Founded in 1800.] A n Entertaining and I nstractive Home J carnal. Especially Devoted to focal News and Interests. VOL. XCV.——NO 28. . _. it » \ . 1 ‘J l .x. . “.. . w! , ., ., .. n a” nr NORWALK,_CON.N., FRIDAY. JULY 12.. 1895. [$1.00. a Year. - PRICE TWO CENTS 3:: Nonwmxwfimm. THE FAVORITE HOMEPAPER inleieidiI-ln all things: ileullal in nothing. Notice. The interesting war reminiscences by the Senior of the GAZETTE, will be discontinued after this issue until he returns from his brief European trip. On Friday next we shall publish the interesting paper read by Mrs. Andrew Thompson of South Norwalk, before the NorWalk Chapter D. A. R. at its last meeting. ’— -D— The Short Hay Crop. A hay crop below the average is re- ported from nearly all parts of the country. The Hay Trade Journal says: “Allstates east of the Missisippi and north of the Ohio will not produce this year 50 per cent. of an average crop.” This condition of things leaves a large belt of country with hardly fodder enough for its own use, and gives promise of a market at good prices for sections of the country where there is a surplus. The reports in New England show a light first crop, but there will undoubt- edly be considerable hay to market. The late heavy rains have filled the brooks and springs, and the prospects are excellent for a good second crop.‘ The chances are that the British provinces will find aquick and profita- ble market for their surplus hay in this country the present season. vr June Jurors Ruled Out. The new law relating to the selection of jurors, which was-approved June 26, rules out the jurors who were elected on the first Monday in June and re- quires new tallies to be made in every town in the state. Under the provi- sions of the new statute the selectmen must meet next Monday to elect the list of jurors, which will be submitted to the jury commissioners. St. Paul’s Church Pionic. Those who went on the St. Paul’s church Sunday school picnic to Paw- son Park, on the steamer Isabel, yes- terday, had a delightful time. The boat was comfortably crowded. After reaching the Park the numerous attrac- tions were enjoyed, and the lunches eaten. The weather was fine, the breezes refreshing, the sail delightful, and the outing was altogether one of the most enjoyable ever held by the school. Had Appendicitis. Mrs. John Erving Levis lies at the point of death at her home on Frank- lin avenue, with no hopes of her recov- ery. Yesterday afternoon, an opera- tion for appendicitis was performed by a New York specialist assisted by several local physicians. It was feared at the start that the operation would not save her life. She has a husband and three small children the youngest being six months old. Mrs. Levis was was formerly of Danbury. They Were Married in January. Another Port Chester wedding, in which two Stamford young folks were the contracting parties, has just leaked out. They are James Stewart and Miss Hetty McCarthy. The couple went off quietly one cold night last January, and returned as man and wife, but their friends in Stamford had no intimation Of the fact until a few days ago when the happy pair left Stamford for Nor- walk, where they will make their future home—Advocate. Runaway. Attorney J. J. Walsh was one of the victims of a runaway last night, but fortunately escaped serious injury. In company with James Harkins he was driving home when the horse became frightened and ran away, throwing the occupants of the carriage out into the street. The horse continued on at a mad pace and succeeded in wrecking and freeing himself from the carriage. He continued on up East avenue to the Town House hill where he was stopped by John Carroll and Oliver Burton and taken back to Dann’s stables. Head and Legs Cut Off. A Hungarian laborer named Michael Spimboley. living in Southport was struck and instantly killed yesterday afternoon by the west bound express” which passes through that town at 3 :30 o’clock. The man was walking on the east-bound track but seeing another train'approaching he" stepped over to the west bound track and was run down. His legs and head were cut off. The remains were taken to Bridgeport on a freight train. REQQLLEQTIQNS . . OF A WAR WGURRESPUNBENT. BY THE Editor of the Gazette. Copyrighted 1894. . CHAPTER LXIV. Grant not only fought it out on this line all summer, but all winter, with his proverbial courage and persistency, until the rebel grand collapse and finale at Appomattox. Others may criticise Grant’s lack of strategic purpose and skill to defeat the enemy and to SIVS his men, and none did it more savagely than did the Confederate leaders and their innumerable Northern sympa- thizers, quite satisfactorily proving that he in the main, was right. At all events, he accomplished what no other General had done or came anywhere near doing—he won. The dramatic evacuation of Richmond by Davis and his Cabinet, on the receipt while in church of Lee’s dispatch that his lines were so broken that “Richmond must be evacuated this evening;” the rebel’s attempt to burn their city, in the wan— tonness of spite; the undignified escape of Davis and effort at disguise when captured;are all matters of familiar history. General Butler’s chief-of—staff General Weitzel, was the first Union soldier to dash over_and through the strong and intricate lines of rebel earth- works and get into Richmond. He was closely followed by Arthur Henry, 3. Tribune correspondent and first newslpaper reporter to get into the evacuated rebel capital. He reported scenes of the wildest terror and con- fusion among the whites and the hearti- est exultation at the success of. the Union cause, among the blacks. . President Lincoln had gone down to City Point in anticipation of Grant’s triumph over Lee. He remained there until the next day after Richmond fell, sanding over-the wires to the War De- partment and the country, the highly encouraging news of the surely ap- proaching end, as fast as he received the hopeful dispatches from Grant. With Admiral Porter, the President sailed up the James and visited Rich- mond. then returned to Washington on the day of Lee’s surrender. Peters- burg of course was evacuated at the same time as Richmond. The rapid rush of momentous events, culminating in' the saddest and most startling trage- dy of all the war—the murder of that noblest and kindliest heart that ever beat in human breast already know all the people. Why therefore, dwell on the dark and distressful picture. The great, rehabitated Nation held its ear close down to the electric wires, to catch the faintest- tick of speeding events. The air became vocal with jubilations and the hearts of loyal heroes of Liberty throughout the world, re-echoed the angelic song when the Saviour of mankind was born—“Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men.” Then came the apalling shock of our Presi- dent’s assasination, that horrified the world. , By a curious coincidence, that ex- ultant April Monday when the news came of Lee’s surrender, was election day here in Connecticut. I had as on a former occasion, been especially active in getting furloughs for all our Con- necticut boys in the invalid corps, the hospitals and elsewhere, not in active service, so that they might go home to see their loved ones and vote, At this late day. when the than existing partisan strife does not rule, it will be believed, when I assert that this arduOus labor, and attended with heavy person- al expense also, was undertaken and carried out, in no partisan spirit and for no narrow partisan purpose. I never asked any soldier either to vote for my favorite candidates nor even ever asked how he intended to vote. That function was left to their own private judgment and sense of patriotic duty when they faced their freemen’s oaths before the ballot box. Yet such was the electric effect of the news of Lee’s surrender, (which spread over our state a few hours after the polls were opened) that Con- necticut, which barely five months previous, in the Presidential election, had been so desperately contested, voted by the enormous majority, for us, of over ten thousand, to sustain the hands of the noble, patriotic, Buck- ingham, and the greater and nobler, Lincoln. In every one of our eight counties, heavy majorities were cast for the Union cause. When Richmond fell, and Jeff Davis ran away, the anti-war democracy of Connecticut, fled from their voting places like rats from a sinking ship, only Union men (embracing hearts of war democrats, ,to their everlasting honor be it said) seemed to have any further interest in the election and all over the state they slunk away, leaving only Union men to vote. ‘ _ A pre-election incident may here very properly be introduced, as it will not now, as it did then, cause any partisan alarm or anxiety. I had come in from the front, where I had been hunting up our Connecticut boys in the invalid corps and field hospitals, with a view to their being furloughed and sent home, and found. several letters from Friend W. Smith, the long-time Bridgeport postmaster, and then member of the State Central Committee for this coun- ty, .My letter replying, to his several epistles, mostly of injuiry, was neces- sarily terse, evento the point of blunt- ness. Smith presided at a republican grand rally at Bridgeport, the evening he received my reply to his many conumdrums, and took it out of his pocket to mark down some memoranda upon, and. then incautiously laid it down the on platform table. He forgot to tike it up. The next evening the demc crats had the hall and the janitor, who was an extra-zealous democrat. discovered the letter, and hastened with it to the office of the Bridgeport Farmer. It is needless to say that the Farmer was instantly aroused and “on its ear.” It promptly published the letter with startling headlines and then issued it in theatre-bill shape, for house- to-house and shop and factory distribu- tion. Thus it worked up a tremendous political sensation. The innocent pri- vate letter served to rouse the Bridge- port_ democracy to the wildest pitch. It mildly read as herein below quoted, but the Farmer’s terrifying headlines and highly excited and exciting intro- ductory, sounding the tocsin of danger and alarm, give an idea, pending an election, of how great a matter a little fire kindleth. Here is the Farmer’s f‘Much ado about nothing” copied from its own print: THE LINCOLN FLANK MOVEMENT ON CONNECTICUT! A letter from. Homer Bz/zington ofthe Normans (r'ozet‘cc, to "Bear Smith,” of Bridgeport. Freeman and electors, the following letter, which .was brought to light on Thursday, the 3lst, was not written for publication. The modest writer penned it for “Dear Smith,” but its contents are so important, as illustrating how the Abolition wire-pullers are managing our state election, that we present it to the public. “If Lee keeps quiet, we, (Col. Almy, the Connecticut Agent, Dr. White, A. Homer Byington, and the Connecticut boys in Washington,) will send from 1,000 to 1,500, if it can be done decently. “Dear Smith” is to be a “Special Agent.” Murder will out, and the foul schemes of Abolition— 1sm are sometimes brought to light. Voters, what think you of this busi- ness ? TRIBUNE Rooms. Wasnixorox CITY March 25th, 1861. DEAR SMITH :—Hear nothing from Woodford‘ ——am afraid his regiment has moved and his furlough miscarried. Gov. Randall will be with you, and in fact I think you have about all the speakers you need. If the town com- mittees do up their work well. you are safe. We had a big meeting of Connecticut boys Wednesday night and meet again Saturday night. Your brother was elected Secretary of the permanent Connecticut Association, &c. He’s a. “brick.” Hunnicut got to Connecticut beforeI saw him. Guess Carter wrote him. He will do well in some places. I hope to be home last of next week, but shan’t be able to stay, as Grant is going to push things here. Col. Almy is hard at work with Dr. White and the rest of us. We shall send from 1,?00 to 1,500, if Lee keeps quiet. How is Treat Working this spring? Does he help or hold back? I think Mark Howard has about finished himself-even Starkweather is down on him. I spoke to Gov. Randall about making you a “special agent,” fire. He said he would if it could be done decently. Hope you will carry the old Tenth district—You deserve to. Regards to Hollister, &c. In haste. &C-, as ever. thy friend. A. H. BYINGTON. P. S.—Could poor Dunham live on a $1,400 clerkship here? If so, and you think best, make out a strong paper. and get it well sign- ed and addressed to Mr. Chase. and send me, and perhaps I can slide him in. ' ‘ .This bit of ancient history serves to give an idea of_ the intensity of party feeling and prejudice, as it existed here in Connecticut, during the war. NO soldier in active service, for the time be1ng,_was furloughed. Only such as for_ sanitary, healthful and truly patriotic reasons, it was deemed best for them and for the best good of the country, were permitted to return home to exercise their freemen’s privilege. In .this enterprise I had the cordial, active and helpful approval and assist- ance of Secretary of War Stanton, and I won the grateful thanks of both re- publican and democratic soldier boys, who through my instrumentality, were thus permitted to temporarily leave the rigors of the “front” and enjoy a brief vicit to their homes and friends. Lee did "keep quiet” and as I now recall it, more than two thousand Connecticut soldiers came home at that election on the _ever memorable first Monday in April. ‘ The next military events of moment, were the surrender of J ohnston’s army to Sherman'and the great closing of the war Military Review, at Washing- ton. _ Then the assassination of the President; the capture, and death of Booth; the trial and execution of Lincoln’s murders; Johnson’s adminis- tration, some general reminiscences of the war period, anecdotes of Lincoln, etc.. must be deferred until the return ofthe writer from his brief excursion trip over the briny deep. Until then, to such of the GAZETTE readers as have been interested in these recollections of a war correspondentakind. adieu. Connectibd’c Patents. The following were issued July 9. 1865. List furnished from offices of Earle & Seymour patent lawyersfand so- licitors, New Haven, Conn. E. Chaquette, Bridgeport, power mo- tor; P. L. Fox, Bridgeport, scaffold bracket; W. J. Shea, Hartford, wrench; H. V. Smith, Hartford, bit stock; A Bannatyne, Waterbury, watch carrier; E. O. Goss, Waterbury, pneumatic tire valve; F, A. Taylor, book holder; 3. Oefinger, Meriden, knife sharpener; T. A. Perrins, Ansonia, machine for setting lacing studs; B. L. Toquel, Westport, hoisting machine; F. Beattle, Leete Island, four, lifting dog for cranes, lifting dog, three. Purse for Fitzroy. The citizens of Greenwich are raising a purse for Sheriff Fitzroy who was shot by the burglar Dean, Tuesday morning. The sum of $700 has already been collected and it is the intention of the citizens to swell the amount to 32, 000. , JOHNSON’S CYCLOPEDIA Versus the Sentinel Britannica. To the people of Norwalk. When we took theagency for this state for Johnson’s Cyclopedia we de- cided to let the people judge for them- selves as to its merit. Therefore in every place we have sought and' pub— lished the testimony of representative and well known persons as to the char- acter and quality of that work. Noth- ing needs to be said regarding the reli- ability or authenticity of any work pub- lished by D. Appleton & Co. On com- ing to Norwalk we found that the Wer- ner Co..—a large firm widely known for publising cheap books,——were sell- ng an inferior reprint of the old Bri- itannica, calling it the Sentinel edition. The same thing has been done in many other cities, the only interest the papers have in the project being in the advertising they obtain. All claims that the Sentinel is seeking to benefit the people of Norwalk are simply bosh. Nothing more and nothing less. The interior character of this Werner edi- tion has been clearly revealed by your own toansmen, Messrs. Light and Blan« chard, and another review by a well known scholar will appear in this paper to-morrow. Read it carefully, and then contrast with the faint praise in the letter published by the Sentinel, the carefully prepared reviews of such teachers as Tucker and Foote, Of Miss Scott the well known librarian, and of those able scholars Rev. Mr. Beard and Drs. Seward and Noble. Respectfully yours. \" ‘ F. J. BRAINERD. The Gun Burst. George Brundage, aged 18, and his two brothers John and Fred are camp- ing out at Nauvoo Island. Yesterday John and Fred rowed to South Nor- walk after supplies. Shortly after they left the Island George saw astork on the beach and picking up an old “Queen Anne” gun heavily loaded with smokeless powder he knealt kown and took steady aim. As he pulled the trigger there was a terrific report and the gun burst into a hundred pieces. Two pieces of the gun stock struck George in the left arm making two ragged wounds and another piece struck him on the side of the head daz. ing him. In this condition he was found by Harry Beers, who is also camping at the Island. Young Beers EUCCULL-loil in getting George to put on his' coat and then placing him in a boat rowed. him to Bell Island and put him aboard ,a Tramway car and sent him home. George rode to his father’s shoe shop on Washington street where he found his brothers, who after washing his arm carried him to Dr. Clarke’s, where a number of pieces of the gun stock were removed from the wounds. The doctor bandaged the arm and unless blood poisoning setsin George will soon be all right again. 7* Funeral of Mrs. Wallace. The funeral of the late Mrs. William Wallace at St. Mary’s church, at 9 o’clock this morning, was one of the most largely attended ever held in Nor- walk. A solemn requiem high mass was celebrated, with Rev. Father Sloc- um as celebrant; Father O’Brien of Rowayton, deacon; Father Crowley, of Bridgeport, sub-deacon; Father Dug- clergy present were Fathers Curtin of New Milford, McMahon and McGinnis of this city. The interment was in St. Mary’s cemetery. The pail bearers were Thomas Cooney, Barney Lari-i- gan, Thomas Ryan, David Sheehan, John Henry and Samuel Millard. §>_ Who iii}... \Véber Is. NEW YORK, July 12.—Mrs. Anton Web; er, who is reported to have been seriously injured in the accident at Atlantic City, is the wife of Brooklyn’s ex-city auditor. Mr. Weber, who is a. member of the Order of Elks, accompanied by his wife, left Brooklyn on Monday afternoon to attend the convention. Mrs. Alice Allen and Mrs. L. Placiade, who are saidto reside in Brooklyn, and who were also injuned, were not known by several members of, the order who were seen today.’ It is thought that they may have been spend- ing the summer by the seashore on ere visiting the Casino in search of a se- ment when the floor fell. . Defender and Vigflant Did Not Meet. BRISTOL, R. 1., July 12.—The Defender and Vigilant were ready to sail on a trial trip outside the harbor, but the start was not made as'intended, owi'rfi to the non- arriyal from New York of r. E. A. Wil- lard, manager of the Vigilant, who tele- graphed that he wus unable to get Here. The boats will probably go out tomorrow. Last of the Buchanan Matter. NEW YORK, July 12.——The official report of O. V. sage, wardenof Sing Sing prisou, on the execution of Robert W. Buchanan, was received at the county clerk’s office today. The warden briefly certifies to the fact that Buchanan was ex outed in con- formity to the judgment a sentence of the .0... 0% Murder Discovered After Eight Years. KNOXVILLE, July 12.—While grading in Greenville workmen tore down an ~> old but in the suburbs formerly occupied by a family named Clayton. In the basement the skeleton of a man was‘found. An iii-r ' quest determined that the remains were those of George Johnson, a traveling doc- tor from Cherokee county, N. 0., who mysteriously disappeared at Greenville eight years ago after displaying a large yum of money. . A Letter of Sympathy. The following letter was received by Col. Frost from Mayor M. M. Lsé of South Norwalk . - MAYOR‘S OFFICE, ) CITY or SOUTH Noawxnx, CONN. r JULY 10TH, 1895. ) RUSSELL FROST, Esq, SOUTH Nonwxnx, CONN. MY DEAR SIR: It. is with a feeling of deep regret that I have just learned of the death, last evening, of our esteemed citizen, Mr. Dudley P. Ely, and I de- sire to express to his family, through you, in this their time of bereavement, my sincere sympathy with them, and my sense of the loss to our city by reason of his death. I enjoyed a. long personal acquaint. ance with Mr. Ely, and but a short time since, at his request, had a long conver— sation with him, relative to his past con- nections with municipal affairs, and our future public welfare, in the latter of which he expressed great interest. Personally, Mr. Ely had many qual- ities we all might emulate, with advan- tage, and those who are well acquaint- ed with him best know them. These are unnessarv for me to name, but we who understand their s'guificince fully appreciate them. The value of his services to our city, especially in the time of her infancy, was very potent. That our people rec- ognized and appreciated them, is best evidenced by the fact that public hon- ors were successively bestowed upon him. All his positions of trust and con- fidence were ably filled, and to the en- tire satisfaction of those most to be benefitted by the result of his labors.- Though he has gone from us, we can nevertheless feel the influence of his past associations. While it. is natural that, thinking of his death, the thought of present he- reavement is uppermost, it is still well to bear in mind that there was no pro- longed sufl'ering, but that his passage from this life to the life beyond was as we should wish ours to be. I deeply sympathize with you in your affliction, and know that I voice the sentiments of all our citizens. Very sincerely yours, MORTIMER M. LEE, Mayor. To which Col. Frost made the follow- in: feeling reply: 80. N ORWALK, July 12, 1895. HON. MORTIMER M. LEE, Mayor, South Norwalk. MY DEAR Sim—- On behalf of the family of the late Dudley P. Ely, I desire to acknowledge, with deep gratitude, your thoughtful message of sympathy, and your touch- ing tribute to the life and character of your earliest. predecessor _ in office. The burden of their grief is_ made to rest less heavily by such manifestations of kindly feeling, and by the expressed recognition of the qualities and servrces, which made Mr. Ely a prominent factor in the incorporation and early history of the city, in whose continued welfare his active interest was abated only by death. - I beg to assure you of my personal appreciation of your courtesy. Very respectfully, and Sincerely, RUSSELL FROST. Fairs in 1895. The following are the agricultural fairs in Connecticut for 1895, so far as the dates are already fixed: New London county, Norwich, Sep- tember 24-26. Windham county, Brooklyn, Septem- ber 17-19. Tolland county, tember 10-12. Berlin, Berlin, date not fixed. Rockville, Septem' gan, master of ceremonies. Among their Branford, Branford, September 23_ 27. Bristol Park company, Bristol, Sep- tember, 25-26. Chester, Chester, date not fixed. Clinton , Clinton, October 3. Danbury, Danbury, October 7-12. East Granby, East Granby, October 8 9. Farmington Valley, Colinsville, Sep- tember 10-12. Guilford, Guilford, September 25. Harwinton. Harwinton, date not fixed. Meriden. Meriden, September 25 27. New Milford. New Milford, Septem- ber 10-12. Simsbury, Simsbury date not fixed. Stafford Springs, Stafford Springs, date not fixed. ’ Sufiield, Sufiield September 17-19. Union, (Monroe, etc.), Huntington, September 24- 27. ,/ Union (Somers, etc.), Enfield, date not fixed. Wallingford, Wallingford September 18-19. I ' Watertown, 11-12. ' Willimantie,Willimantic October 1-3. Windsor, Windsor, date not fixed. Winsted, Winsted, September 17-19. Woodstock, South Woodstock, Sep- t .mber 16-18. Wolcott, Wolcott, October 16. Connecticut Horticultural society, Hartford. about September 8, and about November 8-10. - Watertown September Death of Mrs. P. J. St. John- Mrs. Phebe J ., widow of the late John O. St. John, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. B. Hill, on Camp street, last night, aged 77 years. Her maiden name was Phebe Jones and she was born in Greenwich. The inter- ment will be at Wilton. L Advertise in the:GAZETTE. - DR. DUNNING’S TESTIMONIAl- And His Second Letter Given After He Had Made a Thorough Ex- amination of the Sentinel Edition of Britannica. We submit here Dr. Dunning’ssfirst letter to the Sentinel which is as, fol- ows: Sourii Nonwxnx, CT. , June 17, 1895. EDITOR Emma’s SENTINEL: I have examined this new edition of this most Complete and exhaustive of all Encyclo- poems, and regard it as now superior to all others in cheapness and excellence. The new addition on American subjects thoroughly supplement this original edit-ion. ' REV. HOMER N. Dunstan, D. D. ‘ After this letter was written for the Sentinel the value of this edit-ion of Britannica was questioned by published opinions. ' I‘heSentinel then supplied Dr. Dunning With a complele set of our booxs. ' He has spent considerable time in making a thorough examination of the set and we now submit the follow- ing letter fromliim which is a frank Expresswn of his opinion at the present ime. This should satisfy the most doubtful person and if anything of a damaging nature should be said in the, future of the Sentinel Edition of the Britannica itshould be looked 11,)00 with suspicion. EDITOR SENTINEL: At your request I have made a fuller and more car-erul ex- amination of this edizion of the Ency— clopedia Britannica, and I am con- firmed in my former impressions of its qualities. . I have Used the eight and ninth editions of‘the original for thirty years-and of its exce:ience there is no question, and whatever deficiences exist between this edition and the British edition seems to me to be well supplied by . the American addition, many 0,“ ’thCh are written by men of the first authority in their several departments. I will add that a shadow of prejudice against this edition, which had been cast by some criticisms I have read, has been removed by a closer examination. Anyone who acquires this great work which you are Offering to your readers Will find it an inexhaustible treasury of knowledge. ‘ HOMER N. DUNNING. South ,Norwalk, July 8, 1895. After receiving the above the Senti- nel. for its own satisfaction, asked Dr. Dunning the following questions : ‘_‘Do you now consider this edition of Hmtannica of as much value as the ori» ginal Ninth Edition ? ” He replied, “I do; and i’ve parctically said so in this letter.” "Do_you consider a condensed ency— clopedia, in any form, of more Value than this new edition of Britannica to a family who owns but few books and who are unwilling or unable to buy books on all topics ? ” Invreply to this Dr. Dunning said: “Ion may say that, in my opinion, the great majority of people would un- doubtedly find the Encyclopedia Bri- tannica by far the most valuable in- vestment, especially if the condensed work was to cost an equal amount of money.” MARIA BARBBRI’S TRIAL. The Prosecutor Makes a Powerful Open- ing Against the Youthful Murderess. NEW YORK, July 12.-—The trial of Maria. Barberi for the murder of Dominico Ca- taldo on April 26 at 428 East Thirteenth street was continued before Recorder Goff today. Assistant District Attorney Alfred Lau— terbach, who is assisting Mr. McIntyre for the prosecution, opened the case' for the people. ‘ Little Maria. was brought into court a. few minutes before the opening speech Was made. She was, if anything, paler and more distressed than she has yet been. Mr. Lauterbach argued the case for the people very thoroughly. He told about the confession which the distracted girl had made after she was arrested. “She said that she had known Cataldo " about 1% years,” said Mr. Lauterbach, “and that she had first met him on the street and told her father of the meeting. Her father told her to keep away from Co.- taldo. “She told her father that Cataldo had $400 in the bank, and that she hadput in $400 and changed the bank account to an- other bank. “She said that Cataldo had asked her to marry him, and that she had agreed if he would give her the money. She then went to live with Cataldo at 424 East Thir- teenth street. Shortly afterward they quarreled, and he told her that he would not marry her. Her mother took part in the quarrel. “On the morning of April 26 her moth- er came to see them, and Maria. then re- neWed her ontreaty to Cataldo to marry her. He refused to do so and went out of the house angry, Maria’s mother following him. “Maria then went to a bureau drawer, took out a. razor, left the house and fol- lowed her mother and Cataldo into the sa— loon at 428 East Thirteenth street. “Catald'o was seated at a table when she entered. He had a. pack of cards in his hand. Maria passed her left arm around his forehead and drew the razor across his throat, cutting a deep gash in it. “Cataldo jumped upand ran put. Maria followed and threw the razor into the street. “This is a statement, gentlemen of the jury, made. by Maria’Barbe‘ri herself, the defendant at the bar. ' “It showed that the murder was com— mitted deliberately and with premedita- tion. We will call witnesses to this mur- ed who were in the ba'i'room at the time, and we will also call those to whom the young Woman made her confession im- mediately after her arres .” Although Marla Barberi understands but little of the English language, she fol— . IOWed Mr. Lauterbach’s address to the jury with strained attention, and it Was evident from her heaving bosom and face contorted with emotion that she mid - stood that he was denoun 3 her or e and giving to ‘the jury :- ons why she . should suffer the death pegult’y. 1.11 t‘ .~
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