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VOL. VII. NO. 1759.

NORWALK, CONN; THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9. 1897.

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HIS PAL SQUEALS.

 

oIvIII WEEKS TELLS IIow

GEORGE IIIIIIIIS IIIIIIIIILS

 

orcunrs THAT BOINAY FIRED THE-SHOT.

 

A HORRIBLE RECITAL OF A CRIME MOST HEINOUS IN.

ALL ITS DETALILS WHICH COULD NOT BE

SHAKEN UNDER A RIGID enoss

EXAMINATION.

 

The sensation in the famous murder
trial came yesterday when ' David
Weeks, the partner in crime of Charles
A. Boinay, told on the witness stand of
the bloody deeds of himself and the
prisoner. It was a remarkable tale
from the lips of a young man, 23 years
of age, who for several years has been
plundering and robbing. ~

While Weeks related the details of
the horrible tragedy at Daniels Farms

and the other robberies in which he)

and Boinay had been pals. the prisoner
sat erect, with his eyes riveted upon
his brother-in-law. Scarcely a muscle
in his face moved as he heard the
words of his partner in many crimes.
When the noon recess came Boinay
‘turned to his lawyers and chatted
pleasantly, his face 'wreathed in ‘smiles.
Sheriff Hawley and Deputy Jailer
Scofield transferred Boinay from the
jail to the court house this morning

'over two hours before the session open- -

- ed, and thus avoided the gaping crowd
that gathered on the street. Deputy
Sheriff Plumb followed a few minutes
later with David and John Weeks, the

-other two prisoners. At that -.ear1y
hour there were a few about the court

house. Long before 9 o’clock the curb

in Golden Hill street between Main.

street and the courthouse was lined
with men, many of whom were 'dISap—
pointed at not seeing the prisoner.

Tho court room was well filled with
ladies long before Judge Elmer arrived.
All the spectator’s seats were occupied,
and outside there was an impatient
e1 owd unable to pass the deputy sher-
iffs who were stationed [at the court
house doors.

After Miss Mary Nichols had told the
story of the dreadful night,' David
Weeks was called. The young crimi-
nal at first was nervous and .embar-
rassed by his strange surroundings, but
as he became accustomed to them he
told his story 'without restraint, ap-
parently determined to confess all.
He made no attempt to cover any por-
tion of his own burglarious careeI, but
.referred to various jobs that he and
Boinay had done in Connecticut and
New York state. ’

The ‘ Somewhat mysterious -. shooting
affray in'Botsford last April was clear-
ed up by "his confession. Mrs. Caro-
line Booth, an aged Stratford‘ woman,
who was living in an old but with
James A. Tuttle, was the victim of a

., . ,.
shooting aflray in which Bomay and

Weeks were participants. At'the time
the woman said she had been shot by
two tramps who attempted to raid
their hen house. Later at the trial
she swore that Tuttle himself shot her.
Weeks this morning admitted that he
and-Boinay were the two men who
went there to purchase eggs, and then
' entered the hennery. They were driv-
en off and Tuttle fired upon them.
The two men returned the fire, and the
woman was shot by a bullet from
Tuttle’s revolver. Weeks says.

The witness also admitted the rob-
bery of John Beach Nichols in Old
Farms 'district, Trumbull, and then
gave the complete story of the Daniel’s

IFarIIS'muI-der. He accuSes Boinay of

 

 

 

firing the shot that killed George M.
Nichols, and also that which wounded
Miss Nichols. '

Attorney Lynch in cross-examination-

brought out evidence showing that
Weeks was not unsophisticated in the
ways of crime, nor the unwilling tool
of Boinay, but an experienced hand
with the revolver and jimmy.

Weeks
ments:

“Boinay and I went to the house July

made the following state-

21, intending to rob Mr. Nichols. We
put it off until the next night, staying

in the barn all that ’day. At night we
went out, and Charlie out the screen
Then I help-
He went in the

from the pantry window.
ed him to climb in.
next room to look around. In a min—
ute I heard some one say: ‘Mary, there’s
some one in the house.’ Then I heard
‘Get yourgun ready; some
one is coming.’

“Mr. Nichols came down stairs and
we went out.

a. voice say:

He came outside, looked
Then he
went back. We burst open the door,
having no intention to shoot. As we
went in, Boinay was first. He shouted:
‘Hands up I’ Mr. Nichols attempted to
hit him over the head with the lan-
tern, and he fired two shots, one at Mr.
Nichols and the-Other at Miss Nichols.

“Then he went up stairs and Miss
Nichols showed Charlie where the
money was.

around, but didn’t see us.

We had some cider and
then left. We went back to my house,
woke up my sister and she let us in.
We divided the money,
$135.
the stove at home. On the way over
he said it was too bad he had to shoot.
It was'the first time he had ever had
anything of the kind happen.

We stayed home until Sunday, when
Boinay took me over to New Haven
and I took the 8:10 train for Brooklyn.
I met him there soon after at my cous-
in’s. We gave my cousin $40. Then
we. went up the river as far as Poug‘h-
keepsie. “After that
around the country.

In addition to this,

"we each got
Boinay burned the clothes up in

we roamed all

and under ques-

tioning by Attorney Fessenden, Weeks

stated that the watch taken from Miss
Nichols was thrown in the Hudson
river by Boinay. He admitted having
a revolver, but did not fire a single
shot: His revolver was a .32; Boinay’s
a.38.‘ He gave his mother $5, but
didn’t tell her where it came from.

On the cross examination, Attorney
Lynch pried deeply into the past rec.
0rd of Weeks. He found something
of interestat every step. The myste-
rious shooting at Botsford last Apri1
was cleared up. Mrs. Caroline Booth,
who was shot, she claimed by John
Tuttle, who was living with her, and
her subsequent romantic meeting with
her husband, is well known to the
reading public. . W'eeks yesterday said
that he and Boinay were the two
They had fired in
the air to frighten the couple and Tut-
tle had fired at them. accidentally hit-
ting Mrs. Booth. 1 / .

The other mysterious case. at Trum-
bull, iu the Old Farms district, when
John Beach Nichols was robbed and

tramps in the case.

 

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his daughter gagged and bound by two
masked men, some months ago, was
admitted by Weeks to have been a job
pulled off by Boinay and himself.
Weeks admitted holding up a man in
Northeast, Pa., robbing him of $13 and
some valuables; to pulling off a job in
Buffalo, and I to diverse other misde-

rmeanors.

Weeks was on the stand for four
hours and a half and told of the crime
with all its revolting details, going over
the story in answer to the state’s at-
torney’s questionsand then reiterating
them to the counSel for the defense.
During his testimony Boinay often
called Mr. Lynch’s attention to some
misstatement and the attorney would
ask question after question. .Weeks
did not look very much at ease while
on the stand; he rarely, if ever looked
at Boinay, his accomplice who glared
at him as though he would annihilate
him with his eyes, if such a thing
were possible.

It was a fearful tale throughout and
yet it did not seem to carry with it the
general feeling of horror which creeps
over one when listening to the tale of
crime in general. The witness himself
was case hardened, his accomplice is
hardly less so in the public’s mind. As
the tale unfolded, though a life hangs
in the balance, few felt the solemnity
of the occasion. Attorneys Lynch and
Toomey watched every move and ges-
ture of the witness and expounded
every question they could imagine to
bring out some point which they could
use in favor of their chent.

It was said last night by those who
know, that Charles Boinay will be
placed upon the witness stand and that
he will deny that he fired the shot
which killed George Marcus Nichols.
It was also said that Boinay would as-
sert that David Weeks did the shoot-
ing. It- is not probable that Boinay
will admit that he fired the fatal shot,
and if he claims that Weeks did‘it, it
will be only what naturally might be
expected from a man in his position.-
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L—Photographic supplies at Riggs

arug store.

WILL STAY NOW.

014 mi

 

Paroled Convict Attacks . State Prison
Ollicials. -

The blind convict, John Tyler,
was conditionally pardoned on Mohday
by the state board of pardons, Tuesday
made a desperate attack on Warden
VVoodbridge and three of his officers at
the state prison. He struck Deputy
Baisden with a board from his cot, and
wounded Officers Edgett and Knight
with a small knife. Their wounds are
not dangerous. He is confined in a
solitary cell. The prisoner has had
several of these freaks. and when in one
of them he is a most desperate criminal.

Chief Justice Andrews has been tele-
graphed to not sign the pardon, and
the board will probably revoke their
action.

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A Bad Spell.

.The Nerwalk GAZE’H‘E calmlya
if BI idgepoit will some day become a
subulb of Norwalk. Yes, when gelid
isochemical frigidity causes rigorous
horripilation among former N01 walk

citizens inhabiting Gehenna. —Bi1dge- 3

port Telegram.

If the esteemed Telegram'wil-l kindly
explain what is meant by “isochemical”
we may become hilarious at the joke.

Lost His Shirts.

A sneak thief stole ”eighteen under-
shirts from in front of Minot Smith’s
store on South Main street last night.
At about 7:30 Mr. Smith noticed .9.-

young man lounging'about in- a door-'_

way near by, but at the time gave the
matter no special thought. . "At '8
o’clock the undershirts were found to

be missing and Mr. Smith now believes:

that it was the “lounger” who stole
them.

Needs a Vacation.
‘The Bridgeport Post attempted to
illustrate the Boinay jury ,in ‘last

nights’ edition, but if the picture of,
the other members were as bad‘as that

of Frank Leonard, the artist should be
given a vacation.

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Two picture dealers much the #worse
for liquor were thrown out of a car-

riage near Isaacs street last evening,
-‘ but escaped' 1njury.

 

who

asks .
:Frank - Deemont.

 

RIIIIIII NUT 8010.

Starin Has _ Simply Leased
Columbus Grove West
oftlIe Point.

 

wnI Build annex and mm a Daily Line of
Excursion Steamers from New York.

The reported sale of Roton Point to
John H. Starin is incorrect, as the lat-
ter has not purchased nor will he make
a proposition to buy unless he is forced
to leave Glen Island by the gov ern-
ment' s taking the beadtiful summeI re-
sort.

Captain Van Clief a representative,
of Mr.’Starin, came to South Nor-walk
on Wednesday and bargained for a
lease of Columbus Grove and beach,
which is situated at the west of Roton
Point and at the mouth of Five Mile

River'harbor, and glinal arrangements ‘

are now being made ,forthe lease.
It' 13 the intention of Mr. Stalin to
construct dgck some 800 feet 1n length

from th {2‘ ye, and to run a daily line
of excur

'steamers from New Y ork
duiing the summeI season.

Unde1§ ..§he agreement with Mr.
Stamp, the Roton Point Improvement
company1- will remove their present
bathing houses from Roton to Colum-
bus beach and construct a marine rail-
way between the two groves.

The arrangement with Mr.
however, will not affect the‘present
lease of the Iron Steamboat company
and the latter will continue to run ex-
cursions to the Roton Point dock.

While the leasing of Columbus
Grove and the running ofa daily line
of excursion steamers from New York
will, in a measure, benefit the town,

 

Starin,

theigreatest benefit will probably arise .

from the reported extension of the
Street Railway company’s line of tracks
from the South Norwalk depot to Col-

' 'umbus Grove, thus providing the peo-

ple of Norwalk with a first class trolley
service to the seashore. 7

If the Rome Point company. succeeds

in its. arrangements with Mr. Starin,
Norwalk is promiseda lively season
next yeai.

AMUSEMENTS.

 

Maude Hillman Company.

Next Monday, December 13, the
Maude Hillman Co. begins a week’s
engagement at Hoyt’s Theatre, playing
at popular prices. MiSs -Hillman is a
clever and versatile little lady who is a
big favorite in the near by towns where
she has appeared. Her ' supporting
Company is said to be the strongest and
best of all cheap priced companies, and
the plays to be presented during the
engagement here are all. standard suc-
cesses .never before seen . at cheap
prices. The company carries a 60 foot

special baggage car load of scenery,
and stages each play given .in a man-.

ner worthy of higher prices. The
opening bill Monday night will be
“The Cuban Spy” a comedy drama
written expressly for Miss Hillman, by
. This'play will be
folloWed by “The Fire Patrol,
ial Delivery,’ ' “49," “Charity Bess,"

“The Brokeis’ Daughter" and “A Bar-
rel of Money.” Seats are now on sale.

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Good- Roads Items.

Highway Commissioner MacDonald ,

has approved the plans, profile and

.- specifications for a new macadam road-

way at 'W est Hartford and has au-.
thorized the seleetmen to advertise for
bids. The engineer’s certificate of'the

roadway at Ridgefield and the plan and

profile of a new roadway at Norwalk
have been received. First Selectman
Whitehead and Selectman Kinney of
Meriden were visitors at the highway
commissioner’s office yesterday. Com-

rmisisioner MacDonald is in Litchfield
.coudityfinspecting new roadways.

I‘ <A=

, Major Blakeslee Resigns.
Governor Cooke yesterday accepted
the resignation of Major D. A. Blakes-
lee, commanding the Second Company,

'G vernor ’5 Horse Guard, New Haven.

Major Blakeslee has commanded the

. -company for several years.

A very heavy fog, rested over the
sound this morning, which at 10 o’clock

,the sun had. not succeeded in cutting

way.

 

:: “Spec--

> court. ,

 

SNEAK THIEVES.

The Home of P. w. Bales on
, Wall Street Visited by
, Burglars.

They Ply Their Vocation in Broad Day-
‘ light.

One of the boldest robberies that
ever occurred in N orwalk, before dark

ness had enshrouded the town. was that -

which occurred on Wall street Wed-
nesday afternoon. _

Mr. P. W. Bates liVes on Wall street
in the building adjoining the GAZETTE
building. In fact he has resided there
for several years. The front entrance to
the stairway leading to his apartments
as a rule is always unlocked.

This is a fact that was probably
known to the ,unlooked for callers at
his home.

ter, MI 5. CO1 nelius Howard, who occu-
pies as her sleeping room a room over
the living apartments on the second
floor.

Last evening when Mrs. Howard
went to her room, she as was her cus-
tom, reached for her watch in the place
that she usually kept it, for the pur-
pose of winding it up. She found that
it was mISSing, and in a search for the
watch also found that several other
articles of value were gone.

She lost no time in communicating
the fact to Mrs. John Lowth who occu-
pies apartments on'the same floor:

Mr. Lowth in company with Mr.

-Bates, took in the situation at a glance,

and advised Chief Bradley that a rob-
bery had been committed.

E‘. It was found that Mis. Howard had.

suffer ed the loss of a gold watch, two
gold chains, six gold rings, twoof them
diamond rings, several sticlcpins and
other valuables, all probably reaching
a value in excess of $200.

It was also found that the kitchen of
the Lowth departments had been visit-
ed and a Signet ring belonging to Mr.
Lowth' taken from a shelf where he
had temporarily laid it.

Mr. Lowth inclines to the belief that
the robbery was committed early in the
afternoon and by some one, well ac-
quainted with the premises. He says
further that he believes that it
committed while he was in the front

was

room of his apartments, reading a news—

paper.
He a1 I iv es at this belief from the fact,

as he alleges, that he went into his,

rooms through the kitchen deer and is
positive that he closed the same. On
going out he found the door open and a
cigar» lying on a mat in front of the
door, but gave the matter but little
thought at the time. .

Mrs. Howard found the door of her
roomjas she had left it, locked._ The
kevt to the same is an ordinary ohe and

easily duplicated.

The police am at w 01k on a clue that
will perhaps land the guilty paz ties in
jail if not the State prison.

'That Norwalk has within its environ-
ments a numberof sneak thieves, if not
robbers, seems to be very. much in

evidence.
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Admitted to Practice.

Ata meeting cf the Supreme court
of South Carolina, in Columbia. on
Thursday last, ex-Judge James T. Hub-
bell of this city was admitted to prac-
tice in the courts of that state.

 

‘

Village Improvement Society.

The sasquanaug Association fo1 Vil-
lage Improvement has been organized
at Southport. Charlotte M alvi na Bulk-
1ey is president and Amelia Eleanor
Jennings secretary.

Attorney John J. Walsh drove to
New Canaan to-day to get the deposi-

tions of witnesses in the case of Mrs, .

Mary Lyon vs. the Alton & Chicago
Railroad Company, which case is as-
signed for trial in the U. S. District
Mrs. Lyon sues for $30,000 dam-
ages for injuries sustained in an acci-
dent on that road some four years ago.

 

The Bricklayers Union will dine at
the Ratethrd cafe, tonight. '

Living with Mr. Bates 15 his daugh-

 

ISTCLE IIIs run-SE.

 

Pickpockets Rob- a Minister in the New
Haven Depot.

 

I‘he Rev. Frederick W. why, a mis- ..

'sionary in North Carolina; was robbed
of a pocket- -book containing $1, 200 to

,$1, 500 in checks and $100 in money,

while 1n the New Haven station last
night. Mr. Wey had been in the
North to solicit subscriptions for mis-
sionary work. Yesterday he was in
Hartford. He came down on the train
reaching New Haven shortly before the.
“Gilt-Edge Limited” left for New York
and was waiting in the depot when two
strangers jostled him. He discovered
the loss of the pocket-book when he had
boarded the train for New York. The
pocket-book had been in the back pock-
et of his trousers.
None of the checks were endorsed
and all of them were for small amounts.

llEVI sir? Solon-II.

w. B. McCray Appointed on the Staff of
Governor Cooke.

Governor Cooke yesterday appointed

Lieutenant William B. McCray of Hart-
ford aide—de-camp on his staff with rank
of colonel, from Decembei 8. Colonel
McCray takes the position vacated by
the resignation of Celonel Charles E.
Turner of Waterbury, who has been
appointed by President McKinley
United States consul at Ottawa, Jan.
Colonel McCray is a member of the

insurance firm of C. C. Kimball & Co."
of Hartford. He was born in Rock-'-
ville but has spent the greater part of

his life in business in Hartford. He is
very popular in military circles, par-
ticularly among the officers and ex-of-
ficers of the First Regiment. Colonel
McCray was at one time, under the
late Colonel Hamilton, adjutant of the
First Regiment. He subsequently
served as paymaster of the regiment
upon the staff of Colonel Barbour.

Mr. L. P. Mott is reported as being
in a dying condition at his hOme on
Elm street.

A new trolley-wire rope check is 1e-
ceiving the attention of the Street Rail-
way companv, and is being tested on
car No." 19 of the company’s service
with satisfactory results.

The condition of Attorney J. Belden

Hurlbutt is reported this morning as.

not being as favorable as it was a few

days since, when it was thought that .

he might be at his office in a few days.

——Men’s slippers, 50c, 600, 70c, $1. 00,
$1.25. $1.50 and $2 00.

Women’s warm shoes 69c and $1. 00.

A beautiful kid shoe (ladies) at $2. 50.

$105 in gold, free, A. H. Hoyt & Son,

37 Wallb street. D 9 4t

Mattels of special impOI tance will be
considered at a meeting of Kabaosa
Encampment, I. O. O F. this evening.
The second degree will be conferred
and nominations of officers made.

A numbcl of Norwalk “Shriners”
will visit Bridgeportto-night and wit-
ness the “torture” of several candi-
date's who never yet placed one of their
feet on hot sand, other than at some
summer resort. ' '

, The case of the State vs. John Slat-
tery was heard in the Town Court this
morning. Slattery was found guilty of

. an assault on Daniel Knapp at West

Norwalk. He took an appeal and the
bondswere placed at $100. '

The Center school eleven will play
Harold Clark’s team on the Adams
avenue grounds Friday afternoon.

John A. Holloran‘ and family have. ,

moved from South Mam street to Wil- ,

liam B. Hubbell’s house in Hanford
place, South Norwalk.

Mrs. A. N. Clarke is in New York,
visiting with her mother.

The Camera club‘met last night-1.11
the Central club-rooms on West ave-
nue.

bury. last night,
“The purpose of Christ" will be the

subject of the regular meeting of the

Norwalk Methodist Episcopal church
to-night. Rev. F. A. Scofield will
lead.

The Weather.

Probably fair tonight and Friday;
slight change 1n temperature.

 

 

DEATHS.

KEEFE——~Iu Bridgeport, Dec.
ChristopherF. Keefe, aged 38 years.

,WHELAN—In Bridgeport, Dee?
drew Whelan, aged 54 years.

 

Rev. F. A. Seofie’ld preached at Cran- .

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