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ESTABLISHED 1870

Entered as second-class patter at the post office‘st.‘ ’
South Norwalk. (20110.. under th's Act of March 3. 1879.

$3,500 Wanted For;

.. Playgrounds, Kiwanis

Told 1 By Wimpheimer

 

Makes Report and
Asks ~ Support for
Project _ Quotes
Statistics on Juvenile
Crime

THE HARRIS 'GIFI‘

Tells Din e r s Glass
Manufacturer H a s
Started F u n d and
Has Given Site ’

 

 

 

chairman
6f the Playground sites committee
gave an interesting report, on the
Not-walk playgrounds which are
rapidly being rounded into shape.

J ~0ne of the things he. brought out

was that $3.500 more was needed to
equip the playgrounds.

Mr. “'impfheimer's
lows:

“The subject that I am asked to
talk on for five minutes should cer-
tainly be of great interest to every
Kiwanian. for we have been asked
by- our International President to
elp the under privileged children
d I fleel sure that the erection of
laygrounds in _our city is right in
line with this work, and also in
coping with the law passed in 1921
y the General Assembly of Con—
ccticut. providing for instruction
7 physical culture and health in all
public schools.

"My time is limited. and I am
going to give you just s. few facts:

“1% records of the children’s
courts'lhroughout the country show
that over 80 per cent. of the crimes
ommitted by children. happen in
e hours when they are away from

ome and school influence and that
‘ ostglf the cases were simply due
to misdirected energy.

“It is a. natural thing for children
to play and it nit-ans life. happiness
The
proposed playgrounds will be an
outlet for that superabundant animal
energy that all healthy children

xtnuA. ,1} g”;- lenn ihn children at!

report fol-

dangerous streets, out of harm. and

here they can do no damage to
property while at play.

“These play grounds are all going
to be under the supervision of train-
ed instructors and will help to create
in every child an intelligent. and
healthful interest in physical activi—
ty that will make for better health
arength and ability to meet physical
it will teach them fair
future

play and make‘ for better

' citizens.

““‘e have so far. through the good
heartedness of Charles H. Harris. rs-
celved the use of the Harri Park.
which adjoins his factory, and the
lot in the rear. which together will
make a splendid playground be-
cause it is so well situated for the
children of upper Norwalk.

“liars-lower Norwalk we have the
use of a good sized ground at State
St., the use of which land has been
generously donated by Williams
Brothers. The East Norwall; Child-

ren will be taken care of at the
p Marvin School grounds.
" “-We expect to equip the three

grounds in the same manner and to
the same extent, with all steel ap-
paratus that will practically near
forever. so that» our first expense
will be the last. \Ve will have shoes.
swings. teeter boards, horizontal
barfl trapezes, horizontal laddcrs,
swinging poles. travelling rings, nad-
ing pools, sand boxes and etc.

"All We need now is the money to

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j ' "bring our plans to a successful con-

clusion and turn the play grounds
over to the Board of Education. Mr.
Charles H. Harris has started the
ball rolling with his check for $250
and I hope that he will all get be-
hind Mr Moran, who is the chair-
man on finance, and support him
with liberal donations.

"In addition to the money we now
have on hand for this work. we
need approximately 83,500."

After Mr. Wimpfheimcr’s talk.
Philip W'ehle, winner of the K1-
wanis Prize Essay contest read the
winning essay. Mr. \Vehle created a

favorable impression and received a.

warm round of applause. His essay
was published in full in yesterdayfs
Sentinel. -

Traffic Standard
Gets K. O.’———But ’Twas
Not Talking Dummy

The traffic standard atthe garner
of Washington and Water street. was
put out of commission 'yEsterday.
when Godfrey Jsffa of Hartford
struck it with his automobile. He
paid for the damages.

The old standardrnnder the Wash-
ington street railroad brill“ could
be heard laughing. as' Patrolman
Stratton carried the much baltored
dUmmy in the direction of the Til-
ley Carriage Shop for rcpalrs. He

 

‘ - : was heard to sigh. "Well I am not

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the only one that gets it."

 

COLORED GIRL HIT BY CAR

Israel Harris of 53. Chestnut
street reported that as he was ddv‘
ing his automobile in front °f the
Putnam school Wednesday ““91“
noon. Esther Russell and a colored
girl were crossing the“ street “‘1
that the colored girl ran in front of
the car and was bit. He took her
’to the hospital, where it was found
that she was uninjured. 7

The Russell girl dashed um”
the street at the same time suite“
to the pavement and "adv“!

 

‘ sion of Our Lord.”

. and 163Wsn street.

 

 

URGES ANOTHER
ISSUE OF BONDS

 

Dr. Fawcett Tells Ki-
w a n i s 2 0 R o o to
Building I s Needed
In 2nd District

OLD SCHOOLS

Declares' Old Schools
Must B e Replaced
——-Talks About Needs
Here

".Norwalk will need another bond
issue in the very near future for
the construction of a twenty room
school building in the Second Dis-
trict,” declared Dr. George G. Faw-
cett. member of the Board of Edu-
cation. in a talk on the "Now School
Building Program" given at the
Kiwanis club luncheon yesterday.
“The bond issue must be large
enough not only to construct the
building. but to purchase the school
site as well. “’0 were unable to do
this under the bond issue we have
on hand. the issue being some
$75,000, too little to carry out this
plan. a

"We must make provisions for
replacing some of the old school
buildings." went on Dr. Fawcett."
several of which are not fit for
school purpOses. The method of
replacing these buildings must be
worked out. I think the laying of
a small tax each year is the method
by which this should be done.

“For instance. the Fitch school is
included among these old buildings.
Not. only is it an old place. unsuited
for a schooifbut'it is T'mprop’érly
located. It should be further up
East avenue. Then we need one
or two more new grammar schools
in the Second District."

Dr. Fawcett gave a. comprehen-
sive description of the new school

 

 

 

building program which is being
carried on.
“In Broad River. a. four room

school building will be constructed."
said Dr. Fawcett. “Between two of
these rooms there will be a sliding
partition making an auditorium.
The building will be of the unit
type so that it may be added to at
any time. In the front twa rooms
in the basement. there ‘will‘be four
shower baths and lockers for ath-
letes.

"This school building will be lo-
cated at the upper end of New
Canaan avenue upon a plot of
\ground containing 6 1-3 acres.
Charles H. Harris has promised to
fix up this ground for an athletic
field for the entire city. something
the‘school children haven‘t at the
present time.

"In the First District. a ten room
junior high school will be built.
This will have an auditorium which
will be seat 650 and will be of fire-
proof throughout. It will be built
on the Center school site.

“In the Third District on the
Fitch school site will be construc-
"ted a ten room semi-fireproof build-
”log with an uditorlum seating
650 to 700. In all of these schools.
the auditoriums will be a sort of
combined auditorium as well as
gymnasium. The auditoriums will
provide a. meeting place for the peo-
ple living in the communities in
which the schools are located. ‘

We didn't have money enough to
build the 20 room school building
in the Second District as we had
planned. \Ve were $75,000 short.
But the new junior high in the
Third District will relieve crowded
conditions and besides this we are

building a four room addition to
the. \Vashington school.
“Relative to the senior high

school, we are making four rooms
out of the present auditorium as
wellas a cafeteria and kitchen. 0n
the south side of the building. an
addition will be constructed which
will contain a gymnasium besides
an auditorium capable of seating
800' people. In the gymnasium will
be a circular running track, hori-
zontal bars and other equipment.
We felt the gym was needed be-
cause the state requires that a cer-
tain amount of time be given to
physical culture."

Rev. H. B. Liebler to .

Speak Tonight at
, ' St. Paul’s KChurch

The last of tho series of con-
feraces given by Rev. B. B. Liebler,
B. D.. editor of the Catholic Church-
man and rector of Riverside and
Sound Beach. will be given at ‘St.
Paul's 'church tonight at 735. The
subject tonight will be “The Ascen-
The theme for
tonight is well chosen. as there is
much speculation about the belief
of the church as expressed in the
Creeds. All persons are invited to

attend.

 

 

Landsman _ to ,Keep
Open Saturday Nights

Beginning tomorrow night and

 

 

mn’ H' furniture dealers.
Saturday

keep their storm

 
 
 

 

scratches on her face.
that the Russell‘girl was not
the w ‘ , -,,£ : g. .3:

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FOR SCHOOLS

j New Yorkclty. $3

MEN SUSPECIED f
0F MURDER IN
DARIEN FREE!)

Two Picked Up in ctr-i
walk Satisfy P , e
As to Whereabouts
Saturday

SEARCH GOES ON

0 O D
Cluef Pennington Stlll
O O

Combmg Crty For,
I
— Bandit—May Be
Here

Chief of Police William R. Pen—
nington this morning stated that the
two young men sought by the Darien
police. in thls~city yesterday. had
been apprehended and that they had
been questioned regarding their ac-
tions on the night of the murder of
Herbert J; May. the Atlantic & Pa-
cific store manager in Darlen. and
that they had given a good account
of their actions on the night of \tho
shooting and were absolved from all
suspicion in connection with the
killing.

This fact will not halt the search
for the murderer in this city and
Daricn. Norwalk and State police
will continue to make a thorough
search of the city in hope that the
man responsible for the shooting
may be arrested.

Chief Pennington stated this morn»
ing that their might be a. possibility
of the man being in this city. He
stated that he was certain that the
man did not make his get-away in
an automobile, because of the finding
of the empty shells on the railroad
tracks.

The opinion has been advanced
that the man after running up on
the railroad tracks. might have stay-
cd in hiding until a freight train
passed and boarded it, making his
get-away in this manner, despite the
fact that a very close watch was
kept on all passenger and freight
trains passing through that Town
right after the shooting.

The police working on the case
have exhausted about m1, ,,of the
clues that they have obtained and
seem to be at sea as to where to
look for the murderer now. State
Polige Sergeant Kelley of the Ridge-
Iield barracks. has been in this vicin-
ity since shortly after the shooting,
working on the case.

The inquest before Cor‘aner John
J. Phelan will be continued in
Bridgeport next Thursday. and a;
that time Mrs. May will be put on
the stand and tell her version of the
killing.

At the funeral of May in Danbury
yesterday, a delegation from the
Danbury, Darien and State police.
were present in a hopedhat the inur-
derer [might be attracted to that
city-by the funeral of the man
he killed, but no 'one answering the
description of the man sought was
at the burial.

Woman to Speak On

Lafayette Memorial

Madame Le Verrier of tho Laf-
ayette Memorial Fund will speak at
Miss Thomas' school, the “'llson
road. Saturday evening at 7:30
o’clock. She will tell of the work
being done with war orphans and
refugees at Chateau Lafayette.
Madame Lo \‘erricr spoke recently
in New York at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Vincent Astor. Friends of
the school are cordially invited.

 

 

 

 

 

 

\VOMEN VOTERS

The Fairfleld Couty League of
Women Voters will meet in Norwalk
ot the Country Club on Thursday,
April 17. The morning session will
begin at 11 o'clock. Dr. Ernest H.
Gruening will speak during the af-
ternoon session, will begin at 2
o'clock. His talk will be on‘the
subject “American Imperialism in
the Carlddean." The country will
be well represented at this meeting.

 

SQUENORWALK, CONN. V FRIDAY,APRIL 11,1924.
Norwalk {Man
'Witness in Daugher
ase .“A Com mon Liar’».

NORWALK’S BAD
BOY GET-S * INIo
I IRoIIELEAuIN

Tries to Get Radio Set
B y Breaking Into
Commercial Building

BOLD 'WORK

Uses Axe to Pry Open
Window in Full View
Of» P o l i c e—Runs
Away

Norwalk's bad boy is’ in wrong
again. The famous “Peck‘s Bad
Boy" takes a back. seat when com-
pared to‘the local youngster.

The lad had an idea he would
like a radio, so about 2 o'clock yes-
terday afternoon. be secured an axe
and walked into the Commercial
building. - He opened ”a window.
climbed out on a coping and
crawled over to the window leading
into the office of the Radio Service
Company. There. in full view of
passersby and the police; he started
to chop and pry open the window.

By this time, the police became
considerably interested in the pro-
ceedings and Patrolman Murphy
went up after the lad. The boy.
however, saw him coming and dart-
ed back into the building and thence
to the rear where he shinned down
a tree into the Norwalk river. Twen-
ty minutes later. Norwalk's bad boy
returned for a second try and again
had to be chased.

The police say it will be necessary
to send the boy away to a. Boy's
home in the near future. It was not
possible to do this before as he was
not within the age limit.

Work Progressing On
Washington Street

The brick to be used in the paving
of \Vashlngton street. has arrived
and is being placed along the street
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Demons); tmyactors Who—“9,,

doing the work.

As soon as the base for the lay-
ing of the pavement is completed
the work of laying the brick will be
started. It was stated by City En-
g’inecr Elmer Bracken this morning.
that he thought that this work
would get under way about the last
of next week.

As soon as the pavement is laid
the widening of the north side of
the street, will have been completed
and work will then be started on the
south side.

Woman’s Club Heart‘s
Talk On Near East

The \Voman‘s club met yesterday
at the home of Miss Sarah Stevens.
Park street. Miss Brendlinger gave
a report on the playgrounds. and
Major “‘esten. who spoke at the Ki-
wanis luncheon talked on the Near
East. and gave a touching account
of the suffering there. Mrs. Lamson
was appointed to represent the
Woman's clubaon the Nor-walk com—
mittee for Neair East work.

The subject of yesterday's meeting
was “Characteristic Modern Biogra-
phies." The committee in charge
was composed of Mrs. G. Willis
W'hite, Miss Sarah Stevens and Mrs.
Frederick H. Jacobs.

Wimpfheimer Co. Has
Installed Oil Burners

Announcement was made today
that oil burners have been installed
in the Charles Wimpfheimer. Inc..
hat shop in' 44 Cross street. 'Steam
will be generated by the use of oil
rather than coal as hithertofor.
Several other plants in Norwalk have
substituted oil burners for coal.

 

 

 

 

 

PEOPLE’S‘CHORUS

ARRANGES SONGS

FOR BIG AMERICANIZATION DAY AT
THE PALACE THEATRENEXISIJNDAY

 

War Veterans’ Committee Gets Speakers of

National Fame For

Patriotic Event in Nor-

walk—Sentinel Prints Songs For UseyBy

Audience At Affair —-— Take

With You and Sing

Newspaper

or

 

A line program has been arranged
for the Americanlzation Day exer-
cises at the Palace Theatre next
Sunday afternoon, by the Central
Veterans Committee. The program
will open at three o'clock and the
public has been urged to attend the.
aflair. . .-

The American Band at its meet»
ing last Sunday afternoon voted to
attend and will give its services to
the Veterans’rCommlttee free of
charge. They will play several se-
lections and will also accompany
many of the songs that will be sung
by the audience. 1 ..

The theatre will be‘ decor-stealer
the aflair with dogs and streamers.
The colors of the various veterans’
posts of the city will be placed "on
the stage. ' f . .

Among 'the prominent speakers
that have been engagedsfor the oc-
casion, are .Bobert Starr —Alleu 4.01,

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from touring;

and Lieutenant John T. Latham.
both of Stamford. Latham is Can-
necticut's only wearer of a Congres-
sional Medal of Honor.

The People's Chorus is giving en-
thusiastlo’co-operation to the Veter-
an’s Committeesnd" at s. meeting
held at the home orim‘rs. F.‘J. Mor-
rison Wednesday evening I. plan for
the Chorus’s part in the program
of the afternoon was outl ed. It
will include the-singing of strlottc
songs by the Chorus and the audi-
, Nearly all of these [songs are
close to the heart" of the veterans of
all wars. ‘

Some of these songs are printed
herewith and thosevwho intend to
attend the affair should cut out the
.songs'and takethem to ths‘theatre
and jolni'n assaulting. , . _. ; I.

The Veteran’s Co ties» in on ef-
th's importancoof this

9s public. ha, held

 
 

 

German Industrial
Leader PaSses Away

 

 

Hugo Stmnes.‘ '.

 

HUGO’STINNES _
DIES IN BERLIN
AEIER ILLNESS

D o 'u bvl e Pneumonia
Complicates Condi-
tion Following Re-
sort to Operation

RICHEST MAN

Made Millions Since
War and Was Master
Of Many German In-
dustries

Emmi! Iri-TPIWStIx-Ines'
richest man in Germany. died last
night. . ‘

Double pneumonia and other com-
plications set in after the financier
had been greatly weakened by a sore
ies of operations for gall—stones. The
last operation was Saturday. after
which the industrialist‘s physicians
believed him well enough to leave
the sanitarlum where it took place
and return home.

W’ithin the last two days, however
Stlnnés sank rapidly. ‘

Stinnes' death is certain to have s.
’rrmendous effect my. stocks on
(LI.
had been offered for tips on the
exact time of his death. in order
that speculators might take advan-
tage of the market. The Bourse was
in o. panicky condition all day.

Eclipsing reparation and all else
as a topic of discussion, the outcome
of the critical illness of the indus-
trial magnate had been awaited with
painful suspense throughout Ger-
many.

 

 

 

111 Two “’eeks.

Herr Stinnes had been ill in his
apartments twa weeks before being
removed to the hospital where he
was operated upon for gall Stones
four weeks ago. The progress of his
recovery was such that his physic-
ians believed he might leave last
week for a southern climate. but
complications compelled scoond and
third operations, the last, of which
was performed Sunday.

Despite the gravity of his condi-
tion he insisted on talking with his
family and conferred with his busi-
ness assistants. The magnate's wife,
four sons and three daughters had
kept anxious watch at the bedside.

for details regarding the Dawes re-
port.

There was a slight improvement
in his condition late yesterday, but
shortly afternoon today he was set:-
ed by fgever spasms caused by infla-
matlon of the lungs.

Stinnes for months past has
shown the‘effects of his numerous
business cares. which he has con-
stantly augmented by pursuit of
fresh industrial and financial con-
quests.

Crowd Sees Him Do _
Up Old Bank Building

Scores of people stopped for a
few moments this morning to watch
A. Angleman of New York City.
pencil~the~north side of the former
Fairfleld County Bank and Trust
company building ~ at Wall and
River street which is being remod-
elled by Samuel Kantor. Mr. Angle-
man is, said to be the fastest man at
this line of work in the United States.
Ho‘pencils the'sides of painted bulld-
ins: so they resemble brick. His pay
averages 85,0 a day. '

Center Junior .High
. Gives Play Tonight

Tuscan” Junior High school
dramatic club .will present the play
“The New Parson? in the auditorium
of the senior high school tonight.
The play will ' start promptly at
eight o'clock. '- . ‘

 

 

 

 

 

COLLISION. "

 

run-nei- of stanza-d and J’bhn Al-
berta of this city, collided in Nep-

Antomoblles advenby William H.‘

 
 
 
 

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.urmar B'ncfiifi Immense sums ~

time‘svenue yesterday; afternoon- .
’ Wmdmfihu returned. 1mm after 4a

On Tuesday he repeatedly inquired _

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SIXTEEN PAGES

 

MANY SEEN
TICKETSFOR
CHARITY RAIL.

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Committee Greatly En-'
couraged By Interest
Shown in Affair For.
Nurses’ Home 5,

THE MUSIC

Well - Known Society
Orchestra Engaged
For Event — Novel
Feature

Charity hall tickets are selling fast!
This was the report from the com-
mittee headquarters today. It was
especially gratifying to the workers
as the tickets have been out only 48
hours. The first list of subscribers
will be published early‘next week.
It is expected that this year's ball
will net a substantial addition to the
fund for the new nurses' home at
the Norwalk hospital.

Music for the ball and the con-
cert preceding it will be furnished by
the Crescent club orchestra of Brook-
lyn. This orchestra is notable for
its splendid performance at the
dances and musicales of the Cres—
cent Athletic club. one of the lead-
ing social organizations of the me-
tropolis. It has also served and is
highly recommended by such well-
known societies as the Kiwanis club,
the Symphony club and the Rotary
club.

Frank V. McMahon of the Music
n4___1‘s‘4 Au.) in; ._ -
the Crescent club orchestra... He is
now arranging ivith the leader a
specially selected program for the
concert and dance which will pre-
sent to Norwalk in its original beau-
ty the music of one of New York's
leading modern orchestras. A novel
feature for the entertainment part of
the program is being arranged and
will be announced later.

The refreshment committee have
prepared to serve punch throughout
the evening to the dancers and
guests. Dainty catables will also be
served from a booth specially pro-o
vised. This will'be incharga of
experienced waiters. The check
rooms will also be cared for by a
staff of experienced attendants nu;
dcr the supervision of the Hall com-
mittee. The Parking committee
have arranged for the orderly hand-
ling and checking of cars and the
Decoration Committee are about
to close the contract for decorations
6n a scale appropriate to the occa-
sion with a canopy to protect deli-
cate gowns in case of inclement
weather.

Taken in all the arrangements are
being made as complete as possible
for the comfort and entertainment
of all who honor the Charity Ball
with their presence. Indications
now point to another notable com—
munity event.

ORGANIZE SONS
OF VETERANS;

 

 

 

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Benj. T. Sugden Chos-
en Commander —— To
Carry 011 Work of
The G. A. R.

At the meeting of the newly or;
ganized Camp of the Sons of Veter—
ans. held in Polley's hall. last night,
officers were elected and installed.
A name was also chosen for the or-
ganization. It will be known as the
Douglas Fowler Post. No. 41.

The officers are commander. Ben-
jamin T. Sugden; senior vice com-‘
mander. Charles H. Frank; junior
vicecommander. Herbert M. Arnold:
Secretary. Howard Finch: treasurer.
Joseph Gorham: camp counsel. Ru-
fus J. Smith, Thomas Murray. Hen-
ry C. Webb: patriotic instructor,
Edwin L. Stevens: chaplain. David
J. Sniffer): guide, Norman Murray,
color bearer. Harry D. Houston.

‘The installing officer was Division
Commander. Norman 8. Bucking—
ham of the Milford post. Several
other officers and members of the
Milford post were glso present last
night. .

The camp is being formed to carry
on the work of the G. A. R. Sons
and grand-sons of Civil War vete-
rans are eligible to membership.
The organization throughout the
statb already has a membership of
over 2,500. The charter of the local
post is still open. . .

At last nilght's meeting. Thomas
Murray was also named as delegate
from Norwalk to 19 Stats Encamp-
ment to be held in Stamford. April
24 and 25.

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’Hissr , Tessie Ross of so Second

Wiier’

ELECI OFFICERS

 

TELLSPOLICE
SHE KILLED -
CONN. MAN

Mrs. Johanna T e l l
Gives New York Of-
ficials' Account o f

_ Murder in Killmgton

DISBELIEVED
Middlesex County An-
thorities Try to

Check Up Story —
Body in Cellar?

NEW YORK. April 11.—-Local de-
tectives, convinced that Mrs. Johan-
na. Tell told the truth yesterday
when she gave a circumstantial ac-
count of her murder of Charles
Blair on a little farm near Killing-
worth, Conn.. last. Tuesday, leave
today for the scene of the alleged
crime to seek the body of her sup-
posed victim.

The y have been supplied with
diagrams drawn by Mrs. Tell, show-
ing in detail the manner in which
she said she shot Blair, hacked his
body with an axe secreted in the
cellar overnight and buried it in an
excavation in a pit near the house
last \Vednesday.

Local officials discounted dispatch-
es from Hunngworth last night in
which state poxice omc. .: '..LA.’LX‘€d
they disbelieved Mrs. Tm. 2.er be-
cause thcy had been unable to find
.Blair's bogy or any other indication
that the crime/had been edfiimittcd.
They explained that Mrs. Tell had
told them that the body was so carc-
Iully hidden that it could not be
found without explicit directions and
that she had carefully et’Iaced all
traces of the crime in the house.
'Ihey said they could not ac-
count tor reports that Blair had been
seen in Durham, Conn.. \Vednesday
morning. at the time Mrs. Tell said
sno had placed _his body in the sand
pile.

Mrs. Tell told Bronx District At-
torney McGeehan yesterday that
she and killed Instr, whose house-
keeper she had been for titres years,
when he LDSASLGG that she carry out
a previous promise to marry him.
She is separated from her husband.
a. world war veteran and Blair was
living apart from his wife, who re-
sides in Brooklyn, with their 18
year old daughter.

MIDDLETUW'N. Apr. 11.-—State’s
Attorney Ernest A. Inglis of Middle-
sex county said this morning that he
was awaiting arrival of two officers
from the office of the New York dis-
trict attorney, who were expected
here today to assist in the investiga-
tion of the story of Mrs. Johanna
Tell, who according to the New York
district attorney. has confessed that
she shot and killed Charles Blair at
the home ,where she was living as
his housekeeper in Killingworth,
Conn.. last Monday, hacked his
body to pieces with an axe and buri-
ed it about the premises.

State police who last night located
the Blair home, on the Killingworth
road. about ten miles south of this
city, reported to State's Attorney
EngUs. he said. that neighbors re-
ported Mrs. Tell had left the Blair
home last Wednesday. One of the
neighbors told the police that he
drove her to the station at Clinton,
south of Killingworth and that she
left for New York. According to
the statement of the neighbor in
question, Mrs. Tell told him that
Blair had left home on the previous
day. Tuesday.

State police. who reached the
Blair homestead soon after the dusk
last night. began a search of the
premises. but after consultation with
State's Attorney Inglis, held up fur-
ther investigation until the arrival
of the New York officers, expected
here today.

Last night’s cursory examination
of the house and premises failed to
disclose any evidence to corroborate
Mrs. Tell’s story, according to state-
ments of the state police to the
state's attorney here. The police
also had a. report. which is being
investigated, that Blair was seen in,
Durham on Wednesday.

Two members of the state police
remained at the Blair homestead
overnight on guard against any in-
truders.

The homestead is situated in an
isolated section, considerable dist-
ance from the state highway and is
said to be the same house in which
Bertram Spencer was mysteriously
shot about twenty years ago.

Spencer was killed by some one
who fired a shotgun through the
window. Herman Sachs. a boarder
in the Spencer home. was arrested
and tried on a charge of murder, ho~
ital acquitted after a long trial at
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Sentinel Facts . u l .;
Bosch Magneto ' ' {
fits—His Income Tali

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Declares He Paid In;
come Tax of 339.1%
And ’That Govern?
ment 0. K.’d Report '

Arthur T. Murray. president of
the Basch Magneto Co., of Spring-
field. Mass, whose father Thomas 8.
Murray lives in Delaware avenue.
Norwalk, called the Sentinel on the
telephone from Springfield. today. to
deny. in no uncertain terms, the tea-7'
Iimony of George XV. Storck before
the Senate committee which is in.
vestigating in \\'ashingtou the ad:
ministration of Harry M. Daugherty.

Store}: told the committe that
Murray had made a million dollars
in liesch Magneto without putting
up a “red nickle.” He said that
Murray's sliarc of it was 8275.006
and that the stock received in the
deal by Murray was turned over to
Murray’s father in Sorwalk and that
no income tax was paid on it. In
mentioning Martin E. Kern who .
bought the Bosch Magneto property
from Aron Property Custodian A.
Mitchell Palmer, Etorck called Mur-
ray, Kern 5 man “Friday."

in investigating this testimony.
the Sentinel called the elder Mt.
Alunay in Delaware avenue. Mr.
Murray was asked if lie had 8275.-
000 worth 01 Bosch Magneto stock
and he luphid:

“if I had i wouldn't tell you," to
other questions he declared: "I have
nothing to ea)” '

Later the son. called the Sentinel
from Springfield. .7

"This fellow Storckigitelling poth- ' '
ing but lies,” he declared. "He is
hiding under the cloak of the senate
proceedings. lie knows he can tell
what he likes and there is no way
to get at him by legal proceedings.
t seems to me all the blatherskites
in the world are being called before
the Daugherty committee and na—
turally any one who doesn’t like
Daugherty can accuse the wide
world and get auay “'th it. despite . ;
the fact that reputations may be '
ruined because of this blatherskita
testimony. Let me tell the Sentinel
the facts and its readers will know ..
that this man Sturck is nothing but
a main, ordinary common, everyonei ,
liar. And more ‘than that he knows
he is a. liar, because he doesn't know
the facts.

“Now . First he says I never paid '
income tax on my stock. Well hi
my income tax for 1919 I paid the
Government $39,189.03 and along
with that income tax statement I
made a full report of the sum total
of my profits in Bosch Magneto. m
1922 the treasury department spent.
nine months investigating my report
on the stock transaction and on my
income tax and finally declared that
my report was all right but that I
had overpaid the government $404.-
25 and that sum was refunded to
me. That for my income tax.

“About this statement that the
stock had been turned over to my-
father. That is true and that was
done at the time because my lawy-
ers believed that no income tax
would have to be paid if I turned
the stock over to my father. We
learned subsequently, however_ that.
the income tax must be paid as it is
required on all profits. “‘hether
you give the profits away or keep
them. Therefore. I took the stock
back and paid the income tax. The
stock is in my possession and not
my father's. My income tax was
made out by the firm of Herrick.
Smith, Donald and Farley of Bos-
ton.

“This whole situation was investi—
gated by the grand jury because of
the accusation that were going
around and that the grand jury has
found nothing fraudulent and noth-
ing dishonest.

“As I say, fellows like Storck can
go before the Senate committee and
throw all kinds of mud. The Senate
committee can get the facts in the
case. But still the committee lets
men like Storck rant on and tell all»
the lies they want.

“I want The Sentinel to print
these facts because Norwalk is my
home city. And I think more of £597
opinion of my friends there than may .
place else in the world. I went toi . f
school there. You have the facts'
and you can see that this fellow
Storek is just talking. talking. talk-

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\VASHINGTON, April 11.—-—Arthur
T. Murray. formerly with the Loco.
mobile Co., in Bridgeport. and son
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Murray;
of Norwalk, is alleged to have made
a profit of $275,000, without the in-
vestment of a. cent, on the sale of
the Bosch Magneto Co., in Swim.
field, Mass. to the American Bosch;
Magneto Co., when the property was
disposed of by Allen Property on:
todian A. Mitchell Palmer.’ '
Named as “Man Friday.” '
Testimony to this effect was given:
to the Wheeler investigating coin.
mittee of the United Stats Semis,
probing the conduct of the uttering
general’s office under Harry !.
Daugherty. Murray was describe:
by George W. Storck. Department of
Statics accountant. as "the man .
any" of Martin E. Kern. all“
German citisen. Who bought . ”
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