Evening gazette, Tuesday, December 21, 1897 · page 1

 

 

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' VOL. VII. No.1 1767.

 

,‘NORWALK, CONN, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 211897.

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family paperthe Gazette’s
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prove its value to you. .

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His FIRST courissmn.

 

IIIPosnIII IIIIIE II I'll IIIIIEF VOLLMER or Souni Il0ll-
WALK- II BUFFALO. ‘

 

.HE TELLS or THE FUBAMUBDEB.

 

AGREES INAMANY RESPECTS WITH THE CONFESSION

0F FUiDA MADE BEFORE HIS EXECTION.

 

_ The following is the first and original
confession made by Nicodemo Imposino
to Chief William Vollmer of the South
Norwalk policeforce.

The confession was made at Buffalo, .

N. Y., on February 23, just six days af-
ter the murder of Mrs. Fuda, and im-
mediately after Imposino’s arrest.

. It has never been printed before and
was obtained by the GAZETTE through
the courtesy of Chief Vollmer.

IMPOSINO’S CON FESSION .

, On the night of Wednesday, I was at
Stamford depot about 9 o’clock. About
that time Fuda and his wife came to
the depot and asked me if I wanted to
go along with them to South N orwalk.
I told them I hadn’t any money and
Fuda offered me money to go; he gave
me 25 cents. I got a ticket for South
Norwalk, and Fuda bought tickets for
him and his wife. '

When we got to South Norwalk, I
told Fuda to get off there because we
had reached the place where I wanted
to go, and'Fuda told me to go to an-
other station, next to South Norwalk,
and then Fuda gave the- conductor
fifteen cents-more to go to this next
station. I didn’t know the name of
the station, but I heard it was East
Norwalk. Then I asked Fuda where
'he wanted to go and he told me to
walk a little bit ahead where'a bridge
was. Then Fuda told me to go on top
of the bridge and see if a street car
came. I was climbing up to go on the
bridge when I heard a voice cry, “Oh
God! you kill me.” Then I saw Fuda
run with a' hatchet in his hand and I
asked him, “What have you done ?”
and Fuda says, “Well, I kill her.”
Then Fuda says, “Now don’t give me

away, or if you have any intention of -

giving me away I will kill ,you right
here too.” I

Then I says to F uda, “I am a little
afraid to come along with you, you bet'
ter go alone,” and Fuda compelled me
to go with him and says, “If you don’t
go .along with me as far as Stamford I
will kill you right on the spot.” Then
we went to East Norwalk depot to buy
a ticket back to Stamford, but there
wasfio trains going and the station was
closed.‘
I I saw a street car standing under the

bridge and then we got on this car and‘

. asked the conductor if this car went to

South Nwwalk depot and the conduc-

tor says, “Yes, ” and there we got tick-

ets for Stamford.

_ Fuda suggested that we buy tickets
for Glenbrook, but I refused to go to
Glenbrook and said I wanted to get off
at Stamford.

When we were waiting for the train
at South Norwalk, Fuda gave me a

I twenty dollar bill to go and buy some
fruits, and then we went together to
buy some fruits and we gave the twen-
ty dollar bill to the dealer. We bought

.fifteen cents worth and the dealer
couldn’t change the bill, and we hand
ed it to a policeman and he got! it
changed. After that we went to the
depot and got on the train and went to
Stamford. Then when we got off the

. train at Stamford, I went in one direc-

' tiOn, in the direction of the canal boat,
and Fuda went in another direction

‘1 ,I [didn’t see anything more of Fuda, but

 

the boss of the house saw Fuda the
next morning, Thursday morning.

' Ididn’t see the body. Fuda killed
the. woman 111ght on the track and left
her there. In the dark I couldn’t see
but I heard a cry, “Oh God, you kill
me, you kill me.” .

I left S1ta1‘fif01d because I owed a
good many people there, and couldn’t
get any work, and when I got in New
York I :met a man named Angello
Mongdalty, and he says to go to Ni-
agara Falls for work and gave me a
letter to a friend of his. 2

The people living in' the neighbor-
hood knew that Fuda killed his wife,
because he said he Would kill her.

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-——If you desire to purchase a high
grade piano for Chlistmas, you can
save 25 per cent by purchasing direct
from the manufacturers, Schleichel &
Sons, No.19 Main street, Norwalk.

D. 20 5t.

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Horse Came Back.

Charles B.-1 Meeker of VVestport at—
tended church Sunday evening in that
village. He put his horse under a
shed with several others about 8 o’clock.

Two hours later when he started to g0“

home the turnout was not to be found.
It was thought a thief had been around
and picked Mr. Meeker’s horse as the
most likely one to get-rid of. Monday
morning, however, the animal returned
to the yard and it is now thought it
Only wandered away.
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—One of those $1 fountain pens will
make an excellent Christmas gift.
Call at GAZETTE office and see them.

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" St. Paul’s Calendar.

St. Thomas’ day Was celebrated with
services at the chapel this morning.

Christmas day sel dices will be held
at 7:30 and 10: 30 a. m.

The decoration of the church begins
to-day.

The Christmas festival will be held
on Tuesday Dec. 28.

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—Ten per cent. discount on pocket
knives when bought for classes So.
N01 walk Hardware Co. D 20 3t.

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For a Pension.

Congressman Hill has introduced a
bill granting a pension to Franklin Hull
of this city. M11. Hull is totally blind,
his trouble resulting from his injury
contracted in the war as a sergeant in
the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.

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-A Catholic Prayer book 011 a pair
of Pearl Rosaries make a splendid
Christmas gift, at J. T. Hayes. 5 Main
street. D 20 5t.

The Lucky Ticket.

The following is a copy of the sales-
ticket which drew the California
blankets at the Boston Store, Monday:

Date, 12—23, Book :1, No. 3, Item,
Web 5c, amount received 50, Red No. 15.

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—Woman’s exchange open every day

this week from 10 a. m. to 8 p. m., Sat-
urday excepted.
I). 20 5t

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,Afraid iof Judge Wheeler.

There were 13 uncontested divorce
cases assigned for hearings before
J udgeGeorge W. Wheeler in the super-
ior court yesterday. Of this number
only one petitioner appeared. ‘

 

 

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Anderson—Oldfield.
.William H: Anderson of New York,

" and Miss Robina Oldfield of South Nor-

walk are to be married to-morrow by
Rev. F.W. NOrris' of Trinity church.

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,a piece of timber.

LAMBERT initial.
The .Victim sun Alive but
Gradually Sinhing.

 

 

One Leg and an Arm Paralyized by the
Robbers Bullets.

David S. R. Lambert, the victim of

Friday night’s horror in Wilton, is

still alive but the physicians do not be-'

lieve that he can last over 48 hours

I‘longer, the nourishment he is able to
take being all that is keeping him_

alive.

There were five physiolans at his.

bedside last evening; and a drainage
tube was inserted-in the wound at the
back of his head. The tube entered ,. a
distance of some two and a half inches,
indicating that the shot was a fatal one.

There is a possibility that the town
fathers will offer a reward for the ar-
rest of the assailants some time today.
The delay was not from apenurious
spirit. on the part of the authorities,
bth in the hope that Mr. Lambert
would regain consciousness and give
even a slight clue to his assailants.
This hope has. now been abandoned, as

the patient weakens slowly but surely,~

Mrs. Lambert continues to improve
slowly. Her hands are still so swollen
that she is not able to hold a cup, and
the burns about her mouth make her
unable to take any but liquidfood. She
is able to get some rest, but the mo-
ment she is asleep .‘she begins to re-
hearse the horrible story and needs
constant attention.

Absolutely no further clue as to the
identity 011 whereabouts of the robbers
has been obtained.

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-——At the big fulflnitule store, Ray -
mond & Sons, they have a full line of
Ladies desks and parlor tables; also
rattan goods in rocxers and without
lockers. D 18 tf

County Home Christmas Tree.

The annual Christmas tree for the
wards of the Ocunty Home, will be
held at the Home on Westport avenue,
on the afternoon of January third,from
four to six o’clock. There are more

children than usual in the Home and '

it is hoped that contributions for the
tree will be liberal, Toys and books
will be very acceptable. The enter-
tainment will be public.

 

Doctor Lockwood Taken to Bellevue.

Dr. William‘A. Lockwood, formerly
of this city, who has lived on the top
floor at 340 West- Forty-sixth street,
New York, for several monthspand
who has been ill during most of that
time. was yesterday taken to Bellevue
Hospital to be examined as to his men-
tal condition. I The brother of the"suf1-
ferer, Dr. Charles E. Lockwood of 34

West Thirty-eighth street, has been at-‘

tending him.
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Tom Court. - p v

John Slattery was fined $25 and costs
in the Town Court for "an assault on
Winfield Scott at Gregory's stables,
yesterday afternoon.

Frank Taylor was fined $5 for in-
toxication. He paid up and was dis-
charged. I

Harr y Brown was fined $5 f01 breach
of the peace.

Joseph Barnes was fined $5 for as
sault.

 

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Had Gone Daft. _

A young musician from Block Island
was in town Saturday night endeavor-
ing to find a highly esteemed Norwalk
lady with whom he had fallen despera-
ately' 1n love. The young man was in-
sane on the subject of love and made
quite an exhibition in a West avenue
trolley while on his return to the rail-
road station. .

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Did You See II?
A horse and wagon passed through
this city about 7.30 o’clock last Friday
night.

been hard driven. The wagon ap-

(peared to have one wheel supported lay-'-
Whoever saw the. .

turnout will confer a favor by notify-
ing Officer Robert N. Morehpuse.

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Home Again.

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Fred H. Quintard returned from his ’
hunting trip yesterday morning, and .

this evening will give a game supper to
a few of his gentlemen friends.

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. further order.

The horse was a sorrel and had

 

HAVE ”TEE noun.

new Canaan Selectmen May
Be. Sent to Iail.‘

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Failed to Work Mrs. Anderson’s Roads Al.

for the Supreme Court Had 0r;
dered It Done.

The selectmen of New Canaan are
liable to spend a few weeks in jail if
they-do not look out.
likely to come from the failure of the
town to cemply with the order of the
court in the Wilton road matter,
which was brought up by Mrs. Susan
Anderson and which went to the Su-
preme court before it was finally set-
tled.

It will be recalled that Mrs. Ander
son brought. a petition to the county
commissioners to have them make an
order compelling the town to work two
property.
The commissioners gave a hearing and
:decided that one road should be built.
Then the town officials burnt their fin-

roads which went by her

gers.

They t00k an appeal to the superior
co'urt'and in due time a hearing 'took
place before Judge Ralph Wheeler.
The court heard the evidence of ye
ancient citizen and decided that the
town must work both roads. That was
a facer for the selectmen. But they
took the ease up to the supreme court
and it was argued at the last term in
Bridgeport

Three weeks ago, the coult handed
down a decision confirming the judg-
ment. of Judge Wheeler. The latter
had made an order directing that. the
roadsbe put in good condition before
AugustL but pending the appeal "to
the supreme court nothing was done.
The order became- operative immedi-
ately after the decision by the court of
last resort. The selectmen calmly ig-
nored it.

They even went further. They
called a meeting and tried to have the
roads discontinued, but-the good peo-
ple of New Canaan would not have it.

Monday morning Attorney Gray,
counsel for Mrs. Anderson, brought up
his motions on the short calendar be-
fore Judge George W. Wheeler. He
asked for judgment and for allowance
of costs in accordance with Judge Ralph
Wheeler’s order. '

'On the judgment question Judge

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Now Is the Time

For old and new subscribers to send in their
”subscriptions for the WEEKLY GAZETTE
"(Mid New York. Weekly Tribune. for the your

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Wheeler said there Ives no need of a
The Way to proceed was
to bring the delinquent selectmen up

before the court and send them to jail

for contempt.- The superior court must
see to it that its judgments are com-

plied with.
Attorney. Gray said their was no de-

fsire on the part of his client for any-
thing unreasonable, but she did want

something done to the roads before the
winter set in, as they w ould be practi-
cally impassable when the snow and

1,03 Came.
Attorney John J Light for the town

Visaid that it w0uld be practicallymim-

Their trouble is

possible to‘ work the roads now. If the
work was done at this time it would
have to be carried on all over again in
the spring.

Judge Wheeler Said a motion might
be placed'on the short calendar to have.

. the time extended. ,If counsel could

agree upon it" the matter would be
settled then and there. But if no
agreement was reached then counsel?
for Mrs. Anderson could ask that the
selectmen be summoned into court for

contempt; that would‘qu'ickly bring the

matter to a head.
On the question of costs both sides
made a statement and the court took

the papers for further consideration.
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—Come and examine our line of up-
holstered Morris chairs and couches;
also our furniture, Sideboards, exten-
sion tables and Chiffoniers in Birdseye-
maple, oak and Mahogany. Raymond
& Son. D 18 tf

New Barber Shop.

Harry Leobold will on or before Jan-
uary 1st, re-open his old barber shop
near the Street Railway station._ He

thoroughly understands his business

and it is safe to say will receive a lib-
eral share of patronage.

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The Warwick prize hog is to be
slaughtered this afternoon by “Lum’1
who is an artist in porcine butchering.
Somebody will get several barrels of
pork for half a dollar.

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' A horse belonging to the Old Well
laundry, ran away in East Norwalk
this morning. He- was captured cross-
ing the Washington street bridge.

Miss Disbrow of 34 Van Zandt avenue,
East Norwalk, held one of the sales
tickets which drew a pocketbook and
$5 at the Byston store, Saturday.

——Don t buy cheap p001 candy when
you can get Fresh reliable goods at

Colby & Smith’s for the same money
D 21 2t.
Congressman E. J. Hill has arrived
home for the holidays,

“This the shortest day in the year. ,

The boom of prosperity is bumping
up against the merchants this week in
unquestionable earnest.

The announcement that wages are
going up in the manufacturing dis-
tricts is welcome intelllgence.

——Colby & Smith are showing the
largest assortment of fresh Candies, at
greatly reduced prices for the holidays.

D 21 12t.

The Christmas green tying at St.
Paul’s church has been finished and
the decorating of church and chapel

 

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For ninety-56cm years the GAZETTE has
ueverfaz’led z'u-u‘s wéekly oz'Sz'ts to the homes of
Former: and Villagers throughout ,Fcu‘rfield
County, and for more than f fly-six years the .9
Tribune has faithfully labored for their pros-
parity and happiness.

Bot/z papers will be sent to any address upon
receipt of only one dollar.
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The funel al of the late William
Hewitt will be held this afternoon.

The South Norwalk post office will
be lighted by incandescent lamps on
and after to-day. ~

The funeral of the late Edward
G182 ory will be attended to-morrow af-
ternoon.

The Central Whist club met at the

.club house on West avenue yegt'erday

afternoon.‘ The first prize was won by

Mrs. H. Whitmore Gregory and the.

second by Miss Lena Cole-

Miss Isabel Hanford, of south Nor-
walk, who has been visiting f1 iends in
Danbury, has returned home.

sourn 'NOBWALK counc’IL.

Will Meet Again on Monday
Evening Next.

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What was reported would be the last
meeting of the present board of the

last evening, will not be the last meet
ing, it being shown that the business
could not be “cleaned up.”

The May 011 and full board were pres-
cut.

The sum of $500 was voted to the
Street commissioner, for necessary out-
lays on the cit-yistreets.

It was also voted to -draw $500 from
the surplus in the hands of the water
commissioners for the use of the city. 1

. Councilman Hatch reported the
amount of sewer assessments on Reed,
Golden Hill and Monroe-streets.

Ex~mayor P.- L. Cunningham was
granted permission to move back and
improve the present building at the
“corner of West avenue and Garden
streets. ,

After considerable discussion Luther
M. Wright. was granted permission to
erect an addition to his carriage fac-
tbry on Franklin street.

The matter of widening Ely avenue
was discussed but no action was taken.

Councilman Hatch reported that the
assessments laid for the improvements
On Day street some years since had not
yet been paid. . No action was taken in
the matter.

It was the sense'of the board that all

to the city clerk on 011 before December
27th to which date the Council ad-
journedfor its final meeting.

——Fancy Perfume Atomizer s. decor at-

ed and Cut glass at Riggs’ Drug stor.e
D. 2:16. tf

 

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Altacbmer ts.,.

attachment on property belonging to E.
J. Valentine to recover $175. The at-
tachment was made on an oyster claim
alleged to belong to the defendant. A
hearing—in the matter will be held in
the Town court, the first Monday in
January.

Paul Popp has caused an attachment
to be placed on property belonging to
Stephen Kolmans, to recover on a
claim of $25 for money leaned.

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The Selectmen have awarded the
contract for the regrading of the Con-
necticut turnpike, from a point near
the Armory, west, to M. Labrino. The
work will be commenced at an early
date.

Complaint is made of the unnecessary
amount of mud that accumulates and
becomes frozen on the roadway of the
Cross street bridge.

Seldom, if ever, has them been as
many funerals in Norwalk as within
the past few days And yet thele is
probably not a healthier town in the
state, so far as disease is concerned.

. 0111' Brothers Lodge, 1. O. O. F.
nominated oflicers last night.

the Fail field County Children’s Home,
was to-day transferred to t .1e Girl’s In-
dustl ial school at Middletown. The
girl had outgrown her surroundings

other children at the Home.

This is a busy season fer employees
of the express companies, as well as
the clerks and carriers at the poSt-
offices. _

George H. Allen is on the sick list.

nominate ofiicers Thursday evening.

The leading scores for prizes at the
Saunders’ rifle gallery are: Profession-
al, Dr. Clark and Elmer Miller, 119,.
Peter Roberts, 115.
James. 118. George Fisher, Boville and
Morrison, 117.

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The Weather.

Snow; ex’cept rain on the coast. prob-
ably clearing Wednesday afternoon.

 

DEATHS.

 

Francis, infant son of Robert and Sadie
Fuller Green. ,

MILLS—In Silvermine, Dec. 20, Wil-
liam J. Mills aged 59 years. '

NORTON—In Bridgeport, Dec. 20th.

Norton, aged 1 year, 6 months.

ROWE—In Bridgeport, Dec.
Richal d Rowe,a aged‘60 years.

’ TOMPgiINS—Ili Danbury, Dec. 19th.

aged 77 years, 2 months.

 

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Unable to Complete all City Business and '

South Norwalk city council, to be held_-_

bills due against the city he presented .

F. D. Lawton & Co. have placed an.

Amateur, Capt. '

Thomas, son of Joseph and Bridget

19th,

Betsey, wife .of Reuben Tompkins. .

 
 
 
 

 

 

Helen J ohnstone, a former inmate of .

and was a detriment to the morals of '

The Cockenoe tribe of Red Men‘ will “

GREEN—In Danbury, Dec.- 20, Harry 7 1