Entered I. second-clau- matter I!
the poet office at
South Norwuik. Conn. under the Act of March 8. 1|".
NORWALKS FIRST PAPER FIFTY m AGO AND NORWALK’S FIRST PAPER TODAY
f
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
1924.
mill“
eynoter
epublican
State Convention
liuy llevelop for Second Place on
at New Haven ——G. 0. P. Hears
>2- ‘:ful‘d Man Praise Party and Attack
i 2 ' . . of Democrats
- \'. Sept. fl—(Special to The Sentinel).—-Impres-
vill‘fli tax figures in Connecticut to prove the
. 1 fit-' Republican administration and declaring
~ H. in the Democratic platform
. “ i,
1) mut'l'zllic emblem, the donkey.
cl
are a credit and
' Stumi‘ni'd, opened the G. (i. l’. convention in
with a stirring keynote speech.
all? was luck—
'll Y'tili 01' till
..- i turning: to
"1.715 mad»: in
"Enil‘fi‘lf'n of
"11‘. Nature to-
iiov. lilr-
-‘. opposition
'l‘hr- same
S'Mv Francis
:i, and (“ump—
All I)! \Vnst-
- Hiriilinfmi. NO
fl v outcome
1 ',Iu,-r- on the
'-r'd on Sen.
i .il "ili .‘i. “'ad-
- organization
3'“ krd ivy op-
.~ I\i“\lllvlt‘l'
.I ll4i.ry ilnra-
-:~.last:1ight
.. -r of fact in‘
’ <': l'i-ai'd at
"My object
:1 tonight."
.‘~‘- :ritl, "is to
\ ii. \V'liitihOr
4-r not is for
‘ he state of
; - 3.4 has resch-
.." lilr'll! score
has grown strong
‘(lti‘i‘lt‘l’lk‘i‘ and the
Sinw the over-
':i n by the people
. of the League of
Ilium party has
3 1' nm- than has
I'Iilli'lil. A press—
liii"|i :is a result
rill T" “'3’". Till-l
re is excry 3'5-
12}! 5:: t )usticr.
i"'il!ii'iiitait.'li,
“oi-rid (run
it} nzm‘ruzic is-
IJl'IilVftIKT'I as
s" .iiid {tritiu—
' '5 (l. i'. l‘. ud-|
griiwr gave a
.‘w-ii in show
“"l.li""ilt"|)t have
.' “Kitty-nint-
21'2“. the last
:1 :mm‘iCtrafion
.,‘..,'
~~lunv llct rt asc
i
adoption of the il‘ordney-McCuinbei'
tariff bill, “hich the Democrats
brand as unjust, the total imports,
duty free. amounted to two billion
four hundred million dollars.
eighteen months after the enaction
oi‘ the bill the import duty free-J
amounti‘d to three billion two hun-
d:' .i iniilion dollars."
Skipping from the national to the
Connecticut angle the congressman
declared, “No state has provided
better conditions for happy. healthy.
prosperous life of its citizens. Con-
necticut and the Republican admin~
istratiun are practically free from
debt. In October of 1923 four hun-
dred and fifty-seven million dollars
was on deposit in its savings banks
and the current year will show an
increase.
this state has administered its trust
in true faith."
0f Lal-‘ollette, Congressman Merc
ritt said as follows. "I have refrain-
ed from comment on the third party. -,
If the voters in New England even
,lcnn toward a third party and to-
night. key has?
., .
ward Socialism. the abolition of
private property. and the destruction
of the Constitution, 1 have missed
my guelst"
In defense of the Republican
Party's connection with the oil
scandal Congressman Merritt com-
pared the. administration to a busi-
ness concern Where certain cmployes
had done wrong. "This." explained
the. speaker. "might be taken as an
indictment. of the concern. It. will
take. more than a silver-tongued or-
ator like John \V. Davis." declared:
.the sprnker amid applause. “or a”
red radical like LaFoliette to asso-
ciate even a dishonest plot. with men
like Coolidge and Dawes."
The placing of nominations fur
the state offices “ill not begin until‘
this morning. Certain of the
onices will offer no contest \tliiln-
others are most sure to result in :1-
form-5.!
division of the G. O. P.
l.ieut«-nant—Covcrnor Hiram linc-_
ham is assured of the gubernatorial;
nomination. This was made'certaiu
through the retirement of John Bi.
\i'ndhams from the race. This samo‘
“'adliams. however. has openly
come out for the second place on thv
rndin g J1ll’i"llii\tt in opposition to Senator John
at'i \l-riilt 5.” id
ifl-d- ral when:
. ..
Z.-::. dollars.
1 to svvrnty-four
ii‘i't to eighty
1;“. ill“. infil
.* administra-
.. dollars. in 192i
mi ' ~ s~\'nnty-t“‘o
.1 1923 the
'- nty-six mil-
last iiscai your
«1 business the
whl to twenty-
.i:.y; f-t l'unnv-cti-
“v .. - xirak‘ugance
l“ nucratic plat-
'l.2s state will ap-
“:.r brand of in-
r::: . Fflnlllll declar-
v'wt'mrvssnian Tiler-
planks 0f the
0.7m, denied their
2'- vi to show where
x rail succeeded and
diluted by the UP-
praiscd the ad-
‘ri- industrial pros-
-~'ir:‘ry and for 1h”
":2 great glories of
Salli. “that. the ca-
::.l.orers and many
-. or can be ,caplt-
My due to the
of protection."
~ platform in gen-
bx Congressman
‘ men: of facts
. g many planks that.
";‘f’v.’l{ii. The Demo~
described as having
7'..- cltinservative at. one
"iraska radical at the
- rziocratlc claim about
of living the speaker
scale has been going
'I.~’_‘ close of the war-
‘lhmls For M.
Locratic tarifl punks,"
U r; Merritt addEG, "are l.
:.i ':l tribute to tha. Demo-
‘TK'V-‘m. the donkey. And the
r '9 too wise to be fooled by
or bombast from a donkey-
amen mail:- print to m
c
i
ll'. Trumbull. The lzittei is lillt‘kt d
by the Rorahrick faction and it is
" amount. d i the general opinion among the dele-
litigates that the nomination “ill go
to him.
Another contest may develop in
regard to the, office of State Treas-
urer, recently vacated by IT. Harold
(lllpatrick of Putnam. under heavy
bonds for embezzlement. and who
was succeeded by Anson T. McCook
of Hartford. former executive secre-
tary to Governor Charles A. Temple-
ton. The only avmved candidate {Or
this place is Mayor Ernest ll.
Rogers of New London but there
is much opposition to him through-
out the State. No other name has
as yet been definitely mentioned in
opposition.
Francis A. Pallotti of Hartford.
present Secretary of State, seems
assured of re- -nomination. as dons
Comptroller Frederick W. Salmon
of “'estport.
The lobbies of the hotels were
crowded here today with-groups
of delegates in earnest. discus-ion.
At a meeting of the Repubican
State Central Committee at the
Hotel Taft at 5 o 'clock yesterday the
roll of delegates was upprmed.
Decides Children
'Must Be Vaccinated
HARTFORD. Sept. 10. —The State
Board of Education has upheld the
decision of the Hartford Board of
Education in refusing dmiuion to
the West Middle school of the three
children of Mrs. C. Y. Brown be-
cause they were not vaccinated. The
State board maintains that the de-
cision of the Hartford board was
reasonable and proper and the board
was within its rights in refusing to
accept the exemption certificates of-
fered by Mrs. Brown.
The decision of the state board
Wu reached it I. meeting at the
Capitol yesterday. when the finding!
of George R. sturgel. state attend-
ance ofllcer. who heard the appeals
of Mrs. Brown from the decision of
the W board were submitted.
O
Congressman ‘
In the?
The Republican Party in‘
taming of
ne Police
Put Over
Vacancies o n Super-
numerary Force to
Be Filled Next Tues-
day Mayor Says
OTHER MATTERS
Question of Bad Condi--
tion of Streets Up
Again—Riordan
Promises Relief
The question of police appoint.-
ments was brought before the Com—
mon Council last night when Coun-
’(‘lil’lliln )K‘olfc informvd Mayor Rob—
| ins that there were four vcacan ies in
,tho stipernumrr-‘iry police force. and
iihat these. should be filltd so that:
rrzulars (ould br- appointed:
Mayor Rollins said that it \\ as cus—
tomary for the Committee. on police
to ltold examinations of all appli—
‘ force and hand the recommendations
to the Mayor and that those. exam-
inations according to city ordinances
wore to be livid in January and
July, but tho. lit the Council wished
to hold the examinations now he
would have the list of appointments
ready for the adjourned met-ting next
Tuesday morning. as the four regular
policemen must. be ready by October
1.
Councilman Itiordan asked if the
.|.\iayor st. '1tui that. ll". would rather
hate them go other until the mret-
ing next Wi‘v‘k Councilman Riordan
, then made. a motion that the appli-
cants for positions on the police
force. be notified to appear before
Police Commissioner “'olte for ex-
animation so that the appointments
couid he made. at the meeting next
week. This was passed. The appli-
cations of \V’iiliam Datnio. John
Henry Peterson and James E. Eid-
ridge for positions on the. regular
and supl‘rnumerary forces were turn-
ed ov~»r to the Committee on police.
The report of (‘Ity Treasurer An-
son 1-”. Kwelvr was read and upon
the. motion of Councilman l‘ohiman
action was Ii‘Ti‘l’l‘Ed until a later
' meeting. lie stated that the report.
was an annual one and that this
could not be completed until all of
illi‘: l-iils turn in.
of the lit-ll island lniprovemvnt As-
sociation in the erection of an iron
fence. along lliwrrsi-lr- avenue 1:) 13-le
lslaml.
Iabout taxi cabs parking in front of
his property in \Vail street was
turnrd over to the Conmiiltve on po—
lice with power to act.
A layout of Prospect Park was
presented to the Council for approv-
ill by Adams and Ingles. Stamford
Council subject to the approval of
the city engineer. This new 'lCV-Jlop-
liicllt covers 2:: acres and is north of
:the Standard Oil plant in \‘.'ilson
ELVCl’lUC.
A petition was presented from
residents in the section of “'iilow
street. and Eversley avenue asking
that. the Building Committee prevent
the. erection of some of the houses
going up in that, vicinity, the: charge
being that they were unsanitary.
The matter was referred to the
Building Committee.
Residents of Laura. street sent in
a petition asking that this street be
repaired. This was turned over to
the Committee on streets.
\Vilbur Smith asked the Council
to make some repairs to Ely avenue
as the road was in a deplorable con-
dition in certain parts.
Councilman Riordan stated that
no one realized the bad condition of
the streets any better than he did
and that the Street Department had
tried its best to repair the street with
the money it. had last year. but it
did not. have enough. He said now
that he had the new appropriations
he intended to repair some of the
streets. He declared that. the roads
would be built up and then oiled and
put. in shape so that they would stay
for some time. and that he would
do as many streets as possible before
the cold weather sets in.
Councilman “’olfe said that the
residents of Laura, street. had a just
complaint. as that. street was in very
bad condition.
Ordinance covering the recent in-
creases in the Police and Fire De-
partments were ratified by the Coun-
cil. The increase went into effect
on September Land will continue for
duration of the present administra-
tion.
The Mayor and the Finance Com-
mittee were authorized to borrow
$65,000 on the Fifth Taxing District
and 820,000 on the Fourth Taxing
District for the running expense. of
the city until funds were received
from the collection of taxes.
Thoma.- Fol'ey of Courtlaud Place
will enter the New York Private
Parochial High Sohool this after-
noon.
BARKER AND
Youthful Defendants
Have Good Breakfast
CHICAGO, Sept. 10.—Tho two
youthful defendants arose at
6:30 a. m.. after a night of un-
broken slumber. They ate heart—
ily of a. breakfast consisting of
eggs. toast, sausage and coffee. A}
Several sticks of chewing gum
were on the food tray.
"I'm glad the strain of the trial
UDGE IN TENSE COURT.
ROOM READS OPINION,
SLAYERS LIVES SPARE B
is over today." Loeb told a jail
attendant. Leopold made no
statement.
Jail attaches said that if they
had not known this was the do.)
on which the'prisoners were to
be sentenced. there would be
nothing in the action of the boys
to indicate the pending proceed~
lngs.
Both Loeb and Leopold were
calm and outwardly undisturbed
at 8 o'clock, the hour at which
the watch is changed in the
jail.
rants for positions on the. polic-~;
supernuint-rary appoiniiiients couldf
not be math immediately, but the'
i it was ion-d to approve the action.
A complaint from Saintul Kantorl
Realtors and was accepted by the.
”"W'I :77.
FITZGERALD GET
l THREE MONTHS
5Plead Guilty in Bridge-
port C o u r t—“Not
1
Guilty,” Says James
Lynch
OTHER CASES
Norman Shaw Charged
With Entering Radel
Oyster Co. Building,
Enters Plea
BRIDGEPORT. Sept. 10.~ Ar-
raigned before Judge John W'. Beaks
at. the opening yesterday afternoon
of the Criminal Superior term 12 of
25 prisoner-I put to plea declared
they Were not guilty of charges pre-.‘
ferrcd against them and requested,
formal trials by jury. Elghty-onr.‘
other accused are yet to be put to-
Nathan humid, Jr (left). Richard Loch, and center t1: ‘ d
instice of the Chicago criminal courts _( ) a" in Re. John H CH8?!" Chief
pica. Prayer was oflered at court
opening by the Rev. Herbert 8.1;
Brown, pastor of the Olive: Congre-‘ _.
gationul church. . ‘ i
I'risoners given preliminary ar-
raignment. With the charges prefer-
THE PROSECUTOR i
red and pleas follow:
Andrew Barker and John Fitzger-
aid. of NorWalk. attvmpted theft of
bag of clams from Lowndes Oyster
company in Norwadk, pleaded guil—
ty; each was sentenced to three
lmonths in jail.
licrnian Levy. of Stamford. break—
ing and entering National Market
company more, Stamford, on August:
9. pleaded not guilty. i
James Lynch, of Norwalk. charg-'
ed with embezzlement of 81.074.64.
from the Gulf Gas company of Nor-
walk on May 16, pleaded not guilty.
Norman Show of Nor-walk. charg-
ed with carrying concealed weapons
and unlawful'entry in Radel Oyster
company building in Nor-walk on
June 20. pleaded not guilty.
Frank Cernak.‘ of Stamford. and
John Bridak, of Stamford. charged
with breaking and entering resi-
dence. Bridak pleaded not guilty,
Ccrnak pleading guilty.
\Villlam Dorman, Raleigh Leake
and Richard Siksay. of Bridgeport.
charged with holding up with a re-
volver and robbing Timothy Fitz-
gerald on Boston avenue on May 20;
each not guilty.
- STATE A'I'I‘ORXEY CRO‘VE
Alfred Paine, 41 years old. of
Northrup and Charles Knapp on
June 1.1924 and October 1,1923.
not guilt).
Walter Meyers, 22 years old
charged with the following burglar-
ies: The Van Alstyne home. \Veston.
on April 13, the “‘llson residence.
and Shepard houses in W’estport on
April 20; not guilty.
i-‘red Ready. 21 years old. Frank
Cook, 22 years old, and Peter How-
ard, 17 years old, of “'llton. alleged
to have robbed Charles Disbrow. of
“'ilton, of 18 chickens and then u-
saultlng him: pleaded not guilty.
Harold Godfrey. alias Harold G.
Hill, 20 years old, of Bridgeport.
icharged with bigamy. it being alleg-
ed he married Sadie McGee while
Ion Hill, pleaded guilty.
Victor J. Martin. 25 years old. of
Bridgeport. charged with embezzle-
ment of 82 100 from the Commer-
cial Bank and Trust compny. ur-
rested in March, pleaded not guilty.
Han-y Deane, of Canada. mutt
upon Hrs. Sylmtlnu Donate. ‘68?
Pembroke street, July 10. pleaded
guilty. sentenced to three month- in
Jail;—
Iudore Bollaaky. of Bridgeport.
more of Gustavo Hanger on July 11.
pleaded not guilty. ! "a
Gun!- Delflel Guilt. '
By Associated Press
CHICAGO. Sept lO—In a setting‘
without parallel ’
_ jurisprudence '0! Illinois.
still the lawful husband of Id. Mel matte Franks case reached its cli-
max here the morning.
For the sentencing
Leah and Nathan 1".
confessed kidnappers murderers of
X4 years old Robert Franks.
dred of detectives and policemen.
patrolman. formed a bristling bar-
rier about the historic Cook county
criminal courts building and two au-
tomobiieg of picked” riflemen Were
rt Coff to accompany Judge John
uverly to his last task in the
W “'11 Pm and entering criminal court. section.
Ella decision arrived at four days
Judge Caverly expected pro.
coed t -
George Curtis. of Bridgeport. mimmmin°u£ utter-cone??? “an“
charged withthethoftanugult‘l the b h
of two automobiles owned by Adolph maggcum‘e‘. 8: 30- a. m.,
Benel- and Figs} Putty pleaded Four possible judgment: were
“ “ M £9 m finds: the
L_eopold. Jr.
.. A rmed Men Guard Court
When Slayers Hear Fate
“'eston, on m,- 4. and m. cm... Riflemen Accompany Judge Caverly From
Home to Courthouse—Climax of Dramatic
Franks’ Murder: Case Without Parallel.-
Only Relatives, Newspapermen and Law-
yers Hear Sentence
(ate—death on the gallows. life im-
pr: sonment. folirtren years to life
and directing a. trial by jury. But
it was only the first two that pub-
lic opinion concerned itslef, since it
was over only life and death that
the prosecution fought during the
six weeks of the hearing of evidence
in mtigation audaggravation. The
state, terming the case one which
merited death for the youthful de-
fendants. pleaded for the death pen-
alty, while the defense asked im-
prisonment for life.
Defense‘s Case New Departure.
The defense' case marked a. new
departure in u: it was deslgued to
show that Imeb and Leopold were
mentally diseased. but short of the
fore. while not subject to W;
plan in a hospital for the «initial
insane should be sent to themes
penitentiary} 1% life ralhu than be
Weds ». f ,, ‘ ’ 3":
unity in a legal sense. and there-,1
ing the fortnight since Judge Cav-
crly retired to study the lengthy
record and formulate his decision.
he “as the targtt for thousands of
letters from many countries. Iiis
i life has been threatened, no matter
Euliat \crdict he renders
The violence of those pleading
. equalled by letters, threatliiing his
i state was not forewarned of the pin
:with him for leniency has been
i
i
, death, the deaths of Loch and Leo-
pold and the bombing of the crim-
inal courts building should his judi—
cial decision be swayed zm'ay'from
the gallows. Therefore the most un-
usual precautions.
Throughout the night extra guards
waited in Judge Caverly's court
room and patrolled the criminal
courts building. “’iih dawn the
force was augmented‘ gradually. and
five hundred armed men had in-
structions to bn in the square about
I the old six story brick building by T
a. in.
Their orders were to keep all per-
sons outside a. radius of one city
block from the courts building.
Insidv- the building only those
daily engaged there were permitted.
In Judge (,‘averly's court room only
the. defendants and their relatives,
members of the Franks family. the
Franks family, the attorneys and
newspaper-men were allowed.
Slayers Appear lfnoonocrned.
The great police cordon conclud-
ed in a double line of uniformed
men ranging: down the flight of
stairs from the sixth floor court
' rooln to the fifth flobr. Elevators
ran only to the. fifth floor and to
pass that point a person needed to
be well vouched for.
On the last night of uncertainty as
to their fate, the slay 3 did not ap-
pear worried over to ay‘s possibili-
ties.
Both ate heartily then read books,
retiring at 9‘1). 211.
The boys were in excellent spirits
Yesterday. joking with visitors. Leo-
pold offered to wager on Judge
Caverly’s decision.
“I‘ll bet we hang. 'or bet we don't
, —-take your choice." he said.
| Judge Caveriy, who, for the once.
i at least. has become the most visible
judicial figure, is a. veteran. having
been on the bench twenty years. the
last three: years in the criminal
courts, and the last year as chief
justice. He has sentenced a half
dozen men to be hanged.
He was born in London, England.
comingto the United States with his
parents‘ at the age of six years. He
is short and stout. florid faced. has
graying brown hair. and is in his
early fifties. He is soft spoken, even
tempered. and of a marked judicial
courtesy. the» attributes enabling
him to smooth over many heated
gunmen that arose during the hear-
g.
‘ ”~—
Old‘WollCommandyt. C. 6.1..
No. I“ held a well attended moot—i
lash-tinnitus as of “A Kathi
N.-. ....... , ...._ ..
" ble signs of at‘tiVllY being the silent:
Sentencing of Natik
an Leopold and Riel}?
and Loch at 9:30
READS DECISION;
W l t h Prelindnal'iea
Judge Caverly Starla
Rendering Verdict: -« ;
Photographers A r_ a
Rebuked
A .
(By Associated m5 \ ‘
CHICAGO. Sept.10.—Court 06n-
vencd for the sentencing of Nathan,
Leopold. Jr., and Ridinrd Incl"!—
the Franks case today at. 9:80 I. as.
“'ithont. preliminary, Judge Gav:
erly started reading his decision. no ‘
halted to rebuke photographers.
lie sentenced the. prisoners mane. ‘
He said no minor underes- been
sentenced to death in Illinois on I
plea of guilty. ‘
The {unseat case, the Judge laid.
dlffm I from others in m the ‘
of guilty.
“The plea of guilty did not form I'
polnt in favor of the defense,” In
said.
“The testimony been W
and elaborate. and as been glm
such wide publicity. that it, would
be useless to repeat any now," all
Judge Candy. But the maxed.
It his duty to say that the dens“-
are alumna-L Otherwise m;-
me.”
read his decision the two boys gut
him a very studied and unexpreuslro
inspection. Loch. with his hand.
resting on his legs. and Leopold with
blurb crossed. head slightly Inclin-
ed, My mowed.
“Judgment cannot be affected by
the testimonies brought into merc-
mrd." said Judge (overly.
“The crime was abhorrent 31-.
though there was no abuse of the
body. i
The court passed separate pen-
tencc on the murder and kidnapping
charges, naming life imprisonment.
as the punishment for the murder
and imprisonment for 99 years on.
the kidnapping indicunent. This “ '
was to inf-ct lvgai technicalities.
On pica of guilty, he said such ac-
tion “as contrary to all the tend-
our) of criminal law.
Th»: court finds no mitigation in
the crime itself. L". the defendant!
personaliilvs. or their antecedents."
said Judge (Maicrlx. He then ac-
c 1»: ed 'full responsibility for declin- ”
ing to impose the death penalty on
persons “110 are not‘of full age.” ,
Court adjourned ten minutes i?-
tcr convening.
Streets surrounding the criminal
courts building were virtually .de-
serted lwforc 24 o'clock, the only fixi-
patrol of policemen at intervals of.
about a bun .red f- et in each of the
four bl acks forming the aquarew in
which the court building and cons}!
jail are locatrd
The entrance to the court buildlns
was guardwi by a squad of detec-
tives, (-acll memln-r of which closely
watched mery person entering the
building. Cred-‘ntlais necessary to
pass each sentinel in the street lead-
ing to the entrance were carefully
inspected
Passing the first barrier. the per-
30.1 seeking the court room on the
sixth floor was chalk aged four thud
before finally gaining admission. 3
In scarcely more than an hair.
the street. bordering on the south}! »
the courts building “as a. 6183'“ “
trucks, automobiles. motorcycle po-g
iicemen. traffic officers and worth!
be spectators.
The criminal courts building is he
cared in one of the busiest wholeutlc
and manufacturing district) of fluo-
city. which made the traffic prom
more difficult to handle. every I
was kept busy.
Ti 1e cc on room by this time
abo t one third full, newspap -
photographers. friend: and 00
of the two defendants. court .
and detectives making» up the w
assemblage. Judge Caverly‘l raw -
was soon locked. None of the m;
attorneys had yet. appeared. 7
Jacob Lo uncle of Richard. 9
rived twenty utes before the the
set for court to convene. Hi- ,
completed the rcpt-ennui!” m
the families of the 'detendunfi. 7
No newspapermen were .
to talk to the two boys thi-
noon
The only visitor that m
mittance to the defendant “It
a tiny white kitten that in
manner tempered into
cell.
"Ah, that's a good was,“
claimed. ;
Norwalk Chronicler