Vol. v1. _ Whale No. 1154 A THE ONL Y EIGHT-PAGE ONE-CENT DAIL Y. IN, THE _WORWALKS. \ NorWalk, Conn, Monday Evening, July 27, 1896. 4.— Price One Cent:- m: ‘ A augment Louis Hoffman ’Str‘gck by ‘a Lucomotive Near the Fair Grounds. Dies Sunday at the Norwalk Hospital. —.———-—- Between (tend 7 o’clock yesterday morning, a man came up to Officer Kenney and told him that there was a dead man lying beside the railroad tracks, near the Fair Grounds. The officer did not recognize his informant, but the story as detailed by the man had such an air of truth about it that Kenney boarded a Street Railway car going to Winnipauk and rode to the crossing near the Fair Grounds. Quick time was made by Motorman Matheis and Conductor Grace, they with the officer being the only one on r the car. Arriving at the railroad cross- ing which is but a shert distance from the Street Railway tracks, all three men made a search and the body of a man was discovered lying in the ditch beside the tracks at the rear of the Van Tassell barn. - They turned the man over and found that he was still, alive, he utteringa groan as he was laid upon his back. Motorman Matheis and his conductor hastened back to their car and pro- ceeded to Winnipauk. Ofiicer Kenney placed the man in as comfortable a position as possible and sought further aid. As he went out on to the street he espired a bicycle rider and engaged him to watch beside the min while he' went for a physician. Luckily he met Dr. S. H. Huntington who was making a professional call and enlisted his services. The doctor made ahasty examinatian of the man, and ordered that he be sent to the hospital where the nature of the injuries could be more fully determined upon. The ambulance arrived and the nu- fortunate man, who proved to be Louis Hoffman, was placed in thevwagon and taken to the hospital where-it was found that he had suffered serious and as was thought fatal injuries. ’7 There was an ugly wound on the back of the man’s head, and a ridge was perceivable from the frontal bone to the back of hishead as if it had been drawn over some gravelly substance. His right leg was broken and his thigh bad- ly bruised. He remained in an uncon- scious condition until about 3 o’clock when he died. ___ The deceased occupied what is known as the Charles Mills place at Broad River,, was married, and had three children. In company with his wife he left a store on Main street about 11:45 for home. On the way home he got out of the carriage and told his wife to drive slowly on, and he would catch up to her. Mrs. Hoffman continued on and reaching home, put up the~horse and went into the house. As to what her husband did after leaving her she has no conception. . ' It is believed however, that he be- came confused and walked down the track to a point near where he was found and was struck by the up Pitts- field freight which pins: 8 through this city shortly before one o’clock. ., The unfortunate man came here from Holyoke, Mass., a few years since and has been employed at the Buckley rubber work, he being a skilled work- man. ’ A wife and three children survive him. This is Mrs. Hoffman’s second affliction in the loss of a husband. The remains were taken charge of by Fu- neral Director Kavanagh and the fu- neral will be held to-morrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. » ' This morning Coroner Burke made the necessary'examination and issued the usual certificate of accidental death. Hoffman was about 32 years of age and popular with all who knew him. Hewas a member of the Sons of Her- man, the Liederkranz singing society, and the Hauragauri society, delega- ' tions from all which will attend the ob- eequies. - ‘ o 0 Steam Yacht Launch. Commodore James E. Hubbell, launches to- day his steam yacht “Liola” from the gas company’s dock and is to at once put her into commission, with S. B. Wilson as chief engineer and sky pilot, otherwise chaplain. 'As the yacht- is propelled by steam, the U. S. naviga- tion laws are very strict in regard to such craft and her papers are not only required to be made out after special formula, but she cannot be run without- an/experienced navigator and licensed engineer in charge. ' Hence the en- gagement of Builder Wilson, so long the skillful and daring commander of the\Miunetta. ' ' “-—Subscribe for the Gamma. . ‘,\ NORWALK DEFEATED. Bridgeport’s Crack Shooters Again Down Cur Bays. Sweepsteaks Also Participated In. The third'of a series of shoots be- tween the Bridgeport and Norwalk Gun clubs was shot at the grounds of the Bridgeport club, Saturday afternoon. For the third time Norwalk was defeat- ed: The score was, Bridgeport, 98; N orwalk, 92. The tabulated score: BRIDGEPOR'I‘. U. M. C. ......... . ............................. 21 Blakeslee.... ..... , ............................ . 17 Baker.. .......... ......................... . 12 Beers 20 Tuck.... ................... . ..................... .. W Keeler ................................. . ......... . 11 ~ 98 NORWALK. - * Capron ......................................... . 92 Several ten bird sweeps, were then» shot with the following result: First sweep—First money, Beers; second money. Blakeslee; third money, U. M. C., Capron, Hendry and Saun- ders. . Second sweep—First money, Drake; second money, Blakeslee; third money, Beers and Libby. Third sweep—First money, Blakese lee; Beers, Capron, Saunders and Keeler; second money, U. M. C. and Hendry; third money, Libby. Several sweeps were then shot at five pairs, the lowest scorer to pay for the birds. Many contestants entered and plenty of fun resulted. The next shoot of the- series will be at Norwalk, Aug. 8. .0 Base Ball. The Hope Hose and Phoenix Engine base ball teams played a close (‘9) and exciting game at Norwalk Park, Satur- day. The closeness was very apparent in base hits and errors, as the clubs were nearly even in these, but the score at the end of the contest was a little bit one-sided, Hope having the better of the argument, 21 to 14. Mason and O’Brien were the battery for Hope and Secor and Hamilton for Phoenix. It was the engine boys’ first game of the season, and under the circumstances they did very well. Secor pitched a good game but was poorly supported behind the bat. Hamilton is a first- class fireman, but a catcher—Nit. Smith and “Whit” Foster played well in their respective positions, especially the former, and Slauson in center field chased all the “sky scrapers” that came his way with the same agility and polite- ness that he chases up a fare on the run- ning-board of a trolley car. Northrup cared for all balls of every kind that came toward first base, and also batted hard. The Hopes having had more practice than their rivals played by far the better game and thus won easily. The score by innings was as follows, the game—being called at the close of the sixth: . Hope Hose, 4 0 2 7 7 1—21 Phoenix, Engine, 1 0 ,2 9 1 1—14 An exciting and long contested game was played between Silver Mine and Cranbury teams, on the Fair Grounds,» Saturday, in which there were lots of ciphers on the score card. The Bar Harbors defeated the Harbor Waves by a score of 25 to 5. The Hogans Alley nine defeated the Cobblehillers in a game of base ball, Saturday. The prize was a goat. Isaack Waltoners. Messrs. Harry Rider and Smith L’Hommedleu have perfected plans for a fishing trip to Spectacle Lakes. Smith who never told a lie in his life outside of the insurance business, prom— ises that if he don’t catch a mess of fish that he will serve on the board of as; sesscrs again as long as he is. in the in- insurance. Mr. Rider smiles and says nothing, if that were possible. —.—_~——‘-.'———— Tumbled Down an Embankment. A horse belong to Groceryman Bates ran away on Riverside avenue, Satur‘ day afternoon, and succeeded in tumbl- ing down into the rocks and underbrush that line the avenue on ,the East side of the avenue near thé’factory pond, from which predicament the animal was only with considerable difficulty relieved. The horse suffered several severe cuts about its body andJegs, but it is thought will be in readiness for an- other run in a short time. -Advertise in the Gaznr'rn. COMMITTED SUICIDE Dr. Isadore makes Atro. pine With Suicidal“ Intent. ‘ Confined in laillon a Serious Charge. it Dr. Isadore H. Kohn, the East Bridgeport physician, wdeas arrested Saturday, July 18th on a charge of criminally assaulting Annie Bozascb, a 14 year old girl, who, until a few days before his arrest, was in his employ as a domestic, made a successful attempt to end his life at the‘county jail last Saturday. At an unknown hour, prob- about 4 o’clock he took a dose of atro- pine and was found at 6:45 o’clock in 'an unconscious condition by Jailer Watt. Medical aid was at once summoned .and at noon his life was still in the balance, with slight chances of his recovery. His effort to kill himself was a most de- termined one, and had he not succeed- edwith the poison he had a ,knotted sheet with which he intended to hang himself. The sheet was found under his cot. On a table by the side of his bed were found four letters. One was addressed to Coroner Doten, his counsel on which was also written the words “cause of death.” g Friday night another warrant was is- sued against the doctor, the complain- ant being a thirteen- year- old girl named Lena Kolic. She charges him with hav- ing accomplished her downfall while she was in his employ as a domestic. Dr. Kohn is fifty-five years old and has been very successful, especially among the foreign element. He was a surgeon in the Russian army during the Russo- Tujrko war. In his cell were found let- ters addressed to his wife and daughter in Germany, and to. his attorney in Bridgeport. He is said to belong to a wealthy and distinguished family, as does also his Wife. . The following is the full text of the letter he left addressed to Coroner Doten: ' To run CORONER: Being disgusted of the malice and badness of people that spoiled all my life, and although I am quite innocent, the accused crime made me lose my reputation and all my future career. I have committed a suicide by taking some atropia. The sheriff who arrested me watched me not to take any medica- ments, but I remembered that some time ago from a bottle of strong solu- tion of atrOpine, which I had ' in my waist pocket, happened to slip out the cork and the liquid was poured out and the lining of the upper pocket saturated with this solution. So I took the waist and made here an extraction With some Water. I don’t know if I shall succeed and if the quantity will be sufficient to finish my cup of sorrow. Very respectfully, DR. Issnonn KOHN. He died at the jail Saturday afternoon. Among other papers found was a letter requesting that his body be cremated. It has not yet been decided whether or not his dying wish will be granted although he left money enough to pay the cost of cremation. He finished a long letter which he left to be published in the Bridgeport news- papers, as follows: “All I wish now is that the honorable public, the press and my professional brethern. the phy- sicians, may try after my death, with all that is in their power, to vindicate me, and to have punished those impu- dent liars and slauderers, as well as their instigators.” ' O RAILROAD VICTIMS. The Iron Juggernaut Actively Engaged in Killing, Yesterday. The railroad locomotive was the cause of several deaths yesterday, among the number being Louis Hoff- man of Norwalk, an account of whose unfortunate ending .will be found in another column. ’ John Hazzard, aged 55 years, an em- ployee of the Ordnance company, of Bridgeport, met with a fatal accident at the grade crossing on Kossuth street, that city, late Saturday-night. There are gates at the crossing but they are not operated after 10:30. The locomo- tive struck him and crushed in his skull He belonged in Providence, R. 1., where he had a wife and children. One of his sons lived. with him at Bridge- port, to which place he expected to re- move his family next week. Lawrence Michaela and Nurulo Car- melli were struck by a freight train on the Danbury division of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad about 6 o’clock Sunday morning, while walk- ing on the track near Beaver Brook. Michaela was badly hurt and was taken to the Danbury hospital, where he lies in' a critical condition. Carmelli almost miraculously escaped with slight in- juries. The two men were on their way to Brookfield Junction. ’ SERIOUSLY INJURED.- T rhmway Conductor Knocked Out by a Pole. ' Charles N. Rose’s Unwelcome Experience. The ambulance brought another pa- tient to the Norwalk Hospital this morning in the person of Charles N. Rose of East Norwalk. . Rhee is a conductor on the Tramway line. This morning while he was col- lecting fares on his car on route to Baton Point, and when near what is kno' n as Witch Lane, and near the “B schard switch,” his hip came in contact with a pole and he was hurled from the car to the ground. He struck‘headforemost and received several severe cuts on his face, he was severely bruised about the body and' pretty thoroughly shaken up. The car the . accident assisted on board and taken to Dr. Bohannon’s office and later in an ambulance to the hospital where he is now being treated for his injuries, It will be some days before Conductor Rose will be collecting fares again. In the meaniime it is to be hoped that he will be as active in getting well as he is in skipping along the running board of an electric car. Q STRUCK ON HIS HEAD. The Gazette Diabolis Furnishes the Press — With an Item. Possibly recognizing the fact that there has been for a week past a dearth of local news, "Jimmy” Fisher, the GAZETTE diabolis, yesterday afternoon furnished the material for a good item. He was at Jennings’ wharf and had assisted in pulling a boat ashore. Near the wharf a number of piles have been driven to hold in position the sewer pipe which empties into the creek. Across the piles which are perhaps six or eight feet apart are nailed timbers to secure the same. “Jimmy” not caring to wade through the mud to the shore shinned up one of the piles and was engaged in jumping from one cross-piece to the next when he slipped and fell headforemost strik- ing his head on the planking below. He was knccked into unconscious- ness, which is saying much for the planking, as “Jimmy” is always a very much alive lad. He was taken to his boarding-house at the home of Thomas Cooney on Harbor avenue, and Dr. W. J. Tracey was summoned. He found that the boy had not sustained serious injury, and he will probably be out again to-morrow as lively a “printer’s devil” as ever. _ He told a GAZETTE reporter this morning, that he never had such a headache before in his life. " New Singing School. N orwalk is soon to have the advan- tages of what is necessarily attached to a school of music under competent management. On August 4th, at the Center school, this city, Messrs. Howard & Hallam Will open a school for a course of methods in school music and sight singing, for teachers. Lectures will be given on child voices. . Classes of children will be formed to illustrate the lecture. Mr. Hallam is at present engaged in chorus conducting at a large school in Lexington, Mass., and Mr. " Howard has for the past two weeks been lecturing on the topic of ”Voice” at both Hingham and Lexington, Mass. in Providence this week. Chorus practice will be a special feature at the school here. Death of Mrs. Esther A. St. John. . MKS. Esther A. St. John, relief; of Charles G., and mother of Charles E. St. .John, died at the residence of her son, No. 79 Main street, last evening in the 82d year of her age. She was the daughter of Richard and Mary Camp. She had been a sufferer for some time past and death "came to the saintly woman as a happy release from suffer- ing. She was for many years an earnest and active member of St. Paul’s church and beloved and esteemed by all who knew her many Christian graces. O General Couch’s Condition. The condition of Gen. D. N. Couch is somewhat improved, although he is uncomfortably near succumbing to ner- vous prostration. ‘He has an. eXper- ienced trained nurse to assist Mrs.Couoh in his care, and it is haped that with the entire rest enjoined by his physician and improved weather conditions, the grand old soldier-patriot may soon be up and out again. was quickly stopped and the victim of He will also lecture on the same topic, HERE "A_NII__THERE. 7 An Epitome of 'Happenings of of Interest to the Public. Garnered with Scissors and Pencil. Mr. and Mrs. William Ambler are at the White Mountains. Simeon Keith a’nd Charles Seymour will go to Newport, to-morrow. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Butler of Spring Hill, last night. Rev. Father O’Connell of Bethel, sailed for Europe, on Saturday last. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Mallory of Jersey City Heights, are spending a few days in town. The Misses Maud and Lula Gregory and Anna Burr are visiting friends in Bethel. Mr. J. S. Ross one of the large corps of salesmen at the Boston Store is tak- ing a two weeks’ vacation. Don’t forget to attend Congressman Hill’s lecture on Money at the M. E. church to-morrow evening. Mr. David Workman of Belden ave- une, continues incurably‘ ill and his life is slowly but surely ebbing away. The wife of Selectman Selleck is ill with intermittent fever. Her speedy recovery is the prayer of all who know the lady.‘ A largely attended baptismal service was held by Rev. Mr. Selleck in Win- nipauk a little after seven o’clock last evening. Miss Jennie Huvey of Jersey City Heights, 1stvisiting her aunt, Miss Meach, it the residence of Mr. Henry I. Hoyt. There was a lively scrimmage on Water street, Saturday night. There were no arrests at the. time but that part of the programme is liable to come in latter.’ Harold Raymond, the young acrobat who left town a few month’s ago with a circus has returned home from Maine where he bade good-bye to the man- agement. There will be a meeting of the Dem- ocratic General and District commit- tees in Phoenix block, Thursday even- ing to formulate a pian of operation on the enemy. ‘ Commodore Bishop had his Sunday School class, consisting of Frank Leon- ard, Sam Lynes, et z’d omne, etc , out for an airing, on his beautiful yacht Mahel yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Ellwood who have been visiting Mr. Ellwood’s par- ents on Orchard street for the past four weeks return to their home in Cleve- land, Ohio, to-day. The party who attempted to steal a dog from Fred Anderson of Park street, Saturday night, can have the portion of his trousers torn out by the canine, on calling during daylight at Ander- son’s home. The condition of Mrs. George W- Gregory of Isaacs Place, who is se- riously ill at her home in Cranbur y, is reported by the attending physician, Dr. L. M. Phinney as being consider- ably improved this morning. Mrs. John S. Seymour reached Nor- walk Saturday p. m. During the pres- ent week, she with Mrs. Smith, will put the Smith cottage on Sheffield Island in crder for Commissioner Seymour’s fam- ily for the remainder of the summer. A mute bootblack had a narrow escape from being run over by a Street Rail- way car on Main street Saturday even- ing. A switch-opener in the hands of a motorman brought him to a sense of his danger in time to ‘avert his being run down. George Toohill of Chapel street is causing his relatives and friends con- siderable anxiety by reason of his crazed actions. It is apparent that something ought to be done with him to the relief of all concerned. As yet no one has cared to make a complaint, but it is evident thathe ought to be placed under restriction. Unfortunate Louis Hoffman who' re- ceived fatal injuries by being struck by a locomotive Saturday night, had made arrangements with a friend named Ellenbeck to go berrying yes— terday, and at 4 o’clock passed by' him while on his way to. Hoffman’s house all unconscious that his friend lay dying ibeside thetracks. ' . . ~ Ionian. OR SALE—Bicycles guaranteed ‘ F models, seamless, steel tubingfsdifi’g forged steel connections. choice of tires. 835 at Sourn NORWALK HARDWARE 00. 1‘25 tf 7 OR SALE—Benedict. Norwalk newfideal~ or is selling an excellent F ’ ' and Hdlder for 25c. Call and see filimmgmlfin 1'0 BEN 1'. To RENT—Cottage, No. 14 Maple at ‘ All the modern improve .. reset of O. E. Wilson. No. 3 Cazettenllgiiliidingmmre 0 RENT—The lower floors in two ' on Cross Street. Possession gigging; August 1st. Apply to F. ST. JOHN Locxwoon Trustee. J24 tf ’ WANTED. ANTED—Traveling or local s le fill retreats?“ fi.b..,.m..s.:sasg Clinton Oil 00., Cleveland. as. Terms. The ANTED—SOLICITORS FOR LIF " d i, MAJOR MCKINLEY. t e next 3625 anfiéiry gigs-3t gaéstead. Clilifllilfcey Depew, _ . . rman an 'ar ' mah biography of Hobart. Containg‘sigghlhlgs ' an p sitform. A bonanza'for agents, a geld mm}? ,Or workers. Only $1.50. The only fiwut. afiizedgbook. 50 per cent. Credit given. fieig t paid, Cut-fit free. Begin now with c 011:6f officrntory. Permanent. profitable wor . or 96.} Address The National Book Concern, Star Building Chico go- j27tf MM BROTHER’ — MANUFACTURERS OF — IMPROVED SODA AND MIN“ ERAL WATERS. . ‘ Flavoring Extract,s Also the Syrups and Olden Time Fruit Juices, Root Beer. Lemon Soda, Soda Water Sarsaparilla, Supplied in Birch Beer, Steel Fountains. Seltzer and Vichy in Siphons. ‘ Address n. .1. a o. s. onunnin, 41 Main Street, - Norwalk, Conn, ‘ NOTICE. East Wall Street Hearing. To Frank E. Quintard and Lydia E. Quintard. Platt Price, Ann E. Allen, Charles H. Allen, Mary E. Honnecker, The Norwalk Savings Society, Julia A. Lockwood, Manice De F. Lockwood, Franklin J. Mallory and William -K. Lewrs Executors of the Last Will and Testament of Rebecca Mallory, de- ceased, Eugene L. Boyer, Trustee of the Estate of Samuel B. S. Bissell, deceased, The Town of Norwalk, . The .Norwalk Tramway Company, ‘ Jeremiah Donovan, George W. Selleck, Isaac Selleck and Henry Sellsck, The Norwalk Street Railway Company William Meseberg, William B. E. Lock- wood, Edward K. Lockwood, Franklin J. Mallory Executor of_the last Will and Testament of James Mallory de- ceased, George R. Cowles Executor of the last W1“ and Testament of L. L. Beebe, deceased, Frederick St. J. Lock- wood, John O’Sullivan, and to all other persons interested by reason of the proposed grading or Widening of East Wall Street, or the taking of the neces- ‘ sass; land therfiafor: ' HEREAS, ugene L. Bo er, Charles F. Tristram, William H. Smyith, Harvey M. Kent, Alfred A. Chinery. Jr., and Arthur B. Hill were appointed a Com- mittee by the, Council of the City of Norwalk June 8th, 1896, to make such alteration as to them should seem prop- er in the grade and width of East Wall Street from_the westerly end of the Quintard Building easterly to a point opposite the Bissell Homestead, with a descriptive survey of said street so widened, and an estimate and appraisal of the benefits and damages by reason .thereof as the casemight be; and .WHEREAS, a majority of said Com‘ mittee have made a report to said council of the City of Norwalk, showing said proposed alterations, grading and Widening, together with a descriptive survey of said street so widened and an estimate and appraisal of the benefits and damages resulting or accruing therefrom; and WHEREAS, in and by said proposed alterations, and for the purpose of said widening, it is proposed to take land of Frank E. Quintard, Lydia E. Quintard, Platt Price, Ann E. Allen, Mary E. Honnecker and J aka A. Lockwood; and Wnnnnas, in and by said estimate and appraisal of benefits in said report all the persons herein first above named are benefited—all of which more fully appears in the report of said Committee together wrth the Map thereto annexed and made a part thereof, on file in the office of the City Clerk. ‘ Now THEREFORE, you and each of you are hereby notified that a hearing will be had before the Council of the City _of Norwalk, in the Council Room in said City, July 27th, 1896, at 8 o’clock P. M., at which time and place said Council will hear objections to such al- teration, survey, estimate and appraisal, , and shall bear all parties interested in relation to the acceptance of such re- port of its Committee, in whole or in part, and in regard to any modification or change thereof. .‘ ' Dated at the City of Norwalk, July 15th, 1896. By order of the Mayor and Council of said*'City. ’ Attest. - ’ E. M. Locxwoon, City Clerk. 1
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