New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 22, 1922, Page 23

MURDER TRIAL GOES BN IN BRIDGEPORT Delonse Scongs Technical Point, Excluding Hsa_rsay Evidence Bridgeport, Dec. 23.—The defense in the trial of the Bclafan! brothers ot Stamford, accused of the murder of thelr brother-iu-law, Ignatius Mon tagino, today obtained a rullng ir taelr favor from Judge Newell Jennings on the admissibility of hear tay evidence. Buch evidence may no be admitted, Mrs. 'Regina Montagino, sister of the ageused and widow of the mer- ehant who was shot and killed last July was not in courttoom today. It was stated that she waslll, The state expects to have her as a witnees, = She was In court yesterday. No Hearsay Evidence, On resuming the trial today, Ofticer Matthew Dyer of testified sald by others who surrounded the group at the time and Attorney Da- vid FitzGerald objected to what he termed hearsay eyidence. The court took a recess and ruled for the de- fense, Officer Dyer, in his cross-examina- tion by Mr. FitzGerald, sald he was the first officer on the scene of the shooting. He was asked if he ‘had geen blood on the hands of either Gus or Frank Sclalfani and the witness re- plled “no.”” He gave a ilke answer when asked it either of the accuscd offereq resistance to arrest. The wit ness sald Frank pulled baé¢k exclaim- ing: I didn't do anything: I'm not go- ing.” “Yes you are Dyer said he re- plied. Gus. told the witness that_he would go along with him. Patrolman_ Michael O'Grady o’ Btamford sald that he heard the screams and assisted Dyer in making the arrests. He took a ‘nickelplated gun from Frank. He gaid that Frank was waving the gun and had exclaim- ed “see what he did with it."! Witnese through IFrank was referring to what Montagino did with the gun. The gun had not been discharged. Viss Isabel ‘Conn, night supervisor of the Stamford hospital was present when Montagino was brought in. Shc was also present when a bullet’ was removed from his body, she testified. Benjamin Glazer, a school boy, who was in his father's cigar store testi- fled that he saw Officers Dyer and O'Grady run up State street to the place ef the shooting. David W, Burke, Jr., sald he was on Atlantic street and saw people running towards the alley where the shooting took plave, He followed the crowd and testified that for fully five minntesd after he was there no at- tempt ‘®as made to pick up the wounded man. ADVOCATE ANOTHER INSANE HOSPITA Institution Is Needed in Southwestern Part " State, Commit- tee Says, Hartford, Dec. 22.-—Establishment of & new state hospital for the insane in the southwestern part of the state similar in purpose to the Connecticut state hospital at Middletown and the | Norwich state hospital, will be recom- mended 4n the report of the special state hospital committee which is to be submitted to Governor Lake today. In designating the southwestern | part of the state, the committee has in mind some location in Fairfield county.. Colonel Paul Waterman, chairman of the committee explained that such an institution should con- template an ultimate plant of 2,000 heds, and that the initial unit should provide accommodations for 500, At the rate of $2,500 a bed, the recom- mendation if adopted by the legisla- ture would require an appropriation of at least $1,250,000. The ultimate cost would be in the nelghborhood of $5,000,000. A state psychiatric hespital stands next in the order of urgency, accord- ing to, the committee, and it definitely recommends the establishment of such an institution which would be unique in the state, in donjunction with Yale university at New Hayen. 1t finds that the probable cost to the state for the establishment of a hos- pital would be about $250,000. 25 HURT AS CARS CRASH One Trolley “.des On Rails and Rams the Other Rochester, N. Y.,. Dec. 22.—About twenty-five persons were hurt, two of them seriously, when. two trolley durs ¢érashed, and were wrecked yesterday afternoon tying up downtown traffic ‘here for more than two hours. One car had stopped to discharge passen- gers and was rammed 'by a double header that slid on the slippery rails. Joseph O'Nell, thirty-nine, and Philip; Query, forty-four, were taken to a hospital. Others were “bruised and| cut by flying glass. Both cars were crowded. Passen- gers were thrown from their seats. The motorman of the runaway cat ap- plled the brakes, but they failed to hold. 31 Bids fie]ectei ‘as Too Low for Merchant Ships Mantla, Dec. 22,—Thirty-one bids for ten vessels owned and offered for sale by the United States government w. alice Stamford, further as to taking guns from the Sclafani brothers after the shooting. ' State's Attorney Cummings questioned the witness as to what was ! winds on the coast, CONN. €0, ASKING NORWALK FARE RAISE Petition to Jack Up Rates 1s Heard by Public Utilities Com- A mission, Norwalk, Dec, 22.—The petition of the Connecticut company 'to increase trolley fares here from the present test rate of five cents flat to rand a third cents token fare with transfer privileges was heard here yesterday before the state public util- ities commission. The city of Nor- walk was represented by Corporation Counsel Willlam 17, Tammany, In the course of his testimony Lucius Storrs, president of the com- pany, sald “throughout the entire j System in the state” we are making but very little over our operating ex- penses, He also sald that the company was not earning the elght per cent, profit which had been approved hy the utilities commission, Mr. Storrs sald that while the flve cent rate, which has been under test in this city for the past year and a half was | of advantage to short haul passen- gers, it was more expensive for long haul passengers who were at a dis- advan e without transfer privileges. n t elght ; s ed demand at this season. INDICT 6 IN CASE GET MATINEE BURGLAR New York Raffles Caught However, First Time He Worked After Dark. York, Dec. 22.—~Thomas F. Belford a ‘“matinee burglar” who confessed one hundred afternoon burglaries, according to the police but who was caught the first time .he worked after dark, was in the lineup at police headquarters today. Police sald the value of goods stolen since last Avgust was $200,000, He w found in the West 92nd street” apartment of Mrs. Sadie Ben- nett last midnight. Aclford, the police said admitted looting the apartment of Lou Telle- gen, actor, of $5,000 worth of goods, and said he had confined his activi- ties to afternoon work In apartments. New RAID HNITIONS CACHE .. S. Agents Find Arms That Were | “to Re Shipped for Use of Chinese | Revolutionaries. 22, Seattle, Dec. 22.—Expectation that | the seizure here of 50 German-made/ Mauser rifles and 15,000 cartridges consigned ;to China would lead to ar- rest of mambers of a ring engaged in initions to rival forces in expressed by federal agents rifles and cartridges were S they were about to be taken aboard the stcamer Protesilaus. Hundred: { rifles that ar2 bought in | Gerny; or about $3.50 each are| comi “#his city by mail and ex- press, rding to the agents, and are beif* bought up by agents of a Chinese. faction. Johnsfin Has Plan to Stop R. R. Melon Cuts Washington, Dec, 22.-—No raflroad | could declare a dividend until the in-| terstate commerce commission had certificate that it was adequately equipped, nnder a bill introduced to- day by Senator Johnson, republican, California. Tt would require the com- sion to hold public hearings and grant permits for declaring a dividend. Senator Johnson said he offered his bill to correct an *intolerable condi- tion.” | WEATHER . REPORT 03 Cloudy, With Probable Rain or Snow Tonight, Is Prediction IFor Connecticut: Cloudy tonight and Saturday; probably snow or rain tonight; not much change in tem- perature; strong north and northwest Clonditions: Low pressure are over Ontario and North Carolina and are causing unsettled weather in all the eastern districts: Light rain was re- ported along the coast and flurries of snow in the interior. Mild tempera- tures for the season prevail in all the northern sections. The tempefature is above freezing from the Pacific coast eastward to Minnesota and only slightly below freezing from Minne- sota eastward to’Maine. Conditions favor for this vicinity unsgettled weather and not much change in temperature. - HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. The N. B. I} 8, freshman class of- ficers for 1922 are ‘as follows: Presi~ dent, Howard, Housemen; vice-presi< dent, Bernice Clark; sccretary, Alice Regan; treasurer, John Phalon. i The High school basketball team | kept up its good record by downing the fast alumni team, 30 to 25,°yes- terday afternoon. Charles Rivers left school to enter the employ of the Corbin Screw Cor- | poration. He was a member of the freshman class. George Rivers returned to school this morning after a week's iliness at | his home on Washington street. NEW HAVEN EXCHANGE New Havén, Dec. 22.—~The new exchange in the New Haven plant of the Southern New England Telephone Co. is called “pioneer.”” The calls for this exchange which #s the third in the city proper, have not yet heen listed but it is expected to take care of the incfeased number of lines|§ whigh cannot be accommodated in |8 the Liberty and Coloney exchanges. | There was recently formed here af branch of the Telephone Ploneers, ! for veterans in the telephone service, and the name of the new exchange have been rejected as too low by the quartermaster of the department of | the Philippines. One tug was the only craft sold and it brought §3,100. A bld for the transport Warren was $32,600. AUTO STRIKES COASTER M. W. Sleivhaus of #treet reported to the police Jast night that while he was driving his automo- bile east on North street last evening, [cently stated that Drigg's health was n boy who was coasting on Sexton street was struck by his of Greenwich, who on July 2 last, in 620 Broad |yesterday from an unexpired sentence machine, | Judge C. 1. Avery who ordered Briggs The boy did not appear to be injured. |released in care of Edward T. Falmer, is presumed to have been suggestod by that fact. RELEASED AFTER SIX- MONTHS Bridgeport, Dec, 22.—James Briggs his brother's cafe, shot and killed his friend, Arthur Doran, was paroled An affidavit by Finnegan re. of six months in fail. Jail Physiclan James poor. The matter was sumbitted to 1 ments against Mekeel and Clark Two More Fires Blamed day buit was saved by prompt of firemen. loft. opening of Parliament. OF NAVAL FRAUDS Federal Agents Allege Big Conspiracy and Recover Large Quantity of Radio Equipment. Seattle, Wash., Dec. 22-—An alieged conspiracy to steal thousands of dol- lars' worth of government property from the United States navy yard at Bremerton has been uncovered by federal agents, they announced here after a federal grand jury had re- turned indictments charging Clifford G. Mekeel, navy yard employe, and Gerald Lee Clark, Bremerton mer- chant, with stealing equipmenty from government warehouses. The specific charge in the indiect- is vacuum tubes and radio Offi- the theft headsets valued at about $70. cers working on the case have, how- ever, recovered “radio equipment valued at several thousand dollars, said to have been stolen from the navy yard, and have traced shipments of other goods to many cities and towns in the Pacific northwest, fed- eral agents said. More than a score of other persons were said to be in- volved. Six secret indictments were re- ! turned by the grand jury and bench | warrants were immediately issued. | On Penn. Pyromaniacs Philadelphia, Dee. 22.—Two m fires today wore attributed to py maniacs who have burned more than | 35 barns in vanig, Delaware and New Jersey. co-operative feed mill at Dublin, near Doylestown, Va. was destroyed, \\'1(]11 feed from many of .the farms in the | region. State froopers said the blaze had every appearance of incendiarism. | A barn at Radnor on theggrounds of Arthur J. Tox was damaged early to- work Oil soaked rags were re- ported to have been found in the hay Christmas By mediate Depts, Sunday Morning. The Christmas service of the irst Congregational church sehool will be| held Sunday morning at 9:45 o'clock. At this service the Christmas will be presented by pupils | Junior and Intermediate departments. |8ongs will be sung by puplls of the Beginner's Primary and Junior pariments, The foll | pret the ve | Blake, Mary, Jean Stanley IFrancis Traver, Swanson; throp Warren, { Arthur Tomkins; cherubs, Clara Hol- Gertrude alstrum, Eleanor LeMay and Mabel Williams; the faith- ful, Lucile Case, Ruth Marion Ralph Richard Dorathea Sharpe; Heralds, Theodore stein, Papagian, Schmalz, Daker, Danis and Catherine Brideaux, ice. Pupils of Junior Gold; William i Helen Connor. Parents and friends of the children have been invited to attend this serv- Story Will Be a ving children will rlous parts: shephe Daniel Appl Stebbins, Hubert, an| ! on, Brideaux, LeM Holco ANNUAL MEETING. The annual council, |neld at the Chamber of ‘rooms, at 8 p. cording to an announcement made by Britain L. P. Slad be pr acted upon e, meeting of Boy Scout m., Deeemb president. All - lof the council have been requested to sent at this meeting inasmuch southeastern Pennsyl-'ag certain important policies for A |coming year will be formulated and reports of various committees will he ISSUF turbance of STORM WARN! Washington, Dec. 22.—The weather bureau today gave warning of a is- considerable central off Cape Hatteras which ove rapidly northeastward attended strong north and northwest winds. Jogeph, John Reid Derrick NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1922, ; Days o Ban Return The out-of-work and the needy are many in New York despite reports that unemployment is at a low ebb. This breadline conducted by Sherry gtreet, New York, finds its offerings in increas- | Presented nd Inter- story of the de- inter- wise men, and 'rds, Win- egren and Margaret Virginia ge, Lillian Frederick William Wallace angel, Walter mbe and the New 8, will be Commerce er 27, ac- members the INGS intensity will “The pomp and trappings of regal state surrounded the recent Here is the royal coach, bearing King George, leaving the palace grounds for the triumphant journey to the House of Parliament where the speech “from the throne” was delivered. Tel. 381 . PLAINVILLE NEWS. (Continued from Seventh Page) have been visiting business houses to secure their gifts and mementos for the Yuletide, County Y. M, C. A, Work A call has come for organization of a branch of the Hartford County Y. M. C. A, in Plainville, A meeting for the organization of a local com- mittee will be held in the near future and supervision will be given to a group already in existence. = This, it is thought, is the result of a recent meeting of the Athletic association, which was held for the purpose of discussing the subject. It is expected that the decision of the Y. M. C. A. to organize here will be met ith great enthusiasm in varfous quarters, Colonel Trumbull Honored Colonel John H. Trumbuil received an added honor in Hartford Wednes- day night when he was elected to head Sphinx Temple of the Mystic Shrine, at the annual meeting held in the Hartford club, He was also se- lected as a delegate from the Hart- ford Shrine to the national conven- tion to be held in Washington in June next year, Chicken Supper The girls of the Akryuhapi Camp Fire will gather tonight at 7 o'clock at the home of Miss Fleanor Buys of 6 Laurel street, where they will in- dulge in a chicken stpper. All mem- bers of the club are requested to be present. Plainville Briefs Cornelius Prior of Canal street {is home from Holy Cross college in Woreester for the Christmas holidays. Miss Ruth Morgan is visiting her brother, Sergeant-Major Nelson Mor- gan, at Tortress Monroe, V Carl A. Hulten has resigned his position with the G. H. Eiton Co, to enter the employ of the Prudential Insurance Co. Forestville Girl Honored. Miss Josephine P. Bree, daughter of Mrs. Annie E, Bree, of Forestville, who is a genjor at Smith college, was elected first president of the newly formed Latin club at the college, nn-” her election has been confirmed by the faculty. Miss Bree is president of the Greek club, a similar organiza- tion, composed of students of Greek, and is also president of Hatfleld House, which is under student gov- | ernment. ~ She is a member of the| Mandelin club and plays on the col- lege baseball team. Miss Bree graduated from . Bristol High school in 1919, being valedic- | torian of her class. She is the daugh- | ter of the late Benator James P. Bree of New Haven. Gcrman'hid;e—t—ém-ing 721 Billjons in Deficit Berlin, Dec. 22.-=A total deficit for| 1923 of 721,000,000,000 of marks is| shown by the extraordinary budget| adopted by the federal couneil. The ordinary budget balances at 732,000,- 000,000 marks. The estimated re- ceipts include 270,000,000,000 as the revenue from the income tax and 30,000,000,000 as the revenue from | exports. The extraordinary budget| shows an estimated expenditure of 84,5600,000,000 marks with revenue of 18,700,000,000 marks, DOLLARS ARE DEMANDED Moscow, Dec. 22.—~American dol- lars are now: being used nightly in Moscow's gambling casinos, where the play amounts into trillions of roubles| at a single turn. Players at baccarat, | roulette and chemin-de-fer, when they win, ask for their profits in United States notes. |home tomorrow from Akron, Ohlo, to Maple Hill News Jo T, Hart has returned from a ten day Nunting trip in North Carolina, Harold Bkinner will return tomer- row from the Pennsylvania Bchool of Fine Arts in Philadelphin for the holldays, Miss Beatrice Moody of New York Is spending the holidays at her home on Golf street, Herbert Olmstead, « student at! Mount Hermon school, is home for the Christmas recess Miss Zulette ‘Tucker is expected spend the holidays with h¥r parents, Miss Agnes Hitchcock has returned from Northfield seminary for the Christmas recess, f Tredick Hine of Detrolt, will spend Christmas at his home on Maple Hill |avenue. | Mr. and Mrs, L. A, Sprague and family will spend the holidays in| Haverhiil, Mass, ew le: S;;iéw 'H-as Revived Old Cotillion New York, Dec. 22.—Society has revived the cotillion or old time Ger- | man, a fixture at dinner dances two decades ago. It was a feature of the program at a dinner given last night | by the Countess of Granard, at the home of her father, Ogden Mills. Guests were limited to 160, nearly all of whom were unmarried young peo- | ple. The cotillion, with its dignified music, figures and favors, was allowed to pass Into disuse upon the advent of the new era in dance music, MRS. HARVEY SAILS. London, Dec. 22.—American Am- bassador Harvey today accompanied Mrs. Harvey to Southampton whence she sailed for Madeira to spend the holidays while he is in America. The ambassador saifls tomorrow on board the steamship Berengaria. | The money you pa, Christmas Club is Just a little economy on handy for many purposes yourself, 2SR 153 Sl Make This a Pyrex Xmas. Also the Silver Frames to Fit the Casserole ‘We Carry the Full L A. A. MILLS 80 WEST MAIN STREET , miss. You get it back in a lump sum. have an extra large amount, which will come in JOIN TONIGHT Christmas Reécords for children, L. Plerce & Co.—advt, i A son was horn to Mr. and Mra J. Leventhal of 21 Hart street morning at the New Britain genérdl hospital, Lynch-Smith fght, ~advt, . Diamonds at Enoch's, 326 Main street, —advt, ) Prosper Lacava, son of Mr, and Mrs, James Lacava of 26 Hawkins street, Is home from St. John's P ;chool. Danvers, Mass, for the h’:{-’ ay Xman trees, yard,—advt, Meet me at Schmarr's for dinnor.— advt, Kryptok Glasses, Frank E. Good. win, Eyesight Speclalist, 327 Main 8t [ —advt, I Mr. and Mrs. R. B, Viets and daughter, Evelyn, of Clinton straety are spending the winter at Lakeland, Fla. Heavy Ivory Comba, advt, 2 The A. M. E. Zion Sunday sc¢hool will have its Christmas tree enters tainment tonight at 8 o'clock. Reserved seats, Palace 4th Annls versary week, now selling. dvt. s Fountain Pens and Eversharp Pen- cils at Adking’, 64 Church street.— advt, Miss Sadie MeDonald of «Main street is at the New Britain general hospital where she recently undep- went on operation for appendicitis. Boxed candy at popular prices Besse-Leland's,—advt. Miss Dora Weston presented Eddy- Axelro |Glover Post, American Legion, today with four Christmas wreaths whieh have bheen hung in the windows. Diamond rings, Himberg & Horn —advt. 7 Dandy skating tonight. rink.-~advt. ) A turkey supper was enjoyed by members of New Britain lodge, No. 957, B. P. O. E, last night at !M club rooms. i Mr. and Mrs. James Lacava of 268 Hawkins street are entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Centore of New Jéra Pllz-Rhofl‘fl sey over the Christmas holidays. y weekly on your money you won't your part and you can , without a hardship to Pliz's ton o i by Bt Mark's church- o 14 i X i