New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 16, 1915, Page 1

Mayor Wams Manufacturers of Con- spiracy in New York--Farmmgton Man Tells Herald of Discovering ‘A Similar Plot on June 20. ALL MMUFACTdRERS IN NEW BRITAIN ENGAGED IN PRO- ¥ DUCING WAR MUNITIONS FOR THE EUROPEAN ALLIES WERE TO BE NOTIFIED TODAY BY MAYOR GEORGE A. QUIGLEY THAT /THEIR PLANTS ARE IN DANGER OF BEING BLOWN UP BY GER- " MAN SYMPATHIZERS. UNITED STATES SHCRET SERVICE SLEUTHS ARE ON THE “PRACK OF AN ORGANIZED GANG OF DYNAMITE DESPERADOES WHOSE PURPOSE /IS TO:PREVENT THE MANUFACTURE OF MUNI- - #IONS'FOR THE HOES OF GERMANY. THESE TWO s'xwmumwa CAN BE MADE ' WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST FEAR OF CONTRADICTION. MAYOR QUIGLEY ADMITS THAT HE PLANS TQ TELEPHONE A WARNING THAT DESTRUC- 5aON AWAITS THE LOCAL PLANTS ENGAGED IN TURNING OUT SUPPLIES FOR ENGLAND, FRANCE, RUSSIA AND BELGIUM. THE 18 A.BLETO STATE THROUGH INFORMATION SECURED AT nIDXIGHT LAST NIGHT FROM A CIVIL WAR SPY THAT GOVERN- 7 ‘DETECTIVES HAVE INTERESTED THEMSELVES IN A ‘WIDE- EAD PLOT TO BLOW UP CONNECTICUT FACTORIES DEVOT- D TO AIDING THE Am.ms- ’l’HA’l‘ PLANS BAVE BEEN MADE TO RAZE SO-CALLED HOS- -m.m MANUFACTURERS DOVETAILS WITH THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CASE OF FRANK HOLT, ALIAS MEUNTNER, THE CORNELL PROFESSOR wno TRIED TO'ASSASSINATE J. PIERPONT MORGAN, ‘WHO SET OFF A BOMB IN'THE CAPITOL BUILDING IN WASHING- TON AND WHO ENDED HIS DRAMATIC CAREER BY PLUNGING TO HIS DEATH FROM THE TOP OF HIS CELI; DOOR IN THE MINEOLA | LJAIL. IF THE ORGANIZERS OF ‘NOTHIN THE PLOT 'HAVE THEIR WAY, G WILL BE BbARED ‘ENTERPRISES THAT ARE, TURNING ‘OUT SHRAPNEL, rdms. "BULLETS AND OTHER MUNITIONS ALL o THE IMPENDING D) GH NOT A WORD THE NEWSPAPERS BE CGONNECTICUT ARE TO FALL. AND NATIONAL AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN INFORMED R AND BOTH ARE WORRIED, AL- HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO ESCAPE TO ORE' THE A HERALD UNCOVERED THE Amx m.omunuw LOCAL' POLICE 'AND GOVERN- mvmmcwroaa HAVE BEEN HOT ON THE TRAIL OF THE mone BUT THEY HAVE KEPT THEIR WORK SO WELL (;% irD THAT THE PUBLIC AND THE WORKMEN IN THE FAC. .Y a' of thA wlflne of Aflm(rq Von ¢ the | sk gl s ma! Tork cafe. The 8 far as he i cérned he has washéd his hands of the affair, although he is willing to tell all he khows: of the plot to the proper silent partner !'with the gqv‘ fnment and will advise Mun of explosives and. other ma- _being used on the plains. ers, .the Straits of the Darda- | .(fiellel “and. the road to.- Petrograd. ; athm‘ is to be spared. " * Information regard he plot to blo' up Connecticyt : ories . was ofl by Mayor Quigley from . a! persont’ who positively refuses to al- his name to ap in the - press hrough \fear that he, too. ‘will-fall a victim ‘to the dynamiters. - He: is man of the greatest reliability, quiet and conservative and not given to ex- aggeration, the mayor says.’ - 4 Overhears Plotters ‘in Cafe. 5 The_ informant ‘happened ‘to drop é into a New York restaurant 'and. cafe féw nights ago, occupying a private . ..booth by himpelf. . For a time he n id only casual attention to what going on about him. Suddenly, hh ear caught the words ‘‘New Brit- ain” coming from the adjoining booth. The conversation was carried on ip the German language but ‘'as the ! mayor’s informant understood this ) tongue he was able to follow accur- -ately what was being' said. This is what he learned: All* fac- tories in Connecticut which are man- ufacuring munitions of war are to be blown up. ' Among them is the works “ot ‘the North & Judd manufacturing company in this city. .One other New Britain factory.is to suffer ;v ku tm.e. +the name not being mentioné Mayor Decides to Act. On returning to New Britain ‘this man spent hours in cogitating on the proper course to IolloWA Finally he decided to informt'’ Mdyor Quigley. The latter stood aghast as he learned of the plot against New Britain indus- tries. "This was yesterday. Today he determined to act and said he would send word to every local manufactur- 1er-toibe on the watch, ¥ As a result of the information re- ceived by the manufacturers it is ex- pcted that extra guards will be thrown around very plant. - will be left open. If the plotters suc- ceed it will be by strategy; ‘not be- 11 eause every precaution. is. not. being taken. Informant Is Trustworthy. ‘For obyious reasons Mayor Quigley the .neme of the man who gave him the . startling information. He says he 1s a in whom he has implieit con- lénice but ‘who firmly impressed on Honor the fact that ne wished no He feels that has done his duty by telling the | of what he heard in the New ' ' déclines 'to permit the ume of matorfety or publicity, he l of * light, ‘ag a p; 3] Not a loéphole gg ?- tuted authority as far Nn\.&l{ to he e target for the spot- aution and because he desires no publicity; Eugene Davis Tells B.h Story. It was at' midnight Jut night that iwo Herald reporters ‘paid a visit to i Eugene Davis, the Civil war spy men- tioned previously at his lonely home on the road midway between Plain- ville ‘and Farmington and heard the old man tell of his experience with seven German plotters on Sunday, June 20. According = to Davis, factories marked for ' destruction were the North & Judd Manufacturing com- pany of this ecity, the Colt's Patent Tirearms company of Hartford and the Union Metallic company of Bridge- port. North & Judd is manufactur- i ing saddlery hardware for the cavalry | of the Allies. The Colt’s Patent Fire- arms company i§ makig magazine revolvers. The Union Metallic com-~ pany is turning out millions of bul- lets for England. Listens Through Crack in Barn. Davis was strolling through . the field at the rear of his home shortly after dinner on the date mentioned when he heard voices. The language being used was Germaan, which he understands. He tollowed the direc- tiens of the-voices and learned they were coming from the rear of a barn on his property. He crept up behind the barn ‘and: by \listening through.a crack in the weather beaten boards heard six men planning to blow up the works in this city, Bridgeport and Hartford. ' He caught enough of the drift of the conversation to learn that three of the busiest concerns in Con- necticut were being = considered for dynamiting, New Arrival Opposes Scheme. It was not long before the half dozen men were joined by ‘& seventh. The latest arrival did not coincide in opinion with his fellow plotters and speaking in English with an angry in- up any of Connecticut's factories. ‘“We all make our bread and but- ter here, why blow up the shops?’’ he asked. “If you want to dynamite any factories go to Canada or the west but don’t blow up any in Connecticut.” His speech was unconvincing. His compatriots were not swayed by his arguments and they continued to talk in German what should be done. Awed at ‘what he had heard, Davis returned to his home, a small cot- tage which sets well back from the road. Although well along in years, (Continued. on Bleventn Page.) flection he harangued against blowing | THAW GAINS FREEI](]M UNDER $33,000 BOND Justice Hendrick Adopts Ver- dict of Jury — State Appeals Decision, New York, July 16.—Harry K. Thaw, adjudged sane last Wednesday by 'a jury, was given his freedom to- day by Supreme Court Justice Peter A. Hendrick, who announced that he had accepted the jury’s verdict. The state immediately served notice of appeal and Justice Hendrick fixed Thaw’s bail at $36,000. A surety company. was . prepared . to give the bond and Thaw was takén from ‘court house to the judge’s chambers 80 that details might be arranged. A crowd ' that numbered several hundred lined the sidewalks: and overflowed: into the street around, the court house cheered Thaw when he emerged from the ' edifice, In announcing his decision Justice Hendrick took occasion to comment unfavorably upon the action of alilen- ists who had assisted the state ih pre- paring the case and then appeared as | expert witnesses in: court. “I have reached a-decision.in this case,” Justice Hendrick said, “dnd it is based:on my own mind, fortmed by the action of the jury.” Thaw, sitting with his showed his pleasure with cision: “I want to say a word about the alienists,” Justice Hendrick contin- ued. ' ‘“We'have been told by -one alienist that it is impossible to deter- mine the sanity or insanty of a per- son without taking the word of alien- ists. This court and jury cannot de- pend upon thé word of an alienist who for years has devoted himself to counsel, the de- ‘a case of this kind and assisted in its | preparation. That a d,qctor .can he.p “h nu- anqd ‘then 'go/‘on the as an' upert witness, is wrong. T'hope:the legislature of the state will find some means to correct thisi “‘Gentlemen, I have adopted the ver- dict of the jury. I declare now that it is the decision of this court that Harfy K. Thaw is sane.” Edgar Bromberger, of counsel for the state, gave notice of an appeal. At the prévious conference of counsel in the case; it had been made clear; that | should the court decide in Thaw’s favor, the committment of Justice Dowling, under,which Thaw was sent to Matteawan 1908, after he lz‘d been acquitted, the groundsiof in- sanity, of | der ‘of Stanford ‘White; ‘woull o;mily)mt but ‘would / to ‘Be. op ative. s St SR Gt ket state’s notice of appeal automatically acted as a stay. John B, Stanchfield, of Thaw’s counsel then moved that Thaw be given his liberty wunder a bond. This motion was vigorously op- posed by the state, but the court then fixed the amount of bail at $35,000. Thaw said that after the bail ar- rangernent were completed he was go- ing to get his bags and then go direct to the Pennsylvania station in Jersey City whence he would take a train for, Pittsburg. 'The sheriff will ac- company Thaw until he is on New Jersey soil out of New York state. The bond, which was furnished by a surety company, differed from the ordinary bond in that it assured Thaw’s obedience to any mandate of the court until final dlspo-nlan of the appeal. As soen as the bond was signed Thaw emerged from the building in which the sheriff’s office and the chambers of Justice Hendrick are located and entered an automobile. He was accompanied by a detective and his' secretary. The machine, followed by six cars containing re- porters - and photégraphers, = started down town toward the office of Thaw’s attorneys. All the way down Broad- way persons on the sidewalks cheered and applauded Thaw. Thaw appear- ed to be much pleased with the dem- Albany, N. Y., July -16.—Attorney General Woodhury will reserve der cision as to whether he will appeal from the Thaw verdict until he has examined the court record in the proceedings before Justice Hendrick. This information was made public to- day in a statement from the attorney general’s office explaining that the formal notice of appeal was taken to prevent Thaw leaving the jurisdiction of the court. BARZILAI CIVIL GOVERNOR. Paris, July 16, 4:55 a. m.—Senor Barzllal, known as a bitter enemy of Austria, has been appointed civil governor' of Austrian territory occu- pled by the Itallan army, according to a Rome despatch to the Petit Parisien, Senor Barzilal 1s a member of the chamber of deputies, the | i reported to have been successtul in its | battleship Majestic. i the Black Sea is true, | thé /its power to prevent one. GERMAN sfinMAmNE SUNK IN BLACK SEA U-51 Reported Sent to Bottom by ! Fire From Russian | ‘Warships. London, July 16, 10:30 a. m.—The German submarine U-51 has been sunk in the Black Sea by Russian warships, according tc inférmation re- ceived from Varna, a Bulgarian port on the Black Sea, by the Athens cor- respondent of the'E:xchanxe Telégraph Company. The submarine U-51 gained fame by ; cluding the British biockede and pass- | ing through the strait of Gibraltar. | It left Wilhelmshaven, the’ great Ger- raan base, to operate against the allied fleet in the Dardanelles and was mwission. - The U-51 has been credited with sinking several vessels belonging to the allies, including the British The British blockading fleet off Gibraltar was reported to have been warned of the approach of the U-51 but failed to catch the underwater craft, which went from “Gibraltar to { the Dardanelles, where she did much tc prevent the allles’ warships from co-operating with the land forceg on the Gallipoli Peninsula Later the U-51 passéd through the Sea of Marmora and reported to the German commander at Constantinople. if the report of her ' destruction .in she = evidently went from the Turkish capital through the Bosphorus, probably té . operate against the R an, Black Sea fleet. LANSING CONFERS WITH BERNSTORFF | German. Ambassador Safi Kaiser Does Not Want Break With U. S. 1 ‘Washington, July 16.—Count Von Fernstorff, the German ambassador, told Secretary Lansing today he be- lieved the German reply to the,lml American note on submarine warfare presented opportunity: for settlement of the controversy by further diplo- matic negotiations. ¢ The ambassador conferred with Mr.. Lansi our and. talked later “ith “Secretary Phillips..(In the absence of Praudent ‘Wilson, Sec- retary.Lansing was unable to inform ambassador what course the Unitea States would pursue in its next note, but he heard with much interest Count Von Bernstorff's explanation of | the “purposes of the German govern- ment to satisfy public opinion at; home on thé maintenance’ of sub- marine warfare, and at thé game time, to maintain friendly relauons with the United States. The ambassador personally is ¢on- vinced there will be no repetition of the Lusitania disastér, and that Ger- mean submarineg now are 'exercising great care to @void. incidents which might inflame opinion in the United States. With that idea in mind, he urged that the United States take ad- vantage of the intimation jn Berlin's reply that Germany would ‘be willing to have the entire question of freedom of the seas mediated with \Gpeat Britain through the American govern+ ment. Such 4 course American offi- cials have indicated might be more welcome if accompanied by some &8-| " surance that during the pqndancy of the negotiations American véssels ‘and lives wpuld be safe from gttack and canger. ‘Count- Von Bernstorff declined to Teveal what had taken place at to- day’s conference, beyond saying it was a very satisfactory interview and he felt encouraged to believe the danger of a rupture in relations hagd beenm re- duced. He based his optimism on.the view that the German government did not want a break and would do all in He is con- fident that the United States holds a similar view. -The ambassador is strongly. of the opinion that the issue will be settled by diplomacy. The ambassador’s interview was en- tirely informal. He sent a long report on his visit by wireless to the Berlin torelgn office. ' Secretary Lansing would make no statement on the ¢on- ference. The torpedoing of the American steamer 'Nebraskan, for which Ger- many has expressed regret and promised reparation, also [was dis- cussed. The note from Austria-Hungary on war exports was not dGiscussed, it was stated on the highest authority. NOT A PICK MOVING. London, July 16, 1:22 p. m.—The South Walts miners today are show- ing an unbroken front in conformity with the resolution passed at - the meeting of delegates at Cardiff yes- terday, when it was decided to reject the recommendation of the exgoutive committee that the men return "to work. Even the men in one.district who last night decided to resume work reversed their decision, and not | a pick is moving. Hartford, Jnly 16.—Prob- ably thunder showers tonight and Saturday. Not wmuch change In temperature. o e e e e e ' of demerit against him. ) Pl]HBEMAN ACGUSED OF SALOON BRAWLING | Officer Molitt, Under Suspension, Said to Have Beaten Up Man TEARS CLOTHES OFF CITLZEN Victim Reticent But Admits Under | Close Questioning That His Assail- ant Was Biluecoat ~Already -Under Ran.—Officer Will Be Arrested. Testimony ‘of a sensational natuie was_brought out in police court ‘this morning when- Supernumary Officer Perry took the stand 'and testificd that James Chute, a man he had ar- rested ‘at the cornmer of Broad and Washington streets at 11:30 o’clock for a bréach of the peace, had open- ly ‘accused Officer George Moffitt, now & under suspension, of severely beat- ing him in Skritulsky’s saloon. Of- ficer Moffitt was placed under sus- pension Monday by Chief: Rawlings for failing to register his signal. Clothes Torn From Body. Officer Perry on the stand this morning testified that he was sending in‘'hig own ring from the corner: of Broad:. and Washington streets last night ;when he heard a commotion nnrhy and saw a big crowd follow- ing Chute, who was shouting. The umur testified that all of Chute’s €8 had been torn from his body that he was garbed only in his trvwer- and ‘shoes. + /iy s Accuses Officer Moffitt. Placed under arrest Chute told Officer Perry that he had just been begten up in Skritulsky’s saloon. Asked who - his . assailant was Chute at first ‘refused to tell, but begged that he ;be let go. The officer told him he would be forced to*arrest him for breaghiof the peace and drunkenness whereupon Chute . said, “Well, it youlll Jet me go you'll save me and George Mofflitt. George Moffitt beat me up.” Officer Perry then called the patrol lnfi: took Chute to:the police station Charles'Slim, who was in Skritulsky’s sdldon; at the time of . the told how it took place and declared ‘that- Chute’ was beaten by another 3 mu: ‘l' i o ey ) > On " stand Chiute hb ed an-gvident desire to “cover up” Officer Moftt 'and, in tes- tifylng he used the name of “the other fellow” in preference to de- nouncing the suspended policeman. Chute said emphatically that he was badly beaten up without any pro- vocation. “This fellow came up to me and said, “I'm a good fellow.’ ‘That’s all right, I'm as good as you.’ Chute said he replied, whereupon the other man struck out at his face and head savagely, punching him several times and knocking him down. When he was down he was kicked on the hips and legs and this morning he ‘was black and blue and so lame he had to walk with a llmp. He said his assailant ripped his clothes off his ‘back in the melee. After hearing the evidence Judge Meskill ordered judgement suspend- ed ‘against Chute and ordered him to_keep away from saloons in the future. This was Chute’s first ap- pearance in police court. Don’t Know Why He Was Hit. Afler court Chute showed a strong nclination to talk on the matter ;q refused at first to make any stafements directly accusing Officer Momtt. Asked, however, by an of- ficial of the board of public safety whether it was Officer Moffitt who beat him up in the saloon Chute ad- mitted that it was. Asked \ why he digd’ it the victim simply said ‘I don't know" and limped away to avold fur- | ther'questioning on the subject which was'so distasteful to him. . Story Canses Sensation. Oflqcr Moffitt's actions of last night -have made a profound sen- sation -in official and police circles as: he was regarded as one of the most efficient officers in the depart- ment and his present suspension was regarded more as a matter of form than' anything' else. He explaincd that his failure to register his ring Sunday night was because 4a& he was about to pull the signhal he was called away' to investigate a _com- plaint and he forgot to go back and ring. It Was confidently- prédicted in official dircles that whenthé was given h #aring by the safety board next wedk K€ would be acquitted and restoréd 1o duty without any mark It was ru- meored today that had he not become implicated in the bar-room brawl of last night his suspension might have been lifted by the authorities today in view of the conditions under which he is said to have failed to register his call. ¥ Is a New Officer. Officer Moffitt, since his appoint- ment as a regular policeman about a year ago, has always conducted him- self in « gentlemanly manner whils on. duty and was regarded by his superiors as a peaceful man. who could ‘be relied upon in an emergen- ey and who would not flinch from danger. His unexplicable action of last night has astonnded the entire police (Continued on Eleventn Page.) NUDE INSANE MAN STARTLES BERLIN Prances Around Under Light at Mid- night Shrieking at Top of Voice —Eludes Pursuing Posse. Emitting - blood-curdling . vells, a | nude man terrorized the residents liv- ing in the vicinity of Worthington ridge, Berlin, at midnight last night. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hart and Mr. and Mrs. Leland W. Gwatkin, all of whom live on Worthington ridge, were re- turning home from a dinner at the shore when they were attracted by the man, who was absolutely bare and | was running around under a light in front of Mechanics’ hall The un- | known is believed to be Herbert Boon of Meriden, who escaped from the kMMdlewwn Insane Asylum this | wee! Selectman Willlam H. Gibney was informed by Mr. Gwatkin that a de- mented man without a stitch of cloth- ing was making a nuisance of himseif on Worthington ridge. A posse consist- ing of Selectman Gibney, Patrolman Henry H. Austin, Barle Gibney, Roy Gibney' and David Webster and Le‘ land Gwatkin started out in hot pur- suit. When last seen the maniac was runniug around the lawn of Berlin Congregational church. He heard the approach of the posse and headed for a shed in the rear of the church. The posse searched high and low but no trace could be found of him. The fields and woods around Berlin were covered by the searchers uniil 2:30 o'clock this mornir~ hut - the 1 nude man was conspicuous by his ab- sence. BOYS' GLUB FUND NOW OVER" $2,000 Contributions Received from Men in All Walks of " Life, ing the last two days contribued $242 to ‘the fund being rai for the eventual acquisition of better quarters for the Boy# club of this city. Al assauii, | Dave given most cheerfully and the Herald is today able to announce that the fund has now mc‘fl the. &n himself | oollectod 8000, . C. state legislatire, ] willing to help along by llvi c{:eck ‘for $20! ell donated $10. “A $10. Edward M. Pratt, mm the school board, gave $10 with the assurance that the work with boys should be helped out by every citi- zen as much as possible. A. N Lewis, president of the New Britain Lumber and Coal company, cheer- fully donated $100 in order that the youngsters may receive better quar- ters. H. L. Platt, a member of the citis zén’s committee in charge of raising funds and one of the most si workers for the Boys' club, gave $42, He has already made a donation to the Herald fund and added to .it. George 8. Talcott gave $50. The fund as it now stands is: E. C. Goodwin G. 8. Taleott . C. H. Mitchell H. L. Platt . B. M. Pratt . A. N. Lewis “A Friend” . \ a Attorney C. H, Miteh- Previously l.cknn'ledled «.. 1,768.62 Totak <is.: . -$2,010.62 LAUD AUSTRIAN NOTE TO UNITED STATES German ‘Papers Consider it a Testi- mony of Good Will and Shrewd Po- fitical Judgment oOf Teutons. Berlin, July 16, By wireless to Say- ville, N. Y.,—Among the news items prepared by the Overseas News Agency today for transmission abroad by wireless telegraphy, was the fol- lowing: /*The German newspapers contin- ue generdlly to express high satis- 1ac¢tion regarding the Austro-Hungar- idn note to the United States in the ig considered a testimony of the good will and shrewd political judgment of the Teutonic 'allies. *“The Voesische Zeitung hopes that the strong neutrality argument will impress and conyert President Wil- son as ex-secretary of the state Bryan was converted beforé, The newspaper | says that the United States now has a golden opporiunity to show its readiness to observe a true neutrality in spirit, but it is skeptical about the effect the note will have.” JULY 4 OFFENDER CAYGHT, Gottileb Remer was arrested today by the Manchester police and turned over to Detective Sergeant Samuel | Bamforth. He will be tried in court | tormorrow morning on a charge of shooting off fireatms without a pers mit on July 4. He was arrested on July 4 and promised to Appear su court the next day but falled to show up. i Kolno un‘ latest jn Men in every walk of life have dur- | $242.00 | but without actl infantry. - . at the ravin ing in the nonading “ ‘lvr"w matter of war munitions. The note | they were counter Ahl!k “in_the "W Forest of Parroy, which had mflh‘ ments were di and left prison losses of sidera bl ish official press "A telegram pasrciy (Continued on