New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 11, 1915, Page 9

o e i for * Indecent Assauit on Two Litile Girls. 7 Frank Tata and Laurio Emanuel, last of the six men rounded up Officers “Dan’” Richardson and ‘ed” Malone for committing indecent ults on Annie Ambrose and Annie asamovich, were both bound over to e June term of the superior court er a trial before Judge John H. kham in police court this morn- Attorney 'W. F. Delaney, rep- genting Tata, tried to prove to the rt,l.hat the two girls solicited his le) ;,)u;d that the latter absolutely used to accept their vile proposals. twyer M. D. Saxe, for Emanuel, jed to prove that the two girls are ity of telling improbable les to fe court, In binding over the two m, Judge Kirkham reduced Tata's bnd to $200 and Emanuel’s to $200. the cases of each of the other four n. held for the higher court the pnd is $1,000. G Says Girls Solicited. g At/ 9:45 o'clock the case in whica grank Tata, of 11 Beaver street, is arged with indecent assault upon stealing five loaves of breads. Officer Patrick Quirk caught him on Hart. ford avenue early today. He has re- ceived many complaints about his stealing five loaves of breads. Officer caught him redhanded. A fine of $5 and costs was imposed. Freed of Theft Charge. Adam Drecker was found not guilty of stealing a suit of clothes valued at $6. John Dragolas, who owned the suit, said Drecker took his clothes and | left a worn out old coat in its place. ; Officer Wagner arrested the accused on complaint. In court Dragolas ad- mitted that the coat worn by the ac- cused did not belong to him. Fighting on Pearl Street. The charge of assault preferred against Paul Salvester and Frank Tanova was substantiated by Dr. Crowley, who is a special officer. The fight tobk place at 5 o’clock yesterday | on Pearl street and a piece of gas pipe figured in the fracas. Both of the accused tried to make light of their fight, but each was fined $10 and costs. X For Non-support. Non-support was the charve against George Heard. Mrs. Heard said she has received but $5 in the last six weeks from her husband. In order to get along it has been necessary for the groceryman to trust her for food for herself and little daughter. If it wasn’t for her husband drinking heavily he would be all right, said the wife. Heard denied drinking to ex- cess and said he was willing to do the right thing by his family. The case was continued for one month in care le + Annte. Ambrose and Annie Basamovich was resumed. W. F. De- imney, counsel for the defense, at once esented his case. Officer ‘“Dan” ichardson was the first witness and 6 explained the layout of the store ed by the accused. On the witness stand in bis own de- e Tata said he met the two girls ‘Lafayette street in front of the ber shop where the Coveris broth- worked. 'They stopped him and mificifed his patronage, telling him ¥ it it He would give them five cénts 'y wbuld g0 to his house with him. declined their vulgar proposals, asserted, but the girls insisted and mie into his store. He had?the two s ‘put out of the place and as they ent out they shouted back that.they fould Téturn the following day at 7 j'olock. © They did so and came into Fata’s store at 9:30 o’clock and saw im. Once more hé ordered the two figirls out and he himself went upstairs f§ o the toilet, When he returned one f‘% e two girls was in the cellar ealing chestnuts and the other was n the store at the candy case. § Mrs. ¥ ( 'fata was in the back yard sifting [ ashes. When he found the two girls iaanging around he put them out) tagain: Tata denied the charges of ult or indecent exposure on his patt. - 3 ‘Others Absolve Tata, "Wata's wife also testified. She sald . she saw the two girls enter the store and ask her husband for candy, and wken it wnu refused they made a big fuss. Wc testimony cor- borafef"hwt ‘given by her husband. Mrs. Franclsci 'gavo, a neighbor, F itold dt seeing “twe little girls visit Q‘a.ta.s store. o y on which he 1s accused, ot ‘assaujting them. They were | ging candy, she said. Mrs. Amelllu )’ Abrisgo, another neighbor ' of the Tata’s, who was in the store, i | told the same' story as the pevious ng. Bhe ‘had seen Tata d@-lfl.ifl “he passed Tata's store on the day in question and saw i the proprtcmr ‘ejecting the girls. | Bonds Fixed at $200. Asisfint Prosecutor Andrew asked that Tata be bound over to the su- mrlor court, Attorney . Delaney ought out all the salient facts in ge case, showing the two girls to be bad omes, started on their career of vice by an evil-minded woman, ac- cordifig to’ ‘their own admission. They 'oncltgd en for a specific purpose. 'He ored the fact that' the two ‘dépraved and said he did - to -hoist 'his own case on | thelr /degeneracy. He ‘attacked the bl woman #)zo first fed the girls astray. oped she would be i und. He sald the entitled to @ reagonable ‘dvor of his cllent ¢ Judge Kirkham said it is not for ; him to /pass on the guilt of the ac- cused, ‘but .to pass on the strength of' the case against the prisoner. He| *found probable cause, but reduced the bond to $200. FEmanuel Also Tried. Attorney Saxe, representing Laurio Emanuel, charged with the same of- fense, fought every inch of the way to prove his client’s innocence. He had a losing fight, however, and Judge Kirkham again found probable | cause and bound the accused over in “bonds of $200. Same Vulgar Testimony. The same vulgar and revolting tes- timony was given and the girls in- sisted that Emanuel had assaylted them. Annie Kasamovich said the aecused had committed an indecent sagsaultiupofi her at his place on Elm street.. . Annfe. Ambrose gave similar testimony. Although Lawyer Saxe subjected both girls to a grilling cross- examination, they refused to be turned | from their original story which clinched the state’s case against the accused. Is Also Bound Over. In summing up has case Lawyer Saxe declared there was not evidence enough alamnt Emanuel “to hold a dog on.’ Judge Kirkham again found prob- able cause and bonda were fixed at $200. : Autoist Is Fined $10. Berdette Elliott, arrested by Officer Lamphere at 10:30 o'clock yesterday for running an auto without a mark- er, pleaded guilty. not 'know the plates were missing A fine of $10 ¢ ¢ Fined. w,j Kwasmick was charged with - told of the probation officer. Setbert’s Oase Continued. John E. Seibert was charged with failure to have license number plates displayed on both sides of his milk | wagons. He has retained Judge B. I'. | Gafftney and the case was continued at his request to one week from today. Seibert was arrested by Dr. Crowley. Milk Dealer Arrested. J. P. Holmgquist was arrested for failing to have'a license to sell milk. ! According to the city ordinance it is neessary for all dealers to take out a license in April and he failed to do so last April or since. Dr. Crowley of notifying Holmquist four times to/get his license .and plates, but he neglected to do so. Holmquist pleaded that he has not had time to attend to the matter. Judge Kirkham fined the accused $10 and costs, He was given two months probation in which to pay up. Cornelius Daley was also charged with selling milk without a permit. His case will come up Saturday. Attor-! ney McDonough will defend him. Coyle Sent to Jail. Thomas Coyle was before the court charged with drunkenness. Officer Wagner arrested him on . Main street at 6 o’clock last night. The officer * said he warned Coyle to go home sev- eral times and the latter threatened to “get him yet.” When he sent for | the patrol Coyle called him vile names, he said. He was sent to jail for thirty days. The, charge against Charles Roder was drunkenness. ' He was arrested by | Officer Wagner on Cedar street yes- terday afternoon, unable to care for | himself. He was fined $6 and costs. MRS. ANGLE SURPRISED AT BALLOU'S DEATH When Questioned by Chief Brcanan on Night of Tragedy. Bridgeport, March 11.—That Mrs. Helen M. Angle showed surprise when firgt questioned by Chief of Police Willlam H. Brennan of Stamford about the death of Waldo R. Ballou there last June, was testified to today by Cornelius P. McGuinness, a for- mer ,councilman of Stamford, called by the state as a witness in the trial of Mrs; Angle for manslaughter grow- ing out of Ballou’s death. McGuinness was present when Bal- lou was removed from the pavement in front of the Rippowam building “to the hospital about half past eleven on ,the night of June 23, -and later heard the conversation between the chief and Mrs. Angle, a short time afterward, in her rooms on the third floor of the building: *Mrs. Angle Surprised, After the chief had entered the room, the witness said, Mr. Brennan told Mrs. Angle he ‘“Wanted to find out about the accident to Mr. Ballou.” “What accident?” the witness said Mrs. Angle exclaimed in a surprised manner, asking further: ‘“Has he been hurt?” The chief told her of the:finding of Balloi and of his being taken to the hospital. Four Other Witnesses. Four ‘witnesses 'preceded McGuin; ness, their testimony, with one excep- tion, relating to the finding of Bal- lou, his identification, and the visit of the police to the Rippowam building. The exception was Judge H. Stanley Finch of counsel for the defense. This action of the state attorney caufled a momentary thrill in the court room, but Judge Finch was on the stand only a few minutes, during which he explained the, pature of tho locks on - the vestibule doors of the Rippowam building, with which he He said he did! was familiar, Mrs. Angle Listens Closely, Shortly before recess the proceed- ings were interrupted by the penetrat- ing tones of & lawyer who was mak- ing an argument in another part of the building. Mrs. Angle listened closely but calmly to the testimony powam building association and was® asked to. explain the kind of lock used on the entrance doors of the build- ing. Relates Call for Ambulance. Police Sergeant Michael Greaney told of the call sent in at 11:24 p. m. on the night of June 23 for an am- bulance to convey Ballou to the hos- pital. He also notified Chief of Po- lice William H. Brennan. Detective Dennis Reardon of the Stamford department told of taking the ambpulance to the Rippowam building. He saw Ballou lying on the sidewalk, but did not recognize him, although he had known him. This was because the face was covered with blood. The witness told of finding the card in Ballou's pocket, at the hos- pital, which was the means of identi- fying him. \ Testimony Is Similar, | He told of going later fo the Rip- powam building with other officers, and of taking Chief of Police Bren- nan and Mrs. Sophina Klarke, the police matron, to the scepe. His tes- timony of the stains he saw in the building during thé time he was there was similar in many respects to that given by witnesses on previous days. Charles F. Beck, 'a councilman of | Stamford, who had known Ballou for fourteen years, told of seeing Ballou lying on the sidewalk with the head toward the curb. He felt of the pulse to’see whether the man was living. He accompanied him to the hospital. Up to that time the man had not beenr récognized. He was there when the card bearing Ballou’d name was found. Could Not Recognize Ballou. ‘““Afer the card was found did you ' then recoghize him?” asked Albert C. Phillips, counsel assisting the state attorney. “L did not. him,” was the answer. | He went back to the Rippowam | bullding and found ‘fresh blood” !n the vestibule. “How did you know it was freah'.'" asked Mr. Phillips. “By rubbing my finger through it and then looking at my finger.”” Followed Chief Brennan, The witness told of following Chiet | Brennan up stairs and of examining the stains which he saw on the way up. Continuing the witness said Chief Brennan knocked on Mrs. Angle’s door and was admitted to Mrs. Angle's redar room.. He did not go into Mrs. Angle’s rooms and could not tell the conversation that took place between the chief and Mrs, Angle. ‘While this conversation was going on he took the chief’s flashlight and searched the premises in the rear of the building for Ballou's hat. He did not' find it and returned to the i building and ‘examined the stairways. He found many of the treads wet, as if ‘hurrledlv wiped. * Later he ex- ,amined a 'black shirt which Officer McMahon had over his arm. He found on it what he took to be blood stains and some hair. No Feéeling in Case. While cross examining the witness Jacob B, Klein, of counsel for the defense, suddenly paused to ask: . “By the way, have you dany feeling | ‘in this case?” “None at all,” replied the witness. “I did not know,” responded Mr. Klein. After further questions the wit- ness was excused and John Barrett of Stamford was asked to tell of the part he had in the incidents at the Rippowam building. His testimony brought out little new. McGuinness on Stand, C. P. McGuinness, a former mem- ber of the Stamford council, was next sworn. “He was one of the men who accompanied Ballou to the hospital. He had known Ballou for many vears. He did not recognize him as he lay on the sidewalk, but aid later, after the blobd had been washed from the face. The witnesd ¥ 6£ Chief ‘Brennan s visit to Mr3. Angle’s rooms. He said: Chiet; Knocks at Door. “The chief knocked at the door and Mrs. Angle asked: “ ‘Who is there? ™ “Its ‘me, Nellie,’”’ the witness said the ‘chief ‘replied. In answer to a further question, the witness said, Mr. Brennan answered: “It's' Chief Brennan, and I want to ask you about the accident to Mr. Ballou.” Continuing, the witness said, Mrs, | Angle asked in a surprised manner: “Has he been hurt?” 5 . To See Chief Alone, 3 The witness, with an occasional | question by State’s Attorney Cum- | mings, continued: “Mrs. Angle then asked if she could see the chief alone. Mr. Brennan sald she could, but the door must re- | main open.” A liftle later, the witness said, at| the ‘'request of Mrs, Angle Mr. Bren- | nan called the hospital on the tele- phone, and afterward told Mrs. Angle that Ballou would not tell anything about the affair. “He won't tell!” the witness said Mrs. Angle exclaimed. “No, and I don’t think he ever will tell,” the witness said Chief Brennan replied. Judge Finch Arrives. About this time the witness said, Judge Finch came into. the room and advised Mrs. Angle to say nothing, Chief Brennan attempted to. get into communication with Mrs. Angle's father, Leonard Blondel, who she said, was in Maine. "The chief told her, according to the witness, that she should get in communication with him, .as he could be of great service to her. The witness contin- ued: e“’l‘he chief asked Mrs. Angle about what time Ballou had left and she replied about 10:30. She said in re- sponse to a further question by the chief that Mr. Ballou had been drink- ing. i I could mot recognize | Mrs, Angle Oried. “The chief then said that he would today, even that of McGuinness. Judge H. Stanley French of counsel for the defense was put on theé stand by State Attorney Homer 8, Cum- mings He is president of the Rip- have to take her to police headquar- ters. Mre. Angle cried, and asked if she could not remain in her rooms with the police matron. Chiet Brennan said she could not, but he | war and her master, would take her to his own home if he could.” The witness told of seelng the skirt and shirtwaist, entered in evi- dence yesterday, marked with al- leged blood stains, lylng on a rock- ing chair. When the chief made ref- erence to them, the witness said, Mrs. Angle insisted that she had not worn | them that night, and brought out | other clothing which she claimed she had worn. Stained Garments in View, During the interview with the chief the witness said under cross examina- tion, the stained garments had been lying in full view. Referring to the finding of Bal- lou’s hat in a chest in Mrs. Angle’s room, the witness said it was wet when found. He said Mrs. Angle ex- plained its presence by saying that Ballou had brought it to her the Sun- day before to have it cleaned. His testimony was practically changed on cross examination, forts of counsel for the defense to amplify the conversation being met With the reply: “I don’t remember.” Police Sergeant William TI". Nevins un- ef- ficers and nnuclpa.un: the captain's birthday today."” American Masters’ Statement. H. H. Kiehne of Baltimore, master of the American ship, after leaving the Eitel Friedrich with Customs Collector Hamilton yesterday told a dramatic story of his experience. With | him were his wife and two children. “Despite my protestations that I was the American' master of an American ship, the Germfn cruiser Eitel Friedrich and the Willlam P. Frye, on the morning of January 28, blew a gaping hole through her vitals with a charge of dynamite,” said Captain Kiehne. “I was almost becalmed when the German ship ap- peared about 2 o’clock in the after- noon of January 27. My ship was barely moving and I paid no atten- tion to the first order from the Ger- man to lay to. However she bore down on me and I brought my craft to a standstill. After learning that T carried a cargo of wheat, the German captain told me that it was contra- band and he intended to destroy it. I protested but no attention was paid to my statements. of Stamford was on the stand at Trecess. He was with Chiet Bren. nan at the scene of the tragedy. UNTED STATES 10 PROBE SINKING OF AMERICAN SHI, FRYE (Continued From First Page.) German vesssl had dodged unsuspect- ed and unharmed into this port through a gauntiet of belligerent war- ships whose wireless signals had be- trayed their presence. In the wake of the German war- skip, barnacle-¢overed and crippled, lay the hulk of an American merchant ship at the bottom .of the South At- | lantic ocean with the debris of seven ships of England, France and Russia, allies in the war against Germany. If in the Pacific ocean, where the Eitel i Friedrich operated for months before | there were other ships sent to the bottom by the converted crusier, her officers kept silent on the.subject. Repaired in Six Weeks, The REitel Friedrich still had on board today victims of the hazards of Commander Thierichsen, had askéd American officials for time to repair his shop. He indicated to Customs Collector Hamilton that the ‘vessel could not be repaired under six weeks. Mean- while British cruisers wnose signals had been heard, were believed to be lying off the Virginia Capes. Collec~ tor of Customs Hamilton was pre- | pared, under instructions from Wash- irgton to proceed again today to the Eitel Friedrich to get a formal state- ment from Commander Thierichsen as to why he sank the American salling ship William P. Frye off the South American coast, with 5,500 tons of wheat for England. Commander Thierichsen was awaiting mstructions from the German embassy at Wash- ington and was expecting Capt. Boy- Ed, naval attache of the embassy, to be on hand to aid him. Also Capt. H. H. Kiehne, master of the sunken American ship Wm. P. Frye, was pre- paring to give a supplemental state- ment regarding the fate of his ill- frted craft. In Newport News hotels there awakened on land the commanders of other known marine victims of the Eitel Friedrich, W. J. King of the FEritish ship Invercoe, sunken Febru- ary February 12; A. E. Dobbing of the Mary Ada Short, British, sunk Feb- ruary 18; Captain Monssion of the French passenger ship Floride, sunk February 19; J. Wedgewood, master of the British ship Willerby, sunk on February 20; Axmar Erickson, of the Isabel Brown, Russian ship, sunk Feb. 27; V. LeRoux, of the French ship. Jacobsen, sunk January 28, and Master Trenchant, of the French sailing ship Pierre Loti, sunk Janu- ary 27. Group of Passengers. In addition to these were a group of first class passengers of the French passenger ship Floride, who. were per- mitted to Temain ashore under guard o immigration officials. Only two British ships left here yes- terday, their commanders believing that the Eitel Friedrich would be in- terned. Ome was the Anglo-Mexican bound for Avonmouth with horses for { Emngland and the other was the British steamer Boltom Hall with wheat for Ttaly, It was stated here early today that a | number of Englishmen held on board | the German warship had refused to agree not to bear arms against Ger- many and her allies. Celebrate Commander’s Birthday. Early today the band of the Eitel Friedrich was playing German nation- al airs in celebration of the birthday of Commander Thierichsen. All but port officials were still barred from her decks. Collector Hamilton prepared to get a detailed statement on the sinking of the Wm. P. Frye, and Capt. H. H. Kiehne of the Frye, came ashore to make a further statement. He said the crew of the Frye would be brought ashore ater to be questioned. Chased by British. At 9 o’clock’ this morning the Eitel Friedrich had been in Hampton roads thirty-six hours and no signs of any intention to move were apparent. British cruisers were indefinitely re- ported lurking off the Virginia Capes, and a boatman who delivered papers to officers of the German cruiser de- clared members of her crew had told him the Eitel actually had been chased into American waters by Brit- ish cruisers. . “When 1 returned to the Eitel Friedrich -last night,” said Captain Kiehne, “the German officers all seemed assured that the ship would be Interned but talked little. They ‘were most concerned last night in cel- ebrating a birthday of one of the of- Threw Grain Overboard. “A German officep and a squad of men were sent aboard the bark and I and my crew were set to work throwing the grain overboard. The German sighted another vessel also becalmed and made for her. He re- turned about 10 o’tlock at night, hav- ing sent the other ship to the bot- tom, as I afterwards ascertained. “Evidently the graln was not being thrown overboard fast enough to suit the German skipper, for he sent a half hundred' of his men on board soon afterwards and the work went on for hours without Iinterruption. However, it was slow at best and 1 was informed about 2 o'clock next morning my ship would be sent to the bottom which was dome in the manner described above. “It was originally the intention of the German captain to .leave enough of the cargo in the hold of the ship for ballast. That part of the grain was to be rendered useless by salt water. Escaped in Boats. ‘“As soon as I was Informed that my ship was to be sent to the bottom , my wife and two boys and the crew made for the German cruiser in our boats. “We were taken aboard and shown every courtesy throughout the re- mainder of the voyage. “For two weeks before ;making this port, the German ship molested no -ships of any kind and always avoided them, not wishing to give the English cruisers any wind of her intentions. She proceeded slowly up the coast, all lights that were not out being carefully shaded. “Last night while nearing capes the wireless apparatus on board the Eitel informed us that there were four English war vessels in our immediate vicinity, two of which seemed very close. However, we eluded them and made this port in safety.” An officer on the German crulser stated that a black hulk was seen in the darkness about the time the wireless gave notice of the proximity of the English men of war. Many believed it was one of the English ships. Celebrated Kaiser's Birthday. Captain Kiehne, asked about other matters, said: ‘“The Eitel . Friedrich sent three ships to the bottom on the kaiser’s birthday, the day on which the Amer- ican bark was overhauled.” The William P. Frye of Bath, Me., was owned by the Arthur ' Sewall company. When overhauled by the German cruiser she was bound from Seattle to Queenstown with a cargo of wheat for orders, The skipper's wife said today she and the children were frightened when overtaken by the German cruiser, but that her fears were’ allayed when she went aboard the cruiser, the officers and men making every effort to give them all possible comforts. The Paymaster’s Story, Asked why the Eitel Friedrich left the Pacific, Paymaster Loussau safd: “Because we found little to do. We were after merchantmen and for days we cruised about and saw noth- ing, When we reached the South Atlantic we had better luck. We were surprised not to find British ships In the Atlantic. It is true we heard British wireless talking and weé were glad of that, because until fourteen days ago we had no news. Then we got considerable from the British wireless, but the trouble was it was all from the English side.” The German officer expressed sur- prise that any of the cruiser Em- den’'s crew had reached shore and disclaimed all knowledge of the bat- tles off Chile and the Falkland Islands. ‘“We were alone,” he said, “and we worked for oursclves. We did no fighting,” he continued, “but we sunk every merchantman we could find. Of course we should have attacked any other converted vessel of our class, but we had no armor plate and so we avolded warships, Awaiting Admiralty Orders. “We are awaiting admiralty or- ders,”” was the paymaster’s response to the suggestion that he might not leave immediately. “They are com- ing from Berlin by way of the Wash- ington embassy.” The sinking of the Frye was re- garded by the officer as all in a day’'s work, “She tgok the chance,” he said, “she was' carrying contraband to the enemy.” The captain of the Floride has tele- graphed the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique for passage to New York for his passengers. From New York they expect to be transported to their respective South American destinations, Not a single piece of baggage was lost when the Floride was sunk. McADOO IN HOSPITAL, Washington, March 11,—Secretary McAdoo went to a hospital today to be operated on for appendicitis to- night or tomorrow. The secretary Was at his office early today. the MISS OSBORNE TEL OF CHARITY WOR Makes Interesting Repart at Monthly Mecting of Beard. JORNIP—SN The following report was given to the directors of the New Britain | Charity organization by Miss Elsie C. Osborn, the agent, at the monthly meeting held last night. To the directors of the Charity organ- ization. : During the past month, the prob- | lems of twenty-two new famllies have l fallen to our lot to solve. We find that half a dozen families whom we once upon a time befriended have been obliged to apply to us again during these past weeks because of slack work in the factories at present. There have been 258 calls at our office dur- ing the month, 147 of these being made by applicants for our services. 116, visits have been made by he agents of this society, also twelve bus- iness calls, and there have been 267 telephone interviews. We have been aided by volunteer office work amount- ing to seven hours, and three calls were made for us by friendly visitors. Eight families have received tempor- ary weekly aid throughout February and twenty-nine received emergency aid which ranged all the way from friendly service to the organizing of a definite plan for material aid for the family, institutional care was secured for one, and clothing was given to forty-three famlilies, of the 147 fam- illes who came especially under our observation this month. Permanent work was secured for flve and tempor- ary work for three individuals amounting to eleven days in all. Material Relief. In the matter of material relief, the kind of “groceries, coal and medicine’’ ald that can be counted in dollars and tents, we find that $153.46 has been exypended from this soclety’s funds in these channels during the month. The sum would be larger if merchants were not kind in giving us reductions on the usual prices. Thirty-seven were aided in this way during the month, twenty-four through the treas- urr’s fund and thirteen frm the special fund. This list of course does ‘not include the names of persons for whom ald was organized entirely from outside sources as was often the case. Ald was organized for eleven from churches, societies and interested persons and while often this aid could not be reckoned in dollars and cents since accurate figures are not obtain- able and the ald may extend over many months to come we are able to account absolutely for $68.35. Informal Talks. During the winter menths, your agent has been very glad of the op- portunities that have come to her to give informal talks before soclal gath- erings and church societies regarding the work of the Charity Organization, If we were a very new soclety, our aims and our uses would be well un- derstood. But as it is, we have seen over twenty years of service and a new genération is growing up. If peo- ple do not understand just what we are doing, it is our business to let them know, for thé Charity Organiza- tion belongs to the city and is striving to serve the city by doing the best pos- sible work in its own particular line. In ihformal talks, it is possible to mention many facts which would not be discreet as newspaper notices, and which would entirely violate our prin- ciple of secrecy concerning those wrom we help, in order to preserve the self- respect. The newspapers are ex- ceedingly courteous to us in giving us space and we often yearn to tell of some piece of work that has made us especially enthusiastic, but of course, our lips are sealed except in the mat- ter of certain out of town affairs that may be mentioned without hurting any one's feelings. Eight such in- formal addresses have already been given this winter by our agent =and four or five more will come later on. The Charity Organization owes it to its loyal supporters to explain its work as widely as possible.” OPIUM CASE OPENED, Wong .Jin of Hartford in United States District Oourt. New Haven, March 11.—Testimony was taken yesterday in the United States district court in the case of Wong Lin, alias Lin Kee of Hart- ford, indicted by the grand jury on three counts of selling and manufac- turing opium, in violation of the United States law relative to the sale of the narcotic. Lin was taken in a raid upon his restaurant in Hartford on December 8 and a large quantity of opium found by the special govern- ment agents, Lewis, Collins and Kyte. Special Agent Kyte was on the stand for three hours, testifying In regard to his knowledge of opium. The government's exhibit in the case, con- sisting of hop outfit, Chinese fiddles, pipes for smoking opium, playing cards and raw opium, attracted con- siderable attention in the court room. J. M, Doran, of the division of chem- istry, bureau of internal revenue, ‘Washington, was on the stand yester- day afternoon and was closely exam- ined by the attorney for Lin, Attor- ney Percy 8. Bryant, of Hartford, as to his experience with oplum. His questioning of Doran, particularly when he asked him if he had ever smoked oplum or had seen the effects of taking the drug, caused some amusement. Among those testifying to the good character of the Chinese mnrverchant was Charles H. Bunce, former city engineer of Hartford, Lin iz under bonds of $3,000. the su day wi rent stitutiont committe not in the ment the state § frage, three favor the Jority bell committee, now canvi in the United States governor of the interest to use the dress upon . Healey a and the house | ter. The-ho of the labor chamber by for March 18, bills concern! women and > establishments, cefved much att which is largely. § cent report fro on the inquiry working women state. 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