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VOL. VIII. NO. 1833
snippets.
Matthew Kearney’s Skull
. Fractured and He Dies at
the Hospital.
While Attempting to Get Out of the Way of
an Approaching Train, He Fell
Twenty Feet to the Street.
Matthew Kearney, one of the best
known railroad men in Stamford was
fatally injured at Port Chester on Fri-
day afternoon and died at the Stamford
hospital Saturday morning. Mr. Kear—
ney was an ex-freight conductor and
had been in the employ of the Consol-
idated railroad for the past twenty
years.
home after kissing his wife and three
little ones good-bye and boarded Con-
ductor Roddy’s work train on which
he was employed.
The train with the gang of men had
been ordered to Port Chester to repair
a section of the roadbed east of the
depot. After eating his dinner Kear-
ney resumed his work near the Church
street bridge. About 2 o’clock he was
working on the bridge and while at-
tempting to get out of the way of a
passing train he stumbled over the
Signal wires and toppled ofi the bridge
to the street twenty feet below. His
fellow {workmen hurried to the spot
and picked up his unconscious form
which was carried to the Port Chester
depot. H
The unfortunate man was placed on
board the train for Stamford and upon
arriving there he was taken immediate‘
ly to the hospital.
Here aftera short examination the
house surgeon found that the base of
Kearney’s skull was badly fractured
and it would be impossible for him to
live. Owing to his strong constitution
the patient lived throughout the
night and until shortly after eight
o’clock Saturday morning.
The unfortunate victim was forty
years of age and was well- known. For
over fifteen years he has been a mem-
ber of George E. Daggett lodge, Broth-
erhood of Railroad Trainmen of Stam-
ford and carried an insurance in the
society mentioned.
The deceased leaves a widow and
three small children two boys and a
girl.
Took Darbolic Acid.
George H. Kusterer of Bridgeport,
committed suicide on Saturday, by tak-
ing a. doseof carbolic acid. He wasem-
ployed in a market and was found dead
. by hisbrother in the ice box.
The body of the dead man was found
about half past one in the afternoon.
He had not been dead long.
Kusterer was unmarried and was
about 25 years old. He leaves several
brothers. No motive is given for the
act.
Bicyclist Badly Injured.
Ferdinand Butler, aged 20 years, of
Miry Brook, a suburb of Danbury, was
seriously and perhaps fatally injured
While riding a bicycle Saturday after-
noon. He was riding through West
street at a good pace and in turning a
corner ran into a team, and was thrown
to the groundj He was picked up un-
. conscious and taken to the hospital,
Where it was found that he was inter-
nally injured.
Flour Barrel of Rum.
- Sheriff Stagg of Stratford and a
posse raided John Bond’s place at
Stratford lower dock Saturday night.
They found a half barrel of rum head-
ed up in a flour barrel, 3. demijohn of
whiskey, a barrel of Bass ale and acase
of beer. John Bond is quite a notorv
ions character in Stratford. For years
he has been unable to get alicense, but
small formalities like that have not
eemed to trouble him. Now his stock
is in the hands 'of the law and so is he.
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Fire Damages Stamford Hotel.
Fire about 9 o’clock Saturday night
damaged the hotel of Thomas J. Cal-
lahan to the extent of $1,000, fully in-
sured. It was caused by a lamp ex-
, ploding in the bar-room. No one was
injured.
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. V Miss Irene Perry of Lyons Plains,
:; hag been a guest of Miss Daisy Scudder
, .5 West street, South Norwalk.
Friday morning he=left his,
DREW Hangouts
Chief BradleyHas a Fight
With the Smith Street
Gang,
Con Cook and Frank Brown Placed Be-
hind the Bars.
The Smith street growler gang was
out Sunday, and a complaint being
made to Chief Bradley he went in quest
of the disturbers.
After searching behind the buildings
on Brook street, the Chief started
down Smith street and saw Con Cook
and his gang making tracks to hide
behind the propeller shed on the wharf.
The big Chief made for their hiding
place and all decamped save Con who
was too drunk to realize his danger.
The latter attempted to argue with the
officer and was placed under arrest.
As soon as he was arrested he began
to resist and the gang returned and at-
tempted to take him away from the
officer. The Chief thereupon drew his
shooter and kept the gang back until
he had, with the assistance of Tim
Howard, placed Con behind the bars
in the Smith street lockup.
The Chief then returned and arrest-
ed Frank Brown, of East N orwalk, who
was the ringleader in the attempt to
free Con, and he, too, was locked up.
This morning when brought before
Judge Gregory on the charge of intox-
ication and resistance, both pleaded
guilty and Con was sent to jail for 60
days and Brown fined $20.
Another member of the gang escaped
but he will be rounded up shortly, and
then Jud gc Gregory will have another
chance to assist the police in breaking
ing up this notorious growler gang.
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AMUSEMENTS.
The Isle of Champagne.
Richard Golden, the comedian, and
Katherine Germaine, the stunning
prima donna, will be seen in-the “Isle
of Champagne” at Hoyt’s Theatre to-
night, when that highly interesting
and charming opera plays here. Rich-
ard Golden, and Katherine Germaine
and a large supporting company of first-
class talent of sixty members, a ballet
of pretty dancers, and sweet singers, a
large orcnestra, and have costumed
and environed the whole in such a man-
ner as to be deemed lavish in the ex-
treme. Prices 25, 50, 75, $1.00.
—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. No company otfers
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 river steamers running
between Seattle and Dawson, via St.
Michael. All of our readers who are
interested in the Klondike region
should read the advertisement in this
issue, and also write for prospectus.
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Bronze Tablet.
The Greenwich Board of Trade has
appointed a committee to arrange for
the placing of a bronze tablet in the
rocks at Put’s Hill, to mark the histor-
ical spot. On February 27, 1779, Gen-
eral Putnam, so history records, rode
down the long and steep steps there,
closely pursued by a detachment of
British troops under the command of
General Tryon.
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Want a Pardon.
Friends of George F. Graves, a con-
vict serving a four years’ term at
Wethersfield, for highway robbery,
committed at Stamford at the last term
of the superior court, are endeavoring
to secure a pardon. A petition asking
for his release has been forwarded to
Governor Cooke.
BEST OF ALL
To cleanse the system in a gentle and
truly beneficial manner, - when the
Springtime comes, use the true and per
fect°remedy, Syrup of Figs. Buy the
genuine. Manufactured by the Cali-
aforn-ia Fig SprupCo. only, and for sale
' _ by all druggist {at 50 cents per bottle
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BOTH opium.
The Men Responsible for the
Waterbury Tragedy Caught
by the Danbury
Police.
captain Ginty Runs Them. Down in the
Woods Near Sandy Hook.
Through hard and clever work on
the part of Captain of Police Ginty and
Officer Bradley, of Danbury, Giovani
Genovo and Marciano Famigletti, who
are alleged to have committed a double
murder in Waterbury. Friday night,
when Felice Bellofatto was almost in-
stantly killed, and Angelo Ingrisani is
now dying from cuts received in a bar
room quarrel, are now locked up in
the police station, and will be taken
to Waterbury to-day. If Ingrisani is
alive when the prisoners reach Water-
bury, they will be brought before him
for identification.
Genova admits that he was in a row
in W'aterbury, when he used a knife,
but Famigletti states that he was too
intoxicated to remember anything
about the night’s happenings.
The men were captured in the woods
near Sandy Hook at an early hour Sun-
day morning.
The first traces of the men since the
murder were obtained Saturday even—
ing, when Conductor McCabc of a New
England train, noticed two Italians
board his train at Southport, with
tickets for Danbury. He thought the
men answered the descriptions sent out
by Chief of Police Eagan and notified
the Waterbury police. W'ord was at
once sent to Danbury to be on the
lookout for them, but the suspected
men did not come through, but got off
at Pomperaug. Captain Ginty, with
Officer Bradley, took a train for the
last named place and in their search
they encountered an Italian section
hand who gave them some information
as to the possible direction the men
might take. The men then walked to
Sandy Hook and thoroughly scoured
the woods and possible hiding places,
and officers also started out from Dan-
bury and scoured the intervening ter-
ritory to Sandy Hook.
About 2 o’clock Sunday morning as
Captain Ginty and Officer Bradley were
prosecuting their search, they saw a
small fire in the woods and on approach-
ing the place noticed two Italians seat-
ed about it. By a little finesse, Cap-
tain Ginty was able to get a good view
of the men without creating suspicion,
and after convincing himself they were
the two men he was in search of, he
suddenly pulled his revolver and made
both men hold up their hands until he
put the handcuffs on them, and they
were walked to Hawleyville, a distance
of six miles, where they were enabled
to board a freight train and reached
Dan bury shortly after 4 o’clock Sunday
morning. Genovo. had. one hand done
up in a rag and when he reached the
police station it was found he had sus~
tained a severe cut.
He admitted through an interpreter
that he stabbed a man in a row Friday
night, but did not know how seriously.
He said he was playing cards with
this man, when the latter got up and
went out, and soon returned with a
companion. The men were armed with
a club and a revolver and at once coin-
menced to attack Gcnova, when the
latter used his knife; Famigletti profess-
es utter ignorance of the happenings of
the night. Geneva is about 27 years
of age. When arrested he had $24 in
his possession, and his companion had
$12:
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Stricken With Apopiexy.
Dr. Monroe Judson, one of the oldest
and best known citizens, of Newtown,
was stricken with apoplexy early this
morning and is now in a critical condi-
tion. Dr. Judson had been judge of
probate for many years, postmaster
and represented the town in the legis-
lature. He has not been in active prac-
tice, however, for many years, though
enjoying good health. ‘ '
NORWALK, CONN, MONDAY EVENING. MARCH 28,1898. ,
A POU__Gl_ RAID.
The Brothers Manzi Placed
Under Arrest for Sell-
ing lntoxicants.
They Claimed That They Did Not Know
That They Were Violating the Law.
Chief Vollmer of the South N orwalk
police force was advised some time ago
that liquors were being disposed of at
a house on Belden street in that city
contrary to law.
The chief, on Saturday, decided to
make a raid on the place, and accom-
panied by Captain Gladstone and two
assistants descended on the place at
about 8:30 o’clock, Saturday night,
with the proper warrants for a search.
The house was occupied by the broth-
ers, Louis and George Manzi one of
whom is married, the other one board-
ing with him.
A search of the premises brought to
light, one—half a barrel of lager-beer,
also one keg of the same beverage, two
full cases of bottled lager, and eight
cases of empty beer bottles, and a siphon
and other paraphernalia usually found
in a bottling establishment.
Both men confessed to the fact that
they had been engaged in the sale of
beer but professed an ignorance as to
the law in the matter, and claimed to
believe that they after having pur-
chased the beer had a perfect right to
dispose of the same as they thought
best.
The unmarried Manzi wished to take
all the blame to himself, and said that
his married brother simply gave him
the use of the rooms for bottling the
beer and was otherwise not interested.
He spokeof the small profit that ac-
crued to him on the sale of the beer,
but his statement was not allowed to
conflict with the duties of the officers
and both men were placed under arrest
and the goods confiscated.
The men furnished cash bonds for
their appearance for trial in the Town
Court this morning.
The prisoners were respectively fined
$15 and costs, and $20 and costs, the
larger fine being imposed upon the un-
married brother who had confessed to
being the chief aggressor of the law.
OBITUARY.
MAMIE HENDRICKS.
Miss Mamie Hendricks, daughter of
H. B. Hendricks of Cranbury, died at
V’Villimantic on Saturday. The de-
ceased was at one time employed in the
R. &G. corset factory at South Nor-
walk. /
JOSEPH G. JENNINGS.
Mr. Joseph G. Jennings who has been
ill for some months, died at his home
on Fairfield avenue last night, aged 57
years. The deceased was one of the
leading and most highly respected citi-
zens of South Norwalk, and the news
of his death will be learned with regret
by all who knew him. The funeral
will be attended on Wednesday.
MRS. AN N BUTTERY.
Mrs. Ann Buttery, widow of John
Buttery, a member of the 17th C. V.,
who died in a rebel 'prison during the
late war, died at the home of her
daughter Mrs. James E. Stevens, in
East Norwalk, at an early hour yester-.
day morning, aged 71 years. Four
children, Mrs. Adelaide Morton, Mrs.
J. E. Stevens, Mrs. Henry Selleck and
Andrew Buttery of Darien survive her.
The deceased had been ill from a can-
cer in her stomach for over three years
and death came as a relief to intense
suffering. The funeral will be attend-
ed from the Methodist church in Dar-
.ien, to-morrow afternoon, at 2:30
o’clock, Rev. Mr. Sands officiating.
Short services will be held at Mrs.
Stevens’ previous to the removal of the
remains to Darieu.
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The Mission services at St. Joseph’s
church in South Norwalk, which are
for men only, this week, are being well
attended audit is hoped will be con-
ducive to much good.
Rev. Charles E. Benedict preached
his farewell sermon in the M. E. church
at Bayside, L. 1., Sunday. Mr. Bene-
dict Will be examined this week for
admission‘iuto the N.Y. East Confer—
ence. '
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EVE’S RAMBLINGS.
COMMENT AND GOSSIP AMONG
THE WOMEN, BY ONE
OF THEM.
It is high time that somebody 51'
other (the more eloquent the better)
should see fit to denounce the positive
results that may come froma merely
negative cause. The harm of the
mediocre is a case in point.
To the casual eye there is nothing
very venomous in the commonplace
vulgarity with which the average per-
iodical for women is replete. It is
simply not acceptable to refined taste,
and to be tabooed on that score. But
a. deeper, broader, more therough view
of the subject sees it differently.
Such advice, suggestions and allu-
sions as find their way into this sort of
print are, however, less emphatic than
some other kinds of vulgarity, quite as
productive of harm. Their opportuni~
ties for fruitfulness are positively great-
er, for their cloak of respectability
makes them accepted 1n all seriousness
by many who would never see the
worse sort, or who, if they did, would
see right through them.
These periodicals, too,
the country; they poison the provin—
cial mind as they corrupt urban stan-
dards. It may be called "writing down
to your readers,” or “catering to the
public taste,” or anything else you
choose, but in all honesty nothing can
palliate such work. It hasn’t even the
wholesome excuse of cakes and ale.
go all over
In its way it is just as noxious as
those gross phases of literary art which
it is thought worth while to organize
crusades against. N 0 real good ever
yet came from hitching your wagon,
much less the wagon of some one else,
to anything short of a star. It is bad
enough to acknowledge that such
things as trivial and everyday vulgari-
ties exist.
But when it comes to treating them
attractively. to making it appear that
they are of some worth and considera-
tion, it is a matter for denunciation as
well as for disgust. When will some
far-sighted reformer come along and
start a Society for the Suppression of
the Mediocre?
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John Owens Placed Under $IODD Bonds to
Appear in May.
John Owens, charged with entering
J. Henry Hoyt’s Water street store,
was brought before Judge Gregory for
a hearing, this morning. Through his
counsel, John J. Walsh, he entered a
demurrer which was overruled by
Judge Gregory, and the prisoner was
bound over under $1,000 to appear at
the May term of the criminal superior
COUPE.
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Walked Home.
Robert Dorman drove to Cranbury
last night, and left his horse hitched
in front ofahouse at that place. His
stay was somewhat prolonged by rea-
son of the good company he was en-
joying. On starting for home “Rob”
found his horse missing and was forced
to plod his way home in the mud. The
nly thing that tended to lessen his
disgust of the situation was the fact
that the horse had been found and
safely landed in its stable.
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Rod and Gun Club Meeting.
There will be a meeting of the Narc-
make Rod and Gun club at 120 Wash-
ington street, South Nor-walk, ’Wed-
nesday evening at 8 o’clock.
A ‘
Mrs. Maria Judd, widow of the late
Elijah Judd, formerly of New Milford,
died in Franklin, Del. county, N. Y.
last week, in the 95th year of her age.
Mrs. Frances Hlnman-Robinson has
been engaged as proof-reader at the
Sentinel office, and has already 00.n-
menced her duties.
A sun-dog attracted the attention of
the Weather prophet and the umbrella
man this morning as portending rain
for the balance of the day.
Mrs \V. F. Bishop and daughter,
Marjory and son Franklin, are expect-
ed home from Nassau, Bahama Is. some
time this week.
The Men‘s Sunday Evening club of
the South Norwalk Congregational-
church will meet Friday evening, at.
which meeting important and timely
l topics will be fully discussed.
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PRICE. ONE CENT.
Edward DeForest Car tbsp DIQFJLIIW ‘
Danbury Division, Falls From aflcar.
Edward DeForest, the chief, car ‘in—
specter of the Danbury division of
the New York, New Haven 65 Hart-
ford Railroad, met with an unfortun-
ate and serious accident in Danbury
last Friday afternoon. While inspect-
ing a box car Mr. DeForest was com—
pelled to climb to the roof, and while
examining the roof he lost his footing
and fell headlong from the car and
landed on his right side on the tracks.
Several train hands seeing the acci~
dent rushed to his side and assisted
the injured man to the office of Dr.
Wade where an examination proved
that he had broken his right arm near
the elbow. The fracture was remedied,
and DeForest taken to his home, where
he will remain for several days.
Darien and N oroton.
Mr. and Mrs. James Paul, of Grove
street, South N orwalk, have been en-
tertaining Miss Emma Betts of Darien.
Fred Smith is establishing a GAZETTE
route in Noroton and is meeting with
excellent success.
A number from Darien and N oroton
will attend “The Isle of Champagne”,
at Hoyt’s South Norwalk theatre to-
night. ~
The GAZETTE has more Darien news
than all the other papers combined.
At the chowder party to be given by
the Eagle Hook St Ladder company '
Thursday night, “Hamp” Smith will
superintend the making of the chowder
which is a guarantee of its success.
The Pioneer boys from Norwalk are
expected to attend and “Hamp” prom-
ises to give them a chowder such as
they never tasted before.
Furniture dealer Burchard is con-
tinually adding to his stock, and it is
not necessary to go out of town when
you want anything in his line.
Darien readers should not forget that
the WEEKLY GAZETTE and the New.
York Weekly Tribune will be sent to
any address in town for $1. Both pa-
pers for the price of one is a big in-
ducement to subscribers and should be
taken advantage of.
Mrs. Fred Chadderton was in New
York on Saturday.
Mrs. Rodeu, of Mansfield avenue, is
visiting friends in New York.
William Benedict, of Norwalk, was .
in town on Saturday.
Miss Ida. Northrop, of Norwalk, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Hanford
Smith.
All are invited to attend the Method--
ist church prayer meeting to-night.
Easter Sunday school music was re-
hearsed in the churches on Sunday.
The Royal Social club visited and
entertained at the residence of Miss
Nellie Goodeve, Saturday evening.
Games were played and a good time
had by all.
George Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hanford Smith was given a birthday
surprise party Saturday afternoon and
evening by a number of his school-
mates and friends. Games were in-
dulged in and a royal good time was
enjoyed. A collation of all that is
tempting to the juvenile appetite was
served. Georgie received many pres-
ents and the occasion is one that will
long be remembered. Those present
were: Howard Peterson, Norman.
Jones, Samuel Sherer, Georgie Chad-
derton, William Wilmot, Prof. Clif--
0rd Johnson, Benjamin St. John, W'il—
fiam Peterson, Howard Wilmot, Gene
Wilmot, Theodore Fairbanks, Fred
Tooker, Fred Smith, Jesse Raymond,
1Charles Smith, Fred Van Scoy, Frank
Van Scoy, Frank Van Scoy, Edna.
Sherer, Edna Raymond. Flossie Van
Scoy, Bertha Van Scoy, Ida Peterson,
Susan VVilmot-, Ida Northrop, Mrs.
Quintard, Annie Quantock, Wilber-
Blackman, Mrs. Wilmot. Prof. Charles
Mansfield of CSouth Norwalk, enter-
tained with his magic tricks and also
with some selections on his banjo of
which he is an expert.
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Councilman Charles A. Burr proposes
opening a recruiting office at an early
date. No enlistments will be accepted
other than the Navy. Mr. Burr ex-
pects to promulgate the bounty twenty
minutes after 'war is declared.
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The Weather.
Rain and warmer to-night;
showers.
Tuesday
DEATHS.
BUTTERY—ln East Nor-walk, Mole.
27, Mrs. Ann Buttery, aged 71 years.
JENNINGS—In Smith Norwalk, Mch.
27. Joseph G. J comings, aged 57 years
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