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' THE HAND OF FATE . Is Shown In ; . THE MYSTEHY OF THE ' BOULE CABINET Gambling, Marriage, Death, Detection, v THE WEATHER i ' , Warmer; Snow Tonight ami . luesaay. VOK 50 NO. 22 J BRIDGEPORT, CONN.; MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1914 price two cuius SOMERS HELD COURT IN 81,000 BOND 7 Prosecutor Martin nessesCaptain Arnold Ketuses To Discuss Disclosures &Iade To . Him By Couderre Womah Action Of Defense A SurpriseTrial In ' West Haven v (Special to The Farmer.) West Haven, Jan. 26 A most" un expected course 'was pursued ' thisi morning a the trial of John I Som era, of Bridgeport, charged with man slaughter in the death of Mire. Helen M. (Watson) "" Jndd, as the- result of van automobile collision- near New Ha ven some weeks -ago.' ' -, Immediately upon the aiTai gnmeh t of Somers before Judge Bryant, his attorney, - Jacob Klein, of , Bridgeport, demnrreS to the complaint: The 'de murrer was overruled by the '. court, and without any evidence being sub mitted Somers was held for trial be fore the superior court, bonds of $1, 000. -furnished by Dorr R. Whitney, of Bridgeport, being accepted for his appearance, Following the discloowes recently '.made in Bridgeport, the abrupt termi nation ox me case was mow une.t)w;t ed as a. number of witnesses had been summoned by Prosecuting - Attorney Martin, and it had -been expected that Mrs. Couderre would be interrogated Vlosrfy as to the testimony ehe had ofT-ted before Coroner Mix and the events that led-to her receiving a sn&rked $10 bill in the office of Som ers, in-Bridgeport. v , prepared for a. long hearing, and-had expected that the state's claims would be bitterly contested. Among the wit nesses' that he had -before, the court were Mrs. Gilson, 480 Warren' street, mother of Mrs. Judd, and Ms. Mary Ctraaerre, 48 state street, wno--ws in. -the Somers -car at the "tiriie Of the fatality, : December .20; , ; ? . Somers appeared In. court acconi- -.panied by his counsel.", He did. 'not appear is ; ...alc-. .-.- -i ordeaini-iistened tothe teclcieaJ details with, ammre'nt interest... As soon a the complaint was -read, de murrer ' was -entered and Somers bound over. FOUR DEAD, Ml) DOZEN INJURED III R. R. CRASH Jackson, Mich... Js&u. 26 Four per4 come perhaps fatally as the" result of the head-on collision last -night between a- passenger , train and a Jreigbt train oruthe Saginaw Division of the Michigan . Central - Railroad three miles north of here. A. mis understanding of! orders is believed to liave been responsible for the acci dent. The dead are: - Cal Johnson, Jackson, engineer on passenger tain? and the following passenges0: ' . . E. S. Cochran, Lansing, -Mich.; Thomas J. Scroogie, Owosso, Mich.; J. JB. Beck, Jackson. ,-.. So great was thd force of the colli sion that the smoking car wastele scroped over the baggage car and Completely enveloped it, making it lixiicuit io rescue ine mjureu or lo recover the bodies of the dead . The relief party was also greatly hampered by darkness. Except for the light rofl the two coaches which remained a on the . track, the rescue work had to . be conducted . in " total carkness. ' - :. . -' , . i I Representatives of the state i rail road commission arrived this fore noon and announced that a thorough Investigation would be begun at once In an effort to establish the cause of ;vthe wreck. -'.." '. The seriously Injured are: Jeffer son Davis. St. Mary's, Mich., head cut ad badly bruised, will probably re cover; Jatnes , B. Chaney, Detroit, collarbone broken and body severely bruised, recovery expected; - Arthur Birdsell, Jackson,' . baggageman-; on passenger train, severe body injuries, recovery doubtful. STE2HT IS RECEIVER 1 OF UNITED FOUNDRY & MACHINE COMPANY President Amdrew Steen was this morning' appointed temporary receiver cf the United Foundry & Machine Co. of this city by Judge Curtis in the eaperior court. A'ttomey A. J. Mer ritt, representing -the eompamy and he majority of the creditorsw said f !sets were about $23,000 in excess of the liabilities Ixst ttoat the company was, unable to make collections. ; Tbe company employe ebout 100- men and did a good tnusiness until a ehort time ago. It maJoes automobile ixarts. There 1b so much competition in the business, however, that price cutting las made it difficult for the email firms to survive. - Manufacturers in the middle west have .been getting the bu!lc of the tmeiness lately, , Attorney ilen-itt said . - - - . . Proceedings nae brought cugeinst the company by Philip D. Beach of this city. Receiver- Steen was -put un Jer $10,000 bonds. There will be a hear ing: on February 3 to confirm his ap-i-ointment--;. - ;.- City Engineer A. H. Terry who lias n in Europe, is expected to arrive l-.ere on February DEMURS; IS FOR SUPERIOR Ready With; Wit It was the belief of those present that the . plans of the defendant had been materially: upset by the incident which took place between Somers and the pi-inicpal witness for the prbsecu tion, in which it has been asserted that the woman "-. demanded $2,500 from Somers . for adherence to her original story of the affair before Cor oner. Max. . ... J. - Prosecuting Attorney . Martin Today said-that he had heard of the alleged demand of the woman upon Somers, and sent for her last ' week to corroborate- certain details of- the testi mony formerly giveu-' at the -inquest. In the, presence of Coroners Mix, Mrs. Couderre made a statement regarding the; accident which -It is said did not agree with v her previous statements to that official. , that the t story of Mrs. -Couderre when placed uvn the stand will be1 -of-the. .most startling nature, is Intimated:; Owittg .to." the course taken by the defendant today his step on the part ! of the prosecut ing attorney was prevented as it -made it unnecessary to call witnesses, -u, .; - Capt. George Arnold,' . wnen.: . again pressed today to make known, the con tents of the k confession made - to him by the Couderre woman intimated that H : related , more, to . the alleged at tempt at blackmail and the passing of the ; $10, toe the- womari.N than to ;the actual events ) pn the . night of Vthe tragedy, .,.. .f 'iii.,.,' . . :: ''" ' -While Captain' Arnold 1 . refused -; to either, affirm, or d,eny the inforntten seoured by. a yarmerireporterit was today learned 'that Mra.- Couderre had divulged the, fact thatvthe.alleged dis crepancy in testimony : at . the Mix hearing;, related to the titne immedi ately . preceding; the collision of -, the automobile and trolley." Bhe is' quot ed ' as : having later- defiled, that; "her r&i&t was. reld in suJva nosittense, fore her ( face as to obstruct heev vi sion of the entire accident as had pre viously beeh stated at jtne : coroner's, hearing. ' ., ., -t .'. ' ' HISTORIC SHIP TO BE MOORED; IN POTQAC Washington, Jan. 26 Expressing . the belief that the. Potomac rivfer, Just off Potomac Park here, is the most . ap propriate ':- place- in . the country for the ' historic sliip. -'Constitution" . the Navy League of the United States in a statement urges that , the vessel be brought , here and moored in the Potomac.- ' : . ." The "Constellation." one of the- first ships of the American navy, is now at the naval training station - Newport R. I. The Leaffoe wants Rear Ad miral "Victor Blue, chief of' the bureau of navigation of the navy department, to request in a report that the "Con stellation" be brought to the Poto mac and ' be - accessible as' it ."would be a means of instilling a greater pa triotism in the mind of the ( young er generation." - . - - ; fl t WILSON AWAITS- ! NATURAL DECAY OF HUERTA'S REGIME Washington, Jan. 26 President Wil son today characterized - as "interest ing fiction"- published reportshat or ders had been sent to Rear Admiral Fletcher to land marines at Vera Crua and keep open "the road tot -exico City In' case the Huerta -administration collapsed From the White House point of view, the situation in MexlOtj is slowly changing and the Huerta government is undergoing a "natural decay." ' There is no particular . development or critical situation in the ' Mexican proMein or' any other - foreign ques tion, the President explained . today, which has caused bim -to call - the -Senate foreign relations committee in to conference tonight. The President has a memorandum, for -tonight's con ference covering a variety of subjects. The question of a "new treaty, with Russia . has not been brought up by either country. The American govern ment, it- is understood, -Is on the way to a satisfactory settlement with Colombia- for the partition of Panama. No"- immediate recommendation : to Congress sis in contemplation by- the President in connection with the Pan ama tolls; question. The unratified arbitration treaties, the President also' expects te -talk over with : the i.Sena tors as well as the Japanese alien land controversy. ,The question of a new treaty , with Japan has been discussed informally. - . -Aldenman Oliver C- Cole . has :called ia-neeting of the fire committee cf the common- council,- for tomorrow night, to discuss the opinion of City Attorney Gomley; declaring the fire ordinance unconstitutional. The ordinance for bids the-.building of dwelling or -other structures within 30 feet of each other in the same lot. City- Attorney Pull man during his'term held the' ordi nance to be constitutional. SCHLEY'S OLD BROOKLYN IN' ; corsiQi Woodwork of : Old Fighter Replaced By Fireproof - Material TOWER MILITARY MAST RETAINED When; Fully Commissioned Made Over Craft Will - x Carry 550 Men - v Philadelphia, 'Jan. 26010 old armor ed cruiser - Brooklyn -, -which -j was , the. flagship of Rear Admiral Schley, -a-t the battle of Santiago, went Into commis sion at the Philadelphia -navy yard today after an idleness of -more than 10- years.- f-. The historic vessel has been completely remodeled. v. "- Much- of the woodwork 'of the - old fighter hasjtbeen replaced by fireproof material and new " ammunition hoists have been-: installed. . The tower mili tary . mast . has, been, retained : although it was the original ' plan to replace it with .the basket vtype. . r j f . The. Brooklyn, when -fully commis sioned, ' will - carry , a :rew- of 550 offl-, cers and men but. for theipresent only a skeleton crew will mtu; the -vessel The : Brooklyn has been assigned to the Atlantic reserve fleet but later will foe,, sent to China - to relieve her sister .ship, the 'Saratoga. : - - - : i. Meter rate . v 1F0ECRRENT?' If! BitiCENTS . ;.;,'; j ' yX : :, j : . The aftaouncement, was made ,to day Vjr - the "United Illuminating Company oi.the reductidn n the' meter srateNfoi: electric- current for .fighting' "from 9p' pet" k. - w o, '$o,pe;.fc",Twy , Thisi change in ae rate -to go into ercecx a-eo. su ': Thla". reduction; foll'owa ne; that the United Illuminating .Vaohipany-made sometime eince wheh they tcuirnio rate down -from 10c to 9c per k. w.' ' Reduction to. 8c. for 1914 i-gradual reduction, of the.' cost of electric cur rent, that, . the1. " United Illuminating Company has heen making in. the past six or seven, years.-. The rfotch cost was 1.6c. per ,k., w. and withy the increase - in the i number , of people usins . electric- - current' : the , ,. United Illuminating Company- has - gradually lowered h rat. 'I '' ' ' , t -i 1 'The reason for lowering the . rate is that -it is expected that many-; more people will begin using-electric lights, was vthe' announcement made' ai the offices of the company, . this morning. BABY'S ARM . IN PUPPY'S MOUTH SHOWS GRIME East Canaan, Conn., Jan26 When the pet puppy of the Feathers .family here waddled 4nto thehouse -last even ing it bore Sn its mouth the jarm of a baby; ,., 'The medical . examiner, C. , W,r Camp, of Gahaan,. was notified-and -a search by him- resulted -in- the .flnding of the body":of a male infant wrapped in . Boston newspapers under., the Feathers' barn. After, a . conference with the coroner, the; medical' exam iner contjnued his investigation today. A crime is Suspected. .. ... . . . WORLD'o BIGGEST JLAG SOLD UNDER HAMMER FOR $55 The ' largest American flag - eVeri matter, -said to be , tne largest na m the world, was sold for $55 to John C. tloia ojf Kilpatrick A Hots, electrical contractors. The flag", .it will be re membered was the,' -huge- banner un-.-furled a year ago ax Sea Breeze;,IST land. Kilpatrick &. Hotz-i and' A Mc Neil & Sons Co. atlacihed the banner for' debts owed them by the Sea-Breeze Island Co. secured Judgments, and on a court order the flag was ordered sold to'day. .. . . - -... - The flag which was made in Phila delphia originally cost $1,100. It is 76x135 feet and an idea of its size may be 'gained from the fact that, it is said it would cover the whole front of .the building if stretched, in, front tf the Stratfield hotel. ;,:Two: gigantio masts were erected when the flag was swung at Sea Breeze and the Grand Army, Sons of Veterans, Coast-Artillery corps and Naval Reserves -as well as ' other patriotic societies Joined ,t irt the greatest demonstration ; ever 'seen on the island when the flag was dedi cated an July" 4, 1912. ;. Mr. ' Hotz said that he bought the flag on speculation and' expected . by the sale of it to satisfy- the claims of his-firm and that of the McNeil com pany 'against the Sea Breeze Island Co.' ...... . -. ' Mrs; Davis to Give f . Recital In New Haven Mrs. Susan '. ITawley Davis, the prominent contralto soloist, of this city. Is to give a recital at the Lawn club, in New Haven on February 5th. OFFERS TO , RID SHELTON OF ITS STRIKE LEADER Young Man Gets Into Meet ing of Committee by Mis take and Unfolds Scheme h AMUSING INCIDENT MARKS CONFERENCE Threatened Strike In Spe- cialty Weaving Co. Avert ed Through Explanation ", . i - , , ' x Special to The Farmer.) . Shelton, Jan. 26 A bit of humor, as. "well as an instructive sidelight on the art -of strikebreaking, presented to' the borough committee appointed to harmonize the differences between the Sidney Blum en thai Co. and its 1,100 striking employes. . - -. The committee , met. at." Judge- Dil lon's . home,', last night.; - The members are Judge Dillon, Sam Beardsleys the well known Socialist Postmaster Holmes, and Warden Barlow. ; The door bell -rang and there was admitted a stranger suave, and glib, who claimed" to ; represent the rSher man Detective Agency of Boston, and who said his name was Harry Hardy. "Hardy Wnted to break the strike. He said .'hia agency had men already on the'"' gTouaid, 1 employed -'as strjke breakers,, To show the ability of, his concern ,in! adjusttng; strikes, he m formed "the committee that, during a shoe strike in Brockton, agents of his acted as Joth treasurer nd" secretary. of the strike, and were thus able to cause the strike funds to be waste fully expended, 'soon bringing about a settlement. , r : Hardy, , suggested- that Matilda iRabinowitz, leader of the strikers, was a . dangerous proposition, and asserted that he could soon get rid of her .. Jyt -It appeared thi Hardy believed he was-addressing the board of burgesses. His-' attention was called to his . mis take, and he retired. . . ' i . Ttre' strike progresses slowly. - Both side are ittro.- None of ? the workers have returned, to the mills and no more strike -breakers areemployed. Some comment was caused here by the news that fam -Bearasley has re- oelved. a letter, irom Wiuiaw HUKioan, agent f or the- -Nathan f BuIIdlngr"TTi -hich ' Mr." Beaa-dsiey j has i h is of f icev The building bears signs -lettered in. scarlet, announcing that the offices of the- St-att and Local Socialist party are within.'. Mr. Beardeley ' is ; informed that the . signs must come down, - or that he must go out. ? .Stanley Krasucki and Joseph Kizior ka,' were in "the . Shelton Court, ti is morning1 charged with breach ' of the peace. They -had been beaten. They If attended an engagement party the Cement Block, Jast night. -Their story is that O'Brien guards came over from the mills and ordered the party to be silent. The arrests followed. . They were fined $5. and costs. . ; Shelton, Jan. 26 -While e commit tee -of. Local 528, I. W. W., consulted "with Manager FVecon, of the Specialty Weaving Company, at - 9, o'clock,- this morning, ' every loom stopped.- Man ager Frecon explained that Dumas, who is President of the local had not been discharged by reason of his con nection with the nnion, but had been merely laid off "until more warps were ready for him to .. work upon. 'The coinmittee was satisfied for the 'time being with this explanation and the weavers resumed their work JaV the looms. ' . . . ' .- CONGRESSMAN O'SHAUNESSY . TO SPEAK HERE Hon.-George C O'Shaxmniessy. mem ber of Congresa from the First Rhode Island district, , will deliver , the an nual memorial addresa under the aus pices f the EJmmet club of "this xaty at .the Plaza theatre-on , Sunday even ing, Mardh 8. :'." V -. i ' .'. Col. T. , J. Mmrphy. of the" committee o A arrangements , received today a let ter of acceptance, f rom the Rhode Is land - conigressman. Mr. O'ShaugAnes sy is - nated - among-- the most eloquent men in Congress andl (members of the pmimet. ' oluib have been anxiously awaitiing news- pif his acceptance, -i s AFTEH SIX YEARS, SEEIiS FATHER FOR. . WEDDING CONSENT Harry. -K. Lake of 1954 . Pembroke street had not seen his' father for. six" years and did -not know where the pater :was but when he: -v needed his eonsentlto marry it took less, than twenty-four hours for ' him to locate his-paxdnt. ''.Ijalte who is a machinist is .19 "years of age and called at the town, clerk's office Saturday to. get a .license to wed, Fredernia I. Barber, -18 of the same address in. Pembroke St. He had the consent of the. parents of his intended' bride but, was tola he must obtain the consent " of his own parents as well.' Lake told Assistant Town Clerk Winton- that he did not know, where His f a'ther was and that he had not seen him in six years. He went ' away apparently , dejected but yesterday he located his "father in JDanbury : obtained consent for the marriage and today he got he nea iessary paper which will set the; wed-, ding bells' chiming. , Henry E. Bishop was named and qualified in the probate court today as administrator of the , estate of Charles E. Butler.; The estate amounts to about $700, mostly cash in savings hanks. FR. M'ELROY TO ORGANIZE HIS YOUNG PEOPLE Purpose of Body Will Be l Dissemination of Truth About Religion HAS HEARD NOTHING FROM SCHOOL BOARD .; ',- - Complaint About Hgh i School Happening on File . Two Mdnths Rev. Father ; Charles J. McBlroy, rector of SU Augustine's R. C. church, announced to congregations at all ser vices yesterday that he had , called a -. meeting ,of all girls and , boys of his parish who attend the prldgeport High , school. The meeting -will , be held next Sunday afternoon In .St. Augustine's chapel. Father McETroy explained that the purpose of the meeting was to form an organization fcamong the young- people to help them in the knowledge of -their religin. The members, he said, would be giv en a thorough, knowledge of the vari ous questions in- Catholic church,' his tory which are encountered -in the history-course in high, 'school, i This will enaWe- them . -to discuss- Intelligently any knotty point- -which arise: In- the course of-. his remarks Father McElroy called attention to the fact that it Is- -two- nadathit "ince :he made a formal complaint about a happen? Ing in; the- High schooL ' He ' referred to a teacher, who had fold a class that the Catholic church sanctioned the sale of influlgences.'-- :ThJs complaint, was nle4 with the Board-of ducktion but Father- McElroy- said nothing had been done, about it so far as he had. been able to; discover. , - . , z . " - - - FORMER BRIDGEPORT VOMAII IS FOUND FROZEN. TO DEATH - (Special to The. Farmer.) Shelton, Jail. 26 Mrs. Kliza Bainea, a . Womanotrt 5 'wa3"Tound "Troznro death on a lonesome country road. f two mires lout -or. this borough.. The discovery ' was made at 7 o'clock this morning by James - Fair, - who was on his-way, to work. : .- ."He hunted'up F. D. Baines, the hus band, and notice was feiven. . to - Dr. Gould A Shelton, medical examiner, who caused the . body to . be removed to the Baines home, which is an old house not far from , where the aged woman's body, was discovered. , : The husband 'left his - home,' last n i ght, I eaving: the house withou t .fl res. Mrs. Baines went to bed for warmth, but before daybreak (became restless, and (wfent. out. She- was unable to.en dure the:;.cold of early morning, .and fell exhausted by the road side. - She was earlier married to Jacob Werner of ' "Bridgeport. - and - has1 a son by. her first marriage, -who lives in PJainfield,-.N. J. . . j . . .. TO CLERICAL r INQUISITOR L ' ELLIOTT DENIES Hartfofd, Jan. Emphatic denial that the- New Haven -road - interferes with; or makes-any attempt to corrupt the Jegislative bodies 'is made in a let terto: the -Rev. Walter E.v-Lanphear of this city by Chairman Howard EUll-ott, of the New Haven system ' Rev. Ian phear is 'chairman of -the- committee on, social service of the general con ference of Congregational' Churches oti Connecticut. :Mr.; Lanphear wrote -to, Mr. ' Elliott-. some, days ' ago and in his letterr incorporated the following.: "It is a 'matter of . common belief among the people of Connecticut that the New .Haven road has ,vbeen a chief factor in corrupting' our legislatures and, so, 'of thwarting and defrauding us in nu mberless , ways that - are ex asperating.: and tyrannous. - .' Because of. its ' great wealth and - powerful or eranization ' as - we believe., it has been able practically to defy the people up to a certain limit and has' done, so as far as it thought wise." ; ' ; - ;' Chairman Elliott's reply; received by Mr.-Lanphear today is: .'" :'-x 'V "I have your letter of January 91 Thre Is -absolutely no suffh r practice on. the Ne-tv Haven road as interfering with, or- corrupting -any ' legislative body whether national. state, county ' or municipal." . In - due time ' I shall make a more public statement-' of this fact and 'try to set at ' rest any such rumor " suggested .by you-. ; , I thank you- for writing me and later on I will write you- more !- fullj' bjut just now I am ; so engrossed with, certain other- questions :that I cannot write' yon ; at- length because - I wauft to prepare a careful statement." ' .- " - Mr. jElliott is to speak , this evening: at a dfnner -given him in New .York ty JohnV-. Sleicher, editor of Leslie's Weekly. . BRYAN VISITS MAYOR Wl ITCH ELL New York, Jan. 26 -William J. Bryan, secretary of sta te, ' paid a visit to Mayor Mltchel at,the"cty hall to day.' It , was justv a personal call, he said. - . - . . ' While partaking of an oyster supper, Friday night, E. F. Studley's teeth crunched on something solid. . He found- a tiny pearl which a Jeweler told him is ,wortb at least $15. MISS LUQUER OF VALU E OF OOTE.AKi m Young Woman Interested In "V7here V abouts Of Cancer Specialist "Who Could Do Nothing For Aged Mrs. . CrossGarland Resigned As Ene -J cutorRomance Of Ivlaiden Lan6 - " " v - ; . . i -.- -' ; r - Fortune Disclosed In Will Contest ' Miss Edith Thomipson JDuouer, who i-a add to be a gimnd nteoa of the late Hannah A. Cross, whose will im eon tested by her ' sons, WtiHiaim T. and Ferdamamd ' I. Croes, .: discussed in de tail with. a. reporter for The , Farmer, Saturday, the Jewels which were for merly owned toy Mrs. Cross, und dor which the hedra cure said to be searching- ) , Mftsa ,- 'Edithl Thompson' tAiquer, daughter of Mary Thompson Iuqueir, when seen at her residence, 1,539 Park aveouer had not arisen at 12:30. Called by, a negro attendant, she- hurriedly dressed, and: when, informed toy a re porter for "the BrldsreporfT JEJvening Farmer that, ha wished to eecuire some information aoxdi detunes of Iher moth er and' Mrs. Cross, declined, to discuss the affiair for pmMloarion. - , " La-ter she consented, to relate the de tails of hef great-aunt's life in Bridge port and spoke, of Frank M. Garland. Pointing to . several aian'dsomruB rings tipon feer finger she protrdly said that they -were part of a raecklaoe ,whleh Jler "aunt" had " permitted made over. The" rings ' contained four' on oaajat diamonds. nd "three betwoen st carat and aoanait and; a, half.- They "were of a. beaatlftrt lustre and cut., - . -. - "Why, do you know, the papers said the -Jewels "Were only worth $10,000. TJnere to one diamond necklace that Is worth that. Then there are many bracelets. ' eejrx-tag of between ' four and five cars-t apiece, i 'otkj" such veJus thot'l wottH not attempt to estimate them and amamor diamond imcrniisted watiches. " - "Why, do you. know,, continued Mis Luquer, if all the money that wa realized . from the eale - of my auifTooerty in,,, Brooklyn and mrn-nmitk fi i- turned' Into the estate. the two sons of my aunt will be most wealthy.- While my um nveu ia a magnificent" apartment, at : 70 West End avenue, near Riverside Drive, ln New York,- she : used . to live ' in the greatest 'luxury ' on Columbia Heights, Rr-ooklvn. and at .""Montclalr, N. J., where 'she owned two 'big houses.' I believe i these; were sold i through Mr. Garland, .and it is or mo .. iirwiec of these , sales we" wlsh to Inquire. "Mr; Garland, was here "almost con tinually, from July. - He had a great influence - over' my-' mother, :: because be said fie ' Ttnew "Uncle - Ferdinand.' Both, 'auntie and tmcle' ;- were jfine looking, and ' auntie . was so beautiful that she was considered, the belle of mnirten Lane.' .'Garland often v dwelt upon this fact, and that uncle used to take her rdown; In. the 'lane' Just so she could' be seen. He was very proud of her." Mr.. Garland .-admhsed her - very, much ; and -also , called her auntie," . as a. oo. ' - i -' - ; "How did Garland first meet your si m ?.. nsked . the rwDOrter. - I think they first -met in' Bridgep6rt, about .Tiiiv,:- When Mrs. Phillips, over, .on North avenue died. Garland was rec ommended as the cancer - specialist, who-had : treated her.J I believe that he examined auntie and told"her that he could do nothing forher. 7 I do not know whether he Is at doctor or not; but it-was through the. death of Mrs. Phillips that my aunt and. Mr. Garland were brought together." . ."is it - true ; that Garland was ; the adviser " of V ," yoiuir ; euan . ftnetfore heir death r sDed th reportwr.; r''Yem, that'"is true, as he had 'Im plicit trust -iii' him. " At first 'Auntte'rf affairs were attended-, to; by ; Judge Campbell of Nw -York, but - Garland told .her, that if she died in Bridge port there wotild be much' delay in settling : the estate : under the New York laws,' Lnd "Auntie'' had Garlanr made excu;tor of the estate to ."overcome-this difficulty, She knew that she was r advancing r in. years and was likely .to die' jat any -time- Although-, mother came from Mid dJetown; T... where her husband is engaged : in the paint business . he nursed and jeared for 'Auntie' both in New "York .and; in Bridgeport." -Garland was executor of Mrs. Cross" will. lie did - not qualify, and Judge Tlailen, of - the, Bridgeport Probate Court - named .Former City Attorney Thomas M. -Cullinan to have the man-, agemeat of the property of the dead woman. : ,'r' 7 ' ' "' ' "I believe - the value of the jewels is $30,000 at least." My aunt -' always said; that Mr.'; Cross, her husband, es timated them , as among the best that ever came into his possession." s- Mr. Cross died in New York some fifteen years ago, and; was reputed at his death to bel worth $1,000,000. .Miss. Luquer continued: "My aunt's two sons, Ferdinand and William Cross, asre joining with mother in" an action to have the wjll set aside, ' but J I am sure they are hurt because none of the Jewels were left to them. "My aunt must have been worth ful ly ' a million dollars, . as. : besides the jewels : and the $15,000 left to mother, there" was much" other property, in cluding $10,000 in a Shelton bank, which my aunt had purposely put there in a joint account, that in event of her death, mother Would be able to have its use as her own. "This is .: why -we are so" anxious to find Mr. Garland, for as ' soon as faun tie' died he came to mother and said he had better get the money out of the bank at once. Mother says he has not given her all the money that was in the bank, and she wants to see him. ; i. 'Frank M. Garland, while in Bridge port, lived at 49 Washington Terrac. TELLS cnoss T occupying the upper part of ttttvlicmmn. He was a man about (0 yean of ngro, of ref ined appearance. . He Shad some magnificent furnltare, whloh he brought from New Haven. . One dining-room table was eattmated to- be worth $1,000. He displayed tevrg amounts of money, &t one time how lng over $1,200 to a. neighbor. He was engaged in the manuf antore of a, cancer, curs.' which he alleged to have said wtas worth, more than : $30,000. His .wife was younger.. . Garland, aa near aa cajk b les jmed. arrived from New Haven -earl v in the summer, first living on See. view aA-nu-e, as a lodger. , Later he removed to Washington "Terrace. He left dur-i ing the- Chrtotnuia holidaya, havingr a. New Tork motor furniture v.a come for his possessions. '.':.-'..'.- y ' Garland is said "to be living la. Brooklyn, N. T.,:whre he la connect ed with the Black family of that city. Although his rent was paid, he for got to notify the agents of his going-. It was not until within a few days that the property owners knew . that the rent was vacant. k He (Called too Heave kjeya of he house with, the agents and did not notify the gas or water companies to turn off the sMpply. V ; It ira" learned "that the home of Mm Cross waa not the only 8 nm in whtahr death waa twe.',t, t s. ,i MlSi Ijuquer eoajoyed the acqtmim snr-s of Mr. Garland, j ,.. Aottogi in the- eaptselty o-f r ' : t s. Jjuqiueiri attended tiie ajr-J -v..,-- or a lawyer,- living' on Noble ar- --r -v GaarJannJ wae later tmtxodiwiFnl. ' Mrs. :. Xflxroer , rwnuaine-i n - house keeper to, he fssrnily, wnt'l f" f -Hn of i vaJueibla JeTet- - i the housekeepei" - and - Ci r ' . , ; i v.-, .-. i placed in a safe in h l.iwxor's h u;-f, caused hiro. to think., tlio-t -Uia position of .housekeeper was , .out. . of - keeping with Mrs., Luquer's - personal, adornment,- and she retired. I .was stated! by -the busband of the1 deatl vdmoni'.tha't smi; effort was made to ; trifluence (hJ; wife ' just prior to death. ' ' . '. ; y "I Bhotifld Ilk't.3eeurn Garland's ad dress," eaid . th Informant of? The Farmer. There' are. others 4n Briage j?ort who - would ". lltoe to know his whereafbourbsk f - - - - -"I caimot ; recaM JWtoeti Mans. Z- ljuquer came to mjr ' Iwnsai ' w' 'wSio'' recom mendedj Efcter. ' But ehe nurse my wife and. later iDirowht 3arleaid. ' As soon ae Gaatohdi learned that Khe had a very . rich, aurat lha paid pea jHcoxiar at tentron; itolier.' . TRUSTS BILLS I'OT TO BAR DULY I BAD riOIIOFDL If 1 Washington, Jan, 2$--: Nothing in President WHon' trust legtolation program against 1 holding companies was intended to bar anything "that is not in -nature and spirit of monopoly. President Wilson today enipixasiased M. the governing principle in the whol question -that corporations, organized and merged with; others for pusrpoatwi of monopoly or ( restraint of trade would be dearly barred and that thosw which obviously did not Interfere with interstate- commerce would be le alone.. " " The purpose of tha admindstratioa would be, the President declared, to let tidings grow amd grow naturally and legitimately. With respect to tha proposed interstate trade comrnlHoioo, the President said it . would not bo an administrative body but .one of pub licity and Information. ' . The President does not believe the .runn hanld rive Trtlbllcity to the legitimate, methods of business of any 'concern . of which riyals might take advantage. . : : - , - CORONER PROBES DEATH ;0F BADE The sudden 'death ' of Mrs. Liz-zi Kutzenacker's three-months old babj early ' Sunday morning has been re ferred to Coroner J. J. . Phelan for an. investigation, following her state ment that she had .been giving it a patent cough mixture and gave it a dose . Saturday night. Its belufr re ferred followed -police investigation last night. .-' Mrs. Kutzenacker was macoverea crvinjr hysterically - at North and Howard avenues last night by an of ficer of the Third precinct police sta tion and, in response to inquiry, said that it was due' to her having found the baby dead in her arms that morn ing .when she awakened. : Lieut Sanger turned over the re port to headquarters ".and Detectiva James Bray investigated. He was in formed that the child had been dedi cate . from birth and had been suf fering from a . sold during the past week. Mrs. Kutzenacker lives at lift Hallett street and was on the way to the home of her mother In the West En-?. - -