' , Norwalk friends. club rooms, last evening. IE“ If you Want the best goods for the least money , read the advertisements Lid/the Gazette. in '@ Recognized: as thief" 3‘ . family paper the Gazette’s .' '3 advertising columns Will prove its value to you. , VOL. VII. NO. 1730. NORWALK, CONN, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28.1897. PRICE ONE CENT. Took HISBIEVOLVER. The Police called to a River Street Residence Early This Morning. -. *While Drunk a Clothing Drummer Thought He Was Robbed. For some days past a man who gives his name as Philip Markey has been in towntaking orders for suits of clothing from samples of goods. He has qui'etly pursued his business, and it is understood has taken several orders, and it is not thought but that all will be filled according to contract. He for a while boarded at the Hotel Preston, but for some reason left there and went to the boarding house of Mrs. Weyerhauser on River street. About 2 o’clock this morning the boarders in the house were startled by a banging on the doors of their rooms, and on Opening the same found a man, clad only in his underclothing, flourish- ing a revolver with which he threaten- ed death for the party who he alleged had broken into his room and robbed him of a. sum of money. Word was sent to the police and Cap- tain Dann and Officer Kenney respond- ed. They placed the man under arrest, and taking the revolver from him, or- dered him to put on his, clothes, which request he complied with and was taken .to the station house. It Was apparent at the start that the fellow was drunk and did not know what he was doing. Investigation also showed that the door of his room had notbeen burst in as he claimed. This morning he was taken before Judge Gregory in the Town Court where he pleaded guilty to, intoxica— tion and was fined $5 and costs, which he paid and was released. He was scurrying around this morn- ing after a bunch of keys and a revol- ver which he claimed had not been re- .turned to him. A ‘ Met Norwalk Friends. Mr. and Mrs. George I. Buxton who were at Old Point Comfort last week saw and conversed with George B. Mitchell on Friday last. His death was reported in the GAZETTE yester- day. -They met him,in the road as they were cOming away from the Soldiers’ Home at Hampton Roads. He inquired about his son Harry, and They also met Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pinkney, formerly of Norwalk, and now of Utica, N. Y. at Fort Monroe, in attendance of 'the National Gas Superintendents Conven- tion at Chamberlands Hotel. AAA ‘ r A Large Reynard. Messrs. Fred Whitlock and “Vet” Taylor went gunning yesterday and succeeded in bagging quite a number of woodcock and other game. They also started up one of the largest foxes ever seen in this section, and the pelt and brush are on exhibition at Mr. Whitlock’s market in proof of the as- sertion. ‘ V v’ ‘7 Norwalk Gets the Contract. Mr. Allen Betts this morning re- ceived the contract to supply the arms and buckets for the new wheel of the North River steamer Drew. ' The arms are 20 feet in length and the bucket 10% feet. When completed the wheel will be 45 feet in diameter and all of white oak. ‘ AAW Judgment for Plaintiff. Judge Frost in the case of \William‘ Sheldon vs. A. Bach has rendered judgment for the plaintiff to recover. $64.50 with costs. The costs of the wit- nesses for the defense was also allowed which will be deducted from the full amount awarded the plaintiff. Club Smoker. The Norwalk club gave another one of their enjoyable “smokers” at the Haviland mysoified, and Simerson furnished a fund of humor. va 7‘ Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the Danbury and N orWalk Railroad company is be- ing held at New Haven to-day.. The evening schools are scheduled to open on Monday next. O THE ooumv (HOME. The Annual Meeting Being Held at that Institution ‘l'd-day. ' 'A Thorough Inspection of the Buildings to be Made. The annual meeting of the Fairfield County Children’s-Home is being held at. that institution in this city, today. Reports will be read by the board of management and the visitors from the several towns in the county will report as to the condition of the wards of the Home bound out to the different fam- ilies in the county. A tour of inspection was made under the leadership of Miss Bouton, the ma- tron. institution. . . While the attendance was not as large as in previous annual meetings it was manifest that much interest is taken in the Home and its work. 7 The Matron received her share of praise for the manner in which she had pursued her work in the interest of the children under her charge. :‘v: AMUSEMENTS. The Span of Life. An old friend in new dress will be welcomed at Hoyt's Theatre, tonight, when Manager William Calder will present Sutton Vane’s remarkable Eng- lish drama, “The Span of Life.” The scenic and mechanical features of this intensely realistic play are well known to the majority of our theatre-goers. Thercompany is one of the strongest ever seen in this play. Peck’s Bad Boy. A fair sized audience attended the production of Peck’s Bad Boy at Hoyt’ 8 Theatre last evening. The play has lost none of its old time fun, and Henry was just as bad as of old. There were numerous musical and dancing special- ties of which the singing of Johnnie Smith and dancing 'of Maud Detty were specially praiseworthy, the latter giving a true to nature exhibition of Negro dancing. A WVV 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 thisrolumn. The names of officers should be brought in on the evening of their election and all other news with equal promptncss. The 54th annual session of the grand division, Sons of Temperance, is being held in Westport to-day. The Elastic Web Weavers met last evening and transacted business of im’ portance to the union. Uncas tribe of Red Men will hold a sociable to-morrow evening. The Sons of St. George are to hold a ball ere many moons. Old Well Lodge, F. & A. M. will con- fer the second degree to-night. The South NOrwalk A. O. H. will hold its annual sOciable to-night in Arion hall. The Daughters of Rebekah will hold a “bug social” to-morrow night, what- ever that may be. Samuel H. Harris Lodge, of Bridge: port, has voted to accept the invitation of Butler Lodge, of South N orwalk, to visit it on the evening of November 24 and exemplify the third degree. —————<o.c>—————— Miss Klnsella’s Condition. Dr. S. H. Huntington reports Miss Jennie Kinsella’s condition as being about the same as yesterday, and says that if anything she is more comfort- able. =1 Suspended. Wheelman F. A. Temple, of Stam- ford, has been suspended until May 1898, for making false entry. “Griff” Kelly 'paid a‘ fine of $5 in the Town Court this morning. He was charged with having been intoxicated, and pleaded guilty. Chief Bradley arrested a “weary waggles” who was very much under the influence of intoxicants this morn- ing. The fellow was in no condition for trial. He will be given a hearing. to3morrow morning.‘ ' -A GAZETTE ad. #1111 pay you BOTH ARE GUILTY.- Boinay and Weeks Will be Brought Up on a Bench _ Warrant; 'Phe Bridgeport Police Claim to Have Sufficient Evidence to Convict. Judge Frederick E. Hall, an asso- ciate justice of the Supreme court, opened thesession of the criminal S - perior court in'Bridgeport yesterday morning, and issued bench' warrants for Charles Boinay and David Weeks, the two alleged murderers of George Marcus Nichols. The court opened in Danbury Tues- day, October 19, with Judge Shumway presiding, but was adjourned until November 2, when Judge Robinson is expected to preside. Yesterday morn: Ing Detective Arnold had a conference with State’s Attorney'Fessenden, after which Judge Hall opened court and is- sued the warrants. The Grand jury has been called for next Tuesday morning at 10, at the Court house, when the cases will be presented to them for indictment for murder in the first degree. In case a true bill is returned by the Grand jury, the two men will be tried at once. The men therefore will have to be taken to Trumbull for a preliminary hearing, a proceeding which the au- thorities were anxious to avoid». They will come directly before the higher court on the bench warrant. Yester- day afternoon they were taken to the County jail to await trial. Sheriff Hawley, it is understood, will keep a close watch upon Boinay, who is regarded as a desperate character. The police claim to have suificent evi- dence to convict Boinay of first degree murder, but there are rumors in the air that David Weeks is expected to furnish the state evidence for which he may receive a .lighter penalty than Boinay. John Weeks, the younger br othei, it is believed, will also be a valuable as- sistant to the state, and may not be tried for murder- His connection with the crime is said to be remote. ‘ '— ——Photographic supplies at Riggs Drug store. 0 14tf AA; Eggstraordinary. A black Spanish hen On Harbor ave- nue has for the past three years been changing color. until now she has a full—fledged costume of white. During the interim of the change the hen has never ceased her lay. It is now a puz- zler to ' her owner as to whether he will sell the production of the fowl as pure black Spanish or under' a flag of truce put the production as a truce to the Spanish lueed of foxvl. While he has been t1ying to settle the problem his family is engaged In eating up the fruit. A AA Vv v Ericsson Bushnell’s Wedding. Invitations have been issued for the marriage of Mr. Ericsson Foote Bush- nell, the basso, to Miss Bertha Tudor 9 Thompson, of New York, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thompson. The wedding ‘will be solemnized at noon on - Wednesday, Nov. 10, at old T11n1ty, New York. .- ‘v‘r Settled Out of Court The libel suit of Miss Lizzie Dough- erty against Fred R. Swift, proprietor of the Bridgeport Sunday Herald, the trial of which was commenced in the civil superior court Monday before Judge William T. Elmer, has befan set- tled out of court. Yesterday morning just before the court came in counsel held a- Confer- ence which resulted' In an agreement. Just what was the basin of settlement it is impossible to say. .It isunde1 stood however, that the plaintiff gets about $1000 and costs. ‘v’? .rv Poor Judgment ~, Upon the orders of Engineer Wood the Electric Light company, this morn- ing, dug a hole preparatqryvto Erecting a pole on the Wall street bridge. When in position there will be about four feet between the pole and; the porch of the peanut stand, and will no doubt be appreciated by pedestrians passing over the bridge. _ Dancing Class. Prof. Newell’s class for be inners will meet in Arion hall, Sough Nor- walk, to-morrow evening gt 7 .’300 clock. ' The advanced class will meet, 'quanr ize and receive first lessons in, the above hall at 8:30. Former adygneed pupils are requested to .be p1ese11t. \ A‘PlTlFULSTORY. John Barlow’s Wife Sues for Divorce and Alimony. She Also Sues His Sister for $I0,000 Damages for AlIenation. A strange and pitiful story has just come to light through the filing of cer- clerks of Westport and Fairfield. These papers record a history of domestic in- felicity seldom equalled. They are writs of attachment made in two suits brought by Abbie Jane Barnes against her husband, John Barlow, for divorce and: alimony and against his sister, Hannah Baker. The latter suit alleges alienation of the affections of the hus- band and carries claims for damages to the amount of $10,000. Thirty years ago John Barlow court- ed and won Abbie Jane Barnes. They were both the children of New Eng- land farmers and inherited all the thrift and enterprise of their 1ace. They were reared in the northern part of the town of Westport, and after they were married, they managed by careful attention to their business of farming to saveenough money to. buy a small place of their own. About the same time that Miss Barnes became Mrs. Barlow, J ohn’s, sister Hannah was married to George Baker. The marriage did not prove a happy one and Baker left his wife after a short-and stormy matrimonial career. Mrs. Baker went to live with ~her brother John and has been a member of his household ever since. Four children were born to the Bar- lows, three girls and one boy. Two of the three girls are married and. have homes of their own and it is due to this circumstance that the developments came aboutgwhich resulted in the separ- ation of the parents. As time went on the sister assumed much of the respon- sibility of the household and handled most of the cash. All of the parties were thrifty and the wife attributed the confidence between her husband and his sister to fraternal affection. The family prospered and money was laid by every year. more land and raised large crops. At times when Mrs. Bar low was away "with the products of the farm, the daughters noticed many things which 1 they considei ed out of the way. The father it is said threatened them‘I'With the direst kind of punishment if they dared to tell theii mother of what they saw. Two yea1s ago, after the oldest daughter was married she told her mother what she had seen and there was an immediate separation. There tain papers in the offices of the town” Barlow bought - !mortgage of $1, 500 on the estate and also other mortgages on his other prop- erty amounting to nearly $3, 000. Sev- eral hundred dollars which had been on deposit in the savings bank had been transferred to Mrs. Baker. _, ' After the service of the papers in the case Barlow made overtures for a set- tlement with his wife and the with- drawal of the suits, but it was not until a few days ago that the U affair was finally adjusted to the satisfaction of all the parties concerned. By the terms of this statement, Mrs. Barlow withdraws both of her suits and accepts $3,000 in full for all claims upon Mr. Barlow and his sister. This amOunt is estimated to be about half of his ac- cumilations. Mrs. .Barlow now lives with her daughter in Westport and Mr. Barlow lives with his sister on the farm. ‘ iv v‘ .7; PERSONAL NOTES. Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Rockwell, of Brooklyn, have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Brown, of Kellogg avenue, Broard River, the past few'days. Miss Ida Keith, of Main street. will leave town, Saturday, for Whitman, Mass, where she will spend a few days with friends. Miss Alice Strandring, of NeWburg, N. Y., is the guest of George Henry Stevens, of Main street. Miss Lottie Squires, of Bethel, is visiting in South Norwalk, the guest of Miss Viola Starr, of Bayview ave- nue. ' Mrs. John T. Hayes and family, of Wilton avenue,are visiting in Yonkers, N Y. Miss K. Germond Vosburgh and At- torney George H. Vosburgh, J r have arrived home from Washington. Miss Betty Griffin, of Shelton, is vis- iting Miss Anna Bishop, of Washing- ton street, South Norwalk. Miss Angeline Scott, librarian of the South Norwalk public library has been visiting in Willimantic. ' Among those from Norwalk who at- terded the banquet given in honor of Granville W. Goodsell “Mayor of Woodmont, ” at the Atlantic hotel in Bridgepmt last night, were 0. E- Wil- son and W. S. Wilcox. Thére were about 200 hundred guests present. County Commissioner Miller, of Dan- 'burv, was in town this morning. Hon. E. J. Hill returned yesterday from a short trip through his? district and New York state. ‘4 Approved by the Governor. Governor Cooke yesterday approved an order for $10, 000 drawn upon the state treasu1 er by General L. A. Dick- inson, for the maintenance of the Fitch Soldiers’ Home at Noroton. IN EVERY CITY THERE IS ONE PAPER THAT LEADS— THAT REACHES THE ,BEST CLASS OF CITIZENS—PEOPLE WITH MONEY TO BUY WHAT THEY WANT AND TO PAY FOR IT; ONE PAPER. THAT GIVES ADVERTISERS BEST IN NORWALK THAT PAPER IS THE ' EVENING GAZETTE. NO ONE DENIES IT.‘ -:- -:- RESULTS. was a fierce quarrel which ended in the wife being driven from the house. 'La- ter the husband made an attempt to in- duce his wife to return home. He promised to send his sister away and do his duty as a husband and father. Mrs. Barlow returned to the house for a period. Barlow had evidently forgotten his promises to his wife for the sister still remained a member of the household and did as 'she wished in every way. The state of affairs con- tinued until Mrs. Barlow could hear them no longer and she reminded her husband of his promises. He refused to send his sister away and on the 4th of last August, Mrs. Barlow left the house and has never since returned. Under the advice of her lawyers Mrs. Barlow brought suit for divorce, with his sister as co-respondent. brought suit against her sister-in- law, claiming damages to the amount of $10,000 for alienation of the affec- tions of her husband. The papers in the case were served by Deputy Sheriff Wallace M. Bulkley, of Fairfield, who Was unable td‘ find any property in the name of her husband. Mr. Barlow had given his Sister a T0 ADVERTISERS. alimony, against her husband naming . She also . CBANBURY. The Ladies Aid society and a num- ber of thei1 friends indulged in a trol- ley ride yesterday afler noon. The Misses Crawford are on the sick list. and matters went along in the old rut 1 The Christian Union society will hold its quarterly meeting on Saturday evening. A Good Templars convention will be held here next month. A. M. Baker, the boy evangelist, ad- dressed an audience of abOut fifty per- sons in front of the Norwalk hotel last evening. He is laboring in the inter- est of the Latter Day Saints, so called. —-—-———— 4 Miss Bertha Miller was given a sur- prise party by a large number of her school friends at her home On Grand street last night. It was given in hon- or ‘of Bertha’s 15th birthday anniver- sary. It was a pretty and joysome com- mingling of boys and girls who alike enjoyed each other’s company as well as the splendid collations served. The young hostess was in receipt of many- congratulations. -—Advertise in the. GAZETTE. TO IMPROVE oun MlLlTlA. State Brigade Dflicers’ Association Be: - v'ived Last Night. The State Brigade Officers Associafi sion which for the ‘past few years has only nominally existed, was revived last night at a. meeting of the commis- sioned officers of the several organiza- tions of the brigade held at the New Haven armory. _Thelattendance was the largest in the history of the Asso- ciation. .Brig. Gen. Russell Frost pre. Sided and at the election of officers he was chosen president ex—ofiiciq. The other officers elected were: Vice President, Col. Burdette, Hartford, First Regimpnt; treasurer, Col. Luci- en F. Burpee, Waterbury” Command- ant, Second Regiment; secretary, Lieut R. V. Beach, New Haven, Sec- ond Regiment. Col. Burpee, Col. Tyler, Third Regi- ment, and Col. Sheridan, Fourth Regi- ment were appointed a nominating committee to bring in names for trus- tees and executive committee, at the, next meeting to be held in New Ha- ven, December 3. Power was voted Brig. Gen. Frost to appoint -a commits tee to consider subjects for discussion and select gentlemen to present papers on the subjects decided upon. The revival of the Association is for the general welfare of the brigade and . o enhance its efficiency. THE GAZETTE loud] LIKE lfl so Those convivial meetings of public of- ficials discontinued. Brainerd boom himself into . good , company. Tommy Dunn mail those wedding invitations before leaving town, Chief Vollmer buy an alarm clock. The safe in the South Norwalk post office exposed to police inspection at night. Pa take the dope bottle away from Jimmy. A ten round go between mail carrier Spicer and ex-carrier Bennett over the mail carrying contract. ‘ South Norwalk stait its municipal electric light plant. Commodore Cooney interview the weather clerk. Work begun on repairing the Town House. Old papers removed from the city streets. ’ Captain Fred Hill in his new uni- form. Wall street property owners prepare themselves for the new brick pavement assessment. The hiding place of ex-Mayor and ex-Judge Hubbell disclosed. $20,000 expended on South N orwalk’s city streets. A game of ball on Thanksgiving Day between the members of the old Liber- ty and Independent clubs for the bene- fit of the hospital , Mayor-elect Glover go into training for the duties of his office On January lst. A dangerous break is reported in the planking of the Broad River bridge which ought to receive the immediate attention of the Selectmen. ° Miss Alice M. Hayes has secured a. luc1 ative position in a New York laun — dry. A new salve factory has been or rath- er w ill be started on Water Street at an ea 11y date. I . Mrs. Susan P. Tuttle who suffered a paralytic strOke at her home in Gran- , bury a few weeks since is reported as being in feeble health. John Gregory rode into town this morning with a spring pig that tipped the scales at 328 pounds, which be dis- posed of at Whitlock’s‘ market. —Read the Norwalk Boston Store ad- vertisement on last page and see the quantity of dry goods you can get for 15 and 25 cents. The Weather. Partly Cloudy to-night and Friday, possibly light local showe1s Friday morning; warmer in interior to-night. H-w.. a: MARRIAGES. DOYLE—COLL—In Stamford, Oct. 26, by Rev. T. J. Keena, Edward DOyle of ; Norwalk and Miss Mary A. Coll of Riverside. DEATHS. CHURCH—In Stamford, Tuesday. Oct. 26, Candace, wife of the late Abel Church, aged 83 years. KEARNS—In Bridgeport, Oct. 27, at 62 Cedar street, Mary F. Kearns. ,
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