Evening gazette, Tuesday, September 7, 1897 · page 1

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VOL. VII. NO. 1693.

N ORWALK '

CONN. TUESDAY EvENING, SEPTEMBER 7, 1897.

 

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PRICE oNE CENT.

 

A GIRLKIIBBER.

Eighteen Year.Old Minnie
Brotherton Captured in.
Wilton.

. .Said to be the Head of a Band of Bold
B’ad Burglars.

Minnie Brotherton,an eighteen-year-
old giil, who lives in the woods be-
, tween Wilton and New Canaan, has
“ been placed unde1 arrest by Constable
- Mm 115 Buttery, chazged with being

the leader of a gang of housebreakers
and thieves.

' The wa11ant on whichxshe was ar-
rested charges her with forcible entry
to the house of old Mr. June, the her'
mit, of Wilton, and she has confessed
her share in the escapade.

The authorities have not placed the
girl behind prison bars, but _'prefer to

, use her as a decOy in the hope of cap-
turing the remainder of the gang, sev-
eral of whom are' known, but against
whom there is no evidence.

For some time the farmers have been
made the victims of an OrganiZed band
of thieves. headed by the girl chief tain.
As a rule the burglars have been petty
in their character. Small sums of
money have beentaken, but provisions
seem to have had a greater attraction
for the maurauders.

It has been their habit to ransack the
larder and hold midnight banquets, at
which the girl presided and was the
leading spir1t in the reckless revels.

The girl, it is said, planned the ex-
peditions and assumed a leadership in
all the movements of the gang. On the
night of a raid it has been her habit to
slip from her home, meet her faithful
followers and then the raid would be-
gin. The gang seemed to_have a fond-
ness for hams and provisions of all

. kinds. They were epicures, and their
leader was a good cook.

On the night of the burglary at
June’s, little of value was taken away.

‘ The object was to have a feast.' The
young girl proposed making a meal of
hot biscuit, and while she was making
the dough the men gathered about the
table drinking and telling stories.

Then followed a‘carousal and feasts
to the queen 'of marauders were drunk
with great gusto.

The girl’s word was law with her
chosen band, and it is doubtful if the
plans of the constabulary to force her
to betray hertcompanions will succeed.
She is at her parents’ home, but is kept
under surveillance.

Miss Brotherton is a handsome young

woman. Her eyes are large and
brown, the eye-brows arched. Her
ears are thin and well formed. She is

worshipped by the .young men of her
band. Her ambition isto emulate the
heroines of flashy fiction. ,

Under her direction, the gang .has
made the most of its opportunities, and
and the peaceful countryside has been
fairly terrorized.

, Among the recent depredations
traced to the girl and her comrades is
a robbery at the Hawxhurst’s, from

_ whose farm house $20 in money, a gold
watch, twohams and a pair of shoes
were stolen. “Sam” Buttery’s house
at Silver Mine, was also broken into,

' and ten pounds of pork was stolen, to-
gether with fifteen cans of fruit. The
Templeton farm house at South Wilton,
also came in for a share of attention.

Constable Buttery’s plans miscarried
a few nights ago. Everything was
ready for Minnie to accompany the
gang on another expedition, and the
constable was to swoop down upOn them
when they were in the height of their
orgie. But the astute constable was
disappointed.

Buttery seems to think that by keep-
ing the girl at her house instead of
locking her up the others will walk in-
to a trap. -

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—EASTMAN’ s POCKET KODAK’S re-
_ duced from $5 to $2. 50, at Riggs’ Drug
Store j 15 tf

. RECEIVER APPOINTED.

 

The Warlen E. Smith Company is the
4 Supreme Court.

Michael F. Shelly has been appointed
as temporary receiver for the Warren
_ ‘ E. Smith company, "manufacturer of
. clothing at 39 East Twelfth street, New
1 '- York, .in proceedings brofight before
Justice Stover of the Supreme Court by
‘a majority of its directois for a volun~
i tary dissolution of the corporation.

Liabilities, $43,075; assets, 41, 238. The
company WainncorporatIed in October,
' 1896, with a capital stock of $100,000.

 

NORWA_L_K_§0UNOIL

Met Last Night with the Mayor
and Full Board in
Attendance.

Bills Aggregating $2,000 Ordered Paid,
and Other Business. Transacted

A regular meeting of the City Coun-
cil was held last evening, the Mayor
and full board being present.

Bills aggr egating something over $2.,-
C )0 were ordered paid.

A bill for $15 from the town of New
Canaan was received and tur ned oven
to the board of water commissioners.

Chief Bradley reported twenty-three
arrests for‘last month.

The library report showed that there
had been during the past month 3 649
Visits at 'the library and the number of
books taken out as 2,549, and new books
added to the number of twenty-three.

Councilman Smith reported on the
contract made in the matter of the re-
paving of Wall street, which has not
yet been signed.

Councilman Boyer of the finance
committee reported a surplus to the
credit of the city and he was instructed
to cancel notes to the amount of $600.

It. was voted that the annual city
election be held at Hope Hose head‘
quarters.

Councilman Chinery officially report-
ed the arrival of the new truck for the
Pioneer Hook and Ladder company,
and asked that the council witness the
working of the same this evening. He
remarked that “the boys had been timid
and afraid of the apparatus,.but after a
few times they will become accustomed
to it.”

He added that “the 11:1anufacture1s
would not send out a ladder that would
not hold one man or five men,” but ad-
mitted that the truck was altogether
too heavy to be run to a fire without
the aid of horses. '

Mayor Wheeler then inquired as to
the alarm at the Electric Light station.
Mr. Chinery said that he had consulted
the superintendent of the fire alarm
system in the matter and had been in-
formed by him that Chief Prowitt had
disclaimed that he had authority in
the premises. He then sarcastically
remarked “It is very funny that Chief
Prowitt did not know his duty in the
matter.”

The matter of the abatement of a
certain proportion of the taxes of J. H.
Magner and Miss Gertrude Dudley was
referred to the board of relief. .

Councilman Boyer called attention
to the bad and somewhat dangerous
condition at Hope Hose house.

Councilman Kent objected to the
manner in which the streets were
sprinkled. The highway committee
was instructed to remedy the evil.

The Mayor was instructed to execute
an agreement with the Street Railway
campanies in reference to the paving
of Wall street. _

Councilman Hill called attention to
the fact that something ought' to be
done with the sewer outlet at the east
end of theWall street bridge, and sug-
gested that the same be extended over
or under the recently acquired proper-
ty of the city. to and under the water at
low tide. He- said that the change
could 'be made at a cost not in excess of
$500, and thought it ought to be done
immediately or before the work on the
widening of the bridge was Commenced.
This on the score of economy. The
matter was referred back to the sewer
committee with power.

The chairmen of the different com-
mittees were instructed to authorize
the payment of different bills as they
became due in theii several depart-
ments.

The council then adjourned Without
date.

Want the Cup.

The chess team of the Bridgeport club
having been strengthened recently by
some excellent players and it is pro-
posed, some time during the month, to
play a return game with the Norwalk
chess club for the Fairfield County cup
which the latter captured from the
Bridgeport’s in the spring. ’

 

Drowned at Westport.

Max Miller, aged about 40 years, was
drowned near the Saugatuck railroad
bridge on Sunday. Miller had been
down the harbor with a party and on
his return was making his boat fast
when he in some manner fell overboard
and was drowned. His body was re-
c0vered. Deceased leaves a wife and
one child.

‘ ‘7‘ ‘7

Have Arrived.

The station-house cages have arrived 3: .

First come, first served. Next.

not far from Ward street, and entered

WAS A 5 BLOODY ' IlFFRllY

 

FOIIII ITALIANS ENGAGE III I FIGHT III WHIIIII All
ARE FIIIGIITFIILLY INJURED.

 

ONE OF THE WORST

FIGHTS EIIEH KNOWN

IN NORWALK.

 

RAZORS AND PISTOLS FR

EELY USED AND THE VIC-

TIMS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL.

 

of N orwalk was never more fully illus-

hours. Saturday evening a young man
attempted to board a train at the rail-
road station, and fell between the cars
and platform and sustained injuries
that resulted in his death at the hospi-
tal
Sunday evening there was a desper ate
fight between Italians in the vicinity
of Ply mouth avenue that caused the
taking of participants to the hospital.
Possibly not since its inception has
there ever been such a surcharge of pa-
tients at this institution as at present.
The regular nurses are away, but
they have left apt attendants in charge.
Saturday evening Edward Mann was
taken to the hospital with a badly
crushed arm. He received skilled at-
tendance but all the skill and faithful-

trated than within the last forty-eight ‘

The value of a hospital in the Town I who did the shooting and the Kelly
‘ party who did the cutting.

All of the participants suffered in-
jury, in the fight, but none equal to
that of Frank Grillo.

He was pronounced by the physicians
in charge one of the worst cut up men
that ever came under their observation.
There is a clean and wide open cut on
the back of his neck reaching from his
right ear to the left; another cut that
has clipped off the lobe of his ear and
left. a ghastly wound reaching to his
mouth, three others that gashed his
cheek in a horrible manner, another
on his opposite cheek, and a long but
superficial cut across his abdomen.

His condition is considered critical.
His wounds were dressed by Drs.
Tracey and Hitchcock. The same
amount of energy displayed in almost
any part of the man’s anatomy would

 

ness of the nurses were as naught, the
shock eventuating in his death.

But it is, the story of the bloody
affray on Plymouth avenue of which
we started to write.

Razors and pistols played a promi-
nent part in the meeting, with the re-
sult that at least one man if not two
will die.

As the reporter learnes it, men who
gave their names as Frank and Joseph
Grillo visited the house of Frank Kelly

into a game of cards with Frankand
Felix Kelly. A dispute arose over the
game, and it is asserted “one, two,
three” revolver shots were fired. The
trouble occurred between 8 and 9
o’clock.

Officer Morehouse was advised of the
affair, and hastily reached the Sticky
Plain Road, and looking down from-
the Plymouth avenue Junction of the
same, recognized the fact of .a disturb—
ance and lost no time in taking part in;
the same. On his way he heard pistol
shots fired, which somewhat accelerat-
ed his speed and soon he was the bright
particular star of the occasion.

He grabbed a man named Kelly who
seemed to be a leading participant and
at the same time, as he says, “hooked
on to Felix Kelly,” and “quickly had
them both hooked up double” with a
pair of bracelets. '

When he grasped Frank Kelly, he
saw something thrown over a nearby
fencehand later made search and found

Chief Bradley.

He also placed under arrest, Joseph
and Frank Grillo. He was quick to
discern that the two latter were in need

a revolver which he turned over to.
_ razor.

probably have resulted in his instant
death.

His partner Joseph Grillo also re-
ceived some lasting facial wounds. The
razor 011 knife used cut a clean sweep
from the chin upward making a flap
thatrequired several stitches to close
after the removal of a portion of the
blade that did the cutting from his
jaw.

He w as car ed for by Drs. Gregory
and Burke.

Of the Kelly’s who fought with razors
as against pistols it is found that “ Fe-
lix ” received a pistol wound through
the left arm near the shoulder. Not
necessarily fatal.

Frank Kelly did not fare so well. He
received a bullet wound in his right
arm below the elbow, one in the fleshy
part of the arm near the shoulder, and
another that will make one of his digits
on the right hand of little use.

These three were treated for their
wounds by Drs. Gregory and Burke.
. Their chances of recOvery seem favor-
able. But all three in that event, are
entitled to a term in States prison.

It was altogeth er one of the most dis-
graceful disturbances thatever occurred
within the environments of Norwalk,
and most certainly invites an addition
to the present police force, and alsour-

suppress the illegal traffic in the sale
of liquor said to prevail on the outskirts
of the city.

Chief Bradley and Officer Morehouse
visited the scene later and found the

 

EAST ‘NOBWALK.

 

of medical treatment, and after a time
secured a wagon and had the two men
taken to the hospital for treatment.

He was assisted by George Hussy
who aetzd faithfully according to the
office1’s instructions.

The Kellys were taken to the sta-
tion-house, but it was later found that
they, too, had sustained serious injur-
ies and they were transferred to the
hospital by order of Chief Bradley. ;

Seemingly it was the Grillo party

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I Miss Viola Taylor who has been
I‘visiting in Springfield, Mass, has re-
, tu'1ned home.

I Miss Evelyn Hawkins of Seaside

I place, has purchased a new bicycle.

Mrs. Arthur Beers and daughter
Blanche, ‘who have been away some
weeks on a visit, have returned to
their home in Cottage avenue.

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—A GAZETTE ad. will pay you.

SIM; Edam/W..-

 

'LABliR DAY.

It Was Generally Observed in
Norwalkl

The Shore Resorts Receive a Large In-
flux of Visitors. --

Labor day in Norwalk was quite gen-
erally observed by the merchants and
manufacturers. The weather was de-

lightful.

Large crowds visited Roton and
Gregory Points, and quite a number
went on the Magenta excursion to
Coney Island.

Many were out on their bicycle and
wheeled to adjoining towns.

CENTRAL LABOR UNION.

The annual picnic of the Central La-
bor Union was held at the Fair
Grounds, Monday. The attendance
was not as large as on former occasions
but the inte11est in the several events
on the part of those present seemed in
no wise weakened. The affair closed
in the evening with a dance in the hall.
The bicycle races attracted quite a
crowd.

The Winners in the different bicycle
events were, one mile novice, A. I.
Harrison, New Haven, 1st; E. L. Burke,
Bridgeport, 2d; D. F. Hoffman, Bridge-
port, 3d. Time, 2:-.3635 Half mile
handicap, E. Halstead, Danbury, 1st;
R. F. Hoffman of Bridgeport, 2d; H. C.
Istas, New Haven, 3d. Time, 1:06.
Half mile open, J. R. Harrison of
Bayonne, 1st;Har1y J. Bill of New Ha-
ven, 2d, Otto C. Heim of Danbu1 y, 3d.
Time, 1: 06 4- 5. One mile handicap,H
J. Bill, 1st; W. H. Weed, 2d, Otto
Heim 3d. One mile open,R. F. Cottei,
lst; J. R. Harris0n, 2d: Otto C. Heim,
3d. Time 2:19 4-5. Two mile handi-
cap, H. C. Istas, lst; H. J. Bill, 2d; Otto
C. Heim, 3d, E. L. Burke, 4th; James
Houlihan, 5th, R. F. Hoffman, 6th.

A kid’s race was run in which there

 

gently calls upon those in authority to

were five entries and three prizes. It
was an exciting race and was won by
Howard Saunders.

ders and George Tallmadge. _

In the ball game the Winnipauks
won by a score of 16 to 4. The 100
yards dash was won by Fred Chillin-
worth with Bryan Silk as a close second.

The three-legged race was won by

closely hunted by Mullen and Mulli-
gan. The potato race for first place
pas captu1 ed by Ed. She1 wood of SOuth-
port, who gave Kehoe and Fahy a ba1 e
chance of winning.

In the half mile boys’ race Kehoe
was awarded lst prize, as it was claimed
that the actual winner of the race,
Peter Stern, was coached on the track.
J. Daly was awarded 2d prize and F.
Jones, 3d.

VA

Death of Mrs. P. B. Mead.

Mrs. Annie P. Mead Wife of Peter B.
Mead died yesterday at her home on
Grand street, aged 55 years. Her hus-
band and three children survive her.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
afternoon, Rev. S. J. Austin of Darien

officiating.

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“AV

Our Visitors.

The executive committee of the State
Firemen’ s association met in this city
this morning. This afternoon they are
being made acquainted with the beau-
ties of N01 walk under the chaponerage
of Mayo1 Wheeler and Chief Enginee1

 

Prowitt. A shore dinner at Gregory ’s
Point is included.

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The Arctic base ball club went to
Ridgefield yesterday and were defeated
in two games by scores 0 f 26 to 7 and
14 to 1.

 

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and especially lls well known popularity among lhc fuml'hcs of the town enables u‘ to
serve the odvcrll'sz'ng publl'c cjjicl'cnl‘ly, profllubly and sulzsfllclorlflly
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newspaper of the f rcsz'dc and at the homo.

ll ZS m touch wllh the progresslfivc enterprising, and loyal people, who best love our
bcuull'ful town and most clrdcnlly desire 2153 growth and prosperity. It is most widely read
by the classes of people who buy mcl'chundl'gc, bulld houses, pay taxes and do most to sup-
port the substantial interests of our community.
obtained, —-—/1 point to be borne in mind in selecting cl newspaper for prof table advertising.

Undcnl'ubly, the GAZETTE is the fuoon'lc

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The two next»
prizes were captured by Herbert Saun-g

those old timers Clune and Mason,»

FATAILY INJURED.

Edward Mann Meets With an
Accident that CauSes the
Loss of His! Life.

His Arm Torn from the Shoulder by a
Railroad Train. .

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Saturday evening as the train due at
2 o’clock en route to Danbur y was
about leaving the station a young man
was seen to hurry into the depot and '
rush down the stairs to the station-
platform.

The train was not under very much
headway, but sufficient to make the '
risk of getting on the same somewhat
dangerous, even to a cautious person.

As the young man essayed to get on
the train a young bootblack recog-
nizing the danger caught hold of him.
The young man swung him aside and
attempted to grasp the rail of the car
platform and to the horror of some of
the passengers who had just left the
train fell between the platform and the
cars.

The crunch of the car wheels as they
ground the flesh of the would-be pas-
senger caused those on the platform to '
cringe with horror. .

The rear brakeman on the train was
quick to realize that an accident had
happened and pulled the bell rope
stopping the train before it had scarce-
ly gotten out of the tunnel.

The victim was recognized as Edward
Mann, son of Charles'Mann of Wilton.
He was lifted to the platform, and soon
after at the suggestion of Officer More-
house 1‘. ho arrived at the scene with a
GAZETTE reporter, a stretcher was se-
cured and the unfortunate man taken”
to the hospital.

It was noticed in putting him on the
stretcher, he all the while conscious,
that one of his arms was severed.
Tenderly he was conveyed ito the hos-
pital.

In the meantime Dr. S. H. Hunting-
ton had been summoned, and at the
suggestion of the reporter "his parents,
in 'Wilton advised of "the accident
:When Dr. Huntington arrived the poor
man was on his way'to the hospital.

After his arrival at the hospital Drs. ,
Gregory and Burke being present
found that he had not only suffered the
loss of an arm but had suffered a frac—
ture to his ribs, and received internal 3‘
injuries that precluded any chance of
a 5m gical operation in order to save
his life. 3

Everything possible was done to allay
any possible pain, and between three
and four o’clock Sunday morning? he
died.

“Eddie” Mann as he was best known,
was a painte1 by trade and perhaps 28
years of age. He was a nephewof Ed-
ward A. Taylor of this city. The re-

terment.

THOMAS CAHILL’S TUMBLE.

 

He is Being Treated for His Injuries in a
Stamford Hospital.

Thomas C'ahill while riding his bicy-
cle near Noroton yesterday suffered an 1 I
accident whereby he is now in the
Stamford Hospital. It is stated that
the wheel collapsed throwing the rider
heavily to the ground. He struck on
his face and succeeded in twisting his
nose all out of shape and securing some
severe abrasions of cuticle, if not more
serious injuries.

—The City Tax” Collector will be at
the office of the Water Commissioners,
in the Fairfield County National Bank
building, after September 15th, to ‘re-
ceive all unpaid City and Library taxes.

S. 7 2t.

The Weather.

Generally fair; warmer in interior
Wednesday afternoon or night.

 

DEATHS.

CHASE—In Danbury, Sept. 5. Rey-
nold L, son of Geozge C. and Idella M.
Chase, aged 7 years. .

FRENCH—In Trumbull, Sept. 5,
Maria B. wife of Rufus M. French,

aged 57 years.
GRAHAM—In Stratf01d, Sept. 5, Ma- . '

riah A, widow of the late David K.
Graham, aged 83 years and 7 months.

GRANT—In Bridgeport, Sept. 4, Wil-
liam S. Grant aged 49 years. »

GOODALE—In Danbury, Sept. 5, Har-
riettL., wife of Charles E. Goodale,
aged 69 years. »

NICHOLS—In Nichols, Sept 5th, Elsie

E. daughter of Charles B. and Han-
nah E. Nichols aged 24 years.

SAUER—In Danbury, Sept: 4th, Ed-
die, infant son of Eugene and Augusta.
Sauer, aged two months.

. MEAD—In Norwalk, Sept. 5th, An-
nie P., wife of Peter Mead, aged 55 .
years. ‘

 

 

 

mains will be taken to Wilton for in- ,