Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 19, 1916, Page 6

IN AND ABOUT WESTERLY Russians Married by Superior Court Judge—Mansfield Trial ¢ still Taken Up With Signal Testimony—Medical Exam- g iner Dr. M. H. Scanlon on the Stand Wednesday —Death : of Mrs. Sanford P. Stillman, Aged 91. * Before taking his place on the bench &t the superior court as presiding jus- fice in the Mansfield manslaughter ease Wednesday morning, Judge Elner J. Rathbun officiated at the marriage 6f two young Russians, good looking and neat in appearance, from Bridge- fon, N. J. They were Hymen Fein- 6tein and Clara Dorothy Goldman, who applied for marriage license five days ago, and have been in Westerly since, awaiting the time limit when they gould be legally married, and by a dge of the superior court, rather an by any denominational minister pot _of their faith, and there are none in Westerly. The couple have attended several sessions of the court during the trial, occupying place of promi- gence in the vacant jury box, just passing the time away until the time arrived for the marriage ceremony. Frederick S. Evans, representative én the New Haven system of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, a passenger or the Gilt Edge express on the night of the Bradford wreck, hose testimony was heard in p: Tuesday, was recalled to the witness stand when court opened Wednesday morning, Mr. Fitzgerald resuming his inquiry. Mr. Evans testified that when he first got off the train he looked for the flagman and saw,none except the one from train 25, the Gilt Edge. There was a switch light, w shows red or green, and ited near the’ west end Of the bridge, Mr. Evans later went back and saw the first, and it was set at danger. Since the Pradford did not know of his own knowledse whether there had been any change | the home signal, red, in the first home When the | distant signal is at dicates | the other si are and the engineer is expected to maintain full speed. Under cross examination by Mr. Phillips, the witness said he was near Mr, Mansfield just after the wreck, or perhaps 2 few minutes thercafier,when he got out of the car. When tI - wit- | ness got off the trair at | a glance that the fla ing back. He first as: ng an injured woman to ind per- haps he reached otive ai seven or eisht m s after the Heion. He had beef with the engineer dbout a minute when McClusky towerman, came up on a run and frem the direction the crossing Was not po: whether. had a lantern. day as to the ex: versation between McClu angineer. and the Mr. Bvans said he was not much excited at the time. Then the engine ran into the car and at ths time he did not know whether there | were passengers in the car. He help- ed Mr. Mansfield from the engzine and| & He was ready to look out gineer and had been int since. He assisted in for Mr. Mansfield and trial every day and sistance he could in his linc Mr. Evans was not with Mr. Mans- fleld for the particular purpose of hear the en- sted in him | zetting lawyers | 1d heen at the rendered all as- of dut ing all conversations, and did not vise Mr. Mansfield, as he needed no ddvice. When the engine near Catto’s place he did not ear anyone say that there was fear of the Catto place catching fire from the engine. Mr. Evans made no effort to see the towerman at Wood River Junction, nor did he have unyohe el ke such effort. When he got off the train at first he did not look for the signals, but | for the flagman. He was interc ted in geltting down to the engine, he was in going back to Sce the nals. He was intcrested in_the gineer and after secing he went back to the - sistance mor en- Mansfield to render a and then c back to the engine. He did not consider it his| duty, or that it was necessary for him to investigate the signals, for he knew the ability and character of Mr. Mans- field and todk his statement as to -the cause of the wreck to be fact. Mr. Evans said he had not gone over the ' conversations with Mr. Mansficld | only in a general w aind never men- tioned the McClusky talk, but refer- ence was made to the Catfo talk, after Catto had testified, but not in detail. He had made no personal test to sce if the low green switch signal could be mistaken for the distant s al. He sald he had asked engineer on that point, but Mr. Phillips said he’did not agk for the opinion of other engine Mr. Carmichael, a member of the lic utilities commission, was pointed out to witness by Mr. Mansfeld. Upon redirect examination by Mr. Fitzgerald the witness said he was not at the wreck with the expectation of being called as a witness, he did not expect any suit to result from the wreck. He said Mr. Mansfield told him of the sign: sthat night. At no time did Mr. Mansfield say anything different in regard to the signals than what he told the witnes: “Did you hear anything unfair to| Mr. Mansfield at the commission hear- ing?” asked Mr. Phillips, and the wit- | ness replied that he did ana t made protest. He was thes senting the brotherhood and Mr. Mans. feld. Protests were made by others a8 well as himself. e was not the only one dissatisfied with the conduct of the commission. He liad served as chairman of the New Haven system of the brotherhood for 12 years and had attended trials where engincers were charged with criminal negligence, On the night of the Bradford wreck he dld not know that there was to be a crfminal trlal and alid not prepare | himself for such a trial. He did not rémain with the engineer so as to be prepared to testify in any case that might result from the wreck. ONSTIPATION: is the big trouble in every serious sickpess — causing depression of spirits, irritability, nervousness, imperfect vision, loss of memory, T sleep, loss of appetite, ctc.—st: Fwith o Feuiar conmeof ' o "t | on the sheet. Dr. Michaél H. Scanlon, medical ex- aminer for Washington county, testi- fied that on the night of the wreck he received first notice from the station agent at Westerly, and that there would be a special to take him to Bradford. He went to the station at 8 o'clock, but was informed that the train was not ready, and advised to go to Bradford by his automobile, which he did. The weather was misty and foggy. At Bradford he went to Vars' drug store and found tiiere were several doctors and all the injured had been attended to.ggHe then, as med- ical examiner, went to the engine of the Gilt Edge, which was then just east of the Crossing. He saw the en- gineer and talked with him. He then- talked with Fireman King. Mr. Phil- lips objected to their conversation or attitude, and the objection was -sus- tained. . “Did you have any difficulty in getting statements?” Objections raised and sustained. He then went to the tower and saw Towermen Mec- Clusky and McManus in his official capacity as medical examiner. Chief of Police Brown accompanied him from the drug store. No other persons were in the tower when he first went in. He tried at first to get an interview with McManus and Mes Clusky, but led. In a second at- tempt he succeeded, when threat was made to separate them, and by arrest if neces He made effort 1o secure the time ~sheet of the tower, and finally got it, after 15 minutes of per- sistency. The time sheet was on the table near the telegraph instrument, nd he was told he could not have it, but he drew a line on the sheet to denote the Jast entries made at that me. The doctor identified the line rew that night, and what was en- tered underneath thAt line was subse- tly written thercon. On the upper r of tlie sheet the doctor wrote me at the time he drew the line He was in th - 25 minutes continuousl d to get hold of the train crew of but could not find them. When was in the tower he a to the train crew, but he directed engine of that train had gone. _Albert E. Paterson, a locomotive en- gineer, testified he was in the office of Superintendent Litchfield in New Lon- don with Fireman King. Mr. Paterson was chairman of the grievance com- mittee and he was there in the inter- est of a claim for expenses of Mr. King. Mr. Litchfield explained that he was ng over the testimony of Mr. King fore the commission, and tried to W to Mr. King that he was wrong his testimony, when he said the tant signal at Bradford was clear, it must have heen yellow. Mr. declared that he was not mis- en in t particular, no matter hat the testimony of others. Super- intendent Litchfleid tried to get Mr. 1g to chanze his testimony at least five times, cross examinati n- the witness fied he had not talked the matter « in, de with Mr. King. Super- ntendént T.itelfield " not threaten Mr., = King openly at that session. te ess. Howard Dedrick of Hartford, signal maintainer for the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad for three es was the first witness at the sion. His testimony cqv- it Durnside Junction, near ford. At the gger crossing there tant signal is operated as at *d, but has two semaphore . There sidings controlled by signals in the second block, or end, and controls the approach d west. All signals are put in cr position before the switch is open. Mr. Dedrick continued his testi saying that he found by the fest thet signal was out of order. . He then 1 and was ked if he found anything that caused the false, clea.l(x In response to quertes from Mr. Phillips ~ witness said he did not know much of the lock and block sys- t:}ln.‘ ]_Tr' had orked on the Bradford & White River blocks As maintainer. The gravity hoxes are the same on ali towers and must be e same at rdford and Wood River, unless they design. He did c v boxes at Bradf and Wood River last April. G Elbert E. Ryand, of Readvills, a freight locomotive engineer of the New York‘v New Haven & Hartford railroad and in the employ or the company twenty-four years, testified that he operated trains along Nisger crossing: near West Burnside. 2 . were electrical e Aoy crossing. one is a stop and the other dis tant. Te had operated n that vicinity X yvears. When switch is open the vellow board should be at horizontal, Have vou ever seen distant signal af clear, when the switch was open?’ A clear distant indicates a clear route and full speed and when at vellow re. duce speed, expecting a red home with preparation for a stop. The distant signal at safety always indicates a clear block and without reduction. of speed. Upon cross-examination b Phillips he asked witness to show rule that a clear distant lows a train to through the block. Mr. s any signal al- proceea at - speed That was the gen- eral understanding. He has been in Westerly three weeks and is interest- ed in the case, and has not falked over his testimony with Mr. Mansfield or anybody else. There are not dl!t‘a: signal; - iAry block. P ow i When the signal is at yel- caution, and if he got the at green it Indicated a clear in any kind of weather, he re- d to questions by Mr. Phillips. Is there anything on page 103 of the hoof of rules regarding to aistant signals? Yes, sir.” The distant signal was explained—the rule, and distant signal at green indicates other signals are at green, or clear, indicates the same in all kinds of weather. Where distant signal is at green it is not required to send any one ahead to see if-the home Is at green or red, as the distant sig- nal indicates the reading of the oth- er. it With the signal distant as clear the advance and home signals are sup- posed to show clear. With engine fireman on the engine witness has op- erated his engine just as indicated in his testimony. With the distant at They act promptly and freely, but itly, !fl’or«mgh{ clennain§ the comforting the stomach, stimu- lating ‘the liver—the specific for indi- * n, headache, biliousness, Leart- Purely le. _Plain or Sugar Coated. 80 YEARS’ CONTINUOUS SALE THEIR MEBIT. Dr. 3 - Scheac & Soo, Philadelphis | clear an engineer looks out for the first home signal, but expects to find it clear as indicated by the distant sig- nal. There is a rule that requires when the first home is obscured by stormy weather, that the engineer is supposed to stop and send a man ahead to ascertain what the signal in- dicates, but this wousd probably be indicated by the, distant signal. On a stormy night, 80 bad that he ecould not see the signals except with diffi- culty, witness would slow up, and re- duce speed eight or ten miles an hour. If home signal was found to be red he would surely make every effort to stop the train. In stormy, foggy weather, extra precaution is taken, he said. The court adjourned to 10.30 Thurs- day morning. Upon mandamus issued on petition of Samuel H. Davis to compel Eugene B. Pendleton and Clarence E. Roche, moderator and clerk of the Second representative district to certify to the nomination of Samuel H. Davis as representative to the general as- sembly was given hearing in the Su- preme court at Providence Wednesday. Attorney Richard W. Jennings of Providence revresented Mr. Davis and Attérney Harry B. Agard of Westerly represented Maurice W, FT: posing candidate, and who 4 the nominee at the caucu Thursday night. The contention was over 25 ballots counted for Flynn that it was claimed should be counged for Davis. The hearing occupied nearly five hours and was heard before flve Justices of that court and the petition was denied. Now both Mr. Davis and Mr. Flynn will be candidates for the office on nomination papers. Mr. Flynn has been indorsed by the democrats. Local Laconres. A big delegation of New London firemen will be guests of the Westerly Veteran Firemen's association next Saturday night. ° Mrs. Catherine York Stlllman, 91, widow of Sanford P. Stillman, died Tuesday night at her home on Canal street. She had resided in Westerly seventy-one years. She was born in Oxford, N. Y. She is survived by two son, Frederick A, and Dwight R. Still- man, MOOSsUP Missionary Society Holds Annual Meeting—Local Peopie Attend New London Convention—Prize Winners at Recent Home Garden Exhibit. The annual meeting of the Wom- an’s Home and Foreig i s ciety of the M. with Mrs. Matthew I terncon. The president, Mrs Main, presided. The reports were read and accepted. The ele of officers resulted as follows: President, Mrs. H. E. Main; vice president, Mrs. Sarah Dawson; Mrs, John C. Gallup, secretary and_treasurer of the Home department; Mrs. Ada Hili, secrctary and treasurer of the foreizn depart- ment; Mrs. Mathiew Barr recording secretary. 3 Mrs. Hill, who was a delegate to the New England nch of the Wom- man’s Foreign M y Society held in Worcester last week, gave a very interesting report of that meecting. It H. was voted to send a barrel of cloth- ing to the Browning Hom mden, South Carol and those interc were requested to donat to the church Wi The hostess ments after which the me; journed to meet with Mrs. J. ( Oct. sh- ting ad- Gallup " Attended Convention. Local people who attended the Con- nectic 3z convention held in New London included Mr J. H. Nighti Mr. and M Douglas and and Mr. Freeman. M: William Gardner was a recent visitor in Norwich. Mrs. John C. Gallup spent Wednes- day in Providence. William Bellivance went to Provi | dence Wednesday on busin mak- ing the trip in his automo The New Haven' Railroad Having ‘the brush burned. is tracks HOME GARDEN PRODUCTS First Annual Exhibition Held at Cen- tral Village Town Hali—Exhibitors and Prize Winners, The first annual exhibition of the products of the ardens culti- vated by the public school pupil: the town of 1d_under the d rection of the public schools, the coun- ty agent, Storrs college and the U. S Department of Agrienltu co-0 at- ing, was held in the town hall, Cen- tral Village, Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 11. Eighty-five Exhibitors. Some 85 pupils exhibited produ which showed careful and succes work done durin son. ul Prizes were av best, sec- ond and third t showings, and a grand prize of 3 rden tools was_awarded b) to the pupil me in the exhibition. Won Five Plainfield zra the best showing Prizes. won by Dorcas Clark of Hollow School who Wwon two first prizes and three second prize as follows t prize, lettuce; first prize, Gold Cdin Ipotatoe: second prize, Golden Bell tomato; - second prize, fleld corn; second prize, best specimen, flow pansies. Prizes were 25 cents for first p 15 cents for second prize and 10 cents for third prize. The Various Awards. There were 24 firsts, 17 second a 11 third prizes awarded in the vari- ous classes. Corn, potatoes beets, lettuce, s tomatoes, carrots, s chard, pumpkins watermelons, beans and sunflowers were among the vegetables exhibited and there was also a good sho of flowers both ingle perfect spec- imens and best arranged bouquets. Essays Presented. Bach pupil presented with his or her exhibit an essay showing how his garden was prepared and cared fo The essays of the first prize winner: were read before the"audience as ps of the program. The prodram follows: Order of Exercises. Song Robinson Crusoe, Moosubp school folk dance Mountain Dance, Green Hollow piano solo, Valse Gra ranzino, Moosup & ‘Willlams, Moosup s Clark, Green Hollow school; Shulman, Central Village school; Alice Jacques, Black Hill school; Mary Clark, Black Hill school; Lewis Gal lup, Plainfleld &chool; Alfred De- volve, Plainfleld school; folk dance. The Butterfly Dance, Black Hill school: song, Alice Ainsworth, Plain- field school: reading of papers of prize winners: Ida Jacques, Black Hill school; Helen Rrown, Black Hill school; Morris Lewis, Central Village school; original poem, James Howard, Moosup school; reading of papers of prize winners, Clement Mahew, Cen- tral Village school; folk dance, Taffy Was a Welchman, Green Hollow school; reading of papers of prize winners, Ruby Babcock. Black Hill school; gypsy dance, Ruth Moore, Black Hill school: reading of paper of prize winner, Rubv Babcock, Black Hill school: song. Chip, Chip, Chip, Central Village school. The Prize Winner: Sunflowers—Helen Brown, Black Hill, first prize; Amy Dorrance, Plain- field, second; Mary Clark, Green Hol- low, third. Tomatoes—Ida Jacques, Black Hill, first prize; Raymond Humes, Central Village, second; Ruby Babeock, Black Hill, third; golden 3ell tomatoes— Doréas Clark. Green Hollow, second prize. > Strawberries—Morris Lewis, Central £ Shete ) PRl ‘e Village, first prize; Lena Darby, Greeh Hollow, second. Flower—Ida Jacques, Black Hill, first prize; Dorcas Clark, Gréen Hol- low, second; Leo Dufresne, Black HIil, third. Swiss Chard—TLewis Gallup, Plain- field, first prize. Lettuce—Dorcas Clark, Green Hol- low, first prize. Cabbage—-Ruth Moore, Black Hill, first prize. _ Pumpkin—Fritz Dorflinger, Moosup, <t p Arnold Adams, Central Vil- lage, second. Pop Corn—Alice Jacques, Black Hill, first prize. Green Corn—Fred Graves, Black Hill, first prize; Harold Randall, Black Hill, second. Field Corn—Charles Hopkins, Plain- field, first prize; Dorcas Clark, Green Hollow, second: Blanche Defosses, of Central Village, third, Evergreen Swe®et Corn—Fred Per- kins, Central Village, first prize. Red Onions—Harold Randall, Black Hill, first prize; Ruth Moore, Black Hill, second; Arcade Plant, Plainfield, third. ‘White Onions—Archis Phillips, Plainfield, first prize. Carrots—Clement Mayhew, Central Jacques, ; Ida Jacques, Black Village, first prize; Alice Black Hill, secon Hill, third. Beets—Lena Shulman, Central Vil- lage, first prize; Raymond Humes, of Central Village, second; Leo Potvin, Moosup, third. Watermelon—Arnold Adams, Central Village, third prize. = Turnips—Paul Valller, Black Hill, first prize. Blue Potatoes—Mary Clark, Green Hollow, first prize; Green Mountain Potatoes, Helen Williams, Moosup, Moosup, first prize; Sarah Shulman, Central Village, second; Arnold Ad- ams, Central Village, third prize: Gold Coin potatoes, Dorcas Clark, Green Hollow, first prize. Yellow Fye Beans—Leo Dufresne, Black Hill, second prize; Raymond Humes, Central Village, third. Black Bush Beans—Fred Graves, Hill, first prize. o Scarlet Rdnner—Harold Randall, Black Hill, second prize. Brown Beans—Alfre - saves you 25 you like them. that. But I’'m just nervy enough to believe that if you try them once, you’ll buy them twice. Plainfield, first prize. 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Hopkins, lot on Lord’s Point; Atwood Machine lot south side Diving _street; Trumbull to pany, Frank com- Frank W. Nichols to Oliver Denison, lot_west side Quiambaug road; Hazel I. Main by trustee to Sarah E. Shef- fleld, house and lot west Water street; Jacob Derieks Charles P. Trumbull Cutler, street; to John to William Monsam, house and lot west side Bradley st et; Benjamin_S. house and lot north side Elm Fribance to Charles A. MecLaughlin et ux., house and lot in Greenmanville avenue, Mystic; J. Chesbro to Dermond et ux., lot near Bay View Mary Q. Saunders, avenue; Derward G. Saunders, et ux. to Chas. A. Wimpfheimer, lot near Bay View avenue; Groton Savings bank to Es. tate Nancy L. Stanton, house and lot; Groton Savings bank to I. Main, two houses and lots; F. Mattison to Mary H. Elm Grove cemetery; trustee Hazel Haley, lot in Industrial Trust company to Fred D. 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The wed- ding will take place next Tuesday and a reception at The Ghent club, Phila- You It can’t make the “central powers simply had ne means of getting the antitoxin over there.” TO FORBID USE OF TAXICABS FOR PLEASURE IN BERLIN To Make Them Available to Serve a More Important Service. Berlin, Oct. 18, via The Hague to delphia. The legislative fight is now on, with Captain Elias T. Wilcox and Major London, 1.45 p. m.—-Berliners will in the near future have to endeavor to arrive at the theatres in time for the Bourdon A, Babcock, arrayed againsé Joseph W. Chesbro and Wilfred E. Brown the democratic nominees. play without the use of taxicabs to speed their trip. It is planned to for- bid the use of these vehicles for trips Mrs. Mary Birch Hinckley, wife of Thomas H. Hinckley, who died Mon- day, age 63, was a life-long resident of Stonington. She was the daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Birch and is survived by her husband and one son, Harry Hinckley. $136,000 WORTH OF ANTITOXIN HAS BEEN SOLD TO ALLIES By New York Health Department Since Outbreak of the War, New York, Oct. 18.—Ailmost $136,000 worth of antitoxin, mostly for tetanus, has been sold to the allies by the New York city health department since the outbreak of the war, while only an inconsequential amount has been sent to the central powers, according to testimony today given by Dr. Haven Bmerson, health commissioner, at a budget hearing being held here. He explained in response to questions that to and from theatres, concert halls and other places of amusement. The taxi- cabs thus freed, it is hoped, will be available to serve a more important purpose. At the beginning of war there werse 2,600 automobile taxicabs running in Berlin. This number has been reduced to 800, and during the time between the opening ard closing of the thea- tres there has hardly ever been a tax- icab to be had. Even the taxicab stands at the rallway stations were quite empty of automobiles. The new restrictions _are expected in some measure to help solve the distressing question of automobile scarcity. Waterbury—At theé next meeting of the Waterbury Drug Clerks’ Assocla- tion, to be held on October 24, a schedule of working hours will be adopted for presentation to the phar- macy owners. A committee 1s now drawing up the schedule, which will call for 10 working hours in 11, with one day off each week. .