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which caused the death of Caesar Young
They were closeted for some time. 1t de-
yeloped later that the district attorney
wanted Stern to go to Washington with De-
tective Price and recognize II possible. j.
Morgan Smith the man who purchased
the revolver. Detective Price carried let
ter to Chef Sylvester, asking his co-opera-
ton
1t is understood the detective has orders
to cause the arrest of Smith If necessary
that oawnbroker Stern may have an op-
portuni.y to see him.
race is on between the district attor-
neys office and the lawyers of Nan Pat
terson. The goal is ]. Morgan Smith.
Both sides want to produce him IN New
York and the legal advantage belongs 20
the side getting him here first. Nan Pat
terson's father left yesterday afternoon
for Washington, presumably to bring the
recreant witness. A few hours later De-
tective Price left New York in company
with Pawnbroker Stern. Today the dis
trict attorneys Office received informa-
ton that Smith had left the apartments
OF his wife's family and all trace of him
had been lost. At the hotel where Mr.
Patterson stops 1t was stated he was eN-
pected back today. Whether he will bring
Smith or not no one knows. Detectives
Will be in readiness at both depots to
promptly arrest him when he arrives
This is probably known to Nan Patter-
sons lawyers. and every means to bring
Smith to New York unknown to the OFF,
GERS will be used. The bringing of Smith
to New York by the defendants counsel
means that an effort will be made to have
Nan Patterson discharged without trial
1t will likely be admitted that Smith pur-
chased the pistol for his sister-in- la W
who had. 1t is understood. been threat
ened with destruction by Young because
of a Jealous quarrel. In fact. if the case
ever comes to trial it will be shown. it is
said. by many witnesses that Young was
insanefy jealous of Nan Patterson and
many times threatened her life. The pos
session of the pistol. 1t is said will be ac-
counted for by the fact that the defend
ant was in hourly dread of her paramour
and feared he would kill her before sail
ing for Europe
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A dispatch from New Haven says:
An order was issued in the probate court
In this city yesterday directing William ].
Bryan, as executor. to pay over to Mrs.
Philo 8. Bennett $4,000 in lieu of her dover
rights. There is on deposit with trust
company In New York $150.O00 that came
from the sale of Mr.. Benefits business.
Bryan asked the court so to word the order
for the payment of the $4,000 that he
would be protected In view of all the liti-
cation that surrounds the case. Mr.. Bryan
offered to have his bond increased to suit
the counsel for Mrs. Bennett.
You wouldn't be so anxious to have 1t
increased" replied Judge Stoddard. If the
expense for the bond was coming out of
yopr own pocket" INCOMES :.
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Whereabouts of the Detroit.

1t has developed that 1t was not the
cruiser Detroit that arrived at San Juan
Monday. as ii was reported to the Navy De-
partment by the commandant OF the naval
station. The name of the vessel which was
mistaken for the Detroit is still unknown at
the department, despite the fact that the
commandant at San Juan was asked for in
sormation on the subject by telegraph. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-22

actual whereabout of the Detroit was made
known to the Navy Department yesterday
by the receipt OF a cable message from her
commander. Capt. Dillingham;. announcing
the arrival of the vessel at Annapolis, Nova
Scotia. at o'clock last night, five days from
San Juan.
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The pes Moines Detached.

The Des Moines has been detached from
the European squadron and attached to.
the Caribbean squadron. and ordered to-
sail for Guantanamo. The Des Moincs will
return north not later than August ! for
her acceptance trial.
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Return Of Gen. Oliver.

Assistant Secretary Oliver OF the War
Department has returned to this city from
a short visit to his home In Albany.
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ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE
Andrew Weldon Faces Gov
eminent Witnesses.
ACCUSED OF MURDER
THE KILLING OF MRS. BEALL,
HIS MoTHER-IN-LAW.
Twin Granddaughter Of the Deceased
Woman Placed on the Wit
ness Stand.

The trial of Andrew Weldon for the MUIR
der of his mother-in-law Mrs. Rachel Beall.
has begun in earnest. The unusual char
acter of the case has attracted SO much
attention that the court room was filled
with spectators when Justice Gould took
his seat on the bench this morning. Ex-
cept the testimony showing Mrs. Beall to
have been left alone in the house the day
of the murder, the day has been devoted
almost entirely to showing the involved re-
latione of the members of the Beall and
Weldon family and their branches and
their participation in the benefits of the
estate of the late Charles Beall. husband
of the murdered woman. Mr.. Beall was the
owner of nine houses, which were left to
His wife in trust to the children. Mrs.
Weldon, wife of the defendant, being one
of the latter
Mrs. Catherine Dryden. a daughter Of
Mr.. Beall, was the executor of the estate
and as she was not a resident of the Dis
trict. she made her sister, Mrs. Minnie
Bib. her agent for the management Of the
estate
Mrs. Dryden and Mrs. Bibb were both on
the witness stand today. The story de-
veloped by them and claimed by the prose-
cution is that of strained relations between
Mrs. Weldon and the members of her fam
lily. and of an attempt made to dispossess
her of the house In which she was living.
one OF the Beall estate houses. InlS 1T
tempt was frustrated only by the murder
of Mrs. Beall. The house in question was
one that was to go to Mrs. Weldon at her
mothers death
The court concerned itself today with
tracing the management of the Beall estate
and of how Mrs. Weldon came to be liv-
ing in the house. Evidence was also adj
duced as to Weedons conduct toward his
relatives in law.
The proceedings this morning were en-
livened by the appearance as witnesses of
Virgie and Grace Douglass, the twin
daughters of Mrs. Bibb by former mar
riage. These two girls were familiar fig
ures about the City Hall about a year or
so ago when their mother was endeavoring
to secure their custody Mrs. Beall, the
murdered woman. being the respondent in
the habeas corpus proceedings instituted
at that time by Mrs. Bibb. The two girls
are exactly alike and were dressed alike
and 1t was necessary to keep them both in
court to convince the jury that there were
two.
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Other Testimony.

Policeman Hayden, the next witness. tes-
titled as to the finding of the murdered
woman in the house. Morguemaster
Schoenberger told of the removal of the
body to the morgue and Deputy Coroner
Glazebrook the last witness examined in
the afternoon. gave the jury the benefit of
his investigation of the cause of death of
Mrs Beall, as determined by an autopsy
performed by him at the morgue.
At the conclusion of DR.. Glazebrook' S
testimony court adjourned until 10 o'clock
this morning
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Late yesterday afternoon District Attor-
ney Jerome sent for Pawnbroker Stern, the
man, who 1t will be recalled, sold the pistol
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Accomplish No Change.
The defendants attorneys. In cross-ex-c
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23
THE BOROUGH AND VICINITY.

The Current Events club met with Mrs Virgil Dibble at her home on Elm street, Monday evening. The pro- gram was in charge of Mrs c. R.. Morse, the subject being, "HistOry and Politics of the EliZabethan Period. :" The program was as follows:
 Character of Elizabeth" Miss Anna Kyle; Manners and CuStoms," Miss B. Whitney; "Politics," Mrs c. R. Morse; Spanish Armada" Mrs K. T. Andrews.
 The Congregational Sunday school will hold their Christmas cantata, "Santa Claus Election, in the church, Friday evening, December B.
 The public schools will close, Fri day, for the holiday vacation, reopen ing, Tuesday, January 3.
 w. Richard Ohler and Henry E. Oh. Ter of Mt Hermon School, Mass, are at home for the Christmas holidays.
 The St Thomas Sunday school will hold their Christmas cantata, entitled, "The Neglected Programme, in Nichols Opera house, Wednesday even- ing, December 2S.
 The Children's Christmas carol service of St Thomas church will be held in the church at 5 o'clock, Sun- day afternoon, December 25.
 Lockwood has a fine line of shoes and slippers for men, boys and youths, for Christmas, which is all right. Do not forget the place-Bethel. Store open evenings till after Christmas.
 Extra help at French'S all this week. Buy your dry goods at home and save time and money.
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23
STEVENSON.
LOCAL NOTES OF INTEREST


 Mrs Warren J. Stowe spent few days, last week, in Bridgeport, the guest of her daughter, Mrs John Stowe.
 Robert Stowe of Bridgeport was a guest last week, of MT and Mrs Mar tin Stowe.
 MT and Mrs Walter Smith, who have been living in the bridge house, have accepted a position with R. $. Hinman, and moved there. last MOn- day.
 MT and Mrs Martin Stowe gave a party at their home, Tuesday after noon, December 6, in honor of the seventh birthday anniversary of their son, Vincent Stowe. There were about 15 of his little friends present. The afternoon passed very pleasantly with games, after which a fine supper was served. The occasion was great ly enjoyed by all.
 The Methodist church at Zoar Bridge will hold Christmas supper and enter tainment at the church, Wednesday evening, December 29 Rev MT Guggenheim of Bridgeport preached tertained at R. s. Hinman's. whi here. scholars in Half Way River district
 Miss typn m is now hoe eoacddnS A few of the families in his place are now boarding the men who are stringing the wires along the new telegraph route. A nice
 R. s. Hinman has been visiting in Hartford, | for a few days, this week.
 MT and Mrs George Smiths daughter, Bertha, has been very sick. his father H. E. Plumb, on Tuesday.
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23
GEORGETOWN,
NEWS FROM A LIVELY VILLAGE.

NEWS FROM LIVELY VILLAGE.
 Miss Hazel Fryer has returned: af- ter a visit lasting week with friends in Bethel.~
 Mrs F. B. Bouton visited her broth CT, who is patient in the Bridgeport hos pital, one day last week.
 MT and Mrs c. Hubert Taylor took a shopping trip to Bridgeport, last Wednesday.
 David H. Miller, Jr., of South Nor walk was in town, Monday.
 The Congregational Sunday school will hold their Christmas entertain ment on riday evening of this week.
 Rev MT Fiske returned home, We'd nesday, from brief visit in New York. Mrs AarOnSOn, who recently under went surgical operation, is much improved and able to be out once more.
 The Methodist Sunday school will hold their. Christmas entertainment next Monday evening. MT and Mrs Ira Mead are the proud parents of another son, born last week.
 Mrs Albert Howe and son, Arnold, of Washington, D. O., arrived at c. A. Jennings, Saturday, where they will spend the holidays. The presiding elder, Rev Dr Adams, preached in the Methodist chapel, Thursday evening, the 18th. After the sermon the last quarterly confer ence was held.
 Miss Belle Eggleston spent Sunday, the 1lth, with her parents, Rev MI and Mrs Eggleston. A dance was given by H. s. Spooner at his home, Friday night. Mrs Crosby, who has been on the sick list, is able to be out again. Mrs Annie Bennett made flying trip to Danbury, Friday. R. J. Cutbill was in town, Thurs. | day, the guest of w. k. Fryer. Mrs Annie Bennett took a trip tC ! Danbury, Monday. w. R. Fryer spent Saturday in New York.
 Mrs c. A. Bennett and Mrs F. Eos. ter made shopping trip to Norwalk, Monday.
 Mrs A. H. Howe and son are visiting her parents, MT and Mrs Charles Jen. nings.
 Miss Annie Smith spent Saturday in NOrWalk. The Congregational Sunday school | will hold their Christmas entertain ment, Friday evening, December B. The Ladies' Aid society netted $33 onI their Christmas sale, held last | week.
 Mrs Annie Bennett made shopping trip to Danbury, Friday.
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23
WOODBURr.
HOTCHKISSVILLE NOTES,

George Terrill was public benefac- tor, last Tuesday morning, by taking his snow blow and making a fine wide path on both sides of the main road throughout the village and also on some of the branch roads, thus ac- commodating large number of work ing people and school children. His kindness was much appreciated.
 MT Oats has gone to New York to spend the winter.
 MT Didsberry and family of Wood bury have moved into Frank R. Ford s house.
 Mrs Joseph B. Hall has been caring for Mrs Thomas filling, who has been quite i'll.
 Frank Thomas has recently been on the sick list.
 Fred Smiths little girl, Genevieve, is ill with scarletina.
 Mrs Holmes of Roxbury is nursing Mrs Jacob Schindler.
 All of the personal effects belonging to the estate of the late John N. Hill ton were sold 2t auction at the late residence of deceased, on Saturday, December IT, at p. m. M. F. Skelly of WOOdbury was auctiOneer for the occasion.
 Mrs George E. Harris of South Brit ain is spending few weeks with friends in the village. Mrs Alfred L. Winterbourne and little son, Clarence A., spent Sunday l with relatives in Waterville. Mrs Belle Smith has been nursing ir | Washington for few days. Edward H. Cowles was quite sur | prised, on Monday noon. The etching room, wareroom and packing room girls of the cutlery sLop presented hin with diamond scarf pin as token O appreciation of his experimenting ove them. MT Cowles is soon to resign hi
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23
OUR NEIGHBORs.
GREENFIELD HILL.
ITEMS 'JoTTED DOWN.

ITEMS JOIIhD DON N.
 J. M. Wilson has had telephone placed in his house. His number is 37-6.
 Stephen Wilson is shut in at home with the chicken pOx.
 Joseph Rush has new horse pur- chased of Bridgeport parties. was kindly entertained, last Tuesday night, by MT and Mrs N. W. Ogden.
 Mrs c. M. St George of Norwalk was a guest, last Tuesday, of her mother, Mrs William Bradley.
 A new ice house has been erected at Verna Farm, 2Ox25 feet with 17-foOt posts. Clark Godfrey did the mason work and Charles Gray the carpenter work in Southport for pr Hetzel and c. o. Jelliffe.
 MT Brown of Bridgeport has pur- chased the Eliza Price place, opposite Herman Perry's and will move there in the spring. MT Brown is to make a number of improvements about the place.
 The Congregational Sunday school will hold their Christmas entertain ment, Monday evening, December 26 meeting, Wednesday afternoon, at o'clock at the parsonage. In the even ing they served a chicken pie supper which was largely attended.
 Miss Laura Mallory of Mystic is spending several weeks with MT ant Mrs N. w. Ogden.
 N. w. Ogden killed two porkers this week, which weighed over 4O' pounds each.
 Mrs Mary F. Milbank expects tt close her house here some time in Jan uary and go to Rochester to spend thu balance of the winter with her son Isaac Millbanks. V G. F. Monroe, the Cross Highwa. blacksmith, is building new business sleigh for Banks & Pillows of West port. MT Monroe is also building ; farm wagon for c. s. Smith of Greens Farms.
 Mr Foster moved, this week, iron the John Merwin place to the home stead formerly belonging to Arthu Merwin'S father.
 Mrs George Steib, who has beer i'll, is now slowly improving.
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23
WESTON.
NEWS TERSELY TOLD.

MT and Mrs A. 0. Bradley hay re. turned from week $ visit in Brooklyn
 Miss Myra Burritt has spent few days in Easton.
 Rev J. L. Shively is spending this week with William G. Fitch.
 The Christmas entertainment of the Nortield Sunday school was held on Thursday evening.
 Miss Minnie Lyon has been spend ing two weeks in Bethel.
 Mrs Frederick Banks has entertain. ed Westport friends this week.
 Mrs M. B. Wheeler is the guest o1 her sister in MiddletOWD.
 The schools close on Friday for a weeks vacation.
 MT and Mrs F. w. Gregory of Gran. bury have been guests of Mrs B. Fitch
 The condition of Mrs Lewis Ship, man, who was removed to the Nor walk hospital, two weeks ago, is much improved.
 Mrs V. Godfrey leaves town this week to spend the winter in Ridge field. She will also visit her niece, Mrs Picking, in East Orange, N. J.
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23
BEQUlCK.

Not minute should be lost when a child showsSymptonS of croup. Cham berlain's Cough Remedy given as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough appears. will prevent the attack. It never fails, and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by R. H. Beers X Co.,. Newtown: Taylor Curtis & Co.,, Sandy Hook, W. N. Hurd. Long Hill: Ernest Hawley, IIawleyvile: A. B. Blake man, Botsford: D. s. Mead Rranchville.
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23
MONROE,
MASONIC OFFICERS,

MASONIC OFFICERS.
 Washington lodge, No. 19, F. & A. M, elected: Master Warren w. Bliss; S. w., Frank J. Wales; J. w., Elmer H. Wakelee; treasurer, Andrew B. Curtiss; :secretary, Edwin o. Shelton; senior deacon, H. w. Goldsborough; junior deacon, Lemuel O. Osborne; ty- Ter, Stiles M. Clarke; stewards, Ban- ford Beach, Edwards s. Beardsley; cha plain, A. J. Hull; marshal, William B. Mead.
 CHRISTMAS AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. hold Christmas exercises with chimney and Santa Claus for the children at the church parlors, on Monday evening, December 26.
 A special communication of Wash. ington lodge, No. 19, k. & A. M., is Der 2S, for the purpose of having a pub lie installation of officers. | Fred A. Curtiss of the East Village district is reported as quite ill.
 The great popularity of the tele phone is shown by the increased mum Der in town. If the line was extended through Cutters Farms all parts o1 the town would be in close touch. l One of the helpers on the steam saw mill of H. H. Wheeler was quite badly injured on Monday. Holding his hand on the rapidly revolving circular saw it instantly drew his hand into the small opening at the side of the saw It stopped the saw but his hand was badly injured.
 James Hassett, who has been in very ba6 l health at the home of his sister, + Mrs Simon Cannon. has been moved to the Bridgeport l hospital.
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23
Golden Brothers.
Golden Brothers.
Every Department Swings Into Line With Extra
 ordinary Values.

We ready for the Regular Winter and Christmas Season with the greatest aggregation of uptodae depend able merchandise gathered under this roof stock complete and varied to be second to in Western Connecticut.
 The daily increasing popularity of this store due not only to these facts, but especially to way of marking goods prices below the regular and below what others asking for equally desirable kinds.
 Small profit margins satisfy and the fact that in many instances, both large and small lots usual price concessions because of outlet and spot cas enabled to quote prices not to be dupca ted elsewhere.
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23
SOCIAL TOPICS.
IS THERE SANTA CLAUS?-SELECTEI
 BY O. o. WRIGHT.

BY o. o. WRIGHT.
 Dana was editor of the New York Sun he received a communication from little child asking if there was Santa Claus. The reply will always be clas- sic in such literature. luis we'll worth reprinting, now that the time of old Santa's visit is fast approaching We take pleasure in answering at once, ana thus prominently, the com munication below, expressing at the same time our great satisfaction that it's faithful author is numbered among the friends of the Sun:
 "Dear Editor-l am years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says: If you see it in the Sun, it's so.' Please tell me the truth, is there Santa Claus? Virginia O'Hanlon, 1l5 West Ninety Virginia, your little friends are wrong They have been affected by the skepticism of skeptical age. They do not believe except what they See. They think that nothing can be done little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they are mems or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours man is but mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundleSS world about him, as. meas ured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole truth and knowl- edge.
 Yes, Virginia, there is Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and gen. erOSity and devotion exist. And you know that they abound and give to your life it's highest beauty and joy. ln Gcnn rv y1Jf.I hn n nclI if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Vir- ginias. There would be no childish faith then, no poetry, no romance, to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment except in a sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguiShed.
 Not believe in Santa Claus. You might as well not believe in fairies. You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneyS on Christ mas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus. But that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not: but that's no proof that they are HOt there. No body can conceive or imagine all the wonders that are unseen and unSeeable in the world.
 You may tear apart the baby by's ratt le and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man. nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that cur tain and view glory beyond. Is it all real? An. Virginia, in all this world
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23

spend the Christmas holidays at the home of
 her sister, Mrs F. Sill:man.
 Harry Nichols spent last Sunday with his
 mother. He has q position in Bridgeport.
 Norton Lyon also spent Sunday at home MT and Mrs Altert Williams of Fairfield
 spent Saturday nighC and. Sunday guests of Mrs Ezra Davis. There was no service in Emmanuel church. last Sunday, on account of the deep snow. Rev William H. Jepson was unable to get here from his home in Bedding. Miss D. I. Carde, the Lyons Plains school teacher, spent Saturday and Sunday at her home in Shelton.
 Miss Clara BAnks came hoL4e, last week, | from stay with Mrs l.. Shipman at Norfield | Miss Annie Ludford spent a few days, the past week, at the home of Mir and Mrs Albert l Williams in Fairfield.
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23
BETHEL.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS OFFICER

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS OFFICERS.
 At the annual meeting of Pavia council, No. AS, Knights of Columbus, held, Tuesday evening, the following officers were elected: Grand Knight, John E. Melvin; deputy G. K., Daniel P. Nc Carthy; financial secretary, Thomas L. Culhane; recording secre- tary, John Shanley; treasurer, An thony Sil%artin; ma warden NS William P. ming; chancellor, John Nc Manus; ad- vocate, George K. Carroll; lecturer, Anthony German; inside guard, Mich ael Lynch; outside guard, Edward Cos tello; trustees, Charles Lathrop, Thom. as Delaney, P. J. Garvin.
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23
PLATTSVILLE.
CHURCH INTERESTS.

 t-On account of the snow, Sunday, there was no service at Lees chapel. Don't forget the Christmas concert at the church, Wednesday evening, December 28. If stormy the next evening.
 Mrs Jesse Wheeler has been in Bridgeport caring for MT Wheeler's father and mother who have been sick. Quite number from this place at- tended the birthday party given by Miss Fannie Wade, last Friday even ing.
 Margaret Illman gave birthday party to her school friends, last Satur- day afternoon. THE BEE representative was kindly enter tained at dinner by MT and Mrs R. o. Hitch cock, last Tuesday
 Charles Feitner is taking a three weeks va cation from his work at the Mohegan Springs Co,