The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-01
FAIRFIELD


 regarding the assault perpetrated up on Washington Turney, the night when the town was filled with rumors of bloody murder. An interpreter for MT. Negy, the accused, having been found, he was put upon the stand and testified that he received word his wife was in danger of her life, and rushing home, he found Turney on the stoop of the kitchen with a gun in his hand, the barrel of which he pushed into Negy's eye. A wrestling match followed, during which the old man fell to the floor, and in doing so his forehead came in contact with the lock of the gun from the gentleman one of the good woman's chickens. MT. Negy denied that either he or his wife struck the man, or kicked him. He asserted he did not even go into the Turney part of the house but stood outside all the time on the stoop. Dr. James E. Hair of Bridgeport testified | that he examined MT. Turney on the 17th of Aug. a day or two after the fracas, and found a confused wound of the scalp about one inch long; two broken ribs, and a confusion, or black and blue spot, about one of the knees. He would not say that no more than | two ribs were broken. There was no confusion oyer the place of the frac- blow or a kick. The bruise on the knee might have been caused by fall ing to the floor. There was no exter- nal evidence of a blow. The stories told by some of the other witnesses did not harmonize and it was evident mistakes were being made. Attorney King, in summing up, said it was fact that MT. Turney had been as- saulted, and was found in a, very ser ious condition. Mrs. Allen actually would ask that Negy be bound over. When Attorney Cummings presented his arguments, he soon waxed elo- quent and drew @ large crowd intN the court room. Nearly all the town officials were present, including the selectmen, the Town clerk, and there was a large delegation of students from the Hargrove school, some of whom propose to study law. Near by residents, catching echoes of the trial, dropped in, until the court room pre- scented an interesting appearance. MT. Cummings urged the plea of self de- fense, and spoke of the fact that the Negys were strangers in a strange country trying to earn an honest l1v- ing. He doubted the testimony of some of the witnesses, and made a strong appeal for mercy. MT. Justice Wake1nan did not deem it necessary to review the evidence, but on prob able cause, bound Negy over to the under $500 bonds, and MT. Charles Keys, brother-in-1aw of Negy, quail =. fled as bondsman.
 Frank McKenna with his attorney, John F. Gray, was ups before the Jus tice, charged with exposing liquors for sale on the beach on Sunday without a license. J. J. Gill was also before the court on the same indictment. It was contended that beer is simply a potent factor in a. clam bake, and was used to wash down the clans Me Kenna is said to have been the pur- chasing agent for the beer, which was sent to the beach. As there ap- peared to be legal question involv- ed, about which some doubt existed, the Justice requested the lawyers to submit briefs, and the case was con- tinued for one week.
 Supt. William A. Wheatley and family have returned from their out ing which was mostly spent in the town of Andes, Delaware county, New York. Yesterday MT. Wheatley was busy visiting several school houses looking after the progress of the re- pairs.
 A number ofS young ladies of this town are visiting MT. and Mrs. Crow in Fairhayen, the party including Amy and Elsie Jennings, Helen and Louise Forsythe, and Sadie Deyo. Last ev- ening several young men took a run over to Fairhaven and gave the girls surprise party.
 Miss Georgiana Harriet Seward is visiting her grandfather, MT. James H. Seward.
 The Fair Field club boys wish to challenge any team under IA years for a game next Saturday afternoon at their grounds near St. PauPS church. They prefer the Austin Chippies.
 Miss Ervine, who has been stopping on the beach, has returned home to New York.
 MT. w. w. Kelley has been visiting ostmaster Pickett.
 St placed on the shelves of the Pequot Library is as follows: Dromia, John Ayscough; Hand-Made Gentleman, IT, wing Bacheller; Hands of Compulsion, Mrs. A. EI Barr; Beautiful Bermuda, Mrs. B. Y. Bell; Oh, Christina, J. J. Bell; Box Furniture, Louise Brigham; England and the English from an Am erican Point of View, Price Collier; Bungalows, W: T. Comstock; salva- Plain Man, Ellen Glasgow; The Chip pendales, Robert Grant; Behind the Veil in Persia, and Turkish Arabia, Mrs. M. E. Hume, Griffith; 5440 or Fight, Emerson Hough; Laws of lecture Allan Marquand; Drugging a Nation, the Story of China and Opium, Samuel Merwin; Stricken, John Meur; English for Foreigners, S. R. OBrien; The Little Gods, Rowland Thomas: Bronze Bell, I. J. Vance; Year Out of Life, WE. Weller; Taverns and Turn bikes of Blandford, Mass, s. G. Wood; Poppea of the Post Office, Mrs. Mabel Osgood Wright; The Planter, Herman Whitaker; Young Trailers, J. A. Altsheler; Civil Government, P. S. Reinsch; Ivanhoe in Colors, Scott.
 MT. Biting Deyo leaves town for Rut gers college.
 Miss Elsie Smith is home for a few days from Milford.
 In week or so three of the clerks employed by Betts, will leave for col 1ege or high school.
 In honor of the birthday of Mrs. Abram Bulkley, quite a number of her friends assembled recently and gave a musical and literary entertain ment which was followed by a sup per. Those at the table included Mrs. Samuel, Grace and Albert Pike: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lyon and Lillian, from Philadelphia; Miss Grace Roose- welt, MT. and Mrs.. William Snowden, and MT. and Mrs. s. c. Patrick of Bridgeport.
 Tomorrow evening at the auditor ium of the Pequot library, the young folks of the Methodist church will give the District School at Blueber-