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Rs‘III'RsDAY. J‘\\'l"\RY 23. 1883.
.~l .VUI'I'.‘ l.\‘ THE RIGHT DIREC-
TIDX.
The citizens of this place have at lust
become aroused tn the false position they
have been put in by t‘ie reports sent out
«‘Of the condition of athirs here by the
»Hntt‘fll'olllllllllt‘t‘, and winch have been
'idelycircuhttod in the public press. and
have taken it stcp :
misleading and evil
i counteract their
iislluence. which
'ill meet the appro\ .tl of every good cit-
giand all who have it! heart the rep-
A few
‘ ho rs ago the statement below was put
‘6
-._ ‘5 u ion and Welfare ofoul' town.
t‘tn‘ttlatfiiii. and the names appended
:ere signed to it up to within a short
time of our gum; lu press.
As an act of jzitce \ve re>pcctfully
ask the press t » uiyc thi~ publwiry.
Ti) Ttll‘. l‘l i'.i.ii‘.
Reports have been and are being cir-
cul.tted in Tt-ltllb'll to the attitude of cit~
wens of this place IURtlltI the lllt‘ll on
adult» against certain lt.tl [Hitllllfllt‘llll't‘l‘S
“‘ltlt‘ll place them in the f;tl~‘c pi sition of
rallt‘tlullltt: all tl.e ill-lugs of the strikers
to prevent men t-llllllltlltg employment
in still fut-tones. and the manufacturers
exercising their light to conduct lltt-ll'
_. .... _ business in the Ill‘tllllt‘! \\ lizt‘h they deem
' to their best interest.
We. till-undersigned. therefore. take
this method of informing the public and
all concerned thztt We have no sympathy
.with any action whscli has been taken lb
interfere \\'llll the employers or those
desiring to obtain eitiployuient in their
faicturies : that wed” not countenance
the boycotting and intimidating of citi-
zens and business men which has been
done in many ii.~';mces. \\'e believe
that no further interference with the
, manufacturers should b.- toleriited by
titc zitttln‘viities. ill? 1 \\ t‘i‘lhlifl‘t‘ and coni-
tuend the action of lln- Mayer in increas-
his: the police for» ~- tor the protection of
property ail-l in m t1 ounce of the peace.
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The proloiigml lutttcr's blt‘lh‘t‘ and the
outrages growing out of it have brought
this city to the unfavorable li.>tit‘c of
the country. It has long been knownas
\‘t'll adapted for manufacturing purpos—
t". and considerable capital has been in-
vmzed in initiuifiiclurit-s. What
“it. be tlu‘ | ll'ct‘l Uf lll‘ts sll‘lkr‘ ttputt llic
yit) in the futuri- if the t‘lll/n'lls‘ so gcu~
t-l‘aliy continue to actively and passively
co operate with the strikers to force Illitll-
ufau'turct?’ to submit to trade-union rules
which they consider intolerable :dnl det-
rtmctittd to their business. Mulr‘wlueh
t‘J-tiln‘l‘ttllull has been the Worst thing the
. employers have had to contend against.
At one time the ell-ployers seriously con-
templated leaving the city and lot alloy:
in Bridgeport. They‘ certainly would
have been Justified in so doing. and if
they had others would not have invested
’ pita! litre with the knowlulgo that
tnufatcturers had been driven out bc~
an»: of labor troubles.
. As it is it will belt long time before
the city recovers from the had reputa-
tion it has acquired through this strike.
and capital will be very shyof this place
, ’ until there is strong evidence thatrtlie
present dispositian of its citizens has
changed or they have become WWW
of not only a sense of right but courage
snough to maintain it.
__ “‘e believe. however. that the sober
I sense of the community has awakened
to the danger which threatens it. and
realizes that men who invest capital here
have rights and that it is high time
that they were protected in them. If
not, South Norwalk‘s prosperity will
be very materially damaged. and its fu~
, ture blasted. '
u_,~.......T.UAT RELIABLE EXECUTIVE
' COMMITTEE.
. The following was sent to Danbury
-.- and published in the News on Tuesday:
South Norwalk. Jan. 19. 1885.
J. Hulford Rod. Dear Sir:——Thc strike
in South Norwalk against the combina-
tion still continues. The ranks of the
men on strike remain unbroken and
tiny are more determined than ever.
From A. Solman‘s factoryssveral inde-
x tmen have gone home, as also
rum Crofut a Koapp‘s facts number
two. Misbutvoryli workin
Gillian! these shops. and it is absolute
lyosslsssfor anyone to'come to Not-
walk to seek out yment in them.
Whoovoroonicsw‘ l be compelled. if he
secures work in thsshops of the combi-
nation. to work. sleep and eat there. as
howl-or boarding house will take
in. Public sympathy iswith the
strike as much as ever. and no
bs found who seriously believes
that thaw in Clofut & Kna ‘s
tbs work of batters. 0
has
in
llctt’
been reached. but
‘Daatmy shall be in-
wlfisata nonsur- to- ot time
Mayoral. dimes!-
, ,.
They place its oltissns in a false position
and it believed will do the city hasten-
the sentiment of many others. this wosk
remarked : “ I am ashamed tobs known
asa resident of South Nor-walk. The
place is disgraced by the reports going
out from it. People think we have no
sense or principle. ' I want to sell my
place and go and live with people who
do not encourage lawlessness and dy-
namite fiends.“ ,
It has been repeatedly stated by the
executive committee that no boycotting
and intimidating has been done by the
batters. and those who have declared to
the contrary have been denounced for
tnaligning the trade. In the above pub-
lic statement. nevertheless. the commit~
tee publiclyr proclaim that board and
lodging cannot be obtained here. and
that ostracism is practiced on all who
come to takeemployment in the factories.
This is partially true. t‘onimittecs have
waited on blinding house keepers. and
prevailed on them in some way to refuse
taking boarders. by insinuatiuns and by
plain threats that to do so would be fol-
lowed by evil consequences. and many
are actually deterred from doing as they
desire by tln se threats. greatly to the in~
jury of the city. and damaging to the
reputation of the strikers. '
Two membt rs of that executive com—
mittee are now employing butters. and
in dirt cl compet‘tion in the market with
the li\ e but manufacturers who are con-
nected with the strike.
STIII-f SHN'I‘LYI-II. EXTRA.
Some very indiscrcet people made the
remarkable discovery almost as soon as
the explosion took place at t‘rofut &
Knapp factory lztst Friday night. that
the bosses did it. and that the Sentinel
account of it was ln type before the ex.
plosion occurred. To put it in other
words. the laisses and the Sentinel were
in t‘v‘lltlsltlllJllltl together devised the plan
for the destruction of“ the factory and
the jeopardizing of the lives in it. The
fct‘ttllly of mind which conceived this
theory was cquztl to tlutt of the thief
who called “stop thief“ to draw ltllt'll~
lion from himself. \Vhile we may not
feel lunch ll tttcri d by such an accusa-
tion. ive t“lfl hardly avoid feeling cone
pliiuented over the estimate placed upon
our sagucily. even though it comes from
such a source. Most reporters have dif-
ficulty in ascertaining the particulars of
any event of public interest after it has
occurred. and are well satisfied if they
can then give the principal facts. llut.
according toa number of persons who
exhibited an extraordinary desire to
divert all suspicion from the llllllt‘l‘s‘.
the Sentinel can do very much bet-
ter than tlits.~ it can ltllllt‘llllllt‘ the ef.
fects of a very uncertain rxpltlo‘th‘Svl
accurately its totcll how much it will
destroy and just how it will operate. .\
foresight certainly remarkable, even for
a rep'Trter. ‘
But it does not equal that of a num—
ber we might mention who ascertained
how the whole affair was managed be-
fore it came off. They not only knew who
did not ‘do it. bllt extctly who did. They
certainly are \\'l. e beyond their fcllu\\‘.<..
In order to show that the matter of
the report was printed in the Sentinel
before the explosion was not c-mjective.
they figured it up thztt the iiinountof
type could not have bcctl set between
the {lute of the explosion and when the
evtrit was issued. The article. exclusive
‘of head-lines.which could easily be put
in type in ten minutes. measured lcss
than 5.10“ ems. lit-in; doublelcudcd. an
average compositor could set up all of
it in three and a half hours. As two
:tctuitlly Worked at it. it was nothing re-
markable that it should have been sct
up and :t thousand copit s printed la‘flltt‘
MK o'clock Saturday t-i-nrning. Tue first
copy went out about half-past four. all
l‘ctmrls tn tliccontrdty notwltlistdlidiiip.
This fact reduces the feat ton \‘t-r)
commonplace one. and detracts very
much front our t‘cpltttttiun for “enttr-
prise.“ and we are constrained to make
the humiliating confession that the only
thing remarkable about the extra was
the avidity with \\‘lltt‘ll if. was bought.
and the great number which was sold.
It \\‘l\\ the Hillel profitable j iii the South
uel t'\t'l‘ did. and placed the concern in
funds stillicicut to stand one more week‘s
boycotting of the llittcrs' Futon.
\Ve do tlct feel ll.tltct‘cd.
however. ttl being accused of being tic-
cessury to the fiendish outrage by men
who have done it to divert suspicion
from themselves. The only consolation
we can derive from it is that someef
our nccusers are such ‘notoigious liars
that no one believes 'them. and that
others are actuated by it spirit of the
meanest spite. But we do not purpose
to argue the matter. It is a waste of
time to reason with fi-liars and fools.
Some of the men \\‘ltu have circulated
the foolish theory tlmt men would coin-
municate such an outrageous design to
us when there was no p_issible benefit to.
be gaint d by it. have given un_mistaka~
ble evidence of their malevolence and
lack of ordinary sense, and ought to
cause those whom they reprtxsent to con-
sider whether they are lit persons to
trust with any duty that requires ordi-
nary judgment. and whether any reli-
ance is to be placed on their statements.
The worst thing the strikers have to
contend with is the deception practiced
on them by such men. as it is this decep-
title. which is Widening the gulf between
them and their former employers. and
causing them to prolong arcontest that
is determintal to their every interest and
causing them useless sacrifice.
‘l‘t t'iitlly
A “ STRIKIXG HA TI‘ER‘S ” INQUI-
7 R)’.
mane. Sttxrlxitt. :-—Sinco the explo-
sion at Crofut & Knapp factory No. 2
many reports derogatory to the batters
cause have been circulated. and one of
the most serious is to the effect that
members of our executive committee re
cently called upon an insurance agent in
this city and tried to have him get; the
'nsurance policies on the facto where
{he explosion took place cancel . _ As a
batter. a tax-payer. a law-abiding citi-
zen. and one who believes in a square
way of doing things. I write to find out
if such a thing has been done. trusting
that the report. like many others is false.
But if it is true I am through with the
executive committee and the Hatter's
Union. VSTRIKISG Han-nit.
About five weeks ago two members of
the executive committee did call on Mr.
an insurance agent doing business in
this city. and inquired if it was possible
to have the policies on the shop inques-
tlon cancdsd. ”‘1 "road upon him to
bring about that result. saying it. would
bs his golden opportunity. ache was a
young man la the community, and just
Minamoto,“ by so do-
ing its mid got all of the insurance
but“ from the batters.
awash-u -.
“album's!“ an la a
hhfiumufiwwissunymld
“fir“ufiafisflcwmsb stret-
labls harm. Ono gentleman. who voices :
AND THE SEMI-
NEL.
Sour! Nonvuu, manna. 19. 1883.
team simian—41mins 1-Whlle i am not at
all surprised at the language you used in your extra.
1 still feel indignant when I think how promptly
A 1‘ Hawaii“
and as a batter I consider that when you put such
muting before the public. you not only disgrace the
Association burinsult each and every member that
is as tree from any ontragc as those who would
make the public believe otherwise. 1 don‘t know
of a member of the Association that would commit
such a crime. and if you did you would not be slow
in making his name known. Stillyoii put your stig‘
matiscd paper before the public intimating that the
hattcr‘s committed all the crimes of the city. and
even go so far as to say that a man who was assault~
ed in Daubnry was beaten by the batters of South
Norwalk. or words to the effect—that it was an out~
coineof the strike. lwonld like tlo ask how you
know that all or any of the outrages are committed
by the lumen. As you seem to know more about
them than any one I can see or hear of. you may be
able to give somc light on' the subjects which no
other person accrue to know. and until you can
throw rllt‘ll li;ht upon it 1 would advise you to think
twice before you accuse any party or parties of a
t'l'lnlt‘ you know nothing about. and if you have no
rc~pcct for yourwlf and paper. you have this to
lcarn in the future. that the rights of others you
must rcspn‘l. If you wish to take sides With your
pitpci‘. lake "Wk“! do not forget so much of your
iimnlnml. t\\lll(ll the public on r. lhnucht youpoe-
sens-xii. as to callsttch nature as would only layomc
ii >t'llti“. be). and littllllrll such articles It! would be
:i diuracc to a man of t‘tltlt’alltlll and common sense.
And \\ llt'll you call upon the rvspwiable part of iliis
t ominumly to break away from the “-11:11 and un«
centlcxnurlly clement. rcmembcr that to do [his they
must read such l‘ilt'l‘tlllln‘ as “Ill give them tvnlh~
fu‘. instructmns IIATTER.
In answer to the above we think it
well to disabusc the “Hatter" who wrote
it. and all other batters who may feel
and think as he does, of an entire mis—
conception of the position and views of
the Sentinel. ‘-
The Sentinel has not charged the out«
rage committed Friday on tht' Ilattcrs‘
association. and for it to have done so
would have certainly been an tispersion
that “Hatter“ would be justified in de-
If
he will read the extra again he will see
that he has made a mistake in his con~
clusions. The Sentinel did say that this
and other crimes committed in the city
were the outcome of the strike. and no
reasonable pijrson will deity it. The first
crime \szs t‘tllllll‘llllt‘tl on a man who had
become obnoxious to the strikers by re-
niiiining at work ilt Adams Brothers;
nying and feeling indignant over.
the second was the asstult on two hitt—
ters who had accepted employment in
t‘rofut &. Knapp‘s factory: thcthird was
upon another hatter who did the block—
ing (or the several factories against
which the strikers were operating: and
the fourth was the attempt to blow up
t‘rofut & Knupp‘s factory. "Hatter“
ought to have good sense enough to re-
alize that every circumstance connected
w ith these outrages point to the strikers
as the perpetrators. turd by declaring
otherwise he cxbtbits a prejudice irt
favor of the strikers that is not credita-
ble to himself nor the cause he attempts
ti bolster up by denouncing the Senti-
nel. ,
“Hatter" certainly cannot be so fool-
ish its to think that till: ct’tlucs l‘cft‘l‘t‘r‘tl
to would have been committed if there
bud ln‘t‘ll no strike. and we challenge
Ill-Ill to give a valid rcitsdp why any one
should have committed them bill a
striker or :i'pel‘son in sympathy with the
strikers.
He is correct in' his statement that the
Sentinel dot S'Iliil know it member of the
association who would commit such
critiics.- ~\\“e are not gifted with prc~
science; neither is be. And were we
possessrd of such knowledge it would be
it i cudcnce that such person did com-
lnit the crimes. Still we have a right to
the opinion that some striker or strikers
did commit them. and we would luck
tllc ability to come to it reasonable con-
clusion if we formed any other opinion.
\\‘e don't know who committed the
outrages. 1f we did we should certainly
expose them. \Vc believe. however. that
thi-t‘c tll‘i‘ liitltt‘l‘s who (10 httuw who
committed some of them if not all. and
we further believe that they keep such
knowledge from the proper authorities
because they were committed by hat~
tel's and to shield tlwln from the punishs
tin-lit which the law would intlict. tlne
person did not assault .‘lr. Austin‘s house
at t‘raubt-rry l‘liiins. Mr. t‘outcs at lliin-
bury and Messrs. Furridity and Lucas in
this city. .\ud ask “Hatter" if it
lllt“ not occurred to him to be rather re-
markable. that almost its snutt as the ex-
plus-mu took place at t‘rofut t\' Knapp‘s
factory butters quite generally and very
readily and umformely advanced the
theory ‘that the whole mischief was
done from the inside. Also. if it is not
strange that everybody else. with a few
exceptions it t particularly creditable to
the batters. held a contrary opinion.
llud “llttll r" been employed as usual.
would not he or any one of his fellow
batters considered the charge now so
f recly made that the owners destroyed
their own property an outrage? If he
will consider the matter thoughtfully he
cannot fail to conclude that it is $5"le
what peculiar that while disinterested
parties. and even some of the employers
are charitable enough to believe that the
attempt to destroy the factory was
made by party or parties not of the
strikers, thehattem exhibited no such
disposition. but manifested a great deal
of earnestness to attach the deed to the
owners. Hasn‘t. there been more seal
shown to divert suspicion from the hat-
ters than ithe circumstances warrant?
Haven‘t men who ought to know better,
and who do know better. associated the
Sentinel with the crime by the most
foolish falsehoods? Hasn‘t there been a
grind deal of ingenuity exercised to place
the blame on the employers? Hasn’t
there been some of the most. outrageous
lying through the public press by the
authorised agents of the batters?
Weds not claim that these circum~
stances warrant the conclusion that the
Hatters’ association was the direct agent:
in the explosion. \Ve have a better
opinion of it. A: the same time we
cannot avoid thinking that it is the out-
come of the strike, and a consequence of
the damnable doctrine, whether called
communism, socialism. or tradesunion-
ism. which teaches that any man or set
of men are justified in interfering with
the business and rights of others; which
deludes men and women into the belief
that they are justified in interfering
with any workman in obtaining hon-
orable employment; which encourages
intimidation. boycotting and violence;
which antagonizes capital and labor;
which incites hatred of fellow beings;
which oonmts the right of any member
of the community to the full control of
his own property and affairs; which is
intolerant and tyranical, and incitss
men to deeds similar to the one commit:
red last Friday night.
“Batter” halfallen into the errors!
considering the Sentinel tbs may of
on; batters- It is their friend. and whab
over it has done has best: to that: intorb
on. Ithsl told them tho truth. its
somsl‘ situation has bssa given them.
hummus-uranium y
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you laid the explosion to the Hatters Association.
and your readiness to issue your extra toitbst (inert;
statement made by the Sentinel which
has thus far not proved true. At the
same time we advise him to consider
how many statements from other sources
have proved untrue. and how many
times promises have been made which
instead of being fulfilled have been sup-
plemented by others no more reliable.
The statements the Sentinel has made
may not; have been agreeable, but they
have imparted such facts as every strik-
ing hatter ought to know. in order that
he might act intelligently.
The Sentinel can dorm no benefit by
deceiving any one. Certainly the em-
ployers have not. influenced it. They
neverso much as requested it to pub-
lish any statement. In short, have
asked nothing from us. and received
nothing but justice.
Those who feel most aggrieved over
the Sentinel‘s course seem to be those
who have figured most prominently in
the strike. and who. if we are correctly
informed. have no pmo’ible chance of
obtainingemployment from those whom
they are fighting. \Vhen the batters
decline to be longer guided by them
their occupation will be gone. Their
present interest is to have the present
state of affairs continue.
The four directly interested firms
are in a peculiar situation. Probably
fifty of the strikers have become, to use
the language of the trade. [lo-Eu“; V The
chairman and one member of the execu-
tive committee are of this number.
Most of the members of the other com«
tnittees are likewise bosses. These men
occupy a singular position. Manufac-
turers themselves they are striving to
keep their competitors from obtaining
the labor they require in their businoss.
and are in collusion with the labor
unions which are boycotting their fellow
niiuiufucturem‘ goods. It. is to their ad—
vantage to keep the employes on turn-
out until they get their factories in oper-
ationand take their pick of the help.
but what can they do for the remain—
der? \Vhat is to become of those whose
places have been filled in the old facto-
ries': They will have to either start more
factories or seek employment elsewhere.
There are a large number of batters
who state that they do not endorse the
boycotting and intimidating which is
being done. yet when they are asked
why they do not go to the trade meet-
ings and by their voice and influence
protest against it. they say that they
dare not do so because the) would be
subjected to vile abuse and incur the
ill~wil| of those who have get control
the organization. If this Is true tln
men owe it to themselves to takcan it ~
tioli outside of the society which will
show their sincerity. .\ny o 'zntlon
which does not permit its I ‘rs the
right of opinion on matters rtltining
to the organimtnui is certainly a very
di-spotic title. and this little wonder that
its attitude towards parties outside its
membership is sometimes tturctl.mnttbie.
unjust. and arbitrary. These good hut~
tch. if they submit to the control of the
"rough element" in their society with
out a protest. virtually endorse their ac-
tions. and should not expect to avoid
being held accountable for the acts of.
the society. and being considered their
cudursers. '
Now we ask “Hatter" if these are not
math-rs worth considering, and if by
calling attention to them. and again iti-
forming him that the employers cur
phatically and nnequiv’m‘ally hold to
their determination to keep their fucto~
vies "indetu-ndent." we are not doing
him and his fellow hattersakinduess
rut ir than a wrong. If he does not so
view the matter now. we are confident
time will convince him that the Seiitti»
not was the batters“ best adviser and
friend during this prolonged contest on
the part of the llitttcrs‘ l'nion for the
control of the factories which the own»
crs prefer to manage themselves.
lll'liNa LETTERS.
Tall Lying.
Editors Sitxi‘ixm.:—~ The New Yuri.-
Journal. on Sunday. contained a report
from "two leading members of the lint
Finishers‘ association. who made the
journey to New York. Saturday. to con~
fer with l‘lnkcrtoti‘s Detective agency
and secure aid in sifting the dynamite
outrage to the bottom." llow truthful
some of the statements are is seen in the
following:
“It is :ill a clntrch\i\u2trrel.“ Lie No. 1.
“In November the. Liptists decided to
put up a line new church." Lie No. 2.-
The work began nine months before No-
vember.
“To cost $17,500." Iiie No. ll.—The
church will cost about. 321.000.
“t‘rofut t\‘ Knapp are both deacons in
the church." Ltc Nu. 4.—Neithsr Mr.
L‘mfut nor Mr. Knapp are deacutts.
"Deacon Knapp gave $5.000.“ Lie No.
5.——lle gave only $3.500.
”And a‘$‘.‘.t\t\0 plt‘L‘t‘ of land for the
building.“ Lie No. 6 —-—-.\lr.Knapp neither
gave nor sold any land whatever.
“ert‘rofut donated $1.000."
T.—llc g8 \‘c $5.000.
“Altogether t‘rofut & Knapp gave
about $5.000." Lie No. S.—The amount
donated is not $19.0“).
"llefore the week was out we werycut
down from 15 to .30 per cent.“ Lie .\o. ti.
———.\’o reduction whatever was made at
that time. and none since, except that
made by the majority of but. manufac‘
turers in this city. Moreover the money
contributed by t‘rofut & Knapp came
from a private source. Instead of tak~
inc.r from their business capital they
added to it.
“Most of the members who work in
the factory have left the church.“ Lie
No. lit—Not any have left. and if they
are all of the. same stanipasthe one who
furnished the above “information“ the
sooner they leave the better.
' The same article from which the above
“statements“ are quoted contains the
following: “We found ' * * that. the
whole damage could be repaired for
$15.” Lie No. tl.—It will take several
times that amount.
“The bomb, or Whatever it was, was a
very weak affair." Lie No. ISL—It
smashed a blue-stone sill four inches
thick into hundreds of pieces, completely
demolished .. the window. tore a number
of holes into the brick wall, twisted
sewing-machines out of shape. and rid-
died the ceiling as full of holes as a
sieve. For a “weak affair” it made noise
enough to be heard at Stamford. which
is’nine miles distant.
“There are usually from 150 to 17
men at work in Crofut & Knapp’s
factory, on Fridav there were seventeen
men." Lie No. 12.—The. usual number
of hands were at work on Friday. and
the men who were in the habit of also
ing there, were in their beds as usual in
the factory.
"We got word that day that. Adams
Brothers were willing to give in.” Lie
No. 14.—Adams Brothers to this day
have never dreamed of giving‘in.
“It was expected that the dproprietors
would ive in on Monday an take back
the 01 hands.” Lie No. 15.—-The
prietors never intend to give in. of
the “old hands,” a large number will
not get back. - -
“Fifteen panes of glass were broken.”
Lia No. lfi—In all about seventy-five
new panes of glass were put in after the
ex oston. _
‘flewhdwhd is so narrowthat
no bomb or flask d have lain n
it.” Lie No. 17;—'flre led‘ was
inchcswidsandovcrtbree ootloag.
“No man could have got up to the
windowlrom the outside.” Lie No. 18.
«A tsu‘yearaldchildoouldhaveplscod
it 'im more lies might
as man
i‘ y whiob‘av:
Ltc N0.
V6
THE MAN WHO WAS KILLED IN
NORWALK
Is he John Ross. of Dunbar-y.
Early in the morning of the last day
of the car there was found on the road
bed 0 the New York and New Haven
railway in South Norwalk the terribly
mangled remains of a man. It was evi-
dent that several trains of cars had
primed over him in the night. His body
was cut into thirty-seven distinct pieces.
which were found strewed along the
line of the rails for some distance. The
back_of the head was cut off but the
face is perfect except two small scars.
Medical Examiner Burke. of Norwalk.
examined the remains. llo‘got the ini-
pression from this investigation that the
man might have been first murdered,
and then laid on the track to conceal the
crime. The face was photographed. and
copies sent to the police headquarters of
neighboring cities in the hope to have
the body ldentifiyd.
Thursday (‘ouhtv Coroner Holt. of
Bridgeport. visited Danbury. and had
one of these photographs with him. He
gave it to Curtis lloyt. who showed it to
several people in the town first of them
being Samuel Clark, and all of them re
conised the features to be those of John
Hess. Mr. Clark. who had worked with
Hem. being particularly confident.-— 7
John lies-s was once engaged at hat~
ting in this town. He boarded in Ely‘s
block. on White street. lIe was here
several years. A year azomr thereabouts.
he left Danbnry. and went to Brooklyn
to work. He was here on a short visit
six Weeks ago. Several who identify
the face as that of Hess were imti~
matcly acquainted with him. being with
him dully. Anthony Klnpp. with whom
Hess boarded at one time. has seen the
picture. He says the face resembles
that of Hess. but is too full. he thinks. to
be his. llut it must be remembered that
the manner of the man‘s death would
cause his face to become bloated.
The number who have seen the picture.
and especially those ~ho were particu~
larly acquainted with; Icss.at'e confident
this is the mam—News.
-1 I‘lfli‘Tth'XT Lu)! 71:12
311‘. l-I'litor:——I heard this week that
Mr. llztggerty the President of the hat~
ters keeps a liquor saloon in Brooklyn
and does not work at batting at all. So
many stories are going the rounds I
don‘t hardly know who or what to be-
lieve. but if this is it true one it ought to
be known. Forum-l don‘t want to train
under a rumseller. Titiniutlt.
——\\‘e have no personal knowledge of
Mr. IIuggcrty‘s, business but We have
been informed that he
batter and
llmoklyn.
is
it working
does not keep a saloon in
.\ \etcruu lleimicrat. 2":
The following which refers to an uncle
of Mr. Davis llatchof this city recently
uppearcdin the N. Y. \\'orld: “1 would
like to let The \\'orld know of one vote
that was cast fcr Cleveland and llett~
dricks in t‘ulhoun t‘ounty Tex. and that
was the Vote of Capt. Sylvanus Hatch.
ho was born in the lnwtt of l-‘itlmnutlL
as" in the year lTr‘T. During his life
ie he has voted With the lh-inucratlc
party. t‘apt. Hatch was one of tleneral
Jackson's soldiers and fought a! the bat-
tle of New Ill'lt’llllri. In 132" he moved
to Traits and “its turn- of the first of
Stephen F. Austin‘s :lml settlers. It was
in this place tllzit Felix Houston and lien.
Sidney Johnson fought their duel. tlen.
.Iullltstltt was taken to t‘apt. llutch‘s
llutts‘i‘. where he remained utittl removed
to New (lib-tins. His house was the
headquarters for the otliccrs and soldiers
of Texas and the latch-string;r of his door
always hung on the outside. lvi lallti.
when Slum .\nn:t invaded 'l‘t-xus. lien.
Houston detailed t‘:ipt. Match in move
the families east of the 'l nutty River.
which he did. although he cllcutlttli'rul
many ditliculties. After the battle of
Sun Juclutn. t‘upt. Hutch returned to his
plantation only to find that it had been
destroyed by Santa Anna‘s army.
Ill-sides this l‘apt; Match is the oldest
ll\’lllt: Mason in the world. having joined
the Solomon Lodge in Georgia in 1‘09.
He has been a Mason for sevcnty-livc
years. He rude twclve miles in order to
cast his \ote fpr t‘lucluud and, Ilen-
drlcks. llts rnliid isas clear as it was
forty years and. and he told the ollicers
at the polls that he thought he was old
enough to vote and he lllltl no doubt but
tlrovel‘t‘leveland \vouhbbe elected. \\' hen
the news came that he was right this
good old man‘s joy knew bounds.
ALLEN 7 ‘. llnvn.
‘ort Lavaca. Tex... llec. “'” l\\l.
~s.
.\ l‘levclutlil Nlnn Taken In.
Two brokers met at the lunch counter
in llelntomco‘s Broad—st restaurant yes
tcrdity noun. One had been an ardent
lilauneman during the last campaign.
and the other wow a hat on t‘levelund‘s
success. The conversation turned upon
the prevailing dullness in business.
“'l‘liings are pretty slow." suggested the
wearer of the new hat.
“indeed they are. and they will be
tnuch worse." responded the lihtine man
lugubriously.
“\\'ell. we will hope for the best.“ said
the first speaker. cheerily.
“No use of hoping.“ was the reply.
"Your man Cleveland and the demo-
cratic party will come into power on
.‘I‘ll‘t‘ll ~llll. and 1 at“ willing to bet that
four months after that time. more than
half of the business houses in New York'
will be closed."
n
"That is infernal nonsense. cont-
mentcd the t‘leveland titan. .
“1 will bet you a summer hat anda
couple of bottles of wine that it will be
as I say.“
“Done!“
"All right: now don‘t forget it. Four
months from March «lth will be July
1th.“
“The deuce it will. ll‘ttt.
lose the bet. \\'tiat will you take?"
I guess l‘ll
\
The Oyster Industry.
“Uystem are selling at a very low fit.-
ure this season.“ said Capt. Lockwood
of Us t‘oh. to a (Graphic reprtcentative
this week. “There has not been the
usual demand for East Rivers. Last
year these oysters were sold at from
$1.50 to $2.00 per bushels at wholesale.
but new daily $1.25 is obtained. My
steamer carried about “:00 bushels of
ovstcrs and a few bushels of clams to
New York. Monday.“ Other oyster deal-
ers complain of the low prices this sea—
son. The bivalves were never better. a
marked difference being noticeable be-
tween the \\‘atery.tliin. miserable oysters
of last winter. sold for $2.00 per bushel.
and the luscious fat_ fellows that can
now be bought for $1.25.
The Shell Fish Commissioners repo .
that during the year there were 6,}
acres designated. which brought Sf.-
596.24 to the State Treasury. Total des~
intuitions from the beginning are 45.-
045.59. Forty steamers are now engaged
in the trade with an aggro ate capacity
of 36.780 bushels a day, an four more
steamers are building. Immense quan-
tities of seed are shipped. one firm ship~
ping #30000. The commisflon is giving
earnest attention to the problem of the
extermination of the starfish p st, and
intimate that perhaps it will be well to
y a bounty for all starfish caught.—
‘wich Graphic. —
District of" Norwalk as. Probate
Court, January 13th. A. D. 1885.
Estate of Alison thrunns. late of Norwalk.
in said District. W. >
ORDERED—That the administrator exhibit his
administration account to this court for adj ustrnent.
at the Probate Office in Norwalk. on the 27th day of
January. ties. at 10 o‘clock forenoon; and that all
persons interested in said ~[shuttle- may be notified
thereof. the administrator wtll cause this order to be
published in it newsmpor printed in Fairneld (‘ounty
and post a copy thereof on the signpost in said Nor
walk. nouns the place where the deceased last
dwelt at least ten before said fifth day of
January. 1835. ASA WOODWARD. Judge. 2
BARF TlNllS.
W. 8: J. SLllAllE.
Have Made aGreat Reduction in Prices
for the... ,
Spring Trade
BODY BRUSSELS 950. pr. yd. upward
mastitis. due. « “,
rnssrar, 50c. « «
xoqcmss. 31.25; e 1‘
ail-aw was-sir. cast.
BWWAM- 1% 8t
1Ilaiiill L’Hlliiiiliell
L. H. initial,
54 "', MAIN ST. -- 54
The Cheapest Paint House in
the City.
LOOK !
Atlantic Lead, $7.00 pr Hund.
Raw Oil,
650 pr Gallon.
Turpentine, 50c “ “ 4
Ready Mixed Paints, $1.5)" pr
Gallon.
Roof Paint,
35¢ 11).
YellowOchre—French, ilc “
IIt‘lltl-(llltll‘lt‘l‘s for \Vindow
Glass and \Vitll Papers.
Gold l’uilll, ltlc pct‘ liiitllc.
Gold. Silver and
Clipper
* Iii‘oiizes.
54-— M AI N-ST-- 54
initial llll‘fllll Iiilllillill
t‘l'l-‘lllllill
all URGANS
FOR THE
1108
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bralcdl nut-lulu "lztlnis :Ili-‘l Hr
T‘iil‘tlnrw- no“ :n li-c. \\ a
in hell: t'I home til.t:n:fst
—in:im .- :sl lltc l.tlt\\'>l
er on rite) mum. ) '
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ins-pic
_. filing llii'ss‘ .n
\\'lt.l.r.~.tlr l‘."cc~ for t’sdt.
skinner».
lt siliINlNi;r‘.lt.t~ in. an' L'Vticra‘. agents for
tin-“'KHHR1‘1A\\I>.uh.x‘.i arc xndursl-l by the
inn-arcs. and n-ktinwlulgnl the ”The
.\t.~tnd:lhl lllc \\ or. i ‘ t iubm the
~\l!ll\t'»l.tl c, “tin- and
poucr 'l‘ln'v .itlrr
.ut ms for l salt or on
tt‘t'li it“
1‘
luglirst mum s‘; .u
ru h tolic conibznul \\ .5}; ..
thvst Plant.» at special mu .
littii‘ pa) mulls
1:.» .\f
in}
lir.
ll. SlllINlNiil-th .v t‘tl. an‘ also swims for the
Entvbon and “dim its-i. l'ianth. winch mun: to
Mint stcrluu: titltadlli'rl and the \ery iou przccs at
which they are utlrnd have made m:il hundreds of
homes happy. :thd insirurucuts Iskvn :ll \ xvlian: cl
\"e Emu :lt l-h‘i Ill :t lurxu “tau“!‘ltt‘llf of «world-
tuna! l‘ “A“ .u.d ilr;...i~ ulm i. u. an nth It.) at
:zxzt‘. l~.lr:.‘l.lt-.
J.W.S'1‘UDWELL
our 'Ilpulsr and sccmninulatzti: salesman. invites
all those persons who wish to pun its-c ll l‘rt-wilt
for thc lluladzty- that Will please and iii.tkc home
happy. to call at the wan- mums.
12 Railroad Place.
ow. Depot. soi'rn NullWaLK.
and examine their stock of Fannie and tlmatts.
B. SHONINGER & CO.,
NEiV HAVEN. t‘thN.
‘: l‘.‘ Railroad Place. opp din
.. , ‘ pot. So. Sorwalk. Budge-
BM‘U‘ “ summon. ifport. \"aterbury: Armenia.
_l and “busted. Colin.
N. K-Slioninger‘s Musical Monthly given away
gratis. 734
LflflK! 100K!
REDUCE
Your Grocery Bill.
15 lbs. Standard Granulated
Sugar for $1.
16 lbs. Extra C. Sugar, $1.
17 lbs. New Prunes, $1.
2?. Cakes. Higgins. German
Laundry Soap. $1.
2 lbs. Nice Raisins, 25c.
New Dried Currants per 1b. 7c.
FancyDried Peaches per 1b. 16c.
Sperry St Barnes’ Hams per 1b.
13 cts. .
Best) Butter per lb. 300.
Sperry 5: Barnes‘ Lard by the
tub per lb. 10c.
Other goods , in proportion at
WNW.W.'miOQ-I ,
—-———A '1'—
MRS. W. FAWUE'I'T,
No. 3 James‘ Block. Water St. NORWALK.
No. 73 )lsin 5L. so. NORWALK.
Will be found an Elmira! Assortment of
Bontnets
Ah
Round Hats,
And all the Latte! Novelties in
LLINEBY [100118
A Full Line also of fine Imported Felts.
\
Felt Hats at 500, $1, $1.25
Ostrich Tips 75 (is. and l'pwsnls.
Ostrich Plumes. $1 .00 an i l'pwanls.
011R SPECIAL OPENING
——(JP
Trimmed Bonnets and Round Hill
—\|'11.L TAKE PLACE ——
Thursday, Oct. 16th.
330. 8 WATER ST.. Norwalk.
bulbs on: cordially invited to rull.and examine
’ our goods.
Mrs. W. Fawcetti.
M. SCHWAB.
Optic-lain and Oculist,
\viu. BE .vr Stll‘Tll .\‘Hl:\\'.\l.l{. .vr
MAIIACKllllo HOTEL.
January 29 & 30,
Having qualified Ill\‘t If 3w: _\c~tv- .t!
1
st :i‘.\ ‘
1hr. '. ~littll,iili5 .1; EZlAZr-rv
i-rai'l experience of ’\\V'l
c-‘lilltn‘. I am rimmed :c ‘
mm: appropriate to n ~'.
\ :~_'nr and cun‘ all the \ ..
22l\\' therefore comb i.- d
h lbs: of an U 51a :sn.
zin.i~h all kzmls of rilsc~ alid s!) .-
smd E}c»t-.u‘-&’ “ltit‘lt an made ‘lu uni
uwtt s:ipv.‘t’\‘.5!vitl. til “it til) €191»?er \
swarms.
Consultatio
ltr-f«~n-ric‘\‘—-t;uv. t;. limo-r
ex Deputy .\l.er:tl‘ Hun-s .
Nash Vt .th J. l". Burn-it.
-
N otice.
' ‘lll‘. lkianl cf R- h. .' u‘." ' .a «it ,\' «sqtk
l the last uf 2\\l \\.. ' " ‘ . l-f
' ‘nwt. t'.erk. Moral :y . .1 .
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hr-tlsy t \enzn .
Jan. lTlh. a: in] .m k. p l .
Jan. filst, :tt 7 :a- 11‘. luck. and.
at 'J (Han! k p ltr.. to In hr and 1:1
:lpprsls iiiailv Li 1121 :1. from 'tn .4-
Nirs. The llamrd of Rt» n f w: I
lhr Assessors its a 3mm ll-v-t.
tutti ac L' p m.. for 2h. pun-hr of :t'ui!.i;; the
of ‘21 k and il'sztl-iml persons
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30013 and SHDES
I HAVE IN STOCK A PTLL LINE 01"
and Youths’
Boots and Shoes
ALL STYLES AND LOW PthԤ.
illens’, Boys‘,
Womens’, Misses‘ and
Childrens‘.
ALL KINDS
Lalils’ Kill 31111011,
$1.00. 1
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1.3". am, 2.50. 3.00. 3.50.
(lents‘ Fine llnnd-Scwed—-—
Blillllll llllll Ullllgl'flil [1811818.
Tn i..;_.- .-
11:1?”
~ rim 9 Ill-n or Shae.
a".~1.o\\. :n
. .~ [In ;~v' {913' 5- .
Tin' m tht‘!‘ _\w . ~_' u-l when t“|‘f you rail,
AND THAT 15
“BROWN’S.”
*7 Main St. South Norwalk
I‘llall‘ls‘lrof hirry‘ifltisfl’fibatc
(snarl. January Rd A. 1'. 196.
‘ .4 F ,
' Silt“'.ltl, \t‘llt’u
v. .\.. :n-ruirts
. 'st 'o nail. irur
Etta-1*: “Al-tin“.
.\~ii:i:i; "mluf‘.
A POSITIVE SERE '. .
Bali is lit Heal.
NOT—a Liquid.
Snell ct- Salve. 7
“esosnf \i‘.
MIT‘I‘IEJHFIWI
Ax «:v z. 7
{21.3 arr. e’ ' QL '
. , ”a.
\‘ITA CODIPAS
,. Y-
l’lANO
3 its, "
)2 Cents
. lit
, ‘1‘..‘3\.‘
‘ :ltml I’m-pr tings,
‘no it sin. In \lk“\V\' 51:1. 1. _\v.\v \ork.
Buy at the
SAY I] 'l‘\\'0
Encourage
And
L. -..a
o
‘ “Ala
A sectional cut’ showing
It
tutor‘rrs,
H ()1 it c
m.”
the construction of our
NEW
As regards construction. the
vanized Iron. lined with bright. tin; Qhen
FURNACE-3;:
w‘; r
casings of our Furnaces arc made uf h} best tr ‘
an air chamber or mineral vt 00‘. pacsmh
as may be. desired. and then an interior sheet-iron lining u-xi the hot-air examiner.
This makes a setting equal to brick sit less cost, and all the heat is dt limit-ed above
where wanted and not in the cellar to waste as is the practiee with o lentily con-
structed furnaces, or even with good ones when set by unscrupulous marl dealers,
who have no interest in the goods they sell other than to get the meet
can out of them.
money they
Raymund Flililll Milil’l Cu.
SOUTH NOR‘YALK. AND 76 BEEKMAN ST“ hf.“ YORK.
l}. H. HARVEY. .
BOOTS and Sig-ICES
Inducements for the Next
and Rubbers.
low Cost.
Rubber Shoes, 50c.
Having a Large Stock. 1 take this
method to close out many cheap lots Greatly Be-
60 Days in Boots, Shoes
. 1
|lltlllStFlOSi~
It.
is
Manufacturer?
1.
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Ct.
Ladies’ Rubber Shoes, 35c. Men’s “5%
Men’s Rubber Boots, first f' ‘ I
quality, $2.50. Call and examine them. 12 Main-st t
:‘g
BOOTS and SHOES
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Norwalk Chronicler