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VOL. 48 NO. 287
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4,- 1912
PRICE ONE CENT
PRETTY LENA
MISSING FROM
PARENTS' HOME
In Her Working Clothes Leav
ing Money in Bank She
" Disappears
Father Had Forbade Her Having
Speech With Stranger of
Suspicious Antecedents
Lena Creadore, 19 years old, dis
appeared -without warning from tier
home a 15 Green- street, Monday.
She neither returned home' to secure
her bank-book with a considerable
sum of money credited to hen ac
count, nor to change her working
clothes which she had on when leav
ing for the Warners Bros. Corset fac
tory in the morning. '
Lna is a proud girl and haughty
in the extreme, has' always repelled
the advances of suitors in her neigh
borhood. While engaged in her work
at the factory she but recently met
another Italian speaking man ol
whose past history little is known ex
cept that he has been in this city but
a short time and lived with a cousin
who conducts a grocery store on Lex
ington avenue. He also has taken
his departure from the city without
leaving any address. Both were last
seen approaching the railroad station
at- o'clock Monday afternoon, the
girl apparently stupifled and being
hurried along by her companion who
grasped an arm.'
It was but a few nights previous
to the mysterious disappearance that
the father of pretty Lena Creadore,
noticing the attentions of the strang
er who came to buy cigarettes at the
store, and hearing ugly reports of his
character warned his daughter
against his company. She laughed
and defied parental auth6rlty. It was
., niirht itr that rumors of a
girl bearing the description of his
daughter being kept forcibly in an
automobile which was wildly dashing
about Connecticut and Stratford avenue-
and from which a shot was fired
as a girl effected her escape near East
Main and Hamilton streets, started an
investigation of the man's character
by the anxidus father. It was too late
as she took flight. Whether by force
or free -. will is being investigated by
the police.
HEADS SUFFER
AS OWNERS FALL
John Drew and Ernest I. Becklej
Get Fractures and Miss
Godolphin is Wounded
John Drew, 79 years of ages whose
residence" was unknown up to the hour
of going to press, although he is
'thought to live on the East Side, fell
upon the sidewalk at East Main street
and Hamilton street at 3:30 this
morning- He had sustained a. frac
ture at the base of the skull which
is considered serious. Dr. J. W. Park
er called to attend the injured man
at once rushed him to St. Vincent's
hospital where he has remained in a
semi-conscious condition during the
day- - .
Likewise Ernest X Beckley, who
was standing at the corner of Fair
field avenue and Main street shortly
before 8 o'clock rs seen to fall and
hitting the curbstone with full force
received such a fracture that his
condition is very critical. He was
taken to St- Vincent's hospital.
While upon her way to work at the
Howland department store. Miss Lil
lian Gwdolphin. 18 years . old, of 33
enrtis avenue, tripped upon a projec
tion of the bridge on Stratford ave
nue and hitting a projecting iron was
temporarily rendered neonscious.
Taken to the Emergency hospital in
the ambulance she was revived and
several ' cuts about the face dressed
fter which she was permitted to re
turn to her home.
INSURANCE MAN KILLS
WIFE AT HER REQUEST;
SURRENDERS AFTER DEED
Paris, Dec. 4 That Madame Begn
Bry. whose husband shot her at her
own request, was a pronounced hypo
chondriac and was not suffering from
sn incurable disease, was the opinion
made public today of medical experts
appointed to examine the woman's
body. They said it was normal and
that apparently she was the -victim of
nerves.
Mme. Beguery thought she had an
incurable disease and her husband,
head of an insurance company, killed
her because she asked it and then
surrendered to the authorities.
NATIONAL RIVERS AND
HARBORS CCOESS MEETS
Washington, Dec. 4--More than 1,000
Selegates gathered here today at the
opening session of the irth annual con
ference of the national rivers and har
bors congress. Following the invoca-
. lion by Rev. U. G. B. Pierce, chaplain
sf the Senate, the opening address was
delivered by President Taft. Other
speakers during the morning session
were Frederico Pezet, minister from
Peru, an Col. William P. Anderson,
of Ottawa,1 Ont.
During the afternoon, addresses will
be delivered by Mrs. Elm G. Lawrence,
ot Charlestown, -S. C, recording secre
tary of the Woman's National Rivers
jnd Harbors Congress; Mayor John F.
Fitzgerald, of Boston; Senator Charles
E. Towtisend, of Michigan; and W. D.
Hudson, supreme councellor of the
Catted Commercial Travelers. ' .
SANITY TO BE TESTED.
The sanity of Marcus Caravalia, a
resident of Brooklyn, will today be
ietermined at Lakeview Home and,
't insane, arrangements will be made
for his return to the city of his residence.-
He was taken from the Nut
meg Hotel late last night when he
created some commotion by asserting
that he was the commander of a ship
nt to storm the Turks and attempt
ed violence upon other inmates.
SWINDLER USES
ELK NAME TO
CASHBAD PAPER
Dr. Beardsley Identifies Louis
Hummel as Man Who
Victimized Him
One of the cleverest swindlers who
is known to the police of this coun
try, posing as "Louis Hummell" a
theatrical magnate backing the "Gay
ety Girls Company," a member of the
Elks', Masons' and Red Men's organ
izations, secured entre to the promi
nent clubs of Bridgeport in one day
victimized two prominent citizens to
the tune of more than $100, has at
last Ween apprehended in New York.
When arraigned yesterday in tire
Sixth District Municipal Court in the
Borough of the Bronx and faced by
half a score of victims throughout the
easj. including one from this city, he
was recognized as one of the country's
most notorious swindlers by the pre
siding judge, who promptly increased
bonds set at $1,500 to $2,500 with the
remark that such a man would not
be kept in custody upon such small
bail. .
It was ,- over a year ago last July
when Dr. George Beardsley, returning
from a medical convention in Phila
delphia met the well-groomed and en
tertaining stranger upon a Pullman
car. Both 1 were destined to Bridge
port and it was soon learned that
each bore cards of Elks', Masonic and
Red Men s organizations. The strang
er at once visited the club-house- of
-the" Elks, apparently establishing his
right to become their guest.- It was
later that he was affiliated with none
of the societies. Upon credentials he
carried, forged cheeks were passed
upon a number of prominent persons.
From Dr. Beardsley, he secured $2 7
and from the jewelry store of D.
Parker he likewise secured goods and
money to the value of $90. It -is inti
mated that other larger amounts were
secured before he left early next
morning for parts unknown.
His capture, after visiting - nearly
every city in the east was effected by
a peculiar coincidence. The ' Bronx
Optical Company had a year or more
falen victim to his wiles during the
repair ' of eye-glasses left in a. case
bearing his name. One of the pro
prietors in confessing his loss to a
fellow merchant remarked upon the
character of .the case and its im
print, warning his competitor that, if
ever such a party approached him to
cause his arrest. It was but a few
months later that "Hummell" called
to have a lens repaired and remem
bering the admonition, the former
dupe was called by telephone, later
securing his arrest.
Dr. Beardsley yesterday journeyed
to New York in company with others
from Bridgeport . who "recognized
"Huraraeir and confirmed the- identi
fication" of the - police. The prisoner
was remanded to. -the Tombs prison,
f or' trial before the Court -of Special
Sessions-on December 8. - -
SOCIALIST HULL
PLACED IN CARE
OF "TOM" TRACY
Bristol, Dec. 4 The ' ' placing- of
George W. Bull, the Socialist candi
date for representative, at , the last
election, in care of Probation Officer
Thomas Tracy, by Judge William E.
Bennett, in ' the Superior court at
Hartford, yesterday, is causing much
amusement to many of the city's citi
zens. .. Hull is city editor of the led
ger and Tracy is city editor of the
Press. - When Hull was arrested on
election day for alleged violation of
the corrupt practices act, Tracy wrote
a lengthy account of the affair - for
his paper, to which Hull took-exception
and is alleged to have threatened
a libel suit-' He did not bring the
suit, however, but did, in turn through
his paper, ' make - a bitter attack on
Tracy and the Press. Both sides are
now enjoying the joke- of. Hull's being
placed in Tracy's charge until the
March"" term of the Superior court
when the case will come up for final
decision.
BRIDE SHOOTS TO DEATH
MOTHER OF 2 CHILDREN;
WOMEN'S. GOSSIP BLAMED
Logansport, Ind., - Dec 4 Women's
gossip was today blamed for the deatfa
of Mrs. Mary Copple, mother of two
little children, who was shot by Mrs.
Elizabeth Lang, a bride of - 24 hours.
Following Mrs. Lang's confession to
the police that she killed her neigh
bor for fear Mrs, Copple's gossip
would alienate the affections of her
husband, State's Attorney Michael
Fancier said he would press a charge
of manslaughter rather than murder.
The jury could riot be found here, he
said, that would send the young 'bride
to the scaffold.
HORSE DIES IN $1,500
SOUTHPORT BARN FIRE
Southport," Dee. 4 Fire razed a barn
owned by John C. Sarno, near .-the
railroad roundhouse here, early this
morning. One horse was burned to
death, but carriages and harnesses
were removed from - the building by
members of the Southport fire de
partment which was called out. The
origin of the fire is unknown. Damage
will amount to $1,500.
MRS. ROBERT GOELET
FORMERLY OF 3VEW YORK
DIES AT PARIS HOMJG
Paris. Dec. 4 Mrs. Robert Goelet,
formerly of New York, died today at
her Paris home. Heart failure was
the direct cause. . She had suffered
from tumor. . Mrs. Goelet was 56 years
old and had been a. widow since her
husband died in Naples, in April,
1899. .
Mrs. Goelet was formerly Miss Har
riet Louise Warren, daughter of
George P. Warren, of New York. She
married Robert Goelet in 1879 and
there were two children, Robert and
Beatrice. The daughter died in 1802
when she was 17 years 'old. Robert
Goelet, the son, was with his moth
er at the time of death, having gone
to Europe last August, when her con
dition became serious.
TALE OFNO. 7'S
NEW SIDEWALK
Laborers Employed Elusive
Firm Can't Get liiir ?
teey
New Haven Contractor Assigns
Claim to Burns & Co. Leaving
Workmen to Whistle For
Their Wages
Many improvements are made to the
cify from time to time and amongst
the proud poeseseors of such evidence
of the progress of Bridgeport is Num
ber Seven engine houee at the corner
of Bostwick avenue and Pine St.,
which has boasted of its new gran
olithic pavement since the early part
of August. But few cities, however,
are favored with . such advantages
gratis as is apparently the case in
this instance, although amongst the
ranks of the working class who by the
sweat of their brows enhanced the
value of this city property there is a
wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Yet it is a fact that while the city
government stands ready to meet its
duly vized obligations the actual
laborers employed as far back ae June
last are yet unpaid. And thereby
hangs a tale. '
Now listen reader and you shall hear
a tale that is deep and drear. You
will listen to a local request from the
aforesaid engine house to the .Board
of Fire Commissioners for the pave
ment. You will learn that the re
quest was granted and that the Board
of Contract was authorized to let out
the work. - You will hear of one F. J.
Coker, of New Haven, who as the pres
ident of the Granolithic Stone Com
pany, ' of far away New Haven, came
all the way to Bridgeport to bid $402
.on the work in . question. . You will
hear that considering the work of lit
tle . importance the contract was
awarded on June 10 by the Board of
Contract and Supply to the said F. J.
Coker and the Granolithic Stone Com
pany, without bonds this being a small
piece of work, on which the city would
not be liable to lose and the eventual
disappearance of the said Company to
such an extent that no record of its
incorporation could later be found
among the State archives at Hartford.
And ae you progress along the
tortuous paths of the forest depths a
little bird may wnisper that not alone
were--tbe laborers utilized in tSe con
struction work impelled to give their
labors to the elusive corporation which
had come all the way from New Ha
ven to ,do Bridgeport work, but that
such a well known firm as the Burns
Company, of which George Burns, tha
well known commissioner is president,
was induced to f urnieh supplies for
which in the general dissipation of the
Granolithic Company they were eom-
pelled to secure an asignment to, pro
tect their own loss. - Yes, and . this on
the 22nd day of July, , after: Ernest
Adams, had filed a minor attachment
upon the twentieth day of July.
- And" then cometh a dependent: who
relates how seven of -the masses and
classes, to-wit John H. Dolan, Harry
Rommer, Joseph . Lockman, Martin
Dwyer,' Michael Corcoran, Ronal-d G.
Galussi and Charles McGowan, did en
ter suite for claims aggregating $82.95
through their Attorney - Henry Green
stein, attachments which are yet un-
AH of' this you will hear along the
highways and the byways and upon
close scrutiny you will see that on the
fifteenth day. of October the bills be
ing duly approved were sent to the
Auditor's office by the Board of Con
tract and Supply, where through the
clamor - for payment on the part of
assignees -and attachees it was thought
better to turn the matter over to the
City Attorney for disposition and set
tlement. And there hangs the matter
to this date.
At one angle: is Attorney William K.
Redden -who demands " the amount for
hte clients, the Burns Company who
furnished suppies; at another point of
the triangle is Hotel Proprietor Adams
who wants his attachment liquidated,
and only restrained from- violence at
being unable to find the Granolithic
heads awaits the army who labored
for the city and are unable to secure
payment for the brawn and muscle
required to improve the engine house
which alone rests secure in its pos
session of a new pavement.
The maze is further, complicated by
the circumstance that Mr. Burns is,
as it were,' both supervisor and credi
tor under the job, for being a member
of the board of Tire commissioners and
the contractor who furnished the ma
terials he occupies a dual relation to
the work. "
WALLACE W. WELCH AND
HARRY A. WrlCH SUE
RAILROAD FDR INJURIES
Former Alderman Wallace W.
Welch, a well known South End resi
dent, and his son, Hary A. Welch,
have brought suits against the New
Haven road ' to recover damages sus
tained at the local railroad station
January 10, 1912.
Wallace says he was crossing the
platform to board a New York train
when ap east bound train approached
on' an intermediate track. The plain
tiff was dragged from the track just
before the train struck him. He suf
fered severely from shock and had
to have medical attendance. He
wants $500 damages.
Harry A. Welch declares that on
the day in question he was crossing
the platform toward the New York
train when he was struck by the east
bound, train. He was thrown violent
ly to the ground and sustained cuts
and bruises. His clothing was also
destroyed, he says. Harry wants $1,
000 damages. The actions t are re
turnable to the court of 'common
pleas.
BLACK HAND OUTRAGES
Pittsburgh, Dec. 4 "Black Hand"
activities are blamed for two outrages,
early today, in the Pittsburgh district.
Ross Brothers' fruit store- in Turtle
Creek was destroyed by an explosion
at 3 a. m. More than 800 pajie3 of
glass were smashed in the village and
Mrs. C. M. Sleese, a neighbor, was
thrown from her bed and suffered a
severe shock when the dynamite ex
ploded. Joseph Moretta, a cobbler, " was
slashed by two men as he lay in bed
at his home in road street, Pitts
burgh, early today. He is expected to
die. "
Philadelphia Edward B. - Heming
way, junk dealer, found more than
$100,000 worth of rare stamps in $50
worth of waste Baxter. ' "
IS VIOLENTLY
INSANE OVER
DEATH OF GIRL
Baggagemaster. Who Picked up
Body of Child, Nearly
Killed hy Train
South Norwalk, Dec. 4 The nervous
shock of picking up the mangled body
of Mary P. Fitzgerald, killed at the
railroad statfon here by a freight train
and his own narrow escape from be
ing struck by a freight, yesterday, has
driven Charles J. Peet, 69, the local
"baggemaster, violently insane. He is
now confined in a Westport sanitar
ium. - ,
Peetr narrow escape from serious in
jury and possibly death came yester
day when he was wheeling a truck
across the -tracks. A freight train was
almost upon him before he noticed its
approach and he had barely time to
jump out of its way. The train nit
the truck, throwing it to one side. This
narrow escape unnerved him and al
most without warning he suddenly
lost hiB mind and became a raving
maniac. It required the full efforts
of the station policeman ana several
trainmen to restrain him.
Peet came here from Waterbury
which was- formerly the home of the
Fitzgerald girl, and has a. wite ana
one child. '1
THREE MARRIAGES
AND TWO DIVORCES
-Vrr-;.TAMGLE.'HIM UP
Composer Wants- Court to
Straighten Out His Domestic
Affairs
Dedham, Mass., Dec. 4 Three mar
riages and two divorces In the life of
Arthur. Gordon Weld, of Dedham. for
merly conductor for the Arion Society
of Milwaukee, Wis., and well known
director - of New York light operas,
who wants the Supreme court to cre
ate a trust fund whereby fee may pro
vide for wives No. 1 and 3 and his
children by those marriages'.
Weld wedded Kate DeRosset Wood
bury in 1883. Soon after the birth of
a second cnila, ne was aivorcea. in
1903, Weld married Miss Hedwig
Wahle, daughter of a wealthy - mh-
l-wa.-ukee brewer. Two years later, the
second Mrs. Weld seenreo: a divorce.
Several years later Weld married Jane
Peyton, an actress. Miss Peyton was
the divorced wiie or ur. teooert tjxir-
tis Brown, a Milwaukee physician.
Weld -wants dissolved an alleged .'il
legal contract whereby he was to re
ceive one-third and his second wife
two-thirds of his income. He wants
to have the courts decide how he can
pay ' wives 1 and 2 and the children
of each an equal amount, that will
leave him enough to support his .pres
ent wife.
ELEVEN DEAD
IN TRAIN CRASH
MANY INJURED
Zanesville, O., Dec. 4 With the
death, early today, of Wilbur Ludwig,
Jacob Burgy and Mrs. Nellie Taylor,
the toll of the wreck.- last night, be
tween a. C. A: & C. and C & M. V.
passenger train near Dresden, was in
creased to eleven.
James Bryant, 45, of Lancaster, en
gineer of the C. & M. V. train, is
dying in the hospital here.
The breaking of an air pipe on the
Cleveland and Columbus train was re
sponsible for the collision. The Cin
cinnati & Muskingum Valley train was
tollo-wing the Cincinnati & Columbus
on the 17 miles of single "track between
Trinway and Zanesville.
When the air pipe broke a flagman
was sent back to stop the C. & M. Y.
train but it was too late.
Mrs. B. A. Emerson, of Zanesville,
was found with her head - forced
through a window, her two children
dead beside her.
Just - "before he died in the hospital
here, Max: Harris, of Lodi, -asked atten
dants to notify his sweetheart, Julia
Radman, of Pacta, Kas., whom he was
engaged to marry.
Among the injured are Frank Saup,
32, of Lanoater. express messenger, cut
and bruised, Guy Altrock, 30, of Bre
men, both hands scalded, George Ein
eel, 35, Kilbuck, railway mail clerk,
face cut.-
Others were badly shaken up and
bruised. '
YOUNG WOMAN IN
HOSPITAL FROM
BRUTALASSAULT
Trenton, Dec. 4 Miss Luella Mar
shall, 28. is in Mercer hospital today
in' a critical condition as the result
of a brutal asault at the hands of an
unknown assailant whom she first said
was a negro and next declared was a
white man. Because she. is irrational,
the authorities can get no idea as to
the assailant's identity.
The assault was committed near the
woman's Pennington Road home in the
outskirts of the etiy. She was en
route home after a shopping tour and
had reached a dark and lonely sec
tion when she was attacked.
Her assailant fled on the approach of
persons who heard his victim moan
ing. . When examined at the hospital,
it was found that Miss Marshall had
suffered a fractured skull, broken nose
and the loss of several teeth as the
result of being beaten with an iron
bar.
The man dragged her through a
barbed wire fence to the middle of a
field where he left her when the res
cuers approached,
Baltimore Miss Elsie Sondernian,
the first blind telephone girl, " has
Shnwn' mnrlnarf -) 11 i t -t.- - t frtft -S"KV i 1 1 ' I.
' boaxd.
BALKANS SPLIT
OVER SIGNING
PEAGE TRUCE
Ignore Greece's Objections,
Leaving Hellenic Nation to
' Fight it Alone
Roumania, With Backing of
Germany, Ready to Step Into
Place Held by Greeks
London, Dec. 4 A dispatch . ' today
from Sofia says, that the Bulgarian
government officially had confirmed
the signing1 by Bulgarian Servia, Mon
tenegro and Turkey of ;the protocol
for armistice; Greece aldhe not partici
pating in the agreement.
Almost unconcernedly the Greek
plenipotentiaries received the ultima
tum of the other envoys, that Greece
could sign or continue alone and it
was said .that Greece was planning, to
prosecute hostilities single-handed
against Turkey with the utmost vigor
and without delay.
The peace envoys will meet in Lon
don Dee. 13.
The opposing armies will remain in
their present positions and the terri
tory between will toe neutral. Turkey
will be allowed daily to reprovtsion
the .- besieged fortresses' along . the
Chataba lines and also . to relieve the
beleaguered cities, Adrianople, Scutari
and Janina, in the manner proposed
by the Turkish envoys. The provis
ion convoys carrying supplies to the
Ottoman fortresses and armies ' win
riot be allowed to pass through the
Bulgarian lines, as asked, but - must
deliver food by way of the Oriental
Railway to - Adrianople i and by the
Black and Aegean Sea routes. . .. - - -
( "GREECE LEFT ALONE - .
.Vienna, . Dec; . 4 The Turk! V war
having been practically "ended' by the
signing of an armistice; the terms of
which were more like stipulations for a
treaty than a mere protocol, Greece
today was left, alone to fight - -the
porte. Jn diplomatic circles there
was a general : speculation as to the
ultimate result of Greece s withdrawal
from the Balkan alliance. - ;
.The concensus of opinion seemed to
be that the Balkan confederation
would disintegrate and fall to pieces
of its own weight, while there- were
some who predieted that Roumania
would step into the place formerly
held by the Greeks .and thus perpet
uate the league. - The Visit- to Berlin
of the Crown Prince Ferdinand., of
Roumania, with a request that Ger
many back up 'Ron-mania's demand for
a participation in the division of Tur
kish territory, apparently bore out this
latter opinion. .-- ;- 1
MILLIONS FOB BTOGABS
St. Petersburg,. Dec. i Newspaper
today - Say that three Russian- banks
have advanced $5,000,000 on easy terms
to the Bulgarian government and have
also ; subscribed in part to a loan of
$8,000,000 that is being negotiated in
Pans. , . ,
GREECE MAY YET ACT
Sofia, Dec 4 According to -an official
announcement-mede here today Greece
did not . officially reject , the terms of
the armistice agreed upon by Turkey
and the other allies, "but was granted
an additional . 24 hours in which to
consider the protocol. If that be- au
thentic, it is not yet too late for
Greece to join the agreement and par
ticipate In the formal, peace negotia
tions to begin December 13 in Lon
don. -
Turkish 'fortresses are - to be repro-
visioned -during th earmistioe and the
revietualizing -of the Bulgarian troops
shall take place by way. of the Black
TWO DAYS IN JAIL,
In City Court this morning but two
forlorn cases of intoxication were ar
raigned before Judge Frank L. Wild
er. One was released while a two day
sentence in the county jail . was im
posed upon the other. The session
which consumed but little over ten
minutes was one of the shortest upon
recent record.
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t o the PoMI c and
to Farmer
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BUDGET BILL REPORTED TO THE
HOUSE, ONE OF BIGGEST SUPPLY
MEASURES, CARRIES $34,897,105
Washington, Dec. 4 The "budget"
or legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, one of the biggest
supply measures, was reported to the
House, today, by the appropriations
BANDONED BABE
STIRS WESTPORT
Ten-Cay-Old Youngster Found
Near Trolley Tracks by
Pltone Co. Employe
(Special to The Farmer.)
Westport, Dec. 4. H. " S. Sperry,
who "hunts trouble' on the wires of
the phone company 'in the vicinity of
Westport. 'found some. trouble not on
his regular programme this morning.
The trouble was lying beside the car
tracks at Batterson's switch and cry
ing for atention as loud as a healthy
ten-day-old boy-can cry.
Though the company rules do not
provide any . definite action when
such trouble is encountered. Mr
Sperry brought the child to the homi
of Mrs. Clifford Jennings, in State
street. The infant was fully dressed
in clothes of: good material. There
were no marks on the clothing by
which 3.n identification might be
made. " ' ' - .
The youngster's voice showed him
to- be in a healthy -state of preserva
tion despite his :- exposure. Medical
Examiner Powers was called to the
house, and this afternoon is making
arrangements for the care of the infant-.
The physician said the child s
between one- and two weeks .old.
- Westport folks have been- unable as
yet to recall any ten day old child
missing from 'the township, though
many called at the- Jennings home to
try to identify the lad. -
LIST OF CRIMES
UP AGAINST BOY
SLAYER HIGKEY
. ". - !...-. r
:? liuffafo, Dec.- 4. Daniel V. Murphy,
counsel for J. Frank Hickey, self-confessed
slayer -of -little Joseph Josephs,
of Lackawanna, and Michael Kruck,
newsboy of New - York City,- is going
over, with his client, today,, the great
mass of -detailed" information received
by the local authorities from the po
lice of other -cities covering' unsolved
crimes similar to the, slaying of . the
Josephs and Kruck -boys. Hickey has
denied any knowledge of most of the
crimes. ... ..
r The following are some of the
crimes regarding which Hickey was
quizzed, 'today: .
The disappearance m August, 1911,
of- the 18 year old son of Gideon K.
McMillan, of Concord, Mass. - -
The.murder of one boy and the kid
happing of .another in Reading. Pa..
April, 1885. .- .
The disappearance on April 18,
1910, : of . Edward P. Adams. 10 year
old ' son of Charles H. Adams, of La
ment,, near Bradford, Pa:
Disappearance with " Adams boy of
Joseph -Setf fans, 10 years old, of Lud
low, Pa. t
The murder of -' William Mather,
aged 'lZj on -February .29, 1912, in
North Providence, R. I.
. The death -of Freddie McKenna. 8
years old, whose body wasrfound in a
garbage , pile in Detroit, on March 14,
1UY.
- The, murder of Eddie Gardner, a
Wilmington, Del., boy.
The murder of James Lawrence
Freil, aged 14, whose body was found
on - Ueceraoer 13, 1909, In a vacant
house in Pittsburgh, Pa.
The strangling on October 6. 1907.
of Philip Mastroinno, . 9 years old, of
114 Willard street, Bridgeport, Conn.
Attorney Murphy, while declining
to discuss his plan of defense, said
he. seriously questioned Hickey s men
tal responsibility. :
"That is a big question that will
have to be decided ' by experts," , he
said. "It scarcely seems credible that
a perfectly sane, man could have com
mitted the crimes to which he has
willingly confessed. - -
TEN-FOOT CENTER
QUESTION BEFORE
P. U. COMMISSION
Representatives of Railway and
City Present Claims on Ap
peal From Common
Council Decision
(Special to The Farmer)
Hartford, Dec. 4 The Public Utilities
Commission today gave a hearing on
the petition of the Connecticut Com
pany to re-locate its tracks, on ten
foot centers on Park, avenue. Mni-th
avenue, Seaview avenue and East Main
street, jsriageport. -me city recently
denied the petition of the railway
company and - the latter appealed to
the commission.
Attorney B. I. poek, counsel for the
Connecticut Company, Engieer Web
ster and Charles H. Chapman, Bridge
port superintendent, appeared for the
railway end presented reasons why
they believed the grant should be
made. Mayor C. B. Wilson, City Clerk
S. F. Boucher and Alderman D. E.
Walker, representing the - City of
Bridgeport, opposed the granting of
the petition and told the objections of
the Common Council to the re-located
tracks. ,
The commission reserved decision,
and will make a formal finding on the
petition probably before the end of
this week.
' LondonKneeling in prayer to give
thanks for his long life, Herbert Sal
isbury, 78, died of a stroke of paralysis
committee. The measure carrie 54.
897,lf)5 about one- million dollar f.nt
than the secretary of the treasury rec
ommended be appropriated.
The President'e salary remaine 175,
000 in the bill.
SPEEDY AUTO
SMASHES INTO
MILKWAGOIJ
Vehcile Reduced To
Splinters Men And
Women Escape
Dairyman Flung Violent! to
PaYement - Automat
. Damaged.
While speeding east on St&te srtre.
at 3 this morning a four parenser
Franklin, automobile, owned by Clay
ton L. -Gallup of this city and con
taining, two men and two women,
crashed into a milk wagon, overturn
ing the,; xpachine and smashing Ui
milk wagon to splinters. The crash
when the vehicles struck wa so louJ
that people in nearby residences wre
awakened.
Men ran out in pajamas to leara the
cause of the accident. The auto wa
found to be badly damaged. The
windshield was smashed and the fronE
wheels damaged. The lamps were
also broSnsi. The paiscr.gers were
thrown out but with the exception of
a few minor bruises had no in'urlc-s.
The milk- -.va?oii was dr:en. try
Frank 3. Meyer, r-f 225 Lindiey street.
He was hurled violently to the groun'I
when the crash came and although no
bones were broken Meyer was givn
such a severe shock that he appear
ed dazed. It was some time after
ward before he could give his name.
The wagon was completely demolished
and the harness , broken. The horse
was nafichurt-- :.
Some of the neighbors ielcj'hTi-d
police Headquarters and , two police
men arrived at the scene of the wrw k
a short time; after it happened. Thq
owner of the auto appeared reluctant
to give his name, but after talking the
matter over he, concluded to do . eo.
He gave his address as 10 Fox street,
and -said he is a foreman at the Bry
ant Electric Co. -
Witnesses inspected . the track in 1
the road and found that the machine
was on the extreme right side when
the collision took place.
REV. DR. HANNA
MADE PRELATE
AT ROCHESTER
Bishop Nifan of Hartford Diocese
Among Church Di?n!tzries'
at Ceremony of Con
secration Today
Rochester, Dec. 4 In the sanctuary
of. St. Patrick's Cathedral, Rev, Dr.
Edward J. Hanna was today conse
crated a Bishop of the Roman C4.fcoi!--
Church. He was named by the Pop
auxiliary Bishop of "San' Frindsc.
The Episcopal dignity was conferred
by the new apostolic delegate- to Amer
ica, Most Rev. John Bonitano, assist
ed by Archbishop Quigley. : The -fit.
Rev. Thomas F. Hickey, now Bishop
of the diocese of Rochester, was one of
the prelates who assisted. Other no
table clergymen participated ire the
cc-remony.
Because of the weather, the proces
sion which was to have proceeded
from St. Andrew's Seminary and the
rectory to the Cathedral was omit
ted. -
Dressed in their Bishops' robe and
representilng the Catholic, Church of
America, were the foreign prelates
who came to Rochester for the conse
cration: ,
. Archbishop James E. Qtrigley. of
Chicago; Rt. Rev. Charles H. Colton,
T. D., Bishop of Buffalo; , Rt. Rev.
Charlea, E. Donnell, of Brooklyn; Rt.
Rev. Thomas M. A. Burke, of Albany;
Rt. Rev. Michael J. Hoban, of rtcran
ton.'Pa,; Rt. Rev. John B. Morris, of
Little Rock, Ark.; Rt. Rev. James Mc
Fanl, of Trenton; Rt. Rev. ThAm J.
Bevan, of Spr'ingfleld, Mass.: Pt .
John J. Nilan, of Hartforo. I som t".
Rev. Lewis S. Walsh, of Portland, 51 e.;
Rt. Rev. John Grimes, of Syracuse;
Rt. Rev. Henry Gabriels, of Ogdens
burg, and Rev. Joseph H. Oonrey, co
adjutor Bishop of Ogdensborg; Rt.
Rev. Matthew Harklns, Rt. Rv, John
R. Farrell, "Very Rev. Andrew Mor
rlsey, Rt. Rev. Owen B. Corrigan.
Escorting Dr. Hanna were his as
sistants, the Very Rev. Edward A.
Pace, of Washington. D. C., and Rev.
J. J. Riordan, representative of Bishop
Riordan. of San Francisco.
SAVED FROM TITAKFO
COL GB.C15 DIES TODAY
New Tork, Dec. 4 The laet man ty
be saved from the sinking Titan k-, .
Col. Archbald. Grade, of Washington.
died here, today, in a private -howpita;.
The colonel went down -with th?
steamer but managed to grap n.
wooden grating . This supported nirn
until he was able to swim t lif
raft and he stayed on It until nickel
up by one of the lifeboat.
teetive association has invented a 2
cent luncheon for working people. It '
was said to be wholesome and fill-
ins:. '