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VOL. VIII. 310.1937."
NORWALK, CONN, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST ‘22, 1898.
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family paperthe Gazette’s
advertising columns will
Provefi ts value to yen. '
PRICE ONE CENT
on Hopi THIEF.
Danbury Farmers Robbed by
a Woman.
She Was Neariy Captured Once by Gan-
tain Ginty’s Men.
A scheme that would doubtless lead
to a lynching were it tried in the West
is being worked by a pretty young
woman and her companion through
western Connecticut and eastern New
York. The two are horse thieves and
during the past week they have stolen
no less than half a dozen horses from
farmers along their route. I
The authorities are on their track
and it is expected the couple will soon
be caught.
The couple began their operations in
Roxbury, Conn, a week ago. They
called on a liverymanand hired a rig.
They said they were driving through
the country for pleasure. They drove
away and never came back.
The liveryman waited several days
for the return of hisrig, but he wanted
in vain. Then he started Policeman
Bradley after I the pair. The police-
man traced the two down the road to
Danbury. On the way he found the
liveryman’s team.
The couple had traded the rig to a
farmer, receiving some cash in the
transactiOn. '
The policeman drove into Danbury
and found the couple had been there
and had already gone.
And they had worked the same game
on a Danbury liveryman. I
The couple had visited 'Danbury and
stopped at a stable near the opera
house. The man was well dressed and
the woman, who was a blonde, young
and pretty, wore expensive clothes and
diamond jewelry.
They selected one of the best rigs and
teams in the stable and drove away.
When the Roxbury constable told
the liverym'an the couple were wanted
for horse stealing the police were noti‘
' fied and Chief Ginty sent two police-
men in pursuit of them.
The Danbury policeman chased the
couple across the New York state line
and at Brewster they were scarcely an
hour behind the pair.
At Tilly Foster,
Brewster, the woman called on a far-
mer, and pretending to be the wife of a
horse dealer, traded the stolen animal
five miles from
. for another.
She received from the farmer $25 be-
sides his horse.
The couple were then traced to Cold
Spring where the wagon was found.
The man had traded it for another_ve-
hicle an 1 a cash bonus.
Policeman Bradley took the horse
away from the Tllly Foster farmer, and
the wagdn was surrendered by the
Cold Spring man.
Word has been received that the
woman has effected
trades with farmers not far from Cold
several more
Springs.
Town Court. _
Charles Whitney was arrested on
Saturday for being drunk. He was
fined $5 and execution of sentence sus-
pended.
Joseph Gavin was arrested on the
complaint of his wife for intoxication
and abusive language, on Saturday.
'Mrs. Gavin testified to Joseph’s break-
ing of lamps, dishes, etc., and Judge
Gregory fined him $10 and costs. He
went to Bridgeport. ,
The case of John Powers, charged
I, with intoxication, was adeurned until
9 0’ clock to-morrow morning.
~ one of the guests.
PHOENIX OUTING.
The Fire Laddies Sail for Long
Island and Get There.
The Steamer Medea Transfers a Party
from Norwalk to Eaton’s Neck.
flThe Phoenix Engine company and a
number of its friends enjoyed an out-
ing to Long Island yesterday, the ob-
jective Point being the Locust Grove
hotel. .
They made an early start on the
steamer Medeaand reached their des-
tination on time.
A feast had previously been ordered
which was in readiness at the proper
time and was heartily enjoyed by every
Indeed, many who
had enjoyed shore dinners before, pro-
nounced it the most complete feast of
the kind ever spread before them.
Several members of the company
spent their change for a ride on the
“merry-go-round” others with a tin-
type man, and yet others flirting with
the lassies.
After dinner a sail was taken about
the Long Island ports, and the party
started for home well pleased with
their day’s outing. Not an accident
happened from start to finish.
Among those who took part wers:
A. Slawson, D. H. Weeks, John
Greenwood,Willet Sécor,A.A.Chinery,
J r., George Northrop, Geo. W. Lock-
wood, Smith Northrop, Wm. Banker,
Geo. H. Allen, George Wardwell,
Harry Leobold, George S. Grumman,
Fred Castle, H. J. Grumman, Samuel
Foster, Arthur Wheater, FrankWood-
ward Lambert Schutskey,James Brun-
dage, James Gordon, Chas. A. Burr,
Chas. A. Littleton, Chas. G uiles,
Samuel Lynes, Frank H. Merrill, J .A.
Riggs, A. A. Martin, Edw. Burr,
Willis Cavanaugh, George R. Nash,
Thos. Murray, Clarence Osborn,
Samuel L. Weed, H. W. Gregory, G.
Bouton, Peter W. Mead, Chas.
Dilerth, Edw. Geopler, Thos. Banni-
gan.
Tin-z NAVAL PARADE.
Witnessed by Many Residents From This
and Adjoining Towns.
Those who availed themselves of the
opportunity offered by the New York
and Norwalk Steamboat company to
witness the naval parade at New York
on Saturday on the Belle Horton are
fullsome in their praise of the manner
in which the craft was steered for the
most advantageous sight seeing, they
being given a full View of the pa1 adc,
such as was not enjoyed by other sail-
ing craft.
Yesterday the same boat took a party
numbering nearly 500 to Coney Island
and those on board were treated to a
sight of the big naval machines as they
rested at anchor. .
The steamer Medea also took a party
out Saturday and they, too, were treat-
ed to an excellent review of the parade.
All in all, Nprwalk people to-day
have a greater idea of the formidable-
ness of the American naval fleet than
they had on Friday.
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The Gazette Wonders.
If South Norwalk will want the . first
selectman this year.
What has become of Commodore San-
ford of the Yacht'club.
If an illicit whiskey still is in opera-
tiOn on Main street.
If the ring will control the second
district caucus to-night.
Why e‘x-Judge Hubbell is not heard
from.
How many unlicensed dogs are run-
ning about the street.
If the Tramway conductors under-
stand the new system of signals.
Why politicians are beginning to act
so cordial.
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A conference and Sunday-school con-
vention of the Latter Day Saints will
be held at the Saint’s church in Broad
River, Sept. 3d, 4th and 5th. Bishop
E. L. Kelley and Apostle M. H” Bond
will, it is expected be present as well
asa large delegation’of Saints from
Brooklyn. ,,
A FEARFU__I.__ WHEGK
6 Persons Killed Wand 26 In-
jured at Sharon,
t. Mass.
Second Section Crashed into Rear-end I11
First. I
Sharon, Mass, Aug. 21-11 frightful:
rear-endc ollision bccurred in theSharon:
station of the New York, New Haven:
and Hartford railroad last night whem
an express which was running as the
second section of a long train, crashedf
into the first section, composed of local?
cars.
As a result six persons were killed
and 26 seriously injured. The injured
were early removed to Boston on a
met by
The rear
special train which was
ambulances and surgeons.
car of the locale; train was completely
demolished and a portion of the second
car, while the engine of the express
train was crippled. The dead are:
Franklin M. Waters, Somerville,
Mass.
Mrs. William .1. Fitzpatrick, 215.-
Huntington avenue, Boston.
Mary Fitzpatrick, 10 years, a grand-
daughter, and her brether, 5 years old.
A woman supposed to beM1~s.\Vatson
of Westerly, B. I.
Mrs. C. H. Briscoe, Revere.
The injured are : - ,
James H. Fitzpatrick, 18 years old, of
Boston; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Whitcomb,
Boston; Mrs. James Bay, and her aged
mother. Jamaica Plain; Mr. Crockett,
Somerville, Mass; Mrs. Alice Braman,
454 East First street, South Boston;
Mr. and Mrs. Ericsson and. child; Dan-
iel Cantor; D. C.
South Boston; Mr. and Mrs. J. Ogden,
Lowell; Mrs. Maggie O’Connor and
two children, Boston; George Quinn,
Providence; Miss Fitzpatrick, 8 years
of age, Boston; Mr. and Mrs. John
Gordon, Boston; C. W. Dadman, Bos-
ton, Mrs. Ida M. Faulkner, Waltham;
J. A. Phillips, Boston; A. E. Newmark,
Pittsburg; Joseph Mann, Providence;
- Mrs. Della V. Brennan, South Boston;
Marguerite Grimeshaw, Somerville.
The two trains which were in the
collision were usually combined into
One long train, but as the trafiic yes-
terday was heavy it was divided, the
first section running as a local accom-
modation, which
started from Mansfield 15 minutes later
than the first, ran as an express. The
local train, due at Sharon at 7.02, was
It left Mansfield on
time, making two stops, and had lost
the 13 minutes between Mans ield and
Sharon. It was due in Canton Junction,
the next station beyond Sharon,
minutes ahead of the expr ss train,
which should pass it there. Sharon \is
situated on a curve and both the .out-
ward and inward tracks are protected
while the second,
13 minutes late.
two
by electric block signals. _
After the accident it was found that
the block signal protecting the inward
track was set at danger, showing, as it
was intended, that there was a train in
the station. ‘ .
There was no warning givenby the
conductor of the Mansfield local], to
show the approaching train that the
track was not clear at the station and
it was not until he was within 400 feet
of the station that the engineer of the
express noticed anything wrong. He
. immediately set all brakes and whistled
the warning. but it was too late to stop
the express
It crashed into the rear car, splitting
it assunder and comnletely demolish-
ing it with the exception of the roof.
Its speed was not slackened until the
enginehad penetrated fully five feet
The
escaping steam entered the car and
badly scalded a number of occupants.
The roof of the last car was forced on
top of the engine of the express and
into the rear of the second car.
remained there as the only portion of
the car intact.
Engineer Gettchel and Foreman
Holmes of the express both jumped '
McCann, 274 West . ,,
Fifth street, SouthrBosgton Fred‘TudO'Pf I“?
when they saw that a collision was un-
avoidable, Gettchel ’ being cut and
bruised about the head. He said that
he left Mansfield promptly on time and
there was no incident until he was
Within 400 feet of the Mansfield train.
Then he saw the rear lights of that
train and shut off all steam. Mean-
while he had whistled 1'01- brakes and
used every effort to stop his train.
I Every one of the killed and injured
was on the Mansfield train and the only
explanation of the fact that the number
of fatalities is not larger is that pas-
sengers were all in the forward end .of
the car in the act of alighting at the
station.
in the last car
either upon the front platform or
and most of them were
I standing by the door.
Mary Fitzpatrick, ten years of age,
was taken f1 om the wreck alive but un-
conscious and died just as the special
train bearing the injured started for
Boston. Twenty-two of the injured
7 Swere taken on the train and four others
_whose names they refuse to disclose re-
,mained in Sharon. I
The scene about the little station a
Sharon was a terrible one. A large
icorps of surgeons and two undertakers
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i-arr1ved soon after the acmdent and set
{to work to relieve the suffering and
'ifcare for the bodies of the dead. There
lwere very few lights about that por-
tion of the track where the accident
occurred and the surgeons were com-
, ‘pelled to do their work in almost total
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Slashed Index Finger.
Andrew Noonan a carver at the
cafe in South Norwalk, cut 011' aliberal
portion of the index finger of his left
hand while engaged in ca1'ving meat
yesterday. The wounded digit was
cared for by a physician.
There were about 30 peopleJ
KILLED THE 1101.
Morris Epstein‘s Grocery at
East Norwalk Visited.
The Would-be Burglars Frightened Away1
Before Securing Booty.
An attempt was-made to burglariié
the grocery store of Morris Epstein on I
the Fort Point road at East Norwalk"
at an early hour Sunday morning.
Mr. Epstein keeps a dog which the
burglars took the previous precaution
to kill.
They then hoisted a ladder which
laid on the ground near by and plac~
ing it up against the buiiding, reached
a' convenient porch and attempted to
get in through a convenient window.
The noise they made awakened a
member of the family, who gave the
alarm and the burglars fled before
gaining an entrance to the building.
The dog valuable to its owner was
found deada short distance from its r
kennel.
It is thought to have been the work
of some one thoroughly conversant
with the premises.
Death of an Engineer.
Chester L. Theall, engineer at the
B. & G. corset factory, South Norwalk,
died last night, aged about 50 years.
Deceased was at one time fireman on
the Danbury & Norwalk railroad, but
for someyears past had been employed
at the R. & G. factory. He had been
ill only a few days. His wife survives
him,
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The Weather.
Fair to-night and Tuesday; cooler in
interior Tuesday morning.
3011110 MINORS.
Emil Rosenthal Serves Liquor.
10' an I18" Year on any.
Warned Not to Employ Boys In His Bar
Room
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Saturday night at about 9 o‘clock,
Ofiicer Hunt found John Powers, an 18
year old lad, lying if) the doorway lead-
ing into the private entiance of Emil
Rosenthal’s saloon on Main street. The
officer assisted him to his feet and find-
ing that he was beastly intoxicated
started him towards home.
Sunday morning at 3 o’clock Officer
Kenny found young Powers lying help-
less in the road near the watering tank
on Main street. He picked him up. and
brought him to police headquarters
where hge was charged with intoxica-
tion. _
When Powers regained his senses
the information was gleaned from him'
that he had procured his liquor from,
Rosenthal, and Prosecuting Attorney
Lockwood was advised.
Mr. Lockwood lost no time in draw-
ing up a complaint against the saloon
keeper, and this morning Chief Brad-
ley placed him under_ arrest. and
brought him before Judge Gregory,
where he pleaded guilty to the charge
of selling liquor to a minor and was
fined $15 and costs, amounting to $29.-
45, which he paid.
Mr. Lockwood stated to the court
that Rosenthal had a boy working in
his saloon who was onlv 16 years of
age, and the court warned him ‘that
this, too, was a violation of the law.
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Great reduction in piices of allq
room for the heavy purchase we have made in Fall and Winter .
of profits ingevery‘Department for the coming week.
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In Our Populai- Cloak
Room. ‘
About '10 doz. shi1t waists. all new
and desiia‘ole, values ranging f10m 500
to $2. 00, divided into two lots, and the
clean up p11res 25c and 500.. Really
great bargains.
15 doz. children’s fancy straw hats,
all this season’s purchase, regular
prices 500, 75c and $1.00. Clean upt
price, each 25c.
Ladies’ muslin gowns. neatly t1im
med, extra fine cloths, excellent value
at 650, while the lot lasts, 49c.
Ladies: bathing suits in flannel, serge
and alpaca, not many left, clean up
prices 25 per cent less than regular.
Underwear and Hosiery.
Ladies’ pure white, 10w necked,
sleeveless vests, finished equal to the
25c kind, at clean up prices, each 1:3l .c
100 doz. boy‘s and gi1l’scotton, ribbed
stockings, full fashioned, double knee,
fast dye, sizes from 5 to 10, real value
170, per pair, 12110.
Men Ecru and Grey ribbed shirts
and pants, the 35c and 500 grades, clean
up price, 25c.
100 fine twill gloria umbrellas, for
men and women, value $1.50, for these
days, $1.00.
Wash Dress Goods.
. Printed lawns,Scotch Madras, French
organdies and figured printed Swiss,
regular value, 250; clean up price, 1211c.
100 dozen opaque window shades,
regular price, 250, while they last, 19c.
Laces.
>100 twelve yard pieces, all new,
French Valencien'nes lace at 190, 25c
and 290 a piece. Just .one third less
than regular prices.
~ Bos'ror STORE, cons e11, MAIN AND WALL swarms;
We mention only a few of the offeringsi
Leather Goods.
Fifty 14 inch club bags, imitation
alligator, regular price, 81.00. Clean
up price, each, 75c.
100 leather belts, 250 and 38c quali-
ties at 19c.
Notions, Etc.
Tar soap, , 10c
Mme. Ruppert’s soap, . 190
(1‘0 sheets writing paper, 13c
Comfort powder, 190
Tar toilet paper, 70
25c Japanese fans, 100
25c and 380 pocket books, 190
Basement Bargains.
Lightning fruit jars,pints per doz. $1.05
Lightningfruit jars,quarts per doz. $1.25
{1 pint jelly tumblers, per doz. 29c
3 burner Oil Stove, value $1.49, each
$1.00.
Covered picnic baskets, value 350, 25c
Monday Moxning Laundry Soap, per
bar, 3c. .
. NOR-WALK.
Norwalk Chronicler