New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 2, 1917, Page 1

HERALD “ADS” MEAN |BETTER BUSINESS NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1917.—SIXTEEN PAGES. ESTABLISHED 1876, ATE TO TAKE VOTE ON |MAY BE AT WAR |FOUR YARROWDALE | AT | ' ARMED NEUTRALITY” BILL; | AT SHORT NOTICE!: PRISONERS. FREED A‘gfig ngEEEI;O&NgISL'SgD PREP AREDNESS IS RUSHI“D Situation Critical Says Senator | Safe at Copenfiagen Alter Montks | - b brances of Friendship of Mexicoand Japan | Lodge Speaking on Naval Bill | of Semi-Starvation RUNNING BLOCKADE }Charl;is 1:1 Taft (I).f H::‘f;“‘ M“’d‘;ed While. : ~ e ; _ | in Machine at Lonely Spot on Kensington EFFECTIVE ON PASSA‘GEETEIL OF COMMERCE ms REQUIRED NO SKILL, b cme— it Talinad o s Y g P B g P Committed Last Night—Robbery Motive able at Once Instead of fil)'lu|y 1o Vessel Is Attacking Neutral and v 2 Shot from behind with a .32 caliber running on Arch street last night b New Nsvy/!’qd on Pacific, Entente Ships. | revolver, the lead-jacketed bullet!falled to remember having had ‘any Washington, March 3By it of Copenhagen, March' 2, via Lond o‘n. : opening a gaping wound in his skull | strangers or suspiclous appearing pas- 4 B Ak ) follette Continues to Throw Wrenches Into |» islative Machmery i Upper House “Not So Very Difficult Says Captain of Rochester, : t " Safe at Bordeaux. po 3 Pm'_ f the government this week but ex- 3 e NOW m B ;relud the opinion that it was “i o tne 1t nt Wilson Did Not Say p Received Knowledge of Letter With- ¥ Washington, March 2.—The next vé in the program of putting the States in a state of “armed ty” to deal with Germany was d-in the senate today by ob- fis of some members, based on . exigencies of ‘a parliamentary don, until 4 o’clock. % ‘that hour an effort will be made stitute for the “‘armed neutral- bili. which last night passed the the senate bill which confers president the additional au- mmerma Ity. “#fie notice of the Berlin admiralty it all consideration for - shipping on March 1 and that the cam- of ruthlesspess now is in full # has not chanked the situation mators who have been curious to ;when the United States govern- nt * came into possession of Zimmer- astounding dispatch to German inister: Von Eckhardt in Mexico Mlized today, that the president last 's ‘certification of its ‘authenticity, the government had come into i on of the document within the f week, but, without ' disclosing len the government got it, in- fined the senate that ths *evidence” ~br off diplomatic re- and that he certainly knew of n, urging the senate to ratify ty ‘with Colombia, he wrotd pator' Stone that the United States ht soon have need of all the inds it could get in Latin-America. ;. of congress who have in hoping to force an extra session h, acknowledged today its im-. ity at least until June, A Aa ¥ollette Outvoted. Whei the senate convened today itor Stone asked it to displace the bill and take up the * ity bill. Senator La Follette 7ed the procedure by démanding “ Bator Stone’s motion passed by a of 64 .to 15. = \A parliamentary situation howevyer, evented consideration, of the ‘and Benator Stone gave Notice that he - would moVe to take it up at 4 o’clock ‘this afternoon. The vote on the mo- n could not be construed as a test ‘on the bill-inasmuch as some sen- opposed its consideration then the ground that it was violation e spirit of the unanimous consent ment covering the . naval bill. e who toted no were Senators n, Clapp, Cummins, Curtis, Gren- Jongs, Kirby, La Follett, Myers, N Page, Sherman, Townsend, ‘Witson and Works. n view of the situation there was “ng@ discussion of the bill as only fif- efh minutes remained before the ng¥al bill came up automatically. enator Stone then asked® unani- .mous consent that it be taken up at 4 o'¢lo ‘when the naval bill is out of th$ way. Senator Grenna of North ota, republican, objected and iator Stone gave notice he would pve' to take up the neutrality bill Jain at that hour. Safety in Preparedness. ng of the first shock of yes- y’s authenticated disclosure that ghrmany plotted to incite Mexico and pan to war against the TUnited es, found government agencies lay more closely united in spirit jainst threatened danger and await- with keen interest official state- nts from Mexico and Japan defin- g their attitudes. f Officials confidently looked /for ex- essions of friendship from _both consequential rejection of the man intrigue. ertheless, preparations jed along for whatever ' may ont the nation. The bill au- izing the president to arm ships jd. providing a bond issue of $100,- 0,000. passed by the house late last the by a vote of 403 to 13, after n hours debate was in the hands of je senate, and action was expected e today or tonight. The senate in response to its form- inquiry had President Wilson’s of- il assurance of the authenticity of hé information concerning the in- e and action was expected very President cu-e_hgfl ‘were { 1 { 72 the received instructions from | ships in the Atlantic, compatible with the public interest” to give the senate further details con- cerning it at the present time. After an all-day debate the senate last night adopted a resolution asking the pres- ident to transmit any information he thought advisable and '‘a few hours later the president complied by for- warding a feport from Secretary Lan- sing, which the president specified had his approval, After the naval bill is disposed of the senate plans to take up - the “armed neutrality” bill and its early ‘passage is bel d certain unless Senator La Follette. should filibuster. ¢ The senate ‘probably: will substitute its own bill, ‘which" grants' the pres- ident authority to use “other .instru- mentalities” not K provided by the house, bill, to protect neutral rights. The sudden abandonment of party lines and the apparent wave of pa- triotism which swept both houses dur- ing debate yesterday developed one of the most notable legislative situations in years, Bernstorft Ordered Ships Destroyed. Officials guarded other information they. had concerning the intrigue but they indicated it was widespread. It now appears that Count Von Bern- storff, former German bassador, rlin to arrange the dismantling of German ships in American ports at the same time he got the Zimmermann: note for transmission to Mexico.City. NO VESSELS IMMONE | Japan to make war upon the United Berlin, March 2, via !dndp;q.—fl'h‘ admiralty made the follawing ‘an- nouncement today: . . P “On March 1, expired the. final period of grace allotted -for sailing From this date no special warning will ‘be ‘given to any hgats by submarines.” BURNED AMERICAN FLAG P Gl L S0 it Rev. Bouck White and Ten Followers Placed on Trial for Desecration at “Melting Pot” Ceremony. New York, March 2.—Charged with desecrating the American flag by burning it, together with flags of other nations, in the back yard of the Church of the Social Revolution in this city on July 9 last, the Rev. Bouck White and ten of his followers, including two women, were placed on trial here today. Members of White's church crowded the court, The offense alleged is & misdemean- or punishable by one year in prison. ‘White claims he burned the flags)| in a “melting pot” to signify thé im- portance of “international industrial- ism.” COMMERCE DESTROYED, Ten Per Cent of World’s Tonnage Is ' Sunk. New York, March 2.—Shipping de- stroyed since the war began, exclusive of war vessels, represents ten per cent of the world’s merchant marine as it existed on August 1, 1914, ac- cording to figures published by the Journal of Commerce today. Con- struction of warships has offset most of the losses, it was stated, The statistics record the destruction of 2,673 vessels aggregating 4,811,100 gross tons, of which ymore. than half was owned by Great Britain. The next heaviest sufferer has been Norway, with France third, Italy fourth and Germany fifth, ——— GERMAN EMPEROR HAS CHILL. London, March 2.—The German emperor is suffering from a severe chill, according to' a Berlin report re- ceived by the Exchange Telegraph company by way of Amsterdam.’ It is stated that the emperor is compelled to remain indoors. NO PARALYSBIS EPIDEMIC. New Haven, March 2.—Dr. John T. Black, secretary of the state board of health told the New Haven county ‘health association yesterday that in his opinion there would be no recur- rence of infantile paralysis epidemic | the %Mm’{‘ *| tria has agreed to lend Turkey 240,- 46 to 26, the a¢nate today adopted a committee amendment to the naval bill ‘authorizing establishment of a second navy yard on San Francisco bay with an initial appropriation or { $1,600,000 to acquire a site. \ The senate also adopted another | committee amendment making all ap- ‘Plications in the bill immediately avallable instead of waiting until July 1. & 3 In urging senators to accept ' the amendment Senator Lodge saill the Dpresent situation required passage of the naval bill and also an extra ses- | sion of congress. % The country, he safd, is in a situa- tion where it may be at war in a very short notice. The navy is our first line “of defense. We want ‘all of these appropriations immediately available. . July ‘would be a great mistake. The money we need now. If we do not need it'eweé may need it soon. T a0 hiE (ht to 1 s0 ink there ought to be an extra session of the whole congress. In the present situation the whole American government ought to be here, matters ought to be left en- tirely . to, the. minority. Congress ought to be here in this condition of public affairs. If necessary, appro- priatidg bills can be held up but this naval bill ought to pass, for no one can. tell when we will need. every dollar, with the utmost quickness.” Senator Sherman, of .Illinois had read to the senate today a telegram from the Chicago Staats-Zeitung of which Horace L. Brand is editor, ex- pressing condemnation of the Zim- mermann instructions, proposing an alllance with Germany, Mexico and 'if the note as published yes- * Americans Belicved Lest. Detailed reports of the sinking of the British bark Galgorm Castle and the\Donaldson line freighter Trito- nian’ both with Americans aboard, two of whom are missing, were re- celved by the state department today from Consul Frost at Queenstown. The report says of the two of the | four Americans on board the bark, both are supposéd .to be lost. They are William Johnson, 19, of New York and David Walker, negro, 30, of Virginia. The two saved are Henry Moyatt and Harry Richardson, of Boston, both white. ) A second despatch on the Tritonian says that an American, an engineer was saved. The steamer’s mastér saw the tor- pedo approach but not the subma- rine. The mate’s boat is missing. BREAK WITH AUSTRIA IS NOT SO CERTAIN Dual Monarchy May Unexpectedly De- cline to Endorse Germany Pro- gram of U-Boat Warfare. Berne, Switzerland Thursday, March 1, via Paris, March 2.—The recent reports that the Austro-Hun- garian government has determined to make every effort to maintain diple- matic relations with the United States is corroborated by information reach- ing here from Vienna. The impres- sion prevails that Austria-Hungary intends to ' make every sacrifice which it regards as reasonable to avoid a rupture although such ac- tion apparently would mean flying’in:} the face of Germany. e An American in close touch with Austrian diplomatic affairs, who ar- rived in Berne today, said that among those who expect Austria to attempt to bplacate American opinion reason was divided as to the causes under- lying the divergence from the policy of Germany. Many, he sdid, be- lieved Austria was acquiescing for the purpose of preserving unbroken and indirect bond between herself and the United States while the other group was convinced that Austria was asserting independence of Ger- many. That the American embassy at Vienna is not ‘expecting an immediate break is, perhaps indicated by the of the embassy, who, today, tele- of the embassy, who, today, telle- graphed to Mrs. Grew to go to Vienna. She wil depart tomorrow. AUSTRIA HELPS TURKEY. Berne, March 2, via Paris, 4:05 a. m.—A Vienna despatch says that Aus- 000,000 crowns for an unnamed per- iod. The money is to be used for purchases in Austria-Hungary. NEW GOVERNOR OF GALICTA. Amsterdam, via London, Marc h2. —A Vienna message today es that Emperor Charles has appointed Gen- eral Count Karl Huyh:- governor, of ‘Galicla, repla Gen. Vo%fi, e 9:15 & m.—Four Americans from the steamer Yarrowdale, who have been prisoners in Germany ' for three months, arrived here today. They are ~r, John Davis, Columbus, Miss.; Or- ville McKim, Watertown, N. Y.; Dr. H, D. Snyder, Norfolk, Va;: Richard Zfl.bp.kle; Englewood, N. J, k The four'men were virtually desti- tute. . 4 The men reached here with only the clothes they stood in and, under the custom of the sea, will be supported by the British consul until it is pos- sible to send them home. They owe their release before the remainder of the seventy-two Americans who were on the Yarrowdale to the fact that, as physiclans or véterinarians, they ranked as officers and were confined in the officers’ camp at Karlsruhe, The horse-tenders and sailors, who com- posed the bulk of the American cap- tives, are still held in quarantine at the prison camp for enlisted men at Dulken, F Left to Own Resources. The four men. left the camp at Karlsruhe on February 27, and trav- eled direct to Warnemunde under es- cort, where after being subbjected to the usual frontier search, they were put aboard a Danish ferry and left to shift for themselves. / The Danish po- lice took charge of them upon their arrival in Denmark, provided them with quarters for the night in a hotel and gave them the first hearty meal they had enjoyed since landing in/ Germany in December. The next' morning the Danish authorities pro- vided railroad transportation to Co- penhagen. A Ancient sea _practice makes seamen stranded in a foréign port the guests of the consul of the power tunder whose, flag the lost ship safled. United States Consul General was compelldA,” théRefore Y& "TWRer-"the. passless, apparelless and ' ‘thoneéyless. wanderers to his British colleagues. The British consul provided hotel ac- commodations, pending an inves tion as to the men's. identit vointed out that, far as any identi- fication was concerned, the four men might be German spies. Months of Hardships, Few more dramatic tales have been brought forth by the war than the his- tory of adventure, hardship and peril at sea, short rations on land and the new danger from the sky which was relatéd by these four American pro- fessional men to the Assoclated Press correspondent. Snapped up by the German raider in mid-ocean, they cruised around for days while the commerce destroyer was gathering in further prizes. Then they made the .| voyage in the Yarrowdale to Swine- muende, ‘under such conditions that they expected-the ship’s seams to ‘open and the vessel to sink benedth them at any moment. ¥ They lived for more than two months in prison camps in’ Germany on meager prison fare provided by the German government, without food which mitigated the hardships of ex- istence of other prisoners of war, They passed through four airship attacks on Karlsruhe, during which bombs in- tended for the railroad station rained on all sides of their camp. To cap the climax they were ignorant until the last whether they were prisoners of war or neutrals’ in detention, whether their government was doing anything to obtain their release, or whether the United States had not already entered the war. To add to their anxiety their fellow Americans of the Yarrowdale, at the time when they left them at the Neustrelitz camp to be transferred with other officers from the captured steamers, were in a state of complete destitution, They were ' insufficiently clad, several hav- ing been without shoes or overcloth- ing during the severe December cold, and all were weakening under, the ef- fect of these conditions, although they were substantially remedied when Ambassador Gerard finally succeeded in locating them in the prison camp at Dulmen. On the Rim of Eternity. These four men, however, had escaped the ambassador’s notice on i account of having been transferred to the officers’ camp at Karlsruhe. Dr. Snyder, until recently a member of the health department of New York city, was captured aboard the British steamship Voltaire, the first vessel to be captured by the raider, while he was returning to America from France. Mr. Zabriskie was the veter- inarian on the steamship Mount (Continued On Tenth Page). o o O ) WEREATHER. Hartford, March — For Hartford and vicinity: Gen- erally frir tonight and Satur- day. . Paris, March 2, 5:30 a. American freighter Rochestér has been greeted at Bordeaux ‘with the some enthuisiasm as was showam in the case of ‘the Orleans, according to 2 Bordeaux despatch to the Havas ageney. Captain Korwitz in an in- terview, said.in regard-to his trip: * ‘We left New York two hours af- ter the Orleans. marked by any incident except for m.—The a severe storm whi¢h we ran into. | seat of the machine with rigor mortis | at Plainville, ‘appeared very new I.saw no submarines but thought brudent to stpam with lights out for four nights. “We entered the danger zone Monday evening but =saw nothing from then until we reached.the Gir- onde. except one sailing ship. April all it was not so very difficulty to force the blockade and arrive safely.” New York, March 2.—The French line steamer La Touraine, which left Bordeaux Feb. 19 with 160 passenger signalled by wireless today she had passed Nantucket. New York, March 2.—Numerous ap- plications have been made for pas- sage on the first armed steamship of the American line to sail from ithis port, officlals of the company an- nounced today. WAR; NOT ARBITRATION Minority Leader Mann’s Proposal, Pledging America Against Hostili- ties, Stricken From Naval Bill ‘Washington, March 2.—Without discussion the senate today approved the action of the naval committee in eliminating from the naval bill the provision reafirming it to “be the policy -of the United .§tates to ad- Just and ts international aik- putes 'throu tion to the end that war K may. be honorably avoided.” 1t was put in the bill in the house by minority leader Mann. T0 RELEASE SAILORS MAR. 7 Germany Promises Again to Grant Freedom to American Seamen Tak ien to Port on Yarrowdale. ‘Washington, March .—Germany, in a note delivered to the state de- partment today by Dr. Paul Ritter, Swiss minister, promises the release of the Yarrowdale prisoners on March 7, as quarantine regulations will have been complied with by that date. 2 NURSES LEAVE GERMAN Were Well Treated and main. Copenhagen, March 1, via London, March 2.—The American hospital unit from' Naumburg, including Doctors Sauer of El Paso and Frick of New York, and Nurses Bertha Hecht of New York, Mary Connard of Chicago and Alida Meyer of Boston, arrived tonight from Berlin. They will be fol- lowed on Saturday by the Oppelen unit under Dr. King and the Deutsch- Hylau unit under Dr. Rekenberger. All will sail for America on the first safe opportunity. % The arrivals from Naumburg report that they received most courteous treatment from both the Naumburg and Berlin authorities. They were urged to remain in Germany and the mayor and other officials of Naum- burg escorted them to the railroad station and thanked them for their work in the hospital and for the sup- plies they left for their successors. An independent unit at Graudenz has decided to remain in Germany for the present. VILLA ELIMINATED Bandit Chief Reported to Be Forced Into Background By Il Health, ‘Washington Informed. ‘Washington, March 2.—Practical elimination of Francisco Villa as factor in the Mexican situation was reported to the state department to- day from two sources. An American consul was authority for the state- ment that Villa is practically elimin- ated because of his physical condition. General Murguia, Carranza com- mander was quoted by another Ameri- can official to the same effect. e MAY OFFER CRAFT TO U. S. New York, March 2.-—Recent news from Washington has given new im- petus to the work of organizing a | large mosquito fleet to defend the New York water front from submarines. Many owners of power boats who have offered their craft to the gov- ernment, g Urged to Re- ediation or "arbitrat{ 1Gngings and lodging deeply ; Charles A. Taft, aged thirty-seven | years, taxi-cab proprietor of 71 Pearl street, Hartford, met instant death last night at the hands of an un- known assassin while at the wheel of hig machine on Kensington avenue in a sparsely inhabited section of the city near the Berlin line. 'Although he is supposed to have met death be- | lifeless body, huddled in the driver’s | it | fully developed, was not discovered | and inquired about the quickest W sengers board their cars at the tern inus or lower part of the street. this search, police officials receiv invaluable assistance from I Sup! Frank L. Beardsley of the Connect! cut company and his inspectors. The créw of a Plainville car’ ported that b last night an thirty years, smelling xcited. man of strongl: The voyage was not | tween 8 and 9 o'clock last night, his: liquer and surgical antiseptics Wi a bandaged hand boarded thelr until shortly after 6 o’clock this morn- ! of getting to New Haven. He left { car when it arrived in this city an ing, when a passing milkman saw the and noted blood dripping from the body of the car. . Fred E. Carlson of 237 Kensington avenue, former super- numerary poliéeman, now employed by Landers, Frary & Clark, was asked to inform the authorities and did so, getting in touch with Sergeant George J. Kelly at police headquarters. Aside from robbery, the authorities have been unable to secure any tangible clue as to a motive and the identity of Taft’s companions last night re- mains a mystery. ‘Brother Favors Robbery Theory. The body was ideritifled at M., J. Kenney & Company’s morgue at 351 Main street, shortly after noon by Al- bert Taft of Hartford, brother of the victim. He was unable to throw any light on the mystery, said that he knew of no enemies who had threat- ened his brother’s life and expressed the belief that robbery was the motive for the tragedy. Taft was known al- ways to carry a large amount,of mon- ey with him and was reputed to be well off financially. No money was found on the body, his watch and | chain were missing and the vest was unbuttoned and disarranged, as. if handled hurriedly in removing valu- ables. There were indications that the pockets of his overcoat and other fiathjng had been thoroughly riflled, ers, ‘bilis“and- ther pe: 3 :Slm‘vwhnumevflng to the owner Beink schitered-abdut the foor and front ‘seats: of ‘the car. ' Mdny ‘of them were so stained with blood as to practically ‘make the writing a hope- less chaos of marks. In his tragic end, Taft realized death in the guise which 'he had often predicted to garage men and concern- ing which he had often had a pre- monition. Colleagues comment over his oft-expressed statements relative to | how taxi drivers are often beaten up, shot or meet some similar tragic end. Death Instantaneous. An autopsy on the body was per- { formed this afternoon by Dr. Phiiip D. Bunce of Hartford, medical exam- iner in that town and representative of, Coroner J. Gilbert Calhoun. He was assisted by Dr. Harry A. Eilcock, medical examinér, .of thik city. It was found that the bullet had en- tered his skull on the right side a short distance above the neck and embedded itself in the right loweor part of the brain. Death wAs tn- stantaneous, according to the sur- geons, and Taft was sent into eternity without warning or khowledge of what had happened. The hair was not singed, showing conclusively that the revolver had been held somc dis- tance away by the unknown passonger or one of several passengers. Nurse Secs,Auto Stop. In fixing the kime of the tragedy, probably the most important clue is furnished by Miss Ruth Alling, a nurse, whose home sets back from Kensington avenue almost oppo- site from the spot where the death taxi was found. It was shortly after 8:30 last night, she says, when she opened the front door of her home and her attention was attracted to a muffled sound that she thought to be the door of an automobile being slammed shut. She glanced down the road and noted the closed taxi com- ing to a halt almost directly under an electric light at the right side of the road. Nothing wmnusual was thought of this until the gruesome discovery this, morning as there is a physician ill in the neighborhood and another physician had been accus- tomed to make late calls, leaving his autoniobile in almost the same" spot as where the death car drew up.- The authorities believe that. the. sound heard by her was the revolver shot, partially silenced by the tightly-closed storm top of the taxi. This morning; the rear door on the right side of the car was swinging open, indicating that the occupants of the rear seats had made a hurried exit. Revolver Is Missing. Absolutely nothing was found about the car and in the vicinity to give any clue as to the identity of _ the assassin, even the revolver being taken away. Search of the immediate vicinity, yards, flelds and shrubbery by police officlals and volunteers failed to disclose anything in the way of a clue or trace of the revolver. The frozen condition of the ground prevented any attempt to discover in which way the car’s Mving passen- gers departed. Crews of trolley cars on { blood-stained face and rigid figure | hurried in the direction of the road station. Car Ready to Start. | Clues are conflicting relative 'to status of the car at the time of accident. It was found that the g spark and other mechanism were: positions indicating that it was . ning and the engine became. sudd stalled, possibly when Taft's hands lost control of the ste wheel, dropped .to his side and lowed the ‘car. td” swerve 'into ditch, But in the front seat ween 7 and 8 o'clogk ing that of the driver was found# can ‘of tobacco and pipe while tlally-smoked cigar was found on floor. This, ‘the authorities. be when the byllet was fired one who crept up behind him; Elcoek: ‘gutiio ney'’s. morgue. - 1 llam J. “Rawlings, Samuel Bamforth and Richardson were on th ne; ol Photographs were: taken of ‘tie and position qpi,t.h_a-p?dy. 9 moval. - They dfe!for! uss lgef. Authorities In Hartford were ¢ municated with ‘eariy’ and fui with information Trelaiive to the Information wis ‘given thal found In the automobils and: i of the victim bore the namas Charles . Taft, in care of Aal garage. A, vequest was maded relatives 'be notified and ai) atie be miado to £ind oub how' Tathi i pencd to ke in this city last his passengers and other detal nected with him and his busin ities that Le last saw his about 7 o'clock last night sit the seat of o nerin ‘Hariford, apparcntly for passengess. e passed nel but did not speak. PN A theory copisidered possible by} local authorities, but in which i credence is placed, is u\zzo g tragic end iy, in goma way. GODHGH with the activities of the ‘firehug who. have been operating exi in this city and Fartford. = It h the opinion of the local. polle those responsible for the. fires hi been traveling between . this city s Hartford by automobile and ° who have cars for hire, and’ ¢om cial chauffeurs, have heen viewed in an attempt to subst: this' theory. It is thought, 8 that Taft had unknowingly been as chauffeur for the wang, bec ‘::Wn’ s car at Goodwin's' ool acquainted. with their identity and sk “put out of the way” because pursy had become dangerous to their dom. This theory has been ' he: widely circulated on thé streets to but the authorities place little crede: in it, although: admitting that I have it under consideration. No Clue in Letters, According to the authorities, lettepd the scene, wére of the ordinary type and and other belongings found on contained. nothing that would thra light on Taft's presence in this last night or, of enemies that he mdi The theory considered; 4% have had. b the ‘authorities, to be the most logic is tha{‘:he victim’s habit of carryi: much money about him was know he was secured to take a passeng or party, to this city and shot for sole purpose of robbery. e The deceased was twice uni Besides his second wi he is sui by Ris mother, who lives on B street, K rd; a sister, D, who e { owner of the Ci ticut Glass company on Temple st in Hartford; three brothers, Harry B Willlam ‘B., and Albert J. Taft | Harttord and one daughter, Jo Tart. Although Taft was pi of an independent taxi-cab service, #i car of death was registered in i Sy, ¢ ]