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So. borwalk. Conn.. under the Act of March 3. 1819.
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SOUTH NONRWALK, CONN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 192.
AFTER AUTO
367 PASSENGERS
AND CREW TAKEN
FROM STEAMER
Nine Persons Suffer
' from Burns and Ex-
posure —— Saved Off
DelaWare Capes
J UMPS OVERBOARD
Man Lost Believed to
Have Become Panic
Stricken —— Several
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new YORK. Nov
Boats in Rescue
LEWES, Delwarc, Nov. 18. (A. 1’.)
"One lif owns lost in th eraco with
death on the blazing Clyde Liner
“Lonapc.” off the Dclware capes
I - early today.
All the other passengers and the
crew. numbering 367. were account-
ed’for. Of this number. nine pas-
‘ sengers and crew members suffered
cxpoaure and burns and were taken
' to the Beebe hospital hem.
The dead man was identified as
age.
believed to be of Williatiansett,
Mass. ‘He became “panic stricken
when the flames burst through the
dock while passengers were being
taken off. and jtlmpcd overboard.
lie was not. missed by the ship‘s
officers and the body was not found
until hours latter. when a fisher-
man in the Delaware Bay sighted it.
According to the passengers and
members of the crew. there was no
undue cxcltmcnt and the tranSfer of
all passengers from the hurtling
liner to the rescue ship was accom-
plished as smoothly as could be hop-
ed for.
Thole were many women and
children among the nasal‘ng‘bl's and
some left the vessel dill‘ll. the dark
hours before dawn scantily clad.
several wearing nothing but their
night clothes. All were life preser-
vers until they were sat c 'on land
again.
Hotel accommodations here were
inadequate to care for the survivors
and the Presbyterian church look-
ed out for the comfort of the men.
women and children. many of whom
were suffering from the cold. who
could not be accommodated else-
? where.
The townspeople were aroused
and hot coffee. sandwiches and
other food were rushed to the as-
sembly hail of the church and all
made as comfort as possible.
The fire started at 10,:(5 o'clock
last evening. while the ship was off
Atlantic city. The night was clear
and cold. the seas calm. The blaze
started in the aft hold and was in-
stantly fought by members of the
crow.
At 11 o'clock some of the passen-
gers noticed smoke. Anxious in-
quiries brought assurance from
Captain Deveraux and his staff that
there was no danger.
_‘Th0 flames continued to spread
and the smoke became more notice-
able. and many of the passengers
left their cabins. According to
some at 11:45 o'clock the ship's
whistle was blown and all hands ad-
vised to come on deck.
They were all assured that there
was no serious danger. Previously.
at 11:15 o'clock. Captain Deveraux
had sent out an S. 0. 8. message.
In the response he found that the
nearest ship was 20 miles away and
the negt. 40 mile- away.
Ths boats which aided in the res-
cuo were the pilot boat "Philadel-
phia," the cutter "Kickapoo." and
several coast guard cutters dispatch.
ed from Lewes.
18. (AP. )—
tcr the safe removal of all the
ngera. the liner "Lenape" was
uttled inside the Delaware break.
3".th the Clyde Line announced to-
day. Ofllclals here estimate the
loss to cargo and vessel at. $3. 000.-
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D. I: M R R. IS
INDICIED ON
LIQUOR CHARGE
CHICAGO, 111.. Nov. 18. (AP. )—
m indictments. charging the Bos-
ton and Maine 12.12. Co. as a cor-
poration and 24 individuals. includ-
' in; Police Lieut. Albert Wings and
three prohibition agents. with con-
spiracy to violate prohibition were
made by the Federal Grand Jury to.
day in the boar syndicate inquiry.
Life Lost in Rescue F romxBurning Liner
Runaway Girl “
Isabel Bennett. 15. a second cou-
sin of the late President Harding.
disappeared from her home in New
York City. She has found two days
later in Norfolk, VIL, whore silo bud
gone with a girl friend to see the
sights of the sunny south.
LADY BATHURST
GETTING BETTER
IN HOSPITAL
Chas. J HERE-(In, Who
Was Also Hurt in
Accident Goes
New York
Lady Moira l‘inthursf. former wife
of Sir Frederick Batllurst. who was
injured here in‘ an automobile acci-
dent early yosfrday morning was N‘-
portcd today as doing well although
she will be unable to leave the hos-
pital for several , days. Charins
Douglas Jackson of New York cltv
who was hurt In the same accident
left the hospital at noon today to
return to New York by motor.
Word was recoitcd here today tlta‘.
Lady Bathurst. and Mr. Jackson had
been visiting in Boston where they
have been frequently entertained by
Judge and Airs. Clifford Smith and
Lady Marjory Hamilton. a cousin of
Lady Bathurst.
Lady Bathttrst came to the United
States several years ago and is con-
sidered an expert on works of art
and antiques which business she has
followed since coating here from
London.
According to statements made yes-
terday Jackson was unable to get
the hospital on the telephone. in-
vestigatlon today brought oitt that
in the excitement after the accident
Jackson called the Nurses' Home.
and was then switched ottto the hos-
pital. He was told that the garage
in which the ambulance was kept
was closed from two to seven A. M.
but that the hospital Would send a
taxi cab. Jackson is said to have
replied:
“That won't do.”
A few minutes later he arrivcd at
the hospital with Lady Bathurst in
a taxi cab.
WILL CANCEL
PERMITS TO
MAKE-ALCOHOL
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Nov. 18.—
) Cancellation of all‘ basic por-
mi under the prohibition act of-
fectiv's December 31.“ was decided up-
on today by Assistant Scrletary An-
drews of the treasury. .\t the same
time James E. Jones. prohibition
director. ordered a searching in-
vestigation of all holders of permits
for distillation of alcohol. so that
the government may know the re-
cord of each before the issuing cf
any permits for lhenext year.
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ROB HOME.
GREENWICH. Nov. 18.-(AI').
Thieves who got into the house by a
second story window during last
night. stole jewelry amounting to
several thousand dollars in value.
from the residence of Hans Rotchlla
at King and Ridge‘ntreets.
Members of the family were in
the house at; the time. Later, a
pocketbook containing bills was
found on an rli of the house as well
as a jimmy. The pocketbook belong.
' ltivcr
tol
ed to a member of the family.
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INORIVALK HOTEL
SITE TO HAVE 2
STORY BUILDING
Contracts Signed To- ‘
day—Seven Stores—-
Bowling Alley On
Upper Floor
THE STRUCTURE
To Be of Brick and
Steel—Work Will Be
Begun Immediately
-——Ready in March
Contracts were drawn this morn»
ing between Abraham and Louis
Harris. members of the firm of Hair.
via and Guns. and lilatrielo and Las-
prnguto. building contractors. of 79
Washington street. for a two story
modern brick and steel building. to
be erected on the site of the old
Norwalk hotel on \\’all strcct. Louis
Goldschmidt represents the builders
and Joseph J. Linxwellcr the con-
tractors. '
It is probable theta lease will
soon be signed for the upper story
which will he used an a bowling al-
leys and billiard parlor which will
. be. one of the finest and must tip-to-
I dale billiard parlors lr the state.
building plans call for a two-
slnt'y building, with four stores on
Wall street. and three stores on
street. The stow-s will haw
specially designed front on thr-
gluss fronts
:1
style of the modern
that are now in vogue
Of the fottr stores on Wall strut.
two will be 12 x 63 and two will
be it; x 63. The corner store \ ill
be it} x 63. All three stores on
River strcct will be 15 x 50. There
will be an entrance on \‘.’all strt-ct
to the upper floor. and at entrance
in the rear of the building to all the
Wall street stores.
Building is (spoofed to begin
Sometime this work. and the com-
pletlotr is promised about the first of
“arch
The new building ulll come ottt
as far as the Jackson building next
to it on Wall street. The old Nor.
walk Hotcl building was several
feet back of the building line. A
sidewalk several feet wider than
there has ever been before on lift-
or street. has been provided for in
the new plans.
NO CHARGE IS
MADE AGAINST.
CHASE. BRYANT
NEW MILFORD. Nov, 18 (AP).—
No application for a warrant charg-
ing perjury in the application for a
marriage license has been made to
Prosecutor Frank W. Marsh against
Charles E. Bryant. actor and pro-
ducer who on Monday afternoon
married Marjory Gilbooly. it was
stated by that officer today.
Marsh said that his attention had
been brought to the fact that Bryant
swore in his application that this was
to be his first marriage, while it is
reported that Bryant was divorced
by Madame Alla Nazimova. actress
and screen artist.
Marsh said that if the facts should
warrant such action. he would issue
a complaint. but he also. stated that
he understood that while Bryant was
manager for Nazimova and appeared
on the stage with her. that he had
never married her.
Stocks Take
Another Tumble
NEW YORK. Nov. 18 (AP).
-An avalanche of selling orders
engulfed the Stock Market
shortly before roon today. caus-
ing pricesflof high priced motors
and specialties to tumble from
5 to 15 points from their early
high bids.
- his attack broke down the
car-ill attempt of pool operators
to later up meir favoritbo and
' was directed with pu'tlculll' vio-
lence against the Motor shares.
Chrysler tumbled to points in
a few minutes and Mack truck
stock dropped from 227 1-2 ,
Male to Bid. despite the declar-
scion of a so per cent. stock div-
idmd.
‘Fund for N aramake Home JOHN MON]: 13
Radio Is Growing Fast. OVERCOME IN
Campaign to Bring Music and Entertainment to *
Inmates of Town Poor Farm Praised
’l‘ltc futid being l'tlltit'il by readers
of The Evening Sr-utinol to purchase
a radio set for the inmates of the
Nuramako Home. as everyone ex-
pected. is growing rapidly.
Yesterday.
announced. it renchcd a total of $26.
Today's contributions are:
A Friend . .............. .. . .. $10
Mrs.W.A.chney 5
Anna Lillian Moonshine ... . . . . 1
Louis D. Moonshine ..... .. . . . 1
Prev lously announced . . . . . . 26
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Almost one-third of the amount
necessary has been subscribed In two
days.
The cost of the radio set will be
$130. This is the cost price. even
less titan most radio dealers would
have to pay for it from the manu-
facl u rcr.
The set is being secured through
the co-Opevation of Fred Kano of
the Slutiwcll Plano L‘o.. of North
Matti sit-cot.
When he heard of the project he
Imlllt‘dlmi‘y was impressed with the
worthiness of the undertaking. which
had been suggested by llvcuing Son-
tinol readers, and offered the fttll
support of his t-onccrn.
Not only will the radio not be sup-
plied at a ridiculously low price. but
it will be kept in perfect operation
by the Siudwcll l’iano Co. for one
your free of charge.
Expression of commendation reach‘
ed The Sentinel Office from all scc~
Total
tions of the city today. expressing ‘
gratification that the Nitramake
Home Radio Fund had been .‘~lfll‘ll'd
by this newspaper.
"it is just what the Home has
the day the fund was.
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needed." said one woman. as she
llnllill d Ill hr 1' contribution. "I only?
'er‘ill that i could give the full‘
amount tn buy tho-wot. so that the,
folks there might t-njoy the endless
music. concerts and entcrtttltmttnls}
on the air, beginning tonight." I
As kind as \\’l‘l‘(‘. llCi‘ words, this:
is not “but is wanted. Matty (-lllilIII
contributions are rcqucslcd so MIMI
tho lalxrst possible number may
know the joy of contributing to .1'
fund “Illf n will bting smiles to facesI
othttwlsu \vtiuklcd by care.
To )lirs Anna Lillian liloonsltinoI
of the Franklin Junior High st-ltooll
must So the crt-tllt for supplying the!
Iili‘il out of which has grown tth
Naramalto Home Ilaclio Fund.
On llnilmvc‘cn she took 13 children
of tho liyglcuc Class to the liomc.
'l‘hty put on an cnu-xlainmvnl. fob!
lowed by reitesltmcnts. \‘illlill li:‘td
the tonic ti‘foct of catiy spling sun-I
shine on the 45 men and women at'
tho Toun l’oot Farm. I
It was soon realized that cuter-t
talttmcttts of any sort. twat-h the;
home all too infrequently. The label
cvc‘nitu: hours betwwn suppvr and
the time to go to bed hang heavily.
There is nothing to do. nothing to
dispvl the gloom. despite the best;
efforts of Mr. and Mrs. (It-av what
are in charge I
. It was then that the plan for a
radio set for the Heme too): shape.
"It will be in the nature of a God-
send to the poor men and women
there," said one visitor at the Home.
Send In your contributions, no
matter how small they may ho. to
the Naramako Home itarlio l“llllil
(‘10 The Evening Sentinel. Do if-
todayl I
“TO BEAUXILIARY IFINISH PLANS f
BISHOP; NATIVE FOR COLORED
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OF CONNECTICUTI MASS MEETINGI
ROME. Nov. 18.
poiuttucnt of tho llcv.
\Vclch of St. Paul. as
Duluth. and of the ilm.
McAuliftc of Hartford. Conn.
auxiliary bishop of Hartford has
been decided upon by Pope Pius.
Thomas
(A. 1".)—-\p-.
Plans are being complrtcd for the;
Tile affair is being held under tth
tuspiccs of the Colortd C'ltizvns Pro.I
Itccltve League and living conditions!
HARTFORD Nov 15 (A 1'- )"' for the colored people in the city]
Right Rev. Monsignor Maurice
)chuliffe. appointed yesterday
Hartford and titular bishop of Drlco
has been a member of the faculty of
St. Thomas' seminary since his ordi-
nation to the priesthood 25 years
ago. and president of the seminary
since 1921. He is the first native
son of Hartford to be ralscd a his-
hop in the Catholic church.
News of his appointment to suc~
ceed Right Rev. John G. Murray.
bishop of Portland. as auxiliary
bishop of Hartford reached Monsig-
nor McAuliffe as he was leaving the
city on a visit. to be gone until Fri-
day. According to custom the of-
ficial announcement of his elevation
ns‘tltular bishop of Dclco and aux-
iliary to the bishop of Hartford, will
be contained . in documents for-
warded from Rome which are not
expected for six weeks or two
months.
Monsignor McAullffe will be con-
secrated bishop in St. Joseph's ca-
thedral. it was said today at St.
Thomas seminary. The date of the
consecration will probably not be
set until after the papal bulls Bro
received by the newly appointed
auxiliary.
Monsignor McAuliffe has been ap-
pointed tltular bishop of Dclco.
The diocese formerly active. and
now suppressed like several others
because of the abandonment by the
Christians under Mohammedan rule.
is located in the province or Thrace
in Greece. Dclco. the modernname
is Derkos. is a town on the Black
sea? The titular diocese includes
forty-one towns in the vicinity of
Constantinople on the shores of the
Black Sea and the Sea of Mat-more.
‘
—MULIAIUAN‘S COOK! ES.
the old-fashioned kind. and Multi-
ran's famous Cruilers are for sale in
stores all over this vicinity. The old-
faahioned Cookies include the follow-
lag varieties: Ginger. sugar hermits
molasses. chocolate and oatmeal
Only the best of ingredients ate used .
I‘m- . ‘tlmated by police and fire depart- I
in making Mulligan'a Bakery
ducks—Adv,
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Ivy I
Pope Plus. as auxiliary bishop of Belt"
till he talked mer
conditions in the so- ralltd
uili also be taken up.
Invitations lune been exit-titled to
v‘lr‘lyor Thomas Robins and Judge
Nehemiah Candcc to be present. |
30 DAYS IF HE ‘
DRINKS AGAIN
Judge Freeman Light imposed a
sen'hce of 30 days on Seth Gilbert.
63. of Scott street. Norwalk. in the
First District Court this morning
but told Gilbert he would suspend
the sentence- if Gilbert remained
sober.
Gilbert. :1 house painter. had four
glasses of elder yesterday afternoon
at a house on which he was work-
ing and went home last night. at
7:30 in an intoxicated condition and
became very abusive to his family.
Constable John Stanchi arrested
hitn.
Gilbert led the court he had a
bad fall in early youth. and occasion-
ally experienced pains in the head.
At such times he took a drink. He
promised to behave in the future and
was paroled in the custody of Lloyd
Philll of Sherman street. a neigh-
bor and friend of the family.
The matter ofI
'nlatk
FELL FROM MOTORCYCLE.
A report from the Norwalk Hos-
pital states 'hat Andrew Bahia of
:3 Dawson street. Pawtuckct. R. I.
was admitted ‘to the hospital at 8:30
o'clock this morning. suffering from
lacerations about the face. when he
tell from a motorcycle. His condi-
tion is not serious.
$8,000,000 FIRE.
NEW ORLEANS. La.. Nov. 18.
(AP.)— Fire which broke out sud-
denly on the Mississippi River docks
this morning. was under control this
afternoon. nttct a propetty loss cs-
ments at more than 03.000. 000. l
. Iioottcy is u forctttatt for the
I William
' been subpoened also by
GAS MAIN HOLE
:He and Frank Rooney,
. Foreman, Knocked
Out in Excavation
Under R. R. Bridge
HAUEEIT OUT
V—n—fi—Attended By Drs. Per-
due and McMahon—-
Are Back At Work
Today
John ll. Milne.
"halrtnan and l-‘rank Rooney.
Republican Town
“'(‘l‘f'
overcome by gas yesterday
no in.
fill.
tcntltnt for the Connecticut
and 1’owvr t‘ompany and
Milan is the outside superin-
Light
lit'.
concern.
The two illl'll uvrt- n: “Ul'k under
the \\‘a.~‘ltittulon street tailrond
bridge. into in the :tftvrttoou, and
were t-mlcaxoring to connect up a
gas main.
The Southern New l‘InFIJlltl Tele-
ltpnuu Company is installing a larg-
er man hole for its CHbILB at this
point and it is necessary that the
connections on the gas mains be
changed.
Mr. Rooney was working in the
hole and suddenly toppled over
being overcome by the was which
“as loakltti.’ i'tom the lngc main.
lie was pulled out of the hole by
fcllotv wotktncn.
Mr. Mllno thrn went down into
the hole and had been there but a
short time ultctt he also fell over
and was ill an unconscious Condi-
IIUll when I‘l‘ollillli out.
He was taken to the
and Dr. Robert E.
)Icllalmu,
sidewalk
Pordue and Dr.
who were near
the scene worked over both men.
I‘l‘hc) turn soon revived and taken
to IIlI‘Il homes
lluih Milne and Hoot-toy were at
“Ulk this morning but are using
Igas masks “llllt‘ in the ltolc.'1‘ht-y
stair-d that outside of slight henn-
ache they felt none the worse for
J~.tnass meeting of the c'olomd lI‘Sl- ‘ Illlf'll‘ experience.
BIShOD ofldcnts of the (‘Ity to be held at the
Maurice Knight Short A M 1:. Church ntxtI
as lriday exciting
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PRESIDENT’S
FATHER HAS
BAD SPELL
PLYMOUTH, Vermont. Nov. 18.—
(.\P). Col. John C. Coolidge. fatnrr
of President Calvin Coolidge, \vno
suffers from a heart affliction. was
taken with another heart attack
here today.
APPEAL TO
PRESCOOLIDGE
WASHINGTON. Nov. 18. (AR)—
Shadows of the navy's Shenandoah
court of inquiry overcast the Mitch.
ell court martial today when Rep-
resentative Frank W. Reid, counsel
for Col.‘ Mitchell asked the court
martial to call to the attention of
President Coolidge, the Shenandoah
court's high handed procedure.
The court martial was informed
that Major Frank M. Kennedy. or-
dared to testify before it today. had
the navy
court and had been threatened with
radical procedure if he did not re.
spond to the navy’s summons.
Quake Shocks
In Wyoming
SHERIDAN. Wye. Nov. 18
(Aim—A severe earth shock ac-
mmpanled by a distant roar was
felt at Dome Lake, a rc ..rt in
the Big Horn Mountains, 40
miles southwest of here at 0:45
o'clock last night. it is believed
that the quake was caused by a
landslide.
Tremors were felt distinctly at
hirer-idan at the same time and
“(113 of several amends dura-
tion. The quake “as reported
by the Federal Weather Station.
affer—
Sfl IIIC t
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- morning.
Can’t Explain
LN
Thomas Sterling. of illicit. N. Y..
senior at Amherst College. was
questioned following disaplwarancc
of Alice )1. Corbett, Smith. Collt-go
student, with whom lie was friendly.
liut Sterling (“Ollltl give no explana-
tion of the girl's disappearam‘p. A
wide search us bring made for ‘the
girl.
GODFREY. POST
NOMINATES
1926 OFFICERS
Murray Isreal and Ar-
chibald Merriam Are
Put: Up for Post-
Commander
Thv- nmninatlon of offi'cers for
lililt‘) was 110141 at the llll'l‘llllg of the
Frank t". Godfrey Post. No. 12.
American Legion. last evening.
Senior Viro-C‘ommandcr Murray
Israel and Junior Vice-Commander
Archibald Mtrrlam were the candi-
dates nominated for the office of
Post Commander.
The other nominations follow:
Senior Vice-Commander —- Archi-
. l'taltl I-ierriam. Philip Sherwood. Jo-
seph Wnrgo.
Junior \‘icc-C‘ommandcr—Russell
Day. Clarence Atkins. Harry L. Co~
hen, George 11. Brttnjos.
Adjutauthaltcr Cou‘ing, Lloyd
Sturpcs, Charles Goldschmidt. Henry
Simons. ‘
Finance
tinge.
Assistant Finance Officer—~Joscplt
Wargo. A. Johnson.
Chaplain—Charles Swint, Anson F.
Keeler,1?dward Hughes. Theodore
Grecnwald.
Historian—Archibald Merriam.
Sergeant - at . Arms —— William
O'Grady.
The Post voted to co-opCrate with
the Mozart Society in staging a con—
cert in January.
toms
HOLDS tttt'ttttt:
The Lions Club of Norwalk held
is regular weekly luncheon at the
.oyal James Inn this afternoon at
12:15.
Lester Clee. principal of the
Masses School of Stamford. and ex-
disfrict goreruor of the Lions Club
sent a. letter regretting that 'hc
could not be the guest speaker of
the day and promised to come in the
very near future.
A lcttcr was received from Mel-
vin Jones. General Secretary of the
International Lions Clubs in Chica-
go. complimenting the Norwalk
Lions Club on its rapid strides in
forming an organization.
Matters of organization and busi-
ness vv‘eto discussed at the ‘ era-5‘: of
the luncheon.
Officetu—Evcrett Brun.
CARS COLLIDE.
Automobiles. driven by Seymour
Green of Madison street and Minnie
if. Fromm of 18 Nelson avenue. col-
lided in West Washington street this
The damage was slight to
Loth machines and was settled be-
tween the drivers
PtttCt'ifTIIREE—CENT?
\7
JAMESIBORNS
SKULL MAY
BE FRACTURED
He and Clement ( oilins
Thrown from (far to
Pavement in Wash-
ington St. Smash-up
JOE DUGAN HELD
Police Say Crash Fol-
lowed Report of a
Fight in Woodward
Avenue
Two lllt‘ll are Ill the Nol‘thlk lies-
pitai as the result of an automobile
crash itt \Vashiugton street at ”:30
o'tlock this morning.
They are Clement Collins of
Charles street. and Jamcs Burns of
206 Liberty Square.
Collins is suffering lacerations. a
broken nos c and a. swollen left eye.
Baths has a possible tincture of
the skull. lie l‘t‘crli't‘d a severe cut
over the right eye and was bleeding
from the nose and mouth when
brought to the hospital by Patrol--
man John Reynolds.
Joseph Dugan, proprietor of .a
pool room in Liberty Square and thc
drive-r ot the machine. and James
\Vhiinty, :1 Pine street. who was
also in lhcc .at, were uninjured.
Dugan is being held by the police
the charge of reckless driving
and Burns. Collins and Whitney on
the charge of breach of the peace.
The accident occurred at the cor-
nm- of Washington and Water
strr-cl,»wlton Dugan tried to swing
around the corner at‘a fast clip and
ran into the parked car owned by
William Callahan.
Collins and Burns were thrOwrt
from the machine, a touring car. to
the pavement.
Patrolman James Eldridge, who
was walking to his home in Van Zant
street. after coming off duty. was
near the scene of the accident which.
it is said. followed a fight in Wood-
ward avenue.
About 3:15 o‘clock a report was
sent. into the downtown police eta:
tjo'n that three men new. in a row
in Woodward menus. I’atrolmcn
Henry Webb and Robctt Gainer went
to the scene. .
Bums and Collins. who were in
the roadway. jumped into Dugan’s
car when the policemen arrived and
the machine dashed away. from that
section at a high rate of speed and
Was not S'cn again by the officers
until they were notified at the police
station by Patrolman Eldridge of the
aCctdent.
Patrolman Galn‘cr. Webb. Eldridge
and Jules Bocnisch made the arrests.
The extent of the injuries to Burns
has not i'et been determined. X-rays
will be taken today. Bonds have
not been set for Dugan pending the
outcome of the injuries to Burns. ‘
ISAAC SEIGAL
SUSPICIOUS OF -
THIS STRANGER
, .
Local Butcher Believes
He Escaped Hold-up
in Ridgefield—Steps
On Gas
Isaac Scigal of lhe firm of Seigal
and Sachs, local butchers, is of the
opinion that an attempt was made
to hold him up, in Ridgeficld yes-
terday afternoon.
Mr. Scigal was making a trip
through that section purchasing cat-
tle when he met a. stranger and ask-
ed if there were any farms in that
vicinity
The stranger questioned Mr. Sachs
and asked if he would purchase {mo
chickens and climbed up onto the
seat of Mr. Sachs automobile.
After riding a. short distance be
asked Mr. Sachs to stop the car and
invited him into a wooded section
where he stated that he had the
chickens.
1Ir.Sachs became suspicious and
“ hen the stranger started to open the
gate. he stepped on the gas and left
him.
on
TO ATTEND LEGION MEETING.
Several members of the Frank c.
Godfrey Post. No. 12, American Le-
gion. will attend the County meeting
at the Sound Beach Country Club
this evening. The County meeting
of the .\tt\ili.- ty of" the Legion will
be hid in Stratford Friday after-r
noon.
S
Norwalk Chronicler