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ALLOWED TO DEPART r011 new YORK AS sue WAS
THoueI-n' To 3: casz.
some ten days ago Edwin Hoyt, the
' well-known New Canaan nurseryman,
engaged a servant girl at a New York
employment agency. The girl ap-
peared to be all right until yesterday
morning when her actions clearly indi-
' r
cated that she was insane.
' night before with Mr.
The family, cOnsisting of Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Hoyt, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
Hoyt, their 22 months-old baby and
Miss Fanny Hoyt, were sitting at the
' breakfast table eating oat meal when
suddenly the baby was taken with a
violent spell of vomiting.
The baby’s sudden illness was attrib-
uted to indigestion, and when Mrs.
Edwin Hoyt next became ‘ill nothing
was suspected as she had been up the
Hoyt’s mother
who had died.
Almost immediately aftei Mrs. Hoyt
was taken the other members of the
family became ill, and then it was sus-
:. pected .that' they had been poisoned.
' The'girl, who was only known by the
name of Hannah, was called into thei
room and questioned as to what she
had put into the oat meal.
She at first denied that she had put
anything into the meal, but finally
admitted that she had been unable to
find salt in the usual place and had'
used salt out of a package instead,
which she found in the closet. This
he family knew to be untrue. I '
Dr. Dexter Hitchcock of this city and
Dr. Roberts of New OanaanIWere hasti-
ly summoIned "and were soon at the
”May. An examination of the oat
H meal by Dr. Roberts disclosed ghe fact
that a1 senic had been used.
Mrnand Mrs. Edwin Hoyt and Ste-
phen Hoyt and the baby although quite
sick recovered frOm the effects of the
poison during the afternoon, but Mrs.
Stephen Hoyt and Miss Fanny, were
very sick all day and quite seriously so
last night. This morning, however,
they were much better and out of dan-
ger, although still very weak.
It is not understood where the girl
got the arsenic as there was no poison
of any description in the house, and it
is the opinion of the family that she
brought it with her.
As the family had had no words with
the girl, and she had no motive for her
actions it was at once thought that she
was crazy. ‘
This belief was further confirmed
when the girl attempted to induce the
nurse girl to hurry up and eat her oat
meal, and telling her that she would
poison herself, too, before the .day was
over. ' '
It was thought best to get 1id of her
drove her to New Canaan, in time‘ to
catch the 11 o’clock train. In the ex-
citementit did not occur to any of the
5family to have her arrested.
As she will probably return to 'the
intelligence office where Mr.
cured her,
Hoyt= ‘sé-
he will at once write to the
fi1 m and notify them of her attempt to
poison his family.
It was a narrow escape for the mem-
bers of the family, and coming so soon
after the attempted murder 'of'the Dix.-
on family in Stamford by an insane ser-
vant girILit has created considerable exI-
citement in the usually quiet town of
New Canaan.
1111211301 A STEAME‘R.
contractor Brown Falls a Vic-
tint Ito Heart Disease.
Mac the contractorer Double Tracking
Through 5...... Norwalk.
, On the arrival of, the steamer Puritan
at Fall River, yesterday morning, it
was learned that H. H. Brown, the
.well-known railroad contractor had
died from heart disease aboard the
" steamer in the sound about 7 o'clock
Tuesday night.
Mr. B1 own boarded the steamer at
New York quite early‘ Tuesday. night,
(and had his supper on board, retiring:
to his stateroom a little later and was
' not seen again until his death was dis- .
covered. -
Mr. Brown was a memb'el of the con-
meeting firm of Coleman, LLyon &
Brown, 18 Exchange place New York.
_He y’vas 54 years old and leaves awife
gfind seven children. ,
He was gwen the cont1 act for put~
' ting the four tracks system though
South N orWalk‘or the Consolidated
road, and made many friends in town
while here. Mr. Brown seemed to have
a premonition. of his death and told the
steward of this boat to telegraph his
family physician in case he should die.
The contractor’s family returned to
_ New York last nightfrom Pittston, Pa. .,
where thiev had spent the summer and
fall. Mr. Brown is said to' have left
an estate worth over half a million. A
THE SIDNEY TRIAL. ;
Second Day of the Bridgeport Murder
, Case.
'The second day of the trial of William
E. Sidney, who is charged with the“
murder of Edward Long in Greenwich,
failed to evolve any startling incrimin-
ating testimony and only three witness'-
es were examined before adjournment.
.William B. Lindsey of Greenwich, who
admitted being one of the party which,
according tohis testimony, indulged in
a truly B‘acchanalian revel, was on the
witness stand for over three hours and
though many details of the Iafi’ah which
are unfitfor publication were brought
out, there was little evidenceto con-
nect Sidney with the crime presented.
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‘lhe Westport EXtension
An application was made to Judge
Elmer yesterday in behalf of the
Bridgeport Traction 00., f01 a hearing
in the matter of the extehsiou to
Westport. Judge Elmer granted- the
application and named Tuesday, Nov.
30, as the date.
I Has Returned. .
- Our genial friend, ex-mayor James T.
Hubbell has returned from the south
and is at Wilton trying to rid himself
of an attack of malaria contracted be-'
low the Mason and Dixon line. May he
speedily recover. ,
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Postmaster at Cana‘an.
The President yesterday appointed
J. H. Roraback postmaster at Cinaan,
Conn.
immediately, and one of the hi1 ed men
' time the {search for him was aban-
.- makes 11b trouble
CAUGHT Air 1131.
c. Ford Seeley—Tong Evaded
the Sheriffs Successfully.
Papers Served onIl-lim Monday Night by
sheriff Bolster. .
The following from last night’s
Bridgeport Standard will be a surprise
to Norwalk and New Canaan people:
“C. Ford Seeley, whose disappear-
ance“ from Stamford, where he left un-
paid-bills amounting to about $7,000,
created a surprise in this city and Hart-
ford, as well as in Stamford, has been
served with a notice requiring him to
appear in court and show cause why
. several diamond .rings and other ar-
ticles of jewelry in his possession
of his creditors. The papers were
served on Seeley Monday night by
Sheriff Bolster of Stamford, and also at
the residence of Mr. Edwin S. Rapelle
of Black Rock.
“Seeley was the guest of Mr. Rapello,
whom he met in New York, for some
weeks. Nothing was known in Black
Rock of his business trouble, and it
was not known in Stamford where he
was until Monday, although his credi-
tors had employed all available means
of locating him:
“The people of Stamford first knew
Seeley about 18 months ago, when he
opened a bicycle "store in that city.
He did a paying business, but devoted
the profits to his own personal uses,
instead of applying them to the ex-
tension of the busifless or the payment
of his debts. He continued this policy
until he became hopelessly involved,
and then took French leave. It was
announced soon after his departure
that 'he- had gonemo Europe," and for; :a
cloned. Later the creditors were in-
f01 med that he had been seen in New
York, and the Sheriffs were instructed "'
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“The” interested parties will not" (ii-2
to maintain the lockout.
vulge, the source of, the information
which led to the discovery of Seeley’s
whereabouts. He was feund to have an
unquestioned standing with Black Rock
people whom he -...met He was con-
spicuous by reason of his wearing rings
set with diamonds of considerable v alue. _
Whethe1 these are his property or not
'will be deter mined by the court, and if
he' IS found to have a cleai title to‘them
his creditoz 3.
Among wheelmen in this city Seeley.
was well known.
ment of the Howland Dry Goods com.-
local agency for the Columbia bicycle. .
made many friends here.“
«Photographic supplies at Riggs
Drug stare. .
Earthquake In pnnbury. '
Danbury was shpken at 19‘ o'clock
Tuesday night by what is thought'to
have been an earthquake. Thermal-e
two and some people say three phocks. ’
Houses trembled and people who were
sleepmg were awakened. Many 9* them}
left their homes, thinking th9 high
wind which was blewing he, keg?
down the chimneys or uprI M. the
houses. The disturbance Was attribute
ed to an explosion end the police made
a search for it. Yesterday th‘I
question people asked was whey;
explosion- was,
there was no explosipp within 999m):—
five miles of there.
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Stamford Pomp Dupou.
Several people' 1n Stamford w 9 pr-
dered engravings from a v1s1t111
ture agent and paid him 81 1119 9139.
a week or more ago are wonderiii why
the pictures do ndt comeI.So111'
purchasers who gave their 0rd
weeks since have deppaired of 91;??- re-
ceiving them. —-Advocate :“ '
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’ , " Foils I; must. . . i
The death watch will not be placed
on Fuda, the East Norwalk wife muro
derer who“ 13 to be executed December
3, for some deys Iyet.
should not be converted for the benefit I
he will be obliged to turn them. over to
He came here from-I
Hartford to conduct- the bicycle depart-
Ipanv 's st01e when- that fiim Look the.
He was quite prominent socially IpInd _
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SHE DE‘ALT IN MABGINS‘.
On Thursday last a young South Nor-
walk school boy named Leo Mulvihill
called at the Office of Broker A. E.
Bohme in the Masonic building and
handed him a note.
U—pdn tearing open the envelope Mr.
Bohme found a sweetly scented note
written in a woman’s hand and signed
Mary A. Belden. In it was a certified
check for $72.20 on the First National
Bank of Yonkers, and the request that
Mr. Bohme invest 860 in wheat and re-
turn her the $12.50.
As the woman was said to reside on
High street South N orwalk, Mr. Bohme
without hesitation sent her the $12.50
since'which time she has failed to ap-
pear. The. check, however, was re-
turned'and the certification pronounced
a forgery. ' '
After the
her transaction here
said she entered abrokefis office and
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newt-”117.com.
v’ r-A special m'eetingof the city council
' was h'eld‘last night at'the counc-i lrooms
at which business of importance Was
transacted.
The matter cf the finishing of the
" work of 1epavi11g Wall street was first
discussed. -
The city engineer reported the wmk
as being completed and the final bill of
the cont1 actors was presented. I'
The bill of Messrs. Cain «SI. Kinnear,
imbalance due on contract and
amounting to 86,254. 98 was orde1 ed
~paid, as was/also their bill for $428. 07
for work on extension of the sewer. '
The orginal or full bill for paving
' , called for 1110, 561. 81 of which amount
84,261. 87 had been. paid duriIng theI
progrees of the work.
Mayor Wheeler reported progress in
the matter of the widening of the Wall
Meet b1 idge as betheen the town and
city, .
' A number of bills were 01de1 ed paid
for services performed by the e1n‘-
Iployees of the city. .
And the council adjourned.
, Military Inspection.
Bi' lg. -General Russell Frost Was in
911tford last night where he acted as
watering officer at the annual muster
.I/
- 911d inspection of the Hartford- military
pmpanies in the First regiment,C 'N‘.’
.' The ceremonies were devoid of
. :ublic inte1 est. The General, however,
as much pleased with the appearance
I'nd attendance of the soldiers and ex-
' rIeIssed his pleasure in the same. The
I'ew Armory rules were discussed and
..9 general impression among the men
In that these new rules are irksome
11d are an abridgement of their privi-‘
Eric Bushnell Weds.
The marriage of Miss Bertha Tudor,
g ughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Iumpson, to Mr. EricssonFoote Bush-
' "11.-took place yesterday in Trinity
prep, New YorkI Rev. D1. Steele
I mated “ '. ;
GAVE THE UNSUSPECT‘ING'BROKER A FORGED CERTI-
woman Went to Bridgeport where it is
FIED CHECK AND RECEIVED 'THE CHANGE.
made an investment. Here she also
paid with a check and succeeded in
obtaining $50,
balance to her
in good money as a
credit between the I
amount of the deal and the check.l She
gave her name in Bridgeport as Mary
A. Dudley.
After operating in Br idgepoit the
woman went to New Haven Where she
attempted to close another deal on mar-
gin, but by this time it had been learn-
‘ed that her checks were valueless and
the New Haven operators had been
warned to be on the lookout for her,
censequepItly she met with no success
in the Elm City. ,
Who. the Bridgeport and New Haven
brokers are that were victimized could
not be learned, as all who were ap-
proached denied any knowledge of the
woman. But the denial was not strange
for the brokers had the best of reasons
for keeping. the affair quiet. But- in
some way the story leaked out. '
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«.791...- Prices lo'r Tobacco.
conneceicnt valley tobacco growers
will receive higher prices fer their
crops this season than were paid a year-
'—‘ago The increase in price is due to
sheit crop, which was caused by an
over-abundance of rain during J uIIy and
August.-
valley in considerable numbers. and.
about ‘a third. of the crop hasheen sold
at prices ranging" from 12 to 23 cents a
pound in ' the "bundle. The average
price is about 5 cents higher than last
year.
Sufiield has a largel tobacco acmage
than any othe1 town in the, yalley,
from 1. 200 to 1,400 acres being planted
in the town.
A smaller proportion of the c1 op than
. usual will be available f01 wrappers.
Ordinarily 60 or 65 per cent. sometimes
as high as 80 pe1 cent. but this year not .
II more than 33 per cent. of the crop is -'
' available for this pu1 pose.
PERSONALI NOTES
Mis Jennie Smith of Ridgefield, is
the guest of Miss Annie Selieck, of Cies-
cent Tei race. _, - .. >:
Rev. R. O. Shei wood has been visit-
ing in Lee, Mass. . . ,
' John W. Sculley left South Norwalk
yesterday, to spend a week' 1n Turnei s,
N. Y. .
Mr. and Mrs. Chat les E. Seymour of
West 8111 eat, ISouth N orwalk attended
the Bushnell—Thompson wedding at
Old Trinity, New York, yesterday.
Mrs, Cha1 les A. Knight who has
been the guest of D1. Emily V. D. Par-
dee of South Norwalk returned to her
home' 1n Vernon Center, to day.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Avison, of Main,
street, Norwalk, who have been visit-
ing Iin Philadelphia have returned
home.
Mrs Jamgs
street is spending a few days with Mr. ...
and Mrs. Alva D. Wilmot, at Ox Ridge.-
Erastus Beckett of N ewtown avenue,
is enjoying a tour thi ough New Jersey
and Pennsylvania.
Miss Maude Kinzell, of South Nor-
1r
waik, is spending the week with her .
mother' 1n Avon, Milford
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Interesting Statistics.
The following latest statistics of the
Roman Catholic church' 1n the United
tates are of interest: Archbishops, 14;
bishops, 74; priests, 10,762; churches:
9, 760; missions, 5,189: universities, 9;
seminaries, 109; high schools, 852, paro-
chial schools, 3,438; pupils attending
same, 812,611; orphan Iasylums, 240; in-
mates'of same, 33, 903; charitable insti»
tutions, 888; Roman Catholic popula-.
t'ion, 9,505,427 '
Buyers are present in the .
H. Wilmot, of Spring“
PAPER MILL BURNED
'l'he WeStport Paper Mill lint
ted. by Fire
The Fire Depart-Ventsaves Considerable
:1
Property. . '
VVestport was the scene last night (if
what threatened to be a conflagration.
The fire department was called out
..in answer to a fire'~alarm.I Itwas-faund
-that the fire was in the building occu-
pied by the Westport Paper Company’s
' storehouse close to the 11111 & Hubbell
lumber yard 011- Riverside avenue.
The fire originated in the upper
story of .the'building', and quiteIIa large
quantity of hemp was burned up.
The damage will probably not be in
excess of $1,000, owing to active work ’
on the part of the fire department with
Chief Jones at the head. .
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Licenses Granted. '
Up touoOn to-day the County Com-
missioners granted the following li-
censes: Michael S POWers, H. Hunk-
emeir, August Fields, Michael Ratch-
ford, Martin Spahr, Joseph Lengyel,
John H. Gormley, John O’Sullivan,
George C. Stillson, Edward P. Weed,
Smith Northrop, John Kranarich, Isaac
Lee, Adolph Kessler, Herman Quitner,
Jacob Lianeiler, John McGovern,
Isaac Hamilton, William C. Jesse,
Daniel R. Riordan and Louis Quitner.
Possibly This Year.
A member of the board of selectmen
informs a GAZETTE repoiter that' 111 all
p1 obability the stone arch en the Wall
street bridge annex will be constructed
this year. ,He, however, ‘ makes the ‘
Wise proviso ‘."if the, proper bondsm'an .
is forthcoming. ” This to the end that
the work will be completed in a satis-
factor y manner.
Monte Orislo. I
“It was a} gala night last night’.’ at
the opening of the Monte Cfistohiliiard
parlors under the management of
George H. Allen. The match gamers '
at, pool and billiards were strongly con-
tested and the whole afii'r was' in keep-
5' 1ng With the mannerin which Mr. Al- :
:
:len proposes conducting“- the place.
The meeting this evening in the chap-
e1 of the Congregational church, W111
be the regular menthly misSiona1y con-
cert with news from the Wide field.
The pastor, Rev. Thomas K. Noble
will conduct the meeting. —.
—'—Rib Roast 12ic 6 Water street.
A child of ItIQ-l—i-an parentage died. 011
Chapel street yesterday. The funeral
will take place to-day.
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LEAST nonwALK..
The'Henlicker club had supper at
:- the home of J erome' Smith of Cottage
avenue last night which censisted of
'chOwder, fish, baked beahs. pumpkin
pie and cofl'ee. The members enjoyed
themselves immensely.
Mrs. John C Hall, of Liberty, N. Y.,
is being entertained at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. E. IApell, of St. John ave
nue. - ,
Mrs. Redfieldhas returned home -to _
Madison, after a visit with Mr. and
Mrs. William Osborn, of East avenue. '
The Golden Blule circle of King’s
Daughter's Will inbet on Friday evening .
with Mrs. Edson K. ’St. John at her
home, 15 St. John'avenue. All mem~
_ here should try and be present.
Mrs. Charles Keeler of Cove st1eet,
.1s seriously ill.
A. Welker has moved to Poughkeep-
sie, N. Y. . ,
The pond on Third avenue is being
filled' in. D. M. Finch has the contract.
The Weather. _
Rain to-night and Friday, clear' mg
by Friday night; warmer tonight; cold- '
er Friday.
MARRIAGES. I: ‘
GRISWOLD—BIRDSA‘LLe—In Danbury,
November 3, by Rev. A. C. Hubbard, ..
Miss May- H. Griswold, of Brooklield,
and Benjamin Birdsall, of Danbury.
TAYLOR—BELTAIRE — In Dan’bury.’
November 3, Miss Blanche Beltaire
George J. Taylor, both of Jersey City.
DEATHS. .
LIGHT—In Danbury, Nov. 9, George
Light, aged 46 years, 11 months, 20
days. . . .
PLUMB—ln Nichols, Nov. 10, Plus
W Plumb, aged 12‘ vears .
Norwalk Chronicler