k‘ J‘Tl‘e Get'CuStomers Ad- vertise in Their Favor- ite Paper, THE EVEN- ING GAZETTE! EVery' Reader of THE? -1EVENING GAZETTE is a Buyerl GiVeTl‘hem a Trial ' ' VOL. IX. NO. 2118 NORWALK. CONN, 1 HURSDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 1899. PRICE TWO cE—Nrs. ‘A, 511051111; MULES 11 3111111110. STRANGE CASE OF A ONCE ‘WEALTHY BRIDCERCRT HORSE-SHOER AND OYSTER- MAN. NOW BANKRUPT BIGAMIST. INFATUATED WITH A CURAN GIRL, MARRIES HER AND FORCED TO GIVE FORTUNE TO HIS WIFE. BRIDGEPORT, May 11.—In connection with the divorce proceedings inst1tuted by the wife of Patrick Clark, the well known retired bdrs eshoer and oyster merchant of this city, is a thrilling tale of romance and the sensational climax in the life of one who worked up from hard labor into the ranks of wealth. . I Mr. Clark is not incarcerated ina Spanish dungeon at Santiago de Cuba, as reported. Neither is he the same wealthy man he was when he left this cityafew months ago. To-day he is working just as hard as he did two score years ago and is minus his for- tune, which is estimated approximate- ly at $100,000. His future home will be Santiago, where he is employed in a governmental department shoeing the mules used by Uncle Sam’s soldiers in the vicinity of the town mentioned. Clark is a bigamist. On that ground in addition to desertion, his wife has applied for a divorce. In October,1897, he decided to visit Santiago for specu; I After he had been on ' lative purposes. the island a few weeks he met a hand- some little Cuban girl, 23 years of age. Clark fell in love with her. He kept secret thefact that he had a wife, two grown up daughters and three sons in the States and posed as an old bachelor. that the old man who paid so much at: tention to her was a speculator and The wily sencrita knew probably wealthy. Later she learned that what she surmised From that time it was all over with was a fact. Clark. . - The couple were married, and the idea of speculation was abandoned and arrangements were made by Mr. Clark and his girl wife to live in retirement. Everything she wished for was hers and both enjoyed the luxuries of the land. It was ascertained last winter by the family of Mr. Clark that he was grad- ually taking all his money and property interests out of the city. No satisfac- tion was received by his wife, who frequently wrote to him regarding it. She worried much over the matter and finally consulted Dr. Bryah D. Sheedy. After considering the case in all its phases it was decided to take a trip to the island and investigate for them- selves. Dr. Sheedy went first and was followed on the next boat by Mrs. Clark. they commenced a quiet little investi- Arriving at their destination gation and learned that Clark had mar— ried the second time. Until all the facts of the case ascertained Clark was not apprised of were the presence in the city of his wife and friends. day and demanded an explanation. They dropped in on him one I He was inclined to be obstinate and when trapped disowned his first wife. Dr. Sheedy, speaking for Mrs. Clark, told Clark he could take his choice of two things. He could either-transfer every dollar of his. wealth to his wife or suffer the penalty of the law for bigamy which in Cuba is 15 years in the dun— Clark said he would geons. rot in MILITARY ORDERS. Adjutant Geneial Vankeuren Reduces Strength of Company F. The following named members of Company F, Connectiicut National Guard have been discharged from the military service by order of Adjutant General VanKeuren. Fourth Regiment—Company F, to re- duce strength of the company, Privates William G. Abend roth,Geo1-ge J. Asc'n, Hans C. Burdtzen, Walter A. Butler, John Canary,Nelson'Chartrand,George Conners, .Roberthullen, James Craw- ford, William Donnelly, Frank Farley, Michael Farrell, James Ferris, John Gorman, William H. Hadley, Joseph Haggerty. Michael Henry, George W. Hopkins, John J. Keogh. Henry J. Kearney, James Kemple, John Kinsel- la, David F. Kiley, Philip J. Landri- gan, Henry P. Lawler, Bernard V'Mati- more, Daniel McCarthy, William Mey-‘ er, Peter F. O’Brien, Charles H. Os- born, John Peterson, James J. Quigley Thomas H. Ross, Thomas C. Smith, Valentine Sturm, Joseph Squires, Hen- ry Steele, George B. Tiffany, Franki'A. Youngs, Harry M. Waldorf, all to date May 9, 1899. -—--—<o-u >~—-——— —— The Weather. Showers this afternoon and to-night; Friday, fair: THE WHEEL CONTEST. The ballot at noodlto-day Was as fol- lows : lrving H. Reed, Pioneer 3241 J. J. Goodwin, Old Well 302.9 J. H. Magner, Hope Hose 896 Smith Northrop, Phoenix 227 Elbert‘W. Clark, Putnam Hose 158 D.Hart Weeks, Phoenix 84 Charles M. Smith. Pioneer, 72 Leo DavispOld Well 68 Samuel McGowan, Putnam Hose 19 Geo. S. Grumman,.Pnoenix 15 F. W. Darmer, Old Well 16 H. D. Cornell, Fire Police - 20 (L. M. Smith, Mayflower 2 D. W. Harford, Old 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 Howard L.Lowndes, Old Well 1 Geo. F. Foote, Old Well 1 John Yost, Putnam Hose 1 Red Hot From the Gun Was the ball that hit G. B. Steadman ofNewark, Mir" , 1n the Civil War. It caused horrzr.r Ulcers that no treat- ment helped for 20 years. Then Buck- len’s Arnica Salve cured him. Cures Cuts, Bruises, Burns, aBoils, Felons. Corns, Skin Eruptions‘. Best Pile cure on earth. 25 cts. a. box. Cure guaran- teed. Sold by John A. Riggs, Druggist 11 Main street. priso‘n before assigning one cent of his money. and defied them. He was arrested later in the day and placed in prison. Jails and prisons in this country are palaces in comparison to For three days Clark languished in prison. Instead of deserting him in his trouble his girl wife made daily trips to the prison and brought him food. The fourth day Dr. Sheedy visited Clark and again laid the proposition before him. Clark was informed that it was the last opportunity he had to those old time Spanish dungeons. escape serving 15 years, probably the He weakened and agreed to sign over ev- remainder of his life, in prison. erything. Arrangements were made which took but a short time. After the matter had been settled his wife bade him her last adieu and they parted. The young Cuban did not forsake her. husband. He secured employment with Uncle At last accounts 1 for the transfer, Sam shoeing mules. Claik and wife No.2 were still living happily together. He stated to Dr. Sheedy that he would never visit this country again butintended to live with his Cuban wife in Santiago. For several years Mr. Clark conduct- ed the blacksmith shop on Broad street near the post office. Five years ago he disposed of the building and went. into the oyster business. In three years he netted $7.000. One of his two daughters is a school teacher in New Haven. She is the only member of the family that has employment. The handsome residence on the south-east corner of Washington and Park avenues 'is the Clarkhomestead. Valuable real estate interests in New Haven also reverted imade. The divorce case will not come up for several weeks yet. AMUSEMENTS The Head of the Family. Clyde Fitch, Who with Leo Detrich- stein furnished Mr. Crane with “The Head of The Family,, is coming to the front after a lot of patient struggling covering several years. When he wrote “Beau Brummel” for Mansfield he was hailed as the coming man in the world of dramatic literature. But his subsequent efforts did not come up to expectations, he hopefully kept plodding along feeling he'would rise to the top after a time. “The Moth and The Flame.” which he wrote turned out well and after that came “Nathan Hale” and "The Head of The Family” and proved successes of no mean order. At present the author' has a new play for Goodwin and another based on the life of Barbara Freitchie for Julia Mar- lowe. In addition he has commission from Crane for an original American comedy of present day society. This is the play the actor is to give at Hoyt’s Theatre on Friday. ———————-<0.0:’—'—_— A Heavy Fine. Oliver C. Burton, the all hot man, ing charged with assaulting his two nieces Ella and Maud Smith. Burton pleaded guilty, and as he had been be- forethe court four times on the charge of assault Judge Gregory fined him $50 and costs, from which decision he took an appeal. Being unable to secure a bond of $250 Officer Hunt took him to Bridgeport jail. V“ ‘7 Went Fishing. Motorman Henry Matheis took a half day off yesterday, and going down the harbor secured a. bucket of bait. Upon his return he and Joe Hailey, al- so of the Street Railway, visited the mill pond and spent the balance of the afternoon in feeding the bait to the fish in the pond. last night without having caught other that a bite.‘ . Try Grain-O! Try Grain-OI Ask your G10Cer to day to show you ackage of GRAIN-O, the new food dink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without in- jury as well' as the adult. All who try it; like it. GRAIN O has that rich seal brown of Mocha 01 Java, but it is made from the pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it with. out distress. f the price of coffee. 1511-, and 251:. - per package. Sold by- all grocers. ,, to Mrs. Clark when the transfer was was before Judge Gregory this morn-‘ They came homelate~ 311111 1111111. Col. Hendrie wm BevRank- ing Officer of the Na- tional Guard. MAY BE BRIGADIER NEXT. Retirement of Officers Places Stamford Man at the Front. Although the resignation of Col. James Sheridan was accepted some time-ago it was 'not until recently that orders were issued by Adjutant General VanKeuren for the meeting of the 0f- ficers of the Fourth regiment to select asuccessortohim. In the meantime Colonel Tyler of the Third had re- signed and orders were also issued for the election of his successor. Lieut. Col. Hendrie, then in com- mand of the Fourth, called the, meet- ing of his officers earlier than that of_ the Third, so he outranks Col. Havens who was chosen by the latter regiment. Colonel Burdett of the First regiment a couple of weeks 'ago announced his intention to retire and now comes from Waterbury the news that Col. Burpee of the Second intends to relinquish his5 command. In each of these regiments a new commanding officer will have to be. chosen and thus it will come about that Col. Hendrie, whose election has been approved at headquarters, will become senior colonel of the guard. Under General Frost, former colonel of the Fourth,the work the entire guard will go forward and it of reorganizing is pOSsihle that at its completion he will retire. in this event nothing will be more natural than that 001. Hendrie will succeed him and one more will be added to the list of brigade command- ersfidlectedfpom the Fourth regiment. magnesia antennae “Dead Broke.” That’s the condition of lots of people because they have been “ laid off.” Nine times out of ten there is no excuse for it. Nine times out of ten they would find their services in great demand if they would make their qualifications and desires known through the GAZETTE want columns. If the coat fits you send in your 00py. . greenest WHETHER o EAST NORWALK. W I -1111 ll ‘7 vrnnnnannn .a) I 111119-1111“ o‘ .I anannnnnni (a $11 The Epworth League Cabinet met last night and decided to hold only one business meetingamonth. The cabi- net has been meeting after the League meeting every Monday evening. The choir of the M. E. church is- hear sed last night. The Ladies Association night. The grading and repairing of Cove street has been completed and the trol- ley tracks have been lowered as far as the corner of Fifth avenue at which place they tu1n. Miss F1ances Bell of Brooklyn, has been visiting Mrs. George S. Bell of Cove street. ‘ William Gear of East- avenue, is building several large chicken yards met last and will start a poultry farm. Harry Hoyt is overhauling his cat boat Mayflower and getting it ready for the season. The board walk in, front of the Haf- ner block has received much'needed repairs. .Roberts Roberts who was arrested for assault on his wife was tried in the Town Court this morning. evidence'was not in it wasadjourned to 2 o’clock this afternoon. Smith L’Hommedieu is in Stamford today. . ‘o-o>———~P—-—“* . its . Has Returned. ‘ ' Dr. F. W. Darmer who was reported as having closed up his dental parlors in Lauder ’5 block, South Norwalk, and disappem ed returned to that city last night. ‘0 As all the . SlflHl TILLEIIS. Meet and Talk of Old Times in the South Norwalk Con- gregational Church. ABOUT IOO PRESENT. A Most Delightful Evening Was Spent and Refreshments lServed. The Men’s club held a social and story tellers evening in the South Nor- walk Congregational church last night. There were about one hundred men present and all had. a very enjoyable time. Frank A. Ferris, chairman of the entertainment committee of the club, opened the evening withja few remarks. Rev. Gerald H. Beard "then spoke at length on the .work of the Men’s club. Ex-Senator John H. Ferris had some very appropriate reminiscences of the old Congregational church and Charles F. Hallock’s talk on “Steam-boating in early Times” was very interesting. Deacon E. Beard spoke on the “Nor- walk Congregational Church. "’ Mr. Benham’ s talk on ‘Experience as a Mississippi River Pilot”during the civil war was not only interesting but was of great historical value. Deacon Lewis H. Nash had some “ Reminiscences of his grandfather Deacon Daniel K. Nash. Dr. A. F. Beard spoke on "Remem- brances of a South N orwalk Academy.’ The Lamont club served refreshments at 10 o’clock which were very much enjoyed. A Collision. Fred Krause, an employee of Roth, the bicycle repairer of South Norwalk came to grief on West avenue near the Armory this morning while riding his bicycle. He Was “r1111 1g at quite a speed and not raising his head he ran into a horse and wagon which was driven by a man named Leonard from Darien. The man saw the, lad coming as he was about turning his‘ horse around and held back but the boy did not observe him and collided with the team. He was thrown quite heavily to the ground and his face cut in several places. The wounds were dressed by Dr. Royal L. Higgins. AA‘. ‘ 7 On a Western Trip. Congressman and Mrs. E. J. Hill, Miss Clara Hill, and Miss Julia Hill of Danbury and Mr. and Mrs. John P. Treadwell left this morning for a trip to the south and west. The party will be gone twp months and will visit most every spot of interest in the country before returning. “Tommy” O’Brien Coming Home. Stephen‘ J. O’Brien is'in receipt of a letter from his brother.Thomas O’Brien dated at Pueblo, 0010., last Sunday, in which he states that he is no better and expects to start for home Thurs- day or Friday eVening “:-> ‘ Usher Beers of Mam street, is on the sick list. ' -,. 1 Harry Selkirk of New York. town to-day. is in The application for the admission to probate of the will of Sarah C. Gorham will be heard by Judge Woodward, on Saturday, May 20, at 1 p. 111. “Ben Hur’twill be rehearsed at the Old Well Hook 6; Ladder Co. rooms to-night and the parts will be assigned. Miss Gerlh‘ude Lyon of North ave- nue, is in New York attendinghhe com- mencement exercises of the American School of Oratory. ' The civil suit of Paul Popp vs. Louis Bardos, to recover some money due Popp under a contract came up in the Town court,South Nor walk 10-day. Jack McKline and Martin Spahr got in a row in the latter’s salodn on South Main street last night which ended in. McKline getting km. in the eye which cut him quite badly. Charles Comstock,,of Richmond, Va, who recently purchased the Ruscoe place in Westport avenue from George Otham, will erect his new carriage TRU‘ tory at once. , Mr. Comstock will also cultivate-peaches. He has planted an orchard of ene'hundred trees. 3,1. 11.111111113. ing in Hartford. FIELD DAY APPOINTEDE Colonel Samuel Daskam Elected Delegate to National Congress. At the ninth annual meeting Of the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the ford Wednesday, the following named officers were re-elected: Jonathan Trumbull, I'president, President, Norwich; Edwin S. Greeley, New Haven; treasurer, John C. Hollister, New Haveni secretary, Charles I, G. Stone, Hartford; registrar, Hobart L. Hotchkiss, New Haven; historian, Joseph G. Woodward, Hartford; chap- lain, Rev. Edward S. Lines, Haven necrologist, Henry R. Jones, New Hartford The Board of Manageis was elected as follows: Frank B.‘ Gay, Louis R. Durham, Hartford; L. Wheeler Beecher, New Haven; Henry D.Simonds, Zalmon Goodsell and Henry C. Sherwood, Bridgeport; H. Wales Linesand George M. Curtis, Meriden; Henry Woodward, mantic; Stephen W. Kellogg, ‘ Water- bury, and R. W. Griswold of Rocky Hill. Delegates to the National Congress : Judge Morris B. Beardsley, Bridgev port, delegate at large; Everett E. , Lord, New Haven ;' Col. Samuel Das- kam, Norwalk; Fred A. Spencer, Wa- R E. Holmes, Winsted; C. F. Brooke1,Torrington; WalterLear- terbur y and Geo1ge C. F. Williams. Hai tford; William E. Chandler and F. H Hart, of New Haven. It was decided to hold a field day at New London on September 6th, the an- niversary of the burning of Groton. WTLTOVN. William Sturges left on a business trip to Toledo, Ohio, on Tuesday. Mrs. C.,S. Banning and Miss Ban- ning of Morristown, N. J., are the guests of Mrs. J. M. Betts. large quantities of eggs in this place for the New Y01k market One cent each is considered a big p1 ice ' G. C. M. Greg01y has pu1chased a bicycle and “will now make his trips throughout the state awheel. W. S. Foote of Bridgeport, who is recovering fiom a severe affliction of the eyes, is visiting his mother in this place. - , , Mrs. A. W. Merwin, Mrs. Frank Gil- bert, Mrs. George Taylor, Miss Alice B. Olmstead and Miss Florence Gilbert attended the annual meeting of the Fairfield County branch of the W0- man’sAuiniary at Bridgeport, Tues- day. H. C. Olmstead and William Gant- ley attended the horse auction. at New Canaan on Tuesday. ‘ . Miss Mary Merwin of Brooklyn has been visiting in town. Mrs. Augustus'W. Merwin and Mary Merwin have returned from a visit to Washington, Conn. CANNON. The funeral of Rachel, wife of Ed- wardBritto, who died in the hospital at Bridgeport after a long illness, on Saturday, was held from Zion’s Hill M. E. church On Tuesday, Rev. Mr. Brien 'ol'ficiating. She was 50 years of age. The stonework of the new ball is completed and the, frame is well under way. It is hoped to have it completed: before July lst.- The Cannon Grange installed its first officers last week and sta1 ts what prom- ' ises to be a prosperOus existence with fifty-three charter members. The ’school- house until the completion of the new hall. Mrs. John B. Sturges and Miss Stur- ges visite‘d Bi idgepm t on Saturday. ‘ ‘-:‘ . ‘VV l—Advertise in THE GAZETTE. Elected atNinth Annual Meet— , . American «Revolution held in Hart: vice-- New - Cheney, Charles H. Clark and s. c. Middl’etown; Silas F. Loomer, Willi- ned, New Lon lon; Leverett Belknap, Out of town parties are purchasing . weekly meetings Will be held in the’ .ta
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