Absolutely Independent.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1994.
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The Weekly Gazette in 1800.
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an intelligent peo 1e, those who have
money to spend an tastes to gratify, and
as an advertismg medium it has no local
peer.
The manufacturer. the merchant, the me-
chanic and laborer, are ,all daily and de-
voted readers of the Daily Gastric. En-
terprising, attractive and honest. its readers
believe in it and peruse it thoroughly; an
its Editorials and Advertisements get closer
attention than do the columns of less ie-
spected papers.
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The Gem Theatre.
The report of the disgraceful fight at
the Gem Theatre in East Norwalk, Sat-
urday night, which appears in our
South Nor-walk column 'to-day, reveals
a disgraceful state Of affairs. It is
stated that young men and boys night-
' 1y crowd this den and are entertained
with lewd sengs and coarse jests by the
women who are advertised as actresses.
If half that is told about the Gem
Theatre be true it is certainly time that
the authorities Of Norwalk stepped in
and closed this disreputable place.
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gThe Cushion Case.
We apologize to our readers today
for taking up considerable space in
which to lay before the public a pub-
lished statement from the Bridgeport
Herald giving a little inside history of
the recent case of Meyer Alpert vs. A.
H. Byington, editor Of the GAZETTE.
The damaging affidavit made by Al-
pert against Attorney Joseph A. Gray
is the same_as the statement made by
him to us in the presence of counsel.
Alpert insists that Gray told him to
swear falsely and he says he did so,
both in Justice Morrell‘s court and be-
fore Judge Curtis in the Court of Com-
mon Pleas at Bridgeport. The fact
that Alpert swore and subscribed to the
affidavit setting forth these facts in the
presence of the town clerk after it had
been read to him leaves no room to
doubt but that Alpert is now telling
the truth when he says that he swore
falsely on the witness stand because
Attorney Gray told him to do so.
What the other actors in this cushion
drama know about the false testimony
of Alpert will no doubt remain locked
in their breasts,‘but conscience some-
times makes cowards of us all and the
truth may sometime be known. As to
Attorney Gray it remains to bescen
whether the members Of the Fairfield
County Bar association will consider
the statement and affidavit of Alpert to
be of sufficient importance for action
on their part.
Lawyers complain bitterly because
they are ridiculed upon the stage,
sneered at by the press and generally
distrusted by the public. This state of
affairs is largely their own fault as they
seem to lack discipline among their
members. The most insignificant trade-
union in the land could teach the Bar
how to deal with its unwerthymem-
hers. Whenever one Of their members
is detected in wrongdoing the prosecu-
tion is half hearted, or the whitewash
brush is used; while too often the Bar
contents itself with a “sweet doing
nothing.” There are‘lawyers and law-
yers, some are high-minded, honorable
and fair, others there are whose integ-
rity is all guess work. Until the Bar
buys and uses a weeding hoe, and until
it insists not only, that its recruits
know the law, but also that they have a
well sprouted conscience, we shall look
in vain for those tokens of respect
which the Bar so earnestly covets.
The affidavit has been preserved and
is at the convenience of the Bar asso-
ciation.
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TERSE TALES OF lHE TIMES.
Very much like a spring day was
Sunday. ‘
The Carpenters’ Union will meet tO‘
norrow night.
Joseph Matheis, J r., has returned to
work after a short vacation.
fReporterE. J. Thomas of the Senti-
‘ nel is quite sick at his home.
The green goods men are again flood-
ing the State with circulars.
dancers liaison, snot _T. will give
an entertainment this evening. ;
Miss Annie_J. Rascoe of Rhode Island
City is visiting’Mrs. B. J. Baron, Of
Merwm street. .
’ morrow.
The young ladies at “Hillside” en- .
joyed a moonlight sleighride Saturday
night.
Jesse Ketchum, a Danbury printer,
was calling on friends in town this
morning.
A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Henry L. Spicer of Wilton avenue,
Saturday. ___ ’
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
James McQuillan of Prospect avenue,
Sunday night.
Mrs. Mary Gammous of Brush street,
was given a pleasant surprise party one
evening last week.
The Ladies’ Aid society will meet at
the home Of Mrs. E. F. Taylornn Cran-
berry Plains, to-night.
The new St. Paul’s chapel on Berke-
ley street will be open for sci-Vice the
first Sunday in March.
Union services will be held in the
Norwalk Congregational church on
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings next.
The City Council will meet tO-night,
and will probably take action in the mat-
ter of reorganizing the fire department.
It was not, so her brother says, Mary
McManus who was bitten by a dog on
chapel street. Neither did the GA-
ZETTE say it was.
A storm is on the way to Norwalk-
from Chicago. As it is a snow storm it
is to be'hopcd that it will be sidetracked
before reaching here.
The Alpha \Vheel club will meet
Tuesday evening, at which time it is
proposed to make arrangements for
next summer’s races.
The funeral Of the late Sherman VP.
Fitch will be attended from St. Mat-
thew’s church, tomorrow at 11 O’clock,
,Rev. W. E. Hooker Officiating.
Mrs. Frank Jones of Belden avenue,
chapcroned a jolly sleighing party giv-
en by her little daughter Marion to her
young friends, Saturday afternoon.
Judge Hotchkiss has rendered his
decision to the effect that liquor cases
can be brought by grand jurors, prose-
cuting agents, city attorneys and other
officers.
A season of forty hours devotion was
commenced at St.- Mary’s church, Sun-
day morning at 10: 30 mass, and Will
close at the 8 o’clock mass tO-morrow
morning.
The heavy rainstorm early Sunday
morning had a very debilitating effect
on the snow, causing slushy walking
and a decimation in attendance at di-
vine services.
Mr. John H. Wade, of the. firm of
Hubbell, Wade 8: Rider, Bridgeport,
paid us a pleasant visit Saturday even-
ing. Mr. Wade reports the busmess of
the firm as being very good.
A Norwalk lawyer Thursday left his
legal papers on the train when he
alighted at this place and the case in
which he was interested was postponed.
—~Bridgeport Farmer.
—Samplcs of Hale’s Lung Balsam
free. 774-tf
Saturday afternoon several fishermen
were engaged in spearing eels through
the ice in the harbor. Today the pla-
ces where they were at work are as free
Of ice as a door-knob is of hair.
D. W. Shepard of Warren, Mass. a
brother of John Shepard, the man who
shot himself in Stratford Friday, is in
Stratford and will today remove the
body Of the suicide to Warren for burial.
—Handy to have in the house, Hale’s
Lung Balsam. 774- f
“Jack” and his double-ripper, Of
Chestnut Hill were in this City, on Sat-
urday. A merry party were on the
deadly machine, and Chester Coley,
held the lines that guided the motive
power.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dorsett, widow Of
the late Isaac R. Dorsett of Academy
street, leaves to-day for a visit With
relatives in New ‘York. She is accom-
panied by her daughter, Miss Clara
Dorsett.
Sixty-one prisoners composed the list
of the prisoners to be tried at the Feb»
ruary term of the Criminal Superior
Court which opens in Bridgeport to-
This is the largest list ever
before a single term Of the court.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. O’Reilly have
the sympathy Of all in the death of
their son, Edward J. O’Reilly. He was
a little over two years of ageand was a
remarkably bright and lovmg child.
His death occurred on Sunday.
—chair shoes while you wait. goyt’s.
Harry Leobold went to New York via
Winnipauk horse-car this morning.
That is he boarded the Winnipauk car
at the depot. Seeing his mistake he got
off at the corner drug store, where he
waited ten minutes and then boarded a
car for South N orwalk.
The Weekly Record says there is lit-
tle improvement in the real estate mar-
ket. For the week ending Feb. 16th
N orwalk is credited with no real est-ate
sales and mortgages to the amount of
$3,650. The corresponding week last
year the number of sales was 6 and the
amount Of mortgages $3,200.
-Until further notice I shall sell
shoes at cost. Jarvis Kellogg. 786-tf
Charles Rowe Was thrown from a
double-ripper on Spring Hill Saturday
night, but fortunately escaped injury,
although'his clothing was considerably
torn. The double-ripper is a menace
to life as well as a bugbear to those who
coast on single sleds. The use of the
same ought to be prohibited.
_An entertainmentof exceptional merit
Will be given inrthe lecture room of the
Methodist church next Wednesday
evemngfl. It will consist of vocal and
instrumental music, readings, etc. The
Peabody childrenof Bridgeport and a
colored male Quartette ‘will take part.
A novelty Will be the playing of a' gui-
tar, triangle and harmonica at one and
the same time by a musical artist from
Bridgeport.
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D at. I i,
JOSEPH ll. GRAY.
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Meyer Alpert Makes Oath Thati
The Attorney Told Him to
Swear Falsely.
AND HE SAYS HE DiD 80.
Will the Fairfield County Bar Asso—
ciation Use a Shovel or a
Whitewash Brush ?
The GAZETTE tO-(lay reproduces an
interesting article from the Bridgeport
Herald of Sunday, uncut the somewhat
celebrated cushion case Of Alpert vs.
Byington, which was tried before Judge
Howard J. Curtis in the Court Of com-
mon pleas at Bridgeport, last Septem-
bar.
The Herald is in error in stating that
the affidavit of Alpert had been filed
with the Fair-field County Bar Associa-
tion, but it can and will be produced at
the right time. There are one or two
other littlcinaccuracies in the Herald’s
general statement Of facts in the case,
but the affidavit of Meyer Alpert is
Tarball-m ct literal/3m. The Herald ar—
ticle is as follows :
Upon authority considered to be
above question it is learned that an
affidavit has been filed with the Fair-
field County Bar association which will
be likely to result in the disbarriug Of
Attorney Joseph A. Gray of Norwalk.
The case which has led to the filing
Of such an affidavit, while not very im-
portant in itself, may result in a decid-
edly interesting matter for Attorney
Gray.
The story begins some years back.
St. John’s lodge, Masonic order,
rented the rooms over the NORWALK
GAZETTE building, when the structure
was first erected, some fifteen years
ago. The lodge had a lease for five
years and extended the lease three
times. After the last extension Of the
lease had run two or three years the
lodge decided to move into other lodge
rooms. Accordingly they moved into
the Benjamin Isaacs’ Benevolent asso-
ciat-ionjbuilding.
After the moving representatives ap-
proached Mr. Byington of the NORWALK
GAZETTE who rented the lodge their
first quarters and asked him to release
them from the unexpired lease.
Mr. Byington did release the lodge
accepting Mr. B. \V. Maples personally
as responsible. When the St. John
lodge moved into the Benjamin Isaac
quarters that company assumed the Old
lease. They sublet to the colored Odd
Fellows lodge. The colored Odd Fel-
lows remained in the old Masonic rooms
in the GAZETTE building until January
3, 1893, and the lease would expire in
April Of the same year. This left three
months for the lease to run.
Mr. Byington took Mr. Maples up in
the lodge room and pointed out the
seats and cushions which he owned.
Soon after Mr.Map1es gave J ames'Gor-
don, one of the colored Odd Fellows,
authority to sell all the articles of fur-
niture. Gordon sold the cushions to
Meyer Alpert, a junk dealer of South
Norwalk. Alpert placed the cushions
in the hall Of the GAZETTE building and
went for his horse. While Alpert was
,gone Mr. Byington came in and saw
the cushions. He had them picked up
and placed in the GAZETTE office, as they
were his own personal property and
had told Mr. Maples so before. When
Alpert returned for the cushions Mr.
Byington would not let him take them
and Alpert went out in a rage and con-
sulted Attorney Joseph A. Gray. The
lawyer returned with his client and
asked why the cushions were held. He
soon learned and went out. In five or
ten minutes more Constable John Lock«
wood came in and asked for Mr. Bying-
ton, saying he had a writ of replevin.
Mr. Byington, Sr., was not in at the
time and the constable was told that he
would better not take the cushions un~
til the writ was served. He returned to
Attorney Gray to settle this point of law
and when he returned the cushions were
missing and have never been seen since.
Alpertthen sueer.Byingtonthrough
Attorney Gray. The case was heard
before Justice D. P. Morrell of South
Norwalk. Alpert on this occasion swore
under oath that he had employed Attor-
ney Gray to prosecute the case and had
paid him $10 and was to pay him $15
more. Judge Morrell decided in favor of
Alpert. The case was appealed to the
court of common pleas and was heard
before Judge Curtis in Bridgeport.
Alpert in this court swore under oath
to the same thing that he had in the
justice court. The case was again de-
cided against Mr. B yington and Alpert
was awarded a judgement Of $50 and
costs. Mr. Byington’s attorney, James
T. Hubbell, paid this sum to Attorney
Gray and he now holds the receipt in
full of all demands.
A few days after the final decision Al-
pert called on Attorney Gray for his
money. Mr. Gray told him that there
wasn’t enough money to cover the costs
in the case and that he owed him sever?
al dollars more. Alpert grew angry
and immediatly went to Attorney John
J. Walsh Of Norwalk,and employed him
to collect his money from Gray. In
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‘ _COUNTY OF FAIBFIELD.
order to bring Gray to time, Alpert
made the followingstartling affidavit:
STATE or CONNECTICUT,} ss. ' “ "
NORWALK, Sept. 27. 1893.
I, M. ALPERT, of the Town of Norwalk.
County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut,
having been duly sworn do deposc and say:
That I am the person who was the plaintiff in
the suit entitled Meyer Alpert vs. Aaron II.
Byington, which has been tried in the Court
of Common Pleas of said County duringr this
month; that at the trial Of said case I testified
that I had employed Joseph A. Gray as my
attorney and had paid him ten dollars because
he.the said Gray.told me to so swear, and that
I was to pay him fifteen dollars} more; while
in truth and in fact I had not paid him any-
thing nor had I employed him at all to act as
my attorney. but permitted him to act as such
because 1 had been informed and believed.
and still believe. that he was retained and
paid to prosecute said case by B. W. Maples of
said Norwalk, and Mr. Maples tOld me that he
had paid him thirty dollars to prosecutesaid
case, and also that the sail Joseph A. Gray
“now refuses, although I‘ have made demand
on him. to payme the whole or any part of
the money recovered in said suit. the same be-
ing for fifty dollars damages and costs of suit
amounting in all to about ninety-eight do‘lars
which I am informed and believe was paid to
to the stitiomy by James T. Hubbell, attor-
may for the defeiidants.in full settlement of
the judgment rendered in inyfavqr in said
suit. M. ALPERT.
Wit-:cssed by
HERBERT It. SMITH.
STATE OE CONNECTICUT,l .,Town of Nor-walk.
COUNTY or FAIREIELDJ‘“ Sept. 27. 1893.,
Personally; appeared before me, M. Alpert,
subscriber to the above afiidavit. and made
oath to the truth of the same after its con-
tents had been read to him in my presence
and the presence of the subscribing witness.
STILES W. URI‘IS,
. Notary Public.
When Attorney Gray learned that
such an affidavit, had been filed with
the Fairfield Bar association he ismal-
leged to have called Alpert in and paid
.him the money due him.
W'hat the Bar association will do in
this case remains to be seen but as there
has been several other questionable
cases in which Attorney Gray has been
implicated it looks as if there is trou-
ble ahead for him.
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USE DANA'S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
“THE KlND THAT CURES.”
McKane Gets Six Years.
Judge Bartlett this morning sen-
tencedl“Boss” John Y. McKane to Sing
Sing for six years. L
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New Associate Justice.
The President to-day sent in the
name of Senator Edward D. White, of
Louisiana, for Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court.
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Broke Into the-Post Office.
A colored lad named Whaley broke
into the Post Office, this afternoon. He
secured nothing but suffered a severe
cut, on his hand. The cause of it all
was a. misstcp on the step leading to the
office. Damage—Broken window.
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Cut His Face.
John Collins not altogether under-
standing the laws Of momentum, was'
lurched from a tramway car this noon.
He escaped with a. slight cut over his
left eye. John is the “all around” man
at the N orwalk HOSpital, and is also a
victim of many accidents in one of
which he suffered the loss of an arm.
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USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
“I‘HE KIND THAT CURES.’7
Enough For A Necklace.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Gregory had
stewed oysters among other things for
breakfast Sunday morning. As Mrs.
Gregory attempted to cut a large oyster
which seemed inclined to stick to the
bottom of the plate, the Oyster-spoon
came in contact with some hard sub-
stance. Investigation showed that the
oyster had sixty—flue pearls in its inside
pocket. Enough for a necklace.
A Coming Event.
Invitations have been issued by Mr.
and Mrs. F. A. Bartram for the mar-
riage of their daughter Jessie to Ray
Washburn of Jersey City. The cere-
mon is to occur at the residence of
the‘ ride’s parents in Bridgeport,
Thursday evening, March 1, at 6
o’clock. Only members of the families
and immediate friends are invited.
Miss Bartram is a society belle, ex-
ceedingly agreeable and highly accom-
plished.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA, I lJ’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
Sudden Death.
Moses Byxbec, a well-known citiz
Of Norwalk, residing on France street,
died very suddenly this morning. Mr.
Byxbee was on his way to a' house
which he has recently had erected on
the old Westport road. When in front
Of the County Children’s Home he was
suddenly taken with a hemorrhage and
dropped to the ground, bleeding pro-
fusely from the mouth. He was taken
into the residence of Mrs. George Low
near by and soon after expired.
Some months since the deceased was
engaged in digging a well and in re-
moving a large stone he suffered a
strain which resulted in a hemorrhage.
He however regained his wontedhealth,
and had not since sufi‘eredany ill con-
sequences from the accident.
This morning to a friend who asked
him as to how he was feeling, he ans;
wered “ Never felt better in my life.”
Mr. Bvxbee leaves a wife and two
children—Mr. Frederick Byxbee and
Mrs. Frederick Scoiield.
Prompt Work of Chief Bradley.
Chief Bradley’s attention was called
this morning to the fact thata privy
vault in the rear of the Charles S.
Lockwood building on Main street,
and also back of the store of Health
Officer Kellogg, was being cleaned out.
On visiting the place the chief found
John Slattery and James Landrigan
engaged in shoveling the offal into a
barrel and dumping the same down the
incline leading to the river. He at
once ordered the work stopped, and
made Slattery promise to cover the‘
same with cloride Of lime. Slattery
stated that he had contracted to~.;.cl.ean
the vault for $3. As a guard against
inhaling the impurities of the cloSet he
was smoking a cigarette, while his com-
panion had taken whisky as a drain-
i » i.” o n. WJAL E ~ GAE E T TE.
Hood’s saved, ..
Their Lives,
Poisoned by ImpureWater
i»; .22"; in Good Health, LIVely, Happy"
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Eva, 0a 'roll and Lily Brown
Stowe, Vermont.
“C. I. Hood 8: Co., Lowell, Mass:
“Gentlemenz—Last winter, my two girls, boy
and wife were taken ill. The doctors said they
were poisoned by drinking water from an old
well. The two girls failed to rally under the
doctor’s treatment. Eva, aged four years, fell
awa so she only weighed 181/ lbs.;_coughed
all 1; ie time and was helpless. Thyslcians said
She Had Consumption.
Lily, aged eight years, was nearly as bad as
Eva but being older and stronger, held up a lit-
tle better. We gave them both Hood’s Sarsa-
arilla, which built up their stren h and health
£1181 so that they became fat an plump, lively
and appy. My son Carroll was 111 a. bad cou-
Hood’sss‘r‘ii Cures
dition, having a. bad cough and very weak. He
was obliged to lie down most of the time.
One bottle of Hood's Sarsaparllla put him on
his feet and restored perfect health. I believe
Hood’s Sarsaparilla saved my children’s lives.”
JOHN T. BROWN, Stowe, Vermont. e.
l.
HOOD'S pyLLs cure all Liver Ills, Bilious- I
ness, J aundice, Indigestion, Sick Headache.
USE DANA’S sAEsABARILLA, {T’s
“THE KIND THAT CUEEs. "
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POWDERLY SUES THE KNIGHTS.
The General Venerable Sage Demands His
Back Salary and Expenses.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19. —If a bombshell
had been exploded in the midst of their
camp, local Knights of Labor could not-
have been more surprised than they were
yesterday when John Vv’. Hayes, general
Secretary treasurer of the order, issued the
following notice:
To the Order \Vlicrever Found, Greeting:
BROTHERS—T. Y. i’owderlv, past general
master workman; A. \V. “flight. and John
Devlin of the late general executive board
have entered suit against the order of the
Knights of Labor for balances of salary which
they claim are due them. This notice is pub-
lished to prevent any credence being given to
unreliable statements that may be made in the
public press. If by decree of court it is learned
that the order is indebted in any way to these
claimants, the order is and will be fully able to
meet. any just. claims. J OHN' XV. HAYES,
General Secretary Treasurer.
The notice was the first intimation that
the rank and file of the order had that
Powderly, Devlin and W'riglit contem-
plated cntering a. suit against the order
or would in any way openly attack it.
It was ascertained that Powderlyet al. in
bringing their suits did not specify the
sums which they claimed. \Vithin lthe
past month Powderly has presented bills
to the order for salary and expenses
amounting to $3,000.
It is stated as the belief of those in a po-
sition to know that he Will not confine his
claim to the bills he has presented, but will
make a bold claim for an enormous sum
for the purpose of creating consternutiOn
in the rank and file. The bills presented
by A. W. “fright and John Devlin amount
to about $200 each. Against each is a
counter claim for $125 each for advertising
Powderly’s Tintic mine scheme in the
journal of the Knights of Labor. Wright
and Devlin both acknowledged the justice
of these claims on the floor of the last con-
vention.
In reference to the suits Secretary Treas-
urer Hayes said:
The notice of the suits was served on General
Master \Vorkman Sovereign before he left. for
Washington the middle of the week. The
claim of two of the members is so small that
they very well knew that they could get their
money Whenever they wanted it. In fact, they
have come in here from week to week ever
since the convention and get whatever they
asked for.
Powderly did not present his bills until a
short time ago and then for six months in a
lump. He should have presented them month-
ly and knew it. There was nothing left for us
but to refer them to the general executive
board for audit. It looks like a scheme, and a
very futile one. to disrupt the order.
LIONS LOOSE 1N TOPEKA.
Three Hungry Brutes Escape and Create
Counter-nation Till Recaptured.
TOPEKA, Feb. 19.——Three big hungry lions
escaped from cells in Renfrew’s Winter
quarters in the heart Of Topeka yesterday
afternoon, and during the time they were
at large terrorized the community as only
lions can. The elephants were engaged in
a fight which made the lions nervous.
Three of the lions were in one cage and a
large one named Nero was in another
cage near by. The three became engaged
in a pitched battle, which ended in all of
them gaining their liberty.
The keeper, who was alone and not pre-
pared for such an emergency, ran out of the
building. leaving the door to the lot in the
rear Of the building Open, and the lions
were out in a moment. There Were four
head of fine cattle belonging to Colonel
Sells in this lot, and they soon became the
prey of the lions, which probably was all
that saved Keeper Bragg’s life.
Colonel Sells was notified, and by the
time he arrived it was dark, and the lions
had killed the cattle and we're sucking
their blood, which made them all the more
ferocious and unmanageable. Torches were
procured, fires built and irons heated, and
after two hours of hard and nervous work
the beasts were driven back into another
cage that was placed near the entrance of
the buildings.
Dr. Lake’s Plan Failed.
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.—Dr. J. W. Lake, who
was taken to Boston last night charged
with forgery, created a sensation by de-
manding to be taken to the pesthouse in-
stead, claiming to have smallpox. The phy-
sicians who examined Lake said that he
had applied an irritating oil to his faee and
hands to give the appearance of smalltpox.
He had evidently planned to escape mm
the pesthouse, -
Ex-Sgnhtor__Jones? Plum,
DUBUQUE, _Ia., Feb; 19. .— The Ker-rick
mine of _40 years ago, in which operations
were recently resumed, has developed the
biggest lead in Dubuque history. Millions
of pounds of lead are in sight,’and the daily
fectant. Health Officer Kellogg was at
dinner. while the work was being done I
and was not only chagrined but angry
at the occurrence. . I
yield is 230,000 pounds. The supreme
Elathgsrjust declared ex-Senator Jones
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A Free Fight Among the itaiians.
One Man Badly Cut.
As officer Maney was patrolling his
beat in South Norwalk at: an early hour
this morning a man came running up
to him and said that Dr. Allen wanted
him at his office on ‘v‘s'nslzinglon street.
The officer promptly rlspuuded and
found Dr. Allen at work sewing up a
long out in the back of Cushion Meguo.-
The officer was told that Mcgno had
been cut with aruzor dui-ingu fight
between two gangs of Italians, who
are working for Contractor Brown on
the Consolida‘ed Road’s improvements
below Vl’histfevillc. After :gatheriug
lhe facts the officer went outside and
blew his whistlecalling Captain Cole-
grove and Officer l’cnningion. The
captain examined the Wound, which ex-
tended six inches across the man’s back.
. he cut On his coat when measured
was found to be twelve inches in length.
An artery had been cut and the man
had bled profusely.
As soon as the wounded man’s injur-
ies had been cared for by Dr. Allen,
Officer Maooy secured a carriage and
accompanied by Officer Pennington
started for the barracks to arrest the
man who had done the cutting. When
they arrived they found that the man,
who was only known as George, had
fled and he was not captured. The
officers, however, succeeded in arrest-
ing Joseph Armand, a friend of George,
who had drawn a revolver and threat-
ened to shoot any one who interfered
with George. Armand was brought to
the station house together with his self-.
acting French revolver. When the
case was brought before Justice Bar-
rett he fined Armand $7 and costs and
sentenced him to thirty days in jail.
As far as it could be learned it seems
that the fight was between two different
gangs and that George, who did the
cutting, was the foreman Of one Of
them. It is said that at one time every
member Of both gangs were participa-
ting in the fight, and that when the
Officers visited the but they saw a num-
ber Of men with black eyes and bruised
faces.
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“STAlE SHOTS.
Edward Manchester of Winstcd and
Lake Como, Fla., has sold on orange
grove of young trees to two English-
men for $8.000.
Temperance worker Murphy after a
five weeks stay in Bridgeport bade that
city farewell Sunday night. During
his stay there 8,000 persons signed the
pledge.
George Johnson. the Ridgefield her-
mit, who predicted the great blizzard
of 1888, said tO-day that the heavy
snow storms Of this winter were now
over, and that there would not be any
more such weather this winter.
Judge Townsend of the U. S. Court,
has denied the motion of the plaintiff
in the suit of Kinner vs. Shepard, both
of Danbury, asking for a preliminary
injunction restraining the defendant
from using certain machines on which
the plaintiff claims to hold patents.
The Law and Orderleague of Bridge-
port is preparing to descend upon the
Concordia ball, which is to be given in
Bridgeport next Wednesday evening,
and if there are any immoral exhibi-
tions the league intend to have war-
rants issued for the arrest Of the mana-
gers.
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Amusements.
HOYT’S OPERA HOUSE.
Of the marvelous realistic drama
which will be presented at Hoyt’s new
Opera House in South Norwalk, to-
night, the Pittsburg Post, says: “Elmer
E. Vance’s new play, “Patent Applied
FOL”. was enjoyed by a very large au-
dience at the Bijo last evening, the
house being taxed to its utmost capaci-
ty. The popularity of his other work,
“The Limited Mail,” probably had a
great deal to do with the warm recep-
tion accorded to this play, but it is safe
to say that it will go on its own merit.
The scenery, which was especially pro-
Vlded. is superb, and the effects are
among the best pieces of stage mechan-
ism evcr produced.
HOYT’S OPERA HOUSE.
The great Yankee nation is always
'craving for the new, the latest thing
that is out. It is characteristic of the
people, and that craving is irresistible.
In answer to this desire for change, for
the newest Of the new, W. S. Cleveland
has organized -a brand new minstrel
show, presenting new performers in a
new programme, allied with vaude-
v111es., including the Great Columbus
First Part and World’s Fair Panorama;
among the funny features, the Battle
Royal and Il Trovatore extravaganza
are prominent. Cleveland’s minstrels
Will appear afternoon and evening,
Wednesday, February 21, at Hoyt’s
Opera House.
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SPECIAL ANNDUNUEMENT
I HAVE JUST SECURED THE
tAlEST ltll’lllilATlfillS
Fall and. Winter Suitings
Which I will make up at'the lowest 08.815
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17 North Main street, Norwalk.
viomN LESSONS.
Violin Instruction given by experienced,
practical teacher. progressive methods. uHalf
hour 500. one hour 75c. Call or address Vio-
linist,” care C. F. HENDEE. Muelc Dealer,
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EIANO LESSONS.
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L of the late Mr. Wm..1t. Nash.) gives effi-
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TORES AND FAMILIES SUPPLIED.
L Lowest Rates.
Graodtoooerl
First M. E. Church,
Tuesday Evening, Feb. .27
AT 8 O’o'LooK.
The Nefiork
Ladies’ Quartet
Mr. Frank Damrosch, Director.
Miss Elizabeth Cornelia Gaffney,
Miss Laura Halstead Graves.
Miss Emma Estelle Potts,
Miss Zora Gladys Horlocker.
assisted by
Mr. Ericsson F. Bushnell, Basso,
Tickets 35 and 500. Doors will not be
open until 7:30.
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Wednesday Afternoon all! Evening,
FEB. 2 l .
W. S. Cleveland’s
MINSTRELS!
ALLIED WITH THE
EUROPEAN VAUDEVILLES
Great, Grand2 Gorgeous
COLUMBUS FIRST PART
With World’s Fair Panorama. All
the Minstrel Notables.
Prices. Matinee 25 and 503; evening 35, 50. .75.
SOUTH NORVVALK
ONE NienT ONLY,
Monday, February l9lh, [893.
The greatest novelty! success of the season
ELMER E. VANCE'S
Mavclous realistic Comedy Drama.
Patent Applied For ”
By Author ofgLimited Mail. _The heavrest
play ever staged. Tons of machinery and in-
genious efiects are used is every act.
SE the wonderful invention in practical
operation. The great leaping horse.
The swimmin horse in the whir Wind. Th (
marvelous angthrilling ship scene. The scien-
tlfic exposure of the forgery. and many ~0the r
newand novel stafie devices; A. during con .
ce tion. Amagm cen production.
cats on sale at Cooks drug store, Sou it
L, Norwalk. and Gregory’s drug store Norwalk,
Mr. Richard T. Percy, Accompanist. '
Norwalk Chronicler