One (lent.
I Absélhatély" Iwzdepeiideozt.
MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1891.-
mlURDERED BY HER LOVEI§....,...
1A YOUNG LAD THE VICTIM.
The French l’olice Theory Of Annette
Gaspard’s Death. .
PARIS, June S.——The village of’Mont1gnan,
on the Oise, near Versailles, is in a ferment
- of. excitement over the finding of Mlle. An-
nette Gaspard lying dead in her pretty villa
bathed in blood. Annette was twenty.
three years old, and had for several years
been .her 0WD mistress. Her father, _M_
Antoine Gaspard, was known for mrlel
around as an opulent farmer, whose death
when Annette was only sixteen—he hav-
ing long been a widower—left .1115 pretty
daughter to finish her education in a Paris-
ian convent. . ‘
After leaving the convent at twenty
Mlle. Annette set up, under the chapel‘on-
age of an elderly relative, to keep‘house for
herself. A peculiarity of her diSpOSltion
was her almost entire disincllnatlon for
the society of the opposite sex. Mlle.
Gaspard was none the less poplllar and
courted owing to this peeillial'ltY~~ The
year 1890 was not ' far advanced when
chance threw in her way a youth W110
seemed to possess a peculiar .
for her. His name was Scere, and his oc-
cupation was that of a highly skilled ,em'
ploye at the foremost manufactory of por-
celain at Sevres. , .
He was of a violent and jealous disposi-
tion, and the police theory IS that these
tendencies outweighed his wish to possess
the girl’s money. His outbursts at times
terrified the girl and made her feel repel-
lant toward him. Secretly she encouraged
' the advances of M. Paul Bonduel, the son
of a prosperous manufacturer in the neigh-
boring town of Sentoise. She could not,
however, bring herself to dismiss the porce-
lain maker. He knew but little of the Bon-
duel episode, but that little was enough
to drive him to frenzy. He took an early
occasion to taunt Mlle. Gaspard w1th what
he called her perfidy. .
Beyond this all is speculation, All that
is actually known is the finding of the
body of the heiress Wednesday morning
last. There had apparently been no strug.
gle and nothing had been taken except the
dead woman’s watch. although there was.
a considerable amount of money in he]
pocket and some valuable securities 1n_the
drawers of the bureau. The police believe
that Mlle. Gaspard was murdered by M.
Scere during a quarrel, but that he wished
to convey the impression that she had com-
mitted suicide.
__THE CASE OF MR. GIBSON.
Counsel Endeavoring to Quash Indict-
ments Against Him.
CHICAGO, June S.—Attorney William
Barry appeared before Judge Blodgett and
argued a motion to quash the indictments
against George C. Gibson, the ex-secretary
of the whisky trust, who is charged With
attempting to bribe Special Agent De Wai
to blow up the Schuieldt distillery.
“Vs’c wish those indictments quashed,"
said Izlr. Barry, “because there is no fed-
eral law covering such an offense. This
man, De \Var. having free access to this.
distillery could have blown up or burned
the establishment without a violation 01
his official duties. in such a case this fed-
eral court has no jurisdiction. There is no
federal law for larceny. for arson, or f0)
murder committed by such an agent on_
the disiiilery premises. If De TVar had
been bribed to guagc wrongfully any spir-
its “"“.ili£l<j‘-lll“¢<l in the distillery, then
the ::-t.- would come within the jurisdic-
tion of the federal court, but burning up
or blowing upthe establishment is amattei
entirely outside of the Olhcer’s official
duties and the matter must come within
the jurisdiction of the state courts.”
Mr. liarry presumed several authéritiei
in support of his contention, and then gaw
way to Assistant District Attorney Hand
who read the first and last counts in the
indictment against Gibson. These count:
showed that thc‘fedcral statutes did cove]
thqcase, Gibson having been indicter'
under sections 3,177 and 5,451, which pro
vide for the punishment of any one brib
ing'or attempting to bribe an officer of th(
government. It certainly was a violatior
of De \Var’s duties to blow up the dis
tillery. His duties were clearly defined
and if he overstepped them he was liabh
to punishment. Judge Blodgett said hi
would take the case under advisement ant
decide it on Monday.
The Coroner Not Satisfied.
NEW YORK, June 8,—An autopsy we:
made by thecoroner on the bodies of Carl
Silverstein. and Emma Wolf. who wen
found last \Vednesday unconscious in z
sailors’ boarding house at 97 Cherrystreet
and who died in the Chambers Street hos
pital. The doctors thought it was a caso
of opium poisoning, but the autops:
showed that in both cases death resulted
from acute gastritis, acute cerebral soften
ing and acute pneumonia. No trace 0:
poison was found in either case. The acuti'
gastritis was caused by alcohol. Dr
Jenkins was not satisfied with the resull
of the autopsy and decided to have a
chemical examination made of the stomacl
and brains.
On a Merciful Mission.
BERLIN, June 8.—A dis )atch «
zibar to The Tageblatt days 132211118323.
Jacques, with a large force, is on his wa]
from Bagamayo for Tangamyika to sup
press the slave trade and establish a statiox
there. Renewed disorder is reported from
Mpwapwa and Kelwa and an expeditioi
has been sent to quell it. ‘
A Poor Shot.
NEW ORLEANS, June 8. —A shooting af-
fray occurred between Dr. Oliphant pres
ident of the state board of health and Mr
George W. Dupree, editor of The Dail‘
Stages Dupree, it is stated fired fiVl
shots and Oliphant one. Dupr’ee was she
through the face, while Oliphant eScap8(
unhurt. ‘
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Returned Without Money. '
BOSTON, June 8.—-Lester S. Smith
charged with embezzling $1,000 while 001
lector for the Boston Post, arrived her:
from White Sulphur Springs, Mon. '3'
declined to make any statemgnt. V
rived here.
Departures for Europe.
Sartoris sailed for Europe on the; Servia
Saturday. Samuel L. Clemens ‘(Marl
vaain) and family and Baron De Struve
. the Russian minister to this bOuntry
sailed on the French steamship GascOgne
Specie Sent Abroad,
NEW YORK, J un’e 8.—The eprrts 0;, »‘
.specie from the port of New York! thin
week amounted to $6,975,412, ofl Whicl;
'$6,4l4,835 was 'in gold and'sfifiofiq’g silver
Saturday’s shipments of gold aggregatei
$2,000,000. _ '
. avenue.
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no money 1n his possessmn when :he tar.
wnoclew. .w ,-
NEW YORK, June 8.——Mrs. Nellie Gram ‘ "
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(hie ”litre Juvenile ' A’s-ylumiillorrr'o:
Brought to Light.
Because His Mother Would Not Surrender
_Him for Two Years He Was Abused.
The Damaging Statement Blade
: "Against the Institution.
NEW YORK, June 8.—Coroner Schultze
is investigating the death of Alexis Ahrens-
dorf, sixteen years old, who died suddenly
at the Juvenile asylum at One Hundred
and Seventy-sixth street and Amsterdam
The boy’s mother charges that
he was beaten to death by the officers or
attendants at the asylum. The police re-
port of the case sent to the coroners’ ofl‘ice
says that the boy was running a foot race
on the playgrounds when he suddenly
fell heavily to the ground. He was re-
moved to the asylum hospital, where a
nurse examined him and pronounced him
dead. ,
The Mother’s Statement.
Mrs. B. Ahrensdorf, the boy’s mother,
made a statement to the coroner in which
she gave reasons for believing that her son
was beaten to death, and asked that the
matter be investigated. Mrs. Ahrensdori-
said she had the boy committed to the
asylum last August for one year, ashe
was wild and also simple minded.
As she could not take care of him at be:
home in Long Branch she had him seni
to the Juvenile asylum from Jefferson
Market police court. She'visited him on
every visiting day, and for the first few
months heard no complaints from he]
son or Superintendent Carpenter, of the
asylum.
The‘Superintendent Displeased.
Then Mr. Carpenter, she alleges, asked
her to sign a paper agreeing to let the' boy
remain in the asylum two years, as he
wanted him to join the band. She refused
to agree such an arrangement. 'From thai
time on the superintendent’s manner to
ward her changed completely, and he
would scarcely treat her civilly when sh!
Went to visit her boy.
The Abuse Begins.
Three months ago her son told her that
he had been beaten by one of the attend-
ants. He would not give the man’s name
and told her that if the officers of the asy-
lum ascertained that he had complainedtc
' her about the beating they would beai
him again. She said nothing about it,
but the next time she visited her son she
found him looking pale and thin, and he
told her that he had again received a ter.
rible beating. Since the boy’s death she
has learned that he had been in the hospi-
tal on two occasions since he was sent to
the asylum, and she thinks he was there
because of the beatings he received. She
was never notified by the officers of the
asylum that her son was ill, and they told
her nothing of his having been in the hos-
pital.
When the boy died an Officer was sent tr.
notify his mother. Mrs. Ahrendsdorf say:
that when she reached the asylum, somt
hours after the time they told her he died,
the body was still warm. She says they
told her the boy had been running a racc
on the playgrounds at 6:15 p. m. The rules
of the asylum are, she says, that the boys
must all be in their rooms at 6 o’clock.
Coroner Schultze went up to the asylum
to investigate the boy’s death. Mrs. Ah-
rensdorf says her son was always very
healthy, and was strong and well grown.
‘Mr. Tubbs’ Unsavory Record.
Some time ago Yardmaster Tubbs, oi
tbr Juvenile asylum, was arraigned in the
5‘ urkville police court on complaint oi
"e‘rank J ones,‘a colored man, who charged
aim with inflicting a terrible beating on
his eight—year-old son George, who was an
inmate of the institution. So badly was
the boy hurt, the father said, that an ab
scess had formed, from the eflfects of which
the lad was dying. Coroner Schultze had
taken his ante-mortem statement. The
boy stuck to his statement of how the
yardmaster had beaten him.
Corroborating the Boy’s Story.
' The dying boy was brought into court
on a pillow, and he repeated his statement.
Several other boys from the asylum cor
roborated his story and told how the yard-
master had beaten other boys.
Trustee J. G. Strong and Superintend-
ent Carpenter, of the asylum, gave Tubb:
a good character, and said he had been a
faithful employe of the asylum for ten
years, but that he had been discharged.
Lynch Law Threatened.
ASBURY PARK. N. J ., June 8.—An in-
furiated mob of negroes attempted to take
James Lewis Sommerville, a white painter,
from an officer and lynch him. Sommer
ville was arrested for attempting to crim
inally assault a colored woman. The worn-
an resisted Sommerville and he drew 2
razor and threatened to cut. her throat
The officer shot at Sommerville five time!
before he captured him.
A Rolling Mill Burned.
FINDLAY, June 8.—The muck mill of tho
Briggs rolling mill was destroyed by firo
resulting from an explosion of gas nuclei
the boilers. The buildings burned covered
an acre of ground. The loss amounts tt
about $50,000, which is fully covered by in
surance.
of employment temporarily.
on‘ for a Cold Climate.
NEW YORK, June 8. — The Whaling
steamer Kite, with Lieutenant R. E. Per-
ry and companions, comprising the NortI
Greenland exploring expedition, on board ,
sailed at 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon
The vessel will proceed directly to Sidney
and thence to Whale sound, where tht
party will leave the ship.
,Killed While Asleep. ,
SACRAMENTO, June 8.—Philip Peyran
was struck on the head with some blunl
weapon and killed while asleep in the
house of John Olson, a well to do citizen
The house was then fired. It is believed
that Peyran was 'murdered by some om
Who was after Olson’s money. There is
Tried to Poison Her Parents.
BOSTON, June 8.'—-The grand jury 30f on."
superior crimi'nalcourt has indicted Pearl
‘1. IeCourt, charged with attemptingtc
poison her parents and her. Abrothersland
sisters by arsenic. . She pleaded not guilty
and was held in $10,000. , . .
Postmaster-S Appointhd. _ .
WASHINGTON, J uneS;-.—Four_th class post
c’masters .wereappointed in Nengork state, ‘
as:follows:. :H. .D. Ostrap,,_at,Rock City, ~
Dutchess county, and, D. .F,_Sheppard at
Lindenwold, Camden county.
moon -
Nearly 200 men are thrown oui '
D A I L Y _NO:,RW.AIL K - G A ZE T T E.
om stoc
anything about modern methods,
’ but some of the things he said three
hundred years ago couldn’t have been any
truer if he had had a Nineteenth Century
experience. You never can tell just what _
sort of an impression you are creating,
but you can ’make up‘ your mind that
favorable impressions and tasteful attire
usually gotogether. It isn’t the amount
of money you spend for your clothes that
counts; it isthe way you spend it. An
unbecoming suit is dear at any price—it .
isn’t worth accepting even as a gift. You
will have nothing to blame yourself for
if you invest in one of Our Natty
Spring Suits.
Our store will not be open on Decoration Day, Saturday, May 30th.
Gomstock Bros,
Masonic Building, 14 SO. Main Street:
" NORWALK. , so. NORWALK.
Bridgeport.
DRESS Goons DEPARTMENT.
We are giving special attention to our business with the most
flattering results showing choice selections in
Black and Colored Bengalines,
Plain and Printed Indias and J aps,
Black and White India with figures,
Wash Pongees, Habutais and Surahs,
Black Silks with broche colored figures for coats and sucks,
Crepe de Chine and Crepe Cleopatra—special,
Striped Surahs in all colors at 49c, special, ‘
Plain Iron Frame Grenadines.
Surah and Satin Grenadines witn Polka
Dots and Black with Colored (Stripes
Silk Warp Lansdownes,
. Bedford Cords.
Wool Surahs and Henriettas in all the new shades. .
During the balance of the season, as long as they last, we will sell
our entire line of Not elty Combination Suits, including Scotch
Cheviots and Chevron, Stripes and Checks, at $9.69 ; former prices,
$15.00 to $25.00.
THE D. M READ co
BUY (IF THE MAKER.
Pay only one profit and get your
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URNITURE
GEO. E. NCHNAGLEJ’. SON
Manufacturers of FINE PARLOR SUITS and Extensive Dealers in all
' kinds of Furniture,
WARE ROOMS: 423. 425, 427 MAIN STREET.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
E. K. LOCKWOOD. FRANK 13 JONES
E. K. LOCKWOOD 8. CO.
Plumbing, Steam and Hot lilo Engineering,
FULL LINE OF‘ '0
HOUSE FURNISHING ' GOODS.
NORWALK,;oOONN
STEAMBOAT; To NEW Yong."
' i COMMENCING MONDAY, mm; 35.3, _ y '. j _
. The Steamboat “CITY OF ALBANY .. ‘
Will make daily trips to New York, leaving South Norwalk at 7:45 a. m. Returning : '
leave New York,7Beekman street, 2:30 p.'m., and East 313i; street. 2:50p. m.; Saturdays .
. .at.2 p. m.:and 2:20‘p..m. ON SUNDAYS leaves South Norwalk at 9:159. m. Returning. .
g: leaves New York, Beekman street. 61). m., and East 3lst street, 6:20 p. m. Sunday’s boat
' cennects with trains to Coney Island and other seaside resorts. Freight received from
7a.m.to5p.m, . ..
I _. Single, rare,40; cents; Excursion, 60 cents.
Propeller,"CITYv.OF.- NORWALK‘ will leave New ‘York Mondays. Wednesdays and, . '
Fridays ail-5 p. m.:Leave:Norwalk Tuesdays. Thursdcyo and Saturdays at 5:80 pl 1116 I
- _SHAKESPEARE was not in‘the clothing business and he ,didvgnot' know
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i President Fairfield County National Bank,
. muffle Comi
i'land. Ivins;. Bourdman' & Platt, Attorneys,
I President Excelsior Steam Power 00. N.
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: 65.00.. Credit De (5., Wholesale Grocers, . .
MINOT C. KEELOGG. of PatterSOR Bros,
‘ .5, LUCI'US *H
,. Worm Building, New York.
MINOT C. KELLOGG,
CHARLES L. HEINS, - .
RAM—1m,
RGAZETTE BUILDING.
' summer \V CRT.
white.
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ever been shown.
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PW ASH GOO..DS.J
We have the largrst line of Wash .Goods ever shown in toWn, containing all the new styles f...-
Over one hundred difi‘erent styles of Dress Ginghams, Challies Tissue Cl th 0' ' ' . .
full line of White Cotton Dress Goods in all the latest styles. " a _' o 8’ lope 610th“ Alb” a
EMBROIDERED DRESS GOODS
in Cambric, India Linen and Lawn, both in black and
:LENENS.
SPECIAL BARGAINS ‘IN TOWELS, NAPKINS AND TABLE LINEN.
.A. CKETS-
We are showing a full line- of Ladies’, MisSes’ and Children’s Jackets.
We hav‘e all the sizes Of Children’s from 4 to 12 yeors
"LADIES’ SHIRT WAISTS IN ALL QUALITIES.
LADIES" MUSLIN UNDERWEAR AND- CORSETS.
LA'GES.
We have just received anew line of Lace Nets for Dresses AT LOWER PRICES than the same has
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All 0 o,
No.2 GaZette Building, Norwalk.
Co-(lTpIiFotive
0110ng Bank.
ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS .OF THE STATE
or NEW YORK.
Authoilzol Capital, $100,000,000.
The Most Successtul National
Building and Loan Association.
The one that has the Wealthiest and
Most Influential Board of Directors.
Dollies to Employ a For Gooollloo
Establishing Branches in
the Eastern States.
For particulars address. stating experience,
The cooperative Building Bank,
HON. JAMES W. HYATT, - Presiden1.
~ Late Treasurenof the United States.
TIMOTHY L, WQQDRUFF, Vice-President.
2d Vice-President.
3d Vice-President.
Treasurer.
HENRY CAREY. - - - - Secretary.
FRANK W.‘ FARNHAM. Asst. Secretary.
TRACY, McFARLAND, IYIN S, BOARDMAN .3: PLATT,
Attorneys and Counsellors.
DEPOSITORY :
MERCHAN‘TS’ EXCHANGE NATIONAL
BANK. NEW YORK.
HON. JOHN H. LEE.
. BOARD QE’ IDIR‘IECTORS.
> HON. JAMES W. HYATT, Norwalk. Conn,
late Treas. of the United States.
HON. JOHN H. LEE, eq—Mayor of Norwalk,
JOHN D. KIMMEY. Director of The Farm-
ers‘ Feed 00., New York City, Chairman F1-
ttee. - .
BERT B. BOARDMAN, cf Tracy. McFar-
HON. E.--P. DOYLE, Secretary of one Fish,
Commission, N., . ' —-
WM‘ST. DENYSEflof. Wm. DeNyse do Sens,
YTON,of Thurber. Raid
Hardwai‘h. ”Park Row; N. Y.
. CHARLE - S
ure'r 'of Excels‘io‘ii Steam Power Co., .
isic Publishers ,
MdEORGE 1. Bo-
)gudu. Attorneys at Law. andDirector Albany
. ounty Sayings Bank ' 1y9
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{N. Y., Director Kings - minty TfustCO.‘, Direc- ,
P c. LOUNSBUR- ,Ex-Gov. Of Conn .
Tresident Membranes: ratings — 'Nagiopdr *
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BWELISV‘McIDONALD,“ol Willis McDonald
'0 Printers 39-43 Gold-Street; N
&LEO \l’A D MOODY Real Estate,
W York. ~
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Real Estate Exchange
S.” BRUSH, B
Conn..
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WM. P RUDD,1A1ba,ny:N. Y..~of€ Harris ‘&
Conn. .
. COL. HENRY CAREY, Civil Engineer, N. Y. '
S L. HEINS,. ecretary andZYTreasg. ‘
B GLDWuof :Biglow a Main‘, _ z ‘ -
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° MbTHY L. WOODRUFF; PreSIdent of .
ithfigfiltine Manufacturin sGo.,New-Yor-kl- ‘ -
-- 4 rooklyn Contractor.
o; HENRY: ‘ ‘ H. : PYLE,. Bridgeport.
gWholesale Groce
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Edward Street
40 _ doz. Ladies’ Fast'Black Hose
AT 25 CENTS A PAIR; WORTH 40 CENTS.
“These are the Greatest Bargains of the SeaSon.
PER YARD. REMEMBER THIS IS JUST
ONE-HALF PRICE.
Edward 'QS‘breet,
, No. 5 Gazette Building, Norwalk.
A 'GREAT‘SALE 0F
MOQUETTE CARPETS
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Having purchased a large lot of thesegOOds We Will offer WET for
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the neat ten'rdays at the .followingrpriCesr‘ _ ‘
_. New Patterns at $1.50 permit? . , , _
V I Old Phttorns at $1.25 per yard,
Short Lengths at $1.00 perfyard.
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. "—.-_.—DiON T Miss THIS ,SALE.:_,_..'
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o,ooo us. of Vigoroaux Suiliogs at filo.
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