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Young Murderers Dis play
No Emotion as They Tell
Of Killing Franks Boy
«got W rong to Use Hu-
man in Interests of
Science, Nathan Leo—
pold, Jr., Says
"IN DUTCH”
Cold- -blooded Attitude
ol Franks’ Slayers
Amazes A 11 W h 0
Know Case
s
.110. Juno 1. (Special to The
.——“Any1hing is justifiable
.‘orcsts of science." Nathan
.lr.. one of the confessed
of lichen Franks. said
case today. "It is no
:1 human being in the
. . :‘ scientific research. It is
‘i‘l'lll impaling a pole in a
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‘riznit we are in Dutch." said
1.1'rvb. who helped slay the
run}; be PM got a couple of
llllfi but. it will be the
.3 me."
. 1hr- attitude of the princi-
: ll“ most astonishing murder
may of Chicago. and Chi-
l-‘cn the scene of many
1 irimes.
\ll Minionaircs.
“me great crimes in their
.1 in none of them were all
walls the sons of multi-
pnwi ri'ul in political.
wni social circles. Young
. 1.). 11nd a. PllJ). at 18 is
2. (‘vi Nathan Leopold. owner
Maniiou Steamship lino and
< :l‘rrprises. including a. great
wry. His wealth is conser-
s‘l‘lmalt d at ten million (101‘
...1h..1rd 1 01b fellow'studcnt
1'. ow murderer. is the son of
if. boob. vice president of
lint-buck and Co. whose esti-
l~1 readily worth ten million.
1.50 is a nephew of Jacob Loeb.
’ r president of the Chicago
1 Board and for a. long time
-'ormy peirel" of that harassed
:rion. All members of the
, family are very wealthy. Jacob
1;..1, father of the murdered boy.
rrtired broker. who could com-
1 four million dollars easily. per-
more.
1e attitude of the boys amazes
that come in contact with them.
. ‘sy they went with a detective in
nutomobilo and "wound tho
- crmie close to the point where
y was picked up. They' in-
the place where they dis-
lthe boy was dead. five min-
5151' he was kidnaped.
Cunning.
they drove around for a time
.131 took a straight course to
. wisch swamp. During this
murdered boy was disrobed
» “.vlllll’lg kicked into a bun-
. rt.» rear of the car. At the
;> young murderers showed
- 1. had remained in the hired
-~ inmpoid carried the nude
boy to a large culvert.,
. , 1 lmo the opening. Had
.1 ]I1.>l. I. l1 body a. foot further
' “ (.112. it is doubtful if the
\1 mm. ever have been solv-
n":1‘1‘5 21:11.1 poured hydrochloric
- 11.11 boy's face to destroy
'~~4 and the action of the
1.11111 soon would have cor-
11-511 from his bones. It
been almost impossible
.. the skeleton. assuming
11‘ would have been found.
'.‘.illli; of the murderers and
’1 plans they had made for
, \5l1lch was conceived last
‘ 1' n .13 shown in the fact that
1-“: . 1 111 provided himself with
1 ”is to be used in carrying
_ Into the swamp. Muddy
. ill have afforded a clue, but
‘1 Were washed after he
:mm the swamp. and this
' 'lmt chance of discovery.
2» kidnaplng and mur or.
:ul criminals drove ielsu e-
'i.o city. stopping at a re-
‘ lo burn the bloody blan-
-.I ii the boy had been
I
l 1 porter Found Clue.
at the Loch residence.
the clothing of their vic-
llasement and burned“.
as and belt could not be
- 1 roycd this way. so they
1:1 lo the lake front and
1.911 they washed the car
5 of blood spots. The next
1 , Iter they discovered some
‘- 1 :.1 had not been wiped away.
i l ‘ 1 11'. over the machine with
. . me and eliminated 0V6?!
ll inside and o t. before
1‘... hired machine to its
' " - is machine W” on
0' Leopold's own Wflir.‘
;, The use of the hired nu-
: i115: ales one of the fatal fill"
‘ I erwise perfect alibi. The!
'11); used to have been riding
' l a.l afternoon in mould-
9 I Iy the merest chance s. ro-
“ x~rxiewed the chief m0
' 'he Leopold reddcllc‘. and
”If". Leopold’s cardiod been
I': all that day and even-
11-1l1f'zwing repairs.
llc~iroyed Typewriter.
next step in palm til.”
«S the destruction of the ’0"
.rewriter upon which 100'
1 written the letter ‘0
'lEmanding $10. 000 mm
III; him his boy who it!
'1 11.1 be returned
k-h- ’ "HWY was forthcom Th.
Lfi 0' this typewriter m W
"“ ””1 Ihey. with tho
“1“» fizz-own into Lalo
:71 :1 13 points. Search “I,
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noccossary. The murderers showed
where they buried the shoes and
belt of their victim. and these were
recovered.
During the entire Journey neither
of the murderers displayed the
slightest trace of remorse. Not s.
‘13:: lg Iylnt t fithy for the distracted
n o e :- victims or the on '
Minx suffered by their own patr'ené.
and friends over the fiendish crime.
‘lAnything is Justidable in the in-
terests of science " said Leopold,
and that is the attitude of both. The
"interests of science" that were to
be served in this case was to note
the reactions of a human being. a
helpless boy. dying under the par-
ticular methods of death they had
planned to employ.
Expects Two Years.
"I may get two years for this. but
it will be the making of me " said
YOURS Loeb. and the other one has
the mental attitude of the super- -in-
teliectuals and super- -murderers who
have scorned all the sonventions of
society and now must answer to so-
ciety. One. unquestionably the mas
ter mind. resents the thought that
they have done anything they should
be called to‘ account for. and the
other fixes two years as the maxi-
mum punishment that may be in-
flicted upon him. Not a syllable of
compassion for the desolated home.
not a flicker of remorse for their
horrible deed.
The former close friend and fel-
low murderers are now bitter ene-
mies. After the return to their
cells. they sent acrid messaged back
and forth to each other. taunts of
“\veakllng." "double crosser" and
similar epithets. Their stories of
the crime tally to the dot. with one
exception. That is over who struck
the boy over the head with the
chisel wrapped in tape. Each ac-
,cuses the other of this act.
Planning The Defense.
Numerous conferences were held
vestcrday by relatives of the mur-
derers. planning their. "million dol~
lar" defense.
Unlimited funds are back of them
and will be poured out like water to
save them from the gallowa. or.
even a. long prison term. Even the
father of the murdered boy express-
ed sympathy for the slayors of his
son. and may have given some ink-
ling of their defgnse when he said:
"If they cannot prove they are in-
sane. they should take their punish-
ment." The best criminal lawyers
here and elsewhere will be employ-
ed to save the skiers. and it is pre-
dicted tho trial will be one of the
most famous in history. _
. Recover Boy's Belt.
A metal belt buckle worn by the
Franks boy. co-heir t‘o a $4,000,000
estate was found yesterday as the
pair made their second trip of the
day over the route taken on the
day of Franks' disappearance and
death. A pair of shoes worn by the
youth were recovered Saturday near
Hammond. Ind.. where they had
been buried.
Attorneys retained by the Loch
family were prepared to go into
court today to obtain permission to
talk with their client following the
refusal of State's Attorney Crows to
permit them to see the youth. At-
torneys asserted the youth was be-
ing examined in the state's attor-
ney's office. according to their an-
nouncement, by alicnists and this is
objected to unless an attorney is
present, they explained.
Wrote Ransom letter.
During the trip yesterday after-
noon a reporter. in the same auto-
mobile with Leopold. obtained state-
ments from him relative to the
crime. Leopold denounced Loeb.
saying the latter planned the kid-
napping and slaying, but admitted
that he was equally guilty, and that
he wrote the $10,000 ransom letter
which was sent to the Franks homo
following the disappearancb of the
youth. and according to their con-
fession. after the boy was dead.
"It was Loeb." said Leopold.
"who enticed Franks into“ the car.
and it was he who struck the boy
the next instant. Weapons are so
repugnant to me that it would have
been impossible for me to strike the
blow that killed Franks.‘
“I was driving. while Loeb was
sitting in the back seat. The side
curtains were on. and Loch leaned
over the front seat. opened the door
and called:
" 'Come here Robert. we will ride
you home." ‘No. ' replied the half.
‘lt's only two blocks, I'll walk.’
'- ‘Como here any way' said Dick.
‘1 want to tell you about a new ten-
nis racquei." Franks came across
the street and hopped upon “)0 run-
nm board. ”Get ln.’ said Loeb- I
want you to meet Nathan Leopold.’
Boy Gets Into Car.
"malts got in and the next mo-
ment Dick struck him 3 tho-head
and drew a unease no 4 hi- ”ck
mgiing him. It was all over in a
minute. I sat there. sick. while the
kid. kicked and struggled beside
me.”
Leopold bitterly denounced Loeb
for what be armed the latter-'-
wukness, and became so vehement
as: be nearly comp-ed:
“do. {[0111 the outburst mlnst
his confessed aid in the kidnapplns
Leopold laughed and
and slam 7 Chi f
faked. even mm” 5°"? “ 9
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at Bout youths had that the 3‘3)“
”no. mugs. andflhfls’mlmr
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crib. Act of March 3. 1870.
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the automobile
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'Mrs. Warncke Sings
Over Radio Tonight
The many Norwalk friends of
Mrs. Marguerite Warncko (Mrs.
Henry Warncke) contralto. will be
glad to know that she will broad-
cast a program of songs over the
radio tonight. They will be able
to hear her by tuning in on WJZ
at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Warncke will sing "O don-
fataie." from the opera "Don Car-
lo.” by Verdi; "The Cry of Wom~
an." by Mans. Zucca; ‘fSong of tho
Open." by Frank Lo. Forge: "A
Birthday.” by Towen: "Herxelcid."
by Goldmark, and other songs.
Miller’s Store Robbed;
First Time During His
40 Years In Business
W’iliiam Miller, grocer. in West
Washington street was counting up
his losses today because a thief or
thieves entered his place some time
between six o'clock Thursday even-
ing and eight o’clock Saturday
morning, while the store was closed
for the holiday. The work was evi-
dently that of boys. A panel was
broken out of one of the shutters
that covered a window in the rear of
the stone. and the lower part of the
one of the two panes of glass in the
window was broken. The hole in the
glass is so small that it is believed
that a boy was sent in through the
hole and opened the window and
shutter front the inside.
About $1.00 in change was taken
from the cash drawer. and papers
on and in the desk were disturbed.
A number of cakes of soap were
moved from one shelf to On other.
evidently in the thieves search for
a money has. but besides the $1.90,
nothing was discovered missing from
the store.
Mr. Miller has been in the grocery
business here for about forty wars.
and this is the first time his store
has ever been enicrcd or even tamp-
crod with.
Four Arrested In
Water Street Row
Mary Vienna. Manuel Mendez and
Marlee Dyas. Portuguese, were all
arrested early Sunday morning by
I’dtrolmen Snmmis and Frazier.
charged with assault upon one an-
other. The affair took place in \Vs~
ter street and it was alleged by the
woman that the two men assaulted
her. Mendez in turn alleged that the
Vienna woman had bitten him on
the hand.
In the downtown City court this
morning before Judge George H.
\‘osburgh. the two men were
825 and costs and the woman
ordered detained along with Joseph
Rose. who was in court on the charge
of misconduct. Their cases will come
up in the downtown City court this
afternoon.
The Vienna woman in court this
morning alleged she and Rose had
been living at 12 Raymond street.
Judge Vosburgh stated that this
matter should be cleaned up and or-
dered Rose placed under arrest.
Start Fight At ,
Roton; Locked Up
Swift action was taken in the cases
of four intoxicated men who tried to
create a disturbance at Roton Point
at ‘12 o'clock Saturday night. Jef-
frey Edwards and John “’oodhouso
both Of Noroton. James Reeves of
New York City and George Graham
of Cheshire were all arrested by Pa-
trolmen McG rath. Frazier and Gainer
on the charges of intoxication. breach
of the peace and assault.
The four men tried to obtain a
ride on the roller coaster at the
park after it had been closed for the
evening and when they were refused
by the attendants started a. light.
When the cases came up in the
downtown City court this morning
they were continued until next Mon-
day morning. The four men were
released under bonds of 8100.
Mother of A. J. Collins
Dies In Danbury.
Mrs. Andrew M. Collins passed
away Sunday morning at her home.
Sowh SL. llrnbury. after an illness
of a few days. She is survived by
her husband. three daughters. Sis-
ter Mary Justiman. Sister Mary An-
drtw. of the Sister of Mercy Order
of Providence. It. .. Mrs. William
Ski-id of South Norwalk. Thomas P.
Collins of Danbury Andrew J. Col-
lins of South Norwalk, Bernard V.
Collins of New York.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday morning at 9:30 from
the late home and id o'clock from
St. Peter’s church. Burial will is
in St Peter's cemetery Qanhnry.
Tea and Shower
For Miss Baysinger
Miss Miriam Baysinger was the
guest of honor at a combined tea
and shower held Saturday after-
noon at the home of Mrs. A. W.
Mitchell. 80 Ward street. There
were eighteen guests; members of
the Standard Bearers of the Nor-
walk M. E. church of which Miss
Bayslnger is affiliated. Miss Bay-
singer received many handsome
gifts. She will be married Saturday
at the Simpson M. E. church in
Brooklyn. N. Y. Rev. Albert Beebe,
formerly of Norwalk, will perform
the ceremony. .
“BORROW AUTO 1
At the request of the Dnbury po-
lice. the local police authorities yo.-
SOUTE NORWALK. CONN MONDAY, JUNE 1?, 1924.-
TRAFFIC
RECORDS
BROKEN
A u t o s P a s s e (1
Through First Dis-
t r i ci; Yesterday—
Few Accidents
POLICE ON JOB
Traffic Men Keep Cars
M o v i n g—Trolleys
Cause Delays —— One
Arrest
Automobile traffic in Norwalk
broke all records yesterday. Never
before in the history of the city did
as many machines pass through the
First District. Yet. with all the
traffic only a few minor accidents
happened.
“I never saw traffic as heavy as
it was yesterday, particularly in the
afternoon with vacationlsts return~
ing to their homes after having
spent the Memorial Day holidays
touring." declared Patrolman Jarvis
Murray who was on duty at Main
and M'all streets while traffic ’was at
its heaviest.
the Yale-Harvard football games at
New Haven or the Yule‘Princcton
football games. traffic was not as
heavy as it was on the Sabbath."
“'hile there were hundreds of
Connecticut machines in line, most
of the cars which passed through the
First district were New York and
New Jersey machines. Patrolman
Murray and Thomas Dorncy who
were both on duty at \\'all and
Main streets kept the line of cars
moving right along. The only bad
tie-ups resulted when trolley cars
on the Bridgeport-Norwnlk line
stopped at the Boston Store square
to turn back. “'hen these: delays
occurred the cars would be lined up
from Mill Hill far above the Nor-
walk armory.
Two bad places in the Boston Post
road where the highway is being
laid held up traffic considerably. One
of these places was Just
Stamford. The other. a detour al
Greenwich.
Only one arrest was made for
reckless operation in the First Dis-
trict. Several other reports were
made. however. Mr. Green of New
Canaan tolephoned‘in from “‘ilton
and asked the Norwulk police to
stopcar Conn. 31526 for reckless
driving. Green said the machine
had nearly crashed into his car.
James H. Thompson of smtfortf.
telephoned to the uptown police and
asked them to stop a sedan machine.
N. Y.. 77710 which has sldeswlpcd
his car and kept or: going.
Officer Allen of the “’estport_po-
lice department asked the police
here to stop a sedan car with regis-
tration numlicrs N. J. 95854 which
had struck a wdmnn in \Vcsfport
and did not stop. The car did not
pass through Norwalk.
John Banks of 17 Stuart avenue
reported to the police that tho fen-
der of his automobile had been
damaged while the car was parked
in “’all street. Shortly afterward
“2 S. Iapsham of \l‘ilson‘s Point.
reported that the right rear mud~
guard of his machine had caught in
the front mudguard of another car
tearing it partially off. The other
machine carried markers Conn. '-
4761.
\V’llliam Lyons of “'estport ave-
nue reported to the police that his
garage had been entered and a five
gallon can of oil and a tire had been
stolen. Constable Knapp who inves-
tigated said that the garage had
been entered through a rear door.
To Appeal Divorce
Of J. Wolfe Thorne
NEW YORK. Juno 2.—The ques~
tion as to whether the death of Joel
Wolfe Thorns early Friday. after be-
ing struck by an automobile near
Danbury. Conn.. will meet the status
of Mrs. Mary Casey Thorns arose
when it was discovered that the de-
cision of the appellate division of the
supreme court confirming the di-
vorce which Thorns had obtained.
had not been filed in the Supreme
court before his death.
Irrespective of whether failure to
file the papers will affect the vali-
dity of Thorne's decree. it was re-
ported that Mrs. Thorns would ap-
pcaL
By the terms of the decree shots
denied custody of her son. 106‘
W'olfo Thorpe. Jr.. nine years old.
until he is of age and can decide for
himself whether he will return to
her.
The question of her son's future
custody and her right to a dower in-
terest in the Thorns estate is sold to
be linked with the Question of
whether Thorne's sudden death’hnd
affected the finality of his, divorce
decree:
Audubon Society To .
Meet In Fairfield
The annual meeting of the Audi?
bon society of the State of Connec-
ticut will be held at the Foirfieid
Memorial Library. Fair-field on Sat-
urda‘y. June 7. The “93 will be-
gin at 11 oclock. Wt ssv'iag
time. There will be reading of ro-
ports and the election of about;
followed by an addre- MM! W
Tltcomb of tho sum Bonfire! insh-
erieo and Gonzo. Dr. Joni-oi. Clien—
in will givean illustrated male
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terday looked for Jameo O’Neil.
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CALF PASTURE
CONCESSION
Alfred o Aprea 18 Run-
hing Beach Under
Agreement W 1 t 11
Mayor —- Council To
Discuss Contract
The matter of the concession at
Cal! Phi-tum Beach Park, Norwaik's
3100. ii” bathing beach and punk.
will ho taken up at the next meeting
of thoIEommon Council. according to
a outflow made by Mayor Thomas
Robifii this morning.
Al the present timo' the bathing
pavileon is open and has been since
Memorial Day. through an WMC~
ment made between Mayor Robins
and Alfredo Aproa. uptown barber.
who it is stated has purchased half
of the contract awarded to Frank
Hollywood and George Flynn. It
is said that he has purchased the
share formerly owned by “You.
Nothing has been heard from Hol—
lywood regarding his share of the
contract.
Arrangements Were made Thurs—
day evening. to have the bath
houses opened Memorial Day. on that
residents of the City could enjoy the
benefit of the new 8100.000 beach
and park. If the arrangements had
not been made between the City
and Mr. Apron it is doubtful if the
bath houses would have been open-
ed on Memorial Day as specified in
the contract awarded to Hollywood
and Flynn.
It is not known whether Holly-
wood is to interest “himself in Calf
Pasture this year. Hollywood and
Flynn leased the concession for the
season of 1924 for 81.700 and were
required to place 1. bond.
The question as to whether Aprca
will be allowed to conduct the con-
cession at the park 11-1: season. or
whether the bond will be declared
forfeited will be discussed by the
Council. Until the meeting. Aprca
will be allowed to conduct the busi-
ness.
Efforts to lomto the contract on
file in the City Hall this morning
were unsuccessful.
50 MILES AN
HOUR ALONG
WES'LAVENUE
Lawrence Nola Is
Fined $30 and Costs
By Judge Candee ——
State Cop Gets Him
Found guilty of speeding up West
avenue at 50 miles an hour, Law-
rence Mela. “ho lives in the Second
District. was fined $30 and costs
amounting in all to $40 by. Judge
Condee in the uptown city court to-
day. It was brought out at the
hearing that Mola had used abusive
language to the state policeman who
made the arrest.
Slate Policeman “'iillam Neilson
who took Mola into custody declared
that he had to drive his motorcycle
at 62 miles an‘hour to catch Mola.
He estimated that the accused was
making 50 miles an hour when he
caught him at the safety zone in
Wall street near Main stneet. 1
State Policeman Comatock told
the court that Mola had been in
trouble on other occasions although
not for motor vehicle violations.
Maia told the state policeman he
would not mind going to jail. He
also threatened the newspaper re~
porters if they used the story of his
arrest.
Austrian Chancellor
Shot By An Assassin
\lENNA. Juno A£."l‘lic Alstrlan
chancellor. Dr. Ignaz Seipei. u in a.
grave Condition with a bui‘ e‘. in his
lung “following an attack upon him
yesterday by :1. yo- -:.:m fac'm y “orkcr.
Karl Jaworck.
A bulletin issued by the chancel-
lor‘s doctors at midnight said he was
not suffering. His condition was de-
clared to be “relatively favor-shim,"
There was no difficulty in breathing.
Pulse 100: temperature 86 centri-
grad.
The chancellor was shot as he
stepped from a train at. the southern
terminal on his return from Winer
N eustadt. Jaworek fired three show.
one of which went wild, one grazed
the skin and the third penetrated
the lung. The assailant then at—
tempted suicide. wounding himself
seriously.
The Socialist newspaper Morgen
ms a letter of confession was found
at Jaworek’s home. In this he do-
clared that. having embezzled money
from the factory where he was em-
ployed. and fearing discovery. he had
decided decided to take. his life: and
l.
’ was determined to take with him the
chancellor who he declared had done
workers. Jaworek is s. member of
the Communist party.
mm another source it is stated
that. when taken to the police m-
uon. the assailant said:
"I am lnnoccnt: I acted under or-
slurs.“- When asked who gave the
replied:
“Kill moifyoulibe. butlirtusay
so much to the detriment of Austria's -
«cumminuvemmu;
WOMAN .
IS KILLED
BY BLAST
Mrs. Hal-nick Of Sound
View Avenue, Hit By
. Rock, Dies In Nor-
walk Hospital
’ .FEARED ’ INJURY
Said She Might Be
'Killed As She
Watched Men Pre-
paring Blast 4—— $10,-
’ 000 Suit
A blast that was set off in Edge
wood street Saturday. afternoon.
about three o'clock without any co‘v
ering. was the cause of the death
of Mrs. Elizabeth Hornick, aged 39
years. wife of John Hornick c
Sound View avenue. She wa.
i‘ntruck on the left side of the head
by s. fragment of the rock. weighing
three pounds. which was hurled :00
feet.
Mira. Hornick her husband and
step son. Joseph Homick. were busy
planting potatoes in a lot owned by
the Hornicks in Edgewood street.
Steve Sheba. with the assistance of
Joseph Gall and John Kerkes both
of Ely avenue. was excavating in
the garden near Szabo's home and
found it necessary to set of! a blast
to remove the large rock.
Tlfb men prepared the blast. but
failed to cm'vr it. While they were
getting ready. Mrs. Iiornick stood
watching them n’lth Vt'illiam Muni-
berger and her stepson and turning
to Mulberger she stated: ‘
"I wish they would hurry up they
might kill moi"
The blast went off. Fragments of
stones went flying in all directions.
Joe cl-Iornlck who was about ten feet
away from his step mother at the
time. saw the fragment of rock
coming in his direction and ducked
down. not thinking that it was going
to strike his stepmother.
As the rock struck her Mrs. Hor-
nick screamed and fell to the
ground. A deep cut was inflicted in
her left check. She was ruined to
the Nor-walk Hospital and failed (9
regain consciofisness. She died
shorfi before five o'clock.
The body was examined by Medical
Examiner Samuel H. Huntington at
the hospital.
City Sheriff Oliver Clark investi-
gated the master. hbo was pist-
ed under arrest on the Charge of
manslaughter. pending the outcome
of the inquest lo be conducted by
Coroner John H. Phelan this after-
noon st two o'clock.
Sheriff Clark said this .morning
that Szabo had obtained a permit to
purchase the dynamite, which was
also a permit for him louse it. He
said that witnesses had ~infor_med
him that no signal was given and
.1131 the rock was not covered.
The car owned by Mr. Hornlck and
which stood near the spot where
Mrs. Hornick was killed. was covered
with mud thrown by the force of the
blast.
An attachment was filed against
the porperty of Stcxe and Ros-c
Saabo for $12,000 this morning, in
connection with a civil suit asking
damages of $10. Q00. which is brought
by John Hornlck, husband of the
dead woman.
It is alleged in the writ that the
defendant was both negligent and
careless in setting off the blast.
failed to gin; proper warning and
do this work. _
The case is returnable in the Su-
perior Court in Bridgeport and is
light through the law firm of
Ta many and Connery. Deputy
sheriff Edward B. Doulens served
the papers in the case this morning.
Mrs. Box-nick leaves. beside: her
husband. two sons Michael and Jos-
eph Tlplick and one daughter. Mrs.
George Mulqueen.
The funeral will be held from St.
Ladislaus' church tomorrow morning
at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in St.
Mary's cemetery. '
Ox Cart Traveler,
74, Journeys Back
‘ In An Automobile
NEW' YORK. June 2.—-—-‘Mrs. A. M.
Gilbert of Middletown. Conn., who
with her husband. crossed“ the con-
tinent in an ox—cart starting from
Middleton two years ago. has ar-
rived, here from Salem. Oregon. in
an automobile. She is 74 years old.
She was nccompanied by Mrs. O. B.
Schucking; nei- daughter. Mrs. on-
bert said she enjoyed every minute
of her trip despite the fact that, they
were caught in the quarantine in
Arisona'and New Mexico. After 19.
visit with relatives here she and her
daughter will return by automobile
to the west coast.
Friday, Bundle Day
For Near East Relief-
F‘rlday will be bundle day in Nor-
walk for. the Net East Relief.
Clothing tags are distributed
in an the schools today. Bundles
mtobotskentothoneueotschooi
.nrfirosmtiénonorbcfonmdsx.
New Feahlre
iTWELVEWPAGES
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failed to obtain experienced help to 1
Roof Is Burned OE
N orwalk Yacht Club
Firs which broke out in the
upper floor of the Nor-walk Yacht
club Saturday afternoon shortly
before 5 o'clock'burnod the roof ~
off the building and did damage
estimated at 81.000. 'The alarm
was responded to by the Rom-
ton Fire Department.
Two false alarms were also
rung in Saturday night which
called the Putnam Hose compa-
ny out. one shortly before it
o'clock from Box 85 and one
soon after 10 oclock from Box
45.—
V.
Jarnes A. Farrell’s
Daughter Is To Wed
‘ At Home Here June 25
James A. Farrell. president of the
United States Steel Corporation. and
Mrs. Farrell. of 313 Garfield Place.
Brooklyn. and Rock ‘Ledge. South
Nor-walk. have. announced the en-
gagement of their daughter. Miss
Catherine Bernalette Farrell. to
Luke D. Stapleton, jr.. son of Mrs.
Stapleton. of 88 Respect Park. West.
and the late Justice Luke D. Staple-
ton.
Miss Farrell is a graduate of the
Convent of the Visitation 1‘ Brook-
lyn.
Mr. Stapieton was graduated from
Amherst in 1917, and from the Col-
umbia Law School in 1922. During
the war he served in France as a
Lieutenant with the 10131: Field Ar-
tillery.
The wedding will take place at the
Farrell home here June 25.
Mrs. Hubbell In
Auto Accident
While driving her Ford sedan up
Clay street at about 11:30 o'clock
till! morning Mrs. George Hubbell
of Highland avenue became con-
fused on seeing another car. driven
by Edward Kuban of the Southern
New England Telephone company.
coming down Franklin street, and
crashed through the iron fence that
surrounds the lawn at the Central
Fire Station. Mr Kuban had just
turned the corner into Clay areal.
when Mrs. Hubbell crashed t ugh
the fence. after climbing over the
curb. which is quite high at the
corner.
The car stopped in the flower bed
in the center of which in a flag pole.
The car had three fist tires and a
broken headlight as the result of
the accident Mrs. Hubbell. who
was unhnrt. was taken to hen home
.i r. Ruben. The car was driven
awn underrts own power.
Capt. Mills To Be it
Roton Point‘ As Usu
Capt. A. W. Mills. Roton Point's
well-known sea master. who for the
past 20 years has conducted local
and visiting land-lubbers to and
around the light house, will be at
Roion Point park again this season.
Capt. Mills is contemplating the
purchase of another boat which will
take care of at least seventy-five
paksengcrs. However. he has not
been able to obtain just the boat
he “ants. In any event he and the
familiar “Linda. May" will be on
duty until he gets the bigger boat
or the captain may remodel the
“Linda May" to increase its deck
capacity.
French Flyer Making
Progress To Tokio
PEHTAIHO. Chihli. Chi June
2.—Captain Georges Pelletier Daisy.
French aviator flying from Paris to
Toklo_ landed here at 7:50 o‘clock
this morning from Peking on his way
to Mukden. After filling the tanks
of his machine he hopped off again
at 8:50 oclock.
Pehtaiho is situated on the coast
east of Peking at a point about one~
third of the distance from the capl-
tal to Mukden.
IN A FIGHT.
The police were notified last eve-
ning that an automobile accident has
occurred near Hickory Bluff and that
the drivers of the cars had become
involved in a fight. City Sheriff
Oliver Clark went to the scene .but
the cars had gone when he arriwzd.
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CONTRACTORS
50,000
Concrete Blocks
$ .18
13013ch BROS.
Gall Dario: 510—511 P. I.
Celebrate '1‘...
By Gifts 1rd '1
tors
ITS HISTORY
Developed From
vate Institution '1
Contra-y Ago—
ent Oficials
omclals of the Central m .2.
Trust company today are prepusd ' “ 1
celebrate one of the biggest 07*,
in the history of the bank. U
event is the 100th annivemry at
bank's conception, the old 1“
County bank having been M
on June 3,1824 and the 0%
Fan-field Trust company being a
tlnuatlon of this bank. From
banking house of small proper“,
the bank has grown- until today It h’
one of the strongest and urged he ‘
stitutlons in Norwalk.
To celebrate its centennial, ‘
cials of the bank will credit 100 0“
each to the first 100 account's. M
or new or old customers. to which“;
deposit of $10 or more is mad.
marrow. And on this occaslol;
cials of the bank will welcome uni
ors who desire to inspect the basin.
The bank building. in imposing ofi
flce located at Wall and Isaac
has been nicely decanted for
occasion. American flags hive
draped in the front. of the bull
and sexeml strings of flags of an
tions have been strung from as
of the street to the other in front
the building. Further celeb“
plans call for a dinner of omcials at
employes of the bank to be held IQ ‘
day night. ' '
‘ The history of banking in Not}
walk really. goes back to about 1m_
when the firm of Eiiphalot M}
wood 8: Son was to a large ext—5
the bank of Norwalk and View
This store was located at the wag
end of the bridge in old Nomi]: and
did a large business with the W
Indies. It had agents 1
throughout the country hero_snd .
nearby towns in New York not
Farmers and business men were at
commodated on many occasions
«loans. of money and notes. m #11
mam Lockwood and concluded
business until 1828.
But before this, the need of a book
had becfine extremely evident. “3
so, on June 3, 1824. the Fuw_
County Bank was organized. it.
the same time a bank was openodfi
Danbury which is 1844 becamo t“
Danbury bank.
The first president of the Fulrficbl
County Bank )vas Henry Belden or»
s erved twelve ye“ He was fold ~
lowed successively hr Clark Bum
eleven years; A. E. Beard, five m
Charles Isaacs. 'sixteen years; I“. a.
John Lockwood. twenty~ono yours;
James '1‘. Hyatt and the late neuter}
ant Governor Edwin G. Xecler for A
tenure of thirty years. .
It was on Januaiy 8.1865.“ .
the bank changed the character «in
business becoming a national beak".
Its name was changed to the M
field County National bani. ,.
As the rail-field County law
Bank was the first to be new
in the old town of Nontalk. tho Gov
trai National bank v.3 the lost
organize in the old city of Nomi
This bank was chartered on M
:9. 1876. and was located hmgf:
Gazette building. The com
organisation were. Thom-III. -
son. Ambrose S. Hurlbutt and m
P. Beatty. These men. with w
F. Guthrie. George M. 891mm
Cunningham, William R. m
Charles Smith and Sherman m.
house. made up the first. boardd
directors. ,
The first president of thy 63$
tral National bank was Mr. W.
who served until 1888. Upon
resignation he was succeeded-1 .
George M. Holmes. who was thema-
sident until his death on no: '3. '
1911 and was succeeded By M
M.- Kent. Mr. Kent's tantrum
lasted until the bank was convufl
into a trust company on cam
1917 and became kndwn cg as
4.
(Continued on Pm Two.)
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——Special attraction at
Carnival tonight—Adv.
so moo-fully again and auxin...
by south W pooplo.
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