'13'l‘ABLISHED 1870
Entered at the South Norwalk Host '
Office as Second Class Mall Matter.
"rebate Judges Want ~
Some Legal Questions
Clarified
By Assembly
Desire Legislati
‘ 1
ve Action on Presump-
1...} As to Survivorship Where Husband and
lie Appear to
Have Died Simul ~1
taneously—J’robate District
Judges
Gather
:x' to survivorsal
.11.l wife meet death
» .‘1..1l.lv h1- onr- 01’ the
probate assembly.
ul:1lllti‘.'e committee.
Assumhly .to act.
1 4: s1-s~1i0n. The matter
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11111 H11 [1118.41.11r11111‘11 law which
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the death of the deco-l;
judges wish to
whether the
expenses
i‘rom the
damages for
out. The [Arohnte
have it clearly stated
funeral and administrative
come from thf’destnte or
judgment in such cases.
.lndm- ll. lv‘. Gal‘fney of New Britain
is chairman of the legislative com-
mittee. the other members of which
111111 .lmlgro (31,10 ll. Robinson. \V'illi»
1111mm; Judge ()er “hi-1:111. .1111.
ford: .Iluis'e Curtis S. Bacon. Middle.—
1mvn: .l1z1lc1- 1\‘1 iron J. Aylingt. Nor
Judge Elim ll. Hinckley. Stor.
Judge Thomas D. Coulter
Mast-1.: Judge Edward Garfield Burke.
11.114. Him-1“: Judge John F. Renting.
St1111l‘11111l;l.111l:e “'illiam S. Hyde.
‘.l.11.11 '1'.11 ah r and Denis '2‘. O'llrien, J12.
.\I1'1‘ i i.- 'll.
Meeting l'ollmw [Jun-219011.
'l‘hv meeting 3'1’1sil1r.i.u‘ fcl'mve-i
luncheon at the Hartford Club. In
the {11151111011 of .iu-lge John E. Fain-3'
m' [:ookvilh‘. president of the assem-
My. Judge Paul L. Miller 01‘ Bridge-
port pr1-si1l111l. Curio-1 S. Holcomb.
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Eve Bridgeport
Held in Rum Truck Case
Men Are .
1'. 1;» I'i'1)l:'l‘. Nov.
..,1 111.1,1’
23.~—l~‘ive Bridge-
:1r11iigne1i in the Town Court
1 .1-.<1‘1»111l.1y afternoon. pleaded not
'v 111 the theft of a Muck truck and
11 111-1portation of liquor. and were
11 1 1 over to the December term of
1 1'1-1minal Superior Court. under
11 11 of $5.000‘each. They are Harry
1 1 111. alias "Scrapper Hogan,"
. . 1.1"11.1rorto. Tony llovillo, Edward
11.111111 and Frank Aurillio.
{In-v wnrc arrested Nov. 5 on :1 11101
1111+. which they were 111111141111 to
Ion-tidy taken from Cecil R.
.1. iruckman or" 700 Laurel
.11.‘ Bridgeport. at the points of
1:1 1 1 few hours before the truck was
i mi .11 $411.00“ cargo bf whiskey
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was held before Jus-
l'mce Vt’illard S. Adams.
113111111111-111 l‘1. Bradley pros-
1111se, assistmi by Assistant
.\:11,1.1111e,v l3). Earle Garllck.
'1 i ll. Sheelmn. of New H11-
111 W111 chief counsel for the defenSc.
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Hy.
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Attornev Ilirl‘v ll.t~'i1.'-1'wood. who
11 the al.11m that 1-1-111lt111i in the
the 1111 111111; 81 ”remit. Frank
11:31 or the St 1h 111111111 and Stecves
1 H111 witness-111s 111ll1>1l by the‘State.
1» «intense offered no testimony.
Ht-11ves. who is under arrest for im-
plication in the case, in his testimony
told of the. alleged holdup and theft of
the truck by six armed men in Sauga-
tuck. He said he left Bridgeport at
10545 o’clock on the night of Nov; 5
for Port Chester to get a load of gro-
ceries. He was driving a two-ton
Mack truck. owned by Cornelius Hall,
a trurkman, of Scaview avenue.
Bridgeport. The car carried Connecti-
cut markers issued to Steevel. In
Port Chester he said. he left the truck
in charge of two grocery clerks whifle
he went to a restaurant.
\‘i‘hen he returned. he'1 said. the
truck was loaded and he started with
it for New' Haven. “accompanied by
a man who was to show him the way."
lie followed the Boston Post. road as
far as Norwalk. when he cut across to
the new Shore road, he said.
Held Up by Gunmen.
Near Saugatuck. he testified. he was
stopped by nine men. six of whom
were armed. and who jumped 0n the
truck. “’ith a gun pressed against
the back of his neck? he. said. he was
forced to drive through VVcstport Cen-
ter. where the truck stalled. He testi-
fied he made his escape in the ensuing
confusion.
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IAINITY DRAMATIC
it‘ll MUSICAL fiUllll
EIVES [i001] PLAY
1 writing at the Trinity church
1 -' l. Ill the Trinity Dramatic and
' 11 Guild presented the tirst a11-
'1 :17’11 "licacon l'luhhs.” The play
before, averowded house and
111111111 was at a premium.
1 went through without a flaw,
1. 1 knowing his or her part to
M155 Mary: Redllng made
the evening in her-inter1
a little Swedish girl.
H11ris. Marion Mottram. Ed-
1‘ 1.111] Maude Anderson also
i 1.111.11:1l|_v well.
worn sang "There's a Long.
1.: aLVVinding.”1hctween the
w‘mui acts.
the second and third acts
11‘. Leonard. Mrs. J. Herb-
‘111 '11 and Mrs. Frederick G.
1 91111 three honorary“ members
«1.11.1. who worked so hard to
pin}; across. were each pres-
' 1‘ "1 :1. bouqufl of chrysanthe-
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1
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11.1;11 School quartet. composed
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M A SONIC DIBEOI‘ORY.
L] V1"
vil Lodge. No. 108, F. and A.
+1 in Masonic building. South
.1..1.111 and 3rd Tuesday: of
‘11:.1'111lh, July and August ”mt"
" '4 o'FIOCk. All Master M80011.
111.1. and frntonmily lnvtted.,
11111111. .1. WALSH. W. M. ’
nonrm' M. W'IUJOX. Sec'f- 1
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Hull- 1p
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Chapter. No. ”38 R'. 1L3!"
1 1". Masonic Temple; South Mai:
111 2111.1 and «11 Tuesday! of
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‘ ""1. and "eternally invited.
8. P. DECKER. H. P.
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1 01.111 at s o’,clock July and'
All R. A. Mason! ‘
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Leo Nash. an expert accountant of
Stamford. Conn.. got a verdict of $75,-
000 in the Supreme Court. in Jersey
City. yesterday, for the death of his
wife. She and her sister wererkilled
when the automobile in which they
and anh were riding- was struck by a
Central Railroad of New Jersey train
last spring. Nash. as administrator
of the estate of his sister-in-law, Miss
Esther Edwin Smith. also got a_ver-
diet of 310.000 for her death.
The sisters were left about 8500.000
each by their father.
Miss Genevrevc Smith were married In
1920. and went to live at .nlppan
mint. outside of Stamford. Her-sis-
ter. who was a graduate of Barnard.
lived with their mother in an apart-
ment in Riverside Drive. On April 15.
1922. they were driving from Toms
River to Lakewood, N. J.. and at
Ridgeway the automobile was struck
in: a train and both women were km-
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PRICE OF TUE-KEYS.
Inquiry by the EveningSen-
tinel this morning showed that
Lthe price of Thanksgiving tux-a
keys will range from 50 cents
v
i
Live turkey will sell for a.
minimum price of 65 cents a
pound up. In Stamford, one
m is selling ilivo turkey 11111-
$1.50 a poem}. 1'Tllere' are few
when for sale in load mar
irate at the pro-autumn.
F. S. LYON. m
Mr. Nash and1
to 65 cents a. and. This canto
of price is or western cold
storage turkcy. ‘
' SIX MEET
DEATH BY
POISON
EntireFamily of Irvin Hen-
derson, Lancaster, Ohio.
Found Dead Yesterday.
NOT ACCIDENTAL,
POLICE BELIEVE
He Believed Enemies
Were Poisoning Him.
LANCASTER. 0.. Nov. 22 (By Thye
Associated Press). —— \Vhile partial
solution of. the mystery surrounding
tire family of Irvin Henderson—
fathcr, mother- and four small children
———was expected to come through ex—
amination oi‘ the vital organs of the
two adults at Columbus. today. ofiicials
here were basing their i1 xestigaiion
of the tragcdv on the supposition that
the family died from uh effects oi
poison intentionally administered.
Theories that the deaths \\‘1:l‘0 ac-
cidental were cast aside while police
and county-officials searched for the
possible perpetuator and the 11121113111111
motives. »
(Continued on Page Eleven)
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James Finnegan Accused of
Having Taken $1,600
from Chemists.
James Finnegan of 35 Ann street.
this city. was placed under arrest in
Stamford. yesterday afternoon by De—
tective Sergeant Thomas Foley of that
city. charged with the embezzlement
of over 81.600. belonging to the Lead-
ing Perfumers' and Chemist'. Inc.. of
Second avenue. New York city.
Finnegan was sales manager of the
Stamford branch for the Perfumery
Company. and for the past four weeks
had failed to turn in any receipts for
stock sent. to him.
An auditor was sent to the Stamford
branch office in the Washington build-
ing_ on 'Main street, and there checked
up on the stock and receipts. When
the auditor arrived Finnegan dis-
appeared for several days, not return-
ing to the office until yesterday.
Upon his return to the office he was
ing gone to the prosecuting attorney.
and made :1 complaint when Fumes-n
disappeared. -
He is being held under
$2 000.- '
Finnegan had a crew of seven salea-
men working in Stamford for him1 and
in Norwalk at one time had several
girls working for him, among them
his wife.
3111.3 Finnegan an attractive little
woman. could not be found by a Senti-
nel reporter last night. Finnegan and
his wife and their two children made
their home on Ann street here for
some time and were well known in
Norwalk. the news of his arrest on
this charge coming as a big surprise to
those who knew him.
MORE
Finnegan was not arraigned in the
S! :1m1’crd court this morning. his case
hemp continued. It is expected that‘s.
hemirg before Judge Samuel'Young
will be held in his case tomorrow
morn‘ i g.
WilMAN KNflfiKEll
llllWN BY AUIIIISI
The Norwalk police today are eu-
deavoring‘to locate tho owner and
driver of the mitcnloblle
bonds of
street as she allghted from a. trolley
car at Main and Ward streets yester-
day afternoon. Mus. We: Got”;
‘ cham. sister of Mrs. Busslhg.report1ed
the accident to the police. ~
The trolley had come to a standstill
and um. Busch: ttefipod into the
roadway. As she did, the automobile
sldeswiped be: knocking her down and
painfully injuring bet. The driver of
the machine upping! the brakes tern-s
pomdly. but then sped away. The
police have the registration number of
the automobile. 1
By getting into communicator: wltt
the Motor
Hartford, Putz-elm Charles F; Page,
learned {but the. automobile, which
struck Mrs. Busing was owned by
street. Eugene”
Said to Have Told Physician
the snuffing out of the lives of the en\
placed under arrest, the auditor hay--
which.
knocked down Mrs; Birding of 8 Aiken?
Vehicle 11th “.1190
Dr. Henry Roberta; ‘ot’ Peacock“:
.\
his choir leader. at New Brnus
Milli/Allis 1111131.
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The Nor-walk Baseball club close!
the season or 1922 in a. most fitting
manner last evening when me 111...“-
bers of the club and their guests as-
scmbled at the home of Frank J.
Riley and enjoyed a delicious repeat.
IThe report of the baseball team for
the past year was read by the secre-
tary and was accepted. which "showed
the club in a good financial condition.
the proceeds of the season was then
divided among the players.
After the business meeting those
present adjourned to enjoy the sup-
per, which was featured by the horne-
run cake won by Henry Schmidt.
Harold Kenna amused those present by
impersonations of just how the cake
was won. but when hé was reminded
of the fact that he walls to the breeze
in a critical mome in the last game
of the championship series, his im—
personations ptroved to be quite a.
joke. '
Piano and vocal selections were ren-
Mrs Frances Stevens Hall widow. of the stain now
Hall, whose" body was found beside that of Mrs. Eleanor 31911111111111 Mills,
ck N. J. A grand lurv probe of the mys-
tery, which weeks of investigation his not cleared up. glow; is in progresg.
Wheeler
SPRlNiiWililll
RESIIIENTS ARE
PRETIY SflliE
“Here we pay- more taxes in propor-
tion to our size than any other section
of the city, we get less. in fact practi-
cally nothing for our taxes. and then
we are publicly insulted by a. council—
‘man," remarked a. resident of the
Springwood section to a Sentinel re-
porter this morning, commenting upon
the statement made by Councilman
George E. Curtis of the first. ward. at
Tuesday night‘s special council meet-
ing. when he said that the name
'fipringwood was associated with “boot-
ieggera. pbllce raids." and ‘was "in bad
odor" in the city.
Feeling runs high in the Springwood
section, and from all that can be
foamed there is‘llttle doubt but what
the direct slap at this progressive part
of the City of Nor-walk has aroused a
feeling of indignation that will result
in Councilman Curtis being called
upon to publicly'apologlze for his re-
marks.
In fact it has been learned thatg a
dated and an enjoyable time was had
by all. .
Those present were: Manager Frank
J. Riley, Assistant Manager John
Friend. Secretary and Treasurer Henry
'.J Schmidt, Charles R. Riley, Hag-om
Kenna, Kenneth St. John, Wlmgm
McCarthy. Cia'i-enoe McCarthy. Donald
N. Bredlce. Joseph Sullivan; Arthnr E.
Riley. Dahlel Logan. Harry Eng-non»
runi. Joseph Robes. - :
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committee of representative Spring»
wood merchants and residents will
probably be present at the next meet—
ing of the city council. to be held on
November 28. and at that. timé ask
.‘Mayor Barton or Councilman (Inglis
“WT
(Continmd on Page Two)
CAPTAIN
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A dectgion in favor of the defendant
was handed down today by Judgé
Webb of the Superior court 111 the case
of Katherine G. Lawm against Cap
; can Stephen Echo. The defendant col-
_‘ loch costs of the action.“ according to
_ the decision. Bobo was intended by .1
Attorney Leo Davin. 1-
The 111111111111 claimed $500 W «
_' the casualties were either killed or in-
. jnred when a. train of trip cars run-
. This accident caused the snapping of
. an electric cable, which in turn set. at:
.1 the dust which resulted in the explo-
. earth for miles around and occurred
'missing might be found. despite an—
’ black huddled i
1 the pit..
out o: the night, 110110th tum
BIRMINGHAM Ala... Nov' 23.——
W'ork of removing the dead from Dol-
omite Mine No. 3 of the Woodward:
Iron Company. in which 475 men were
crapped by an explosion yesterday was
renewed‘ today by rescue crews, aided
by undertakers' assistants.
Company officials estimated the list
of dead might be increased from 83.
Checking of injuries indicated a. list
of 60 was approximately correct. Of
the dead 35 were white men: of the
injured, ‘80 per cent. are neg‘roes. ac-
cording to company officials.
At least 50 men who are listed in
t
ning w d from the tippié crashed
into the mine yak-d in the main entry.
slim. The concussion rocked the
so nearly simultaneously with the
accident which produced it, that the
victims were not aware What was
happening. ~
At dawn the weary watch about the
pit appeared to renew hope that the
nouncement thatrf‘all the live persons
but been to wed." White and
he biting cold about
Many children refused to be
comforted. ~
They stood through the long night
watching for every crew that emerged.
Joy occasionally revvarded women and
children by workers turning up from.
out of two other exits. The other
exits were miles from the main entry.
and this caused families to be separ-
ated from those rescued for menu
hours in some instances.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala... Nov. 23 (By
The Associated Press).-—0fflcials of
the Woodward Iron Company. owners
of Doiomote Mine No. 3,.where a. dust
explosion trapped 475 miners yester-
day afternoon, announced early today
Thirty-five of the Known Dead Were “flute
and the Others Colored, While Fate of Many
of 475 Workers Trapped in Bil-mmgham, '
Ala” Mine Is N ocKnown—Flfty Met
Death as Trip Cars Ran Wild,
Snapping Electric Cable and
Causing” Blast That'
Killed is Many
More
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one work Icontinuegz.
Apprcxi mately ,
pox-ted to have been injured by ESQ
blast and the other men to halxe eo—
capcd unharmed.
Scenes of pathos aboiit mine 1111111111.
during the n glitz and early morning
hours continued as relatives and '
ilies of minefs known to have been b."
the mine when the blast occurrol'.
waited expectantly for news of flick“
loved ones.
fMany or these men. it was bcl
ed, had reached the surface;
through the runway (:13an
mine with Mine No. 2 and had
entered the workings to hell: in m
work without communicating WEE
company ofiictals or relatives. '
The anxious relatives. however kg!
their watch about mine In a
night. long. refusing to ”quit tha‘
posts. ,
It probably will be late today 13‘
a. corn lete official count of the ,7
1.111121 i ‘ured will be available, M
ing to company omcials. who new
ed atthe mineallnlght manefiort'
relieve the minds ot‘unxlous rm
Many of the more seriously
may die. it was said ”the health!
Bessemer where they was taken
~
ter was able to clear tbs W
the mine entrance of him
c {who‘ cane to total 819
WOX‘ . .
Shortly heroic midnight the
of identification of dS‘od wt:
authorities and olden]: til-nine
their attention to affix m- tho
ed.
. The jam of automobiles about
mine during the late hours Isl; six“
caused several collisions. no one be!“
badly injured. but: property W
finally relieved. this trafic 5113-.
that 83 bodies had been taken from
the mine. and that they feared the to-
Shipping Board
“Homeless." sobbed the old Phoenix
Engine company‘ s pamper, this morn-
ing, to a. Sentinel repdrter, when it
was interviewed as it reclined more or
less gracefully on its four wheels on
Marshall street.
"To think that when Ted Brown
brought me back to my old home in
Norwalk, yesterday. from the Shipping
BOard plant at Wilson Point yesterday
afternoon, that I should be refused
admittance. I was not wanted any‘
more by the city. I was scorned.
Honestly. it’s enough to peel the nick-
le plating off my pump." and the old
engine coughed and moaned when the
wind blew through its 0ch fire hog: and
refused to utter another word.
sThté proved to be most unsatis-
factory and So inquiries were made
as to What had _happened.
The Shipping Board is cleaning out
its plant and yesterday had :owed' up
town the old - Phoenix «company's
.punjip'er which if commandeered, or
selzed, or at least obtained during the
war times for’use' atrtl‘i'é plant.
Considerable dificuity was exper-
; ienced recently about getting a so:-
tlement from the Shipping Board for .
the use of the pamper, by the City 11111.:
the case is still being fought out.
The pamper was mwéd to the First
the people algagegi in towing the en-
glue were informed that 1: win 301;
wanted atthe hopes.
In factno fire house In tile city
wanted it. or hndiroom for It. The
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To Be Put Under Arr
district 119' the Phoentxhouse and there ,
(Continued on Page! Mr
Men Likely
On the police blotter at W
quarters there is a. notice to tilt
that it the Shipping w " "
abandoned the engine- on the M
that they should be arrested. all th.
engine moot wanted by the aim
\Toar‘r'estshadbeenmadouptom
today, however.
The matter now rests for the pres:
out. The old pamper is in a.
ated condition. utterly males for on:
fire fighting purposes by the
and hence _is not wanted {It the
Again if the city accepted it; 7
claim which they hold W
Shipping Board, Would bécomfs if _,
teas; The city aw 31133.8";
er.
‘ When the ' pamper arrived
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