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iVOL 49 NO. 135
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1913
PRICE TWO CENTS
OLD TINTYPE
UNDOING OF
BOLDJOBBER
Barton Brings in Three
Suspects on Rob
bery Charge
Veteran Sheds Tears As He
Identifies Tom Roach
A clever capture of at least one bold
. robber, and two others believed to
' have been confederates, was made
this morning from mere description
and a much faded tintype, by Patrol
man John Barton, on the Water street
patrol.
Thursday night George L. Valentine,
a veteran of the Civil war and nearly
7ft years old, cashed a government or
der for 113 at the West End postof-
f ice. He spent several dollars on cloth
ing, and started for hie home on Mon
' roe street, lilac it Rock, "when he was
accosted by Thomas Roach, a .nearby
lodg-er to "Valentin. Roach had been
drinking and asked for the loan - of
il. Valentine acquiesced end pullins
from his left pocket a big roll of bills.
supposed to contain over $S6 . tendered
his companion the amount asked for.
Plunging his hand in the aged man's
pocket. Roach abstracted the hi lie
'"and set off at full speed. Tire third
precinct station was notified and.
found that Roach had been consorting
with two well known denizens of the
; "Water street district, Archie Hethlng
ton "alias Harrington" and Fred Lue
; key. A description -was secured and
. the matter was placed - In the hands
- of Patrolman Barton, who "this morn-
ins; saw his men. He asked a' brother
officer to send in a. patrol call and the
three were hustled to headquarters.
There all denied participation, and
claimed they were not the men shown
I In the old picture. They were about
to be released as innocent men when
" Capt, George Arnold waJked Into the
. station with Valentine. Lining the
men up hastily Valentin was asked to
' point out the man who robbed him
I and without hesitation he approached
! Roach and said: "Tom. give me back
j my money." Tears were In his eyes
1 and Roach broke down and implored
If rgiveness. Valentino is obdurate and
will prosecute to the extent of the
law. He failed to identify either
Hethlngton who gave his address as
S Maptemod armiie, or Ivockey who
said he lives s- 909 Hancock avenue.
About $ was" fotmd upon each f the
latter who are held for investigation
while Roach' will "be arraigned on
Monday, charged wtth theft from the
person.
FILIBUSTER OF
SENATOR JONES
DELAYING WORK
"Washington. June 7 Members of the
.Eenate. fearing that the one man fili-
buster Inaugurated by Senator Jones,
i of Washington, may- delay the -work of
! that branch of Congress, labored with
him, today, to abandon it The
. Washington Senator Is filibustering in
protest against the refusal of the Dem
I ocratlc caucus to grant the minority
1 members an additional clerk. He an
i nounced his intention, today, to, renew
this campaign when the Senate met,
I Tuesday.
Senator Jones objected, yesterday,
however, wherever the constitution.
the rules and the presiding officer per-
.knitted. He resorted five times to
.the call for a quorum and Senators
,husy with committee work or other
wise engaged were forced to enter the
chamber and record ' their presence.
$78,000 ALIMONY
ASKED BY MRS. IIEYE
IS CUT TO $15,000
New York, June 7. Fitfeen thou
(and dollars a year alimdtiy Instead of
the 7 8.000 she requested was award
ed by Supreme Court Justice Aepln
all, today, to Mrs. Blanche A. W.Heye,
formerly of Wellesley Hills, Mass.. who
Is suing her husband, George G. Heye,
m rew Tork banker, for absolute di-
voree. The amount is to be paid pend
ing tnai or trie suit, together with
sz.ooo counsel Tees.
$10,000 LOSS BY
BURNING OF WEST
CHESHIRE HOTEL
Wast Cheshire, Conn., June 7 The
TCVest Cheshire Hotel, together with the
barn attached and another barn near
by were burned early today. The
blase apparently started in a small
" shed belonging to Frank Ives which
was near the group of buildings and
It is considered probable that a tramp
; who was spending the night In the
: place may have been smoking. The
j fire was first seen by Fred Brooks,
watchman for the Ball & Socket Com
; pany, who blew the factory whistle.
' The hotel was owned by Mrs. Fitz
i jrerald. The aggregate loss is J10,
!XX. HORSE FALLS ON MOTOR.
A peculiar accident happened, today,
on Cannon etreet opposite the post
office, when a horse driven by a mail
' deliveryman fell upon the slippery
t pavement, struck against a motorcy
' clist and almost demolished the ma
mMm. 2? PDB was hurt.
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN
IN ANNUAL JUNE WALK
INSPIRING SPECTACLE
Half A Hundred Sunday Schools Take Pan
in Great Pageant-Police Escort
' Heads Procession
Headed by a platoon of police un
der the command of Sergeant John
LO'Connell, 8,000 children represent
ing 50 Sunday schools of the church
eg of. Bridgeport made an inspiring
spectacle as" they marched through
the streets of this city in the . third
annual June walk held under the aus
pices 1 of the Bridgeport Sunday
School Superintendents' union shortly
after 3 o'clock this afternoon. -Thous
ands of people witnessed the parade
of the children, the sidewalk along
the line of march in some places be
ing lined three persons , deep with
spectators. -
The -sight of school after school
passing In review, marching with the
precision of little soldiers all anxious
to make the best appearance in the
parade, was one of the most impres
sive ones ever -witnessed in this city.
The way for the children was cleared
by the platoon or police composed of
Patrolmen Flynn, T. Regan, Dalwlg,
Fox, Dwyer, Poland, J. Burns, Lynch,
Reilly, Cody, Hobis Gottschalk and
Egan. " Following the policemen
came the Coast Artillery Band and
next the Grand Marshal of the pa
rade Col. J. H. Wade, who acted in
this same capacity in last yeas' s walk.
Bight young women representing
the eight counties of Connecticut
made a pretty sight as they marched
along behind Col. Wade. . The offi
cers of the Sunday School union came
directly behind the eight young ladies.
these officers . being Rev. R. S. Po-
vey. president; Hon. E. T. Bucking
ham vice-president; I. W. Bailey, sec
retary, and E. M. Jaycox, treasurer. -
Next in 41ne came the - June walk
committee composed of Rev. R. S.
Povey, A.M., " chairman; Rev. E. C.
Carpenter, Col. J. H. Wade, H. F.
Norcross, -Mrs. E. F. Parshley, W. E.
Wills, W. E. Hathaway, H. F. Bunoe,
E. W. Marshall. E. M. Jaycox, E. G.
Wilson. W. " M. Guyer. E. J. Orton,
RevJ H. Or Burgess. Henry B runner, ;
,T, A. Tilton. A. S. Keith. Mrs. G. Hi,
Emery, and Rev. Alexander Ludman,
the members not appearing elsewhere
in the parade marching here.' '
The half hundred Sunday schools
brought up- the rear of the procession,
coramn-after column of children pass
ing in review. The Sunday schools
represented in the parade were from
the following churches:
, Washington . Park Methodist Epis
copal, Second Baptist, ' Point Union
FEARED STRIKE
JAYEXTEND
LLabor Trouble at Coe &
F "... -
Stapley's Continues Into
Fourth Week
Leaders of the machlnfeta union In
rldgeport asserted today that the
machinists' strike at the Coe & Stan
ley Co., may ultimately spread. They
hope for the best. Th strike has been
in being three wneks, weekly benefits
are paid to the men, and picket lines
are maintained. N
It was said, today, that the company
has imported eleven strike breakers,
for whom with dlficulty quarters have
been found. The men were turned
away from a dozen different places.
The strikers are good natured,. hut
firm and are Jetermrned to continue
the strike as long as may be neces
sary. - - . ...
FIREMEN AND ENGINEMEN
CONYEKEJN WASHINGTON
(By Our Staff Correspondent)
Washington, June 6. The twenty
sixth annual convention of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen ana
En gin em en began a three weeks" ses
sion in this city on Tuesday.
Among the 1,200 delegates present
there are four from Connecticut.
James P. Farrell, representing Lodge
No. 285, of "Hartford; Andrew P. Kel
ley, representing Lodge - No. 2 84, ef
New Haven: M- P., Kane, represent
ing Lodge sio.. 493, of Danbttry, and
A. Hi Fink, representing Lodge No.
608, of New London.
The convention is sitting behind
closed doors and Is considering tho
report of a special commmHtee on 3.
working agreement between the Fire
men's organization and the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers. It Is
said the report of the committee is in
favor of such an agreement and that
It will be ratified by the convention
beore the session closes.
The delegates called at the White
House yesterday and were greeted b
President Wilson.
Funeral services were held this aft
ernoon over tne oooy or . Jrienry c.
Bradley, a veteran of the Civil war
and for manv years a clerk in the
Pension office in this city. Mr. Brad
ley was 81 years old and was born at
Madison, Conn. When a young man
he went West and his war service was
in a Minnesota regiment. Interment
was at Arlington National cemetery,
Va.
. MONTHLY REPORT.
The monthly report' of the Superin
tendent of Charities shows that during
the month of May 128 ambulance calls
were attended. There were 238 ap
plications for treatment in the ward
and 38. old cases were re-treated. Pre
scriptions compounded totalled 328.
This is considered slightly above the I
average for the past year. .- . .
Mission, Advent Christian, East Side
Hungarian Reformed, King's Highway
Congregational, Italian Baptist, East
End Swedish Lutheran, South Con
gregational, Summerneld 'Methodist
Episcopal, Newfield Methodist Epis
Luke's Episcopal, Calvary
copal, St,
Baptist, German Methodist Episcopal,
Swedish Bethel Baptist, Evangelical
Association, Christ Episcopal, First
Baptist. St John's Episcopal, Messiah
Baptist, German Reformed, - Bethel
African Methodist Episcopal. Em-
manuel Baptist, African Methodist
Episcopal Zion. First Methodist Erjts-
copal. Olivet Congregational. Calvary
Episcopal, Trinity Methodist Enisco -
pal, Italian Congregational. Bethanv
Congregational, People's Sunday
scnooi; First English Lutheran, First
Swedish Baptist, Grace Methodist
Episcopal, Memorial Baptist, Swedish
Lutheran, Black Rock Swedish Lu-
theran. Black Rock Swedish Baptist,
Black Rock Congregational, Pine StI
.Hungarian v Reformed, Stat Street
Hungarian Reformed, State ' Street
gregational, Fairfield Congregational,
west ena Congregational, Hopel
Chapel .Congregational, Nichols Ter-I
race Congregational. Green's . Farmn I
congregational. .
,. The children assemhled at their re-
spectlve churches at 12 o'clock, the
church bells ringing at 11 as a signal J
of preparation. Appropriate exercises!
were held in all the churches and
the children then marched to the cen-
ter of the city, assembling at Bnnil
oireet ana J?airneia avenue about 3
w iiri starting snortiv
' . -
"c " iiiarcn was flows uroaa
street from Fairfield avenue to Sen. -
side park," along the seawall tn t
""""utBi jMasing tne Dana
Biano. in wmcn lieutenant Governor
Lyman T. Tingier, ex-Lieutenant Gov.
ernor Dennis A. Blakeslee, and Secret
tary of State Phillips reviewed the
procession, along with a. . srmm vp
prominent !citisens .Ls th ltv a.nl
state Interested, n. Snndasr" schnni
worlf , - - . ,
The ' preeeattttion of award tn th
three schools having the largest per-
cuutses oi .tneir enrollment in line
too piace after the -children had as-
sembled about the grand stand and
Lite paraae then dispersed. It wm
lomemoerea ror a long time to come
as one of the largest and finest dem
onstrations of -Its kind ever ,held in
this city.- ' .
HERE'S ONE FOR
THE 1ILF0RD
AUTpRITIES
Rid die " Kbits at Really filelo-
dramaflc AutomoMIe
Escapade
A very neat little puazsle for th
state police and other authorities may
be found in. a., riddle propounded to
a reporter for The Farmer yesterday.
Study it carefully and send your an-
".x -""ora. This is the text:
. If a wealthy automobile driver was
arrested for speeding and put up
heavy bonds for .his appearance in a
Bridgeport court: if he Vjjrr,
another state . and nnse .......
Connecticut town .t rpt. I
60 miles an hour and to all constable I
sheriff and state police orders to stop
u-ici ciy lurnea ariri innriu i
chase and bullets; if outdistancing his
pursuers' he . arrived in -Bridgeport
without his number being taken; if he
put up at a. prominent garage and
confiding to the management his pur-
suit, had the automobile registry num-
ber quickly taken out of . sight; if he the Altela immediately went to the res
appeared in court and nairl a min. cae- ' .
fine, returned to the garage and re-
painted the car a dull white with
harrnfess tire paint; if he dressed his
two eempanions in the guise of women I
ana while dozens Of local and state I
police guarded every exit from the
city slipped quietly and unsuspected I
through their lines and also through
the very hamlets - where his offense
had been committed Question WHAT
WOULD THE AUTHORITIES DO?
PEACE DELEGATES
ENTERTAINED BY
KING AT LUNCHEON
London. June 7 King George enter
tained the peace delegates of the 'Bal
kan states and Turkey at luncheon
at Buckingham Palace, today, to cele
brate the signing of the treaty of
peace.
BURGLARS GfeT $5,000
IN MONEY AND JEWELS
New York, June 7 In the absence
of the family, burglars entered the
home of John Besl, on Staten Island
early today, blew open the safe con
taining $5,000 in Jewels -and money.
then set fire to the house and fled
The bouse- was wrecked.
RAY KEATING
FANS MARCH
TOWARD HERO
Bridgeport Delegation
Has New Songs That
Praise Him
"Ray; Ray, Ray" Burden o:
Uplift Polo Ground
Rooting
'
With the Wheeler & Wilson band
batting out popular airs and the root-
I ers ln good voice, the delegation that
went to honor Ray Keating, paraded
through the city this afternoon. Th
fans assembled at the city hall at
12:16 and headed by Mayor Wilson
march up Main street to Gold
street and then to the railroad sta
I on- There were a great many en
I thuslasta in line.
I no the sights was a giant floral
1 horseshoe, standing six feet high
I which was donated by M. F. O'Connor,
I the well known East Bridgeport cafe
proprietor. j.i naa me woras auo-
cess ! to Our Ray.". This was made
chiefly of carnations and was the
wrk of James Horan & Son, the pop-
ular florists. When the speoial train
pulled out at 12:65 every seat was
""n ana many who had expeeted to
f e wer disappointed. The sale of
I tickets was stopped last night after
- - '0"" laa Deen soia.
The following are some of the songs
which the rooters expected to sing at
J tne i'oio Grounds to cheer Keating on
I to victory against the Chicago White
BOX:
Parody on Row, Row, Bow.
Go to it Rav. Rav. Rn.v
fihnn v v..
Show them Ray, Ray, Ray
Whv tvio ..
Now go in and do the lob. h
i on v..n
1 ..Vy J ilVJ U
I . tr xlr
I nn n nt di.. rai -ri
I t. n i,' Tf. x.
I day. Oh! nay, nay, nay.
I Just wipe off your chin, nnd wo.ni
help you win
Go to it Ray, Ray, Ray. ;
Parody on OU Girl of Mine.
May your victories on the diamond
oe as high boy
As the billow, out -on -the sea
Tour troubles fanning baseman, al
ways be boy. .
As light as the foam
Ray, Ray. ; we're here today
I And wherever yon may roam
There's a crowd that always follows
. up, .the score board':
Tour friends from home.
Parody on Mld-Xfht Cnoo Choo.
When the Mid-night choo choo
leaves for Bridgeport. Conn.'
We'll all he there, we've paid our fare
You New Yorkers will be lonesome
wnen we re gone
But by gorry, though we're sorry
Gotta go, gotta go, gotta bo
Oh how we'd like to stay, and see the
v Yankees play r
And watch our old friend Ray
Now that's no con, John
When we've done New York
brown N
up
We're going back to Barnum town
All aboard! All aboard
All aboard for Bridgeport, Conn.
(Continued on Page Two)
CREW OF AKELA
WENT TO RESCUE
Yacht Stranded on Penfield
Reef Saved By Those on
Board r, H. A. Bishop's
Yacht.
'' The .yacht' Emma B. of Fall nii
whlch was stranded on Penlield Reef
on Sunday. May 25, was saved by the
w- jkii. nenry a. aisnoa'a vpM
Akcla and th mystery is cleared. Mis?
Mar"aerite Bishop first discovered the
yacht and noted her dangerous posi-
tlon- 11 was J,16t sundown and Miss
BlshoP called the attention of Captain
Greene to the vessel. ; The crew of
The Pwer launch of the Akela took
ott he owner, A. Bradle, and crew of
tbe Fmma B and landed them safely
-. ne triage port racht club where
Lne owner got into communication
with Bridgeport and attempted to get
a tu to Pul1 off hls boat. Bis eflfortu
failed and he returned to the 1 Akela
and . begged the crew to . get off his
ooat at the next full tide.
Captain Greene, Chief Engineer El-
ward' and Mate Pickering volunteered
to stand by the Emma B until morn
ing and attempt to get her off. Before
daylight the boat was got cleirr of the
reef and towed into Blaclt Rock har
greatest damage. This is the actual
bor by the power launch of the Akela.
The volunteers were in the water all
night and were wet to their necks but
they accomplished the difficult task
with little damage to the boat. The
loss of the propeller shaft was the
greateste damage. This is the actual
explanation of the presence of the
boat in the harbor safe instead of be
ing distributed in pieces along Fair
field beach.
HEMFE FRACTURES SKULL.
Arthur Hempe. a chauffeur, of 24
Ford "feet, Hartford, is said to have
Leiiien wnile LL wui& 111 tuo xajuuuiu
bile factory, this morning. He sus
tained concussion of the brain and a
possible fracture of the skull. Treat
ment was rendered by emergency sur
geon J. F. Krasnye after which the
man was removed to - Bridgeport hos
pital. . A police investigation into the
cause of his trouble may be asked.
PUSSY FOOTING
NOT SO COMMON
IN WASHINGTON
Good Argument Will
Get Righteous Tariff
Change
Senator McLean Doing
Kind, But Useless Grand
standing
(By Our Staff Cores.)
Washington, June 7 News was re
ceived here yesterday of the resigna
tion of Judge Waiter C. Noyes of New
London, as judge of the U. S. Circuit
court for the Second district. The re
port was not confirmed at the De
partment of Justice, but Senator Bran
degee, former law partner of Judge
Noyes stated that he understood that
Judge Noyes was going to take up the
practice of law In New York city. This
will be another Judgeship that the
Democrats will probably fill.
Congressman Jeremiah Donovan of
the Fourth district has a number of
bulletins Issued by the Department of
Agriculture which he is sending to'the
citizens of the Fourth district, (Fair
field county). The bulletins are of par
ticular interest to jhousewives and in
clude treatises upon ,tbe following sub
jects: "The Home "Vegetable Garden,
"Beautifying the Home Grounds,
"Canning Tomatoes at Home," "Care
of Food in the Home," and "Bread and
Bread Making." He . is sending them
to all who write for them. -
The sub-committee of the Senate
whloh Is investigating the activity of
the lobby has been granted an addi
tional 20 days in which to -complete its
investigations. Ten days was all the
time allowed in the, original resolution.
All of the Senators have been on the
stand and beginning Monday persons
named by the President and members
of the Senate will be called upon to
testify. . '",.
Senator McLean is busy grandstand
ing by sending briefs to various manufacturers-
who have fault to find with
the tariff echedules now pending in
the Senate. The Senator is not a mem
ber of the, -committee which Is hearing
the claims, and the Finance commit
tee will receive briefs from all man
ufacturer sf 'whether 'they through
a Senator or not. If the Connecticut
manufacturers who are sending their
briefs through their - senator oenevj
Hiuit the Senator is ioing to accom
plish any changes, they are mistaken
aocording to those "in the know." The
material in- the brie fie Is what is going
to fetch the changes If mey are mane.
Anyone who can present a good case
and show that his business-is going
to be injured will undoubtedly be able
to. fiecure a change1 in tne mil. x-ne
fight put up against the hUl by sugar
m.n irnisBH to free sugar Is said to
have stiffened the fight of the admin-
istrn-Hnn for the bin in its entirety,
and-where manufacturers might have
previously "been given the benefit of
the" doubt in many instances they will
all have to present oonvmcins
effect changes. ,
Old timers about Washington
struck by 1 the change In tne- new
tv,ri f tariff making over the
v.rrl of the old days. Pussyfooting
It about to this or that Senator and
whispering that this or that Industry
is feeble does not go now. Everyone
show his card. All bluffs are
called, and called tromp41y. If any
one has a good case they have just as
good an opportunity as -tj1ntS1 2f
to submit tneir Drier -
conswerea. . out, " ' V. .
McLean tells the OTmeoLi .
oonrl their briefs to him.
It does not cost the Senator anything
to' place them in another envelope and
send, them to the
and report to . the sender that it has
given him great, pleasure to submit
their "brief. ' .
While some of the Republican
:no, out of
newspaper wnwj, "i-iT a the
tn throw a brick at tne
Underwood bill there are many of the
representatives who are of the opinion
that the Underwood bill is not a lower
tariff when: considered as a ole
than the fayne iami JJ'TO "
Permits of fair competition. They say
I, . v, manufacturer who knows
.,,tcr nhotit the business of his
foreign competitor will be upon the
lookout for the enforcement or tne
"dumping clause" of the new bill.
This clause which is found in Para
graph R of Section 4 is the key to the
entire situation tariffwise. and puts it
,-,-r, tri tbe customs service of the coun
try to see that the American produc
ers are not imposed upon. The dump
ing clause provides that in the event
of a European manufacturer trying
kpII sroods in this country at less
than the fair market price in his own
ountry he shall pay an aaaitionai m
ner cent, duty at once. The framers
of the tariff have left enough duty on
goods to - equal the difference in the
cost of production here and abroad,
and in. addition to that they have add
ed the dumping clause to prevent the
selling of the excess production of
foreign factories in this counry. In
some instances the duty imposed plus
the 15 per cent, additional is more
than the duty under the Payne bill.
The new bill once it is passed, will
behoove the customs' appraisers to be
on their. Jobs.
Mayor Joseph M. Halloran and
bride of New Britain are spending a
part of their honeymoon in Washing
ton. They were shown about the
capitol yesterday by Congressman
Jeremiah Donovan, and they attended
the hearing before the Senate com
mittee that is gunning for lobbyists.
-.Congressman Willis of Ohio was the
winner of the spelling bee between the
members of the House and Senate and
the members of the National Press
Club on Thursday evening. Congress
man Reilly, who was a member of
the Congressional team had a perfect
record excepting on the word foliac.e-
I ous. He left out the "oe."
WOOD ACQUITTED OF
CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY
; TO PLANT BYNAMITl
iiiru ii carrfooo in
juij uiougi uuu III UQOC Ul fillCaUA
and Finds Collins Guilty on Two
Counts and Not Guilty on
, Four Others
.
Inquiry Began in Alleged Anempt to Bribd
Juror Schuman Who Is Said to Hove
Made Startling Statement to
Prosecutor Pelletier
-Boston, June 7 After deliberating
throughout the -night, the jury acquit-
tea Jf resident William m ,!Whm?. nf
the American Woolen company, of the
cnarge of conspiracy to injure the tex
tile strikers at Lawrence, by "plant
ing" dynamite. A disagreement in the
case of Frederick E. Atteaux was re
ported. Dennis J. Collins, who turned
state's evidence; was found guilty on
two counts and not guilty on the other
four 'counts of the indictment.
The first . count charged conspiracy
to injure the textile strikers, and the
second count conspiracy to injure un
known persons. The other counts al
leged conspiracy against certain per
sons and a plot to damage property.
The case, one of the most sensational
that . has grown out of a. dispute be
tween capital and labor, was given
to the jury at. noon, yesterday.- ;
The Jurors began their deliberations
at 3 o'clock and when they had failed
fo report at midnight they were lock
ed up for the night. Court reconvened
at 9:30, this, morning, and: the Jnry
came in at 10 o'clock. The foreman
reported that Collins was guilty on the
first tn counts, Wood acquitted' and
that th Jury had been unable to
agree In the case of Atteaux. .
The court ordered that bait for At-
teaus' "be- renewed pending- disposition
of his caeel - " ". - -.-v.
Immediately when : the verdict was
announced, - Attorney Henry F. Hurl-
burt,. 'counsel for Wood, asked the
court to direct 'an, investigation of the
published statement that an attempt
had been made to Influence Morris
Schuman, one -of the. Jurors. v Before
the court made Its charge, Mr' Schu
man" was questioned by Judge John C.
Crosby, District Attorney Joseph C.
Pelletier and counsel, for the defense
regarding a statement which he was
said to have -made recently to the dis
trict attorney. The statement was to
the-effect that a man, unnamed,' had
Intimated to him (that he might have
a business position for life and $200
in cash if he voted "right," Upon as- j
suring the court that he would: -not be
influenced by the alleged attempt at
bribery Schuman was permitted: to
continue in the jury box. Attorney
Hurlbtrrt said that he wished the mat
ter cleared up promptly in Justice to
all concerned.
; Judge Crosby stated that an Inquiry
would be begun before him, next Wed
nesday, and he instructed all the Jur
ors to be present.
In asking, for the investigation, Mr.
Hurlburt said:
Greek Fourth
To Be Celebrated
In New Haven
' Tomorrow afternoon a large dele'ga
tlon of local Greek-Americans will
Journey to New Haven to take part
in the state celebration or tne wra
Independence day.. This anair is ar-
-o..o.a th Pan-Hellenic' Union, a
iar national orsranizatlon having a
hnnrh' in this city. It is expect-
th.t rlnlosratlons from Hartford,
u'otorhnrr New Britain, Meriden and
Stamford will be present in New Ha
vpn. .
' This Greek Independence . day cor
responds almost exactly to our Fourth
of July, and marks the time the Helle
nic nation wrested their freedom from
i,rWsh rule in 1S21. The exact date
Is April 7th, but this year owing to
the death of the Grecian King George
I, the celebration, was postponed un
til the present time.
Forty or fifty members of the lo
cal organisation will Peave Bridge
port for New Haven by automobile
at 12:15 p. m- from the Park:, theatre
hall, under the leadership of the presi
dent, Nicholas Vlantes.
. . "
POHCE PROBE TH HfrT.
Burglary was comimltted at the
home of Charles W. Puffer, 59S War
ren street, on June 5, according to a
report at headquarters today. Noise
in the dining room attracted William
Dorsey, who lives in the basement of
the house." Though armed only with
a stove lifter he bravely went into
the rooms above and there, according
to hie relation tq the police, found the
daughter of the house and a compan
ion engaged in preparing supper. He
thought nothing more of the matter
until his, return at night Puffer told
him that between J12 and $15 had
been stolen. The detective department
expects to make an arrest before
nightfall. -. '
About 100 players took part in the
whist held by the Marina baseball club
of the Foresters of America last evening.
. - - j
rinn nt ttnnnv
-The
iiomnpttjjBin oi J509tOn JiaV!
oeen ruled with the statements that a 7
juror was approached.
While the'
name of the attorney to whom it was-'
said this Juror wan -fyv n , siwiJ
was not .mentioned, It was generally!
known through rumors circulated in'j
and about the court that the attorney;!
was myself.
"X am on officer of this court TheiJ
charge of attempting to "br'he a Jurorl
is of tne gravest character. If nny3.
officer of this coort or any attorn3
Is implicated: it is due to such perjonsC
that a proper and thorough Investi-
Station be made." The Jurors are heroc)
and I ' ask that they be kept ivhili",
those charges are publicly anvestijra
ted. 3 am informed that the jrraniJT
Jury is making an investigation butfl
the trend Jury .inquiry is secret and :
I move that this cnurt hold an immM
diate public investigation of those?
charges In open court." ' ;
District Attorney Pelletier said that
he !,cried everyrhiptf- that Mr. Hurl-
bm-t iad said. He dec.ared that he!
did rot believe ihxt eitner Mr Hurl- ;
butt cr his client, ilr. Wood, hid even, j
the j-eiKottet connws'in lth the mat-'
ter. . " .,,.- '
: o IseLiCwb stated that through
the ysual me'flah? tf ln-vestlgating such j
c&.f.iNi frwo-Sgh t tht grand Jry. '
he saw no objection, it, . a, public hear- j
ing. 'But, .he added, "so far as Mr.;
Hurlburt to concerned, I thins any in-;
vestlgation Is unnecessary for it is in- '
conceivable that .any person of Mr. '
Hurlburt's high and honorable . pro-
fessional standing should have had ,
any connection whatever in ay affair'
of this kind."
In dismia&insr the lurors the court-.'
congratulated them, upon their ability
to find the verd'ict returned and said i
that they were entitled to the thanks j
of the county. ,
After the adjournment of court Wood.
was surrounded by a crowd of , friends
whoexpressed their delight at his ac-.-,
qulttaU. His co-defendant, Collins..,
was the first to offer congratulations.
Atteaux, while showing plainly his dii-.
appointment at the Jury's failure to j
acquit him, expressed saitisfaiition overj
the outcome of Wood's case. '.
Collins' taffie is still open but ihe
fait tliat he was not called for sn-
tence lends color to the report that byji
giving evidence for the prosecution he"(
has earned a suspension of sentence.
The prosecutor would not predict re- !
gardlng the -matter of another trial foR '
Atteaux. ' !
SPANISH WAR
VETERANS HOIIQR ,
BRIDGEPORT MAN
Waterbury, June 7 The Spanish' waij
veterans at their encampment, today,!
elected these officers: Department com-,;
mander, Frank Johnson. Hartford; a ,
nlor vice-commander, C. W. Andrles.i
Bridgeport; Junior vice-commander,
Martin Xiockshlre, Meriden; depart-j
ment inspector, Fred Houston Water-J
hnrv- 1urlfiT- advocate general- Albert
Steele. Stamford; department surgeon.
C. S. Steam, Hartford; department?,'
chaplain, Harry Oonlon, New London e
delegates at large, John S. (Daley, W11-.-J
llmantlc; John J. Sharon, New Xion-!
don;" James Flynn, Norwich;, : Thomaaf
C. Fisher, Branf ord.
Weather Indications
New Haven, June 7 Forecast: Ijoeat.
showers and thunderstorms this after- .1
noon and tonight; Sunday fair andj
cooler.
For Connecticut: ' Showers this af- i
ternoon. Generally fair and much i
cooler tonight and Sunday; brisk and ;
high southwest shifting to northwest -;
winds, with squalls.
The disturbance which was central ,
over the lake region, yesterday morn
ing, is now passing out the St. Law-
rence valley. It is . causing cloudy
and showery weather with thunder- :
storms in the eastern portion of the
lake resrion and New England. Show-
ers have occurred during the last 24 ;
hours from Kansas north eastward j
across the lake region to New Eng
land, also in the southern districts
from Louisiana eastward to the At- 1
lantl coast An area of high press- '
ure is producing pleasant weather with, i
low temperatures for the season of thej
year in the northwest.
MEYERS FINED.
Frederick Meyers, the young man i
who was caught behind the counter 1
of a local Main "street Jewelry Store j
was this morning sentenced " in Cty j
Court tr, 60 days imprisonment and
pay -a One of $1 and costs. Breach '
of the paace was the technical charge '
referred.