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VOL. VII. NO.1727.
' NORWALK, CONN., MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 25. 1897.
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THE SUII OF $51,000.
WILL BEJRIED III SUPERIOR COURT.
JENNIE KINSELLA, HIS VICTIM, HAS A SLIGHT CHANCE
or RECOVERY.
HER PULSE DROPS FROM I40 T0 -I It.
She Can Also Distinguish Between Light and
Darkness.
. Not in many- years has there been so
much excitement in N orwalk as on Sat-
day afternoon when the rumor of the
death of Jennie Kinsella was noised
about.
The excitement became so great that
Mayor Wheeler decided that it would
be better to remove Murphy to Bridge-
port jail where he would be free from
any attack of the excited men from Cob-
ble Hill. ’
In accordance with the Mayor’s in-
structions Chief Bradley secured a
hack, and in company with Officer Val-
' iant took him over to Bridgeport on the
6:27 train.
While the officers were preparing to
remove their. prisoner the crowd on
Water street became so large that it
. was with the greatest difficulty that
passage way éould' be made on that
thoroughfare. No demonstration of
any kind, however, was made against
Murphy although .he appeared to fear
he would be attacked.
Murphy was lodged in Bridgeport
jail where he remained over Sunday.
He lay on his cot in his cell and would
make no answer to the inquiries put to
him. His only reply to repeated ques-
tioning by the jail officials and others
as to why he had thrown the vitriol was
“Everybody bothers me,” "Let me
alone will you,” and then a flood of
tears.
He is evidently very much distressed
at his situation and spent the whole
of yesterday in tears. He had several
callers during the day, mostly newspa-
per men, but they were unable to get
anything of any importance frOm him.
He is Overwhelmed with remorse at’
the result of his fiendish act but is still
very bitter against his former sweet-
heart for whom the vitrol was intend-
ed.
This morning Chief Bradley went to
Bridgeport and returned with Murphy
3n the 9:35 train. ‘That he was going
to be brought back this morning was
soon noised about and another crowd
assembled about the chem building
entrance making egress into the build-
ing impossible. The crowd became
so large that it was necessary 'for
Ghief Bradley. and Constable Goodwin
to clear the building, the court room
.being unable to hold half of those
who desired to attend the hearing.
At 11 o’clock Judge Gregory opened
court, Murphy having been brought in
a few minutes before.
Prosecuting Attorney, Ferris stated
that Attorney John J. Walsh who had
been, engaged 'to defend ‘Murphy de-
sired to enter a demurrer, which he at
' once filed.
' Judge Gregory overruled the de-
’ A . ,murrerand found probable cause and
bound the prisoner over to the next
.term of the Superior court under bonds
Of $15,000, on the charge of assault w1th
intent to murder.
Attorney Walsh stated to the court
that his client was in no position to
furnish the amount of bail required,
and Murphy was returned to Bridge-
port jail where he will be held until
the next term of the Superior court,
when he will be tried.
Jennie Kinsella, Murphy’s victim, is
reported by Dr. Huntington as being
considerably better to-day. Her pulse
has receded from 140 to 116 and Dr.
_Huntington, who is solely in charge of
the case, has hopes that she may ulti-
mately recover although the chances
are greatly against her.
One very encouraging sign, from the
sick room is the statement that Jennie
is able to distinguish light from
darkness, thus showing that the dead-
ly vitriol did not entirely destroy the
sight of both eyes.
During Murphy’s trial this morning,
he sat on the prisoner’s bench with his
face in his hands and appeared not to
notice anything going on about him.
When spoken to by his sister he an-
swered her inquiries w1th a shake of
his head.
Mary Troy, the other vitriol (victim,
is improving rapidly and will probably
soon recover. She will not lose the
sight of her right eye as first reported,
but she will always carry the marks of
the deadly acid.
The reported suicide .of Murphy in
Bridgeport jail was simply one of the
many sensational stories floating about
the streets which ably concocted by the
yellow journals and spread broadcast.
The reported plot to lynch Murphy is
also another fake conceived by yellow
journalism. 1
Made ill by “Brandy Drops.”
A confection known as “brandy
drops,” but which really contain sev-‘
eral drops of vile whiskey, has been
purchased quite freely in the last week
by children of the Havemeyer public
schoOl at Greenwich, and many of them
have been made ill by them. Princi-
pal Hobart and his corps 'of teachers
have quite a stock on hand which they
have taken from children between ten
and sixteen years old, and there is
much indignation in the community
caused by their sale. An effort is to
be made by the temperance people to
enforce the laws relating to the sale of
confections to minors.
—PhotOgraphic supplies at Riggs
Drug store. 0 l4 tf
Child Prevented Conflagration.
A four-year-old tot, the litte daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Murphy of West
Stamford, probably prevented a confla-
gration last Friday night by her brav-
ery. With her little brothers and sis-
ter, she was romping about the house,
when the lamp was accidentally upset.
The‘ other children ran screaming t
another part of the house, but the little
four-year-old, without a thought of
danger to herself, seized the burning
lamp and carried it outdoors. She was
uninjured and no damage was done.
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I —All the Successful Merchants .0!-
thls City Advertise in THE GAZETTE'
THE GRAZY SERVANT.
Lizzie Flemming Sat Still In
Court and Displayed No
Emotion. ’
Miss Cynthia DIxon Also in the Court
Room.
The case of Lizzie Flemming,charged
with assault with intent to kill, set
down for a hearing in the Stamford
'City Court at ten o’clock‘ Saturday
morning, was continued for two weeks
at the request of Attorney Kenealy,
counsel for the accused. Contrary to
expectations Lizzie was in court. She
had been quietly brought down from
Dr. Givens’s sanitarium, in a hack and
was the principal object of interest to
the large crowd in the court-room.
She sat with .hands folded, and down-
cast eyes staring into vacancy, and ap-
parently oblivious of her surroundings
and to what was taking place in the
court. '
From the time she was brought in
until she was taken away. she sat mo-
tionless as a statue, and not once dur-
ing the proceedings did she remove
her gaze from the floor or manifest
any interest whatever. She was very
pale. The story of her terrible deed
has not yet been made known to her.
She understands, it is said, that Mr.
and Mrs. Dixon have been hurt in'some
way, but remains ignorant that she
was the cause of it.
Miss Cynthia Dixon, whose pluck
and timely assistance probably saved
her father’s life on that awful night,
was in court, as a witness. She has ap-
parently recovered from her wound.
AMUSEMENTS.
The Span of Life.
“The Span of Life” has been for sev-
eral seasons a reigning favorite in the
dramatic firmament. Its return here
will no doubt be the occasion of an out-
pouring ‘of those amusement seekers
who prefer their entertainment spiced
with a dash of realism. Nothing more
realistic than the bridge of human
bodies in “The Span of Life” can be
conceived, and the lighthouse scene is
conceded to be a marvel of stage mech-
anism. The story has been told in.
these columns before. The play is pre4
sented this season by an excellent com-
pany including Geo. O. Staley, Rané
dolph Murray, William Sully, W. H.
Gough, A. K. Adams, Geo. Elwell,
Fritz Arthur, Master Harry Gough,
Rachel Sterling, Dorritt Ashton, Liz-
zie Morgan and the wonderful Donazet-
ti Trio of acrobats, who have been es-
pecially engaged for the human bridge.
Hoyt’s Theatre Thursday night.
Peok’s Bad Boy.
The Bad Boy is due at Hoyt’s Thea-q
. It Lodged in a Bride’s Ear and Serious Bi-
tre Wednesday night. The company
is composed ofa jolly crew who make
no end of. fun for all whofavor them
with a visit. This isa new combina-
tion with a old name and keeps strictly
abreast of the times by introducing
new specialties and inventing new bus-
iness.
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Dyster Growers Anxious.
‘ Charles E. Palmer, of Sound Beach
one of the largest oyster growers in
that section, says there are more stars
in Long Island Sound than there are in
the heavens.
He, as well as the other dealers along
the sound, is getting considerably wor-
ried at the ravages of the stars of late,
Which appear more numerous than for
many years past.
These destroyers have been so num-
erous on the Long Island shore that
planters there who have not had an op-
portunity to remove and transplant
their set, will loose thousands of dol-
lars. Mr. Palmer has a bed of over 300
acres on Long Island shore and he has
been fighting the stars there for over a
year, during which time he has taken
fully 400 tons of these stars from the
beds. Of late he has discovered large
quantities of these pests on his grounds
near. Captain’s Island, and other dealers
in this vicinity have made the same
discovery. ‘
The cost of clearing the beds of the
stars is very great, and oystermen say
that-the rice they receive for their
goods scarcely pays for their trOuble’.
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A Big Sale. >
The Boston Store, Norwalk, report
an immense souvenir sale on Thursday, ~
Friday and'Saturday last. To-day be-
gins a big sale of dress goods, ca es
and jackets of which they have an end-
less variety.
AT cIIUIIIv HUME.
Mom 80 Dependent Children
There at Present,
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County Commissioners’ Ruling in Case of
Crippled Boy.
There are about 80 children at the
County Home on Westport avenue at
present and the number has been slow-
ly increasing. The commissioners
some time ago made an interesting rul-
ing in the . case of a one legged boy
whom they decline. to receive at the
home. Threats of legal action to com-
pel them to do so were made but never
carried into effect, although the com-
missioners were desirous of having the
courts make a ruling.
They were ‘of the opinion that they
could not accept the boy. ‘ The county
maintains the institution under the law
as a temporary home for children. From
that home children are bound out to
seiivic'e in private families. The offic-
ials thought the acceptance of a child
who was physically unable to work
simply meant that he was to be pro-
vided with a permanent home at the
expense of the county, and decided that
this was not the purpose of the county
home.
The lawyer who had charge of the
casethreatened to, begin legal proceed-
ings, claiming that any neglected and
dependent child should be received
there, but the case never materialized.
The home is now in excellent con-
dition and the new matron is proving
a competent-official.
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PERSONAL NOTES.
Miss Clhra D. Tuck, of Main street,
leftftown, Saturday for Provincetown,
Mass" where she will visit forafew
month’s prior to moving to Jamaica,
where she will make her permanent
residence.
Mrs. John Bouton and Winfield S.
BoutOn, of Main street, and their guests,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nelson and son
Ke'mneth, of Bridgeport, spent Sunday-
in. Ridgefield.
Edward Ferris, of Grand street, spent
Sunday in LeWisboro. '
'Miss Florence Br‘own spent Sunday
.with Mrs. Charles Jellifi'e, in South-'
port. .
Mrs. Agnes Palmer, of Saybrook,who
has been visiting Miss Laura Seymour,
has returned home.
Mrs. Thomas Cole, of Railroad place,
is visiting friends in New Canaan.
E. C. Sherer spent Sunday in New
York city.
Among those ‘in ‘town from out of‘
town yesterday were. Dr. E. J. Clarkin
and Ira F. Hoyt of New York, F. M.
Boland andHoward H. Hoyt of Dan-
; bury, and William Hayes of Ansonia.
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A KEBNEL 0F RICE.
suits Followed.
A shower of rice descended upon Mr.
and Mrs. Albert E. Birks as they were.
leaving the residence of John H. J en-
nings in Greens Farms to start on their
. bridal tour last Wednesday. The young
couple had just been married at the
home of the bride’s parents and the
shower of rice was the good bye of a
party of friends who had attended the
wedding. _It was innocent in itself but
was the occasion of great pain and
nearly serious results to the bride.
After Mr. and Mrs. Birks had board-
ed the train in Bridgeport, Mrs. Birks”
was troubled with a peculiar sensation
in one of her ears. Later it caused great
pain which was increased to such an
extent that before the train arrived at
New York it was almost unbearable. A
physician on the train endeavored to
relieve the young woman but no relief
was afforded. .
At New York, physicians were called
in and it was decided that a kernel of
rice had lodged in the ear. An opera-
tion was necessary and the kernel of
rice was removed. It had to be taken
out in small pieces. After the opera-
tion Mrs. Birks suffered no further in-
convenience and the couple proceeded
on their bridal tour South.
Skipped With the Money.
A bell boy named Timothy Flynn,
who has been employed at the Atlantic
hotel Bridgeport, for the past few
weeks sklpped out Saturday and took
with him a $50 bill that he had been
sent out to change.
The bill belonged to a guest who
had sent it down to the office to get it
changed. The boy went out with it
and failed to return. The temptation
gas too’ much for him. «
. A Business Man
in Politics.»
EDWARD C.‘ FRISBIE.
Chief among Hartford’s thrifty, en-
terprising and successful business men,
ranks Mr. Edward C. Frisbie, whose
very accurate likeness appears above.
He is the chief and active member of
the Old and popular wholesale drug
firm of Talcott,Frisbie & Co., known all
Over the state and throughout the
country for its extensive resources, its
upright and honorable dealingsand up
to date business methods.
The subject of this sketch, however,
is something more than amere busi-
ness man. Although devoted to his
calling and wedded to commercial in—
terests, he has often been called the
“Silent man in politics,” and often
tial influence in the politics of his city
and state. It was Mr. Frisbie who
initiated the movement which resulted
has been, an earnest, enthusiastic R3-
publican, and though never a seeker
takes time to exert a quiet yet poten- .
l are quite unanimously insisting that he .
in sending the Senior of the GAZETTE
as Consul to Naples. He 15, and ever 1 positions, the word failure can no long- A
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of Office for himself, has frequently
been urged by friends to accept nomi-
nations for various places of honor
and trust.
His advice and counsel have been
frequently solicited by committees of
Congress, in the preparation of various
schedules, etc. His name has therefore
frequently been mentioned as a repre~
sentative at Washington from'the 1%
district. On this subject Mr. Frisbie
has maintained a rigid silence.
Now on account of his long and val-.
ued services in the City Government of
Hartford, and the fact that he has kept
in intelligent touch with all municipal
affairs, that he has the ability to‘ direct
and the courage to enforce what he be-
lieves d. be right, his host of friends
accept the‘Repub'lican nomination for
the Mayoralty of the Capitol City next
spring. With such men in executive
er be associated with municipal govern+
ment.
HOW THEY STANB.
A Number of Changes in Posi-
tion of .Gazette "Newsboys.
Lester Comstock Obtains Place for an
Easiman‘lcollege Scholarship.
The close ofebusiness Saturday night
newsboys contest for the prizes offered
by the EVENING GAZETTE.
Since starting the contest Frank
Riley, Treat Stanley, Leonard Coffin
and Eddie Gorman have held the lead
for the four scholarship prizes in the
Acelebrated Eastman Business College,
of Poughkeepsie, but on Saturday Les-
ter Comstock passed Eddie Gorman
and now holds a place for the fourth
scholarship. '
There were also other changes in po-
sitions, George Berg coming ahead and
passing Allie Tocci for seventh prize,
and William Nolen passing Harry Ca-
hill and Martin Slattery, who were tied
for sixteenth prize.
In all probability next Saturday night
will show further changes in the stand-
ing of the contestants as many of them
arewithjn only one or two points of
each other. '
The first sixteen on Saturday night
are as follows:
Frank Riley,
'Treat Stanley,
Leonard. Coffin,
Lester Comstock,
Eddie Gorman,
Harry Bouton, -
George Berg,
Allie Tocci,
Ernest Gregory,
Charles Mullen,
John Siswick,
Joseph Cahill,
Thomas Harrigan,
James Haugh,
Mike Gambin,
William Nolen.
Tdeeather.“
night, and Tuesday dangerous north-
east winds attending hurricane on‘the
coast.
found a number of changes in the,
Threatening weather and rain to-I‘
WAS IT FOUL’ PLAY?
Peter Dolan’s Dead Body Found
Near the Railroad Tracks.
Thought to Have Been Put On the Rails"
After Death.
Shortly after midnight Saturday
Peter Dolan, an iron moulder, was
struck and killed by a freight train a.
short distance west of the South ave-
nue railroad crossing in Bridgeport.
The circumstances, which led to the
death of the unfortunate man, indicate
that foul play was employed as the
means of causing his sad ending and
the police and corOner are investigat-
ing the case.
The 'body of a man was discovered ly-
ing in the ditch near the track by the
engineer of the 12:29 Sunday morning
train. The train was stopped- and it ,
did not take long to find out that the
man was dead as his brains were scat-
tered in all directions 1n the middle of
the track while his body lay in the
ditch. '
The top of the man’s head was sever-
ed clean from the top of his nose and
the remainder of his body was not even
scratched. The lining of one of his
' trouser’s pockets was pulled out as if
some one had gone through the man’s
pockets. The general impression among
those who are familiar with the cir-
cumstances of the case is that Dolan
was first beaten and robbed and that
his body was placed on the tracks to
conceal the crime. Where the body
was found there is an incline {towards
the railroad traCks and if the unfortu-
nate man should have walked to the
spot in an intoxicated condition he
would have fallen over further on the
track. There ls a mystery connected,
with the case which is very complicated
and'unless all signs fail the police will
have the biggest job they ever tackled
in solving. One of the many strange — '
features of the case is thatthe man does '
not live near the place where he met
his death and what he was doing there .
is a mystery.
0., Bismarck Robinson, of Boston
spent Sunday with his brother postal
clerk Simeon Rattler Keith and is wills
ing to make an affidavit as not being
sorry for having done so.
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Norwalk Chronicler