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VOL. IX. N O. 2068

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THE [COURT ADMITS BROCK-

HAUS’ CONFESSION OF THE
COLD BLOODED MURDER
OF LAMBERT.

 

In the Brockhaus murder trial,
Wednesday afternoon, Eugenia Espin-
of New York, who was Brockhaus’s

married,

osa,
sweetheart before she was
identified a letter written to her by

'Brockha‘us in which he asked her not

to forget that they were together on
the night of Friday, December 17. She
testified that she was with him on the
evenihg of December 16.

On the cross-examination witness said
she at first thought Brockhaus was at
her home on Friday and that when she
got the letter she wrote to him a mes-
sage to that effect. She said that about
a week before that visit Brockhaus had
shaved off his moustache and she had
criticized him for doing so. Witness
said she knew Willis and that he was
not so tall as Brockhaus. She said that
Brockhaus told her he was going to
Chicago to_ see his brother. Witness
recollected that Brockhaus had said he

might want to show some of his friends

that he was in New York on December
17.

On the re-direct, witness said that
her grandmother convinced her that
Brockhaus was at the house on Thurs-
day evening, because that week they
performed houseWork on Thursday t
which they usually devoted Friday.

Questioned again by Mr. Chamber-
lain, the witness admitted that she had
thought the day in-question was Friday
until her grandmother talked With her.

One of Prosecuting Attorney Fessen-
den’s surprises was sprung in’the tr ial
It was nothing less than a confession
made by Brockhaus to
George Wilkes on Sunday night, March
13, 1898,
Hawley, Deputy Sheriflr‘ F. S. Lyon, jr.,
of South N orwalk, Detective Watts
and others at the jail in the county.
court house.
dence may be judged from the fact

Detective

in the presence of Sherilf

. I . .
Its 1mp01-tancc as ev1-

. told a different story.

that the defence made a great effort to
They claimed the con-
fessionhad been extorted by threats

keep it out.

not be admitted legally as evidence he-
statement madeunder normal \condi-
tions.

.noon, the» jurymen were excused in

ing the confession and the conditions

court to pass upon the objection of At-
torney Chamberlain that it was not
legal evidence. Detective Wilkes, who
secured the confession at the instance
of Attorney Fessenden, George S. Haw-

‘ley, the stenographer who took it down

in black and white, Sheriff Hawley and
Deputy Sheriff Lyon, who were present

'w'henz't‘he statement of Brockhaus was

made, also took the stand and swore
the confession was not extorted, that
Mr. Wilkes was courteous and fair in
his questions and that Brockhaus was
in a normal mental and physical con-
dition. _

Brockhaus went on the stand and
‘ According to his
statement the confession was secured
at a time when he was under a severe
mental strain, harassed and tortured
by questions. '

Judge Wheeler decided the, confes-
sion to be good evidence and admitted
it as such. It was a severe blow to
Brockhaus and he appeared decidedly
crestfallen as Judge Wheeler gave his
decision.

Brockhaus, according to the evidence
really made two statements. In the
first statement given to Detective
Wilkes on the night of March 13, he
said he had never been in Connecticut

 

Bumes-Preston.

The marriage ofRev. Everett Andrew
Burnes son of the Rev Harvey Burnes,
formerly pastor of the First Methodist
church at South Norwalk, and Le Roy
Preston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred 1. Preston of Brooklyn, took
place 111-6 o’clock Wednesday evening
in the Tabernacle Methodist church
in that city. A reception followed the
ceremony at the bride’s home on Leon-
ard street. Several friends from

South Norwalk were present.
«ow——

For Norwalk Harbor.

The United States Senate has finish-
ed the sundry civil bill and added a
number of amendmenrs. The sum of
$90,000was voted for a light and fog
signal station on Green ’5 ledge, Nor-
walk harbor, and also provision for es-
tablishing lighted beacons at Round
Beach, Fitch’s Point. White Rock Reef
and Grassy Hammock, Norwtlk harbor.

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An Aged Resident Dead.

Charles T. Foster, a well-known resi-
dent of this place, died Tuesday night
at his residence on Osborn avenue. He
was eighty-one years of age. The fun-
eral will be held Friday morning at 11

 

. o’clock.

 

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There is a Class of People

Who are injured by the use of coffee.
Recently the1eh as been placed in all
the grocery stores a new preparation
called GRAIN-O, made of pure grains,
that takes the place of coffee. 'l‘he
most delicate stomach 1 eceives it w th~
out dist1css. and but few can tell it
from coffee. It. does not cost mm 1 as
much. Chi ldren may drink it with
great benefit 15 cts. and 25 cts. per
a’ckaue Try it. Ask for GRAINO.

«I.

A Good Showing.

During January there were 2700
books sent out of the Norwalk Library.
This is the largest monthly circulation
reached. February had three less days
by the calendar, two half holidays and
such bad weather, therefore it was a
surprise when it was found that not-
withstanding these conditions, 2562
books were sent out, and there were
4312 visits. ,

The March‘books Will be placed in
the rack with record on the bulletin
board, and in the catalogues by Thurs-
day, the 91111. '

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Mr. Scofield Nominated.

In the senate on Wednesday Gover-
nor Lounsbury nominated Edwin Sco-
field of Stamford to be insurance com-
missioner for four years from June 30,
next. This displaces insurance Com-
missioner Betta.

Mr. Scofield .is now building and
loan commissioner at a salary of $2,500,
but his term will expire so that he can
step out of that bflice directly into that
of insuranc: commissioner at a salary
of $3,500.

, There is no doubt
tion.

of his - confirma-

 

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The Appetite 01 a Goat

Is envied by all poor dyspeptics
whose Stomach and Liver are out of
order. . All such should know that Dr

Stomach and Liver Remedy, gives a
splendid appetite, sound digestion and
a legula1 bodily habit that insu1es
perfect health and g1e.1t enc1gy.0111y-

 

250. at John A. Riggs’ (lauur store, 11

‘ Main sti ect

 

 

and did not know a soul in that state
That statement was made before he
knew Willis, his partner in the crime,
had been arrested and before he was
informed that Willis had confessed.
After he had madehis first statement
to Wilkes, Willis was brought into his
presence and the latter’s confession
In it Willis accused Brock-
David S.

was read.
haus of the crime of killing
R, Lambert.

“That looks bad for .me,” said Brock—
haus. "I will tell you the truth.”

Then he told Detective Wilkes the
story of the tragedy, how it had been
planned. how the chloroform had been
bought. how they had gone to the
Lambert homestead, where as a boy

 

and whi‘le'the prisoner wasunder great 5
mental excitement. Therefore it could :

cause it was not a free and voluntary ,

When court reconvened in- the aftel- 1

order that the testimony of witnesses ,
might be taken on the facts concern- :

under which it was made, to enable the .

King’s New Life Pills, the wonderful.

Willis had attended school, and how
the old man was shot full of lead. All
3 these facts and more were told in the
presence of several witnesses, who to-
day will go on the stand and weave
the last few strands of the web of
1 strong ciicumstantial evidence around
the accused, evidence that will almost
surely send the prisoner to the same
fate that befel his partner, Willis.

The confession is a cold blooded re-
! cital of the crime. ‘

THE WHEEE'CONTEST.

Hope Hose Captures ’ Second Place From
Old Well.

 

In the contest for Chief Prowitt’s
Rambler wheel, the score to-day shows
but one change, Hope Hose boys hav-
ing captm ed the second place f01 then
candidate.

The vote at noon to-day was as fol-
lows:

lrving H. Reed, Pioneer 631

J. H. Magner, Hope Hose 601
J. J. Goodwin, Old Well 575
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 Wells ._ 9'
H. D. Cornell, Fire Police 2 a
L. M. Smith, Mayflower 2
,D. w. Harford, 01d Well ' 2
Chief F. M. Wheeler, E. N. F. D. 1
Patrick F. Slattery, 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

 

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COMMITTEE APPOINTED.

A Reception Will Be Tendered to Company L
Upon Their Return.

the town meeting of Monday night, in
pursuance of the vote passed at that
meeting, has appointed the following
Committee of ten to act on the recep-
tion to be tendered to the members of
Company L. Third Regiment, Connect-
icut Volunteers Infantry, when they
shall return to Norwalk after being
musteied out of the volunteer service
of the United Stat, 5:

Hon. J. Beldcn Hurlbntt, Norwalk.

Hon. John H. Ferris, South Norwalk.

Ca‘ptiin Addison A. Betts,
captain of the company

GeorgeW. Raymond, of Buckingham
PostG. A. R.

James L’Hbmmedieu, O. S. F1311]
Command, Union Veterans Union.

former

G. A. R.

Captain Robert G. Mitchell, of Com-
pany D.

Edwaid E. Gorham, East N01 walk

Joseph C. Randle, Winnipauk.

Chaxles W. Bell, Rowayton.

The Committee will meet on the call
of M1. Hu1lbutt, the maker of the 1110-
tion. ' - ,,

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The Weather.
Rain 01 snow; mostly rain tonight
and piobably F1iday.

A Sensible =[ll-.111

Would use Kemp’s Balsam fo1 the
111.0111. and Lungs. It is acuiing more .-
of Coughs, Colds. Asthma, Bronchitis,
C1 cup and all ’l‘hloul. and Lung
Tlouoles,than anyothei medicine. The
prop1iet ~1 has autho1ized any druggist
to give you a Sample Bettie Free to
convince y0u of the ineiit of this great
1emedy. 1’11c023ean1150c.

 

 

General Russell Frost, chairman of,

Caleb Wood, of Douglas Fowler Posty

.m.

NORWALK, CONN, THURS DAY EVENING, MARCH 2,1899.

11111 1111111.

The , Have

Morison Taxes
Not Been Re—_

duced.

BOOKS CORRECTED.

 

A Great Hue and Cry Made Over Noll”.-
ing.

A great hue and cry has been raised
over what is claimed to be an unlawful
act on the part of the city board of
Belief in reducing .the taxes of Mrs.
J ulia S. Morison and the estate of
Thomas S. Morison some $7,730 because
no‘appearance was~ made before the
Board of Assessors.

As a matter of fact no reduction in
taxes has been made by the Board of
Belief in either case, nor was any re-
quest made by W. A. Curtis, the trus-
tee, for reduction.

Mr. H. E. Dann, one of the members
of the board, when seen this morning
stated that a clerical error on his part
had led to the'susposition that a reduc-
tion had been made, but that it had
been corrected and no reduction-has
been made'in either case,
ments standing on the books just as
they were made by the Board of As-
ssssors.

Another groundless charge is that
Alfred E. Austin is assessed but $50
for avone-thirty-second interest in the
schooner Eva L. Ferris, which is val-
ued at $14,000. As a matter of fact the
assessment can only be made under the
law on the net amount ofearnings of
the tressel, and not on its value.

Here are the Beard of Belief abate-
ments and total assessment upon which
abatement is made, not including the
eighty-five discharged soldiers, who are
entitled to a rebate of $1000 each:

List Reduc-

~ tion.
Estate Alonzo C. Arnold, $4000 $400
Alfred E. Austin, 16620 700
Charles H. Bennett and '
wife, 1500 100-
Estate Eh“, Bennett, 7180 500
Charles Belknap, 4500 500
Estate Thomas’Brady, 4 2750 .250
John H. Buckley & Son, 19280 500
John J. Buckley. 3250 150
John M. Carpenter, ‘ 5750 100
David Chittim, 2500 '200
Estate William Church. 3360 . 200
Sarah E. Clock and Har-
riet P. Many, 3300 200
Martha. A. Curtis, 5500 500
Burwell F. Day, 5000 500
1 Estate R. Lorenzo Ells, 5500 200
William F. Fillow, 6080 2250
Alice. Agnes and Sarah
Fitch, ' 0000 1500
George W. Fitch, 3500 100
Michael Gleason, 2500 100
Andrew V. Heath, 3050 50
Esther J. Hendrick, ’ 6620 3000
Georgiana Hoyt, 4500 100
Mary F. Hubbell, 2200 300
Edwin O. Keeler, 14825 599
Herbert W. Kemp, 3675 100
James F. Kenney, 1645 100
John H. Lee and wife, - 2800 209
William K. Lewis and wife, 4675 ' 500.
Manice deF. Lockwood, 17535 200
William Lockwood, 16150 1000
James 8. Lyon,._ 3340 200
Patrick Malone , 2600 200
S‘. B. Meeker & Co. 7600 600
Harriet F. Merrill, 2200 100
William J. Moore, 2500 200
I-yvnnam McMulle-‘n. 8300 300
- Daniel C. Nash, 9394 594
George Nash, - 4875 2510
. Maria Isabel Olmstead, 6500 500
'- Rebecca G. Olmstead, 12590 100
'S. E. Olmstead Estate, 45550 500
John A. Osborn, 9540 500
Jehil Parmelee, 3000 250
W. E. Partridge and wife, 2000 100
D. M. Flatt antI wife, 141140 300
Esnate of Ann M. Sell'eck, 25100 500
Patrick Sheehan, 1800 100
Burr Smith and wife, 119995 500
Edward C. Smith, 2250 150
' Eliza Stanton, 2250 150
Susan W. Thomas and-
Estate W. G. Thomas, 13375 1000
Holmes. Kceler & Sell 7
leek Company, 25400 150
Norwalk Savings Society, 07550 1500
Eugene VVealer, , 2000. 200
2100

 

Jonas D. Wordeh, 20)

the assess-

 

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Chief Prowi

 

 

 

To 156 Members of the Worwalk, South Nor-walk and

East War-walk Fire Depcmlnwnts .°

The year ’98 was a- great year for bicycles.

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» I Sold more

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 wan
your assistance in booming the Rambler Wheel; to Spread
its name and fame into every nook and corner of Our town.
Toobtain your help I propose to give away Absolutely
Free, to the most pepular' member of either ’the Norwalk,
S‘oulh N orwalk or East Norwalk Fire Departments a celebraé
ed High Grade ’99 Rambler Wheel, the fleetest, the
handsomest, the must graceful, the most durable andlmost

reliable wheel built, up to date.

The popularity 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 Isa
member must be written on 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 N orwalk department can
be deposited in the ballot box at the store of Whelpley &

Clark in the Lauder building.

Ballots for members of the East Norwalk department can
be deposited. 111 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 memberof the several fire de

parlmenls, including members of the Fire Police. 1

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

nounced on May 31st.

I

J, T. Prowitt, _ .-

Agent RAMBLER WHEELS,
N0. 45 MAIN Swarm, NORWALK, CONN.

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