' I? If you 'v'vaht'the best V. '
goods for the least money
read the advertisements
in the Gazette.
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VOL. VIII. NO. 1790.
"NORWALK, CONN., TUESDAY EVENING,
JANUARY 25. 1898.
PRICE ONE CENT.
REV. ARTHUB’S TROUBLES
{THE msoII IcIIEEs wmI E‘xrnm oouucIL TO CALI.
I IIuIIIII council.
A SECRET MEETING HELD YESTERDAY.
THE NEW CALL WILL EMBRAQE‘FOUR COUNTS FOR
THE REVERND GENTLEMAN TO ANSWER.
The ex parte council . called by the
discontented members of the Weston
Congregational church, and who heard
the testimony against the Rev. Mr.
Arthur in the town hall at Weston
last week, met at the South Norwalk
Congregational church yesterday after-
noon, details of which meeting was
published in full in last Wednesday’s
GAZETTE. The session yesterday was
a secret one.
After a deliberation of some minutes
Rev. Mr. Arthur was invited to appear .
in person that the council might in-
form itself more fully as to his feelings
and intentions in the matter. Previous
to Mr. Arthur’s appearance it had
been decided to submit a proposition
of calling a mutual council to consider
the matter.
Mr. Arthui was inf01 med of the
council 3 stand and he agreed' in what
they deemed best. The agreement en-
tered into by Rev- M1. Arthur and the
council provides that upon February
\ 8th, at the Weston church, a mutual
council will be held, and that the case
will be submitted to it. The churches
selected'by Mr. Arthur shall be one
party and the aggrieved persons the
other. ' The council is to consist of not
less than 10, nor more than 12 churches
on each side. N 0 church to be exclud-
ed because representéd in the ex parte
council.
It was further agreed that the call,
or letter missive, should be‘issued 1n a
form prepared by the council. Mr.
Arthur wanted the mutual council
composed entirely of delegates, 'of
whom none had served upon the ex-
parte' council. This could not be
agreed to~ and he later waived the
point. Mr. Arthur stated that he was
perfectly willing to give the case into
the hands of the mutual council, and
was also willing that his past be fully
inquired into, even as far as going
back to the day he was born.
The form of the letter missive will
be changed somewhat from the one is-
sued by the petitioners when the ex-
parte council was called. The new call
will embrace four counts. The first
will be a question as to whether or not
Mr. Arthur’s conduct in other churches
and during his pastorship at the Wes‘
ton churchhas been such as to show
him to be an unproper person to fill a
pulpit. _
Question two will be whether or not
, Rev. Mr. Arthur’s name should appear
in the year book of the Congregational
ministers. This of course means that
inasmuch as his name does not appear
he must have, by his record, debarred
himself from it.
Question three: Whether the man-
agement of the Weston church was
conducted in accordance with the prin-
ciples and rules of the. Congregational
church. .
Question four: Whether the petition-
ershave just ground for complaint, and
. whether they have the 1ight to be
complainants. '
In order to carry out the agreement
entered into with Rev. Mr. Arthur, the
' Weston church must authorize the call-
ing of a. mutual council. To bring
about this end the council, yester'
_ day appointed a committee to inform
the Weston church of the agreement
and to instruct them as to its purpose.
After this the doors were opened and
those who had been waiting to hear
the decision of the council allowed to
comefin. They were informed of the
action taken. Providing the calling
of a mutual council is not sanctioned
by Rev. Mr. Arthur’s church the ex
parte council will meet again on Feb-
ruary 14, and take the matter into
their own hands for a decision as to ad-
vice .to be given the petitioners.
LOST HIS WATCH.
And a Lad Loses What He Terms a Cold
Dollar.
Herman Malmo to-day mourns the
loss of his gold watch and a lad claims
to have been “pinched” of one dollar.
This all happened in an ante-room
last night at Arion hall.
'.Mr Malmo was a member of the com-
mittee having in charge the Arion
masquerade ball. He hung one of his
garments up in an ante room, and left
in one of the pockets of the coat a gold
watch.
The thought of a theft being com-
mitted did not occur to him as a young
clad had been left in charge of the room_
It seems that the boy fell asleep, and
some one taking advantage of the fact
went into the room and not only pur-
loined Malmo’ 5 watch but relieved the
boy of one dollar.
Mr. Malmo was unable to give the
number of the watch and the recovery
of the same is hampered. As for the
dollar, the lad never expects to again
see it. The boldness of the theft
stamps the man as being no novice.
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His 59th Anniversary.
George T. Brady, the well known
hatter, can in March next if he so
elects, celebrate the 59th anniversary
of his entrance into the batting busi-
ness. A business, by the way, that he
has ever since “stuck to,” and up to
date enjoys the respect and esteem Of
his fellow workmen. “George,” as he
is familiarly called, is not only a batter
but a Christian, and who as a deacon at
the Methodist church in years agone
has “snaked” more than one young
disturber out of church meetings and
into a position where they were inclined
to cool down and behave themselves.
And to-day those youngsters are among
those who have the greatest respect for
Mr. Brady.
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St. Joseph’s Church Report.
Rev. John T. Winters read his an-
nual report at the service sunday
morning. The report is a good one
and the congregation are to be con-
gratulated .upon the accomplishments
of the year. The report follows: To-
tal receipts for the year were in the
neighborhood of $23,000, and the ex-
penditures pretty nearly balanced that
amount. The debt on the new church
has been reduced $6,500, leaving the
present indebtedness $14,000. Dona-
tions have been made during the year
of $70 from Mayor Bohannan and $25
from R. H. Rowan. The collections
from the ten-cents-a-week system
amount to $2,500.
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“Old Sport” A Mascot.
The current number of the Cleve-
land Cycling Gazette contains a por-
trait of ‘-'Old Sport” Campana, former-
ly of Bridgeport. He is represented
in the costume of a bicycle mascot,
wearing a jersey, upon which is the in-
scription, “Monarch Team,” and giving
away souvenirs.
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See adv man wanted.
TWO SOOI’ALIVENTS.
One of .Them a Barbecue and
the Other :1 Masquerade.
Both Occur at South Norwalk and Brenda
a Superabundance of Pleasure.
' THE ARIONS.
The annual masquerade ball of the
Arion Singing society took place at
Arion hall last night, and 1t was fully
up to ‘former dances given by the socie-
ty in previous years
The costumes were in many instances
elegant and In others noticeable as be-
ing of somewhat of the ballet order,
while in others they were as grotesque
as would be a colony of hob-goblins or
“Weary Willies.” .
The scene was as variegated as a
kaledioscopie view,and the mixture is.
hard of analyzing as would be a Dutch
soup. .
All were, however, merry and to the
spectators, of which there were many,
it was a glorious occasion and fraught
with pleasure to all.
Charles Flynn with a Chesterfieldia‘n
air acted as prompter and filled the po-
sition with credit-to himself and satis—
faction of the dancers.
It was time to put coal on the furnace
fires when the ball came to an end and
the last masquerade r had deserted the
hall.
The committee of ar rangements, con-
sisting of Call Schaub, Herman Malmo,
Albert Berg, Charles Walters, Herman
N ebel, George Scheer and Henry Froeb
did much towards the promotion to
success of the‘affair.
Herman Malmo acted as floor di-
rector, George Scheer assistant, and
were ably assisted byGus Kocour,
'Henry' Kriete, Albert Tetzucr,‘ Emil
Durbeck, William DeKlyn and Wil—
liam Wenorich.
TEE PU'TNAMS.
It was “barbecue ,night” last night
at the Putnam Hose Co. headquarters,
in South Norwalk. _ , f
A thirty pound pig occupied the
usual “pew” of a like weight turkey
on the table, and, he was surrounded by.
an array of salads, meats, etc., that in
quality was the best and in quantity
e nough to satiate the appetite of a regi-
ment. '
The Putnams are not selfish mortals
and had invited, besides brother fire-
men, the Mayor and board of council-
They had also provided afeast
of music and song, in which latter
part the well known voices of John
men.
Wehle and Leigh Whittaker played no
A
named Greenwood gave Several recita'
tions which were heartily encored, and
Prof. Mansfield won plaudits with his
banjo. ' ’
unimportant part. young man
Speeches were made by Councilmen
Hatch, Scofield, Boutwell, Smith, Fer-
ris and others.
It was intended to have Chief vou-
mer recite a detective story, but he
had left the scene before his name was
reached by the toastmaster. Ex-Chief
“Sam” McGowan was called upon for
a- speech but was excused on the plea.
that he had written his remarks down.
but that they had been stolen from .
him.
Ina Word it was a great night for
the “Puts” and their friends.
Mr. Murphy’s Prize.
A son was born. Saturday to Mrs. D.
T. Murphy, wife of president Murphy,
of the Klondike party, and the young-
ster has been named “James Klon-
dike.”
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Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Crofut é
Knapp hat manufacturing Company
was held yesterday, at the Company’s
office. Mr. James K. Crofut of Sims-
bury was. present. Important business
was transacted and officers eleéted.
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8. B. mght.
Members of Company D, C. N. G.,
will hold‘a B. B. sociable at the Armory
next Friday night.
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The Baptists in Greenwich are tv
build a new church.
FIRE IN WESTPURT.
Flames Consume a Barn on
Mrs. Eli C. Smith’sPrem-
ises Last Night.
The Horses, Carriages and Harnesses
_ Saved by Prompt Work.
Aboift, 8 o’clock last night, flames
were discovered coming through the
roof oft; barn on the premises of .Mrs.
Eli C. Smith, at the corner of Compo
and State Streets, Westport. An alarm
was ,soil'nded and the fire department
promptly responded and went into ser-
vice and soon had two streams of water
on the burning building.
As th‘ re was no chance to save the
main s uctm e, Chief Jones turned his
attentigi to sav ing the adjoining build-
ing, which the firemen succeeded in
doing aftel a has (1 fight.
The barn was totally destroyed, but
by prompt work all of the horses. car-
riages and harnesses were saved. The
loss will; amount to about $1, 500 upon
which there is an insurance.
The cause of the fire is unknown, but
as several bonfires had been burning
about the premises during the day, it
is surmised that. a spark lodged on the
roof and finally burst out into flames.
OUT WENT KOHLER.
Aids and His Load Dumped Into the
Street}
Alois Kohler who has recently came
into notoriety through being arrested
for selling liquor without a license in
New Canaan, was on South Main street
gether With a large sized Jag. He—had
placed his wife in the wagon and
climbed' 1n himself, When 1n attempting
to turn around he turned too short
when over .went the wagon, bottles,
Mrs. Kohler and Alois and his jag into
the street.
ber of “emptys” no damage was done,
and Kohler soon had his vehicle right-
ed and drove away.‘
THE GAZETTE lllllllll llKE Tl] KlllW
~ If it would not be better to widen the
Wall street bridge before starting a
. new town. house.
If a little investigation into the
methods in force in the offices of the
prosecuting attorneys would not be
beneficial.
How .many working men there are in
town out of work who would like to
have their takes increased.
- If Attorney Honnecker will address
the Y. M. C.‘ A. on the duties of a pros-
ecuting liquor agent.
If "Captain Ike” has hypnotized Joe
and Edgar. .
The number of times the side gate
near the railroad water tank'swings on
a Sunday.
Why Hemy Benger does not go to
the Klondike.
If Editor Rodemeyer of the Palladium
will monkey with a ’98 chainless wheel.
Why poet Minot Partrick does not
try his hand on Klondike poetry.
If the Klondikers have gotten be-
yond Greenwich.’
If you are going to "Hogan’s Alley”
at Hoyt’s Theatre to—night.
The name of the patriot who is will'
ing to draw deputycollector Sloane/‘8
DW-
Why the town board of relief look so
weary.
Whist.
The Monday AfternoOn Whist club
met with Mrs. L. N. Phinney on West
avenue, yesterday afternoon. The
playing was very spirited and the con-
test close. Mrs. A. J. Meeker captured
the prize. '
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Recent Deaths.
Mrs. Susan Hall, wife of Daniel Hall,
.lied at her home on Cross street, Sat-
.Irday night. The funeral will be at-
tended this afternoon. .
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The weather.
Snow to-night followed by
Nednesday warmer;
rain ;
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John T. Hoyt of Columbia college
pent Sunday with relatives at Roway-
won.
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South Norwalk, yesterday afternoon .
with a wagon load of empty bottles to-*
Beyond“ breaking a num?
dug.”
"Accusrs wars.
Charles .Boinay Says .David
Murdered Hermit Bohner.
The Convicted Murderer lrying to Get
Even With His Former Pal.
The, discovery of the charred
body of John Bohner, known as the
Trumbull hermit in the ruins of his
little shanty, February 7, 1897, created
It was hinted
that foul play had been committed,
and an investigation was attempted.
It never amounted to much. Until
yesterday nothing has been said or
heard of the matter. The Bridgeport
Standard last night published a long
The meat of
the story was found in the last part of
it. This portion is a confession made
by Murderer Charles Boinay, now con-
fined at Wethersfield, awaiting the
carrying out of the sentence of death
imposed upon him for the murder of
George Marcus Nichols.
According to the account given of
the murder of Hermit Bohner, the
crime was of the foulest description.
Boinay accuses Weeks of the murder.
He states that his pal, after firing four
shots at Bohner, took a heavy pick and
drove it through-the old man ’5
Then to escape detection the build-
ing was fired, and the body burned.
quite a stir at the tiine.
story about the, affair.
neck.
Told in all of its gruesome details it is
revolting in its manifest brutality.
The perfect indifference to human life
shown ‘ by Weeks and by Boinay, is
'enough to justify a. death worse than
,hanging,
Boinay 8 object In giving out this con-
'fesSion is manifestédly a desire to be
.revenged upon— Weeks.
know that his pal‘in the awful crimes .
He wants to
will expiate his sins upon the gallows
as well as himself. The idea of revenge .
has been with Boinay since he first
learned of Wéeks’ intention of “peach-
He vowed revenge at that time,
and during the course of the trial
painted Weeks as black as possible,
This confession will hardly. hurt Weeks’
chances for aflife sentence. unless the
Trumbull authorities take the matter
up and investigate it. Weeks will cer-
tainly not disclose his knowledge .of
the affair. _ .. ‘ .
The confession follows:
“On the 6th day of Febiuary, 1397,
Dave Weeks and myself left home
about 1 o "clock In the afternoon, taking
some ‘needle cases’ and ‘fiat-iron clean-
E .
ers’ With us.
“Weu stopped at the home of Mrs.
Charles. Wanzer (Dave’s sister) and
told her that we were going to canvass
for a few days around Long Hill,Easton,
Newtown and other places in the vicin-
ity. .
“Before leaving home, Dave, his
mother and myself talked matters over
and concluded that the towns mentioned
would be good "grafting’ ground, and
we started out with the evident inten-
tiOn of robbing some one that Dave
had worked for.
“We went from Mrs. Wanzer’s to the
home of Henry Bassett, where old man
Cole was at work bundling kindling
wood. Dave and I helped him tie up
wood till about dusk. We had drank
some cider while there, perhaps two or
three quarts between us.
“We told old man Cole that we were
going canvassing. We went down the
hill from Bassett’s,towards John Beard?
sley’s. '
“A bout a half mile from Bassett’s, on
the left hand side of the road, liv’ed an
old and inoffensive man, John Bohner
by name.
“We Went up to the shanty and
knocked at‘the door, but no one an-
swered the summons. We concluded
thatthe occupant was absent. . .
“He had some pretty good ‘wine’ in
his cellar and we wanted some. We
both knocked on the door several times _
and finally we opened a window and
called for the old man. No answer.
Dave crawled in and I followed.
“I took a pail and got out through
the window and went to the cellar,
V open.
on fire and cover up the crime.
I
- the-door of which was f§tened with a.
'padlock.»
I managed to get, the door
I don’t remember whether I
broke the lock or' drew the staple.
There was no way to get in the cellar
frorn the inside of the house.
“There were several barrels add.
kegs in the cellar, and as I did not
know which one the wine was in I.
tried several. Suddenly I heard four
shots in rapid succession. Before ‘the
shots were fired I had heard consider--
able noise up-stairs. I concluded _ that
the old man had returned and that he
and Dave were having a tussle.
“I Iushed out of the cellar, and as l
entei ed the door I saw the most sick-
ening sight that I ever beheld.
“The old man lay on the floor with
one end of a common dirt pick in the
back of his neck, the point coming out
just under the chin. The floor was
covered with blood. Dishes and tin-
ware were scattered around the room.
“There was a dim light burning.
Dave was searching the old man’s
pockets.
old silver watch. ,
“I was too horrified to speak. Final—
ly Dave explained:
He got three cents and an
‘The old man came
in and I grabbed him with the inten-
tion of throwing him on the bed and“
holding him there till you came up
with the wine. He, recognized me, so
I shot him at once, and finished him
with the pick.’
“Dave knew the old man would have
him arrested, so he killed him in order
to escape. The old man’s house had
burned downafew years before and
at, that time he had had a narrow es-
cape from death, and Dave said the
best thing to do was to set the house
Dav-e
explained that the neighbors would
think the old man was drunk and did
it himself. m - ~-
“We wentto the cellaI and drank
some wine and remained there about
two hours, as near as I can remember.
It was too early to fire the house.
‘ Then Dave went up stairs, ”and. so
he told me, poured kerosene oil all over
the floor and bed, and then set me to
the shanty.
" 'We went to Long Hill,
the school house door, entered, built
a fire there and remainedzuntil day-
light. ’5
"Dave’s hands were covered with
blood. There was no water in the
burst open
‘school house,‘ so ’I went out and got-
some snow. 1 melted this over the
fire and gave him the water to wash
with. His handkerchief was pretty
well spotted with blood, so be burned
that in the school house stove.
“In the morning we went to Stepney'
and peddled our goods around town,
and then walked over to Derby, and
went to Bridgeport on the train. I
pawned my watch in Bridgeport, so we
could have money for car fare back.
I don’t remember now what our object
was in going to Bridgeport.
When we reached home ‘mother"
told us that the shanty of old man Boh-
ner had been fired and that the old‘man
had been burned in the ruins. His
body had been found there. She said
the whole neighborhood had been ex- .
cited over the affair. . 4
“A few days later ‘mother’ told us :.
that some of the Bassett’s folks had seen ‘
us going towards the shanty that night
and. we were suspected. Dave turned
deathly pale. ‘Mother’ noticed this and
exclaimed:~ ’ ‘
“ ‘You fellows did it!"
“I denied'it, but I don’tknow whethv
er Dave ever told her about the affair
or not.
“We went to Jersey City a few days
later and Dave pawned the old man’s
watch for one dollar.
DEATHS.
CHRISTENSEN—In East V01 1» alk
Jan. 24, Andrew Christensen. aged57
years. ‘
DEWOLF—In BIidgeport, Jan. 23,
Harold 0., son of Harry F and Many
DeWolf, aged 2 years.
GOLDY—In Stamfm d, Jan. 23, Harry
Atwood Goldy, aged 36 years.
.GAFFNEY—In Stamford,
Mrs. Edward Gafl’ney.
HOYT ~—In Stamford, Jan. 25, Mary
E., wife of the late George Clinton ;
Hoyt' 1n her 83d year.
Jan. '_ 21,
Norwalk Chronicler