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. VOL. VIII. No. 1997 NORWALK CONN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 16,1898. PRICE ONE CENT-
THE SPEAKER-SH] P.
“The mention of the name of
Hon. John H. Light, of South Nor-
walk, for speaker of the House,
even in this early stage of the dis-
cusion of choice of candidates, has
received the approval of some of
the leading newspapers of the state.
The spontaneous recognition of his
ability and fitness for the position,
indicates the drift of a sentiment
that will, most assuredly, develop
enthusiasm among the members of
the General Assembly before the
next session convenes in January.”
The above from the South Nor-
walk Sentinel, may receive the ap-
probation of Mr. Light’s followers,
in that city, but this section does
not approve of Mr. Light’s candi-
dacy, nor will it support him.-
Mr. Light is charged by this end
of the town, with having lent him-
self to the defeat of his Republican
colleague, J. Belden Hurlbutt, at
the recent election, and thus send-
ing a Democratic representative to
: Hartford to represent a town hav-
‘: ing nearly 800 Republican majority.
' If the friends of Mr. Light desire
, to place him before the Republicans
of Connecticut as a candidate for
the speakership, under these condi-
tions, they have that right; but
there yet remains considerable un-
published history of the dirty meth-
ods employed to defeat Mr. Hurl-
butt, that will make pleasant read-
ing when the proper time arrives.
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APPEAL FROM PROBATE.
Judge Wheeler Hears Disputes Over Will
of Stephen Raymond of Darien.
The appeal of Charles Raymond and
others from Probate was begun before
Judge G. W. Wheeler, in the Superior
court, yesterday. There was a long
array of interested parties and witnes-
ses'from Darien where the estate was
probated.
Stephen Raymond of Dariel died
some years ago leaving an intestate es-
tate consisting largely of farm lands,
the whole valued at about $5,000. After
his death Charles Raymond and sev-
eral others claiming to be children by
a second wife, claimed that they were
rightful heirs. Stephen Raymond’s
first wife died many years ago, leaving
five children, and the probate court
found that they were the heirs to the
property.
Attorney Hurlbutt of Norwalk and
Gen. Frost appear for these children.
State’s Attorney Fessenden and At-
tOrney H. S. Cummings are counsel for
the appellants. The defense set up is
that Charles Raymond and the other
appellants, children by the alleged sec-
ond wife, are not entitled to any share
in the estate because Mr. Raymond was
never married a second time. Their
mother is dead, and the administration
on her estate, it is claimed, was taken
out in the name of Elizabeth Flynn.
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New Canaan.
Mrs. Emily Merritt of Katonah is
visiting with her son, D. R. Meritt, for
two weeks.
A number of Miss Lillian Often’s
friends spent Monday evening at her
home on Stamford avenue, playing
games, etc.
“Klondike Hotel” is the name of
Philip Wipperman’s saloon and build-
ing that he recently purchased from
Christian Miller on Railroad avenue.
A row occurred in Kohler’s saloon,
Saturday evening. The proprietor was
hit in the head with a stone, which if
thrown a little lower. would have re-
sulted seriously. Several young men
.were drinking beer, and when they
were requested to pay for it one of
them threwa stone. No arrests were
made.
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BilliaITds and Pool.
The billiard and pool tournament
given by the Old Well Hook and Lad-
der company, opened last night. Five
natch games of pool were played and
Tour of billiards. Twelve prizes, exclu-
ive of the “ booby ” are offered.
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In Town.
Among the out-of—towners in town to-
A: are Leonard Smith of Willimantic,
04. pics W. Noyes of Newark, H. ,L.
(weed. of Boston, C. S. Griswold of-
"iddletown, and George W. Stow of
TRIPLE CRIME
AND
NEW CANAAN FARM HAND
KILLS MRS. SARAH ANDER—
SON, BURNS THE HOUSE ’
SUICIDES.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS CASE.
THE WOMAN SUPPOSED TO'. HAVE
BEEN MURDERED SOME TIME
AGO.
It is now believed that arson, suicide
and murder are connected with the
Anderson fire in New Canaan, an ac-
count of which was published exclusive-
ly in yesterday’s GAZETTE.
A double tragedy has undoubtedly
taken plaCe on the outskirts of that
village, about four miles from the cen-
ter, and near North Wilton, on what is
known as the “Cheese Spring” road.
The man found hanging to a tree, as
told in the GAZETTE, was Fred Hah-
man, a German farm laborer, aged 48,
who had been employed by Mrs. Susan
Anderson. Indications lead to the
belief that he killed Mrs. Anderson
recently, set fire to the house and barn
Tuesday morning, and then hanged
himself.
The fire was noticed about 10 o’clock
in the morning by Zachariah Osborn,
the nearest neighbor, who lived about,
a mile away. He started across lots to
reach the fire as soon as possible and
when going through an orchard sever-
al hundred yards from Mrs. Ander-
son’s house he discovered the body of a
man hanging from an apple tree. He
at once recognized him ' as Hahman
and as the case was clearly one of
suicide he at once hastened to town
and notified the authorities. Though
Hahman was dead when discovered by
Mr. Osborn, his body had not become
cold and it must have been but a short
while before he was found hanging
that he committed self destruction.
Considerable time elapsed before any
other person reached the scene of the
fire and then the house and barn had
been totally destroyed.
As soon as possible, Medical Exami-
ner Dr. C. B. Keeler arrived and in
his examination found a letter on the
suicide’s body, which seemed to indi-
cate that he had murdered Mrs. An-
derson and Constables John H. Da-
viden and-Joseph M. Silliman made a
hasty examination of the ruins, with-
out discovering any traces of the
woman. ‘
The letter found on Hahrnan reads
as follows:
“ I have worked here a year and
have got no money and mighty little to
eat. I killed her. She has been dead
17 days. Seek and you shall find.”
The scene of the suspected crime is
a lonesome one and, moreover, on ac-
count of the unsocial disposition of
Mrs. Anderson, she lived almost en-
tirely isolated. Her eccentric ways
have given her a more than local repu"
tation and inasmuch as she had been
in litigation with the town for some
time relative to having the town re-
pair the road that her home was on, she
lagers.
Mrs. Anderson was a determined
woman. She kept firearms in the house
at all times and was always ready to
use them. It is only about a year ago
I .9‘! Haven.
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has become well known to the vil- -
since she performed a nervy feet. She
awoke one night and found a burglar
in the house. Without ceremony she
shot him with a revolver and then
overpowered him. After tying him
firmly with rope she brought him to
this village and delivered him over to
the authorities.
A traveling peddler who made occa‘
sional stops at the place, visited the
house a. few weeks ago and was told by
Hahman that Mrs. Anderson had gone
to New York. A few days ago he
again visited the place and was struck
byHahman’s strange actions. This
time the farmhand said Mrs. Anderson"
was dead, but would vouchsafe no fur-
ther information. if it is as believed,
that the woman was murdered, it was
probably the outcome of a quarrel over
money matters. The woman always
hired foreign labor and is reported
never to have paid them any money
and scarcely gave them enough to eat.
It is the prevailing opinion that during
ing the quarrel, the woman must have
been killed andin order to conceal the
evidences of his crime, Hahman fired
the buildings.
The house and barn were situated
about 200 feet apart. The live stock
was driven out of the barn before it
was set afire and the horses and cows
and other stock were found wandering
about.
Hahman was born in Germany in
1850, was married and has four chil-
dren living in the old country.
The suicide evidently intended not
to be thwarted in his attempt at self-
destruction. He used a clothesline
doubled and made a dexterous noose
and then jumped from an elevation so
that his neck was broken.
Mrs. Anderson has a sister residing
in New York and-a brother, Turgess
.Northrop, who lives in New Canaan.
Hahman is Well known in South Nor-
walk, where he was sentenced to jail
for 30 days, some 2 yeargago, for steal-
ing some silver spoons from Mrs. Frank
Godson. V
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The Gazette Wonders. ,
If PastorKavanagh’s objection to card
playing will have the desired result.
. Who insurance Commissoner “Beers”
is.
If Pat Hanlon has a grievance against
the Selectmen.
Who the Jonah is with the Porto
Rico party.
.If the tax-payers will turn out at to-
morrow nights town meeting.
How many fish the Crosswalkers
caught. '
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The llomeliest Mn is Ilorwalk,
As well as the handsomest, and othci s
are inv1ted to call on any druggist and
get free a trial bottle of Kemp’s Bal-
l sam for the Throat and Lungs, a reme-
e_dy that is guaranteed to cure and re-
flex; all BCnronic and Acute Coughs,
5. ma ronchitis and C '
Price 25c. and 50c. ‘ onsumption.
IS warm! AGAIN.
Spendthrift Bayard Clarkson
Receives Another Large
Inheritance.
Has Been an Inmate of the Alms House
Since Last May.
. Bayard Clarkson who it is alleged,
is the most aristocratic pauper ever
supported in Bridgeport, and who has
been a public charge since last May,
received a letter at the alms house three
days ago which conveyed the informa-
tion that by the death of a maiden aunt
at Boston he had become heir to $100,-
000. He is now awaiting further ad-
vices. The poor authorities are also
anxious about his inheritance, for they
expect to secure the payment of the
amount which his maintenance has cost
them. _
‘ The old man who says he is 74 years
old,§ is in splendid physical health, but
meiitally he is no longer sound. After
bet-{read the letter he destroyed it, as
heghas a fear of lawyers. He says they
robbed him of a greater part of his for-
tune. A, few days later a letter, the
envelope of which bore the name of 3.
Bridgeport banking firm, was deliver-
ed to him. He hid it, but a day or two
ago told one of his friends that he
would receive $75,000 on January 1, and
that then he would give all of the in-
mates a grand treat.
“The first letter,” he said, “was from
my sister who lives in New Jersey. She
wrote to tell me that my maiden aunt,
Miss Elizabeth Johnson, of Tremont
street, Boston, was dead, and had left
me one-third of her estate, amounting
to about $100,000. She said the estate
would be settled by New Year’s and
their I would get iny share of it. All
that I- fear is that the lawyers will get
most of it, for I had half a million once
and they got the largest part of that.”
Although a common pauper, Clark-
son, it is said, can lay claim to posses~
sion of some of the bluest blood in
America. The late Thomas F. Bayard
of Delaware, it is alleged, was his
cousin. On his father’s side he is de-
scended from the Clarkson family, in
whose honor, it is said Clark-son street,
New York, was named.
Thirty years ago he married a Miss
DePeyeter. A month after the mar-
riage he left her and has since lived
aldhe. Once he had in his possession a
large tract of land near Flatbush, L. 1.,
but he sold it piece-meal to obtain
money to gratify his desire for a life of
dissipation. A valuable piece of New
York property went the same way. His
wife has been divorced from him for
more than a score of years.
Six years ago Clarkson drifted into
Bridgeport. He frequented resorts,
where he was warmly welcomed be-
cause he had plenty of money. In all
of the six years he spent there he has
not drank a pint of liquor. He squan-
dered his money on women and on
“take -” jewelry, which young fellows
bought and sold to him with the advice
that it would be a suitable gift for one
of his women friends. This advice he
always took, and several instances of
his paying $50 for a “diamond” ring
worth a $1.50 are recalled by those who
knew him well.
Six months ago Clarkson had ac-
cumulated a big board bill at the WH-
son House and when the landlord in-
sisted on its payment he confessed that
he did not-have a cent in the world.
When he had satisfied himself that the
old man was telling the truth the land-
lord told him that he could not afford
to keep him for nothing. The old man
then went into the streets, and; after
leading the life of a beggar for a few
days, applied to the board of charities
for assistance. Poor Superintendent
Brennan gave him a home at the alms
house, where he has lived. in content-
ment ever since, never once expressing
a desire to visit the city. All summer
long he worked on the town farm,
cheerfully doing the work of a- day.
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aborel'.
! FAIALLflURNED.
Prisoner aI Bridgeport Jail
Had a Bottle of Oil
in Ilis Pocket.
Struck a Match on His Overalls and the
Kerosene Ignited.
William Coy, colored, a prisoner at .
the county jail, was fatally burned in
his cell yesterday. Coy was serving a
30-day sentence for drunkenness and
breach of the peace, and as he was on
good behavior he was assigned to the
duty of caring for the horses of Jail
Contractor Clark. .
He fed the horses early, and at the
barn stole some kerosene for the lamp
in his cell. He put the oil in a bottle
and placed the bottle in his hip pocket.
After feeding the horses he returned
to his cell to sit dOWn and await the
breakfast call.
While waiting, he filled his pipe and
started to light it. He struck the
match on his overalls, not knowing
that the cork had fallen out of the bot-
tle, and that the kerosene had saturat-
ed the lower part of his clothing. As
the match ignited, his clothing blazed,
and he ran through the corridors
shrieking with pain and fright.
Coy died last night at 6:30 o’clock.
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BASIZET BALL.
The Stanford’s Scoop the Prize.
There wasa‘good attendance at the
entertainment in Music hall last 'even-
ing, given by the St. Joseph’s T. A. B.
society.
The literary and musical part of the
programme 'was warmly received and
was of a highly satisfactory nature.
It was followed by an exciting basket
ball game between Stamford and South
Norwalk teams, which resulted in favor
of Stamford by a score of 16 to 8.
Refreshments, were served and the
winning team made to feel glad that
they were present.
The T. A. B. ’s have established a
reputation as good entertainers.
Wanted Small Bills.
The suspicion of Chief Vollmer and
Deputy sheriff Lyon was excited this
morning, by the actions of a young
man who was intent on getting bills
changed, and they placed him under
arrest.
He appeared to be somewhat daft,
but gave his name as “File” Kelly
and said that his father was Michael
Kelly, a gate-tender at the Catherine.
street railroad crossing.
The sum of $41 in one dollar bills
was found on his person. His father
was notified and will take charge of
him this afternoon. The money be-
longed to young Kelly.
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Club Smoker.
The Norwalk club smoker, last even-
ing, was, as might well have been ex-
pected, a success. The musical part of
the programme elicited encores, and
the other features were in full accord
with the happiness of those present.
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Volealdo Erupllons
Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob
life of joy. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve
cures them, also Old, Running and
Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons,
Corns, Warts, Cuts, Bruises, Burns,
Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chilblains.
Best Pile cure on earth. Drives out
Pains and Aches. Only 25 cents a box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by Druggists.
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J. Arthur Osborn of West avenue,
has gone to Chicago on a business trip.
Little Ward Van Alstyne is quite ill
at his home on High street, South N or-
walk.
Thomas Ward, the batter, spent yes-
terday in New York on business.
Mrs. Louise Fitch, of Massachusetts
is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Prow-'
itt, of Elmcrcst. -
“Uncle Bob” or some one in his
guise left for Porto Rico, this morning.
A new restaurant has been opened on
North Main street, South Norwalk.
A published report that the New
York millinery store at 51 Main street
had gone out of existence, w...s this
morning denied by, Mr. Rosenbaum,
who proposes giving the-people bar:
gains up to and after'snow flies.
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DALTOII-_V_V_IGHAIlll. 1
An Impressive November Nup-
tial Event in the. First
‘Eongregational
Church.
The Edifice Thronged wmi Norwalk SO-
ciety. ‘
A wedding of note in Norwalk socie-
ty took place at the First Congrega-
tional church, Tuesday afternoon at
3:15 o’clock, the parties to the contract
being Miss Florence Gertrude Wigham,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace B.
Wigham, of Elm street, and Frederick
Brainerd Dalton, of Danbury.
The altar of the edifice was tastefully
decorated with large palms and potted
plants for the occasiou, and the old
church was once more the scene of a
nuptial event. -
The church was literally thronged
with relatives and friends in the Nor-
walks and surrounding towns, besides
many from New York and other places.
Promptly at the appointed time the
bride escorted by her father, who gave
her away, arrived at the church and
preceded by the ushers and maid of-
honor entered the church to the strains-
of the old Lohengrin. I
Rev. T. K. Noble performed the
ceremony, using the ring service, and
in a few words pronounced the happy
couple, man and wife.
The bride’s gown was of green Irish
poplin trimmed with velvet, white satin
and chifion; her hat was a combination
of the same colors, and her boquet was
of bridal roses. She made a charming
bride. I c
The maid of honor, Miss Edna H.
Wigham was attired in a. dark blue
Venetian cloth costume,withtr1mmings
of black ribbon and white satin. She
wore a hat of black velvet trimmed
with plumes, and carried pink roses.
The groom’s attendant was William
E. Bulkley, city editor of the Danbury
News.
The ushers were Winfield Bowman,
of New Britain, Shelton Davenport,
Herbert Beal and Chateau Pierce, of
They each wore as a bou«
tonniere a white Chrysanthemum.
Miss May Adams presided at the
organ and discoursed the music during
the service. \
A reception was held immediately
after the ceremony at the Wigham
residence on Elm street, where Mr. and
Mrs. Dalton received the congratula-
tions of their relatives and a few inti-
mate friends, after which they departed
on a wedding trip to southern points
Upon their return they
where the
Danbury .
of interest.
will reside in Danbury,
groom who is connected with the Dan-
bury News,is well and popularly known.
Many valuable and useful presents
are displayed among which is the
groom’s gift to his bride, of a. handsome
piano.
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CAKE WALK.
The Cake Awarded to a Bridgeport Couple
There was a cake walk and dance in
Raymond’s hall South N orwalk, last
night, which was attended by colored
people from Stamford, Darien, Bridge-
port, New Canaan, Wilton, Danbury
and other places, and was designated
as the Coachman’s ball.
There were fully one hundred present,
many of whom danced until breakfast
time to the music of Powell’s orchestra.
The cake walk brought outa num-
ber of contestants and the judges were
put to their wits end in awarding the
prizes, so well did the contestants ap-
pear in that role.
The first prize was awarded to Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Washington of Bridge-
portpand the second to William Macey
of this city his running mate being a
colored lady from Darien.
The ball was a shining success, and
will be repeated at a later date.
Th:Weather.
* Showers to-night; Thursday rain.
Cyrus Parks of Whit-lock’s market is '
on the sick list.
Norwalk Chronicler