—-—-—r Vol. vf Whole No. 1388 THE ONLY EIGHTPAGE ONE-CENT NorWalk, Conn, Monday Evening, June 22, 1896. DAILY/NTHE‘WORWALKS.’ , ’ . ., —. ' . Price one cone I’VE CUT_M_Y_THROAT! v . l. Burr Betts, the Carpenter, Attempts to Commit Suicide. Both Legs and Arms Slashed by a Razor. “I’ve cut my throat! ”v . This was the startling statement made . by J. Burr Bette, shortly after 11 o’clock this morning when he was found in the cellar of his house on Wallstreet, his back against the stone wall and around him a large pool of blood. The discovery of Mr. Betts’ condition was first made by - a sister of the de- ceased, Mrs. Martha Hurst, who since the death of Mr. Betts’ wife has acted as his housekeeper. Mrs. Hurst said that Mr. Bette went down the "cellar stairs and being absent longer than washis custom she followed, after him. Not seeing him she called him by name, and he responded by say- ing “1 am here.” In the semi-dark- ness she saw him lying on the cement floor. ' Fearing that he had suffered injury she hastened up the stairs to secure a light. About this time she 'saw Mrs. Herbert Allen passing by and called her in,and both went downocellar again, Mrs. Alien carrying a lighted lamp. Reaching the spot where the poor man lay weltering in his own blood, Mrs. .Alle'n bravely asked him “What have you done, Mr. Betts? Did you fall?” “No,” he replied “‘I have cut my throat, and I did it purposely!” In the meantime Dr. Baldwin who lives nearly opposite had been sum- moned-,andTgydpmAdame and his son Royal hearing of the "affair, hastened across the street and picking. up Mr. Betts, who was still conscious, carried him up-stairs and placed him on a bed Dr. Baldwin found that Betts had cut ugly gashes in both of his legs above or near the ankle and had also fright- fully gushed both of his arms at the wrist. The backs of both of his hands had also been slashed with the weapon, a razor which he had used in the attempt to take his life. Dr. Baldwin immediately bound up the wounded members. and checked the flow of blood. Later, with the assistance of Dr. B. L. Higgins, the wounds were redressed, the several arteries severed by the razor being taken up and cared for. During all this time the victim of his own rashness seemed to be in a semi- concious state and his breathing was in no wise labored, and the attending physicians believe that he has a chance to pull through all right. As it was at first believed that Mr. Betts could not live, Coroner Burke was summoned to take whatever evi- dence could be gleaned from the victim. For some time past Mr. Betts has at times seemed despondent. His sister with whom he lives was painfully aware of this fact, and has anticipated that he would in some way do himself bodily harm. Hence she has kept a close watch of him while he was at home. To this fact more than any other will be ascribed his recov- ery from his attempt of self-destruct- ion, as she seemingly had a premonition , that he was doing something wrong in the cellar, and found him before his life’s life’s blood had entirely ebbed away. "5 . At,‘ one o’clock Mr. Betts regained consciousness and asked for a drink of water. Last evening a Wall street merchant and his wife called upon Mr. Bette, and as they were leaving for home he in- 'vited them to call and take supper with him Wednesday evening. This morn- ing he called at the store of the same party and made the remark, __ “I don’t think I’ll be here long. Won’t you get mea‘ glass of water.” ' The merchant having a knowledge that Mr. Betts was suffering from ' Bright’s disease, and .was subject to fits. [CONTINUED ON mm PAGE] CRACKEDITTlE SAFE. .Burglars Pay a Visit to the Boton Point Hotel. Decantp With $800 in Cash. __——-- At 3:25 o’clock this morning the gues‘s and employees at the ’Boton Point hotel were awakened by a loud noise which sounded to them like thunder. Supposing that a storm was raging they paid no attention to the noise and resumed their slumbere. George W. Bradley, the bookkeeper, did not hear the noise but he was sud- denly awakened at 6 o’clock by an em- ployee knocking on his door and in form- ing him that the hotel had been robbed. Quickly getting into his clothes Mr. Bradley descended to the office. Here he found the safe door lying on, the floor, and scatted about were innumerable papers belonging to the Baton Point improvement company. In addition to the papers there were a number of sil- ver half and quarter dollars lying about the floor, which had been left by the burglars. , An examination of the safe disclosed a hole drilled in the side in which it is supposed a charge of dynamite was in- serted and exploded, tearing off the door. To deaden the sound the safe crackers had saturated four large horse blankets with water and enveloped the safe with them, but the explosion must have been terrific and it is strange that no one got up to see what had caused the concussion. Entrance had been gained through a window leading into the office from the porch. The glass in the lower sash had been smashed and the catch turned back and the window opened. A lamp taken from one of the trees in the grove had served to illuminate the office while the burglars worked. One of the cracksmen must have severely cut his hand as blood was found about the window and upon the .fioorrofathe ofiicm' Outside upon the lawn two handkerchiefs were found, both saturated with blood indicating that they had been used for bandages. There was no identifying mark upon either of them. . In departing the visitors left two five inch drills and a jimmy upon the office floor, but the brace. was taken away with them. Mr. Bradley’s examination also dis- closed that the cracksmen had decamp- ed with $800 or over in cash, exact sum not being known. As soon as possible word was sent to Treasurer E. A. WOOdv ward and Chief Vollmer at South Nor- walk, also to Constable Larrigan at Ro- wayton. The latter at once responded and made aninvestigation and discover- ed tracks in the sand leading from the beach to the hotel. These had been made since high tide and would indi- cate that the burglars came and de- parted in a boat. On Sunday Henry M. Behrens found two young men hanging about the place. He gave them their dinner and supper and then ordered them away. They did not go, however, and were found at the Point this morning and held by Constable Larrigan, but as neither had a cut hand they were re- leased. ' Manager Finkenstein who had left for New York last night, was notified by telegraph this morning and on his. return the exact amount of money taken will be known. ' At present there is no clue leading to the burglars, and the only evidence as to the time of their visit is the office clock which stopped at 3,25 o’clock. presumably from the shock of the ex- plosion. Delightful Services. Yesterday morning at the First, Con- gregational church Childrens’ Day was observed with very delightful exercises. A carol, "The Little Pilgrim,” was finely rendered by the Sunday school ‘ With the assistance of the choir. The ofi'ertory by Mrs. Nowkirk with organ and violin accompaniment w’as delight- ful- The church was elaborately dec- orated with roses. Three little chil- dren were baptized and ten pupils re- ceived prizes for having been at the church services every Sunday in the year. _ In the evening the pastor preached upon “The Christian Race and What We Must Do to Win It.” 0 Make a Good Move. EvENING GAZETTE checker board af- 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. + . , —Advor_tise in the GAZETTE. . WAS" IT MURDER? A Blood-curdling Story From Easton. ‘ . ' Reads Like a Newspaper Fake. A blood-curdling narrative of a sup- ‘posed murder in the unoccupied Broad- huret house, at Easton, in given in the New York papers this morning, with all the fishy sensational details of the usual faked dispatches from Connecti- cut to the Gotham press. Although the scene of the alleged horror is but five miles from Bridgeport, not a line ap- pears in any one of the Park city’s several enterprising newspapers, of this morning, while the New York Her- ald gives nearly three columns and the Sun three-quarters of a column of blood congealing details. In brief, the substance of the seem- ingly “cock and bull story,” runs sub- stantially thus: “The old Broadhurst place on the Easton turnpike, was the scene of a supposed murder last- Friday night under circumstances deep in mystery. The person supposed to have been killed was a young woman. On Friday night Frank Carlisle while driving, met two men and a woman on the road near the house. All three were well dressed and the young woman was not more than twenty-three or four. He noticed, tov, that the two men had hold of the woman and seemed to be forcing her into the yard. Further down the road he met a man who in- quired if he had met two men and a woman on the road. On being told by Carlisle that he had, the man hurried along. At midnight Carlisle again passed the house, when a man appeared at the head‘ of his horse and Carlisle recognized him as the man he had met alone on the road early in the evening. He was bareheaded and carried a large club. He was very much out of breath, but gasped: committed there,” and the man disap- peared. The next moment groans and cries of a person in great pain came from the house. Carlisle was too much fright- ened to make an investigation alone, so he started his. horse on a run for the house of Silds Wheedon and the two men, armed, started for the scene. A match was struck, and lying in the doorway was the body of a woman. The body was covered with blood and nearly all the clothing had been stripped off. They left the body just as it was and started out for assistance. They were not gone over a quarter of an hour. When they returned with some neigh- bors. the body had disappeored. The theory among Easton people is that the young woman was brought to the house by the men for the purpose of murder. The action of the stranger in telling Carlisle of the crime and then running away is unexplained. ' O WALLER is CHAIRMAN. Connecticut Delegates to Chicago Conven- tion Organize at New Haven. The Democratic delegates to the Chicago convention met Saturday at the oflice of Judge Lynde Harrison in New Haven. Ex-Governcr' Waller, of New‘ LondOn, was elected chairman and Charles Lyman, of Washington, secretary and treasurer. Positions on committees were filled as follows: Permanent organization, James Aldis; credentials, A. D. Coog- an, of Widsor Locks; rules, Lyman M. Tinger, of Rockville; for vice-president of Connecticut, Wales B. Preston, of Hartford; for one of the convention secretaries, Wm. Kennedy, of Nanga- tuck; member of national committee, Carlos French of Seymour. On motion of Judge Harrison it was voted that in relation to all matters re- lating to the financial plank, the dele- gates vote as a unit. It was voted that the committee meet at the Murray Hill hotel in New York, on July 4, at 4 p. m., and leaving for Chicago at 6 p. m., over the New York Central railroad. r. ' O Base Ball. The Upper Mill defeated the Lower Mill at base ball, Saturday,'on the Fair Grounds, by a score of ~24 to 3. McAl- ‘lister and Burdell were the aviatorious battery. The game was for a purse of $10. ” ' - _ . The Bar Harbors and the Harbor Waves played base ball on the Stuart the Waves rolling in 9 runs to the Har- bors nit. ~ Advertise in the Gamma. “There has been a murder. avenue diamond, Saturday. afternoon, . _ She was eighty years old. ' The John Betts Residence at 1 Which Struck by Light- ning. f sUNDAippTORM. t 0”“ HUNDRED UULLAHAPAIZE . A Barn Noved From lts Foundation. g Norwalk was visited by a heavy thunder storm yesterday afternoon which lasted for two or three hours. It _ was accompanied by a high wind, but the full force of the storm had expend- ed itself before reaching here or passed 1 around to more congenial parts of the county. , . ' ' '- In the "Good Hill” district near Weston, trees were uprooted and laid j low and barns and outbuilding swayed by the force of the winds. At Hurlbutt street, Wilton, a barn belonging to Charles Knapp was lifted from its foundation and carried a dis- tance of over one hundred feet. TheJohn Betts house at Wilton was struck by lightning. The bolt struck the corner of the piazza, ripped out and hauled several feet one of the columns supporting the roof of the piazza and then shot of into the ground tearing up a hole in the earth nearly as large as a barrel. Mrs. Betts was sitting on the piazza at the time but remarkably enough escaped serious injury although she received considerable of a shock..' The lightning and wind also cut up high jinks in other near by stations, but the damage dene so far as is learned was not large. Slain at the Church. During a heavy thunder shower at Bristol yesterday afternoon Arthur Bar- num aged 15, was instantly killed while standing in the porch at Mount Hope Chapel and Sydney Hough, the sexton, who was inside was prostrated, but will recover. The spire of the chapel was wrecked. O /F'-NCAMPMENT AUGUST l7. Orders Issued by the Adjutant-General of the C. N. G. Adjutant-General Graham has issued . orders for the encampment of the Na- tional Guard at Niantic for six days, beginning August 17, at 10 a. m. The orders say: No organization will be allowed in camp prior to that date. The baggage will be limited to two company chests for each infantry company and ' platoon of artillery, and one chest for each ma- chine-gun and signal corps section. Oflicers’ baggage will be limited to one valise or small trunk for each line officer. Transportation for horses for field and staff use will be furnished only from brigade and regimental headquar- ters; battery and machine-gun horses from their respective locations. The commiesary-general will furnish subsistence for the enlisted men; as the pay of commissioned oflicere covers their ration allowance, they must pro- vide their own subsistence. The com- missary-generai will make contracts with responsible caterers, under bonds, to furnish the same bill of fare as pro- vided last year, at the annual encamp- ment. A careful inspection will be made each day of the food before it is cooked. Caterers will be held strictly to‘their contracts. Enlisted men whose terms expire during camp week, will be held for the week and discharged at the end of tho encampment. Men enlisted after July 4 may be borne on pay roll for duty up- on certificate of company commanders that they are properly drilled and in- structed in the school of the soldier and guard duty. . Musicians may be enlisted to Aug 6 inclusive. Encampments of:the national guard being held by authority of law, every officer and enlisted man is requried to be present for duty, unless excused for imperative reasons. The brigadier general will report any commissioned officer absent, with the cause of absence. ——————‘.->——-—__ Capt. Hlnes Wins. Commodore Crossman, Captain Hines, Captain Logan and: Captain Stoots, hoisted sail on their yachts yesterday afternoon after the storm had subsided for the purpOse of drying the sails with the result that before either of them were hardly aware of it they were on- gaged in arace in the serpentine harbor between this city and South Norwalk. The result as given to a reporter was, Capt. Hines 1st, Captain Stoots, 2d; Capt. Logan 3d and Commodore Cross- man distanced. Mrs. Willard Parker Dead. .’ Mrs. Mary Ann Parker, widow of Dr. Willard Parker, died Saturday at her summer home, New Canaan, _ Conn. A Magnificent Plano fertile Most} ,- Popular . School, Lodge, Society, noon no com-1» pony in Fairlield «County, Which is our iiidsi popuiar school, lodge, Society, club or fire company? - Which one has the most admirers and friends? Doubtless these questions are beyond the power of any absolute answer, but THE EVENING' GAZETTE offers an excep’uonal opportunity to make the test. THE GAZETTE pro- poses lo poll the votes of the people. And the voting is to have nest 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, comely, club or fire company which gets the most votes. . ' HERE IT IS! It. is an instrument of the very finest character. It is beautiful in its workmanship, an ornament worthy of any 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—TEE 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—Anyliscll130], lodge, society, club or fire company in Fairfield County is e 3'1 0. . 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 bland. ers can not be avoided and votes will be lost. Blank coupons, of THE PIANO OFF El] 18 THE Si} .FJU BHUNt 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, resonant and weld sustained, the scale is magnificent. , . ' Following is the voting coupon, a copy of which Willap- pear in THE GAZETTE daily. _ _l_ 1 l__ _I_ E E entertainer» ”coarser. Mme . Town .'\ r. .. 2??!“ . ‘ ., -'|..~,- A". '
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