"ww- mar-'1...» vow—r.” . ,. .. . To Get Customers Ad= vertise in Their Favor= ' ite Paper, THE EVEN= [N6 GAZETTE! ' Vening ‘ aZeté. \ \ Every Reader. of THE. 'i EVENING ‘ GAZETTE is a Buyer. Give Them. a Trial' VOL. IX. NO. 2067 NORWALK,CONN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 1,1899. ’ PRICE Two CENTS. BBOCKHAUS , UNDER TRIAL! MRS. LAMBERT AGAIN TELLS HER STORY or HOWlSHE +— SHE WASEGAGGED AND HER HUSBAND MUR— 'DERED. The superior criminal court con- vened at 10 a. 113., yesterday, when the case of Max Brockhaus, accused of being implicated with Ben. Willis in the murder of David S. R. Lambert, at Wilton, in December, 1897, was called for trial. It required» two hours to empanel a jury and at noon the case was opened by IrWin G. Weed, the architect, who testified to the plans and drawings made by him of the Lam- bert house. He was followed by Dr. William J. Tracey, of Norwalk, who was called to attend the murdered man and was at the autopsy. Dr. Tracey testified to the bullet found in the brain, having been 'the immediate cause of Mr. Lambert’s death. He ad- mitted on cross-examination that the wound in the back would have caused hemorrhage. Joseph M. Bucknam, a conducto1 on themd” line t1 olley cars, running from South Norwalk to Winnipauk, testified to Willis and Brockhaus boarding his car on the night of the murder. Bucknam testified to his car having started from the South Norwalk depot at 4:40; along. Main street toward VVinnipauk. When they reached the Warwick house Willis got on the car and went inside; Bucknam stated that Willis acted as though he was drunk; he went inside and sat down; about a block further on Brockhaus boarded the car 'and stood on the rear platform. Bucknam went on to state how he saw Brockhaus go into the car when the passengers got off, and kick Willis’ foot; that seemed to rouse Willis from a sleep. Then they entered into con- versation. They went to the end of the line where they got out. and proceeded in the direction of where the Lamberts lived. He described Brockhaus as having a black suit, no overcoat and a brown derby hat. Willis wore' an overcoat. On cross-examination Attorney Chamberlain gleaned. from the con- ductor. that strangers were so rare alonghis line as to make them ob- jects cf special curiosity, that he could V pick them out at any time, male and - female; also the fact that the accused men got on at separate points, and af- ter the passengers had left the car the singular acquaintanceship that sprang up. Conductor Bucknam also testified that a man named Josephs and two we- men, one a stranger, were on the ca1 and went to the end of the route. A portrait was shown Bucknam who ~ identified it as a picture of one of 1he $1.: men seen that night. Frank Josephs, a bronze polisher, testified to haveing seen both Willis and Brockhaus on the day of the murder. At the time they were on a Newtown avenue car and after a moment‘s con- versation with the conductor,. got off about at the Mahackemo hotel in South Norwalk.Joseph.-1 boarded , a “Red” line car and later he saw both Willis and Brockhaus there, but where they got on he did not know. On cross-examination Chamberlain succeeded in soon sing evidence that contradicted Conductor Bucknam upon one or two apparently vital po1nts, principally in the dress Attorney it proceeded up town, of the two men. Josephs placed a black derby on Brockhaus’ head, while Buck— nam made it brown. Bucknam dis- tinctly stated that Brockhaus wore no overcoat and Willis did wear one. Josephs’ evidence was to the effect that neither man wore an overcoat and he refused to be shaken on that point. He was asked regarding the height of Brockhaus and Joseph represented himself as being five feet nine inches and swore that Brockhaus who he expressly stated was not as tall as him, to be five feet 10 inches. He further denied the statement made by the conductor, regarding a conversation they had about the mur- der, the night following. Josephs swore that the night following was Saturday, that he did not work that afternoon, neither did hego up on Bucknam’s car Mrs. Lambert, widow of the mur- dered man, was then called. After be- ing duly sworn and testifying to her identity, State’s Attorney Fessenden said: “Now, Mrs. Lambert, I want you to tell the jury your story, in your own way,” and Mrs. Lambert said : “After Mr. Lambert went away I lit two or three lamps. The mail man brought me some mail about 6 o’clock. He stayed 'only long enough to say a few words. ’ After he had gone I sat down by the stove and commenced to read my mail. I heard a noise in the back hallway as if some one was fum- bling about. I thought it was my hus- band. The rear door opened and two men wearing masks entered. One of them spoke and said, ‘Where is the money ‘9. Where is Mr. Lambert ?’ They pointed their revolvers at me. I stood up and was unable to move. The man said again, ‘Don’t you say a word. Hold up your hands.’ I said, ‘you shall not.’ He seized me and we struggled across the room. I leaned over on the table and blew out the light. I got the' door open and my -heel on the sill. Then I was jerked back and thrown on the floor.” At this point in the story Mrs. Lam- bert explained by the" diagram of the dining room just how the struggle had taken place and where she was thrown. “After I had been thrown to the floor,” she continued, “the man with whom I was struggling cried out, ‘Give me that bottle; give me that bottle.’ The other man handed him a bottle. I continued to struggle and he had some trouble in using the chloroform. The other fellow cried out, ‘Do it as I told you.’ I woke up and was chloroformed again. The next timeI knew anything I heard a door slam. Ropes were drawn around me and I wasfastened hands and feet. lying on the floor at the end of the room. The doors were locked. I went to Andrew Bell’s house nearby and told him what had happened. My husband died Dec. 22.” ' Mrs. Lambert identified a purse which Attorney Fessenden produced as her husband’s. A box that had stood ona bureau in one of the chambers, I saw my husband her husband’s watch, a black mask. found on the night of the murder sim ilar to those the two men wore, the potato with which she had been gagged, the handkerchief that had been used to chloroformgher, the rope with which .Both men had pointed their revolvers she had been bound, were all identified and admitted in evidence without ob- jection on the part of Brockhaus’ coun- sel. On the direct examination witness said she had recognized the voice of one ofthe men who had spoken as that of Willis. The other man had only spoken once while she was conscious and he had said, “Do as I told you.” at her. Both wore black masks. She had not seen Willis before the trial since 1896, yet she was sure it was his voice she heard. , “On the cross examination by Attor- ney Chamberlain an attempt was made to shake her testimony as to Willis’ voice, but without success. Several questions were asked as to the arti- cles stolen from the house and Mrs. Lambert was excused. Town clerk Henry E. Chichester of Wilton, stand to identify the several bullets given him later. The four empty shells and two loaded ones he found at a hall door; the handkerchief and the pocketbook he found on the table near the stove, empty and partly open. Mr. Chiches- ter swore that the pocketbook was empty; he had looked into it himself The remains of the potato used for a gag was also identified. Mrs. Lambert was recalled and swore that the pocketbook in question was not on the table beside which she sat. She could not swear that Mr. Lambert had the pocketbook on the day of the shooting, but he made It an invariable rule to carry it, and if he had not done» so on that day, it must have been on a was put on the dresser in her bedroom. Herbert E. Ogden, brother of Mrs. Lambert, testified to the finding of three bullets; one was dug out of the door byhimself, one other, at his re- - quest, was dug out of the door by Mr. Thompson and a third was found by the brother of Mr. Ogden, in the pole of the portiere. ' . Mrs. Andrew Bell, a neighbor of Mrs. Lambert, repeated her testimony in the Willis case, as to the finding of Mr. Lambert. She put a pillow under Mr. .Lambert’s head. She declared that one of the table cloths she had been ironing that afternoon was on the table and covered with blood. David R. Ogden, a brother of George Ogden, said he went into the Lambert house after the shooting and discover- ed a bullet under a portiere. He hand- ed it to his brother who was by him. Frank Taylor, of Wilton, testified to the finding of the fourth bullet which figures in the trial. He found it in the- bed, where Mr. Lambert had been placed, under the sheets. It had drop ped from one, \of the murdered man’s wounds. He handed the bullet to George Ogden. Dr Andiew B. Gorham, of Wilton, who diessed M1. Lambert‘ s injuries, was called. He identified a. bullet taken from the body and the three bul- lets which he had placed in the care of Mr. Chichester on the Sunday follow- ing the murder. 1 Mr. Cummings was called, but failed. to appear an adjournment was taken until to-day. _ ' ' The 12 men who are to pass upon the guilt ,of the accused are: Edward F. Hallen, of Bridgeport, Arthur S. Mans- field, of Brookfield, Seth ,W'. Raymond,’ of Darien, Thomas H. Wheeler, of Fair- field, S. R. Keeler, of Weatport, Pat. rick Kennelly, of Bridgeport, Fi‘ank M. Raymond, of Westport, George S. Adams, of \Vestport. Philip Hi Haug‘l‘, of Newtow-n, Charles H. Hurlburt, of Bethel, Joseph Burnham, of Bethe], and Charles S. Evegitt, of Easton. A SEHslHeTMan -Would use Kemp‘ s Balsam f01 the Throat and Lungs It' Is now ing more of Coughs. Colds. Asthma, iilonchitis, Group and all Throat and Lung Troubles,than anynther medicine. The p1 oprietor has authorized any druggiSt to give you a Sample Bottle Free: to convince you of the merit of this great “ positions to—day. Elected to the Office of In- surance Stamp Clerk. .. WHAT HIS DUTIES ARE. The ,Norwalk Board of Fire Underwriters Hold a Lively Session. The Norwalk Board of Underwriters held a business meeting at the Mahack- emo hotel yesterday aftel noon. The NewEngland Boald of Fire Un- derwriters were present and participat- ed m the deliberations of the home board. The appointment of a stamp clei k was discussed and a ballot taken resulting in a tie vote between Charles E. Hoyt, teller of the Fairfield County National bank, and Louis S. Beers, teller of the First National bank of South Norwalk. The matter however, was left in the hands of the New England Board, who later selected Mr. Hoyt for the position, Mr. Hoyt’s duties will be to see that board rates are charged on all policies of insurance. He will be required to inspect all daily reports of policies is- sued and compare the rate charged with the, rate book adopted by the New England exchange. If found cor- rect he stamps ,them and forwards them to the companies for whom the policies are issued. . THE WHEEL CONTEST. Pioneer Regains the Lead With Old Wella V Good Second. ' . The contest for Chief Prowitt’s Ram- bler wheel shows another reversal of Pioneer’s candidate takes the lead from Hope Hose While Old Well sends its candidate into sec- Ond place. The vote at noon to-day was as fol- lows: lrving H. Reed, Pioneer 631 J. J. Goodwin, Old Well 575 J. H. Magner, Hope Hose 540 Smith Northrop, Phoenix 227 Elbert W. Clark, Putnam Hose 158 D.Hart Weeks, Phoenix 84 Charles M.~'Smith, Pioneer, 38 Samuel McGowan, Putnam Hose 19 Geo. S. Grumman, Phoenix _15 F. W. Darmer, Old Well " 9 H. D. Cornell, Fire Police 2 L. M. Smith, Mayflower 2 D. W. Harford, Old Well . 2 Chief F. M. Wheeler, E.N. F. D. 1 Patrick F. Slat-tery, Hope Hose 1 E. V. Baker, Old Well 1 Joseph Matheis’ Pioneer 1 Harry Mitchell, Pioneer - 1 Fred Weiseit 1 Leo Davis, Old Well 1 Howard L. Lowndes, Old Well 1 Geo.'F. Foote, Old Well 1 John Yost, Putnam Hose 1 —_____.g.._>—.__. GRANTS FORECLOSURE. Suit of S. H. Holmes vs Frederick Mead Decided for the Plaintiff. Judge G. W. - Wheeler, of the Su- perior Court rendered a decision Mon- day in the case of Stephen E. Holmes against Frederick Mead f01 the plaintiff to recover $3 5'38, 41 on one count and $1,923.34. on another. The plaintiff Mr. Holmes. brought a suit of foreclosure on two notes. one on a mortgage given originally to him and the other to Holmes & ,Keeler, of N orwalk, who made an assignment of the note to him. M r. Mead in defense, claimed that, the property which it sought to fore- .close belongs to his wife, having been transferred to her for sums of money advanced to him for use in business. The court grants the foreclosure. -¥———<o.0>———— Baptist Choir. The choi1 of the South Norwalk Bap- tist church f01 the year commencing May lst will consist of Mrs. Charles F Boutwell. soprano; Miss J. Pearl Greg- ory, alto; George H. Hirst, tenor; Chil ton Baker, bass. M iss Henrietta Wing has been 1 ngaged as organist. —————-«O-o _ Saved A Boy’s Life. M1'S.C'1otain H. Hubbard, of Milford, i)e1., says: “Brazilian Balm saved my boy’s life. He began just like the one we lost with c1'.oup We gave him a few 1111111 HUYT WON. NT 1 f1 A ‘WOI' hief FROM Prowit‘t ! reliable wheel built, up to date. Clark in the Lauder building. mounted on May 31st. East Warwalk Fire Departments : The year ’98 was a great year for bicycles. wheels during that year than ever before, but I desire to make the year ’99 a record breaker, and in order to do it I want your assistance in booming the Rambler WheeI; to spread . its name andfame into every nook and corner of our town. To obtain your help I propose to give away Absquter Free, to the most popular member of either the Norwalk, South N orwalk or East Norwalk Fire Departments 11‘ celebra- ged High Grade ’99 Rambler Wheel, the fleetest, the handsomest, the most graceful, the most durable andlmost T0 the Members of the. (Minnelli, South Norwalk am I sold more The popularity1 will be decided by ballot and in order to vote for candidates the name of the member to be voted for. together with the name of the fire company of which he is a- member must be written 011 the coupon below and deposited in the ballot box at my store N o. 45 Main street, N orwalk. Ballots for members of the South Norwalk department can be deposited in' the ballot box at the store of Whelpley & Ballots for members of the East Norwalk department can be deposited in the ballot box in Haffner’ s Cigar and News store at the east end of the Washington street bridge; The contest is open to every member of the- several fire de parlmenls including members of the Fire Police. . .- All ballots must be deposited by 7 o‘clock sharp, on the evening of May 29th, and the name of the winner will be an I, T. Pro wi t t, Agent RAMBLER WHEELS, No. 45 MAIN STREET, NORWALK, CONN. doses. He Quickly drOpped. to sleep, r.emedy P1 ice 25c. and 50.5.1 and was all right in me morning.” . .5...
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