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MARCH 10, 1923.
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SHERWOOD’S
ISLAND THIEF
For some time there have been
complaints to Sheriff Perry of houses
being entered and personal property
stolen. The most conspicuous of
the robbcrlrs were the Ada. M. Luc-
kcy residence and that of Arthur
Sherwood. both on Sherwood's Island.
'i‘mcks made about- the two houses
\vcre undoubtedly made by the same
pair of shoes. Sheriff Perry. who
has been quietly investigating these
cases. had made observations and
measurements of the foot prints.
Yesterday a man who had been down
to the bench, clnmmlng, on the re-
turn trip noticed foot prints in the
snow made by a. man walking ahead
of him were very similar to
made about the Luckcy and Sher-
wood places. After consulting with
ll‘crry. who soon arrived in an auto-
;mobilc. The footprints led directly to
gun unoccupied house on Sherwood’s
Island. The door'which was found
to be fastened in the inside led to
the upstairs room. Sheriff Perry
forced the door open and
in an upstairs room behind the door.
The man gave his name. as Mike
Kozok. In the basement evidence
was found that the man had made
the house his living place. for 6 or 7
days. There were stockings hung up to
dry; also two suit cases, one of a, for-
eign make. covered with many labels
showing that it had been carried by
some one. who had traveled to many
places. The other one was of
modern style, madc of leathc'r. The
formcr case contuincd bread“. ham.
sugar, cigarettes, tooth paste and
brush and some bottles of wine. The
.leathcr one was filled with clothing
such as handkerchicfs, underwear,
trousers, coats. shirts, dress shirts.
willie fianncl trousers. towels, rnzoflrs.
shoes, rubbers, wrist watch, and
some other articles, a neleshing line
with Arthur Shrrwood's name and
address on it. The handkerchiefs
were marked with “S" embroidered
in one corner» Among the eatuhlcs
vln a wooden case was found a. blank
sales slip such as is used in making
sales sllpu in stores. which led Sher-
iff Perry to believe that some time
the mun had robbed The store
named 'on the slip. The Sheriff called
the store in Southport, "The Pequot
Cash Grocery and Meat store." on
the telephone and the proprietor
answered that the
qntered on March 6th. 011 being ask-
‘cd for, a. list of missing articles was
given—some of which was found to
he in the suit cases, with the excep-
tion of 150 or 200 pennies which
had been taken from the cash draw-
er. Mr. Vetromilc, of Miramar Inn,
twice in a. short time. having lost an
overcoat, scarf and short corduroy
hunting coat; also the ice box had
been broken into and contents taken.
The man was wearing a. corduroy
hunting cost when arrested, which
was later identified by Vetromile.
There is positive evidence that some
of the goods found were taken from
the Sherwood house. The sheriff is
holding them until some member of
the family can come’to identify them.
Much damage has been done to the
interior of the Sherwood house by the
use of a. large chisel in opening
doors. The repairs will be expen-
sive. The Lucltey house was en-
tered on February 19th; also Greens
Farms station and post office. The
Sherwood house was discovered to
have been entered on February 25th.
The railway station was again en-
tered on February 28th. The tele-
phone coin box being pried loose and
taken. Kozok was given a prelim-
inary hearing before Judge Willard
S. Adams, and the case continued
until Saturday, March 17th.
Kozok's record shows that he was
arrested in Falrfleld on charges of
burglary and sentenced. to three
months in prison, and to pay fine
and costs of suit, which amounted to
340.89. He was again arrested in
Fairfield in June. '1922. and fined
$18.00; later arrested in -Westport
and given a. small fine.
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SOUTH NORWALK
\BOAT CLUB NOTES.
A special meeting of the South
Not-walk Boat Club has been called
for Wednesday evening. March 14th.
to be held at the club rooms. A
number of matters of importance are
to be discussed at this time. and it is
essential‘ithlt as many members as
poosible attend this meeting.
There will be a meeting of the en—
the Board of Governor: on Sunday
afternoon at the club between 3 and
4 o 'cloclc.
A number of maniac" who are in
with their dues mvwbefinoa.
all should the! all to
routing“ .
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IS CAPTURE”
those 1
entering,
and searching found the man hiding:
store had been*
had telephoned Sheriff Perry and in-r
formed him that he had been robbed'
I
”Y EINVARD THIEBBY
YEA Sen loo Stuff “'titcr.
BOSTON Match 10 —The spirit of
Ponzi goes marching on. and Boston
is alarmed. For charges are being
.msde that. Boston. city of wisdom
and culture and heavy intellect. ls-
actunlly "the biggest sucker city in
America."
Goldbricks are just. so my to sell
as over, according to a report made
to the legislature by the Joint Com-
mittee on Banking Laws.
And William C. Thompson, .of the
Boston Bar Association, adds this in-
dictment:”Not one man in {-0 in
this city is fit- to serve on the grand
jury.‘
A quarter of a million peeple, it Is
Iestimated, have lost money running
into millions, beginning with tlw
notorious Ponzi florco and continued
through the collapse of half a dozen
trust companies. and several recent
financial landslides.
Boston proper has 748,060 papula—
tion, Metropolitan Boston
The “sucker ratio," based on loss
figures. is put at 33 per cent if Bos-
ton proper is reckoned, or 14
cent for the metropolitan area.
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quest for Probe
BRIDGEPORT, March lO.-—Statlng
that he will be “veTy glad to make a
further statement when he can do so
without embarrassment to the ad-
ministration of justice." State's At-
torney Homer 8. Cummings declined
yesterday to comment on or amplify
the insinuations made by him in the
prosecution of Edward Dirigibus. to
the effect that government officials
were involved and that the activi-
ties of the bootlegars had grown to
such an extent as to be "undermin-
ing the morale of the bar."
“Have you or do you contemplate
preferring charges with the Griev-
ance Committee of the Falrfleld
County bar relative to the accusa-
tions made concerning certain of
Diriglbus’ advisers?" he was asked.
‘I’ONZI NVHO STARTED GOLD BRICK
1372,2541
per
"1 am' sorry I have absolutely.
‘Sucker Ratio’ Growing in Boston GIRLS’ AND
MANIA IN BOSTON.
And the "intelligence ratio." says
Thompson. is a mvrc 1 per cent!
.1168! than 15AM”) in the city proper
rc lit to serve on the jury. he says,
and 35, 000 in the greater cliyl
Remedial legislation is urged by
the Joint Committee on Banking
Laws to regulate private bums.
committee charges that. go
toxin: exchange was "11°1-
ii
Losses to investors totalling 87.-
000.000 are claimed in charges of
"conspiracy to defraud" brought by
the Legal Aid Society against Hurry
‘v. (ireenc, under indictment and at
liberty under $50,000 boil in connec-
tion with investigations into the ac-
tlvltcs of two finance corporations.
Grmne. who rose in in. few years
lto dizzy financial heights from the
soda tountcr of a ltoxhury drug
store. asserts that. his enterprises are
solvent and that no embarrassment
'would have occurs-9d except. for an
‘unanthorlzod loan made by a cashier
now dead. .
In the latest. trust company cor-
Ilnpso the list of Stockholm rs includ-
cd business women. widows, shop
girls and heiresses. Losses are ex-
‘prctcd to approach a. million dollars.
Cmnmings «Silent on Charges,
Against Prohibition Agents
Insinuations on Actions of Federal Men' in Dirigbus Case
Cause a Stir—Grievance Committee Reports No Re~
Have Been Filed.
nothing to any on the matter at
present." was the reply. "You can
expect a silent spell for a while,” he
added.
Inquiry from members of the
Grievance Committee here yesterday
elicitod*the information that. no in-
vestigation is being made by that;
body on Mr. Cumming-13’ inferences.
Attorney Sanford Stoddarl. member
of the committee when reached yes—
terday. stated that no complnlnt re.-
gardlng unethical prac'ices by law.
yers here had been med. "If such
charges are preferred. we wil initiate
an investigation." he said.
The Grievance Committee, hoivever
will not institute a probe into the
alegfitions inferentially made by Mr.
Cummings on its own initiative, ao-
cordlng to Attorney Stodard.
SAMUEL counts
is mnovm
NEW YORK} March IO .——Rerting
a little more comfortably and anxious
.0195”me
to get back to his desk Samuel Gom-
pers, president American Federation
of Labor, was seriously to with in-
.fluema at the Lenox Hill Hospital
today, where he has been confined
since Wednesday with bronchitis
and threatened with pneumorna.
“If I had my way," Mr. Gomoegs
told his secretary W. C. Roberts. "I'd
get out of bed. take the next train to
Washington and go right doWn to the
, . office and get to work. i feel strong
enough for it: now."
:Jeopiu iii-muss} hkmendod to
”melanin-Woodsman
mgr-room
1mm,m
Mrs. Gompers was at the hospital
.with him until late last night. She
came here from muington when
her husband was ordered to the libs-
ed his patient for not seeking at-
te tion much quicker. Mr. Gompm
w abed two days at the hotel Astor
be re he sought his physfclén, a. lfte
Ion friend.
CHURCH FINANCE
WEE DRIVES
Forty-five members of the finance
committee of the Norwalk M. E.
church gathered at the church last
night and enjoyed a delicious supper
served by the Ladies' Add support
The gathering was in connection
with the "Every “Member. campaign. ”
money meet. the _ '
The n
for”
of .87. 500
"forde
pltal by Dr. Gustav .F‘lsch, who.scold--t
WOMEN’S CLUB
HAVE SOCIAL
A splendid program? was presented-1
last night at a. social gathering of thb
Girls' and \Vomen's club held in the
clubrooms in 65 “fall street. The pro-
gram was quite lcgnthly and was pro-
séllted in a delightrul manner. The
gathering was largely attended by
members of the club and friends.
The program follows:
Dance—J'Night W'lnd"
Norma MacLeun.
Solo—aikep River" by Miss Kath-
leen Andrews.
Dance——“Polketto" by Irene Havi-
land.
Solo—“Until" by Ml- Alice Crotty.
Dance: "L'Amour Tsizane by Miss
Alice Cole'and Miss Marlon Zwicker
Solo—d‘fflomjng" by Miss Andrews.
I)unce:-,—"Boccuntes" by Miss Helen
Carter and Miss Esther Zwicker.
Dance—~"Queen of the Snow“
Miss Beatrice Lowndes.
Humorous (Recitation—Miss Vera.
McCarth}.
by M is
by
Dance- Chinese Jess" by Miss
Anna. Carter. '
Dance—"Echo of Ballet" by Miss
liaze] Zwicker.
Solo-—-“Lullaby from I.Ioscls n"
Miss Alice Crotty.
Humorous Recitation~niiss Mc-'
Carthy.
Dance;—— "Three Butterflies" by
Miss Jean Clark; Miss Merriam Lee
and Miss Erma. ‘Vfimpfhelmer.
The dancing and vocal solos were
finelynfindered. Both Miss Andi-m
and Crotty p m Net... 59;;
1% voices within? its;
I Mrs. Leon Fish accompanied Miss
,Androws on the piano while the later
was singing “Homing." Miss Crotty is
a pupil of Mrs. Lillian Showood~Neu~
kirk and Miss Andrews is a. pupil of
Mrs. Reid Havllaud. ,
The ballot won hearty applause:
all those taking part in them being
splendidly trained The costumes were
rich in color and material added
greatly to the effectivenem of the in-
.dlvidunl numbers. .
In dance numbers Mrs. Madeline1
Wynn accompanied on the piano. Mrs.
Wynn and Miss Lodlce Weld. dancing
teacher. whose pupils took part in the
program. were introduced to the
audience by Mrs. Merrintam and
gained hearty applause.
A delicious luncheon was served
after the formal program and a. social
hour enjoyed.
by
. a
APITOL
BY HENRI ALLEN COOPER
Many years ago an old boarder
charge at the desk of a small Racine:
hotel. _
To brace himself for his work, he
took a. number of drinks. About 2 a.
m., a. traveling man drifted in and
asked for a room. Tom didn't pause
to register this guest. but stumbled
ed upon the first door he came to. A
sleepy but angry voice bade him:
"Git away from that door"
"Seems to be somebody in there".
quoth Tom.
"Seems to be," agreed the traveler.
So Tom continued down the corri-
dor, banging on door after door until
he had aroused half the guests, when
at last he came to an empty room.
"There you be," he said to the new
arrival. "There" s yer room. "
And he turned and walked am
the hall.
"Hey! Wait," yelled the
man. “Where’ my key?"
"Key!" exclaimed Tom. indignant-
ly. "Key! Why. damn y'ou, if you re
an honest than you‘ll stay in there. "
SOUTH NOR\VALK' Mm O~
ms]: CHURCH NW
A good sized company of-men at
the meeting of the Christan Indus-
trial League last night heard Thomas.
Lee, for thirty—six years an anthracite
miner, tell the story of the miners life
traveling
and- work in a most interestin way.
His opinions on John Mfichei Hr.
Lowis, Elie present Union head. the
dittons. wages. were “casement tamer
.e‘stin'g and were judiciously expressedx
1 Some meaty or more questions were.
asked m. Lee following his till: and
the answers further elucidated the
which starts its cmpflgn next West: El)
among members of. the parish to rains '
we!!! s-
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Wail street. the other min Smith .
called Tom was left for the night in.1
up the "stalrs ahead of him and bang— .
1 evidence this morning.
benefits of the union. 1131de con. '
OF STAMFORD DEATH
Coroner John J. Phelnn in a. find-
ing handed down yesterday ab-
solved John Rogers of Hartford
Ralp H. Edwards of South Nor-
walk. conductor and engineer re-
spectively of the train that. struck
and killed Clyde B. Garret. :3, of
Hartford in Stamford on Marchz from
'any criminal responsibility. '
The deceased. also a. traintnan, was
standing on the track surveying Bis
engine, when he was struck 'By The
train operated by Rogers and Ed-
wards. It was due to a curve in the
road that the deceased was not seen
in time to avoid the accident the and."
lag points out.
1ST. GEORGE
PAPER Co. ‘
HAS A FIRE
Sprinkler System Saved One
01' N orwalk’s Biggest
Industries.
Fire broke out directly above the
boiler rooms at the St. George Paper
gumpany mills on Smith street short-
ly after noon today. and from the vol-
um of smoke and flame it was at
first thought that the mills were
doomed. The sprinkler system in the
mills extinguished the blaze with
slight damage. however.
A general alarm was sent in. tho
the entire fire department of the city
Two lines. of has: . stem:
to the bu’itdlng. one from
street.
The firemen were prevented from
reaching the building by the smoke.
which gushed out through openings
in the roof and also through windows.
The sprinkler system started in to
work and soon made short shift of
the blaze which was confined above
the boiler room in the pulp room.
The first alarm sent in by the whis-
tle from the mill. but the firemen
5 failed to respond at once as there was‘
some confusion. the alarm c6‘ming so
soon after twelve o'clock.
The general alarm was sent {6 by
Patrolman Janis Murray. is soon as
Hm own-lien our! :J'lnmn 'vnro 909“
Shortly after the‘ department arrived.
five lines of Ilf‘tt' \utlk laid In to the
building and these together with the
sprinkler system soon extinguished
‘ the. fire.
The cause of the fire is not. known.
LEPOFSKY IS ’
0N TRIAL AGAIN
Further evidence was taken this
mo’rnlng'in the case of the State vs.
Benjamin Lepofsky. of 26 Day street,
who is charged with selling liquor,
with exposing liquor for sale, with
conducting a place reputed to be a
place where liquor could be purchased
and with possession of liquor.
Judge Nehemiah Candee, who
heard the testimony. first given in the
case last Saturday, again heard the
The first evi-
dence was that liquor had been pro-
cured at Lepofsky's by one William
Clay. Clay first statedlin an affida-
vit that he had purchased liquor. but
ion his'dlrect testimony he would not
state this. Lepofsky's claim was that
the liquor was given to Clay.
This morning the claim was made
that. the search warrant by which
Lepofsky's home and store was raided
. bythe local police was defective. and
'that statements nude by Lepofsky at
the time at the raid could not be
used against. him. as he had not been
warned of his rights. ..
Lepo‘fsky was found guilty on all
four counts about 12:30 o'clock to-
day by Judge Caudee and was fined
$150 and given ten days in 361. An
appeal was taken by his attorney,
Poul R. Gunnery. and the case went
over to the April term of the court
of Common Pleas ‘under
$400.-
IITNEY BUS AND ~ -
TROLLEY- CAR SMASH
BRIDGEPORT. March 10.~—-Three
investigations were launched today
for the purpose of fixing the ransom:-
bility for the collision between a
trolley car and 1; super bus on State
Street lust.i night, in which 13 pet-3'
‘ mum; and the bui dej-
OUT DELAY
bonds of _.
For Not-walk and vicinity: Cloud;
tonight god Sunday; probably snow
or rain by Sunday afternoon or night.-
somewhat colder Sunday: strong
southwest winds. probably gates shift.-
ing to west and northwest tonight.
PRICE THREE CENTS
upils‘flGchn Diplomas
F'HURT
‘1 CORONER FREES TWO 1
MELLOR TAKEN
T0 nosuul.
Fell on Jagged Glass While
Crawling Through Win-
dow During Fire:
'BRIDGEPORT. Mar. 10.-—Alexan-
der 8. Mellor, assistant fire chief, was
taken to n. h0spitai today. believed to
be seriously injured. shortly after fire.
broke out in the furniture store of M.
Quinn and company. at State and
Broad streets. While. crawling
through a. window Mollor fell on
Jagged glass. receiving injuries in the
abdomen.
Reports from St. Vincent's hospi-
tal are that Mellor is in a serious con-
dition.
The fire was reported under con-
trol at 10:3 '
Starting in the elevator shaft, the
flames enveloped the fourth and fifth
floors, causing a. loss to building and
stock estimated at $30,000. The
building is owned by Jacoby and
Engelman. '
1
AMERICAN com
SET 18 ’ sou). ,
roll 5100.000,
quires worth Collection
From . Knoedler & Co. .
NEW YORK. March 1o.——Vrayto
Raymond. dealer in coins, of 489 Park
avenue, has bought from M. Knoedler
& (30., the. collection of early Ameri-
can and I'nited States coins recently
sold to the Knocdlcr Syndicate by
James “K Ellsworth. Mr. Raymond
paid about $100,000 for the coins, said
to be the largest amount ever given
for a numlsmatic collection in this
country.
The collection has been known for
years as the finest in the United
States, and Mr. Ellsworth, who has
disposed of all his art works and
other rare collection, with the excep-
tion of his Innes paintings and a Rem-
brandt. counted it as one of the most
interesting and valuable of his pos-
sessions. ’
Among the valuable coins is the
unique set of Nova Constellation pat-
terns for a decimal system struck in
1783. in denominations of 100. 500 and
1.000 mills. This set was from the
icelebrated Parmalee collection sold in
New York in 1890.
There is also the doubloon struck in
New York in 1787 by Ephraim Brash-
er, of which there are only four sped.
mens. There are only four pieces of
the Colonial period and early trial
pieces used bfeore the regular adopted
coinage at the United States mint in
1793, and a. remarkable series of the
gold, silver and copper coins of the
United States from the beginning of
the coinage in 1793 up to the present:
time, including two 1804 dollars sad
the finest known specimens of many
other rare dates.
An lnteresdng part: of the collection;
is a. series of the early private gold
coins struck in California1 Colorado.
Utah, Oregon North Carolina and
Georgia. There are about 2, 000 coins
in the collection. making it the most
important coin set ever sold here.
Mr. Raymond is a native of Soufii‘
Norwalk and a. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wayte A. Ramona of Clay street.
IIECKS GIVEN T0
FIRE mum
» Fire- Chief Geo—r? W. Boga-dug“ has
received from the mm of Joselovsky ‘
& Keogh a. check for :50, from Which
he is to pay two watchmen whsrflia.
duty in the its c Hair block the: first
of the Hotel afford fire. the some *
of the money to go to the department ‘
fund. '
A check for $100 was also received-
by Chief Bogardus from the firm of
Harris a; Gone to pay for the services
rendered by the men during Saturday
night and Sunday at the Cilflord Hull’s?
tire. and this check has been cashed“
and the men paid.
Accompanying the
Norwalk Chronicler