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Vol. VI. Whole No. 1364
NATIONALJAPITAL,
apposition to Several Presi-
dential Appointments
Rumored.
Interesting Washington News and Chat.
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WASHINGTON; MAY 17. l
‘ Attorney-General Harmon left here'
yesterday for Cincinnati. He will be
absent until Thursday.
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Cardinal Satolli was an interested
visitor to the Treasury Saturday. He
was shown through the building by
Treasurer Morgan, who introduced.
ihim‘to Secretary Carlisle and other
officials.
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Orders have been issued by the Post:
office Department denying the priv'
ileges of the mails to two foreign lottery
companies, the Hamburg Lottery com-
pany, of Germany, and the Texas 00-,
operative company, of the City of:
Mexico. '
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The Regents of the Mount Vernon
Association, an organization of women, .
owning the home of Washington, are
holding their annual council in the old
mansion on the Potomac below this city.
The Regents present include Mrs. Hud-
son, of Connecticut.
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Alexander W. Terrell, Minister to
Turkey, arrived in Washington from
Texas yesterday morning in obedience
to a summons from the President. It
is said that his presence here has some
connection with the representations
which were made to the President by
the delegation which asked action on
the Armenian resolution of iCongress.
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, It it rumored at the Capitol that it is
purposed _to oppose the confirmation of
the. batch of appointments which the
President made late Friday. It is as-
serted that strong opposition will de-
velop to the,confirmation of the new
Pension Commissioner William Loch-
ren because of the stringency of
his rulings as commissioner in pension
cases, the legality of many of which is
now pending in the higher courts of
the United States, and notably so in
the case of Judge Long, of Michigan.
Members of the A. P. A. now in session
in this city, are said to threaten hostil-
ity to the promotion of Dominic I.
Murphy, the present Deputy Commis-
sioner, to the office of Commissioner,
to succeed Judge Lochren, on account
of Mr. Murphy’s prominence in the R0-
man Catholic church, and the general
opinion is, in view of Mr. Murphy’s re-
cognized efficiency and long service,
that this threatened opposition to his
confirmation will scarcely be attempted.
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The funeral of Rear-Admiral Thomas:
,a native of Connecticut, takes place to-
morrow, He is to rest at Arlington
and Gen. Hawley is one of the Pall
Bearers. ‘
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Revenue receipt: motions to dis-
courage the adnn...:,uu.x..n. Up to
date the deficit for the fiscal year is
over $28,000,000, and seven weeks are
yet to elapse. ‘
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The Republican steering committee
of the Senate met Saturday, but ad-
journed until Monday without deciding
upon an order of business or fixinga
date for adjournment. A resolution
was suggested fixing the day for ad-
journment as the 1st of June.
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Miss Mable Stewart, daughter of the
Nevada senator, was married at 1 o’clock
yesterday to Francis L. Payson, Jr., of
New York, the Rev. Dr. Childs ofli-
ciating at the ceremony, which took
place In Stewart Castle and in the pres-
ence of a distinguished company, in-
cluding the vice-president, the diplo-
matic crops and many of the principal
ofiicers. Miss Stewart wore a mag-
nificent tiara of diamonds, the gift of
Collis P. Huntington. ,
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Annual Meeting.
. The Woman’s Home Missionary
Union of Connecticut will hold its an-
nual meeting in the'First church,
Bridgeport on Wednesday. An inter-
esting programme has been prepared
andacollation will be served at 12:30
to all who attend. The meeting begins
at 10 a. m. and those who go should
' take the 8:49 train at East Norwalk or
the 9:11 train at South Norwalk.
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Still in Dispute.
Arguments in the case of O’Brien,
executrix vs. Wilson, a dispute over ~a
division line, and which was on trial
before Judge Hubbell on Saturday,
ALMOST AccumEn.
The Jury Stood ll tol in Louis
Schweizer’s Favor.
The Case Will New Probably he Nolled.
The evidence in the case of Louis
Schw-eizer, accused of aggravated as-
sault upon John Barthel, was completed
in the criminal Superior court Satur-
day afternoon before Judge Elmer and
a jury. Two witnesses were introduced
by the defence to show that some time
previous to the time of the assault Bar‘-
' thel was sufi’ering from an injury to his
head of years’ standing, and one said
he had seen the sow 0n Barthei’s head
early in 1895. One of these witnesses
said that the scar which now shows on
Barthel’s head is the identical one that
he saw at the time stated.
Attorney Levi Warner th’en made the
opening argument for the state, and
when he concluded court adjourned
until Saturday, when Attorney Gray
made his argument for the accused. He
argued that Barthel was drunk the
night the assault is alleged to have been
’ committed, and that any injury which
he might have received at that time
was from a fall through a window which
he was trying to crawl through. Mr.
Gray also laid particular stress upon
the testimony of those who said they
had seen the scar on Barthel’s head
previous to July 31, 1895, and claimed
that there was no evidence to warrant a
conviction.
States Attorney Fessenden then
closed the arguments for the state with
one of his celebrated efforts. He said
he would not express his own opinion
as to the guilt or innocence of the ac-
cused, but would base his argument on
the evidence, and if the evidence failed
to show the guilt of the accused then he
was entilled to an acquittal. He then
took up the evidence in detail and ar-
gued that it was conclusive as to the
guilt of the accused.
Judge Elmer then charged the jury
and defined asssult and battery. It was
ceived a fracture of the skull the night
of July 31, 1895, but there was a dispute
as to how the injury was inflicted. The
state claimed that the injury could not
have been inflicted from a fall through
a window and in support of this claim
the testimony of a physician was that,
in his opinion, the injury was inflicted
with some blunt instrument. The de-
fence claimed by its principal witness,
the accused, that he did not strike the
blow; he was a legal witness, but he
had much at stake, and his testimony
should be closely scanned. The de-
had sustained an injury to his head
years ago, but that he did not disprove
of the fact that he was injured the night
of July 31, 1895; but in contradiction of
this there was the testimony of the bar-
ber. If Barthel was drunk, that did
not justify an assault. The state had
introduced unimpeachableitestimony to
show that Barthel’s actions that night
were not those of a drunken man.
It was 12 minutes after 12 when the
jury retired, and remained until 1:29,
when they returned. When Judge El-
mer asked if they had agreed upon a
verdict, the foreman replied: “We have
not.” Judge Elmer then said: “It is
necessary for the state and necessary
for the prisoner that you should reach
some sort of a conclusion, and I will not
yet discharge you. You may retire and
deliberate further, and I hope you will
agree upon a verdict.” At 1:32 the jury
retired again.
At 2:30 the jury reported that they
were still unable to agree. Judge Elmer
' asked if there was any prospect for an .,
agreement and the foreman replied: "I
think not.” Then the judge again re-
minded them that it was important that
the case should be disposed of, and read
to them an opinion of the Supreme court
on the duty of jurors. He ‘said they
should compare opinions, and those in
the minority should be guided to any
reasonable extent by the opinions of the
majority. “I do not think I ought to
discharge you before you have another
opportunity, so you may retire again,”
said the‘judge. '
The jury came in again late in the
afternoon and informed the judge that
it was impossible for them » to agree.
Judge Elmer then discharged them.
They were out thirty hours in all. On
the first ballot taken six were for ac-
quittal and six for conviction, and on
the last they stood 11 for acquittal and
one for conviction.
against Schweizer will be nolled-in view
of the standing of the jury.
Was He a nghwayman ?
Several parties were stopped on the
turnpike by a villain Saturday night
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have not yet been heard.
far as is learned got neither.
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admitted that thecomplainant had relr
fence also claimed that the complainant
Itfis more than probable that the case
. costs.
who demanded blood or money, but so:-
Chief Bradley Captures What
He Believes to be a lluan-
etity of Stolen Clams.
The Suspected Man Makes Good His Escape
Sunday morning a Mrs. Sherwood
living on Knight street, called upon
Chief Bradley and stated that she had
reason to believe that a man named
“Jim” Smith was guilty of the theft Of
a quantity of round clams, and in, sub-
stantiation of her suspicions told in
substance the following story:
Smith came to my house and wanted
to sell me half a bushel of round clams
at the ridiculously low price of ten
cents. Ibecame suspicions that they
were stolen and refused to buy them.
Smith then dumped the clams on the
stoop with the remark, “Cook them,
andeill be back by-and-by to help
you eat them." .
The Chief made mental note of what
Mrs. Sherwood reported and immedi-
ately commenced an investigation with
the result that he found about :two
bushels of clams in a boat claimed to
be under the control of Smith, who is
well known to the police for his thiev-
ing propensities. .
He confiscated the clams pending a
further investigation as to whether they
were stolen goods or not.
and visited» well known haunts of the
man he ' riggedonly to find he had left :'
each oft , , lbut a few moments before.
He was latEtjiiiformed that Smith was ,
seen running" across the lots and mak-
towards Cranbury where he has for
some time been employed on a farm.
Chief Bradley secured a .team and
drove to Cranbury but did not encased
in apprehending Smith.
The Chief visited South Norwalk and
meeting Addison
that a quantity-y: ,_ l
had been stolei} _ i. 7 " f __ f: ,
steamboj/t wharfieither Shtdr‘dlry ii 'g t
or early unday ino‘rninggff; _\. ._ ' "
,A warrant mitten Ewoi'n {elitigii'thé
arrest of Smith and the Chief expects to
soon have him landed in the station
house.
A SUNDAY FRAGAS.
It Occurred Out of Sight, in the Rear of a
Wall Street Store.
This morning, John Rice appeared at
an early hour on the street, his head
having the appearance of having been
used for a football.
It was learned that Rice in company
with Dan Gantly and Dan Hanlon, had
engaged in a fight at the rear of the lat-
ter’s store Sunday afternoon. It seems
to have been a “battle royal” in which
files received the greatest punishment.
All three men were said to have been
drunk, their appearance this morning
being very much in such evidence.
After the triangular fight, it is re-
ported that Hanlon and Gantley sparred
for points the score being about even
at the end of the meeting.
Chief Bradley was hunting up a clam
thief at the time and the first he knew
of the fracas was this morning. No
complaints having been made no arrests
have followed.
The question,‘ however, is asked,
where did they get the “stuff” with
which to excite each other to a game of
fisticufi's, in which the rule was, “if you
see a head, hit it.”
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OBITUARY.
MRS. H. T. ZERFASS.
Mrs. H. T. Zerfass died Saturday af-
ternoon at the Red Cross hospital in
New York, where she underwent an
operation for tumor about two months
ago. She was 41 years of age. The re-
mains were brought here yesterday.
The funeral will take place at No. 6
Union avenue, the interment being at
Willow Brook cemetery, Westport.
One child, George Mills, survives her.
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Bike Notes.
Two Wilton riders suffered a rear end
collision on West avenue, yesterday.
The riders escaped with a few bruises.
The Atalanta Wheel club composed of
lady bicyclers will meet this evening.
M. Lyons, F. and M. Reardon, .and
Thomas Hunt wheeled to Stamford,
yesterday. 0n the way M. Reardon
suffered a fall but his injuries were not
of a serious nature. ’
A Disappointing Verdict.
Judge Hall hasreturned a verdict in
the Mum-ford case, of one dollar and
Attorney Walsh is to appear in
Court to-morrow to receive the J udge’s
findings and offer an appeal.
The verdict isa surprise to every one
having any knowledge of the case.
TOOK H|_S_ll_VEALTH.
Burglars Call at the Home of
, Ezra Hall.
Found His Trousers in the Yard.
When Ezra Hall, who resides at the
. corner of Van Zandt and Osborn ave-
nue, arose this morning he found his
trousers missing, together with $27
which he had left in them on retiring
Sunday night. .
A search of the premises disclosed his
trousers and vest out in the back yard,
but the money, which consisted of a
$20 bill. a $5 and a 82, were gone. In
addition to his clothing Hall found his
memorandum book and a number of
receipts also distributed about the
yard.
Hall sleeps on the ground floor and
immediatelylunder his bedroom window
is the cellar door, upon which it is sus-
pected the burglar or burglars stood
and reached into his room and removed
his trousers and vest from a chair.
He went to South
morning and reported the burglary to
Chief Vollmer and an attempt will be
made to apprehend the thieves.
East Norwalk was undoubtedly the
section to be visited last night as the
home of Sylvester Sherwood on Osborn
avenue and W. A. Sileox‘w‘ere also en-
tered. but the burgulars departed with-
. one securing anybooty.
He then got on the track of Smith
He Was Too Previous.
The following story comes frdm N o-
roton: “An inmate of the Soldiers’
Home died the other day and an Italian
was employed to dig a grave for the re-
ception of the body, in the little ceme-
tery connected with the Home. Later
he was instructed to fill up the grave
after the body had been placed in it.
Going to the grave he found a box
which as he supposed contained the
corpse, and thinking that he had ar-
rived too Llate for the interment cere-
monies he carefully lowered the box
into the grave and had just finished
covering, it up _ when the fugeral pro-
cessionphdompaii‘ie' stratum ar-
rived. ‘ “A'more"'shrprised dago it would
have been hard to find, but he imme-
diately set to work and exhumed the
box, the body was placed in it and low-‘-
ered into the grave with fitting cere-
mony and the filling up done over
again.”
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“Hawthorne ” Salutes the “Mayflower.”
The little steamer “ Hawthorne ” en '
route overland to Lake Kenosia, at
Danbury, left from in front of Hon-
dricks? lane East N orwalk, early this
morning, and drawn by ten horses made
her way up --»East avenue until
when in front of the Stiles Curtis place
near the Congregational church, one of
the wheels of the truck on which the
steamer was riding, sank into a section
of the street over a line of sewer, and
further progress was stopped until a
plank was secured and the wheel drawn
out of the rut, only to make another
one and sink into that. The wheel was
again placed on solid ground and the
craft proceeded down Tan-bark brook
hill without further mishap. The cap-
tain avers that the accident would not
have happened had the pilot been ac-
quainted with the “ harbor ” through
which the craft was sailing.
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Struck Blind in the Street.
Frederick Wheeler, thirteen years
old, son of E Wheeler, of Danbury,
was struck blind Friday night, and phy-
sicians say that there is little hope that
he will ever regain his sight. He was
walkingzon the street with his mother
and sister, when he suddenly exclaimed
that something had come over his eyes
and he could see nothing. The friglit-
ened mother hurried him to the oflice
of a doctor, whosaid that the blindness
was caused by paralysis of the brain
and the rupture of a blood vessel just
obove the eyes. The lids of the eyes
are slightly closed and cannot be opened
except by artificial means. A covering
of blood or extranousg matter has
Norwalk this -
formed over the eyeballs. The blind-'
ness is total.
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'A Happy Party.
Mrs. Hattie Dusinberre chaperoned
a party of young ladies to Stratford and
return Saturday afternoon. The party
went in the steam cars as far as Bridge-
port where they boarded a trolley car
and then rode to Stratford. Return-
ing to Bridgeport they dined, and then
came home on the Consolidated railroad
train. They report having had a de-
lightful time.
—Received Saturday. A large stock
of white blank papers, with boarders to
match. These goods to be closed out
at a bargain, at the J. 'I‘. Prowitt 00.
stores, Norwalk and South Norwalk.
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THE PIANO OFF
nun Hunnnn noun PHIZ.
' Norman “W
A Magnificent Piano for the Most Popular
School, Lodge, Society, Club or Fire Gom-
pony in 'Fairiicld County. .
Which is our most pepular school, lodge, society, club 0‘}
fire company? ' -
‘ Which one has the most admirers and friends?
Doubtless these questions are beyond the power cf any
absolute answer, but THE EVENING GAZETTE offers ' ail
exceptional opportunity ‘lo make the test. THE GAZETTE pro.
poses to poll the votes of the people. And the voting is to
have zest in it. It is made worth while to vote. There is a
magnificent prize at stake,
THE GAZETTE will give A $400 UPRIGHT PIANO to the
schoOl, lodge, society, club 01' fire company which gets the
most votes.
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._ ERIE IT IS !
It i$.__§9 instrument of the very finest character; It is
beautifuli‘fin its workmanship, an ornament worthy of any
home, and in all its musicalqualities it is unsurpassed. In
every sense it is a perfect and beautiful instrument—equal to
the‘ best that can be anywhere bought for $400 IN GOLD.
The following are the rules which govern the votlng:
1—THE GAZETTE will print each day a blank coupon, each coupon being
good for one vote for the school, lodge, society, club or fire com-
pany the owner of the coupon'may select—the blank lines in the
coupon to be filled out with the name and address. The coupon
to-day is at theend of this article. .
2—The contest will close on July 2, and the winner announced on July 3.
3—Any school, lodge, society, club or fire company in F airfield County 1
eligible. -‘
4——A full record of the voting will be published up to date every evening
in'THE GAZETTE, but votes received after 10 A. M. will not be re-
corded until a day later.
5—Coupons must be filled out in a plain handwriting, for otherwise blund-
ers can not. be avoided and votes will be lost. Blank coupons, of
come, can not be cfiufiteig THE 88 .lllll' 4 & SONS.
It is a piano made upon honor and sold upon merit. A
party buying one does not get merely a handsome case. He
gets a thorough musical instrument. The tone of the instru
ment is full, rich, resonant and well sustained, the scale . is
magnificent. _
Following is the voting coupon, a copy of which will ap-
pear in THE GAZETTE daily.
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NOT econ AFTER MAY 25
Name,
Town,
BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS.
Norwalk Yacht Club .................................................................. .. ..... ......12543
Hope Hose Company.. .................................................. .- ...... , ...... 12115'
St. Mary’s School ............. . ................................................ ........... 7091 '
Welcome Stranger Lodge.... ...................... .. ....... . ........ ....... ........ . . 1575
Center School ..................... . ........... ...................................... ......... .. 936
Pequonock Pleasure Club .............. . ............ ...... ....... ,.., ..................... ........ 568
Over River School.. .................................................................................. . 347
Pioneer Castle.... ................. . ........ , ......... . .......................... . ............ . ....... . 173
I o s 0111b ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss o ooooooooooooooooooooooo e ccccccccccccccccccccc coalolitIlolic. 7o
Arinn Singing Society ......................................... .. ................ ............. . so
ToG- L. o ............. s uuuuuuu ourunnunu ........... .... ....... n nnnnn nu sssssssssssss anon-.0...“ m
Norwalk Liederkranz .................. ....... ....................................... . .............. .. 24
Sword Fish Club ............ ....... ...... ....... . ......... . ...... .. 23
Lincoln Council ............ .................................. . .............. 13
N. R. C_- .............. .. ............ . .................... . ....... . ...................... .. 13
The Central Club.. . ................................... . ............................ 13
East Norwalk School ...................................... . ........... ............ 16
Compo Engine 00., Westport .................................................................... 10
Bishop McMahon Council ..; ...................... ............. . .................. . ...... 10
Catholic Union Council.... ..................... . ............. . ..... ........ . .................. 3
Uncas Tribe ................................. . ..................... . ................... . .......... 3
Knob Outing Club . ................... , 2
Pine Ledge Club ...................... . ..... 2
S. S. Club ................................ . .............. . ..... . 2
Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company .9. ..... ...... 4
PhCean Engine Company.."................‘ uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu eons-Insulseslosoroaeoo u _II...I). 2 ,
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Fire Police, S. N.. ....... . .......... . ........................................... . ....... ........-
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