic meetings during the
past few years.
“MEN-Ill) .,
i
titted last night in a. 30bit session ‘1':
.Cockenoe'and Cocos Tribes. I. O. R.
M; held in Red Men's Hall, Main
street.~ The chief's degree massaged;
by the crack degree team at Com-
pounce Tribe. ot‘ Bristol, m ponder—
fnl tonn. The; degree team was at‘ its
best”; making the ceremony a. most sol-
emn and impressive am. The work
or the Compounoe degree team at-
‘tract‘ed most favorable. comment.
‘ The'te" is mile up otrthefollovv-
ing:"E. E.‘Merrll. first. sauna D. J.
mnemtgsecb‘gfi mime» 13- "
‘5
28 (muse Communications in all parts of.
Special dispatches early ’this'inbrni'
‘clared to have been taken over by the -
Apparently" according‘to these adv
Temporary InsanltlI ;
of Mrs. Christie!"
BililllllllllIUSSEll . .
l
sionary of the Milk River Valley ant 1
Thifty.tfiree~ candidates svere human developed his field into one or the, .
“fibre bad” disorganized
7 533316 first to reach here since ‘
Went. started. 7 .
~ King Victor Emmanuel is known
We returned to Home last night with
"the intention of conferring today'lth
various political leaders in an cndea'vé’
\or’ to forms new Cabinet to, succegi
the Facta Ministry,_whioh was forced
out by the threats of the Fascist}. _' .
LONDON. Oct. 528 (Amoeba;
Press).——Martial law‘ has proclaim
in Italy, to take exact at. noon may;
i (Continued on Page M)
less the Relatives 90f » nets.
Rector and Parishione;
Insist on It. ‘ -
HAVRE. Mont.. Oct. zs—T'he Rena
Leonard Jacob Christian rector of 3.?
Mark's Church of the Incarnation.
here and widely known: 'as (has
"Bishop of All Outdoors." and m;
Marguerite Carleton, wife of a. tow
er Montana district judge, who m‘
killed. yesterday. in the clergyman
home within a. few feet of the too:
where they just had left Mrs. M
were the victims of mm
insanty on the pa. Wot Masada“
in the opinion of l l my.
So sure are the ofiicials that the
deaths represe‘ [it «& murder gm! sum
that Coroner JOhn Holland and m
sheriff's omce last night snuonneeir 7,
that tic-inquest would beheld. mic.“
relatives of the dead man and ram?“
insisted. . ' ..
The theory of the omcers m,
confirmation from Dr. D. S. W L
zie, who was called by Mrs. Christie:-
immediately after the shooting. ‘Dr.
Mackenzie said that when he 3:an .
at the Christler home the pistol with.
which the two had been shot, still ~»
grasped in Mrs. Carieton's hunt.
with her finger on the trigger. _
In an unsuccessful effort to uni». -7
lish a motive for the shooting, m. ,
yesterday partly reconstructed a nun—f
ber of mutilated letters found in a;
room Mrs. Carleton had occupiedln s. "
They. declared, however, '
local hotel.
that they could find no mention at _
the dead clergyman in these letters.'
which ‘came from Mrs. Carleton‘sfi
mother, daughter and husband. form
or Judge Fran; Carleton, from whom
she wai's separated. One of the letter:
from the husband. officers said. men-e
tioned that he was sending her ‘s. 1
sum of money. _
Mrs. Christler. describing the shoots:
ing. said that: Mrs. Carleton came t3
the Christler home
night and remained until early Friday
Amorning. talking to the. Reverend and
Mrs. Chi-fitter. When she started to,
leave, the clergyman acampanioi
her toward the entrance. the widow
said. and just had shut the door beet:
tween :1 small - hall and the roonz
where Mrs. hristler was left; yhen
two shots rang out. Mrs. _ Chflw
“opened the door and found the bow.
that of Mrs. Carleton being with» :
minister’s body.
All of the principals in the tragedy
were prominent. both in Montana. anti. .
elsewhere. The Rev. Christlcr,’sgho5é .
was forty—six years old. " had. 531:!
charges in New York and New Jersey? .
He came to Montana in 1907 as bus-r
largest mission territories in this
Unused States.
Mrs. Christie:- ts the daughter of;
the late David Wadsworth. Auburn,
N. Y.. manufacturer, and is a. niece or
United States . Senator, James W.
Wadsworth. Jr.. of New York. The;
Rev. and Mrs. Christie:- were man-tot .
in 1914. when the clergyman was lees .
tuning inthecnst on the resources of
Hrs. Carleton was the daughter of
Don Davenport. formerly of el'enz.~~
Mont. but now of thellmperlal .. alley,
03!. Shots sun-find by a daughter by
(previous marriage. ' ~.
late Thur-sum. 7
as
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