The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-17
FAIRFIELD

The Turney Tragedy-Nagy Held iI
 $500 Baii-What Defense Will
 CIaim-OnIy Two Constables In
 Town-No Police Protection.
 Yesterday afternoon. at the Town Hall. preliminary hearing was held before Justice Wakeman. concerning the assault which it is claimed one Steve Nagy committed on Saturday evening upon the person of Washing ton Turney. who lives near Benson's corner. What was but trivial affair In the beginning may prove to have very serious consequences. Because Mrs. Adams. who keeps house for MT. Turney. took some sticks of wood blows and the cry of Murder was raised. Sheriff Burr brought Nagy to the Town house and his wife accom- panied him. Attorney .Clitus King ap- peared as the prosecutor, and Attorney James Cummings for the defense. Dr.
 0onaidson was the principal witness. and he simply gave the condition In which he found MT. Turney when man lying on stae floor with serious scalp wound. and he also discovered that there were three or four broken ribs on the left side of the chest. It Is thought the skull was not fractured, although it received a terrific drubbing from the butt end of a gun. It was the doctors opinion that the man might die. under present conditions, which are not of the best. He would be much better off if removed to honpftal. but without the consent of the patient this cannot be done Mr., King said it was serious charge, which had been brought against Nagy. that of an attempt to murder, and he S1} ,rxf or,x - a of fhfC kind to slip though his fingers. T want the man here when the next examina- tion Is held7' Attorney Cummings contended that the amount of bail Naxy to jail. for he has wife and -four children. and his family needs him. He was sure the accused would be on hand when wanted. MT. Cum for bond. and MT. King remarked that was small: for man charged with intent to kill, Dr. Donaldson aaid he felt that Mir. Turney would make an ultimate recovery. but the Possibilities that serious complications might ret in were quite probable. Fin ally Justice Wakeman demanded bail bond of $500 It was intimated in the court room by the attorney for the de- &ense that Mr. Turney was quite as much to blame as Nagy. and he said: 1T have documents in my pocket which will tell different story when presented to the court. Charles Keys, fellow countryman. who was in court, agreed to go bondsman for the appearance of NaRy. and the case was adjourned to the 30th of August. at o'clock. Meanwhile, if Turney should die the court intimated that a larger ter now is the authorities are awaiting the result Of the injuries. MT. Keys wishes to have "a Bridgeport doctor exarntne MT Turnsy. and this vas been intimated that the defense will fehow that MT Turney broke his ribs iGome week. ago as result Of fall down stairs The scalp wound is Mine persons live in the Turney house. sk teve Nagy, with his wife and four children: Mrs. Adams. the housekeeper Tor Turney;, gentleman who rents room and MrseTurney himseH He has wife and son in Bridgeport, and a sister in Stamford. who has been in formed Of the assault. and may possi- bly, come on to look after her aged brother
 The statement was made in town yesterday that no one has the right to arrest any one in town unless it is the sheriff This proves to be mis- take There are two constables who have qualified according to law--Fred. gentlemen took the oath required and furnished the suretfes demanded by law. The other men who were elected aeonstables took the oath but failed to complx with the rest of the law. Therefor they have not qualified Both Of the constables live in the Nicholas Terrace district.on the edge of Bridge port. and the town is virtually with out police protection. This is serious state of affairs for a live and progress siwe town. containing as much wealth as this one does and such a large and mixed population. There is no one in Southport empowered to make an arr rest and the center of the town is Virtually without protection. Such a etate of things should not be allowed to exist.
 Naturally the dremen were disap- pointed that they could not carry out their prearranEed program and open the fair on sfhe date set As rain is failing today the opening will have to be postponed until the first fair evening
 What looked like an attempt to re- pair the spire of St. Pauls must have been something else. for the ropes. pulleys. men and etc, engaged upon the steeple siast Saturday. have been taken away.