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If
BRIDGEPORT ITALIAN KILLED
BY THE BROTHER OF AN
OUTRAGED CHILD.
RAVISHER INSTANTLY KILLED.
BOY RAN AETER
COMMITTING THE
DEEDEUT LATER WAS ARRESTED
AND CONFESSED.
BRIDGEPORT, May 15—Louis Minotti,
an Italian, aged 44 years and residing
with his wife at 10 Mulloy’s lane, was
shot through the heart and instantly
killed shortly afterS o ’clock last night
on‘Lexington avenue. The killing was
done by Clemence Capozzi, aged 18
years. Minotti at 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon attempted. to ravish the five-
yea1‘-old Sister—in-la‘w Of the enraged
Italian who fired the fatalshot.
About 4:30 yesterday afternoon,
tonio Capozzi and wife entered the
police station and complained ito Cap"_
that their five-year—old
had been assaulted, They
An-
tain Hunt
daughter
accused Louis Minotti, who resides in
the same house with the Capozzi fam-
He is married but has no chil-
dren. The excited parents had the
child with them. They were directed
to the emergency hospital, where Dr'.
Hair attended to the case. The little
one was seriously injured.
ily.
The parents had been at the emer-
gency hospital but a short time when
Clemence, a son of Antonio Capezzi by
He seemed
his first wife, entered.
more affected over the affair than either
I the father or mother. The three dis-
cussed the matter in their own lan-
guage and all were cons1derably excit-
ed. Clemence can speak fairly good
English. He was informed by the
father that Minotti was the guilty one.
The mother of the child caught him in
the act. His apartments are on the
first floor of the tenement and the
Mi-
notti stole upstairs and entered the
The cries
Capozzi’s on the next floor above.
room occupied by the child.
of the latter alarmed the mother who
made the awful discovery.
Minotti hurriedly left the: house. As
soon as her husband came home Mrs.
Capozzi informed him of what hap-
pened. He was enraged ahd swor/‘e
vengeance. It was obvious that the
child needed medical attendance and
they started down town. In the mean-
time the son heard of what had trans-
pired. Clemence swore to be revenged.
Clemence met Antonm, jr'., his step-
brother and brOther to the little victim.
They talked the matter over and start-
ed off in search of Minotti.
Clemence secured his father’s re-
volver and Antonio took with him a
SPORTS ‘AT VASSAR.
MISS Julia B. Lockwood Wins the Hurdle
Race.
The annual‘field day of. sports was
held at Vassar college, Poughkeepsie,
on Saturday last. .
In the 120-yard hurdle race Miss
Julia B. Lockwood, daughter of Col. F.
St. John Lockwood of this city, came
in first in 21 seconds. In throwing the
base ball Miss Lockwood was second
with a throw of 160 feet.
Vesper Service.
At the'Vcsper service in the South
Nor walk Congregational church Sun-
day Lester J. Water bury, presided.
Robert A. Shaw. tenor, was the solorst.
The program was as follows. .
Ten Minute Song Service
Mr. Force and Congregation
Opening Hymn
Oh, Could I Speak the Matchless W on th
The Beatitudes
Tenor Solo-A Drc am of Paradise, Grey
Offer tor'y—Cantilene Rheinber ger
Edward B. Manville
Cornet Solo—The Lost Chord, Sullivan
van—He That Goeth Forth.
Address—Y our Best; Then Rest.
Tenor Solo—Thy King Rodney
Closing Hymn—The Sheaves.
He Fooled The Surgeons. 1
All doctors told I" cnick Hamilton, of
West Jeflerson, 0.. after suffering 18.
months from Rectal Fistula, he would
die unless a cestly operation was per-
formed: but he cured himself with five
hoxesBucklen 'sAr nica. Salve the surest
Pile cure on Earth, and the best Salve
in the World 25 cents a box. Sold by
John A.Rigg:1,druggust11 Mainstreet
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THE COUNTY TAX.
Norwalk Pays as Her Share 84.12674.
Clerk Shelton of the Superior court
has notified the officials of the county
towns of the amount of the county tax,
payable June 1. The total grand list of
the county is $127,839,621, upon _which
th rec-tenths of a mill tax will raise $38,-
351. 88. ' ’
Of this Bridgeport pays $17, 682. 50 or
nearly one-half. The figures for the
other towns are as follows; Bethel,
$422.24;:Brookfield. $137.79; Danbury,
$2,832.82; Darien, $709.89; Easton, $132.—
93; Fairfield, $972.22; Greenwich, $2,-
504.23; Huntington, 81.18856; Monroe,
$111.26; New Canaan, $582.29; New Fair-
field, $101.00; Newtown, $471.51; Nor-
walk, $4,126. 74; Bedding $157.52; Ridge-
field, $575.84; Sherman, $99.71; ‘ Stam-
ford. $4.894. 90; Stratford,
Trumbull, $194.18; Weston, $98. 70 ;
Westport, $729. 99; Wilton. $253. 48.
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Can This Be True?
It is reported that John W. Scully,
who it is said Sheriff. Hawley will ap-
point as his deputy here in Norwalk to
succeed F. S. Lyon. J1'.._ worked and
voted for Bryan and free silver at the
last presidential election.
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Seriously III
C. A. Bonncll, of Yonkers. who rc-.
c'sntly purchased the Buttery farm at
Comstock Hill was taken suddenly and
seriously ill last night, with what is
thought to be appendicitis. .
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The Weather.
Fair'fto-nhght; increasing cloudiness
Tuesday; probably frost in northern
——:’\d\'c1'iisc in THE GAZETTE. J
portions to-n ig ht.
5
'into effect a new
$400. 47; .
'Regular sizes 50 cents and $1. 00
table knife. The latter instrument
had been ground at the end.
the house they started towards Main
street. 11
Failing to locate him they decided to
visit the neighborhood Of his brother’s
home on Lexington avenue. it was
8 o’clock that they
started in that direction. Both stop-
ped in front of Michael Minotti’s house
and inquired for the missing man from
shortly before
an Italian standing outside the hcuse.
He did not know where Minotti was.
Continuing they neared the alley be-
tween 36 and 38 Lexington avenue.
Grambepo was standing on the side-
walk at the entrance to the alley talk-
ing with Louis Minotti.
As they caught sight of Grambepo,
Antonio Capozzi remarked: “There he
is.” Clemence replied: Are you'sure‘?”
Receiving an affirmative reply, Clem-i
ence pulled a 32 calibre revolver from
his pocket. He approached Minotti,
pushed him inside the alley and "fired
at his head. The first bullet missed its
mark. Minotti threw. up his hands,
feigned he was struck and fell to the
Clemence fired again, taking
good aim at the prostrate body. The
bullet entered the center of the heart
and caused immediate death. Clem-
ground. ‘
ence wanted to make sure that he had
killed his man and he shot again.
After the shooting both boys ran
away, but young Clemence was later
arrested and admitted to the officers
that he did the shooting. ' l
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NEW TIME TABLE.
And New Rules for-Employees on the Con-
solidafed Railroad.
The summer time-table will go into
effect May 21 on the Consolidated rail-
road. At the same time there will go
set of rules governing
employees of the road. Under these
new rules, all employees will be obliged
to undergo exe .n1inatious at certain in-
ter vals to deter mine their fitness for the
positions they hold. A green employee
will first be instructed in the duties of
his position, after which hc must prove
his efficiency before filling it perma-
nently. He must then keep abreast of
the times in matters pertaining to the
duties of the position he fills in order
that he may be prepared for exa'mina.
tiou at any time. All of the present
emplOyees are now busily preparing
themselves for examination.
THE WHEEL CONTEST.
The ballot at noon to-day was as fol-
lows :
lr-vrng H. Reed, Pioneer 3241
J. J. Goodwin, Old Well 3029
J. H. Magner, Hope HOse 896
Smith Northrop, Phoenix. 227
Elbert IV. 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. Dar'mer'. Old' Well 16
H. D. Cornell. Fire Police 20
L. M Smith, Mayflower 2’
D. 'VV. Harfor'd, Old Veil :3
Chief F. M. Wheeler, E.N.F.D. 1
Patrick F. Slattery, Hope Hose, 1
E. V. Baker, Old Well 1
Joseph Mathe’is’ Pioneer 1
Harry Mitchell, Pioneer 1
Fred Weiseit 1
Howard L.Lowndes, 01.1 Well ’1
Geo. F. Foote, Old Well ‘ l
Johg.,Yost, Putnam Hose 1
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FHis Life Was Saved.
Mr. J. E.Lilly, a prominent citizen
of Hannibal, Mm, lately had a. wonder--
ful deliverance from a frightful death.
In telling of it he says: “ I was taken
with Tvphoid Fever, that ran into
Pneumonia. My lungs became hard-
ened.1 Was so weak. I couldn’t even
sitrup in bed. Nothing helped me. I
expected to soon die of Consumption.
‘ when I heard of Dr. ng’ s New Dis-
covery One bottle gaveb great relief,
I continued to use it, and now am well.
and strong; 1 can’ I. say too much 1n its
praise.” This marvellous medicine is
the surest and quickest cure in the
world for all Throat and Lung trouble.
Trial
bottles free at J 11m A. Riggs’ Dr ug
Store 11 MaiuStq evei y bottle? gull 1111-”
tscd.
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mAdv crtisc in THE C .‘tZE’l TE. "
Leaving
' . NORWALK,OONN.. MONDAY EV
JUMPFBTHE TRACK.
Passengers "Get a Severe
Shakinngpon a Trol-
ley'Car.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
A Futile'Attempf’Made to Pull the Car Back
Upon: the Track.
As car No. 60, on the Westport trol-
ley line, was passing through Greens
Farms towards Bridgeport Sunday af-
ternoon, at a fair rate of speed, it was
throfiyn from the\track.
Thecar wascrowded as is usual on
The
g. ger's received quite a shaking up
ine on pleasant Sundays.
and one lady narrowly escaped serious
: The car went quite a distance
into: he roadway, the wheels sinking
up t l the hubs in the soft dii't. As
soon as another car came up an attempt
was Made to pull No. 60 on to the tracks.
Aftei' several unsuccessful trials the
plan lives given up and the passengers
rode- 0 Bridgeport on the other car.
The car completely blocked the line,
being? obliquely accross the tracks.
The Traction company sent a force of
men to the scene of the accident and
had the line open again before 6 o’clock.
The place where the accident happen-
ed was a bad, one and had the car gone
in the opposite direction there would
probablyhave been a. different story to
tell.
EAsT ‘NDRIWALK.
Miss JOnes of New York, is visit-
ing Mrs. ‘BéS. Morgan of Cove street.
11 ring Fitch. of Providence, R. 1.,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Fitch of VanZandt ave-
nue. '
Mrs. S. E. Savage has returned to
her home in Iverton from a visit to her
daughter, Mrs. E. J. Morgan.
The Epworth League of' the East
Avenue church celebrated the 10th an-
niversary of the general Epworth
League with speeches and special mn-
sic. - .
Mr. Platt led the 9:30 o’clock meet-
ing in the M. E.‘ church, Sunday.
No library books were given out yes-
terday in the M. E. churchas the re-
numbering has not been completed.
Frankl \‘ash wheeled to Bridgeport
Sunday.
L. (“Fowler led the 6: 30 p. 111. meet
ing in bthe M. E. church, Sunday
George Hopkins of the Seventh Reg-
1ment L. S. Army, stationed at F011.
Slocum was visiting his family, on
Osborn avenue, on a 24-hour furlough,
Sunday.
James IVixted and D. Gorman, of
Bethel, and Thomas Collins, of Dan-
bury, were the guests of A. J. Collins
of Osborn avenue Sunday.
CaptainsN ailer and McAllister will
be at Salvation Ar my headquarters to-
morrow night.
Samuel Holmes of East avenue. is
slightly improved.
LcRoy Crockett IS acting as clerk in
L’Hommedieu’s grocery store in the
absence ofSam Holmes. ‘
Edward L. Smith. George H. Ferris,
Rufus O. Osborn, John Tryon, Moses
Wilson, W. O. Merritt and Charles
Aisthrope are having thes-road in front
of their property on Riverside avenue
surveyed by Engineer 0. N. Wood for
an eight foot walk and a gutter. and
curb. After the gutter and curb are
laid a. petition will be circulated for a
macadamized road.
. While riding around: the Hotel at
‘ Gregory’s point Sunday about_6:30 p.
m.. a boy named John Ayres, of Beston
fell and hurt himself. He was placed
on a trolley and brought to the home
of his aunt, Mrs. C. Horr1gan 1n the
S1Vu1'tz &, Corbett building and Dr. F.
3*, Baker attended him. Ayres was
not .Very seriOusly injured and will be
removed to-duy to the home of his
gr'ztndrrrotfiel'. Mrs. {Tyres in this place
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, WHEN NATURE.
Needs assistance it. may be best to
render promptly, but one should re-
member to use even the most per-
fect1emedics only when needed. The
bestand most simple and gentle 1'._tnet1y
is the Syrup of Figs, manufactured by
- he Califor 111.1 Fig Syrup (' o.
ENING, MAY 15, 1899.
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ggnnnunnr
.ple.1se and sleep like a top.
WHlST PARTY.
One of the Most Successful Affairs of the
Season. Beautiful Prizes Awarded.
The'Whist party given Saturday after-
noon by the Central club to the whist
clubs of women in Norwalk was a most
successfu affair. The invited clubs
were the Pine Ledge, Monday After-
noon, Matinee and Hospital. The prices
were a four leaved clover pin in green
enamel, two hat pins, a silver belt
buckle, and the new novel “David
Harnm,” and were won respectively
by Mrs. Ira Cole, Miss Eva L. Ferris,
Mrs. R. G. Wilson, Miss Agnes Gibbs
and Mrs. Bernard McGovern.
: There. were 15 tables. The decora-
tions were white lilacs, and dark red
carnations,.the colors of the Central
'club. The refreshments were straw-
berry frappe, which seems to be par—
ticularly delicious this season, and
small cakes. Mrs. Francis Leonard
managed these for the hospitality com-
mittee of the Central club.
It was a pleasant circumstance the
five ladies winning prizes should each
have represented one of the different
clubs.
Pine Ledge, and she won the first prize,
Miss Eva L. Ferris who ‘took the
second, is a member of the Hospital
Whist, Mrs. R. G. Wilson belongs to
the Monday AfternOOn club, Miss
Agnes Gibbs to the Matinee, and Mrs.
McGovern to the Central club. Several
of the ladies belong to more than one
of these clubs, also.
WW WNW ”
“Bead 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
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“‘2; your copv.
goal
,1» VHF .H’HHHS'
Injury to the Adjutant-General. 1
Adjutant—General Van Keuren ‘of
Governor Lounsbury’s staff was injur~
ed at Niantic Friday. He wasstepping
outof a carriage in which he, the gov-
ernor and others had ridden to the
campg rr,ound when the horses started
up and threw him against one of the
carriage lamps. The blow was on the
chest in the region of the heart. The
general was unconscious for a few mo-
ments but recovered and returned to
his home in Bridgeport, where he rest-
ed Saturday-and yesterday. No serious
results are apprehended.
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William H. M‘osher Dead.
William H. Mosher died at his home
on Union avenue at 4 o’clock Saturday
afternoon of paralysis after an illness
of over four months.
Mr. Mosher was 73 years of age and
a cabinet maker. He leaves a wife and
several sons. '
The funeral service will be held from
the house at 7:30 o’clock this evening
Rev. S. B. Pond officiating.
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. A Georg in. Shooting.
MOUNT VERNON, Ga., May 15. —Sat«
urday night at Hancock’s Mill, six miles
north of this place, a. battle to the death
was fought between John Letter on one
side and James Morris and George Mc—
Leod on the other, apparently without
provocation. After the smoke had
cleared away John Letter was found
killed, George McLeod mortally wound-
ed and Tom Yewmans, a negro stand-
ing in range, dangerously shot through
.the neck.
Largo Lumber ExppOrts.
ST. JOHN, N. B.. May 15.4—An esti-
mate of the exportation of lumber from
this port to the United States since Jan.
1 gives the following figures: Long lum-
ber, 32,000,000 feet; laths, 37,000,000 pieces;
shingles, 13,000,000 pieces; piling, 2,271,000
pieces; cordwood, 520 cords. Vessels
other than winter port steamers since
the first of the year have taken to Brit-
ish ports over 18,000,000 superficial feet
of deals, etc.
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1 Many People Cannot Drink
\
offcce at night. ‘ It spoils their sleep
You can drink Grain-O when 1011
For
Grain- 0 does not stimulate; it nourish-
es, cheers and feeds Yet it looks and
tastes like. the best coffee. For nervous
persons. young people, and children
Grain-O is the perfect drink Made
from pure, 0'1- ains. Get a package from
you1 groc'er to dav. Try it in place of
coffee 1.") .1nrl25c. -
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— Amt-misc iu THI? G-\Z'- ETTE.
Mrs. Ira Cole belongs to the
/ 11am HUSH 1. lidrifliifliifiimmifii
PRICE Two com
ll SUNDAY Hill
South Norwalk Department
Called Out fur a Blaze on
Hamilton. Street. ‘
WAS A SIZING SHQP.
Flames Caused by the‘Explosion of KeroseneI
Lamp. ’ I
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A fire caused by the explOsion of a
lamp broke out in an out. buildingLat
the rear of G. N. Fischer’s house at
No. 3 Hamilton street, about 9 o’clock
The building was used
as a. hat sizing shop.
Mr. Fischer had taken a lamp into
the shop about 9 o’clock and went out
Sunday night.
again leaving the lamp which exploded
in his absence. Chief Baker discover-
from the electric light station.
The building was entirely destroyed
and was torn down by the fire company.
There was no damage to anything else
on the place.
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Dewey’s Homecoming. _
WASHINGTON, May 15.—Admiral
Dewey’s homecoming by way of the
Mediterranean is likely to give occasion
for distinguished honors from the na-
vies of Europe, most of them being rep-
resented by extensive squadrons in
those waters and some of them havin
their chief naval stations at Mediterra-
nean ports. , Already Embassador Cam-
of the authorities at Paris to the returg
of Admiral Dewef by way of the Med-
his flagship Olympia past the French
site the British possessions of Gibraltar
and Malta. at the entrance to the Med-t
iterranean and are easy and natural
stopping places along that route.
Died Froms'Hydrophobiu. .
LANCASTER, Pa., May 15.—Benja-
min E. Enck, aged 10 years, died in an'
ful agony Saturday night at his home
was bitten by a dog.. The wound was
promptly cauterized,-but a few days
ago the disease developed in a. violent
form, it requiring several ’men to hold
the child. He frothed at the mouth, and
the physicians declare it a. genuine case
of hydrophobia. Several other children
were bitten, but have not shown .any
symptoms of the' disease.
The Colunlhia’s Blast.
BRISTOL, R. I., May 15.—The schoon-
er Nat Ayer arrived at the Herreshof‘f
works yesterday from Boston, having
on board a number of spars, including
the Oregon pine mast, two spinnaker
booms, two bowsprits and a. topmast,
mast is 107 feet long and is a fine stick
of timber. Spars for the '70 footer now
building for Mr. Gay of Boston and the
45 footer for Mr. Kennedy of New York
also were on 'board the schooner.
The Jubilee Year.
IVASHINGTON, May 15.,—The papal
bull issued in Rome within the last few
days decreeing that the year 1900 shall
be a jubilee year throughout the church
is expected here shortly and will be an-
nounced in all churches throughout the\
country. The issuance ofva bull on the
subject gives it special solemnity. It is
expected by the' highest church author-
ities here that the jubilee will be quite
generally celebrated throughout the
world. '
To Invite Agulnuldo.
CHICAGO. May 15.—According to a.
Ymember of the general committee of the
Chicago Autumnal Festival asSociation
that body has decided to invite Agui-
naldo, the leader of the Filipinos, to at-
tend the fetes to be held in Chicago
next October. The invitation will in-
clude the staff of Aguinaldo. If he ac—
cepts,
make him think that he is as big a man
as if he were really the president of the
Philippines.
Schley Goes to Omaha.
WASHINGTON, May - 15. —3Adrniral
Schley expects to leave Wednesday for
Omaha to visit ex-Senator Monderson.
He will go through without stop.
a
Promoter McLean Fatally Hurt.
CHICAGO, May 15.—Donald McLean,
a. western railroad promoter fell over
the balustrade 011' the fourth floor of the
Palmer, House yesterday afternoon,
landing on the stone flagging two floors
bel'ow. His injuries will probably prove
fatal, Mr. McLean’s most recent work
was the building of a. road between
Sioux City and San Francisco.
21‘ch xii‘ilolorndo Springs. -
COLORADO SPRINGS, 0010., May 15
—-The Manitou Park hotel ”and casino,
season on June 1. have been destroyed ,
by fire. The loss is about $50,000.
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Working Night and Day.
The busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made is Dr. King 3
New Life Pills. E1e1y poll IS a sugar-
cdared globule of health. that changes
to ener g1. brain f.m1nto mental power-
They re wonderful in building up the
health. Only -51: per box. Sold by
John A. 'Riggs, Drnggist, 11 Main
. street. . ' ‘1 ‘
EVENING GAZETTE '
ete.‘
ed the fire and turned in the alarm .
bon of France has called the attention '
iterranean and the probable sailing of '
naval ports in Algiers. These are oppo- ‘
from hydrophobia. Four. weekm o...hg._. .
for the new cup defender Columbia. T'he -
no expense will be spared to ‘
which were to have been opened for the ‘
weakness info sLIPDU'tIl listlessness in- ‘
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