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Entered as second-clam msttor at the post office at
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Fast Parties Described By
Edwards Today In Suit
- Against Hills, For 320.000
f, Bill. At Weisheit’s For Two Years
as Over 000
—-0ne Night's Celebration At Me lpin Hotel
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Edwards Sim—Broker
More Than $35 In Pockets.
Says .Hili Never Had
. Testimony
the Hotel IcAlpin. the
at Weisheitfs Ramsay house.
otolOommodoratbohoyalJamsslnn.
7‘ and other hotels and restaurants in which William I. Idwards.
11 llm Itroet. Norwalk. prominent New York realty broker. claims
tohsvopoidtho billt. wasglvsn by ldwsrdson the witness stand
in tho Superior court at Bridgeport this morning.
The action being brought by Ed-
2 wards to recover 820.000 from Eb-
‘ onosor Hill. former president of the
" Norwaik Iron Works company.
'Vhioh he claims isdue him for loans
blade to Hill. bills paid by him.
and services rendered to Hill and
his wife_ Mrs. Mil red Hill.
,A bill for $0.15 .63 for parties at
Welsheit‘s from the fall of 1030 to
December 1922 was introduced by
,3. John Keogh. counsel for the
. . intiff.
di'ln Whiskey Bill—Ono Night
Edwards stated he had paid this
vount and he thought Hill should
bl! half of the bill as the former
,. iron works president invited him to
'. the parties. Edwards told of a party
. at the Hotel McAipin the night be~
~ fore prohibition went into effect. The
. i 'presented afterward was for
. .bariy “00. Edwards claimed to
. have paid this and declared that one
item on it was for $175 for two
.eases of the McAlpin rye whiskey.
.. Ha “id also that none of the whls~
key was taken home with them aft-
or the affair.
Hill the Boot—Edwards Pays
He told of a "welcome home cel-
ebration given by Hill to Command-
' Richard Bunker. U. s. N.. hus-
- of Mrs. Hill's sister. This party
at Weishcit's and despite the
’ that Hill tendered it. Edwards
yd that he footed the bill of over
.1. He also mentioned winning
, e scramble for the “bad news"
' . l for $70 incurred on the open-
. night of the Royal James inn.
,y . Edwards insisted rm be united
' ‘ 2 1 several times 'to‘ share‘ than
menses but Hill "had never paid
‘ ' I nickel."
' Gave mu Ills Overcoat.
0n the cross~e'xamination. Attorn-
ey Brinckerhoff oi Stamford asked
Edwards if he expected to be paid
for everything he had ever done for
tho Ellis. Edwards answered cans-
4. etically that he didn't. expect payment
is for the buying of Mrs. Hill’s rail-
. road tickets to New York city and
, he ,didn’t expect payment for an
' overcoat he had stripped from his
back and given to Hill.
Hill. he claimed. had nevor‘ioaned
him anything- and never had over
010 in his pocket but once as long
as their friendship endured. That
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xVWASHINGTON. (AP) —- MuCh
" der weather in the east must be
.' Red for ii the next 36 hours. A
.urbance moving northeastward
to the lower St. Lawrence valley will
* bring snow hurries in the upper
{plate valley and the lower iaite re-
gion if the weather bureau's pre-
diction holds good.
“In the wake of he disturbance
the thermometer wil drop decidedly
in all sections between the Missis-
‘ppi and the Atlantic coast.
Cold wave warnings are out for
western Kentucky. northwestern
‘- Ohio and northwestern Tennessee.
‘ ‘Frost is probable from the Missis-
timo was when the Hills. Mrs. Bunk—
er. and Edwards started for New
Hampshire on a trip. Then. he
said. Hill had exactig 885.10 in his
pocket. The trip cost Edwards over
$000. hesiated. and it cost Hill 01.10.
Edwards gave as the reason he
continued to foot the party bills that
he "felt sorry" for the Hills. l-le de-
nied ever inviting them to be his
guests. lie also denied that Mrs.
Mable Thatcher of New York. Mr.
and Mrs. Xeyscr and Mr. and Mrs.
Meredith or Edward Green were
over invited to share the good times
by him.
He also denied that he had stag-
ed A party in honor of Mr. and
Mrs. John vsnsgh. president of
the Crofut a d Knapp Hnt company
and his wife.
Attorney Brinckerhoff produced
two checks for small amounts which
Edwards admitted were probably in
payment of amounts he had paid
for Bill.
Regarding the $48,500 mortgage
on the Hill home at 43 West 47th
street. New York city. which Ed-
wards had stated previously he had
secured. he admitted on cross-ex-
amination that it was a renewal M
the mortgage held by Cornelia Prim
of Huntington. L. 1.. which she had
refused to make until advised to
by his trust company.
Attorney J. Gocdhart of New
Haven. placed on the stand. testin-
sd that, Hill had introduced Ed~
wards (again; “He mid (that ho.
Goodhart. had collected some claims
for Mill and tprned over a consider.
ablé amount to Hill. Edwards
Claimed when on the stand that
810.000 was due him for the same
kind of professional services render-
ed Hill. I “ill for "35.50 from
Dobbs and Company for clothing.
etc. against the Edwards account
for the Hills was‘ introduced as
evidence in support of his claim.
The hearing before Judge John
W. Banks is being continued this
afternoon. when Hill and Mrs. Hill
will probably testify. it is expect-
ed that the case will be closed to-
day.
Cold Snap Promised To .
.Follow Today’s Downpour
sippir eastward to extreme northern
Florida.
Storm Warnlrge.
WASHINGTON. (APi—The Wea-
ther Bureau today issued the fol-
lowing storm. warning. .
Southwest storm warnings dis-
played st 10 a. m. Delaware break-
water to Eastport. Maine. Distu
ones of wide extent central ovI‘
dians. movbnortheastward with
increasing intensity. ’Will be at.-
tended by strong winds probably
reaching gale force and shifting t
westiand northwest tonight or Wed-
nesday morning.
S Father Liebler’s Interesting .. .'
Paper 011' Small Church
Music Pleases Cle'ricus
The Rev. Harold Baxter Lieblor.
one of the younger Episcopalian
prlsts in the Diocese of Connecticut.
delighted the gathering of the Fair-
.ilsld County Clericus. an organisa-
tion of Episco al- clergymen, at St.
Paul's church. Riverside. yesterday
noon. with one of the most brilliant
and interesting papers over read on
‘ church music. in this section. The
' subject was “Church ,Music—lts
. Adaptibility to Small Churches."
. .rather Liebler, who coma from
.a family prominent in the theatri-
‘ ,aal world is rector of the little
‘ chm-ch of St. Saviour. in Sound
leach. There he has set tip a mom
é‘dorful musical system. which fur-
abbd an example for a large part
of planner-
.A paper is always read at these
meetings and‘ yesterday's by Mo:
Liablor proved to be one of the best
hard in a long time. Father mob.
for. who is editor of the “Catholic
. -IIULLIOAN’S COOKIES
sad lolligan's Crniloso are sold
vim-is). res etc-
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Churchman." has often been heard
in St. Paul's church. Norwalk. He
recently returned to this country
from an European tour. Ill health
interrupted Father Liebler's plans
to study at Oxford. While abroad.
he had opportunity to study music
in French churches. Mrs. Llebler.
is a bi of the Rev. Charles A.
Marks. West avenue. Norwalk.
The Sentinel will print Father
Llebler's paper in full tomorrow or
Thursday. '
it was the regular monthly meet-
ing of the Glorious. yesterday. and
Dr. J. A. O'lfears. rector of St.
Paul's church entertained the visit-
ing' clergy. There was luncheon asoi
a short business ss-ion held. at
which time a nominating committee
was named eendating of: Rev. Rob-
ert R. B. . Footsa-eotor of Chriu
church. last Norwalk. chairman:
Rev. Hamilton Kellogg. curate in
Christ church. Greenwich. and Rev.
Edmond Gates. rector of Holy Trin-
no church. Westport. 'rno commit-
teo will prepare a slate of ofheers to
be presented at tho annual meeting
of tho/clarion in St. Andrew’s
church. Bridgeport. (Black .Rock)
December 13. .
Rev. Charles A. Marks. secretary
of the. clot-fess: Rev. Alexander
mass”. John stone rop-
t.
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/ last evening.
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George B. Beers
_ Decides To *“Get
Law" On_Caudee
mm FIGHT BETWEEN PAIR
01" OLD TIME“! IN “8108
BEACHES SIANDER I U I 'I‘
STAGE.
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Chsrging that ho was falsely and
maliciously degraded in an attempt
to injure and destroy the confidence
of the public in him as town offl-
cial. George 8. Bears. for 1‘! years
town clerk and treasurer of the
town of Eastcn. has brought suit
for 810.000 damages against John H.
Candee. also of Easton.
in papers filed in the Superior
court yesterday Beers charges that
on September 18. me in Bridgeport.
in the presence of one John French.
Candee is alleged to have stated as
follows:
“George Beers. took interest that
did not belong to him and used it
for himself. Beers is crooked and he
has got away with the interest for
wears. He is a damned rascal. 1
know what I am talking about. I
have got the goods. He has con.
feseed to his taking interest before
the grand iury.'_'
Land in Easton has been attach-
ed in the action. The alleged slander
and subsequent action aro the out-
growth of a quarrel between Bears
and Candee for the past few years.
Beers charges that the alleged slan-
der is false and malicious. that it
degraded and injured him and tend-
ed to destroy the ccnfldoneo of the
public in him both as an individual
and an official of the town of East-
on.
5""iim m3:
ear p
' Archibald Foss
of Archibald C. Foss of Dorian will
be heard‘by the supreme court of er-
rors now closing its term in Bridge.
port. 0
‘Mr. Foss ls appealing from the do.
eision of Judge John R. Booth
which granted Mrs. Foss a divorce.
alimony and the custody of their
child during the period between
September 1 and June 1 of each
year. ,
Award of custody of the child was
based on the information that Foss
resided.in New York. The defend-
ant appeals on the contention that
the court was in ror in establish.
ing Mr. Fosa's dance in New
York.
Busoiness in the' October session
of the Superior Court of Errors
should be completed during this
week's session. One of the princi-
pal cases up for argument is that
of Charles Frost. Mamaroneck. ap-
pealing from a state's prison sen-
tence of one to three years. given
him by Judge John 5. Banks on a
charge of arson.
Another case to be argued is the
appeal of Ralph S. Studweil. Stam-
ford. against a verdict returned by a
Superior Court Jury. awarding Viet-
ta Walsh. Stamford. damages of
$425 in her suit for $5.000 against
Studwell. The action arose over an
auto accident in Stamford June 6.
1025. .
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Drive For Jewish
Center'at $18,000
.tMarleoel $25,000
A total of about 818.000 toward
the ”5.000 goal being raised for the
Y. M. H. A. was reported at an en’
thusiaslio meeting of team captains
and workers at Schachat’s restaur-
ant.‘ Monroe and South Main streets.
“Mike" Abrahams. gonoralisslmo
of ths‘campsign, called for reports
from his team captains and as vari-
ous subscriptions were announced
applause greeted the rising total.
Samuel Greenstein and Leon Gold-
en. both highly rospoctsd local mer-
chants. in brief talks urged team
members to continue the good work.
The aim of the drive is not only
toppay for the new Y. M. H. A.
home. 0 West avenue. dedicated Sun-
day ovenlng. but also to provide the
nucleus for funds .r which, will pay
for a gymnasium toboerected as an
annex. '
Benjamin Rablnowlts. field secre-
tary of the Jewish Welfare Board
director of the campaign. and Leigh
Danenberg warned the men not to
be ovcroonfldent that the campaign
was won. Muchdigglng is left to
be done to reach and pass the 825.-
000 goal. ey said.
It is b ed the reports this even-
ing will reveal "5.000 has been
pledged and the. remaining two days
of the campaign will be. devoted .to
raising additional funds to enlarge
the ambitious program of the J
Center. .
Edward M. Gena. campaign, ehairu
man. presided at the moo and
be urged his men to visit their
prospects today. The apparent re,-
action was‘this would be done.
Encou g team psports were
rendered by the~followlng captains:
B. Barman. J. mt. Edward M.
Geno. M. steinborg. Robert Josoloff.
z. Sallick. H. Schimmorilhg and Is-
Harris.
Mrs. hi. Reliantsvons
.port on the audit to the city coun-
Denied By Coraline
defense counsel in the trial of
from
ducting the cross examination.
Mr. MeCartor. like a blooded buil-
dcg. had sunk his tooth deeply into
the calling card of Rev. Mr. Hall.
declared by the expert to bear flus-
erprints of Willie Stevens. and he
would not let go. McCartsr resemb-
led a bulldog still more in his ten-
acity as he plied the film. with
questions and by a slight stretch of
imagination could be pictured fairly
barking at the Newark police officer.
The witness in turn almost returned
snarl for bark apd several times
raised his voice. ‘pperently ap.
preaching anger.
The defense was sire-ing the cir
cuitious route traveled by the
card omcisiiy bearing the title of
"5-17." before it was examined.‘ by
professionals for fingerprints. The
cross examination indicated that
there was a conviction at the de-
fense counsel table that amateurs
had handled the exhibit before it
fell into expert hands.
Mr. McCartor went over at some
length the journey of the card from
the scene of the crime in a "cor-
tsin brown paper parcel" and the
other contents with the possibility
that the print might have been into
paired then or later ha it covered a
wide stretch of New Jersey terrl.
tory. ‘
The redirect examination develop-
" u “put“ that the appeal 'ed into a difference of opinion be-
tween counsel which. however. dbl
not extend beyond the skirmish
stage. There was no sustained fir-
ing at the moment between Mr. £3,
Carter and Alexander Simpson a .
isl prosocdtor. A bit or sniping lid!"
to ounce as the day was young.
Aunt Tells Police
Clara Lockwood, 17,
Has Disappeared
Mrs. Harold H. Tolies. Russell
street. East Norwaik. asked the po-
lice -:his morning to assist her in
finding her niece. Miss Clara Lock~
wood. 17. who disappeared last
night and who. Mrs. Tollcs states.
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Finger Print? Card Object
Of Determined Fight In
Hall'Mills. Case Today
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Detective Sweers Vestlylnsn Gorsllne Once Admit-
ted Seeing Henry Stevens In Murder Scene—
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the Stand—“Pig Wo-
man” Not to Be Called This Week.
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COURT H008], sonavnu, N. I. (UL—Again today
the Hall-Mills case Jumped on
finger print evidence with both feet. With Idward Schwartz,
Newark fingerprint export. under cross examination brought over
. a contest developed between the witness and the
00 year old Robert H. IoOsrter.’ former attorney general, con-
SOMERVILLE. N. J.. Nov. 3. '—
(Af). From De Russey's lane to
Broadway. testimony moved today
in the trial of Mrs. Frailces Stbvens
Hail and brothers. Henry and Wil-
lie Stevens. charged with murder.
Another person who was in what
seems to have been New Bruns-
wick‘s most popular thoroughfarc
on the night of Sept. it. 1022. fold
a the persons and thingl he saw
there.
Two witnesses gained the infor-
mation they reported in court on
Broadway. A New York detective
insisted over the . revious testimony
of Ralph V. M. Go‘s‘ico. that the
New Brunswick vestrymsn did tell
him that he saw 'lenry Stevens in
the lane. where Rev. Edward W.
Hall and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills were
slain. Another witness said he saw
the slain rector and choir singer
together on Broad-vb in 1021.
Ralph l'. hf. Gorsiine. vostryman
in the church of'St. John the Evan.
gelist nt the time of the tragedy was
summoned to cour‘. to confront Wil-
liam Garvin. a New York detective
who said that a man he was ably to
identify as Clorsline told him in
New York that he saw Henry
Stevens. with a‘rovoiver in his hand
in De Russey's lane. the night of
the crime.
Gasoline Was Strainer.
Simpson asked the witness: “0n
the first of ctober. mt. at the
Burns astoc vo agency in New
York city. did Gasoline say to you
that his conscience troubled him.
that he had told people he was not
in De Ruseey‘s lane on the night of
the cri ' but that he was there
and. hen g shots. ran up an em-
bankment and saw Henry Stevens
with a revolver in his hands and
that Stevens said to him 'get the hell
out of hero?’ Did Gorsline also say.
‘l ran away and later went to the
lodge rooms and swore 1 was not
there?"
“That is practically true." answer.
ed Garvin.
Gorslinc. called last week. denied
on the Witness stand that he had
may have sloped.
Miss Lockwood has bl'nde hair
and weighs about 200 pounds.
Council Not To
and Land Records.
Auditors at work on the books of
former Tax Collector Robert G.
Mitchell. probably will complete
their work by theoend of the pre-
sent week. it was learnod from Her-
bert 0. Pollard. chairman of the
audit committee. today.
The suit committee met in the
city hall last evening and discussed
the advisability of having audited
lions on proberty filed in the land
records and the personal tax ac-
counts of tho former tax collector.
but did not take any action on the
matter.
More Panda Needed
It, was brought out at the meeting
the committee did not have funds
enough at the present time to go
ahead with an audit of the person-
al tax accounts and the land rec-
ords. It will probably be necesspry
for the committee to ask br anoth-
or appropriation horn the board of
estimate and taxation. if it decree
to comploto its investigation.
representative of Hadfieid.
Rothwoll and Souls. accountants of
Bridgoport. who are auditing the tax
books. of Mr. Mitchell. informed the
audit committee last ovoning it will
be impossiblo to present a final re-
cil when it meets this evening. but
aid the audit would be most likely
completed this week. .
After discussing the matter. an-
over said he saw Henry Stevens with
a gun in his hands at the scene of
the crimes.
Get. Complete
'Audit of Tax, Office Tonight
Accountants Investigating Records of Robert G.
Mitchell Will Finish Their Work This Week—
Committee Considering Audit of Personal Tax
s
not to take any action on the inves-
tigation of personal taxes and Nd
records. until the final report of
what has boob done to date is
ready. ‘
The audit committee will meet
Monday evening of next week to re-
ceive the aocountants‘ final report.
its memborowill then decide wheth-
er tc ot‘der an audit of the person-
al tax and land records. Chairman
Pollard said this morning he be.
iioved it would cost considerably less
than 06.000 to audit the personal
tax ords. The exact coat of such
an audit will be told the committee
Monday.
Lfihtyand Power
‘ Co. Sues Brazels
Damages of me are asked in suit
brought b] the Connecticut Light
and Power company against Frank
J. and Florence Brasel. of this city.
toboheardineityeourtthofirst
blow” in Debombor. The plaintiff.
represented by. Attorney John J.
Farrell. Norwalk. ones to recover for
an unpaid loan of 818.9. made the
defendants.‘ Property of Frank J.
and moraines Diesel in this city was
attached more” to the amount of
8800. by Deputy Sheriff J. Edward
dit committee members decided
”out.
Bitten Will
Ila-Mayor Calvin Dar-ton. chair-
man cf the charter revision com-
mittee. stated this musing ho was
ondoavcstsg to sail the committee
filam- '50
, _ s 811A Charter"
l'Com'n'iittce eeting This Week
fare for approval.
‘Ir.harnensai_d.sinco hohadbeon
made chairman of the committee.
be intended to try and perform tho
duty 1:; 1.. the communes was
appein r as pe-iblo follow-
ing the Mare-dam vote. The plan
ushe-Wostsdrawnpaasw
ehamrebaiso , . 7 basis
votas “
G ; "ASE
UESDAY, novpmnnn 9, 1926.
NTINEL
The Weather
llsin tonight and probably “pd.
ncaday morning; uni-nu-r on the
Massachusetts mum and folder in
(Musical tonight; nllli‘II colder
Wednesday and \l‘cdnmlnv night.
TWELVE
Rowayton Beach
Resident Bowls
Oyer Standard
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DIES. E. K. O'IIARA FACES
CHANGE OF DRIVING UNDER
INFLUENCE OF LIQUOR Al-'l‘-
ER MIDNIGHT ACCIDENT.
Mrs. “’E. K. O‘Hara. Rowaylon
Beach. Rowayton. was arrested by
Policeman Louis Brchm at 1'.‘
o'clock last night on a charge of op-
erating flcr machine while under the
influence of liquor. after she hull'
bowled over the traffic dUlllIIIlelll
Railroad avenue and Washington
street. She was released under $800
bond. furnished by her husband. ii.
K. O'llars.
Investigation by the officer
closed Mrs. O‘llurn. was driving‘
without either license or rcgisiru.
tion. These were .furnlshed this
dis-
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About $300.
s
$2,500 bond last night.
morning. but she is charged with
not carrying them while driving.
licr case will be heard in city courtl
Saturday morning. i
Policeman Brohm plflCCil Mrs!
O’Hara under arrest aftvr silo haul:
driven her Chevrolet scdnn into ”10‘
traffic post, and sent in rollingi
across the street. Medical lixnmlnu-i
tion was not made. but Mrs. O'llnrui
was nevcrtlwioss charged with driv-
ing under the. influence of liquor
The defendant is represented by At-
torney Paul Connery.
East Ave. M. E. Church
Omicron Circle Holds
its Annual Election
All officers of the East Avenue
Methodist Episcopal church Omi-
cron circle were re-eicctcd at the or—
ganisation's annual mccting last
night. with but one exception. which
was Mrs. Charles S. Gray who was
chosen to fill the office of chaplain
vacated by Mrs. Thomas Baxter.
Mrs. J. Wesley Sinusou was re-
cicctod president: Mrs. Allen liar-
lium. vice president: Miss Bosnia
Geib. treasurer: Miss Glendnvcre
Lovejoy. secretary: Mrs. Emerson
Ayers. chairmen flower committee:
and MrsMrs. Benjamin J. Thomas,
ccn'csponding secretary: Mrs. lwslle
Judge Walsh in
Serious Condition
.inizn \V. \\';ll..h of ill"
i'ouli of l'olnmon l'll'iiS. is in ii. sc-
.lllllftr-
rious condition at his lmml- on tlrcg~
ory l‘oint. :11 the ri‘slllt of injuries
received in :1 full at the liotcl Strut-
fit-ld, liridgrxrori, last work.
51‘“ ml fruwlurul
tnlucd by illf‘ judge in his accident.
ribs “rl’o fills-
lult rinm ti2~n colm-licnllnns have
set in illnl his condition is t‘xr‘r‘vd-
illgiy gmw. lie is under the cure
of Dr. \i’illlum .l. 'I‘ruccl'.
Chas. Lawrence Joins
The Sentinel’s Staff
Clmilr-s Lawrence bus joined ill"
.‘idVl'riifiilll: stuff of the lixining
Scniiml, .\ir. l;l\\'l‘(ll(‘(‘ “as former—
ly in the ndvvriisinn tit-purimont of
the limit." lml‘t l'osl l'lltl lll“ “’ost.
porter llcrzilri. lie \vill bv assistant
to Ellen ll. Snell. advertising man-
ugcr of the. Iivvnint: Sentinel.
Miss Gaucher Made
Gorham. entertainment: )irs. Albert
Ferris. refreshments: and Mrs»
Howard Gorham. initiation. |
Mrs. Harry Roberts was appointed ,3
chairman in chnrgc of the cirrlo's:
third birthday turkey dinner. which“
is to be given at the church \V‘od-
nseday. Nov. 17. At that iimc each
of the 50 members inviisc'onc man.
oithcr husband or sweetheart.
Progress Being
Made on Complete
Site For Y Bldg
The site committee of the Nor.
walk Young Men‘s Christian associa-
tion reported at a. meeting of the
executive board last night in the di-
rectors' rooms of tho Norwull’. Suv-
ir's society that considerable prog-
ress had been made viownrd arriv-
ing at a fair price to be paid for
the property adjoining the West
avenue site donated by Edward B.
Gallaher on which he also gave the
"Y" an option.
George Woodward stated a defi-
nite announcement concerning this
matter will probably be made a". the
next meeting of the board Monday
evening.
It was voted to accept the pre-
liminary report of the organisation
committee. John Lund. chairman.
stated progress was being made in
drawing up the suggested set of by-
laws. Incorporation papers were
approved. signed by the four of-
ficers. and will be filed with the sec-
retary of state immediately.
John M. Glover. executive vice-
chairman. presided at the meeting
in the absence of the chairman.
Douglas Nash. Those present were
Jesse T. Dunbar. Dr. George G.
ancett. Mrs. Charles D. Rogers.
Mrs. Alexander Rummlcr. Charles
Gager. Charles Hoyt. George Wood-
Ward. John Lund. Charles J.
Mints. C. Otis Fitch. Ernest L. Sax-
ton. Frederick 5. Ella and Marshall
B. Hoyt.
Norwallt Shriners
And Wives To Visit
Bridgeport Tonight
Local people planning to attend
t e reception to Imperial Potentate
I A. O. N. M. s. 1‘ id \V. Cros-
land of Montgomery. Alabama. and
Mrs. Crosland. during a concert and
ball given by Pyramid Temple.
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. at the
Pyramid Mosque in Bridgeport this
evening are: Mr. and Mrs. Oscar F.
Schultse. Mr. and Mrs. Ch 29s
Vaaot. George Poole. Louis Leh-
msier. In. and Mr. and‘ Mrs. Wil-
liam 1". Bishop.
Foal. Job of Fixing .
"0th Taylor Avenue
It was uneascod this morning
by the street department that oil.
lag and repairing.“ North Taylor
avenue has been completed. Work
ol the road has now been finished.
. . of a short
Assistant to Town
Clerk C. F. Gregory
Annuuncclm'nt “us made this
morning by Town Clerk Clayton 1“.
Gregory. that Miss Mum-l V. Gauch-
r‘r. daughter of Airs. May Gaucher.
is Grvcorv lloulcvurd. has been up-
poimcnl assistant town cluerk. The
Ollli‘i' has been lr-fi \ucnni since Mr.
Gregory's i'vxignution following his
elm-lion to the office of Town Clerk.
The promotion is one that will be
satisfactory to oil. since Miss Gauch-
cr‘n pop nrity is undisputed. Miss
Gaucher s completing her sixth
your in (he ofllrc, in which she look
a posiiion lwforc sh" was graduated
from tho Norwnik lligii school in
1922. p
The poxiuiur l-Jnst Norwulk girl's
cxpcricncc malice her ably qualified
to take up her new duties in the offi-
co. and her friends are confident she
will execute them (is well. if not hot.
for. than anyone who has previously
held the pofltion.
Albert Venezia Arrested
By‘ Lengyel as Suspect in
Petroleum Co. Office Break
Held Under $2,500 Bond—Police Quiet About
Charge Until Alleged Accompiicc Is Rounded
Up—Dctectivc Sergeant Gives Up Holiday to
Work On Case, Gets Quick Results -- Loss
_ One man has been arrested and the apprehension of another
is expected momentarily in connection with the robbery of the
Western Petroleum company's office, Jefferson street, Norwalk.
some. tune early Monday morning. It took Detective Sergeant
Martin Lengyel only 12 hours after the break was reported yes-
terday morning to fasten evidence upon Albert Venezia, 12 Wood-
ward avcnue, South Norwalk. and he was lodged in jail under
‘ ml
IlpOn thr- receipt of a report from
. was opened yesterday afternoon by
inn export culled from
PRICE THREE CENTS
-. v» on flan-*a .13 rm.’ ,
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Nift- Ht'lll l"ll~i
'iho robbery was first lmcslignt-
I‘_\' I'ulfw-mun .iutmu l-Jldridzo
Julncs Mchl-ncy, company man-
ager. that he had found the 0mm
in chaos “hcn he arrived to open
up yesterday morning. The police.
mun found the thieves had lllllil".
:m lnoi'fcciunl attempt to wt in?»
lllf‘ :lui'o by breaking the dial.
it “as at first thought the solo
might have been rifled and hrokm
to foil invcsiiguiion, but when it
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the Talc
unii Tunnc company. Stamford. ire-i
l
i
i\\~'f‘ll 3mm and $700 was found
intact insidr'.
(‘nrrlcd Awsv Adding Machine
The thieves. who had cntcl‘ed‘bv
way of a hack “indow. which was
closed carefully n‘hcn they left.
lunvlni: missed ilic currency loft. in
the safe contented themselves with
the theft of all adding machine and
various office appliances.
Mr. McNei'ncy. interviewed at the
company's station this morning
estimated the total loss “ould no; .
be ovol‘ 3:00. :-
Detective Sergeant Lcngyel hall .
been given the day off but we! 5
forced to return when the word of
the break was bromlmsi. lie spent
the a'icrnoon follouing several
clurs and by late afternoon hadn‘t“
soilicd upon the possible culprits. ,
From that (min on he and Motor- 7
cycle Officer linrry lli'ou'n watched
the entrance to the (“oncv Island
lunch. llnllroad avmuo. and at 7:’:‘.0 ‘.
o'clock apprehended Venezia.
Venezia was brought to the City
hull headquarters and inter taken
to a cell in the uptown station j.
where he is being held under 82,- ‘1
500 bond not by Judge lI‘rcemnu
Light. lie is not charged with the
robbery and is merely being held '
on a technical charge of breach or
the pbncc. For this reason the or-
rcst was not officially reported. .
Looking For Others
It is understood the police will 3.
not fasten the brook officially on
Venezia until they have (-npturtd
his nllc-z Id accomplice. Their evi-
dence is sold to ho circumstantial "
but svund. and will not bear divulg-
once until all the facts are found to .
fit the charge. ’
Venezia is listed in the ciiv‘
directory as a batter. but. his place .
of occupation is not known. He'
was visited this morning by his .
wife.
Home Kids Enjoy
Kosher-Kitty-Kelly
More than 40 chlidl‘bn of the
Fairfield County home were the
guests of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Mulvoy-aniov Post yesterday after-
noon at the. showing of Kosher-Kit-
ty-Keliy at the Rialto theatre.
A trolley car was furnished
through the.kindness of Thomas
Macuan. superintendent of the
Connecticut company. for conveying
the children to and from the then-
trc. A committee of the auxiliary.
which inciudctfi: Mrs. Vaast. Mrs.
Anna Banks. Mrs. Ilarrict “'hone
and Mrs. Eileen Ryan. met the
children at the theatre and gave
them generous supply of lolly-pops.
It proved a delightful afternoon
for the kiddies and they were very
grateful to members of the auxi-
llary.
Kosher-Kiiiy-Kelly, bang shown
at t Rialto again tonight. is pre-
sent d under the auspices of Mul-
vo.v~anlov Auxiliary and well de-
serves the attention of the public.
Proceeds will be used to help swell
At a meeting of the auxiliary call-
ed for Wednesday evening Novem-
ber 10. the members are asked to
make returns of the sale of tickets
for the movie.
Mrs. lda C. Bow‘kcr. Highland
avenue. was "tagged" yesterday by
Policeman Jules Doenlsch for violnt.
ing the parking ord- ce. Mrs.
Bowker m the . ry I:
I’ll-
Highwayman Fails in Attempt
T o Steal Local Woman’s Purse
Her Screams Cause Daring Holdup Man to Flee—
Too Startled to Get Car's Numbér—Happencd
the relief fund for disabled veterans. ,
and
Near Roosevelt School. ,
, . .
° ' An abortive attempt at highway .
FaIrerld county robbery failed in Norwalk at 7:30 _~_
o'clock last night when a man who
tried to snatch a purse from a
woman became panic-stricken at her
screams and fled the spot.
The woman's name was not
given the police. who we“ told she
alightcd from the lewtown avenue
trolley at the Roosevelt school and ,
was accosted by a man who dropped
from an automobile that had been e
follc ‘ing.
her as the
The man ran "2?”
trolley traveled on of sight and
reached for the pocketbook she was
carrying. As the woman screamed
he took warning and raced back
to the parked cnr. which was 5.
driven speedily away by another oc-
cupant. The woman was so excit-
ed she failed to take the car's num-
ber and police were left without a
description to follow’in uvesiigst-
ing the case. {J
SEEING IS BELIEVINGi
—-A store so comprehensively ar-
ranged that we believe that you ’
will see what you want at a glance.
Easy terms a feature of buying at .‘
Sterling Furniture Co.—Adv. :
-—THE BROPH! LAUNDRY
Specialises on family washing work.
Every modern facility. plus a pain-
staking hrco of employees and an
excellent delivery service is now of-
fered the public in this vicinity at
the new plant of tho Bropby Laun-
dry. Your laundry work will be
called for and delivered. Corner De!
Caesars Its. i'llsos son—mar.
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Norwalk Chronicler