es‘ Elf you want the best goods for the least money read the advertisements - n the Gazette. d ; Evening 1e“ Recognized as -.’he family paperthe Gazette’s advertising columns. will prove its value to you. I VOL. v111. NO.1831 N ORWALK, CONN ., THURSDAY EVENING, MAHCH 24,1898. “PRICE ONE CENT. GAUGHT IN THE AGT. 'Officer Hunt Catches John Owens Bobbing J. Henry Hoyt’s Store. The Officer Has Been Watching the Sus- pect For Some Time. For some time past J. Henry Hoyt has been missing money, cigars and liquors from his store 011 Water “street. The peculations became so numerous, however, the police were informed of the matter and set a watch to capture the visitor. Officer Thomas Hunt was put on the case, and securing the key to the GA- ZETTE’S counting roomshe has been keeping watch from the window for several nights. His vigil was rewarded about 5:15 o’clock this morning when he saw John Owens, a former bartender for Mr. Hoyt, cross Water street and taking a key from his pocket open the door and enter the store. The officer darted down the stairs and out of the GAZETTE building, and when he had nearly reaChed Mr. Hoyt’s place of business he blew his whistle summoning Officer Kenney to the spot. The officer’s whistle was also heard by Owens and he ran to the door to make his escape, but Hunt was too quick for him and reached the door first and secured it until Officer Kenny reached the spot when they went in~ side and captured Owens. Mr. Hoyt was at once summoned and came down town. Upon opening his he that 3 75 cents in quarters money drawer found ten cent pieces, and a marked dollar bill were missing. Owens was taken to police headquar- ters and searched. The ten cent pieces and quarters were found in his outside overcoat pocket but the missing mark- ed dollar bill could not be discovered although every piece of'clothing on the prisoner was thoroughly searched. After looking Owens in", a cell his room was visited and his trunk search- ed'. Here the officers found a pair of shoes and necktie which Mr; [Hoyt readily identified as being his property also a box of cigars of a brand only sold in this city by Mr. Hoyt. The officers have been suspicious of Owens ever since the fact of the thiev- ing was reported to them, and their suspicions were fully confirmed a few days ago when he gave Officer Kenney a cigar, which when taken to Mr. Hoyt was easily identified as being one of the special brand sold only by Mr. Hoyt. . Another fact learned by the police, going to show that Owens was the man who was robbing the store, was that on Sunday morning last he had a quart bottle of fine imported. brandy and in- vited several friends to his room to as- sist in drinking it. The police are of the opinion that Owens had an accomplice during his visits to the store, who stood on the corner near Adams Bros. market and signalled to him whenever the police were coming, so as to give him a chance to escape from the building or secret himself within until the officer had passed. This morning, however, the suspected accomplice was absent with the result that Owens was captured in . the act. Owing to the absence of both Judge Frost and associate Judge Gregory in Bridgeport Owens will not be placed on trial until their return. ~~~——~—‘o.o>—- ———-——- Wilton. Mrs.John I.Dunning of Nor-walk was .in town on Wednesday. .Mrs. S. P. Fitch attended the funeral of her brother, the late Oscar I. Jones, in Westport on Wednesday. A meeting of the Lookout committee of the Y. P. S. C. E was held at the home of Deacon T. F. Gilbert on Wed- meday evening. Rev. William E. Hooker, attended the funeral of the late Rev. Mr. Yar- , m at Greenwich on Wednesday. 5 HLLETl YYITH SHOT. Two Wilton Boys Fired Upon in Peat Swamp. While Walking Along the Road An Unseen Marksman Shoots Them. The lonely strip of road between N orwalk and Westport familiarly called “Peat Swamp,” and celebrated for the number of mysterious shootings and hold-ups that have occurred .in that lo- cality in years past, was the scene of another shooting yesterday afternoon, which while it did‘ not result fatally, resulted in two boys being uncomfort- ably filled with bird shot. Charles Johnson and VVeddieVVasson, two pupils of VVhitlock’s school in Wil- ton, were ,walking along the road near the “Swamp,” when suddenly the re- port of a gun rang out and both became conscious that they had been shot by an unknown shooter. The boys were not much hurt but badly scared, and beat a hasty retreat for the Whitlock school. amination was made, and it was found that Johnson had received sixteen shots in his body and one in his face while Wassou had two in his hand. All of the wounds were superficial and no serious results are feared, but it was an uncomfortable experience for the lads. Neither of them saw the party who fired the shot, and neither of them was aware of the presence of a shooter until they heard the report of the gun and felt the stinging sensation of the leaden pellets as they struck him. =A LOTS OF MUSIC. _ Here an ex- Lawyers and Officers Play a Tune of Warrants on Pianos. Groceryman Fred Scribner, of Main street, yesterday, caused a writ of at- tachment to be placed on a piano be- longing to Mr. and Mrs. J. Irving Dun- ning of School street, to cover a claim for $64 for a grocery bill, he having been informed that the Dunnings were to remove out of town. It is under- stood that the piano was not fully paid for and that it will be replevined by agents of the manufacturers. E. J. VVadhams a few days since, it is alleged, caused a piano to be taken from his former home and placed at a house in East Norwalk, hoping to se- cure a loan on the same. It was later claimed that the piano belonged to Williard Wadhams, and the latter succeeded in again getting possession of the same. The affair, which is somewhat of a complicated one, is lit.- ble to be aired in the courts. ,___ BASKET BALL. Lively Playing at the Armory Last Night. New Havens did not Arrive. The basket-ball games played in the Armory last night, were witnessed by quite a large crowd of spectators. The team from New Haven which was ex- pected to be present failed to arrive, a telephone message from that city ex- plaining that the team had missed the train. The first games was between the St. Joseph’s and Co. F’s second team. In the first half there were a number of fouls by both teams, the score result- ing in favor-of the St. Joseph’s 3 to 2. In the second half the St. Joseph’s scored four more points and won the game. That those present should not be dis- appointed in seeing the two games an- nounced, the Company F first team de- cided to forfeit the fine called for, and play the second team of the company. (This for the reason of the non-appear- ance of the New Haven team.) The first half of the game resulted in a score of 10 to O in favor of the first team. In the second half the team continued its tactics and defeated the -St. Joseph team by a score of 11 to 1. ' The new suits of the St. Joseph’s team arrived at Coleman’s news agency this morning and will be used for the first time by the team in their game with the Co. E team of Bridgeport in ' Music hall, to-morrow evening. .. vr W. A. Vogel, of New York, was in town tic-day. ‘ .GOLUNIAL COTTAGE. Flower Committee of theChris- tian Endeavor Society Entertain. An Evening of Rare Enjoyment With Dr. and Mrs. 1. Milton Coburn. The Flower COmmittee of the Chris— tian Endeavor society, of'the South Norwalk Congregational church, gave a most enjoyable Colonial tea at the Colonial Cottage of Dr. and Mrs. J. Milton Coburn, on South Main street, yesterday afternoon and evening. A cake and candy sale occupied , the afternoon from 4 until 6 o’clock, at which time the festivities ceased until evening, but not before all the fine cakes and candies contributed by the members of the committeehad been dis— posed of. At 7 o’clock the rooms of the hand- some cottage ornamented with rare Colonial bric-a-bria, began to fill with guests, and an elaborate vmusical pro- gramme held the attention of all 11n- til nearly 10 o’clock. It was a most enjoyablevevening, and Dr. and Mrs. congratulations on the success of the Coburn received many entertainment. The programme was quite an extend- ed one and highly appreciated by the guests, and was as follows: Piano Solo—Miss Nellie Disbrow. Duett—Misses Wyman and Byxbec. Mandolin Duett—Misses Illing and Pierce, Miss Mildred Decker ac- companist. Piano Solo——Mrs. F. H. Quintard. Solo—~Mrs. George R. Byington. Cornet Solo—Howard Tilly. Solo—Miss Florence Haviland. Piano Trio—Miss Benedict and the Misses Disbrow. Piano Duett—Miss Decker and Harry Pierce. 4 -A‘ ‘ Darien. A good audience attended the blind men’s entertainment in the Town Hall Wednesday evening. Flat fish are biting at the Cove and numerous Darien fishermen are mak- ing large catches. , For the next week the Kickapoo In- dians will own Darien. The GAZETTE is the favorite news- paper in Darien and its items are cop- ied bodily by the other papers. Frank Finch has moved into the low er part of William Selleck’s house, and Mrs. Hall will move into the house va- cated by Mr. Finch. Cisco Smith was in town this week making arrangementsto move into his new house on Mansfield avenue for the summer. Darien constables will be kept busy after April lst, watching for violators of the new trout law. Walter Bates, of Norwallr, lvown Wednesday on business. . The Eagle Hooks have decided upon next Thursday evening, March 31. on which to give their chowder party. The Pioneers of Norwalk will attend and a good time is promised. was in Everettl \Iillspaugh has purchased .1. t1 otter f1 om Ridgefield pai ties. The attention of the town fathers is called to the pond of water in the road near the residence of Daniel Slawson. Unless some method of drainage is adopted it will be necessary to ferry ac110ss the spot in boats. The Darien Drum corps has collected quite. a good sum of money towards procuring new uniforms, which they hope to obtain before their visit to the Stamford Drum corps. This is a. worthy object, advertises and puts life into the town and everybody should assist in the good work. The boys will receive with pleasure any contributidn made, be the y either large or small. k :‘v 7 Mrs. Mary Smith Dead. Mrs. Mary Smith, mother of Mrs. A. S. Kavanagh, died at her home‘in Hig- ganum, Sunday evening last. Mrs. Smith had been an invalid for some time and on last Friday underwenta surgical operation from which she did not rally. Mrs. Smith leaves two daughters besides Mrs. Kavanagh, Miss Bertha Smith and Miss Nellie Smith. Mr. and Mrs. ’Kavanagh have returned home, the funeral having taken place — yesterday. «advertise in the GAZETTE. an: OWENS-AGAIN. Said He Was Prince in Charm- ers and‘nad a Mission Quickly Recovered from a Fit When Doused With Water. Eben .i. Owens, of Darien, known to all as a man who pretends to ‘fall into fits and trances, and who claims that he has a mission to reform the world, was committed to Bellevue Hospital yesterday from the Morrisania Court for examination as to his sanity. Owens was arrested earlier “in the day in the Morrisania police station. He walked in and asked Sergeant \Vade to direct him to the Fordham Hospital. He said that he was a dan- gerous—person to be at large. Sergeant \Vadc recognized him and had him locked up in a cell. Owens described himself as 26 years of age, of Darien. As soon as Ovvens was put in the cell he pretended to fall into a fit. He was doused with water, which brought him to. Then he went to~sleep. / He was subsequently taken to the Morrisauia Court prison. He was known there and his reputation of mak- ing believe he is a hypnotist was known. Keeper Peter Meehan saw Owens try- ing to fix his gaze on him and he kept out of the prisoner’s way. Owens then tried to catch the eyes of two scrub- women, but they picked up their brushes and pails and ran away. Then he took out a harmonica and began to play so well that everybody marveled at his skill. He put that back in his pocket, and began to whistle imitations of bird calls, at which he showed even more skill than with the harmonica. At last he was arraigned before Magis- trate Brann. ~ The man had the audacity to try to catch the magistrate’s eye, but failed. Upon his arraignment Owens announc- ed himself as the Prince of Charmers He said he possessed hypnotic influence, and that he came into the world with a ' mission. n he said haughtily to the mag- “I am a Christian artist and reformer. I am the evangelist of the world. My mission is to expose fraud. I set forth the fraud in insane asylums, istr'ate. 511'." “Go down to the Bellevue Hospital insane pavilion for five days,” said the magistrate, “and see if they’re frauds down there.” . “Sir, I shall,” said Owens. “1 wish to see Dr. W'ildman, whom I have met. There is no law against an insane man and I shall assassinate Dr. VVildman. ” Owens was then taken out, looking into theeyes of a man charged with intoxication, who moved uneasily away from him. 4-: AMUSEMENTS. The Isle of Champagne. “The Isle of Champagne” comes to Hoyt’s Theatre next Monday night with an en. i1 ely nev. production from $119.18 to ballet, new scenery, new cos- tumes, new management and new life and fun, eve1 yth'mg new excepting the opera itself. Richard Golden, a well known and deservedly popular star, and Katherine Germaine, wvhose re- markable success in "The Fencing Masner” will be remembered,will shine in this production. #4...» Easter Vacation. The Misses Grace Haviland, Helen Swartz, Grace Byington, Julia Lock— wood, Clara Betts and Edith Hunter, will arrive home from Vassar to-mor- row, to spend the Easter holiday with their parents. ' A ‘ Band Rehearsal. The Norwalk Band will hold the first rehearsal of the season to-morrow even- ing, in their new rooms in the C. O. C. Betts building on Main street. VA A,‘ Norwalk Honored. W. N. Simons, of Norwalk, was elect- ed grand keeper of reco1ds at a meet- ing of the Golden Cro oss Grand Com- mandery 1n Stonington yesterday ‘vr —-All the . successful Merchants or , this City Advertise in THE GAEYI‘TR , EVE’S RAMBLINGS. COMMENT AND GOSSIP AMONG THE WOMEN, BY ONE OF THEM. "In selecting a wife," said a man whose success in such selection has ,_ been conspicuous, “always go by the mother of the girl. It’s a good rule and I’ve never yet known it to fail. There's a good long stretch of future before most people who make up their minds to get mar— ried. and for a considerable proportion of that stretch the girl will be much more like her mother than like herself. It’s easy enough to choose a wife so far as the present is concerned, but if you want touknow something of your wife for the future you should take her mother into account. When you see a truly charming mother you may be pretty sure that her daughter is to be depended upon when she reaches the same age. Long before I was more than aware of the existance of my wife I thought her mother was one of the loveliest women in the world. I was only a little chap and she, a brilliant young matron, was of course, unaware of my devotion, but my allegiance never lost its hold, and when I grew up I promptly fell in love with the daughter of the woman whom I had so long admired. “I have great faith,” concluded the man, “In the doctrine that calls moth- ers 'warnings.i ” Of all the virtues that a true woman- ly woman should possess to rise in the estimation of the average man dignity is generally conceded to be the leader. With this attribute there comes nat- urally that peculiar reserve essentially attractive in a woman. It is all very well to admire in the abstract the flufi‘y, kittenish sort of’a woman, but a man demands in his wife above all else that reserve of manner which commai ds and receives respect. The dignified woman never has any complaint to make of familiarity on the part of men with whom she comes in contact either socially or in business life. Her dignity is a shield against insult and the brightest jewel in her crown of wOmanly attributes. The dignified woman of necessity need not be so frigid in her demeanor as to be repellent, but she can be possessed of a Winsome sweetness all her own which is emphasized by the quiet calm that is the outward ev idence of mental equipoise. The flippant badinage which so many women think attractive to the other sex fails 'to win half the admiration that is accorded the quiet dignity of the one who never allOws herself to lapse into any familiarity of speech or action on which a false construction might be placed. If nature has not endowed woman with this commendable characteristic it is well to set about its cultivation at once, for it is a well known fact that it quite as easy to train a set of manners as a set of morals, and as the attribute of dignity can be classified under both headings it is easily seen what rare ad- vantages must accrue to the woman who wins it for her own. M floaty/1:52, (%(O§dl€. ‘- oop~v One of the Finest. , itlcssrs. Odell of New York, will place the organ for the new Methodist church. The instrument will be what is known as the grand pneumatic organ and will embrace all the new features and will be arranged so that it can be played from either church or Sunday school. It will take at least four months to build it but when finished the instrument will be withouta peer in this vicinity. In all probability the church will be opened and dedicated before the organ arrives. «41$-oD-r A Card. To all those who were so kind to me and my father during his late illness and after his death, 1 wish to express my sincere and heart-felt thanks. And also to the members of the A. O. H. who did all in tneir power to lessen his sufferings and exercised a v'sympathetic care after his death. MARY E. ‘-v v 7‘ A Bonnie Lassie. -A little girl arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. DennisHoran 011 Stuart avenue, at6 o’clock this morning. Den- nis passed around the cigars this morn- ing, but "felt a little bit sore that he would not be allowed to have the youngster christened Dennis. ——-——-<o.o>———-——-—- ‘ Rev. F. A. Scofield will preach on “God’s old men” next Sunday morning. FAHEY. 1 THE OYSTER ENEMY. 20,000 Bushels of Star Fish Taken from the Sound. 0i this Number 3,800 Bushels WereTaken from Norwalk Beds. Civil Engineer David C. Sanford of the Connecticut shellfish commission' has received. reports covering the work of the entire season in removing the starfish from the oyster grounds of Long Island Sound. The season’s work of removing the star fish has been practically completed, though it is like- ly to be done at odd times during the year. The bulk of the work of clean- ing‘the beds is done in the winter. The reports that engineer Sanford has prepared show that in the cleaning up season just concluded 20,444 bushels of star fish have been removed from the oyster beds. This is an immense The star fish so measured are almost “solid having been reduced to a pulpy mass and-each bushel so solidified weighs 80 quantity of the oyster’s enemies. pounds, four times as much as a bushel of star fish weighs when first removed £10111 the water This catch is very light with the ex- ception of Greenwich, wheie theie has been a great deal of trouble from them for a long time and where they are still thick. The New Haven beds are kept clean as possible, steamers being kept regularly at work. Divided among the cities the catch is as follows: New Haven, 5,500 bushels; Greenwich, 8,000 bushels; Bridgeport, 044 bushels; Norwalk, 3,800 bushels; Stamford, 500 bushels; Southport-,'500; Milford, 1,000. The trade in seed oysters which has 'opened at the State is very good, and prices are 10 western end of the cents higher per bushel than last year, ranging from 60 to 80 cents. While New Haven is comparatively free from star fish, the local growers are experiencing a good deal of trouble with drills, the hardest to fight of all the enemies of the oyster, for the only way to get them off the beds is to scrape the beds clean and expose them to the air until they die. During the last three or four years the drills have done a good deal of damage on New Haven grounds. —-——<0.0>-——— The Latest. Me (Uncle Bob Maples) and “Teddy” Roosevelt. ———-———Co-o>~~ ~--— Spring Millinery. The Boston Store will have their opening of spring millinery on Friday, Saturday and Monday. 7‘4...»— —~The Time to invest. When the first rich discoveries of gold on the Klondike were proclaimed, the topic at once became of absorbing interest. People were over-powered by the magnitude of these riches. Every one will want Klondike mining stock this year. better chances than The Joseph Ladue Gold Mining & Development company of Yukon. This company owns placer claims yielding $12 per cubic foot», and quartz claims assaying $300 in free milling gold to the ton. The exclusive timber right fifteen miles on both sides of the Yukon, with a saw-mill earning $1350 a day; some of the best lots in the City of Dawson. They also own a line of ocean and liver steamers running between Seattle 1nd Dawson, via St. Michael. All of our readers who me interested in the Klondike region should read the advertisement in this issue, and also write for prospectus. ‘ r V The Weather. Fair to-night and Friday. , DEATHS. bonus—1n Stratford, March 23, don and the late Clarissa E. Curtis. FANYOU—In Bridgeport, March 23, Mary A., widow of Dr. Joseph Fanyou, aged 53 years. , MURPHY—In B1Idgep01t, Munch 2.3 at 178 Raih oad av enue, Michael Muz- phy . RICHTMEYER—In Danbury, March 23, Bessie M. Richtmeyer, aged 75 years. , - , SEMAN—In Bridgeport, March 23, William R. Seman, son-in-law of Fred- erick and Pauline Vetters, aged 37 years. STEVENS—In Danbury, March 22d, \Villiam Stevens, aged 78 years. Ann, wife of Bernard Wallace. 1: No company offers . Clara Isabel, daughter of James Lang— ' WALLACE—In Bridgeport, March 22 «1
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