l ‘ 1N6 GAZETTE-2 isher. ‘ were found in the bar To Get customers Ada vertise in Their Favor- ite Paper, THE EVEN- Every Reader 'of THE 7f EVENING GAZETI‘E :11" is aBuyer. GiveThem‘ aTrial ‘ VOL. IX. No. 2.097 new 111 GAME. Two Strangers Who Were. Acquainted With the MyS-, teries of Poker. I CAPTURED A BOOD'LE. Faced Judge Gregory and After Returning the Money Were Allowed to Leave. Edward Anderson and Fred Good? win, two strangers, arrived in , town yesterday and representing themselves as drummers soon made the acquaint- ance of several local young men. A game of poker was suggested and soon the party was engaged in the mys- teries of that fascinating money van. The. strangers were first class players and it was not long. before they had scooped in $85 from “Mit” North- rop, one of the local parties. _ A short time after the cleaning out process “Mit” was. given the “tip” that be had been “done? up” by a pair of sharpers. Upon receiving the information “Mit” secured the services of Captain Dann, and together they visited the Norwalk Hotel in search of the strangers. They room enjoying a glass of Landlord Hamilton’ s refresh’ ing lager, but as soon as the Captain and “Mit” appeared Goodwin ran out the door and down Isaacs street closely followed by Northrop who soon over- took him and brought him back. In the meantime Anderson had made an indignant. denial of the accusation that he was a card sharper, but he was arrested and the two lodged in the cells at police headquarters. The men were searched and several packs, of cards and $28 was all that could be found. . Later, however, it was learned that Anderson in throwing his coat over the bar had thrown some $30 with it, which was found and turned'over to Captain Dann. This morning Anderson and Good- win together with "Northrop, who had also been arrested on the charge of card playing, were brought before Judge Gregory and pleaded guilty and were fined 85. ‘ Upon returning the Emoney found, the strangers obviated a civil suit on the part of Northrop and were allowed to leave town. Surprise Party. A surprise party was given to Mr. Linquist, of 21 “food street Monday night. Those present were Mary Kuslik, Lizzie 'Kuslik, Lody Ambler, Mrs. Anderson, Bessie Hershfield, Em- ma Donnelly, Mrs. Ireland, Katie Ire- land, Pauline Anderson, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Lindquist, George Williams, Willie Cont-1st, Benjamin Murphy, Ar- thur Buss’hil, Albert Boutin, Lester Hunt, Joseph Manning, Fred Curtis, Charlie Williams, John J. Foster, John Reynolds, Harrie Mazy, Tony Disese, Jehn Hempary. Refreshments were served at 2 o’clock and there was dancing until the party broke up at.4 o'clock. 0.. ’m Y- M. C. A. At the. meeting of the Young Men’s Christian Association in the rooms. Mpnday night, arrangements were made by Harry Pepper for the enter- tainment to be given some time in June for the benefit of the association. One of the features will be a male chorus of one hundred voices. ' The first rehear- sal will be held on-Monday, April‘th-h, in the rooms. There will also be a. farce, a male quartet, gymnasium ex- hibition, and many other novel fea- tures. A -‘ V vvr Volcanianruptions Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob life of joy. Bucklens Arnica Salve enres them, also Old, Running and Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, Warts, Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Best Pile Cure on ea1th. D1 ives out Pains and Aches. Only 25013. a box. cure guaranteed. Sold by John A. Riggs, druggist, 11 Main street. Superintendent Kyle of the Street Railway has all the open cars resplen- dent in a fresh coat of varnish in read- iness for the summer campmgn. « l \ NEW MINISTER-S. NOrwalk Assigned Three by New _YorkEast Con-. ference. REVfiBEILER'COMES'HERE. —;—_ Rev. J. J. Foust to East Avenue and Rev. James Montgomery to South Norwalk. , . The last session of the New York East Conference closed in Mount Ver- non, N. Y., last evening. At the evening session the following appointments for the New York Dis- ,trict were announced. Presiding Elder, Joseph Pullman; Bethel, B. M. Adams; Bridgeport, First Church, H. E. 'Burnes; Grace, M. O. Lepley; Newfield, Samuel Guernsey; North Main, L. M. Lounsbury; merfield, C. E. Carpenter; Washington Park, N. G. Cheney; Cannon and South Wilton, John Brien; Danbury, W. W. Bowdish: Easton, E. J. Curtis; George- town, R. J.‘Beach; Greenwich, W. W. Gillies; Litchfield, F. M. Moody; Ma- Sum- maroneck, S. F. Upham; Mianus, W. C. Wilson; Mount Vernon, Ches- ter Hill, Royal 1 W. Raymond; First Church, George C. Beck; North Church, Robert Crock; New Canaan, B. C. Pilsbury; New Milford, R. D. Putney: New Rochelle, First Church, to besupplied; St. John’s, Arthur H. Goodenough; Newton Circuit, F. H. Sawyer; New York City, Allen Street Memorial, B. F. Saxton; Beekman Hill, D. W. Couch; City Island, A. C. Bow- dish; Cornell Memorial, C. P. Tinker; Eleventh Street, E. L. Fox; Forsyth Street, F. J. Shackleton; Grace, J. J. Molfitt; Italian Mission, F. A. Tag1la- latela; John Street, W. C. Blakeman; Olin, H. F. Kastendeck; Prospect A.ve-. nue, Nathan Hubbell; Second Street, A. C. ‘Moorhouse; Seventeenth Street, J. H. Fairchild; Seventh Street, E. G. Richardson; Sixty-first Street, E. A. Dent; Thirty-seventh Street, E. C. Hoag; Westchester and \Vcst Farms, to be supplied; VVillett Street, WQC. Steele; Willis Avenue, W. B. Barton; Nichols, G. W. Servis; Norwalk, East Avenue, J. J. Foust; Norwalk, S: L. South Norwalk, James Montgomery; Port- Chester, King Street, B. T. Abbott; Summerfield, W. T. Pray; Redding, E A. Burns; Ridgefield, G. C. Boswell; Rye, Nelson Edwards; Saugatuck, W. H. F. Fleming; Southport, F. P. Tow- Beiler; Rowayton, H, Ewing; 'er; Stamford, W. F. Crowder;Stepney, J. S. Rollins; Stratford, W. E. Jel‘fries; Westport. L. W. Holmes. Rev. F. A. Scofield of the Norwalk M. E. church is assigned to the Eigh' ,teenth Street church, Brooklyn; Rev. A. S. Kavanagh of the South Norwalk M. E. church goes to to the New York Avenue church, Brooklyn, and Rev. A. J. Smith of the East avenue M. E. church goes to Shelton, Conn. . . CRANBURY. Washington Lodge, 1. O. G. '1‘. met last night and voted to give an enter- tainment on the evening of April 19th. Miss Emily Hard was appointed a com- mittee to make the necessary arrange- ments, and C. F. Bouton was selected to look after the deor admissions. Miss Bertha Adams is visiting friends in Norwalk, ' w”..— All Voters. In answer to a question £11511: a. mem- ber of theConnecticut Legislature as to how' many members there were in the State Firemen’s Association, Sec- retary Jones replied ' “Nearly seven ' thousand and all of them voters.” —————-<o.0>—————' The Weather. . Fair and warmer to—night ; Thurs- day, fair. ‘--_ The Homeliest Man in Norvfllit, As well as the handsomest, and. ot her are invited to call on an y d1 uggist and get free a trial bottle of Kemp’ s Balsam 'tor the Throat and Lungs, a remedy that is guaranteed to cure and relieve all Ch1onic and Acute Coughs, Asthma, Bronchitis and Consumption. Price .20' i and 501: I. ‘ ford SHE PLEMJ GUILTY. The State Accepts Dr. Nancy p”- Gu‘i'lfOrd’s Suggestion. PRISON FOR 10 YEARS. Juror Gregory’s Illness Brings the Celebrated Caseio a Sudden Close. . The state has accepted'a plea of man- slaughter from Dr. Nancy A. Guilford and the 1amous case which has inter- ested- two continents is at an end. Previous to the opening of the court . Tuesday morning State’s Attorney Sagu- uel Fessenden and Judge George W. Wheeler had been in conference. The judge had also had a long talk with Dr. C. Lincoln Banks. From the doctor that Juror George Gregory would not be able to again appear in court until .the court learned some time in May. This would mean that the jury would have to be excused for at least four weeks and in the opinion of the court this was altogether too long a time for, them to retain the evidence and give it proper consideration. , It was then that the state decided to consider a suggestion which was the willingness of the defendant to plead guilty to manslaughter. After a long consultation with the court it was decided that this plea would be accepted. ' State’s Attorney Samuel Fessenden arose and said: H‘You1 hono1, in the case of the state against Guilford, I have decided to ac- cept with your honor’s s'approv a1, a plea of guilty of manslaughter. I do this after a full considerationjof the case and a full recognition of the trouble andexpense to which the case has been put.” - Judge Wheeler said in reply: “I do approve of the course of the state’s at- torney _in accepting this plea and in do- ing so I wish to take this opportunity to give a few reasons for so doing.” Judge Wheeler then said that in many of the states the law made the 0f- Guilford manslaughter, but in this state it was How- ever, juries were at liberty to change . . ‘ fense charged agalnst Dr. murder in the second degree. the verdict and find for a lower degree of crime. Other juries had done so and it was possible that this one might, Then if another trial was ordered it would seriously disarrange theaffairs of the courts and also put the state to greater expense. In conclusion Judge Wheeler said; “The court- should always give due consideration to the opinion of the state’s attorney for he is always fam- iliar with all the facts connected with any case. And in this instance even more weight should be given because thecourt was aware of the marked ability in which the state’s case had been conducted and with the zeal shown for the public service.” When the court had Guilford was told to stand up. finished Mrs. Clerk Shelton said to her: , “To the indictment which has been read are you willing to change your plea?” Aftcra slight hesitation Mrs. 'Guil- said: “I am guilty of man- slaughter.” ‘ She was asked by Judge Wheeler whethershe had anything to say and she made no reply. Judge DeFOrest saidafew words in her behalf and 'pleaded for leniency. In passing sentence Judge \Vheeler said that with the evidence before the court there was no question that the state had made out that a criminal 0p- oration had been performed. In View of all the circumstances Judge Wheeler said he would impose a sentence of ten years in the state prison with a fine 01381 and costs. M15. Guilford was given the maxi- mum prison penalty while the fine was made theiightest possible. The stat; ute permits of a sen'toncq of ten years ‘Geo. I”. Foote, Old Well NORWALK,00NN.. WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL :12, 1899. ‘A Mafia—1'3. want, and to pay for it. best result. mic- WWWOEW WWW No One Denies It! In every city there is ONE PAPER that leads—that leaches the best class of citizens—people with money to buy what they One papci that gives advertisers the In Norwalk that paper is the GAZETTE. W. <9» mi ,J @fig :2' in the state prison, or a fine of $1,000, or both. 1 ' Dr. GuilfOrd bore up very well under thesentence. She gave one long sigh when her counsel was pleading for her, but after that she showed no emotion. And so ends thel'great case of the State against Guilford. THE WHEEL CONTEST. The Positions of the Several Candidates Re- . mains Unchanged Today. In the contest for the Rambler wheel, the positions of the several candidates remain unchanged. The ballot at noon to-day was as fol- lows : lrving H. Reed, Pioneer 1947 J. J. Geodwin, Old Well 1151 J. H. Magner, Hope Hose 890 Smith Northrop, Phoenix 227 Elbert W. Clark, Putnam Hose 158 D.Hart Weeks, Phoenix 84 Charles M. Smith, Pioneer, 72 Leo Davis, Old Well 68 Samuel McGowan, Putnam Hose 19 Geo. S. Grumman, Phoenix 15 F. W. Darmer, Old Well 1 H. ’D. Cornell, Fire Police L. M. Smith, Mayflower D. W. Harford, Old Well Chief F. M. Wheeler, E.N.F.D. Patrick F. Slattery, Hope Hose, E. V. Baker, Old Well Joseph Matheis’ Pioneer Harry Mitchell, Picneer Fred Wei‘seit Howaid L. Lowndes, Old Well “HHHRHl—IHl—INJNNJCD John Yost, Putnam Hose ‘.-.>_.__,_ Don’t fOrget thiié Sawtelles at Hoyt’s theatre .to-night. Edward Benedict of East Norwalk, has recovered from an attack of the grip. Daniel L’Hommedieu attended con- ference in Mt. Vernon, N. Y.: J. C. Hawkins, of Seaside place, went to Islip, L. I., to spend a few days. . Thomas. P. O’Brien left Norwalk this morning for Pueblo. Col., where he has gene for the benefit of his health. Frank Spaulding has returned toWil- mington, Del., where he teaches in a private school. The administrator of the Johannna Lane estate will exhibit his account be— fore the Probate court, Thursday, April 20th, at 10 a. 1m. Uncas Tribe Imp. O. R. M. met last nightand worked the initiation degree on one candidate. Refreshments were then served. Frank Nash of Hill street, East Nor- walk, has accepted a position with William Briggerman, the newsdealer. —-_WANTED —A boy at the GAZETTE office. Apply at once. Mr. and Mrs. William T. Raymond have gone to New York to spend some time at their city residence on Fifth? avenue and 19th street. Engineer Frederick H. Fields expects to move this week from East Norwalk to Burritt avenue, in order “that he may be nearer his work. Work was commenced yesterday lay- ingthe foundation for the SwartzCor- 'bett-Decker block in East Washington street. J. H. Atwood, of lOElizabeth street, is confined to the house because of an attack of the grip and general debili- ty. .. ' Mr. Beak of New 101 k. home otiice inspectorof the Metropolitan Life In- surance Cu., is in .towu inspecting the business of this district. F. S. Banning- huff, of Stamford, superintendent of this distriCt, was in town yeSterday.‘ A meeting of the East Norwalk Bap list Mission will be held to-night at 7:45 o’clock at No. 1 Cottage avenue. The singing will be led by Baker Brothers, and Rev. W. will be present to conduct the meetin. . H. Hubbard . TROLLEY FROM BOSTON. Two Newspaper Men En Route to New York Given 21 Reception. The advertising agent of the Boston Elevated Railway company and 11. rep- 1'esentative of the Boston Globe are making a trip from Boston to New York by trolley, for the purpose of furnish- ing a desmiption of theii journey to Boston and New York papers. This morning they arrived in West- port and notified Superintendent K.VV. Mansfield, who at once organized a party to visit Westport in a special car and receive them and accompany them to Norwalk and over the company’s line to Stamford from where they con— tinued their journey. ——————<O-.'—~—| Teachers’ Association Meets- At’the meeting of the South Nor- walk Teachers’ Association in the Franklin street Kindergarten Tues- day night, an interesting program had been prepared which consisted of p1ano selections by Miss May Kelleyand solos by John Whele, Mrs. F. W. Norris read several selections from Charles Dickens’ works. Mrs. Norris is a great lover of 'Dickens’ writings and numbers the great author’s family among her friends having known the family in England. The meeting was largely attended and proved interesting as well as instructive. -——'——«.0> HenryA Taylor Dead. - . Hemy A. Taylor, of 11 West Forty- sixth st1eet, New York city, died at his home last Satu1day. Mr. Taylor was the owner of the yacht Regina, which is lying near Riverside avenue and is quilewell known in town. Mr. Taylor was seen by Captain Charles B. Day of East Norwalk, only. a few weeks ago and was at that time thought to be improving in health. He was making airangements with him for the sale of the Regina and for the purchase of a ninety foot schooner yacht and intended to 'live aboard the boat all summer. -———————<o.o>——-—~———— New Insane Hospital. Norwalk will be given a hearing at Hartford to-morrow in reference to building the new insane hospital in this town. A large number of business men will go to that city and be present at the hearing. —‘o-1 DA—~—-— —— Old Oysterman Dead. Horace Chase, one of the oldest resi. dents of Fair Haven, died last night of heart disease. Mr. Chase was 86 years old and had long been engaged in the oyster business in Fair Haven. He was not confined to the house until about two weeks ago. -—————<o-o>s— -a— Woman Poisoned By Accident. HARTFORD, April 12.-M‘rs. Sarah Donovan, a widow, aged about 50 years whose home was on Asylum street died last evening from accidental poisoning. "A 7‘ The Armory Secured. , Chief Engineer Prowitt has secured the armory for the band concert, to be given on the 20th. “-‘ er When Traveling Whether on pleasure bent or business take on every trip a. bottle of Syrup of Figs, as it acts most pleasantly and ef-' fectually on the ,kidneys, liver and bowels, preventing fevers, headaches and other forms of sickness. For sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug- gists. Manufactm ed by the California Fig Sy1 up Co. only. ‘ \ The Fast Nor-walk VVhist club will “be entertained, Friday night, by Mr. and Mrs. William Gtumman, of Betts place. Cour t Mahackemo F01 esters of Ameri-l ca met last night. Jenn T. Leddy of Bridgeport, grand chief ranger was present. - 1 'F. El. Not-ten has purchased a new cat-boat which to will shortly add ‘to the fleet of the. Norwalk Yacht club. Mr. Morton is also making extensive improvements on his Summer residduce at Hickory Bluff. PRICE Two CENTS. A YOUNG JURUH. Philip .Haugh, of Newtown, is Not of Jury Age. SAT 0N, BROCK-H-AUS CASE. Attorney Chamberlain Has Just Discovered it . and Wants New Trial. In the superior court, before Judge George W. Wheeler, Tuesday morning Attorney John C. Chamberlain moved that the sentence of death in accord— ance with which Frederick Max Brock— ' haus would be hanged on Sept. 6, for the murder of David S. R. Lambert of Wilton in 1897, be set aside and a new' trial ordered. He made the motion on the ground that Philip Haugh of New- town, one of the jurors who sat on Brockhaus’s case and rendered the verdict of guilty of murder in the first deg1ee, is not yet 25 years of age. Mr. Chamberlain said that he had hea1d rumors of the youth of the jury- man, and that be caused an investiga- tion to be made which established the fact that he will not be 25 years old until next autumn. .i The statutes of the state, as amended by the 1895 session of the general as sembly, require that a jurymau shall be an elector, at least 25 years old and of good repute for sound judgment and integrity in the community in which he resides. State’s Attorney Fessenden asked Mr.‘ Chamberlain if he did not know at the time of the trial how the statute read. “I did not,” said Mr. Chamberlain. The statdtc, before it was amended, 1equired only that a jurymau should be an elector and a man of good repute and of sound judgment and integrity. Mr. Haugh, the jurymau whose age is in question, is a‘young farmer. He is rugged faced and weather beaten, and would easily pass for9 7 01 28 years of age At the request of Mr. Fes s,enden the case went over until Apiil 24, fo1 fur- ther discussion. :vr AMUSEMENTS. Musketeers. The celebrated “Musketeers” was presented at Hoyt’s Theatre last night to a good sized audience. Paul _Gil- more in the leading role as D’Arta'g- nan supported by a strong company won the admiration and applause of the audience. Mr. Gilmore had received much favorable notice in his last suc- ' cess, “The Dawn of Freedom” but as D’Artagnan, the heroic and impetuous Musketeer he has won more.distinc— tion. He was supported by an excep- tionally strong cast, the ladies of which were all splendidly adapted to their parts. Jack and the Beanstalk. " Jack and the Beanstalk,” that wonderfully brilliant extravaganza, drew a large crowd from Danbury and, Norwalk' to- the Park City Theatre, Bridgeport, last night. The house was crowded, " ThelBeanstalk ” is a. fun- ny collection of all the characters in , Mother Goose most ingeniously brought together and made relations to one an- , other. Everything ludicrous that could possibly have been conceived seemed to have been concentrated in this stage production. “ Jack and the . Beanstalk ” will be again presented to- night. Don’t miss it. ' The Sawtelle Dramatic Co. .Tho Sawtelle Dramatic Company will play 4 nights commencing teenight at Hoyt’s theatre producing Wednesday. evening “The Buckeye Tavern. ” This company played Trenton last week and the True American said: “Few of the popular price theatrical organizations that visit Trenton have received more. popularity than the Sawtelle Dramatic Company, which played an engagement at Taylor Opera House ' last week. While it played to such business as any manager would feel well satisfied with on the occas1on of its visit here last sea- son, yet thisyear it fa1 surpassed last . year ’3 business. Popular P1 ices 10,20 and 30 cents. Seats now on Sale. Wednesday even- ing ladies can secur e the usual 15 cent ticket by seem ing seats before 6 p. Wednesday Apiil 12
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