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'Vol.‘V. Whole’No. I I44
3
BRIDGEPORT.
THE
D. Fl. Read
COMPANY.
THE
LATEST-
REPORTS
Of various Commercial
Agencies indicate the return
of real 'pr0sperity—steady
employment, regular wages
and‘iincreased supply of arti-
cles which have been consid-
ered in the light of luxuries
during the business depres-
sion. Mills throughout ' the
country are resuming their
old' time activity, which
betokens a happy future.
On the other hand, increas-
ing demands will cause an
advance inl prices—the mer-
cantile barometer already has
felt the rivival touch.
Worsted has increased in
price, and in accordance with
natural laws all manufactured
articles must follow the course
of the raw materials.
Carpets were never before
so low in price. It is un-
natural, however, fcr them to
remain below the cost of pro-
duction, and now that they
will doubtless feel the quick-
ening pulse of prosperity
would it not be good- judg-
ment to complete your fur-
nishing at present prices?
Would not your money be
well expended
For the benefit] of MEN——
those who don’t like the idea
of parading around a dry
goods store looking for their
fixings, butwho’d like to take
advantage of. our styles and
prices, we’ll say: The shirts,
nightshirts, neckwear, under-’
wear, suspenders, garters,
sleeve .elastics and socks are at
the Main St. entrance, and
presided over by men.
There’s a fine line of made-
up Ties, 4-in Hands and Bows,
for 25 cents each. White
Shirts, with short bosoms, all
sizes, for 50 cents—hard to
find elsewhere. .
Boys’ balbriggan Shirts, 15
cents each, 2 for 25 cents.
Ladies’ : Waists, from the
best maker in the country;
$1.50 quality .for $1.00—
you’ll see them on one of the
centre tables near the Main
St. entrance.
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The Wife Poisoner Killed In the Death
Chair at Sing Sing.
CURRENT TURNED ON TWICE
After the First Contact the Condemned
Man Gaspod Twice and His Mouth
Opened Slightly—His Brain Far
Below Normal'Welght.
SING SING, July 2 ——Elcctrical execu-
tion seems to be still a matter of ex-
periment and uncertainty. " The current
had to be applied twice to Dr. Buchanan,
‘ killed here today, before he was dead. It
was kept on first for 57 seconds, beginning
Volts.
When the current was turned Oil today
and Buchanan was thought to be dead,
Drs. Irvine and Gibbs examined him. He
declared life not extinct. After an interval
of 32 seconds the full current of 1,760
volts was turned on and continued for 23
seconds, when Dr. Buchanan was pro-
nounced dead.
The witnesses who had been invited to
Witness the execution entered the death
chamber at 11:15 o’clock. Electrician
Davis was engaged in making final prep-
arations for the execution.
Head Keeper Connaughton and State
Detective Jackson stood at either side of
the chair, and the warden went out
DR. ROBERT W. BUCHANAN.
through the iron door leading to the cor—
ridor next to Buchanan’s cell. A moment
later he returned, followed by Buchanan,
Who was leaning on the arm Of ,Prison
Chaplain Welles and followed by the pris-
on guards, Durkin, Dccty, McMillin and
Mullin. -
It was 11:20 o’clock when Buchanan
was brought into the death chamber. His
eyes were closed, and his face was of a
deathly pallor, but he walked with a firm
step as he was piloted in the direction of
the .death chair. He made no movement
as his arms were grasped by the two
guards who stood at either side of the
chair. He sank into the chair as if he
were in a state of collapse. The straps
were quickly adjusted by Keeper Con-
naughton and Detective Jackson.
His Wife’s Murder Avenged.
The cap containing the sponge through
which the electricity was to pass into
Buchanan’s head was clamped down, and
the left leg of his trousers was pulled up
clamped in place. .
The current was turned on at 11:21
o’clock. Its first shock was given at the
maximum pressure, that of 1,760 volts.
The body in the chair strained against the
straps at the first contact of the current.
Dr. Irvine, the prison physician, and Dr.
Gibbs stood by the chair, watch in hand,
noting the effect of the current. Seven
seconds after the current was turned on a
gradual reduction was commenced, which
lasted 51 seconds.
At the end of that time the pressure had
been reduced to a low voltage. Then it
was turned off completely, and Dr. Irvine
proceeded to make an examination Of the
body. He discovered that the heart of
Buchanan was palpitating slightly. While
he was making the examination Buchan-
an’s mouth opened slightly, and he gasped
twice. Dr. Irvine signaled for thecurrent
to be turned on again. K . "I“ jg
It was turned on at full pressure, 1, 760
volts. Again the body stiffened up against
the straps that bound it until the heavy
oak chair creakcd. There was a sound of
burning flesh, and many of the witnesses
turned their eyes away from the chair. At
the end of 23 seconds the current was
turned off. Then a second examination
was made, andBuchanan was pronounced
dead at 11:22:53 o’clock. .
Grief of the Widow.
While Buchanan was being executed
his wife was in the apartments of the
warden. When the witnesses began to
arrive, Mrs. Buchanan became very hys-
terical. Some of the physicians in attend-
ance gave her quicting potions, and she
was under the influence of them during
the rest of the day.
It was just as well that the physicians
did that, otherwise there would have been
a horrible scene. She told Warden Sage
she was sorry she was not permitted to
see her husband just before the ‘execution.
Buchanan would not permit her to call
on him at the last moment, as he Was
afraid the meeting would unnerve him
and cause him to break down; in the exe-
cution chamber. It is said that Mrs.
Buchanan is absolutely penniless, and
that even the money to pay the fare to
' Rlpnebeck was given her by the wardcn’s
W] e. '
The autopsy revealed the fact that Buch-
anan’s brain weighed 31% ounces. The
normal brain Weighs 47 ounces, so that
Buchanan’s brain was a very smallono.
DR. .BUOHANAN’S CRIME;
at 1,760 volts and running down to 50 I
gasped twice, and the physicians discov- f
ered that his heart was still beating. They ‘
to the knee, where a second sponge was,
- Theories. I01:_.V_V1!i.9_1.1.'1?&. Embark Eile-
Nerwalk, Conn, 'l‘uesdayfi:1Evening,,July 2, 1895.
'; foil~ Buchanan has paid the extreme pen-
‘ alty of the law was the mm‘der by poison
of his second wife, formerly Anna B.
Sutherland, who had kept a house Of
.. questionable repute in Newark and was
15 years his senior. Dr. Buchanan was
born in Halifax 34 years ago.
He spent several years of his boyhood
and early youth in a drug store as a clerk
I and learned the art of compounding medi-
cines with some degree of skill. He felt a
great interest in medical work and studied
hard, with the intention of setting up for
himself as ,a physician. After taking a
course at a medical school in Nova Santia,
he went to Chicago, where he alto-"ward
was graduated from the College of Physi-
cians and Surgeons.
Immediately after securing his diploma
from the Chicago college he returned to
Nova Scotia, in 1883.
; Halifax _for two years, after' which he
j married Miss Anna Brice Patterson, his
first wife, who is still living. Soon after
, his marriage he went to Edinburgh to
3 complete his studies, accompanied by his
wife. After a year in Scotland he deter-
l mined to cOmc to America.
He settled in New York city in 1887 and
’ 'began the practice of medicine in a desul-
Iory fashion. He found great difficulty
In securing profitable patients, and his in-
? come was small. As he had exhausted all
‘ his resources, he and his wife lived in
" considerable poverty. After a couple of
years of struggling he began proceedings
for divorce against his wife, naming several
corespcndcnts, and was successful . in his
suit. The decree was granted on Nov. 12,
1890.
He IIIcets His Victim.
Dr. Buchanan became acquainted with
Mrs. Anna B. Sutherland, who kept a
house of questionable character at 371
Halsey street— in Newark, shortly after—
ward. He ascertained that Mrs. Suther-
land had accumulated a considerable for-
tune from her business and began to pay
her a great deal of attention.
Mrs. Sutherland was well pleased with
her suitor. On his part he made no dis-
guise of the fact that it was her money
that had attracted him and boasted to his
her, had fallen in love with him. Two
days before his marriage to her, on Nov.
29, 1891, he induced her to make a will,
according to the terms of which he was to
receive all her property unconditionally in
case of her death. The will was drawn by
a Newark lawyer who was a friend of
Buchanan and was witnessed by two of
his friends, whom he carried to Newark
for the purpose.
Just before the marriage ceremony was
performed one of Buchanan’s friends took
him aside andE remonstratcd with him for
making a woman of such notorious char-
acter his wife. ‘
“The woman has money,” was Buchan-
an’s reply. “She is rich.” ,
Buchanan and his second wife went to
New York immediately after the marriage
and began housekeeping at 267 West Elev-
enth street. The house owned by Mrs.
Buchanan in Newark was rented, unfur-
nished, and its furniture was brought to
the house in West Eleventh street.
Mrs. Buchanan NO. 2 died suddenly on
April 23, 1892. To a majority of his friends
in New York Buchanan had denied his
marriage and said that the woman wa.
merely his housekeeper. According to a
witness who testified dining his trial, he
said shortly after his marriage:
“I am getting tired of that Old woman.
I wish I had never married her. I wish I
had never had anything to do with her at
all. ” '
On another occasion he said: “That Old
housekeeper of mine will drive me crazy.
I am going to dump her. I am going to
get rid of her. I am getting tired of her.”
Points Against Buchanan.
The quarrels between Buchanan and his
wife increased in bitterness, and she final-
ly announced her intention to return to
Newark and take up her old manner of
life. In speaking of his wife’s resolution
to a friend a few days before her death
Buchanan exclaimed:
”D—n her! She shall never return to
Halsey street and open her house there
again. I’ll fix her. She ruined my pro-
fessional reputation. ’ ’
It was 2 o’clock in the afternoon of the
day before her death when Dr. McIntyre
left Mrs. Buchanan. At 3 o’clock a pro-
fessional nurse who had been summoned
and another woman happened to see Dr.
Buchanan give his wife some kind of
medicine from a spoon. Immediately she
went into a stupor and never recovered
consciousness.
Dr. Watson, who lived near, was hastily
summoned. Dr. McIntyre was also sent
for. Both physicians came to the conclu-
sion that her coma was the result of some
narcotic.
They began to treat her as if she‘ were
suffering from an overdose of morphine.
Buchanan insisted that it was impossible.
that such was the case and suggested that
she must have “ either cerebral apoplexy or
cerebral hemorrhage.” All the efforts Of
the physicians proved unavailing. Mrs.
Buchanan died at 3 o’clock on the follow-
ing afternoon.
Drs.‘ Watson and McIntyre signed a cer-
tificate stating that her death was caused
by cerebral hemorrhage. '
Buchanan left the house immediately
afterward, announcing that he was going
to Philadelphia to see his brother-in-law,
who, he said, was dying and had sent for
him; Instead of taking a train, however,
he was seen in a number of saloons in the
neighborhood, drinking heavily. To a
friend whom he met he said: “I can’t stay
in the house with that (lead body. I’m
going to a hotel.”
Three weeks after the death of his sec-
ond wife Dr. Buchanan remarried his first
wife in Halifax. In answer to the usual
questions before the marriage he said that
he was a bachelor. After the ceremony
he and his wife went to New York to live
at the Hotel Hamilton, at the corner of
One Hundred and Thirty-fifth street and
Eighth avenue, under the assumed name
of Frazer.
Arrested, Tried and Convicted.
Dr. Buchanan was arrested for his crime
two months after the death of his second
wife. Suspicion had been directed toward
Dr. Buchanan on accouuit of complaints
made by friends of the murdered woman.
The body was taken from its grave in
Greenwood cemetery.‘ A chemical analysis
was made by Dr. Doremus and Dr. Loom-
15.
covered Dr. Buchpilanjvas arrested.
He remained in’
friends that the old woman, as he called .
As soon as traces of poison were dis-
He’was indicted 'for the murder on J 11110
9, 1892. The trial; began on March 28,
1898, and was of ,jjunusual length, nearly
four weeks being spent _ in the taking of
testimony. Many-:medical and chemical
experts Were eliminoned as Witnesses. ’
Their evidence showed conclusively that
a large quantity of} morphine and perhaps
a quantity of balladtgnna had been found
in Mrs. Buchanangs body.
The jury, after deliberating for 28 hours,
brought in a verdiét of murder'in the first
degree on April 27121893. One of the mem-
bers of the jury, H. Mg Paradise, became
ill while the (Ielibprations were going on,
and Lawyer Charl W. Brooke Of Buchan.‘
an’s counsel ask: _"Recorder' Smyth to
discharge the jiugfIl on the ground’that
Juror Paradise’s i_,, ess madeit'. impossi-
ble for him to render a fair dBOiSiODk. Re-
corder Smyth deniéd the motionir?
A long legal batfile follgwgd;.jvvhic11 was
continued by Buc ‘hnaii’s"'lav'vyers up to ’
the very last mom It. When the case had
been finally decide 5. by the court of ap-
pcals Buchanan was brought down from
Sing Sing on March 22 last and was re-
sentenced by Recofider Goff to die during
the week beginnilllg April 22. Another
delay followed. Mrs. Buchanan got a
stay from Governo L} Morton, and sentence,
had to be pronoun g. again. . ’ ' ’
Death or 15:71 son Gel-gas.
PHILADELPHIA, g? —:.-Dr. Albert C.
Gorgas, for many {car‘s‘a surgeon in the
United States navyfidied at his home near
this city. Dr. Gorgas began his career in
the navy as assistant surgeon on the sloop-
Of-war Germantowh, serving on the East
Indian station from 1857 to 1860. After-
ward hc was attacgd to the Vandalla as
surgeon, subsequc 1y being assigned to
the naval hospital fiat Norfolk and other
places. »
A Blg$teel Suit.
PITTSBURG, July 2.—The Carnegie Steel
company, limited, filed an answer in the
United States district court today to the
bill of complaint filed by the United States
Matis company suing to restrain the Car-
negie company from using the aluminium
process in the manufacture of ; iron and
steel. The answer is a denial that the
company is using the process described.
New Indiana Laws In Force.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 2.—Thc governor’s
proclamation was Issued today declaring
the laws passed by the last legislature in
force. One is excepted—the law taking
the powor to appoint the statehousc ous-
todian out of the hands of the governor.
In some places in the state a disposition to
ignore the Nicholson temperance law is
reported.
FINANCIAL Ash COMMERCIAL.
Closing Quotations of the New York Stool:
- Exchange.
New YORK, July 1.—Money on call easy, nomi-
nally ll-é per cent. Prime mercantile paper 2%;
@3 per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with
actual business in bankers’ bills at $4.89y2@
4.89% for demand and at $4.SS%@4.88% for 66
days. Posted rates. [email protected]}é and 84.9033
4.90%. Commercial bills, 551.87%. Silver cer-
tificates sales, 310,000 at 67. Bar silver. 66%.
Mexican dollars, 53%;. Government bonds
strong. State bonds dull. Railroad bonds
quiet and steady.
Closing prices:
Atchison .......... 9%
Bur. & Quincy. . .. 84%
C., C., C. & St. L.. 46
New England..... 48%
N. J. Central ...... 100%
North American.. 5%
Chesapeake & 0.. 22% Northern Pacific.. 4%
Chicago Gas ...... 62% Do. pref ........... 167A
Cordage ........... 1%; N. Y. Central ..... 101
Cotton Oil ......... 28%; Omaha ............ 39%
Del. & Hudson... .130 Ontario & West. . 18%
Distillers’ Trust. . 20%; Pacific Mail ....... 29
Erie ................ 1056 Reading ..... . ..... 18%;
General Electric. 3634 Rock Island ....... 72%
Hocking Valley... :26 Silver Bullion ..... 67
Lackawanna ...... 16354 St. Paul ........... 68%
Lake Shore ........ 150 Sugar Refining. . .109
Lead .............. 3") Texas Pacific. . . . . 13%
Union Pacific ..... l3
Wabash pref.. . . . . 19%
\Vestern Union. . . 91%
Louisville &, Nash 58%
Missouri Pacific” 31%
Northwestern .. . . 99%
General Markets.
NEW YORK, July 1.——FLOUR— State and
western quiet, but steady: city mills patents.
$4.75@5; winter patents. $3 [email protected]: city mills
clears, 34-10@4-25: winter straights. [email protected].
WHEAT—,NO. 2 generally stronger on better
cables. light deliveries and bullish crop news;
July, 74%;@750.: August. 75%@75 13-160.
CORN—No. 2 opened steady 'and advanced
later with wheat: trade light; July, 51%@51%c.;
September, 52 l3-16@53c.
OATS—No. 2 quiet, but fairly steady; July.
27%@27%c.; September. 23%0.
PORK—Dull; new mess, [email protected]: family,
$13.
LARD—Steady; prime western steam. $6.85.
nominal. , ‘
BUTTER—Stea dy; state dairy, 11@17c.; state
creainery. 17%,@130.
CHEESE—Quiet; large, 6@8}éc.; small, 6%@
8%10.
EGGS—Steady: state and Pennsylvania, 14
@lllécq western, 12@13c.
SUGAR—Raw dull; fair refining. 2 13-100.:
centrifugal, 96. test, 3540.: refined steady;
crushed, 5 l-16@5}./;c.: powdered, 4%@4 15-16c.
TURPENTINE—Quiet at 29@29%c. _
MOLASSES—Firm; New Orleans, 28@320.
Advertise in the GAzmu‘s. '
sulfidemuurusmmuuuuumsrumluunrmi -
M l i. D & Tn A F | N E
IIIE AMERIDIII TIIBAECU COMPANY. SUCCESSUR.
‘ NEW YORK u.s.A-.
Assofiu—IELV PURE "
THE OLD RELIABLE
SWEET ouuuuAfL ;
. CIGARETTE '- '-
llas stood the Test of Time
mores sow THAN ALL cities
, BRANDS COMBINED
T
Domestics.
The first fire rocket we shall
of it, 2i yards wide for 12ic.
Some little fire crackers in
shapes: .
to a customer,
sion 80 a yard.
f’Dress Goods.
Some pin wheels in the shape of odd pieces
Prices have been 49 cents,
Of Dress Goods.
Ihe lot at 150 a yard.
ity, at 35c a yard,
ity at 250 a yard.
Five pieces Black and Navy
:ivide, heavy Wale, the $1.25 qfiality for 75c.
,‘"""G:U‘flle and see uhem go Off, ’ ' ' ' '
Unbleached Muslin, the 17 —ccnt quality for
'12ic, only 10 yards to a customer. Just think
The next bomb to explode is 4-4 heavy Un-
bleached Muslin, regular 8-c goods at Go yd.
6-cent Crash for 30 a yard, only eight yards
12i-cent Fancy Crepes for Se yard.
18-cent Striped Crcponeltes, after the explo-
39 cents and 25 cents a yard.
wheel revolves you can have your choice of
Ten pieces Black Figured Mohair, 50c qual-
Twenty pieces all wool Serge, 'Ihe 49c qual-
ar Political.”——,.Tefersou.
ll BUSTON 8T0
uuuuuu on AND WALL STREETS, NORWALK.
A canon or sauces.
BEGINS SATURDAY, JUNE 29th.
Suit Room.
What is more aggravating to perspiring
mannthan _to see the beautiful summer girl in
a slim wa1st and. separate skirt, looking so
send up is 9-4.
cool and nice ?
the following
to—day'. livery
After the
or less. 'l'bis
Stamped
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Serge, 54-inch
I‘
We haven’t space to tell of the grand values to be found here this week.
anytlnng you want at from 25 to 50 per cent. lower than you can buy the same in how York.
Be sure and bring your Furniture Coupons with you during this sale.
fluStore Open Wednesday, July 3d, unii18.30 p. In, .
THE BOSTON STORE,
Corner Main and Wall Streets, - -
TELEPHONE CALL 57-4.
Price One Cent-
M
4
_Wc have Shirt Waists from 25c to $2.50,
e1ghty different patterns to select from. ~
Alpaca Suits only $7.98. '
Separate Skirts $3.50 to $15.
Mattings. ,
50c Japanese Matting, 25c yard, not over
one piece to a customer.
Fancy. Barasols.
The slew lance
sale of Fancy Parasols begins
‘ . pal use} new this season. Dur—
uug Ihus sale you may have one at actual cost
does not include the plain
black sun umbrellas.
goods.
ll 5:3"“‘5l191'5. Bureau Scau'fs, Art
5C1" Eli'l‘S, WC- ; “Lula? price 50c to 98c; Saltlllla ‘
day, choice ofll - .. . .
10 lot 25c.
Conic and get
- Norwalk, Conn
a
Blouse
Cleaning.
Lusuuuuu.
At all Grocers.
Enough said. >
Suriuo an Somme:
Stunts. _
Having procured a large stock of Spring
and Summer Suitmgs, I am prepared to make
them up in the latest styles.
F. KOCOUR,‘
I7 Nnrlh Main SI. Swill Hawaii!
BOXING ,
' LESSONS
GIVEN BY
Prof. George v‘loorgou. ‘,
Private lessons at home, if desired.
Full course, 12 lessons, $10. .
I HAVE
SO iiiEl‘HING
N E W.
Picture to yourself the
change in this adv. to
morrow.
P. J. O’BRIEN, Grocer.
43 Chapel Street.
A9 3m
too. II. Ilslerhauks.
House and SienPainter and
‘ Paper Hanger
Fine Stock
VI all Paper
Orders promptly and Reasonably Exe’
outed.
' Shop andResidence
4’? River Street, Norwalk
_ suusou or 1895
Crafty,~No. 12,022;
REco RD 2.13s.
Sire Kentucky Wilk‘és. No. 1857.Record 2.21%,
Dam Argo by Electioneer. No.125. Servxce $35.
A set-to guaranteed every pupil.
ADDRESS
Prof. George Yocrgcr.‘ -
Norwalk. Conn.
Or opp] y Hint Louis Potter’s.
"Bay, Baron, No. 8,257.. K
RECORD, 2,19%,
I ‘ -
‘ Sire Baron Wilkes. No. 7758. Dam Carrie
,_ Wilkes by George Wilkes, No. 519. Service $20
l .’. . W. B. E. LOCKWOOD. Jrn
‘ I 1 , Norwalk. Conn.
PAINT-
Ready Mixed Paint, 21 shades in
half pint cans, 10c.
Stains and Varnish 320 per can.
Kalsomine 50 a pound.
White Mountain and Lighting '
Ice Cream Freezers.
H. H. WILLIAMS,
l7 Main Street. Ilorwalk.
5)
EW‘
1
an;
Commencing May 29th, and continuing
Friday and Saturday, May 3lsl and
-~ June Isl. '
3 cases of Real Italian Leghorn liats, good
Also 40 boxes of Fine Silk and Velvet Flowers.
worth from $3 to $4 each, our price this week
790 to 89c. Silk Bases 2.3:: to 300 per bunch,
Hats from 150 to 490, at
FAWCEI’I’S.
‘ Headquarters for Milliuery,
No. 3 Water St,,‘NcrwallI,
oAvuoT .w. 'RAYMOND
§ Funeral Director loud Euuuluuu.
..3. -..:-.. .g—EL-i—‘fgi
. ; ,— . —~ . _ .
, 39 Washington
>.‘
- Residence. Mahackemo Hotel.
a
l
«cg
Great Reduction Solo.
value at $2, our selling price this Week $1..
Street South Norwalk
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