_ , V J Ob Printing neatly done at this oflice One (lent. . w:. One Gem... . ' .5 z .A [SCREW , _ __ Absolutely Independent. _ SATURDAY,: DECEMBER 26, 1891. WHO KILLED” WILLIAlII DUNHAM? ‘ . »., Shot Through a. W‘indow by Some Un- known Assassin. ‘1 BELLEVILLE, Dec. 26.——T-he murder of William H. Dunham at his roadhouse in Washington avenue, Belleville, early Thurs- day morning, has assumed a mysterious phase. \Vhile sitting on a chair in the kitchen, after a violent» quarrel, Dunham was struck in the back of the head by a pistol ball, which came through a window only a few inches away. Death was instan- taneous. An immediate search was made outside the building, but no trace of the as- sassin could be found. Dunham had been under the influence of liquor all the evening, and when the woman who passes as his wife returned from aroad— house known as the “Antique,” at N utley, he upbraided the woman and asked whether she preferred the people there to him. She replied that she had seen none but strang- ers. Patrick Phelan, a hostler, who had driven her home, corroborated her, and Dunham, rushing up to Phelan', said, “I’m right, ain’t I!” Phelan said that he was not, and with an oath Dunham called him a liar. Phelan, who had also become partly intoxi- cated, angrily passed the lie back to his em- ployer. The latter struck Phelan and drew a revolver and attempted to shoot him. The men were separated and Dunham was forced through a small cardroom into the kitchen. He was pushed into a chair and had just made a sullen promise to remain quiet when a flash and a shot came. The bullet struck him back of the ear and with- out uttering a sound he died. .- Phelan has been set free, as it was shown, it is said, that he was innocent of the shoot- ing or of any direct knowledge of it. Mrs. Dunham was behind the bar when the quarrel started, and she w there when the news of Dunham’s death vas brought to her. She went into hysterics, from which she did notrecover until morning. Let the blurdorcr Escape. BOSTON, Dec. 26.——The night clerk of the Sudbury House heard two pistol shots in close succession from the upper part of the house at midnight. He rushed up stairs and was met in the hall on ‘the third floor by the occupants of room 14, who said the shots came from the Opposite room, the door of which was locked. The clerk ldoked over the transom and saw a man lying on the bed with a revolver in his hand pointed toward the door, and a woman lying dead on her back, with blood pouring from a wound in her head. A man Went for the police while another remained guarding the door. "When the police ar- rived the man was gone, having climbed through a window and down a fire escape. Glendenning & Co. Not Indicted. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Ell—The grand jury ignored the bill of indictment against the members of the firm of Glendenning & Co., bankers and brokers. It was alleged that they aided and abetted cx-City Treasurer J ehn Bardsley in the embezzlement of $1,000,000 from the city of Philadelphia, Bardsley having placed that amount of money in their hands for investmentin stocks. The Fair Suicide Identified. NEW YORK, Dec. 26.——The mystery sur- rounding the death of the young woman whose body was seen floating in the East river by the passengers of the Long Island City ferryboat Flushing is still far from a solution, although some light was thrown upon the case by the identification of the dead woman as Isabelle E. Ward, of St. Louis. Bethlehem l‘lIoravians Celebrate. BETHLEHEM, Pa., Dec. 26.—The Moraviana last night celebrated the sesqui—centennial of the naming of the town. Fourteen Mo- ravians on Christmas evening of 1741 cut down the first tree and built the first house, known as “Manger,” which sheltered Count Zinzendorf, his small company and their animals under one roof. Saved the Girl, but Lost His Life. ASHLAND, YVis., Dec. 26.—\Vhile skating on the bay Joseph Slosson, a senior at the Faribault academy, and Mabel Shores, of this city, broke through the ice and Slosson was drowned. He sustained his companion until help reached them, but was himself so exllaustr'd that he fell back and floated un- der the ice. ' Editors to hIet in ’Friseo. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Arrang;egents are rapidly progressing for the depa~ ‘re Of the International League of Press Clubs to at- tend the first annual convention to be held in San Francisco Jan. 14. The eastern dele gates will leave this city Jan. 6. Got $10,000 for the Loss of His Eye. . WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., Dec. 26.—A sheriff’s jury at White Plains gave a verdict for $10,- 000 damages in favor of Daniel M. Lana against John D. Crimlnins, the New York contractor, for the loss of an eye caused by defective tools. Twelve Killed in a. Collision. CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 20.—Meagre de- , tails of a collision near Cuernevaca, on the Southern railroad, have just been received. Twelve dead bodies have been taken from the wreck, and it is known that a number of others were killed. Attachments Against Two Hotels. BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Dec. 26.—The George hotel and thirty-one acres of land surround- ing it, at Black Rock, together with the St. Marc’s hotel, at Fairfield, wereattached for $520,000, at the suit of \Villiam Thaison, 01 Austin, Tex. Burglar-s Make a Haul. FALL RIVER, Mass, Dec. 26.—A success- ful burglary was perpetrated at the home of Mrs. Norman Borden on Underwood street. Jewelry and money valued at from $2,000 to $18,000 are said to have been taken. Billy McGlory, Arrested Again. NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—l3illy McGlory, the well known divekeeper, was arrested charged with intimidating; Frederick Krause, the former manager of the Hotel Irving. He was admitted to $1,000 bail. , Killed in a Mine. Explosion. PLYMOUTH, Pa. , Dec. 20. —John Butler was instantly killed and Michael Wright was fatally injured by a premature explosion of a. blast in No. 3 colliery of the Delaware and Hudson Canal company. To Be Tried for Fraud. OTTAWA, Dee. 26.——In the Connolly-Mo Greevy conspiracy case, Judge Rose commit- ted Thomas McGreevy and Nicholas Con- nolly for trial for fraud. Mprderer Beucher Will Not Hang. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26.—-The death sen- tence of Joseph J. Beucher, J r., of this city, has been commutedto life imprisonment by the governor. - . r; FATAL UBNTML CRASH. Seven Person: Killed in the 'Wreck Near Hastings. A BRAKEMAII IS BLAMED. Sent Back to Flag the St. Louis Express - He Goes Into a Depot and the Train Thunders by, Crashing » Into the Buffalo Special. NEW YORK, Dec. 26,—There were two collisions on this end of the New York Cen- tral railroad lines last night. In the first no life was lost. The second was disastrous. The Buffalo and Niagara Falls special, which left the Grand Central depot at 7:30 o’clock, was delayed one mile north Of Hastings. The rear brakeman was sent back to Hast- ings to signal the St. Louis express. In- stead of standing on the tracks and waving his lantern, he went into the depot. In the moment or two he was there the heavy St. Louis express thundered by the station. In less than seventy-five seconds it had cov- ered the distance between the depot and the delayed express, and there was a crash. Plowcd Into the Sleeper. The engine literally disappeared inside the last sleeper of the express, the heavy wood and iron Work of the car was smashed to bits, and seven passengers were lying dead and many wounded. Some of the wounded. are likely to die. Four of the dead bodies were not recognizable last night. The list is as follows: ~ The Dead. Mrs.- A. M. B.1dwin, 71 East Eighty-fifth street, widow of Homer Baldwin. A. N. Knight, conductor of the Wagner car. Thomas W. Polley, publisher, 18 West Twenty-third street; house, 71 East Thirty- eighth street, New York. Four unidentified corpses. The Injured. Homer R. Baldwin, slightly; Mrs. H. R. Baldwin, Miss Lillian Baldwin, Dr. Stephen E. Best, m Lenox avenue, New York; Miss D. G. Ford, Mr. E. M. Ford, D. C. Living- ston, T. B. Murphy, 51 Chambers street, badly burned; Ridgway, J. W. White, por- ter of the Wagner car, badly burned and not expected to live. The Two Wrecked Trains. ' The Buffalo and Niagara Falls special was composed 0L one combination baggage and smoking car, one ordinary coach and two Wagner sleeping cars, the Burnside and the Gibraltar. The Gibraltar was the last car on the train. There were sixteen passen- gers in her besides a cOnductor and porter. All the other cars were filled. The train is ,one of the fastest night trains on the Gen- tral. The St. Louis express was composed of two express cars, two ordinary coaches and three sleepers. Her running time between the Grand Central and Hastings is nearly two minutes faster than the Buffalo and Niagara Falls special’s. Her first regular stop is Poughkeepsie, and she goes through the towns between here and there at a ter- rific pace. No \Varning of the Danger. The engineer had no warning whatever of the ’danger until his engine was within 100 feet or so from the rear of the stalled express. Then he discovered the red lights on the tail end of the last car. He reversed his engine and jammed down the brakes, all in an instant, but too late. The speed of the heavy train was scarcely checked when the collision came. J'. C. Gould, the traveling engineer of the New York Central, was in the Gibraltar, and he and two other men were the only person: in the car who escaped alive and uninjured. They sat in seats near the front of the car. They say there was no warning Whatever until an instant before the crash, when the thundering of the St. Louis express was heard almost upon them. There were shrieks and cries from the wounded and dying, and then they say that for a moment there was absolute silence, save for the panting of the engine that stood in the midst of the sleeper and for the grinding of its unchecked wheels on the track. The three men do not know how they got out of the car. Passengers in a Panic. It was several minutes before passengers and trainmen recovered from the shock, and then they were panic stricken. They trampled on each other in their efforts to get to the open air. Some were hurt in‘this way. It was fully fifteen minutes before any one had recovered sufficiently to think 0! saving life. The trainmen were first about. They had axes from the uninjured cars, and got lamps and torches and went to work chopping away what little of the woodwork of the Gibraltar remained. The injured who were pinned in the Wreck moaned and begged to be releasec. Their cries urged on the workers. Digging Out the Dead. A half hour’s chopping cut away the shell of the telescoped car, and the bodies of two or three of the dead were brought out. Now and then an injured man was released. Beds were procured for the injured, and the doctors attended to them. Besides their cuts and bruises and broken bones they had been frightfully scalded by the steam that escaped from the pipes that heated the cars. It was more than an hour before the last 01 the injured and the dead were taken out. There were eighteen persons in the cal Gibraltar, including the conductors and por- ters. Of these the three who escaped were J. E. Gould, a man named Jacobson, of 243 West TWenty-third street and a man named Cormick. The engineer and fireman Of the second train were not hurt. The fireman jumped. ' A Despondent Widower Kills Himself. MOUNT CARMEL, Pa, Dec. 26.—Mrs. Wil- liam Hill, of this place, died on Monday. Her husband became despondent, and wan- dered Off to the mountains and committed suicide by taking “Rough on Rats.” Crushed Under Heavy Machinery. NEWARK, N. J ., Dec. %.—Jacob Werner was crushed beneath a splitting machine oi nearly a. ton at R. G. Solomon’s leather fac- tory. His back was broken and his recovery is not possible. Swallowed a Copper Cent and Died. TRENTON, Dec. 26.—A seven-year-old son of William T. Weaver, of this city, died from the efiects of swallowing a copper cent' a. few days ago. THE DEATH. RECORD. Sir THOMAS CHAMBERS, recorder of the city of London, at London. JOSEPH GREEN, a veteran bandmaster, at Providence, ‘R. I. _. Dr. SIMON T. CLARK, prominent New York state physician, at Lockport, N. Y. The Rev. GEORGE W. KITTINGER, awell known Methodist divine, at Lockport, N. Y. Advertise in the GAZETTE. DAILY - N‘OR'wA~I.,K-'GAZETTE. DAILY GAZETTE’S classified; Business * Directory. Cards under this head $2.50 per line per year. ATTORNEYS. HUBBELL, JAMES T., 9 Water st., N. HURLBUTT. J. BELDEN. _ Attorney and Counselor at Law. Room 4, (up stairs) Gazette Building. Norwalk. SEYMOUR. JOHN S., Room over Fairfield Co. National Bank. Counselor at Law. BANKS. CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK, Wall st, N.; capital, $100,000; surpElus, $14,100: George M. Holmes“ resident; , L. Boyer, Vice-prem- dent; W 11am A. Curtis, cashier. II'AIBFIELD COUNTY NATIONAL BANK. 44 Wall st, N. Incorporated 1824. Capital,$2 00- one. President James ,. H att; Vice-prem- dent, E. 0. Keeler; cashier,; ems C. Green- FAIRFIELD COUNTY SAVINGS BANK. 51 Wall st. N. Deposits, $430,000 ; surplus, $20, 9-00. Winfield S. Mood ,preSIdent;MartlnS. Craw. vice-presid’t: ames H. Bailey,treas. NATIONAL BANK OF NORWALK. 51 Wall at. N. Incor orated 1857. Ca 1ta1.,$240,.000. Ebenezer H11 . presrdent; E_ 1_ , V108- president;‘H. . Price. cashier“ directors, E. Hill E. J. Hill, W. G. Thomas, E. K. Lock- wood. J. A. Osborn. 0 E. Wilson, E. Beard, D. W. Fitch, W. F. Bishop. Bankers‘,Mer- chants’, Manufacturers’,Personal andII amlly accounts are sollclte . 11 IN NORWALK SAVINGS SOCIETY. Wa st. . Deposits over $2,000,000, surplus $90,000. Geo. M. Holmes, preSIdent ; R B. Crauturd. Vice- president : Geo. E. Miller. treasurer. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. l’lNNEO, J. ARTHUR, 49 “78.11, School sup-' lles. D CHOICE FAIIIILY GROCERIES BAILWITZ & BRO., 30 Main, Fruit,Flour.&c. KEELER, C. P., 7 Water st., N.; fair dealing. SELLECK, GEORGE WARD, Fine Family Groceries and Table Luxuries. 18 Wall st.. N. EXPRESSING. ’ —— 3' I ' re “RESELLERS?- Hlalllfesa RISE. Norwalk and South Norwalk. Address Box 423. South Norwalk. FURNITURE DEALERS. RAYMONDKG. H.. 46 and 48 Main st.. N. [)1 VERY A.ND BOARDIN'G STABLES DANN, H. E., 8 River st., N. HOTELS. ORWALK HOTEL, opp. Danbury &Norwalk NDepot and Post Office; M. McPherson,propr INSURANCE. LOCKWOOD, WM.. cor. Main and Wall sts., N . Real estate, investments, loans negotiated. NORWALK FIRE INS. 00., N. In successful business since 1860; no outstanding chums. LA. UN DRIES. ASKEW, R. F., 2 Elizabeth street, S. N. ZIIARBLE 1V ORKS. BATES, P. W., Water st., N,‘ Steam Stone Works, Monumental and Building, all kmds. JIIARIIETS. MODEL MARKET, 20 Wall st... N.‘ beef, veal. lamb, pork, poultry, etc. W. Wardwell, prop. W. F. LOCKWOOD, 7 Main street, N., fine meats, oultry, fish, oysters, clams and vegetab es, a specmlty. BAILWITZ 65 BRO.. 30 Main; beef, pork, etc. llIUSIC 1NST1tUCTORS. BRADLEY. MRS. G. W., 193 Main, (daughter of the late Wm. B. Nash). FERRIS. N. 11.. 30 West avenue, N. REAL ESTATE. RAYMOND & GORHAM, Real Estate and ' Insurltllneg ngers, Apvctiopleers, 03mmts551fgg ' n , oro e are ouse, gen 1352inan Wood, Randall’s Block, E. N WILSON. 0. E., GAZETTE bldg., N_. Invest- ments and mono to loan. Also Insurance written in best 0 ' companies at lowest rate TOBACCO. JAMES SUTHERLAND. . . Fine Tobacco and Cigars, Stationer News opera and Periodicals, Gazette ing. orwalk. TYPE ‘WRITING. PINNEO, MISS D. S., 49 Wall st.,N.; all styles. UNDERTAKERS. GREGORY, H. S., cor. Main and Marshall sts. JENNINGS. J. D., O p. Horse Railway Depot, N. Residence, 3 E m st.; telephone. P B. KAVANAUGH &. CO.. 5 Wall st.. N. RAYMOND. G. II. 46-48 Main st.; telephone. and uild- ‘1 WILLIAM SMI TH, 31111901) Cor. Wall and “Tater Sts.. Norwalk MISS ANNIE E. HALL: Teacher ol the Guitar and Banjo, 104 MAIN STREET, NORWALK. CONN. Frank H. Baxter, PHARMACIST. tf S Main Street. South Norwalk 0. J'. Ferries, PARCEL AND BAGGAGE EXPRESS. Slate at Benedict’s, Norwalk. and Hoyt’s Drug Store, South Nor-walk. 3m147. Wm. Sheldon, Stone, Brick and Sewer Contractor, Curbing, Flagging and llonsoEConnections. Lock Box 36, N orw all. The Dorlon Point » B Ill S ‘l’ A U BAN ‘l' WILL BE OPEN ALL WINTER. “ 8m200 J. EIPOWER. $500 REWARD. REWARD of Five Hundred Dollars will be paid by the Selectmen of the Town of orwalk for the arrest and convmtlo of t e oarty or parties setting any of one recent ncendlary fires in said town, .or any such t at may occur hereafter. .. 40 . SAM EL DASKAM, Selectmen oi NELSON J. CRAW the Town OSCAR W. RAYMOND, of Norwalk. Dated at Norwalk Februarv 1291, I891. Must Be Sold. FARM of 35 Acres,-all Meadow and Posture Land. Dwelllng House, nine rooms, about 20years old. Large barn and cowhouse nearly new. Five hundred peach trees in full bearing. Apples, gra. es and small fruits in a. bundance. Situate two milesfrom Norwalk Bridge. on the mam road to New Canaan, on high round. F1118 VIOW of Long Island Sound. Must e sold to settle an estate. FOr further particulars enquire of 9 O .E. WILSON. 3 GAZETTE Building. Norwalk. Ct. £25 u Scarcity of money need not hinder any one from buylng chrislma :l: Bills. Our Prices are So Low That even the poorest can find some- thing that will gladden the hearts of the children. Come and see ‘ what you can find. ‘ H. H. WILLIAMS, 15 WALL STREET. . class manner. l Pulolouooomol OUR : ENTIRE : STOCK, —WILL BE SOLD— Regardless of Cost! The public will be ofiered no sham sale, but AN ACTUAL OPPORTUNI- TY TO SAVE 50 PER CENT. Trimmed all Uolrlmmol Hats, Milliner Trimming, FANBY : ANll : HAIB : cooos. Mlsseitflohn, 33 MAIN STREET, NORWALK. CALL AT Nickelson | & Betts’, 35 and. 37 Main Street, AND TRY ’ KNOX’S SPARKLING GELATINE, (THE PUREST MADE), Served Free On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. I7. l8eand I9. Holiday Goods. LARGE VARIETY OF GENTS’ NECKWEAR, SILK MUFFLERS, SILK HANDKERCHIEFS, SILK UMBRELLAS. GLOVES, FANCY SHIRTS. TABTTlBOS. 23 Wall Street, Norwalk. E. cusowsxl, Merchant ~ Tailor. Rhave just received the. Finest and and Largest Selection of - FALL AND WINTER SUITINGS, TROUSFBINGS AND VESTINGS, shown in Norwalk. which I will ‘make up In style and price to sult everybody. E. eusowszl, , Comm Wall and Water Sls, Nolwoll Bhrislmas Stockings, Fancy Boxes FILLED WITH THE BEST -:- OANDIES AT VERY LOW PRICES. FRESH EVERY DAY. Wt'Great Reductions to Churches and Sunday Schools. ~ ELWERNER’S, 6 Main Street, Norwalk. ‘ P..W. BATES, Steam - Stone - Polishing -——-AND'—' ALL KINDS OF Mfllllllllfllliilié BlllllllllB Willi ' 42 WATER STREET, NORWALK. ORDERS PROMPTLY EXECUTED. 137103 Horse Shosing. THE undersigned has taken the shop in the front of S. . Ruby’s on Cross street, and is prepared to Giiov Horse Sfioelng 1n 1 glot- e mea. ca . '~ JOHN LYCETT um LEADING DRY oooos soon. 9 a GAZETTE “ BUILDINE. Plush Toilet Sets, Stationery in Fancy Boxes, Aprons, Hand Bags, Full Line of Ladies’. Gents’ a. HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT. , Fancy Goods for Holiday Presents.“ Collar and Gulf Boxes, Smoker Sets, ‘ Jewelry, Card Cases, Hair Brushes, ll Manicure and Shaving Sets, - Wo'rk Boxes, Pocketbook s, Perfumery Of all kinds. nd Children’s Gloves and. Mittens. UMBRELLAS in Gingham, Alpaca, Gloria. and Silk? and it contains HANDKERGHIEES. Special Attention is invited to our Ladies’, Gents’ and Children’s Handkerc‘ iefs in Linen and Silk, Sill: and Cashmere Mufflera- . C L O A KISS! Our Slock of Ladies} Misses’ and Children’s Cloaks is the Largest Ever Shown in Town. TRISTRAM & I—IYATII; No. 2 Gazette Building, Norwalk. v. w. SMIIHJ 55. Main Street, .. KEEPSE CONSTANTLY 0N HAND A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF ALL KINDS OF Meats, FISH. Oysters and Clams IIN THEIR SEASON. Orders called for and cle- livered free of charge. Call and See Me AND I WILL SUIT YOU. 3m106 O. O’BRIEN, , “”331 Bill GUSiflfll Tfliifll'. Having made arrangements with one of the Largest Cloth Houses in New York to supply me .w1th all lands of goods at a few hours’ notice and at the Lowest Prices. I have over ghree hundred samples, which I Will make up In the Latest Styles at about two-thirds the usualprlces charged. I guarantee to we sat- sfactlon as I do my own cutting an fitting and have no guess work. Ikeep the Latest Fashion Plates and draft accordingly. Repairing, Binding, Cleaning,_Pressing, Etc., done at about half-price, Give me a. ‘ and be convmced. 1y164 o. O’BRIEN, 31 BELDEN AVENUE. Eifall and Winter Announcement. " HAVE JUST SECURED the finest assort- ment of ' Fall and Winter Suitings To be found in Norwalk, which I am prepared to make up at the LOWEST CASH PRICE. My prices are such and. I am taklng orders for them at a rate that Will make the goods scarce in a. short time, so don I; wait until they are all gone, . but come in at once and make your selection. tf174 IF . I O G ,0 'U' R , Custom Tailor, A TALK ON CLOTHING. We might as well talk of the :moun- tains of the moon as talk on clo- thing and fail to tell you what you want to know. You have no time tO'spare for what isn’t to the point; neither have we. It all hinges on this: Can we dobetter by you than anybody else ? That’s a question which goes to the root of the matter as quick as a flash of lightning and here’s an answer that goes to the root of it just as quickly : We can, and not a. little better, but a good deal better. You are on the In- side track financially to the extent Of about 10 per cent. when you purchase our FALL AND WINTER [Masonic Building, NORWALK. o l ' J Suits and Overcbats. WE ARE MAKING A FINE DISPLAY OF Silk Umbrellas, Mufflers and Rich Neckwear FOR THE HOLIDAY TRADE. , Gomstook Bros, I4 SO. Main Streei , SO. NORWALK. HAo<-:I:I I: 17 North Malil‘Streé’t, South Norwalk. - :17). E. S.—Il—E. S.—H—E. S.——ll—-E. S.—ll—E. S.—ll——E. S.—lI—E. S.—|]—E. S. Edward ‘ _HAS THE— incs oc Ho 'da Goo” ‘1 IN TOWN AND ARE BEING SOLD 'At Very Low Prices. WThe stock includes novelties that cannot be found elsewhere. - STOCK - IS - COMPLETE! Choice goods and are being sold cheap. I’VE-:l-N'uhccy .. - Street ' Edward. Street No. 5 Gazette Building. Norwalk. ‘
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