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VOL. 50 NO. 61
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.; THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1914
PRICE TWO CS2IT5
EXTRA TROOPS
WILL PROTECT
: TEXAN BANKS
Two 'More Regiments RusheA
To Border in Defense .
Of Americans.
NO OTHER INTENTION
IN MOVING SOLDIERS
City of Torreon Is Cut'Of f From
Outside World By
Rebels. -
Washington, March 12. -Two more
'regiments were moving to Join the
Mexican border patrol today. Battal
ions of the 9th Infantry at Fort
Thomas, Ky, and Fort Logan 31
Roots. Ark., and the 17th infantry
at Fort McPherson, Ga, were loading
baggage trains and assembling field
equipment to mors to Laredo 'and
Eagle Pass to become, part of a mill-1
iary force In the state of Texas larg
er by 3,000 men than the one Gen
eral Shatter led into Ou.be.
Tfae border patrol Is being increased
in numbers at the requests of Senator
Bheppard and Representative. Garner,
of Texas, who told Secretary-Garrison
that the Vergara incident had caused,
a great deal of uneasiness. 1 Cattle,
it was said, were being stolen from
the Texas ranches and, inasmuch as
the American banks silong the line
were full of cash, confidence would be
restored in' a great measure by -the
presence of more troops. - ,
At the White House and at the war
department It was stated that such
was the only significance of the troop
movement -;
Brig. General Bliss Will assign ' the
newcomers to locations." ' They will
relieve six troops of cavalry', which
will then bo free for active patrol,
duty. - . '.- v ."
At the war department it was said
the two regiments would probably
actually begin to entrain Sunday or
Monday. It. is expected that the sev
enteenth win make the trip from Sa
vannah to Galveston on one of tie
army transports leaving . Savannah
Tuesday. - ''"..'- ' -- .
Officials here believe Carranzas has
receded from his previous announced
determination not to receive represen
tations from the United States on I e
half of any but Americans, although
they were still awaiting reply to Secre
tary's Bryan's latest note. AKhou;?h
the texfc of the Bryan note was with
held, it was said emphasis had -been
laid on the necessity , of the Constitu-'
tionalist leader receiving . through
TTnited States consular agents repre-
semations in behalf of other nations.
. Consul Hostetter ' at fiermosillo, re
ported today that the American, New
ly, at Ouliaean, was not held for ran
som but for misappropriation, of funds.
Charge O'Ghaughnessy reported that
the Mexican war office has been un
able to find any trace of the Texan,
jBenavides. The search will be con
tinued. . , i j-.. . .
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FEDERALS CONCENTRATE
TROOPS O.N EAST COAST
"Washington. March' 12 Conditions
lmg the east coast of Mexico were
tnminaiteed today by "Rear - Admiral
Fletcher in the following report to the
navy department: . v -
"Rear Admiral Mayo reports, from
Tarn pco . that federals troops in that
vicinity are concentrated at Tampico
and Dona Cecilia. Ko news of the
. constitutionalists. No alarm at Tem
pico. AH quiet ' at " Vera Cruz. Ad
miral Craddook is on the Hermiene."
Craddoek is a British admiral.
TORREON IS ISOLATED
BY CARRANZA'S ARMY
- Mexico City, March 12 Communi
cation with Torreon has been cut The
capital has no exact advices of. de
velopments thea-e,, though it is known
that there has been light fighting to
the north, and that a large force of
rebels Is said to be approaching Tor
reon from the west.
A rebel Attack on Tampico is ex
pected at any time. .,'
. -An insignificant mutinous mover-'
raent in one of the barracks here was
suppressed. Three- conspirators were
arrested. -'.-..... - v'
tOCIJE CO, NEARLY
COMPLETES PLANS
FOR EAST END PLANT
Plans for the new building . of the
Ixwke Steel Belt. Company to be lo
cated on Bishop- avenue near Con
necticut are rapidly n earing comple
tion and excavation will start as soon
as the frost has left the grounds.. A
epnr siding im already being laid
from the railroad and it is expected
that occupancy of - the new quarters
will be taken by October 1st.
The Locke Steel Belt company has
for some time occupied quarters on
Water street but the rapidly Increas
ing business necessitated much larger
epac The 'new building will be of
brick and concrete, two stories In
height with provision for additional
rtories.
. It will mean when occupied that the
present mechanical force will be in
creased abput 100 per centy
IL4N WHO SHOT OVERSEER
OF POOR, FOUND GUILTY
Mayville, N. Y., March 12 The jury
In the case of Edward Beardsley, the
Cummerdale farmer, charged with as-
csauK in the first degree in having
s rhot J. 'W. Putnam, overseer" of the
poor of Chautauqua County returned
today a verdict of- "guilty, as charged."
The jury i was out six minutes
Beardsley shot the officer when the
jitter entered the farmer's home to
remove his-children from their squalid
surroundings. He then barricaded-
J-iimself and defied the authorities eight
days, finally surrendering" voluntarily
to a hotel keeper. He will be ssnt
enced Jeter. )
MILITANT GETS
SIX MONTHS FOR
CUTTING PICTURE
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Slasher Declares Act. Inspired
; By "Murder" of Mrs.
v . Pankhurst.
" London, March 12. May Richardson,
the militant suffragette who on Tues
day, hacked the . Roketoy Venue in the
National Gallery, was sentenced today
to six months' imprisonment. -
The case against Mies 'Richardson
was disposed "of in record time. She
was arrested on March 10; the grand
Jury" retairned "a true 111 against her
yesterday ; and ' today , she was tried
and convicted. . . - x
The public prosecutor 'in addressing
the Jury on behalf of the government
said that one might well doubt.wh.eth
er the : prisoner was in' " her right
senses. There wast however, no med
ical evidence 'to show that he was a
person not responsible for her actions.
Addresing Robert - Wallace, who pre
sided over the court,'. Miss Richardson
said she bad been an art student, Taut
cared more for Justice than for art.
She said she firmly believed that when
the nation had shut its eyes to Justice
and . preferred to r. Ihaire women who
were fighting for Justice maltreated-
and tortured such ,an action as hers
should 'be understandia.ble. ' .
, She added that the slow " and pre
meditated murder of Mrs. Bmmjlina
Pankhurst had 'brought about the out
rage. The nation, i n i continued,
semed dead or asleep. : She concluded:
"I know that von will eentHDm me.
out it will make little difference, not
only from the fact' that I can stand
only a. few months', torture, -but from
the fact that ' I, am really ; a. grateful
and happy woman because , I have
been able to live in a century in which
Airs. Pankhurst lived and because In
a slight measure I -have tried to carry
out nat i believe' in." - v - 5
Contract Board Pays
y $18 for Six Tests of ?
f Liquid Soap Samples
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O . - .J V. JJ I.J 1 S3
Common Council "committee - on ' fi-.
nance last night was one for $18 from
the Bridgeport Testing Laboratory -for
analyzing six. samples of liquid soap.
The analysis was. "authorized by the
Board 'of Contract 'and Supply. ,. The
soap 'which is usually bought in bar-
.. ucwu iim uw ponce ana
charities puilding, the Are stations.
me cuv. nan ana tiia . nuttM zrv-.t,
Clerk Catlin said today that,the analy-1
sis was made to determine the cleans
ing qualities of the liquid and. that
me uniKera woma not, pay. for . the
analysis. None of th. s?ap is scent-
TWINS DRINK QUART
OF WTHSKEY, ONE DIES,
OTHER BARELY ALIVE
Troy, ?f." V March 12 Drink- ,
. ' ing a quart oC. whiskey found in
f ' the bouse, twins aged 5, sons of
' ; Michael Flannigajo, of this oity
.last -night developed . alooholio :'
, poisoning. - V' ---
One child died today and the"
other is barely alive. ' : .
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DD2S-.WITH SWEETHEART
HE ATTEMPTED TO SAVE
Williamson, W. Va., March 13
While attempting to save the v life of
Miss Rixie Blackburn, hie sweetheart,
whose foot j was caught , in a .railway
trestle near' here, ' William McCoy was
struck ; by a train and tossed -nto a
ravine 50 feet away. .-, - Miss Blackburn
was instantly killed . and McCoy was
dying when picked up -by the train
crew. ' . -: - -. ; -. . .
KOEHLER, COURTMARTIAL
HEARS LAST EVIDENCE
New London, March 12 The court-
martial of Major Benjamin -M. ICoeh
ler, ! charged- with " immoral conduct,
came to an end at Fort Terry this
morning after : entering on tie thir
teenth day. of its session.- - -
No intimation . of the result o the
courtmartial is ' obtainable offlcially
and opinion as to the , outcome la di
vided. It will be from : two - or. four
weeks before the deosion. Is promul
gated. Y " '
SIX OF-NINE CHILDREN
OF CONVICT ARE SENT
TO THE COUNTY HOME
- Their father serving a five year term
dn Stag Sing prison, eix of the chil
dren of ' Robert Chambers; a. -colored
man and former nesident of this city,
were cent to the county home during
their minority ly Judge E F. Ha lien
In the probate court today. The chil
dren were Walter, 13; Louis, 10; Er
nest, 9; Henry, - 8; Pauline, 7; and
Prank 6. The father, who has a lo
cal police record, was convicted of a
(burglary at Tonkere, N. X., and sent
to prison about a,, year ago. .
His . wife, Cora Chamfbers, ' has re
ceived aid (from the city, i Besides the
children mentioned there 'are three;
others, two older arid the third,, a.
baby. One of the older children is a
girl of 15 who is said to be -wayward.
An. agent of the Sta -Board of Char
ities on whose -recommendation the
action to commit the children to the
county home was brought, reported
.that .the. moral atmosphere . at the
home .was not of the best. , The family
has been living in Whiting lane.
- Since her husband has been, sent -to
prison Mrs. Chambers has been going
out -to work and" the children have
(been truants.
Judge Hallen also committed to the
home today the children .of Levi and
Nancy Truly. They were Richard, 9,
and William, 7. They are colored and
have been living at 640 Broad street.
It is represented that Truly, who was
a ne'er-do-well, has gone to parts un
known. The mother of the children : is
an invalid and unable to care - for
them; An aunt who has been caring
for them now finds she is "unable to
continue their euaojort.
2 CHAUFFEURS
UNCONSCIOUS IN
THORNE GARAGE
Returning From Noonday Re
spite,' Driver Finds Com- ,
rade '. Unconscious.
IMPERILS HIMSELF
RESCUING THE OTHER
Ambulance Rushes, Both Vic
tims to St. Vincent's Hos
; pital Recoveries ;
. Expected.
v;.
Overcome by. gas an (J gasoline fumes
while working under an automobile in
a ' garage -pit at Jonathan Thome's
Black Rock home, Charles" Allen, !37
years old, a. chauffeur employed by
Thome and - living, at "2916 Fairfield
avenue, nearly lost his life this' after
man. , William Bergman, 34 years- old,
also a. chauffeur and living at 126 East
36th street. New Xork, was overcome
and seriously affected in a heroic at
tempt to rescue his unconscious com
panion, f He eollapsed. Just as he got
Allen into . the open. Both were rush
ed, to St, Vincent's hospital-' in the
emergency hospital ambulance after
the pulmotor had been used by rrs.
j.- H. Flnnegan and T- Long Ellis. .
' Bergman, and Allen had been busy
overhauling one.'offthe Thorne auto
mobiles and no difficulty had been ex
perienced in the pit. At noon Berg
man i went to dinner leaving Allen at
work. TJponhis return he-found the
engine running "but heard nothing of
Allen arid received no response to 'his
call of Inquiry. He spied the uncon
scious man" in the pit. . He immeii
ately went in . after him and jus
emerged from the doprof the garage,
when he 'too, collapsed. A servant in
the house-noted themall and tele
phoned to ir. Ellis and , to. the emer
gency hospital. rr. Ellis arrived Just
after: the ambulance. x The pulmotor
was returned, to: the hospital in Dr.
Ellis', automobile. ' " - - " ' f
Bergman and Allen are reported to
be- in an improved condition this after
noon at the hospital, -and their recov
ery is expected. i r ,; ? ',
WOMEN MISSING '
AFTER ATTACK DY,
i CHUIESE BANDITS
Two English Workers Have
Not Been . Seen Since
. looting of Town.
'
London, March 12 & despatch to
the Central News from Shanghai says
that two English women . attached to
the station of the China Inland Mis
sion at Lao Ho Kow in the province
of Hu PeK- have- been miBsing-. since
that town was sacked and, burned.' by
brigands yesterday. . ; -
- The two women are Miss E. Black
and Miss J Black. ; The China Inland
Mission is a British missionary society
with headouarters in London. It was
represented in ,Lao Ho Kow by five
persons. ' - - j . ; - - -
The brigands when they sacked the
city, killed Dr. Froyland. a Norwegian
missionary, and wounded several oth
ers. Altogether, there -were 17 persons-
attached to "Protestant missions
in the city. - '', .-" J , "- .
VOULDSTERILIZEALL
WEAK-MltlDED BOYS
Vew York, March 12 The steriliza
tion of mentally defective boy pupils
in the public schools is recommended
in a report Just made to ; the Board
of Education by a special commit
tee- after a year of study of the ques
tion; - '-'':-'':' " i -."''.-.'.'
,. Chairman Isadore Levy, of the com
mittee reported that there were abont
3,000" defectives in the schools. Only
boys are considered in the resort,
which recommends that -Govt . Glynn
be asked to. appoint a. commission to
study defectives and consider their
isolation and sterilization.
, Industrial . and agricultural schools
for the improvement of defectives are
also recommended. . . ,
G. A. R. RAISES " .
MEMORIAL FUND
Hartford, March.; 12 -William H.
Dougal. of New Preston, past depart
ment commander of the Connecticut
G. Av R., is engaged in raising a fund
to be used for the erection in Colllns-
ville of a memorial over the grave of
William E, Simonds, .who was com
mander of the Connecticut department
and represented the First district in
Congress in 1889-91. - .
The only mark over hi3 last resting
place is the modest headstone provid
ed by the state for its soldiers. -
-. Mr. Simonds served in the 25th Con
necticut Volunteers, enlisting in Can
ton and being mustered in as a serge
ant-major. He was later promoted to
secdnd lieutenant. :-
WINDHAM COTTNTX- BANK
"DECLARES DIVIDEND
Windsor, Conn., -Mar. 12 The di
rectors of the Windham County Sav
ings Bank today declared a semi-annual
dividend at the rate of four per
cent per 'annum. The bank was clos
ed August 6, 1912, at the order of
the state bank commissioners, remain
ing closed until ' Oct. 6 of last year",
from tq"Htto out or ta if tner in moner,
CHINESE TY COBB
WINS ADMISSION '
OF TEAM TO U. S.
San Francisco, March 12
The Chinese baseball "
5 team of Hawaii which ar-.
rived , here . yesterday . on -the1
steamer ? Honoluluan
owes ' , its escape from
spending the night in the
detention station on - Angel
Island, principally : to the
. rowess of Outfielder En
" Suey. . . .-. - . :: - : .-
- The immigration of fi
"cials were deaf to protests
of the players that they : i
were nauve norn Amen- -can
citizens, that eight.
. were voters and .six mem
bers of the 'Hawaiian Na
tional Guard. '' ;."'f.
"We're sorry," said 'the
' officials, "but these men
are Mongolians and must
undergo the usual exam- -
v ination." X i: ' J-Cr,
Then it was pointed out .
that En '-Suey was known
; as "Ty Cobb, the, second,"
whereon the officials re-
- lented' and the -players
were permitted to . come
ashore, j ; The : team will
play its first games today '
with the Uniyersityvf Cal
if oraia." After a series of ,
games the visitors - will 1
. make a tour of the.country,
afterward going to Cuba. 0
BORIHO GUILTLESS
IS 'JURY FltlDING
Quic Verdict in Case oP Poli-
f tician Accused of Obtain- :
ing Money Under Vi-;
False Pretenses.
.After being out less than 15 min
utes, a jury in the criminal superior
court this afternoon brought, in a. ver
dict of not -guilty -In the case of Ralph
Borino the local politician,' who had
been charged with obtaining '.money
Under falee pretenses. !- Borino ' had
steadfastly maintained his innocence.
It was alleged that he obtained sev
eral hundred dollars from An'tonio
Palladinb' of this city by saying he
knew, prominent men who were will
ing .to pay 15 per cent, interest for
loans. - ' . ' . '
- Borino admitted borrowing the
money from Palladino but said he had
no intention of defrauding the man.
He . declared ' he had paid interest on
some of the. money obtained and- It
was admitted by the 'state that a cer
tain amount of interest .had been
paid.. - ,
WIDOW SUES TO
REGAIN PROPERTY
HUSBAND DEEDED
Alleging that undue influence had
been used to gain title to a $10,000
piece of property, Nora Lawlor of
Stratford appeared, in the civil so-
perior court this morning to testify in
the suit she brought against Ellen
Lawlor of Stratford. The plaintiff
wants the court to set aside the deed
Obtained by mien-Lawlor. i
, Th9 property in questionT which is
located in Stratford, was owned origi
nally by J ohn Lawlor who died a short
timet ago. - It is said that he gave the
deed to his sister, Ellen Lawlor, but
she did not. file the papers at once--Nora
Lawlor, who is John's widow,- de
clares' Ellen, is not legally entitled to"
the property. The trial had not been
finished at press hour. -
TWO ARMY AVIATORS
FALL INTO SEA, ONE '
' DIES AFTER RESCUE
7
-: Jaffa, Palestine, March 12 Two
Turkish army aviators, Nuri Bey and
Ismail Bey, fell into -the sea today
while flying to the south of this port.
Their .aeroplane had "broken down and
they made a rapid glide to the water
where they were -able to ; disentangle
themselves from the ,' machine . and
managed to swim ashore. . ..
- Both were in a state of . extreme ex
haustion when they reached the beach
and were taken to a hospital where
Nuri Bey expired later in the day.
OLD COURANT PRINTER
DIES IX EAST HARTFORD
Hartford, : March 12 Henry A.
Chapman, for more than -40 years a
printer on the Hartford Conrant,' died
at" the' home of his son in" East Hart
ford today. He served his apprentice
ship in Middletown and went to the
Conrant from there. He retired two
years ago. Mr. Chapman was a native
of Deep River. . - ..'.. :
1,000 PUPILS MARCH
FROM BURNING SCHOOL
""Baltimore, March 12 One
thousand pupils Of . Public School :
TTo. 2Q, at Eden and Preston
streets, were marched from the ,
building in good order by their
teachers today while. ; fire which
originated in the cellar was mak
ing rapid progress ; through the
structure.- The building, which ;
was of brick and old fashioned,
construction, was destroyed. .-,
SIX BLOCKS OF
PORTLAND DOCK
"SECTION BURNS
Two Steamers and Wharves
Destroyed in $1,000,000
- ' .Blaze.
FLAME SWEPT VESSEL,
ADRIFT, SPREADS FIRE
Asphalt and Sulphur Combine
to Check Efforts of
-Firemen. . '
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- Portland, Ore-i March 12 Fire to
day swept all that section of the Port
land waterfront on the east side from
the upper to the lower Albiana ferries,
destroying! Columbia dock No. 2 and
Montgomery dock,. No. 1, the. steam
ships Cricket and Glenroy and much
other property, entailing a loss esti
mated at ?1,000,000. : The area burn
ed covered six 'blocks. .
Starting tin the lower end 'of Colum
bia dock No. 2 from a cause unknown,
the flames spread rapidly and, before
firemen .arrived, had reached stores of
sulphur and -asphalt. The fire spread
both 'north and south from the start
ing point and soon the dock in which
It started and Montgomery dock to the
north were 4urned.
The steamers -Crleket and ; Glenroy,
were aestroyea. . 'xne cncKet, wnicn
arrived in the harbor from San Fran
cisco, last -night laden with asphalt,
burned fiercely.. i t -
Firemen cut her loose, early to per
mit hereto floats down river so they
could better combat the flames on the
dock buf the big ship; instead of going
to the center of ' th stream, ' floated
along the docks, spreading the-flames.
' The fire boat David Campbell went
after her and' towed her to midstream
where she was anchored still burning.
SEGEL STORES
ORDERED CLOSED
BY FEDERAL JUDGE
New York, March 12 Orders dosing
the two big New Xork department
operated by Henry Siegel and his part
ners were Issued today by5te federal
court. . Judge Hough directed that
the receivers. ..appointed December 30
when the- Siegel enterprises went, into
bankruptcy -receive bids up to March!
21 for the stock and, assets of these
storesT . -';-!' ' . .. ' .
PAROLED CONVICTS
OFFER REWARD FOR
ESCAPED COMRADES
Dallas, Tex., , March 13 A reward of
$35-. for the return of ; two" ' of their
number who broke parole and escaped
has been offered. by 48 other convicts,
members of, a- party which recently;
began working , the roads - In Smith
county 'without guards or shackles un
der an experimental plan of the statet
Tne reward is offered from the wage3
paid the men as '.jmrt of the experiment.-,--
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MILITIAMEN'S RIFLES
STOLEN BY BURGLARS
. Glasgow. Scotland. . March 12 M1U1
tant suffragettes today set fire to and
burned to the' ground a large unoc
cupied mansion belonging to the Free
Church of Scotland at Stewarton, in
the northern part of Ayreshire. -
A message was left In the vicinity
reading: ; - ';''. .' :
''Revenge for thej. brutal . arrest of
Mrs. Pankhurst.' , - ; . -
RUSSIA'S ARMY BUDGET
-SHOWS BIG INCREASE
St. Petersburg, March 12 The extra
ordinary military estimates just .sub
mitted, to the Russian Duma amount
to over $60,000,000, showing an increase
of .30 per cent, as compared with the
extraordinary army estimates of 1913.
This amount is quite apart from the
ordinary appropriations for the army.
Death Accidental, '
" Is Finding In Case
' ; Of Frank Monahan
Frank - Monahan's death; yesterday
at' Bridgeport hospital was accidental,
from inhaling smoke and ' from ex-
posure in Monday morning's Stratford
Are, according to the finding of Er.
S.--M- Garlick .medical examiner. No
autopsy was performed. The body
was given Undertaker K. L. Curtis of
Stratford to be prepared for burial.
He is survived by a widow.
Chicago Vice Crusader
Coming Here to Speak
Clifford G. Roe, of Chicago, .n at
torney and crusader against vice in
his own city and all others as well, is
coming to this city the latter part of
this month. H6 has been engaged to
address a men's mass meeting at tho
Plaza theatre, Sunday- afternoon,
March 22nd. . -" '
VANDERBILT WILL FILED,
WIDOW WILL RECEIVE
BULK OF $50,000,000
- New y ork, March 1 2 The will of
George W. Vanderbilt, who died on
Friday in Washington, will be filed for
prb 1-ate late today. .- The estate. It is
said, is valued at about $50,000,000.
It is understood that the document
is in the handwriting of the testator
and that it is remarkable for its brevT
ity. It is assumed that most of the
property goes to the -widow.
Judson Declines v To Examine Papers
Prepared By Gummings And Lat
' ter'.ells The Court That The
Prosecutor "Scorna Them,
TJounsel for Accused Ex-Rail road Chief Objects to Court
;i ; Receiving Amended Complaint of State Based Upon
;' Ruling When the Melle n Demurrers Were Sustain
ed Mellen's Counsel Contend That Weight of Ccn--"
necticut Decisions Supp ort Their Contention That
Accused Should, Be Discharged Say Such a Course
1 ' Need Not Necessarily Interfere With Mellsn's Re-
Arrest On Same Charge.
The case of Charles S. Mellen, charg
ed with manslaughter in connection
with the" loss of life in the wreck of
the Springfield express at "W:estport,
October 3, 1912, . again came , up be
fore Judge .Joseph P. Turtle t in the
superior court this morning. "
It had ,..been expected ' that the
amended complaint against Mr.Mellen
known to be in the hands of the clerk
would be placed upon file. As soon
as the charge- had been made by the
court to the Jury in the trial of Ralph
T. Borino.acojused of securing money
upon false pretenses. Attorney Homer
S. 'Cummings, personal counsel for C.
S. , Mellen, accompanied by - associate
counsel, -William 33. ' Boardman, L. J.
Nickerson of. Cornwall and Spotswood
Tf. Bowers announced that he would
like to make a motion -to the court.
Upon States Attorney Judson appear
ing Attorney Cummings said: "Upon
your honor's ruling upon the . demurrer
to information, we ask that formal
Judgment be rendered upon these de
murrers and that the accused, Charles
S. Mellen, be discharged from . cus
tody. ' I 'have prepared a rough draft
of the proposed form - of Judgment
which seems to me to meet the situa
tion f and wif". be bonded to. the court
Judge Tuttle. ."Have you submlttea
it to the state's attorney? "
Chmmilngs: 'I have not."
. Jndson: - "We have not come to that
'stage yet."-:' - '
Oummings: ""The conclusion and
material part of this drafted form of
Judgement Is 'Whereupon it Is consid
ered , and-adjudged that the said in
formation is insufficient - in law and
that the said Charles S. Mellen be dis
charged. " ": t
. Judge Tuttle ' suggested that ' the
form be shown '" to State's Attorney
Judson T?ho refused to look at it In
the ' hands of Attorney, Cummings,
saying: "I do not wish to see It."
Cummings: "The " state's . attorney
scorns it, - your honor." v
Judge Turtle:- "I understand that
the state's attorney offers substitute
information in this case which I un
derstood from ' the clerks- you wished
to say something about."
Cummings: "I have had no official
information that 'the state's attorney
wished to file any new information."
Judson: "If counsel will treat irt in
absolute confidence, they may have a
copy of the proposed amended Infor
mation. Cummings: , "I am not' curious at the
time to know the contents of any pro
WOMAN AND THREE
BABES DISCOVERED
IN PITIABLE PLIGHT
Stdry Told to Health In
spectors Arouses Authori
ty ties to Action '
Mrs.' Edward iRofberte and three
small children I were discovered hud
dled in a little room in the third floor
of a tenement at 90 Cburtland street,
when inspectors of the health depart
ment examined the premises . yester
day afternoon. Worn by the strain
of privations, she burst into tears as
she told the inspectors the story of
her sordid existence. .
In a ' comparatively small room
which, she said, has (been home for
herself and three small children dur
ing the past eight months, she told
a story Of privation and alleged neg
lect on the part of her husband that
resulted in immediate action. Her
treatment is the basis of an invest!-'
gation.. Her story was reported to
Prosecuting Attorney Alexander L.
reLaney,' whp has gotten into com-'
munication with Robert. ' '
According to her story, neither sMe
nor the children, the youngest one and
a half years old, . have been able to go
out on ' account of lack of clothing.
Once, she says, about five months ago
a neighbor loaned her a cloak and she
went out for a short time. Another
time ehe. wanted to go out, ' but was
unable to borrow the cloak. She says
that she was -given, a cloak, but her
husband, upon one of his rare visits
home, took the gift and she has not
'seen it since.- During, the rest of the
time she has lived in the little room
with" the children, the back yard and
the rear portion of adjoining buildings
(being her only view. .A toed and stove
were found to be the principal furnir
ture in the room.; The children ap
peared neglected and suffering from
destitution. . '- 7
i According to 'i her ' story, Roberts
works at Lynch 'Bros. stable, but sel
dom comes to se her or the children
Tin
I PA'
posed information. I want to pro
test an! object to the allowance of
aily amended information or subetttnt
ed Information in the case of the tat
against Mr. Mellen and I am will! tic
to argue whether this Judgment t
be entered and whether Judgment h.U
be allowed. We are willtrusr to -do so
at this time or - any other time.
Judge Tuttle?, . "If that motion in tt
be made and argued the sooner It 1m
done the better, as we are approach! nif
the end of the term." '
After" reference to the calendar 1i
was decided that argument should tut
made at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
, When court convened a,f t-r tT"s
noon recess Homer &.( Cam min srw t-
gan argument upon his me tl n to
cure Judgment on the ruling" on
murrer to the information f1!-i
against Mellen.
He asked for .support on motion
for Judgment and opposing the al
lowance of any amendment to the in
formation at this time.
It was pointed out to the coort that
the proper form of Judgment in r'-tt-ognized
as the discharge of th pris
oner. A brief prepared and latrr fil
ed gaye numerous citations front rw
ords in Connecticut to show that ti- i s
had been the practice, as a mattr
course.
-Another reason wuy the din.-h--of
Mellen ehould be made, accor-;, ;
to counsel, was "wnea ?i demurrer
Is sustained for matter- of nubs! a-joc,
the defendant must be discharged."
It was further pleaded thfit vjn
If Mellen Was discharged it would r
be a- bar . to further prosecution If the
error of the state was not upon a mat
ter of substance rather than form In
drawing up the papers.
It was argued that some states had
draughted special laws that prison
released on demurrers mlsrht bs held.
But that In Connecticut where a. pris
oner is , discharged on demurrer for
lack of substance he should not be-rearrested.
"It is manifestly unfair," said Cum
mings, "to get a man into court up
on one i charge and then diepos of
that charge In the meanwhile hol-lin?
him while another - charge is beinc
drafted.
' "Originally four counts were drawn
up against Mellen. Today if there is
anything It is a bare warrant en-S
this man Is here without any charg
against him."
' Cummings further said all the In
formation originally filed against Mel
len had vanished In thin air, and
nothing new could be found to chargt
him with.
and more eldotm gives any money for
their support. She eays that she do
not know what he does with his mon
ey. She appears to (be about SO years
old. he retains signs of her former
beauty, her hair has begun to tx
streaked with gray and wrinkle to
appear. Sobbing pathetically, -he told
the visitors that she would much
rather1- be in Jail, as there she would
have enough to wear and omethjnsr
to eat. Once In a while, she said,
when on the point of starvation, hi.
would manage to get enough, clothtns:
to send one of the children oat la
search- of her husband and -get enough
to tide them over temporarily.
Mrs. Eeverone, Mother
Of Mrs, S. Z. Poli, Dies
At Daughter's Home
"New Haven. March 12. Mrs. Man
uella teverone, widow of Charles
Leverone, and mother of Mrs. Syl
vester Z. Poli-,- died at her daughter
home here yesterday after a brief ill
cess. She was 76 years old and leaves
five sons end four daughters.
Mrs. Lieverone had only 'been ill a
few days. She passed away tar
rounded by her . nine children, whone
devotion was mutual. The chii Jr-ti
are John B. Leverone, Anthony Lever
one Johney Leverone, -well known cit
izens of Mew London; Mrs. Jann-j
Leverone of Bridgeport and ilr. Jo
seph Leverone of Mew Haven, t3;
two last named toeing associated wish
Mr. Z. Poll.
Her four daughters, who have the
sympathy of all who inow their
mother, are Mrs. Nervioni, of Chica
go; Mrs. A. Arrigonl, of Mew York;
Mre. A. Cuneo, of Bridgeport, Hurl
Ms. Sylveste Z. Poli, of Mew Haven.
The late Charles Leverpne was a
well known New York architect b-it
removed to Mew London, whftre he
died about 10 years ago. Shortly af
ter Mrs. Levereone came to Mew U
ven to live with her daughter. Mr.
Poli. She had made marfy frfri-;
in Mew'Haven and the sorrow a.r.hr
taking off la universal and sincere.
San Francisco, March 12 Tut
United States submarine K-3. t h '- .f i
to be built at the Union Jrr-n lV'rir';i
here, will be launched Saiurtay, is
Was announced today.