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VOL XXI, NO. 207
12 Poboq, WATEItBUUY, CONN., VEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1908. , 12 Pageo.
PRICE TWO CENTO.
COL TAYLOR LOST
WIND STRUCK COAT
FOUR ARE DEAD
TO FREE TUAIY
TAFT WILL COME
TOE MURDER CASE
S'UTU GOES FuZ
Yletla ol fee "Nlgb! BMert1
Flel When Bis CoropaolOD
IVn Uordered.
tarried II tad Occoptalt lo loog
Island Stood One Died
frea Exposure.
Els Allorcey Raw Takes Appeal
Coorl fin: a Walcrlown lias
Case Agalsst Ela Reiki la 1-3
Superior Coorl l!sa Ers
Tyrrcl Sbol Fined $55.
Five Day lice Sleaocr New
Oae el Bis Speeches Next Week
Will Be Given la Connecticut, ;
4. -
. Bat Where Is a Secret
s lo Circuit Court Case
Will Be Reviewed.
Gollly la Ibe Second Degree
Jory Oat Iblrfy UIbdIcs.
York-ol ibe tfndsoa Lioe
Corned lo Water's Edge
Union City, Tenn., Oct 21. Al
though searching parties continued
their efforts until a' late hour last
night no trace has yet been found of
Colonel It. Z. Taylor, a supposed vic
tim ot "night riders." " . ' v
Colonel Taylor when last seen, was
dashing through' the bayou at the
scene of the murder ot his companion
Quentln Rankin, fleeing before a vol
ley fired from a hundred guns. He
made no outcry. His tracks were
found leading down to the bayou and
up from the other side and no trace
of blood was apparent anywhere.
. . This morning the search for the
missing man was resumed. Last
night extreme excitement prevailed
and the result of the continued search
is problematical. ' "'
Nothing can be learned as to the
identity of the men who composed
the band. ; It Is believed, however,
that they were "squatters" living
along the Bhores of Reel Foot lake
, and that their action Is the culmina
tion of a controversy of years stand
ing as to the rights of the "squatters"
to fish in the stream which was the
property of the West Tennessee Land
Co, and of which Captain Rankin and
Colonel Taylor were the organizers.'
The two men were here to go over
the land with J. F. Carpenter, an at
torney of Union City, who contem
plated a purchase of a portion' of the
land. That he escaped a fate similar
to the others of his party is due to
the fact that he' was spending the
nlghti H the home ot a relative, the
mob a rchlng the hotel at Walnut
Log fd a third party, presumably
' Carped i Vithout success. ' s
A fa .er named Powell, who de
clares I. ,t he was aroused from his
home and compelled to accompany
the men, gives the most authentic
story of the tragedy. He declares he
was taken from his home to the hotel
and ordered to awaken the proprietor
and guests under threat of death. The
men sought were secured, v Powell,
with the others was taken to Bayou
Deshae, near Reel Foot lake. Powell
was left under guard of part of the
band and Captain Rankin and Colo
nel Taylor were taken some distance
farther, where a parley was held.
. Evidently no agreement was reached,
for, according to Powell, the .mob
placed a rope around Rankin's neck
. and drew , him from the ground un-
' tit Only his toes touched the ground.
He was then beaten Into insensibil
ity, his body drawn up and a volley
fired into his body. ' A second parley
followed during which it is believed
Taylor attempted to escape. Several
volleys were fired, presumably at the
retreating man, but with what result
Is not known. The band then return
ed to Powell and declared that both
men were dead and ordered him to
return to his home. .
NIANTIC JUSTICE INEXORABLE.
Fines Hartford and Middletown Visit
' on for "Borrowine" Stove.
Niantic, Oct 21. Two prominent
summer residents here have been
found guilty by Justice Marion R.
Davis and fined $1 each on a charge
C-r. theft. The officials of this place
refuse to tell the names ot the men,
but say one is a prominent resident of
Hartford,- while the other is equally
promlnentlln Middletown. - ,
The men recently came to their
"summer cotages to spend a few days
and tried to do their cooking by
means of one oil stove. This failed
them and they were in danger of hav
ing to go without their dinner Sun
day, when one thought of an oil stove
he had seen In a summer hotel. Both
went to the hotel and got In, taking
' the stove with the Intention ot put
ting it back. The proprietor of the
hotel visited the place unexpectedly
nnd found that the stove had been
taken. He engaged Deputy Sheriff
Tubbs, who traced the wagon wheels
to the cottage, where he stove was
found in use.. .."
The men explained that they fully
intended putting the stove back and
reimbursing the owner for its use.
This explanation did not suffice and
the two stood trial in the justice
court Monday afternoon. They paid
their fines and costs and out of con
sideration for the reputations of the
two men the justice court officers and
owner of the stove agreed not to let
their names be made public.
Debs Talks Again.'
Cincinnati, O., Oct 21. Facing a
sympathetic audience Eugene V. Debs
socialistic candidate ' for president,
last night talked to a large crowd for
more than an hour ,on the doctrines
of his party at Music hall. The speak
er was in pofivolce and was said to
be ill, but he gave no evidence of
sickness when he delivered his ad
dress. The only reference to Mr
Taft and Mr Bryan was made in con
nection with the Haywood, Moyer and
Pettlbdne cases in Idaho. - He said
that in this case Mr Taft had taken
the side of capital and Mr Bryan did
not have the backbone to take any
part at all.
WEATHEB FORECAST.
Forecast for; Connecticut:' fair
slightly warmer to-night and Thurs
day; light easterly to southerly
winds.
The disturbance that was central
over North Dakota yesterday morn
ing has not advanced eastward during
the past 24 hours. It hat produced
cloudy weather with local rains be--tween
the Rocky mountains and the
Mississippi river.
An area of high pressure over New
Englsnd is producing cool, pleasant
weather In the eastern sections.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
generally fair weather with rlsinj
t -rtture.
; Now Haven, Oct. 21. While try
ing to cross the harbor in a small
boat from Morris Cove to Savin Rock,
last night Howard B. Welch of West
Haven -and Charles A. Prlndle of
this city were carried out Into Long
Island -sound, by' the wind and tide
and were later 'picked up by the
steamer' Richard Peck bound for
New York on her regular trip. A
message received from Welch from
New York this morning states that
Prlndle had died from exposure,
but does not explain whether the
death occurred before or after they
were taken aboard the steamer. The
men were in a thirteen foot ski It
and were to wing a raft across the
harbor . .... I
FOREST FIRES RAGING.
Extensive Conflagration North and
West of Waterbury.
Harwlnton, Oct 21. Forest fires
were burning last night north ana
wait nf Wnfprhnrv. The line Of fire.
three-quarters of a mile In length, is
running up " the mountain west or
rsrevatnnn atatlnn A laree fire IS
burning on the 'hills near Allerton
Farms station on the Highland divis
ion of the New YorK, isew waven
and Hartford railroad. The fire,
which Btnrtpd - Mnndav nleht here,
was fought by forty men until mid
night, when it was supposed to have
been all out: At o'clock it started
burning again and Fire Warden Jonn
Mansfield and a party of ten men
f'mieht tha A until noon, leaving a
watchman to see that ,it did not
break out again. : This fire burned
over about thirty-five . acres, doing
about 350 damage. ,
Vermont Forest Fires.
Bennington, Vt, Oct 21. An am
bient nail ot smoke which -in places
on the outskirts was underhung witn
flame, encompassed the lower part of
Bennington county to-day, from then
numerous forest flrest in this vicin
ity. Up to last night it had been
believed that the fire in Woodford
had been finally reduced in intensity
so that It would not again burst Into,
flame,- but last night, under the in-,
fluence of a favoring wind, tne era
bers again became alive, and to-day
the towns of Woodford, Searsburg,
San gate, Somerset and Stratton were
in danger of being reached.
After lying dbrmant for three days
a fire on Mount Anthony to the west
of this place, broke out afresh but
with the aid of a large corps of fire
fighters has thus far been held with
in set bounds. J. C. Colgate of New
York owns extensive preserves in the
vicinity and he has hired the men
to prevent a further spread of the
flames.- - . - .
250 GIRLS ESCAPE
Fire Starts During a Dance, Bat
There Was No Panic
Manchester, N. H., Oct. 21. The
remarkable escape ot 250 persons,
mostly girls, attending a reception
given by dancing teachers in a hall
on' the third floor of, the Odd Fel
lows' block on Hanover street,, was
the feature of a Are that damaged
that structure, one of -the principal
business blocks of the city last night,
to the extent of $80,000.
The fire had started on the ground
floor ip a cleansing establishment,
worked up the rear of the building
and had suddenly filled them all with
smoke before it was discovered. De
spite the smoke there was no panic.
Everyone moved quickly, but in an
orderly manner for the elevators and
stairways. Before tne first of them
could leave the building there was a
loud explosion and all. tbe lights of
the building went out. Even then
there was no panic, and down
through .the smoke-filled darkened
stairways the young folk filed out to
safety.
BROTHERS QUARRELED.
Fought Over An Estate and Both
Are Bead.
Cranesville, W. Va. Oct 21. Two
brothers who yesterday engaged In a
dispute over the distribution of the
large estate left by their father, are
dead, each having Inflicted a fatal
wound upon the other. The brothers
were Joseph and Thomas Mattingly,
aged 38 and 35 years respectively,
and among the most prosperous farm,
ers of this, Preston county. -
Durlnr a quarrel yesterday Joseph
stabbed Thomas. The latter stagger
ed to the house where he secured a
shot gun and returned-to the scene
and fired a shot at Joseph Inflicting
a wound that caused almost instant
death. 'A moment later Thomas fell
dead from the loss of blood, due to
his brother's knife wound.
To Prevent Trouble.
Amoy, Oct 21. The authorities
here are taking measures to prevent
disorders during the visit of the
American fleet Every householder
In the city has been directed to re
port to the authorities the name,
residence and times of arrival and
departure of every non-resident vis
iting his house. Questionable char
acters have been ordered deported.
Cockraft for Bryan.
Indianapolis. Ind. Oct" 21. Con
gressman Bourke Cockran . of New
York last night advocated the elec
tlon of William J. Bryan and the
democratic ticket, speaking before a
targe audience. He denounced Speak
er Cannon as a wall against which
all progress waa destroyed.
VESSEL TOTAL LOSS
Newburg, Oct 21. The beautiful
steamer New York of the Hudson riv
er, day line was burned to the water
line and four negro waiters lost their
lives this morning at Marvels ship
yard In this city where she had been
tied up for overhauling. The dead
are: . . ' . :;
Isaac Jenkins.
James Jones.
Alex Bran;
Joseph Matthews.
They are all southern negroes. -The
charred bodies of the victims
were found this morning below decks
in the men's sleeping quarters.
. The fire was exceptionally spectac
ular. Soon after midnight In the af
ter part of the boat, it was soon
found to be beyond the control of the
Newburgh fire department and as the
flames spread throughout the whole
great fabric of the superstructure the
sky was lurid for miles. In all direc
tions. , '
The boat was tied up for repairs,
there was no steam in the boilers and
therefore the boat's own pumps were
useless. The new steamer Trojan al
most ready for launching, lay near by
and was at times in great peril. She
was saved, however, as were a num
ber of other boats, though at times
the brisk wind carrying sparks and
embers started fires in the shipyard.
The ship, which cost above half a
million, Is an utter loss. She was
built In Wilmington, Del, in 1887,
by Harlan & Hollingsworth and has
been one of the fastest and most pa
latial passenger vessels In the .Hud
son river service. She carried a crew
of 73 and was commanded by Captain
Arthur H. Harcourt. The New York
had a gross tonnage of 1,974. She
was 335 feet in length, had a beam
width of 40.4 feet and drew 11.2 feet.
Her engines had a capacity of 3,850
horse power. --
Since the end of the day line sea
son the steamer New York has been
moored at the shipyard. Soon after
midnight the Are was discovered aft.
The Newburgh, firemen were unable
to stay the flames -which soon swept
the steamer from bow to stern. The
blazing steamer made a spectacle
which could be seen for miles up and
down the' river. umiA
When the New York was docked
Tuesday her boilers were cleaned pre
paratory for inspection. There was
no steam In the boiler when the -' fire
broke out and the steamer's pumps
were useless. . Had the pumpa been
In working order it is believed that
the fire could have ben extinguished
with little loss. The blaze was first
discovered by Charles Webster,. a
waiter. There were 25 colored men
asleep . on the boat and Webster : at
once began to awaken them. In
their night clothing . the men ked
from the burning steamer and shiv
ered in blankets on the pier watch
ing the steamer burn.
- The colored men had been paid on
Tuesday and they lost their clothing
and most of them their money and
some as much as $200 each. Four ot
the colored men on the steamer are
missing and it is thought that they
perished In the flames. One of the
victims Is Joseph Matthews, the sec
ond pantryman. Matthews when
fleeing with his companions learned
that some of them had been left be
hind. He insisted on returning to
rescue them. Rushing through the
flames and smoke he disappeared
from view and never returned. Mat
thew had worked on theboat for
several years. The firemen worked
hard to stay the flames and a number
of them had narrow escapes from tin
flames. .
Some citizens , who had ventured
aboard were almost hemmed In by the
tire and barely escaped with their
lives. The wind blew hard in the
early morning, but blew off shore and
carried the flames out In the river
away from the shipyard buildings. A
small barge lying near the burning
steamer caught fire and floated out
In the stream a charred hull, at va
rious times during the morning
the flames communicated to the ship
yard but were kept down by the fire
men. Every part ot the vessel that
was combustible was destroyed and
nothing is left this morning of the
beautiful river steamer but the char
red hull with a mass of twisted steel
and Iron work.
The origin of the fire is not yet
known but It is stated that it waa
caused by the explosion ot a lamp be
tween decks. An inquiry into the
cause ot the disaster will be made by
tne coroner this. afternoon.
The hull of the New York broke in
two this morning. She Is a total loss.
The steamer cost more than half a
million dollars and was lengthened
at a cost of $40,000. Some of the
woodwork at the storm of the new
river steamer Trojan, building for
the Hudson Navigation Co was
slightly damaged, but not enough to
Interfere with tne launching of the
vessel on Saturday. -
MELLEN'S BAD YEAR.
Says Railroad Has Had Worst In Ex-
perlence Picking Up. -
New Haven. Oct 21. President
Mellen addressed the stockholder of
the New Haven road at the annual
meeting here to-day and said the rear
has been one ot the most unfortunate
tha company has ever been through.
Since Jnne 30, however, which Is the
end of the fiscal year, there has
been steady improvement and lo Sep
tember tnere waa good business. By
January 1 there would be a definite
improvement. The old board ot di
rectors were re-elected.
Philadelphia, ' Oct 21. Former
Governor Stone of, Pittsburg, attor
ney for Harry K. Thaw, to-day took
an appeal to the United States cir
cuit court of appeals from the decis
ion of yesterday, In which the court
dismissed a writ o( habeas corpus to
bring Thaw to Pittsburg. The court
granted a writ of error, which means
the case will1 be reviewed by the
court. Arguments will be heard in
December. ; f
HERMIT ROOSEVELT BEATEN.
Son of the President Competes in
' Harvard Freshman Track Meet. -
Cambridge, Oct 11. Harvard's an
nual freshman track meet was held
yesterday afternoon In the stadium.
There were only 71 entries in the
meet as against 94 last year. P. C.
Cummin, W. H. Ferald, A. R. Du
pont, K. S. Billings and P. R. With
lngton made the best showing. Cum
min won the 100 yard dash In 10 4-5
seconds, and was second in the quar
ter. Fernald won the 440 in 55 4-5
seconds and the half mile In 2 min
utes 6 -15 seconds, which was good
considering the heavy wind. Dupont
negotiated the 120 hurdles in 15 2-5
seconds, Billings won the 220 yard
dash in' 24 seconds, and Withington
won the mile In 6 minutes 5 seconds.
Kermit Roosevelt was one of the
men entered- in the two mile. He
was second until the last lap, when
he sprinted and took the lead, but
was repassed again by Groves, who
won the race, after leading most ot
the way. The time was 11 minutes
11 4-5 seconds.",:
"CORPSE" ALIVE IN COFFIN
Physician Prevents' Woman from Be
' ing Burled Before Death.
Ellis, Kan., Oct. 21. Mrs Thomas
Chapman, sixty years old, was sup
posed to have died Suddenly of heart
disease on Saturday. The body was
prepared for burial, but was not em
balmed. The . funeral was to have
taken place, to-day.
A few minutes before ' the coffin
was to have .been sealed a physician
requested permission to see the body.
After confirming bis suspicions thav
the woman's body was made rigid by
MMMndedt .nlUen t heHsodT was
cnrt-Tfifnoved -from theK coffin, placed In
bed and rdvlved. While her heart Is
weak, it is believed that, Mrs Chap
man will ; recover. ; . ; ; : :
i CHARLES ELIOT NORTON
Death of Well , Known ; Harvard
Teacher and Scholar.
Cambridge Mass., Oct. 21.
Charles Eliot Norton, the well
known philanthropist and scholar
and tor many years a member of
the Harvard faculty, died at 1:4 W
o'clock this morning at his home in
this city. . ; : - - .
Killed by Trolley.
Danielson, Oct 21. Albert D.
Shlppe, 75 years of age, and a veter
an of the Twenty-seventh Connecti
cut volunteers, was killed by a trol
ley car near Elmvllle, between this
place and Dayville this morning.
Shlppee had suffered from demen
tia for some time. He was walking
beside the tracks and tottered in front
of thecar. ' ',
Post Office Robbed
Sandy Hook, Oct. 21. The post
office t this place was entered some
time during last night, the safe
blown open, and a small quantity ot
postage stamps taken. Entrance was
gained through a rear window.
There is no clue. -
Killed by Dynamite. ,
New Orleans. La, Oct 21. News
of the killing of Ave men in the Pan
ama canal -zone by' a dynamite ex
plosion was brought here yesterday
by passengers on' the steamer Car
tago from Colon..
CITY SEWS.
The county commissioners were
here to-day receiving applications for
renewal of liquor licenses. They will
morrow morning at 9 o'clock to St
be here to-morrow- also. . ,
It was rumored that a man who
was in a gang of men waiting out
side the gates of the Waterbury Man
ufacturing Co's plant this morning
became angry and relieved the pres
sure of his mind by discharging a re
volver several times. The police in
quired Into the matter but evidently
were unable to make anything of it
as no arrests were made. .
The application for the appoint
ment of a conservator over Miss
Clara Louise Webster, a daughter of
the lata Chauncey B. Webster, was
withdrawn to-day from the probate
court. There was to have been a
hearing on It at 10 o'clock. The pe
titioners were the young woman's
sisters, Mrs Edith Q. Grsenman and
Mrs Jane W. McReynolds, and ifaey
alleged that ahe was physically and
mentally incompetent to manage her
affairs. Since the application was
filed "Miss. Webster married Charles
Edqulst, and it waa because of her
marriage that the application was
withdrawn. It was because she sold
the realty she received from fat r fath
ers s estate and bought another house
that her sister feared she would
squander her property, but it trans
pired that she received a larger in
come from her purchase than she did
from the property she sold. Attor
neys Burpee and Pierce drew up the
petlon and It' was or posed by Attor
ney Gullfotle. -
WILL IT BE THIS CITY
Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 21. A day
of absolute quiet and rest Is to be In
dulged In by W. H. Taft, who ar
rived here at 7 o'clock this morning
and will remain until the same hour
to-morrow morning. Mr Taft went
at once to the residence of his broth
er, C. P. Taft, saying that he should
Bee as few people as possible during
the day that his voice might be im
proved as much as possible.
The three days work in Louslana
will begin to-morrow and end Satur
day night when the Taft special will
start at once for New York city.
Although it was decided Monday,
and so announced by Chairman
Hitchcock that the candidate would
not go into Connecticut the plan Is
understood to have been changed to
the extent of having Mr Taft make
one speech in the Nutmeg state next
Monday.
Just where the effort Is to be
made has not yet been decided.
; The accumulation of mall which
It was necessary for Mr Taft to at
tend to to-day, was that care of at
the Taft residence, it being the in
tention of the candidate not to visit
his offices in the Sinton hotel.
In the Elm City
New Haven, Oct., 21. It is un
derstood that Mr Taft's speech In
Connecticut will be delivered In a
hall in this city.
MONETT'S CHARGE.
Says Standard OH Co Named Supreme
s , Court Officers.
Salt Lake City, Oct 21.- Frank S.
Monett, former attorney-general of
Ohio, addressed a large meeting ot
Utah democrats at the Salt Lake the
ater last night. . Mr Monett Bald:
"The' reason I left the republican
party and advocate the election ot
Mr Bryan Is due to the fact that
while I was. prosecuting the Stand
ard Oil trust in Ohio, and with every
reason to expect a successful issue,
the republican campaign fund ot
Ohio was swelled by contributions
from the Standard Oil Co, and in re
turn that company was allowed to
name the personnel of the supreme
court of Ohio, whereupon all of the
Standard Oil cases were promptly
dismissed.: Then," said Mr Monett,
"I became a democrat',' - ,
Mack Makes Denial
New York, Oct. 2f. Denial was
made by National Chairman Mack
today of the report that the demo,
cratlc committee had abandoned Il
linois' to the republicans. Mr Mack
said that the democratic national
committee was abandoning none of
the contested states. The "national
chairman expressed the opinion that
Ohio would be safely democratic and
he said he had every reason to be
lieve that Maryland would be for
Byran.
Kern Gives Up Toiir. "
Syracuse, Oct 21. John W. Kern,
democratic candidate for the vice
presidency, to-day abandoned his
campaign in this vicinity, owing to
the serious illness of his 8 year old
Bon. . .He had arranged to speak at
several places to-day and to-morrow,
but he decided to start at once for his
home.. . . .. . , '
Lillejr in New Haven
George L. Lilley of Waterbury, re.
publican candidate for governor ot
Connecticut visited New Haven last
evening and addressed three rallies,
one In the Eighth, one In the Sev
enth and the third In the Twelfth
ward. All the rallies were well at
tended. O'Brien In Litchfield.
Litchfield, Oct 21. Matthew E.
O'Brien, prohibition candidate for
governor, arrived here during the
morning and made an address before
the court house. Near by W. O.
Marshall and his party listened to
his address, but did not interrupt
him.
Betting on Election.
Here's a point for bettors. A very
close friend of Mr Lilley told a
friend to-day that Lilley concedes
Waterbury to Robertson by 500, New
Haven by 1,000. Hartford by 1.500
and Bridgeport by 500. According
to the betting Mr Lil ley's friend can
have another guess. - Dozens of
wagers have been made amounting
to over $10,000 that Robertson will
carry Waterbury by 1,000 and New
Haven by 5,000 to 7,500.
Author of "America."
Boston. Oct 21. The 100th anni
versary of the birth of Rev Dr Sam
uel Francis Smith, author of "Amer
ica," was celebrated to-day in Bos
ton, where he wss born, and in New
ton, where he made his home for
more than fifty years. In Newton
flags were displayed at half-staff
throughout the city, and In all the
public schools memorial exercises
were held. At the First Baptist
church in Newton -Center, of which
he was pastor for twelve years, the
chimes which were given to the
church as a memorial ot Dr Smith
played "America.". In Boston the
principal public celebration was the
playing of the national hymn at noon
by cornetista standing In the belfry
of the Park Street cburrk. in which
edifice "America"- wA public sung
tor the Brst time on J, rty (, is 31.
Litchfield, Oct 21. Guilty of mur
der in the second degree was the ver
dict of the Jury returned to-day
against William McLaughlin, who
has been on trial for the killing of
Robert Downs In Watertown on April
12. The Jury was out thirty, minutes
after being charged for over an hour.
Judge Gager announced that he
would not sentence McLaughlin Just
n6w.
O'BRIEN'S ACCUSER SUPRESSED
Crowd and - Speaker Prevent His
, Reading Document. -
Goshen, Conn., Oct. 21. Matthew
E. O'Brien, the prohibition candidate
for governor, was followed hither
last night by W. O. Marshall of Chi
cago, who entered the building
where the prohibition' rally was In
progress. He asked Eugene L. Rich
ards, who was presiding, for permis
sion to go on the platform and read
the document he nad In his posses
sion concerning Mr , O'Brien. . This
Mr Richards refused to give and or
dered Marshall from the hall.
On his way out of the hall Mar
shall met O'Brien, but the Rev W.
N. Taft stepped between them ana
prevented any trouble. Marshall
attempted to deliver an oration In
the street-In front of the: hall, but
was prevented from doing so" by the
crowd that gathered. Later In the
evening he returned to Torrlngton.
PYTHIAN SISTERS.
Grand Lodge Elects and Intalls Offi
cers and Does Other Business.
The Connecticut Grand lodge of
Pythian Sisters held Its eighth an
nual meeting yesterday at Pythian
hall in Hartford, with morning and
afternoon sessions. The meeting
closed with the election and installa
tion of officers. The officers elected
were as follows:
Grand chief Mrs Laura Coit, Nor
wich. 1
- Grand senior Mrs Laura Otto,
Seymour. ,
Grand junior Mrs Mary Clark,
Beacon Falls.,
Grand manager Mrs Hattie Lew
ellyn, Derby.
Grand mlstressof Te'eords amt-feor
respondence Mrs Jessie O. Perry,
Union City. V'
Mistress of finance Mrs Mina Jef
fries, New London.
Protector Mrs Minnie Hitchcock,
Waterbury.
Outer guard Mrs Eva Adams,
Willimantic. -
. Shot While Hunting
Hartford, Oct. 21. Hunting with
his brother r yesterday, Henry . W.
Stoehr of 383 Blue Hills avenue was
accidentally shot. In company with
Fred G. Stoehr the Injured man start
ed off yesterday morning to train
some dogs on Talcott mountain for
the field try which . will soon take
place at East Hampton. - All went
well until about 1 o'clock when the
accident happened. They carried but
one gun which was in the hands of
Fred G. Stoehr. The other brother
was walking a few feet ahead when
the weapon, which was a double
barrel gun, was discharged. The full
contents of one shell, including the
wads, entered the upper part of the
left thigh of Mr Stoehr.
Charged With Desertion ,
Louisville,, Oct. 21. A man who
says he Is Charles Joseph Magnus
and who claims to be the husband ot
Miss Ada Gorman, the second daugh
ter of the late United States Senator
Gorman of Maryland, Is In jail here
charged with being a deserter from
the United States army. ,
Cold weather is coming on lively. Better put your order in
right away for a new Glenwood Range in the kitchen and a ne
Glenwood Heater In the sitting room. . Most powerful- . - heating
ranges on the market. Not only will you be pleased with the cook.
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long. . ... - ... '
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Grates and other castings, shipped direct from the foundry. All re
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Glenwood Ranges sell from 925.00 up to $123.00
Glenwood Parlor Stove from. ............. 9U.25 mp to $35.03
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It did not take very long to hear
the case against Peter Smith In tha
superior court, charged with break
ing into a railroad car. After hear
ing a few witnesses Assistant State's"
Attorney Kellogg nolled the case for
lack of evidence. '
The' case against the colored man,
William Smith of Mlddlebury,
charged with assaulting Mrs Emma
F. Haney with Intent to kill, ; waa
then taken up. Mrs Haney is a very,,
old woman and related to the ac
cused, who Is a burly fellow. She
said that as she was in her kitchen
on the afternoon of September 1
Smith entered and asked for a drink
of water. He then spoke about hlg
tie and then he rushed at her, threw;
her down, got a heavy club and beat
her on the head with It. She got up
and be seized a large, heavy earthen
ware cuspidor and struck her on tha
back of 4 he head several times until
the vessel broke. She fell then and
Smith kicked and choked her. Then
he went to the yard and returned
with a long pole such as are used)
for holding up clothes ', lines when,
there are clothes on them,' and with
this he beat her also. ; The pole was
about ten feet long. The club, the
clothes line pole and the broken
earthenware cuspidor were produced
as exhibits, and the old woman. had
to undress her hair to show the Jury,
the imprint of the wounds on her
head. There were five of them. At
torney Joseph H. Reld.is conducting
the defense.
This afternoon after recess foe
lunch, Judge Bennett sentenced WaU
ter Henry to three months in JaiL
He has already spent six weeks there.
Canio Gerardl, who assaulted Mrs -
F. A. Tyrrell on the road back o(
Forest park one Sunday evening a
month ago, was fined $50 and costs
Mrs Tyrrell was returning home
after seeing a friend off on a car at
the trolley terminus. She had a 22
callbre revolver-with her, her invari
able companion when out nights on
the roads near where she lives, and
she shot Gerardl In the forehead wit
It..' ".
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