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BRIDGEPORT, OONiT., TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1914
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EAVRIILA
INSANE :
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ELD WITHOUT; B
His Death Is Second To Be Laid Ji
rectly To Disturbances In. The Big v
Textile Strike In Shelton Stone
Grazes Babe's Head
(Special to the Farmer.) , --
. Bheftton; Jan. 27 -Alex Havrilla, the
farmhand brutally beaten on tho night
of Monday. Jan. 12, by Frank Pinto,
a local bartender, : died ' ait the State
Hospital for Insane at 1 Mlddletown,
J list -before noon, today. i 1
Pinto, who was in the Fairfield
County Jail at - Bridgeport in- default
of bail of 45,000, is now held without
bail pending the outcome of the in
quest to be held either today or to
morrow at Mlddletown. As soon as
word reached Shelton, Chief Robbtna
of ' the Shelton police communicated
with Joseph Shapiro, prosecuting aty
torney in the Sheteon court, Shapiro
notified the County Jail officials . to
raj;cerpt.no bond for Pinto. Efforts to
raise the necessary bail for his re
lease have been under way for several
days. - , . '
' Havrilla's death is the second which
may -be attributed directly to the
strike in the Blumenthal mills, which
la now In its 11th week. ' The first
was that of a tiny- baby, one of twins
of Mi. and Mars. Michael Homick. The
parents were dragged if romrtheir home
y poiice officers and mill guards and
were beaten and. arrested.- The chil
dren irefte left home with none to
care for them, and with the cold air
p-weeping through the door and- win
d ovs, broken by the police the : baby
died two days afterward ; - ; , .'
Havrilla came to Shelton while: on
the way from a farm in Orange to
vi?:t a former employer inKartford.
lie was walking through Howe ave
rue, near Louis Pinto's saloon .when a
clone was flung through the , open
door.- Frank-Pinto rushed out with
a pool "cue.. Kemp, one of the mill
jruarda who was In the eaJoon is al-I-'g-d
to have pointed out Havrill, as
te etone thrower, eeveral bystendera
t once declared he . was -wrong - fos
low yofrths-"e-wmad -taken---pnrtnl'
t;ie stone " throwing had fled befora
the two got ottt of the saloon, ' - .
Vtnta shattered tne nooi . cue on
J's-sTilla skull, an inflicted cuts and
bruises galore. Then , the," O'Brien
guards dragged ihe bruised .an ibleed
lng victim Into Pinto's saloon called
in a deputy sheriff and caused., his ar
rest. The exposure of the - outrage
through the columns of The Farmer
Jed to Pinto's apprehension. Pinto
- ".AipSTE
Heid 6 Todd Victimized By!
Exchange of Glass for
Diamonds
: Throragh tbo arrest and capture of
Ctaaries-Wllliame, alias -Charles Lund,
alias G.sH- WdHiam-sln Raleigh, 'J.
C. at the request of the local author
ises. swindle pCTpetrated upon local
jewelers .was revealed. ' -
WiHiams will -be. charged with hav
ing swindled R-eid &' Todd, local jew-c-'ers,
out -ofdamSrid3 valued ra t $325.
This iff ' believed t be a technical
charge to cover the loss of a larger
amount - : . - , . . ' ' -
The method , fcy which the firm lost
toe Jewels Is what to known, in crimi
nal -eireles as a .- "pennyweight theft."
"Williams fe alleged to have entered
the store, , asked to look at a tray of
idaraonda and while the back of the
rlerk wast turned $o have stuibsrituted
imitation diamonds in the P-ie.ce of
the gemrine. The matter was reported
to the police In Feb.; 1912. tout the
news ihas. not heretofore (been made
public Detective Ediward Cronan left
for Raleigh, iasT night," for the pris
oner. .--...,
PKIK BLOCK HOW
MARKED FOR BAN
0(1 WALES BLOCK
Farther steps in. the crusade to
close the "Pink block" on" H-ous-fetonie
avenue, long famous in- the
police history of the' city, havei. been
taken, this time by the Health board.
Inspectors visiting the place yecter
fiay. ; They found conditions "very
bad." Printed notices of . the - con
demnation of the "Wales biock,-" also
sn Housa tonic avenue, will be posted
tn the doors at once, giving 10 days
lor vacating. " - ',
HIIPLOSION EILL 4
' i ON BIAUIIETANIA
Lirerpool. t Ja.ii. - 27 The - Cunard
Sner Mauretania suffered only slight
Simage from the explosion of eom
r -ied gas which occurred on board,
j ;--rday. killing four men and in
tijoia; several others. .
DIAMOND
1IES; 1N5;S
TATE
4
mm
ONDS
is - planning , to contend that : the -, In
sanity of Havrilla, which the prosecu
tion t-aera.rda as due to the -beajting.
prevailed before he got ' his Trjeating. '
The Shelton police allowed Kemp-to-get
out Of their Jurisdiction and '.now
cannot locate, him. -, - ' ; .;'
The committee of citizens raised at
the borough meeting last week to, seek
an end of the strike presented a writ
ten report of (their doings to a, com
mittee representing the strikers this
afternoon.. .. The. borough -committee
comprises Judge Dillon, Sam Beards
ley.. Postmaster Holmes, John Preston
and Warden- Barlow. They-" spenfl
some time with Fritz Stolzenberg, su
perintendent pf the Blumenthal mills,
this forenoon. ' . They have; been given
to understand that Stolzenfoerg'a Willi J
in the strike situation, will - prevail, -Sidney
Blumenthal, head -of the ..con'-
cern, having ; left the matter - in1 hja
hands, i This afternoon . the .borough:
committee, meet the strikers' commit- -tee
' in the city hall, and the lattec
-committee will convey their rep'ort to
the meeting of the L W. "WV local to-1
night , or tomorrow morning. - .The
strikers" committee comprises Albert
Stancek, Jf Rosco, VJ. Jacobson, : John
Rose, Peter Zamba, "Victoria Felencek,
and P. Mario. " .
Policeman - John JDonovan'sj eight
months old baby had a dose call from
death' ' Sunday night -when a -stone
weighing - 'several pounds crashed
t:fcrough -his window, and struck tH.e
crib at (the child's head. The metal
of the'crtb was dented, but the 'child
was unscathed. vi Donovan rushed to
the window and fired his pistol into
the dark. , "- '
Another ' complaint $ of 'brutality
against the mill guards came this
noon. Abraham Optoener, , baker,
crossed the canal near tlie -Blumenthal
plant, to see some of ' his trade,;
when t a mill guards he avers, set on
him and beat him claiming he had no
J-Igbt 4Ja.erj Cl ttt t.l-fi bakery -wmoii
lit the etreet and rushed to the office
of Chief Rob bins demanding redress.
He eaid he had been -knocked down
jiV- kicked.- FoHowed--: by. several
dozens, he and the chief went to the
plant, where the baker made- a futile
search' for the .guard. When -w he- -re
"turnefl to where he had left his horse
and wagon, the rig ha4 vanished, and
up to-. late hour he hadn't succeeded
In .ideating it. , ,
MAYORS OF MANY-
CITIES MEET HERE
CoL -Xtf G.Osborn Tells oi
Influence of Press -Oni.
Public' Questions
, - . ...
-. That the Mayors' ' Associations . of
Connecticut - -mayv be a greater' power
for good , and take a more ..prominent
part in " all public matters wa the
message Col. N. - G. Osborn, editor of
the j, Journal-Courier of - TJew -Haven
brought the organization '.today:-. Twenty-five
mayors and ex-mayors-of Con-1
necticut cities gathered at ' the ' Algon
quin club today for their mid-winter
conference. ' ' - 't ,
Judge E. T. Buckingham, of the Com
pensation -. Commission'' 'and - former
mayor of Bridgeport, greeted the vis
itors and ; had charge of their enter
tainment ' The party- were the 'guests
of Mayor Clifford B. Wilson', at a lun
cheon in one of the private dining
rooms of the club. . , . -t
' Col. Osborne' talk was on "The In-
nuence of - tlie Press on Public Cues
tions.' "He told ott the power for good
or which newspapers exerted toy their
artxixuoe on . air matters otf pqib-lie in
terest. He also told -the mayors that
their Interest In public .matters should
not cease , with their terms of ": office
and fcnait the assooiation should take
a more active psirt- in all public, af
' fairs. j- :,. .
Dr. , Benjamin Rotstall - oi the Mu-
n-icipal Service ; Bureau of New " York
addressed the gathering- on ''Milwau
kee's Bureau of Efficiency." This ie a
new board of economy a-nd ' efficiency
which- has been created in-MilwaTikee
about a- year ago. - , i
6The bureau is intended to get better
service from city -officials i and to ob
tain the limit -of purchasing power
from each dollar of the city's money.
. The officers of the association, all
of whom were present were Charles
Kerr of Danbury, president; Mayor
Douls .Cheney, vice-president j J. Mil
ton Coburn, secretary and treasurer.
Among the members of the associa
tion who sent regrets . were Mayor
Martin Scully and former Mayor John
P. Elton of Wa'terbury, former Mayor
Bryan Mahan of New London, former
Mayor Thomas I Reilly of Meriden,
Mayor Frank J. Rice of New Haven.
RAT POISON KILLS
ROWLAND CHILDREN
- HaleyvtHe, ' Ala-, Jan, 27 Three
smair'children of Mr. and Mrs. Perry
Rowland here are dead today as-the
result of eating rat poisn while their
parents were away from home visit
ing. "' - - "
.' Her ' Mother-1 You say Henry has
been cruel to you. What has- he done ?
.Young Mrs. Sn&pes He keeps bare
fish hooks in all of his pockets.
Chicago; Daily-News.
GARLAND HAD
EVEIJTFUL PAST
- ASJVENTOR
Former Executor of Crossr Will
'Well Known in New
: Haven. ' . - '
ERENEZER BEECHER SPENT
THOUSANDS BACKING HIM
Had 'Alleged Cancer Cure - ami
: s Flashed . Tliousand Dol--.
' ' . vlar Bills. : '
' '; Developments of ' ait :-leaet an inter
esting nature and of possibly ' Start
ling -.character ' are expected, in the
Hannah ' H. Cross will contest at, -my
time; It became - known c tday that
Prosecuting 'I Attorney - Alexajftder, . De
Lajiey was (waited upon yesterday, with
information . concerning the case. - Al
though . it was ' intimated ttoat it was
of not' sufficient strength, to. warrant
official action, word has' been received
from New York city to the effect that
tinder Attorney Jttrnes Brady, William
T. and Ferdinand Cross are making
the strorag-est . effiort3 .- to 'secure from
Frank- .II; Garland some explanation
of fwhat . became of "large amounts oi
Jewelry and other trust securities..-
'Mrs. May 'Thompson 'Luquer, a ter
barring ' reporters -from- heri home': at
Park and Maplewoodr avenue,- and re
fusing to divulge " . any 'informafion
wfhich might tend to clear up th my-1
stery ; surrounding the , case, 'left the
city, according to thosd .within """the
iiausehold today. ' Her attorney,- Judge
Frank I.Wilderi. in explanation, of her
attitude said that he-had ordered her
to maintain silenae, and that he wouJd
be, compelled : to y do , y likewise as- it
mikht toe necessary for hint to appeal
as a. witness in -the event eft the pro
posed contests. He expressed surprise
that she "had : tet t the city, and said
that it was probably for, a brief visit.
Yesterday it was -learned, -from .
promlnerit West End druggist that
Garland had of ten displayed r large
amounts of money in Siis presence and
had been . Interested in a patent cancer
cure called "Cytone." ',So often - were
bills of . ? 1,000 denominations' flashed
for chan in 'the little store that the
proprietor was .-.afraid-! of- them and
noted the man . who tendered ; them
with, cer-ai. - Though this jenan refused
to imuojt for public print anything
ihatl he knew concerning the "affair he
intimated that if asked; by a 'progscut
irfg suttorriey" be" would",' divulge "jnaiy,
startlirtg faots. ' . . , v '
Likewise a - prominent,. laiwyerof. this
city with the understan'ding tjiat his
namet: would for - personal ' reasons - be
kept- confidential,'' told -of 1 his many
talks . with -Mrs. . Cross "andr Mrs. iiu
quer, in- which the latter-had told of
ibeing , short changed through the
wrapping at $3,500 in bills in a -package
which was not to be opened untjl
told.' In a moment ' of ." inqutoitiyeness
it had been- opened- before the appoint
. ed time and found 1 to !be short-, $X,500:
Through " the same source it was
learned that Frank M. -Garland was
none -other than the famous inventor
of the ..Winchester ; Arms company,
whose 4 research into , high explosives
cost the late; Etoeneaer vBeecher, of
New Haven; many "hundreds of -thousands
of dollars and also other promi
nent men like R. H. Brown, amounts
rangihg .betiveen: ?3;000 and $5,000. . ,
' -Thiat -Garland while here was - in
constant -communicatioii and -secmred
an (audience '.with - the Grand ;Duke of
,Russia,-:recently -in fhds country, also
ibeoazne known today. .
. A special -deapat-oh from ?the. New
TIaVen, oorrespondenf of The Farmer
states that Frank Mo Garland first
ante into the limelight about fifteen
years In that city as -.an inventor. Ha
seoured. (patents on. migh" pressure ex-r
plosive guns. He '"interested Eibentezer
eeciher;r one of 'the -inventors of -the
original- Diamond Match i.-. machineryi
which later became the basic- ground
of-'be great match frost. Reecher is
now dead, ijeecher ' is said to have
invested -between s$150,000.-, and '.$350,009
in experiments on the sun carried on
in ilhe Mta"Cjagon' Foundry at New 'Ha
ven,' which had been . placed at the
disposal 'of Garland -. through the "in
terest ehowmi in- the invention by Etxn
Maybr Fred Farnwoerth.;,iThe"gun is
said never to irave been successful and
aJitihoutgth tested by the United . States,
government wa not. adopted. .During
this period of time Garland lived very
high, toeing extremely fond, of the-display
of diamonds. , , .'V '
" He became infatuated . with Dottle
Stewart, the daughter otf a policeman,
the ' late Joseph Stewart, whom he
tn&rried about ten years ago.
'- At the residence of 3 the. Stewart
family, 28 , Jefferson street, today it
was said that the whereabouts of Gar
land was not known, although neigh-
bors felt sure that they had seen him
there within the past -few , days,
- Although the gun ' was not success--ful
and - Garland went to . New York
city ' for several ' years where he was
the companion of princes and poten
tates of various countries. - -Garland
was divorced from his first wife and
later lived in PhiladelphiaV where - he
lived for a time at the Continental
Hotel. , . J-
- Last spring he ; came back to" New
Haven for a short while but . soon
moved his furniture to Bridgeport,
jn Ncw Haven Garland has- been
looked upon as a promoter - of ven-r
tures with little merit.- - 'r
GRANDDAUGHTER OF
NAPOLEON GUARD
DIES III KANSAS
, Leavenworth, Kas. , Jan. 27 Mrs.
Florence Helen Pooley,. granddaughter
of one -of 'Napoleon's guards at St.
Helena, died ;at " her : home . here to
day. She was -born on the Island of
St. Helena, 50 years ago. ; -Her- husn
band, the Rev. R. K. Pooley, rector
of- St. Paul's Episcopal' church here,
survives her. - ..--. ;.,-:.-.'.-,.
GOETHALS TO
BE FIRST HEAD
OF CANAL ZONE
" ' -7 '- y
President Orders Permanent
Government Established
, April 1. ,
CANAL BUILDER FOR
FIRST CIVIL HEAD
President Said to, Hold That
British position In oIls
, Is. Sound.
) Washington, Jan. 27 President Wil
son today signed an -executive order
putting into : operation ; on April 1 ai'
permanent government for -the Pana
ma Canal Zone -and naming Col." Goe
thals as the first civil governor.
That President Wilson is opposed
to the exemption jt American coast
wise ships from Panama Canal tolls
was' flatly asserted at the capitol to
day by those ' who know what took
place - at the conference - last night be
tween the President" and Senate for
eign relations- committee. . , ., - '
Senators who talked with the Presi
dent said-today that. Mf. Wilson 'fully
explained his position' on the - tolls
question, ; that-i-his .yiews - incline to.-,
ward the ojitentions--of Great Britain
and 'that he would make public his at-s
titude .in the . near " future. . , - ..
Several ' Senators' expressed surprise
that, in .'view - of the. President's, posi
tive attitude he had, not urged - some
action at -the lextra . session of Congress.-
"i" What the President' may. rec
ommend was uot .-disclosed Mn today's
reports .of the -White. House .confer
ence but it was pointed tont thati two
ways, might meet . the views of the
President1. -. One would- be " to repeal
the ' exemption' provision ' of the act
The other, would .be' the passage of the
Adamson resolution to, suspend) for
two years tbe operation. of - the .-(.exemption.'
clause" -and thus demonstrate
whether the -canal could be -self-sus.
taining. without tolls from ' American
ships. - . . . . - . ' ; - i
- It .was. said: "today that -the Presi
dent wasx not opposed to toll exemp
tion as such but hat he was strong
ly of - the . opinion - that they wtrald
not agree with the '"tax. provision of
the Hay-Pauncefote: treaty; i --M:
E.H. MULLlllSr VEBS
TRATfORDGlRLI
Typewriter " Dealer and Grad
' " uate Nurse Married 'at "
""'' St. James Church.
Only Immediate Families Knew
of ' the v Nuptials.' They
;WiIl Live on Mill
- Miss Cecilia MoGrathy daughter-of
Mr. : and Mrs. Thomts McGrath of
Soiith Main "street, Stratford and Mrr
Frank .H. Mullins,. Of 388 Mill Hill
avenue," this city,, , a local typewriter
merchant, were manried with, a nup
tial 'mass at St. James'. R.' C. church,
Stratford,- this morning, - Rev. Father
M. :Jij O'Connor, -the pastor; officiated.
"Only-'tie immediate -families of " the
couple attendedv few aside from them
knowing -of the intended nuptials. .
Mr. Mullins was attended by his
brother, Mr," Edward Mullins, of this
city.-' The 'bridesmaid was Miss Mamie
McGrath. a sister, of -the bride. Fol
lowing the i ceremony's Mr. and Mrs
Mullins boarded a train for Washing
ton D.. C, where, they expect to spend
a. fortnight. - ."' -- - -.. ..
. . Mr. Mullins4s on of the best known
typewriter men1 in New England. He
conducts the Mullins - Typewriter '-Exchange,,
and has the - Fairfield county
agency -for the Underwood and other
machines. - Heis a native of Bridge-
port,, widely known and esteemed. He
is a member of the - Knights of Co
lumbus. : t,.-"-'." ... - " .... '.'
i His bride is a graduate" nurse. . . She
received her -diploma from the train
ing school for nurses connected with
St.: "Vincent's hospital in Norfolk, Va.
She has many friends iboth. in Strat
ford and this city. ' - "
:..' Returning from their : honeymoon,
Mr. -and Mrs. Mullins will, take'- up
their residence ;at 388 Mill Hill, ave
nue where Mr. -Mullins has a fine new
home. '...j. 1 - . :.. ' :
BLOCKADE OF
CAPE HAITIEN
Government of "Port Au
'" Prince Proclaims Drastic
Measure Washington, i- Jan. 27 Blockade of
Cape Haitien, the storm center of the
latest revolution there, has been proclaimed-
by j the government at Port
Au Prince. -. , -,- -;
The diplomatic - corps, at . Port Au
Prince has designated a committee of
safety to assume , charge in event of
the possible abdication - of President
Create'- and the 'outbreak " of disorder.
GROUND IS BROKEN
FOR HIGH SCHOOL
- Half a dozen . laborers appeared on
the-site1 of the. new high school, thi3
morning and -armed with picks, broke
ground for the proposed structure.
- Word . of the beginning of the work
spread rapidly-and at noon time there
was a gathering of unemployed about
the premises seeking work.
GERMAN RULER
CELEBRATES MS
. 55TH BIRTHDAY
Wilhelm, Attended by Six Sons,
Greets All Officers in
Berlin.
BLACK EAGLE FOR
, i VON BONNERSMARCK
American Ambassador,Rides in
Civilian Attire in Midst
of Glittering Uni
forms. .V
,- Berlin,-Jan. 27 -The Emperor cele-t
brated his 56th birthday' 'today, bale
and j vigorous in body and mind and
able -still as -was' shown by his recent
woodchoppin' exploits, tV. take" the
physical work of a' man in the: prime
of lifftK. ,A11, , classes .- of his subjects
joined in observing- fhe day, celebra-.
tionsToeing held by the University and
Technical;, school . students, v. by- the
academic of the- arts and, sciences, ;-by
army and navy officers, by civic -organizations
and by municipalities . and
veteran associations throughout the
empire. - v-- ;
.The day Berlin .was ushered In
by- the. traditioiial sounding" -of a chor
al from the lantern -of the,castle dome
by -"a - corps iof trumpeters', at 7 a. m.,
and by the .Grand' Reveille" by mass
ed '.military ? bands 7' which .marched
from -.the -castle to the Brandenburg
gate," the whole length of the crowded
Une',"Den"Linden and'.retur'n. ".""
- -After, -divine services in, the royal
chapel.-His Majesty held a birthday
levee-- and --received v. the -congratula-
Ttions. ,of his -ministers, : the ambassa
dors -and. 'ministers accredited -to .the
German. court, -the high "military and 4
naval t.sfuthorities and "the court oo
crety. ., .'In i the r progress :of thie- diplomatic
corps -through - the Linden castle, al
ways, a great attraction for the spec-taele-rloving
citizens- of ... Berlin, the
United "-Sta1:es" Ambassador,' jj araes W
Gerard; in an automobile and wear
ing -civilian attire, without goldV braid
or decorations, -was . a conspicuous
figure among the . foreign- representa
tives, all In gorgeous uniforms cover
ed Vith - orders and .-Tiding in ; their
carriages of state. His Majesty ,v had
a' cordial greeting for Mr. Gerard and
conversed (with ttirm for- several minutes-.
The-, levee was' -followed" by a cus
tomary military -event, -the .giving out
of., the password for the day, wbTcft
was -as always, "Long Life to . His
Majesty." ; The Emperor, attended by
his -six sons and' followed-by a- glitr
tering suite;,- walked from the castle
to the , guardhouses-near.-.-the ' arsenal
where. all of the officers in .Berlin
were- assembled pr the ceremony.- -
"' There was the customary display
of street , decorations, ' principally of
bunting., and - evergreen i festoons and
apparently- every - business housp in
the .city had tn " its show windows a'
Just fhe emperor, surrounded: with
flowers: i' .Elaborate . 'illuminations,
particularly of the Linden, and, the
FriedricTi and Leipsiger . streets, have
been, arranged for this evening.- -. -' j
.Th"e, ,was a long list of birthdav
honors and -decerationsii-.-promotions'
being"- awarded .. lavishly- -.- throughout:
thecjarmy vand navy services, but the
lion's share ' of the- distinctions being
conferred on men belonging ' -the
business and : artistic worlds.". :; .--The
-highest . distinction, of - all -was , given
to Prince CGuido . Henckel' Von Bon
nersmarck, . who. received - the Black
Eagle. - He is.' a-" member of -the
"Princes -Trust-, in- which his part
ners are Prince Maximilian "Egon
Fuerstenberg : and -; Prince - Ch.risa
Kraft :.zu Hdhen-lohe-Oehringen ' and
Which possesses enormous interests lir
real estate- mining and" shipping con
.--August- SohOTl,; proprietor - -of the
Lokal- Anzfeger and -numerous-other.
pribM-eatloras, i was s honored ;-with - the
Second Class of the - red 'eagle - with
the star. " . j " . - ,
, .The . same "decoration without, the
star, was conferred on ." Prof. . Paul
Ehrlich, the eminent physician. '-j
i rr- Wilhelm : Bode, the director of
-the royal: museums, was -raised to the
hereditary nobility -:- ;t : ... . .
GOMPERS WILL ADDRESS
UNITED MINE WORKERS
.v . . .
.... Indianapolis, Jan. 2 7. Samuel Gom
pers, president "of the A-mftrii-anTfefl
Oration . of Labor, will .arrive here
Thursday and -nnfiV oi'M-, th. in
vention . of United-. Mine Workers of
America, . He will -explain the action
of the executive council of the fed
eration in connection with charges
made , by Charles II. Moyer, 'president
of the Federation of Miners, regarding
the copper, strike.-. ' -
Accuse SilvernaiT
On Three Grounds
, In Divorce Petition
William Silvernail of this city must
have been a poor excuse for a "hus
band iif the allegations-made by Mary
E. . Silvemail in her 'divorce petition
are true. In papers filed in the supe
rior .court today, Mrs. ' -SilYernail
charges lier. husband with infidelity,
intolerable cruelty and '"desertion on
July 2, 1905. She asks the court to al
low a change of - name. ' The couple
were married - Jamiary - 2, 1895. -Mrs.
Silvern ail's : maiden- name was - Mary
English. - -. ,
John Howard Descendant .
- Dies At 77 In Chicago
"'Chicago, Jan. 27 Mrsr' Sarah How
land Jories, wife of Captain George
N. Jones, of Douners Grove,- Ills;', died
today aged 77 years. She was a di
rect descendant - ofthat 'John Howard
who came. over in the Mayflower. She
conducted a private school at Am
herst, Mass., the plac of her birth
and , had among, her pupils the late
Euarene Field, the poet and . writer.
MRS. COUDERRI
ON i BLACKMAIL
ITM A HI C '--Til
Tells The Farmer
ly To Leave Somers In Position.
: To Bring Suit Against The.
Trplley
,;v,- r . - : t-
Sensational , developments imauterlal
Ized today in the alleged attempted
blackmailing of John L. Somera, 1011
Stratford avenue, by, Mrs. Mary Con
derre , of" 843'- State ' etreet, a- steno
grapher " at , the Locomobile plant and
a member of the memorable automo
bile "party several . weeks ago when
Mrs. Helen M. ; (Watson Judd me her
death in a collision near New Haven.
Mrs. . Coudert-e. was arrested at her
workt-by - Detective'. -Sergeant Peter H.
Hall V of police headauaLrter8 : upon a
.warrant drawn "by . Prosecuting Attor
ney .xAAeara-ndec li.' DeLaney. She was
locked up at police -headciu'arterai and
bonds fixed at $2,000 which, at a late
hourjhad not; been; f umished. -.J . , u
.".'.Realizing'1' the eeriousne&a , of her
predicament, 'ishe -consented ; to be In
tearvlewed iby-a Farmer representative.
Believing" that she is being- misjudged
and that t he public shouJdv know the
truth. . She, admitted that cti-Ke had not
secured : counseL , In this - interview
she' gives.; what -she says, : Is' the true
story of the whole affair, including the
accident, differing from, her testimony
bef ere -Coronei- Eli Mix. - . . -Two-main
points. brought out bi "iher
tory. are the aHeg-t j-pr"L , . teetl
fllony fbef or e iCoroiaer- Mix "was warped
with' the-intention. of shielding Somers
and- based largely- upon his sugges
tions ast well as ref uting her previous
testimony- to the effect that 'the auto
mobile iwaa stationary when, etracls by
the trolley car. On the other' hand
she ,saya that her face was . not' cover
ed by her muff at the time of the ac
cident .and that Somers. driving1 , on
the left -side of the road can the auto
mobile directly in front of the car at
an angle. She considers that no one
but Somer was responsible for the
accident and death of Mrs. Judd and
also that. the. true-' testimony, bein-
known, there would be no opportunity
.of .securing damages from the trol!e
consp&ny. -r,Jfrs J ud d Sverself made the decision
tihat resulted in. her meeting death
shortly afterwards, eays Mrs. Couderre
in, wliat she aya, ia the true: account
of the -events of the fatal ride. ' She
explains that the trip was made ' to
New': Haven - - at such a . high rate oi
speed in places that she was greatly
frightened, and that this fear -was
heightened shortly , before . midnight
when the party : prepared tb. leave the
Hpf-'braU in New Haven an5 she" ob
served Somers' behavior. Fearing to
return ." by- automobile, , she , says, she
made the .' proposition to.. Mrs. Judd
that ' tiley return ' tty:-J Hie r.-midmgh
train. But Mrs. Judd objected,: saying
that the ' automobile trip would be
more enjoyable. " Atta " that" Somera
'wouid.feel better-'atter getting .out in
to the..opea ". .
' After-: leaving' New Haven,- she says,
andTshortly before-reaching the' scene
of ; the accident Somers was operating
the ; car "n; the ierft' side of the road,
running' 'at a moderate speed and tried
to cut across, the tracks- t;an angle.
Evett-.-tihen.-..she- says, she noted , the
dartgerous.;itBaTltess::Of the .trolley car
buff-resulting--events -occurred too
rapidly-; for-her.-to protest, u.
Sho Insists ' that-there-were' only the
three persons, Somers, Mrs. Judd and
herself in the automobile'at any time.
At. varlou'a Imes.lt. has ' been rumored
that .there, .was" a" man included in the
..paay.jwhoaejojame'hasoli been mentioned.""-
'-.-"'"..;- ,
In. response te questioning, she said
that the testimony given before Cor
oner Mix was originated when she re
turns a. to Bridgeport by train: the fol
ldf ing - morntng- with Somers. v "Also
that at the first-hearing, she sat outt
side the door of the coroner's private
office, and,-through an open transom,
heard all of the -corpner's. questions
and Somers' - replies. - Her testimony,
she now -says, -'was given so as to com
pare., with that, also that it , was for
the sole, purpose, of shielding Somers
and with no. idea of. financial reward.
.. Money was. first- mentioned, she al
leges, by Somers, not for the falsify
ing of evidence but in order that dam
ages might be secured from the trolley
company..:. She says that he told her
that- a - damage suit would . result in
Mrs." Judd's mother securing, several
thousands of dollars, that - he would
receive money for the repairing of the
automobile and- she would- be entitled
to a snug -.sum. - - - - -
-. But. according to f her. statement,
she thought it only reasonable that
she should - be compensated for the
notoriety -brought upon her by the
accident, particularly on- accotmt of
the likelihood that heavy damages
would be received. She admits that
she had no Idea of the seriousness of
such ' action - and - considered that it
would be entirely . proper. '
, The matter-of "rfccelving $2,500, ehe
says, was first mentioned"' by , her to
Somers last Thursday night - in the
store and when she returned to him a
copy of the coroner's hearing testi
mony given to her in the morning.
She admits, that, hortly after 'the
hearing cshe began to be conscience
stricken; and to consider giving, what
she says, is the true version and re
futing her previous .evidence. ' This,
she claims, had been opposed by
Somers.,. She . also says that
Somers told her that, . . if she
that Mr. Somers told , her that, if she
changed her testimony at the next
hearing, the other elde (would try arfd
make out - that she was intoxicated
.the night in, question and, as a result,
unable to know .'what really did hap
pen. - !' '"' : :.-" V . ' ..,'"
She " said that; ' following . the acci
dent, Mr. Somers had kept telling her
that he "WOWd see that ehe got some
money when the case was over. This,
ehe said, started her thinkins about
J.
Xi,
EITWMICl P
i
She Testified Falc e
Company
receivftag " flcsmclal coiapenfSKXin f of
the notoriety -brought to toer tin-i: - "i !
the accident. Also, dhe sayat tl' t ire,
(freqruently . told her that his j 'J:. ,
was wealthy, that he "had t" S " I
money but "that it. was tied v$ mr-i
not available -upon eradder trail. !
,. he ; says ,hat . Snsaera . taJlkt witJs '
her at leigth -TfcnirfkaAy' i 1 a.u-'
ceraing - money" matt&ns ji 1 V - -t a i
her concerning! . the arorost 'L ,
sired. . She also caya tiisvt h5 t J hrr i
that h& did not iaters,- to f ' ' ; - s '
much as at first and wou: 1 in .
her J5,O0O then, ea be eoi-Ud ft t:
ber She aJso iayci trmt 8i c- - I r -t-to
sign a. pawr , concertJ.-i"; :
ito (former testimony tipot t -
of the snount tat qTze. st'f-xu ' ' a
ehe. eay, ehe. did r -.r C - -.
that he -was -offered .-. (br.t j,
that it was -worth ih&t ttxnoxir-t t-- i
sees a clear conscious. . J
At the completion - of - .fhrr
that night, she s)ys it wa &. f.s ? . i
o'clock, he asked her to cnaa its
store in the morning szii Y-.t Tr. 1
what he could do. 2ie cid so ;
cording to her story, noted su
ence in the r reception a-corde I -.
Somers, she said, taL"-:ed iti an - i
ally loud voice, .3 if c'-- rl-sj t .
others hear the cer.vei-i'-!" ''-i. r
ing to her story, l.e sili tiat - -not
have the .ri.- r'rtscL t-.raoi-but,
that he wf.,;l t Sve it - '
she would cor i t tt 1 :
Also that she f --.;- i 1 not.
he said that, iC f'io need'-.
he would give her 10 on ? -took
a bi'i-cf trtat ciss-ior - ' .n i. -,
his pocket find nearly f . it f ' ,
her hand. Lvea tapj, s .n s- -,.--, ;
thoufTut his insistence strn;
also the loo -3 "p.- of 1 s '
latter win e. ' --Jii--3 to J.-r, : -,
on the ground '.s.t he wlf ' '"
Upon ir tatirjj the t i
ilzed th? r"' -" as I' - ,..'
Sheriff C- 1 "-' - ., : ; '
Uc-praan
.Thro. o-.,-i- b. . i .
ana t -'er us- ?ad advi-f-1 hfr - j l
hot;., i but. tnt truth, tiO mil!.- -who
Was" l..it and wi.'. out regard f..- th
protection bf anyone. She. hi -j-te-1
this mornings that flnan.-'il ti,j.t.-is
were not considered until Sorner.-s r-tl
mentioned damages, eic. Al.-o ti- -t
when Somers informed her that i.-
did not have the money, she suggest
ed that he could make out a.therk
but that he objected on the srou'-l
that it would never do as.it toi,11 be
"evidence"- against them.
The wording of Prosecutor D
Laney's Warrant Is that -she "c!l v .r
bally and maliciously thrx-aten JjS.i
L. Somera, then; of said city, by v
ing.to him, 'If you don't give me $..,
BOO I will-work against yon over i.
New' Haven, -TneariiEg t'-erf-1 tl-t
she, the said Mary Couderre, v?ou:.l
falsely teafify against him." '
RUBBER -SHEATHING JIAY .
" ', ' '- STOP. CANNON CALLS
, London, Jan.' 27 Rubber-platir;- for
battleships is being experiment-i with
by Athe British Admiralty, ai-c.pclin
to ' the - Globe. ""The process c-i-iet1?
of sandwiching sheets of rubber 'ne-
inventors claim that-a well of .rubber
(will have the same effect on canroa
sjnells as sandoags .have on rifle bul-
ATTE5IPT TO WHCX '
MAIL TRAIN FAILS
St. Louis, Mo., ."Jan. 27 An atfe-jt
was made today to wreck a south
bound fast. i mail on the St.' Louis.
Iron Mountain 'and Southern P-Mln-ay.
A pile of ties. it was reported, was
placed on, the track near Carromi-ta
Park in the south end of St. - Lot; -3.
The headlight showed : the obstruc
tion and' the engineer. ws able to
stop., the: train' before -reaching it.
DTJ1T1T KILT.TID
- BY 2,CD0 VQISZZ
Thompsonville " Conn., Jan. 27.-'
Electricity killed Edward Dunn, I -1
22, 'while he was at- work on .... tis
switchboard in - the power house ojf
the Northern Connecticut LIht
Power Co. today. Current of 2,300
voltage passed through him. t
started on crr.r
Amy in au n ti::.
The Elks bowlirug tournament sta rt
ed last night at ' the clubhouse and a
large crowd turned out to encourasra
the pin art-ists-. Team E, led by Capt.
Nichols, vanquished Team A; led by
Capt. Sparry, In two, out of three
strings. The winning, team made 5 72,
637, and 572 in three strong for a
total of 1682. Team A rolled up 504.
553, and 530 for a total of 1582.
The members of Team B are Nich
ols, Cummlngs, Dietrich, Melia, Calian
and Chadwic-k. Team A eons'fta oi
Sperry, Dunn, Utz, Cleary,- McOoverV;
and Bellew. Every member wa-g - -,
hand last night and all had a ohar. -
o roll. Tonight Teams B and P will
clash and all members are reque?"!
to be present. ,
Dr. Cook -is trying to d'-rjg V
Pole into poJitirw. - GCo ' ;-
only the pole that krrO-ic i t
simmon that is of any uee to
cians. ' ' ' ;-' ' "- '