New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 21, 1924, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press BOB HAIRED BANDIT FINALLY SAPTURED Canght With Husband in Florida ~-Alraid of Being Shot BIRTH GIVES GOPS CLUE _ Child Born April 11 Which FLater Died, Tipped Off Police Who 1 cepted Telegrams—Husband Said to Have Confessed Shooting. Jacksonville, Fla.,, April 21. Preparing to return to New York this afternoon in custody of two New +York detectives, Edward Cooney, 25, and his wife, Celia Cooney, 20, the bobbed-haired holdup woman, today confessed to the whole affair, according to De- tective Gray, of New York, The man js said to have con- tessed to the majority of the charges filed against the palir, and his wife freely talked of the most recent affair, the robbery of the National Biscuit company's plant in Brooklyn, in which one man was seriously wounded, The cou- ple waived extradition and told the detectives they would be glad to return to New York and were ready to stand trial, New York, April 21.—A mes- sage to the New York police to- day from a detective in Jackson- ville quoted Celia Cooney as say- ing: “It was all through me that my dear E4 went wrong. My hus- band did not do any shooting. Jacksonville, Fla,, April 21,—Cecllia Cooney, 20, believed to L& the bobbed- hair bandit wanted in New York on seventeeh charges of holding up es- tablishments and with assault with intent to murder In connection with the shooting of Nathan Mezzia at the Brooklyn plant of the National Biscuit company, April 1, early today, Bdward Coone NEW BRITAIN HERALD SEVEN KILLED, SCORE HURT 'BflMMm Slllfilllli GILLETT CHARGED WITH OBTAINING RUM FOR CONSTITUENT, TAKES OATH AND DENIES TRUTH OF STATEMENTS IN WEEK-END AUTO CRASHES Two Children and \l’an Meet Death in New Haven, Two | | Persons Die in Durham Wreck and Two Men Meet. Death in Norwalk—J. H Brady of This City Injured. - WILLIANF, DELANEY CLAIMED BY DEATH Former Postmaster Dies at Home on Bassett Street PROMINENT IN CITY'S LIFE As Lawyer, Leader of Democratic Party and City Official He was Ac- tively Associated With History of New Britain, | Following an illness of several months' dfiration, former Postmaster William F., Delaney died at 10:30 o'clock last night at his home at 63 Bassett street. The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock from St Jo- seph's church where a solemn high mass of requiem will be sung. Inter- ment will be in St. Mary's cemetery, Mr, Delaney's heaith did not permit him to attend to the duties of his office as postmaster for the last few months of his term of office, but he attended a farewell gathering in his was arrested here said he was the young woman's hus- ' also was arrested, He is said to as responsible for and 'hl\l. his band, have confessed he the shooting of Mezzia, wife did not fire. Both Were Well \rmn-d Two New York dotectives bLitke an the door of their room in a odging house only to be confronted with & pistol in the woman’s hand and two held by the man, but the girl shouted that they would not fire uns | «%s the officers shot, and the couple was taken without further trouble. The girl's hair, naturally brunette, had been dyed blonde, the officers saifd, Traced by Telegram The couple was traced, sald the de- tectives, through the birth here April 11 to Mrs, Cooney of a baby, which died, The New York bandit woman had been identified am a prospective niother, Cooney from here is sdid to have wired his mother for money and the telegram was intercepted at New York. The girl, according to the officers, said Cogney had wanted to shoot her and commit suicide when they were gaining un’uncm but that she told Dim not to Me unless the officers fired. The couple had booked passage on A steame aving Wednesday for New York., The officers said they would start with their prisoners for New York tonight. Girl Cries “Don’t Shoot Detective Casey said the girl cried: “Don’t shot and I won't,” when the door of the rooming house crashed in, she smiled, police added, as she hand- ed over her pistol. The couple were known he the name of Sheehan, Mrs, Cooney wore an espensive chinchilla coat when she was brought to police head. quarters. 8he had her hair arranged #0 that it did not appear to be bobbed. She is brunette although her hair had been dyed blonde, She displayed no nervousness and smilingly refused to discuss holdups. Cooney Very Neryous Cooney, on the other hand, was ex- tremely nervous, and the police ex- pressed fear that he might attempt suicide, d told me he wanted to kill him Mra, Cooney was quoted as say- “Me wanted to kill me too, and said he had made up his mind that the police wouldn't get efther of us alive. But while the police were break- ing into the room I begged him not to kil me or himself, and not to shoot at*the police unless they fired first.” under a Led Police Tong Chase New York, April 2 Activities of the bobbed haired girl bandit who po- lice believed today had been captured in the person of Celia Cooney, arresi- ed early this morning by Detectives Casey and Gray in Jacksonville, Flori- da, had baffled the New York city department for three months. The gun-girl first appeared in Brooklyn early in January when she boldly held up a shop with the aid of a male companion. Before t of March, the list of hold-up# in which a bobbed-halred young woman, parti- cipated had jumped to sixteen. Police were wunable to say how many of the holdupe were chargeable o the Cooneys. Most of them, it no ticed, Indicated a similarity in bandit technique. $ y The girl bandit specialized in drug and grocery stores. Picking out a place in & residential section, the holdup woman would enter nonchalantly, ask for some merchandise, and when the shop-keeper faced her, yould pointa pistol at him and order him to give her the contents of the cash register. Taunted the Police Then, diways pointing the revolver at her vietim, she would back slowly out toward the door meanwhile giving warning not to call for aid until she (Continued on fiirfl Fage) LIAM F. DELANEY hopor recently at the Thursday his condition cal and hope for his recovery given up yesterday, He was one of the leading members of the bar in this city and was active in politics for more than a quarter of a century. IFor 22 years he was a member of the democratic town com- mittee, 15 years of which he served as secrotary and four years as chalr- man Mr. Delaney was married in to Miss Anna McCabe, They have two sons, Frank, a student at Yal BEdward, a student at Trinity, Surviv. ing, besides his widow and sor two sisters, Mrs. William J. and Mre, George Moffitt, Born in 'w Britain, Wiltiam ¥, Delaney was born this city August 23, the days of his youth in the home on Allen strect, He was edu- cated in the old town achool under the Sisters of Merey of 8t, Mary’s con- vent when the sc convent #tood on the tte and High streets, which aite is now ocen- pied by the Corbin rere livision of the American Hardware corporation. Upon completing his primary train- ing he entered New HRrita gh Early In 2 school career he became identified with ath- elles, particularly track and baseball, In the former sport he was regarded as one of ading and in the post office, became coriti. was 1000 " and spent Delaney and corner of Laf hoo school. he state’s high school boy sprintera, latter game occupied the mound in many of the Lawyer More Than After leaving high schoo ed Albany law school, He apt ar of Blackstone completing his studies in &4 the practice of law in this ¢ One of Attorney Dels ventures in publie life was dacy for clerk of the board of scle men, to which position h The position wa ar to t clerk the board care of the poor, schogls, etc duty of the selectmen, and w tending to the dutics of that offic gained a thorough know government. In 1596 e was elected to mon council, srving two y Appointed Postmaster With_ the of administ that came election of We row Wilson as pre st of the L States, Mr. Delaney beeame date for the office of succesd Ira K. Hicks test ensusd as a result of republican incumbent held several months, and finally laney's name was submitted pointment. He received a temporars appointment and later the permanent appointment was given him Ungler the administration of Mayor \. M. Paonessa he scrved as & mem ber of the park commission. He ac crpted tbe commissionership after the post office Aepariment had consented 1o the suspension of a rule of the de partment. Fe was aetive in the work of this commission and put much time ond effert 1o the preparation of the (Continued on Thirteenth Page) . 1892 aney’s was ¢ s simi of char n the 1 postmaster o ch the e ay over Mr “djdn't ca | chester, | phad *© girl skidded on the wet pavement, ing Middietonn ternally New Haven, Apr sons are dead and a score or more suffering from injuries as a result of automobile accidents in varlous parts of the state over the week-end. County coroners are busy today in this city, Middletown and Bridgeport investigating deaths. Two Killed In Elm City, this city inquests were opened today in the cases of two children, Dorothy Ivergilt, 12, struck and killed by a car, driven by Mrs, Viola Hawkins. who is said to have been learning to drive, and Domenie Aitro, 16, struck by a truck while riding a le in the street, p »re are searching for an wn autoist, who drove away er striking and fatally injuring aries Friel of Highwood, a suburb. 5 is the third accldent of this char- acter within a few weeks, Two Killed in Durha At Durham last night Michael 22, of Bridgeport, and Miss In Polk, May Monetts, 23, when a seven passenger car driven by Frank Polk, brother of the dead man, | skidded and turned turtie, Six othbr injured occupants of the machine are reported recovering. Norwalk Fatalities, Norwalk, Joseph Urban of Rridgeport and Vincent Dubanowitz of Norwalk, both musicians, were killed when Urban's machine crashed t rnuzh a bridge rail and plunged in- to the Norwalk river. Two other oc- cupants of the machine were appar- ently unhurt and one of them said Urban had hit anoth machine pre- viously in Bridgeport, and remarked that “having plenty of insurance” At Six Hurt In Crash, 8ix persons hurt here in the crash of cars owned by Fred Jones of this eity and John Pentiana of South Mane. late 8 rday, are all ering, it was stated Joseph Szauerda, 27, s held at Mer- fden on a reckless driving charge ae a result of striking Louls Soholeski, 5 who s at the hospital, said to be su? from a otured skull, Wi Larkin,*of Hartford, in the at Middietown, will face a of driving a machine while influence of liquer as soon s car tigared ' twe dewts, In on» of which & York machine on the Cromwell road was smashed and one of the occupants slightly hurt. J. W, Brady nred, Brady of New Britain suffored internal injuries when his car hed into a telephone at Winsted, ars of Roscoe Benjamin, driven his secretary, and Walter Ander- srrington, ecollided near Burr. irday night. Anderson's 1 but no one injured, Struck Here, New Britain reported two children struck and injured and three lrr-fll two of drivers, who were to charged with operating thelr urt while under the influence of liquor, recive fering r Jam hospl chargs under the @ J.H slight P by son, Car Goes Into River Norwalk, April 21.—Two instantly escaped serfous injury when a large touring car, operated by Joseph Ur. ban of Bridgeport, crashed through the fron rafling of ning the Norwalk river and plunged into the water when it falled to make the sharp turn on New Canaan ave. nue late Saturday night. The dead are Joseph Urban and Vincent Duba- powitz of Bridgeport. Jullan Luk. szewicz of Bridgeport and Joseph Lutz of this ity were unhurt, Disreganded Waming According to Lutz, who in the front seat with Urban, the driver was unacquainted with the road and dis- regarded his warning to slow down at the curve. Urban, he sald, was going too fast to make the turn and the car 4 through the bridge railling, its n into the water and turned over. Lutz and Lukszewicz swam ashore and the police were no- people were smashe fell on Found At His« Home was at first belleved that TLutz led when the police failed to find bim in the car or near the acei The river was dragged and it not until the police visited his . nearby, that th found Lutz had gone home to change his clothes Lutz said that Urban had strock car in Bridgeport ecarlier in ing and did not stop as he lenty of Insura on the ma- and didn’t care™ The dead musiciane and came to Nor- Bridgeport to arrange to at & wedding. jest 9 ent another the eve chine walk play An be held here Tues- day Coroner John 3 I"helan of Bridgeport from arterno Middietown, April 21— Michael Polk ridgeport, 22, and Miss May Mon- tts, 23, of Stratford, were killed last ight when their machine skidded oft t Durham and overturned in others in the car were were faken to Middlesex injured and Vospita List of Injured The injured are Michasl Alis of New WVaven: Frank Polk, driver and owner of the machine; George Shep. pard and Louls Selekk all of Bridge port, and Anga and Catherine Mon cits of Stratt®a, sisters of the dead Their injuties are not considered serious The machine was going from Mid- tletown to New Haven and in round- ing & turn al the bottem of a hill ran into 8 feld and turned over. Polk and Miss Monetta were rashad 1o the hospital but died befors reach- Both were burt in The state are police 10t estigating |the chuse of the fatality. 1.—Seven per-' of Stratford, met death’ New ! the bridge span- | ~ AS OFFIGERS WAIT ‘Harry Luce of Newington Ends; Life After Being Arrested | (ACCUSED OF BEATING WIFE Dramatic Climax at His Farm During Visit of Prosecutor Churchill and ! Constable Pipkin With Warrant ¥For . His Detention. Harry Luce of Church street, New- | ington, shot himself through the head, killing himself instantly this morning while being placed under arrest by | Constable Albert F. Pipkin and Prosecutor Almaran Churchill for as- | saulting his wife,. Luce was about 47 years old. | According to the story of the afl {alrf told by Constable Pipkin, Luce has! been drinking heavily during the past ! two weeks and the Newington police made an investigation yesterday in an effort to locate the place where he> secured his liquor. Beforq leaving the | Luce farm, they put him lo bed ina | drunken condition, This morning Mres. Luce called John | | Walsh, a neighbor, to come over to! the house as she was having trouble | with her husband. Mr. Wplsh was | pot at home at the time, so his wife ! called Constable Pipkin, who went for Prosecutor Almaran Churchill and then proceeded to the Luce home. | Refuses to Accompany Officers | They went intp their house on their arrival and Mrs. Luce told them that her husband beat her with his fists and threw a chalir at her, After as- saulting her, he went to the barn to | milk the cows and was found there by the officers. They questioned him about assaulting his wife and he ad- mitted that Jie had trouble with her, that he didn't want any more sald about it and told them to go away. They to'd him that he must go along with them but he refused to go. Pipkin then took him hy the arm but he released Thimself and started to go into the grain room off to one side, Pipkin grabbed him again and just then Mrs, Luce came in- to the barn, She was asked if she wanted him arrested and she sald! yes, that Luce had been causing her trouble for the past 20 years and it was golng to be stopped, Tuce then asked the econstable to be allowed to go into the house and wash up as le had not had time to do wmo hefore. That was agreed to and he went into the -ouse with the consti. te wnd wasioof ulmselt, golig out mgain Into the yard. Prosecutor Churchill was fixing a tire that had been punctured on the trip out when they returned to the yard and Con- stable Pipkin started to help him, While they were doing this, Luce asked them if it would be all right for him to go Into the barn and empty & milk pail. They gave their consent and he went into the barn A few seconds later they heard a u'nn!lnnnl on l‘nz» 13) JUDGE TEARS UP WRIT AND MAN AVOIDS JAIL But Alcorn and Maltbie In- terfere and Stevens Ma) Have to Serve killed and twe others. | Hartfo April 2. Charles (“Chuck”) Stevens, proprietor of the Mountainview inn in Canton, is not in all although he was given & 1i-day sgutence ten days ago by Justice of the Peace Frank W. Fellows and the It developed in the superior court here today, is that Fellows tore up the mittimus on the threshold the county jail Monday morning just as Stevens was being ushered in by Sheriff Ira B, Ketcham of Collinsville, Without a mittimus ,the ¢ 1y Jaller could not hold Stevens, so after this novel sus- pension of his sentence the hote| pro- prietor was a frec man. He was ar- rested ten days ago and found guilty of having liquor in his possession with intent to sell. Judge Fellows fined him $400 besides sentencing him to 16 days in jail, State’s Attorney Hugh Alcorn conferred today with both Stevens and Judge Fellows and the latter*was a scolding by Judge William M. e. Justice Fellows left the house to consult an attorney be- e Judge Maltbie and Mr. Aleorn had toid him that if he did not lssue another mittimus committing Stevens to jall a mandamus would be pro- cured compelling him to do it. Attorney Alcorn today gave pubiic notice to members of the bar that hereafter he has asked the court to require that application by members of the bar for the release of their clients from jail be made in open court and the reasons publicly stated. | The power of a judge to release a yris r expiration of his pentence has r lted 'n a .situation misused by some attorneys he sald. | He has learned that a few @wyers had taken large fees from thelr incarce- rated clients after holding out to them the promise of speady release. They would take them to the judge In an- other part of the state and affect a commutation after a certain period. reason, criminal Judge of M before 1k * - THE WEATHER O Hartford. April 23.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Increasing cloudiness followed by rain Inte tomight or Toesday. i | O ——- i slayer, lette or a ‘tested on FATHER KILLS SLAYER VOTE SUMMER TIME 'Chicago Man Refuses to Await Due Process of the Law Chicago, April 21.—A father re- fused to await the process of law but shot and fatally wounded his son's John Rose, outside a court- room in the county building today. A half dozen shots rang through the | marble corridors and threw the coun- ty courts into a turmoil as Rose |dropped. He died in a nearby court- | zoom. Rose was facing trial for murder in | connection with a shooting at the Checker Taxicab company’s plant. A man named Sexton, sald by the police to be the father of Rose's vic- (tim, and to have shot 'Rose, was rushed to a cell. DEATH BLOWS TAPS FOR VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR Charles E. Kempshall Dies At His His Home, 212 Main Street At Age of 78, Charles Ebenezer Kempshall, a vet- eran of the Civil war, dled at his home at 212 Main street this morning. 'He was 78 years of age and was em- ployed at the Stanley Rule and Level plant for 30 years, having' retired some time ago. Mr, Kempshall was with the 14th Tilinols infantry during the Civil war and was a member of the local G. A. R. post. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Willlam L. Lydell New York and Mrs, Edward Perkins of Suffield, and one sister, Mrs, Louis Andrews of Unionville, ! Fungral services will be held at the B! C. Porter funeral parlors Wed- nesday afternoon at I o'clock. Burial will be in Falrview cemetery. Rev. William Ross will officiate, 19 AU'I’OS DESTRflYED Three Firemen Slightly Hurt Today in Fire in That Damages Totalling $20,000, Derby, April 21.~-Nineteen antomo- biles were burned and three firemen slightly hurt in a fire which de- stroyed the Flat garage, in Hawkins street, run Ly Diglo Spina, early to- day. The loss s placed at $20,000, The firemen were hurt by fylng bricks after a gas explosion had blown ‘ Derby oon OF HIS SONIN COURT SCHEDULE FOR CITY Chamber of Commerce Di-’ rectors Recommend No Change of Clocks A summer schedule for New Brit- ain with no change of the clocks was recommended at the noon meeting to- day of the director of the Chamber of Commerce, following a previous con- ference among the merchants of the city. The directors were not in favor of the previous “Daylight Saving” pro- gram of turning the clocks ahead bu' felt that some change wa# necessary. The rallroad schedule goes into its summer time next Sunday morning and the factories will be foreed to adopt their working hours to suit. The merchants were unanimously in favor of opening and closing one hour earlier without changing the clocks and the directors were satisfled the factories would do the same. This move is expected to avold con- siderable dlssatisfaction. The law making a change of time as displayed on publie clocks fllegal, with daylight saving in effect in the city caused the | removal of hands from the clocks In | the two large church steeples and tie showing of standard time on other publie clocke. With the summer schedule there will be no change and | it is felt confusion will be avolded, The new schedule goes into effect after midnight next Saturday night, 'ABOLITION OF 12 HOUR of | | . | been in favor of abolishing the out the front wall of the building. | John Fogarty was made unconsclous and he and Willlam McHale had treatment at Griffin hospital, later going home, The third man hurt in less degree, The garage was entirely, of brick and was badly wrecked, It was owned by S8amuel and Michael Musto. The fire started either from a cigar short circuit on wires in the opinion of those about the place. A high wind drove sparks over a wide area but as rain was fall- ing these did no additional damage. T0 REPAIR GOURT OF HONOR Original Contractors Get Job Putting Posts in Good Condition for Next Memorial Day. n lct for the im- Court to the H. Contracts nave boc provement anl repairs to the of Honor in Walnut iMll park original cohtractors, the Willlam Allen Co. and the Tohn.RBoyle Co. The cost of the improvenients will amount 1o between $700 and $750, which amount recently appro- priated by the commeon council at the request of the chamber of ¢ommerce, The job will be completed by May 30. The ecommittee in charge con- sists of George H. Dyson, chairman: Walter . Hart, C. L. Sheldon, Peter Pajewski and Edward Ogren Rep. l\nutson lndlcted On Serious Accusation Washington, April 21.— Represen- tative Harold Knutson of Minnesota and Leroy M. Hull of Washington, ar- serious charges recently on a Virginia road, were Indicted today by an Arlington county, Virginia grand jury RATE CHANC FERRLD Washington, April 21.—New sched ules for revision of class and commo dity rates from the Atlantic seaboard and defined territories to points in Arkansas, ; Kansas, Loulsiana, Okla homa, and Texas on the water and rail and all rall routes were ordered sus- pended today to August 19 by the in terstate commerce commission. The new schedules will result In both in- |ereases and decreases in commodity | rates to the southwest. MAY BE COUNTERFEITER electric | Bridgeport, April 21.—Thomas Mici- | iizei, a coal peddier was arrested to- day and s being held in defauit of $5,000 bail pending the arrival of secret service men from New Haven. He is charged technically with breach of the peace, following complaint that he had passed four counterfeit 25 cent pieces on one of his customers DAY PROVING COSTL Costing Steel Industry About §: 000,000 a Year, Judge Gary Asserts. Hoboken, N. J., April 21 Aboll- tion of the 12-hour day in the steel industry is costing the United States Steel corporation about $35,000 year, and is adding 10 per cent to the cust of operation, Chairman K. Gary told stoekholders at their annual meeting today, “No one can precisely state what the net resuit of the action will be,” Mr. Gary said. “Certainly we ac- complished two things. “One, we satisfied the late Presi- dent Harding just before his death, “Two, we met publio sentiment however, it may have been created. Officlals of the steel corporation, Mr. Gary asserted, for years have 12. hour day, not because it was in it. self an evil nor because workmen de- sired it, but because there has been growing publie sentiment for fts elimination. LEAYES $500 FOR SCHOOL, $100 70 ) CHILDREN'S HONE - Mrs. Ottille Knust Bequeaths Sum o Arch Street Chwrch for Education. A bequest of $500 St. Joln's Evangelical Lutheran church to be invested until such time as a paro- chial school is to be bullt and then turned over for general building purposes, and a gift of $100 to the Children’s home, are contained in the will of Mrs. Ottilie Knust, filed today in probate court The residue of the jestate is left to a4 daughter, Mrs. Anna Giering of Brookly N. Y. The will be drawn March §, 1923 Judge Beraard ¥, Gaffney of th probate eourt has named David Dehm and George Hagist as appraisers of the estate. A hearing on the ¢ tes of Loran Lorna and Johanna Timmerman wil be held afternoon at 3 o'clock in probate court. The estates have in court for months, to tomorrow been several » Timmermans were vie- tims of a grade crossing n Newington last Memorial day 1§ HEAVILY FINED Stonington Farmer's Penaliies Total accident $1.000 and in Mddition He Gets 60 Days in Jail New London. Apri Walter Taylor of Stonington was found guiity in five or six counts and ordered to pay fines totalling $1,000 and costs and was sentenced to 60 days in jail He appealed and fur £2 000 bonds for appearance in court of common pleas. Taylor was arrested in a raid on his farm Saturday night by state po- licomen who seized 18 barrels of cider. He was arraigned in the Stonington town court this morning charged with reputation, keeping Hquor with intent to ®efl and with four sales. One count of selling was not proven criminal CARP SAILS MAY 3 Chicago, April 21 eorges Car- peritier, matehed to box Tommy Gib- bons at Michigan City. Ind., May 31, will sall from France May 3, Match- maker Fitzsimfhons was advised to- day. He is expected to arrive In Michigan City about May 11 to es- tablish training quarters, Average Dl ily Cireulation April l!th Speaker Of House Re- plies To Accusations In Daugherty Hearing And Explains Myster- ious Trunk. Mentions Prominent Spring- field Man as Owner, But . Says It Was Before Dry Law Became Effective Washington, Aprfl 21.—Speaker Gillett appeared at the Daugherty committee hearing today and ques- tioned H. L. Scaife, committee witness, as to his statement that liquor seized in Washington by prohibition agents some years ago went to Gillett's office. “Where did you get your informa- tion?” the speaker asked. “Most of it came from Mr, Woodruff,” said Scailfas, ongressman Woodruff?" “Yes" (Representative Woodruff, a repub- lican, is from Michigan.) Scaife, a former department of Jjustice investigator, insisted that his original testimony “needed no cur- rection” to his knowledge. He re- iterated that his information was that the speaker got the liquor for a con- stituent, Gillett Denies Charges The witness then turned to the speaker and asked if he “denied” that the liquor had gone to his office, “I certainly do,” sald lett. “Do you deny that a trunk went there?” Scaife persisted. Gillett sald a const had been taken to his it had no liquor in IfY Speaker Gillett then mhde a state- ment to the committee under oath. He sald that in the spring of 1922 he had heard and denied the report that & “trunk of liquor” had come to his office. On investigation he'sald that a trunk from which liquor had been removed, had been sent to his offiee » for a constituent in 1819, Priminent Springtield M “This was before the Volst but it was against the law to tran port liquor through dry territory the speaker said, adding that his friend, who owned the trunk very distinguished citizen of Springfield, Mass.” had been bound on a fishing crulse and had “six bottles of liquor in the trunk.” It was the breaking of one of these which led to the scizure, Department of justice records were produced by the spegker to show that the liquor had been removed and he sald Scaife knew this when he tes- tified, “I think it mid, u uent's trunk fice but that s ah outrage” the “I don’t know what his motive If he hafh told the whole facts, would have' entirely exonerated me.” The speaker said he was out of the city at the time and his secretary arranged to obtain the trunk and the clothing it congained, but not the Hquor, and Ah}p it te “Mr. B" i *Springfield. Later he told Representative Woodruff all of the circumstances, he sald 1 was assured that Mr, Scaife would “not kive any more publicity to the matter,” 1t was printed in Springfield, wever, the speaker added, “substantially as I have told it here” “Everybody like a joke on a promi- nent man, sald, “For a witne. before you to throw out a bold state- ment that I got liguor from the de- partment of justice when he knew the facts or had opportunity to know the tacts-~well that's an outrage, 1 won't try re what his motive may be--he may desire notoriety.” * Always Booze on Tap ¥. M. Boucher, a former justice de- tment agent testified that during iis employment “there was always a supply of liquor in a safe in the chief's office,” meaning the office of the ¢} of the bureau of eriminal in- vestigation of the department of ustic This lquor was “always given 1o people,” he said TRACTOR KILLS FARMER Thompsonville Man Meets Death When to conjectu Machine Overturns, Crushing Wim —~Son Finds Body. st ville, Apti David Stilison, farmer and milk dealer, was kijjed today when a tractor, which he was operating, overturned backward, crushing him eath it. He wan drawing & load of wood from a wood lot about A mile from home when the tractor wheels settied in the mad and the machine turned over. Stillson's ®on, who had left him to go home on an errand found his father's body when he returned. Stillson s sur- vived by a widow and four children. Veteran Traveler Makes 276th Trip Over Atlantic New York, April/21.—J. H. Har- greaves, world chanfpion octogenarian sca traveler, comgleted his 276th crossing of the Atlantic when the Bale tic arrived from Liverpool to- day. Mr. Hargroaves, who s & ree tired wool merchant and magistrate of Westmoreliind county. England, #ald he had been in the United Staten for every phesidential election since 1870, i el