New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 23, 1930, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press NEW BRITAIN ESTABLISHED 1870 V.F. W, COMMANDER ( PROTESTS LEGION || RETURN OF FUNDS Froposes Formation of Council | From All ex-Servicemen's (rganizations HITS EDDY-GLOVER POST ON NOY. 11 OBSERVANCE Feingol Believes Should be Appointed Funds Appropriated by Common Cownc—Oriticizes Leglonnaires Not to Use $1,000 for Annual Obsérvance. Central to Handle Voiclng strenuous opposition to #he action of kKddy-Glover pos American Legion, in voting to re- turn to the city treasury $1,000 yropriated by the common council for a celebration on Armistice Day of this year, Joseph Feingold, com- mander of Private Walter J. nith post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, stat- ed today that at the annual mecting of the post tonight at which officers for the coming year will be elected, a movement will be started to form & World War Soldiers’ council. The council will be composed of members of every ex-servicemen's organization in the cit: ording to the plan expressed by Commander DEWEY SELANDER, Candidate for Commander. Yeingold. The purpose of the council will be to climinate the practice that has been carried out in the past of giving fo one organization any aoney that might be appropriated by the common council. In the fu- ture, money would, according to the plan, be placed in the hands of the council for expenditures. “This would stop any such action | like that taken recently by the American Legion.” Commander Feingold said. ““Without consulting any other organization or anybody | els the Legion went and turned back into the city tr $1.000 | appropriated for an Armistice Day | celebration. Now the Veterans of Joreign Wars had big plans in the| works for the observance of Armis- tice Day and because that money has been given back to the city, we i (Continued on Page Two) AMERICAN SOLDIFRS’ GRAVES ARE MARKED Former New Britainite Raises Funds—Bodies in Great Britain Aided by New Britain George W. Scott, a former resident ot this city and an employe of | Landers, Frary & rk has suc- ceeded in realizing the veward of | several years of effort, as there have | recently been unveiled in nuu«h; cemeteries headstones on the graves | of eight U. S. army veterans. Ix- venses of this patriotic gesture were defrayed, in part, by New Britainites to whom Mr. Scott turned after his return to England several years ago. In conjunction with Hon. W. F. Doty, United States Consul at New- castle-On-Tyme, for many years Mr. Scott has headed a group of rela-| tives and interested friends of the| deceased American soldiers buried Elswick cemetery, Newcastle-On- | yne and other Lnglish cemeteries, sceing that the graves were Properly cared for and visiting them on Me- worial Day, but the matter of erec- tion of suitable stones seemed al- most an insurmountable difficulty hecause of the government regula- tions surrounding the sending of them, the long distance at which Mr. Scott had to work, the fact that some of the graves had not been purchased, and oher complications to be overcome. Mr. Scott, a former empleye of | Tanders, F'rary & Clark has kept up a correspondence fo# many vy S since leaving New Britain with Mr Smith and in writing about this matter it seemed that patriotic organizations would have hoth pride and pleasure in supplying ihe necessary funds to enable Mr, Scott—now upwards of 80 years of age—to accomplish the object to which he had devoted so much time (Continued on Page Two) Decision of ap- | people, | one of our| NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 193 1 To Divorce Tibbet l | | | \ i i | Group | Rumors | opera, that Lawrence Tibbett, and movie star, will soon | figure in the divorce courts, con- | tinue to persist in Hollywood. Here is the latest picture of Mrs. Tibbett, suit. EXTRA WHEAT MAY Strplus if Congress Agrees Yarm Board Head Suggests Action to Make Plan Legal—Col. Woods Begins to Organize \orkers in His Group. Washington, 23 (A — Chair- man Legge said today the federal farm board would be glad to make its holdings of wheat available as food for the unemployed if congress would replace the money used by the Grain Stabilization Corporation | for its purchase. Such a step, he said, would help in reducing the wheat surplus in this country. Cannot Give Away Wheat Legge explained, however, that the farm board had no authority un- der the agricultural marketing act to give away wheat purchased in stabilization operations. The only way the wheat could be turned over to the unemployed, therefore, was through additional authority from congress which meets in December. Legge's statement came midst of the unemployment situation between President Hoove ol. Arthur Woods, government relief director, | and other members of the Hoover cabinet committee. Col. Woods set aside the day organize his personnel staff, going | from one department to another to seck qualified men. Woods' first act after a White House conference was to sound a call to industry to find as many jobs as possible this winter for the 3,- 500,000 persons which government figure shows to be out of employ- ment. President Hoover discussed the situation with a scries of callers. | Charles ¥. Abbott, executive direc- tor of the American institute of st construction, brought to the pre: dent the information that he had carncd in his travels throughout the country that industry was awak- in the [ ening to its present unemployment situation. To “Stagger” Employment I He said industry was taking steps to stagger employment in order to | give part time work to employes. |~ Abbott said that seventeen lead- (Continued on Page Two) |Lien Filed on Store For 1928 Income Tax | A tax lien for $67.89 was filed to- | day against property of the Interna- tional Mwsic Stores, Inc., formerly | the Italian Book Store at 503 Main income taxes in the calendar year of 1928. It is believed to be the first lien ever filed in New Britain under the internal revenue laws. who is said to be contemplating a | (0 T0 DESTITUTE. Legge Willing to Distributel INDUSTRY ASKED T0 HELP, .| Coast Guard vessels last night. a series of conferences of | L W %.‘;\"t{fl - Average Daily Circulation For Week Endmg 15 293 Oct. 18th . —TWENTY PAGES . s Bridge Workman Falls 175 Feet, Lands Unhurt Sydney, N. §. W., Oct. 23 (P— While working on the great new Sydney harbor bridge, said to be the world’s dargest arch bridge, a workman named Kelly today fell 175 feet into the harbor. He hurtled down feet first and as he struck the water a column of spray 20 feet high shot into the air. Kelly swam ashore not much worse for his experience and is now wondering whether he established a high plunge record. COAST GUARD RUNS RUM SHIP ASHORE Crew Escape From Boat, “Helen of New York” Efforts Directed to Floating Speed- boat and Salvaging Cargo, Much of Which Was Strewn Along Shore —Two Others Captured. New London, Oct. 23 (A—Run hard aground on the south end of Gardiner’s Island during frantic ef- | forts to escape pursuing Coast Guard lcratt the speedboat Helen of New liquor laden, was seized last York, night by the patrol boat CG-134 The crew of from the local base. the Helen escaped. Today efforts were being directed to floating the speedboat and salvaging her cargo, lmuch of which was strewn alone the shore. The seizure of the Helen was one |of three captures made by patroling The Ispeedboat Mary of Hartford was {taken by the Patrol Boat Cook fro | this port and the speedboat Mohawk |was taken into custody by the de- stroyer Trippe from New York. Charges of running without lights are listed against the Mary and the | Mohawk and an additional char, {of being alongside a foreign ve {illegally may be made against | Mohawk, the Coast Guard said. ! Climaxes Long Search | The capture of the Helen climax- |ed a several nights' search for her. {A complete report of the events at- {tending the seizure of the craft had Inot been filed at local headquarte |today, but it was said the vessel had blundered into a strong force of !Coast Guard patrolling vessels in Gardiner's Bay while she was evi | dently proceeding to some haven ‘o unlpad her cargo, which it is as- |sumed had been loaded from a sup- | ply vesscl at sea. ‘Warning shots served to spur the | |Helen into erratic flights and a stir- |ring chase ensued with service ves- sels raining a hail of machine gun fire about the vessel in an effort to halt her. What the gunfire failed {to accomplish the shorc did and a | (Continued on l’"\ge Two) BROTHERS COMPROMISE IN BUSINESS DISPUTE John F. Meehan to Buy Robert Mee- | to | han’s Interest in North End Monument Works ’ A settlement in the suit of Robert E. Meehan against his elder brother, John F. Mechan, for a dissolution of the partnership in the John I ]I\l(’Phan Monumental Works at | Clark and Union streets was settled a conference yesterday. John I Meehan agreed to buy his brother's | share of the business and will be in ‘Lomle" charge in the future. John 1. Meehan was the more ac- responsibilities in the | tive of the two in the business that |5, d was left both boys by their father, | the late John F. Mechan, Sr. The | father founded the business many years ago and it is one of the oldest of its kind in the state. Fear that one of | panies would go out of tence | was expressed several times. An ac- | counting showed it to be financially | | sound and with the payment of some outstanding debts and the purchase of the partnership by one brother it {is expected that the company will {be in a better condition now than it has been in several years. The matter was continued in Cllv strect for alleged non-payment of | court on several occasions while the | brothers argued over differences. Judge William F. Mangan represent- ed John F. Meehan and Attorney John F. McDermott was Robert Meehan's counsel. Hi-Jackers Spray Marblehead, Mass,, Oct. 23 (UP) —Some 400 cases and kegs of Scotch, rye, and brandy, ysaid to | have a retail value of $100,000 were confiscated and 18 alleged rum run- ners were captured by police Marblehead, Salem, and Lynn early | today. | the seizure and arrests was sound- led after Patrolman George B. Kel- 5, of this town, had been by spray from a tear gas pistol while patrolling on the Marblehcad side of Salem harbor, suspected crations. Spot Gasoline Launch While they thought to be headquarters of a rum gang, Kelley and Lieutenant Thomas Sweet saw a gasoline boat, of | A general alarm which preceded | scene of illegal rum op- | watching a cottage which | T Tear Gas Into Policeman’s Eyes Near Marblehead about 18 feet long, steal out from Wyman beach, several hundred yards away. About the same time, | a motor truck was heard moving out trom the beach toward the main highway. | Sweet started toward the truck, | while Kelley went in the direction of Wyman beach. Kelley encountered a man challenged him. The suspect w nd k- within a few feet of him pulled out a pistol, from which he directed a cous spray at Kelley. Kelley lled for help, and Sweet soon had | sounded a general alarm. A liquor-laden motor truck and {wo men were scized on Lafayette strect. An empty truck and the rest (Continued on Page Two) CLINAXES LONG SEARCH the | New Britain's oldest com- | \hich arrived upon the scene short- | {1y after the shooting occurred, Offi- | ed toward the patrolman and when | YOUTHFUL BANDIT ' SHOT BY BRISTOL ~ PATROLMAN DIES | | | | i | Wounded in Gun Battle Dur- - ing Holdup of Store DESIRE T0 REPAY DEBT T0 MOTHER CAUSES ACT nman Attempts to Rslse $25—Surprised to Find Officer in Candy Store—Policeman Edward At- | [ Amateur Gu 4 0 | O'Connor Distracts Bandit's tention, Bests Him by Accurate Shooting. (Special the Herald) Bristol, Oct. 23 — Spurred on by the fact that he owed his mother ! 325, which he had borrowed some five weeks ago to go to Maine, and | by the fact that his parents were | poverty stricken, | iault, 21, of 109 Arlington street, un- successfully attempted to rob Rock’s |Candy store at 78 Maple street shortly beforc 11 o'clock last night and was shot down by an alert po- lice officer, Edward O'Connor, of the Bristol police department. The gun- man, mortally wounded in his pis- |tol fight with Officer O'Connor, dicd lat the Bristol hospital at about 5:20 |o’clock this morning. Theriault, the officer stated to- day, entered the store and brandish- ing an automatic, shouted orders to have John K. Rock, 24, son of the owner of the establishment, his hands into the air. was unaware of the officer's pres- ence at the moment, but as soon as he spied him in a booth, where he had seated himself preliminaty to had ordered, Theriault commanded him to come out. While Rock was complying with the order the patrolman remarked to the bandit, “You know there's another cop outside.” Theriault replied, there is. He'll get it, 100.” Rock then said, “All right. Don't shoot anybody. Take the money. 0'Connor’s Ruse Succeeds The bandit, attired in two suits, his features concealed completely by the black cloth which covered his head, was given $17 in cash and checks. As he grasped the money and was about to make his getaway, Officer O’Connor, in an attempt to outwit the burglar, shouted, “Look, there comes a cop!” Theriault turned to look, and as he did the officer dropped crouch- ingly behind a showcase and drew his revolver. The bandit, sensing the situation he was in, twice but the deadly precision with which O'Connor returned the volley The policeman fired five times and all bullets found their marks. The first shot, it was revealed at the hospital, finished Theriault. It I pierced his side and punctured |intestinal passage in 13 places. The O(h(‘l four shots, although Istruck within a few inches of rst, would probably tatal in themselves. The robber | started to fiee but had gotten only {about 20 feet from the store when he dropped to the ground, | stolen money still in his hand and I his face showing that he was suf- fering terribly. Begs to Be Killed the | ofticer | the only target he had had to shoot | at was a sillouctted figure in the darkness. The prostrate man beg- &zed the officer to shoot him |lv|’om:h the head, so great was his pain. He vemarked to the officer, after the | latter had kicked his gun from a i weak hand, that i been too | quick for him. Warren G. Purrington, who saw the firing from stance |also testified to this speedy shoot- ing. firing was done by a machine gun. Halting an automobile driven by | William Frazier of Woodland strect er O'Connor took the wounded man | where B. it was said Robbins and he was ine Prior to going 30 o'clock this ult told Dr. Robbins (Continued on Page Two) ‘TRUCKS IN COLLISION AND ONE TURNS OVER |Machines Crash on Plain- ville Road—Two Escape Serious Injury to the hospital, | by Dr. Benjamin Dr. Joseph Papa t critical condition. illmx(\r ether at | morning, Ther Two trucks collided and one was overturned at the intersection of the New Britain road and Crooked street in Plainville after 2 o'clock this afternoon. Willfam Kukuck, | mont dtreet, was badly cut on the head and left thumb. Fred Kukuck, 17, who was operating a National Paper Co. truck in which his broth- er was riding, was scratched. Their machine was headed toward Plainville and was making a left turn into Crooked street when a five ton truck owned and operated by Frank Pierpont of New Britain road, Kensington, hit it in the rear and turned it over on its side. The Plainville police are investi- gating. 20, of 136 Tre- Fdmond ~ Theriault Mortally| Edmond R. Ther- drinking a hot chocolate, which he |} “I don't care if | fired at him | was too much for him to cope with. | an | they | not have been | the | O’Connor said today that ! of several hundred feet, | He said that he thought the | OFIICER EDWARD O'CONNOR ROCK BOYS' BATTERED THREE TRAINMEN BODIES BURNED BURIED IN ADENA JOHN F. High School Lads Apparently| Rescue Crews Work Feverishly | | Beaten, Thmwu in Fire f0 Release Entombed Men \NOTES IN POGKET CLUES | GOMMUNIGATE WITH ONE | North Carolina Students Found Un- conscious on Dying Embers ()r; Caves In On Train of 25 Cars Swamp Campfire—Evidences of | Being Backed Into Passage. 0., Oct. 23 (P—One trainmen trapped in Oct. 23 P—The 4 cave-in in one of the Wheeling battered and burned bodies of two |and Lake Erie railroad tunnels at North Carolina high school students | Adena, 25 miles southwest of here lay today in a morgus, apparently | t0day, Was dead when removed from the shattered caboose at noon {victims of assailants who beat lhcnl\lod“ He was identified as Jerry sevepely and placed them on a pyre |y, sells, 40, a conductor, of Dillon- {formed by embers of an Arkansas|vale. swamp campfire. i Communication with Al Romando, | Both died in a hospital last night Dillonvale, another trainman, without regaining consciousness. established a short time before | Their skulls had been crushed. rescue crews reached Sells’ } 1dentified by Notes | throw | He apparently | Steubenville, Struggle Seen Nearby. | lof the three Memphis, Tenn., | which had been crushed under The boys were identified by notes |stone and dirt. Romando said he was and a dairy found in their pockets as | trapped between boulders and could Burton Hensley and Woodrow . | not move. Wilson. of the little town of Bald| The rescue crew said E. Creek in the mountains of North 35, Dillonvale, a brakeman, prob- | Carolina. Advices from Bald Creek |ably was dead as the caboose hmd been broken into hundreds of small | pieces by the weight of the tunnel roof. They said Romando would be | veached after the removal of about |10 feet of dirt. Romando told fhe crews he w. trapped but did not believe he injured seriously. |said they left their homes eight d |ago presumably on a hitch-hiking trip to the west. Discovery of the two youths, {their bodies searcd by the flames of {the still burning campfire, was made | by two wood choppers who chanced | lalong a clearing in the swamp latc | sterday. irst reports that the boys left their home in North Carolina in an automobile caused authorities of Crittenden county. Arkansas, where the bodies were found. to lean to a belief that they were slain by tramps to obtain possession of their car. Later advices said they were trave ing afoot and investigators toda |were without a definite theory as to the motive which prompted the slay- {ing. Steubenville, Ohio, Oct. 23 (P— Rescuers attempting to remove three trainmen trapped in a caboose by the cave-in of a tunnel at Adena, on the Wheeling and Lake Erie rail- road, have established communica- tion with «A1 Romando, one of the | three, who told them he was held fast by a large boulder, but did not know if either of his companions was alive. Rescuers said efforts to ry L. Sells, and E. lm; , the other two victims were ful, and it was believed beth were dead. s of the company said that get a re- Notes Signed “Irenc” 2 Notes found in Hensley's pocket were signed “Irenc” and were posted at Day Brook, N. C. The diary, which was Wilson's and a copy of a [ poem of the west were the only oth- b e (‘;“';(;d;:"f““g marks. Nenther youth | 1,0 cast end had fallen in. The y money in his clothing. The | yppe) js between 800 and 1,000 feet [ground about the camping place ;. yonpy and goes through a hill showed signs of a struggle and : about 200 feet high (racks ofen tanomohlisitine: Entrance was gained from the ON NEW STREET J0B Dbeen crushed beneath the slide. Tunnel on Branch The train of 25 cars = Force to Be hmp]med Monday on New Grading and Repairs | | backed about 300 fect into the tun- nel when the cave-in occurred. The (Continued on Page Two) DEATH LIST IN GERMAN MINE DISASTER GROWING Corpses Removed From Shafts | Approximately 60 men will he | given work next Monday by the pub- lic works department on the pro- am of grading and street repairs | Iwhich will be paid for out of the| 3100,000 appropriation authorized by the common council Monday | night, it was said today at the pub- {lic works office in city hall. The astrous explosion of Tuesday reach- | money will be available shortly, ed this afternoon. The search | |the board of finance and taxation | for more victims was continued. will meet tomorrow forenoon to| |arrange for the sale of the city’s | notes. A gang of laborers was put to| ‘\\ml\ today on Cabot street, where | grading has been badly necded for some time. This was one of the streets which Aldermen Johnson, | Ialk and Mlynarski and other coun- | cill members wanted to have repair- ed although it was not included in the temtative program of the public | works board. Alderman Mlynarski |lives on the strect. Work on Columbia street, aorhun —Search For More Victims of Blast Resumed Alsdorf, Germany,,Oct. ) — The total of bodies recovered from the Anna II mine following the dis- remote galleries of the mine today in their search. It was believed certain that mi be found dead and their added to the total casualti Ofticials of the mine are still mys- tiied as to the cause of the explo- sion. They claim dynamite recently sent to the shaft was stored in its proper places Saturday and could not have been the initial cause of the blast. Coal damp, it was believ- | e, ‘patflh offered an explanation. number Caboose Split In Twain When Tube | body | E. Duga, ! but it had | had heen | Rescue squads penetrated the most | ing persons would | PRICE THREE CENTS GOV. TRUMBUL FAVOR HERO MEDAL T0 HONOR CONLON Red Cross Votes Recognition 0[ Lake Pocotopaug Rescues New Britain Branch to Take Steps to Gain Recognition for Bravery of Plainville Boy Who Gave Life Rescuing Others. Recommendation that steps be taken to procure a medal for ism from the National Red Cross to be awarded lo the parents of ward Conlon of Plainville, ing of the New the American ning. Joseph Hergstrom, physical direc- tor of the Y. M. C. A. and retiring | director of the life saving branck of the local Red Cross, H. Benson, secretary ber of Commerce, were to investigate the details of the ac- cident and take what steps are ne- cessary to procure a medal. Conlon and two other boys were on: the lake in a canoe, when the caone tipped over. hold both boys above water help arrived. Rescuers were able to save the boys but were too late to save Conlon who sank before help could reach him. Hergstrom's Recommendation Mr. Hergstrom's recommendation was as follows: ; “Edward Conlon, who received his |life saving instruction at the Y. M. C. A.in 1927 and successfully pass- | ed ‘the rigid examination that year, | was called upon, during the pes: | summer, to put his knowledge and skill to test, which he did without thought or consideration of his own |inter: his own life, which he lost | after he had been instrumental in Britain Chapter of Red Cross last eve of the Cham- | saving two other companions with | him on a canoe trip. .To state briefs 1y. because you no deubt are famils | iar with the facts as published in our local papers, during the month o! August, Edward Conlon acquitted himself heroically—exhausted by h efforts in supporting two of his com- | panions above water until they were saved, he himself went under before help could be obtained, and so pass- ed over the divide a splendid spec men of manhood. He fulfilled an | obligation, and it is my recommen- dation to the local chapter of the Red Cross that they ascertain all the facts pertaining to this rescue | and make application to the Nation- al Red Cross Life Saving Depart- ment at Washington, for the medal | awarded by the bureau for purposes | of this kind. And should the bureau | find that the rescue met with all| the requirements and make the award, the local chapter presert this medal to the parents of Edward | Conlon. Though inadequate when we measure its value against life, it is a small token of our appreciation and recognition of a deed unselfish, potent with heroism seldom ex- celled.” Woman in Abandoned Plane Case Not Pound Methuen. Mass., Oct. 23 (U Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C \‘1\0\0\\1 of | ing reports that the automobile li- cense of Emma Guillemette, | relative, was found in an airplane abandoned in Middletown, Conn., mr\vcral days ago, said they had not |heard from her since she left their home last Sunday. Miss Guillemette, a former resi- dnm, of Methuen, but who now lives in Jackson Heights, L. I, came to Boston from New York by plane last Saturday or Sunday accompa- |nied by Sidney White of New York. After visiting Mr. and Mrs. Creno- veau here, Miss Guillemette leff, | ying she and White, who stayved in Boston, would take off for New | York Sunday forenoon. A Lakewood, R. 1., | Hearing an alarm sound while |home, TFireman Rufus J. hurried to his station and joined the crew of the pumper engine last night. The apparatus traversed the route which Spragueshad gone to |the station. In fact, it stopped at | Sprague’s house. ‘Wood chunks *flr‘h he was burn- ing in the furna® sent up sparks | which started a roof fire, discovered | by a neighbor. LARM | at avenue between. Leo and Clinton | streets, and Linwood strect between | Monroe and Shuttle Meadow avenue will follow. The laborers who start- ed today on Cabot street were re- cruited from the gang working on | lddy-Glover houlevard. |ed by death, 12 year old Mary Ga- | jewski, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. | Alexander Gajewski of 162 Grove | | street, begged to sec her father, who | |is in parts unknown. Her father, foreman of a group of men repairing highways in this state, left this city | | out revealing where # | but promising to return. * = | A fow hours before she was claim- | | THE WEATHER | New Britain and ¥ Increasing clondiness and warmer tonight; Friday cloudy, probably followed & light rain in afternoon or night. vicin Today ef- last Sunday with- | he was going | Little Girl, Dying at Hospital, Begs to See Her Missing Father forts arc being made to notify him his child is dead. Mary was a pupil of the grade of the Sacred Heart school Besides her parents she is survi ed by four brothers, Stephen, Harr; Alexander and Isadore Gajewski, and a sister, Nora Gajewski. Tuneral arrangements are held up pending the arrival of her fathe who is expected to be located toda or tomorrow. Al SAYED THO AND DROWNED hero- | Hd- | who lost | his life last August in Lake Pocoto- | paug after saving the lives of two | companions, was adopted at a meet- | and Ralph | appointed | He managed to| until | |this town, questioned today concern- | (UP)— Sprague | fifth | ¢ | noon in a hospital in Sharom. L T0 NAME IMPARTIAL GROUP T0 PROBE PRISON BRUTALITY CHARGE Chief Executive Grants Board’s Request for | Open Inquiry, at Same Time Declaring Confi- dence in Warden and Officials at Institution. 'Directors Stress Fact That They Are Urging Action Not in Defensive Spirit, But as Challenge to Ac- cusers—Official Has Men in Mind. 23 (P)—Immediate a commission of and unprejudiced Hartford, Oct. appointment of “distinterested | tigation,” publicly, of conditions at | the state prison in Wethersfield, in | compliance with the appeal of the directors, was promised by | Governor Trumbull this morning. | Lxpressing “absolute confidence lin the prison board and in the | warden,” the governor announced, in his office at the state capital, that he will get in touch with men he has in mind, today, appoint them for |the worth and ask that the probe start as soon as possible, Claim Charges False The communication from the prison directors, drafted at a meet- ling in Whethersfield yesterday aft- crnoon, and then delivered to Gov- | ernor Trumbull, declares that “ma- licious, irresponsible and ignorant” chargeg concerning conditions at the s ad compelled the plea for a sinterested investigation, “not in spirit of defense, but rather in a spirit of challenge to our accusers.” “If we are guilty of the charges which have been brought, we should | instantly be removed from office. 1f, on the other hand, it should trans- pire that these charge, insinuations and innuendoes are found to be talse, the responsibility for them | should be placed, with such disap- | proval in public opinion as would | seent to fit their offense, where it be long In announcing his decision, Gov- | ernor Trumbull said: “I am perte |1y satisfied that an investigation show not only that the charg | against the administration of the prison are untrue, but that the in- | stitution is being well conducted.” He considers the prison warden one of the best in his field, in the | country, if not the best, the gover- nor said, and expressed a similar | confidence in the members of the | board of dircctors, who, he declared, | have given their personal attention | to the affairs of the prison. ’ Text of Letter The letter to Governor Trumbull | was as follows: “The publicity which has been (Continued on Page Two) FUNERAL SATURDAY FOR CRASH VICTIMS Services to Be Held at Same Church for De- | ceased Women | prison | | Obsequies for two young women {Who were victims of an automobile |accident in Salisbury yesterday | morning wi-be held Saturday at the | same chureh in this city. | Iuneral services for Miss Helen | Adams, aged formerly of 301 st street, will be held at St. An- drew's church at an hour to be an- {nounced later. Burial will be in St | Mary's cemetery. | Besides her parents, |Joseph Adams ot survived by three sister: | san, Julia and Anne | Hartford. Funeral services for Regalis, aged 30, of |street will be held at | St. Andrew's church Mary's cemcter Mr. and Mrs. Hartford, she is Miss Su- Adams, also of | Miss Julia 91 Jubile: 10 o'clock at Burial will b aan, driver of E which struck a tree overturned and burst into flame has been released in bonds of $2. | 000 on the technical charge of reck- |Jess driving, the state police at Ca |naan said today. | Coroner samucl Herman of Win {sted will hold an inquest into the |case and until he makes his find- . Mosely will not he arraigned in court. The state police, who investi- gated the accident, are of the be- lief that Mosely was driving at a | high rate of speed which prevented | him from making a turn in the road in safety. I'wo young men who were killed lived in Canaan. One lived a few minutes after the cresh and the other died several hours later In a | hospital in Great Barrington, Mass. Miss Adams was instantly killed and Miss Regalis died vesterday after- Mose- |1y escaped with slight.injurics. |