New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 23, 1923, Page 16

Witness Of Actual “Shooting of Dan McGrew” i\ Relates Real Story of Famous Alaska Poem ‘o HERMAN Writer BY ALEXANDER NEA Berviee Staff New York, PFeh denw back in elvilizatic $hught with him, after real story of “The Bhe Metirew.” . Sugden among these who when the light went guns blazed in the dark Kan saloon where the curred that Robert W tmmortalized in his who a few the story in Bervice's presence inspired the “Dan MeGrew's real ‘Wyoming Bill' and he erner, at all, but came of a refined family in Boston," says Sugden, “He brought up to be a social light couldn’t be anything else fell madly in love with a mar Noston named Lou They ran away, west. The hushand @ musical genius, followed Forced to support himself and his love, Bill turned to the only thing he knew Boon he bhecame a common gamblor, Lou stood by him Became Hardened, “It was hard on her-—poor wonvan, Reared carefully by New Englgnd parents, she wasn't fitted for the rough life in Wyoming where they had bur. fed themselves in an effort to esca detection. But she became hardened “Bill gained the reputation of be ing @ bad mun, Lou was known as his woman “They soon moved on north “It was the beginning of the Klon- dike rush Money changed hands casily, They settled in Juncau and Bill ran a gambling table in one of the barrooms there “It wasn't in the that the shooting took pluce, called ‘Nuggets,' Il was playing solo at his table, Lou was standing by him, luring the suckers on in the far corner of the room, “Suddenly the door swung open and in came a stranger ‘with a face most hair and the dreary stare of a dog whose day is gone.’ NOTHER BLOW AT oy He years sug has the Hng « Dan physician and explorer, was tucked their heads and twe in the Alas murder ne has told which Rerviee poem, It years later, poem name was wasn't a west Wi and he He ried woman in cards. Malamute saloon, but in | they |seven seas, I was sitting in a chair |/ LITTLE RED SCHOOL sembly Action-Legislative Notes | Hartford, Teb. 23.—Another blow at the “little red school house” which figured largely in debates over has bills in the general as- educational sembly was Mr. Lyman, of Columbia, in the house | today when refusal was made in the committee on roads, bridges and riv- ers to approve wholesale turning over of town highways to the state. The member said, in making an unfavor- able report on the piacing of all town highways under the state high- way commissioner, that while some of the smaller towns favored this the effect would be to wipe out many of the “little red school houses” on the country roads in the process of mak- ing those roads highw: IN THE SENATE. The senate was presided over by Senator Bakewell today. The judiciary committee reported favorable on a change in the succession laws by pro viding for retention by the state of one-half the total tax collected and paymont of the halance to the town in which the decedent last resided The present laws contains a percent-| age provision. The judiciary committee also re- ported in a hill requiring that the sec- retary of state shall furnish a certi- fied copy of reports of corporations, ete., to town clerks, each of whom shall index and keep on file the same but not requiring them to copy reports for recording. Another bill would make the recording fees of cor- poration and other reports made in the secretary’s office $3 instead of $2. Unfavorable reports were made on these bills: For employment Ly the state of architects to design buildings for state purposes; to establish vot- ing precincts in Fast Hartford; to alter cash surrender value of lapsed policies in life and endowment surance; to provide pensions for state employes who having attained the age of 65 have been thirty years in the state’s employ; to permit sentee voting at state elections Senator Clyne’s bill providing for the holding of republican and democratic primaries in the fourth week before state or jocal conventions, only those whose names on the last registry fo vote, the report stating the provisions of the hill were unconstitutional for biennial instead of annual town meet ings, and on the Suismann hill which would have had polls open from § a. m. until § p. m. From the calendar measures were adopted as follow Amending the charter of the Morris Cove Associa tion; amending the charter of the borough court of Stafford Springs; establishing the town court of Sprague, and increasing the salaries of the deputy judge and assistant clerk of the Naugatuck court The West Haven sewer asiosen bill was taken off the amended to provide that ghall be paid in “equ amended the bill was adopted sent back to the house The senate concurred in passage of the bill validating the élection of 16 Justices in West Haven which had passed the house under rule zuspon- slon. The senate aflopted a resolution providing for securing a painted trait of Lieutenant Governor Ding- ham for the picture gailery of those celebrities. Judiciary Hearings, The judiciary committen Palace—Mon., Tues., Wed. DI VITO’S BAN with Phoebe Whiteside 12—People—12 | women eligible thwarted, according to| % | ment but which have not been grant- in-| | munities to women as to men, recov- Thwarted, Lyman Sags, by As-| it eity elerk of Derby s yORr districts, giv tranford inte voting wgh of f West Hartford providing for a ref Ium ¢ house himself irinks for the nth or He ordered taking dni It was & bad sig After drinking piane and went ovey Kid' was taking a drink But Nl ropped it heard the " playing commissio It we all of us like an electric How that man could play! ¥ from the opera ‘Samson and Delila Then it was the 'Maiden's Praye Pinally a « h of chords that made us all jump, Then he rose and faced us, and as Berviee writes Roys he don't nd none of you ears the commissioncis aet, providing that & 1ax he leetion of garbage and lopted siowly, he spied the Roited The 'Ragtime at the bar when he ashes alm SUraLge t Phre rs in Branford was adept. spengion of the rules st it w an ‘you know m a dam But 1 words my poke hast of hell MeGrew Rill his game, the lights eracks—and a “Then a woman's keep turned on the lights again Both Shot Dead, “There oun 1t floor lay through the feart, and the hit square hetween the eyes ing at the stranger's side Kissing him He was her husband “After that Lou went down te Daw- son and married w prosperous miner. She lived happily. 1 know, I was her physician. But only a fow years #go her end came, as it had begun tragically. . “A river steamer 'she, was on wrecked—and everybody lost “Her family still lives in Boston, But don’'t know that their daughter was the Lou of Service's poem.” Dr. Sugden is 62 and has been on the go all his life, He has sailed the lived in the interior of ska for 17 years, worked with the Canadian Mounted Police, fought with the Chinese army against the Japu- nese, was surgeon of the Port of Shanghal, led an expedition into Bwaziland and explored in 1 and my ' bet vant to state are straight, and they're true of you is a hound and that one is Dan wheeled ar inoked nd who up from Out went two pistol woman's seream sobhing, The bar- Then ecame Bill, shet stranger, Kneel. was Lou was \lcn 1 for Friday, March 16, the nu- merons bills before the assembly re- lating to the legal status of women, concerning the relations between wife | and husband as regards comper tion of the former for her labor, the domicile of marricd women, the granting of the game rights and im- | P V This is the tirst photograph to reach this country of Count Charles Calvi di| Bergold, Italian cavalry captain, whose engagement to Princess Yo- landa of Ttaly announced. ley items ering of damages for injury to a mar- | ried women, relating to contracts be- tween husband and wife, making for jury duty and bills relating to divorce, ali-| mony, the married relation and hold- ing of property. It is believed that the committee will et apart the hearing as a gen. | I one preliminary to drafting leg- ion to meet conditions which have arisen since equal rights werc given to women by the 19th amend- Suesl Carolina in the Morning, quartette. Victor record, No. 19006. C, L. Pierce | and Co.—advt. Gulbransen Player Planos, Morans', | —advt. N The Ladies Auxiliary, A. O. hold a meeting this evening at o'clock. A soeial will follow, —advt, The young people of the Stanley Memorial . church held a ton's birthd. party last evening. ed women by statute law in this state | to give full efect to the federal con- stitutional amendment, IN THE HOUSE rejected the bill allow- ing trust funds to he given the statp | treasurer for the care of cemetery The bill for a state architect to he appointed hy the governor was re- |8 jceted, Connecticut Repeal of the law A SR e rejected as|CFnoon and cvening. The local corps| were the bills for Sunday hunting and | 132 member of the association. for special permission for fox hunting| Edisonsat C, L. on Sunday; providing for payment to| = Orpheus club, Fox's theater, the state trea v of taxes on choses in action; providing that a person convicted of Sunday hunting shall for fcit his hunting license Repeal of Chapter 379 of 1921 was 20 voted when the matter was reached. The repeal means that specially char- tered corporations will not have the | &in club Monday. stocks or| Dance and Mardi Gras, El ass to an. | Nighti—advt, Edward The house James P. Boyle have heen delegated by drum corps of the Y. M. T. A. & B. ¥ to attend a convention of the Itifers & Drummers' as- prohibiting the | March | Tickets, C. L. Pierce & Co.—aqvt. 3 pairs Men's Shoes, Vogue Shoe Store, ;'1 values, at $3.4 36 Main street.—advt The directors of the Commerce will meet at the New Drit- to increase capital to- tran * stoc from one « other or issue stock dividends without coming to the general assembly and| FOX's theat obtaining permission at 56 Winthrop street One favorahle report from the judi- | Pneumonia. ciary committes the house adopted Dance at Sullivan's academy? nvar under snspension of the hill | I"ox's Saturday eve, Grotto hall.—advt, validing the persona! tax lists of 1921 i and 1922 in Hartford which were not PRIZE W \I-RN AT WHIST tiled with the town clerk before De. The prize winners at the party yesterday afternoon at cember 31 in each year. The committee on cities and hor- | Church of St. John the Evangelist, are as follows: Mrs. C. onghs made favorable reports on these: RBills concerning building lines | John J. Hyland, in West Haven: increasing salary of and Mrs. J. O'Neil. Chocolate Soldier” power Madden, electriclan r, is confined to his home with pleura rule a There are some French soldiers who have not aroused terro { in the hearts of Garman urchecins in the Ruhr, Here is a grou of schoclchildren accepting chocolate—a great luxury—from : friendly enemy, 1., will | 7:30 | { French Hat Shoppe, Professional Bldg. | Murphy and William D. | the | | trom dividing the town Panicison jurisdiction Jdewalks amending ehartey all voles op aets of the Wost Martford bills amending | and | laid for eol- | were | A bill ereating @ beard of six fire | [ I (above) has just beerr| Washing- | { at the Casino tonight. | f sociation in Waterbury, tomorrow aft- | Plerce & Co.—advt, | 1st for charity. Greatest of all virtues. | . §5 and| Chamber of | ! | whist | the | J. Burns, Mrs. | Mre. Luke Drinkwine | | b THE CHECKERS| Grocery Stores, Inc. WILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS SATURDAY A. M. 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