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Will House 3 Stores and
Also Garage For 10 Cars
‘ Hace Contract.

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1) Anthony Carbone. Wall street fruit
s. 015.000 building at the corner of
Railroad avenue and Franklin street.
tion. and will contain a ten-car
garage and three stores. Matieilo and

e‘ork. ,The building permit was

ued this morning by Building In-

. The following is a complete list

of permits granted today:
Jarvis piece. cost 3200.

William Dagon. two family house
. Charles De Klyn, garage at Roton
Point. cost 3500.

’ Meadow street, cost 3200.

E Anthony Carbone. store and

i lln street. cost $15,000.

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~ Traffic Authority To Die-

" , cuss Problem As It Af-

. ' 733Wllliam P. Eno. Seugstuck. no}
tionally prominent traffic authority.
at the weekly luncheon of the
Kiwanis club in the Norwalk coun—
ilo Beguiationsdn General: Norweik
in Particular."

Fred 8. Lyon urged all those who
“walk or ride or drive" to attend.
turns are allowed." -

Because of the Norwalk Men's
rhfternoon. August 25. next week's

' luncheon will be omitted. Francis J.
ickets distribution among the
Kiwaniens. and is making every at-
‘100 per cent attendance from the
plub at the Roton get-together.

. ..
Wedding nest Hapay
Her St a Coupe
Mrs. Anne Annunsiato. popular
. .nurse at the Nor-walk Tire and Bob-
' because of the recovery of her Ford
coupe, While attending a wedding
morning someone rode oil in her
car. She re rted the theft to the
warning was sent to nearby stations.
A New Canaan la'd named Edward
that. a Ford coupe wae parked by
W“ roadside of Maple street. New
I .ihave been stolen. The police inves-
‘3th and brought the car back
‘3 state was called and Ill. identified
the car an)» own.
Committee Meeting
“—
'.will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the
City Hall to lay plans for the can-
maa John D. Milne will preside.
Pastor mum m
“or on Bethlehem Swedish callus.
‘ anal church of East Nomiksre
and their two children of
who will “remain here

—— Matiello - Lasprogato
'dealer. has started construction on
It is of brick and concrete construc-
Lasprogato have the contract for
spector. George S. Hubbell.

Daniel Gilbert. remodel porch
in Jefferson street. coat 89.600.

Ernest Barthel. porch addition in

« garage. Railroad avenue and Frank-
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' Internationally K n o w n
- y... facts City. a
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will be the speaker Thursday noon‘
try club. His subject will be: "Traf-

In his weekly letter Secretary

and further warns that “no left
I uOliting at Roton Point. Wednesday
urns has charge of the outing
~fort It the present time to insure a.
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Found in New Canaan
' :her Co» is smiling once more today
at St. Mary's church yesterday
"u Nor-walk po department and a
hogan told the New Canaan chief
" .culeen. andlooked as if it might
' to headquarters where Mrs. Annun-
Jlepublicen Town
'irlle Republican town committee
" obesithststertAngnst :1. Chair
Rev. and Mrs. mum: Grandson
”welcoming to. and ms. Alfred
M
i .for some time:

was BBOPB! LAUNDRY
., muse OPERATIONS
fir. .41” quartered in its aaw‘heme.
' ‘h. of the most sanitary isnndriea
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-xunuosu's sconce“I In
’ um's’clnlleu are so
all over this vieinm. For pio-
tol- counsel for you I“ 01
the home. at your I
issue is bottling tits

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- car Wee heed

Nash Co. Employee
Recovers His Car
Plus Some Gasoline

Thieves who borrowed the lighl
sedan of Thomas LoJeski. 36 Brent};
street. an employee of the Nash Ian‘-
gineerlng company, early last \v- ck
from its parking place near the
Professional building in Bridal-port
rode it but 20 miles, according to
the speedometer. and left three more
gallons of gas in the car than it had
when taken. The car was intact ex-
cept that the tools had been remov-
ed and was found shortly after the
first report at the west bound plat-
form of the Southport railroad sta-

 

Felrfleld.

Mr. Loleski was notified by the
constable d went to Fairfield last
Friday at ernoon, bringing his car
back with him. Another stolen auto-
mobile was found several years ago
by Constable Elwood inlpracticaily
the same position at thie station.

 

INJUREDWHEN

Norwalk Hospital Suf-
fering F r o m Loss Of
Blood.

Earle Brotherton. 2!. son of Cap-
tain and Mrs. Sylvester Brotherton.
I Byington Piece. suffered slight
scalp wounds and face lacerations at
10:30 o'clock last night. when an
automobile in which he was riding.
operated by his .father skidded on
the wet West avenue pavement near
the Gutkowsky furniture store. The
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and when Captain Brotherton of the

 

swerve out from the trolley tracks.
it skidded into a. telegraph pole.
Father and son were thrown

for was sentto the hospital by Dr.‘
Robert E. iPerdue. where a. great
loss of was curbed. He was
reported to be resting comfortably
this morning and will soon be dis-
oharged. Captain Brotherion's
wounds were ven- slight. The car
was considerably damaged.

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Lions rogram
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Again A Mystery
Pres. Dunbar Back?

The Norwalk Hons will make
merry at their regular weekly
luncheon in the country club tomor-
row noon. The committee in charge
will divulge no other information
than a “pleasant surprise is in store
for all." Barney. Barman. Louis
Harris and Howard W. Gorbarb will
be in charge of the affair.

It is expected that President Jesse
'1‘. Dunbar will resume his position
at the head of the tablelafter a few
weeks’ vacation in the South.
Fourth Vice President Arthur M.
Cherpentier made an able executive
during the president's absence.

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Boy, 10, V Mail
, 0-.
Spent The lgbt 0n
. ‘ O
Oleee Burn Links
Samuel'lfnga ten-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Realism wealthy
residents of Mellow Tree road in
Darin. then-sport of whose. disap-
pearance at 6 o'clock last evening
instigateda search by the local and
state police-wagon“ this morn-
ing on the grounds of the old Wee
Burn Golf club. .in Nonstop. appar-
ently none the worse for wear . ,
It was learned yesterday that
after a quarrel 'wlth his brother.

 

tion by Constable H. R. Elwood of

DAD AND SON .
* AUTO_ll_l_T_S POLE ’

Earle Brotherton Taken To

Hope Hose aFlre Co..vattempie'd to "

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Following the example set by
their mothers twenty years ago, Miss
Elizabeth Mahoney and Miss Mary
Alice Mehoney. cousins. were parties
to a double wedding which took
place at St. Mary’s church yester-
day morning at ii o'clock.

Confesses He Stole
\ Chickens, Bothered
By His Conscience

William Monohen's conscience
bothered him to such an extent that
he was forced to , walk into the
downtown police station yesterday
afternoon and confess to Sergeant

k Raymond that he had stolen
three chickens from the chicken
house of William M. McMahon in
West avenue. Friday night. ‘
Monohan stated that he had been
drinking heavily and1'couid not stop.
He asked that he be sent away.
Prosecutor Cramer C. Hegemen
said that is was very seldom that a
man came in, and confessed to a
crime. He asked that the charge be
nolled and that papers be drawn up
to send Monohanto the state farm
at Norwich for medical treatment.
JudgeLight followed them recom-
mendations. .

 

 

The groom is a. .liated in business
with R. H. Dsgg. contractor of West-

 

daeluel's father had threatened, to
spank, him '

will“ DunniEorY
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The kids of Norwelkhave been ill-
vited bythe Ive-ins Sentinel too
m, which is going.» in Mid
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port.

Kids Storm Sentinel .
For. Outing Tickets

or City At Roton Nest
slStsrt At 10:30 A. M.—

M.For Tickets. ‘

sister: she's five years pld;" "C'n we

go down ally time this week an' get

ice cream f" Such remarks and many

other! greeted anyone .who looked as

though he might vs the least au-

thority around the Sentinel office.
Athletic i’rogrsln-

While eats may be their first eon-
sideretion. the youngsters have seized
many questions regarding their full.
and thanks to H. H. Longer. super-
visor of the Norwalk .playgroeads.
athletic events are going to be
among the inost important features
of the day. The kids have already
started to practice up among them-
seems they will have

selvq. for it

MB. A D MRS. JOHN J. MCGARRI

First District Policeman

 

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Why Shouldn’t They SmilcP—Snapped Just After Double Wedding

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MBS. CHEW A. 00350“ .

Miss Elizabeth Mahoney.wbois the, at lease aireet.’ was wed at the.tho two couples departed on their

daughter of Mrs. George B. Mahala}
of Harbor View avenue. became the.
bride of John J. McGurrlc. nlail cnr- ‘
rler,'son of Mrs. John McCarrie. of
42 Center avenue.

Miss Mary Alice Mnhoney. dough.
ter of Mrs. Margaret Mahoncy. of

HARRY BROWN *
18 T0 HAVE
MARTY’S “BIKE”

 

To Take Motorcycle Beat
Mien Lengyel Becomes
Detective Sergeant.

Motorcycle Officer Martin Lengyol.
who has just reached his triumph
with the west of Antonio Padula.
for murder. in Canada. yesterday.
and who will take over the detective
sergeancy September 1 will resign
his motorcycle to Policeman Harry
Brown“ of tlie first district it was
learned this morning.

Brown has been no ed that he
will officially start Len el‘e old beat
when the latter moves upward, and
will start training for the job to-
morrow. The training will consist
of reopening acquaintance with a.
motorcycle. Policemen Brown con-
fesses that he has not ridden one in
nine years and expects to do'oon-
siderablelback yard practising on
Motorcycle Officer Paul McGrath'e
machine before the shift. ‘

EXAMS FQR NW
cops Anion
HELD , WY

Mayor Thomas Robins will}
duct an examination of ca J .
for the supernom’erery and ‘ ‘ r
police forces in the city hub-if“-

 

 

dey evening.
There will be three neenci. on
the regular police force Sept 1.

and membersof the an
force must be appointed to
positions. 0 . - . V

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some time to Charles A. Connor. a
clerical enlpioye of tho Borden Milk
Company. Bridgeport.

Father Finn performed the den-
ble ceremony which was followed by
single receptions at the homes of
each of the brides. A little later

Charles ~Walter Buried
In Woodlawn Today

Joseph Davis. proprietor of the
Joseph Davis Store. North Main
street. was in New York city yes-
ierday attending the funeral serv-
ices of the late Charles Walter. The
deceased was connected with the
tailoring department of the Davis
store for many years and was
forced to stop work because of ill
health. He had been ailing for the
past few months and died in his
68th year. He was formerly I. resi-
dent of Norwalk and while living
here he resided at 18 Franklin
street. Funeral services were held
last evening at the late home. 255
East King's Bridge road, and a pri-
vato funeral will be held today. In-
terment will be in Woodlawn cemeo
tery.

 

Baker—Lyod

Miss Ines Lyod. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Lyod of Broad
ltiver, was w'od to Reginald C. Bah-
or. soil of Mr. and Mrs. James Bak-
er of Westport. at the Greens Farms
Congregational church last night.
Rev." George 13. Batch performed
the ceremony.

The bride wore a blonde georgette
gown with rose trimming and large
pink hat. rose trimmed to match:
blonde shoes and stockings. She car-
ried a bouquet of pink roses and
maiden hair fame.

Miss Beatrice ‘Wheeler of Pairiield
was the maid of honor. she wear-
ing a gown of old rose with hat to
match. She carried a. bouquet sim-
ilar to that of the'brlde‘s. William
Rheinllsrdt attended the groom as
best man.

After the ceremony. the four mo-
tored to Bridgeport. when they on-
Joyed e. bridal Wilt the Strat-
neldr Hotel. racism and ‘groom
then. stdrtod on "s honeymoon trip.
Upon their re‘tnnrthey will live in
“Import. .‘J .

The couple have been engaged a
little oéer six montha The bride
was to d a number ’of times hpfere
marriage and both received numer-
ous handsome wsdd‘ ing gifts.

The groom is adlliated'ln business

 

 
 

was private eeoretary" to John A.

Hardware

honeymoon trip to Canada together.

The mothers of lhe two girls.
who were bliss Nora and Miss Mill--
garet Barrett. were married to tile
Mshoney brothers. Thomas and
John. respectively. Boih husbands
are now deceased.

PART OF $50,000 f
ESTATE GOES
TO Minimum

BRIDGEPORT, Aug. 17.——(AP).
The will of Thomas W. Cutelng. who
died here August 2. was admitted to
probate today. All estate estimated
at 850.000 has been divided by per-
centages among relatives and friends.
Nine per cent of th eestatc is given
to Mrs. Minnie A. Fromm, 80 Nelson
avenue. Norwalk.

 

Prosecutor Hegeman
Does Double Duty

Prosecuting Attorney Cramer C.
Hegeman started yesterday on
double duty that will continue for
two weeks during the absence on
vacation of Prosecutor Edward M.

 

Told by

Walter Lynehan.

Tried To Make South America

It is alleged that Fraiino who is
the proprietor of the Palace Taxi
Company with offices in North Main
sire-ct. drove Padula. out of the United
’ Slates. into Canada to escape arrest.
; it is claimed that li‘ratino is a. cou-
i sin of l’adula and took him over into
1 Canada with the idea. of having him
5 board a boat that would take him
to Bounce Alree. South America.

it has been stated by the police
that alter the shooting in Lexing-
ton avenue on the night of August 8.
that l'nduln ran up into Ely avenue.
and from there into the woods mak-
ing his pay to Tokoneke where he

 

. applied at the home of a friend and

min kept under cover until last
Thursday. At first. l’adula planned
to gun llllllsclf up and set up a. plea
of self defense. but when he heard
of the testimony given at the inquest
“193° Deputy Col-enema. C. Steve-

" coach of Bridgeport; he decided to

makes break for liberty.

Acted As Lookout
The’police are of the Opinion that
he had been in communication with
his family and that 1-‘ratino had
been a lookout for him. watching the
movements of the police and report-
ing to Padula at his hiding place in
’i‘ckeneke. On the night of the mur-
der Fratino offered to assist the po-
llifi: in the capture of Padula. and
drove Chief of Police William R.
Pennington and other officers about
the city in a search for Padula. He
offered to lake police officers to
Port Chester. where relatlveh of
Padula. resided stating that he
thought the man was there. Fratlno
attended the inquest and took in all
of the testimony before Deputy Co-
roner Stevenson. Wednesday morn-
ing.

Started in Storm

Under the cover of darkness and
during the storm Thursday night
l’aduin. evidently decided to start
his dash for the Canadian border
iitle thinking that it would be his
undoing.

It is claimed that Fratino drove
his machine to Tokeneke where he
met Padula and drove from there
to Port Chester. where they picked
up Joseph Salvatore. a. wealthy resi-
dent of that city. Salvatore was ap-
prehended in Montreal. but no
charges were placed against him as
he claims that he is an innocent par-
ty. He gave the police a statement in
Canada which will be introduced at
the hearing of Paduia and Fratino
in the local court when the men are
'ciurned to this city.

The three men left Port Chester
about 0:30 o'cllck in Fratino's car
and started on the long journey to
Canada.

Mrs. Withail On the Job.

In the meantime Constable James
T. Withall and his wife were re-
turning to Norwalk after enjoying a
vacation in Canada. Constable
Withall decided to stop in Catskill.
N. Y.. and eat breakfast Friday
morning. Constable Withall went
into a restaurant and left Mrs.
Withall in the automobile. She was
watching the various automobiles

 

By Month’s

In his office on Washington street
yesterday afternoon Judge Nehemiah
Candee sat back in his swivel chair
and twirled his thumbs. He looked
out on the railroad tracks through a
veil of a slight drizzle. and mused.
"Switzerland is a wonderful place."
He was not casting any reflections
with natural beauty of Norwalk.
but somehow he seemed to find more
pleasure in the memories of Lake
Lnaerne thin in the grim actuality
of the New Haven ties.

. "Best Experience."

Together with his daughter Mar-
iette. he arrived in New York city
Iuhdeyon the liner “Csnoria” after

 

e the continent's prettiest spots.

a month's tour through England's"

pass by when suddenly a machine

Judge Candee Impressed

St’a‘y Abroad

“Switzerland’s A Wonderful Place,” He. Muses, Survey-
ing Grim Reality Of New Haven Rel d Bridge
Through Windows Of His Ofice In Ste y Rain.

 

garia" July it for what Judge
C dee termed yesterday “one of his
experiences."

A ave-day stop in London enabled
them to see England's historic
places. some of which were Oxford.
Strsiferd. and much of the heather
country wlhh has been made
famouaby Thomas Hardy. At Strat—
ford they saw Shhkespeare‘s birth-
place. the Anne Hathaway home and
several other places,“ interest.

From London their trip took them,
to Belgium. where they had an op-
portunity to see many of the was
devastated fields and buildings. to
Holland their next stop in the itiner-
ary, they found a quaintneea. Judge

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Inside Story of Capture .
Of Alleged Murderer Is

 

.Constabie Withall’s Wife Spots Car On Way To Canada
and Her Husband and New Detective Sergeant
Immediately Start Tracing It—Local Taxi Man
Charged With Being Accessory After Fact In Con-
nection With Flight Of Padula.

Antonio Padula. charged with the murder of Genaro Clemente,
and Joseph Fratino, of Bouton street, charged with being an
‘ accessory after the fact, who were arrested in Montreal. Canada,
‘ yesterday morning. as was stated exclusively in yesterday's
Evening Sentinel, will be brought from Montreal to Norwalk,
Thursday morning, under guard of Detective Sergeant Martin
Lengyel. Constable James Withall and State Police Sergeant
Both men waived extradition and Sergeant
_Lynehan left today for Montreal with warrants issued by Prosecut.
ing Attorney Cramer G. Hegeman for the arrest of both men. As
soon as these‘warrants are in the hands of the Canadian authori.
ties the journey back to Norwaik will be started.

I
ll Got His Man

 

 

 

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DROP. SGT. LENGYEL.

 

with Connecticut registration dash-
ed through the street. The car at-
tracted the attention of Mrs. 'With-
all and she noted the number of the
registration. She also recognized
Fratino. There was a. man in the
front seat with him who is thought
to have been Salvatore and Padula.
was in the rear seat of the car. Pa-
dula. had his coat off at the time
and Mrs. \l'iihall thought that he
was a woman. Padula. after being
taken into custody in Canada. dee

 

 

f Admits Killing

 

 

ANTONIO PADUIlA l

nled that he was dressed in wo-
men's clothing during any part of
the trip.

When Constable Withall came out
of the restaurant Mrs. Withall in. .
formed her husband of the car pass- ,.
ing through the city and of the reg.
istratlon. Constable Withell did not
know who had committed the mur-
der at the time and after jotting the
number down started on his return
trip to Norwalk. reaching this city,
Friday evening. .

Marty Takes A Band.

He was talking with Detective
Lengyel in the city hall Saturday,
morning and heard Lengyel mention
Fratino's name. w-Ha then inquired
regarding Frati and was infermo
ed that. his mach he was missing and
that he might know something of
the whereabouts of Padula. Cone
stable Withsll then told Long”! 73*.
of ps-ing Fratino's machine and f
aid that he thought the car cone _ “
hinedthe murderer as one of the .‘
men answered his description. Th.
two officers then started working on
the case. They dispatched a wire"
to the immigration authorities at

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police asking them to be oath
lookout (61' the men and than W

 

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