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The Family Stairs Rained Wife
and Trunks.
Judge Hall Listens to Various Tales of Woe.
The most remarkable case on the
short calendar list Of the Superior
Court yesterday. was that of Nellie
Chariot of South Norwalk vs. Salvator
Chariot. - The plaintiff testified that she
was married in 1891 and that her hus-
band was an Italian. He was ~intoler-
ably cruel and had threatened her life
on several occasions.
. Kicking her down stairs seems to have
‘been his manner of whiling away leis-
nrb'time, according to Mrs. Chariot’s
statements. Several times he sent her
'home, ordering her never to return,
but each time he evidently thought
back. Once, however, in 1895, he went
so far as to petition for a divorce on the
.ground of adultery, but afterwards
they went to living together again,
which would condone the offense any-
way. Two weeks ago Mrs. Chariot
had her spouse arrested. "‘What did
he do to you?” questioned the court.
“He trun me agin the bed,” she do»
clared. Last Friday night Chariot,
who promised his wife, if she would se-
cure the divorce, he would give her
$250—$100 down and $150 in four
months—became exasperated at the de-
lay and threw her down stairs and her
trunk after her, swearing he would kill
her if he ever saw her again. “Did you
wish to secure a divorce?” asked the
court. “No, but he wanted me to,” she
replied. “Why was he angry?” “Be-
causel had not got me bill, and he
wanted to get married agin Saturday.
But now the girl he wanted has got
married,” she added complacently.
Judge Hall concluded, as the divorce
would benefit the husband, and was
petitioned for at his instigation, not to
grant it. "
Mary Johnston of licraak...waslsd..._. . . _ _
‘ ’ walk whohave been impatiently await-
to be legally separated frdm 3William
H. Johnston of 1613 Broadway, Brook-
lyn, on the ground of adultery. J ohn-
ston left Norwalk with a woman named
Julia Taylor, about three years ago,
and has been living with her in Brook-
lyn ever since. Mrs. Johnston pur-
chased some cloth and had it sent to
the residence of her husband in Brook-
lyn. When the Taylor woman signed
the receipt for the goods she made it
out in Mrs. Johnston’s name. A de-
tective locatedthe couple and testified
they were living together as man and
Wife, and had a baby. Judge Hal
granted the decree and ave the wife
tha right to assume her maiden name.
Mary E. Knapp, of Norwalk, was
granted a divorce from William E.
Knapp on the ground of habitual in-
temperance, and the custody of two
minor children was given her. The
patitioner'itestified that she was mar-
gied in 1890, and shortly afterward
Knapp becameladdicted to the use of
Strong drink. John A. Knapp, 70 years
of age andztheZgrandfather of William,
vies sorry to tell the court that he “had
often seen his grandson so drunk he
could not stand up.”
Melville E. Kelldgg' was‘granted a
fliVOrce from Leah ,Kell‘ogg on the
ground of desertion. This case was
continued from last Friday. The sis-
ter "of the respondent stated that Mrs.
Kellogg left:Norwalk in company with
a man named Avery. .
The prettiest: petitioner of all was
Fannie D. Morehouse of Danbury, who
wanted a divorce from Ferris S. More-
,house on the§charge of adultery and in-
tolerable :cruelty. The couple were
married in 1890, and separated in Feb-
ruary, 1895, when the wife learned of
her husband’s infidelity. Two or three
witnesses, among them the petitioner’s
mother, corroborated her statements.
Judge Hall thought the evidence was
not sufficient and continued the case.
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Comstock Strawberries.
The name “Comstock” has this sea.
son, been made synonymous with su-
eriority in strawberry culture. Up to
the present week, Comstock Hill was
of its strawberry product, but now
. Elwin Comstock of New Canaan Four
Corners, is a successful competitor.
Yesterday he brought to the Norwalk
market specimens of two varieties raised
on his noted fruit farm, .that.for size
and lusciousness of flavor, exceed any-
thing that has yet come under our
observation.
Norwalk could give a very interesting
and successful strawberry exhibition.
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0pera House Sold.
J. I. Raymond has purchased the
Stamford Grand Opera house and will
“ Rev. C. M. Selleck has. concluded ar-
4next week!
Another Diphtheria Case.
A quarantine placard has been placed
on the front door of the home of Mr.
Smith Northrop on Chestnut street.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. ’Northrop's
daughter_,was playing about apparently
in her usual health. On going into the
house she 'complained of a soreness in
her throat and her mother with a
knowledge that the school where her
daughter had attended was closed on
account of a threatened epidemic of
diphtheria immediately summoned Dr.
SE. Huntington who after a careful and
thorough examination pronounced the
child as suffering from an attack of
diphtheria and prescribed accordingly.
The Doctor reported the case to the
health officer and the usual yellow pla-
card Was placed on the door.
This is the fifth case that has been
reported to the health officer, and all
are traceable to one of the pupils who
sufl'ered'death from the disease.
Everything has been done that is
passible to stay a further spread of the
disease, but at the same time the health
officer would advise that all parents
who have had children in attendance at
the school use all precautionary methods
to stay a further spread of the contagion.
Band Concert.
The first of the summer night band
concerts was held on. the Green last
night. Dwyer’s City of Norwalk band
gave an excellent programme of music
which was greatly enjoyed by several
hundred people.
May Pay 25 Per Cent.
The affairs of Leech, Wiley and
Baird of Bethel, hat manufactrers, were
wound up in the Superior court at
Bridgeport yesterday and the receiver
ordered discharged. His final accounts
will give creditors little more than 25
per cent. of their claims.
Good Nevis.
rangements to have his history of
Norwalk printed here in town. This
will be good news to every son and .
daughter and lover of our ancient Nor-
in-g. the publication of this invaluable
record of local history.
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Tennis.
President Robert Van Baron, of the
Norwalk Lawn Tennis club has put up
prizes for a handicap tennis tourna-
ment to be held at the club’s grounds
on the 4th of July. He has also offered
prizes for a girls handicap tournament
if the young ladies will enter. The
club members are now hard at work
getting their hands in.
Anticipated Happiness.
Mr. James Forbush of the Wheeler
Straw Hat Manufactory and Mrs. ,Anna
Twining, nee Anna Smith, a daughter
of the late Le Grand Smith of West
Norwalk, and now a resident of Frank-
lin avenue, are to be married on Tues-
day evening next by Rev. Charles M.
Sslleck. Both Mr. For-bush and his
prospective pride have scores of friends
in this city who will wish them abund-
ant happiness on the sea of matrimony.
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A Hot Case.
The Chichester-Ireland case was be-
fore his honor, Judge Hubbell this
morning, in the Town Court room.
Attorney John J. Walsh appears for
the plaintiff and Attorney Vosburgh for
the defense. It was‘warm in the court
room when the judge arrived, but it
became torrid during the session of the
court, made soby the tilts between the
attorneys. At noon it looked as though
the case would outlast its usefulness be-
for the Judge would be permitted to
give a decision.
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They Had Such Fun.
Captain Isaac Buxton, aged 83, left
his beautiful home on Elmcrest yester—
day morning hand-saw in hand and
walked to the residence of MrsParker on
Main street, where hejoined Mrs. Park-
er’s father, aged 81, in the construction
of a chicken coop. Both are old-time
carpenters, who long since relinquished
active work at their trades, but the two
old boys did have‘such fun as they
again pushed their saws and jack-planes
and plied their hammers on that chick-
en-coop.
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Twm he Argued Next Week.
The motion for a new trial in the case
of Fawcett ys. Ireland was to be argued
yesterday. before Judge Downs, of
Stamford, acting as judge of the Court
of Common Pleas, but a continuance
was ordered, as the judge had another
engagement; The opinion of Judge
Downs in this case [has been sustained
by the Supreme Court, and a new trial
is asked upon the ground that new‘ and
important evidence has been discovered.
The arguments will be made some day
GHASED Bv AWHA‘LEQ“
Captain Leluse and His Mate
.»-‘:1T°8l;¢t°d by Country and friends Re
Have a Thrilling Ex-‘.
perience. ' '
Thought the Monster an Overturned Boat.
Captain Oliver Lecluse had an exper-
ience Wednesday that he will never for-_
get. When off Jones’ Inlet, on his way
from New York to Sayville in his oyster
sloop, his mate, who was on the‘lookout
forward cried out that there was a large
vessel bottom side up abbut a quarter of
a mile ahead. Capt. Leluse bore down
on the supposed wreck and when a ‘few.
yards away brought the sloop up in the
wind. Immediately the object began to
rise out of the water. Both captain and
mate 'were struck dumb with terror,
when they- found out they had run
alongside an immense whale.
Losing no time Captain Leluse pulled
in his sheet and bore away from the
monster. When a short distance away
the whale sank, but in a few minutes
rose agaip a few yards astern, and fol-
lowed in the wake of the sloop for al-
most half a mile. Then it lay still on"
the surface of the sea.
Another large whale was seen by the
same men some distance away.
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Was Acquitted.
Col. Henry B. Beecher, son of the late
Henry Ward Beecher was yesterday ac-
quitted of a charge of forgery. By an
error a press dispatch was sent out
last night stating he was convicted.
Sam Stays on the Committee.
The Hon. Samuel Fessenden will
continue to represent Connecticut on
the Republican National Committee,
and will, it may be taken for granted,
do his full share towards the election of
McKinley and Hobart.
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Make a Good Move.
EVENING GAZETTE checker board .213-
fords a chance‘for business men to ad-
vertise. It will be found on the fourth
page. The checker board is a unique
way of advertising and attracts much
attention. Make a wise move and co-
cupy one of the squares.
The Vitascope.
Commencing on Monday next Edi-
son’s greatest marvel, the Vitascope,
will be at Hoyt’s Theatre for one week.
The Vitascope projects a series of kine-
toscope life-size pictures upon a screen,
reproducing motion and color with
marvelous effect. The figures have
every appearance of life.
On Wednesday there will be a ladies’
and childrens’ matinee at 4 o’clock.
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WESTPORT.
The Children’s Day exercises of the
Westport church will be held to-morrow
evening at 7:30 o’clock.
Harvey Allen, son of Samuel Allen of
this place, is reported seriously ill at
San Francisco. He is in the U. S. navy
on board the Charlestown, which is now
stationed on the Pacific coast.
Mr. Metcalf, who has carried the mail"
from the Saugatuck depot for the past
five months, has resigned his position.
As the Traction Co. have the contract
for this work, it is their intention to
have the conductors or motormen of
the various cars carry the bag to the.
mail cars hereafter.
The preparations which have been
going on for some time for the Westport
’bicycle races are completed. Two races
will be run, a colored race at 2 o’clock,
and an expert race at 4 o’clock. Some
of the principal prizes are: Gold watch,
silver punch bowl, diamond stud, silver
shaving cup and brush, banquet lamp'
parlor lamp, several arm chairs, and a
wine set. Should the day prove to be
propitious a big crowd will witness the
races, which will start promptly at the
hours named, June 24, from in front of
Kirk & Hall’s store.
‘The ladies of Christ church, netted
about $40 from their late parlor supper
and entertainment.
Thursday evening about 11 o’clock,
John W. Fancher’s express wagon was
robbed ofacase of beer- The liquor
was the property of Howard Staples of
Saugatuck, and Mr. Fancher was con—
veying it to him. There was a crowd
of boys and young men hanging around
the street as Mr. Fancher drove
through, and they undoubtedly saw
the beer at that time. About- 10:30 p.
m. Mr. Fancher arrived at home and
went into the house to eat his supper,
leaving the wagon with its load in the
back portion of the yard. "While he
was in the house a crowd of young. men,
came along and two of the number went
into the yard and stole the beer. A war-
rant for the arrest of Percy Sturges and
Robert Burns has been issued, as it is
thought they 'are the theives.
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DIED 1N POVERTY.
has Pltiable End of the Author of
the Monroe Doctrine. "
Suffered Extreme Hardships
in Want.
,- James Monroe, the immortal ex-
..pounder of a. doctrine that is to-day the _
arbiter of our national destinies, died
in beggary and neglect in a. little house
that still stands in the city of New
York. "The house is old and crumbling.
Like ' the grand personage who died
destitute there in 1831, it is enduring
a, destitute and decaying old age, and no
one pays any heed to it. The house
stands at the northwest corner of
Prince and Marion streets in New York.
The ground floor is converted into a
cheap foreign eating-house. There is
a. carpenter‘s bench upstairs. The side
walls are placarded with posters, and
the pavements are littered with refuse.
In the second-story front room of this
battered old residence James Monroe,
fifth, and, in many respects, one of the
greatest of the presidents, died, on July
4, 1831, so poor that his son-in-law bor—
rowed some money to bury him with.
James Monroe wanted ‘the necessaries
of his feeble condition during his last
days. His death was hastened by the
poverty that forced him to go hungry
for want of medicinal food.
The entire neighborhood of this old
house is rich in historic associations
of Monroe, who lived here with his son-
in-law, Samuel L. Grosvenor. Mr.
Grosvenor belonged to a. fine old family,
but he was not rich. He cheerfully
gave theformer president a. home, for
-Monroe had actually no other place to
lay his head. He had given up his Vir-
ginia residence, and official life had
completely drained his resources.
The most delightful and interesting
accounts of the life led by James Mon-
roe in his New York refuge are still ex-
tant. He was a country gentleman of
the old school; and was, of course, deep-
ly respected by all his neighbors as an
err-president of the United States. He
daily walked down Marion street as a
cppsfltutional until his health gave
out completely. Oddly enough, ' the
neighborhood still retains the. quaint,
ojdiasffioned, almost colonial charac-
for it hafl’dii’ring James Monroe’s time.
Marion street, as you leave the door of
the immortal doct-rine‘s expounder, is
still occupied by the houses which stood
there in 1831. These houses belong to
old families, among whom Monroe‘s
name is a personal tradition. The
sons and daughters of the children
who played about the door can tell
you about Monroe in his stockings and
stock, because he saluted their parents
as they saluted himc. ,
By a. singular stroke of fortune this
old house, with its three stories and
attic, is still strong and intact. The
American people are very ready to con-
tribute to the preservation of Carlylc’s
house in London, while to—day the
house of the man whose name is on
everyone's lips, and whose creed is our
national religion, is utterly neglected.
The jingoes of congress have not sword
to say with reference to the preserva-
tion of this Monroe relic. New York
has allowed it to rot away for years.
Very soon, in the ordinary course of
events, the edifice will be torn down.
Perhaps it is better so. While it
stands it must always be a. reminder
to the American people that they al-
lowed one of the greatest of their pres~
‘ ident-s to die in destitution.
It was only natural that, during
the period ‘in which Monroe lived at
this now decaying house, men of emi-
nence should come to visit him.
Among them was John Quincy Adams.
He recorded the visit very minutely in
his diary, and commented feeling] y
upon the miserable condition in which
he found the err-president. Mr. Monroe
was indeed very ill and feeble. His
condition was so wretched, in view of.
his extreme poverty, that John Quincy
Adams drew a very moving portrait of
the old man. He mentioned the former
magnificence of Monroe, and, contrast-
ing it with his present indigenoe, made
various reflections upon the mutability
of human fortunes. ' Those who are
curious on such topics may consult
Adams’ letters and dairies with profit.
Monroe died at last, with the cannon
booming all about him in honor of the
nation’s birth-day. His son-in-law, Mr.
Grosvenor, afterward told about the
melancholy of the old man, whose heart
had been broken by his country’s neg-
lect- Congress had, with great parsi-
mony, refused payment of certain of
his claims. Monroe was buried in
Second street cemetery, where his re-
mains lay utterly neglected and un-
marked for years, until the legislature
of Virginia, appropriated funds for
their removal to his native state. . The
usual buffeting of fortune followed
them, for vandals stole the bronze from
the grave after the interment in Vir-
ginia. Of all our presidents, Monroe
has been the least honored by memor-
ials—St. Louis Republic.
‘ , Economical Japan.
The little economies that, have made
Japan. so rich may be noticed every-
where. The dust of charcoal is gath?
cred up and mixed with chaff of wheat,
barley and other grains, and with
chopped straw. It is then moistened
into paste, rolled into balls about as big '
as billiard balls, and makes anexcelleigt
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A Magnificent Piano for the that Populu
School, Lodge, Society, Club or Fire! Com—-
any in acid County. "
Which is our most
fire com pany?
Which one has the most admirers and friends?
Doubtless these questions are beyond. the power of any
absolute answer, but T HE EVENING GAZETTE offers an
exceptional opportunity to 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 or fire company which gets the
most votes. ‘ '
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It is an instrument of the very finest character;
beautiful in its workmanship, an ornament worthy of any
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home, and in all its musical qualities 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 voting:
1—TnE 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 the end of this article. _
2—The contest will close on July 2, and the winner announced on July 3.
3—Any'cchool‘, lodge, society, club or fire company in F airfield County 'is
eli 'ble. .
4—A fullglrecord of the voting will be published up to date every evening
in THE GAZETTE, but votes received after 10 A. M. will ngt be re-
corded until a- day later. ,
5—Co‘upons must be filled out in a plain handwriting, for otherwise blund-
ers can not be avoided and votes will be lost. Blank coupons, of
course, can not be counted.
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It is a piano made upon honor and sold upon merit.
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, resenant and well sustained, the scale is
magnificent. , - .. _ _
Following is the voting coupon, a copy of Which Will ap-
pear in THE GAZETTE daily. - . E
Name,
Town,
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Ho ' Hose ompany ................................................................................
NofJigalk Yacht Club .................... ‘ ............................. . ............................. l 4080
St. Mary’s School........_... ......................................................................... 7101
Welcome Stranger Lodge... .................................................. . ............. . . 1576
Center School ............................................................ .. ............ .. ....... . ..... 936
Pequonock Pleasure Club .......................................................... ., ........... . 568
Over River School......‘ ................................ . .......................... . ............. . 347
Pioneer Castle ................................................ ............ a ............. 1 73
To Fo‘ E. OIHb-u-u-..n......... .n...s ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo a oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo v0 70
Arion Singing Society ..... . .................................................................... 60
T.G. L. O. ............ . ........ ....... ............................... . ..... . ......... ...... 4o
Norwalk Liederkranz .......................................... . .................................. z 24
Sword Fish Club ................... ....... 23
Lincoln Council .......... .. 18
N. . ‘-__- ..................................... , je
The Central Club.. . . 13,
East Norwalk School ................. ........................... .. 1'6
Compo Engine 00., Westport ............. . .......................... . ................. .. ........ 10
Bishop McMahon Council ......................... ....... ,. .................... ‘(7' 19
Catholic Union Council......... ........ _... ........ . ...... ................ . ....... 3
Uncas Tribe ........................... . ............. i .. 3
Knob Outing Club. ...................... . .............. ....... .............. .. 2
Pine Ledge Club............ .............................. . ......... . .......................... ”.3 2
So So 0111b" aaaaaa Ills-I000... ......... "one ooooooooooooooooooo sun ooooooooooooooo rnou-uou ....... no.“ 2 >
Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company -- .................. m. 4
Phoenix Engine Company .. 2
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Fire Police, S. N.. ....... .. ....... ....... . ........... ’~.-, ........ ..._.'..........,......-
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