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Vol. vI.‘ Whole No. 1434
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Evening Au‘gust 26, 1896.
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S . Prise One Cent;
CALLED slink. MANY?
Bunglars Visit His North Ave-
nue Residence. ‘
I Had Packed a Hamper With Siverware-
The residence of Dr. Charles W.
Many, No. 30 North avenue was visited
by the gentry knoWn-as burglars last
evening. '
The doctor and his wife were out at
the time spending the evening with
some friends and were not a little sur-
prised to learn on returning home that
unexpected as well as unwelcome visit-
ors had called during their absence.
The doctor’s son, Fred. W. Many,
‘gave the GAZETTE reporter the follow-
ing particulars of the burglary. He
said: “Father and mother went away
early in the evening, leaving the house
in charge of the domestic. I went home
to dinner" about 7 O’clock,"~ and our ser-
, vant waited upon me. Soon after, she
went out. After finishing my dinner,
I left the house, first seeing that all the
doors were securely l’ocked.
‘,‘At the time, I heard no one about
the house. I do not think that I was
absent more than half an hour, when I
returned, but before reaching the house
met Percy Barnum, to whom I had
V loaned a rifle, and he informed me that
he had been to my home and rang the
‘ door bell, and thought that he heard
hurried footsteps, as if two or more
persons were trying to get out of the
house.
“He advisedme not to go into the
house as he believed there were burg-
lars there, but I went in as usual, and
ran up stairs .to my room, and securing
my revolver, proceeded to investigate.
"I found a large hamper in which
some damp clothes had been placed
had been overturned and the clothes
dumped out on the floor. The hamper
wasfilled with silverware and was in
readiness to be taken from the house.
The rooms on the next floor had not
apparently been visited.” '
, ....Enrther.ihlrestigation showed that the
. burglar or, burglars, .who evidently
knew 'thati‘the, family ”was away,.had
first gainedan entrance by cutting out
a pane of glass from a window atthe
rear Of the house and throwing back
the catch entered the room. They then
found their way to the dining room
barred by a door which was locked.
They pushed against this door and suc-
' ceeded in bursting the casing which
‘Was of light material, and the way was
then r..open to them.
His evident that they were frightened
away by'the ringing of the door-bell
by young Barnum, and that they would
have visited the other apartments but
for his timely arrival. _
The work is thought to be that of
local crooks/who are believed to be in
league with professionals. Evidence
may yet be adduced that will land them
all where they belong—in State prison.
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Judge Hubbell’s Error. .
EDITOR L'Gazn'rrn:—I noticed that
your issue: of yesterday contained no
condemnation of Judge Hubbell’s ac-
. tion in allowing John Hanlon to be re-
: leased On,.bail after he had been placed
in the lockup for being beastly intoxi-
cated upon the streets and creating a
disturbance. Under the old Justice
system the Gamma used to be quite
severe when some favored one was al-
lowed to escape punishment. Why this
change of heart?” . “S.”
In reply to “S” we would say. that
the Gamma believed the old Justice
system was used as a means of support-
ing several, town 'barnacles who eked
out a precarious living by .preying up-
on the poor and unfortunate. When
some one having, a political “pull,” like
the Hanlons, fell into the hands of the
unWilling police and were either re-
. leased or their cases settled on. the
‘quiet,” it was then that the Gamma
expressedits condemnation of the meth-
ods employed. . -
In the case of Judge Hubbell, the
Gamma believes that he honestly and
conscientiously endeavors to perform,
the duties of his office to the best of his
ability. There is no doubt that the
Judge made a serious mistake in re-
leasing Hanlon, especially when his
drunken condition, and past record,
are taken into consideration, and the
Gamma is free to say it. But we do
.not believe that‘Judge Hubbell was
actuated by pOlitics or friendship, when
he allowed Hanlon to be released from
the lockup. Nevertheless, all decent
people agree that 'an immediate stop
must beput to the drunken rowdyism
f recently becOme so rampant in our city.
Mrs. James L. Stevens complained to
Chief Bradley this morning of the scan-
.tiness of the attire of these- who "bathe
' in the creekfat the” re‘ar,of her home on
East avenue. The chief will appear on
. éfithe condensers-suitexpense, and-isome
.. one will be arrested. ’ ,
HILL FORCQVERNDR.
Samuel Fessenden as a Can-
.sdidate for Congress. '
Surprises for the Republican Convention.
The Bridgeport Farmer of last even-
ing prints the following sensational and
fishy yarn: ' .
The political advocates of John Ad-
dison Porter in this city are anything
but down-hearted, and they have .more
hope than the members of the Republi-
can machine wish they had. They say,-
with absolute confidence, that the boast
of the Cooke strength in'the coming
Republican convention. has been noised
for all it is worth—or rether, for a
great deal more than it is worth-and
that there are lots of supposed Cooke
men in the delegation .who are not
Cooke men at all. ,
One of the minor elements that will
enter into the. coming convention at
Hartford next month will be the ‘uum-
ber of delegates, who are slated as
Cooke men, yet are at heart not in favor
of the candidacy , of that gentleman.
There is no doubt about the men who
will be there in Porter’s interest. They
can be placed, and are known by their
enthusiasm. They got the nomination
as delegates in spite, and in opposition
to the machine. Many ‘of the Cooke
delegates, naturally, are machine dele-
gates, lacking in enthusiasm, and many
of them indifferent.
Only two men, so far have been men-
tioned as candidates for governor by
the Republicans—the fight being con-
fined between Mr. Cooke and Mr. Por-
ter. Sucha thing was seldom known
before, and certainly. not' in a year
when the Republicans feel so sanguine
as they do this. It has just come. to
light that Congressman E." J. Hill Of
this district is to be brought forward
asa dark horse and strenuous efforts
will be made to have him capture the
nomination, for which, his friends say,
he is a candidate.
Mr. Fessenden desires to go. to 0°35- '
gress for several important reh‘sons—'
One a desire to control some state fed-
eral patronage, and another to pave his
way as successor to Senator Hawley.
The first district helps the second. It
is given out that there will be no oppo-
sition to Mr. Platt as his own successor
in the U. 8. Senate. Mr. Platt has a
strong following in the country towns
and has no decided opposition in the
cities. Mr. Fessenden. and Morgan
Bulkeley are too shrewd in politics to
suppose that they can overcome Mr.
Platt’s popularity. Both are laying 10w
for Senator Hawley. Mr. Fessenden is
desirous to get on the inside track of
Morgan Bulkeley in the senatorial race,
and a Congressional term will do that.
That is why Congressman Hill will
he suddenly burst upon the convention '
at the proper time as a candidate. The
Porter men are aware of the plan, and
say they are less afraid of Hill than
they are of Cooke, and of the two they
prefer Hill, as a number of delegates
pledged to .the Barkhamstead man
would be free to vote as they chose. and
the Porter men think they will not lose
by the surprise prepared by Mr. Fessen-
den’s friend‘ ‘
. But when the time comes to choose a
successor to Senator Hawley, there will
he the liveliest kind of a three-cornered
battle. Mr. Hawley will naturally de-
sire to succeed himself, and there will
be Morgan G. Bulkeley with his barrel
and Sam Fessenden with his pull.
Should be Loyal to Hartford.
It’s pretty early in the proceedings to
be speculating about President McKin-
ley?s appointments, but the suggestion
that the Hon. Nehemiah D. Sperry of
New Haven will be “considered” when
the time comes forpicking out the new
postmaster general is (as Iago said) apt
and of great credit. One does not need
to have been born a Connecticut Yan-
kee in order to venture. so easy a guess
as that.—Courant. ‘
Yes, but possibly it would tickle . the
Courant’s new Editor just as well, to
see Ex-Gov. Bulkeley ensconced in the
Cabinet, eh? The Courant should be
loyal to Hartford you know.-
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They Lead the Pace.
Since .the Olsen Brothers led the
pace on fitting up their palatial store
in white, all the other stores in town,
seem to have ,afi'ected the white pig-
ment. Now it is the great Boston
store and the Weed store, west of the
Fairfield Chuty Savings Bank, that are'
being repainted pure white.
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For Porter.
'The Republicans of Wilton it is '
claimed,- are for Porter for Governor,
They send Col. Dick Fitch and Lewis
Hurlbutt greathe l State-Consonant! *6
carry out their‘wishes. .3 " ’
SKIPPEB HIS BOND. , '
John J. Hanlon’s Bond .For-
feited in ‘ the Town Court.
Dan Pays $26.66 for Drunkenneyss.
When the Town court opened, this
morning, attorney Walsh appeared and
stated that he had been informed that
his client had left town, and he did not
know where he had gone. Prosecuting
Attorney Gregory thereupon asked that
the‘cash bond furnished by John Man-‘
ning, S25, be forfeited, which the court,
ordered.
Attorney Gregory next
The Prosecu-
t.ng Attorney asked for the full penalty
and Judge Hubbell. imposed the full
fine, $20 and costs, amounting to $46.66,
whichDan paid and was discharged.
Yesterday afternoon William Slattery
and young Burke were brought before
the court. Burke was discharged as
no evidence connected him with the
outrageous conduct of the others.
Slattery was found guilty on four
counts, including drunkenness, and was
including costs $30.85. His father ap-
peared and not being satisfied with the
verdict asked for‘an appeal and offered
himself as bondsman in the sum of $100,
but Attorney J. Belden Hurlbutt who
was prosecuting, refused to accept him
and John Cullen, who keeps the liquor
saloon on the Bridge was substituted.
It' is safe to predict that when the
Reynolds and Slattery appear in the
upper courts and the testimony of their
drunken and disgraceful actions on the
Tramway-v car are brought forth, the
decision of Judge Hubbell will not only
be sustained but the loafers will have a
chance to make the acquaintance of
Sheriff Hawley at the Bridgeport jail
for a much longer term than was im-
posed On them in the town court.
canes DEVENNY FINED. _-
.Owner. Refuses to Pay Penalty imposed for
Not‘Having Proper Papers.
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- It was learned at Stamford yesterday ‘
that the barge Henry E. Devenny,
owned by MeWilliams Brothers’ of N ew.
York, who own upwards Of’ 200 barges
carrying coal to various Sound. ports,
had been fined by Deputy Collector E.
B. Goddard for not having registration
papers or a cargo manifest, some days
since. A representative of the owners
was in Stamford Monday. He refused
to pay the fine, and the boat was tied
up alongside the derelict schooner lying
in the harbor on the flats, where no
tug could reach it.
The captain was taken off by the
owner, and Deputy Collector Goddard
put a man aboard of her. Mr. McWil-
liams. who runs barges to Bridgeport
and Norwalk without papers, believing
that none were required. is going to find
out whether he will be obliged to have
his large fleet of‘ barges registered or
not.
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The Choir’s Picnic.
The choir of St. Paul’s church‘enjoyed
their annual picnic at Gregory’s Point,
yesterday. To the number of about
thirty they boarded a Tramway car and
were whirled to the junction at South
Norwalk where. they boarded a. transfer
car to the Point. Soon after arriving
they started a base ball game but in
the,second inning the only bat was
broken and the game was abandoned.
After enjoying themselves the party
took a sail in Captain Carr’s yacht Nel-
lie,some of the number landing at Nau-
voo where they indulged in a swim.
There were but two accidents. The
first happened to 12-year old Felix
Carney who was run down by a bicycle
rider as he was about to board the
transfer car. He escaped uninjured.
During the sail Frank Hoyt of Union-I
ville fell ”overboard but was quickly
pulled out of the water by the other
lads. The party reached home at , 8:30
well pleased with their outing.
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Will Hunt Bass.
It having been noised about that there
are bass, perch, pike and other > mem-
bers of the finny tribe in Lake Wacca-
buc waiting to bite at Norwalk' bait,
Messrs. ‘ Frank Merrill, John Hogan,
Jacob Linxwe’iler and John Kilboy,
have organized themselves into a fish-
ing party and to -morrow will start for
the lake, expecting to be absent until
Saturday. If found necessary“ one of
Mr. Merrill’s ice wagons. will "be. sum-
moned to bring the eatchhomeh "
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Captain Charles Riley and the yacht
Margueritewe‘nt‘touBridg'epogt today,
where a party will heard her; for a- few
days trip down. east. ,Theywere wise
- inthe selections; ascraft. 1 _ f , ..
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called theq
case of Dan Hanlon, and he pleaded-
guilty cf intoxication.
H-iiiiijinn THERE.
AnLEp‘itoine of Happenings of
3 offlnterest to the Public. -
2 Carnered With Scissors and Pencil.
There will be dancing at Gregory’s
Peint' to-night. *
Itiiékfl's a nervy bicycle rider to carry
a watermelon home onshis bike.
The Seventh C. V. is holding its an-
nual reunion in Hartford to-day.
{A special meeting of Buckingham
Rest, G. A. R. will be held to-night.
“The St. John’s R. 0. fair will open
in the Town .Hall at Darien to-morrow
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Allen are at
.Glen Island, to-day, with their Metho-
a
diet friends. _____ .
W. F. Bishop and family of Belde
avenue returned home yesterday from
the Adirondacks. , "
Congressman Hill is scheduled to be
“home again” to-day,although he has no
fences needing repair.
A number of Norwalk people have
gone to Glen Island, some by rail, but
a greater portion by boat.
The Silver Mines defeated the Arctics
in a game of base ball, yesterday after-
noon, by a score of 14 to 11.
Thomas Dowd, the active young man
at Smith’s market, is at “Little Ger-
many,” Glen Island, tesday.
The St. Paul Brotherhood of St. An.
drew has gone to Long Island to-day to
pick beach plums and have a good time.
O. E. Wilson, has sold to Samuel
Brundage, three lots on Harriet street,
upon which he expects to, erect a set"-
tage this fall. '
W. W. Beers of this city, who has
beenlill for thepastifourgweeks in
. Bridgeport is reported-as-be'ing- nearly“
recovered. . ______ ‘
Chief Bradley can be seen riding .' the
city bicycle on West avenue, every
evening. He has it under full control
and rides like a Centaur. , ' ‘
Mrs. A. A. Chinery and child re-.‘
turned home from a few weeks’ visit in
Boston, last night, and'Co’uncilman
Chinery is correspondingly happy.
. The Epworth League of the Metho-
dist church enjoyed a ride on the Tram-
way li-ne, last night. The evening was
elegant and the ride a delightful one.
If, as is alleged, certain young me:
got a thirteen year old boy helplessly.
intoxicated, a warrant should be sworn
out for their arrest with the result "that
they get a term in jail.
The Pioneer .Hook and Ladder com-
pany held a special meeting last night
and completed the arrangements for
the entertainment of the Stamford Fire
Department base ball team with which
they are to play at Norwalk Park, Sat-
urday afternoon .
Some boys found a “drunk” in the
railroad tunnel yesterday, and succeed-
ed in landing him on the station plat-
form .a few minutes previous to the ar-
rival of a train. The. boy's action no
doubt saved the man’s life, but it was
hard to make the fellow believe it.
The case of 13-year old Charles Mc-
Mullen who is charged with theft, was
heard before Judge Hubbell yesterday
afternoon. The boy pleaded guilty to
stealing a pair of rubber boots and a
section of lead pipe. He was remanded
into the custody of his mother for two
weeks. The probabilities are that he
will land in the State Reform School.
Butcher Wardwell presented the GA-
zn’rrn‘s ubiquitous “bridge” reporter a
new head, to-day. It is the most enor-'
mous cabbage-head seen in this market
in recent years, and was raised by
Major‘George M. Holmes, on his Main
street plantation. Our “Fritz"vis now
waiting for Wardwell to send down a
rump of corned beef to cook with the
cabbage, on. the principle that “one
good turn deserves another.”
Four horses awoke the lethargy of
Main street, yesterday afternoon. In
one instance a team backed into a
neighboring team, threatening the total
wreckage of the'two. Damage nominal.
Across the street, a double team at-
tempted‘to enter the truck house, but 2
one horses, objected and felled the
other to thegwalk. The driver inter-
fered, with the result that he was pitch:
ed head-long cutop of the horse that
was down. Damages nominal.
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MEET'AND‘ ORGANIZE.
. The committee on the Mill Hill contention
in Session This Morning.
The Committee agreed upon by at-
torney Lockwood for city and Gray for
‘contesatnts, in the Mill Hill assesment
. contention, convened at the city council
room at 10 o’clock this morning.
The Mayor and City Council and City
’ Attorney LockWOod were present in
behalf of the city. .The petitioners
present with their attorney Mr. Gray.
The first business was to swear in the
committee appointed by J udge An-
and Henry Lee of Bridgeport and Hi-
ram K. Scott of Ridgefield.
Attorney Gray Opened the ball for his
clients by proposing to go on with'the
hearing to-day and asked that his wit-
nesses be sworn. To this City Attor-
ney Lockwood demurred and asked
a postponement of the hearing. Gray
replied opposing any delay. Lockwood
followed, stating the wish and purpose
of the city council to pay Miss Hon.
necker and P. H. Dwyer every cent the
committee may conclude to 'be their
due. He wished the committee to go
over the property to-day and examine
all its phases and at a future meeting to
hear witnesses, etc. I
The committee then held a conference
and agreed to go and view the property
to-day, and hold a further hearing in
the case as to a reappraisal on Tuesday,
September 8th, at. 10 a. m., at the
council room.
Recent Deaths.
.Joseph Leeds, died at the Town
Farm yesterday afternoon aged 66
years. Leeds for a number of years
has been daft, said to have been caused
by unrequited love. He was more sin-
ned against than sinning. A year or
more ago it was thought advisable
to send hm to the asylum for the in-
sane from which institution he was but
a short time since discharged. He soon
after, secured work at his trade, a car-
riage blacksmith, with Ephraim Mer-
rit. He agaiahecame crazed and was
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ite'm'poraril‘y committed to the Town
Home where he remained until his
death as above. , The funeral will be
attended from the home, of his sister On
Cross street, to-morrow afternoon at
3 o’clock, Rev. T. K. Noble Officiating.
Martin F.,Cullooa—~-hack driver was
found dead in his bed at Stamford yes-
terday. The cause of his death was
strangulation resulting from asthma.
Frank B. Cladwell aged 13 years,
died suddenly of heart disease at his
home iii/Stamford yesterday.
Mrs. Annie Hornflower Benjimin
died‘in Bethe], yesterday.
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A Peculiar Case.
John T. Smith was tried before Judge
Hubbell in‘the Town Court, this morn-
ing. on the charge of assaulting W. J.
Lynch. Attorney Leo Davis appeared
for the State and Attorney John J.
Walsh for Smith. When the Lynch
family testified it was plainly seen that
there was not only a desire to hide the
facts in the case by some prevaricating’
testimony. The defense showed a clear
case of self defense, Lynch having at-
tempted to whip Smith "three times and
getting defeated each time. Attorney
the State against a mat! for defending
himself, and Attorney Walsh submitted
his case without going into 'the testi-
mony. Judge Hubbell, promptly dis-
charged the prisoner without remark.
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Good Work.
Street Commissioner Kellogg has a
gang of men at work laying the new
city water main on Mill Hill. The
work of filling Smith‘dtreet with the
surpl'usgravel from the hill has been
commenced and if the good work is
carried out as proposed that much
traveled thorough-fare will be placed in
a condition which -ought have been
brought about years ago. Mr. Kel-
logg expects to commence the work of
tearing down the retaining wall on the
Miss Julia Lockwood pro'perty either
this afternoon or to-morrow morning.
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New Market.
“I‘im” Bresnan who since ‘the com-
mencement of the ' war, has been on-
gaged in the market business as an em-
ployeexandlatterly with the Model mar-
ket conducted by W. F. Wardwell, has
decided to launch (11' as a “butcher
pilot” himself, and has leased the 'va-
cant store in the Mallory building on
for a market. “Tim” has hundreds of
friends who will wish him every success
in hisyventure. . ’
Hubert Bishop has a large party ‘out
On the Mabel. They left Dorlon’s
Point this afternoon and-will remain
oeut'during the evening. . - ~
Miss. Honnecker and Mr. Dwyer, were
drews,‘ consisting of Charles Canfield,
Davis claimed conviction on the part of
Wall street which he is having fitted up '
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Singer and German Dialect
Commedian,
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In His Latest Scenic Production.
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Including Professor Kuhns’ Im eri 1
Band and Orchestra. S ecial Sgengryprgns-
perb Costumes. Refine Specialties. Gran
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Steamer “ ISABEL."
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Leave South Norwalk, 2 .
p. m.
Leave Pleasure Beach, 5.
p! 'm' I l A
Steamer “ lsabelf’ I‘I
chartered by the New York
and Norwallé Steamboat Co.
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