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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15

mlttee consulted Attorney Stiles Jud son ana he in turn took up the mat ter With Senator Brandegec, but thera ls nttle we can do to bring us bac;c ot cur money or get us insured again
 It Is the old story of the bao Inanagement, which has been tha late of other fraternal insurance or gan gantzatlons. But how can we exA pect anything from an organizatjon or citizens when we read of the scau oals Tn the national government. Iooiy at all or the public lands that have oeen stolen and the scheming to steal .ne Alaska coal fields. But it is hard upon some men who have become old and who counted on their iusur- ance to take care of their Eido,vs and children after they had gon.. Ihe managers are undoubtedly gInd .o nave us old members get out, IS we are doing
 the committee, said: ""rhe onlv thing that l can See to do is get ont of inc organization. This is what 1 intenl to do: l have been in the organize .nn tlon fer or ~ years: My first. payments them to $3o and now they want sSo ana there is no guarantee that they will be any less. The assessment is so nigh that many men working for wages can not afford to pay it. It looks like a complete game of freeze out"
 In New York there appears to "a considerable amount of disturbanca among certain members of the Knights of Pythias, who are members, of the fourth class of the insurance section of the organization, as it is called. Beginning January ], 1911, there will be an advance in rates tn it will make the monthly premiums ;t great deal larger than they have been in the past. One man, Thomas Bar Der of Brooklyn. who. has been in- sured in the order since 1885, has appealed to the attorney general of New York to have a receiver ap- pointed for the Supreme Lodge.
 E. l.. Furrey of Hartford, who has been for many years the secretary Of the insurance department of the or der in that vicinity, said yesterday that the increase in rates, made last fall, would go into effect on Jan. 1.
 The communication which MT. Bar Der sent to the attorney general of New York contains the following:
 Bringing the financial condition of this association down to date, We find an admission in their statement of carrying insurance of the fourth class amounting to $20,667. 800, with cash on hand to pay said sum of $615,568. Not only do they admit their present insolvency, but they ccnceSe this state of effa fs had 1AI isted for several years unknown i$' my client. They further admit thaf the cash on hand for this fund will last only a few months"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15
EDUCATION BOUGHT
 MERWIN'S COAT
Man Held by Yonkers Police Not Responsible For West End Burglaries

Edward c. Boughton, a resident of Mill Plain district, Danbury, who has served time for cattle thefts in this state. convinced Detective Sergeant Fox of the local police department, when the latter visited him at the Yonkers Police headquarters, yester- day, that he knows nothing of the numerous burg1arieS committed re- gently in the residential districts of the West End.
 In BoughtonS possession was found a coat bearing the name, "Merwin, Bridgeport" the property of Horace B. Merwin stolen at burglary Tn the Merwin residence in Fairfield ave- nue last fall. He said he bought the coat at second hand store. The ponce satiafieu themselves that ne is not the man they want for the West End thievery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15
VIVIAN GOULD TO WED ENGLISH LORD
 HER FATHERS AGE

London, Dec. 15.-The maria xe engagement is officially announced ot Lord Decies and Miss Vivian Go,,id second daughter of George J. Gould of New York.
 Miss Gould is in her nineteenth year. Lord Decies was forty-four years old on Dec. 5, about the sam age as Miss Gould's father. The diff ference in ages, gossip at first had 1t would prevent an interna tional mar riage. But when Lord Decies return ed to America this fall, heading q company of distinguished English of ficers who rode at the horse show he renewed his courtship of Miss Gould ardenely.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15
GRANT M'KEEL AGAIN
 IN TOLLS OF POLICE

Grant McKeel the negro who a score of years ago figured conspicu- -ously in the doings of the Jimmy Mc- Saliy green goods gang here and his white housekeeper. Carrie LaCroix. were arrested at McKeel's home in Newfield avenue today on conplaint of nefehbors. Policeman Charles Cam pana charged them with drunkenness breach of the peace and assault. They were 1oc<ed mp at the Second precinct police station. L.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15
Nurse Seeks Information
 Of Kin Named Baker

Seeking information of the family of her mothers sister, Bertha c. Tut tie. a nurse at the Lebanon Hospi-, tai. Westchester avenue, New York, has written to the Bureau of Vital Statistics in this city.
 She asks for information of a farl- fly by the name of aBker originally comprising members, three sisters and six brothers. Some of the young CT ones were once occupants of the. Bridgeport Protestant Orphan asylum. Three. James, John and Lucy, once worked in the Warner Brothers Cor set factory and left Bridgeport in 1908.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15
MOTHER BEGS COURT FOR RIGHT GIVE
 GIFTS TO CHILDREN

No matter who is to blame the father is the custodian or the chli- dren, under Connecticut law. ana hence tho petition of Grace Louise Richardson of Danbury for courts permission to visit her children and make them Christmas presents. Mrs. Richardson is sung Arthur Lan& Richardson for divorce. Her motion will be heard by Judge William H. Williams in Superior court, tomor- row. The children are little boys, aged two and four years. The par ties are of Danbury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15
WALL STREET TOD.AX.
Especial from United Press.1

Especial from United Press.)
 New York, Dec. 15-Opening-Con- tinued improvements was shown in the stock market in the early trad ing. today, With nearly all the is- sues ranging fractionally higher.
 Il a. m.-The market presented stronger tone in the first hour than at any time during the week.
 Substantial advances were record ed. Government bonds unchanged; other bonds strong.
 Noon-The gains in the first hour were fairly we'll maintained all through the forenoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15
WOULD txTEI.D CITY LINE
 ID LET IN BROCKLAV

Robert E. DeForest and Frank T. Staples, trustees of the Clapp Spooner estate, have given notice that they will seek an amendment to the chart CT placing within the city limits a tract of land owned by the estate and others now in Fairfield. The proposed tract lies westerly of tke central line of Brooklawn avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15
MACHuNISTS

Toolmakers and specialists will hold an open meeting at their hall, cor Main and Wall Sts., Friday evening" Dec. 18th, 1910, to organize the skill ed men working at the Metal Trades looking forward to a day of better hours and wages. Vice President Wilson and Business Agent Jennings of Boston will be the speakers.
 oss Per order of LODGE.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15
A PASSENGERS HURT

Especial from United Press)
 Paris, Dec. 15-Forty-four passen- gers were injured today by the crash ing of a train into a ''bumper' at the northern depot The brakes of the train fa''e6 = '--~~-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15

TO RENT.-Five room flat, all inn provements, 1872 Kossuth St.
 T 15 so
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15
XMAS TREE SALE.

Genuine holly wreaths and Xmas trees and bunch holly for sale at the Boys Club building, Gold and Middle streets. Graham & Walsh. T14uspo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15

STEINWAY PIANO s150, used 2 short time. Fotch Piano CO, o44
 Noble Ave. T13d.o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15

JOIN the Casca Laxine tablet users. Great for constipation. 25c.
 II 70
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15

STORE TO RENT-17 it. by 42 fl TIT Fairfield avenue, Farmer buiId- ing. For particulars call at Far mer Office. LII "tfo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15

FOR SALE.-Violins, all sizes from
 $3 up to s100. Cellos s15 up t, $50. Easy payments. Fotch Piano O., S44 Noble Ave. T13d*o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15

AT FRITZ G. HARTMANN's stuffed and baked clans, half fried chick en a specially. 126 Wall St.
 II 9" If. o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15

SHIPPING CLERK.-Assistan want. ed in shipping room in a West End
 factory. Must be experienced. quick and accurate at figures. Afi- dress Shipping Clerk, care of The Farmer. T13s*o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15

TO RENT.-Two tenements, 6 rooms each, all improvements, 319-s2l Connecticut Ave. Enquire of An lin. T6* If.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15

field Ave. the place for you to get Geo. Ehret's N. Y. lager, Don Rex whiskey, Ruppert's beer or just what you want Excellent free lunch all the time. a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15

AROUND tne corner of Fairfield ave. and Water St. McPadden's Cafe. F. & NJ. Schaefer N. Y. Old German Brew, Weiner Beer, M. McPadden. agent. Fine lunch all day, Prime Roast of Beef Saturday, 4:3O
 U23stfo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15

FOR SALE.-$300 new upright piano for $160. Fotch Piano Co.,, S4t
 Noble Ave. T13 dso
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15
UNCLASSlFIED

FOLLOW AUNT SALLY to the Poul- try Show, afternoon and evenings. Dec. 20-21-22.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15

FOX TERRIER g. Cocker spanielss $5, Skye Terrier ST; Rabbit dogs SIP, Yorkshire Terriers SIS. French Poodles SEQ, English Bulls s25, Daschounds $10 each. G. Hair,
 Lindley St. Phone 3151. T15 s*o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15

TO RENTING nice pleasant rooms. second floor, all improvements, new house, S1S.00, 904 Seaview Ave. Enquire of Joseph P. Coughlin.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15

WHIST AND PINOCHLE given by
 Ladies Auxiliary, A. O. H., Friday
 evening, Dec. 16. 1S9 State street \ Admission 15 cents. T 15 b*po
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
CHAPTER |.
A Willard a Way

Gariott nephew deceased ~
wife, intermar become +
entitled to my entire eSdua estate of
whether
o
n udson and
Brooke Garr1ot failing to within
s : .5s ,s s ssa f %Ds s s BY GEOF
liable institutions hereinafter mentioned -
Dr.wins
n EISS JUDSON read in
IVv with and dis
But the NorhropS left
relative
The slipped So
for which had realization
joke!
aone the which he surrounded her during the
hood
the world fashion, reared of her earlier
would add bulky
stock All things had her he make better her dis
possession. 1t odious!
poverty squaor-Brooke Gariott!
She That Uncle Oliver
the
descended dspeed by
table, they shared
extraordinary
heads willy ny that and wou
safely little onfded HI
which should
eEgbles
Natalie whether he
had felt
ths
springs
which he had which
hadn believed him capable.
MISS JUDSON pushed
" bell Take
appeared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
BY GEORGE GIBBS
Drawing by the Author

this dreadful than when
doorway Oliver udn had
of
andri o smile a welcome
languidy Il m out of Sorts
dear thought might
n the with
think I'll rdefo days"
shifted Difference the dead Why deter
deferred them iving?"
could understand Uncle Ohveno
laughed the Oh We
lightly,
Il They really enjoy it; its
nged hand made comprehensive
fashionable used to becrape
handsome
look like the mourned instead of the
for mel"
lone can't o n the face of convention
at but do what please
If Jack doesn't mind, it's eses business
Jack is a husband"
understand him. Each of
awfuly other really.
Don't think Jack and
happy?'
"Oh make false ot more
decent think
afford to be good I'm pretty My
vices the only things that from social extinction
What talk And I'm hardly
Mrs Kepton fell her knees and took Miss udons hand both OF hers
mel" pleaded 81 forgot Natalie DO really SO!
Miss udson ownn looked of the window and her lips compressed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02

Copyright. 1910. by George Gibbs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
If Your Young Man Was
a Prince. Perhaps You
Wouldn't Be 50 Scornful."

not tOuChed-
take it away!'
FtI, |, The face of the girl wore an injured
&nllM\ look Her mistress used that tom
! sometimes when she had been dancn,
70 late. Leontine shrugged-her pretty shoul
ders and obeyed. At the door she paused
"Will Mademoiselle see Mrs. Kempton? Sh
has just come inquiring."
mo Say I'm ill Miss Judson paused, in doubt
wait. Yes, you may tell her to come up she cor
rected, and then sank back amid her laces and pill
lows pretty thundercloud of petulance and temper
Abby Kempton entered, bringing the outdoor al
with her booted for ride in the Park Houses O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-21

| he had given a harmless injection OF
camphorated oil, for intermittent pulse
ION the day following the giving OF
the injection" testified the witness, Il
| saw Margaret's arm 1t was on a pill
low and was badly swollen. The gil
appeared to suffer great pain"
Upon objection of DIR. Hydes attor-
ney that portion of the answer regard
ing the girl appearing to be in pain,
was ordered stricken out.
The contention of the state is that
DR.. Hyde, instead of giving Margaret
Swope an injection of oil, injected
''pus' germs into, hex arm.
On December IS, shortly after DR..
Margaret Swope passed into a convul-
Sion Miss Keller was attracted by the
patients moaning. DIR. G. T. Twyman
was in charge of the girl
What was the appearance of Miss
Swope?" asked Mr.. Reed.
Her teeth were clinched. Her eyes
dilated. She was making a most Pc
culiar moaning sound said Miss KEEL
Ter.
'sHow did this sound compare with
that made by Col. Swope when he was
in a convulsion?''
1T was very similar
The answer was ordered stricken our.
Other nurses, said Miss Keller, asked
her to take charge of a portion of the
contents of the stomach of Miss Swope.
She put the ejecta in a bottle and gave
1t to Thomas Swope, jr., she said.
All Medicine Destroyed.
Miss Keller related how. at the be-
hest of DR.. Twyman. all of the medi-
cine in the house was destroyed. inlne-
diately after Margaret Swope suffered
q convulsion.
This was the dav the nurses struck
in the Swope residence. and the state
made every effort to inject the story
of the uprising of the nurses against
DIR. Hyde
Amid a storm of objections from the
defendants counsel. the witness man
aged to tell that the nurses held a pri-
vate meeting in Col. Swope's room. For
what purpose this meeting was held.
she was not permitted to say. The state
(Continued on Page Eighty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-21

TWenty-seven federal prisoners es-
capped from the Leavenworth peniten-
tiary on November 6, 1901, and by the
following Sunday nine of them had
been killed or captured, and the re-
naming eighteen were at large in
three counties. Sunday afternoon,
November 10. Sheriff Cook received
word that suspicious persons, suppoS-
ed to be convicts, had been seen in
the woods near Pauline. six miles south
of Topeka. a reward had been Of
fered for the convictS, and instead
of taking a posse of police officers,
Sheriff Cook took one deputy, Hail
Williams, and went out to corner the
convicts. Cook and his deputy were
armed with shotguns, loaded with de-
fective ammunition. They ran onto
Hewitt and Kating in small patch of
timber half a mile from Pauline sta
ton, and fired, wounding one of the
convicts in the hip. Sheriff Cook then
chased the men into the brush, and
lost them for a time. The crooks went
to the home of Sylvender Worcester,
an old farmer, who. with his wife,
lived a short distance from Pauline
station. Worcester tried to get his
gun, and the conYicts beat him over
the head with heavy revolvers. About
this time Sheriff Cook came to the
house to ask if Worcester had seen
the prisoners He was met at the door
by Kating, who held him up at the
point of a revolver anu forced MN to
enter the HOUSE
When it was learnd by Deputy Will
liams and the assembled farmers that
Cook was a prisoner, a call for help was
sent to Topeka, and Frank NJ Stahl.
chief of police, with a wagon load of
police officers went to the scene of ac-
ton. Stahl was in favor of rushing the
house, but Sheriff Cook, who was per-
mitted to talk to him from window,
begged the posse to make no move, as
the convicts had promised to kill him
if they were molested. The siege last
ed three hours and then the convicts
marched out, under cover of darkness,
forcing Mr.. and Mrs. Worcester and
Sheriff Cook to walk beside them.
Members of the posse wanted to attack,
but Sheriff Cook pleaded with them TO
make no move which would endanger
his life In this manner the convicts
escaped into the brush with Cooks gun
and pocketbook. They were captured
in Oklahoma two or three weeks later,
and the stolen shotgun returned to the
Shawnee county authorities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-21
Live Animals to Be Used in Hyde
Murder Trial
To Demonstrate to the Jury the
Action of Strychnine.
POISON SQUADS KEPT.
By Both Sides for Use as oh,
ject Lessons.
ViScera of Dead Ones to BE
Brought into Court.

Kansas City, Mo, April 21.-Dogs and
frogs are expected to play an important
part in convicting or clearing DR.. B. c..
Hyde on the charge of murder.
The state has announced its intention
Of demonstrating the action of strych-
nine by poisoning live frog with the
drug before the eyes of the jurynen.
Psychologists employed by DR.. Hyde
are maintaining a poison squad of
six dogs for the purpose of studying
the effects of strychnine upon them.
Some Of the CANNES are being given
fifteenth Of a grain of strychnine
four times a day. Others receive a
smaller amount of poison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-21

time yesterday, was recalled to the
stand. She again took up her story of
the illness of Colonel Swope-
The mysterious pink box" that has
figured so prominently in the death OF
Col. SWope, was recalled by Attorney
Reed. Mi Keller said DR.. Hyde had
a pink box in his hand when he gave
the capsule to Mr.. Swope.
did the box look like this?" asked
Attorney Reed, holding up a pink paper
box obtained from Brocklein's drug
store, where DR.. Hyde is said to have
bought cyanide of potassium capsules.
1T looks like it, but I can't say it
was the same box" replied the wit
ness.
Attorney Walsh objected to the testi-
mony regarding the box going into the
record. The court sustained the objec-
ton on the ground that the evidence
was of too remote nature to enter
into the case
Attorney Reed announced he was
through with the witness, but would
probably interrogate her later At this
point of the trial, DIR. Hyde. for the
first time. entered actively into the di-
rection of his case. Examining a copy
of Miss Keller's deposition. taken re-
Gently in civil suit, he studied it care
Mr. Lucas followed. Then Mr.. Lucas
sail the defendant insisted that Miss
Keller give all of her testimony against
him at this time.
The Typhoid Epidemic.
Judge Latshaw permitted the state
to question the witness regarding the
typhoid epidemic in the Swope house,
saying if the testimony was shown not
to be relevant it would be excluded.
On December II, said Miss Keller, she
went to the Swope house and took
charge of Miss Sarah Swope. The
Sunday following, she testified, she
heard that DIR. Hyde had given Miss
Margaret Swope a hypodermic injec-
ton. DR.. Hyde asserted, she said, that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-21

Some of the dogs will be permitted to
die from the effects of the drug, others
will be killed. The digestive organs or
the animals will be used by the defense
in presenting it's case to the jury.
Hans Jensen, a prominent veter-
marian, has been retained by DR.. Hyde
to assist in the experiments on the
dogs. He will also testify at the trial.
Fight for Letters Renewed.
Hyde's fight for the letters regarding
the examinations of the visceras OF
Colonel Thomas H. and Chrisman
Swope, which passed between the
states scientists and John G. Paxton,
was renewed today. The opening move
was an attempt to put Mr.. Paxton ca
the stand, but this was overruled by
the court.
The court notified the defense's attor-
neys at the opening of court that it
would not grant the motion Tor the
production of the papers, as they vera
concerned in a civil suit which DR..
HYDE had filed against Mr.. Paxton, and
therefore it was not in the jurisdiction
of the criminal court to order them
produced.
ATTORNEY Walsh offered to place sew
eraI witnesses on the stand to prove he
had a right to the documents, buc
Judge Latshaw refused to permit them
to take the stand.
The tilt of yesterday, which arose
over the defense's coming into possess
sion of the grand jury notes relating to
the Swope case was recalled when
Judge Latshaw spoke of a law book
disappearing from his library
..It did not disappear during the last
week. however, Judge Latshaw said,
significantly
Mr. Walsh made a joking remark
about the grand jury notes, and the
court said seriously:
You not only had notes, Mr.. Walsh,
but other papers and evidence belong
ing to the state
sIt was luck" answered Attorney
Walsh.
Luck is what we make it," respond
ed the court. and signif1ed he desired TO
make an end of the discussion
Miss Kellar Recalled.
Miss Pearl Keller, the nurse who was
in the witness chair at adjournment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-21
BURIED In A Mine.
Forty Men Entombed by an Explosion
in Alabama.

Birmingham, Ala, April 21.-Not
one Of the Al men imprisoned last
night in Mulga mine of the Birming-
ham Iron and Coal company is alive.
This word was brought to the sur
face early today to the waiting fam
lilies of the victims when. unconscious
from the deadly gases of the shaft,
superintendent Johns of the mine and
man named Bonds who risked his
life in the rescue work. were drawn up
to the fresh air
The condition of the rescuers told
the story long before the men had re-
vived. The watchers believed if the
rescuers, helmeted and protected, had
SO narrowly escaped death, there was
no hope for the workers who, with
out warning, had been entombed by
an explosion of gas.
When Johns and Bonds finally re-
gained consciousness they confirmed
the gravest fears of the people who for
hours had waited at the mouth of the
shaft to hear a word of their loved
ones.
"Dead-an dead" were the words
of the superintendent as he began to
recover from the effects of the poi
sonous gases. Before they had lost
consciousness the rescuers had reached
the first gallery.
Following the explosion. flames shot
up the shaft mine for a distance of
400 feet and the ground is covered
mouth of the shaft. which were blown
up from the bottom of 350-foot
shaft by the force of the explosion.
Every window in the little mining viii
lage was broken by the explosion.
After the explosion timbers were
placed over the mouth of the shaft to
prevent 4 draft. as it was feared the
interior of the mine might catch fire,
but as far as known there has been
no fire. and as air was at once
pumped into the mines. the families of
the entombed men are still hopeful
that some. if not all. will be rescued
alive.
The hospital car of the Tennessee
Mining company, con tanning gas he'll
NETS and all the other paraphernalia
necessary for entering a gaseous mine,
has been sent to the scene. With the
arrival of the car and the completion
of a temporary cage it is hoped that
rescuers may be lowered into the mine.
James Bonneyman of Birmingham,
general manager of the Birmingham
Coal and Iron company, left for Nulda
shortly after midnight to take personal
charge of the rescue work.