Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 10, 1916, Page 1

Complete Evacuation Effected With the Wounding of Only One Man .BRITISH PEOPLE RECEIVED NEWS WITH I’iEGBET Turkish Batteries Had Been Drawing in and Concentrating on Positions the Allies Have Withdrawn From— British Last Class of Pre-Dreadnoughts, Has Been Blown Up by a Mine—Entire Crew Was Saved—No Developments of Importance Are Reported From Either the West of East Fronts—Greek Correspondents Continue to Assert tack on Saloniki. London, Jan. 9, 10.25 p. m.—The re- maining positions held by the allies on Gallipoli peninsulahave now been abandoned with the| wounding of only British _and to'a British official statement issued tonight. This news has been expected for several days by the keener observers of the near eastern campalgn, for the retirement of the troops from Anzac and Suvila Bay three weeks ago left no strategic advantage to the reten- tion of the tip of the peninsula. Never- theless, the news was received with regret by the people of the British Isles as well as the colonies. Renewed Activity of Turks. Renewed activity. of various kinds noted by the Turkish official com- munieations in the past few days has ly been in the nature of tions for the final act of the lles tragedy. Tonight's Turk- officlal statement, covering the pe- from Thursday to Saturday, Te- that in consequence of the rein- Turkish batteries have been drawing in.and concentrating on the, . remmmrmmons.’“ h Subjects Regretful. pang to the British public caused by the announcement of the loss of the battieship ard VIL, which has been By a mine. The brief official on this subject does not re- veal the scene of the accident and says that the disaster occurred a heavy sea, despite which the en- crew was saved before the ship went down. British Battleship Sunk. Edward VI represented an in of nearly £1,500,000 and ‘was one of the finest of the last class of pre-c ughts, corresponding in ‘to the American ships of the ew Jérsey and Nebraska type, and was only slightly older than the Natal, which was sunk by an internal explo- sion about a week ago. No Developments of Importance. On the west and east fronts there have Deen no developments of large jmportance over the week end. The communication _announced that the Germans have completed the pture of positions on_Hartmenns- ‘efieriops taken by the French a few days bofore Christmas. ‘Greek correspondents continue to as- that the Bulgarians and Germans hastening plans for an attack on But ‘the Austrians are fight- hard against the Russlans and and the Bulgars and are occupled in a resolute attempt reach the Adriatic, from which they ire only forty miles distant at Elhas- san, Albania. England’s Internal Affairs Quiet. internal affairs are quiet, the reassembling of parlia- t. There will Be night debate on compulsion bill Tuesday, with ivid Lloyd George, minister of muni- and Arthur Henderson, labor r, who has just resigned from the cabinet, as the _probable star Deakers. Henry Dalzlel, who has - been one of the most consistent critics of the government, will also give his reasons why he supports the govern- ment on this matter. ‘The labor party will meet early in the week to consider its position. Un- less, however, opposition to the bill develops, a strength of which there is o indication now, there feel need to appeal to the country. LONDON SUFFRAGETTES . HELD A DEMONSTRATION from five platforms, around large crowds gethered. ‘There was considerabie heckling of the speakers from the crowd and soon the beginning of the suffragette 2 group of men wearing armlets organized a counter- near by, of lon continued as long com) suffragette & held out. mmhmfio‘:fl‘hmrud ofla Germans Are Planning an At- fell into the hands of Twenty officers, 15 machine gu the French. 1,088 chasseurs and Were captured. ITALY HAS C;R_DERED CENSUS OF ALL GRAIN. ion is Authorized by the M tary Authorities. Rome, Jan. 8, 8.35 p. m—A decree signed by the Duke of Genoa, as leutenant general of King Emmanuel, orders that a census of all grain be taken not later than January 25. It is provived that any person failing to announce the quantity of grain he posscsses or makes any false state- ments is punishable by a years im- prisonment and $1,000 fine. Another decree establishes rules for the requisition of grain by the mili~ tary authorities. Resistance to requi- sition is punishable by a years im- prisonment and $2,000 fine in addition to_confiscation of the cereals. The census and_erquisitioning meas- ures. are intended to ent specuia- tion in cereals and insure @ sufficlent supply for the necessities of the army and the porulation and to keep down prices. The census decree makes it compulsory for whoever possesses more than five quintals of cereals to announce the qualtitl and the quali- {y of the grain in his possession. Fach may indicate the quantity nec- essary for the consumption of his own family and agricuitural laborers until the time for hervesting the new crop, the average being three quintals dur- ing the twelve months. He may al- so indleate the quantity needed for the next sowing and for food for cat- e. Any sale of a quantity in excess ot { five quintals after January 21 must be reported to the authorities within five days. Cereals necessary for the con- sumption of the owner or for sowing or grinding during a period of two months or for food for cattle cannot be requisitioned. The price of thec reals requisitioned is to be establis] od by committees appointed by army officlals and is to be within limits fix- ed by the ministry of war. ALLIES HAVE VE\‘IACUATED THE GALLIPOLI PENINSULA Only One British Soldier Wounded— Guns Were Saved. London, Jan. 9, 9.45 p. m.—General Sir Walter Monro, according to the official sfatement, reports that only one British soldier was wounded in the evacuaticn of the Gallipoli penin- sula, that there were no casualties among the French and that all the guns were saved, except 17 worn out ones which were blown up. The officlal communieation issued this evening says: ' reports qui “General Sir Munro the complete evacuation of Gallipol has been successfully carried out. ? “All the guns and howitzers were got away, with the exception of seven- teen worn out guns which were blown up_by us before leaving, : “Our casualties amounted to one member of the British rank and file wounded. “There were no casualties the Fropch. ° “General Munro states that the ec- complishment of this dificult task was due to Generals Birdwood and Davies and invaluable _assistance Tendered in an operation of the high- est difficulty by Admiral de Robeck and the royal navy.” FATAL CULMINATION OF A BRIDGEPORT QUARREL. Cofored Men Fought With Horse Shoes and & Hay Hook. Bria; Conn., Jan. 9.—James Nixon, colored, died here today at the Bridgeport hospital from wounds re- cefved on Saturday night in a fight with John Henry Coleman, 54, also colored. Both men fought with horse shoes and it is reported that Coleman also used a hay hook. Nixon was battered about the head. The fight occurred in a livery stable where the men worked. The assaflant arrested admits assaulting Nixon and {s being &ld on a charge of manslaughter. roner Phelan will conduct an in- quest tomorrow. A INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC AT STATE SCHOOL FOR BOYS About Fifty of the Inmates Are Af- flicted with the Disease. Meriden, Conn., Jan. 9.—The local state school for boys has been visited by an epidemic of influenza with the result that about 50 of the inmates and the superintendent, Charles M. Wil- lams, are in the clutches of the dis- ease. For about three days the mal- @dy has been spreading through the institution. Today it was reported that the progress of the dlsease had been. much but there are still few of the boys confined to their among. is Double That of Any Other Cabled Paragraphs russian Parliament to Meet. TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AT A DU PONT PLANT At Carney’s Point—At Least Eight Eight Persons Said to Have Been Killed—Detonation Heard in Phil delphia, 25 Miles Distant. Philadelphia, Jan. 9.—At least eight persons are reported to have been kill- ed in a nexplosion at the Bocher plant of the Du Pont Powder company at s Point early today. The steamer Long Beach, which was just leaving its dock was blown partly out of the water. Al its windows were broken and part of the cabin was smashed. Nonme of the passengers, however, are believed to have been hurt, ‘The force of the explosion was so great that it was heard in this city, 25 miles distant. HEARINGS ON DYESTUFFS SITUATION THIS WEEK. Delepates From Connecticut and Massachusetts to Appear Before the House Committe Washington, Jan, 9.—After a week of opendiscussion in the senate and house, congressional excitement over | the foreign relations of the United States has been considerably allayed. Administration leaders appeared to have succeeded in prevailing upon most of their colleagues to adopt a policy of patient waiting for complete investigation of recent war zonme in- cident in which American lives were sacrificed. It is certain, however, that there will be almost daily discussion at the capitol of the condition affecting the United States as a result of the European war. Committees will begin Work tomor- row framing the rivers and harbors bill, which will agregate approximate- Iv_$40,000,000, the urgent deficiency bill, for which bills aggregating $3,- 000,000 already are in for the present fiscal year, the Indlan appropriation bill, aggreggting $10,000,000 and the postofiice appropriation bill One of the hearings of the session wil be on the dyestuffs situation. Large delegaations from Connecticut, Massachusetts and elsewhere are pre- paring to ‘appear before the - house ways and means committee next Fri- day to urge legislation to build up the dyestuffs industry in this country. POLICY ON ENFORCEMENT ON ANTI-TRUST LAWS. Outlined For Chamber of Commerce of the United States. ‘Washington, Jan. $.—The policy of | the department of justice in the e forcement of the anti-trust laws is cutlined at length in a statement made public tonight by the chamber of commerce of the United States an- nouncing the »sult O several con- ferences between Mr. Gregory and a committee of the organization. The outline, which was submitted to and approved by the attorney general, is prefaced by an explanation that the chamber has constantly been present- ed with inouirifes with regard to the relationship that might be established between the federal trade commission and the department and requests for information as to the government's af titude in future anti-trust proceed. ings. The attorney general was told, the statement says, that an expression from him “might be regarded as re- asuring to the public mind” and might “dispel some of the uncertainty which heretofore existed.” BRITISH BATTLESHIP SUNK BY A MINE. Complement of 777 Men Were Taken Off Without Loss of Life. London. Jan. 8, 8.05 p. m—The British battleship King Edward VII has been sunk as the resuit of strik- ing 2 mine. The entire crew was saved. The announcement by the admiraity follows: “H. M. S. King Edward VII has struck a mine. Owing to'the heavy sea she had to be abandoned and sank shortly afterwards. The ship's com- pany was taken off without any loss of life. Only two men were injured.” The King Edward was a battleship of 16,350 tons laid down in March, 1902. She was 453 long, 78 feet beam and 26 feet draught. She had four 12-inch, four 9.2 inch and ten 6-inch guns in her main battery and was equipped with four torpedo . tubes, submerged. Her speed on her trial trip was 19 knots. She has a com- vlement of 777 men. MILFORD WOMAN SHOT HERSELF THROUGH TEMPLE Mrs. Rosalie Downey Had Been I with Grip. Mtiford, Conn., Jan. 9.—Mrs. Rosalie Downey committed suicide at her home in Stowe avenue, Walnut Beach, late today by shooting herself thmugh the temple with a revolver. She had been il with the grip and her daughter, Mrs, Rosalle Willlams, who lived with her,’ believes that her mind was af- fected, which caused her to end her life. While the family was seated in the parlor, Mrs. Downey suddenly arose and sald: “I am going to kill myself” She went to the hall and before anyone could prevent, fired the fatal shot. She died before a phys! clan arrived. Mrs. Downey was born in Middle- town about #2 vears ago. She had 1ived in Bridgeport and Waterbury be- fore coming here a few months ago. OBITUARY. Elmer P. Nichols. Manchester, N. H., Jan. 9~—HEimer P. Nichols, inventor of shoe machinery and president of the Lacene Machine mlfl.:t this city, died at Jackson- ‘winter, ‘Mr, Nichols was well known in the| Two Me Fatally Shot in Derby RESULT OF A ROW AMONG A NUMBER OF LABORERS A THIRD MAN WOUNDED ps i Wounded Man Declines to Give the Authorities Any Information as to How the Trouble Started. Ansonia, Corn., Jan. 9.—Two persons are dead and a third is in the Griffin hospital, Derby, as the result of last night’s shooting , among a num- ber of laborers in Front street. Paola Multallbana was killed instantly, a number of_bullets en! his body. Dominick Bucelo, who had two . bui- lets in his body, died this forenoon in the hospital, without regaining con- sclousness. Refused to Give Information. Joseph Dulcette, now in the hospital with two bullet wounds, will probably recover. He declines to give the au- thorities any information as .to how the trouble started or as to who did the shooting. He told the police, “If a get better, I'll get my revenge; if 1 die, I'll forgive the man who shot me? Six Witnesses Held. Six witnesses, including Bucclo’s wife, are locked up as material wit- nesses. One of the witnesses, who is believed to know a great deal about the ccse, was taken to the New Ha- ven county jail at New Haven early this morning. State Policeman Virelli “Assisting. State Policeman Virelli is assisting the local authorities in the investi- gation. Coroner Eli Mix of New Ha- ven is also conducting an investiga- tion. Different Versions of the Affray. ‘The police so far have able to learn but very little of the trouble. Nearly, everyone interviewed has a dif- ferent version. It is known, however, that about 30 shots were fired. A re- volver, with seven discharged cham- bers, was found in the street after the fracas. MOHR MURDER TRIAL IN PROVIDENCE TODAY It Is Understood Healis Will Be State’s Principal Witness. Providence, R. I, Jan. 9.—A murder trial of unusual interest, in Blizabeth. . F.. Mohr " negroes. will appear as defendants on charges growing out of the killing of her hus- band, Dr. Franklin Mohr, four months ago, 'Will begin here tomorrow. Mrs. Mohr is under indictment as an ac- cessory before the fact to the fnur- der, the state’s contention being that, prompted by jealousy, she hired the negroes to commit the crime. Cecil V. Brown and Henry Spellman, half- brothers, are the negroes who will be tried for murder. Dr. Mobr, who was accompanied by his secretary, Mizs Bmily Burger, wag shot from ambush on the West Bar- rington road on the night of August 31, while his automobile was stalled. He died of his wounds without re- cavering consciousness, but Miss Bur- ger, although shot twice, survived. It is the claim of the state that the au- tomobile_was purposely stalled by George W. Healis, Dr. Mohr's negro chauffeur, at a point previously agreed upon with the other negroes, who had come up from behind on motorcycles. Healis will not be tried. He was unexpectedly brought into court by Assistanit Attorney General Abbott Phillips last Friday and, after the murder indictment found against him had been quashed, pleaded nolo con- tendre to a charge of monslaughter. Sentence has been deferred. It is un. derstood that he Wil appear as the state’s principal witness. Shortly after the murder Healls {made an alleged confession to the po- lice of Barrington to the effect that he had driven over the Barrington road at the suggestion of Brown. a stable man whom Dr. Mohr had dis- charged. He alleged that Brown was acting for Mrs. Mohr. Subsequently, the police are said to have obtained from the other two negroes a state- ment that they were in the pay of the physician’s wife, that she had bought the motorcycles which they used and had agreed to give Healis and Brown 32,000 each, and Spellman $500. The men later retracted these statements and it is uncertain whether they will be used in the trial 'FIRE IN GIRLS’ SCHOOL AT MARLBOROUGH, MASS. 106 Pupils Escaped from the B Jan. 8.—Fire in the five story brick building occupied b: St. Ann's School for Girls yesterday drove the one hundred and thirty-six pupils from the class rooms, but all ‘escaped unharmed. The flames originated in an air shaft near. the boller in the basement and in & few minutes had worked their way through the center of the build- ing to the roof, filling the building with smoke. They were controlled aft- er damage estimated ut $20,000 had been done. All of the pupils were in the class rooms on ths second floor when one of the younger girls detected smoke and warned Sister Mary Alphonse. lat- ter called for the fire drill which has been regularly practiced at the school and the girls passed down the stair- way in an orderly manner and reach- ed ‘the street without accident. The weather. was bitterly cold and they were immediately housed in a paro- chial school nearby. 5 The pupils who range in years from 12 to 18 come from homes throughout the eastern states. CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL SALE OF DRUGS Seven Physicians and Druggists In- dicted at Boston. Boston, Jan. 9.—Seven physicians and druggists were secretly indicted by the grand jury 2y charged «ith being concerned in the illegal sale of drugs and oplates in this city. An- other indictment was returned against Albert H. Robinson on a charge of world as the inventor of | Grading Nichols Evening and ich Mrs. | Suicide Cashier Short $47,500 LOUIS R. CURTIS OF SOUTHING- TON NATIONAL:BANK BUT BANK IS SOLVENT Fact of Shortage' Was Announced by Directors Saturday—Bank Examin- ers Revealed the Discrepancy. Southington, Conn,, Jan. §.—Officlals of the Southington National bank to- night declined to amplify the state- ‘ment of the directors yesterday reveal. ing a shortage of $87,500 in the ac counts of Louls K. Curtis, the cashler who committed suicide last weel. Refused to Answer Questions. Vice President Edwin G. Lewis re- fused to amswer questions as to the methods used by Curtis to cover up 'the shortage. He also declined - to comment on the period of time in which the shortage occurred, and he would say nothing as to what Curtis did with the money. Other officials of the bank were equally reticent. The federal bank examiners, who unearthed the shortage, could not be reached to- night. Shortage a Surprise. While there have been many rumors here since Mr. Curtls' sudden death last Wednesday, the official announce- ment of the shortage came as a sur- prise. Mr. Curtis had been cashier continuously for over thirty years and was highly regarded. The bank, according to the official statement, is “absolutely solvent,” and able to meet all demands o its depos- itors. FAMOUS OLD SIOUX CHIEF A SUICIDE. Ogallala Fire Took Part the Custer Massacre. c Chicago, Jan. 9.—Chief Ogallala Fire, who fought with Sitting Bull in the Custer massacre, died at a hospital today, aged 90. A week ago, appar- ently ' tired of life, he cut his throat anq has been unconscious much of the time since. Chief Ogallala Fire was one of the Sionx Indian chiefs who with Sitting Bull fought against the encroachments of the white settlers and who repeat- edly gave battle to United States reg- ulars. He was severely wounded in the bgitle 1 _wiioh: Genoral Cusier snd bis - troops were slanghtered -and. - the scars of that encounter to his death. Two bullet wounds and a sabre slash left him wounded on the fleld and it was menths before he was able to take part in other fights. He was known as one of the bravest of the Indjan chiefs who followed Sit- ting Bull and the annals of western Indian warfare have many tales of raids planned and executed by Chief Ogallala Fire. On the hospital cot the aged In- dlan said he aid not liKe to talk of the old days of Indlan war. “We did not understand the ways of the white men. We had to yield. It is not right for me to talk of the days when we went _on the warpath because now it is not considered brave,” sald the old chief. One of the proudest possessions of the old man i3 a soldier's belt which the chief sald he had taken from an adversary killed by him at Custer's last fight. The belt is now covered with beads. ‘When Chief Ogallala Fire made his first appearance in a wild west show he wore a long chair main of $5 and $10 gold pleces. His granddaughter said that he gave nearly all of the gold pieces to children in nelghbor- hoods in which he had lived. $50,000 GIFT FOR WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Ex-Congressman Washburn, lent of the Corporation. From Pret ‘Worcester, Mass., Jan. 9.—Worcester Polytechnic Institute trustees announce the receipt of a gift of $50,000 from ex-Congressman Charles G. Washburn of Worcester, president of the Tech corporation, to make assured a con- tinuance of an annual appropriation of 350,000 for five years after 1917 from the state. In 1912, the legisla- ture voted an annual appropriation of $50,000 to Tech without restriction for five years, to be followed with another series of $50,000 for five years, pro- vided Tech raised $350,000 before 1917. Friends of the institute- have con- tributed $320,370 and Mr. Washburn now makes the state contribution a certainty by giving $50,000, the largest amount ever given to Tech by one of her alumni. In recognition of the gift, the Tech trustees are to. give Mr. Washburn a reception the night of January 17. CRACKSMEN BLEW OPEN AN UNLOCKED SAFE ass., Postoffice—Got Little for Their Work. Norwell, Mass, Jan. 9.—Three cracksmen who are believed to have traveled by automobile, blew open an unlocked safe in the local postoffice early yesterday and secured & few stamps and a small amount of cash. ‘There was so little of value in the safe that the postmaster, E. H. Starrell, did not lock it when he went home last night, but the burglars apparently: failed to try the handle. The sound of the explosion awakened a citizen living nearby, who saw the men leav- ln‘nghe‘bnfldh‘ and notified the po- lice, but they escaped. in the Norwell, M; KILLED BY A SNOW SLIDE IN YELLOYSTONE PARK Lieut. Joseph E. MoDonald Was Coasting With Four Companions. Livingston, Mont, Jan. 9—Lieuten- ant Joseph B, McDonald, 12th U, S. Cavalry, was killed by a snow siide today .while coatsing with four com- panions at_Mammoth Hot Springs near Fort Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park. All flve were caught in the slide but MeDonald remained huried 45 minutes before his_ com- panions could release him. He dled tonight. Lieutenant McDonald was born in !mtlif-fl was graduated from West in Minneapolls national o ount o §148.318,227, the ‘largest on record. The Mechanics’ Trust Co, of Har- risburg, Pa., declared a semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent. re in the of the Chevrolet u:m‘ ca".. at Point, N. ¥., caused damage of $50,000. In spite of a 70-mile gale, the bat- tloships of the Atiantic Hect ensaged in manoeuvres oft Norfolk, Va. The town of Stoy, Ill,. was severely shaken when a nitro magaszine of the du Pont Powder Co., exploded. Secretary of War Garrison will be the first witness next week before the Senate military affairs committee. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson was nominat- ed for honorary president of the Wo- men's National Democratic League. The Bank of England bought 8,000 pounds in bar gold and shipped 79, 000 pounds in sovereigns to America. Great Britain is reported to have limited the rate on cotton from the Gulf to Liverpool to $2 per 100 pounds. Regular passenger train service -be- tween Germany and the Balkans is expected to start about the middle of the month. China has placed orders aggregat- ing $700,000 with American manufact- urers for machinery to equip two cotton mills. Capt. Franz von Papen, recalled ‘German military attache to the Ger- man Embassy at Washington; left The Hague for Berlin. Mrs. Lucy Hughes, 84 years old, who was badly injured two years ago in the collapse of a tenement house in Hartford, died last night. The French steamship Meinan ar- rived at Marseilles, after having been chased for some distance in the Med- iterranean by a submarine. A large quantity of powder was destroyed when a black powder mill of the du Pont Co., at Henry Clay, Del., was wrecked by an explosion. Gasoline was reduced to 16 1-2 cents per gallon at Chis by the Standard Oil.Co. This is a reduction of nearly two cents a gallon, i has an advance of a loan of 40,000,000 francs, now being negotiated. An order for 550 hopper and 200 gondola freight cars was placed with the Pressed Steel Car Co., by the Le- high & New Bngland Raiiroad. Four hundred men gathered at Renselaer, Ind, to clean out ail the wolves in Jasper county. The animals will be captured alive, is possible. Mrs. Christina Mayes, wife of teamster, killed herself and her five children, ranging in age from 2to 7, of Chicago by turning on the gas, The du Pont Powder Co., has con- tracted for all surplus sulphuric acid which the Anaconda company is man- ufacturing in excess of its own needs. The body of a six weeks’ old baby boy was found in a suit case at the Grand Central Station, New York City. The suit had been checked on Dec. 27. Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, in- troduced a resolution calling for an investigation of foreign interference with the United States mails on high seas. Kng Nicholas of Montenegro has uo {ntention of leaving his country the Montenegrin consul at Rome de- clared, denying reports to the con- trary. Replying to New Year's greetings from representatives of the Rome no- bility, Pope Benedict deplored the war and praised the charitable work of the nobility. Gen. Stopford, relieved of ‘his com- mand of his division corps at the Dardanelles on Aug. 15, has officially asked the British War Office for an explanation. 5 An_unidentified men, who fell from a Derby-bound trolley car near Chet- nut Ridge Saturday, died last night in a New Haven hospital without regain- conclousness, The Clyde Liner Iroquois arrived in New York with the captain and 18 of the crew of the British steamer Northmount, which foundered off Cape Hatteras. Trapped in a burning which caught fire after leaving th rails and turning turtle, thirty sengers were injured at Wilmette, a Chicago suburb. trolley ca: The court of appsals at Albany do- nied the application of Hans Schmidt, unfrocked New York priest, for a re- argument of his appeali. Schmidt will died this week at Sing Sing. Edward Robinon, a director of the Metropolitan Mufum of Art, aked the Board of Etimate for an ap] riation of $110,000 for the purchae of a new dynamo plant for the mueum." Announcement was made that at the semi-annual meeting of the trustees of the Connecticut Literary Institu- tion it was voted ~unanimously to change the name of the school to the Sufiield School. John J. Leonard of Hartfor aged 42, trolley conductor, died Ifi!ll as the result of hk!n&,pl-:n Ith sulcidal intent last Fri Iil health is =ald to have been the reason for his act. He leaves his wife and several children. Miss Ellen Connelly, who was struck by an automol driven by Charles J. Atwood n New Haven Friday, died last night in a hospital fro mher Injuries. She was internal- ly hurt, Atwood was held, pending developments. £ The International Auctionser. “How much I offered for peace' ? T Two bil- it at some- Final Vote on the Five Defendants Upon Whom the Could Not Agree Stood 8 to 4 for - Cass Ledyard and Edward D. Robbins Are Those Were Not Cleared—Chief Counsel for Gove: Announced That He Will Move for a New Trial o Five. New York. Jan. 9.—Six of the eleven former directors of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, charged by the government with criminal vio- lation of the Sherman anti-trust law, were found not gallty jate today by the jury which for nearly taree months has been trying the case. The Jury disagreed on the others. The Men Acquitted. acquitted were D. Newton Mrbufi armington, Conn.; Robert W. Tatt, Brovidence, R. L; James 8. Hem ingway, A. Heaton Robertson and Frederick F. Brewster of New Haven, and Henry K. McHarg, Stamford, Conn. Those on Whom Jury Disagreed. Those on whom the jury disagreed were William Rockefeller, New Yorl Charles F. Brooker, Ansonia, Conn. Charles M. Pratt, Brooklyn; _Lew Cass Ledyard, New York, and Edward D. Robbins, New Haven. . Jury Out 51 Hours. The verdict was returned at 4.30 o'clock this afternoon, after 51 hours of deliberation, and the jury was dis- charged. The final vote on the five defendants upon whom _the jurors could not agree stood § to 4 for ac~ quittal. R. L. Batts, chief counsel for the government, announced that in due time he would move for a trial of these five. This will be he said, before any effort will be made to try the six other former directors of the road who were indicted but who obtained the right to be tried sep- arately. Instructed by Court. e not réach thelr ‘ver- Qlct untit After they had reported to Judge Hunt earlier in the day that they could not agree. Up to that time —noon—they had been deliberating with a view to bringing in a verdict on the guilt or innocence of the de- fendants collectively. The court then instructed them to- make further ef- forts to concur and that if they could not agree upon all, to try and reach a decision on some. The vote on the question of all at that time also stood $ 1o 4 for acquittal, it was learned. Two Jurors Held Out. On returning to the jury room. the jurors_renewed their discussion with the cqurt's instructions in mind and usly eliminated the six defend- ants who were acquitted. Two of the four jurors who had voted against th defendants originally stood firm, how- ever, against Messrs. Rockefeller, Led- yard, Brooker, Pratt and Robbins. Then the other two switched to their original position, leaving 8 to 4 as the final verdict. From the time the case was submit- ted to them at 1.30 o'clock Friday af- ternoon, the jurors took in all 18 bal- lots. The firat stood six for acquattal, four for convietion and two blank. It was_not until Saturday that they reached the 8 to 4 alignment. Rockefeller Not Present. ‘William Rockefeller, who is ill, and Henry K. McHarg were not present when the jurors, haggard and untidy, filed In the coue room to render thelr verdict. The nine other defendants were in their usual seats. Some of them, during the long hours of walt- g had laughed and Joked with coun sel and newspapermen. Others dis- Dlayed much nervousness, particularly atter Judge Hunt's instructions today, urging the jury to bring in a verdict as to some individually. - With the en- trance of the jurymen, with their hats and coats in hand, presaging a ve dlct, the mental state of ihe defend- ants was obviously one of tense strain. Read Names of Those Acquitted. After the usual questions by the court as to whether they had agreed on a verdict, the foreman of the jury read off the names of those acquitted, then those of the defendants upon Whom they had failed to agree. The court thanked the jury, but hardly had he concluded his remarks when defend- ants’ attorneys and others in the court room were on their feet and there was a general bandshaking. Without re- gard_to their status under the verdict, the ‘defendants shook hands with the jurors and with government counsel. Charles S. Mellen, former president of the New Haven and the chief wit- ness in the case, was not in court. Discussed Principal Phases. ‘While they-had discussed _all principal phases of the case, the jurors Eald, the chief issues of debate were the ‘matter of the allaged suppression by the New Haven of the competition of the Joy steamship line and the ac- quisition of the Boston a&nd Maine € h of two steamboats to the Joy line a subject, it was said, of sharp @e bate. B Term of Office as Di Of the five defendants who or innocence was not decided, Rockefeller was the only one term of service as 4 New Haven rector continued throughout the. tite time of the alleged conspi: He antedated Charles F. three years. Messrs. Ledyard . Pratt ‘took part in the tran which led to the acquisition of the stock of the Boston and Maine in 1901 and as directors of the latter ro came directors of the New H when the Boston and Maine was t; over. Edward D. Robbins was eral counsel of the road and figus the Metropolitan Steamship tran tions, which, accompanied by the mation of a number of alleged du: corporations, resulted in the of the steamships Harvard and to_the Pacific coast. The other directors were mentioned in the evidence and chief defense was that they d upon the advice of Charles §. or Robbins in the acts charged ag: them, which virtually _consisted casting their votes in favor of p ositions which came before the of directors for approval. Jurors Unkempt and Weary. The jurors were unkepmt and y when ‘they arrived at the feden building this morning from the hotel where they had been. None of them had for two days | given an opportunity to shave ¢ ‘They had not been deliberating hours before they sent a communie tion to Judge Hunt announcing they were unable to agree. They W soon after summoned to court, Judge Hunt informed them that should return and continue their 3 R be at all posstble for you to at e for you to reach a verdict,” he said, “you should spare no effort’ to do . L amke you! once more to consider. If you bave done so with , you still find that you cannot conscientiously the unanimous sion upon the main issue as to all defendants, then you may try. convictions as to some of them. It might be that you can reconcile your Qifferences as to come, if mnot to Thy ; aa % e jury not at first move. 3 fne out for convicsion: whispersd 4l out or conviction, the foreman. The latter shook his head negatively, arose abruptly the others followed suit, the filing out. Counsel and defendants at that predicted that no verdict would reached for at least another day were accordingly surprised When came a few hours later. The defendants were indicted Febe ruary 26, 1915. The trial began - ber 13'last. It was estimated that it entailed an expense to the ;fi_ ernment and defendants of ters of a million dollars. $ ANNUAL MEETING OF 3 BLIND PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION | Officers Elected and Pilans for a Stats Home Discussed. Meriden Conn., Jan. 9.—The annual meeting of the Connecticut Blind Pes ple’s association was held Saturday this city, twenty blind people ing. Plans were discussed for ing a state home for the blind. The officers elected are: Pres Frank C. Comstock, Meriden; vice president, Miss Gertrude New Haven; second vice Herman Aberg, West Haven; secre-, tary, Miss Corinne Delesdernefer, Mer-| iden; financial secretary, B. Randolph Carpenter, New Haven; treasu: Owen E. Wrinn, Wallingford; bo of trustees, Ernest Henry, New Hax Emerson Curtiss, Bristol and Mars] Backman, Hartford. A PEABODY, MASS,, FIREMAN KIL By the Fall of ‘an Iron Smokestack O Hundred Feet High. 3 ] 2. ; firs “thet burnea e Jadta Goat sa Sheepsi : ey, < hi charged, the New Haven completed its trafic monopoly of the transportation of New England. The lh?‘-“t:ifled Billard transactions were v 1gnored, the :m&- sald, having in the opinion of most of them been” ruled out by e e e e G 5.5 g 5 tH ] Hiee g'sz“"g ) a § 3 P». P AN ENTIRE WA FAMILY HAS