New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 4, 1923, Page 3

" POISONTS FOUND, DOCTOR ANNOUNGES Grand Jury Going Thoroughly Into Webb Case White Plains, Oet, d-wPoison has bean found in the kidneys of 'llrl. Ger- trude Gorman Wehbh, wealthy New York and Philadeiphia woman and the Westehestor county grand jury, it Las heen announced, will investigate her death in an endeaver to discover i she was murdered feveral witnesses already have heen Leard by the jury, ameng them Dr William €, Meyer, whe attended Mrs, Webhs just bofore her death and first indicated that she died under myster. tuus elreumetances and Mrs, Margaret 1, Johnstone, wife of a former New York judge who declared that her eifldhood friend had been the vietim of slow poisoning Dr, A, O. Goottler, toxicologist, whe esamined Mra, Webb's internal or- g Ans, made his report tate yesterday i which he said that certain quanti- tion of palson were found in the body, The grand jury put the case over un- til next Monday when the investign. tion will be hegun in earnest, Contests Over Wills Relatives¥of the dead woman have started a contést over the three wills which disposed of her estate estimated 1o he worth between $2,000,000 and £3,000,000, The first will made bhefore PFer marriage to Charles Webhb on November 4, 1022, lefd her estate to tlatives and to various institutions. The second cxecuted during her last iliness and eomposed of only 10 lines 11t her entire estate to her hushand, The third and last will, on which the contest will be based was made out just before Mrs, Webb's death #nd left unsigned by her, due to her weakened conditlon, This last docu ment which was refmzed by the surro. pate's office on the ground that an unsigned will could not be accepted, ceven asg evidence, leoft the greater part of the estate to relatives and also es- tahlished a fund to care for a monu- ment to the dead woman which was to be erected in New York. IPormer Surrogate Cohalan, counsel for the contestants, has obtained from , Surrogate O'Brien an order to show cause why a temporary administrator should not be appointed to conserve the assets of the estate pending the outeome of the contest, Objéctions to the will are to be filed either today or tomorrow Mr. C‘ohalan said. Webb's Queer Remark One of the deveiopments in the case yesterday was the statement by Dr, Meyer that when he informed Mr. Webb that his wife's death was im- minent, the latter replicd: “We have been iogether for 10 years. One day lost does not matter,” Later Mr. Wehb did visit the sick room, ithe doctor said, “but he mani- fested no interest and left it ahout 10 minutes. He never saw his wife allve again.” Show Fight Pictures and Take Chance on Arrests Raleigh, N. C., Oct, 4.—Disregard- ing a warning given by Federal Dist, Attorney Tucker that prosecution would follow if the law was violated, promoters here last night shewed mo- tion pictures of the Dempsey-Firpo fight. Those in charge of the show declared that the pictures had not been brought into North Carolina by a common carrier and contended that therefore there had been no violation of the law, e —— [TCHING ECZEMA DRIED RIGHT UP WITH SULPHUR Any breaking out of the skin, even flery, itching eczema, can be quickly overcome by applying a littie Mentho- Sulphur, says a noted skin specialist. Because of its germ destroying pro- perties, this sulphur preparation ine stantly brings case frim skin irritation, soothes and heals the cczema right up and leaves the skin clear and smooth, It seldom fails to relieve the tore ment and disfigurement. - Sufferers from skin trouble should get a little jar of Rowles Mentho-Sulphur from any good druggist and use it like a cold cream. Sonora That We Have the Largest and Most Complete Assortment of High Grade Phonographs in the City For You to Choose From, EDISON THE C.L.PIERCE & CO. OPP. THE MON 246 MAIN STREET SALOONS IGNORING THE ORDER 70 CLOSE DOORS Philadelphia Bar and Cafe Refuse to Quit Hiusiness phia, Oct, 4.—~Most of Phil- 's 1,300 saloons and eafes re- malned opened last night despite no- tices warning them to strip thelr bars and eease business, The joint ecam- paign of Gov, Pinehot and the Fed. eral Department of Justive continned without disorder. Traveling in palrs, siate police and government agents visited hundreds of places during tife day, serving the elosing order on the proprietors or thelr representatives, They expected to complete the work last night The majority of ers apparently paid but tion to the order and continuned their bus w8 a8 usual, Prancis J, Maneely, ohief counsel of the retail liquor deal ers' protective association, after a conference with officlals of that or. ganization, characteriged the cam- palgn as “"meaningless,”” “preposter. ons” and “without sanction of la He declared members of the nssocia- tion would ignore the order, State officials sald last night they the saloon keep- little atten- ! had abtained ample evidence of liguor solling and werp prepared to go Into the Federal courts for Injunetions against saloonkeepers who had fafled to comply with the order, {October 20 Is Date Set For Fishermen’s Races Halifax, Oct. 4.—~October 20 will he the date of the first race in the annual fisherman's cup contest if the sug- gestion of the trustees of the trophy is approved hy the American race committee, The Nova Scotia fleet race to decide the defender of the eup will be held off Lunenberg about October 12, it was stated, Finds Poison Killed Cat So He Took Dose Himself Akron, O, Oct. 4.--After trying poison on his cat Joseph Decker, 66, of Barberton took a dose of it him- self and. was found dead a few min- utes later by his wife with whom he had quarreled, The cat's lifeless body was at his feet, RECORDS ARE AC ED Air Marks Made by Americans Are Certificd by French By The Associated Press, Paris, Oct. Aeronautic 1ederation has officially accepted the flight and distance records made by Capt. Lowell Smith and Lieut, John Richter, United States Army aviators, on August 27-2 at Rockwell Field in Diego, Cal. In addition to the duration record of 37 hours, 15 minutes, 14 4-5 scc- onds, the federation has recognized 6 speed records of the pair from 2500 kilometers to 5000 kilometers and also the 5300 Kkilometer long-distance flight. The previous continuous flight rec- ord, 86 hours, 5 minutes, 21 seconds, was held by Lieuts. Oakley Kelly and John Macready, U. 8. A, MRS, PASTOR DU New York, Oct. 4——Mrs, Josephine M. Pastor, widow of Tony [Pastor, former New York theatrical manager and entertainer, died yesterday at her home In Amherst, N. Y, | Owners “The International | HAS COSTLY RACE New Haven Hoad Engineer, agine Ablage, Tries to Keep Schedule Toses Out=—Damage is §10,000 | New Haven, Oet. 4 fire conducted last night by Engineer | Black of train No. 64 which left New | York at 6§ p. m. may cost the New Haven railroad $10,000 it is estimated today | Notified at Milford that the rear| of engine No, 086 was afive by reason | of a short eirenit, Blaek it is stated did not slacken speed in the belief that the hlaze was slight and attem od to bring his passenger " New Haven on sehedule, The fire gaining great headway with the speed of the train Black was foreed to| abandon his race for schedule and [ putied into West Haven where the en. | gine was uncoupled, Firemean of West Haven extinguished the flames which had almost gutted the interior of the | | engine, Another locomotive brought | the ears into this eity at a time that still slightly behind schedule A raee with SMITH & €O, ANNIVERSARY The thousands of friends and pa- trons of Wise, 8mith & Co,, through- | out the state of Connecticut will wel. como the announcement of the firm's 26th anniversary sale woll knowing | that during the period of this great once-a-year celebration they ean come | to the big Hartford store expecting and getting the biggest bargains of | the year, for thix Ix the manner in | which Wise, Smith & (o, have al. ways celebrated their business hirth. days, by giving extraordinary values In wanted merchandise and distribut. Ing \nlued articles as free souyeniors This year will surpass in variety those of any previous anniversary and a visit to the souvenir department will show the many useful and valuable articles that one can secure, simply by saving the coupons which are | given with every purchase during the anniversary sale, The interior of the big store is appropriately decorated, for the oe- | caslon, the colors being blue and orange and decorative posters show- ing the present large establishment ,and the first little store which was lopened in 1897.—advt.’ | WINI | BOSTON 50 YEARS OLD | Half Coentury Mark Will be Observed With Big Celebration Roston, Oct. 4.—Roston University will celebrate its H0th anniversary October and 26, with public con- ferences on present day problems and | exercises at Symphony Hall. The | i morning conference on the th will be devoted to discussing the service | of an urban university to its communi- ty. Dr. John H. Finley, former presi- | dent of the college of the City of New | York and commissioner of education of New York state, will speak. Delegates from about 150 colleges, socicties and other organizations in the United States, Canada and liurope will be present. 4 AMERICAN GIRL, HONORED lyn Garnaut Smalley by ‘ork was among those who reccived a legion of honor decoration today. Miss Smalley was cited for distinguished conduct in the REMEMBER Difficult Miss Roberta A. Ranch of Phila- Gelphia is said to be the champion all-around girl athlete of the coun- tr; At a recent meet in the Quaker City she took many honors. 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