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YVATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1903. 5T: Mystery of the Bayou Woods By WALKER KENNEDY. - Copyright, MQS, by A. N. Kellogg Nawtppr Co. SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER 1 Herbert Wrifht goes to , chief of police of Nilus In great agitation and tell him of his discovery of the mur dered body of his father, John T. Wright, a wealthy cotton king, from whom he has been estranged. In the Bayou Woods near the town. The chief questions Her bert, whose answers cause former to suspect him of the crime. The chief, with a reporter, Irving Warde, goes to scene - of murder, .... '. ;- CHAPTER II. They find body and ex amine surroundings but f al to . discover ' 'HAf Warde examines mys terious footprints In the snow and tells : CoL Franklin, an old acquaintance of t& murdered man. of them. Herbert is J' irrested on suspicion of being Implicated n the murder. CHAPTER IV. Col. Franklin Is a bril liant lawyer, but says he is unable to "cWWAt coroner'.' inquest strong circumstantial evidence against; Herbert Wright is submitted and the Jury charges him with the murder. . CHAPTER VI. Warde goes to Her bert's sister. Miriam, who believes him Innocent, and tells her he will do all in ! his power to clear her brother. Col. i Franklin says he thinks a strong case has been me.le against Herbert. ' 1 CHAPTER VII.An attempt is made to poison Herbert in jail. Warde deducts I that Jie has a shrewd-person to contend with who Is trying to prove the charge of murder against the dead man's son, ' in which he is evidently succeeding CHAPTER VIII. Warde Is lured to a Questionable resort and an attempt made 1 to murder him, but he Is saved by Fen ton, a deteclv. ' CHAPTER ' "IX. When Mrs. Wrighf . lawyer, Mr. Everett, comes to settle up the dead man's estate It Is learned that ' although he was known to have been a very wealthy man at one time little property or money can be found, and no satisfactory explanation of Its disappear ance can be discovered. Fenton Is dis charged for his activity In the case, showing unlimited Influence behind the - real murderer. . . . . CHAPTER X.-Warde's Interest case Is not altogether for Herbert s sake but because it gives him opportunities to seV Miriam, and their acquaintance - has gradually ripened Into something t.rtmjrer than friendship. CHAPTER XI. A rich stranger who calls himself Merivale, and a seemingly good friend of Col. franklin, comes to , Nllus. Warde obtains possession of a valuable paper which contains damaging evidence against the murde:. v CHAPTER XII. Warde takes paper - to Everett. It is an agreement made 20 years before between Wright and Frank lin, showing that the murdered man was the real . owner of . practically all of Franklin's possessions. Merivale is try ing to buy a valuable gold mine, part of the property. Franklin cas on Everett and at the point of a revolver forces the latter to sell him a copy of ' the agreement, thinking it to be the original, giving Everett tlO.000 for it. ' CHAPTER XIII. Warde tells Miriam Wright of the secret agreement and of her wealth and wonders if it will change their relations. ,. - CHAPTER XIV. The trial of Herbert Wright attracts much ! attention. The circumstantial evidence against Herbert , makes things look dark for him.. His de fense calls Col. Franklin as first witness, and after1 a severe examination, Lawyer Everett proclaims him the murderer of Herberts faLfcr v atu i. .' : - CHAPTER XV. . s . V'Tk Everett's startling annotmce- ment ; terminated the morning ; ses- Bioa othe court. A scene more dra matic and thrilling had never been witnessed in that room and during the recess for dinner the excitement communicated itself over the entire ...city. .Franklin was credited with be ing a man of nerve, and many thought he would attack; , Lawyer Everett "rvheh'i court'' had adjourned; arid' at" 'one time when they were thrown ac cidentally v together in the crowd, it looked as if a collision were inevit able. But Franklin, if he thought of, It at all, put the inclination alide, . and: no trouble , occurred. It is pos- ' slble that he' was too much concerned ibout the damaging facts brought out against hm and with' speculations as to the proof held, in reserve by Ever? ett to squander his time in personal altercation. . During the recess y he rushed from place to place, putting' a number of agencies to work to bring his forces together. He wanted Hills- . man. There was work for Old Tom and his comrade. v He needed MerU ' vale. - Butdeif eat confronted him at every step. He seemed to be abso lutely deserted, for nowhere were Ws "accomplices to be found; and when the reoess was over he felt that he had accomplished nothing. "Mr. Everett," said Warde, as they were going together toward the " courthouse, "you have, a great dra matic . instinct. ; The most skilled French playwright could not have arranged a more startling climax than you did this morning in court." ; "Perhaps there is an art in this kind of thing as well as playwright- Ing. . I have always endeavored in a case like this to give it color, to make , sharply defined points, to make it un fold itself, to give it go,' " "But wasn't It a little risky to in troduce your climax in the first act, as It were?" : ; ;,MNot in this case, which goes from climax to climax. Even you will be startled when I get through with the testimony. I have a little .surprise which I have kept In store for you particularly." ; "I thought I knew this case inside . out." ' "Wait and see if you do. They had some difficulty in mamng . tieir way through the dense crowd - 5 their places within the railing. fiThen the court resumed its sitting, Sir. Everett said he had no further questions to ask the witness Frank lin, and he would turn him over to the state. The prosecuting attorney waved cross-examination for he was in some perplexity as to what he wanted to learn. Nothing that Frank lin had said had invalidated his case, and if he were guilty the prosecutor did not care to assist him at the ex pense of an innocent man. : ; Irving Warde was accordingly put .on the witness stand. . He told his. ,story well; how he had traced the footprints in the snow that cola morning in December, how his Inter est in the case which was known to Tranklin -had been attended with Wsonal danger, and an attempt had en made to murder him at Peter's test; how he had obtained the agree ment from Hillsman and what Frank :in had said to Hillsman about Mor J ris; how he had himself made a copy of the agreement at Mr. Everett's house when Franklin was announced, end all that happened with reference thereto. He also gave a detailed ac count of the Tflemands made upon him for the paper which HillsmanliAd criven him to read. ' mand was made?" asked. Mr. Ever ett.' ; "Yes, sir; the eastern capitalist, Frederick Merivale, was present; but whether he gave" any attention to the conversation I could not say." t Lawyer Everett smiled inscrutably at this, but made no comment. A large number of minor witnesses were then examined. A letter carrier told how he had delivered to Frank lin in person a letter bearing the Chi na postmark. Otto Orthaldsden, a little Swiss jeweler, whose , shop boasted many odd dainties in the jew elry line and who. had a partiality for articles of European make, took the witness stand. He proved to be a very methodical , man, for. he brought one .of (his books with 'him. He examined, the unidentified watch, which was of Swiss make, and said he had sold it to Col. James Franklin. Then he produced his book, showing the date of sale of everywatch, with Its number, make and the name of the person to whom it was sold. A refer ence to his book showed that, he had disposed of No. 9,999 of this particular make to Franklin. The cost of the watch wras here also and the date of the payment. The unidentified pin was then shown to him, which he recognized. It, too, had its peculiar ities of design and special make, and his professional eye at once' located It. He declared that, he had sold this pin, or one exactly like it, to Frank lin, f r-;H' v .;-"- John Hauptmann, dealer in boots and shoes, testified that he had se cured a small consignment of arctics, the only shipment of the particular kind he thought in the city. He had made only three sales of this kind of; overshoe at the time of Wright's mur der; one was to the mayor the sec ond was to the chancellor, and;, the third was to Frank Hillsman. -He sold these three persons all their shoes, and f as'4 they1 wore different numbers he had s6ld them different sized arctics.: ) ." ; ' ;- Mrs. Herbert Wright and . Mrs. An derson next testified to the disap pearance' of the old pistol, and the substitution of the new one with which Wright was supposed to have been killed. ; Mrs. Anderson also told of the, visit of the man In the red flannel shirt. . The jailer and ihe doctor who had attended Herbert Wright testified to the . attempt made to poison -lthe. .ac cused, and their suspicions that the man in the red flannel shirt had manipulated it. Then, to the surprise of many per sons, Old Tom, whose real name was Bob Hathaway was introduced, and he made a clean breast of " all his worlding'':ln'tne':case.:1';iHe';4araltted having been a party to the trap set for Irving Warde,' for which job he and his partner were to1 get a hand s6me sum conditional on the success of a certain scheme, r He confessed that Franklin had hired him for ( this purpose. He had also dogged Warde's steps on several, Occasions for Frank lin, ;V;-V: ... , v;-- "'"I'r'. His companion, Dick Padgett, con-' firmed his story in all the essential details.' ; :;Y-V : Finally the mar In the red flannel shirt was put upon the witness stand, but this time he had on a blue flannel shirt. I He was a very crooked look ing customer, but he told, a remark ably straight tale. H Ibad done a great, deal pf "work" for the colonel. The day Herbert Wright , was put in jail the colonel had given him the pis tol which was in evidence, and had told him to go to Wright's house and ubstitute It for the old rusty affair which had belonged to the prisoner. 'The colonel had learned from Mr. Warde that Mrs. Wright was on , a: visit' to her husband and had sent him to make the-substitution in her ab sence. ' As he was coming out, how ever, he had been hailed by a lady living near by Mrs. Anderson v whose testimony he confirmed. Lafer on the colonel had employed him to go to the jail and get one of the pris oners to slip a white powder into Wright's food. He had paid a negro whose name he did not knOw, to do this. He did not know positively that the powder was poison, but suspected that it was. The flannel-shirt man admitted verv naively that he was a general bird-of -prey, who did all such odd jobs and chores as this . for 4 the requisite cash. Col. v Franklin had been a particularly valuable client of his and had always paid him well; but when at last he had been cornered the colonel had thrown hinv overboard ilong with his friends, Padgett and Hathaway. A contemptuous scowl onriched the deepening gloom of Franklin's face 'as he listened to all this testimony, but , he did not open his lips. Just how these men were caught and made to tell what they knew was revealed further on ia the trial. -. Frank Hillsman now took the stand and told the following story: "Several months ago when Mr. Wright's safe was robbed, and be fore the ews was out, I met Tom Morris at the N. & L. depot. He was just preparing to leave on' the out going train. Seeing me, he c4me up quickly and said: " Tye got' a ' paper here for the colonel, but I've been called away suddenly and will not have time to see him. , I wish you would give it to him and say that I-will write about it. ' It is of the greatest Importance that he should get it. "I didn't see the colonel that day, and the next morning I was mildly surprised that Morris had been doing the light-fingered act. This caused me to reflect, and I made up my mind to look at the paper he had hahded me, which I had supposed was some legal document. I found that it was an Old agreement between Wright and Franklin, and that on its back were the words 'John T. Wright's copy, etc 'Putting nose and chin to gether, I concluded that Morris had stolen this paper from his employer, and that Franklin was aware of it. I have always had a fondness for old documents, curious subjects and oc cult information generally, and, as this paper evidently did not belong to Franklin, I saw no harm in keep Ing it awhile.. It was possible, if it were of value to anyone, .that a re ward would be, offered for it, and I finding It. A few weeks after this I picked up from the floor of the office , a - letter minus an envelope.' I ex amined the contents, of course, to see to whom it belonged, and as the contents were rather surprising, I, kept the letter for my collection of curios in crookedness. I have it here." : , The witness ' paused and had the following letter read: "New York. May 10th, IS. "Colonel Franklin: Send me money to Tokohama through some one in New York, I .leave for the west , to-day and expect to sail for Japan from San Fran cisco, I have enough money left to get me to Yokohama. Suppose you got the paper all right. "Yours respectfully, "THOMAS MORRIS." j When this letter had been read and ihe h.um oi 'interest . incident thereto had subsided,' 'Hillsman ' resumed his story: ".Whether Col. Franklin s6nt bim the money. I cannot say; but I heard no more oi that agreement until two" days before Mr. Wright's death. Mn Wright was in the office that afternoon and I heard him tell ' Franklin to come to his place in the morning and fix up matters, In ac cordance ' with the terms of . the agreement. I heard him say that he was going hunting in the afternoon of that or the following day, and he wanted to settle the business in the morning. Well, the next morning, of the fatal day- it was snowing, I re- memberthe colonel left the office after 'looking over the mall. He bor-.: rowed my arctics, I remember, too, and he did not return to the office , any more that day. I remember it all very .well, for it was the day Mr. Wright was murdered, and that . event created a great impression upon me. I didn't see the colonel again until: the next afternoon." ' He was sick then, complained of having a terrible headache. One thing about the colonel struck me as strange be kept his hat on whenever anyone -came in to see him, but in spite of this I discovered that he had been hit on the head. I put it up that he luad been on a secluded bum, had got whacked over the head some way, and naturally did not want anybody to find it out. He actually bought himself a wig, with which he man aged to conceal the wound when he had to appear in court, he was so squeamish about it." The .witness at this point was shown a pair of arctics, which he de clared were his. These were then compared with the sketches and fig ures made by Irving Warde, which had already been placed In evidence, and were found to tally therewith, thus' establishing the fair inference that the man who wore those rubbers on the morning of the murder waV the man who made, those . tracks which had been studied so' sedulously by Irving Warde. "The day: I quitted the employ oi Col. Franklin I devoted to celebrat-. inc." said" Hillsman, resuming his tes timony. "I know that I had the agreement l nave reierrea w in my pocket when I met Irving Warde at the restaurant; and I remember say ing something to him about it, but I couldn't ; swear I gave it to v him, as I do not recall everything that passed;, and when I looked for the paper the next day it was gone. Col. Franklin has . never since that day made any demand on me for it, and in fact I have seen very little of him.". . Hillsman was then questioned re garding the attempted poisoning pf Herbert Wrisrht. He said: "I was responsible partly for ' the publica tion in" the Journal. " Col. Franklin told me that Herbert Wright had tried to commit suicide, and he gave me , the details that afterward ap peared In the Journal. He sai-d an effort was being made to hush it up, and he thought I had better give the facts to the paper under a pledge of secrecy as to the source of its infor mation. Under no circumstances was I to give the story to Irving Warde. So about midnight I met Jim Holcomhe, the city editor of the Journal, and told him the colonel's fairy story." , . The cross-examination which fol lowed did not shake the testimony, but brought out some amusing and curious facts concerning the varie gated talents and tastes of the wit ness. Finally he was dismissed. Uncle Dick Norris, the old hunts man, gave" in some testimony which was pertinent. " recollect the day John T. WrightVas killed yerywell," he said. . '. ' "Did you see him that afternoon?" asked Mr. Everett. '. "Yes, sir." ; ", "Where was it?" "I saw him pass my house." "Was he alone?" "No, sir; Col. Jeems Franklin was With him; but Col. Jeems just seemed tq be out for the exercise and didn't have any gun with him." "Did you . see anything " more ot them that day?" , VI saw Col. Jeems come back by himself an hour or bo afterward, but I never saw Mr. Wright come back at all." . ' "You are positive that Col. Frank lin was in the Bayou Woods with John T. Wright the day when the lat ter was killed?" " "Yes, sir, I am positive." The prosecuting attorney asked him whether he had seen Herbert Wright that day, and he replied that he had not. At this point the defense called George B. Fenton. The name rang out over the expectant ; crowd, and Franklin looked a trifle uneasy, asUf he wondered what information the ex-detective had secured. . There was 'a movement along that part of the crowd which "was stand ing up as the witness "made his way toward the stand; and when the spectators looked in thst direction they - beheld the flu shed face, the carefully parted' blond whiskers, the dull spectacled eyes and the dressy( form of - Frederick Merivale, the capitalist. (To be continued.) Nature's Dresaiwaklnc, ,Coakley-fr-Dld you ever notice that the average poet In describing a winter landscape' always speaks Of Its "maa tie of snow?" Joakley Naturally, The mantle of now is the land's cape-, Strsy Stories. HOWZE IS NOT CRUEL ' ' -i ; His Character .and Conduct ::; t i Afford Good Proof. KO BRUTALITIES TO FILIPINOS. ELeports From KatWei Are Contra dieted by the Sworn Statement of American Ofllcers Sta tioned at Lnons. . WASHINGTON, May 29.-Secretary Itoot has made public air the papers In connection with ; the ' charges made Bgalnst Major Robert L. Howze of having authorized the brutal and fatal whipping of hostile natives held as prisoners at :-Laoag, Luzon, in the spring of 1900. They consist of the decision and orders of the secretary of war, the reports of Judge Advocate General Davis, .Major G. K. Hunter, Major R. Lv Howze and Captain J. Harbord. Secretary Root saysi; "Howze's character and conduct af ford a very strong presumption against the probability of his having done the things charged. : . . , . .. "The - charges are- sustained solely by ex parte affidavits of a large num ber of native Filipinos who were hos tile to the American troops and who unite In telling a story which, it is, be lieved, f exhibits 'the most revolting cruelty. :- v :',v- ; :; ; "Major Hunter, who collected these affidavits, appears by his ?own letters and the testimony of his brother offi cers to have entertained a bitter per sonal animosity toward Major Howze. It is clear thai; with ; the . feelings which he , entertained Major Hunter was not likely to be capable of making a really impartial investigation and that for this reason he was an unfit person to be assigned, to that duty. "The statements of these native affi davits are directly contradicted by, the positive oaths of Major Howze himself and ten American officers , who wero stationed at La'oag at the time and so situated : that it was .Impossible .for them not to know whether the facts described in the - inculpatory .affldayita really 'occurred. Either the paths . and statements of these American, officers are false or the 'native affidavits pro-, duced by Major Hunter are falBe." Major Hunter, , who , made the charges, sent them to Governor Taft and not through the regular military channels. The secretary says this was "designed to secure Major Howze's re moval, from command and was under handed and most reprehensible." ; ; The secretary quotes from a report of the Philippine commission into the charges. Its findings, were to the ef fect that the cruelties charged never existed. ' " , Secretary Root concludes as follows: , 'Upon all the papers now produced 4 Jt appears that the charges - against Major Howze are false and that there were no such cruelties as . are de scribed. - ' t , Died After Twentr Yea . Sleep. PARIS. ; May -29,-Marguerlte Boyen val of Thenelles, near St Quentin, who had been in , at cataleptic state since May, 21,' awakpned , on s .Wednes day , For .some time , past she had been suffering from phthisis, and it is believed that the effect of this malady on her - system conduced to her re awakening., She moved her hand on Saturday for the, first time and groan ed slightly. When Dr.. Cbarlier took hol4 of her arm ?she said, fYou are pinching me," and ', subsequently she replied to questions by "Yes" and "No." She was, however In a state of the; greatest weakness J and ' gradually sank,' dying yesterday1; morning at half past 9 o'clock. ' Marguerite BOyenval's lethargy was caused by fright. One day in" May, 1883, while Marguerite was ironing, a, neighbor, said to her, "The gendatmes are coming to arrest you !" Marguerite ; had a series of fits and gradually fell ;lntovher long slum ber. ; ; lK ; Feeler, Knocked Out, Lies In Stupor. SAVANNAH, Ga.,( May 29,-rJim Jef fords of San Francisco and George Feeley of Sioux City, heavy weights, met for a twenty round contest before the Savannah Athletic club late last night In the third round Feeley went down under a left to the Jaw. :; As he came up groggy Jeffords sent another to Jhe Identical spoti and Feeley was counted out. , At 11 p. m., an hour after, Feeley was still unconscious, notwithstanding the efforts of two phy sicians to revive him. An injection of nitroglycerin was - administered with out having the effect of restoring con sciousness. The physicians said Fee ley's heart was acting all right, but that be was suffering from concussion. Iron Worker on StrfUe. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., May 29. The entire force of machinists employed by the Pacific Iron Works company have gone on strike because their request for a nine hour 'day was denied, them. It is believed that this is but the be ginning of a number of similar strikes in factories about the tity. The Pa cific Iron1: Works company will make an effort to fill the places of the strik ers with out of town men. - ," . , . l .. . A i i "" Twentr-flve Thouand Men- Wanted. TOPEKA, Kan., May 29; State Em ployment Agent T. B. Gerow says Kansas wiir need, at least 25,000 men and 4,000 teams for the wheat 1 har vest His estimates are made from reports received from every - township in' the stat There are no Idle men in Kansas, , so it will be necessary to Import harvest hands. First ,Flre In Twenty, Year. ' NANTUCKET Mass., May 29. For the first time in twenty years the town of Siasconnet,; on , this Island, has had a fire alarm. An exploding oil stove caused the destruction of the summer , home of Mrs. F. W.' H. Armstrong of Colorado Springs. The loss Is $8,000. EdeotrocntlonVof Cata. Cats are scarce- in Winchester, Mass. The superintendent of the state fowl, hatchery, finding that the animals wrought great havoc among his poultry,', fixed up wires, and at night ran a powerful electric current through them. During the past two years over 100 cats have been elec trocuted. THE ARDSLEY INQUEST. ' Ilelternan ' Came to HI Death by Hand of Unknown Peraou. NEW YORK, May 29. The inquest over the deatb of John. Ileff ernan, who was shot near the Ardsley club at Tarry town Sunday night, was be gun by Coroner ' Russell at Irvington, Sarah Campbell, Heffernan's compan ion, said she thought he declared his assailant to be the prospective, son-in-law of Robert Hewitt. Frank A. Hea ly, night watchman, a the . Ardsley club and the first person to go to Hef fernan's assistance, told of finding the wounded man,' who said his assailant was Mr. Hewitt's prospective son-in-law. Healy was asked repeatedly If he was positive that Heff ernan made this statement, and replied that he could hot be mistaken. Mr.' Hewitt's intended son-in-law is Mr. Sewall, whose wedding is fixed for next Wednesday. He left his bachelor dinner , in Boston at the request of his fiancee to be present at the inquest . The verdict of Coroner Russell is: "I find that John Heffernan came to Jiis death by wounds received at the hands of some person or persons unknown.' " . ' "I find that there Is no evidence to support the accusations made against Rufus Li. Sewall." VOLNEY CLAIMS $1,023,000. Say He. I the Inventor of - , Smolcele, Powder TRENTON, N. J May 29.-Karl W. Volney of Newport N. J., has filed In the court of chancery a bill against Lewis Nixon of Elizabeth asking for. a dissolution. of partnership, existing be tween himself and Nixon and also ask ing i for $28,000 in cash ' and about $1,000,000 in stock of the International Smokeless Powder company. - Volney claims to be the inventor of a smoke less powder and the organizer of the Volney Powder company." Subsequently, he, says, , he was ap proached by Nixon, who agreed to fur nish capital and.',secure large, govern ment contracts i if Volney .would turn over his Invention to a new company which was to be organized with Vol ney as general manager. The company was formed and was called the Inter national Smokeless Powder and Dyna mite company. :,. Latter Trouble at sandy Hill. SANDY HILL, N-- Y., May 2.9. Trouble elcistr at the Union Bag and Paper compato's new mill; . as 'press tenders and pulp handlers waited on the isuperihtehdent and demanded the discharge of a honunion man and Fore man Plue on the ground that the latter insulted ;a you'ng woman; friend of one of the strikers. Superintendent Wes son refused, and thirteen; men walked out1 n Shortly afterward the ..wooden . bridge spanning the river was ablaze, but .the ; fire iwas extinguished. The strikers subsequentlyj offered- to com- promise, :but in -view, of the1 fire the, superintendent declines to act until the police Investigates, its origin. American Xjadle at Conrt. ' LONDON, May 29.-KIng Edward and Queen Alexandra held their fourth and last court but one of the season at Buckingham palace. " The .members of the royal family" were more fully repre sented at the function than on previ ous occasions. The general attendance was also larger than is usual at a May court, and there was a full list of pre sentations,' including the following American ladies: Mrs. Sohler and Miss Alice Sohier of Boston, - Miss Mary Bigelow and Miss Helen Post, the daughter of Lady Barrymore. JTo Bnllfio-nt For Prince Henry. ' MADRID, May 29. Torrential raim have compelled the authorities to countermand1 the gala bullfight which was to be given in honor of Prince Henry of Prussia, who has left for Vigo to rejoin . the German squadron without having witnessed the Spanish national pastlmef xr A t Sailor Have a Salllna- Match. ' 1 VILLEFRANCHE, France, May, 29. Assailing match between boat crews from the United States cruiser Chica go and the United States gunboat Ma chlas for a cup "V presented by Mr. James Gordon Bennett was decided In favor of the Chicago's crew. First" Good Rain In 'Seven Week. ;, AMSTERDAM N. Y., May 29.-The first rain storm of any consequence in seven weeks fell here late yesterday. It. was almost in the nature of a cloud burst lasting but ten minutes, , yet proved wondrously beneficial to the all "nit blighted crops In the Mohawk yah tej. Allen Charged With Murder. BARNESVILLE, Ga., May 29. The sheriff has arrested George Allen, a well known . citizen of , Piedmont charged with the murder of George H. Worthen, whose body was found near the roadside. It is alleged there was a serious ' quarrel between Allen and Worthen Immediately preceding the murder. Anna Fambro, a negress, was arrested as an accessory. . ' At one of the New- York theaters they are playing a piece tailed "A Fool and His Money." A preacher from Wisconsin- was visiting Gotham last week and in passing the theater one evening was curious to know If the play conveyed the proverbial lesson sug gested by its title. Stepping up to the box office, he inquired regarding this matter. "I th4nk,"'said the sauve par ty behind the grating, "that the moral of the piece is that the fool and his money gather no moss. It will cost you $2 to find out exactly." Th preacher murmured "Thank you" and withdrew. He tells the story himself. GRAND OPENING FOREST PARK, DECORATION DAY. Saturday, May 30, Concert by American Band. 5-POLITE VAUDEVILLE ACTS.5 Boating Bowling, Merry-Go-Roond". SPECIAL Sunday, May 31, i i.A Ail A 11111 4 t A A 4lA l tttitttt'-A'ttflA 'Kiii, ifiVp PENNY A WORD ADVS. f y WE have a fe more piano bargains left at our public store and you can get them at your ' own price If you come In time, Remember we do all kinds of piano repairing, and we guarantee an explanation for all work done by us. C. H. Percy & &. Co., 145 Bank street. Telephone 119-15. ''5-29.3 v TINTED Competent girl for general y housework. Apply to Mrs John Mo riarty, 43 North Willow street. 5-29-tf mo RENT-5 rooms, 217 Walnut street. : All imDrovements. $14. it LOST Pocketbook, containing a sum of money, either in Immaculate Concep tion church, or between church anu South Main to Grand, A reward will be given if left at 219 East Main street. 5-29-3 HELP WANTED-i-Boys and' girls to seft our ohoice perfumery. 100 per cent profit. " Sample bottle 10c. Williams Co., 66 West Broadway, New York. , It ' - 1 YOUNG GIRL wanted for light house work. Apply at this office. 5-29-tf YOUNG LADY, wishes a position as time keeper, or bookkeeper or helper In some office. Address "Willing." This office., , 5-29-3 WANTED-r First-class millinery maker ; must understand the millinery busi ness entirely. Steady work all the year to the right party. Inqurie at once. Bargain Millinery. 251 Bank street 5-28-3 T OST Last night, .on Farm or Round -Li Hill street, a small sum of money, which the owner can ill afford to lose. The finder will please, return to this office and receive a suitable reward. ", 5-28-3 ' FOR- SALE Two two-family houses in Brooklyn district. ' Pays over ten per cent. Address G, Democrat office. 6-28-tf FOR RENT -Tenement o, two rooms, $5, 668 East Main Street. 5-28-6 T OST Brown Collie female dog,, a long neau, wnue Dreasi ana paws, and with bushy tail. Suitable reward offered . If re turned to 147 Baldwin Street. , : ' 5-27-3 LOST Last night . near the trolley car barns, a six months old," black and white bull shepherd dog. , Please return to H. Norris, plank road ; , 5-27-3 TO RENT Two furnished front' rooms. Cable- block, . third" floor 284 North .MainStreetAo-pdldr ct-- : - 5-27-3 TP OR SALE Ingrain Carpets I5o yard; X Oil Cloth 16c, from the L. F. Haas Stock, at Twining Co Furniture store, 196 Bank St. . ,, 5-27-3 . PROMENADE GIVEN BY- .(tfffiNs .i,.:' :' WATERBURY MILITARY BAUD, ' ' ' "AT CITY HALTj, 'i4. Friday Evening, May 29. 1903 Admission 25c. A ' . ,. .: Annual ZEzccuirsIozi OF THE ' MERRIMAC - ATHLETIC - CLUB Toilanisveri'arls;, DECOR ATIOHqDilr? MAI t SO, 1903, Two traln-at 1:3a' and 10 minutes later. " 6-25-5 . BARBERS' NOTICE. , Irt order to accomimodate the public all union barber shop? will be open Friday, May 29, until 9 o'clock, and on Saturday, 1 'Decoration: Day, until 12 o'clock J noon. , V':-' 1 5-27-3 15 Carpenters Wanted at Once. Apply at 46 Benedict street, or X79 Val- , ' cat Street. CARPENTER AND BUILDER. Dr. ';MOYER D6HTIST, Has moved his office to 121 Bank street, over Fitzmaur ice's Shoe Store. , 2-ia.tt The best business positions are se cured through advertising for them BECAUSE the best business men want people to do things in a business way. AND IT'S A BUSINESS WAY TO AD VERTISE. Try the Democrat want columns, the position might be secured for 10 cents. -;J:-E.; SANDIFfORD, REAL ESTATE, LOAN AND INSURANCE AGENT. 109 Bani St., Room $ If you want to sell fill out, cut out, mail this to me to-day. . loo Description of Property. ' v A ........ ......... ....... location . Rental ........ . . . . . . . -. . ...... . ". . Price ... ......... Amount of Cash . .................. Name ........ ......... Address .1 .......... . CONFIDENTIAL. adeofiheGropo The Man Who Smokes The Is a'Lover ot Fine Tobacco 1 1 O. GRA'VE New Havwi, Cohh. EOUND Small pug dog came to- my house Sunday and has remained since. Owner can get him by calling on Gustava TrotcowskI, 400 Washington Avenue and paying charges. 5-27-3 mO RENT Tenement In Pitznatrick -L block, corner of East Main and Wall streets. Inquire at Fitzpatrick's drug store. ' 5-26-tf WANTED All your carriages, harness, and horses to sell at my big com mission sale all the week. No sell, no pay. ; YOUR UNCLE PAT, on the lot. 5-23-6 "OOUND A cow. Apply to Dr. Dever- ju , eaux, r.enaricK auey. o-a-j WANTED-A thoroughly competent laun dress. AddIv to Mrs S. W. KeHo??. 83 Prospect street. 5-26-tf E OR SALE Brophy Droneclv. corner Lafayette St. and Washington avenue. ; . 5-21-9 WANTEDr-Immediately shorthand type-' v writing pupils. Special rates, elec tric fans, cool school. Just filled situation with Waterbury Ice Corporation. Monroe's Summer School, 151 Bank St. 5-19-12. FOR RENT Three; light, airy offices, fit for doctor, lawyer, insurance, real es tate, barber or dressmaking apartments In the Conlon building, Apply at their store. : ' s-is-tf WANTED Any old thing you ' don want: Papers, magazines, clothing, furniture. Iron; for, Salvation Army Salvage. Wood orders received. Adjutant Winche!!, 212 Meadow. 'Phone 405-5. , 5-lt-lm WANTED Old soldiers and widows cl ' soldiers to know that I secure pen sions without delay. Pension vouchers ex ecuted. George Robbins, 63 Center street. (Post 49, G. A. R.) Insurance, notary public. ; y ,;,,- 12-3 1-ly WANTED All who enjoy first class Cul , sine at moderate prices to give atrial to the new managers of T. H. Hayes' cafe, 52 East Main street, upstairs. . The kitchen Is In charge of an up-to-date, chef, and a specialty will be .made of order business. The best the market affords will be kept constantly on hand. Regular dinner from 11:30 a. m. to 2 p. m. . ' WANTED To repair anything that is not in working order. No matter how badly It may be . out pf gear , we can with little doubt renew its usefulness. If not, we will tell you so and it will not cost you anything. Your Bicycle, Sewing Machine, i Typewriter, .Cash .Register, Violin, etc. You ought to see some of the Violins we, have put life Into. C. W. Mes ser, 39 - Phoenix Ave; ' ' 4-ll-6m DON'T YOU SEE that if you continue to spend all you earn you'll be poor all your life? Every man and-woman should own a home. Can you think of anything safer to in vest your money in? Two-family" housa and- of an acre of land for' $3,O0o located on Baldwin street - - J. t. phelah; 42 Bank Street , Tata orator. ' NOy FOR A FARM. , Ninety .acres, Bristol; a big farm: everything first class; with 10 rooms In house, at $3,C00. T:ade or sell. Trea ty acres, with buildings. Water town', ; : flOO; $200 down. Thirty acres, Southlngton, at $3,000, witn buildings. . Trade or sell. C, S. Lang, Room 12. 151 Bank St To) To3 mKmmtmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm OJ'" " " . ' -O ; . . Famous lUijlinerO 63 EAST MAIN ST. ; If you want to buy fill but, cut out, mail this to me to-day. v.... .......... loo " Description of Property. A Location ...... ,.M Rental ........ Price ........ ........ ..... ...... .......... M Amount of Cash Tame ... Address JUDGES CAVE CIGAR 1