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Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-05

ters which had been introduced in evil | dence, written by Mrs Ford and by Cooke, which he declared were of SC vile character as to preclude their being read in public
 Asserting that ruined homes and shattered lives had followed the wom . an wherever she went, he asked the jury to convict her so that the com munfty might be spared the evil inf1u- ence which she yielded. The defense did not attempt a vim dication of Mrs. F'ord's moral character and contented itself with an attack $. Cooke. the two other principal fig ures in the story of the s643,000 short age
 Case May Go to Jury Today.
 The defendants attorneys will con clude their plea for the wonan's ac- quittal tomorrow and probably the case will go to the jury late in the day. It was at first announced that Judge Swing would not charge the jury be- fore Monday, but the case had pro- gressed so far at the close of today's sessions that he decided if. possible to conclude the trial Saturday.
 Defense Put On No Witnesses.
 Only two witnesses were examined today by the state.
 No witnesses were put on the stand by the defense. They summoned four railway officials, but only two of these, General Counsel l.. J. Hackney and former Auditor F. A. Hewitt. were subpoenaed. None appeared and the defense waived it's right to obtain writs of attachment for them.
 Trial Ends Abruptly.
 The trial ended abruptly. After the prosecution had been refused the ad- mission of certain letters of Mrs Ford's, 1t announced that it rested it's case, and the defense, when the names of it's four witnesses had been called and unanswered, also rested
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-05
KILLED THREE WHITE WOMEN. Mystery Cleared Up by Confession of
 Georgia Neoro,

Savannah. Ga, Feb. 1.-The mystery of the murder of the three women. Mrs. Armada Gribble. her daughter. Mrs. Ohlander. and Mrs Maggie Hun ter, on Dec. 10 last, was cleared up today by the confession of Bingham Bryan, a negro. arrested last month and held on suspicion. Bryan said he entered the house bent on robbery and carrying a hammer as a weapon. Mrs Gribble caught him in the kitchen. He said he struck her several times with the hammer before she died. Then the daughter ran in and after striking her down with his fist he beat her with the hammer. but she did not die at that time.
 As he was trying to leave the house the third woman came in and grabbed him. He said he caught her by the throat and choked her and struck her with the hammer.
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TRIAL OF SOPHIE kRITcHMAN.
 BATTLE OF MEDICAL EXPERTS.
Barring of Spectators from Court Had
 Good Effect on Prisoner.

Waterbury. Conn. Feb 4--The trial cf Sophie kritchman for the murder of Dronislow Kulvinskas today devel- oped into a battle between medical eX- 1,erts over the murdered mans ability 10 understandingly make a statement as he fay dying in a. local hos pital. Dr. J. H. Johnson testified for the defense Rilat Kulvinskas was in a state of ex- rre-nis from the time he was found un- tfl death came and that at no time was sle mentally fit to make a coherent statement and that at no time did he have control of his mind Witness was stiu on the stand at the close of the dar'r sessions.
 An order by the presiding judge that none but those having business in the court should be admitted to today s hearing had a marked effect for the good upon the accused girl and the nervousness of Thursday was not. in evidence At the end of the day sine was in excellent spirits and in speak ing of the courts order said:
 ~I am very thankful to Judge Curtiss for keeping out those women who an- noy me They come here just to see me and they look at me, and I cannot most comfortable this afternoon and tonight I feel happy and more confi- dent I am assured Judge CurtisS will keep out all the women who have no business at the trial"
 Sophie was put on the stand today, but not sworn, for the purpose of dem onstrating that she did not have the physical strength to operate the revol yer which the state has contended was used in shooting kuivinskas.F The prosecution took exception to all the questions and was sustained by the court Although the court sustained the prosecuting attorney. the defense Rt least succeeded in showing the jury that the girl could not use the weapon and later sin the trial will introduce evidence to prove It's contention
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-05
Decision Rendered in Suit Against Hat Makers of Connecticut
VERDICT FOR $222,OOO DAMAGES
Actual Damages of $74,ooo the Plaintiff, but Triple amages Can be Recovered Under the Sherman Anti Trust Law-The Defendants Stunned-Mora Signi- ficance of the Verdict

Hartford Feb. 4.-"A new declara- tion of independence" is what Attor- ney4 Daniel Davenport of Bridgeport calls the verdict of $222.0O0 rendered today. in the United States court by the jury in the suit of D F. Loewe or Danbury against 200 hatmakers of this state. After being out q little over two hours the jury ordered ac- tual damages of $74,000 to the plaintiff put as the suit was brought under the sherman antitrust law, triple damages can be recovered
 Defendants Were Stunned
 There was a remarkable scene in the court room when the verdict was an- nounced. The defendants in attend ance were stunned and groups deject- edly discussed the significance of the blow. conference with the court fol- lowed, at which it was decided to give the attorneys for the defence a hearing March when a motion to set aside the verdict on the ground of being excessive will be argued. The assess ment of cost and the fees of the coun- sel will also be determined. It is esti mated that the costs will bring the goiIl against the United Matters of North America to fully a quarter of million dollars.
 What the Verdict Means.
 Asked regarding the m oral signif- canoe of the verdict in this case which is the most important of it's kind ever tried in this country Attorney Daven- port senior counsel for the plaintiffs, said:
 First, 1t means that individual members of labor unions are bound by the actions of their officers and they cannot allow them to do as they please. Secondly, it means that the Sherman antitrust law protects man sifacturers and merchants from boy colt attacks. In substance it is a new declaration of independence"
 Plaintiff Warmly Congratulated.
 The piaintiff. D. F. Loewe. was sur rounded by his friends in the court room and warmly congratulated upon the outcome of the case.
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He said that if he had not won the suit he would have had to go out of business
 Bill of Exceptions Will Be Filed.
 The judge in his charge practically instructed the jury to bring in a ver- dict for the plaintiff He said the only question for them to decide was one of damages, and these were to foe based upon the losses sustained by the plain tiff between July, 1902, and September. 1903, the period during which the boy colt against the Loewe factory was naintained. bill of exceptions will be filed by the defense. and the case will be carried through the federal court of appeals to the United States supreme court.
 Trial Lasted Eleven Weeks.
 The suit, which was for S240000 damages, has been on trial for eleven weeks It was instituted by the Anti Boycott society through MT. Loowe but it is understood the damages awarded are to go to the Danbury hat makers. The expense of defending the suit is being met by the United Hat ters of North America. who filed bond to cover the amount of the de- tachment on the property of the de- -fendants.
 eompers Makes No Comment.
 Washington, Feb. 4.-Samuel Com pers. president of the American Fed eration of Labor, and Frank Morrison, secretary, when told of the decision against, the matters said they had no statement to make.
 Opinion of State Federation President
 Donahoe.
 New Haven, Feb. 4.--C. J. Donahoe, president of the state federation of la Dor, stated tonight that without doubt the case of D. 10. LoeWe against tho Danbury hatters which was decided against the latter fin the United States circuit court fo appeals today would be taken to the supreme court The decision. he said, established dan gerous precedent.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-05
GRAND TRUNK COMPANY
 REFUSES TO ASSENT
To increase of Freight Rates Vest
 ward Via New London.

!. New Haven, Conn, Feb. 4.-A1though the report is fully confirmed that the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company will assent to the increase of westward freight rates from 69 cents to 75 cents @ hundred pounds the danger of a trunk line dispute is not yet fully averted. The obstacle is the Grand Trunk company. which thus far has refused to assent to an in crease of its rates via New London from 65 to 70 cents as demanded by the standard trunk lines. A confer ence of the representatives of the in terested companies is to be held in a few days to settle the matter, if pos sible.
 If a settlement is reached the main loss in business will fall upon the On tario and Western and its New York Central connections westward. As an offset to it's own concession the New Haven will have opportunity to estab- fish new business via it's sound ports, Providence and Fall River, where it will be allowed a rate as low as that of the Grand Trunk.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-05
ARMY MEDICAL SUPPLIES DESTROYED BY FIRE
$1,ooo, 900 Loss in New YorEc-WiII Re. suit in Shortage of Medicine in ths Canal Zone.

New York, Feb. 4.-For the second time in two years the medical supply department of the United States army was burned out of it's headquarters at West and Vestry streets on the lower West Side waterfront today. This time with a loss variously estimated at s750, 900 and $1,000,0OO. There was no loss of life, but frequent explosions from 1900 cases of gasoline. 1000 cases of benzine, 800 gallons OF turpentine and large quantities of alcohol made the work of the firemen highly peril ous. Major Edward Wolfe, in con- mand, was badly singed in one explos- ion and but for the timely arrival of a hook and ladder company would have been burned to death The cause of the fire is not known.
 Fully as serious as the monetary loss to the government is the incon- venience caused to the sanitary de- pertinent of the Panama canal com mission. A consignment of medical supplies to the canal zone valued at $10,OO0, packed and ready for ship ment, was among the goods destroyed and it is feared a serious shortage on the isthmus will arise. The only other similar supply department is at St. Louis Mo.
 The high pressure water service, al though it finally flooded out the fire and saved other nearby downtown property, worked sad havoc in the ad- iacent property. One stream, momen- tariIy defIected, tore through a dwell ing house window and almost drowned Mrs Mar Kass, 70 years old, who was caring for her grandchildren.
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STATEMENTS REGARDING
 COLD STORAGE RESERVES.
Testimony Before Grand Jury-But for Cold Storage, Eggs in Times of Scarcity Would Reach g Dozen.

New York, Feb. 4.-With the grand | jury and prosecutor of Hudson. county, New Jersey, nvestgating the food sit uation as affected by cold storage re- | serves and the service of the common carriers, both the railroads and the New York Poultry and Game Trade | association came out today with an ex- planation of their part in the higher | cost of living. All the railroads from
 the west have their freight terminals in Jersey City (Hudson county), and most of the packers have their slaughter | houses and cold storage plants adja- cent to the freight yards. The freight agents of the LaclSa- wanna, the Erie and the Pennsylvania
 railroads, and the managers of Swift & Co.'s plant and three other refrig- orator houses testified today before the grand jury.
 James Brady. superintendent of jury yesterday found 460,0O0 pounds of meat in storage, besides large quan titles of tripe, flyers and sausages, said that if he did not receive daily ship nlents from the west he would not be able to supply his trade for forty-eight hours.
 Representatives of the eastern rail- roads issued tonight a statement in part as follows:
 At time when active efforts arc being made to fix the responsibility for higher prices, it should be made plain that the railroads have not been in any way responsible for the increase in the cost living. They have been the victims of high prices without ben citing from them at all"
 The game and poultry dealers said fin part:
 If the storing of poultry in it's nat ural state is prohibited it will open up industry of canning. it, and it is far more wholesome, in our opinion, when frozen than canned
 Were it not possible to preserve gggs by cold storage, we would have peri eds of scarcity when prices would soar to a point beyond reach. During the winter months eggs would sell at s2 a
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REMOVED FROM OFFICE
 FOR HACK OF WORK"
john 4. Deonsr Was Famous as a
 Good Liver.

New York, Feb. 4.-John A. Dooner, superintendent of buildings in the days of Richard Croker and 1atterly a fore man of city laborerS at S2,000 a year, was removed from office today for lack of work"
 Dooner was little known to the pub lie, but in political circles he was fam ous as good liver and something of a wit.
 Champagne" Dooner once said, "is not an intoxicant. To me it is hardly a stimulant. It is simply a satisfying beverage"
 He boasted of never allowing him self more than four quarts a day, and used to counteract it's heating effects by eating a quart of ice cream for breakfast next morning. He once printed over his own signature the fol- lowing as constituting a square meal:
 Three dozen large oysters; eight brook trout, boiled; two portions of picked crabn1eat; one sirlOin steak; three portions of cold aspara gus; five baked potatoes: one whole hot mince pie; one quart and q pint of cam pagne."
 His health Is good.
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Is a Woman
 To be Summed
RUINED HOMES AND SHATTERED
 LIVES FOLLOWED HER.
ASKED JURY TO CONVICT HER
Severe Arraignment of Mrs. Ford, Who
 Is on Trial for BiackmaiI-Case Wifi Probably Close Today.

Cincinnati, O., Feb. 4.-With the probable close of the trial of Mrs. Jeannette Stewart-Ford for blackInail tomorrow, the curtain will fall on the second act in the drama of the gigan- tic dedication of Charles l.. Warriner, defaulting local treasurer of the Big Four railway.
 The state today concluded its case with a severe arraignment of Mrs. Ford.
 Spent Whole Life Preying Upon Men.
 Describing Mrs. Ford as a woman whose whole life had been spent in preying upon men and seducing them to their ruin, MT. Cash reviewed her career He spoke of the mass of let
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Would Extend the Franking Privilege
 to Theodore Roosevelt.

Washington, Feb. 4.-The free car riage of all mail matter sent by Theo- resentative Hamilton Fish of New York, who introduced c bill to that effect today. The bill is very brief and reads as follows:
 That all mail matter sent by Theo- dore Roosevelt, late president of the United States, under his written auto graph signature, be conveyed free of postage, during his natural life.'
 Franking privileges are now. enjoyed by both Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. liar rison, widows of ex-presidents.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-05
U. S. STEEL VICE PRESIDENT
 FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE
MT. GayIey Is in Nevada, His Wife
 in New York.

Reno Nev.. Feb. Suit for di- vorce on the ground of assertion WAS filed today by James Gayley. second vice president of the United States Steel corporation.
 New York. Feb. 4.-Mrs. Julia Gard ner Gayley, wife of James Gayley. sec ond vice president of the United States Steel corporation. WAS reached over the telephone of her residence in New York tonight and informed that her husband had filed suit for divorce at Reno Ne vada. This is the first l have heard of it," said Mrs. Gayley. T have noth- ing whatever to say: Please say noth- ing" she added. Then she hung up the receiver
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-05
SMITH COLLEGE GIRLS
 LOST ALL PERSONAL EFFECTS.
Forced to Flee at Dinner Time from
 Burning Dornitory.

Northampton, Mass, Feb. 4.-Tweu- ty-five Smith college girl students were forced to flee from their dormitory, Clarke house leaving their dinners be- hind them. when the building was dis covered to be one fire tonight. All the girls escaped without injury, but most of them, lost all of their personal ef- fects. The flames practically destroy ed the rear of the dormitory. one of the oldest owned by the college.
 Clarke house is on the campus and the sounding of the alarm and the screams of the frightened girls quick ly brought the whole student body to the scene
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-05
CONGRESS-
Practically No Business in House Food Prices Speech in Senate.

Washington Feb 4- The death ot Representative Lowering of Masaachu- setts here this morning had the effect of causing both houses to adjourn tO day in advance of the usual hour. The house was in session loss than half an hour and the senate only two and a half hours.
 The house transacted practically no business and the senate devoted ita time to listening tO speeches by Sen ator McCumber Of North Dakota. and HeYburn of Idaho.
 The North Dakota senator delivered a prepared argument to demonstrate that the farmer does not ohtaln his due share of the prices paid for food prod- ucts. Mir Heyburn concluded hts speech in opposition to the postal saw ings bill.
 For the first time this session tho senate failed to adjourn over S9tur- day
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City of CreytoWn
 B0mbarded
NINE HOUSES WERE SET ON FIRE
 BY THE SHELLS.
INsURGENT cUNBoAT 0METEPE
Forced to Retire Disabled by the Rap i'd Fire of Shore 5atteries-TeIearaph Land Lines Interrupted.

Managua Nicaragua, Feb 4.-The insurgent gunboat Ometepe appeared off Greytown Thursday and bombarded the city for twenty minutes. Nine houses were set on fire by shells from the gunboat.
 The shore batteries replied vigorous ly to the onslaught and succeeded in disabling the Ometepe, which was fore ed to retire.
 Another Report Says Shells Did Not
 Reach City.
 San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, Feb. 4.-Advices received here are to the effect that the provisional govern mezt's gunboat Ometepe endeavored to Lombard Greytown, but that she stood
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-05
Body of Murdered Girl Turned Over
 to Her Brother.

Baltimore. Md, Feb. 4.-The body of Miss Marie D. Lewsen. who was murdered yesterday by the Persian medical student Elijah Baba Badnt who Immediately committed suicide, was turned over today to the brother of the slain girl, Nicholas Lewsen Of Portland Me. He will take it To Hartford, Conn, for burial MT. Lew sen said that his sister could not have been m love Wlth Baual al any tlnles it will remain for the present, gun- Ject to Instructions aa to its disposition from the young mans uncle at Des MOineg
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-05
ONE BODY BROUGHT UP
 FROM ST. PAUL MINE.
Prospects for Recovery Of Over 10t
 Others Not Promising.

Cherry, ILL, Feb. 1.-The St. Paul mine today yielded the frs of its dead since last November when the shafts were sealed to extinguish the fire which killed nearly three hundred miners.
 The corpse of Maestro Liirlo z5 year old which was found on Wednes- day near the air shaft, was removed from the mine late today. It was iden- tified by a wage receipt.
 The prospects for recovery of other bodies is not promising. To get at the 32 bodies said to be in the bottom level twelve million gallons of water must be pumped out and to reach the 135 bodies in the east part of the sec ond level a new passageway must be cut through solid coal for at least l59 feet. Pumping and tunnelling will be- gin tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-05
No Strike .s Present.

Philadelphia, Feb. 4.-FolloWing a conference between the grievance com xnAttee of the local carmen's union and o1zciAls Of riIef Philadelphia Rapid Transit companEs this afternoon, Peter zs DriscnlL prezident of the union, said that alt hanger gf a strike at the pres snt time had been removed. The grievance committee submitted new agreement 10 replace the present one, which expires in June President Kru- ger informed the committee that he would present the agreement to the e0Rr1 of direc<orx ca Monday
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Her nuabear is corpuIenov.

New York, Feb. Miss Gerda Dal- lidra, an English girl. whose bugbear is corpuiency, has been in the habit of taking alternate doses daily Of nine bottles of citrate of maRnesia and thirty grains of calomel to keep thin. according to the testimony of her mother in the supreme court today Mrs. Dallidra wants her daughter com mitted 10 a sanitarium. The court re- served decision. Miss Dallidra has a tendency toward art and maintains q studio uptown. She enjoys an Income from a trust fund Of $155, ,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-05
s25,ooo for "White Slave" Traffic in-
 Nestioation.

New York, Feb. 1.-The board of es- timate today voted the appropriation of $25,000 asked by District Attorney Whitman for the work of Investigating the white slave" traffic which, the grand jury of which John D. Rocke- feller, Jr-, is foreman. is conducting. MT Whitman said the work of the grand jury could not proceed without the money, and he got it.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-05
Miners Joint Wage Conference Ad-
 iourned Sine Die.

Toledo, O., Feb. 4.-Unable to effect an organization because of the dead lock over the admission of the miners delegates from Illinois, the joint wage conference of the bituminous coal op- orators and miners of Ohio, Indiana sine die.
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Sues Her Sister for s25.ooo for Alleged
 Slander.

Newark. N J., Feb. 4.-Elizabeth F. Stewart, t-granddaughter of Ad- miral Charles Stewart, who command ed the frigate Constitution (Old Iron sides) in 1913. has filed suit in the supreme court here against her sister, Margaretta P. Stewart, asking $25.000 damages for alleged islander. The plain tiff alleges that the sister made state merts injuring her concerning the con duet of their mothers estate. Of which the plafntiff was executrix.
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New Haven Girl Missino.

New Haven, Conn. Feb. 1.-The To- cal police were notified tonight by Arr fhur H. Day, secretary of the National Pipe Bending company, that-his 16- year-old daughter has been missing from home since school time this morning. The girl left her home to attend school, and here whereabouts since that time are unknown
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Fell Dead in Court Room.

! Louisville, Ky, Feb. 4.-As the eases or John J. Keane. F. J. Needham allJ T. T. OLeary, the insurance soIici- tors, charged. with conspiracy 10 de- called in the police court today, Georgs D. Sparks, a real estate dealer. rei dead in the court room. Sparks. who was a spectator, had been waiting fo, the cases to be brought up. He Ras about 50 years old
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-05

London. Feb. At is practically set tied that Southampton will be the Eng fish terminal port of the new steam ship service to be inaugurated this spring by the Canadian Northern Rail way company. Sir Charles Scotter, presiding at a meeting of the London and Southwestern Railway company, today made a yelled reference to the subject. when he said that negotiations were proceeding which would result in another large line of steamships using Southampton as a terminal port
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Minnesota Family Tragedy, Six Dead.

Fergus Falls. afinn., Feb. 4.-Wiiliam Ruckheim. a farmer, aged 35e years,
 murdered his wife and four children
 and shot himself last night at Parkers
 Prairie. He was found dying when his son went to the farm today. Ruck Fheim is believed to have been tempo
 rarily insane. No other motive for the crime has been found.
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Cabled Paragraphs

Paris, Feb. 4.-In the pourparlers in progress concerning Greece and Crete, Frame is inclined to f%vor the reoccu- patton of Crete by the powers as the most effective means of prev enting complications.
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Ferdinand Cohen Gets Sail.

Philadelphia, Feb. 4.--Ferdinand co- hen, the hotel waiter. who is charged with kidnapping Roberta De Janon. the young heiress of this city was re- leased from prison this afternoon ln s1.50o ball.