TiiE' eAZETTE Is-THE ONLY HISTORY OF LOCAL . EVENTS IN‘ NORWALK FROM 1818 To DATE. IT IS NOT on _ MUSHROOM GROWTH AND An- VERTISERS RECOGNIZE THAT FACT. ’ . F ‘ VOL. VII. No. 1622. - NORWALK, CONN., WEDNESDYEVENING MAY. 26, 1897. roruun Aiio WIDE-AWAKE. . N THE EVENING GAZETTE GROW9 ” ALL THE TIME, BECAUSE IT GETS . THE NEWS AND PRINTS IT. PEO-- . PLE PATRONIZE A WIDE-AWAKE. i - - PAPER. , 4 - PRICE ONE CENT. WASHINgToiiNiws. Senator Aldrich Opened the Tariff Debate Yesterday. The Republican will Settle Their Difficul- ties Outsidc and Act Together in Senate. GAZETTE BUREAU, i 1235 NEW YORK AVENUE. WASHINGTON. MAY 25. i The long expected event of the pre- sentation of the Tariff bill in the Sen- ate was reached to-day. In his open- ing'speech, Senator Aldrich said: “Mr. President, the business of the entire country is in a state of suspen- sion awaiting the actIOn'of the Senate upon the bill under consideration. I believe that the anxiety to secure ac- tion upon this important measure at the earliest day is shared by every member of the Senate. I can say f01 senators sitting on this side of the chamber that no time w ill be Spent in the academic discussion of the pr inci- ples of protection. “It is my purpose to keep the bill continuously before the Senate, to the exclusion of all other legislative busi- ness, until it is finally disposed of, and in this I Shall expect the hearty co- Operation of senators on both sides of the chamber.” 0 o o The decision of the republican Sena- tOIS in caucus yester day to settle their differences on the outside and to act together in the Senate W ill pro Obably shOI ten the time consumed in the eon- sideration of the tariff even more than was anticipated by the managers. The avoidance of a caucus upon the bill as a whole, which would amount to the re-‘ construction of the bill, is a time saver. .o o 0 It is admitted that the cabinet had Cuba under consideration to- -day. The discussion and suggestions covered a wide area. It became detailed in its nature. The purpose of the cabinet is to have the matter thoroughly in hand when operations begin. ' i o o " 0 Instead of going fishing, President McKinley will attend the eel emonies at the A1 lington National cemeteI y on Memorial Day, but it is not expected that he will deliver an addI ess. o o o ‘ Several Congressmen came over from the House to hear the tariff debate in the Senate. Among them were Speaker Reed, Congressmen Dingley and Hill, and others. 0 o 0 Henry 0. Havemeyer of New Yor,k the American sugar king, the man of many millions, was called upon in Crim- inal Court No. 2 this morning to answer the indictment returned againSt him October 1, 1894,i'n which he was charged with having’refused to answer certain questions asked him. 0 ’ o o Florida's new Senator, Mallory, was sworn in to-day. THE GAZETTE WOULD LIKETO SEE Clark Ely stick to his good resolutions and open the store early every morning. Fred Castle captain of the Winnipauk engine company soon to be formed. John H. Light let slip the dogs of war. Fred Smith ride a bicycle. . Admiral Thomas Cooney and Commo- dore James Sutherland enter the Alpha ten mile road race with Captain Riley as pace-maker. Sergeant John Kenny run a 100 ‘yard' race with Col. Hod Saunders. More truthful people in the Norwalks. Captain Chinery and . the members of Phoenix company in a bicycle parade. A large number of summer boarders in Norwalk this yeaI. Jack Johnson at church. 4 AA; ‘ V Went to Jail. William McMullen who was placed under arrest on the charge of intoxica- tion and beating his wife, was given a hearing before Judge Gregory, yester- day afternoon who sentenced him to thirty days in jail and imposed a fine of $5 and costs. The prisoner took an ap- peal and bonds were placed at $100, in default of which he was taken to jail. 4A; ‘ 7 Gets Damages. Judge Frost has given a decision in the case of Charles Demarest vs. the 'town of Norwalk, awarding the plaintiff ' $40 damages and costs. Demarest fell into, the creek from the Washington street. bridge when the draw was open owing to alleged negligence on the part of the town. ’ on .TRIllL FOR HIS LIFE! GUISSEPPI FUDA’S CASE NOW BEFORE A SUPERIOR COURT JURY AT BRIDGEPORT. ENGINEER GATES TELLS or THE oiscovsev or THE ' BODY, OF FUDA’S MURDERED WIFE. THE FINDING OF THE BLOODY FOOTPRINTSDESCRIBED. Guisseppi Fuda of Stamford, the Ital— ian arrested some time ago and indicted by the gIand ju1y, charged with hav- ing committed mui der in the fir st de- gree, was placed on t11al yesterday in the super 101 couit, criminal side. Judge Ralph Wheelei occupied the bench. The accused stands charged with the mu1der of his wife, committed a short distance east of the East Norwalk depot on the night of February 17 last. The murder was a most brutal one and the details are still fresh in the mind of the public. It is alleged that the accused tired of his wife and with one Nicodemo Imapassino planned to get her out of the way. The woman was led to a secluded spot a sho1t distance east of the white bridge and there beat about the head. stabbed to death and her body placed ac1oss the Iails Of the Consolidated railroad to be ground to pieces by the numerous trains which pass in the vicin- ity. This endingwas onlyprevented from the fact that the engineer of the next train up, after the murder, discovered the body in time to disclose the das- tardly deed. On the same night, and a few moments after the hour which it is believed the murder was committed, Fuda and his companion boarded 'a train at South: Norwalk for Stam- ford and were ferreted out from their hiding places, in New York and Buf- falo, only afte1 a diligent quest on the part of Chief Vollmer and\his men. Fuda was brought to the county court house yesterday and was an interested spectator to the usual procedure, new to him, in selecting a jury which will try him for his life. He watched eager- ly the clerk call the names of the jury- men summoned and the answers given to the inquiries of the attorneys as to whether they were prejudiced or not,re- garding capital punishment where it was war1an.ted by the facts and the evi- dence. The Norwalkers summoned as jury- men were Charles I. Selleck, Charles W. Lockwood and George H. Ward- well, and were examined as follows: Charles I. Selleck. He did not read about it but heard two or three speak of it. Had formed no opinions and had no scruples against the death penalty or circumstantial evidence. Norwalk papers but only read the head- ings about the murder. Did not know why but never had. He was accepted. Charles W. Lockwood. Had read accounts of the murder and formed the impression at the time that both men were guilty. Did not think that the impression remained with him at this time. Nothing particular had occurred to cause him to change his views other than that he had not read anything about it lately. _ He had not formed any definite opinion as to the truth or falsity of the evidence. AcCepted. George H. Ward'well. He 'was‘ strongly opposed to convicting a man for murder on circumstantial evidence. [He was excused. ' The other jurors summoned from this vicinity Were as follows : , Darien—George T. Philcox, William Relehan. ' New Canaan—L. M. Monroe,Jr., E. Selleck. Weston—William Mo1ehouse, Bur- ton P. Merwin. Westport—Edward A. Nash, Samuel D. Banks, GeorgeFairchild, Jr. Wilton—John R. Sturges, George W. Godfi ey. ' Edward A. Nash of Westport Was ex- cused. He had read’ accounts of the cease in the newspapers, and had formed a definite opinion. Samuel E. Banks of Westport read John an Opinion, but did not hold that opin- ion now. Formed no opinion as to the guilt of either Fuda or Imapassino. He was held as the sixth juror. William Morehouse Of Weston was accepted. He, had read little of the case, but was not opinionated. John R. Sturges of. Wilton was ac- cepted. He had no prejudices in the Read the ‘ about the case at the time and fo1 med ' murder. case, and had read very little about it. Burton P. Merwin of Weston had no conscientious scruples, and‘ had formed no opinion. The defense carefully ex- amined him, but he answered accept- ably and was allowed to stand. William Relehan of Darien formed no opinion against Fuda. He thought whoever committed the crime ought to be punished. Accepted. John E. Selieck of New Canaan was accepted because he had formed no opinion and had no scruples. George W. Godfrey of Wilton had formed no conclusions about the pris- oner and thought he could fairly try the case. Had no scruples against the death penalty. Had read an account of the murder in the New York papers. It made no impression on him. He be- lieved he could serve on a jury and weigh the evidence impartially. He was accepted as the second juror. L. M. Monroe, Jr., of New Canaan had formed an opinion and was excused, as was George T. Philcox of Darien. The task of selecting the jury was tedious and consumed several hours. The following were finally selected: George W. Godfrey, Wilton; Samuel E. Banks,-Westport; Henry Bernd, Dan- bury; Bennet Seeley, Fairfield; L. V. B. Hubbard, Shelton; Charles D. Blake- _ man, Stratford; Henry W. Osborne, Easton; William Relehan, Darien; John E. Lewis, Bridgeport; Arthur Todd, Redding;Bertram P. Merwin, Weston; Dwight M. Burr, Monroe. Fuda is not prepossessing in appear- ance and has the cast of what one would picture to be a murderer of the most brutal type. He has a clear olive com- plexion which on a face less repulsive would make it exceedingly prepossess- ing. He has a heavy under jaw, a low forehead, hair as black as jet and close cut. He twitched his hands nervously the greater part of the day while he sat in the prisoner’s dock. He has an evil piercing eye, covered by brows which meet. He answered not guilty to the charge of murder in the first degree. Diagrams of the location of' the mur- der were placed conspicuously on the wall of the court room to facilitate mat- ters and after a brief delay Francis P. Gates, the engineer of the passenger train who discovered the body across the tracks, was the first witness called to the stand. He explained in detail the finding of. the body as told in these columns. ‘The witness described the bloody footprints about the vicinity of the murder, and told how when he had brought the train to a standstill he had inspected the surroundings. He saw the prints of the feet of a man and woman which indicated a struggle, traced the small footprintfrom where it appeared the struggle for life first began and saw the marks ’of the smaller footprints. There was evidence that blood had dropped at every step and finally blood was seen in little pools,ap- - parently showing that it was flowing freely from the person who struggled along the bank. The tracks led di- rectly to the body indicating that the .struggle started some distance from the bloody footprints, but the wounds were inflicted there and as the person stabbed and bleeding walked, the - blood flowed from her person and out. of the shoe, leaving a trail which easily led those on the train to' the ’spot where the body was found. Attorney J udsonmvho had been as- signed by the court as associate coun- sel with J oth . Cuneo to defend Fuda, at this point displayed a pair of shoes of an unusual size and asked the wit- ness if he thought they would fit the footprints seen in the vicinity of the , The witness was unable to say, but was of the impression that they were too large. It is believed that the attorney for the defense will endeavor to show that the shoes he displayed are those which were worn by Fuda on the night of the murder, and are the size worn by the accused, but that the footprints which were discovered in the ”Ic’inity'of the murder and carefully easured by the agents of the state ,fiiiiiere smaller and were never made by E'Fuda’s feet." The witness yesterday is 56:116. of the most important that the State will summon, and he was made to say by the astute attorney : tracks. in she vicinity of the murder which led me to believe they could be made by a shoe like that” (indicating the one held up by Attorney Judson f01 inspectiOn). As Fuda wears the shoes which At- torney Judson had in couit yesterday, it is probable that he will attempt to show that it was some other hand than that of Fuda which committed the mur- der, and that the footprints in the vi- cinity plainly show it was a smaller man. a certaih extent so that the question will be open as to Whether Fuda or Im- apasino is the guilty man. In the cross examination Witness Gates said: “The footprints of a man nd a woman were plainly evident, be- ,ing visible along the embankment and in the immediate vicinity of the body. There was a pool of blood on the rail- road tracks and quite alarge spot on one of the ties. At the base of the em- bankment the blood was profuse at one point, showing the entire footprint of a woman. There also appeared distinct spots and one was so plain that the out- line of the right foot was easily dis- cerned. I saw evidence under the bridge of another person walking along the tracks. The body laid in a straight position.” “Were both feet together when you saw the body fi1 st? ”inquired Attorney Judson. “Yes,” was the ansWer. “Was not the body lying face down as if falling suddenly on the face as it might if a blow was struck from be- hind?” i“ Yes, the body was lying face down- ward” was the answei of the witness. ‘ Describing the position, the witness Said .that the head pointed toward the north, the clothing was disarranged, showing a portion of the right limb and eXposed it, encased in a stocking. He said in answer to the questions frOImthe attorney for the defense that the head of the body was not resting across the tracks, but that the arm lay across one rail. on the retaining wall in the vicinity, he saw the plain imprint of a bloody hand. Blood prints were also in evi— dence, indicating that someone tried to climb over the embankment at the spot where the body was found. At this point, the court ordered a recess until this morning at 10 o’clock. @399 '1‘” “'M .mo/zsoxcso % Growing Weather. ‘ John Felton of Belden Hill was in town this morning. He says that never before in'his life has he known Such rapid growth in the. animal and vege- table kingdom. A calf that weighed 80 lbs. a week ago weighed 140 to-day. Chickens that weighed 2 lbs. at that time weighed six this morning, Straw- berries are ripe, people are eating green peas picked from their own gar- dens, eggs hatch out in fou1 days, and tomato plants are being bowed down with a weight of fruit. The only fail-" ure he thought would be the apple crop, the blossoms having been blasted by a frost early in February. V 7 Special Meeting. A Special meeting of the members of Co. D, C. N. G. was held last evening,- at which nine new enlistments were re ceived, making the roll at present, fifty-four. . More enlistments are prom- ised for next Friday evening and the company expects to-go into camp with sixty. or more men. Captains A. A. the company and spoke encouragingly of the efforts made to retain the com- pany 01 ganization. :“ Important Hearing. A hearing on thl petition Of the city council to the Co. Solidated railroad that gates 01 flagmen be placed at cer- tain railroad crossings in this city will be held in the ‘council room to-mOrrow at 10:45 before the railroad commission‘- ers. -—-W'ash dress goods at half price to- morrow.‘ BOSton Store, Norwalk “I saw no ‘ This may shift the suspicion to ' He also declared that- mml m The W amt Column of THE EVEJWWG Ge/IZETTE.Q 1.59m “Kimmie/faces. W310 . Betts and A. J. Wilcoxson addressed . 'street yesterday afternoon, months. Thannnnn S. C. PafierSdn—Tdaves a Note Addressed to His Sister. His Wife and Child Have Been Notified at . "their Home in Masachusetts; The remains of Samuel C. Patterson, whose sudden death yesterday morning was exclusively announced in the GA- ZETTE yeste1 day, were taken from the Norwalk hospital, to the undertaking " establiShment of J. D. J enumgs wher 6 they now are. An examination of the man’s effects brought to light an envelope upen' the back of which Was w1itten the following: “If you find me dead, send word to my sister, MlS. Susan Lewis of1 Nauga— tuck, who will notify my wife.” He left a few effects of small value and four or five dollars in money. It is believed, however, that further inves- tigation by the Selectmen will develop the fact that he has left personal prop- erty of value. The selectmen have the matter under advisement .and have notified Mrs. Lewis of her brother’s death. Mrs. Patterson who it is said, for goOd and sufficient cause, left her husband, has been notified at her home in Bulcher Town, Mass, of his death. The cause of his death is attributed to heart failu1 e. FRATERNAL NEWS. Secretaries of fraternal, or secret so- cieties are invited to send "to the GAZETTE, the elections of oflicers and other news pertaining to their lodges to be printed in this column. The names of officers should be brought in on the evening of their election and all other news with equal promptness. Washington Chapter, R. A: M., will hold a special convocation to-night. St. John’ s Lodge, F. and A. M., will confe1 the second degree to-mo1 row night. \ Buckingham W. R. C. will hold _a fair and festival on June 9-and 10. A meeting of the Alpha Wheel *club- will be held at the Norwalk hotel par- lors, to-morrow evening. The Willing Workers’ Circle, King’s Daughters, 'of the Methodist church, will enjoya trolley ride over‘the Tram- way system, to the Stamford line, this afternoon. ~A large audience was in attendance last night at the presentation of “Eileen Oge” by the St. Joseph’s T. A. & B. OXWmewn ash/wag ii WORTH‘T PEOPLEL‘ Who are in need of work can secure a free adrertz’se- . . AWAA v society. The following is the dramatic personal: Richard O’Donnell, Thomas McMahon; Mr. Moriarity, Edward Hines; Bryan O’Far1ell, Thomas Cole; Father Mahoney, E. J. Hayes; Henry Loftus, J. Yates; John Thomas, J. J. Brown; McClean, Richard Fitzgerald; McShane,S. J. O’Brien; Peter McCann, Charles Lynch; Mr. Nolan, J. Steeg- muller; M1. Criegh, P. Skidd; Mr. Talbot, Paul Schultze, Jr. , Captain Turner, W. 'A. Bellen; Tim, the pen-- man, W. Fitzgerald; Eileen Moriarity, Miss Elizabeth Murphy; Norah O’Don- nell, Miss Ella McMahon;‘Mollie Mc- Guire, Miss Anna Casey; Nancy, Miss Lillie Yates; Mrs. O’Donnell, Miss Hannah Winters, farmers, soldiers and bridesmaids by members of society and their lady friends. Music by C. A. Freeman’s orchestra. A‘A= ‘v ——A. H. HOyt & Son, 37_ Wall street, give $75 in gold free on August 23. Shoes at lowest prices. Ever y x=50 cents gets a coupon. .4t 4“; v7 AT THE THEATRES. The exhibitiOn of the beograph at Hoyt’s Theatre last evening was not a success, and a very small audience 'was in attendance. The machine being broken an exhibition will not be given to-night. Recent Deaths. Willie E., son of John T. and Mary Sheehan, died at his home on River aged 4 The funeral will take place thie afternoon. -A‘ --A GAZETTE ad. wiil pay ycu. . .5. AFTER MANY - YEARS. The Bill Granting Medalsto ,' Survivors and Heirs of ' Port Hudson Storm; ' .ing Party Volun- teers. 'A List of Those From This see... Who-Are Entitled‘to One. The following is the text of the Sen- ate bill granting medals to the survivors and heirs of volunteers of the Port Hudson forlorn-hope storming party, .Which passed the Senate and House on Wednesday last. Be it enacted by the Senate and , .House Of Representatives of the United States of America,- in Cong1 ess assem- bled, That the Secretaiy of War is hereby author ized and directed to pro- cure a suitable medal to «be p1 esented to the su1v1vo1s of the forlorn -hope storming party against the w01 ks at Port Hudson, Louisiana, June 15,1863, in fulfillment of the promises made by Major- -General N. P. Banks, command- ing the Department of the Gulf, and contained in his general Order num- ber ed f01 ty-nine; and' In case of decease of such volunteers, said medals shall' be given to the widow 01 oldest heir. Sec. 2. That for the purposes of this act a sum sufficient 1s hereby appropri- ated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. The following' 1s a list of the gallant veterans from this section who com- posed the storming party: ’ lst Lieutenant—William Mitchell. 2d Lieutenant—Henry Ayres. 2d Lieutenant—J. C. Taylor, ' port Sergeant—James I-I. Mitchell. Privates—Michael O’Brien, William H. Partrick, George R. Marvin, Sam- . uel D. Elwood, ,William Brophy, Tal- cott Smith, Thomas Dowd and Thomas Gilhooley. ' A number of these sOldiers me dead. and their heirs will receive the medals voted by Congress. ————————-—‘0.0>———-—- In a Dying Condition. . John Murphy is in a dying condition at the Town Farm, and it is thought - that he can live but a few hours, at the most. The SCHOOL CHILDREN. West- A Prize to the First Sending in the Largest Number of Correct Answers. Commencing with Monday’s issue of the EVENING GAZETTE, a series of re} buses and enigmas will be published each evening expressly fO1 school" child1 en of the public and private 5 schools of the town. ‘5' To the one fiI st sending in the largé’ht“ number of correct answe1s each week. A Lincoln Fountain Pen with a War- ranted solid gold pen and beautiful chased holder will be given. Answers can be handed in at this of- fice, at the branch office, 12 North Main street, South Norwalk, or sent through the mail. . The winner 5 name will be announced in'the WEEKLY GAZETTE, each week. Charade. XVIII. To a neat, quiet spinsteI my first’ s oft applied, It may also describe both the matron and bride. It is formal, precise, and affectedly . nice. My first you will guess, I opine, in a trice. My second’s a subject for grave specu- lation, . Days, weeks, months and years compose its duratiOn; ‘ To change and to alter. at times it is known, ItS a.olour 1s mentioned as golden, I own. My Whole was a gift or reward To a captain who brought f1 om abroad, With trouble or care some merchandise » rare, '01 other rich treasure or hoard. DEATHS. SHEEHAN—In N orwalk May 25, William E., son of John T. and Mary Sheehan, aged 4 months. _ PATTERSON—In Norwalk, May 25, ' Samuel C. Patterson, aged about 65- years. - CAREY—In BridgepOIt, May V 25,» 49 y.ea13 HIBBART—In BridgepOIt, May 24, 42 years. A. Kuhn, aged 79 years. , NEVINS.—In Bridgeport, May 24, Albert, son of Edward and Annie -_ Nevins, aged 1 year. WILSON-In BridgepOrt, May 25, ' Nicholas 0. Wilson, aged 52 years. ,l Bridget, Wife of Patrick CaIey, aged . 47?: Mary Ann, wife of Frank Hibbart, aged , ' KUHN—In Bridgeport, May 25, Mary" .. ~ 3"
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