New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 22, 1926, Page 12

THREE MORE AR BACKING ALIBI (Continued from First Page) Menry Stevens family at the time of the murders, was called as the first witness.’ “Do you remember Thursday Sep- tember 14, 19. “Yes." “Do you remember whether you got supper for Henry Stevens on that night?" “Yes.” “Do you remember was there? “Yes, he was there.” “What time was supper?” “About six o'clock.” What time did you go home?” About 7 o'clock.” Mrs. Evanson's testimony corrob- orated the story which Henry ens told on the stand of his movements at the time of the mur- rs. Did anything happen to these facts in your memory,” tor Case, of defense counsel How She Remembered . “Reporters came around the fol- Jowing week,” replied the aged wo- an. She was sparing h her words and appeared at all frightened. Have you time since ea August year?” Senator Simpson cross-examination. away for two weeks in the October,” she said, friends at Beach Ma- whether h sten Sena said. not all of sked the this on been ho -e: some $ n announe- Mrs. Evanson was his line of cross-exam- the direc- tion of aftenipting to prove that the lefense had hidden witnesses from investigatiors. drew from the witness ement that Mrs. Henry had told her to go to Bound near Somerville, four days E mained there until it % ify for the defense. Evanson sald she went by au- o Bound Brook, and did » fare herself. isked her if anyone had hout date, September 14, and she said no one had. What did you serve for supper ptember 14, 19222" asked the 1tor. “I don't remember,” answerad the witness. Worked By the Hour. Regarding the time which the witness said she left the home of Henry Stevens that night, Simpson asked: “Did you look at the clock “Yes, because T worked by the hour,” was the reply. “Were you there the Friday night before ? “I don't remamber.” After confulng the questions concerning the month, dates of days in the week before September 14, Simpson snapped: Now, who has been talking with you?"” No one” insisted the witne who spoke in a slight, faltering voice throughout the except during a few mom:n's when she scemed to have heen semewhat angered by the brusquz mapner of the prosecutor. Denies Being In Hiding. Tsn't it a fact that you have been “in hidi this i be imy anson. his 00k Mrs, tomobile not pay er the 1900 on pr witness with demanded iining Mrs. J replicd. “Isn’t it a fact that det and police have been search you and were unable to BRR e v T euaia 1 on Wednesd upson in an ea ently layir witness, canie home unts For the lid vou o, the day kill- re o nd unch his clothes,” \deavoring to Stevens hav n dr the surf t morning. “Didn't he take laundry that day?* Yes, int M £ b by clo “not that k The of Henry family cook t evens te “Now w ments is t you talked t that you now r h with two repor aking his Obj son, s wi “Bull-Dozin “T object it bull-doz said C rising from his e “I'm not bull pson. You are shaking er in the lady's face,” That's my unfortun gesture,” Simpsor d his volc s to to yo lozit your id casc 1i char vas wrong 1ked with no or tember 14 “You hayen't been in hiding?" asked Simpsdng No,” sald the witness, but ex-[husband, who is a carpenter, \\'u!dunng his walk saw Henry Stevens. had been sick last month. | The witness | neither Henry Stevens nor Mrs, Stevens had spoken to her about be- ing with Stevens on the evening of the double slaying. On re-direct examination, | brought from ,Mrs. Evanson the | statement that she had been sick last month and visited with a friend during her iliness, and that she is | “not very well” now. | Questioned by the defense attor- ney as to the clothing which she | washed for Henry Stevens the morn- | ing after the night of the double | slaying, Mrs. Evanson said the clothing had to be washed because | it was wet. The witness said she had { plained she | never received any letter from the | | prosecution asking her to report and | tell her story before the trial. | Simpson took the witness again briefly to ask her w Stevens family was not helping to | educate Mrs, Evanson's 19 year old | daughter. testified again that | case | hether the | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1926. called to testify. * Was With Stevens |said he was fishing on the beach at |Lavallette the evening of Septem- ber 14, 1922, His wife, he sald, was with him. “Tell the jury what you saw of |Henry Stevens that evenings sald | Case. | “I saw him directly in front of his | house,” said Applegate. “His fish- ing apparatus was cast out. I had |few bites. I saw some fish that welghed a pound or a pound and a half. He (Stevens) gave me a hook. | He changed it for me, put it on my | line. | caught the six pound blue.” | “That caused some excitement, didn't it?" asked Case. “Yes, more so for me, I guess, than anyone else," answered the wit- | ness. | He then related how the fish was weighed on Henry Stevens' hand scales, with light being needed to see the flgures on the scales. Apple- gate said he saw Stevens ‘several Like the other wlibi witnesses, he‘ It was with that hook that I, cross-examination | She sald “no." Saw Stevéns on Beach | Howard Price, a paint dealer of | Philadelphia, was the next witness. | e He told of arriving at Lavallette Was Home At 10:40 P. M. about 6 m., on September 14, “I got home 25 minutes to 11, id that In the evening he |answered the witness. walking along the beach when| “How do you know aw Henry Steve “Because I looked at the clock.” “What time was 1t7" asked Case.| The next week, the witness said, “Fiye minutes of fen’ amswered |[CPOTters came to see him about e 2 Henry Stevens and he recalled the evening. On cross-examination, ~ Simpson 1 2 produced the witness' testimony be- sarathe BIHig: \fore the grand jury that returned said he remembered the |the jndictments. date beca he had on that day| “Did you :ay then that you sent a report of an automobile acci- [thought it (the fish) was caught on dent to an fnsurance company., The | Friday night?” asked the prosecut- witness cxplained that when “they |or. L4 began to connect Henry Steve “T told you it was caught the Witk the crime,” he hegan checking |night of the murder,” answered the back to recall where he was on the | Witness. night of the slaying. | Shown what Simpson presented as On cross-examination Price said |his signature to the statement be- he could not recall the hour he re- fore the grand jury, Applegate said ceived the postal card from the fn. |he thought it was his, bat would not surance company in response to his|SWear to it, because “I donit ugpic e i e oelaaht [T ought to swear to that hecause it “I know him.” said Price positive- | 138 been out of my hands. i | “Mr. Applegate, did you say under on cross-cxamination, when the | | cutor asked if he was sure it |Cath that you —caught the fish on = Pz i tem on the |Friday night? asked Simpson. as ¥ seen o1 the : o | “I don't remember making such a Within.p/ Feet ot Him | statement,” replied the witness. in nine feet of him, | I never heard them questions be- " |fore,” said Applegate at one stage during cross-examination when Sjmpson was attempting to that the witness' testimony today | was at variance with what he had | told the Jersey City detectives when they were developing the state's case. {him “goodnight, about 10 or 10:15. “What ti-c did you get home? asked Case. This repl the beach just would place Stevens on a few minutes be- Price vou ever tell anybody about | 2" Simpson a A couple of witnesses on the way up to this trial,” Price replied. “You never opened your mouth bout it to anyone else, how diad | Henry Stevens and his lawyers | C4SC: i know that you had seen him? [seomt you thinic you havcia ipe-j | Tme witness said he misunder. |Culiar memory?” asked Simpson. | | stood the question about telling any | 10U Can remember some things | person and Simpson subjected him |@n4 others you can't.” to a rattling fire of questions on why Gives Lawyer a Jdibe | he had misunderstood. | “I think I'm as peguliar as you | | “Did you tell 19222" Simpson continued. T did not,” was the reply. Henry Stevens in|are the witness shot back in his | mumbling fashion. He said he did !not put his initials on the first page | 3, to Jersey City police in which he was quoted as saying he did not re- member what day the bluefish was | caught. Simpson tur to the witness’ testimony before the grand jury, and despite his confusion and ability to follow. the rapid fire t terrogations of the prosecutor, Price, that was a brutal | fisherman, was not terrified. to ask 3 1 Senator | ve got a little sympathy in my of the defense, “but we have |heart and that's more than ad some witnesses on the stand in | have,” he told Simpson. this trial who have been convieted.” | “Didn't you tell the grand jury| Ak Caprio, a state | you couldn’t remember the day the | mpson proposed | bluefish was caught?” Simpson con- | was forced to ! tinued. e had been sent to | “You told them that he replied. | obtaining money under | “When I came in the room you told | os. them this is the man that recalls the : Applegate y night the bluefish was caught.” . Wi Sl tin Witness Gets Confused Applega vho caught the |, o questioning then veered hat was welghed by Henry | what statements Applegate had made to priyate detectives with Applegate telling Simpson that he had made | many statements. At times the wit- b and she was positive | ¢S seemed very much confused. | e ey asnns | Then Case took the witness on re- e saw Henry Stevens on the | g™ o 2on GO0 10 p. m.. or a little | wiware i Doesn't Get Excited “I know it's s0,” was Price’s posi- tive reply. He didn't appear excited by the questioning. “Iave you ever heen convicted of continued Simpson. was the reply. a1, said Simpson. in- | the v whom was the to! Corroborates Alibi She told a stor on direct ex- aminatio h corroborated h around e u called any names when | night of the killlnge. | o, " 596 “the -two -stetements for ateldavie o neilip i e o ! il to the date| “w.yeq, T was called o damned Har,” e rxamination the witness | APPICgate repiled. “This man right saon | Bore did it,” he pointea to Inspec aipsen- |tor Underwood who was in charge s of the questioning of witndsses Fal [ the investigation. R _“You've got a good memo Sioac Simpeon, when the witness DA switched back to him, “do you mean | |now to say that T was not present hat 4 and that Underwood questioned | before on eppeTy rong about fish Sep being ¢ on “I remember making a statement {0 you on Scptember 1,” said Appl Later questioning proved he ! as mistaken as to the date, oon Case was back again mora direct questions. “You were questioned in the Toms River court room on Septem- ber 327 he asked Who was asking you questions?” “Underwood 2 “Who was with him?" “Chief Justice Hayes, ate, Case told him that of staff of the H osceutor, hut i Called a Perjurer You were ¢ demned L perjurer? nestion. s ill you swear to?' r to the truth as with | plied. “T know at or a 4, and I know | ter 10 id Apple- Hayes w dson coun- not chief justic Har tioning of and W 1 Walsh n th tor Simpson was not there?" voll Ware.# ot to Sheriff Gran Yos At whispered wood 2" suggestions from you r answer my questions illy?" sald Simpson when his n't ob- state nent tur the . remember,” replied “Do you mean to say you ren don't Wber whother you lied or not?” “T answered truthfully to the best my Knowle " said Applegate, Se Another John Pi Philadelphia described himself as a salesman was the next witness. He told of secing Henry in Lavallette abont 7 p. m., evening of Sep- tember 14, 1 rriw ed there at Phila of By i, who was a rjurer,” the after having m." from rators witness g from ihe | delphi exhibited un- | Piar said he walked on the beach Then her | a short time Thursday evening and angry moo: !der cross examination, ! shaoter angd that “Do you helieve that yourself?” |of the statement made on September | tn- | Waterbury, who was | moved from St. Mary's church, this | as principal of St. Mary the | H- also saw him the next morning In the station at Lavellette, he m\l-l.l “Was there anything to fix in | your mind seeing Henry Stevens at | | the station?” asked Case. | | “Yes, T made my will,” answered | | the witness. | “In the statton?” | year, | Shown a statement which he had {made to the state investigators | concerning whom he had spoken to | pj ch M about secing Stevens the evening of | nesday morning at 7 o'clock, anni. | the murder, Plar asserted he did | ye | not know whether he had said what |ang | was attributed to him in the state- |m, ! ment. e “How do T know what you have put in there?” asked the witness, He read the statement and ‘said it | | was made by him. The supposed | discrepancles which Simpson soughty to bring out dealt with the ques- tion of who was the first person |D, Piar had talked to about sceing| | Stevens. its | Blucfish Now Important. I | Somerville, N. J., Nov. 22 (—A |th th |times in the evening before he told | six pound bluefish caught and eaten | therafwill be a card party. | four years ago, has hecome an im-| { portant factor in the alibl by which the defense in the Hall-Mills trial | Wi | hopes to exonerate Henry Stevens | trom the charge of murder. | Many other incidents have figures, |in testimony adduced to established | his alibl, but the fish has assumed | the greatest importance although it | | was not caught by Henry Stevens | but by Art Applegate, the village | carpenter of Lavallette, N. J., on the | shores of Barnegat Bay. | The usual size of the fish, several | witnesses said, enable them to recall | they had seen Henry Stevens on the | | beach the night of September 14,' 11922, when Mrs. Eleanor Mills werc | slain on a farm near New Brunswick, N. J., 50 miles away, with the Rev. dward W. Hall, pastor of the church where she sang in the choir. | Henry Stevens and his brother, Wil- |lie Stevens, and his sister, Mr | Frances Stevens Hall, widow of the | slain clergyman, are on trial for the | | murder of Mrs. Mills. | Henry Stevens'on Saturday testi- | fied that he was fishing on the beach | {near his home at Lavallette about | |the hour which the state has fixed | | as the approximate time of the mur- der. He also testificd that he mever | knew, until after the murder, that there was a Mrs. Mills, that he had | not fired a pistol in 25 years, and hat he had never driven any gear- | shift automobile such as state wit-| prove | ness said they saw at the scene of |the deceased membe | the crime. Mrs, Mills' Wounds. Mrs. Mills was shot three times in the head and her throat was slashed. | The prosecution In its attempt to prove that it was Henry Stevens who | | shot the woman and then cut her | throat, has made much of the fact| that Stevens was an expert trap-| he often used a | identy | of the small seashore town, includ- | ing the mayor, testified that they | him there on that night. . Last night the lawyers for the de- ['fense Issued a statement aroused by | intimation of Prosecutor Simpson in | | cross-examination of Henry Stevens | saturday, that Willie Stevens wa | negroid, which the witness promptly | denied. Simpson based his question on the alleged failure of his inves gators to find the official record of Willle Stevens' birth. The statement condemns the action of Simpson as ‘malicious persecution” and ex hat the baptizmal record of Stevens Is on file in St | church, New Brunswick, was born in March, 157 after his brother Henry | knife in cleaning fish. Five r W Willie John's J. He two years and two Social for Father Clabby In Tabs’ Hall Tonight Raymond J. Clabby ot recently re- | Rev. city, will take formal farcwell of his former parishioners at a social ta be held in his honor tonight in the Y. M. . & B. society hall. Father Clabby labored among people of St. Mary's church for fiv s and during that timd, acted | seliool. He will be presented with a purss as a gift from the members of the parish. A xpecial collection was taken up at the church yesterday morning for this purpos The senlor choir of the church under the direction of Organist John J Crean, will furnish a musical pro- gram and a program of specches will be given. Father Clabby 1s now of the staff of clergy at § church, Waterbur; member Francis’ a Frank Pearl Dies at Hospital in Baltimore ¥rank Pearl, 37 yecars old, of Winter street, junior partner of the I'nited Coal and Wood company, and prominent in commercial for many years, died Saturday night at the Baltimore Md., hospital after an operation. Mr. Pearl and Abraham Levine | were partners i the and wood business which is locs ner of East Main and Wilson streects for some time¢ Surviving him ar his wife, Ida, and three children Burial was in Beth Alom cem fternoon ' Two Dro\\'néd When Auto Skids, Falls Into River Indian Lake, N. Y. Nov. 22 (#) Henr§ Keenan and Leo Suprenant of this village were drowned when their automobile skidded on Indian river bridge, four m south of here, and plunged over the bank of the river into 10 feet of water carly Keenan, the survivor of was thrown into shal w water and crawled to shore. The accident occured before dawn when ing home from the ED IN WELL. Py DROW) Norfolk, Conn., No ieal Examiner I L. Norfolk, today gave a v cidental drowning in { Thomas O'Connor, 65, was found in a well lodge, the summer ho Frederick &, Dennis of city South Norfolk O'Connor, a caretaker at { 25 last seen Thursday when for a horse which 1 off. 1t is believed the 1into the well. The body taken to Waterbury for bur- of of body it dict of case whose at New yesterd Dennis at home was looking n an will be fal. ler anniversary for Mrs, Tu Heart will mect Tu Catholic —_— Week’s Activities in [ Catholic Churches —— St. Mary’s Church Requiem masses at St. Mary's urch this week will be as follows: onday morning at 7 o’clock, first llen McHugh sday morning at o'clock, an- versary for Vincenzo Penta; Wed rsary for Michael W. Fleming, aturday morning at 7 o'clock, onth's mind mass for Mrs. Cather- e Finneran, The Promoters of the Sacred ay evening at 30 o'clock. A collection will be taken up at e masses Aext Sunday for the University at Washington, 3 The Hely Family circle will hold annual Christmas sale December A sale of articles will be held in e afternoon and in the evening, LA ROCCA HAD PROPER M2, Hord Ave House PERM"‘, CITY LEARNS| sernara mitter nas nofifiea tne | building department he will repair |the properties at 189-193 Hartford Building Dept. Adopts “Hands-off” avenue, where reconstruction work estimated at $3,000 in cost must be | Policy in Sherman Court Apart-|done on the premises vacated. The | bullding department issuéd orders to | Max Kennedy, to place the properties | The Ta Rocca apartment house |in same condition and Kennedy re- | !on Sherman court which owners of [Plied he Is no longer the waer. A/ adjoining properties believed was |Study of the asseseors recorids showad | erected under a ‘ permit for five [the property to be in the namo of | | apartments, and which is now .oc-|John Geragosian, but it was found | |cupied by six tenants, was bullt|that he, too, claims no equgy tn the | |under a permit making such occu- |houses. Following announcement | | paney legal, perusal of the records|that the 18 tencments would be or- | {in city hall show. [dered out.unless the place s put in | This information has been con- |repairs by December 1, Mr. Miller |veyed to the remonstrants, The f | came forward as the owner and ac- | permit was issied under a previous | cepted the city's terms. 1 | board and inspector, and the pres- | o aiiims oty . aisputén. ssisins | CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NAMES NEW DIRECTORS | under its tenure of office. This de- I ment House Dispute, |cision was necessitated by the | plaints and reports being received RICH-O’NEIL WEDDING Bristol Attorney and Local Young Woman Married This Morning a¢ St. Joscph's Church. Miss Marion Veronica O'Nell of 273 Chestnut street, and Attorney Anthony J. Rich of Bristol, were | married thfs morning at 9 o’clock in Bt. Joseph's church Rey. John F. Doonhue celebrated the *nuptial mass and was assisted by Rev. Lewis Beccarls, pastor of St. Anthon church of Bristol and Rev. Harry Flanagan, assistant pastor of St, Anthony’s church. The couple was attended by Miss Kathryn O'Neil, sistér of the bride, and Edward M. Flanagan of Providence, a classmats | of the groom at Georgetown Law School. CHANGE 1IN OFFICIALS Mrs. Whnifred Preston has re- signed her position as assistant sece Thursday morning at 7 i to putting a policeman at the d: | dut activities | 1 at the cor- | Med- | | rapidly increasing number of com-! St. Joseph's Church |at the office which, if followed up A special mass of Thanksgiving | in every instance, would require the 1l be sald at St. Joseph's church | entire time of the inspectors, it is | claimed. Disputes between property be settled by them- | 7 o'clock. A third anniversary mass will be | 0wners musi, sald Saturday morning at 7 o'clock |selves or in the courts, according | for Mrs. Annie Fitzpatrick. |to the new policy announced to- Tickets will be distributed among day at the inspector's office. | the parishioners thi for the | | dramatic production, “Maytime in | | GOURT OF HONOR It was annou: 'cd that the r(‘m-nt“ Mrs, | Simon Luddy «nd Mrs. Franklin Kent, netted $80. | St. Amdrew’s Church i | (Continued from First Page) | - | but that the contract for the monu- | ‘orty Hours' Devotion open- . Andrew’s church yesterday ment itself, T am told, has not yet been awarded. at the 10:30 o’'clock Jna gh mass was celebrated 3 ldward V. Grikis, pastor. and the sermon was preached by Rey. Poter P. Saurusaitis who has been conducting a missl at the church. Ho spoke on s during the Forty «Fou tion include m T 2 o'clock today and tomorrow and | the closing of the devotional period | tomorrow cvening at 7:30 o'clock. A procession of the childrch of the | parish will be held. A mass of thanksgiving will be celebrated Thursday morning at 8 o'clock. The annual irmess of the | parish will he held Thursday, ¥ri- | day and Saturday in the parish hall. A requiem mass will be said Sat- urday morning 0 o'clock for s of the Kasru- “I have been deeply impressed by our court of honor since I saw it| for the first time, and I have written | and spoken of it many times. It has been my privilege to discuss this | problem with between three hun- dred and five hundred persons, it | may be more, in varied walks of life. | Many of those persons, knowing my entiments accorded so perfectly with their own, have urged me to seek a means of popular expression by vote. Most everyone with whom I talk of this scems to think public sentiment in favor of retaining the | court of honor. Tn any event, the peo- | ple feel this matter is especiaily near | and dear to them, for n v reasons. | “A comparison of the two styles | of memorial, the one proposcd, and | the court of honor, will soon reveal | that the posts in the court of honor ! tell the thoughtful, as they bow in silent tribute, before each one of | them, counting as they advance, of | the horrible and withering effects of war. The single shaft, towering heavenward, in an artificlal | grandeur intentionally given it, to the end that it may glorify war, rtaher than serve as a warning, is vet another appe: he posts b tifully portray the hellish harvest resulting from a highly civilized nations. | “The purpose of addressing this | letter to you is to solicit your aid in findlng the ftrue wishes of your people, if such action does not confiict with duty as vou it. “It may be that the voters will sustain the committee, and it is con- ceivable that it may be considered a guard without interfering to any | Vi< to spend a jarger sum of money, to perpetuate the court of great extent with the work of the police elsewhere. Tt would amount | ONO™ i “Tn any event it will be pleasing | to know that the result will meet the approval of the greatest num- | ber.” AUTOS ARE FORFEITED Court Rules | | | lus and Nevulis families, The mission came to a close last cvening. Father Saurusaitis an- nounced that he had received a gen- crous financial response from the people of the parish for the Marian Fathers of Chicago, TI. A meeting of the Catholic Alliance was held yesterday afternoon in the h L Tt was attended by officers from various parts of the | state and matters of routine business were discussed. ERWIN WA T0 GUARD U, S: MAIL (Continued from First Page) but T believe there should be a po- ¢ lice guard accompanying them. The trips as a rule require half an hour or a little longer, so I feel that the police department could let us have posal of the post office department when valuable thail was being sent back and forth. The policeman would be released for his routine immediately on completion of this assignment.” Chief Hart advised the post ter to communicate with the policr hoard and the request would be | iven consideration. Chairman Pajewski also favors this course and indicated that an arrangement might be made Yo ccoperate as sug- sted by the postmaster. Postmaster Erwin said the tion might be ed as to why United States marines are not tioned here to afford protection the mails, as they have been signed to such duty elsewhere. pointed out that the time the tection is required is so short it would Dbe unwise to He would b an hour a day. . rom the standpoint believe we should selves, by look- ter our own service. The po- are public scrvants, just as the postal employees are, and there should be cooperation. After all, this is simply a matter of cooper- Supreme Rum Run- ners' Cars, Though Not Owned By Drivers, Are Subject to Capture. Washington, Nov. 22 (P—Auto- mobiles being purchased on the in- stallment plan, with title remaining in the motor company were held by the supreme court {oc to be sub- ject to forfeiture by the govern- ment when nsed in the illegal trans- portation of intoxicating liquor. The decision was in a ca Alabama. A somewhat s coeding has come up from ington state, ASKED FOR MATCH, HELD UP| William Tells Police That ques- the | sta- to as- He pro- that trom | milar pro- Wesh- too,” he of civie do , T Golomb of Booth Sireet Trio Took His | retary of the New Britain Coopera= Two Past Presidents Among Those | tive Savings and Loan Assoclation {to accept a position with Parsons {& Parker. Mrs. Amella Neuss, | formerly assistant secretary of tha Retiring From Board—Mer- chants to Mcet Tomorrow i Directors of the Chamber of | Commerce were reelected last week | by mail vote and the election ap- proved at a meeting of the board of | directors at the New Britain club to-{ day at noon. The new directors ZlY'c1 as follows: 11 J. Donnelly of the | mercantile group, C. I'. Bennett of | the manufacturing group, Attorney | Donald Gaffney of the professional group, Willlam E. Attwood of real | estate, insurance and financial group and George K. Macauley, C. | Smith and Marcus White of the | “at large” group. i The directors whose terms explre | are: C. S, Bradley, Judge B. I, Gaff- ney, George H. Dyson, Peter Crona, | John C. Loomis, L. W. Young and Abraham Buol. Messrs Loomis and | Buol are past presidents. The mercantile bureau whi meet tomorrow morning for the election of a new chairman. ] NARRIED IN DETROIT | | North street. James Murtha, Former Local Ath- | lete, Takes Miss Mary L. Storts As His Brid James Murtha, formerly city, w rried to M Lgonora Storts of Detroit, Mich,, the Holy Rosary church, Detrolt, at $:30 Saturday morning by Rev. Dr. Heath. The couple will make their home in Detroit, where Mr. Murtha is employed hy the Burroughs Add- ing Machine company. Mr. Murtha is well known in this | city. He formerly lived on Beaver street and was prominent in football and baseball circles for a number of vears, Car Owners Settle, | But Arrest Follows | Walter Iverson, aged 23, of 131 | Main street was arrested this fore- noon by Policeman Thomas IFeeney on the charge of reckless driving as a result of the statements of wit- nesses to an accident on East street about 4:30 yesterday afternoon. Ofticer Patrick J. Meehan inves- tigated the accident,,in which Iver- son’s car a car owned by John Segrein of Newington were involved, and reported that the drivers had agreed to wettle the matter. As there were not witnesses available, | no arrests were made. Today, however, Captain = Kelly was notified that witnesses blamed Iverson for the collision and Officer IFeeney wa ssigned to the investi- gation. According to the witnesses, Iverson rounded the corner of ington avenue and Iast street at a speed of 35 miles an hour and struck | the other car, which was parked on | the east side of East street. Iverson | was released on a bond for his ap pearance in police court tomorrow | mogning. McCORMACK-GROTIL. The wedding of Miss Margarot M. | Groth of 104 Daly avenue to Hubert | McCormack of Forestville will take | place Wednesday morning at St.| Mary’s church at 10 o'clock, instead | of 9 o'clock, as previously planned. HOME WET WASH .**LAUNDRY " - Biggest Busiest Because Best PHONE 2821 ation for the common good.” 8L = Overcoat and $27. {8 QES SN A police inwestigation was under | way today but no arrests were made, | on complaint of Willlam Golomb o1 28 Booth street that three young men stopped him on Shutile Meadow { avenue about 6:15 last evening and when one of them asked him for a match, the others ordered him to “throw up"” his hands. They took his ovi oat and $ nd disappear- ed in the darkne Paid Foothall Bet by Riding on Cow-Catcher New London, Nov, 22 (A—Riding 48 West Main charges of driving an without a lizense and registration. and violation of the section of the motor vehicle laws which prohibits the altering of ti ance of an automobile without ing notice to the state motor commis- sioner. utomabile . Mo han com- le. When arr had no license or registratign in his possession. BURRITT CHAPEL DAMAGED. The Burritt Chapel on Cherry street was 1 damaged over the week-end by according to re- port to Cap ¢ today hy Mr. Skinner, trustee in charge. Entrance was gained to the place and much of the equipment was damage i vestigation by the. detective was being ma ihe du- to pay a foothail bet lost on Crimson, two Marvard underg ates, 0. A. Spaulding and Ww. Ma 1 of Boston, were picked from their perilous perch by Head- quarters Trainmaster Willlam €, Carr when the train arrived in this eity aturday night, it became known to- v. Blackened and grimy from coal lust and nearly frozen from their exposure, the men who were well off financially, were taken to the office Attempting to explain how he hap- Captaln William Akelley of the pened to become intoxicated, a man on the witness stand in police court tiis mornifg was fined $5 by J Hungerford and ordered locked up until sober. The man's speech be-|s rayed hi and when Prosecuting | Attorney Woods asked him if he| had ever been arrested before, Judge | Hungerford remarked that he should be under arrest at the mément. made, but Headquarters Trainmaster Carr gave them a severe reprimand, e to wash up and obtaln a meal, then put them aboard 1 of the last football special en route for Boston. Local railway officials were assured by the Harvard men that future bets would entail no similar esc: SR | 1 chieftain, lited State afr and short borrowed from A Shes movie house ndoah, Ta., sion o each youth who would bring nim four tin cang in a cleanup cam- !palgn. One youth produced 1,118. recontly claimed dresaes his proprictor touring the that hobbed are customs | people. the cow-cateher of a football special | | local raliroad police. No arrests were | 123 SMALLEY ST. NEW BRITAIN, CONN. | stockholders at par on the ba Chamber of Commerce, has re= | signed her position with Rackliffe Bros. Co., to accept a position with | the Savings and Lean Association. FINANCING PLANS New York, Nov. 22 (#—Plans for Tiew financing through the sale of common stock were announced toe day by the Atlantic Coast Line rail- road, which has called a meeting of stockholders for December 13 at Richmond, Ca., to vote on a propos= ed $24,000,000 increase in the issue, ‘(‘f this amount $13,756,500 will bo and p-e crred s of five now offered to common one new share for ecach AUTO HITS BICYCL The police investigating A are | complaint by Arthur Johnson of G Jubilee street that an automobile struck him as he and Ldward Dome brauskas of 8$3 Jubilee street were riding a bicycle on Newington ave enue Sunday noon, and the driver did not stop. The car is registered in the name of Anson Place of 250 The accident hap- pened on that portion of Newington avenue which s in Newington. Alfred F. Austin of 329 South { Main street. Torrington, reported to the police shortly after noon Satur- day that as he was driving on South Main street near Whiting street, Lmma Wilbur, aged 10, of 49 Pearl street, ran in front of his car and was knocked down but not injured. BAYER ASPIRIN PROVED SAFE Take without Fear as Told in “Bayer” Package u see the “Bayer Cross'® on package or on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Ase pirin proved, safe by millions and prescribed by physicians over twens ty-five years for Colds Neuritis Headache Lumbago Toothache Rheumatism Neural Pain, Pain Each unbroken “Bayer” package contalns proven directions. Handy boxes of twelve tablets cost few cents. Druggists also sell hottles of 24 and 100, Let UsDolt! Why should you do the hard work of though even you DO to do the work your- washing, want fussy self? 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