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* HE TODuEWELRY.
DEPUTY SHERIFF DDOLAN
ATTACHES SL575 WORTH
0F cooos AT 3000’s
AND SPENCER
& coxs.
CLERK SHELTON OF THE SUPERIOR
COURT ISSUES AN lNlUNCTlDN
AGAINST THE TOWN 0F
‘ NDRWALK.
CAPTAIN IKE’S REFUSAL TO PAY
THE COUNTY BEARS FRUIT.
THE LARGEST SALE OF DIAMONDS
SINCE McKINLEY’S.
ELECTION.
Captain Ike Selleck having refused
to pay over to the county the sum of
$474.49, the amount due on the assess-
’ ment of the county, the total of which
is 82,600, Clerk Shelton of the Supe-
rior court issued an execution of a civil
suit against the town and gave the same
to Deputy Sherifi' Peter Doolan’s, of
Bridgeport, to serve.
Sherifi' Doolan came to South Nor-
walk with the execution. this morning,
and going to the jewelry store of H. S.
Rood, on South Main street, attached
$375 worth of jewelry and took it away.
The Sherifi was not satisfied with this
amount, however, and coming up town
he visited the jewelry store of Spencer
86 00., on Main street, and attached
$1200 worth of diamonds.
The Sheriff carried away the dia-
monds and jewelry and will sell the
same to the highest bidder at the sign
Bridgeport,’lMessrs. Rood and
post in
getting their redress
Spencer 8; 00., .
through a suit against the town.
The assessment against the town is
laid on the grand list of 1895, and was
due the first of last July. The town
paid to the County treasurer the amount
assessed, $2,600, minus $474.49.
The reason given by the Selectman
for not turning over the 3' 77 is because
it is an over assessment. He does not
deny that the assessment against the
town is legal, but refuses to pay it on
the ground that it is an unfair assess-
ment, because the property in Norwalk
is assessed at its full valuation. Norwalk
thus paying more than its share, or
proportion, as compared with the
other towns of the county.
Section 1,983 of the General Statutes
says it shall be the duty of the court to
issue an execution ugbinrl the goods
and real estate of the inhabitants of the
town of Norwalk, in the name of the
County treasurer, returnable in sixty
days, for the amount of taxes unpaid,
and under this law the execution Was
issued.
...Henry Colburn. of Spencer & 00. re
marked that it was the largest sale of
diamonds since McKinley’s election.
Messrs. Rood and Spencer 8; CO. will
now be obliged to sue the town to re-
cover the value of their diamonds and
jewelry taken away by 'Sherifi' Doolan.
Attached.
William J . and Emma Whaley have
caused an attachment to be placed on
property at Strawberry Hill belonging
to Charles Nichols to cover a claim of
$100 and costs. The writ was served
by Constable John J. Goodwin, and is
returnable the 1st Monday in April.
to.
Died in a Stable.
John Cavanaugh, Of the firm of Kil-
bride & Cavanaugb, of Sandy Hook,
went to his stable yesterday morning
to care for the horses. An hour later
he was found lying beneath one of the
animals. He had been so badly tram-
pled upon that he died a few minutes
afterward. It is supposed that he had
a fit and fell beneath the horse.
Coming from Danbury.
The various Catholic societies of the
Norwalks will have a parade on the oc-
cassiou of the laying of the corner
stone of St Joseph’s church at South
Norwalk, April 4. A number of Dan-
bury societies will visit the twin cities
' on that occasion.—News.
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1 .1 —-—A GAZETTE ad. will pay ycu-
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NATIONlltllAPITAL
Senator Flatt Advocates a
Commission to. Revise the
Patent Laws.
Commissioner Seymour’s Successor Not
Yet Appointed.
GAZETTE’S BUREAU,
709 EAST CAPITOL STREET,
WASHINGTON. MARCH. 19.
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DEAR GAZETTE:—The great strain to
which he has been subjected during the
past few days is beginning to tell upon
the President, and he is said to have
distinctly shown this to—day.
o o o
Err-Representative, Ben Butter worth
of Ohio. who is an aspirant for the office
of Solicitor General, spent some time.
with the President this morning. It is
thought, however, that Mr. Butler
worth’s past advocacy of silver will ser-
iously operate against his securing the
coveted position.
, o o o
Contrary to a rule adopted shortly
after President McKinley’s induction
into ofiice, one delegation who got at
the President delivered an address ad-
vocating, an appointment. When Pri-
vate Secretary Porter learned what had
occurred he gave notice that hereafter
the rule would be strictly adhered to,
and no addresses would be allowed
under any circumstances. Mr. Porter~
even went further and said that if the
rule was again violated, nodelegations
would hereafter be permitted to see the
President.
0 o o
In the Senate to-day the calendar of
business contained only four items:
The notice Of Mr. Turpie of his inten-
tion to address the Senate in favor of
the proposed constitutional amend-
ment to make United States Senators
elective by the people; the amendment
itself which is on the table,and the tire
Pacific railroad bills, which were re-
ported yesterday. The number of bills
introduced in the Senate since Monday
last, up to this morning, was 7-68.
0 o 0
~ In the House a resolution was report-
ed by Mr. Henderson to pass the ap-
propriation bills which failed at the -
last session—the sundry civil, general
deficiency, ngriculturhl and Indian,
Wit-h debate on each side of forty min-
utes.
O O o
A report has been made by Hon.
Samuel E. Morss, now consul general
in Paris, torthe State Department, that
he was robbed by his deputy, Mr.
Shropshire, of not “less than $20,000,
and perhaps as much as $30,000, during
the last three years.
Clyde Shropshire, a bright young
fellow from Rome, Ga., was appointed
vice consul general soon after Mr.
Morss took charge of the consulate.
o o o . . .
The Senate spent nearly two hours
yesterday upon the arbitration treaty.
The report in favor of the treaty was
made by Senator Davis as chairman of
the Committee on Foreign Relations
and was in the shape Of a resolution for
ratification.
o ‘0 0
Patent Commissioner Seymour has
no intimation yet as to when his suc-
cessor will be appointed and Senator
Plait said to-day that he had strong
hopes of A. M. Wooster, of Bridgeport,
yet picking this nice plum.
o 0 0
Senator Plait has introduced a bill
creating a commission to retire the
statutes in relation to patents. The
Senator is booked to speak on interna-
tional copy rights at'a banquet in New
York to-morrow evening to be given
, by the playwrights of that city.
0 O o
The President to-day sent to the Sen-
ate the nomination of Charles U. Gor-
don, to be postmaster at Chicago, Ill.
0 o o '
Secretary Gage took action to-day for
the execution of the act of Congress,
March 2, 1897, the purpose of which is
to prevent the importation of impure
or unwholesome tea into the United
States.
A RIPE OLD AGE.
Death of Thomas Carroll, Aged l03 Years
and 3 Days.
Thomas Carroll died yesterday at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles
O’Connor, three miles below Nauga-
tuck. Mr. Carroll’s age was 103 years
and three days-
good until a week ago, when he told
his son he thought he would die. Mr.
Carroll came to this country from Ire-
land in 1888. His son is John Carroll
of'Waterbury, who is about 50 years
old. Mr. Carroll lived with his daughw
ter. ‘
His health had been .
Norwalk, Conn, Saturday Evening, March 20, 1897.
Leo Davis Captures Agent
‘ Myers of the Mercan-
__ tile Co-opera-
tive Bank. -
Myers Claims Misrepresentations Made
to Norwalkers the Work of a
Sub~agent.
Leo Davis, of Hurlbutt Jr Gregory’s
law office went to Derby on Thursday
afternoon,with a writ of attdchment on
the body of J. H. Myres, Connecticut
agent of the Mercantile CO-operative
bank, of New York city. The writ was
placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff
A. F. Bradley who immediately went
in search of Myres, who was found on
Main street. The sheriff took him into
custody.
They immediately went to the office
of Lawyer W. S. Downs, whom Myers
retained as counsel. Davis was anxious
to have Myers brought to Norwalk,but
Myers was prepared to furnish a cash
bond, which he did on the spot.
The attachments were placed on five
different suits, by as many representa-
tive business men of South Norwalk.
They were: Dr. J. Milton Coburn, S50;
Herman Kreiger, S50;F. D. Lawton,
325; J. R. Raymond, $25, and Ainsley
Reed, $25. Mr. Davis states that there
are many more in South Norwalk who
are anxious to bring suits.
Mr. Myers gage bonds of $175, cover-
ing the claims of all the plaintiffs.
The writ after citing that Mr. Myers
was the agent Of the Mercantile CO-
operative bank, states:
1. Said Myers sold to the plaintiffs a
certain amount of shares in said Mer-
cantile Co-operative bank, pretending
and representing to the plaintiffs
that certain other influential men of
said Soulli Norwalk had taken a certain
amount of paid up stock and had given
their checks therefor, 'and in various
ways willfully, grossly and fraudulently
misrepresented the business Ofsaid cor-
poration.
2. The plaintiffs believed said repre-
sentations and were induced thereby to
purchase and did purchase of the de-
fendant certain shares Ofstock of‘the
said Mercantile COoOperative bank.
3. Said representations were wholly
false. '
4. The accused made said representa-
tions to the plaintiffs well .knowing
them to be false, and with intent to in-
duce the plaintiffs to subscribe to said
Stock, and to defraud the plaintiffs.
The writ was issued by Leo Davis
commissioner of the superior court of
Fairfield county.
Mr. Davis was interviewed by an An-
sonia Sentinel reporter, to whom he
stated that the plaintiffs and other
subscribers in South Norwalk were
greatly incensed against Myers. They
had sent Mr. Davis to New York city
where he had an interview with Presi-
dent Newbury of the bank.
He stated to the president that it had
been represented that the bank would
advance 90 per cent. to enable share-
holders to build, but that Mr. Newbury
refuted and said that the bank would
not advance any funds, but would only
take mortgages on completed buildings,
and then only to the extent of 75 per
cent. of their value.
Mr. Davis further claims that Mr.
Newbury stated that it is the intention
to abandon work in Connécticut.
The Sentinel reporter also intervmw-
ed Mr. Myers, who said that all the
charges were absolutely false and that
the South Nor walk people had laid
themselves liable to libel suits. Wheth-
er he would institute sueh suits de-
pended on the outcome of the present
proceedings. His explanation of the
difficulty is as follows. '
When he has started work in a field, he
has presented letters of introduction to
prominent people. He has under him a
large number of agents who are en-
gaged in similar workin different fields
at the same time.
0. E. Oliver, he had given some such
letters and Mr. Oliver had presented
them to the parties addressed, but had
let them believe he was Myers and did
not explain that he was merely Mr.
Myers’ agent.
Mr. Myers dischaged Oliver, some
weeks ago, for the act and claims that
it is the statements of Oliver that he
has been accused of, and that many of
the people of South Norwalk have not
seen him, Myers.
IFurther, Mr. Myers states that the
bank has no intention of giving up its
work in Connecticut, but, on the con-
trary, recently brought about the de-
feat of a bill in the Connecticut legisla-
ture intended to bar out of the state
outside corporations of this kind. .
Thewrit against Myers is returnable
in the town court of Norwalk 'on the
first Monday in April. , _
ARRESTMM DER-BY}
To one of these, one.
.GRANDSOII Gui on.
The IMII of the Late Horace
' Staples Admitted'to
Probate.
Estate Valued at $300,000 to $500,000.
The will of the late Horace Staples
was admitted to probate in Westport
yesterday, Judge A. B. Woodward, of
Norwalk, presiding, as Judge D. B.
Bradley, of that place was disqualified,
by being mentionedin the will as one
‘of the executors. The value of the es-
tate is estimated all the way from $390,-
000 to $500,000, and the public were
greatly surprised to learn that the only
heir of. the deceased, his grandson,
William G. Staples,was cut off entirely,
and the entire estate left in the care of
three trustees to do as they'see fit, not
being required to give any bonds. The
trustees are John H. Jennings,
B. Bradley, Jr., and Benjamin L.
Woodworth, all directors of the First
National. Bank of Westport, and the
latter holding the office of Cashier of
the bank. ' ,
The will was originally made in 1882,
in.which Mr. Staples gave eight thou-
sand dollars to his brothers and sister,
and made provision for his only son and
grandson, but by numerous codicils,
they are all left out. The last codicil
was made in 1895, the witnesses to
which were John Sf Jones, Henry E.
Sherwood. and J. Frederick Gorhan.
The result of the various codicils now
leave $1,000 to the Stratfield Baptist
Church. of Bridgeport, and one half of
what is left, is in trust for the Staples
High School, and the remainder, the
trustees can use as they see fit.
The sister of Mr. Staples, who is a
widow, aged 97 years, resided-in Easton
as does also a brother, who is 94 years
old. ~
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JAMES F. DUDLEY DEAD.
Vice-President of ~ [Etna Life, Insurance
Company Expires in New Orleans.
Word was received in Hartford from
New Orleans. yesterday afternoon an-
nouncing the sudden death in that city
of James 11‘. Dudley, vice-president of
the [Etna Life Insurance 00. He was
in the South on business of the company.
He was born in Hampden. He was
formerly secretary of the company and
was elected vice-presidentin 1893.
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ABRAHAMS CAPTTJRED.
The iast oftne Missing Poolroom Employees
in Jail.
‘ David Abrahams, the last of the miss-
ing employees who were arrested in the
recent Stamford pool room raid and
who forfeited their bonds was taken to
Bridgeport yesterday afternoon and de-
livered by his bondsmen to the sheriff.
Abrahams was decoyed from Mespeth,
L. I., to Stamford. where he was turned
over to the police.
4-9.»—
Hotel Sold.
Err-Representative Rufus Wakeman
of Saugatuck, has purchased the hotel
property formerly owned by the late J.
. ‘E. Wheeler, at Saugatuck. This is one
of the finest locations for a summer ho-
tel to be found between New York and
New Haven, being on high healthy
ground, With fine view of the Saugatuck
river, Within two minutes walk Of the
Consolidated railroad station, and trol-
ley road to the famous Compo Beach
passing the door. 4
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Stamford City Court Judges.
The general. asSemny yesterday elect-
ed Nichols 0. Downs judge, and Sam-
uel Young deputy judge, of the city
court of Stamford each for two years
from July 1. '
I.
Harry Goldschmidt, a member of the
next graduating class at the Over River
school, and who is studying the drug
business at Riggs’ pharmacy during his
.spare time from school, was taken sud-
.denly ill at his home, this morning,
and is now under the care of Dr. S. H.
Huntington who hopes to pull him
through all right.
' The bursting of a service pipe in front
of the H. K. St- S. Co’s. store on Wall
street was an impediment to travel this
morning at that point. Indeed one
vehicle had'a narrow escape from being
wrecked. The evil is being annihilated
as rapidly as possible.
Mrs. Wilmot Fawcett, the Water
street milliner, has been engaged by
‘ Goldberg the Wall street milliner.
The change will be made on or about
the lat of April. _
1
Daniel
.one code of morals and social etiquette
A WILL CONTEST.
One Side Wants a Jury Trial and theeother
Does Not.
\?
General Russell Frost appear ed before
Judge Ralph Wheeler in the Superior
court yesterday in support of a motion
made in the appeal from probate. of the
will of William Raymond to transfer
the case from ajury to a trial before
court. He claimed that the circum-
stances surrounding the case would ob-
tain better results. Attorney Cum-
mings of Stamford objected to the move
and in his argument hinted at a condi-
tion which will make the base an inter-
esting one when it comes to trial. He
stated that there were two sets of chil.
dren it"s litigants. One set of these chil-
dren has been upheld by the probate
court as the heirs of the estate of Mr.
Raymond, and by the decision, the
other set of children is declared illegiti-
mate. It- is this question that will be
settled at the trial before the superior
court, and the trial will be an interest-
ing one. Mr. Cummings argued that
such a question could be settled by a
jury with more satisfaction and he op-
posed the motion. Judge Wheeler re-
served his decision. -
A Genial Judge of Probate.
Mrs. Horace L. Hubbell, of Nor-
walk, was in Danbury, this week look—
ing up geneaological records of her an-
cestors. She spent some time at the
probate Office and was delighted to find
just the material she wanted. Mrs.
Hubbell expressed herself to an Even-
ing News reporter as being delighted
with the wav Ihe old records in Dan-
bury had been preserved. and spoke
highly of the genial and polite judge of
probate, who did all in his power to aid
her in a search of the records.-—Dan-
bury N ews.
CO.
The Sick.
Mrs. William Weaver is ill at her
home on Main street.
A. E. Winchester has recovered from
an attack of the grip.
Henry Street employed at Raymond V
Bros.rofiice is on the sick list.
Mrs. G. S. Chapin of Winnipauk is
convalescent of an attack of the grip.
Dexter H. Fairbanks a former resi-
dent of this town is dangerously ill at
his home in Cleveland, Ohio.
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At the Churches. ,
GRACE Crimson—Rev. S. H. Watkins,
rector,Marcb, 2lst. 8 a. m. Holy Com-
munion, 10:30 a. m. Morning Prayer,
Litany and sermon. 12 m. Sunday
school.’ 7:30 p. m. Evening Prayer
and sermon. “Temptation—Self In-
dulgence.” The rector will oflficiate
and preach.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH—
Rev. Thomas K. Noble, Pastor. Ser-
vices at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. The
pastor will preach morning and even-
ing. Morning Subject "The Faith
that Saves the Soul.” Evening, "The
Two Views of Life.” Junior 0. E. at'5
p. m.—Senior 0. E. at 6:30 p. m.-
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AMUSEMENTS.
McCarthy’s Mishaps.
This afternoon and evening, Tim
Cronin and Barney Ferguson will ap-
pear in one of the strongest farce com-
edies of this season, “McCarthy’s Mis-
haps.” Without a doubt, it is the fun-
niest entertainment on the vaudeville,
dramatic or comedy stage.
Sewing the Wind.
The attraction that opens at Hoyt’s
Theatre next Saturday night will, it is
confidently expected, be one of the
most notable and memorable of the
season. “Sewing the Wind” has been
voted by all the reliable critics, one of
the most remarkable products of the
playwright’s art seen in a generatiOn.’
Certainly no play has been so suscepti-
ble of controversy, and there has been
none in years with a theme io fraught
with importance to society in general.
It is based on the Mosaic Warning that
the'sins of the parents shall be viSited
on the children, and inculcates the
moral lesson that there should not be
for man and another for woman, that
the punishment for wrong-doing should
not be unequally meted out.
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Unclaimed Letters.
The following letters remain unclaim-
ed 'at the Norwalk postcflice, March
20, 1897: .
Thomas Ellinwood, Miss J ulia Haves,
Frank Staples, Illana Maczitio.‘
W. H. MALONE, RM.
’
—Prof. M S. Rosen. the well-known
oculistyoptician, can be consulted at his
oflice in the parlor of the City Hotel,
Price One Cent
tori MISS, ,THEM.
The Latest Ads. Received Be-
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Maple street, 0T1] hliigifgggiifildflryated at NO 38
twm Cities of Norwalk andsgdifitllioobllfdliifi'abfke
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frontin provements; about two acres
could biz sold g on said Maple ~treet which
I)”. ab (1 to good advafltage for lifiild" 0'
water. Agnplgiigeoolffi faint: excellent .wvellutlif
Building, N orwalk. dongs”, R001n3‘gig‘tfw I
is_nearly new;
with modern
of land
Piano Leggons.
ngtfiiflqRGE W. ‘BBADLEY. (daughter
aIid sariSfagtozi'tivgiiivE‘ It. Nash.) gives chi-cent
her home v... 11:13 ..-,:.”.P‘:E;22f ”" “be PM“ a I
Hoyt’s Theatre.
SATURDAY, Minor 20.
MATINEE AND NIGHT.
The Famous Irish Comedian
BARNEY FERGUSON
“The Funny Little Man” as Dan McCarthy in
McCarthy-’3 Mishaps ~—~ ~ ,
The Record Breaker, . ‘
With
Clever Comedians,
Pretty Girls,
Bright Music,
CatchySongs.
Prices—Matinee, 10 and 2.3 cents; :Nighr. 25,
35 and 50 cents.
Secure seats early at Plaisted’s and Pinneo‘s.
Hoyt’s Theatre.
SOUT H N OItWALK.
A'NOTA‘BLE EVENT. ,
Saturday, March 27'. '
ONE NIGHT ONLY.
Presentation of the Famous
“ Sex'Against Sex” Drama,
twins the Wind, ‘
The New York Empire Theatre Success. with
THE BIG CITY . COMPANY.
NOTE—Exactly the same cast and details
which have distinguished this production in
all the princmal Cities willbe seen here. ‘ ‘
Seats on sale at Plaisted’s and Pinneo's.
lelephonejompany
‘ REDUCTION or RATES ‘l
FOR HOUSE SERVICE.
The Southern New England Telephone Com-
pany announce that. comm eneing'April 1. 1897,
the rates for House Telephones Will be reduc-
ed as follows:
PARTY LINE SERVICE, Within one—half
mile. from $36.00 TO $30.00.
SINGLE LINE, SERVICE. Within one-half
mile. from $48.00 TO $42.00. ‘
MEASURED SERVICE.
PARTY LINF, within city. limits, (Local con-
nections 5:): $1 8.00.
For informaticn apply to the
‘LOCAL MANAGER,
SENTINEL BUILDING. WASHINGTON ST"
South Norwalk, Tuesdays, from 9 a. m.
to 8 p. m. Eyes examined free. f5t.
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South Norwalk, Conn.
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