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HAD FIGURE
IN A DIVORCE
CASE LATELY
Band Of Eight Masked Men
ilrrii‘rcd New Yorker to
Leave Georgia at Once.
F‘ \...n mod I'rt'ss
April S.-—-Her hands tied.
. mm. A, Pace. of New York.
not. “itnessed the severe
g . lvvr companion. Lynwood
- r ' 7"“ city. after they had
l:‘:‘~“l from their automobile
mturi turn and taken to a
: four miles from here.
mil .‘H‘ was given 24 hours
- w 1w the city. under pen-
lic stated it would be
. v i‘rlfllply because a week
rmg'nrod to finish up his
- iii-s.
. MM officers the kidnap-
f'WV‘ rvsrnltd testimony of
lzricht's divorce case last
l'rlrlit said they added
‘y charged him with an
like his property away
w.‘ irrn. He said he could
n of his assailants. al-
'lll not know them per-
":‘4, 'i‘nr‘o “as not molested
. in being forced to watch
‘v
a.
.l-‘. when informed of the
v lvrr hotel last night. said
"-ry glad to know there
own in the world any-
-z. l‘lv- declared before of-
"Mrs. Bright knows all
k: Innpplng."
lwggcd that the nffalr
"l the newspapers. saying
w going to leave the city
1 vlui not want any further
“5
— l
' o
- i try hands and they put
-~ 5' 'lu‘e." Mrs. Pace stated.
mask from my face and
. . 1mg Mr. Bright from the
. "iruw him down on the
. ". » v first. tied his hands and
.- in his mouth. then they
a Elsh or a leather strap
hzrzi repeatedly over his
"it‘pinz occurred near the
lznpiist church. Resi-
irmisml by what seemed a
Jl'l’l reported the matter
Inustigatlon disclosed
' motor car in which laun-
s hvuring Bright's name
! varal persons hen told
‘ tlw deserted automobile
«Witch ll" by two other ma-
' T Tilt" came the clue to a
._. Deputy sheriffs imme-
ordcrcd to search the
. r.\
"n of the kidnapping was
llr. Ilugvnu Schricber. of
. kl‘lflilPPCil several months
' 3- ms u ho saw both attacks
‘—. vlmstances nl last night's
x' a most identical with the
rven to the type of
i llst.
,xni Mrs. race were found
9 walking toward Atlanta.
n route taken to the scene
£41K“ was irrgeular and con-
r svnse of direction.
'~ .l'ing the incident to police.
.is taken to her hotel and
“l nithout stating his desti-
l'e “as suffering from flesh
~ used by the lush and it was
I that a doctor had been
! 0t give him attention.
“in .ippeal Settled
Before Reachinz Court
1: pan of the four grandchil-
' .. into Mrs. Annie R.
. r Norwalk against the pro-
' 1' M will. which was sched-
' axjorlng before Judge Wil-
' ,“ .liitble of the Superior
‘13 been settled out of court
‘ m. is a small one.
rum of the appellants was
"Le time of the filing of the
“em under age and were
sided and did not know 0
. f artion. Terms of agreemen
'. stated.
*" m «NOW AND ACCESSORIES.
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N. Hall‘s Orch. Radio concerts.
‘lA $0310 013301081.
ill communictuon of Old
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Smil'h Main street. “my
- \pril 7. 7:30 p. m.
.‘i M. Degree.
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invited.
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TORNADO KILLS TWEN Y ANI ‘
COURT CECILE
BANQUET AT
ROYAL JAMES
Miss McCormick Delivers
Address of Much Interest,
Ufging Members to
Boost Norwalk.
The fourteenth annual banquet of
Court Cecile. Catholic Daughters of
America. held last night at the Royal
James Hotel. was a. delightful affair.
Attended by more than one hundred
and fifty people. the banquet was
even more successful than in past
years and reflects much credit upon
the organization.
Speakers of the occasion were Miss
Helen P. McCormick. assistant dis-
trict attorney of Brooklyn, N. Y.. Rev.
Thomas J. Finn and Rev. John D.
Carey. Mrs. \Villiam J. Tracey pre-
sided as toast-mistress in graceful
fashion introducing the speakers with
most appropriate remarks.
The banquet which was well served
and delicious consisted of fruit cock-
tail, olives. celery. roast turkey. cran-
berry sauce. mashed potatoes. peas.
hearts of lettuce. Russian dressing. ice
cream. coffee and cake.
The. formal program was opened by
the singing of the "Star Spangled
Banner" by the assemblage. Miss Anne
Shechan. grand regent, with a few
remarks. introduced Mrs. Tracey, the
toastmistrees. The first speaker was
Miss McCormick.
Miss McCormick congratulated the
gathering. saying that her address
was going to be a serious one on how
to be 100 per cent. American. She
said that no matter what class we
are in. whether. doctor, lawyer or
other profession, or more especially
in the home, the Catholic woman
must prove by her daily life
that she is 100 per cent. American.
She spoke of the fact that women are
now politically equal. and of their
duty as citizens. which they must
catty forward whether they care to
or mm woman's vote is tbs
greatest peace weapon: that one of
the greatest faults of Allencan wo-
men ts their indifference: that they
are more inclined to criticize the few
who do get up and talk and do
things. and then have nothing to do
with a project offered. it is difficult
to make the average man and woman
realize tthat they are a. part of the
government, but if tomorrow. the po-
lice fo'rce go on strike. the fire depart-
ment should break down and the
urcet department refuse to collect
the garbage and ashes. then the av-
erage citizen would not continue to be
(Continued on Page Two)
MRS. JAS. LATO
IS ACOUITI'ED
New Canaan Woman Found
Not Guilty of Violation of
State Liquor Law.
It took the wee small hours of the
morning to find acquittal for Mrs.
James Lato. who was charged with
selling intoxicating liquor on Sun-
day. March 4.
Although Messrs. Hendricks and
Head unified that on the date in
question. they purchased whiskey of
the accused. Mrs. Lato did not sell
the bottle which was asked for
and. consequently. they ere unable
to furnish the evidence in the court.
Attorney Cuneo. of Norwalk. acting
as counsel for the defense. became
worked up in pleading the case. and
no little time to the deriding of the
detectives who had purchased the
liquor. ‘
This is the first case that has been
heard where it was necessary to em-
ploy an interpreter. Mrs. Late. the
accused. did not speak or sufficient-
as interpreter.
Although the two detectives
claimed that there was no one else
in the store at the time. besides
themselves ' and Mrs. Lato. Mrs.
Lato. in her testimony. stated that
there were two others. 'and that they
were there in the court and ready
to tedify. These two were called to
the stand. and an interpreter was to
get their testimony. which account-
ed for the latene- of the hour when
Hears. Hendricks and Head both
mated that the name of‘thls place
was given to them as one of the
places that was rcpded as selling
liquor by Officer Kelly of the. State
Police. Mr. Hendricks dated that
be had‘made two attempts previou-
ly to get liquor from Mr. Lato» and
had both times failed. The second
was convinced him um in would be
through Hr. Lato.
F. S. LIOI. m
held forth for an hour. He devoted‘
ly understand English. to answer
the questions. and Joseph Viotiello.:
the Railroad Avenue barber. acted
Army Aviators Complete 6000-Mi1e Flight
at Washington. by way of Porto Rico.
Secretary Weeks greeting the army fliers who completed a 6.000-mile, flight. San Antonio. Tex.. to Bolling Field
Six army Dellaviland planes carried
i’fig.
§
the crew of 12.
7 LAST warns .
ARE sum: BY ST.
JOSEPH’S CHOIR
“The Seven Last Words." the fam-
ous composition of Dubois. was given
last evening at St. Joseph's Roman
Catholic church by the chorus. assist-
ed by soloists. the accompaniment be-
ing furnished by Prof. James A. Sex-
ton‘ the organist of the church. assist-
ed by the Palace Theatre orchestra.
whose- services were donated by blan-
aga- Esterson. of the Palace Theatre.
A large number of people attended
the servics. which started at 8 o'clock.
it was said by those who’ attended
can withoufa‘lom am one or on
most pretentious offerings ever given
in a local church. anl also that it. was
one of the best that had been given
here in some time. Considerable
credit is due to Prof. Sexton for his
work in connection with the affair.
The program opened with the so-
prano solo ”0 all ya that pass by the
way. harken and see if there be any
sorrow like to my sorrows," by Mrs.
Joseph Healy. The First Word
"Father Forgive Them For They
Know Not \V'hst They Do" was a
baritone solo by Henry Smith. assisted
by the chorus of twenty-four voices.
The chorus then sang "And they all
cried ‘He is Guilty of Death. Away
with Him! Crucify Hlml' And they
crucified Him."
"Lord remember me when thou
shalt come into thy kingdom."
The second word "Today Shalt
Thou Be with Me In Paradise" was
given as a tenor and baritone duet by
Edward Splan and Thomas F. Mc-
Mahon. assisted by the chorus.
Following was "His mother stood
at the foot of the cross." Third Word.
l"\‘Voman! Behold Thy Son" given as
a soprano and tenor duet by Miss
Anas Mcfiugh and Edward Splan.
Then came "My friends have all
forsaken me. "The one I cherished
has betrayed me.” Fourth Word "My
God! My God! \Vhy Bast Thou
Abandoned Me." as a baritone solo
by Henry Smith. /
“And they blasphemed Him nying:
‘Bsh! Thou who woulds't destroy the
temple: if thou be Christ come down
arena the cross and We will believe
Tbes.‘ " Fifth Word. “I Thirst." This
was sung by the chorus.
The Sixth Word ”Father. Into Thy
Hands I Commend My Spirit" was
given as a. tenor solo by Edward
Splan. assisted by the chorus. while
the Seventh Word was given as a
tenor solo by Ward Van Alstyne. It
was:
"And Jesus Crying with a
Voice Said. ‘It is Finished,'"
“And bowing His head gave up His
t:
"And darkness came over the earth.
the veil of the temple was torn from
top to bottom. rocks were rent. earth
quaken. and graves gave up their
dead."
SUSIE SOBODY
LOSE $10,000 SUIT
A verdict for the defendants was.
returned by a jury this noon in the
Superior court in the case of Susie
Sobody. exeeutrix of the estate of
John Sobody. W tho'Westport
Water company and the Town of
Westport. '
The case has occupied the attention
of Judge Wolfe and a jury; for about
three days in the apperior count and
was on a claim fordamagss of 810.-
oootorherson'sdoathlnananto
accident last fall.
The plaintiff was represented by
Keogh 8: modes. Judge Hebemiah
Gaul-lee said this noon that an appeal
would probably be taken from the
verdict. - ‘
Loud
" Wiltsbmlsgof
LOCAL CHURCH
ORCHESTRA IN
ANNUAL CONCERT
700 People Enjoy Rare Treat
at the Norwalk Methodist
Episcopal Church.
The great audience of'approximate-
ly 700 people which packed the Nor-
walk Methodist Episcopal church last
evenin gto bear the third annual con-
cert. by the Norwalk church orchestra
was nudisputabls. evidence of two
things: first.“ e people of Nor-
walk appreciate good orcbptra music;
*‘second. that they appreciate the ef-
forts of their own home folks. And
let it be said right here that those
who heard the rt last etching
are unanimously agreed that Norwalk
music lovers no longer need go out of
town to hear 'flrst. cl orchestra
productions. The selections played last
evening were such as are handled by
the largest and best orchestras in the
country. and when we consider that.
this orchestra in personnel is entirely
local and was conducted by one of our
own men. who in three years has as-
sembled such a bond of musicians and
so developed them as to render the
program listened to last. evening is
ample Justification for great pride in
our city's talent.
sible credit upon the gifted and on-
thusiastic young conductor. Mr. Clar-
ence Cable. whose artistic ability and
ability and genius for leadership were
so signally manifested throughout the
evening‘s performance.
Those nice bits of shading. the pre-
cision with which the players made
the many difficult passages played of
both conductor and his players.
The frequent little solo parts were
admlgbly done. Each one merits
mention. But we speak of only one.
that of Mr. Cohen. the talented young
cellist. who came up from New York
and gave his services for the pleasure
of assisting the orchestra. All through
the program his instrument could be
heard. giving that body and resonance
so necessary to effective orchestra
work. It was especially enjoyed in his
solo in the “W'llllam Tell Overture,"
which he played with marked feeling.
and an entrancing richness of tone.
Maurice Goodwin in his rendition of
the violin “(bnccrto in 03 Minor" .by
(Continued on Fuse Two)
METHODIS'ES BURN
MORTGAGE NOTES
A farewell party was‘glven to Rev.
and Mrs. John J. Snavely at the
South Norwalk H. E. church last eve-
ning. on conjunction with the burning
of three notes. mung 81.000.
and a social evening.
Rev. Mr. Snavcly b to leave shortly
for Whack. N. Y.. where he is
to take the pastorate of the Mamaro—
neck Methodist Episcopal church. and
last. night's gathering was an informal
farewell ”both. he and Mrs; Snavely.
The program of entertainment. was
in chargsiofelliss Willa"Miller. and
consisted olsolos by lili- Miller. vio.
lln solos by Miss Mabel Miller. and
vocal solos by lb Eloise Shove and
Mrs. Kelli: Wilkinson. »A trio coa—
slstlngqfavocalnunberwlthvlofln
obligato and piano accompaniment
was given in the-limes Wins. flatten i
and Helen-Miller. .
Words of Won for the-er-
mofboth 'llr.audlrs.8usvely
given by representatives_of the
various departments of the church
and Mr. Snaioly spoke in regret fag
leaving. and in approciatip n of his
‘ cronies
All this reflects the greatest pas-3
the attacks. the rests. the breaks. and ,
‘WANT REPORT
ON DEATH OF
BRANAGAN
The First Army Crops Area, in
'Boston. Mass. has requested Captain
“7. \V. Crawford. 1:. S. A. instructor.
stationed here with Battery C, 192nd
IArtillery. to make a report to them
‘on the death 0!. Sergeant Instructor
James A. anagan. who died hst
December at the’h'orwalk Hospital.
following a midnight brawl on Rail-
road avenue, in which he figured with
'Edwaril .1. Silurian. or this/city, and
several oshsr men.
It will be recalled that Frank De~
Martino and Shcekan were both tried
in the downtown court here on
charges of manslaughter in connec-
tion with Branagan’s death. Dellar-
«tino being discharged and Sheeban
'bound over to the higher court.
In Bridgeport a nolle was entered
{in Sheehan's case. Sheehan and Bran-
fagnn had bad words in the Germanla.
‘Hotei on Railroad avenue, and when
the party adjourned to the street. an
argument followed. in Which Sheehan
!and lllranagan exchanged blows. It
iwas following this exchange of blows
ithat Branagan was found lying in the
‘street in a pool of blood. He was
’taieu to his room at the City Hotel by
friends of his and later was taken to
the Norwalk Hospital. where he died
several days later. from a fracture at
the base of the skull.
In the opinion of Medical Examiner
Samuel H. Huntington the fracture
might have come from Branagan fall-
ing into the street and striking his
head. Sheehan. however. said that
iBranagan did not fall when he strucki
him.
Several
told by various
quest with the
contradictory stories were
witnesses at the in-
result that Coroner
John J. Phelan was emphatic in his
statements that he did not believe
that either Sheeban or DeMartino
wore telling the truth. and in his find-
ing he held the two instrumental in
causing Branagan‘s death. There was
some talk at. the time of the inquest
ethat DeMartino had struck Brann-
gan with a tire iron. but this Is. not
proven. and DeMal-tino aid that at no
time was be near -Branagau. being
concerned only in a row with another
man. one of Branagan’s companions.
This morning Captain Crawford wa
asked it it was true—(hat the army of-
ficials intended to conduct another in-
ve'stigation into the circumstances
surrounding. Branagan's .death. and
he stated that be had Men asked sev-
eral times for a report on it. by the
Ffrat CorpsArea. but could not defin-
iteiy, state whether or not another in-
vestigatlon was to be made.
He did not deny. however, that
there was a. strong possibility that
such might be the case.
snumrr'ro RENAME
ALL. ms DEPUTIES
County commidoncr-elect John
11’. Bill. of Shelton. head of the
Republican town committee of that.
place. today advised Sheriff Simeon
E. Posse that the committee had
endorsed Charla H. Cook for deputy
sheriff to succeed the late Deputy
James Fair. Sheriff Pena indicated
that he would at once appoint Cook
for the balance of the term expiring
May 30. . _
As to appointments, of depots-s
for the new term beginning June 1.
about: Pesos laws that all or
the present. an. moi of whom had
.smedfortwoysarawmudbs re-
reasons were Dre-HM as to why
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THREE-MILE SECIION OF ,PINEVIILE.
LOUISIANA. WRECKEO AND RUINS
SEARCHED FOR
MISSING PERSOlS
Texarkapa, Arkansas and Wendell, North Carolina, Also
HitandflundredsothfiidingsAminRuiname
Crops Are Reported to Be Badly Damaged.
ALEXANDRIA. Ls.. April 5.-—The
death toll as a result of tornado
which late yesterday swept Alexan-
dria and Pineville was placed at ' :0
today. A check by the authorities
developed that undertaking establish-
ments her-3 had the bodies of 14
white victims and six negroes.
The total injured was placed at so.
more than thirty of whom are in
the United States Veterans Hospital
near Pineville.
The property damage was placed at
$500,600. -
NEW ORLEANS; April 5.—Follow-
ing in the wake. of all-unprecedented
precipitation. a tornado ran night
swooped down upon the little town
of Pinevilie. 1A.. killing 14 persons.
injuring at least fifty others and lay-
ing waste everything within its three
mile path of several hundred yards
width.
All doctors in Alexandria and Pine-
villo. assisted by citizens of the two
places throughout the night. searched
the ruins of the fifty or more houses
razed for the dead and injured.
Hail storm. swollen streams. inter-
rupted train service and floods wet-o
reported from a number of points in
Mississippi and Louisiana.
TEXARLA.’ \‘A. Arkw April 5.—-A
tornado pased through Cass county
late yesterday. wrecking twonw
houses and a number of barns No
deaths or injuries were reported.
WENDELL. a“. c.. April 6.—--A
windstorm hero is! night injured ap-
proimately 25 persons. destroyed fifty
buildings. wrecked others and badly
damaged crops.
SOUTH NORWALK
POSTOFl-ICEHAS
GREAT GROWTH
The efficiency of the postal system
throughout the country at present is
considerably handicapped by reason
of enforced economy during the
months of April. May and June. The
appropriations available are sufficient
to castaway-hand}. the increasing
business of tbe‘omeca. m emergen-
Q' calls for the elimination of con-
siderable ordinary service which will
probably be restored to normal edu-
ditions at the end' of the present
quarter. In many respects the local
offices are faring better than other
places. The tremendous increase in
business at the South Norwalk post
office calls for. a largely increased
force and it is the hope of Postmaster
Edmund E. Crowe that relief is not.
far off. He has applied for two ad-
ditional carriers and his request is be-
ing considered by the Department.
During the calendar year of 19:1
the receipts of the office were 806,-
810.75 and for the year 1922 379.-
836.07. For December. the banner
month of 192:. the receipts were
$8253.61. while thus be seen the pre-
March just named the receipts were
$8416.99. It will far exceed last year's
sent year will far exceed last. year’s
record. The increases have been cor-
respondingly large in every branch of
the service.
The Postmaster Genera; wishes it
to be understood that between now
and June 30th it is not the policy to
save money at the expenses of the
service or the men. The fact remains
than an emergency exists calling for
a hearty co-operation on the part of
the public and the employees in the
postal departmnt.
MANY LOCAL
CASES ”up [N
SUPREME COURT
The use of Carolyn v. 0. Raymond.
et. al.. executors of the estate of
Thomas 1. Raymond. represented by
light. Dunbar & Quinlan. vs. Carolyn
V. C. Raymond. ct. sis. is scheduled
to come before the April term of the
Supreme Court of Errors which opens
at Bridgeport on Tuesday. April 10.
This matter is on the construction of
the will. Those tinned as defendants
with Mrs. Raymond ‘ Martha E.
Randall. Elizabeth l. May
Barnes. Dudley R. Barnes. Raymond
Barnes and Elsie F. Albrecht. Cum-
ming a. Lockwood appear for Mrs.
Raymond. while Tammany ts Con-
nery represent the other defendants.
The famous misuse of Edward B.
Gallaher. represented by Light. Dun-
bartannmvatheSoutbernNew
England Telephone company on the
appeal from the Superior court b
another ass of local interest sched-
uled for a hearing. while the defendo
ant's appeal from the Superior court.
in the case of Cornelia Colo loungin-
lin.etai.. administratorsoflheutats
of James G. McLoughlin. agahut the
Bridgeport.- (and .I: Title company 8
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which” beldsmortgsgeontbsnaw
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CARNARVON, OF
KING IUT FAME,
DII'S PEACEFULLY
By Associated Press
CAIRO. April 5.—The Earl of Car»
namn discoverer d the tomb oi
Pharaoh Tutenkhamun. died early to-
day at a hotel here after a stubborn
battle against blood poisoning and
pneumonia following me bits of an
insect.
I‘dy Carnarvon his wife. who made
a hurried trip to Cairo from London
by air and sea. was at the bedside. A
daughter and a son. Lord Portchestcr
were also present.
The first word of the Earl's illness
came on March 19 when it was said
that he was suffering from an infec-
‘tion due to the insect bite which he
had received at Assouan. He was then
brought to this city where physicans
found that the throat and tonsils
were affected.
The patient rallied from the first
stages of the illnesaebut on March 28
came a serious relap and exasntlon
of the infection to the lung. Although
the illness was then diagnosed as
pneumonia the Earl's physician ex-
premed the opinion that he would
recover. However. both lungs became
affected and he grew rapidly worse.
The end came at 2 o'clock this morn-
ing.
.Although medical science will at—
tribute the Earl's death to such an ac-
cident as might befall one who eno
trusts himself to this climate. there
are thousands of natives who firmly
believe that the vengeance of the
phsroahs was visited upon the ex-
plorer who so patiently sought out
the treasurers of ancient. Superstiti-
tion has it that he who tamper-s with
tomb of an Egyptain mornrch is
doomed by curse of the ancients. and
consequently the Earl‘- illness was
pointed to as E fulfillment of the old
legend.
There are also those who belles.
that the Earl. in his work in Tunn-
kaxnhnn's tomb. accidentally earns
into contact with a poison left there
33 centuries ago to safeguard tho
king in his last sleep.
TRAH-‘lC OFFICER
GROAT RISIGNS
Tnffic Officer Ernest L Grout. of
signatlon from the police force at
that community. the resignation to
take effect on April 14th To.- about.
two years now Mr. Groat has am
the town of Darlen as an tuscmt»
”officer. but be had an offer from the
Home Bank c Trust company. which
he felt heyuld not refuse. and I)
gave in his resignation.
At a special meeting of the Board
of Selectmen yesterday morning. not
Selectman William E. MOI. pf.-
ssnted Mr. Groat’s relgnstton. which
-badbeengiventobim.and_lt was
accepted. ,3;
A mace-«tone. Groatwflb.
appointed at a meeting of tbs Board
of Selectnssn to be held on Monday
assnmehhdutieson Sunday.
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