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has charge of the GAZETTE’S Engraving, Book
and Jobbing Department. He is an expert
and experienced Job Printer, and no work en-
trusted to him will be unsatisfactorilv done.
THE LIVE NEWS OF TO-DAY.
—Buy your Cigars of Sutherland.
Four candidates were initiated at
Butler Lodge last night.
Mr. William M. Bishop, of New York,
was in town yesterday visiting friends.
Chief DeForest is looking for the own-
er of a silk handkerchief which he found
on the street.
The new supply wagon for the fire
department is completed and will be
delivered this week.
We are glad to state that Mrs. Ste-
phen Conistock is much better of her
recent painful indisposition.
The meeting of Grace Church Ladies’
Guild at Mrs. E. P. Weerl’s last night
was a delightful success in all respects.
Shoeman Hoyt has selected a name
for his bicycle. when he shall finally
purchase. It is to be called the “Emi-
ly.” _____
Col. Robe rts will take a squad of his
students to VVestport to-day, and the
outing will no doubt be, a delightful
one.
Builder Wilson is to raise the frame
of Postmaster Hubbell’s new cottage to-
dav on that quiet and peace-loving St.
John Place property. '
——Commeneing at 2 p. m. Friday, the
Norwalk Boston Store will sell a dress
length, 8 yds., Vigoreux Suitings for
390. while they last.
.- Examinations are in piogress this
week at Col. Roberts’ Military Insti-
tute. Next Tuesday will be Commence-
ment day proper at the Institute, with
a ball in the evening.
Since Mr. Fred. T. Betts has been
put in charge of the grading, terr‘acing
and sodding of Grace church grounds,
they have assumed a more finished and
attractive appearance.
Unfortunate Dr. Vogel is quite com-
fortable, under the circumstances, and
enduring his enforced imprisonment
and nursing of the broken pedal with
all the patience of a Job.
Parlor Rock will be opened for the
season on Saturday, June 13, with a
complimentary excursion and dinner
tendered by Manager Harris to the
newspaper men of the state.
——Buy your Tobacco of Sutherland.
“Carmi’s” milk soured last night,
owing to the electrical conditions of the
atmosphere and he was out at early
dawn this morning seeking fresh lac-
teal pabulum for the post office cat.
Mr. John H. Hoyt attended yester-
day’s races at Morris Park. He took
the precaution of purchasing a return
ticket, owing to the bad condition of
the highways because of the recent
rains.
N0rwalk’s coterie of “eminent coun~
sel” went over to Westport, as usual,
yesterday, to act on the Crossman es-
tate and as usual, nothing was accom-
plished except marking up the attor-
ney’s bill. . _ _, .. _ .
Sloan had his bait jug filled with the
best of coffee, all creamed and sugared
to'itake up to Twin Lakes “a-fishing,”
but in his haste to get off before day-
light this particular jug was forgotten,
and so the catch of fish was necessarily
small.
Charles E. Mitchell, Commissioner
of Patents, it is reported, has tendered
his resignation to President Harrison,
to take effect July 1. Mr. Mitchell will
practice patent law either at his home
in New Britain, or in New York city.
E. E, Schmidt, the Birmingham sa-
loon keeper and hotel proprietor, form-
erly of Bridgeport, who committed sui_
cide yesterday by blowing off the top of
his. head with a shot gun, had many
friends in Norwalk who will deeply
sympathize with the afflicted family.
Q“.
- I* —-Buy your Magazines of Sutherland.
Benson J. Lossing, the historian,
died yesterday. ‘
Bellevue Hospital received the first
case of suhstroke yesterday.
A monument to the Confederate dead
of Mississippi was unveiled at Jackson,
yesterday.
It is believed in Washington that
Minister Douglass will be re-called
from Hayti.
Senator Seymour says that the decis-
, ion of the Supreme Court makes Morris’
election sure.
Gen. T'. L. Watson has been elected
secretary of the Boston and New York
Air Line R. R.
N 0 order has yet been received for
filling the vacancy in Company F,
caused by the removal of Lieutenant
Matheis. . _ '
The Pope,in order to provide against
all possible contingencies, has just con-
cluded a definitive will. In this docu-
ment his holiness bequeaths all his per-
sonal property to the Holy See.
Mr. W. F. Bishop has caught the
spirit of improvement rife all about
him on Belden avenue and is laying
down new granite steps from the side-
walk to the street grade in front of his
attractive residence.
Gen. Charles Olmstead and O. E.
Wilson, Esq., have been appointed by
the Court of Probate appraisers on the
estate of Evert Quintard and are en-
gaged on that duty at the late residence
of the deceased, to-day.
James H. Hoyt has engaged Surveyor
Belden to make a survey of the James
A. Hoyt homestead that the division
line between the homestead and Charles
N. Wood’s property may be established
and Mr. Wood’s curb laid.
——Buy your Blank Books of Suther-
land.
The term of Judge Edward I. Sanford
of the Superior Court will expire next
month. He was renominated by Gov-
ernor Bulkeley, but the Senate having
refused to confirm, he will necessarily
retire from the bench for the present.
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine reached Ells-
worth yesterday evening where they re-
main Senator Hale’s guests for some
days. Ellsworth is but an hour’s travel
from Bar Harbor. Mr. Blaine was not
as greatly fatigued as when he reached
Boston.
They seem to have had just about as
severe arain and thunder and light-
ning storm in Europe Tuesday evening
as we had throughout most of New
England. In Viennaa terrible storm
flooded the suburbs, while thirty-six
buildings were struck by lightning,
two children were killed and many peo-
ple were badly injured.
ChiefDe Forest had avisit last night
from Constable Stagg of Stratford,
who told of some miscreant throwing a
dynamite bomb into the Housatonic
river and killing fifty or sixty large
roe shad, which were working their
way up to'their spawning grounds, and
thus millions of young shad were de—
stroyed.
Rev. F. E. Robbins who was installed
pastor of the First Baptist church of
Norwalk last evening, was formerly a
“newspaper man,” and that means a
great deal for a minister as a man
learns a heap about human nature in a
newspaper office. He has rented one
of the Flavius Clark cottages opposite
St. Paul’s church as his residence.
A well-known young man is the victim
of considerable chaifing today. Last
night the fact that he was considerably
under “the influence” did not deter
him from calling upon his inamorata on
upper Main street. He pulled the bell
vigorously, but there was no response.
He then became so overcome with his
“emotions” that he sat upon the steps,
rested his head against a convenient
door post and fell asleep. This morn-
ing at 4:30 a friend passing saw and
awakened him, and he escaped safely
without paying for his lodging.
The thirty-second annual session of
the Grand Temple of Honor and Tem-
perance of Connecticut was convened
at Waterbury yesterday at 10 o’clock a.
m. J. A. Clark, G. W. T., of Ansonia
presiding. The reports of grand offi-
cers showed an advance in membership
and interest. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: G.
W. T., L. A. Beckwith. New London;
G. W. V. T., W. C. Lee, Hartford; G.
W. R., W. J. Rawlings, New Britain;
G. W. Treasurer, T. H. L. Talcott,
Glastonbury; G. W. Chaplain, Rev. J.
.W. Denton, New Haven; G. W. U.,
‘ John S. Hayes, Waterbury; G. W. G.,
Perry Davis, Stafford Springs.
WEEKLY GAZETTE T0-MORROW.
So many of our weekly subscribers
have expressed their desire to have us
continue to issue the WEEKLY GAZETTE
on Friday. the same as we did last
its publication day from Saturday to
Friday, and our combined DAILY and
WEEKLY will therefore be issued to-
morrow, and so continued till further
notice. This change will enable the
great majority of its subscribers to re:
ceive the
whereas before, large numbers did not
receive thein until Monday. The daily
edition will be issued Saturday.
Mr. Fred. T. Betts had a valuable
cow die last night.
The Bachelor Quartette will sing at
the Broad River festival.
A Grand Army badge, found some
days ago, can be had of C. V. Arnold
of this office, by the loser.
Betts & Farrington are busily en-
gaged getting out their monthly bills
that the exact amount of Husted’s de—
falcation may be known.
W. J. Finney ran a rusty nail in his
injuring it th‘ht he 11.1(1 to resort to Dr.
Baldwin for its treatment.
There are 100 entries for the Gentle-
men’s Driving Association June meet-
ing. All purses are filled and it is ex-
pected that this will be the best meet-
ing the association has ever held.
Mrs. Weed made the little boys of
the Grace church choir bulge out with
happiness last night, by treating them
to a bounteous supply of delicious cakes
and ice cream. The little fellows
proved themselves as expert and capa-
ble in stowing away these delicacies, as
in chanting church music.
By the unanimous decision of our
Supreme Court and in an opinion writ-
ten by Judge Seymour, Col. Daskam’s
action in admitting the prohibition bal-_
lots with the word “for” on them, is
approved and the action of that more
intense partisan, A. ‘0. Golden, in
throwing them out is pronounced illo-
gal: as every man of common sense, in-
cluding Mr. G, no doubt knew it was.
Dr. John McLean captured an old-
timer this morning, in the shape of a.
snapping turtle, which has been. a
known inhabitant of Derry’s Pond fer
the past fifteen years. He was lip on
one of his predatory expeditions for
Mr. John Treadwell’s young ducks, a
dozen or more of which he has captur-
ed and dined upon at his leisure. Dr.
John has him in the rain barrel now in
readiness for a real and not mock tur-
tle stew. He is as large as a milkpan.
Mr. Jones,of E. K. Lockwood & Co.,
has left on exhibition at the office of
the DAILY GAZETTE a large plate of
American made tin plate for roofing
purposes, which Mr. Jones, as an ex-
pert says cannot be equaled in
strength, thickness of the tin coating,
and consequently in durability and also
in cheapness by any tin plate of foreign
manufacture. So the true and patriotic
American can score another high mark
for the McKinley Bill.
Quite an unnecessary “bobbery”
seems to have been stirred up among
the good people who conduct the tem-
poral as well as spiritual affairs of pret-
ty little Union Chapel in the Broad
River district, because of the following
ill-natured and ill-bred contradiction
made by the Hour of a South Norwalk
item in the DAILY GAZETTE to the effect
that the “Band of Hope” connected
with that church, was to be favored
with a presentation of the drama of
“The Last Loaf,” when it should have
been given as the “Union Association.”
This is the courteous correction the
Hour was not requested to make : . I
“The committee which is arranging
Hour to say that there is no truth in
the GAZETTE story.”
The above is a very familiar style of
“grunt” to our people, and is by no
means an uncommon exhibition of
those swinish manners which once pro-
voked a clergyman to advise Mr.
Maples to “crawl into his stye and
scratch himself.” ‘
Submitted to Catholics.
That portion of the Grand Army rit-
ual which relates to the burial of de-
ceased members of the order, will soon
be submitted to the authorities of the
Catholic church for examination. The
officers of the Grand Army are desirous
of obtaining permission to bury Cath-
olic veterans according to the ritual of
their order.
week, that we have concluded to change .
paper prior to Sunday,_
foot early this, morning, so painfully
- zar,
for the entertainment requests the t
Ordained and Installed.
Last evening’s services at the Bap-
tist church, whereby that body of
~ Christian people secured a promising
pastor, were of great interest through-
out, albeit the efl'ect of the sermonwas
somewhat marred by the presence in
the congregation of two children who
were moved to tears and laughter, a1-
ternately, during the most impassioned
periods of the preacher, and to the evi-
dent annoyance of everybody sitting
near.
The pulpit and platform were pro-
fusely and tastefully adorned w1th
floral bloom, and upon the organ, di-
rectly over the‘ organist, appeared the
word “Welcome” wrought in what ap-
peared to be white carnations. Before
the services Miss Paddock played
several appropriate organ selections
which were much enjoyed by the large
congregation.
The services werein charge of Rev.
' A. C. Hubbard, of Danbury, modera-
tor of the ordaining councfl, the other.
' clergymen participating, and the office
of each, being as follows: Ordination
sermon, Rev. J. W. Richardson, Stam-
ford. Charge to the candidate, Rev.
W. P. Elsdon, Waterbury. Charge
to the church, Rev. Dr. A. C. Hubbard,
Danbury. Ordination prayer, Rev.
Dr. Robert McGonegal. Right hand
of Fellowship, Re v.‘ Archibald Wheaton
South Norwalk.
The sermon by Rev. Mr. Richardson,
was one of rare strength and grace of
diction. The text was from Second
Timothy, second chapter and the nine-
teenth verse : “Nevertheless, the foun-
dation of God standeth sure, having
this seal, the Lord knoweth them that
are His. And, let every one that
nameth the name of Christ depart from
iniquity.”
The extremely interesting services,
which lasted about two hours, were
closed with the benediction by the pas-
tor, Rev. F. E. Robbins, who is warm-
ly welcomed to Norwalk by people of
all denominations, . and whose best
wishes are with h in for a successful
ministry.
Wanted sis Child.
Mrs. Nellie Hart tt, nee Britto, lives
with a woman known as Florence Bi-
over Nickerson & Betts’ store.
Nellie’s husband, \Villiam, has notlived
with her for some time, but is very anx-
ious to regain possession of his little
girl. He has been in and about his
wife’s apartments for two 01' three days,
and as it Was feared that he would get.
the child, -Mrs. Hartnett left her apart-
ments last evening intending to take the
little one to her mother’s for safe keep-
ing. While absent her husband went
to the rooms, found them locked and
effected an entrance througha window.
While in the rooms his wife returned
and so great a hullaballoo resulted
that, about midnight, Officer Mc
Carthy was sent for. He went to
the house but Mrs. Hartnett simply
wanted her husband ejected, not ar-
rested, and at the officer’s request he
departed peaceably. What his next
move will be is a matter of uncertainty.
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The East Avenue Improvement.
This morning by direction of our
borough officials a large force of men
went to work on East avenue, in front
of the Van Zandt place, to cut down an
embankment and several grand old
elm trees, which have been the subject
of more or less controversy in the
court of burgesses and elsewhere. It
was rumored that an injunction would
be sworn out to prevent the prosecu-
tion of the work but up to the hour of
going to press it had not been done.
It is not improbable, however, that
legal steps will be taken including a
suit against the borough for damages.
It will be remembered that at the last
meeting of the burgesses an invitation
from Attorney Hurlbutt was accepted
to visit the Van Zandt and Bennett
properties and see'whether some plan
could not be devised for putting East
avenue in proper shape without sacri-
ficing the trees referred to.
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MtraculousEsoape.
This morning some children, includ—
ing, the little daughter of Mr. John
.Lycett, were gathering daisies in a lot
near Riverside cemetery in which a
horse of Mr. P. W. Bates is pastured,
and going too near the animal, Mr.
Lycett’s daughter was kicked in the
face and on the forehead. Dr.'Bald-
win was summoned and upon examina-
tion found that no bones had been
broken, and that aside from rather bad
flesh wounds the little girl had escaped
without injury. It was certainly a
wonderful escape from death.
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The Gazette Would Like‘to ,Know
.What caused that broad grin on Sen-
ator Seymour’s face this morning ?
Why Tom Cooney objects to the re-
cently drawn jurors ? . ,
Why Constable Morehouse misse
taking Charley Norris to the town
farm ? ‘ , - _, .
1 THE “FOR” BALLOTS.
The Decision by theSupPeme Court
in the Brantord Case.
“For” Ballots Not Illegal.
The decision of the supreme court in
the case of C. Wilbur Fields vs. Sidney
J. Osborne et al., better known as the
contested Branford election case was
announced yesterday morning. The
opinion was written by Judge Seymour
(dem.) and concurred in throughout by
Judges Carpenter and Loomis (rep.).,.
Chief Justice Andrews and Judge Tor-
rance ('rep.) dissented from the judg-
ment which advises that the plaintiff
was not elected selectman of Branfordl
and dismissed his petition. But on the
other parts of the petition they con-
curred because they felt bound by the
case of Talcott vs. Philbrick.
This decision involves the so-called
, ‘ ‘for” ballots.
The court decides the case on grounds
other than the question of legality or
illegality of the “for” ballots, but
makes observations on those questions,
saying in effect that the “for” ballots
might be legal under other conditions.
The decision is a moral victory for
the republican claims, inasmuch as it
holds that if all the ballots of a party
contained the word “for” there would
be no ground on which to raise the
question of fraud. ' As all the prohibi-
tion tickets contained the word “for,”
the court practically says that all should
have been counted, and if those that
were not counted are counted the 26
majority for Judge Morris will be
wiped out.
On the question of the “for” ballots,
the court says they are legal under
some circumstances and illegal under
others. .It does not decide the case be-
fore them on the question of the “for”
ballots. ' '
As to the second reason for granting
the petition, that 100 citizens’ ballots
contained the illegal words “For Judge
of Probate, Henry N. Steadman,” the
opinion says: Now there can be no ques—
tion but that the legislature intended
to say that a ballot which failed to ac-
cord with certain specifically enumer-
ated requirements should be void, irre-
spective of all considerations as to the
intent or effect of such failure. It con-
sidered uniformity an important
means to preventing fraud and there
were certain matters in which uniform-
ity could be expressly. provided for.
But ballots which satisfied the express-
ed s'andard uniformity, might yet be
made to lack entire uniformity and so
be identified by'various devices which
the legislature could neither provide
against nor foresee. At the time the
ballots were issued and cast there was
no election for judge of probate. The
office could not be filled at a town
election. The title of the office
and the name of the candidate were
foreign to the ballot said were inserted
in violation of the express terms of the
act” The court decided it as perfectly
legal for the citizens to band together
and issue independent tickets.
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Another Soldier at Rest.
Yesterday afternoon about twenty-
five members of Buckingham Post, G.
A. R.. headed by Commander Bradley,
attended the funeral in South Norwalk
of their former comrade, William H.
Bates. The Episcopal service was read
at the house, and that prescribed by the
G. A. R. ritual at the place of inter-
ment in the East Norwalk cemetery by
Commander Bradley and Chaplain
Partrick. The following named com-
rades acted as pall-bearers: James H.
Hoyt, George W. Raymond,-_ Alonzo
Wheeler, A. H. Taylor, Samuel Sher-
wood and Charles Smith.
6.
Fire In thgefield.
During Tuesday night’s heavy elec-
trical storm, the barn of Richard Hig-
gins of Ridgefield was struck with
lightning and set on fire and entirely
consumed, together with harnesses, all
his farming tools and four tons of hay.
Fortunately he was able to get his cows
out and he was also moderately insured.
Scheele Has Not Been Told.
Up to late last night Jacob Scheele,
the New Canaan murderer, had not
been informed of the action of ' the
state board of pardons in his case.
Scheele, at times becomes violent and
curses himself and his position as well
as the public in general.
N. S. Kirk, of the firm of Scofield &
Kirk, is to have full charge of the
building of the $30,000 sanitarium on
the Winslow property, "at Westport.
The. residence already oh the premises
is being placed in first-class shape.
the excitement over abaseball game be-
tween Princeton and Yale that there is
as when they pit their football elevens ?
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Why is it that there is nothing like _
A SENSATI_0N_IN can
It Begins to Look Black for the
Prince’s Erstwhile Friend.
WILSON SAW HIM CHEAT.
The Witness Caused a. Flurry by His De-
scription of How Sir William Gordon
Cumming Took Advantage of 1113‘
Unsuspectlng Hosts and Friends.
LONDON, June 4.—It was quite evident
Wednesday morning, when the old and
the young ladies, the fat and the lean la-
dies, the tall and the short ladies but the
invariably well dressed ladies, 0k their
places in the gallery of Lord Chief Justice
Coleridge’s court that the conclusion ofothe
prosecution in 17.1.16 baccarat case without
something more than the gaming scandal
having been developed was, if gratifying,
somewhat unexpected. However, the de-
fense was still to be heard, and great
things might yet transpire. So the fair
creatures were not denied the prospect of
being eventually very properly shocked.
Among the small groups of men of fash-
ion Who loitered about the neighborhood
before the opening of the day’s proceed-
ings there was an apparent concensus of
opinion that the Prince of Wales had not
shown anything of that good nature and
good sense so insistently claimed for him
by his admirers when he went out of his
way to kick an apparently falling man.
That he did this when he somewhat un-
necessarily informed the court of his de-
sire not to be longer accounted one of Sir
William Gordon Cumming’s friends goes
without saying.
There is certainly nothing in the appear-
ance of Sir William Gordon Cumming,
who has just entered the room and placed
himself beside Sir Edward Clarke, his
leading counsel, to justify the cruel rumors
which have intimated an intention on his
part to launch himself into the presence of
a higher court in the event of his condem-
nation by this one. The court room is
filled in every part when the lord chief
justice enters and seats himself. The
select luncheon parties in the gallery cease
their gossip, and the court is declared open.
Almost immediately after the court had
been called to order the Prince of Wales
entered and occupied the seat reserved for
him to the left of the lord chief justice.
Scored by ,Sir Charles Russell.
Sir Charles Russell, counsel-in—chief for
the defendants, then arose and proceeded
to make the opening address to the jury
on behalf of his clients. The distinguished
jurist stood with his right hand resting
easily on the table by his side. In his left
hand he held a piece of paper, which he
presently cast aside, and as he addressed
the men whose verdict is in any event to
bring disgrace or heartburning to some,
his eyes moved slowly and thoughtfully
from one to the other of the jurors. Occa—
sionally he turned his face fully, gracefully
and naturally toward that of the lord
chief justice, but only to resume his direct
address to the jury.
Sir Charles said that ' clients were not
there in the character 0 persons desiring
to be persecutors or willing to be perse-
cuted. They had been forced in self de-
fense to the course which they had adopted.
There was no better evidence of the truth
of this fact than was to be found in the
undisputed admission of the plaintiff in
this case, Sir William Gordon Cumming,
that those persons, his (Sir Charles Rus-
sell’s).clicnts, were acting most conscien-
tiously in this unhappy affair. With
scathing incisiveness Sir Charles scored
the plaintiff for having so promptly signed
the humiliating and insulting document
which had been submitted to him by gen-
tlemen who were in everything his peers
at Tranby Croft in September last.
His Tardy Honor.
“How did it happen,” said gounsel,
turning sharply toward the plaintiff, who
sat looking intently at him, “that Sir
William Gordon Cumming, a man whose
antecedents and associations should make
him sensitive to the last degree where his
honor was so apparently involved, had
not on the instant taken steps to bring his
slanderers to justice? Why did his tardy
honor feel no sting until the plaintiff had
found himself in the midst of other em-
barrassing circumstances?
Sir Charles Russell laid especial stress
upon the peculiar circumstances under
which this action for .libel had been
brought. The conduct of the plaintiff, Six
Charles declared with marked emphasis
and a. distinctly rising inflection of voice,
was, at no stage of the proceedings, that 01
either an innocent or an honorable nan.
Going back 0 the scene of Tranby Croft,
counsel dila. (1 upon the innocent charac-
ter of the party of pleasure seekers which
had assembled there to attend the Don-
caster races and enjoy the hospitalities of
friends.
The game of baccarat, out of which grew
the present action, as described by Si]
Charles, gasof the most mildly innocuous
descripti n, a mere resource for the pass
ling of an idle hour. It was but one 01
gaged in by friends who come together as
the guests of the owners of country houses.
Stanley Wilson Was Shocked.
Sir Charles declared that Mr. Stanley
Wilson was shocked on the night of
Sept. 8 to witness repeated acts of foul
play with cards by‘ the. defendant, Si:
William Gordon Cumming. The young
gentleman at once whispered what he
had seen to Mr. Berkeley Levett. This
gentleman was both astounded and skep
tical, but on observing the plaintiff’s play
had become convinced that young Wil-
son’s suspicions were justified by the
facts. . -
During this part of counsel’s address
the. room was absolutely still, and every
Word of the eloquent lawyer’s remarks
fell upon the ears of men and women th
listened with almost painfully strain‘a'd
attention.
Continuing, Sir Charles said that .as a
decided that Mr. Stanley Wilson should
i result of this shameful discovery it was
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thousands of such games as are daily an I
inform his mother, Mrs. Arthur Wil-
son“, the :hostess, :of. the facts. He did
so. It was then agreed that Mr. and Mrs.
Lycett Green, guests of the house, and
parties to the defense, should on the fol.
lowing night, Sept. 9, have the gaming
table properly marked with a line beyond
which all stakes must be placed. Sir
Charles Russell’s conclusion of his open.
ing address was as eloquent as his pre.
sentment of facts‘had been strong and his
inferences ' clear.
He Saw Cumming Cheat.
When he had finished Mr. Arthur Wil.
son, the proprietor of Tranby Croft, wal
called as the first witness for the defense
Upon being sworn Mr. Wilson testified
that on the first night of play he had seen
1 five pound counter resting on a piece of
paper directly in front of the plaintiflr‘.
When the latter’s tableau wen Sir Will-
lam had his hands in front of him, and
held' another five pound counter ‘in the
palm of one hand. The plaintiff looked— at
Somerset’Suhand, and seeing that the lat-
ter held a. “natural” and a “court” card,
at once dropped the five pound counter
which he had held‘in his hand, and was
paid on all.
The statement caused a most profound
sensation.
In the next hand there was only one
five pound counter in front of Sir William,
and when Lord Somerset, who sat at his
left, took up his cards, Sir William leaned
forward, with his hands over his counter,
and looked into Somerset’s hand, which
contained a “natural” and a. court card.
On seeing this, Sir William opened ’one
hand and let three five pound counters
drop. He was paid twenty pounds for the
cou .
Itpwas next noticed by Mr. Wilson that
when Sir VVilliam,by virtue of his posi-
tion at the table, could see that any one
drew bad cards Sir William would draw
back his hands and let additional counters
drop on his pile, always keeping one red
counter in front of him.
Mr. Wilson that night told Mr. Berkeley
Levett, another of the players, what he
’ had seen, and, as has been related hereto-
fore, they determined to lay a. trap f6i‘ Sir
William on the next night.
At this point the court adjourned for the
day, with the understanding that Mr. VVil—
son’s testimony will be continued tomor-
row.
The Charleston Meant Fight.
SANFRANCIsco, June 4.-A letter re-
ceived here from one of the officers on
board the United States cruiser Charles-
ton states that as the vessel was entering
the harbor of Acapulco in pursuit of the
Itata, early on the morning of May 16, she
encountered'the Esmeralda. The latter
threw out her search lights, and the crew
of the Charleston were beat to quarters,
and every preparation made for action.
The men were kept at their quarters for
three hours, the action of the Esmeralda
in throwing out her search lights as the
Charleston entered the harbor arousing
the suspicion that the Itata. had arrived,
and was still in the harbor. All prepara-
tions were made to seize the Itata. Every
gun on the Charleston was loaded, and
six and eight-inch shells were piled upon
the deck. The Esmeralda followed the
Chaleston into the harbor, but when the
latter found that the Itata. was not there
she resumed her chase as soon as possible.
She Was Strangler! to Death.
DEDHAM, Mass, June 4.—Late last night
the dead body of Miss Mary Emmerson, a
highly esteemed woman of sixty-five, who
conducted a small farm in this town, was
found in the closet of her house by Phillip
Hoffman, a German, who boarded with
Miss Emmerson. Marks upon the throat
showed that the woman had been stran-
gled. There was considerable blood on
her clothes and the floor. Another Ger-
man, known only by the name of August,
who came to work for the deceased about
a. week ago, is missing, and is suspected to
be the murderer. The purpose of the
crime is thought to have been robbery.
The police locked up Hoffman pending an
investigation, but they do not think him
guilty. The missing August is about
twenty-six years of age, and recently came
from St. John, N. B.
Lightning’s Queer Work.
COLUMBUS, Ind, June 4.—While driving
along a highway in the northern part of
this county during a heavy thunder storm
last evening, Peter McQueen and Fred
Pancake, two young farmers, were struck
by lightning. They were each rendered
unconscious and unable to move for some
time. Each in a. dazed condition wandered
away from the other and to their homes,
and were so badly injured that they were
unable to give any account of their strange
actions. Friends went with them to the
spot where they had received the shock,
and found the horse they were driving
dead, yet still standing in a leaning posi-
tion against a board fence by the roadside.
A Little Difference.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills., June 4.——In the sen-
ate “a little difference” occurred between
Senators Allen and Campbell. The for-
mer applied a. vulgar epithet to the big
man from so .hern Illinois, prefixing with
the word ' sandbagging.” Campbell
struck Allen, who in turn slammed
Campbell over the head with a big file
containing a stock yards measure and a
pure whisky bill. Later Allen apologized
to Campbell, and Campbell apologized to
the p sident, the senate and the press,
andt Senate adjourned.
Judge Loomis Won’t Sit.
HARTFORD, June 4.—Judge Dwight
Loomis, of the supreme court, it is be-
lieved, will not attend court hereafter.
He evidently thinks that he is not entitled
to sit. since his nomination to the senate
by Governor Bulkeley to succeed himself
was not acted upon by that body. Had the
judge served to the 27th of next month
he would “have reached the age of seventy,
and would have been entitled to retire
ment under the statute of age limitation.
He has been judge of the Connecticut
courts since 1884.
Sir John at Death’s Door.
OTTAWA, June _4.-—Sir John Macdon.
ald’s condition was lower Wednesday than
the day before. The alterations in his
strength were at shorter intervals than
before. He took nourishment less will
ingly than heretofore. Respiration 30,
pulse .138, very irregular and compressible. .
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