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Early today surgeons attending
him declared Dine: would recover. -
Kelly freely admitted the shooting.
according to the police. even going
out of his way to bring them the pis-
tol and announce:
"1 lUSt shot a man."
Diucr, Bliss Normand and Miss
Edna. l’urviaucc, motion picture act-
rcsscs were spending the afternoon
and evening of a. chilly New Year's
day in the Denver man's apartment
here when Kelly appeared and in-
slstcd that Miss Normand lcaxe'wl’h
him. llc had been sent. to take lier
home, he told the police.
An argument. is said to have
arisen. and Miss Normand at first rc-
fused to go home. Then she chang-
cd her mind, according to the chauf-
fcur and allowed him to lead her
toward the door,
“But Dincs got up and started to
grab a bottle," Krlly Is said to have
told the police, ”and that‘s~ Where
the trouble started. I just shot . I
was so nervous the darn gun kept
on shooting. It fired three shots,
1 think .nnd jummcd."
Both Miss Normand and Miss Pun
\‘iancc wero much distressed .over
the shooting. .l’oiicc found them at
the apartment cndcavoring to render
first aid to thc injured mun. Both
of the young “omen _wcrc held for
questioning and later released after
an affectionate scene in tho receiving
hospital whcrc Miss I'uniuncc rush-
cd cover to Dinca' cot. and implored
him not to dic. He assured her he
would not.
“lg; piormnn-I ohm 113than in u- '30“
L‘lnci at? the rn‘ching hospital and
shook u. lopnning linger at. him
with:
"l'm not going to play with you
any more. I'm going to get out of
this." .
Later the tlmc wcrc confronted
with reports that Miss l‘urviancc
and blues \H'l'c cngugcd, though no
one intimated that this had any-
thing to do with the shooting.
Miss Pun-lance declined to dizcnss
tho roport: Miss Normand insisted
they were truc, and blues denied
them ilutly.
In the ollicc (z! the captain of do-
tcctiws at comm police station. the
two actresses and the chauffeur were
questioned « xhaustively Miss Nor-
mand said she did not realize at first
what the pistol sh meant.
"Don't you rcmc bcr, Ldna." shc
exclaimed. turning towards Bliss
Furviamtc’ during her explanation to
the detoctlws, "that. I borrowed your
powder 11pr and that I was using it
just as we heard the shots. and you
wont rmlng crazy and shouted “My
God, My God, what. is this thing.’
and I thought it “as some fireworks
but someone was using to celebrate
.c new year?"
A detective llcutcnant interrupted
- ask Kelly whether it was in fear
1’ his own life or a dcsirc to protect
1 . employer that he shot Dines.
S HAZLE'I'I'»
ECDMES BRIDE
l E M. J PINBELL
l-‘rancls Marie Hazlett. daugh-
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hazlett
llton avenue. and Michael Jo-
lfinbcll of W'estport. were mar-
. St. niary’ 3 church. this morn-
10:00 o'clock. Rev. Thomas
'- performed the ceremony.
bride wore a. frock of silver
.r gray georgette. with hat to
_. Miss Josephine Christiano
”'1 csrngid, wearing orchid Can-
aud a. black hat. Robert
fibrothcr of the bade, was
d Mrs. Pinbell left. on a
urncy to points of inter-
ing New York. On their
will live on Lincoln ave-
ls employed
humming officer.
. K. .Flnch instilled
_ t old well Lodge at
tday. Followins
M mfiwww
H. A. Greer, chauffeur for His:
whose 25 calibre pistol 18 alleged to
was (car‘- for” my erudite.” "5d
th fiaumcur. "I knew Dina was
0 fake that. boitla" and Imash
mu ~-i that him to protect myself.
Hfifldn‘ta make much my: about. it.
saw what he was going to do
it. He was just going to do It
. nd (‘38).- 0’
%bel Normand 'is sick with up-
pendlcitls,‘ ’he said. "and should be
in fixo hospital. I tried to get her
‘ strum Dine: and he wouldn‘ t let
_ o: and when he interfered with
‘ took out Miss Norman ’ pis-
tol. which I took from her 11 me,
and, shot him."
Qincs' version of the affair was
somcwhut different.
”Y‘Ve were sitting in the apartmcnt
chatting} 'he said. “We had a. few
drinks. and Kelly came in and in-
terrupted us. He demanded that
Mb: Normand leave but she insist-
ed on staying. Then he whipped
out a. gun and shot. I don't. know
of any reason why he should have
trim! to get' me as I positively made
no hostile mme toward him.”
City detectives “ho questionod the
four snip the real motho for the
shooting still “as a. mystery to them.
‘tlas Purviunce arrived at 'Dlnes'
apartment about 3 o 'clock in the at—
tenan she said, and Miss Normand
somo time later.
According to Miss Puruancc.
Dinesi was sitting behind a. table and
made no move tov. ard the chauffeur
tlw latter ehootlng before Dine:
”'5 14? his fort,
3;{;; or; “t“; Etna“ wrist.“ in- chamb3‘5
‘rlw grilling.t e two motion pic are
.u trc<1¢5 appeared lavlshly dressed
Alisa Normand in black \clv.r~t with
brought into the imcstigatlon of the
murder of \Villiam Desmond Taylor,
motion picture director. “ho was
shot in his Hollywood home Febru.
ary 1.1922.whcn she told detectives
she called upon Taylor on the even-
ing before the murder and talked to
him for twenty—five minutes. Silo
left the Taylm- house before dark.
she said. and did not know that the
director had been murdered until
Edna. Purviance telephoned to her
the next morning.
Miss Normand at that time denied
a rcport that she was engaged to
'laylor. but :ald that she had been
one of his best friends. She broke
down at the inquest and again at his
funeral. and soon after the latter
she sailed to Europe and spent some
time there. She is the daughter of
Claude G. Normand of New Brigh-
ton, Staten Island, and we: Charlie
Chaplin's leading woman when he
played in Keystone comedic: under
Mack Sennett.
'l he Los Angeles police were never"
iablc to solxc thomystcry of Taylor' 3
murder.
noun: Hoot
AND LADDER
HAVEDINNER
Over two hundred ‘mcmbera and
guests last night enjoyed the annual
turkey dinner held by Pioneer Hoolc
and Ladder company at its quartet-u
in Main street. The dinner was one
of the most successful ever hold by
the company.
May'or Thomas Robins, who was
one of the guests and speakers- at
the dinner. praised the fire depart-
ment of Norwalk for its Splendid ef-
ficiency declaring it to be second to
none of any city the size of Nor-
walk. Mayor Robins promised his
companion toWard making the de-
partment even more efliclenl: than it
is. . . '
Other speakers were Fire Chief
George Beam-duo who spoke ”slang
the line as Mayor Robins and Char-
les L. Dliworth. Postmaster C. Irv.
ing Byington was the toastmaster.‘
Memberafif the common Council
were also guests atvthe attain ,
The dinner. itself. was a. delightful
affair. the turkey being roastcd' in
good shaped with plenty of tho fix-
ln's than with such a. feed. The
committee fix charge included: Ed-
ward 1:: Hum”; 3831? Cook. 0.
"rot-t5 in“. allow."
diamond bracelets and wearing a
diamond hat pin. __
Mabel Normand's name was
‘ office. the heat of the lantern ignited
mum
In Message tot-Legisla-
tures h’Ie Urges
Change in Volstead
Act I
WINES AND BEER
Wants Memorial Sent
to Co ess — Calls
Law, r r o w and
Senseles ' -
ALBANY. N. T., Jan 2.—Furth-r
efforts for modification of the \‘ol—
stead act were suggested in Governor
Smith‘s message to the new lagis-
lature today. He urged that New
York's representatives be asked to
lay before the préscnt congress a
memorial to congress adopted by
the last legislature.
“The last session of the lcgisla-
turo," said the message,
lzcd congress by resolution to change
the present narrow. senseless defi—
nition of what constitutes an intox-
icating beverage as set forth in the
Volstrad act to the cud that there
may be permitted the manufacture
and sale of light wines and bog-or un-
der the careful restrictions set forth
in our legislature enactment of 1320.
(This enactment was a, law legal-
izing the manut turc and sale of
2.75 per cant be , which was de—
clared unconstitutional by state
courts).
"Subscqucnl-ly the legislature fur-
ther defined the policy of tho state
in relation to this subject by the re-
pen‘ of tho mic “hid": in of-
.mclll “X“- “(3" olrw ‘
act with both the state and federal
govermncnt and left the prosecution
for vidlution of the Volstcad act on-
tircly with the fedora} govcrnmcut.
It must be remembered, however,
that this did not and cannot and
will not bring about a change in
the present definition of what con—
stitutes an intoxicant.‘ An amend-
ment to the Volstcad act is only pos
siblc byl the congress of the Unite
Statcs.
"Inasmuch as We have :1 new con-
gress now in session, I suggwst that
by resolution propm'ly adopted you
call the attention of our representat-i
lives from this state to the action
of last winter and request them to
lay it before the present congress."
Urging an amendment to the state
constitution. so that. the governor
could no elected for a four ycar
term in a year when there is no
national clcction, Governor Smith,
who has been mentioned as a. possi-
bility for the Democratic nomination
for President, wrote:
"The combination of elections for
governor and President every four
years is a. very had thing, because
the issues on which a. governor is
elected should be absolutely separ-
ated from those which determine
presidential elections."
Govt-mot Smith asked that the
state commission for regulation of
motion pictures be abolished. Point-
ing out that a. statute punishes ob-
scenity, he wrote:
“State interference with litcm'ry
or artistic production beyond the
prohibition of the criminal law is
contrary to the fundamental prin-
ciples of democratic government.”
Other recommendations in the
message were:
Reduction of the state income tax
by 25 per cent. \
Strengthcnlng of the medical prac-
tice act.
Forty eight hour maximum work
for women and minors in industry,
with a. minimum wage commission.
Removal of all statutory descrim—
lnathn against women.
Memoralizlng congress to dredge
the Hudson in order that deep sea
craft can go to Albany.
State aid in. financing low cost
homes.
Lantern Sting" Fire
- in Hat Factory
The fire apparatus at the Central
Fire Station was called out at nine
o’clock this morning to extinguish a
blaze in office of the Copier; ,and
Golden Hat factory l. the corner
of, South Main and streets.
Junta Brown the night watchman,
at the plant. "When he finished his
rounds this morning. placed a. light—
,ed lantern in back of the safe in the
some papers. The fire started :4: out
it's way up through the partition of
the factory. ‘
The blaze was soon exam, wished
and the damage amounted to about
£100 which was coveredI in insur-
“mcmorial- '
past few months.’
Richard Abenroth, Harry Pardee
are members of the Darien Fire
ANOTHER YOUTH
ARRESTED FOR
ROBBERIESNERE
Alhccl ‘ csltz of
Street Admits Enter-
ing Main Clothing
and Murphy Mfging.
‘1
Company
l‘atrolman l'razcr placed Albert
Schultz, aged in years. of 7?; Ann
stre- t. undcr urrcst Monday cvrnlng
(’ on the charge of cntcring the Main
Clothing storo in \Vushinglon street
and the Murphy Manufacturing
comp: my' splunt in linst in cunt. The
charge “.15 madr‘ as the rcsult of
the arrest of \‘Villiztm Bates and “'41!-
lace Stabcll. sonletin‘m ago charged
with suturing and stealing goods
from the same pine-‘5.
The police have bccn searching
for Schultz since the arrest of the
olllcr lad: but it \\ as not until Mon-
day cx-cning that they were able to
locate him. Patrolman l-‘rnzer “as
in North Main slrcct about ten
o'clock in the evoking. whcu he saw
Schultz walking up the street and
placed him under arrest. At the
downtown police headquarters 110
made a. confession
In. the downtown Cit» court; this
morning he appeared “ithout coun-
sel beforc Judge C indee and pleaded
guilty. lie “as bound over to the
February term of the Superior
court under bonds of $5.000.
Schultz is the fifth-local yo
man to be bound over to the Su
rior court as the result of the series
of robberies committed in this city.
The others bound over are \Vallabe
Stabcll. Arthur Romson. Charles
Ilausscr Rice and \Villiam Bates.
Bands were not furnished for the
release of Schultz and he will be ta.-
kcn to the Bridgeport jail this—after-
noon. I ~
“8
Liggett Employees
have New Year Party
Frederick C. Shepard. of \Vest.
\Vashington street, manager of Lig-
gett's Drug store, entertained the
employes of the store and their
friends at a. party at his home New
Year’s cve.‘ There was singiugan
dancing and refreshments Were serv-
ed. John Larrauri played several
selections on the piano and Bartholo—
mew Lane rendered vocal selections.
accompanied by William Hauslcr at
the piano.
Those present were Misses Louisa
Van Cura, Lillian Boos, Harriett
11003, May Stevens, Messrs.' John
Muller, William Hemmifigs, George
Lockwood, William Hoosier, Harold
Buckley, Bartholemcw Lane. John
larrauri, Mrs. Elwood‘ and Mr. and
Mrs. F. C. Shepard.
CASE SEI'I‘LED.
At, the opening of the Superior
court at Bridgeport this morning, it
was a‘nununccd that the case of
Joseph P. ’llrcuuan. Administrator.
against Ila/n and Lesser for $10,000
damages for the death of a minor
son, seven years old had been of-
justed out of court for a substantial
sum of money. Light. Dunbar: an.)
Quinta I; appeared for the Iplclutllf.
lpartmeut started an
Amt
, say
Said “to have Confessed Burning Buildings-L
Aided in Extinguishing Blazes—State Po.
lice and Darien Authorities Make Arrests
After Two Months’
had been Mystery in Town—Tokeneke
Barns One of Places Set Afil'e
The town of Darien was stirred yesterday, afternoon when
four well-known young men of tfit place were placed under an
rest by the State police and Darien authorities, on the charges of
setting a number of mysterious fires in and around Durien in the
The men under arrest are Arthur Wilmot,
Investigation — Fires
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and George Nash. The first two
department.
Officers of the Daricn Fire- Dc.
:u'JcatigaLion‘
about two months ago after ceveral
fires in vacant buildings in that
section. It was thought at first that
the work “as that ofmcmbcra of the
Fire Department and this deepened
the mystery.
After “'Olkll'lg on the case {mi
some time the Slatc Police were
called in and State Policeman Louis
Baker “as assigned to the case. Af-
ter making a thorough investigation.
he took one o! the young: men into
“uslmlv. and cum- Iming 01165;“)
at some length the l ;u made
complete confer-iron and named the
other men that were iitipliclted in.
the firrs.
\Vhen 111c- probe was begun. the
Daricn authoritiKs decided to inves-
tigate a gang of young men who had
been seen around the streets of the
loan during the early hours of the
morning \at various times and had
flrcs Started.
The men. who were members at
the Fire Department, 11341 respond—
ed to the fire alarms, and. helped tho"
Fire Department fight the blazes.
After the men had been placed
under arrest. the are said to hard
admitted that they had started the
fires at the Street ic¢h01180.Toke-
nekc barns and one on the house
boats at E1 OILS coxc. All of the’
buildings “ct—c \acant at the time
and no one “as injured as the result
of the fires .
A great deal of credit for the or-
rest of the men is being given td
State Policeman Baker of tho Ridgc<
lield Barracks. who was rcsponeiblo
for the arrest of the men. Sergeant
Kelley of the State Police also work-
ed on the case at dilIc-reut times and
was in Daricn yesterday when tho
arrests were made.
“110:; a Sentinel reporter ylsltetk
the garage of Grand Juror Martin
Shaughnessy this morning, it on:
stated there that he had the com-
plete details concerning the case and.
that any informatign given out for.
publication > in ; Batten concerning
the case yro'uld’hdl‘re to be given out
by him.
An officer in the Darlen Fire Ded
partmcnt. stated thin morning, that
action would be taken today to have
both Abendroth and \Vilmo’t remov-
ed as members of the Daricn Fire
Dcpartnieut. He also stated thal
the Fire'Depi-tment was rcspoaslbla
for the investigation or the mysteru
lous fires. as the departtneut wished
to uphold its reputation and fol:
that the fires were started by can
one who was familiar with the york
ings of the department.
It is also believed by. the anti:
ties that there are other: '
411- the «nod it won stated by
one weueknown Mat of the town
this morning that one of the men
who was under suspicion at the
present time had left town In a bur.
ry when the new. became known
that {be four men had been arrest-
ed. '
All four men were placed under
Justice of the Peace Selleck in tho
Darlen Town Court Friday atter‘
noon. “'ilmot was the only one of
the four who furnished bond- uni
was released. The men when or-
raigned in court Will be tried on tho
charge or wilfully setting are to 11—
caut buildings.
All of the men arrested on mu-
rled and heme fl Wilma
Abendroth and Nash ave «lived in
barrier: and ’come from Millet of
high reputation in that community.
A relative of, Wilma, {or I number
or year: was a. Justice of the Paco
to -the Darlen Town Court but tried
most of the cocoa {him up!!!
been noticed in places in ~Which the .
bonds of 83.000 for hearing beford J,
¢ no.
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Norwalk Chronicler