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WEATHER FORECAST Rain and warmer tonight and Sunday. VOL. 45. NO. 8. BRIDGEPORT, CONN., SATURDAY, JANUARY 9. PRICE ONE CENT. C Fter Wanta, To-Rent. For Sale, me J f 1 1 ( n III K II Hi I I II 11 'II J mtm get the VSTZT AND MOST IUK. J WC-L I J l I -J 1 1 I' I VJ i I I L. J 1 II f LtII I I V TUItXS from THK "FABMIuR." S -jV '"-j 1$ SjT VOfy FSr sS OYSTER GROWERS TAKE ISSUE WITH EMOVERNOR QUESTION ON They. Claim the Final Message of the Governor Shows a . Surprising Ignorance of Actual Conditions on the Oyster Grounds of the State and that the Industry Will Not Bear Any Further Burdens. Comparison With Rhode Island Growers is Not Germain ; for If Rhode Island Grounds Are Taxed for , Ten Times as Much, They Bring in Ten Times the Reve- ime that Connecticut Grounds Yield. That the. message of former Gover nor Woodruff 'on the taxation of oys ter beds . owned toy private planters in this . State has stirred up a hornets' nest is shown by inquiry among a ' number of prominent planters by the Farmer. Speaking: of the Governor's charge one. of the leading growthers in this State said today: k "The message of the retiring Gover nor concerning the taxation of the oys ter beds of the State is regarded here as an unwarranted interference of an l official who could not let an oppor tunity pass to administer a parting shot1 as he passed over the hills to desuetude. That the Governor of this State should, without investigation and upon a few days notice, make an at ; tack-upon one. of the prominent indus tries of the State is surprising. The message - acknowledges that the mat ter had been brought to the attention of the executive ' only a. few days be fore.; The message certainly shows a; woeful ignorance of the oyster business j exist in this State in particular. The ' men engaged in the oyster business believe that the message of the Gov- ernor is a gratuitous attack upon them DIED AGED 109; 57 YEARS IN AN INSANE ASYLUM Remarkable Case of Mrs. Rebecca Weeks, Who Passed Half a Century in New York Institution.' f ..Sheriff Charles E. Stagg received no tice yesterday of the death of . Urs. Rebecca Weeks which occurred at the King's .Park . Insane Hospital on Long Is! and. " Deceased was ' the widow, of Henry T. Weeks and was committed to the asylum from Brooklyn 57 years ago. The records of the institution give her age when admitted as ' 521 If this was an accurate . recojd Mrs. Weeks 'was 109 years add when he died. , The deceased was born in Stratford and lived there for many years. She 'was 'a 'harmless case and she - was known by everyone , in the institution as "Aunt Becky." She was popular among the inmates and officials. . Sheriff Stagg was appointed her con servator several . years ago and has made frequent visit to the institution to visit his charge. She leaves a small estate. Sheriff Stagg will return with the remains to-day. The funeral will 1 :ttfi bei(j & Stratford and the interment lln Union cemetery. AUTO ACCIDENT RESULTS FATALLY dwardC. Gilraan Dead and Three Others Badly Injured. . (Special from United Press.) ffpyr 'Yerk, Jan. 9. Edward Colt Gil man of Flushing, L. L, a well known Long Island real estate dealer, is dead and Miss Jeanette McKinn, Miss Doro thy Whittle and " James Granan, all of the same town, are in a hospital suf fering from serious injuries as the re sult of an' automobile accident near Bayside early to-day. The car in which they were riding was hurled against a trie and one -of its front wheels s.ipped off the anxle. Two other occupants of the car were cut and bruised. Count Sera Arrested In New Britain Serious Charge Made Against Man Who Moved m tfood JSocietv. (Special from United Press. r New Britain, Jan. 9. Social New Britain is aghast to-day over the ar rest in the early hours of this morn ing of Dr. Emelio G. Sera, an Italian Count who had been lionized in the town's high circles. The .arrest took place at his own room, which adjoins expensive apartments where lay a voting girl either intoxicated or under the influence of drugs. Sera said his arrest was the result of a plot and hinted at social jealous ies and the girl had not recovered af ter her night at the station sufficiently to explain her presence. The Count, however, said that a young woman friend had brought the girl to him say ing that she had. come from New York and "had no place to go," and that he had simply provided her with sleeping quarters next to his Count Sera was arraigned in police court to-day on a technical charge and pleaded not guilty. Postpone ment was taken until Thursday and he was released on a cash bond of $200. The girl who was found in his office said she was Julia White, 25, of New York. Dr. Sera stated that his arrest is a blackmail plot. It is stated that the Count's arrest was brought about by some of the influential persons who feared he was an imposter. If he fights the present case those persons Tft'llMt is said, bring a much more ser fs' ious charge against him. The affair has caused the biggest sensation since ioii iiuswimeu wiiu tne savings bank funds. OF TAXATION instigated by the agricultural interests and. is another movement to mulct the southern end of ' the v State for the benefit . of jthe people back from the shore. The message states that 'Our sister State Rhode Island, with an acreage of less than 15.000 acres of oys ter ground derives an income estimat ed for the year 1908 at about $101,105, in rentals. Connecticut with about 65,000 acres, four and one-half times as large, derived during the last fiscal year the totally disproportionate sum of only $9,322.61 from taxes and fran chise payments.' "A large part of the Rhode Island ground is cultivated by Connecticut companies. . The H. C. Rowe Company of New Hacen alone leases 2,500 acres of ground in Rhode Island waters, Jeremiah Smith & Sons, the Narra gansett Bay Oyster. Co., Landcraft Bros., the Luddingtons, the " Rocky Point Oyster Co.. the American Oys ter Co., the H. J. Lewis Oyster Co., the Stratford Oyster Co., and a number of other Connecticut firms lease ground there. It : is , believed that th ere n tv about 25,000 acres of cultivated ground ln Rhode. Island. It is easy to account or. the difference between the revenues siuu,lu me iwo estates ' 'Continued on Page 5.) INVESTIGATE THE SECRET SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS Tawney Resolution Passes in the House Senate . Breaks with the President on Nominations. (Special from United Press.) Washington, Jan. 9. Another im portant step has been taken in the conflict between the President and Congress. The Senate has served no tice that it will decline to confirm nominations of persons to positions of great trust and of great public inter est without first conducting an inves tigation of its own. Senator Depew, who had a lengthy conference with the President today, made the announce ment afterwards. That Senators may be relieved of coming into 'direct con flict with the Executive over nomina tions made in their State without their endorsement, it is stated that the Sen ate will, if if sees fit, conduct Tts in quiries even in the face of local Sena torial endorsement.' Senator Depew cited the cases of George S. Terry, nominated for United States assistant treasurer in New York, and Public Printer Donnelly as coming within this category. He said that no charges had been made against these men but that their confirmation had been held up. to permit interested Sen ators to satisfy themselves of the pro priety of the nominations. - Washington, Jan. 9. Representative Tawney (Republican, Minnesota), to day introduced a resolution which was promptly passed by the House, pro viding for the appointment of a select committee, of five members to inquire into the matter of appropriations made by Congress for government detective work. ... According to his present intenttons,1 the President will pay no public atten tion to the severe rebuke. To the ocvercii congressmen wno caned on him today he explained that he bore no malice and that he was willing: to leave the question of who was right to the country, at large. He tells his callers that he has prov ed his case and that was all he wanted to do. LAST OP THE PEQUOTS Loses Her Home Near New Haven Under an Attach ment. (Special from United Press.) New Haven, Jan. 9. The last prop erty in America held by the once proud tribe of Pequot Indians under an at tachment to-day passed from the han-s of Mrs: Lucy -A. Sarvant, one df the feiv full-blooded Pequots still living, into those of James A. Boston, of Brooklyn. N. Y. The property attach ed was the woman's home on the out skirts ofsfthe city. The proceeding is for $700 in a suit in which Roston claims; he rendered services and money for which he seeks to recover. Miss Charles worth's Victims Lost $100,000 (Special from United Press.) London, Jan. 9. The police today succeeded in rounding up all the known creditors of Violet Gordon Charlesworth, and found that the missing woman's debts amount to S1C0.00O. The. reason for Miss Charles worth's disappearance at this particu lar time is that she had promised to repay all her creditors on January 13, her twenty-fifth birthday, on which day she had announced she would come into possession of the fortune left her by Mr; Gordon who now turns out to have been a myth. Miss Charlesworth was of a romantic, novel-reading disposition and her friends . think she half believed the story told her dupes. She misled her parents, whoJare humble people, and they shared, her borrowings under the belief that she was getting the money honestly. The woman is believed to be either liiding in Paris or en route to America. TILLMAN'S LETTERS ARE MISSING FROM DESK IN CAPITOL Does not Charge That They Were Stolen But Says They are Gone. Is Preparing Bis Reply to Charges Made by the PresidentWill not Talk Now. (Special from United Press.) Washington, Jan. 9. Senator Till man, whose transactions with refer ence to the distribution of certain lands in the west were mentioned by the President in a letter to Senator Hale, said to-day that his important documents bearing on the matter had disappeared from his desk. "Certain letters and telegrams," said the Senator, "which were considered very useful to me in explaining the transaction, I find have disappeared from my desk at the capitol. - They were left there last spring by my sec retary, who is a very reliable man. He assures me that he did not remove them. I do not charge that anyone broke into this room or my desk. I simply state the fact that the papers were there and that they are now mis sing.' "Of course, I know," he remarked. "Some one who would be glad to get hold of these letters and documents." After this sly dig at President Roose velt Senator Tillman said: l am not afraid of the outcome of this matter. The President has thrown his bomb and- I am not even jostled. Before this thing comes to a head the President will find himself hoisted with his own petard." It is, however, plain that the South Carolinian is deeply perturbed. That he realizes the seriousness of the sit uation is shown in the fact that he did not risk an extemporaneous ex- Planation. His colleagues both in the xiouse ana genaie are intensely lnierr ested in what he will have to say. There is not one who does not believe that Tillman will b'e able to furnish a satisfactory explanation. The Senate Appropriations commit tee met today and turned over to Mr. Tillman all of the documents in the President's message relating to him. The committee will take no action un til after Tillman has made his reply. It, was ascertained later that that the sub-committee consists of Senator Gallinger, (N. H.), Hemmenway, (Ind.), and Clay, (Ga.) On account of Gallinger's absence in New Hampshire and the pressure on his time because of Clay's . chairman ship of the District of Columbia com mittee, it is expected that much of thai work will devolve upon Hemmenway. The committee made no attempt today to examine any of the papers. Senator Tillman is to-day preparing his reply to President' Roosevelt's let ter to Senator -Hale - charging the South .Carolinian with, the use of his position for personal interests and with making false statement on the floor qf the Senate. This reply will be in the from of a speech next Monday to the Senate on a question of personal priv ilege. Mr. Tillman said to-day: "It is a serious matter for the President of the United States to attempt to hurt the honor of a Senator of the United States and therefore I am going to proceed slowly and carefully so that the whole matter may be handled in as grave a manner as it deserves. Of course, I know, that I have not done anything . unlawful and . therefore I have no. fear .of the outcome. But I cannot afford to be hasty." The Senator declined . for tbepres ent to go into details as to his appli cation for land grants i.n the west. He did not deny however, the authenticity of the various letters and documents published" by", the President. No one questions the right of Senator Tillman to apply for the lands which, under the original grant, were to be sold to the public. According to the evidence which the President produced he had not only pleaded for several quarter sections but had arranged tentative terms of payment therefor. The President had two purposes in view, in making the Hale letter public to-day, instead of Monday as was orig inally intended. He wanted to "get in ahead of Tillman" and he also felt that publication of the letter and exhi bition to-day" would be a handy way to answer promptly and efficiently the rebuke administered late yestetpay by the House. The President regards the evidence presented in his letter to Senator Hale as ample justification for the contentions he has been making regarding the use of the secret ser vice, f Senator Foraker will leave a clear fietd for Mr. Tillman to answer the President Monday. He gave notice in the Senate to-day that he will post pone his speech on "The Latest Phase in the Brownsville Affair" until Tues day. Wright Not Connected With Divorce Case (Special from United Press.) Lemans, France, Jan. 9. Investiga tion here to-day ty a staff represen tative of the United Press disclosed that contrary to yesterday's report, Wilbur Wright, the American aviator, has not been named as co-respondent in a divorce suit brought by Lieuten ant Goudaj of the Cuirassiers. ' "yes terday's report, investigation showed was based solely on the statements of the Lieutenant. Examinations of the records .to-day showed that no ac tion had been brought. In view of the facts that Wright's mention in the case is generally look ed upon by his friends as a joke per petrated because of his well known susceptibility to the charms of wo men the outcome is not regarded as serious. ' . TOOL BURGLAR'S EXTENSIVE FIELD Detective Hacjett has found, a large number of tools in local pawn shops pledged there by Henry C. Cluess the professional tool thief who is held for the superior court on two charges of statutory burglary. No one has ap peared to claim the tools and it is be lieved that they may have been stol en from houses in some other city. The reports afe continually reaching the police which confirm their opinion of the extensive territory covered by Cluess' operations. DROPPED DEAD AT WORK. (Special from United Press.) New Haven, Jan. 9 Peter Kenney, a coal heaver dropped dead while at work today. The medical examiner pronounced death due to heart disease. The man leaves a widow and four children HAWLEY SATISFIED WITH THE OUTLOOK Sees Nothing to It But the Re-election of Senator F. B. Brandegee. Contingency Which Can Arise by Which Vote In Home County Will Be Boosted. Sheriff Hawley was at his office in this' city today having returned from Hartford last evening after a busy week. The sheriff appeared to be con tented with the world and said he was well satisfied with the Senatorial sit uation. There s JSP tne slightest doubt in his mind ol the result and he is serenely confident that Brande gee will' be chosen to succeed himself by a substantial majority of the votes cast. ' ' ' r - : The sheriff believes that the ballot will '. be a ' secret ' one, although the question is still open. His judgment is based uoon what he heard about the capital in his chats with leaders who are arrayed on either side of the battle. ; 'When Bulkeley was elected over Fessenden it was an open ballot each man stating his choice upon the call of his name. Brandesree when , chosen to succeed the late Senator Piatt for the unex nired 'term -of the latter, was selected bv secret ballot. This means of vot ing seems to find favor with most of the men who. have the votes to cast next Tuesday when the decision will be made as to whether it shall be Hill or Brandegee. It seems to be accepted that neither side will waste any time by nominat ing SDeeches. If the caucus meets promptly at the hour designated, o'clock, and gets down to business the result will be known 'within an hour, for it is conceded that the first ballot will tell the- story. ' Concerning the vote of Fairfield county there is much speculation of an interesting character. There can be no question but that Hill has picked up strength in his own county with in the past week. Before that time the Brandegee men in this county were' sure of more votes than they care to boast of to-day. It is said that there has been a weakening of the forces of the - New London man down Greenwich way. Judge "Jim" Walsh is said . to have been fiirtinj with each side. While Chairman Ken ealv and Sheriff Hawley pin ' their faith in Walsh it is said that the Hill manager, J. Henry Roraback, Charles F. Brooker and even Fyler himself have had several very confiden tial moments with the judge within the past few days. There is scarcely any question but that Judge Walsh would t deliver to Hill five or six .votes that he is said to -exercise -a -secure guardianship, over if it were not shown him that with Hill i.n the Senate he could have the nomination for Congress in Hill's place. But who can promise him that? Litchfield county wantstne place lr it becomes vacant and has a candidate for it in the person of Don Warner. Besides there would be considerable opposition to Walsh from Republicans in his own county. WINNING TEAM PROMISED FANS Oourke Has Signed Pitch er with Great Record in Old New Hampshire. Baseball Veteran Home from Session of National Base ball Commission is Loaded to Muzzle with Latest News of Diamond. Manager O'Rourke, of the local base ball team, returned home last night, from a strenuous session of the Na tional Baseball commission which- was held in Cincinnati. Mr. O'Rourke fsays that the most important matter taken up was the claims of the Eastern League and the American Association for a better classification of their clubs under th National agreement. Both leagues were turned down when it came to a question of having repre sentatives on the National Board.which is the highest authority In organized baseball. The two -dissenting league representatives clearly showed that they 'wanted to be put on a footing with the two major leagues, or to be independent. As there can only be two parties to the National agreement, and not a third, and organization outside of those two are enemies to organ 'zed baseball. The two dissenting- organiza tions, ' along with the Pacific Coast league, Avere placed in a class by them selves "A A". They are allowed to draft as usual from the classes below Class "A" but each club can draft but one player from each of the clubs in Class "A", and can not do this if a major league team drafts a man from any Class "A" team. As is well known, the Eastern League desires to take on Trenton, of the Tri-State league, in place of Montreal, and Syracuse, in the New York league, in place of Toronto. This is a clear breach of the national rules, in that a league cannot go into another league, unless satisfactory to that league, and take the town that the latter has put on a paying basis. It was thought locally that "Pop" Foster would put in an application for re-instatement into organized baseball. No such thing occurred at the meeting during the week, but he will probably do it in time for the meeting in Febru ary. The application of "Al" O'Dell was unanimously turned down by the commission. Good players in the Tri State league will find it hard sledding during the coming season as the salary limit has been fixed at $2,300 per month and not more than $200 to any one player. Manager O'Rourke states that he has lines out already for a championship team for 1909 and will give the local fans their money's worth this season. He has signed a new man in Walter Brooks, from New Hampshire, a pitch er, who comes on the recommendation of authorities on baseball, and who has made a name for himself around the Granite and Green Mountain States. "Hi" Ladd is the first of last season's players to sign his name to a contract. YOUNG PAYMASTER SETTLES WITH BRASS COMPANY Albert R. Smith is Discharg ed from Custody After Session with Captain Ar nold. Young Man's Difficulty Grew Out of Disappear ance of Pay Enveopes1 , Those Containing Largest Sums Were Ones that Vanished. Albert R. Smith, who was taken to police headquarters yesterday and locked up for investigation, was ques tioned by Captain Arnold in the after noon . concerning the money missing from the paymaster's department of the Bridgeport Brass Company, where Smith has been employed for eight years. Guy P. Miller, assistant secre tary of the Brass Company, was pres ent and Smith made a statement which relieved the other clerks in the pay master's department of suspicion. He said that rather than submit his fam ily to the disgrace of a public trial he would reimburse the company for its loss. A settlement satisfactory to the company was reached, and Smith was discharged. The amount lost by the company through the paymaster's department will reach between $700 and $800. The pay envelopes are prepared by the paymaster and checked. They are then turned over to the assistants, who deliver them. One batch is brought to this side of the river to pay the employes in the Housatonic avenue plant. These duties fall upon differ ent assistants at different times. The envelopes which disappeared were al ways those of the men receiving the largest pay. i TRAILING THE MISSING CLERGYMAN Search for Man Suspected of Murder at Battle Run Continues. (Special from United Press) Port Huron. Mich., Jan: 9. The trail of the Rev. John-C. Carmichael which the police are following in their efforts to unravel the Battle Creek stove mur der mystery leads to-day in two direc tions one towards his old.- home u -in Grant, Neb., the other to the yraters of the St. Clair river. ;; r: Rev. C. W. Baldwin, a friend of the hunted man advanced the theory that Carmichael had drowned himself in the river. The belief would agree with the story that a man answering the clergy man's description was seen near the river the morning after the murder. The theory is also supported by the knowledge of Carmichael s morbid con dition. . The report that he is travelling to ward Grant. Neb., arose from the dis covery that a. man resembling the clergyman bought fa ticket in Detroit for Chicago last Thursday. On .the strength of this discovery the sheriff has wired the Chicago police to keep a close watch. " NARROW ESCAPE IN AUTO ACCIDENT Chauffeur and Friend Pin ned Under Machine After Striking Wagon. (Special from United Press.) South Norwalk, Jan. 9. What might have been a fatal automobile accident was reported here to-day from Darien. Joseph H. Mechaley of the firm of Mechaley Brothers, automobile dealers of Darien, was passing through that town with a friend, according to the report, when his machine crashed into a horse and wagon owned by Dr. Hex amer of Stamford. The physician was not in the wagon, it is said, but it was driven by an Italian who was ' accom panied by a boy. The auio was turn ed clear around by the impact and then turned turtle, pinning Mechaley and his friend under rthe steering gear, uney were noi injured ana ex tricated themselves with the aid e bystanders. The two in Dr. Hexa- mer's wagon were thrown out Put not badly hurt. - The auto was badly smashed as was the wagon. ROONEY ASSAULTED MOTHER, AGED 70 Dan Rooney was charged in the City court, this morning, witn assaiit on his mother, drunkenness, and t each of the peace. The family livt. in Carroll avenue. The testimony re vealed the fact that Rooney came home last night intoxicated and as saulted his mother, who is 70 years old. Her cries aroused the neighbor hood and the police were called. Judge Foster fined the accused $5 and costs and imposed a jail sentence of 30 days. Rooney appealed and his bond was fixed at $75. ALEXANDER COCHRAN ELECTED DIRECTOR OF NEW HAVEN ROAD. (Special from United Press.) New Haven. Jan. 9. Announcement was made at the main office of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad here today that at a meeting of the directors of the company in the Grand Central Station today Alexander Coch ran of Boston was elected a director to fill a vacancy. It was not stated whose place Mr. Cochran takes. SWIFT CRUISER IN SOUND. (Special from United Press.) New London, Jan. 9. After a brief stay in port over night the scout cruiser Birmingham, the fastest vessel in the United States navy, left again today on her round up and down the Sound, testing and wearing down the rough edges of her engines and gear. The ship came in last night about 5 o'clock and anchored just below the lighthouse, but no one came ashore from her. She left early this morn ing. It was New London's first good look at the swift cruiser. BRIDGE COMMISSION ISSUES STATEMENT Explains Award of Contract to Successful Bidder. Contract Calls for New Bridge Over Pequonnock River In Congress - Street to Be Completed Nov. 8, 1909 Figures of Bidders. The following statement was to-day issued by the commission in charge of the new bridge in Congress St.: "The Congress Street Bridge Com mission yesterday signed the contract with The Snare & Triest Co. to build the Congress Street Bridge. "The contract was given to . this con cern for the reason that in the opin ion of the Commission they were en titled to it from the time of the figur ing up of the original bids from sev eral parties. After it was found that we could not give out the contract on any of the original bids, we invited the four lowest to revise their figures, and when the second or revised, figures were received, the Commission had no hesitancy in awarding contract to this concern. Full investigation was maed as to their reliability and responsibil ity, and while the accepted bid was a trifle higher than the lowest, the Com mission deemed it for the best inter ests of the city to accept it. "As the price given was on the unit basis, the Commission can only give the approximate amount of the bid, but assuming the -quantities given by the Engineer, to be correct, the am ount of the contract is $254,000 in round numbers. "Aside from the amount of the con tract which only brings the roadway grade to one foot below the finished grade at completion, there will be oth er expenses, viz.: royalty to The Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company for draw span, engineering expense paving the roadway, lighting the bridge, etc., which as near as can be estimated at present will pring the to tal cost of the bridge within the am ount set aside for the purpose. "The aDDroximate amount of the bids were as follows: Merrill-Ruckgaber-Fraser Co., $349,883 The Phoenix Construction Co.,, 329,171 The Goodwin Construction Co. 327,455 C. W. Blakeslee & Sons 297,298 The A. E. Sanford Co 271,497 Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins,.. 270,298 Snare & Trieste 264 133 O'Brien Construction Co., 262,949 "The work shall be started not later than Jan. 18, 1909 and completed on or before Nov. 8, 1909. "The Congress Street Bridge Com mission. H. E. French, Secretary STATE REBUTTAL IN BAINS CASE Justice Crane Wants Al Testimony Concluded by Tonight . (Special from United Press.) Flushing, Jan. 9. With the Thorn ton J. Hains murder trial narrowed into the rebuttal stage there was lit tle left, to the proceedings to-day al though the sensationalists started their usual crop of rumors. Among- the best of these was the re port that Mrs. Claudia Hains was ac tually in the courtroom and a crowd of newspapermen gathered about a fe male form that had entered the court room heavily swathed in a few dozen yards of sombre veiling. The moment the woman removed her face cover ing the story fell flat. Then came a report that cnaries Libby, father of Mrs. Cloudia Hams was in court to testify against the brother of his son-in-law. Prosecu tor Darrin indignantly denied this. "It is a lie," he said, "Mr. Libby is in Roston and T don't know him. But if for any reason the court should de mand his presence he will be produc ed." ... The proceedings moved sluggisniy to-day. The witnesses in reouuai were those who had previously testi fied for the prosecution and their ev idence categorical denials or state ments made by the defense's witness es on the stand. Fir the first time in years in New York, an all Saturday sesssion or a murder trial was held. Justice Crane said: "This case must go to the jury by Thursday of next week." MILFORD MURDER CASE. fSDecial from United Press.) New Haven, Jan. 9. The grand jury met todav to consider the evidence asrainst John Corsak of Minora, charged with murder on the night of October 18 of Peter Miller. About a dozen witnesses were heard followinj which the jury went into secret ses sion. ine men were iarranauus near Milford and Miller's body was found in a nona wiui tne bkuii irauiuicu -A, 11 1 11 U A -I Corsak was the last man seen with him. PROBABLY FATALLY BURNED. Mystic, Jan. 9. While carrying out a pan of ashes at her home in Ston- ington today, Mrs. George w. Burcn was so seriously burned that it is feared she will die. As Mrs. Burch stepped from the door her apron was blown against the hot ashes, catching fire. Fanned 'by the breeze, her cloth ing flamed up and the woman was en veloped in; fire. Edward Dennehy who was nearby heard her screams and running to her, threw his heavy over coat about her. He smothered tht flames but no't before Mrs. Burch was horribly burned on her legs and body. Physicians who attended her said they feared she could not recover. v The Fairfield Aluminum Foundry Corp., of which W. E. Buckelew is the president. Is planning to build a $6,000 frame foundry building on its land in Fairfield. The proposed new building will cover an area of 120x60 feet. A. FRANK, Optician and Loan office, has removed to 1214 Main St. 12 tfo DR. WALTERS, DENTIST, 1062 Main St. Office hours from 8 a. m. to 9:30 p. m. Sundays 9 a. m. to -p. m. p 23 o CASCA LAXINE tablets, the thing for constipation and stomach troubles. ; G 1 O TO RENT. Newly furnished lodge hail several evenings. Inquire Augusc Selth. 75 State street.' or Matt WIeler " 1288 Main street. T 4 jPo WHEELER, NOT SWINDLER, GOT MR. KIN(TS RENT Well Known Lawyer Thought He Was Paying One Account, But It War Another. Therefore , the Police Have Suspended Search for a ' ' Slick ' ' Stranger Posing as a Collector for Prindle & Cole James Staples & Co. Give Proper Credit. The alleged swindler who. collected $15 from . Attorney Clitus H. King a few days ago turns out to be Wilmot Fitch Wheeler, a mermber of the Fair field County Bar, who represents the banking firm of James StaplesN& Co. He called at the office of Attorney. King, Monday, to collect an account. Attorney King never had met Attor ney Wheeler, and. supposed he was the collector for Prindle & Cole, the agents who collect . the . rents in the Warner building, and paid $15. which waa credited to him toy the firm of James Staples & Co. So Attorney King ig not out anything by the deal, but his $15 has been credited on one account when he intended it for another. -, Just what was said to carry the idea that Attorney Wheeler represented the, firm of Prindle & Cole is not k6own" but Attorney Wheeler says he never intended to represent himself as 'any thing but what he really was, the col lector for the firm of James Staples & Co. The brother lawyers . of . Attorney King consider the episode one of thtf best, jokes of the season. The polica have been notified that they need not be on the watch for a "sleek stranger" of medium size and dressed in dark 1 clothes, and no other tenants in tha building paid their rent to the wrong man, but it is that Mr. King will have to pay his rent again. (UNCLASSIFIED.) FOR.' RENT. 7 room flat, 1512 Parlf Ave., $30. T. F. Reilly. A 9 u p o I DON'T DREAD to have my feel treated now. Dr. Mansfield's (Room 103 Meigs Bldg.) method Is absolu tely painless. y. l a : ATTENTION. One- jpint of mili merged into one ound of butter. New invention. ?rite for circulars. Eureka Butter Co., Baltimore,, Md T : a .p. SPECIAL PRIZES will be given to those not winning a blue ribbon at the poultry show Jan. 12, 13 and 14 at Lincoln Hall. ." ' A 9 bo WANTED. Honest, sober young man to qualif for good position in, the ' Mail Service. Address H.' Rl B., cara of this paper. A 9 up SALESMAN WANTED to represent us, experience unnecessary. $75 to $15f per month and expenses or commis sion. Yale Cigar Co., Indianapolis, Ind. ap ALL MEMBERS of the St. Joseph's T. L.. and B. Association are re quested; to attend the meeting to ba held Sunday, Jan. 10, '09. Officers will be elected for the year at thir meeting. 'Hugh Lavery, , President ; . J. V. Quinlan, Secretary.- a WANTED. Married and sinfrte ladies to join day and evening classes 'tx learn dressmaking, Thursday, Fri day, Saturday, 9 a, m. to 9 p. m. Dressmaking School, , Court Ex change Room 305, 211 State St. ' A 9 tf SEASIDE SOCIAL CLUB DANCE at Lyceum Hall, Saturday evening. Prie Barn Dance. A 8 bpo TO RENT. 5 rooms, all Improvements. Inquire 185 Hewitt St. A 8 s p o HELP WANTED. Filers and sheet metal workers. Apply Locomobile Co. of America. A 7 so FOR SALE. Chester white pigs, eight weeks old. Apply 149 Whitney Ave. Tel. 1113-4. A 7 s o WINDOW GLASS We will sell you any size glass you need, set it fo you, too. at reasonable prices. Beck hoff & Bennett, 697 East Main St. G 6 tfo 2 4 6 FOR . SALE. High grade upright piano, cheap. Square piano. 50 cts. a week. 12 Piano Boxes, good for ash box or chicken coops. 844 No-' ble Ave. S 24 tf 2 4 e o NOW IS THE TIME to cover your pipes, boilers and furnaces and save the cost in coal in one winter. Open evenings until 8 o'clock. Tel. 2367, John F. Walsh. 114 Kosuth St. T 5 2 4 6 o FOR SALE. Grocery store and butch er market, 146 Pembroke St. Stock, lease and fixtures of old established stand. Enquire on premises. Dan iel P. Keane. A 7 s p THE PHILOMAT reliable astrologer. Consultation on all affairs, datet given. 407 John St. A 6 t p o 9 -r AGENTS WANTED for best sellins article on market today. Womer. buy on sight. Fine repeater. Write for particulars. Box 557, New Ha ven, Conn. A 6 d p SITUATION WANTED. By middle- aged man to work around green house, has experience. William Namt, Greens Farms. a 4 dor. POLO AND HOCKEY SUPPLIES. prices lowest in the city. . Large line to select from at The Liberty, 102J Broad St. Open evenings. T 30 tf o ; CARD READER. Advice on all af fairs, 25c. Mrs. Levy, 74 Madison Ave., 4th house above North Ave. G 6 tf. GAS LAMPS, inverted, romplete ,68c; liver Keaay. wc; .foriaoie, complete with tube, $2 50, .at The Liberty, 1029 Broad St. Open evenings. 30 tf o ; 1 t