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VOL. VII.
NO. 1637.
NORWALK, CON N., THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 17, 1897.
PRICE ONE OENTI
m’wvsplp wms.
The Speedy Danbury Rider the
First Over the Tape.
The Time Prize Won by l. 6. Perry,
Chicopee. Mass.. 26: 35 l‘-5.
sixth al ten
£5” mile road race of
Li the popular and de-
in serving as well as
,“l ‘ hustling A 11) h a
C l u b, of
‘Norwalk, has been
L’successfully run
«and the 1897 win-
h“ ner has won a most
creditabl victory over a field of fast
riders.
The winner this year comes from
Danbury, in the person of TV. Town-
send, although he was hard pushed by
Murphy Williams, Mead and Barthol,
all coming in in a bunch»
From within and without the state
the wheelmen began to arrive in town
Wednesday afternoon and by evening
a large number had assembled, all anx—
ious to take part in or witness the strug-
gle for the valuable prizes offered by
the Alpha’s.
The morning broke clear and cool
but old Sol soon made himself felt and
by 10 o’clock, the hour set for the
race, it was quite warm. It was an
ideal day, however, for wheelmen and
the time made over the course was ex-
ceedingly good considering the condi-
tion of East avenue.
The Alpha’s headquarters at the Nor-
walk hotel presented an animated
sight. The hotel was beautifully
draped with bunting and several “Old
Glorys” added much to the beauty of
the decorations.
On numerous buildings about town
“Old Glory” waved a welcome to the
visiting gladiators of the wheel, con-
spicious among them being the large
flag of THE EVENING GAZETTE beneath
which flew the United States signal
flags, to advise the cyclist of the con-
dition of the weather.
At the starting point in front of the
- Congregational church on the .Green,
thousands of enthusiastic wheelmen
and fair cyclists had assembled, and
Chief Bradley and his officers were
kept busy keeping the-vast throng out-
side the ropes.
The porches of all the handsome res-
idences On the Green and East ave-
nue were filled with young ladies,
and excitement over the contest ran
high.
The sight presented by the vast
gathering of bicycles and carriages was
an animated one long to be remember-
ed.
As the hour approached for the con-
test to begin the crowd became uneasy
and crowded upon the rodes, but it was
a good natured gathering and Chief
Bradley soon had the starting point
cleared.
Commodore Burritt was the starter;
A. W. Knapp, referee; Hon. E. O.
Keeler, announcer; Mayor A. C.
Wheeler, Dr. C. W. Many, A. B. Rus-
sell, Samuel Lynes, judges; W. A. Cur-
tis, F. S. Ambler, C. Dilworth, W. Pen-
ney, timers; W. N. Haif, clerk of
course; A. P. Sherwood, Frank Volk,
assistants; C. T. Betts, checker.
Are you ready? called the Commo-
dore and the racers started with the fol-
lowing handicap:
FOUR MINUTES.
Charles Mott, Norwalk
W. Jennings, Norwalk
A. Knor, Cranbury
H. N. Smith, Stamford
THREE AND ONE-HALF MINUTES.
F. P. Williams, Bethel
6 C. W. Meade, Danbury
7 H. C. Willmore, Bridgeport
8 W. C. Carpenter, Stamford
9 Cr Swinson, J r., Stamford
10 F. F. Bennett, East N orwalk
THREE AND ONE-QUARTER MINUTES.
11 F. S. Munson, Bridgeport
12 G. W. Quien, Danbury
13 A. F. Swinson, Stamford
14 E. L. Burke, Bridgeport
15 F. H. Beckwith, Shelton
16 H. R. Murphy, Shelton
THREE MINUTES. .
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17 R. Wuerz, Darien ‘
18 J. P. Coleman, New Ha‘Ven
19 C. S. Burnham, Yonkers
1.0 W. S. French, New York
21 C. W. Clark, Danbury
22 J. J. Cavanagh, Bridgeport
23 J. H. Butler, Yonkers
A. Ghiotto, Norwalk
R. E. Curtis, East Norwalk.
TWO AND THEEE-QUARTER MINUTES.
25 S. F. Boyd, Bridgeport
26 J. Weidenhammer, Bridgeport
27 S. warholy, Yonkers
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F. Clark, New Rochelle
D. H. Munson, New York
W. Townsend, Danbury
B. Van Sickels, Branford
L. Bulkley, New Milford
TWO AND ONE-HALF MINUTES.
H. S. Sherwood, Saugatuck
M. W. Mix, Stamford
36 G. H. Keeler, Stamford
37 C. M. Wing, Yonkers
3 A. L. Harford, Stamford
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39 J. A. Bitch, Stamford
40 C. C. Flagg, Stamford.
41 F. J. Galvin, New Milford
42 J. Syparodski, Union City
43 H. . Rolf, Danbury
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Oifen. New Canaan
TWO MINUTES.
46 O. C. Heine, Danbury
47 F. A. Temple, Stamford
48 L. D. Whittemore, Stamford
49 E. C. Finch, Stamford V
50 C. A. Tnttle, New Canaan
51 S. N. Dick, East Haven
52 R. H. Cooley, Danbury
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T. McDonough, Danbury
J. J. Fleming, Waterbury
C. W. Hurlburt, Waterbury
ONE AND ONE HALF MINUTES.
W. H. Hicks, J r., Brooklyn
F. L. Mills, .Southport
J. J. Grady, New Haven
J. Letzelter, Newark -
W. S. Persons, South Norwalk
G. W. Stringham, Brooklyn
T. Thompson, New York
E. Barthol, South N orwalk
F. J. Peer, Hartford
ONE MINUTE.
F. Alton Clark, Union City
C. S. Henshaw, New York
G. Hedsirom, New York
W. C. Price, Stamford
G. A. Finch, Stamford
R. C. Gardner, Hartford
J. A.‘ Gowan, Milford
J. C. Neilson, Portchester
SCRATCH.
R. B. Tracy, Hartford
W. E. J. Kirk, Stamford.
I. G. Perry, Chicopee
R. M. Alexander, Hartford
As the scratch men left the tape the
crowd scattered, sOme lounging on the
grass while others went down the ave-
nue to watch for the return of the
riders.
As each man passed the timers on
the first round his number and time
was recorded.
As the riders made their appearance
up the avenue on the final round, the
vast crowd was all excitement and as
each coutestant passed he was cheered
on by encouraging shouts from the
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The men' crossed the finish
the following order and time:
W. Towsend, Danbury;
H. R. Murphy, Shelton;
F.’P. Williams, Bethel;
C. W. Mead, Danbury;
E. Barthol, South Norwalk;
C. Swinson, J r., Stamford;
E. L. Burke, Bridgeport;
A. Knor, Cranbury;
B. Van Sickels, Branford;
B. H. Cooley, Danbury;
J. N. Dick, New Haven;
C. W. Clark, Danbury;
Otto C. Heine, Danbury;
S. F. Boyd, Bridgeport;
R. Wuerz, Darien;
F. J. Galvin, New Milford;
M. W. Mix, Stamford;
L. D. Whittemore, Stamford;‘
W. C. Carpenter, Stamford;
J. P. Coleman, New Haven;
W. J ennings,. N orwalk;
J. Syparodski, Union City;
C. A. Tuttle, New Canaan;
H. S. Roberts, East Norwalk;
H. S. Sherwood, Saugatuck;
J. J. Cavanagh, Bridgeport;
A. L. Harford, Stamford;
G. H. Keeler, Stamford;
R. E. Curtis, East Norwalk;
J. M. Weidenhammer, Bpt.;
A. Offen, New Canaan;
W. S. Persons, So. Norwalk;
J. Letzelter, Newark;
C. Swinson J r., Stamford;
F. J. Peer, Hartford;
F. F. Bennett, East Norwalk
C. S. Henshaw, New York;
J. Thompson, New York;
J. A. Gowan, New Milford;
F. A. Clark, Union City;
W. E.’ Kirk, Stamford;
~I. G. Perry, Chicopee, Mass;
W. C. Price, Stamford;
R. M. Alexander, Hartford;
C. W. Hurlbutt, Waterbury;
A. Finch, Stamford;
B. Tracey, Hartford;
C. Neilson, Portchester;
Ghiotto, South Norwalk;
H. N. Smith, Stamford;
C. C. Flagg, Stamford;
J. A. Bitch, Stamford;
H. C. Willmore, Bridgeport;
W. S. French, New York;
F. A. Temple, Stamford;
H. C. Roif, Danbury;
J. J. Fleming, Waterbury;
Lester Buckley, New Milford;
F. L. Munson, Bridgeport;
C. M. Wing, Yonkers:
Charles Mott, Norwalk;
'J. J. Grady, New Haven;
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Accidents.
line in
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E. C. Finch punctured his the at the
first hill and his wheel collapsed.
- F. L. Mills of Sonthport took a fall
near the Point and gave up the race.
H. N. Smith of Stamford took a tum-
ble on Earle’s hill, bending his handle
bars and putting him out of the race
when well up with the leaders.
G. W. Quien of Danbury got winded
and quit.
J. P. Coleman of New Haven was
taken with a cramp in one leg and
crossed the line the twentieth man,
using one foot. He received a bad fall
after getting over the tape.
J. H. Butler 'of Yonkers was one of
the early ones to come to grief, the
rear frame of his bicycle buckling and
throwing him. _
S. Warholy Of Yonkers struck his
handle bars with his knee and gave up
the race after picking himself up.
F. Clark of New Rochelle, also took a
header on Earle’s hill and stopped.
H. C. Rolf of Danbury caught his
wheel in trolley track and took a tum-
ble. He pluckily remonnted, however,
and came in near the end.
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Died on an Excursion Steamboat.
Mrs. Adelaide Bischoff of 251 West
Twenty-eighth street, New York, died
of heart disease on the Iron Steamboat
' Cygnus, yesterday afternoon, while re-
turning from the annual picnic of the
Chelsea M. E. church Sunday school to
Roton Point. Mrs. Bischoif went on
the picnic with her daughter and a
friend.
LightsOut.
All of the stores and offices on the
north side of Wall street were without
electric light last night. A lineman
was sent from the station to locate the
trouble, but either from lack of knowl-
edge, or “that tired feeling,” he went
away without discovering the difficulty.
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Central Club.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Central club was held yesterday after-
noon and Miss Sarah L. Stevens, dele—
gate to the‘organization meeting of the
state federation of Women’s clubs in
Bridgeport, read her report.
New Rifles Arrive.
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Captain Cornell, State Armorer, was
at the Armory yesterday and opened
the boxes containing the new Spring-
field rifles, and turned them over to
Co.’s D. and F. '
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Mrs. T. B. Dikeman of Danbury is
visiting the Misses Hyatt on Main.
street.
A telephone has been placed at the
home of Samuel Lynes on West avenue.
. The call number is 64-2.
|MAPA88I_N_(_J:S TRIAL
Experts Testify That the Mur-
derer Stood in Front of
His Victim.
The Prisoner Watches Every Witness'
Keenly and Displays Intelligence.
. T the trial of Ima-
'. passino Wednesday
,7, the state intro-
9' duced a line of tes-
timony which dif—
‘ x, from that presented
33%;; at the trial of Fuda.
" "at It was entirely of
‘ . an expert charac—
ter and it was pre-
sented in an effort to prove that the
man who dealt those fatal blows on the
head of Mrs. Fuda could have done so
without being spattered in the. least
with blood. “
The physicians called to testify in
this line were Drs. Robert Lauder and
Samuel M. Garlick of Bridgeport. They
were asked to make examinations with
the top of the dead woman’s skull and
its gaping wounds to assist them. They
did so together and the result of their
investigations was given in detail.
From their testimony has come the
first indication of how the blows were
struck which sent Mrs. Fuda to an
untimely grave. _ .. ,
ETh‘e ‘dOCtfiis—pirmi‘c‘ally agree that
the first {blow was struclE-by a man
standing almost in front of the woman;
that this blow landed on the left side
of her head, about three inches above
the ear and a little to the front of be-
ing directly over it.
The instant effect of this-blow would
be to render the woman unconscious
and to more or less deaden the heart’s
actionJLThe other blows were struck
while the woman was lying face down-
wards on the ties and stone ballast.
There would be just a little Spurting
of blood from this wound, but it would
notibe in the direction of the' person
who stood in front of the woman. A
person standing behind her and hold-
ing her would receive some blood upon
his coat. Blood would flow from _all
the wounds afterwards made but it
would not spurt.-
This was most important evidence
and every effort made by Attorney
Chamberlain to shake it failed.
In giving their testimony the doctors
56717151713: Ea‘bmh'E‘Sk‘fiii’Eh‘d‘Yhe
hatchet. Dr. Garlick placed the sharp
blade in the wound which is believed
to have been the first one struck and
showed the jury that the fit was exact.
Another new line of testimony was
introduced in regard to Imapassino’s
actions previous to the day of the mur-
der.
owned a revolver and that he took it
with him when he when with Fuda and
the murdered woman on the journey
that was to have so fearful an ending.
The introduction of this line of testi-
mony brought about the sharpest en-
counter between the counsel since the
trial opened. Attorney Chamberlain
argued strongly against it but Judge
Wheeler did not sustain him and an ex-
ception was taken. Several witnesses
were introduced on this line and ex-
ceptions were noted against all their
evidence.
the conduct of Imapassino at this trial
and that of Fuda’s while the latter was
facing a jury. Fuda sat from first to
last with stolid, immovable counten-
ance, and there Was no noticeable dif-
ference when he was told that he had
been found guilty of murder in the first
degree. He paid very little attention
to what was said, even to the evi-
dence of the Italian witnesses, and
rarely conversed with his counsel.
On the other hand Imapassino takes
intense interest in everything going
on. He watches each witness as he or
she takes the stand and seems fairly to
hang on every word they have to say.
Frequently he would bend and say a
word to his counsel and assist in form-
ing a question for the cross-examina-
tion. Oftentimes when a Witness would
say something that he agreed with he
would nod his head in approval. He
seems to feel confident that he will es-
cape the fate of the man whose wife he
is charged with assisting to kill.
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—With Malaria Cure.
You should always have Riggs’ Ma-
laria Cure at hand. Taken at the first
symptoms the cure is easier. Don’t
bother as to the how. If malaria poison
is in the system, Riggs’ Cure will search
it out and kill it out—if you give the
- Cure a chance. J. 10 tf
It was shown that the accused,
There is a great difference between
WEATHEIGNALS.
Reports Will be Telegraphed
_ the Gazette Every Day
And Weather Fags Will he Displayed From
the Gazette Boilding Flag Staff.
\
0U can now plan
to go fishing, on a
journey or a picnic
having an idea of
_ the weather,as THE
{211.3 EVENING GAZETTE
has received from
.N the United States
Weather Bureau, a
k set of weather and
temperature signal flags, which will be
displayed every morning from the flag
staff on the GAZETTE Building imme-
diately upon receipt of a telegraph from
the Weather Bureau in New York.
The signals consist of five flags as fol-
lows: white, blue, blue and white, black
pointed, and white With black square
in the center. .
The interpretation of these displays
are as follows:
The white flag alone, indicates fair
weather, stationary temperature.
The blue flag alone, indicates rainor
snow, stationary temperature.
, The white and black flag alone, in-
dicates lOCal rain, stationary tempera-
ture. ..
The white flag with the black point-
ed fiag above it, indicates fair weather,
warmer.
The white flag with the black point-
ed flag below it, indicates fair weather,
colder. ,
The blue flag with the black pointed
flag above it, indicates warmer weather,
rain or snow.
The blue flag with the black pointed
flag below it, indicates colder weather,
rain or snow.
The white flag and blue flag with the
pointed flag above it indicates warm
weather with local rains.
The white and blue flag with the
black pointed flag below it, indicates
colder weather with local rains.
The white flag with the white flag
with black square in the center below
it, indicates fair weather, cold wave.
The blue flag with the white flag with
black square in the center below it, in-
dicates wet weather, cold wave.
These signal flags will be displayed
for the first time to—day, and it is sug-
gested thal the readers of the GAZETTE
cut out the above interpretations and
keep them for future reference. '
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OVERKRIVER MEETING.
William McMnllen Disturbs the Meeting
and the Chair Threatens to Put Him Out.
The annual meeting of the Over
River district was held last evening.
The report of the district committee
showed an fndebtedness of $12, 700, with
$16.71 in the bank to the credit of the
district. The total enrollment was
418 and the average attendance 345:}
The committee reported that no tax
had been laid inthe district in five
years, and they recommended the lay-
ing of a 21} mill tax on the list of ’96.
They also recommended the building
of an addition to the present school
building at a cost of $2,500, for the ac-
commodation of pupils who are now
provided for in a private house, the
rental of which cost the district $165 a
year. _
The meeting then proceeded to the
election of officers, B. W. Maples hav-
ing previously been elected chairman.
Leonard and E. 0.:Keeler were ap-
pointed tellers, :and the following of-
ficers elected: .
Frederick Mead, Committeeman 3
years.
Henry P. Price, treasurer.
A. E. Austin, clerk.
J abez Wheater, collector.
Samuel Lynes, F. 1. Jones, auditors.
The treasurer’s report was read and
ordered on file. ,
James W. Storey moved that a tax 'of
21} mills be laid.
This started William McMnllen who
said in no uncertain tone of Voice, “We
have more taxes now than we have
money, how are we going to pay it ?”
A. E. Austin objected to a tax.
Frederick Mead spoke in faVOr of the
Thomas McMnllen. ,
Henry Price was in favor of the tax
and the proposed addition to the build-
ing. He was interrupted while talking
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Messrs. George W. Raymond,Francis ,
tax, as did Charles Tristram, Oliverg
Clark objected to a tax being laid;asdid
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