The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-26
THAT SORORITY GOAT
 WAS HARD TO RIDE
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 Miss Barbara DuBois. daughter ot Alpha Alpha. was next called. You were at the home of Miss CIard tfe evening of the i9 i9itiatiGn nal | into Miss Clark's mouth?'' ''I did not," she quickly replied. Ibid your mother look into her mouth?''
 stshe did not.''
 'Did either of you exclaim oh, L4or- .tNo, neither of us.''
 Mrs CIark's eyes opened wide and with a gasp of surprise at being given the lie direct, she turned to gaze at the chiId's mother who sat among the spectators.
 Miss Dubois stated that she often went to school with Miss Clark, and that it was general for them to return together. During all that time she never heard Miss Clark complain about any sickness. At the time of the m medical inspection at the school Miss Clark was examined and had a slight sore throat, but Dr. E1 M. Smith said fever.
 Miss Dorothy Bullard daughter of Alderman Dudley F. Bu1lard. and also young lady who did all the preparation of the ingredients which were given to Miss Clark: She said: We used a pint of water and six pieces of mac aronf, along with a little less than a half bar of ivory soap, all of which we boiled for half an hour. I think made up the cocktail. but there was not much in the glass, while there was a good bit left after she had partaken of it. I also fixed up the concoction of the nursery bottle also pre- pared the oysters. One was dipped in sugar. the other was not
 How many oysters did you get?'' asked Attorney Gould.
 Seven. two of which Miss Clark
 MT. Clark then read a circular is- sued by the Board of Education of Hartford to parents of children enter ing the Hartford Public High school in which all responsibility for any re- suits of fraternity affairs are dis claimed and the matter left to the parents.
 MT Clark also produced letter left this city. It was in relation Sto a, part of the initiation she had received which she did not tell her parents, but had told one of the doctors at the sanitarium. It was to the effect that she was placed in a blanket during the initiation and tossed, but that the feet to the floor. When she told this to the doctor, he believed that she had suffered a displacement, and examin- ed her for it with no results.
 In conclusion MT. Clark said, 'I do not think I have accused anybody. I think what has been done boarders on crininolpgy- If they wish to throw down the gauntlet, I am ready. What we got from my daughter was only after continual q1izzing. She was loyal to her society, for which admire her. question MT. Clark the latter said, May ask who Attorney Gould rep resents 2''
 This was a sort of poser for Attorney Gould, for up to this time none of the members of the sorority though most of them were present. was mentioned. After a short deliberation MT. Clark waived his right to know whom MT. Gould represented and said he would answer all questions. Attorney Gould's questions were along the line of MT. Calrk'S permission to allow his daughter to enter the sorority, and to submit to the initiation. The father said he had given his permission.
 What became of the other oy- sters ?" inquired Attorney Gould.
 sOne of the girls ate them-''
 Miss Bul1ard also admitted that GlarP n te 1ee eea aren said Miss Bul1ard, Miss Clark sat down to the table with us. ate some salad and drank considerable lemon 9 de-
 Was the lemonade sweet, or tart?'' inquired Attorney Gould.
 .'It was tart, there was no sugar
 Miss Bullard said she received the same dose as Miss Clark and that she had suffered no i'll effects.
 u H. S., and one of the charter mem- bers of the Alpha Alpha sorority, stated that the ritual had been in use for ten years. She had never heard of any of the candidates suffering any i'll effects. She admitted that the ritual used in her days was tame compared to the ritual of today. She had not seen an initiation within sev- en years.
 Miss Ruby M. Burritt, daughter of A. w. Burritt, a graduate sorority ir1 cfa fad "a fG were the same today as when she | was a member, in 1902. At college, | which she now attends, there is a l club of Alpha Alpha girls from other | cities in which the sorority exists, and | these girls she says, carried out prac- 1 tically the same ritual ss In this city questioned there was a silent passage | at arms between herself and Mrs. 1 Clark. Mrs. Dubois was asked by | Attorney Gould if she looked into Miss | Clark's mouth on the eve of the in | tiation.
 T did not" replied Mrs. Dubois.
 Did you say, .Oh Lorraine ? in 1uired Attorney. Gould.
 .I positively did not make such a answered Mrs. DuBois-
 Horace D. Smith, a chemist with he Farist Steel Co.,, was the real hing as he faced the assembIage. He Jug from the inner recesses of his tubes, vials containing acids. alkalies, 'ats, a small bottle containing liqui jed ivory soap, while one of the young ladies present had prepared in he afternoon, mixture of the ma ,aroni which had been boiled in soap, put which, when presented to MT. smith, had become solidifed. MT. Smith with great tact, started to ;how to the audience, through chem cal processes, that there was not though a1ka1i in the soap used to in ured a flea.
 Mr. Smith claimed that he had aken some of the mixture of ma-il aroni and soap himself and that it vas harmless. Commissioner HalIen .sked him if it were possible for him O test such a mixture after being lsed to stronger beverages Later while MT. Smith was mixing Up a