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NoIrWalk, 001111., Monday Evemng, August 10,1896
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(Machines 31011
S Says She Did Not Beguile the
Wealthy Mr. Smoker.
Kept Some of the Money for Her Trouble.
Mrs. Alice E. Clark, who is suing
Commodore Burritt for $11, 500, was in
Stamford on Saturday to consult with
I her lawyer, James H. Olmstead. Mrs
IS Clark threatens to make things inter
esting for felks who have. been talking
about her, and is especially indignant
at the stdry about her relations with
William Snecker, the wealthy old gen-
tleman of New York upon whose prop-
erty she is charged with having had
‘ designs. .
“There have,” said She, “been so
many stories told with regard to this
matter thatI feel it my duty to state
exactly what occurred. Mr. Snecker
rented my house in Bridgeport. He
' represented himself as a widower. He
called upon me a number of times and
finally proposed marriage. He said he
was getting along in years and that he
needed some one to care for him; that
he had become very much attached to
' me, and he was wealthy, and that if I
would marry him he would give me a
check for $1, 500 and convey to me cer-
tain property in New York, the income
of which, he said, would support me
after his death.
“After repeated solicitations on his
'part, I finally consented to marry him.
He gave me a diamond ring, and a
check for $1, 500. A day was appOinted
upon which I was to meet him at his
lawyer’s office in New York, when the
ante-nuptial arrangement and convey-
ance of property to me was to occur.
I went there at the appointed time and
found that, upon conveying the prop-
- erty to me, he expected me to give him
‘ abandoned the suit.
turned the ring, and I feel under no
notes amounting to $30, 000. To my ut-
ter astonishment, I was informed by his
lawyer, that Mr. Sneaker was a married
man, that his wife Was expecting to ob-
' tain a divorce from him, and his desire
was to convey property to me in order
to prevent her getting any part of it for
alimony.
“I stated that I should have nOthingR
further to do with the matter. I re-
turned to Snecker 31,000 of the $1,500
he had given me as a part of the ante-
nuptial agreement, retaining $500 to
pay for the trouble and expense to
which I had been put.
“Afterwards a Bridgeport lawyer was
authorized to recover thering, but he
I never have ce~
obligation to do so, as I was mostcruel-
Iy treated by him.
“It has been reported that I have had
two husbands and am a divorced wo-
man. I had one husband, and he died
a natural death. I I never was divorced.”
Mr.‘01mstead was highly indignant
when told of-the intimations that the’-
suit was a blackmailing operation.
“I did not bring this suit for Mrs.
Clark, ” said he, “until I had fully in-
formed myself Of all the circumstances
and felt assured of the justic of her
claim. Commodore Burritt says he
nevergave Mrs. Clark a note, bnta
lawyer Who stiuds a4 hi ."I as any at the
Fairfield County bar“, 1.4.1111” me that
he saw the note given her by Burritt.
“Also, a per-son was present when
she accused Burritt of having taken the
note out of a drawer and turn it up.
He did not deny the accusation. Be-
fore that note was destroyed she took
it to a lawyer i'n'Bridge'p'o'rt, Who Will
swear that he saw it and told her what
to do with it. ‘
“There is a record here,” he con-
' tinned. looking at a bill of particulars,
“that says Mre. Clark. lent BurritSt cash
on 12 different occasions: j
' “Stories that Mrs. Clark was heavily
in debt .are untrue, and she exchanged
a house in Bridgeport for the one in
which she now lives. She repaired it
and thoroughly furnished it 1n a costly
manner.- She OWes about $250 on it,
which she expected to pay from the
money Burritt owes her. - .
Fell Unconscious on'Wall Street. "
Miss Emma Dayton Of Weston went
. . ’in bathing at the shore Saturday eves-1
ing. After coming out of the water
and boarding a TramWay car she was
taken ill. She,however, was able to ride
to this city, but on leaving the car near
the railroad statiOn faih’téd- away and
dropped to the grOund. She was taken
into Brennan’s music stOre and Dr. A;
H. Baldwin. summoned. It was nearly
an hour before she recovered conscious-'
Shortly after she was placed' in a.
nose.
carriage and taken to the home of E
W. Bradley 111‘ Weston. She is reported
as being better to-day, but still suffers
' on the dock. ”The party report having,
'II had an elegant sail.
ing from the nervous shock.
guarded
.might have been supposed to be ex~
HAS 151110111.
Conductor Williams Thinks the
Burglar was After Money.
Saw Him Counting‘th‘e Cash.
‘ Conductor Williams has related to
the Gaanrrn the following as his theory
of the purpose the bungling burglar
who attempted to enter his. apaitmentsI
Friday night, undoubtedly had in view.
He thinks this party, whoever 'he may
have been, had ridden on his car and
seen him place his carIfIare collections
in the side pockets of his post. This
coat with the money, it has hitherto
been his custom to Wear home and as
soon as arriving there to spread a news-I
paper upon his dining trials which
stands in the center of the roOm,’ and-
emptying all the change 1n a pile, pro-,
ceed to count it and see if it tallies.
with his book record. After this Opera-
tion, be carefully wraps the money up
and replaces it in his coat pocket again
and passes to another room,and secretes
it. He then passes back to the dining
room, takes off his coat'and hangs it up
on a hook beside the door casino. He
has discovered that all these operations,
save the secreting of the money, can be
plainly seen by anyone who might pass
his side diniiig room windows or who
should step up on his rear stoop.
Williams has no doubt that all these ’
various operations had been closely
watchedby this would be thief prior to
his attempted entrance to his side-door
on Friday night. An entrance could
have been elfected far more eas1ly by
the rear stoop or windows than by
this side stoop door, but his coat hung
‘.beside the door from this; latter en-
trance and could have been seiZed and
carried off, without a further entrance
to the house or to any of the sleeping
apartments.
The conductor’ .1 theory is a very ren-'
sI'Onable one and no doubt furnishes a
solution to the circumstance of the at
tempt to burglarize his house' in prefer-
ence to others On that street less safely
and Where greater bodty
posed to capture.
Williams asserts that the unsuccessful I
episode has taught him a. useful lesson,
and hereafter his day’s rcceipts, how-
ever small, will not be carried home at
the end of the day’s business to be
turned in, early the next morning, but
will be handed over to some safe Ide-
Ipository, so that there will be no future
incentive for burglars to disturb his
midnight slumbers.
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Fell From a Pole.
Robert Larkins one of the Southern
New England Telephone Company’s
linemen fell from a pole near the rail-
road freight depot, Saturday afternoon,
sustaining injury to his back and break‘
ing one of his little fingers. He is
I known as “Happy Bob” by his fellow-
workmen by reason ofIhis chronic good
humor, and they. will all wish him
speedy recovery of his injuries.
Wheeled to Glen Island.
Wheelmen Stephen Comstock and W.
A. Vogel assayed a bicycle trip to Glen
Island at an early ’hour yesterday
morning. They reached their destina-
tion 0. K , despite the sultry heat, but
on the return Mr. Vogel’s tire sustained
a puncture and the cars had to be taken,-
which were found more torid than the
wheeling.
Seventeenth Reunion.
The annual re-hniomof the Seven-
teenthC. V. willIbe held at New Ca-
naan,- on Friday,“ August 28. Norwalk
veterans and their friends who contem-
plate""atten'ding ’will take the train
leaving South Norwalk at 8:21 a. m. for
Stamford. "Don’ tpurchase round trip
tickets, as arrangements have been
made for a reduction of fare upon the
return trip to all stations on the line of
the Consolidated road. Certificates for
irreturn tickets Will be furnished by
Treasurer Wade at the business meet-
iing' iii New Canaan. '
Didn’t Land at Bhippie Island
argued. a party of thirty to Nissaaquague
riser. 32.621.29.151 defierson. yesterday.
The party sailed on the yacht Marguer-
its, IIICiiptaiImeharles Rileyi' Among 1"
those OnlbOard was libatio'n artistdohn-
Teen, Of the fNo‘r-‘Walk Hetel- Voile, who
after leaving the river requested that
the boat make a landing at Chippie
Island, Which request was apparently
acceded to, but he was not a little snr-IS-
prised when the boat. tied up at, the‘
wharf to find that it was GregoIl-y’ s
Point, and that Landlord Tuttle was
\
chested ._ r
GASHED HIS HEARD
Isidore Alexander Collides
With a Tramway Pole.~
Riding onan Dvercrcwdsd Car.
Isidore Alexander, a rag peddler liv-
ing at 76 Taylor avenue, was coming up
from Roton on Saturday evening on the
8 20 car With his wife and children on
one of the usual overcrowded Tramway
cars. 'He stood on the running board
with many others, and holding on with
both hands to the roof stanchions.
When the car _ crossed ,from the
double to the single track just before
reaching the overhead railroad bridge
near the power house, Alexander was
thrown outward, he being on the left
hand side of the car. Before he could
recover his perpendicular his face and
forehead struct squarely aganist the last
pole. . 1 -
The severe blow made a report heard
all over the car and broke the hold Al-S
exander had On the stanchion.
Fortunately Miss Alida Ball eat atthe
end of the seat, next to the unfortunate
man and seized him with both her
hands and held him from falling to the
ground, until a gentleman in front of
him passed his arm about him and
supported the dazed man until the car
was stopped at the power hOuse.
Blood flew from a ghastly wound Over
Alexander’ s eye and across his forehead
and spattered over Miss Ball’s hands .
and dress, as it did upon several other
passengers near him.
It was found that Alexander Was bad- I
1y injured and he was brought up to the
car barn on Woodward avenue and Dr.
Burke summoned and his injuries
dressed. Later the ambulance was
sent {or and the injured man was taken
to his home.
To- day the injured man is reported
to be out of danger, unless some unfor-
seen complication like blood poisoning
' should occur.
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1101111151 PLAYER suockeo.
Last Night’s Electric Storm Brought but
Little Relieffo- Suffening,SIII amenity“
A severe storm prevailed at the east
and west ” Of Norwalk last evening.
There was .1 pattering of raindrops here
and at one time it looked as if there
was to be a hard storm.
People who had been. sitting- outside
in neglige dress hastened inside, and in
some instances closed blinds and win-
dows, and drew down shades to escape
the glare of the lightning flashes.
About 10 o’clock the western heavens
seemed to be rent in twain by a flash of
lightning followed closely by thunder
that as one man remarked “shook dishes
from my pantry shelf."
It was later learned that the bolt
struck 1n the street' in front of the Brush
place on the Maple street extension,
ripping up the street and communicat-
ing with the water main furnished a
supply of water which the clouds had
failed to give. ,
The pipe was torn for about a foot
and the water rushed out in such a
volume that the street was deluged, the
catch basins filled, and considerable
damage done.
A cornet player named George Wil-
liams living .on Elm street was sitting
on his front piazza'at the time, and it
reported the shock hurled him to the
floor. He, however, quickly recovered
and running into the house with the
comet and sitting down in the middle
of the dining room commenced playing
“Nearer my God to Thee. ”
There was a blinding flash in the east
11 short time later and it is understood a
base drum player received quite a shock
at his home in East Norwalk.
As before stated comparatively little
rain fell here audit was altogether one
of the hottest and most disagreeable
nights ever experienced by the p'eOple
of Norwalk.
Street Railway Notes.
Motormen Andrews and COnductOr
Clarke have .gone to Maine for a two
weeks’ vacation. ' 'I hey expect to re-
turn with a car load of pine needles.
Conductor Richmond and- family are.
visiting friends in Pennsylvania.
Motormen Parkinson and GracSe are
on the sick list.
Wicked Bridgeport
The, gaming establishment on John
street, Bridgeport, formerly’ occupied
by Harry Flint’s policy shop, was raid-'
ed Saturday night by Supt. Birming-
ham and 14 patrolman. and Thomas
Flint and 32 devotees cf the game of
keno, which was in progress, were
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BIGYGLIST ROBBED
Clarence Meade o‘f. Dahhury
Relieved of Money in Wilton.
{I .as Lyinp Uncenscious When Found;
(Thrones Meade, an enthusiastic
wheelman from Danbury, started for
Norwalk yesterday on his bicycle ex-
posting to spend the day at Bell Island
and other shore resorts. .
WIhile’wheeling along the road near
Wilton the front forks of his bicycle
suddenly broke throwing Meade vio-
lently to the‘ ground, cutting his head
and rendering him unconsciOus.
A stranger happening along and see-
ing Meade lying unconscious and help-
less by the roadside, carried him to a
house nearby where he left him to be
cared for.
When- Meade recovered conscious-
ness, some time afterwards he found
that‘ the “gOOd Samaritan” who had
picked him up had gone thr’Ough his
pockets and relieved him of his pocket-
book containing five dollars and some
odd change.
Disgusted with his wheel and Wilton
reception Meade returned to Danbury
on ,the evening train.
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“JIMMY” AS A MONOPOIEIST.
A Newspaper Reporter Gorges Himself ‘and
Creates a Sensation Sat Gregoryisx-r
(1" ' " h I I - If ,
Did you he!" 0f the drowning at were r-e‘spiinsnble for last nighds at-
tempt.
Gregory’s Point? ” was asked of a Ga-
znr'rn reporter, it once, ten times, this
morning. "
He had not heard of 11,5111 he had
heard of the story that a young man
had secured a bathing house at the
Point, donned a suit and dashed into
the salt-ladened water with the fearless-
ness of a reporter chasing up a funeral,
in order to get the names of the pall-
bearers. .‘
SI No21ne' recognized him clad in bath—
ing costume other than to remark upon
his beautiful forSm, with a side note, “he
is an athlete.’ S l
He swam out as bOldly as Reporter
Feeney would chase a clam chowder or
Reporter Thomas flirt with the truth.
He glided through the water with the
grace of a duck and the speed Of a
swordfish. He had a hungry 1°99k= and
knew that at Nauvoo there was to be a
clambake. Itwas a long swim, to the
bake, ’but the young man determined
to make the effort to reach there or die
in the attempt. He had reckoned be.
yond hisstrength and cries of “Helpl
Help! ” were heard.
Fortunately at this time one of the
Gram boys, Clarence, if ‘we mistake
not, came sailing by in his yacht and
with a boat-hook pulled the exhausted
swimmer on board. »
He Was then recognized by those on
the yacht as James W. Maples the
church -and all-round reporter of the
Hour. The craft was en route to N am
voo theiscene of the bake. “Jimmy”
revived as the boat approached the is-
land arriving at which he was first to
jump ashore and “hustle .for the feed.”
. In the meantime people at Gregery’s
Point, not- knowing of his rescue had
become alarmed at his long continued
absence. Others wished to engage ' the
bathing house which had been let to the
unknown swimmer. ,
Finally after waiting three or four
hours for the .’man :1 return the pro-
prietor of the POinIt opened the door of
the bathing house, in order that he
mightget, evidence leading up to the
identification of the man in case he was
Washed ashore—dead.
Each and every garment was looked
over and pockets searched, but not the
slightest clue could be gained. The
cufi's had the Comatock Bros.’ marks
and the straw hat the name of a firm in
New Haven. Two pair of gold-rimmed
eye-glasses a watch, and 84.65 in money,
a pair of scissor's,='a_bottle of mncilage
and a book of court-plaster, were” found
in the pockets of his clothing but not a
card, a wash-bill, a pawn check or any-
thing else that would lead to his identity.
I The landlord himself then became
alarmed and was about to engage an
oysterman to drug for the body and had
almost completed the bargain when a
yawl apprOached the shore and the
missing man walked up the beach to
the bathing house dressed himself,
counted over his cash and Went home
by the next car, narrowly escaping the
wrath of the crowd that had gathered
together to give him a blanket-tessing.
It was a bad break for “J 1mmy” and
if he did it for the purpose cf creating a
sensation or monopohzlng the bathing
house, ». thoroughlv succeeded.
?I-i'e-Advertis'e-inthe Gaznr'rn.’ ‘. ,.
. posure‘ to the heat.
TIES ON THE TRACKS.
Attempt Made to Wreck a New
canaan Train.
I Obstruction Fertunately Seen in Time. '
A stOry was current in Stamford on
Saturday of what Bppéars to have been
an attempt to wreckIthe New Canaan
train onits last trip up from Stamford
last Friday night, and apparently from
no motive except the one which be-
longs in the categOry of I”pu‘re cussed.
ness. ” , '
The engineer saw, sOme’ distance
. ahead, aman working wiih desperate
energy, lifting ties from the rails. He
finished his work in ample time for the
train to go along without injury, but it
was apparent enough that; had not that
man observed the ties piléId upon~ the
track, there would have been acollision
which might' have resulted in some-
thing more serious than the derailment
of the engine and cars. The attempt
was made in the neighborhood of Tall-
madge Hill a. lonesome place, where
trainewreckerswould ordinarily be free
from observation. In this instance,
however, a man living in the vicinity
saw the,obstructi'on, and, grasping the
situation in an instant, proceeded to re-
move‘ the pile 'of raierad ties. '
A few years ago, near this spot“, an-
other unsuccessfnl attempt was made to
throw a train from the track,- but the
, o‘fl‘en'ders were never discovered,
understood that one or more watchmen
' have been employed, and that no effort
it is
willbelspzired to discover ”.1056 who
Railroad men in Stamford said Ihut
they knew nothing of the incident, and S
they werenot disposed to discuss it.
The 'injoimarion obtained, however,
comes .fiom a source that cannot be
doubt-orig
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I The Torrid Heat. .
The, humidity andIIheat extending
cyan-the greater" portion » of the United
States since Tuesday last, were of un-
prec‘edented seVerity. Great numbers
of deaths and prostrations resulted.
Saturday was the hottest August Sth on
record. To-day‘ s Herald’s forecasti
says: -—
The“hot wine” Will probably con-
tinue to be severely and dangerously
felt to- d’ay in the fc'ountry east of the
Mississippi, and care should 'still be
taken in this section to-avoid undue ex-
IBut the disturb-
ance central, in Manitoba yesterday
morning is moving eastward over the
Lake region, and is likely to cause
local rain or thunder storms in the
northern par’ts-of this section, reduc—
ing the temperature and sultriness this
afternoon‘or toznight.
in the Middle States and New Eng-
land to- day fair to partly cloudy, sultry ~-
weather and fresh to light southerly
Winds will prevail, with slightly higher,
follwed by slowly falling temperature,
and local thunder storms in the north-
ern parts of. these- sections, partly
cloudy to fair, slightly cooler weather
will prevail with southwesterly winds,
and possibly local rain near the coasts,
and on Wednesday prObably fair
weather- and slight temperature
changes; ‘ -
No his or Water Famine Here.
IA.story has been widely circulated
that several towns along the Sound, in-
cluding Stamford and INIorwalk, are in
danger of an ice famine, because “the
supply is nearly exhausted, and neigh-
boring inland towns are unable to give
any relief.”
It' 15 not easy to perceive What motive
anybody can have for launching forth
such a lying statement in this hot
weather...‘ As a matter of fact, Stamford
'and Nor-walk were never better snppheu
With water than now, both in congealed
and liquid form. ’
. Cross Street.
Thisjlittle street has become one of
the most traveled and important thor-
oughfares of our entire city. S More car-
riages and teams are estimated to pass
over this short cut from east to west than
go over either Main street or East aye-
nue. The recent catch- basins and
drains and important general roadway
improvements made' 1n and about Buck-
leky’ s factory and the old Brady place,
were executed none too soon.
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’ Farmer Ratchfoi'd.‘ I
MichaelRatchford has just finished
harvesting eighty tons of hay from his
Winnipauk farm, He had [three Iacres
of fine oats‘fbut the wormslaidthem
low. and they were cut for fodder.
also "has five acres of 5corn on new
ground that' is looking as fine :as any
’SIcorn in that section.
Be {as Co
DON’T MISS THEM
If
' By the People and l-‘0r the People.
E IORSAJSE.
OB SALE—For sale cheap if
F eSso‘on,‘a lot of used brick. ' 1113312.“? the;
SQR BALE—Bicycles, guaranteed $75 1
F mudels, seamless steel tubing, 613191?
forged steel connections. choice of tires. $351.
at 80111211 NORWALK HARDWARE Co. ' 1'25 tf
0R SALE—Benedict. Norwalk, 1: w -
F er. is selling an excellent Fountgirgdf’gi
and Holder for 251:. Call and see it j12tf
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u provemen s. 11
of‘ O. E. Wilson, No 3 Gazette Building quire
OI RENT—The lower floors in two house
- on Cross street Possession given or:
Angus ist. Apply to F. ST JOHN Locxwoon,
Trustee. .- 2 . J24 tf
WASN may}, '
‘N ANTED—Girl for general housework in
a small family. Apr 13' at this oflice.
W. ANTED—Sh rt lroner.
City Laundry.
A pp‘ y Norwalk-
a7tf
ANTED—Captain Oliver S. Clark, 27
Merwin street, wiliI take out part ice for
sailing orSfishSinlg cruises in his yacht’ Three
Brothers ’ Cal or drop a poatal as above if
his services are desirefl.a10tf
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1‘1 rsnous- SEASIDE- IIESDIIT.
ANOTHER
LIMITED EXCURSION To
NEWPORT.
The Queen of Watering PSlaces, on '
THURSDAY AUGUST 13.
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Observe the remarkably low fare. Onl y
.1152 12.22.11 50
Excursion Tickets. the number of which
will be STRICTLY LIMLTED, will be good only
on the special train and date as above. and
must be purchas=d before taking the cars .I or
regular fare Will be collected.
.- Special Express Train, with first-class
standard equipment. leaves South Nor—
walk. 7: 4-5; Westport, 7: 52.1.onnecting at
Wickford Landing with steamer for the de-
lightful Summer Resort 11am d above. Due
at Newport at 1:00 p. m.
Returning. boat lsaves- Newport at 4: 20 1).
m , connecting at Wickford Landing with
special express train, thereby enabling excur-
sionists to return home at a seasonable hour
in the evening.
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Gen'l Super‘d’nt. Passenger Traffic M 'g'r
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Gen 1 Passenger Agent.
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Piano Lessons.
.GEORGE W. BRADLEY. (daughter
of the late Wm. 1 . Nash.) gives afloat“
and satisfactory instructions on the Piano at
her home No. 193 Main street
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Street Railway Depot '
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