New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 7, 1919, Page 10

ACCUSED OF THEFT [RIOTING MARKS b OF ABOUT $40,000 Eric Verrili Had Been Hitting | High Spots at Hartiord was First Page) fired the offi- pickets tacked and marsic- Broad- when strike policeman three had a pursuing afier the latter beaten a guard way L train. cer on a ( New: The pickets escaped. charge longing Haven, of to Eric Aug. 7.—Held on a appropriating $40.000 be- the United States govern- ment, Verrill, formerly this city, was arrested by federal agents in New York Tuesday. He is in the Fairfield county jail in Bridge- port and will given a hearing fore United States Commissioner Hugh J. Laverty in Scptember. Verrill has been “hitting the spots” around Hartford for weeks past and flashing a bankroil large proportions, claiming that he had up” in Philadelphia by gambling, is said, He had two au- tomobiles, mplex roadster and a Mercer touring car, on which he was willing to wager amounts up to $1,000 that hie could lower the speed records from Hartford to neighboring cities. He has also been prominent in the night life of the capital city recently. Other Escapades. Verrill's escapades in the years have made him notorious, es- pecially in sporting circles. At one time he was a sclf-appointed scout for Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Ath letics. He also served as secretary of the Connecticut State league during the regime of Harry W. Anderson. Last year he advised friends in Hartford that he had been married and was en route from Albany to Sar- atoga Springs on his wedding trip, only to reappear later and admit the hoax. In June of this year he again came into the limelight by being sued for $4,000 by Helen Regan and Anna Pinard of Meriden, who alleged that they ran into his unlighted automo- bile on the road from Wallingford. Committed to Asylum. In 1915 Verrill was arrested in Hartford on a charge of opening the telephone booth in the Hartford post office. A search of his person re- vealed three letters which it was said he had taken from the special deliv- ery conipartment at that office. Fol- lowing his arrest at that time he was bound over to the federal grand jury under bonds of $2,600 at a hearing held before Commissioner Richard I Carroll. He was adjudged insane by Judge Thomas in the federal court here and committed to an asylum. On two other occasions Verrill also was arrested once on a charge of passing worthless checks and once for obtaining goods under alleged false pretenses. When arrested this time on a lieutenant’s uniform of the United States army and it is thought that he might have received a mission during the war. He money deposited in both the Mer- chants bank of this city and the Hartford-Aetna National bank, the of- ficials of which ve been notified | entire equipment for army automobile to appear when case comes to | repair kits and in the exhibit on trial next month Franklin Square, where the recruiting outfit is stationed, the local concern’s lipment is on exhibition. A. W. Vibberts, of Stanley strect, entered a complaint with the police last evening regarding the congested that are caused by ped- dler the corner of North street { and Hartford avenue. | Mrs. Lockery, { street Guards, \ttorney for Protests Louis he state- the Hylan aboard was > I'ricdiger, amalgamated i e toda outrageous’ in the being lawful Oon wssocintion against Mayor placed the ‘peaccable and ested of e ment locked up he ordering pol De- cars and declared strike conducted in a manner the other high some ot civer Gar- 10 m.. condue- com- being given the police. were willing to but had been told after themselves Enright would investigate at nd after a that rison, e rence i and barn charged tors at the plained they adequate 1 The go out by the Commissioner motormen 'ond not by cleaned it a s resh were rotection men said they on the cars police to lool when in- formed said he case. Phone Telephone lyn strike Servic service crippled to Crippled. all over Brook- a result of the wire congestion innumerable calls to houses reporting delays workers in reaching destinations. The first jail for strike rioters were imposed today by Magis trate Folwell Brooklyn, who gave one offender 10 days for cutting trolley rope and another three days for pulling a trolley pole off a wire. Organizer Kopman of the elevated guards and conductors declared all the regular men were on strike and that trains were being operated by strike breakers “We will stop these asserted. past few was as owing caused by ness of sentences of a do men cverything possible from working,” to he The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the A. O H., will hold their 'regular Friday night in the K. of C. tickets for the outing may be secured at the meeting. Full attendance requested as an election for the state convention at will take place. The meeting will be at 8 o'clock. The reading room and lobby at the Y. M. C. A. will be closed for the week-end as the entire space will be renovated. Several new alterations are being made. The work has al- ready been commenced. The St. Mary's ciety will hold its regular this evening at 8 o'clock Mary's school hall. Al requested to be present. During the recent war the Skinner Chuck company furnished almost the Verrill had Ladies’ T. A. B. so- meeting in the St members are com- had NEGROES FLEE TOWN. House Riddled With Bullets in N braska Neb., Augz. 7. of negroes at Lexington, miles west of here, were forced to leave the town b; crowd of white men, according to a report | here today The honwe of one negro was riddled with bullets, the report said. The started a Outbreak. A conditions Lincoln A number Neb., 175 st night Leroy of 214 to the that her husband has run away from home. has complained ton street was removed early ernoon to the New treatment. Walter Baszlawicz, of Oakland ave- nue, complained to the police today that a neighbor’s dog had bitten his ster-in-law Negotiations practically com- pleted it is reported, for the purchase of the Bollerer hlock on Commercial rect by o Polish produce company. COMPLETE 46 SHIPS Week trouble, according to th after a negro had been covered in a white man’s home negro ¢scaped but was later and beaten by white men. caught oo a CHED IN GEORGIA. Had Boasted of What Colored People in Chicago Did. NEGRO LY are Cochran, Ga., Aug. —An uniden- tified negro riding on a Southern rail- road train which arrived here early yesterday told other negro passengers that he was from Chicago and pur- posed to help the negroes of Georgia “‘do what the negroes of Chicago did.” On their complaint he was taken from the train and put in the city jail. Lat- er his body was found swinging from a small tree outside. During Ending August 1 This umber of Vessels Were Delivered to U, S. Washington, vesscls aggregating 163 were delivered to the during the weeck was announced the total number Aug. - Forty-six gross tons shipping board ending August 1 it today. This brought of sels built to 1,182, representing more than 4,342 000 gross tons. Of the 46 vessels were of steel construction aggregat- ing 119,355 gross tons: 18 were wood- COLUMBUS TO SHIP FOOD There to Be Ten Army Supplie Sent to Cities ves Columbus, Ohio, Aug T7.—Large 25 qhantities of tinned food now stored in the huge army reserve depot here will { be shipped immediately to ten of the | craft aggregating 41,667 tons, and larger cities in the country for sale [ three were the composite type. through the post office department — direct to consumers, according to TO SEARCH orders received today from Newton D. — Haker secretary of war. $The ten cities ndmed in gram as distributing points f8od are: New Orleans, Paso, Baltimore, Omah, San Antonio, Chic San Francisco. WO BODIES FOUND; " SUBMARINE iNew London, Aug. 7 tirning from Bartlett Reef lightship this afternoon, where the body of ITlectrician Arnold G. Henderson, who was drowned in the sinking of the sfpmarine G-2, July 30, was picked a boat from the submarine found body of Sydney D. Uhlik, gunner’s te, who was trowned at the same e. Both bodiey were badly mMsed and they were taken lval hospital here for official tlon by the naval hoard of FOR PLANE. Pricnds of Aviator James to Comb Riga. Lakeville, Aug. 7. for traces of the airplane of Aviator Mansell R. James, who disappeared whiie on a fight from Mass., to Atlantic City on May 29, likely to b made in the Mt tiga reserv: within a few days friends of aviator and members of the Aero (' of America. The statement hale af this place had located the attention. There southern New wild or rugged ing party might in traversing the cra but at this perience would and interest tele- for the tlanta, El Washington, | Louis and the Renewed search g0, St Lee, tion by the VICTIMS, While re- H he thought he plane attracted re few places cngland which Mt. Riga have a diflicult woodlands and time of bhe full of made by J that has task the decom- = to the identi- inquiry ox BOY While pli on Stanley Albert Dery IS INJURED. vith — se Iy ving eral other this morn Stanley street from verely jured when his struek tie ground. A physician was immediately called and found that SAPLANE FALLS Jan Diego, al., Aug m a' flight to the ol plane piloted by Liytenant 0. P. Kilmer, of the North yglana Naval Alr Station, fell in San Siego harhor Jest night. . B. Devere radio elec- ‘wrician, was kitleds oNE 7.—Returning DEAD. T of 1077 and back Yacific a cc was s n- from numerous body brulses. B. &, T. TROUBLES the | busi- meeting | hall, | for delegates Danbury | Main | police Mrs, Jeremiah O'Neill of 36 Conner- aft- Britain hospital for \ Sll\'(v—i in s A search- vear the ex- | itement | the boy had not been critically hurt but was suffering PERSONALS. Ernest Pearson of Maple street, m.u] | | | been home to rejoin has day on a furlough, left to- his ship at New York Dr. LS " is s visiting Dickenson, of this city. Dover, in Anna Ryan of Boston is visiting with Mrs. Leyden of Beaver street, . who ha two e Attorney spending M. the oflic D. Suxc been away past weeks | from his his umed his ties Cohan of New with itine oYk city on isvis relatives Hurlburt Misses Kdith Rawlings and Clara have gone Hendsonville, a two wecks' vacation. Barnard (BN e tror | to John Ward street and wiil family leave § of nday Win- throp for 1ybrook. A Mr. and Fairview ten pound Mrs street. to 226 baby girl was born A. Madden of | Miss Eleanor Taylor of ! keepsie. Y., is the guest Julia Mann of Court street Pough- of Miss Curran with M Margaret street s visiting Holyoke, Ma of friends Fairview at Murphy and avenue have where they family of left for will spend Mrs. Fred Black Rock Indian Neck, the month. DOUBLE WEDDING PARTY IS HALTED Prospective Bride and Groom Under Age and Marriage Licenses Are A double wedding, take place today, was temporarily halted this afternoon when the m rlage licenses were not issued because of the mmority of a prospective bride ! and sroom. Joseph Richardson, 22, son of Detective Sergexnt Daniel Richardson, and Miss Alpheda Sund- | gren, 18, and Frederick Neurath, 20, and Miss Isabell Lafferty, 24, called at the city clerk’s office carly this af ernoon and applied for marriage censes. As Mr. age and confessed me ind Not Issued. planned out to | | Neurath is but Miss Sundgren blushingly to have seen only 18 sum- winters the licenses were | not issued. The consent of their par- ents will have to be secured before the licenses will be forthcoming. Both couples are well known in this city. Miss Sundgren and Miss Laffer- ty are employed at the N Britain ew General hospital and Mr. Richardson and Mr LARGE REALTY TRANSFER 20 years of McEnroc Property on Washington Strect Sold—Price Said to Be About $12.500. estate boom still re- wa sevidenced today | and IPrederick Mc- | property at 176 | Washington street to William J. and | | Thomas Naughton. The sale is said to involve an amount estimated at $12,- 500 Other realty transfers were recorded in the city clerk’s office today as fol- lows: Bodwell Land company to Otto | H. Henrick, land at Belvidere Heights; Ora L. Baker to Roland H. and Blanche E. Benjamin, land Brigh- | ton street That the real mains in this city when William H Enroe sold their | | | | | | | | on PROSECUTIONS ORDERED. Crosby Will Take | Acti Food Hoardes Hartford, Aug. J. S. District At- torney Crosby has been instructed by a telegram received today from Attor- ney General Palmer to proceed imme- diately in prosecution of persons guilty of hoarding foodstuffs. Mr. Crosby is out of town. His assistants said the matter wa under consideration al- though they had no definite steps to announce as yet. The telegram from | the attorney general called attention | ta the sections of the food control law under which could be brought. District Attorney on Against State — s prosecutions EIGHT SOLDIERS FACE DEATIL Second Court-Martial Forwards Its Wilson. Aug. 7.—A the second eight on Pindings 1., to Rockford, the findings in court-martial of at Camp Grant tacking a white woman forwarded of by record trial negro soldic charge of in May, 1918, to Presidunt has bheen | Wilkon | re win visement granted were f the case under ad- second time, having the soldiers retrial after they | ound guilty by a former court- martial Penalty for the crime under Army regulations. ke for the a 4 is >| death UIT AGAINST Waterloo, Ta., Aug $400,000 for breach of contract by employes of the Waterloo Gasolene 3ngine company, following the prece- dent of the Danbury hatters’ sked in a suit filed by the company against the international machinists’ union, its organizer, officers and mem- bers. Conspiracy to unionize the factory, hours and terms of { 1abor working conditions, and [ Breaking acts by individual | employes are alleged. | STRIKF HITS BRIDGEPORT. Bridgeport. Aug. 7.—Railroad men here, 50 in the day in the night force, left today. MACHINISTS Damages of case, are change and of cont shop shift and 25 their work a4 | the and free press? { replacement “LYNCH HIM !” CRIES; BROADWAY CROWD Man Who Distributed Handbills Is Saved from Throng by Police and Arrested. New crowd York, of Aug, 7 infuriated had Saved citizens whom distributed denouncing governments and the United States particular, a man as Herbert A denny avenue, hustled from day afternoon station, where to swear out When Simpson from a amons dodgzers general overnment in himseli he in describing Thorpe. of 78 Clen Jersey Ctty, N. J., lower Broadway yester- the Old dozen men rrants against anged before Magistrate the Tombs court later in day, Thorpe was sentenced to tei in the workhouse. Thorpe appeared in Wall street, and preliminary vas to Slip police offered him. a ar in days Broadway, near without making any statement opened a pack- aze of dodgers and began distributing them among When the purport of the document was realized by men who had W @ gathered about and ened him, many ynch him!" Breaking through the crowd, a policeman placed Thorpe under arrest and rushed him to the Old Slip sta- tion. Thorpe protested that he 1 a permit to distribute the leaflets. The dodger, in the form of question and answer, with quotations at end from Herbert Spencer and Thom- as Jefferson and bearing Thorpe nature, in part, as *“Who started the diabolical war just ended? The German government “Who were too criminally stupid to prevent it? The allied govern- ments “Who are the living? Governments. WVho are causing Governments. Who arc passersb. read Thorpe saying, crowd threit- was, follows: causing high cost- of the high rents? suppressing free jovernments. biggest, hungriest Governments. away speech Vho ar sites on “Who has ete.? The “Who the arth ? talken United States government. denies to the workingmun the knowledge and means to control the number of his children? The United States government.” your beer, WILLIAMS DEFEATED IN TENNIS MATCH William Tilden of Philadelphia is Winner Over Boston Player on Straight Set Newport, R. I, Aug. 7.—Wm. T. Tilden of Philadelphia, today defeat- ed R. N. Williams straight sets. 6 6 fourth round of singles in the Casino invitations tennis tournament. Fourth round singles—W. T. Tilden, Philadelphia, defeated R. Norris Wil- liams, 2d, 6—2, 6—1, 7—5. William M. Johnston, Francis- co, defcated Wallace Johnson, Philadelphia, 1--6, 6- 6—3 OFFICER ON CARPET Boston, in in the Boston, an F. Patrolman Frank Hahn to Be Haled Before Police Commission This Evening For Failure to Ring Boxes Police Officer Frank summoned by Chief William J. Rawl- ings to appear at the meeting of the police commissioners this evening, in answer to charges of neglect to ring his call boxes. The alleged offense was committed early yesterday morn- ing between the hours of 2:30 and 4 o'clock. It is reported that the street sergeant found the officer asleep on steps of a house on the beat which takes in Park street and vicinity. SOLDIEI Hahn has been @ SAUNDERS HOMI. irst Division After Fighter Two Back in U. Years' Serviee. John €. Saunders, of Cherry street, arrivad home lest evening from Camp Upton, where he char; landed 1, from received his from the Hoboken, N. J Brest. Saunders leit summer of 191 peared before asked ments dis- He August papers at service. on 5 / ate in had ap- board and the incre- He went a member of the 1fter his sent as a Division. He Soissons, St this city after he the draft be sent in one of Camp Devens, as md two weeks France he the to to across {o France 76th Division arrival in was First battles at and the September 26, he was the right and right piece of shrapnel. Saun fornier regulan man, wservice for {wo in the to participated in Mihiel, Verdun Meuse and wounded in ankle with a ders wa and Philippines the Argonne on army sa vears STOP SUNDAY BA Reading., Pa county court yesterday a sequel ers in where played SBALAL The Bevks granted injunction agninst Sunday baseball to the suit of property own the vicinity of Lauers park International league games are The Reading Ministerial sociation failed in two ceedings (0 stop the g ing the players arrested Aug. 7 an as as- previous pro- by have fined nes mnd SALOONS OPENING Main been street saloons which days. bus Two have ceopened to closed for several today for drinks. their places ness sell soft REINAS WANTS LICENSE. license will on meet the committee flgis evening to take action abplication of Jack Reinas for hexing permit for August 29. Rein: refcently conducted a successful exhi- t,(lmm at Turner hall. "\ The l Bridgeport, clad floor and in of Long women guests of the device from the inventor his new salvage g Twelve Hundred mirals recently Conn.—Walking fathoms Island submarine, that floon billions of dollars in gold and treasure journeyed " BUILT TC SALVAGE BILLI ONS FROM oK and a Com= the salvaged of ocean be dry- | sunk by submarine and wreck during (rests on the floor the war. over a vessel to metallic steel of water the Sound, on From the operating vessel a feet flatiron hatch opened pressed air pumped in keeps seawater out suction equipment will= lift 300 tons of coal The dotted outlines the the diving and the shows itd bed 50 men tube four and in is connected a quarter to The to of Simon Lake, | diameter a in hour tube ATy observers | com- forced compartment shaped crawl partment downward tried intended the out to compartment. through the tuhc ind the tube until the line to chamber course in is this ow the of ocean is lowering to ocean locks of the great () Photo- the future from six hattleships them examining of our napolis on shows canal P Underwood & Underwoodg ad- An- | graph PLANE AND MEN WHb ARE ENCIRCLING UNITED STATES RS e I NSt Rear view of the which crew of “around the rim" five 5 Cre of bomber, left to right Hartz;, 2d, Lieut. Martin w Hurmon Licut E. G navigate Martin Col. R. pilots; Sergt. Jack Harding, chanic, homber have started flight to circum- in Smith, Jr., mex S. l