New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 4, 1923, Page 1

News of the W By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 KENTUCKY DESPER/ PRISON STILL NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, DEFY ruo. MACHINE GUNS T0 BE USED Three Convnct Murderers Have Second Death To Answer For as Wo ed Victim Dies Tear Gas Attack and Final | Desperate Rush Will Probably Be Made Later This Afternoon. Eddyville, Ky, Oct. 4.—V. B. Mat- tingly, Western Kentucky penitentiary gvard here, who was wounded by Monte Walters and his companions in thelr momentary frenzied dash for liberty from the prison yesterday, dled of his wounds In the prison hospital carly today, Mattingly lald in the lee of the dining hall all during the day yesterday eorying for water after he had been shot down, but fellow guards and armed civillans were un- able to give him succor as it would have taken them into the path of the barricaded convicts' bullets. He was later carried to safety by a cenvict trusty, Arc Hemmed In All Around, By The Assoclated Press, Eddyville, Ky., Oct. 4—Hemmed in by the grim grey stone walls of the prison area of the western Kentucky state penitentiary three conviet mur- derers who yesterday killed one guard and wounded three others, one prob- ‘ably fatally, in an attempt to shoot their way to freedom were barricaded in a two story brick dining bullding the central structure of the prison plant. The convicts apparently were conserving the ammunition for their automatic pistols—and waiting. ¥acing Ring of Death From behind the walls of their im- provised fortress the desperadoes fac- ed a ring of death. Statloned at vantage points about the barricaded building were prison guards, members of troop C, from the National Guard machine gun com- pany at Hopkinsville and citizen marksmen from the neighboring countryside. The trim barrels of two machine guns were trained upon the building ready to greet with a.with~ ering stream of bullets any attempted sortie. Offensive Today Prison authorities and National Guard officers were expected to Initi- ate today an active attempt to dis- lodge the besicged convicts, Monte Walters of Louisville, Lawrence Grif- fith of Mayfield and Harry Ferland, committed from Newport, Tear gas guns brought last night by the tear gas squad of the Louisville police de- partment were held by the authorities to be ineffective inasmuch as their users would be exposed to the fire of the besiged men.on account of the Isolated site of the mess hall. Tear gas hombs were ordered from the state arsenal and were expected to arrive today. Victims of the convicts desperate bid for freedom were Hodge Cunning- ham, shot dead; V. B. Mattingly, probably fatally wounded; Willlam Gilbert, whose condition is reported critleal, and W. F. Gillipan. Gilbert and Gilllpan, were sent to a hospital in Paducah. Break For Diberty The three convicts made the first move. fn their dash for liberty early Wednesdsy. The trio shot Cunning- ham to death and started toward the main entrance to the prison grounds. When they met guard R. 1. Scoles they disarmed and bound him. By that time other guards attracted by the pistol shots were pressing the fleeing men. Cut off from the main entrance the desperadoes sought refuge in the mess hall. Barricading the lower floor they used the upstairs windows as loopholes through which they stood off pursuers with a wither- ing pistol fire. Siege Lasts Al Night Citizens here and men from nearby farms armed themselves and rein- forced the guards. The exchange of bullets was brisk during the first hours of the siege but before night the firing had become desultory. The slege wore through the night with outside walls of the mess hall flood- ed with light from a score of acety- lene torches arranged by the guards. Early today Guard Lewis Hill, who was reported to have been caught in the mess hall by the convicts ap- peared among the besiegers and said he was able only after dark to es- cape from a small outbuilding with- in the range of fire of the desperadoes where he was trapped when the shooting started. That the trio watching from be- hind the dark second story windows of the barricaded mess hall are “playlng the game” notwithstanding their apparent relentiessness in shooting down those who attempted to oppose them in the attempted es- capg and the desperate position in whjch they now are placed was in- digated by their action in the case of Guard Mattingly. Lifer Goes to Rescue A bullet ripped through Mattingly's body and dropped him in a spot ex- posed to the fire of the hidden con- victs. He begged for water and for medical attention for his wound but prison authorities refused to permit his fellow guards to risk their lives in an attempt to move the wounded man to safety. Finally A. C. War- ner, a life term convict from Paducah, went to Mattingly’'s gave him water and later carried him to a shed. From the shed, with the aid of other pris- (Continued on Page Fifteen) ¥ WETHERSFIELD PRISON INMATE IS A SUICIDE Charles W. Anderson, Sent Up From. New Haven, ' Hangs Himself in Cell Hartford, Oct. 4~Charles W, An- derson, allas Henry Maas, allas Charles W, Davis, committed suicide in his cell at the state prison at Wetherstield shortly before 6:30 this morning. ‘He was 51 years old, and was sent to the prison from New Haven county on February 5, 1913 to serve a sentence of from four to 30 years. He was convicted on two counts of soliciting In order to com- mit burglary. Anderson hanged himself plece of rope from the top of his cell door, When discovered at 6:30 by a prison attendant who was letting the prisoners out for breakfast, his body was still warm, indicati that he had been hanging only a short time, Medical Examiner: Fox was sum- moned and pronounced death due to sulcide. Prison attendants do not know how he obtained the rope. Anderson had a long prison record. He had served time at Sing Sing and at Elmira reformatory and at the state prison at Baltimore. He has no known relatives. New Haven, Oct. 4.—Charles W. Anderson, who hanged himself in state prison, was known here as Henry W. Maas. When arrested here in 1913 he sald he was born in Hamburg, Germany and had been in the country 33 years. When his record was looked up it was found that he had spent 29 years of his stay in the United States in various re- formatory or penal institutions. Anderson was arrested as a loiterer by Officers Deegan and Tiernan, both of whom are now captains and he sald he had just come from New York. He had brought with him a lad, 17, named Davis, whom he had fnstruct- ed to enter a house in Whitney avenue occupled by a Mr. Beckwith. The lad was to open a door so that An- derson could enter. At the trial State Attorney Alling, as a witness, sald that he had seen Andergon near the house of Charles W. Nichols in Bt. Ronan street, which had been robbed. Howard C. Webb acted as state attorney in this case. Anderson had an attorney . but . was convicted and sentenced. under the name of Maas, - He had previously been in the Maryland state = prison. He had fair ability as a painter and sketcher. § OF 41 MINERS BURIED NINE DAYS ARE RESCUED Hope Now is Entertained For Lives of Others Imprisoned in Scottish Coal Pits By The Aesoclated Prees. Tralkirk, Scotland, Oct. allve for nine days, five of the 41 miners entombed by an explosion in a-coal pit near here on September 26 ! were rescued today. The men were | brought to the surface in fairly good condition and their remarkable escape has raijeed the hopes of the relatives of the others Imprisoned. The searchers today were doubling their efforts. The first thing the rescued men ask- | ed for was cigarettes. They sald they existed on water after the first day, when the supply of bread gave out. The pit they were In was flooded by the explosion, but they succeeded in| crawling to a ledge away from the water and finally struck a passage where they got a current of air. There re- they stopped for occasional trips for | water until they were rescued, The pit Nimmo Co. Seventy men were entomb- ed in it when the explosion took place, | but one party of 29 men succeeded in making their. escape shortly through a disused shaft. Virtually all hope for the remaining men had been given up. Medal of Honor Is Given U. S. Sailor by Coofidge Coolidge in the presence of Secretary| Denby, Assist. Secretary Roosevelt and ranking officers of the Navy, pre- sented a congressional medal of honor today to George Bradley, chief gun- ner, U, 8 N, for meritorious service under fire on the occasion in 1914 of the landing of American naval forces at Vera Cruz, attached to the hattle- ship Utah as chief gunner mate, he was In charge of the ammunition party and special details Vera Cruz. . P Curtis Thinks Limit Is . " Reached in Aerial Speed St. Louis, Oct. 4.—An alirplane at- taining a speed of 500 miles an hour ean be bullt but the craft would fly so fast that it would burn itself up in friction with the air, Glenn L. Curtiss, designer of the Curtiss racing planes declared today. Mr. Curtiss said he be- lleved the maximum feasible speed in aireraft had been reached. Niantic Couple Have Close Call in Fire Niantic, Oct. 4.—Nicholas Stand- nick and his family had a narrow es- cape when the building in which he kept a store and had his dwelling was destroyed by fire early today. The 1gss is placed at $8,000. Engines from New London and Waterford fought the blaze. at with af 4,—Burled | belonged to the James! DER OF ROBBER “AND 13 SHOT DOWN thfldlmwcnmmtnhm Alter Flerce Battle LED SHATTUCK ROBBERY Was One of Most Senwational Robber- fes Ever Attempted in New York— | Shattuck Family Can Now Rflum: To Md Home By The Associated Paris, Oct, 4, one of the most extensive and stubborn search-' o8 in the annal# of the Irench police, | Gabriel Alphonse Mourey, allas Henr! | Bollat, master mind in the sensational | Bhattuck jewel robbery in New York | in April, 1922, was finally located at| Chelles, 12 miles from Parls, this| mdrning and shot down while resiat-| fng arrest, | Drives Off Police. Establishing the fact that Mourey was staylng In the little Seine-et-| Marne town, the police last nl‘hl drew a cordon around his villa and at | | daybreak made a concerted rush upon the house, Mourey met thelr charge | with a fusillade of shots from two automatic pistols, forcing the officers to retreat and take to cover behind nearby trees. A bullet sent thrbugh/ a window as he was resuming fire| atter reloading his weapons brought the fugitive down. Is Not Killed, | The police report that Mourey, who was apparently dead when picked up, revived and was taken to the St. An- tolne hospital In a desperate condi- tion, five of the police bullets having taken effect. One of the policemen was wounded in the arm. May Returm Home New York, Oct. 4.—Albert Shattuck, retired financier and his wife now may return to dwell in their red brick colonial house in Washington Square, for with the capture in Parls today of Gabriel Alphonse Mourey, alias Henrl Bollat, the shadow which has sur- rounded the Shattuck home has been removed. Mrs. Shattuck’s nerves were so shaken after she, her husband and seven servants had been locked in the wine cellar of their home by five ban- dits led by Mourey that she refused to live there longer with Mourey at |large and Mr. Shattuck closed his home, announcing it would not be re- opencd until, the robber chief was rounded up. After that he personal- 1y léd a world wide search for Mourey spending several months in Paris in the role of an amateur detective. Sensational Crime The Shattuck jewel robbery which took another turn today with the cap- ture of Motrey in Paris today was one of the most sensational crimes in the history of the city. On April 2, 1922, five robbers led by Henri Boilat, a butler in the Wash- ington Square home of Albert R. Shat- tuck, a retired financier, locked Mr. | Shattuck, his wife and seven serv- onts in the wine cellor of the house where they were held prisoner until Mrs. Shattuck nearly died from suf- focation, They finally made their es- | cape through the ingenuity of Mr, | Shattuck who pried open. the lock. | Meanwhile the robbers had fled with 1 490,000 worth of jewelry. Two Others At Targe Three of the five robbers have been | accounted for to date. With Mourey | shot down and .Fugene Diaset and Maurice Bagnoli arrested in Plain- fleld, N. J.,, and sent to Sing Sing for 40 to 60 years on]y two others are at i large. [ Shattuck has offered a $2 | ward for the arrest of Roilat. Only one piece of jewelry has been recovered. 'This was a $2,000 dla- !nmnd studded watch which was re-) | covered in San I"rancisco from a wom- an who said Boilat gave it to her. 0,000 re- | | BASEBALL IS DEAD | That is as I'ar as New Haven Team ! in Fastern Treague is Concerned, Donovan Says, New “mPn. Oct. 4.—A forecast made here today of baseball condi-| tions next season as the result of a private dinner given to “Wild BilI" Donovan last night was to the effect| that it is doubtful if there will be an Fastern League team in New Haven next season. Donovan made it plain, it is said, that he would not be a manager here next season and Presi- dent George Weiss of the club hardly expect to be in local baseball, but may have a managerial berth in another league. It Is thought a conference in a few days will settle the uncertainty here. | Lack of support of the game this | season is a contributing factor to con- ditions as they are now, it was stateds Child Unhurt After Fall , From Second Floor Porch | Mary Mannette of 7 Lawlor street, age three years, fell from the secondf floor veranda at her home this morn- | ing. The police were called and Offi- cers James McCabe and John Carlson went to the scene. The youngster | was cared for by Dr. Mendel Volken- heim who stated that she was not se-| rlously hurt. ‘ N Y. Commerce Chamber Is For Modified Volstead Law | New York, Oct. 4.—The Chamber of Commerce of New York today adopted a resolution recommending to congress that the Volstead ‘act should be revised and modified so as to conform more nearly with pub- | ield, | they quarreled, |this week Mr. lic sentiment and on lines that are more reasonable, just and practicable. CALM AS HE IS GIVEN IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE Waterbury Portuguese Found Guilty of Murder in The Second Degree w=Woman Was Killed, Waterbury, Oet, {.— Manuel Sem- endo Varela, 32 years old, Portuguese negrn, was found guilty in the super- for court here today of second degree murder in connection with the death of his boarding mistress, Mra. Inez Norwood, Judge Maltble sentenced him to life imprisonment at Wethers- He acoepted the sentence colm. Iy, Varela wan boarding with Mrs, Nor- wood, and one night, two years ago A shot was fired and ueighhors ran Inte the house to find the woman dead, Varela ran away and lived in Boston under an assumed name for two years without belng ap- prehended, At the trial he testified that she was deeply in love with him and that when he told her he was kolng to move away she hecame hys- |terical, grabbed up a revolver and |fired a shot into her hrain MISS COLLETT LOSES T0 MRS. VANDERBECK Defeated 2 Up and 1 to Play While Miss Stirling Wins Her Match By The Associated Press. Rye, N. Y, Oct. 4.—Miss Glenna Collett of Providence, national woman golf champlon, was defeated today in the national tournament by Mrs, C, H Vanderbeck of Philadelphia, 2 up and 1 to play. Miss Alexa Stirling defeated Mrs. Melvin Jones, Chicago, 7 and 5. Miss Edith Cummings defeated Miss Edith Leitch 6 and 4. Mrs. E. H. Goss defeated Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd one up. The Providence girl, who cage into the national title last year at gWhite Sulphur Springs made a valianf®effort to recover after playing wretched golf on the first nine holes to become 3 down. She became 4 down at the 11th when her approach putt knocked Mrs. Vanderbeck’s ball into the .cup, but then with remarkable play won 3 holes in succession and was but one down. They halved the 16th but Miss Collett became dormie 2 in the 16th, when her apponent sank a 15 foot putt for a four. The 17th was halved. INTERRUPTS FUNERAL Los Angeles Man Stops Services in Order to Commit Suicide in Midst of Mourners, Los Angeles, Oct. 4.—John P. Pleas- ants, aged 40, walked into the chapel of an wundertaking establishment while a funeral service was being conducted stopped at the casket and asked: “Is this a funeral. ““Yes” someone replied, Pleasants then drew a plstol and shot himself. in the hmd He died an hour later. BREAK ENDS CRISIS Disruption of German Cabinet Stops| One Set of Bickerings, But Another Now Starts Up, By The Assoclated Press. Paris, Oct. 4-—Chancellor Strese- mann's intention radically to decrease the number of ministers in the next German cabinet is meeting with much opposition, says a Havas from Berlin this afternoon, ious groups interpret the chancel | lor's polley as meaning virtually the installatlon of a dictatorship. The chancellor argues that the measure is necessary for economic reasons, The chancellor, adds the dispatch; is finding the task of forming his new cabinet an arduous one, ' i Knows 100,000 Words, Jailed For Theft of Dictionaries New York, Oct. 4.—A passion for words today landed John J. Freschi, 75 year old clerk, in jail again. Freschi, who boasts a vocabulary of 100,000 words, was charged with stealing two dictionaries from a Jifth avenue store. e has served three penitentiary terms for similar of- fenses. The court, In imposing sen- tence of slx months to three years, re- marked that the prisoner now would have time to memorize additional ‘words. J. J. DalyEBack Behind Newspaper Typewriter John J. Daly, former editor of the New Britain “Herald”, has returned to the newspaper fold and is now on the stafi of the Washington D. C, “Post” writing dramatics and speclay features for the Sunday edition. Until Daly was in the em- ploy of the MacMillan Co., one of the |largest book publishing firms in the United States. Prior to that engage- ment, he was on the “Post” editorial | staff. THE WEATHER NP Hartford, Oct. 4.—Forecast for New Britain ahd vicinity: Fair, cooler, probably frost to- night. Friday generally fair and cooler, moderate northwest winds. | dispateh | The var- | Varits Domonstrations Mark Opening ol International Races Garden City, N, Y, fll. Goes 900 Miles and Gets Award fn “On to St Louls" Flight—Events Continue Through Saturday, By The Associated Pre; Bt. Louls, Oct, 4. -—Wlth falr weath. or prevalling and St Louls in good condition the afrships were primed today for the beginning of the inter. national alr races which were post- poned from Monday on account of rain, The Initial day's program includes three speed events and four demon- strations. The racing events are the flying club of St. Louls trophy rale for civillans plloting planes of less than 90 horsepower engines; the Mitchell trophy race for official army type pursuit machines, and the Liber- ty engine bullders ‘trophy race In which a sharp contest Is expected be- tween army and navy oraft. Demonstrations of the smallest bi- plane In the world weight 600 pounds; arriva lof a squadron of 18 air mall service planes; exhibition of bombing planes in action, a demonstration of how United States mail is carried on the trans-continental route at night by the post office air service completes the program. All Types Shown With the visit Tuesday of the ZR-1, the largest airship in the world the presence of the Barling bomber, the mightiest heavier than air craft ever constructed and the successful flight yesterday of the RN-1, the world's biggest non-rigid airship virtually every type of aircraft known to the world has been or is concentrated here for the races. Government officials, attaches of foreign embassies and prominent air- craft bullding builders and designers, who are here for the events, declare the races will surpass any previous aviation meet held in the world. The races continue through Saturday. Jones is Winner C. 8. Jones of Garden City, N, Y. today was announced winner of the “On to St. Louis"” race with a total of 216 points. He flew 900 miles to St. Louis. H. I, Cole, Pemblina, North Dakota was second; W, W. Meyer of Chicago third and Lawrence B. Sper- ry, Ifarmingdale, I.. 1. fourth. Walter E. Lee of Dayton, O, won i the flying club of St. Louis trophy race here today. Perry,llunon, Wichita, Kas,, was second &nd 8. J. Jones of Garden City, N. Y., came in third. GASOLINE GOING UP 0il Men's Association Predicts Higher Prices This Winter and Still Higher Next Spring. Chicago, Oct. 4.—Gasoline will cost more this winter and will be still higher in the spring, according to opinions expressed at the convention here of the American oil men's as- sociation. Supporting that bélief reasons ad- vanced were that by FFebruary 1 pro- duction of oil would be 500,000 bar- rels a day lower than it is now. Pres- ent surplus stocks will be wiped out by the close of 1924 unless there is a quick change in the situation; small independent producers, whose surplus productions tends to keep price down will be out of business by winter if the depression in the oil industry con- tinues, GAS AT 9 GENTS TODAY Dallas, Texas, People Buying Gasoline " At Less Than Prioe of Distilled Water, Dallas, Oct. 4.—Gasoline ia being sold in Dallas today at less per gal- lon then distilled water, Some filling stations are charging 9 cents for gasoline. Distilled water, used to fill storage batteries costs 10 cents a gal- lon, Retailers say they would not be surprised at further rednctions in the price. Man in Dvmg ( ondmon. [ Assailant Being Sought 4. Norwalk, Oct. —~Wxile Edward Easton lies dying in the ypinion of the hospital doctors the lice are trying to determine who is responsible for his injuries. He was picked up in the road this morning and it was sald that he had been pushed or |thrown out of an automobile in which were three other men. Faston has a fractured skull and other juries, Two Men Arrested for Trying to Steal Plane New York, Oct. 4.-—Arthur Eng- land of Bay Shore, an aviator, and Rudolph Beck also of Bay Shore, were held in $3,000 bail each today in Jamaica court on a charge of steal- ing a seaplane owned by John J.| Walsh of Brookiyn and moored in Jamaica Bay. Columbia Should Be Open To Both Sexes, Say Women New York, Oct. 4.—Columbia uni- versity is tax exempt and therefore women taxpayers as well &s men con- tribute to its support so why should women be barred from Columbia law school, is the burden of an appeal sent heads of the <institution by the national woman's party. 1923, —~EIGHTEEN PAGE AL KINDS OF AIR | PRISON SENTENCES METED . OUTTORUM RUNNERS WHO CRAFT AT ST. LOUIS COME BEFORE HIGH COURT G. §. JONES FRST WINER| CROWD CHEERS WILDLY In-' EXflNERATE MAN-GIRL, | Sighs and Exclaims “He or She” Will Be Glad to Get Some Hairpins Again Chicago, Oct, 4~~Acquitted of hav- | Ing, as a smiling girl bandit, shot and | killed Richard C, Tesmer, wealthy in- | surgnce broker in a holdup Inst sum- | mer, Fred G, Thompson last night re- | sumed the feminine habiliment that for 14 years permitted him to go | unchallenged as a woman and 11 years ago to mary Fmnk Carrick. Feminine throughout the trial In | his actions, gestures and remarks, despite the rough male garb of the Jail prisoner, Thompson, womanliike shrank towards his attorney as the Jury foreman pronounced the words of acquittal He immediately recovered however and the temperament of the old days | as n cnbaret entertainer asserted it- self as Thompson swung up on a table and requested nobody to go until he had thanked everybody. Cheers and cries of approval of the verdict were shrieked as men and women crushed about the “man-woman” to congrat- ulate him, The feminine instinct predominant, Thompson exclaimed, “My goodness, I'll be glad to get some hairpins” as he was being led back to jall to be discharged. “Every time a woman has visited the jail I've said ‘please, madam have you a hairpin to spare”.” Carrick was in the cheering crowd In the court room but Marie Clark, the girl Thompson married because he said, he sympathized with her, was not_present. Thompson testifying in his own be- half was clad In faminine walst and masculine trousers, with his long hair combed in knots over his ears. He told the jury of a dual life as a boy in Chillicothe, O., and as a woman in Chicago. He dressed as a boy in childhood but *‘felt easier” in girl's clothing he told the jury, and after he came to Chicago wore woman's attire almost exclusively. Sobbingly he declared he ‘“could not kill'a dog or cat” when ques- tioned whether he had domned wom- an’s clothing to commit murdeér. Mrs. Tesmer who saw her husband shot declared 'Thompson was the “smiling girl bandit” who fired while a male accomplice was robbing him. NOT POISON ENOUGH IN MRS. WEBB'S BODY 70 KILL Alleged New York Sun Publishes Statement By Examining Sur- geon to This Effect. New York, Oct. 4.—Analysis by Dr. Alexander Goettler, Bellevue hospital toxicologist of vital organs from the body of Mrs, Gertrude Gorman Webb, has shown the presence of a poison- ous corrosive sublimate, but not in sufficlent quantity to have caused death, the New York Sun said it had learned today from a source close to Dr. Goettler. It was decided to present the toxi- cologist!s report to the grand jury at a conference last night hetween Dist. Attorney Arthur Rowland and Cor- oner Fitzgerald of Westchester county | and Captain Arthur Carey of the New | York police. The grand jury wiil resume its session at White Plains Monday. : { Confirmation of. reports yesterday that friends of the dead woman would | | ask Governor Smith to interfere in the | conduct of the {nvestigation came this morning from persons intimately | connected with the case who said two | relatives of Mrs, Webb had gone to | Albany to see the governor. | | Smith to Air His Views ‘ On Prohibition Question Albany, N. Y, Oect. 4.-—Governor Smith who attracted national atten-| tion by signing a bill repealing the| state prohibition enforcement act, an- nounced today that he would attend the governor's conference in Wash- fngton called by President Coolidge for October 20. Prohibition enforce- ment will be discussed. Asked if he intended to speak, Governor Smith replied that he “was not going to Washington to look at the buildings.” | | 45 Persons Overcome by Fumes in Philadelphia Fire Philadelphia, Oct. #4.—Forty-five persons, six firemen included, were| | overcome by chlorine gas in the Dill and Collins paper mill here today. Ten of the victims are in a serious| condition. The chlorine, which jused to bleach paper pulp, escaped through a defective valve. Negroes Reported Named | { In Stokes Conspiracy | Chicago, Oct. 4—Two Chicago ne- groes were reported to have been| named in a true bill charging con- ! spiracy after Mrs. Helen | 1a] Elwood | Stokes had testified before the grand | jury today concerning her charges of a conspiracy to ruin her reputation in connection with the New York; | divorce suit of her husband, W. E. D, | Stokes, wealthy hotel man. QUAKE IN' CALIFORNIA, | Riverside, Cal., Oct. 4—A sfight earthquake was felt here at 11:30 o'clock last night. No damage was reported. | Is continuing | waiting | sively PRICE THREE CENTS New Hlven Liquor Vio- lators Given From One Year to 18 Months At Wethersfield Judge Kellogg on Bench— Litchfield Superior Grand Jury Hearing Evidence in Maddocks Murder Case. Hartford, Oct. 4.—~8tate prison sen« tences were imposed on Salll Ercolano, Anthony Attardl and Felice all of New Haven, in eriminal superior court today by Judge Kellogg. They changed their pleas to gullty on a charge of rum running. It is the first state prison sentence for this offense lmposed in Connecticut, Sent to Wethersfield The men were caught in Simsbury, September 21 with two truck loads of liquor, laccarino was given from a yearto eightecn months and Attard) and Ercolano one year to thirteen months cach. In the trucks when the men were captured by state police were 60 cases of beer, four cuses of gin, four of whiskey, two cartons of wine and one hundred pint bottles of whiskey. Iac carino is the bootlegger who was sald to have had an account of $104,000 in a New Haven bank and which he withdrew before the authorities lo- cated it. Grand Ji in Session Torrington, Oct, 4—The grand jury in the superior court at Litchfield to- day is hearing evidence on the appli- cation of State's Atorney Walter Hol- comb for an indictment charging Har- old Maddocks with murder in the first degree in connection with the' slaying of, & Waterbury taxl driver several weeks ago. The driver's body was found in Roxbury. PUBLIC SERVICE CAR HOPS OFF ROAD, STRIKES POLE | Peter Rosso, Driver, Arrested Follow- ing Accident on Stanley Street This Noon, Peter Rosso of 253 Elm stroet, driver of a public, service car, was ar- rested at about 12 o'clock today by Policemen William Strolls and Mich- ael Meehan on a charge of reckless driving and driving an automobile with improper brakes. Rosso was ar- d after an automobile he was ng south on Stanley street left the d opposite St. Mary's playground entrance and struck a telephone pole, The machine was slightly damaged * but Rosso was unhurt. BADSTORM RAGES ABROAD Ocean Liners Delayed-—Harve Harbor Damaged—High Wind Blows Fam- ous (Gnr;znfirlvs O% Ronen Courthouse Cherbourg, Oct. 4—The terrific storm which yesterday caused a dis- jarrangement of steamship schedules today. The Majestic, due here last evening, was unable to enter the roadstead and this morning was 20 miles outside. ‘She will come in at noon if the storm abates. The. Leviathan, expected this eve. ning will not arrive until tomorrow. Havre, Oct. 4.--A mighty gale {8 raging here today interfering exten- with harbor shipping. Trees have been uprooted and roofs dam- aged, Rouen, Oct. 4.—Two gargoyles on the famous Gothic courthouse here were torn off during a wind storm to. day and crashed " the stireet, GEN. KEENY DIES TODAY Hartford Man Was President of Som. ersville Mfg, Co. and Former Prom: inent in G. O. P. Ranks, Hartford, Oct, 4.—General George E. Keeny, president of the Somers ville Mfg. Co., former legislator ané | prominent republican in earlier years died at his home in Somersvilla to. day. He was 74 years of age and & native of Manchester. He was pay- master on the staff of Governoy Cooke and served in the state serate in 1889, 1801 and 1893. He was ¢ | member of the Connecticut Nationa' Guard 1865 to 1869 and was a ment ber of constitutional convention fr 1902. He exerted much influence it party politics, particularly in Tollané county. Gen. Keeny leaves his wife, twe children, Raymond G. Keeny of New York and Mrs. Lewis E. Gordon o) this city: also two brothers, Lafay. ette Keeny and Mayro Keeny o) Bomers, and a sister, Mrs. Mariot Pomeroy of Hartford. The funera will be held Saturday. 11TH BODY RECOVERED, Caspér, Wyo., Oct. 4.—The body & W. B. Hendricks, railway mail clerk was recovered today from Burli ton's Cole creck wreck, the 11th vie- tim recovered. The body of F. R Parker, New York, was found yes terday. 5