New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 24, 1928, Page 9

HOPPE GOES ON TRIAL FOR NURDER Fcts Dedham Gourt Tday for Oer’s Dout Dedham, Maks., Sept. 24 (UP)— Trial of Stephen Hoppe, 32-year-pid “criminel whese career has beep likened te that of Gerald Chapman, is scheduled to start here today for the myrder of Patrolman Alfred N. Hellis of Quincy. Hoppd ia New England's mest asterious jail-breaker. During his insapeeration in the Norfolk coynty JuH here he has made tweo attempls @ gain his freedom, one of the tries veaylting in the death of twe tryss tisg. [ | Early teday, many inhabitants ef this coyuty seat and from the sur- reynding eeuntry side were the , deers of the county eceurt heuse, awaiting admittance to the court reem to hegr the trial of the noted sl breaker murderer. Hoppe was brought to Dedham o May 21 of this year to await trisl for Hellis' murder and was placed in a ‘cell on the same tier with those occupied by Bacce and Vangetti before their transfer to the ' deathhouse at Charlestown prison. First Attempt Folled Hoppe's first attempt to escape from the county jail here was foil- ed op August 15 when one of the trustfes made the plan known to Jail officials. The trusty had heard noises 4t night and an investiga- tion show that two of the bars in the. door of Hoppe's cell had been sawed completely through and cuts filled with cloth, dirt and particles of food. A hole had been cut in the ‘wall to an adjoining cell and it was believed by officials that Albert Aldridge, occupants of the cell, also wax planning to escape with Hoppe. Early on the morning of Septem- ber 16, Hoppe made an ecven more desperate attempt to break from confinement. It was on this occa- sion that two trusties who were try- ing to prevent his escape were ace cidentally killed. Robbiug Store i On the night of October 4, 1927, Patrolman Hollis, discovered a man robbing a hardware store in Quincy. Gun shots were cxchanged and Pa- trolman Hallis received wounds which subsequently proved fatal. The robber got away but not before Hollis had fired at him and wound- ed him. Detectives had few clues on which to work in their hunt for the mur- defer. There was a pool of blood which showed that a bullet from the policeman's gun had taken ef- feét and a man with a limp was reported seen running away from the scene. On February 19, 1928, Hoppe was rested in Hartford, Conn. for and he was released to Vepmont officialy . who also werc ng him. Meanwhile Massach nel detectives had gathered evi- defice which the; aimed pointed to Hoppe as the man wanted for the murder of Hollis and in April he was ipdicted by the Norfolk county grand juey for murder in the first degree. Servings in Vermont But he was already serving a 14- yéar sentemce in' Windsor, Vt., and extradition papers were necessary in opder to get him to face the Masa- achusetts charge. Before he could be brought back to stand trial, it was necessary for Governor Weeks of Vermont to parden him on burglary and jail-break charges so that Hoppe could be free—free to acoompany detectives Fallon and Fleming of Massachusetts. H Hoppe opposed the pardon. But his consent was not necessary and he -us finally brought back to Quincy ere he was viewed by members ||/ the night platoon of the Quincy ||| Mice force to see if they could ree- What Will you i | H i 1 | e There i a.vholds that hasn't heard of Castoria! At least five million homes are ncver with- If there are children in yonr . there's almost daily need of fort And any night may find yeu very thankful there's u bottle in the house. Just a few drops, and that colic or copstipa- tlon is relieved: or diarrhea theck- ed. A vegetable product: a baby remedy meant for young folks. Cas- toria is ahout the only thing you have ever heard doctors advise giv- ing to infants. Sironger medicinen are dangerous to a tiny baby, how- ever harmless they may be to [grown-ups. Good old Castoria! Re- member the name, and remember to buy it. Tt may spare you a sleep- less, anxious night. Tt is always ready, always safe to use; in emer- gencies, for everyday aflments. Any hour of the day or night that Baby becomes fretful, or restless. Jastoria was never more popular vith mothers than it today. ivery druggist has it. CARETS AS We ognize him as having been seen on ago agitatien was started for bus the night of the wurder. Hoppe would net talk with anyene d would net even admit his name. Arveuted in Roston Four years ago Hoppe was arrest- ed in Hosten for breakil into stores, banks and a post of in Miine. He was confined to Maine state prigon at Thomaston te serve 14 years but he escaped in Jume, 1925, and went te New York where he empleyed the services of a plas- tis surgeon who made his face over cntirely. He then went to Vermont and cen- tinued his career of robbery until in Proctersville he was caught when a storekeeper fractured his knec with & buckshet charge. While being treated for the wound in & Rutland hespital, he planned te escape. Night nuymes discovered that electric light and telephone wires had been cyt and they sum. mened the police, Hoppe was then taken to the state prison at Windser and placed in the hespital of that Institytion. Altheugh still hobbling about on crutches, he managed to acale a ten foot wall and escape and he re- Mained at large until the following day when he was recaptured in Claremont, N. H. He was then sentenced te 14 vears in the state prison at Windser and was placed in one d¥ two death cells cansidered to be the strongest in the prison, In Jyly 1926 he cscaped frem the death cell by tunnelling his way out with & spoon he purloined from the dining room. Shot in Hartford Hoppe remained at liberty unti] February of this year when he fin. ally was arrested in Hartford, Conn,, for robbing a theater hox office. .He had been posing as a grocer in Nor- wich. During his year's freedom in Connecticut he had heen receiving medical treatment for a wound in his hand which he claimed had been inflicted by an electric drill. lLoocal police are inclined to believe the wound was caused by a bullet from Hollis' revolver, Released to Vermont He was released to Vermont au- thorities to complete his sentenc there. But he was pardoned and ex- tradited at the request of Massa- chusetts authoriti District N. Walbar is state's attorney and James T. C‘assidy represents Hoppe. BERLIN NEWS (Continued From Page 7) fore the Berlin town court Tuesday. HIrst Meeting The first meeting of the Wednes- day Night club will he held aa the home of Mrs. Francis Whearty of Farmington avenue on the first Wednesday evening in October. Al members are asked to note the opening date. Annual Town Meeting The annual election of town offi- cera will be held next Monday. The polls will be open from 6 . m. to 2 p.m. The voting place in the first district will be in the town hall, the American Legion hall in Kin. sington will be the acene of the vot- ing in the second district and the Community hall in East Berlin will {take care of the voters in the third district. The annuzl business meeting will be held at 4 o'clock the same day to hear and act upon the reports of the town officers and to make a specific appropriation for the sup- port of the town schools. Other matters such as laying a tax etc, will come up before the meeting. Helped Saturday Troop 68 of Kensington, Boy Scouts, helped at Walnut Hill park Saturday in the dedication of the war megiorial. Troop 4 of Berlin and the Girl Scouts also lent their aid at the park. The boys helped in many various ways and thefr wil- lingness brought favorable com- ment from the city officials, The work of Scoutmaster Adolph Schultz of Kensington was especially commented upon. Panthers Battle to a Tie In their first game of the season the All Berlin Panthers battled the Middletown Tufts to a 7 to 7 tie yesterday afternoen on the Noise- less tield in Middletown. Mayor F. E. Bielefield was the guest of honor at the ficld and Kicked off the ball {to the Panthers. The Tufts defeated {the Panthers last year 36 to 6 and {up until the last two minutes of {play it appeared that the locals ‘| would avenge their defeat of last | | scason, leading by a 7 to 0 wcore. |An intercepted puss gave Tufts thelr score in the last minute of play. The Panthers are a much im- |proved team over last year's aggre- | gation possessing a much stronger line and a fast backtield. For the Panthers. Eddie Giana and Ernic Bourgeols starred in the | backfield and Cupt. “Hi" Prudhon !and Nicola 1n the line. Nicola in the | sccond quarter grabbed the ball on a blocked kick and ran 40 yards for a touchdown. The Panthers out- played the Tufts in all departments | of the game, gaining twice as much yardage as their opponents. Next | Sunday the Ranthers will meet the East Rocks of New Haven in New Haven. Two full teams will go to New Haven. East Berlin lems A whist and social will be held this evening at Sacred Heart church |at § o'clock. the ladies of the parish |to act am hostesses. It is expected service ewing to some of the trains being taken off the branch but neth- ing came of it. Comment has been heard relative te obtaining bus service and it is expected that an issue will be made of it this time. l‘ is reported that Btation Agent . B. Stevenson is to be appointed agent of the Middietown depot. Football praetice for the Panthers will be held temorrow night at ¢ o'clock on tha Hubbard achool field. Several new plays will be tried out. The Knights ef Pythias will meet temorrew evening at 8 o'cleck at Commuynity hall. Mr. and Mra. Willigm Denais and family of Newington were the &uests of Mrs. Thomas Dennis over Sunday. Miss Dorothy Aldrich ef ldahe is spending a few days as the guest of Mrs. E. G. Hazelwood of West Cromwell, SECURITIES WORTH WLLION DOLLARS TAKEN FRON SAFE (Continued from First Page.) men Country club worth $8,000. Between $150 and $200 in gold pleces, The two suspects, whom police claim have records, will be arraign. ed today on s charge not yet de. termined. For the present, the two are being held on a charge of suspicion. ° Wondered What to Do Miss Bennett said she first dis- covered the strong box missing last Thursday. “I wondered what to do,” she said. “I asked one of the girls in the office if she thought that I should wire Mr. Davis and to ask him if he had taken the box, and then I decide not to bother him: Never at any time until 1 talked with Mr. Davis last night did I real- ize that the box had contained so much. Wiaen I saw that it was missing I theught that Mr. Davis might have taken it to a bank vault. “The thought that Mr. Davis had ben robbed never occurred to me until the police called me on latur- day to notify me that they had traced the bonds found on two men.” ‘Theft A Mystery How the strong box was removed from the supposedly burglar-proof safe In Davis’ office suite of five rooms in the National Shawmut Bank building, remained a mystery today. Only tws or three of the rooms are occupied by Davis' office force and the safe was in one of the empty rooms. It would be possible for someone to have entered the room without immediate detection, Miss Bennett said. Miss Bennett said Davis told her last night that virtually all of the stocks were registered and required his signature before being trans- terved. Dartmouth Graduate Davis is a Dartmouth college graduate of the class of 1906. In his college days he was known as “Shorty” Davis because of his unu- sual height, said to be nearly six feet seven inches. Recently he donated the Davis Field House at Hanover, N. H., to Dartmouth. The gift is said to have cort him $160,000, 120 DIE WHEN B THEATER BURNS (Continued from First P aisles frantically fought their way bullding. Soon these choked with the struggling mass and many were blocked from escaping from the galleries. There were reports today that all thoee behind the scenes were able to escape through the stage doors. Twenty-five Hodies were found huddled together on one of the land- Ings. Still other bodies were on the stairways and in different rooms but it was impossible to count them in A i i' | § 5! ig!tr m W i i ¥ ! H i i i I i ; £ i 5 LY i i i i |that the whists will be continued every MoMnday evening hereafter. Refreshments will be served. Mrs. John Frank attended the Catholic Daughters’ convention at the Burritt hotel in New Britain yesterday as a delegate of the {Cromwell Grand Court of St. Ce- clfa. Miss Peggy McInerney cn(vrluln-’ ed a number Qf friends at & birth- day party Saturday afternoon. The Wesleyans will meet this evening In the Methodist church so- clal rooms for a business meeting. Final arrangements for the birth- day social for tomorrow evening will be made at this time. The Parent-Teacher' amsociation will meet Tharsday evening at 8 o'clock at the Hubbard school. All parents and friends arc invited to attend. Cansiderable 'l‘e t dissatisfaction has en wroused over the further cur iment of raliroad schedules on the Berlin branch. Several months No More Piles Pile sufterers can only get quick, safe and lasting reliet by removing the cause—bad blood circulation in the lower bowel. Cutting and salves can’t do this—an internal remedy must be used. Dr. Leonhardt's Hem-Rold, a harmless tablet, suc- ceeds because it relieves this blood congestion and strengthens the af- fected parts. Hem-Roid has a won- ' derful record for quick, safe and lasting reliet to Pile sufferers. It will do the same for you or meney back. Fair Drug Dept. and drug. gists anywhere sell Hem-Roid with this guarantce. to the three ‘exits at the front of the exita were the semi-darkness fit only by terch bearers. Mauy parts of the ruins were almost inaccessible as rescue workers labored to clear away the debris. Shouts for Family When the fire was at its height some of the auditnce could be seen with their clothing ablase, struggling to escape. One frantic man after be- ing trampled in the crush rushed wife and five children, with whem he had gone to birthday. the theater on his Darkness Falls When the flames in the theater died down, darkness fell over the scene as gas and electric street lamps had been put out through the destruction of mains and conduits. The work of the firemepn was greatly hampered until army cngineers ar- rived with flares. The news of the disaster quickly spreud throughout the city. Premier Primo De Rivera rushed to the acene and took charge of the situafien, Every available motorcar was com- mandeered to remove the injured. A company of infantry was called out to help. First aid stations were quickly filled. Many of the injured were found to be only slightly hurt, Doors Closed London, Sept. 24 UP—A Madrid business man, talking with the Daly Mail over the telgphone this morn- ing about the fatal fire in the Nove- dades theater, sald that it was cus- tomary to keep most of the doors of the building closed during a per- formance except the main entrance This, he said, caused the people to be trapped in the building. The business man asserted that the death list was big and that the hospitals were filled with the injur- ed. Many persons were badly hurt trying to jump to safety and it was feared in Madrid that numerous children had been trampled to death in the panic, Actors Are Safe The Mail's informant believed that most of the actors saved them- selves by rushing to the street. Many children who were in the theater and whose parents were missing, were taken to police stations where they were being cared for. Another person in Madrid tele- phoning to the paper said he had just returned from the scene and estimated the injured at between 200 and 300. Found Alive London, Sept. 24 (UP)—Several children were found alive by fire men in the ruins of the Novedaaes theater in Madrid, a dispatch to the Evening News said today. The chil- dren were protected from the fire and from tramping feet by the bod- ies of adults who fell on top of them, the dispatch said. 83 Bodi London, Sept. s Found 24 UP—A Reuters dispatch from Madrid says that 85 bodies had been recovcred today from the ruins of the Novedades theater in Madrid. In all 360 persons werc taken to hospitals, many of theme scriousiy injured, The correspondent of the Evening News telephoning from Madrid stat- ed that several children were found alive In the ruins of the theater. They had been saved by the dead who had fallen on them and pro- tocted them from the flames and from being trampled on during the panie. WELL BABY CO! The schedule for the well baby conferences conducted by the Visit- ing Nurse aesociation for the week of September 24th, will be as fol- lows: Wednesday, 62 Center street, 2:30 (0 4 p. m. Thursday, Washington street school, 2:30 to 4 p. m. Fri- day, East street school, 3 to 4:30 p. m. Examining physician at confer- ences, Doctor L. B. Slycz. FOR BEST RESULTS READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, SEP'EMBER 24, 1928. BOY SCOUTS AID AT HANY POINTS Names of Those Who Served Saturday to Be Recorded The World war memorial dedica- tion gave the local Boy Scouts an op- portunity to render service in many different ways. Scouts and leaders scrved by un- loading and placing reserved seats in the wading pool, serving and handling seven information booths |on main arteries coming into the city, handling three parking spaces in the center of the city and guarding official cars at Walnut Hill park; twenly scouts and a leader helped traffic and served as the guard of honor at the Burritt Peace memorial, 30 scouts and three lead- ers served at the reviewing stand and at the Burritt hotel and 30 scouts were used as runners by the marshals and three aides in the parade. A dozen scouts took care of the wreaths and formed a guard at the base of the monument. Thirty scouts also assisted the keeping the reserved seat area open for seat holders until 4 o'clock. Sixty-five scouts reported to Post- master Herbert E. Erwin and were assigned to duty in the refreshment tent. Two scouts gave service along the line of march and two were as- signed to special duty at the first ald tent, while six served as honor guard for the float depicting the tomb of the unknown soldier. The following leaders rendered valuable service: Harry Bonney and Wesley H. Bacon of Troop 2, Carl F. Miller of Troop 3, Derwood Boehm and Robert Sackett of Troop 7, Leslie Coates of Troop 9, L. E. Krans and M. C. Heisler of Troop 11, Edward Islicb of Troop 23, Ed- ward Lackey and A. D. Hemingway of Troop 24, Adolph Schultz of Troop 63, Roy Weldon of Troop 1, Plainville, and Deputy Commissioner George Ward. The following troops were repre- sented by units of scouts: 2, 3, 4, 7. 9, 10, 11, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 68, 33, and 1 Plainville. Because of the service rendered by the different scouts the scout office requests that leaders in charge of these working units report the name of scouts working to be made a matter of record. Court of Honor Wednesday The sccond session of the court of honor this month will be held on Wednesday evening at 7:45 o'clock in eity hall , Sixty-two merit badge applications in 21 subjects were held over from the lagt court. All scouts and leaders are requested to report for award of their badges on Wed- nesday night. In addition scouts who are eligible for second class badge gpward, Elia, Hyde, and Fer- e, are requested to report at 7:30 o'clock, as will also Teich Griffin From Indigestion Stomach sufferers can only get safe, quick and lasting relief from gas, sourness and indigestion pains by correcting their cause — “too much acid.” The stomach needs an alkaline to neutralize its excess acid, sweeten its food contents and make digestion normal and painless. 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ENDORSE HOOVER | BY SLIN MARGIN Polish Political Clabs of New England Approve Republican | (Special to the Herald) Springfield, Mass., Sept. 24—Ap- proximately 300 delegates, repre- | senting 110 Polish political clubs of | New England. gathered at the Kim- ball hotel yesterday at a special meeting of the New England Ied- | eration of Polish Political Clubs and went on record as endorsing Herbert Hoover for the presidency of the United States and the entire repub- lican ticket in each state. 1t was one of the largest meetings of the federation since its organiza- tion and at the same time lively with discussion pertaining to the two candidates, the session lasting from 2 o'clock in the afternoon un- til 8 in the evening, during which 31 delegates engaged in a forensic battle discussing the merits of each of the candidates of the two parties. Graybowski Hoover Leader Connecticut led the fight for | Hoover, with B. J. Grzybowski of | New Britain and Joseph Kulas of | Hartford carrying the banner of the | republican candidate to victory and | gaining one by one the assent of the | majority of the delegates. It was | | i i | | THERE s nothing that has ever taken the place of Bayer Aspirin as an antidote for pain. Safe, or physi- cians wouldn't use it, and endorse its use by others. Sure, or several mil- lion users would have turned to some- (at any drugstore) with Bayer on the m. and the word genuine printed in irin 18 ot B snutec of Monoaceticacidentor of Salicslieacis | committee thing else. But get real Bayer Aspirin | t t ederation go cn record as endorsing the republi- can ticket. Following is the resolu- tion drawn up by the conference: “We the deiegates to the Conven- tion of the Federated Polish-Ameri- can Political Clubs of New England *|at a meeting held Sunday, Septem- ber 23rd, 1928, at Hotel Kimball in Springficld, Mass., for the purpose of endorsing the respective plat- forms and the candidate for the of- fice of president of the United States, placing full faith and confi- denee in the Republican party and in the ability of Herbert Hoover, hereby resolve by a vota of the dele- gates present that the resolution be drawn and signed by the resolution and the same be Made public, that the Federation of the lish-American Political Clubs of New England herby endorses the platforms of the Rcpublican party and the candidacy of Herbert Hoov- er and pledges its full support to the entire Republican ticket, and, “Be it further resolved that the same may be spread upon the rec- ords of the Federation and copies be sent to Herbert Hoover and one to each Republican State Committce of New England, and the National Re- publican Committee at Washington, D. C. Resolutions Committee— “Joseph A. Nowak, Chicopee, Mass; B. A. Grzybowski, New Brit- ain; Maximilian Powicki, Lynn, Mass.; Francis Adamski, Central Falls, R. I.; John Maciejewski, We ster, M nbaiGH scuoon NOTER The students of the 10-1 and 19-3 classes at the Senior High schoel held their first auditorium assembly this morning during the epening period. Principal Louis P. Siade continued his campaign for -geod traffic and talked on that subject to the lower class. All of the scheduled gym classes were held today and will continue from now on. Norwich, Sept. 24 P—Abner F. Tillen, Jr., 30, of Hartford, who died in a hospital here after a crash of an automobile against a stone wall in Montville, August 26, was alone responsible for his death, |Coroner E. J. McKay has determin. led in a finding made today. Tillen was driving the care of Ethel M. Reardon of Hartford. 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