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NOW A FUGITIVE!

 

DR NANCY GUILFORD ELUDEs
THE SCOTLAND YARD DETEC-.
TIVEs WHO WERE SHAD-
OWING HER.

 

MAY FLEE TO CONTINENT.

 

THE. STATE DEPARTMENT ASKS FOR
HER ARREST AND DETEN?
TION.

 

There was a change in situation last
night when a cablegram was received
that Mrs. Nancy Guilford after being
shadowed by the Scotland Yard de-
tectives, following her arrival at Liver-
pool on the steamer Vancouver, sud-
denly disappeared from the view of
the officers.

It was learned that she came across
in the steamer registered as Mrs. Wil-
bur. I An interview with her is report-
ed in which she is said to have aSSerted
that she came from Los Angeles, Calif.,
also that when she was told that she
was under suspicion of having commit-
ted murder in America, she grew pale
and seemed greatly agitated. Then
she defiantly asserted that she knew
nothing of the case.

Mrs. Guilford did not remain long
in Liverpool, leaving quickly with her
three trunks for London. There it is
said she hired a hansom and arranged
with the driver to take her to some
destination. which was lost by the de-
tectives who had followed her from
Liverpool.

It is believed .that the Scotland Yard
men will succeed» in picking up the
trail agaIn and that the matter of her
arrest is only the question of a short

time. Extradition papers will soon be

- made out and With these there seems

.to be no difficulty in‘ running down the

woman.

There were no new local develop-
ments yesterday. The examination of
the plumbing at the Guilford house re-
vealed nothing of an incriminating na-

ture as far as the police would admit.

They have made a report of their in-
vestigation to State’s Attorney Fessen-
den, but will not make the result

known.
There is a large amount .of material

found in the Guilford house, at police
headquarters, but nothing will be
specified as to what has been ascer-'
tained by examining it.

Yesterday afternoon Charles F.
Welch again underwent an examina-
tion at the hands of Supt. Birmingham
and the detectives. The examination
lasted about two hours, but what was
It was
believed that Welch had been keeping
back some facts in the case of Which
he was cognizant. He'insistS that he
has told all he knows regarding affairs
at the Guilford house.

The officers admit that there is still
one more person whom they would like
to find and question before the last ar-
rest in the case can be recorded. It is
said if this person can be found, pos—
sibly something may be elicited to
cause still another arrest. No names
are given. '

Itis now said that no evidence can
be secured to show that any N eW. Ha-
ven physician was mixed up in the
case. Attorney Klein is inclined to
disbelieve that Mrs. Guilford can be,

- . arraigned for manslaughter.

It is expected that Miss Eudora
Guilford will arrive in Bridgeport to-

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day or to-morrow, an officer having
gone for her with the necessary re-
quisition papers.

There is but little doubt that Mrs.

IGuilford will use every endeavor to

flee to the cdntinent, either by the way
of Dover and Calais or by some other
route. It is doubtful if she succeeds.

Supt. Birmin gham said last night
that there was positively nothing new
in the case beyond what had been re-
ported during the day. He believed
that Mrs. Guilford was practically al-
ready under arrest and that it would
be so reported by to-day.

Even should Mrs. Guilford be arrest-
ed at once, there are so many formali-
tiesto be gone through with in the
way of extraditing her that it may be
several weeks before she
brought back to this country.

At the request of Governor Cooke
the Acting. Secretary of State, Mr.
Adee, has directed the American Am-
bassador in London to secure the pro-
visional detention of Mrs. Nancy Guil-

can be

rival of Mrs. Guilford in England or
her arrest there has been received in
Washington. Under the procedure in

til the neceSsary papers for her extra-
dition are presented by a representa-
tive of the United States. ,

Then Mrs. Guilford will be brought
into the Bow Street Police Court, the
place where extradition hearings are
held, and if the presiding Magistrate
deems the evidence sufficient to justify
her Shrrender to the American Gov-
ernment he will direct that she be
given into the custory of the officer
sent to bring her back to the United
States.

The officer to be sent to England to
get Mrs. Guilford will be selected by
Governor Cooke. He will have the
credentials of a Federal officer to en-
able him to secure the custody of Mrs.
Guilford. In the telegram to the State
Department from Governor Cooke ask-
ing for Mrs. Guilford’s provisional'de-
tention, the Governor did not say that
she had been arrested, but merely that
he had information that she would ar-
rive in Liverpool. ‘

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I .The Game Season.

"A mistaken impression seems to exist
among a number of local‘ sportsmen
that the game season in Connecticut

is not so. The law is not off until Oct.
15, and any parties who go hunting be-
fore that date will be liable to arrest
and punishment. The game seascn
closes Dec. 15. This, by request, is a
warning to several parties who pro-
pose going out duringr the coming two
weeks.

 

To Break the Record.

l Mrs. A. M. C. Allen will again try
to break the bicycle record between
New York and Boston, starting on
Monday morning, Oct. 3, from, the As-
tor _House. ‘Willia'm .. Gunther and
Waldo Raymond will act, as passes. '

 

 

ford. N 0 official informaton of the ar-

such cases, the suspected criminal will
be held by the British authorities un- '

opens on the first day of October. This-

AGOUDRTI'GKET.

The South Norwalk Republi:
can City Caucus Nominates
Candidates.

'Dr. 1. Milton CoburmHeads the Ticket
for Mayor.

The South N orwalk Republican City-

caucus was held in Arion haIl last
evening. John H. Ferris presided
with George H. Vosburgh, Jr., acting
as clerk. ‘

It wasa most harmonious meeting,

and all the candidates excepting for

mayor and councilmen were nominated
by acclamation.

As soon as clerk Vosburgh had read
the call an informal ballot for mayor
was taken and resulted as follows:

Whole number of votes 79
Necessary for a choice 40
J. Milton Coburn 40
S. S. Hatch ~ 7
V. A. Scofield . 5
John H. Ferris 12
M. M. Lee 3
Jesse M. Ferris 4
Scattering 8

Dr. Coburn having received the
necessary number of votes the ballot
was made formal and Dr.‘ Coburn de-
clared the candidate for mayor.

The following offices were filled by
acclamation:

TREASURER,
Matthew Corbett.
COLLECTOR,
James Paul.
CITY SHERIFF,
John E. Paul.
AUDITOR,
I George H.Bearse.
INSPECTOR OF ELECTIONS,
John J. Goodwin.
REGISTRAR,

William F. Tammany.
[WATER COMMISSIONER,
Stephen S. Hatch.
TREASURER OF WATER FUND,
Edwin Wilcox,

STREET COMMISSIONERS,

George F. Bearse,
John F. McMahon.

This completed the ticket down
the councilmen, who were elected by
ballot as follows:

' COUNCILMEN,

Charles N. Smith,
Jesse M. Ferris,
Charles F. Boutwell,
Henry P. Morgan,
William S. Smith,
Wright B. Bean.

Football Team.

A football team was organized Mon-
day afternoon, under the captaincy of
Charles Kelley. The name given to
the team is the “Rough Riders.” The
first game of the season will be played
Saturday morning at 9:30 o’clock,
against the Winnipauks. The line up
of the R. R. ’s is as follows: Center,
George Meeker; quarter back,William
Cavanagh; halfback, Harry O’Brien;
full back, Charles Kelley; left guard,
Tom Foley; right guard, Lewis Bogar-
dus; left tackle, Allen Ely; right tack-
le, Edward Creagh, left enter, Harry
Dent‘on; right enter,Harry Platt. Mas-
cot, John Meeker; Referee James O’-
Brien.

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A Strong candidate.

The selection of Dr. J. Milton Coburn
as their candidate for mayor, by the
Republicans of the city of South Nor-
walk, last evening, places in the fielda
strong candidate and one that the Dem-
ocrats will have trouble to defeat.

Dr. Coburn is an energetic Repub-
lican, and one that the entire party
can support. He is a hard worker, and
will be found leading the fight from
now on until the closing of the ballot-
box next Monday night.

The Republicans of our sister city

are to be congratulated on their choice,I

and if elected Dr. Coburn will make an
ideal mayor. ‘

Recent Deaths.
Henry E. Curtis, son of the late Stiles

Curtis, died at the John F. Bennett .

residence on Park street, this morning,
aged about 50 years. ‘

Mrs. Susan F. Burton widow of
Augustus Burton died at her hone in
Cranbury last night aged 57 years.
The funeral will be held Friday after-
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’“A‘IV‘P‘W'..IP THE am ‘

 

ms 111st WORDS.

“You-Have Killed Me” Brown
Was Heard to Say.

Testimony Which Does Not Sustain Theory
of Accidental Death.

Coroner Doten, of Bridgeport, went
to Westport yesterday and held an in-'
quest into the death of Charles Brown
who was found unconscious in the

yard of Mrs. H. H. Befden last Monday

morning and afterwards died.

Robert Carruthers, one of the wit-
nessés examined, said that with a
frienjti named John GuindOn, he was
driving past the residence of Mrs. S.
J. BIiIlkley when Br wn who was in-
toxidated, staggered out into the street
and'i-ifell between the wheels of the
carriage. Carruthers said he got out
of tlie carriage and drOpped Brown
ovei? the fence into the yard, knowing

he w'Ould be better-off there than on -

the street.

Mrs. Bulkeley testified that she
heard Brown when he was dropped in'
to .the yard and during the night,
say fseveral times, “You have killed
me. ’-’

The fact was brought out at the in-
queSt that on the evening before his
death, Brown had had a dispute with
a motorman named Fanning, but it is
believed that no blows were struck.

Cdroner Doten saidit would be sev- -

eral days before he would render his
decision.

I Thofiezolte Wonders.
If Captain “Rob” Mitchell Will be
nominated by the Democrats for mayor
of South Norwalk.

*Hdw “Joe” Carier can work for
Frgti‘k Merrill and the— Republican
ticket at the same time.

If the "counters will have a good "

time next Monday night.

Why Druggist Riggs is partial to
green bicycle stockings.

If Mayor Glover will be renominated.

What “J 1mmy” Hyatt carries in his
basket.

If the senatorial and. probate cau-
cuses are not due.

How many Norwalkers will visit the
Danbury fair.

If John Kirsch feeds his horses on
tomatoes.

Trying Their Luck.

The harbor is dotted every day with
boats of all descriptions containing
fishermen trying their luck with the
gamey snappers and frost fish. The
latter fish are just beginning to run
and a1 e yet very diminutive' In Size. The
snappers are running large' In size and
good catches are reported daily.

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Literature for Soldiers.

The people of the town are requested
to contribute literature for the soldiers
in camp. All standard novels, current
illustrated papers and magazines are
very acceptable. Boxes for these con-
tr ibu tions will be placed in the Nor-
walk and South Norwalk post offices
and the Norwalk Public Libr army

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The N orwalk Pharmaceutical society
met in the Norwalk hotel parlors yes-
terday afternoon.

 

West avenue is being patched up
with crushed stone.

Robert Hazlett was arrested yester-
day afternoon on the charge of non-
support of his wife and child. This
morning in the town court he was
paroled for one month.

 

The Democratic convention will take
place in the Town Assembly rooms to-
night.

Edmund. E.Cro_w.e of South Nor walk,
will attend a Republican rally in New
Haven ‘to-day.

 

The funeral bf the late Henry Elbert

I Curtis will be attended Saturday'after- I
‘ noon, at 13

. fig-k street,_Rev. T. K.
Noble officiatII g

The display of hats, etc., at Mrs.
Fawcett’ s millinery On Main street is
one of the richest and most attractive
ever seen in town.

.1

Victor S. SelleCk having declined

the nomination for auditor on the .

Republican city ticket, t'1e name of C.

:I Eversley Curtis has been substituted. .
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HE IEIEEUISIIII.

lames' Green Walked Into a
Danbur-y Hotel and Took
Laudanum.

Was a Hatter and Had Been working in
Norwalk.

James Green, a hatter by trade, aged
about 29 years, attempted suicide at
6:15 o’clock Tuesday evening in the
Palace Hotel in Danbury by taking a
dose of laudanum. Green, who had
been working in Norwalk, entered the
private office of the hotel 'and called
for a glass of ginger ale. When he,
received it, he was seen to take abottle
from his pocket, pour the contents into
a glass and then drink it. In afew
minutes he fell from a chair to the
floor.

Drs. Sunderland and McDonald, after
working over Green for two hours,
succeeded in bringing him out of
danger.

Green, who was a'stranger to the
proprietor of the hotel, belongs in
Redding, where his people are well to
do. He has a brother in Danbury.
He is quite a good looking young man,
and was well dressed. N 0 cause can be
assigned for his rash act. ‘

The bottle from which Green took
the laudanum contained four ounces of
the poison.

T0 MERCHANTS.
‘ The opening-of the fall season is now

at hand. All indications point to good

times.
Crops are good and there are plenty

of hungry people.

 

Money that has been tied up will now
be invested

The opportunity to secure your share
of this money presents itself now;

Are you alive to the possibilities of
your opportunity ?

THE GAZETTE is a medium in which
is secured both quality and quantity.
It goes into the homes and is read by
the well-to-do. Hand in your adver-
tisements now. '

AMUSEMENTS.

The Octoroons.

John W. Isham’s Octoroons will be
the attraction at Hoyt’s Theatre next
Saturday afternoon and evening, pre-
senting for the first time here a new
musical farce entitled “A Tenderloin
Coon.” The company comprises
twenty-five singers and actors, all col-
ored, .and from the prima donna to the
most inconspicuous chorus girl, these
artists work with a unanimity and in.
telligence which is absolutely refresh-
ing to one accustomed to the slip-shod

methods allowed in some traveling.

companies. The performance com-
prises every style of music from darkey
melodies to grand opera, and a full
corps-de-ballet. Matinee prices, 10 and
25 cents; evening, 25, 35, 50.

What Happened to Jones.

What Happened to Jones was the
attraction at Hoyt’s Theatre last night,
and the house was literally packed.
The play is meet the funniest pieces
of comedy which ever appeared on the
stage in this town.‘ Bert C. Thayer as
Jones kept the house in constant peals
of merriment with the funny situations
peculiar to the play combined with his
own natural genius as a humorist.
The whole cast was fine in their sever-
al parts, and the costumes were all
new and ' exquisite models of the
modiste’s art.

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Fire inSaunatuck. .

The soft coal in the coal shed at
Wakeman.’s mattress factory in Sauga»
tuck caught fire this morning, and the
hose company was called out to subdue
the flames. The fire was caused by
spontaneous combustion.

 

Sperry Renom‘lnated. ’

Hon. N. D. Sperry, of New Haven,
was yesterday renominated forCongress

'by- the Republican Convention of the

second district
Harry Gardner has removed from
Union Park to Adams avenue.

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“Mike” Dowd for so he years in the

employ of Butcher smith has. secured

fa. situationiin‘a Stimior 1- market. 5

. W. Fowler; ,-

 

 

TO LOOK FOR SITES.

 

The Asylum Commissioners are in Town

To-day

Ex- Gov. rCoffin, Senator Brown, Dr. A.
J. Givins, Dr. C. E. Stark, D. E. Hooker
and Patrick Cassidy, commissioners on
p1 oposed new site for a:‘ State Insane
hospital' 1n N orwalk are in tow n to-day
and will in company with the select-
men and leading citizens examine sites
thought to be eligible for such institu-
tion.

The party will dine at the Mahack-
emo at one o’clock and then proceed
on their tour of investigation in car-
riages. . .

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Must Bear StaInI‘IIp.

It has just been deCIded by Commis-
sioner of Internal Revenue Scott that
all bottles brought to a drug store to
be filled with wines'I,,and any Similar
liquors must bear anI'internaI revenue
stamp the same as the sealed bottles.
There me but very few druggists who
have interpreted the law 111. this way.

Shriners tongIIe.

Illustrious Noble Granville W. Good-
sell, of Pyramid temple; Nobles .of the
Mystic Shrine, will entertain the
shriners on his grounds at Woodmont
on October 5. One of “Mayer” Good-
sell’s clambakes will be a feature at
the outing.

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Late Strawberries."

George Hodge called at the GAZETTE
office to day with a number of straw-
berries, which he picked from his
vines at Broad River early this morn-

. ing.

The Weather.
Fair to-night'and Friday; warmer.

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' W. H. Babcock, manager . .of the
Hartford division of the Southern New
England Telephone company, died in
Hartford to- -day. '

 

Ex. -Gov. Coffin is in town tg day.

 

Car mi G. Hubbell Of Bridgeport,
was in town to- -.day

The Yacht Whist club met yester-
day, at the club house. 1 Mrs. A. E.
Chasmar won the first prize and Mrs.
William Palmer the second. V

“What Happened to J ones” appears
in Stamford to-night, and if the theatre
goers in that city are not sent into
hysterics we will miss our guess.

A Daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Brennan, Jr., of Elm
street, yesterday.

A meeting will be held in the Baptist
church to-night. Pastor Robbins and
his wife will be present and say good-
bye to the members of the Congrega-
tion.

F. Gordon Mead, who for the past
few months has been at Lennox, Mass. .,
returned home to day—quite ill. '

The ladies should not fail to attend
the millinery opening atMrs.Fawcett’s,
to-day and to-morrow.

The Christian Industrial League of
the First Methodist church will hold a
regular meeting, Friday evening.

Mrs. Paul G. Schultz, Sr., of Lowe
street, went to Middlefield to-day to
spend a week.

Mrs. William G. Thomas and daugh<
ter, Mrs. S. W. Groesbeck, of Norwalk
went to New York to-day to spend the ,
week.

The State Hospital Commission are
in Nor walk to-day,looking over various
sites which are thought to be good
places for the building of a hospital for
the insane.

Miss Amy Dodge of East avenue,
will succeed Miss H. Edna Sherwood,
resigned, as teacher at the East Nor-
walk school. ‘ - 4 ,l :

. Datum-7“

 

The Republicans of Darien have
nOminated the following candidates for
to ya offices.

Selectmen, Charles W. Raymond and
Charles G, Waterbury; Treasurer,
Thaddeus Bell; Tax Collector, W. W. '
Ballard; Assessors, John R. Conn,
Newton H. Crofoot; Board of Relief,

Henry T. Tristram, Samuel P. Thomp- 1‘ V

son; AuditOr, George W. Clock; Grand
Jurors, Samuel C. Silliman, George
Constables, David, N.
Mather, Alonzo Weed; Registrar of
Voters, George W. FO‘wler; School
Visitors, Rev. Arthur Requa _(to fill the

unexpired term of Rev. S J. Austin,
-reSigned,I ) and Dr. William G. Brown-
son-g; ..

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