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THE ONLY EIGHT-PAGE ONE-CENT DAILY IN THE WORWALKS.
Vol. VII Whole No.1539
Norwalk, Conn, Wednesday Evening, January 27, 1897.
Price One Cent-
ANOTHER ARREST.
James Smith Placed in the
' Lockup For Receiving
Stolen Goods.
Pleaded Guilty to the Charge.
Ever since the arrest of George Lane
and Henry Hoyt. for burglarizing H.
Goodwin’s store on the Washington
street bridge, Sunday night, Chief Voll
mer has been making a quiet inuestiga-
tion towards securing others implicated
in the robbery.
Last night about 6 o’clock the Chief
placed James Smith, a well known oys—
terman living on the bridge, under ar-
rest on the charge of receiving stolen
propertv. Smith was locked up and
~ his room searched where a blue sweater,
two pairs of white woolen drawers,a
blue shirt, an undershirt, two pairs of
cufi' buttons, a stick pin and an odd
cuff button were found, which were
identified by Goodwin as his property.
Smith also had on a suit of red flannel
underclothing which Goodwin identi-
fied as his property.
When brought before Judge Hubbell
thismorning, Smith pleaded notguilty
‘ and was placed under $500 bonds until
’ Friday.
' Chief Vollmer made another search
. I of Lane 5 rooms on Monday and secur-
edl pair of socks, 1 pair of colored
merino drawers, 1 pair of white draw-
ers, 1 red handkerchief, 1 white woolen
undershirt, 1piece of velvet, 2 collar
buttons, 2 pairs of suspenders and2
yards of braid, all the property of
Goodwin.
Mr. Goodwin this morning told a
GAZETTE reporter that it had been re-
ported to him that Smith had burned
up over $100 worth more of his goods
in Lane’s house last night.
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I TWD SMALL FIRES.
' “One in a Store, the Other in a Barn, With
Small Loss.
About 7 o’clock last evening, Chaun-
cey Platt saw a small blaze in the store
known as “The Fair” on Main street.
He was on the opposite side of the
' street but lost no time in giving an
alarm, and rushing across the street
pushed in the front doors and grabbed
up a lot of toy 'guns and threw them in-
to the street. Frank Fitzgerald who is
employed next door at Hayes’ news
rooms secured a pail of water and the
fire was soon extinguished The Phoe-
nix boys ran out their “jumper” and
the Pioneers stood in 1eadiness for ac-
tion, as did the Hope boys, but their
services were not required. Mr. Singer,
the proprietor, had left the store but a
few moments previous to the fire.
Befbre leaving he had fixed the fire in,
the stove to keep all night and while so
doing had carelessly laid a lighted cigar
on the shelf near the stove. This was
evidently the cause of the blaze. The
idea was confined to the burning of half
a dozen guns. the singing of two balls
of ribbon and a Wooden shelf partition
not to exceed $10 in all.
At about the same hour Charles
Hyatt who lives at East Norwaik dis-
covered a fire in a barn on the premises
known as the Trinity Home, near by.
He’succeeded by prompt action and a '
few well directed pails of. water in ex-
' tinguishing the flames. The barn was
filled with hay, etc. The fire was ap-
parently of incendiary origin.
Death of Jeanette Bouton ..
Miss Jeanette Bouton, died at her
home on Isaacs place last night, aged
42 years. The funeral will be attended
Friday afternoon. The deceased had
been a sufferer for many months from
a cancer and death came as a relief as
there was not a possible chance for her
recovery. She was a woman who en~
joyed the respect and esteem of all who
knew her.
The Case Settled.
The case of S. H. Huntington vs.
Charles W. Whitlock. executor, was
settled yesterday by Whitlock paying
' the doctor 3150. This was a case that
was tried in the ToWn. court in which
judgment was rendered for the plain-
tiff to recover $124 and costs. Au ap-
ipeal was taken by the defendant and
.the case was docketed for trial in the
Common Pleas court to- day.
Church Social.
This evening at the residence of
Theodore E. Smith the members of the
g Baptist church will hold a social. The
IB. Y. ‘7. U. ’swill provide the literaay
Iand musical part of the programme,
and the Sunday- school committee the
BEGAN WRONG.
Youthful Husband and Wife
' ' Appear Against Each
Other.
Both Belong in Norwalk.
The contested and sensational divorce
case of Charles I. Ezekiel vs. Jennie I.
Ezekiel. both of Norwalk, was begun
in the Superior court yesterday. The
plaintiff asks for a separation on the
ground of infidelity, naming Charles
H. Parrish of Providence, co-reSponv
dent; the defendant has filed a counter
complaint alleging desertion and in-
tolerable cruelty. Each side is striving
to secure the decree. The case opened
by Attorney Light protesting against
the co-respondent’s deposition which
was offered by Attorney Walsh. The
court accepted the deposition which
was read. The document was a confes-
sion of Mr. Parrish’s illegitimate inti-
macy with Mrs. Ezekiel. It also told
of the relations ex1sting between 'Par-
risk and Mr. and Mrs. 'Ezekiel telling
how he—Parrish—had made a written
confession to Mr. Ezekiel and asked
forgiveness. It was after this that Mr.
Ezekiel asked Parrish to assist him in
obtaining a divorce. Mrs. Ezekiel en-
ters a general denial to all the allega-
tions.
February 1, 1891 Jennie Larabee
married Charles Ezekiel. They lived
together until September 30, ’93 when
the husband deserted his wife and two
children, the eldest of whom was 4
years old. The domestic life was a
continuous round of infelicity. 0n the
witness stand Mr. Ezekiel said his wife
was the possessor of an ungovernable
temper and it was unbearable to live
with her. He however, admitted that
he did not leave her on this account but
because there was a warrant out for his
arrest for assaulting her sister during a
time when the domicile was in a turbu-
lent state. He said he was able to con-
striking his wife.
. Mr. and Mrs. Ezekiel had a dispute
about a piece of watermelon and they
argued over the ownership of a pack of
playing cards. She refused to pack
his trunk another time and he wouldn’t
go with her to Ridgefield. ,He is 24
years old and a printer. Mrs. Burt of
104 Crown street New Haven, testified
that Mrs. Ezekiel and Mr. Parrish
stopped at her house August 4,.) ",and 6,
1893. They engaged adjoining rooms.
Parrish is a church member and has a
wife in Providence.
_ From the testimony submitted. yes-
terday by both sides it Would seem as if
both the man and the woman were to
blame. He was jealous of her and
thinking that she was untrue, without
having any grounds for the thought, he
acted morosely, treated her meanly
and, if what the wife says be true, con-
sorted with other women. She, on her
part offended by the treatment, which
she felt was undeserved, took a sort of
comfort in the society of other men.
The sympathy of the spectators ap-
peared to be with the woman rather
than the man.
60.
NDRWALK LEADS.
Over Seven Millions of Cigars Manufac-
tured in This County Last Year.
Deputy Collector Sloan of the Inter-
nal Revenue department, has com’pleted
his report of District No. 6 (Fairfield
County) of the cigars and tobacco man-
ufactured and sold for the year 1896.
The number of cigars on hand Janu-
ary 1, 1896, was 1,708,733. The number
of cigars sold during the year was 7, -
7,162,726, making a total at 8,871, 456.
The number of cigars sold during the
year in the district was 7, 477, 231, leav-
ing on hand 1, 394, 2.28 _.
The whole number of pounds of to-
bacco used in the manufacturing of the
cigars was 154, 909. The average num-
ber of pounds of tobacco to a thousand
cigars was 21 7. The taxes durihg the
year for cigars was $22,431. 69 3 10.
The amount of tobacco held and
owned in the district January 1, 1897,
was 135,516 pounds.
Norwalk leadsin the number of ci-
gars manufactured in the county, the
number being 3,361,138. During the
year this town sold 3,633,415, more than
it manufactured.
,“Little Egypt” Slaughtered. _
“Little Egypt,” a. porcine that has
been on exhibition at the Oleander
Garden museum annex, was fatally
stabbed this morning with a butcher
knife in the hands of one of the. attend-
ants. She will be cutup and packed in
a barrel of brine, and ere spring may
' amusements. A pleasant time is antici-
”patizd;
’ pans of baked beans. "
do the “couches couchee” dance in
trol his own temper and denied ever‘
INSTANT_LII__ KILLED.
Section Boss James 1. Powers
and Five Men Meet Death.at
the East End of the New
, Railroad Bridge.
A Fourth Said to be Fatally Injured.
Sect-ion Boss, James J. Powers, and
five trackmen were instantly killed this
afternoon, at the east end of the new
railroad bridge, by the “Flyer” that
passes through South Norwalk at 2:10
o’clock.
A fourth man is said to have been
fatally injured.
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GYBLING NEWS.
The Thirteenth Division 0. F. C.
Formed Yesterday.
Met In the T. o. W. Rooms.
The Thirteenth division of the Con-
necticut Federation of Cyclists was or-
ganized at the rooms of the Twin City
Wheel club, South Norwalk, yesterday
afternoon.» The meeting was Called to
order shortly before 3 o’clock by Geo.
H. Vosburgh, jr., and lasted until after
5 o’clock. .
Mr. Vosburgh introduced H. T. King
of Meriden, state secretary, who ex-
plained the aims and objects of the
Federation in a very able manner to
the satisfaction of all aindthe close of
his remarks met with a hearty applause.
Mr. King was followed by O. C. Cole,
a member of the state executive board
and was in turn followed by George H.
Vosburg, jr.
After the remarks by these gentle-
men the body proceeded to organize
and elected A. B. Russell of South
Norwalk as temporary chairman and
Thomas E. Perkins as temporary secre-
tary. A committee was then appointed
to draft a constitution and by-laws.
This committee consisted of H. _R.
Bulkley of South Norwalk, James
Maples of Norwalk and Joseph Davis of
SOuth Norwalk.
The regular district officers were then
elected as follows; Chairman, G. H.
Vosburgh, jr., South Norwalk; vice-
chairman, W. B. Penney, Southport;
secretary and treasurer, A. B. Russell,
South Norwalk; executive committee,
David Rhodes, Stratford; R. F. Cotter,
Norwalk. and J. Sanford, Gregory,
Saiigatuck. At a meeting of the divi-
sion, which will be held later, the rep-
resentatives will be elected.
The formation of this division will
give the Federation a good hold in this
portion of the state and as the Twin
City Whenlmen are known as hustlers
a large division is assured.
The division takes in the towns of
Norwalk, South Nor walk, Westport,
Fairfield. Stratford, Trumbull and
Weston.
THE WHEELME’N’S CONTEST
George Allen Steadily Increases His Lead
in the Race.
George Allen of the Alpha club
.steadilyincreases his .vote and is now
well ahead of W. A. Wheeler of the
Twin City Wheelmen\ R. F. Cotter’s
vote also grows larger each day and he
may yet make Allen hustle to hold his
lead. '
no.
The Kelly Cases Ended.
As stated in these columns yesterday,
Miss Mamie Kelly was found not guilty
of being an accessory in the acts of
Katie Flood in getting goods under
false pretenses. A hearing in the case
of. her mother Mrs. Margaret Kelly, on
the same charge set down for to-day
has been nolled. The principal in' the
whole affair,Katie Flood, having plead-
ed guilty was fined S5 and costs. '
Divorced.
Two divorces were? granted at Dan-
bury,'yesterday. Mrs. Laura T. Pick-
ett, of Ridgefield, asked the coiirt for a
decree of divorce from Frank H.- Pick-
ett on the ground of desertion and
adultery. _- The decree was granted on
the grounds of desertion and the
mother was given the custody of a mi-
nor ‘child. Betsey W. Mansfield of
'Danbury, was granted a divorce from
HowardMansfield on the ground of
habitual intemperance. They were
married in'1884.
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' - , 'jAdvertise in'the GA'zsrrii.-' "
FIVE MILL TAX LAID.
The Sum of $45,480 Appro-
priated for the .Dublic
Schools. ‘
No Bridges to be Built This Year.
Pursuant to a call signed by the
selectmen a town meeting was held in
the Town House yesterdgy afternoon,
presided over by Bradley S. Keith who
was unanimously elected moderator
after Judge James T. Hubbell had de-
clined to serve. .
The call was read by clerk Herbert
R. Smith. The moderator asked if it
was the desire of the meeting to take up
the business in the order enumerated
in the call.
Selectman Selleck objected as the
first item in that order would be the
laying of a tax, and he thought it ad-
vislble to first see what disposition was
made of the item calling for the build.
ing of a bridge at Catherine street and
one at Bell Island and the matter was
tabled.
The matter of making the annual ap-
propriation for the public schools re-
ceived the same attention, as the clerk
of the board of school visitors was not
present to give an estimate of the
amount needed.
The next item in the call was the ap-
propriation for highways, and William
H. Smith made a motion that the sum
of $7,000 be appropriated for that pur-
pose. Selectman 'Selleck offered an
amendment, making the sum $5,000
which was accepted by Mr. Smith and
passed.
The following item provoked con-
siderable discussion:
“To consider and act upon the in-
creased labor of the collector of taxes,
by reason of the increased number of
property taxes, since the year 1879
when his salary was fixed at $900.00,
and if deemed advisable to allow him 7
an additional sum of $300.00 per year
for clerk hire.”
William H. Smith set the ball rolling
by presenting the following resolution:
Resolevd, That the sum of $300 per
annum, beginning September 1st, 1896,
be and the same is hereby appropriated
from the Town Treasury for the ex-
pense of clerk hire in the tax collector’s
office.
The motion was seconded by Judge
James T. Hubbell.
The chair expressed the ‘opinion that
it could not legally become operative
before October lst, 1897, and that the
motion was not a proper one.
Selectman Selleck was in favor of the
resolution provided it could be legally
passed.
Attorney E. M. Lockwood believed
it to be within the power of the Select-
men to appoint an assistant or clerk on
the same line that they rented an office
for the collector or themselves. He
' said that he could not see whe rein there
was any inference in the resolution that
the salary of the collector was to be
increased.
Gen. Charles Olmstead hoped" that
the resolution would prevail, as it. was
a great accommodation to have the
collector’s ofiice Open for business at .
all times, and that it was impossible for
the collector to be there and also at-
tend to the outside work of his office.
He said that when the salary was fixed
there were but 1,900 bills to collect
whereas the number now 'was upward
of 3,200.
Judge Hubbell was also in favor of
the resolution and cited some interest-
ing figures in reference to the increased
volume of work expected of the ,col-
lector. ‘
After some further discussion a ui've
120cc vote was taken on the resolution.
The vote was doubted and the chair ap-
pointed William H. Sinith and Theo-
dore Smith, tellers.
The counting of the ballots showed
the resolution to have been passed by
a vote of 86 to 74.
The report of the committee on the
Bell Island bridtb and a bridge across
Nor-walk River near Catherine street
was next in order. Selectman Selleck
said that the estimated costs of a bridge
at Catherine street were. for a stone
arch bridge, $14, 000 and that an iron
bridge would cost from S6, 000 to $12,
000. For the proposed Bell Island
bridge the estimated cost was from $3,-
000 to $4,000, and he suggested the ex-
penditure of from $300 to $400 on the
bridge as all that was necessary to be
done at that point for some time at
least.
On motion of A. E. Austin the select-
men were authorized to expend not in
excess of $400 on the Bell Island bridge.
The_mattcr of a new bridge at Cath-
erine street was indefinitely postponed.
The petition of Frank Wilcex and
.others praying for the acceptance by
the town ofwhat is known as Clinton
avenue, came up next. . 7.
[oonrtiviisn 011 513 men]
PRESIDENT ‘
IIICKINLEY
WILL BE INIIUGURIITEI AT
WASHINGTON oll llllllcll 1.
no YOU WANT Io BE THERE?
IF YOU ARE II MEMBER OF A WHEEL DLIII .YDII ARE
ELIGIBLE TO GO AT THE GAZETTE’S EXPENSEA
HUSTLE FDR VOTES AND WIN. .
President William McKinley,.oi Ohio, will be inaugurated
at Washington, D. C, on the 4th of March.
arations are now being made to make the civic
Extensive prep-
and military
parade the largest ever seen in the capital city. I
Thousands of visitors from all over the United States -will
be prescnt‘to witness the grand spectacle. I
Would you like to be present and see the great sight?
If so, and are a member of any wheel club in Fairfield
County, you are eligible to contest for the EVENING GAZETTB’S
free excursion tiCket to Washington. '
OUR PROPOSITION.
The EVENING GAZETTE will present to the member of any Wheel
club in Fairfieid County receiving the highest number of
votes, a free ticket to Washington and return on the occasion
of President McKinley’s inauguration.
WHO ARE ELIGIBLE.
No one can contest for the EVENING GAZEI‘TE‘S ticket unless
a membeer of some wheel club in Fairfield County. Anydne
connected with this office, either directly or indirectly, are de-
barred, and votes sent in for any employee, or for any relative
of an employee, will not be counted. ‘
THE VOTING.
The winner will be determined by a vote of the readers of
the EVENING GAZETTE, the voting to close at 8 o’clock p. m.
Thursday, February 25th, 1897, and the result to began-
'nounced on Friday, February 26.
In order to facilitate the voting and for the convenience of
the voters the officialballot below will be printed in these
columns every day, which is to be cutout, and the blank
lines filled in by the voter, with the name of the candidate,
the club of which he is a member, and his address, and sent
to the GAZETTE office. I
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assassinated or neutrons.
{MARCH 4th, [8974'
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Georoe E. Allen, Alpha ................... . ................................................ . ....... ,, 750
William A. Wheeler, Twin City ................................................... . ........ 425
R. F. Cotter, Alpha ........... . ................................... ........... ......... . ............ 285
Leo Davis Twin City. ..................... ............. \. ...... .. ...... ". ................. 19
Thomas F. Dunn, Twin City... .................... ............... e 11'
Frank Smith, Or1ent...... ......................... .................. 6
Ernest 0. Fleet, Twin City; ........ ......... ..... ...... ... ... .... ,3
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