New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 4, 1917, Page 1

HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1917. —TEN PAGES. ' HAIG DRIVING MURDEROUS HUNS BACK TO THEIR LINES| HUMASON'S BELIEF Over a Mile of Trenches Al- ready Taken While Our Allies Are Still Pushing Forward. GERMANS SURRENDER . 'BY THE HUNDREDS British Offensive East of Ypres Began This Morning and the Tommies Are Rushing the Teutons Back Every Hour—Will Probably Largest Offensive Yet. London, Oct. 4.—Fleld Marshal Haig has begun a new offensive east of Ypres. The official statement from British headquarters in France issued today says that the British attacked at six o’clock this morning on a wide front and are making satisfactory progress. A number of prisoners al- ready have been iaken , Are Surrendering. British Front in France and Bel- gium, Oct. 4.—Marshal Haig's forces in the offensive begun to the east of Ypres this morning in some places have penetrated the German lines to a depth of one mile and have over-run the crest of the Passchendaele-Chelu- velt ridge. At an early hour the Germans were surrendering by hundreds. The British already have penetrated well beyond tie hamlet of Broodseinde in which lie the crossroads formed by the highways between Zonnebeke and Moorseled and Passchendaele and Be. claire. Further to the south, Cameron co- vert, where there had been much hard fighting, was left well in the rear. Today's battle was along strong- holds which comprised the crucially important system of German defenses along the Passchendaele-Cheluvelt ridge. The northern wing of the onrushing British ‘troops was battling forward this morning within a short distance of Poel-Cappele. It had a footing on the famous Gravenstafel ridge, which juts out from the Passchendaele ridge to the west, and had crushed through the Zonmebeke-Broodseinde ridge, which is an integral part of the Passchendaele-Gheluvelt chain, Result in PERSHING THERE. ‘Watches Capture of Wilson, Taft and Roosevelt Trenches. American Training Quarters in France, Oct. 4.—Major General Persh- ing yesterday watched a battalion of Major Gen. Stbert's command as it stormed and took three supposed ene- my trenches, which had been named Wilson, Taft and Roosevelt for the occasion. The exercise was part of a program of battalion problems which is being carried out daily and will be developed gradually into regi- mental, brigade and divisional attacks. In addition to Gen. Pershing, sev- eral French officers witnessed today’s maneuvers, after which they were criticized by American and French ob- servers and by the general himself. He said that in taking the three trenches the soldiers, he noticed, did not use their rifles. This he thought was a migtake. “You must not forget that.the rifle is distincily an American weapon’ sald the general. “I want to see it em- ployed.” There surely will be plenty qf opportunity for its use, and if you are unfamiliar with the weapon you will lose those opportunities. Bay- onets and bombs are all right, and very valuable, but rifle fire still has a place in modern war.” The general said he had heard of soldiers in this war who had been seen chasing Germans a hundred yards or more for an opportunity to bomb or bayonet them. If they had thought they might have stopped and shot them easily with the rifles. “Sometime ago American army au- thorities here decided to devote much attention to musketry, but neither the French nor the British instructors are inclined to spend much time on that phase of warfare, having become accustomed to the tactics of attacking solely with bombs, bayonets and ma- 1| personal feeling, UPHEAVAL PLANNED IN HEALTH DEPARTMENT Conspirators Were to “Sink Leaving No Trace” a la Von Luxburg. Efforts to smash the efficient ma- chine organized by Supt. T. E. Reeks of the health department during his three and one-half years' tenure of office arc now being made but it is believed they will be fruitless. For some reason not known to the public, but believed to be based on it is proposed to dismiss many of those now occupying subordinate but important positions in the office of the department in city hall, thus wrecking the system that has given New Britain the most ef- ficient health department in its his- tory. Great secrecy that has reached almost to the ludicrous has been en- forced by those aiming té turn the department inside out but that this secrecy was unavaliling is shown the fact that their plans were known ten days ago. Thelr plot was sup- posedly well guarded and they were merely waiting for the chance to put it into execution the moment Dr. Reeks left the office to become affil- jated with the state health depart- ment. Chagrin is seen on the faces of those behind the conspiracy at their intentions becoming public. It is reported that the conspiracy was aimed to hit nearly every man or woman employed in the office of the department. Clerks and inspec- tors who have been schooled by Dr. Reeks were to be ruthlessly cast out and their places were to be filled by friends of the new “bosses.” “It would be a great misfortune if such changes were made in the de- partment,” Dr. Reeks said today. It requires at least six months to make a clerk or inspector efficient for such work and those who now hold posi- tions have been found to be very ef- ficient and conscientious. Soon a new superintendent will be’ engaged dand he will need the services of a trained staff. I cannot speak too highly of those now employed in the office of the department and it would be a hardship for the city to replace them with others who are untrained and untried.” Mayor Quigley is repdrted:.to have written a letter to members gf.. .the board of health suspected. of i ing of the wholesale upheaval, po- litely warning them that such action would be against his wishes. DANBURY THE SCENE OF FREIGHT WRECK Sixteen Cars Leave the Tracks and Delay Soldiers on Way to Cagp. Daabury, Oct. 4.—One of the most serious freight wrecks in this vicinity in several years, occurred at Berk- shire Junction, a tower station three miles east of here, about nine o’clock this morning when 16 cars of an eastbound freight, running at a high rate of speed, left the rails and piled up, completely blocking trafic on the east and west bound Highland divi- slon track. The wreck occurred at a point known as “the sag” where freight trains run 4t a maximum speed in order to get over a grade two miles long, and has been the scene of several wrecks in recent years. The only track open for traffic is the south bound Berkshire division track and the heavy travel to the Danbury fair as well as regular trains will be seriously delayed. Thursday of the Danbury fair is the heaviest day of the year for traffic over this section of track, and it will be neces- sary to detour special trains from New Haven, Bridgeport and Waterbury via the Brookfield Junction route and over a single track to Danbury. The special train carrying the Danbury contingent of drafted men to Camp Devens, Aver, Mass, was also de- layed by the wreck. It is thought there is little prospect of clearing the Highland division tracks during the day. No one was injured, although the towerman on duty had a narrow escape from injury. chine guns. American soldiers always have been fine marksmen, however, and the officers still belleve in rifle fire for both offensive and defensive purposes.” ANOTHER RAID. Paris, Oct. 4—Another aerial raid over Germany was made last night by French aviators. The citles of Frank- fort and Rastatt were bombed. CASHED A CHECK. » —— But it Was No Good, So O'Neil Will Be Tried. Wallingford, Oct.’ 4—Frederick J. O'Neil of Hartford was brought here today from Bridgeport where he was arrested last night charged with hav- ing issued a fraudulent check. He is aceusd of having cashed at the First Natlonal bank here a check drawn on the City bank of Hartford, the check having been returned here as forged. 2 S According to the police O'Neil has hdmitteed the charge. He will have \ hearing later. PUT IN BUSY DAY. Presided at Two Conferences Comes to Agrecment, Boston, Oct. 4—Henry B. Endicott, in his dual capacity as state food administrator and executive manager of the state committee on public safety, put in a busy day vesterday He presided at two conferences which resulted in an agreement for a wage advance for 400 markct garden team- sters who had threatened to strike and in an understanding which is expected to lead to an amicable ad- justment of a wage controversy be- tween coal dealers and union team- sters. At a conference of grain dealers he suggested means of reducing and establishing prices to farmers and correcting certain undesirable com- | merical practices. Mr. Endicott found | time at the end of the day to announce | that the introduction of Tuesday as la meatless day in addition to Friday | had proved a decided success, and !that wholesale fish dealers had re- ported a large increase in ‘their orders. and ov~ [Mu ‘ward the front, WAR ALMOST ENDED, New Britain Ambulance Driver Sees 14 Year 0ld Prisoners KAISER ON LAST LEGS Christmas Dinner in New Britain, Is His Optimistic View—Man Miles Bchind the Gun As Important As Poilu in the Front Line Trench. While the boys are marching away to Camp Devens, a letter full of optimism, declaring that the war will soon be brought to a successful close and that he expects to be home for his Chrismas dinner, has been re- ceived by Mr. and Mrs. Harris B. Humason -of 201 Vine street, - from their son, Howard C. Humason, who is with. the American Ambulance corps in France. The missive from the war-ridden frontiers of France depicts in a most vivid manner the activities of the Al- lies to down the Kaiser. That thae | Huns are slowly but surely being | reduced to dire straits, is evident, Humason writes, from the appearance of the prisoners brought into camp. Some are merely boys of about the agys of 14 years. “This war is won now,” declares Humason, “and while the Allies may have to pay for a while longer, peace | is none the less sure.” 1 The letter in part follows:— | Enjoys Quiet for Three Weeks. Aug. 26,1917, “My Dearest Mother:— a week has elapsed since my last letter but I have really had nothing tQ write about. This may seem an extremely strong and strange state- ment from one in the war zone of ; France but it is a fact. This sector has been exceedingly quiet for three weeks. Since my last letter to you we have had just three trips; one to a town back of the lines for an ex- change of cars and we no longer sport the Croix de Guerre on our cars; the second with a load of shells and the third with some lumbér de- fenses. The last few days, however, there has been every evidence of usual activity and by the time this letter reaches you we will probably be in full swing again; at least every sign points that way. The presence of a prominent general in this vi- ! cinity, a mumber of troops on ' thei road moving to and fro, and & large or ‘of guns moving always:to- ih fact right at the | or as near the actual line | as we get are a number of change in the past three weks. Yesterda for example, we made a journey {o a | point well up but sheltered by a high | hill which renders the road invisible | to the Huns. When we last made the journey but a comparatively short time ago, it was over a fair but rough country lane; but yesterday it had changed into a fine, wide, macadam road; at the unloading station there was a single track railroad running where formerly the camions were the only source of getting supplies and there are also a series of narrow gauge railways running up and be- vond. The same is true of the other points of usual call. Well built roads, train service and extensive telephone systems are now seen where none existed before. !‘We little realize back home what France has had to bear during the | last three years and just héw much | it amounted to to keep it conducted on an offensive basis. Somehow we get, or at least I had a hazy notion | that all that was necessary was to raise an army and navy and keep them fed and that was all there was to it but here one begins to see a’| totally different view, particularly in this service for one gets a much more intimate view of war as conducted behind the lines. It is not nearly as glorious or hurrah work perhaps but just as important in the ppart it plays. The country is just as dependent on those engaged a few miles behind the lines as they are on the front trench poilu and it is only by seeing it that you begin to realize what France has | done. For you can read of the front anywhere these days but little is said of the man way behind the guns. The horse drawn vehicles of course carry loads to the Very front positions but they are very limited in tHeir ca- pacities and this means that roads must be kept in condition good enough to allow heavy vehicles to pass over them—the narrow gauge railways must be built to handle guns of the heaviest calibre—telephones must be laid and kept in repair to allow prompt forwarding of orders— men must be had in numerous quan- tities to load and unload all mater- ial at innumerable parks—enough me- chanics must be had to insure cam- ions, etc, to he in the best of con- ditions—carpenters are needed every- where to erect barracks for the constantly changing troops and every time an advance is made the lines must be pushed forward and all com- munications already built, whether rail, road or wire, must be kept in repair and all of the above must be done without drawing on the neces- sary troops who are doing the worst | bit. the front, Clest “It is a really to see and rea la Guerre, pitiful sight at times e how all the things are done. The track layers, the road builders, the lcaders and the car- penters are all men of age ranging “I am afraid that somewhat over | drawn fine and both sides mustered AMERIGAN SHIP 1S (Continued on Sixth Page.) |ATTEMPT TO 0UST | POSTMASTER PRIOR Aftermath of Plainville Battle Be- tween “Wets” and “Drys” POLITIGAL ACTIVITY QUOTED Old Fight Between Federal Official and Missetts and Russell Family Enters New Phase—Department Detective Reported in Town. iAs an echo of the recent political Dbattle between the “wets” and *drys” in Plainville, efforts are being made by the “wets” to dethrone Postmaster Peter Prior and supplant him with another prominent citizen. ‘While no statement can be secured from those opposed to Mr. Prior con- tinuing in office, it is known that the movement has already gained consid- erable momentum and words dropped here and there show that the cam- paign is well under way. It is eald that the anti-Prior party bases its ef- forts to dislodge him on the ground of political activity although there are oher factors in the situation which, it is said, his opponents will use to | clinch their case, Postmaster Prior was looked upon as the actual leader of the forces op- posed to the licensed sale of liquor. He had other able lieutenants who helped to drive alcohol from the community but he was considered to' be at the head of the “dry” army. Politics in Plainville never took on such a bitter aspect as during the fight over license. The Illne wag every possible recruit. Drive on Hotel Clarenden. It is said that the object of Mr. Prior was to do away with the Hotel Clarenden of which the Missett brothers are proprietors. In order to shut up that place, the militant post- master declded all other saloons would have to go into: the discard. For some time, it is clalmed, there has been bad blood between Mr, Prior on one side and the Missetts and the Russell . family. on the. other. The- differences between the postmaster and the Russell family hark badk to other days, before Mr. Prior- was se- lected as the representative of the federal post offfice department in’ Plainville; six- years ago. - This- family-| feud has been dormant but. the fires still glowed under the susface and burst into- flamxe™ wherr - the* *license- question came “up ‘before the public. It is the claim of the men opposing Mr. Prior that ‘e has taken undue activity in politics, to wit, the liquor question, and they assert this should be sufficlent to disqualify him from holding a federal office. There are other charges spoken in whispers and of a’'more sensational naturée 'but so far as is known no actual accusations have been made. Efforts are being made to keep se- cret the activities of the anti-Prior faction but it has been learned, or at least it has been stated by those whose ears and eves are beneath the surface of Plainville politics, that an inspector from post office headquarters at Bos- ton has been in Plainville and has been trailing Mr. Prior, GIVEN SHELL FIRE Makes Attack -But Crew From Schooner Escapes. Submarine . London, Oct. 4—The American schooner Annie F. Conlon was at- tacked by gun fire by a German sub- marine Wednesday morning off the Scilly Islands. The crew of eight men has been landed safely. The Annie F. Conlon was an Amer- ican schooner of 591 tons gross reg- ister, built in 1882 at Portsmouth, N. H. She left here August 27 with a cargo for Havre, under command of Capt. J. R. Grifiin and carrying a crew of seven men three of whom claimed American citizenship when s1gning before the United States com- missioner of shipping. The names of the Americans and addresses of their nearest relatives as shown by the ship’s articles are: George C. Hammer, mate, Albany, N. Y.; George Herbert, engineer and second mate, born fn New Hampshire; Charles Hullihan, steward, and cook, Boston. STOKES CALLED. New Haven, Oct. 4.—Rev. Dr. An- son Phelps Stokes, secretary of Yale university, has been offered the prin- cipalship of Hampton Normal Insti- tute at Newport News, V by the trustees of the institution. He has the call under consideration. R o T S G UL Uy WEATHER Hartford, Oct. 4.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Showers and colder tonight, Friday, showers and warmer, SRS e e Ty ) CITY BIDS ADIEU TO DEPARTING MEN Celebration Not As Spectacular As One Two Weeks Ago B CROWD AT DEROT Business Houses Suspend Operations and Factories Closc¢ *As National Soldiers Parade to Train, Prepara- tory to Start For Ayer. Approximately 200 more New Brit- ain boys, called to the colors under the selective service act, entrained this morning at 9:30 o’clock for Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass., while the busi- ness of the city was suspended and crowds of people, including relatives and friends of the departing soldiers, thronged the streets as a final tribute to these boys of 1917 who have now abandoned their usual peaceful pur- suits to don the khaki of war in the world battle of democracy against aristocracy. While today’s farewell celebration was one to be long remem- bered it was by no means as gigantic a spectacle as that which took place two weeks ago today when the other contingent of 200 men left. Where 30,000 people assembled to say good- bye two weeks ago, hardly more than 5,000 gathered today, showing that the sad memories of the pathetic and heart-rending leave-takings of a fort- night ago are still vivid in the mem- ories of all and that the public as a whole did not care for a repetition. The new soldiers gathered at the armory shortly after 8 o'clock this morning and without any confusion prepared at once for the parade and march to the train. The City Guard and the two Home Guard companies also turned out as an honorary escort as did the Grand Army Veterans and a small squad of Spanish War Veter- ans. Thé parade was headed by Col. W. W. Bullen of the City Guard, fol- lowed by Chief Willlam J. Rawlings and a platoon of police composed of Officers Charles Johnson, Herbert C. Lyon, Willlam 0’Mara, William Strolls, William P. Hayes and Hanford L. Dart. - The Philharmonic band, play- ing stirring music ,followed with the two Home Guard companies in charge ‘of ‘Captain’ Samuel” H. Magson and Captain Frank H. Johnston, respec- tively. The City Guard marched in ‘the Wilké.'of "the “Home Guard and a ‘dozen ‘gray haired and feeble Cixil War Veterans, some of them in their ‘unftbrms 6f 50 years ago, as well as a squad of Spanish War Veterans also marched. More music for the march- ers was furnished by the Tabs' Drum Corps and then came the two divi s of National Army soldlers. The sec- ond district soldiers came first, head- ed by their exemption board, John W, ! Allen, Dr. W. O’Connell and Stephen Robb. A. F. Corbin, Dr. T. E. Reeks and J. J. Watson marched at the head of the first division men. Some of them carrying suit cases, some carry- ing paper parcels and others with nothing but the clothes on their back, the National Army contribution trudged along. Business men, office clerks, and one or two men independ- ently well off, marched along should- er to shoulder with the factory hand and the street laborer. Never better demonstrated has been the true de- mocracy of America. The parade went up Main street to East Main street, thence down Center street to Commer- cial street where the soldiers en- trained. Join Other Drafted Men. The New Britain boys had three special cars which were attached to another special train of eight cars, bearing the. soldiers from Ansonia, Naugatuck, Derby and Waterbury and promptly at 9:30 o'clock the big train pulled out. There was absent that blaring of factory whistles as the cars began to move, but a great shout went up from the assembled crowd, 'the band struck up, the soldiers smiled last farewells from the car windows and from the platforms of the cars scores of men waved their last good-byes. As the train rounded the curve towards Hartford the sun, which had been making heroic efforts to appear all morning, suddenly went behind a cloud and a fing drizzle began to fall. Mother Unable to Reach Son. Although there was a big crowd out and all the factories as well as stores and business offices closed during the time of departure, the turnout was not as large as the first. At no place about the Center were the sidewalks congested and even the school chil- dren did not congregate in front of the Grammar school building as they did before. At the depot, however. there was a big crowd practically aii those who came downtown at all gathering there. As before, however, the Zolly of thig kind of celebration was mani- fested as hardly any of those who had relatives or friends leaving were able to push their way through the seeth- ing crowd to be near them. Particu- larly noticeable was a mother who fought frantically to reach the plat- form of one of the cars where her sol- dier son was standing with a sad but expectant smile awaiting her. Try as she might, the elderly woman was un- able to reach her boy's side to clasp his outstretched hand and, as the train slowly pulled out, the woman broke into sobs of anguish, while her boy, brave to the last, shouted cheeringly: “Goodble, Mom, I asked you not ll(: try to come down here this morning. While there was weeping and one or two cases of fainting were reported, (Continued on Sixth Page.) ESTABLISHED 18 IDIVANZO AND DUGONE HAN 'TWELVE DESERTERS IN SECOND DISTRICT Men Fail to Appear for Trip to Army Cantonment. Steplnw1 Robb, secretary of the sec- ond exemption board, announced shortly after the departure of the men today, that 12 of those called had not appeared and had been listed as deserters. Twelve alternates, called for just such an emergency, were sent to Ayer in their places and in the meantime the authorities will try and locate the missing soldiers. Sec- retary Robb immediately sent all records to Hartford and the names of the slackers are being temporarily withheld. Dr. T. E. Reeks, of the first dis- trict board, states that without a doubt all men in his division have been accounted for. Two of the men, through an unavoidable delay, did not receive their notices to go until this morning and the board decided not to send them away on such short notice. Therefore these two men, and several others who have been de- layed, will leave for Ayer on Mon- | day next. Members of the exemption boards have secured a consignfent of polished metal mirrors, used by sol- diers, and these will be forwarded to the men as soon as they arrive. Mrs. J. A. Traut supplied them with cigarettes. Traut & Hine Manufactur- ing company gave each man a safety razor. In view of the great gtir which the Connecticut delegation made on ar- riving at Ayer two weeks ago particu- lar attention was pald to the condi- tion of the New Britain men when they left this morning. There was but a single instance brought to at- tention where any of the mén were ! intoxicated. One young man credted some disturbafice at the armory when he essayed to kiss every girl young womséin within reach. He was taken to, train by automobile and osculatifig prowess. AVIATOR THOUGHT DEAD OR CAUGHT Amerlcan Officer Bither Killed or Captured While in Fight With Huns in Air. Headquarters LaFayette escadrille, Oct. 4.—Corporal Andrew Courtney Campbell Jr., of the LaFayette es- cadrille, is believed to have been brough down in a fight with several German machines, No details have been received and it is not know whether Campbell was killed or forced to land in German territory. A French lieutenant, a member of another es- cadrille, reports seeing a machine of the type Campbell was flying falling down out of control. This is also con- firmed by infantrymen in the first line trenches. A Paris despatch on October ported that Corporal Campbell had disappeared Monday while on a re- connoitering expedition and that his fate was not known. It was reported recently that Campbell, whose home was in Kenilworth, Ils, had been awarded the French war cross. re- SPEED UP WORK. That Was the Reason of Labor’s Visit to Hindenburg. Copenhagen, Oct. 4.—Leaders of various groups of German labor were recelved at main army headquarters this week not for the purpose of con- Sratul’ung Field Marshal von Hinden- burg on his birhtday, as first was inti- mated, but in an effort to have Ger- man workmen speed up the produc- tion of munitions. The leaders sub- mitted to Gen. von Ludendorff, the chief quartermaster-general, com- plaints of the laboring classes. These dealt particularly with the operation of the compulsory labor law. A lengthy conference was devoted to discuseing the possible improvement of the conditions of labor and the maintenance of the output of muni- tions which Gen. von Ludendorff de- clared was the cardinal duty of the hour. . TO HANG TONIGHT. Young Deaf Mutes to Pay Penalty For Murdering Woman. Hartford, Oct. 4.—Joseph Castelli, 24, and Francesco Vetere, 25, deat mutes of New York, will be hanged at the state prison at Wethersfield after midnight tonight for the murder of Castelli's wife, Annie, in New Haven, April 23, 1916. - In accordance with a pre-arranged plan between the men, the woman was induced to a rooming house at New Haven with Vetere, the husband following and killing her. The supreme court denied an ap- peal of the men for a new trial and the state board of pardons dcnied tl:eir application for clemency. and’ there hé ‘again attempted ito'give a good nmtwred - demonstration of his AT STATE PRISON NOV. 26 FOR MURDERING SIMONE Women Relatives Fill _C‘ i Room With Shrieks Judge Case Imposes treme Penalty Today. . el DIVANZO WEEPS AT " DECISION OF COUHF Dugone Remains Stolid and In cnt When He Hears Words ‘Whi ) 3 i Mean Death on Gallows—Judge scribes Crime As “Criminal. cide of Worst Degree”—Both : Jail. 4 N in Coun (Special to the Herald.) i Hartford, Oct. 4.—Amid the shri and wails of their women relaf { John DiVanzo and Stev- ugone, just 21 years of age, \- >und g of first degree murdc. sy Judge L. Case in the criminal superior today and sentenced to be hangedi state prison in Wethersfleld on vember 26. The crime for h these two young men are to fo their lives is the cold blooded mj der of Raffele Simonelli, whom both shot to death on Chestnut ste] a week ago last Tuesday night was returning from his employ; at the New Britain Machine comp Retribution has moved speedily} this most unusual case. Followin ooting both men were arrei New Haven, through the quickwil ness of John Curran. who was a Meriden Yaxicab driver and . tipped off the police. The day lowing the murder they weré pul plea in the local court and on day of this week they pleaded before Judge Case in the supes court, decided to dispense with i trial, told the facts to the judg permitted him to decide the 'd of their guilt. Revenge fdr the: der of DiVanzo's uncle ih Italg years agp is' ascribed by DI the motive for the killing, DiVanzo Breaks Down, In sentencing the tWo men tg Judge Case reiharked that“the “ty mony offered left absolutely no dey {in his mind that both men were gul of a criminal homicide of the wol degree. Sheriff E. W. Dewey, ac on an order from the _ court, 'pi claimed silence as the two prisom were led before the bench for a4 tence. DiVanzo, who has shown sjj of weakening several rimes durin trial and who broke down and, bitterly while testifying yeste: cried nervously as Judge Case nounced the fatal sentence—‘tg hanged by the neck until you ,dead.” As these words were utte) relatives of the two accused hega cry and it was a trying moment’ Dugone as he stood up to liste i the words which meant a | death for him as well. the trial Dugone had maintain : stolid sullepness and his iron ny , did not fail him at this time. He § i marked clearly that he had noth to say as to why sentence should ' be pronounced and as Judge Cf sentenced him to die on Novem 26 he never faltered, neither did ' break into sobs as his companion h done. J Following the sentence both m i were taken back :to the county from whence they will subsequen be removed to the state prison | Wethersfield, to be later taken tg death house where they will pay t] ' penalty for their heinous crime. - | The trial of DiVanzo and Dugg | came to an abrupt end yesterday) ternoon after Lawyers Holden /g Egan, representing the accused, introduced a number of character nesses, all of whom had testified ta ¢ previous good record of the p ers. As witness after witness called and State’s Attorney Hugh | Alcorn declined to cross exan them Lawyer Holden finally halted procedure. A “I have a number of other nesses whose testimony would | largely cumulative and of a charact] nature. What will be the state’s 8 titude toward them?., Will Mr. Alco! see fit to question them?" 1 “The state will treat them with lent ignoring,” replied the state’s torney whereupon the lawyers for ti accused, after informing Judge Cal that all their other witnesses wou simply add to what had already be told, announced that their case ended. State's Attorney Alcorn sal he did not care to make any rebutf) | of the deferse’s testimony and Jud | Case immediately adjourned court uj "til 11 o’clock this morning, sayi] | that he wanted to study the recory . of the case hefore passing judgme| on such a serious offense. As DiVanzo and Dugone were I from the court room yesterday a pi thetic scene took place when the] ! relatives pressed close around | !to say a last farewell. As Dugo sister kissed him good bye for what/| ! probably the last time both brolj iown and cried and DiVanzo alj wept as he shook hands with his uif cle, the death of whose hrother M claims; to have avenged.