New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 16, 1917, Page 10

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 16, 1017. RTE-BY TELEGRAPH LAUSE OF SHOOTING vband Gets Message Intended jor Wile-Shotgun Aids Reprisal f The following telegram, alleged to ve been sent to Mrs. Hattle Ander- bn in Bridgeport by Rufus Morehead 133 Chestnut streot, very nearly pst the latter his life Saturday night: New Britain, Ct., July 9. [Hattle Anderson, *1776 Main St, B'p't. “Meet me this afternoon ftain about three o'clock. Inswer collect. “RUFUS MOREHEAD.” Thomas Anderson, Hattie husband, bund the telegram on his bed Sat- day night. Morehead lives in the ne house with him and when he fent home about midnight on Satur- » Anderson poked the business end £ & shot gun at his trousers and fired ‘shell into his clothing and anatomy. f The persons concerned are colored gs, Morehead being employed as a Mter at the New Britain club, while nderson is an employe of the H. R. ker company. Policeman Wil- n 8. Strolls and Gustave Hellberg de the arrest early Sunday morn- and the case came up for trial the police court this morning. Anderson was charged with as- uiting Morekead. The latter was first “witness and testified that derson cafled him into the house bout 12-o'clock Saturday might and thout any argument pulled the gun jashim. Anderson fired on him cut- his skin and damaging his trous- The coat and trousers that prehead sald he wore Saturday it and which:gave strong evidence ® having been shattered by some fgh explosive were exhibited In ourt. !Siliiam Cohen and Harry Clayton, ored waiters at the New Britain M, who live at 133 Chestnut street, hawe -called as witnesses and testified in New Wire they heard the shot fired, but \ not eye witnesses of the shoot- | Policeman Hellberg testified _that 4 called to the Morehead home B complaint early Sunday morning. p met the accused’s wife on the and she told him to take her weband out of the house. lAnderson admitted on the witness and that he had fired a shot at forehead but insisted that it was an deldent. To Prosecuting Attorney leorge W. Klett's question, ‘‘But, you shoot him didn’t you?” he replied, e isn't dead.” Anderson said that le was excited about the telegram nd when Morehead came home howed it to him, but Morehead said t he did not know anything about I. Then he reached in the closet and ot the gun and it went off acci- entally. | b} According to ‘the testimony offered vy Policeman Hellberg, the gun was A1 Anderson’s bedroom in various laces. Part of it was hidden under e mattress and part of it was found nder the bed. There was a hole in panel of the closet door and Ihreds of Morehead’'s clothing were bund in the hole. When Anderson fras searched at police headquarters second cartridge was found in his Jlocket. Mrs. Anderson said that she dard the shooting but did not see it. | Judge James T. Meskill found prob- ble cause and bound the accused 'ver to the-September term of the su- erfor court under $700 bonds. fowever, Judge Meskill warned More- iead that he had better mind his own pusiness end remarked that he was Jucky that he had not been Kkilled. son had remarked on the wit- stand that Morehead did the y work and he had to suffer. Szumski in Bad. Zijgmund Sxumski, 19 years called upon to answer to five hharges; namely being drunk, com- pitting a ‘breach’ of the peace, as- ulting Charles Rosenberg, resisting Policeman Frederick Perry and carry- g concealed: weapons. He pleaded ilty to everything but the assault. Acoording to Rosenberg, Szumski ttacked his baker cart, while he -was elivering bread on Orange street turday night. He said the accused led to pull him out of the wagon nd scare the horse by beating him [#ith his coat. Policeman Frederick Perry testi- led that he was nearby and saw gumski knock Rosenberg to his ¢nees and hit the horse with his coat. When he tried to arrest Szumski the Inan - resisted. Policeman Gustave Prarison testified that Szumski resisted nd Policeman Hellberg said that he 'ound a revolver in the accused's “ight hip pocket when he was searched t the station house. Szumski sald that he intended to nlist today and went out on a spree Baturd. He is already under a six month's suspended sentence from the superior court and as that court is aow in session the state asked that the sfate’s attorney be notifled. In addi- tion Judge Meskill sentenced Szumski o three months on the charge of car- rying concealed weapons and ten days n jail each on the first three counts. Auto Borrowers Fined. old, Frank Lawrence und Willlam Com- er, two young married men with fam- lies, were each fined $100 for the al- eged borrowing of Dr. John I.. Kelly's putoraobile from in front of the Elks’ Jub house on \Washington street Sat- rday night joy-riding to New PHaven The local police were nrgllrie-l of the heft and reported it to New Haven, where there had been an accident in onnection with which Lawrence and ~omier had been questioned. Thelr Inrrest soon followed. In the police court morning they pleaded guilty to the charge of aking an automobile without leave. Lawyer Har P. Roche appeared for the men and sald that they had taken and this the car without any idea of the seri- ousness of the offense. Theater Men In. A little more credit must be hand- ed to P. S. McMahon for putting one over on the theatrical profession again. It is said that he and George 1.eWitt, lesee of the Lyceum theater complained to the police that children under age and without proper escort were being admitted to the perform- ances at Fox’'s theater. This morning LieWitt's manager was in court on the very same charge, but Mr. McMahon was not among those present. Irving T. McDonald, manager of Fox's thea- ter and John Glacken, manager of the Lyceum were both charged with vio- lating the theater law on several counts. Attorney George LeWitt asked that the case be continued until Wednesday and the request was grant- ed by the court. Capiases will be is- sued for several witnesses who failed to appear this morning. Trolley Man Fined. James Deehan, a conductor for the Connecticut Company, was fined $5 and costs for assaulting Joseph Gal- vania, a passenger on a Berlin trolley Sunday. According to the testimony of several witnesses, Galvania gave the conductor ten cents and instead of recelving his change, the conductor tried to pull him off the car by the necktie, while the car was in motion. Policeman John J. King was also a passenger on the car and made the arrest. Deehan said that the passen- ger swore at him and struck him. Other Cases Heard. Sargis Jacobs and Peter Bagdasar- ian were before the court on the charge of assaulting each other. Law- ver P. F. McDonough appeared for Jacobs and asked that the case be con- tinued wuntil tomorrow. The state wished to have the case put off until Wednesday, but as Jacobs has en- listed in the army and must report Thursday, it was decided to try the case tomorrow. Charles Stankiewicz of Oak street, charged with breach of the peace and being drunk, amused the court by tes- tifying that as soon as his wife talked to him, she made him drunk “right away.” He is alleged to have torn the blind off his house Saturday night and caused a considerable disturbance. Policeman Nestor said that the man was so drunk he had to carry him on his back. The court found the ac- cused guilty and fined him $5 and $10 and costs. St#nley Sszyscki was alleged to have tried to play alittle trick on the po- lice, but it failed to work. He is said to have been drunk yesterday and tore the door off the ice box at home. He then called up the police, but beat it before the patrol arrived. He was_cap- tured later. His wife said thai he was a good man as a rule and the court allowed him to go. Willam Egan was charged with breach of the peace. He was given a three months suspended sentence and informed that if he appears in -court agaln he will go to jail. Giatano Arina, charged with non-support - appeared repentant and was put on probation for six months. The case of John Smykla, charged with operating a mo- tocycle without the proper markers was nolled. RED CROSS BENEFIT Polish Resident. Planning Entertain- ment and Parade for Local Branch to Be Held Labor Day. . The Polish people of this city who have responded so handsomely in the past for the Red Cross and other aims for the benefit of the government in its fight against Germany, are making plans for a monster benefit to be held at the Sacred Heart parochial school grounds on Labor Day. The tentative plans, indicate that the affair will be one of the largest of its kind ever undertaken here, and a neat sum will be realized on the project. The committee in charge which is working directly with Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski, the energetic hustling pastor of the church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, have tentatively ar- ranged for a street parade which will embrace the various societies of the church and all organizations wishing to participate. At the grounds, there will be entertainments of various kinds including sporting events, An admission sum of twenty-five cents will be assessed for admittance and the entire receipts will be donated to the local branch of the Red Cross. Invitation have be2n extended to Gov- ernor Marcus H. Holcomb and other state and local men of prominence. COCCHI EXTRADITION, Italian War Mission Urges Govern- ment to Return Murderer. Rome, July 16.—The Italian war mission headed by the Prince of Udine, which has just returned from its visit to the United States, yesterday called on Premiier Boselli and other ministers, and gave a nighly satisfac- tory report of their trip to America and the arrangements they made there. The Prince of Udine brought with him a message from President Wilson to King Emanuel in reply to one sent by the king. The members of the mission who are in agreement regarding the feel- ing in the United States concerning the case of Alfredo Cocchi, murderer of Ruth Cruger, are urging the govern- ment to permit the extradition of Cocehi, RED CROSS UNDER MILITARY. All Units Must Be Supervised—Large Plant for Nitrous Oxide, Paris, July 16.—Officlal announce- ment is made that all private or- wanizations which desire to give medical aid to American troops must be under Red Cross military control and supervision The Red Cross Is now constructing the largest nitrous oxide plant in the world. The product, commanly known as laughing gas, will he used as an anasthetic in all American dressing stations and hospitals, G.FOX&CO. HARTFORD season’s styles, SUMMER PARASOLS reduced 10 to 50 per cent. assortment and no two alike. STORE CLOSED A large All this HALF-HOLIDAYS UNTIL 14TH INCLUSIVE FOR FRIDAY HARTFORD G.FOX & CO. ENTRANCES ON PRATT, TRUMBULL AND CHURCH STREETS WE’VE PURCHASED THE ENTIRE STOCK OF THE BUCKLEY & WHALEN SPECIALTY SHOP Which We Shall Dispose of at 1-4 to 1-3 Under the Regular Buckley & Whalen Prices On the dissolution of fl?e firm of Buckley & Whalen we took over for spot cash their entire stock of Women's Coats, Suits, Afternoon and Evening Dresses, Wraps and Blouses. This high class specialty shop: as you know, catered to the best trade only and every article in this purchase is the very cream of style and quality. We have also added to the purchase an assortment of about 15 Wool Jersey Suits and a number of handsome Sample Suits; most desirable in styles and colorings. Most of the lots include all sizes. None C. O. D., None on approval. THE SUITS--AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES - $9.95 Buckley & Whalen’s Prices Up To $49.50 $12.75 Buckley & Whalen’s Prices Up To $55.00 $19.75 Buckley & Whalen’s Prices Up To $100. Suits. in Broadcloth, Serge, Wool Jersey, Gaberdine, Vigeroux, Wool Velour and Silk Poplin;an excellent assortment of colors including many navy blues, Broken sizes, but as large as 44%4. Included in this lot you’ll find eight handsome winter suits and three velvet suits in navy blue and black; most of these are fur trimmed, the fur alone being worth more than we are asking for the entire suit. The Dresses--In Five Lots $9.95, $12.95, $19.75, $25.00 $29.75 BUCKLEY & WHALEN PRICES UP TO $72.00 Dresses in Taffeta, Serge: Pongee, - Charmeuse, Georgette, Evening Dresses, Afternoon Colors are flesh, white, mais, Nile green, light blue, rose, light gray, navy blue and black. Mostly but one Dresses. Net Dresses of a kind in the entire lot; broken sizes up to 40. and and Street dark green about 12 Coats, but one of a COATS AT ........$19.75 Buckley & Whalen Price $45.00. - One light blue Broadcloth Evening Coat, lined throughout with beautiful quality silk. THE COATS for . . . Buckley & Whalen Prices up to $32.50 Coats in Wool Jersey, Wool Velour, Tweed Mixtures, Gunniburl style; in up-to-date colors. COATS AT ........$25.00 Buckley & Whalen Price $69.50 One gold color Wool Ve- lour Street Coat; gray muifflon trimming. . $9.95 and Oilskin. Only COATS AT ........$25.00 Buckley & Whalen Price * $87.50. One cerise Silk Vi 3 i Evening Wrap, large col of mufflon fur. The Buckley & WhalenBlouses and a Few of Ouir 0wn Best Makes are in the Lot,AsFollows . Blouses Now . BUCKLEY & WHALEN PRICES $4.00 to $6.00. . Blouses in Georgette, Crepe de Chine, Wash- able Silk Nets, Voiles Batiste, Linen; white, flesh, mais, tea rose and French blue; also fancy stripes and combinations of white and colors. Some of our own best makes are in some styles. included in this lot. . $2.85 All sizes Blouses Now . . BUCKLEY & WHALEN PRICES $7.00 to $8.00. Georgette, Crepe de Chine; Nets, Pussy Willow, Satin and Taffeta and sport stripes in washable silks; also Voile, Linen and Batiste. White, flesh, mais, tea rose, chartreuse, gold, bisque and black. Sizes 36 to 44. Some of our best makes are also included in this lot; where there are but one and two of a kind. $4.29 flesh, tea rose, gold, in this lot; but one Blouses Now . . BUCKLEY & WHALEN PRICES $12.00 to $18.50 $5.45 In this assortment are Blouses of Georgettev Imported Voile; Batiste and Shantung; in white, French blue, natural and black. ’ Some of our own best Blouses are also included and two of a kind. U. 5. SAILORS VISIT GRAVES OF VIGTIMS Spot Where Lusitania Dead Are Buried Recieves Attention (Correspandence of Associated Press.) Queenstown, July 3.—The newest memorial to be placed on the graves; of the Lusitania victims is an arti- ficial bouquet of flowers enclosed in a glass case, which also contains a woman’s photograph a small marble cross with the inscription: and “In memary of my dear wife, Mar- | garet Butler, drowned in the Lusi- tania. Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord, I will repay.” This and three rough mounds of earth are virtually all that mark the resting place of more than a thousand persons, who perished May 7, 1915, when a German submarine stunned the world by send- ing to the bottom of the ocean, twenty-three miles fram here, the first trans-atlantic passenger steamship to be sunk by & torpedo. An official of the steamship com- pany owners of the Lusitania visited the graves recently and deprecated the fact that they are so neglected. He said he is making a report to his com- pany with the view of co-operating with the British government far a suitable monument but expressed doubt if anything could be done in the midst of this world war Americans Visit Spot. Officers and men from American craft now in British waters also have made long overland pilgrimages to the graves and have given hearty support to the movement, A correspondent af the Assoclated Press, who a few days ago visited the burial place in a local cemetery which is situated in a green Wwood on the cliffs behind this picturesque town, found grass growing a foot high over the three mounds marking as many huge graves. the largest containing seventy bodles and the others fifty and twenty-seven victims of the German submarine. The town clerk apologized for the uncut grass, saying it was al- lowed to grow until July 1 to enable the poorly pald caretaker to procure his pay therefrom, The town council has just denied a request by tthe relatives of Miss E. A. Se.ombe, of Peterburg, N, H., to allow her body to be disinterred for burial in the United States on the ground that it is opposed i{c the puklic health. Simi- far requests have been denied on the same ground. Morgue Unoccupied Since, As showing the sentimentality of these pious townsfolk it is interesting to note that the town hall which was turned into a temporary morgue on the accasion of the great disaster has never been occupied by any one since, excepting the town clerk. ‘‘People whq used the town hall as a market place where they sold butter, eg8s and cheese have never returned,” said the clerk, James Campbell. “The treasury is set back five paunds an- nually, derived from rental space in the town hall.” Not until about twa years after the disaster could the decorator and painter be Induced to take up the work of house cleaning the town hall, which is being done in the hope of coaxing back the market people and, incidentally, some of the revenue of this quaint old place, which before the war owed its fame largely ta its being the port of call of American mail steamers, and the fact that it boasts the oldest yacht club in the world. CANNING SCHOOL. Chamber of Commerce to Conduct Four Weeks' Class, A school for the extension of can-' ning and preserving among " house- wilves of the city, will open at the Frevocational Gramumar school next Monday under the direction of the canning committee of the Chamber of Commerce. Apjlications for these desiring to enroll in the classes should be sent to the chamber during this week. The course will consume four weeks, and pupils in the art attend- ing on Monday will have that day each week. The same applies to the remainder of the week. It is also possible that a class will be held Wednesday evenings, although this has not been definitely announced. Mrs. €. O. Dean of Storrs Agricul- tural college, who gave such an im- pressive talk on canning and preserv- ing last week, will again speak in Grammar school hall at 10 o'clock to- morrow. SOLDIERS AND CANES Local Boys Appear With H “Swagger Sticks,” Copied From British Army, and the Reasons Thereof Exposed. Why is as “swagger stick?” Also, why do the soldiers? These are the questions that have been warrying the clvilians of this city, as well as thoss in Hartford, during the past several days, since the men in khaki have been appearing armed with these little polished wands. As near as can be learned the practise of soldiers carrying ‘swagger sticks” was first in- traduced in Connecticut, in the First Regiment at least, by the troops en- camped at Hartford, Last week it spread to this city and last night a number of the lacal soldiers were seen disporting themselves with the afore- mentioned sticks. For those who are uninitiated, a “swagger stick” is a first cousin to a| cane. It is a polished wand, about two feet long, with a polished ferrule on the end. It is carried in the han® | in the same jaunty manner as real canes. In the British army. officers fre- quently carry canes and officers and men generally do carry ‘“swagger| sticks,” it is sald, and it is thought that the lacal soldiers are copying this style. The style is not entirely without merit when its purpose is once under- stood, Army regulations and disoi- pline rule that no officer or soldier shall walk or stand with his hands in his pockets and the soldler who slouches along the street with his hands jemmed into his blouss or trousers pocketa {s liable to be criticised by his superiors. Than arisea the questlon of what to do with his hunds. He can’'t put them in hie pocket, he dislikes to swing them con- tinually #o he takes a “swagger atiok.” The ‘‘swagger stick” therefore, solves the preblam of what to da with the hands, Very simple, Carry a “swag- ger stick” and it will keap your hands busy, We thank you! At:i;ertised Letters. The following list of letters remain uncalled for at the New Britain Post Office, July 16, 1917. Wilyam Bredfield. J. Curran, Maple street. C. H. Champlain, Frank 8. Coan, 20 Court street. Edward Corbley, 242 Dwight street. Charles Crouse. Mrs. Linda Engel, 128 Cherry street. Grekia Bfrick. G. S. French. Cleophus Grandy. Gus Geone. Ethel Kaufuran. Mr. Lazauniski, 248 Elm. A. W. Lamont, 38 Church street. John Morton. Mrs. John Scott. Depace Salvatore, 266 Oak. Tony Vanzer, Arch street. Ruth Walsh, 1631 So. avenue. Annie Wlickelitch, Seymour street. W. F. DELANEY, Postmaster, City' ltems A daughter was born this morning at the New Britain General Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. L.eon k. Jackson of 411 Church street. The poor weather of early spring has greatly effected the orchard at the Polish farm, and according to Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski a much | lighter crop than was anticipated will be the result. The trustees of the Swedish Lu- theran church will meet this evening. The strike situation at the Idlectric Light & Water company where the llnemen of the company are out for ‘‘open shop” and other demands re- | mains the same. The company shas a force of men ready for any emergency that may arise, but none of the wtrikers have returned to work. The Sewing society of the Swedish ‘ Lutheran church will hold a coltee soclal Thursday afternoon at Basvett's grove, Burritt Grange reallzed a profit $53 from the play, ‘‘Heiress Hunters" given in Turner hall on June 15, and a check covering that amount has been forwarded to the National Red ! Cross. CHURCH NEWS Activities at the churches durlfg the summer have assumed a routing nature, only the regular services no¥* being held although the usual patris otic mid-week services are carried oft at the churches at which they have been started. Red Cross sewing f# also being done. Rev. Paul E. Nilson/ will preach at the First Congregation= al church next Sunday where {he First Baptist and First Congregations al churches arc meeting in union sers ! vice and the following Sunday at the Trinity Methodist church where thel congregations of the Methodist and South Congregational churches ars having joint services . Rev .Ottmamn Ward will officiate. An all-day sewing meeting for the Red Cross will tako place on Friday and the reguMr meeting of the Girl and Boy Scouts will be held. St. Andrews Lithuanian. g ¢ A three-nights’ lawn festival unden the auspices of the ladies of the Sk, Andrews’ Lithuanian church will op Thursday evening on the lawn in thg rear of the church, on Dwight anf Stanley street. A pleasing program has been arranged for the entertains ment of those attending and refreshs, ments and other features will be held. NAGLE BANITARIUM «~D PRIVATH HOSPITAT. / 80 CEDAR STREET. NEW B'BI'IA‘. 4l rgical and Obstetric Pateni t dividual attention. to recognition. 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