X. WHAT THEY SAY EVERY EVENING ‘WHEN THE GAZETTE COMES, THERE IS A SCRAMBLE FOR IT. WE DIVIDE 1T INTO FOUR PARTS; AND EACH OF Us TAKE ONE. VOL. v11. No.1649. 44.— NORWALK, CONN., SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 3,1897. te. WHAT IT IuoIcATEs. THAT THE GAZETTE IS A HOME ,,1 PAPER. THATTHE GAZETTE 11‘ ~ A NEWSY PAPER. THAT THE GAZETTE IS A CLEAN BAPER. THAT EVERY PAGE OF THE GAZETTE 15 READ. . ' . PRICE ONE” CENT. ‘ WANTSALIMDNY. A South Norwalk Young Wo man Whose Lot Has Been Very Unhappy.. The Defendant Made no Defence of the Allegations, But His Counsel is Watch- ing the Alimony. ' Harriet S. Barnes, a comely appear— ing and refined young woman,appeare‘d before Judge George W. Wheeler in the Superior court yesterday in the role of a plaintiff in a divorce petition brought against Arthur H. Barnes, a druggist, of East Haven. The decree was asked for on the ground of deser- tion and her counsel,Attorney John H. Light, presented a number of witnesses whose testimony tended to show willful desertion. The evidence was closed and Judge 'Wheeler took the papers and reserved his decision. The de- fendant is said to be the owner of real estate to some extent in New Haven and the petitioner asked for alimony, claiming about a third of his estate which will amount to several thousand ‘ ” dollars. The defendant was represented in court by counsel in regard to the ali- mony but made no defence of the alle- gations charged in the complaint. Only a few years ago the plaintiff was one of the best known young peo- ple of Norwalk. She is the (laughter of Captain James W. Hoyt of South Norwalk, whose connection with the oystering industry has made him known throughout the state. It was in South Norwalk that Miss Hoyt met Barnes and after a courtship extending over a limited time, they were married on May 16, 1889. The groom was in busi- ness in New Haven and for the first few years, the home of the little family was a happy one. Then the husband began to show indifference. He grew fond of the society of other people and found comfort in the company of other wo- men. On occasions when his wife would believe him to be hard at work at the store and her sympathy would go out ' to him, he would be enjoying a good time away from his business. Gradually this came to the ears of his wife, who, still true to her husband, refused to believe it. But the truth was at last forced upon her. The hus- band refused on one occasion to take her to New Haven to witness some dem- onstration and she decided to go her- self. He gave her to understand that hewas too busy to leave the store but almost the first person she saw in New Haven was the husband, and leaning upon his arm was a stranger. Later when he saw that his actions were not a secret to his wife, his demeanor grew colder and finally he left her altogether and refused absolutely to provide for her support. It was then that she re- turned to the home of 'her parents in South Norwalk with her child. The husband does not contest the di- vorce but is looking to escape the ali- mony. Judge Wheeler’s decision will be awaited by him with interest. Escaped From Jail. William Donohue, a well known Stamford character, who was under ar- rest for assault, escaped from the lock- up in that town yesterday afternoon. It is believed that he has gone to New York. Donohue made his ‘escape through the negligence of a plumber who was making some repairs to an adjoining cell. This plumber left a saw and other tools in front of Donohue’s cell while he returned to the shop for some necessary tools. Donohue obtained the saw and quickly cut the bars in his cell. On his way out, he spoke to the driver of the patrol wagon, who sup- posed that he had been released on bail. About five years ago, Donohue es- caped from the same lock-up by knock- ing down the janitor who was cleaning the cell. He looked the janitor in and then walked out. The Hartford Way. He is a policeman, and he has a peni chant for Hibernicisms. It was not long ago that he was sent out with the ambulance to the scene of the accident. “Was he much hurt ‘9” asked Chief , ,. JBill when the policemanr‘returned to ‘ make his report. “Guess he was,chief; he breathed like a dead man I”—-——Hart- . ford Post. ——-—————-—-—-‘0.0>—-—-—-—~—— —Great Reduction in Bicycles. 1897 Columbia’s $75; 1896 Columbia’s $60. Hartfords—patterns- 7._ 8, 9, and 10, $50; pattern 2, $45; pattern 1, $40; patterns 5 and 6, $30. F. S. Ambler, 29 'Wall street. ' J. 30 t f ‘-A GAZETTE 'ad. vrvm pay you. *Advertisr in THE GAZETTE. I LETTEE§_F_0UND. An Honest Wanderer Finds a Package Near East Nor- walk and Restores Them. Supposed to Have Fallen From a Pass- ing Postal Car. Honesty, although a characteristic of mankind in general, is not supposed to be an attribute of the wanderer, be he of the genus tramp, or simply a labor- ing man temporarily out of a. job. Consequently Postmaster Steward of Bridgeport was considerably surprised yesterday noon by thediscovery of an honest man of the class described. A wanderer he was in the strict sense of the word and naught but the tools of his trade carried under the arm denoted him from the typical ho- bo. But he was not. His clothes were shabby and altogether he looked un- couth, but his long vacation during which he had not participated in any active work was responsible for his appearance. When he stepped into the corridor of the local post office and inquired for the postmaster the clerk accosted was thrown into a state of wonderment- Still he pointed out Mr. Steward’s office and to it the wanderer found his way. Mr. Steward asked the business which caused the call and the man, producing a package, told his story in a few words. He stated that his name was Heinrich Smalljohn and- that his residence was 231 East 89th street, New York city. He was a stone mason by trade, but had been thrown out of em- ployment and not being able to find work in the big city, started on a tour through New England. Shank’s mare was the mode of locomotion and he had by easy stages made his way as far as Norwalk by 9 o’clock yesterday morn- ing. Ashort distance beyond East Nor— walk his attention, had been attracted by a bundle lying beside the tracks. He picked it up and upon examination found that his discovery was a package of letters, addressed, stamped but not opened, The addresses were many and scattered over the New England states. Thinking that there might be some- thing of value in the letters he placed them in his pocket and decided to turn them‘over to the postmaster of the first big place he should come across. ' This place happened to be Bridgeport, which he reached about noon yester- day. ' ' Mr. Steward examined the package and saw that it was bound with the regulation gOvernment twine. It con- tained eighteen letters addressed to various parties in New England, and 12 of the 18 were from the United States treasury. Postmaster Steward imme- diately forwarded the letters to Chief Clerk Butrick of the railway mail ser- vice and also a statement regarding their finding by Mr. Smalljohn. It is thought that the letters were dropped yesterday morning from one of the early mail trains going east. The letters from the treasury depart- ment undoubtedly contained valuable matter, as this is the time of the year when such letters are sent out to gov- ernment creditors. It was fortunate that the package was picked up by an honest man. —————-<0-.0>———-——-— Same Old Sizes. A N orwalk straw hat is a great thing, think both President McKinley and Secretary to the President, Porter, who have each received one from pres- ident of the Norwalk Hat company. It is very hopeful and speaks volumes for their modestythat the same old size still continues to be large enough for their heads—New London Telegraph. ——————<o..>———————— Halyards Broke. During the storm yesterday afternoon the halyards on the GAZETTE flag staff parted letting down the weather signal flags, and preventing the announce- ment 'of Cornell’s third victory at Poughkeepsie. Captain Charles Riley will climb the pole and restore the halyards at the first opportunity and the weather signals will be resumed. -—-—-—-—-<0.0>———-—— Again Postponed. Owing to the storm yesterday after- noon the lantern parade of the Twin City Wheelmen was postponed until Wednesday night, July 14. V‘vvr ——Prof. M. S. Rosen, the well-known oculist Optician, can be consulted at his office in the parlor of the City Hotel, South Norwalk, Tuesdays, from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. Eyes examined free f5 tf T0 Blown SAFE. Burglars Were All Ready at the Housatonic Ice Com- pany’s Dfiice. Left Their" Tools and Powder Behind in C Their Flight. The employees of the Bridgeport Gas Light Co. M on Housatonic avenue dis- covered burglars in the office of the Housatonic Ice company on Meadow street, near Housatonic avenue, about 2:30 o’clock this morning. They made an investigation and found four men in the office, who left the building at their approach, jumped the fence in the rear and disappeared in the darkness. _ Sergeant Redgate at the central sta- tion was notified and Officers Hackett, Campana and Sullivan were detailed to look up the matter. They found the door of the office, which is a small wooden building, broken in and a full set of burglars’ tools, together with a quantity of powder, on the floor. The burglars were preparing to blow open the safe when disturbed by the gas house employees. STOPPED BY POLICE. Coppers Interfere With a Good Boxing Bill at Hartford. Two bouts given under tne auspices of the Charter Oak Athletic club of Hartford last night were stopped by the police to avoid knockouts. The first bout was between Daniel Murphy of Waterbury and Jim Gaffney of New London. The go was for 15 rounds for the championship of Connecticut. Both men to weigh in at 155 pounds. Mur- phy was by far the better man and for four rounds punched Gaifney at will, In the fifth round Gaifney was bleed- ing profusely and was fast going. The police interfered and stopped the fight. Referee White gave the decision to Murphy. The second bout was between Bobby Dobbs, colored, of Minneapolis, and was for 15 rounds at 135 pounds. Fernes was completely outclassed by the colored man, but took his punish- ment for eight rounds. In the ninth, to avoid a knockout, the fight was stopped and the decision was given to Dobbs. .- .. The other bouts were a eight round go between Jim Relihan and Tommy O’Laughlin of Hartford. O’Laughlin got the decision. Lew Meyers of Waterbury and J ohn- ny Morelock of Danbury finished the program with a ten round draw. Unclaimed. The following letters remain un- claimed at the N orwalk post office, July 3, 1897: Byron E.'Corey, Frank E. Felton, Jas. A. Kent, G. Morehouse, H. S- Stone. W. H. MALONE, P. M. Commissioner Scofield’s Hartford Office. Hon. E. L. Scofield of Stamford, who received this week his commission as Commissioner of Building and Loan Associations, is to have his Hartford office in room 55, at the Capitol, which was furnished for his use this week. Mr. Scofield will, hOwever, transact mOst of the business in Stamford. —The Day We :Celebrate. Everybody go and see the big dis- play of fireworks on sale at Benedict and Ambler’s Branch Store opp. Bos- ton Store Wall St. Norwalk. Call early and avoid the rush. Prices the lowest j28 1w Know Where to Buy. Judging from the numerous bundles seen in the hands of those of our people who patronize the Norwalk trolley, it 13 quite evident that consid erable West- port money is distributed among the Norwalk merchants.'—-Westporter. —Flags and lanterns and Ambler’s Branch Store, at Benedict Norwalk j28 1w Rodemeyer’s Jealous. The society ladies of N orwalk have held a “lemon social.” From all ac- counts, it was just. too sweet for any- thing despite the puckering acerbity of its name—New Haven Palladium. ‘ ‘vv 7 s ——Malaria Can Shake and shackle the strongest constitution. Riggs’ Malaria Cure can smite and smother malaria. Will you take it in time, or will you shake and ache and feel twenty years older? The cure is 4. the same then, onlyslower. Jim Fernes of Kansas City. The go . pital. LIKELY__1[_I DIE. ‘ Wounded Bedding Man Taken to the Danbury Hospital. Insists that He Shot Himself but HIS Brother is Locked Up On Suspicion. Thomas and Peter Clark, two farm hands in the employ of Mr. Morehouse, of Bedding Ridge. had a rather event- ful time of it Thursday. As a result, Thomas passed the night in the Bethel lockup and Peter is in the Danbury hospital, where he may die from the ef- fects of a bullet wound in his neck. The men, who are brothers, had been drinking. and it is a hard matter to tell just what happened at the Morehouse homestead, leading up to the shooting of one of the men. The stories told by the two men have varied in certain de- tails, but Peter insists. that he shot himself. Mr. Morehouse left the farm that afternoon to transact some busi- ness in Danbury. When he left the place the two men were at work in the cornfield. Shortly after he went away it is thought that the men broke into the cellar and helped themselves to cider. At any rate they got to feeling pretty good and turned their attention to a revolver that they found on the premises. “ Neither suspected, so they say, that the revolver was loaded, and Peter was flourishing it about when there was suddenly a report and Thomas realized that his brother was shot. . He went to the barn, hitched up two horses before a lumber-box wagon, and Started for Bethel. It was about 5 o’clock in the after- noon when the team reached Bethel. The man was driving in a most reck- less manner, and when near the resi- dence of George E. Beard one wheel of the wagon struck the trolley track in such a manner as to throw the vehicle suddenly to one side, and the man was thrown to the ground. Deputy Sheriff J add, who happened to be in the vicin- ity, saw that the man was intoxicated and placed him under arrest. He‘drove the team with the injured man, who lay on the bottom of the wagon, to the office of Dr. C. R. Hart. The doctor made an examination of the wound and ordered the man taken to the hospital. A team was procured at Nichols livery and the man was removed to the hos. It is supposed that the bullet passed through the neck, striking the spine and causing paralysis of the shoulders and upper part of the body. The bullet entered just above the larynx. The wound is considered ser- ious and may prove fatal. Thomas, the brother, who was placed under-arrest in Bethel, was kept in the lockup there over night, and was held yesterday morning pending a more thorough examination of the case. He is being held on a charge of intoxica- tion and if it is proven that he was in no way responsiable for his brother’s injury. he will answer to the charge upon which he is tried. An operation was performed upon the injured man yesterday, and the bul- let was found. The patent was in a com— fortable condition, but it was impossible to say whether or not he would recover. ‘v v‘ AV PRES. BARRETT’S CASE. Before the National 0f- ficers. Still on Trial There is practically no new develop- ments in the trial of President Barrett, of the United Hatters of North Amer- ica, which is still on before the Nat- ional. executive board of directors in Danbury. . Since the trial began the time - has been taken. up with the testimony of witnesses introduced by the local hat- ters joint committee .to prove the specific charges. - When the session adjourned at noon yesterday the prosecution was nearly through and it is expected that Presi— dent Barrett will start in to make. his- defense at the close. The committee will not give out the names of the witnesses or the nature of the testimony for publication as the entire proceedings are being conducted in executive session. ————<o.o>————— No Paper Monday. As Monday next will be a legal holi- day the GAZETTE will not be published on that day. _ An Old Landmark. Photographer Readman has secured an excellent photograph of the old Merrill building on the Wall street bridge. IT WAspiimnnv. The Cause of the Discomfort All Day Yesterday. A Fierce Thunder Storm in the Afternoon The Result. "n‘ When Old Sol tOOk his first glimpse over the eastern edge of the world yes~ terday it ‘would not have required a weather prophet to predict that he had something warm in store for the people of Connecticut. The mercury in the various thermometers expanded itself cheerfully and things generally began to sizz e. The'early workmen scurring for the shops blinked at Sol’s blazing eye and dreaded the shops. It seems, howeVer, that Sol and his ally in evil doing, Humidity, had had a falling out and Sol was sulky about it, for after sizing up the situation Sol retired behind a bank of clouds and remained in' seclu- sion for the greater part of the day. Hugh continued to do business in his usual cheerful manner. Ordinarily he worries along, his mugginess register- ing about 72, but yesterday he felt par- ticularly muggy and screwed it up to 90. In consequence there was some sweltering and more discomfort and consequent ill-humor. The best record in the matter of temperature 'was reached early in the forenoon and was .no higher than 72; but His Mugginess made up for the difference. Late in the afternoon Humidity be- came so humid that it came down in big hunks and many of them. The fall of rain was extraordinarily heavy for the short time that the thunder storm last- ed. It rained less than an hour and a half but one and twenty-one one-hun- dredths inches of water fell. The rain was accompanied by an unus- ually brilliant display of aerial pyro- technics. ATV CAMP. Mess Houses and Kitchen Being Floo’red With Asphalt Concrete. Gen. Van Keuren is continuing the work of improving the Niantic camp ground, accomplishing results that will be heartily approved of by members of the C. N. G. and citizehs generally. The mess houses and kitchens in‘ the rear are being floored with asphalt con- crete, a large contract for tf‘r‘l‘s work having-been given to the Connecticut Concrete company, of New Haven. Heretofore the floors of the mess houses and kitchens have been upon earth or a thin coating of cement, and the sanitary conditions were decidedly bad and Gen. VanKueren has arranged to have the very best materials used in this contract. One of the mess houses has received a new roof of shingles and daylight shows through the roofs ofxsome others. An examination of the exterior of the mess house roofs shows that the defects are in the original laying of the shin- gles. The shingles are all sound and if properly laid should have lasted sev- eral years longer, but the breaking of joints'and the nailing was so poorly done that reshingling will be necessary. The parade ground has been cleared of a good crop of grass and before the' date of the brigade encampment it will require another clipping. .‘ er _ Courts Adjourned. The county court house will be de. serted to-day. All the courts have ad~ journed for the summer with the » ex- ception of the civil Superior which will adjourn to-day after the arguments in the case of Melnickey vs. the Hartman Brewing Co. The criminal Superior was adjourned yesterday without day. 4‘ v‘ 7‘ Branford’s Messenger Boy. The messenger boy of the Western Union office in Branford, Conn, is eighty-seven years old, and recently walked twenty miles to deliver a mes- sage, for which he received the sum of $1.—Lewiston Journal. - , 4‘ Av '7‘ ——One of the most exciting and" in- teresting events of the seasOn at Roton P01nt is promised for next Wednesday afternoon July 7. The famous aeronaut, Jack Crosby, will make a balloon as- cension of about a mile then jump into the sound, from this terrible height w1th the aid of the parachute. It will be well worth seeing. j3 1t 7‘ John Began was arrested by Captain Dann last night for intoxication and breach of the peace. He pleaded not guilty this morning, but Judge Greg- ory decided otherwise and fined him $25 and costs. ' iA HAIR PULLING. Annie Skidd Pans Her Mother. in Law Out of Her Chair. An Exciting Scene in Judge Gregory’s Court This Morning. There was a most ékciting Scene in the town court room at South Norwalk this morning, which might have resulted‘ seriously had it not been for the pompt action of Chiéf Vollmer. Judge Frost was out of town and Judge Gregory was ' occupying the bench when the scene occurred. Mrs. Annie Skidd, the wife of John Skidd, had been arrested charged by John’s mother,'Mrs. Eliza Skidd, with a breach of thepeace. - . The testimony had been heard, which was to the effect that Annie and some boys had had some words over a cow ending in a battle of stones in which Annie, although a woman, had come out ahead. After hearing the several stories Judge Gregory found Annie guilty and imposed a fine of $7 and costs. The kind hearted judge then qualified his decision by suspending execution of sentence during Annie’s good behav- ior. The latter, however, failed to understand this part of the proceedings and as Judge Gregory dismissed her she gave one bound across the court room and seized her mother-in—law by the hair and pulled her from her chair to the floor. Chief Vollmer at once seized Annie and succeeded in freeing her hands 1 from Mrs. Skidd’s hair, but not before a quantity had been pulled out and her hat ruined. As the big Chief held her she yelled and kicked and in fact was insane with passion. She was quickly hustled down stairs and locked in a cell where she will re- main until she furnishes $200 bonds re- quired by Judge Gregory for her hair pulling scene. She will also probably be brought up on the charge: of assault. Prior to the outbreak and during the taking of testimony, John Skidd, Annie’s husband, became too talkatiVe and Judge Gregory was obliged to fine him $5 for contempt before he would keep quiet. The fine was promptly paid and John sat down and behaved himselfduring the rest of the hearing. -< THE GAZETTE WOULD LIKE TO SEE The stick that struck Captain » Clarence Osborn in the eye. A clear day on Monday next. A great fourth of J uly.: A general waking up of business. Old Humidity go to Westport and let us alone. The Tramway company run trailers to Roton on Sunday and Monday. The boys all enjoy themselves on Monday without injury to themselves or others. EAST NDRWALK. . Herbert V. Carr started yesterday for Northport, L. 1., the home of his parents, where he will spend Indepen- dence Day. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L’Homme'dieu of Henry street, will spend the glorious fourth at Bethel. V 7‘ PERSONAL, NOTES. John Webber arrived in town this morning from the South. Hon. E. J. Hill arrived in town from Washington last night. He expects to return in time for Monday’s session. Vv‘r FRATERNAL NEWS. Secretaries of fraternal, or secret so- cieties are invited to send to the GAZETTE, the elections of officers 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. Lincoln Council, 0. U. A. M. will at- tend service in the Rowayton Baptist church on Sunday evening. —All the Successful Merchants of this City Advertise in THE GAZETTE. DEATHS. BECKER—In Bridgeport, July 1,7John Christopher, son of Christopher and Anna Becker aged 6 years. O’CONNERé-In Bridgeport, July 2, Eliza H., infant daughter of Edward and Margaret O’Connor, aged 7months.
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