t. . They are. the
wicouztzhe moral fibre by o
h» reaction {rota world wu-
... - no and the baietui infinence
widespresd disregard o: the
u . lsws which tend to have held
.1 fly, all laws in disrespect.
lousy
In: Sea.
1 Wflua dusted with the in-
nof the murders in ilk:
w during the last year n
giro indemnizmt causes for the
w of life. They are lust for
nudieniousy grown at unre-
md
g133mm!logically, the 12 months
on, o! murders include the follow-
ll"
. Geo e Holtz, 72 years old. Top-
wane xsimian hermit, was stacked
in his loniey shack last. November
7 21. cruelly beaten and his body
1 m into a. lake. Erraordinarliy
filo work on the part. c! the state
Wp primarily Sergeant John C.
My of Ridzefleid, resulted. six
with! later, in the arrest or John
. Mae, farm hand'on a. nearby es-
" ”to. Eventunily he contested. and
is serving I. mmmum sentence or 13
months in staze's prison. Reasons
7 . were desire for the reputed
f . - of the recluse and 3. wish for
fma
lee-flu Sisters Skin.
1 luxury 2. 1928, the Merritt
-- . they slieged to police, were
deMed into admitting into their
home st 1574 North avenue. two
M; posed as being desirous of
m n apartment upstairs. They
acid it ey were taken by surprise.
9 chairs and gagged. The
ed the house, stealing 11.-
ems. One hit Mia Dorothy
head wirLa. revolver butt
escaping She was ill 1mm
w many months. and died last
Bridgeport hospital as a. di-
result at the attack physicians
, f W and Suicide.
”flying separate from her husbend.
XXI. Ruby Wells Edwards was sc-
ented by him, while she was in
compeny or triend: in Newton. and
asked to return to his home. She
”Med him nod he shot her to
m With charges trim: a shot
an. The killing occurred last my
30. Four days later, Edwards was
found in the Newtown woods dead.
30 bed committed suicide.
Considerable gang rowdyism had
mneyed persons living on strut-
svenue nee: Banister avenue.
f Ready in the morning of last July
' the proprietor of n restnurent sent
heip in protection against sev-
ord youths whom he believed plan-
nod to harm him. Roger Morehouee.
Wndmt o! the Lordship trol—
be: Bun. went to the restaurant at
of the proprietor’s wire. Be
n loaded revolver in his hand
he says. while attempting only
do; “unto” him end not shoot him.
it molly wounded Joseph Hutz, 26
‘Mofl. Hot-choose was convicted
at Miner and fined 1150.
with I. suspended jail sentence of
m. ,.
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Weill. Trimaiio, alias Trinzie.
Wombnry taxicab driver. was tound
nudged outside his cab in Box-
W hat July 28. His last passen-
gers. Herold Maddick. and his 18
you- old wife. were later taken into
custody u suspects. It was believed
9W0 was killed that he might
be robbed.
' De Bis-s Kurd-er.
* tau? De Bun. at Dsnbury. was
{and shot to destb beneath his no-
trust on the Newtown me last
“an 9. Little over I. month later-
m n shrewd state police in-
Domenico Gucci-be, at
m. the deed man's bed-mete,
6’ arrested for the murder. He
ass he had meled with De Binge
.“ tbo latter bed intended to
Maw. end the killing was
”and by Gwen-rise to have been
boron: in Dsnbu'y’k Mm
George 1. Boots. n eon-Blip
Kim. Vmswbembol‘flsmnnw:
been emotionally inflamed ’
woman innate of a medium out/-
side of Dcnbnry showed to Gotta
joined with other: in wiiblng that
Vuco would leave the house nevw
to return
Turned against by his divorced
wile. whom no desired to live with
again, George Weeks. 0. Norwalk
oysterxnan. shot. end killed mains
Biauvelt Weeks. on Mobil}. Two
days later he was hated and is
now held for trial. He is believed
to be insane.
Two New Harden. ‘
Joseph Scream, 60 years old. or
672 Pembroke street. was murdered
back or the Old High school on mg
street, this city, last Friday night
by unidentified sealants. A motive
for the crime is not known, but pow
lice are inquiring on the theory it
my have been so nttermaih of the
murder in 1918, of George Swami,
or 62 Lexington avenue. the dead
man's nephew. killed in a. quarrel
over money. Charles Flam. torm-
erly or 95 Lexington arenue, u:-
cused ot the 1918 murder. is still at
large.
Herbert .1. Hey ot Wannabun,
agei- of. the Atlantic and Pacific Tea.
company store on Railroad svenuo.
was killed Saturday night by a. ban-
dit who intended togrob his store.
His wife stood by. and when she
threw a. weight at the murderer.
two shots were fired at her. They
lodged in the door. A man net, circ-
ling many miles. has been drawn
about Darien and vicinity in I.
search for the slayer.
Obituary
James McGurie. I. well-known
resident at the firstdlotria M
sway m evening at his home
is, {calm Since “is: en tilde.
c: three weeks. He is survived
his ,widow. one son John 3!ch
two daughters. Mrs. Joseph Layden.
Mrs. Herbert Rodgers. ll! of Non-
muk, one brother, John Mchrrie.
o: Stanton-d, end one sister Mrs.
John Gleason of Stanford.
The mineral wifl‘bc held Wednes-
day morning st 8.80 st the home end
at 9 o’clock from St. Msry’s church.
Cope. mm 3. Docket.
Captain Iii-tum J. Decker died
suddenly Friday night 3.: the home
a: his daughter. Mrs. Fred Krone of
Port Richmond. at the us of 84
years. Cspuin Decker wu a. reel-
dent of South Norwnlk’ror shoot 15
years. He we. employed by the Re-
de! 07!!” company.
Captain Docket» is- Survived by six
children. Mrs. Fred Krone‘ot Port
Richmond. Mrs. Louise Remy ct
Bayside. Long Island. Kin Berlin.
Decker of New York. Iteivin ot
Staten Islsnd. Henry of New York
and Rare! C. of Roweyton. with
whom he nude his home until re-
centiy.
He was harm in the East Nor.-
wslk cemetery this “bemoan. 01a
ficers o: the Kermit lodge of Elks.
No. 701.0: which Captain Decker was
s member. were present.
Kn. Bury m
The tunnel-of Hrs. Jury lio-
Gniness we: held from her his home
at 1 Ivy piece. m morning st
8:800’elock undo-om mm.“
chmbettoelochwbeusloiom
high requiem mu! m 0-.“ with
Rev. Isms- Gredy ”alibi-st. a".
John Carey was deacon and Rev.
Thomas Finn. ‘sub—desoon. During
the ms- 141.. Alice Rupesm
_“Ono Sweet solemn Thought” and
u the cortego w begin; the
churchshennt'we‘ootom;
mmommrmrm
Charles
Burialwuinmmlyplutu
attentions which he cum ind .
' tor the semi period.
John O'Connor; noises Skidd and ..
WWW a: an; arena 1..
Gunther. at 181 as: least. we;
”914 fit 31“ PM45? m .
WM '
the murder on ram 11 of
km vm”“m‘%&h”:v7~i
morons xiflj-hllldidt robberies night
he called it they could may he:
or “first Nelson." ’
Robert Carroll. suns “Harphy‘fl
alias “Kr. Neison" was held to:- 150
See 31-350mm. IN. 3. where incur
*‘higb—jscking."
Arthur cum 6! Brooklyn. who
was reported to have been rezoned
from Sing Sing inst Wednesday. we!
declined to; summation.
" minnow-amen We: in
the apartment were held to swat in»
spection by victims of the girlyhpndit'
and her companion. ,1
AUTUISTS USU
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Over 16.091300 phone or gasoline:
have been consumed by motor ve-
hiclesin Cmneciicutinthenm
quarter or this year indging by re-
ports made by whole-s10 dealers to
the auto Rotor Vehicle W
This «entity ”present! on incrs‘us
eonsumpuon dozing the correspond.-
ing period; at his}. year.
cents fa. “Hon. it is esfimsted
vehicles in the some months in 1931.
In other words. the money spent
motor tool so hr this your}:
equals the we: a! conducting the
entire government .0: Connecticut. in-
cluding in: its more! hormone ”in:
stitutions. Wat: sod cons-to.
The motor vehicle 'depernnso!
lion in the__wiater 02,113” .were in
unmthemtemthomterjm:
. Gasoline consumptiondump-
cry. 1123,19 5.234.600 scum
.anusry. 1924.. end from 1.112.001
gnilons in February 1118. to 8,160.4
1921, shout cflzoo 009 gallons were
used.
Guoline consumption figure; int
variably show : Wooden: gsin u-
ier the first auntie: of mix years”.
the number a: can in opersthn in-
they my be registered st reduced
roles. While 18:12.1 W realm
were registered in. the M (W
or he: nor. more then, {15.001 hm
sir-easy been registered this year
Connections.» 643 “Thu 0! 5‘”?
Im. oer.
5' ¥ 7 '7 r,
more than :3. «0.036 ha: been some ‘
bytfig‘fifihuy. )5" “
just passed. or eboniil. 116.010 more. _
than spproximno retail cost of the .
gasoline and in Connecticut motor '
cruismcom
0! shout a. one, ooo gallons over the?
detectives sad be we wanted for:
At the name price of 1.11051 21 . '
fluiv
mm indiuhthstwlymibe 5
number of motor vehicles in open-
I“
posed
oil from a. $84. 609 gallons in Jan- 7
is .
0&0 gallons in February. 1924. Ste 1.
figures for March. 1924.131: 31W
eerily estimated. During m.
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Hamid scum. o: my ma. T-
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crosses consider-twat in April when "
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