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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16

The discovery before daybreak this morning of one of the inmates of the State Hotel, 88 and 90 State street, for some time under police surveillance as one of the tenderloin resorts that need curbing, lying unon the sidewalk with a broken leg beneath an open second story window, and the story that her condition resulted from a futile at7 tempt to escape from the hotel where she was brought two weeks ago from New Haven, resulted today in an order for the arrest of Louis Brindisi, better known to the police as Tough Louis.' '
 Louis, according to the story that has reached the police, brought the woman, who is now in St. Vincent'S hospital, to this city from New Haven two weeks ago, and placed her in the State Hotel This is conducted by Otto Sankey, one of the well dressed hotel keepers of the red light district. Louis brought another girl from New Haven at the same time.
 Last night he came here and de- manded money from the women. They had not enough earnings to satisfy him, and he thereupon brandished a. pistol. The hotel was in wild excite ment for some time. Complaint was made to the police and Patrolmen Cody and G1ennon, visiting the place about midnight, found that Tough Louis had fled, but had thrust a loaded revolver into a bed before he made his escape, no doubt fearing if found with the weapon on his person he
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16
NEGRO BURGLAR
 HELD IN S2,5OO Coleman Still Maintains Stolid Silence While Fsvi-
 dence Accumulates
MUCH LOOT FOUND IN ROOM
Photographed for Rogues'
 Gallery After Arraign- ment Tn City Court Today Other City Court Gases.

More than a dozen pocket knives, several watches, a number of purses, and other evidences of the wholesale burgIaries of Edward Coleman were brought from New Haven last even ing by Detective Cronan who has been gathering evidence against the pants burglar captured here early yesterday morning. Coleman was to- day held in bair of $2,5OO for hearing before the city court next Wednes- day. He still refuses to talk about himself, having been well schoo1ed in the virtue of silence during his states prison sentence of six years only re- gently completed.
 Coleman is wanted for several petty are dozens of such crimes in this city. Several counts will be preferred against Coleman and it is likely that in view of his past record he will spend good portion of the remaind- of his life behind the bars. He is now 45 years of age.
 John Powers, 8 tugboat fireman, of 22 Pierpont street, pleaded guilty to two charges of theft made against him in the city court today and was sentenced to four months in jail and fined s25 and costs. The watches were stolen from David Konrad, a fellow tugboat employe, and Miss Myra Davey of East Main street, near the water. He went through the Davey home while none but the chill dren was at home.
 Pleading guilty to theft of a watch valued at $85 from Philip Sullivan of 209 Foster street, New Haven, Patrick Donegan, an inmate of boarding house in Water street, near South avenue refused to disclose the whereabouts of the watch even when it was made plain to him that such a step might result in the lessening of the penalty to be imposed on him. Donegan was accused of turing Sul1i- van into his room while the latter was intoxicated, and of going through his pockets while he slept. Sullivan at first denied his guilt, but later ad- rnitted it but steadfastly kept his sec ret of where the watch was hidden. The accused was sentenced to four months in jail and fined $25 and costs.
 Ira K Edwards, a locomotive fire man arrested in New London yester- day on complaint of his bride of less than year for failing to support her and her infant son. today promised Judge Foster to provide for her, and he was liberated after a night in po- lice headquarters. Mrs. Edwards has been living with her people at 105 North Washington avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16
STORM OF RAIN, HAIL AND SNOW WITH FIERCE TORNADO
 RAGING IN SOUTHERN STATES

acres of cotton have been inundated and truck farms flooded. All streams are far out of their banks and the lowlands flooded Reports say very many head of cattle and other live stock have been destroyed. Roads are impossible and bridges of all kinds have been washed out.
 St. Louis, April 16.-Only the edge of the storm that is sweeping the south reached St. Louis and vicinity but today heavy rain is falling. Hail and rain,< accompanied by high wind, were general in this section end through southern Illinois last night Several thousand dollars dam age was done at Granite City when the wall of the Mckinley System Car barns was blown down. The Purity Orphans Home at Madison was struck by lightning and practically destroy ed.
 All towns through southern Illinois report buildings blown over and trees uprooted by heavy winds. At Coffen, Ills, the storm assumed the propor- tions of a cyclone and thousands of dollars worth of property was de- stroyed.
 Hail stones six inches in circumfer- ence fell at Coffen.
 Reports reaching here from Hop IcinsviIle, say that five business build ings there were destroyed. At Mexico and Jefferson City, Mo-, snow fell early today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16
WHITE SLAVE FLEEING FROM STATE STREET RESORT LEAPS
 FROM WINDOW AND BREAKS. LEG
POLICE SEEKING "TOUGH LOUIS' NOTORIOUS TENDERLOIN CHARACTER, TO ASK HIM
 ABOUT GIRLS STORY
He Is Alleged to Have Brought Her and Another Wom- an Here Two Weeks Ago, and to Have Threatened to Shoot Up Place Last Night When Their Earnings Were So Small that he Was Dis
 pleased

would be held for carrying concealed weapons.
 whether Brindisi later returned the police have not yet been able to deter mine. At 4:3O this morning Police man Sullivan reached Main and State streets, making his hourly rounds of the Main street banks, and his atten- tion was attracted by means. Turn ing down State street to investigate he found a woman lying on the street unable to rise. and suffering from a broken leg.
 Sullivan at once called the ambu- lance corps, and pr. McQueeney found the girls left leg was broken. He took her to St. Vincent's hospital. Sul- livan was unable to gain much infor- nation from either the girl or other inma ateS of the house.
 The girl slept on the third floor. but she had fallen from the second story window. When it was suggested that the girl might have fallen out of the window while walking in her sleep, she seized eagerly upon that theory. La ter she admitted that she was trying to escape from the house, but feared to go down the stairs and had dropped from the second story window.
 First she gave the name of Jennie Cunio, and said she was 22 years old, unmarried, and her home was at the State Hotel. Later she said her name was Jennie Ross. At the hospital the girl refused to make any further state nent of the circumstances surrounding the accident, and at the hotel today it was said that nothing was known of what had led to her mishap.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16
DIVORCE PAPERS g SERVED; HUSBAND
 OCCUPIES CELL,

Everard Dickens, a wealthy resident of Greenwich, while lodged in the jail att New Rochelle, N Y, on the criminal charge of intimacy with Lila Patterson, the wife of a prominent resident of Greenwich, was served with papers last evening by Deputy Sheriff Peter Doolan of this city in a suit for divorce brought by his wife, Susan Ray Dickens. In the suit Mrs Pat terson is named as the correspondent, while the acts are alleged to have been committed between March 21, 1910, and April 15at New Rochelle, New York and Porchester. The Pat terson woman and Dickens have been followed by detectives for the past month, but the goods were not found on them till yesterday afternoon, when they were arrested, and being unable to procure bail were placed in the town jail. Up to the time of the ar rival of Sheriff Doolan, they were un- able to obtain the necessary funds to gain their liberation, though they had 'phoned a number of their wealthy neighbors in Greenwich.
 Mrs. Dickens, in her suit, states that she was married May 21, 1901. She asks for a1imony, the custody of their three children, Alfred Ray, George Everard and William Harold.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16
BRANDEGEE WATTS
 FOR HARBOR BILL
Especial to the Farmer.)

Washington, D. C., April 16.- Senator Brandegee said, this afternoon. that while he is watch ing for it, he does not believe that the Bridgeport harbor pro- ject will be reached today.
 It is apparently settled that the river and harbor bill will be amended so as to prevent 8 divi- sion of the expense of the Bridgeport improvement with the city. But on the other hand the sum of $9O,0OO will probably be cut in two, and an unconditional appropriation of $45,O0O will be made with which half the work can be done.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16

Mystery surrounds the death of Kate Brady, whose corpse with a string tightly knotted about the throat was found yesterday, afternoon in the home of George Beardsley, an eccentric clam digger. living near Main street and South avenue, Strat- ford.
 While Medical Examiner Cogswe11 does not claim the case is one of murder, the circumstances are such that an investigation is warranted. years of age, 8 native of New Haven, and for three years had been employ ed in Bridgeport as a domestic. Beardsley who has been an inmate in which he shelters many wayward- doers. The Brady woman, it is said, had been there about 8 month.
 Yesterday afternoon Beardsley by telephoning from the home of John Holmes. He said he thought the woman had a fit. When the doc tor arrived, he found she was dead. her throat. Beardsley claimed to know little of the Brady woman, ex- cept that she was formerly well known to Bridgeport frankfurter vender. only recently been discharged from a hospital in Providence, R. l.
 According to Beardsley's statement he left the house, a tumble down old colonial structure, about o'clock yesterday afternoon to peddle clans, as was his usual custom. He return ed an hour and a half later and dis covered the lifeless body of the wona- an in the room just off the kitchen, where the entrance they ordinarily used, is located.
 The woman was cold in death. Around her neck was a strip over
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16
Especial from United Press.)


 New Orleans, April 16.-Jacksou, the capital of Mississippi is complete 1y cut from wire communication with the world as a result of the violent storm that ragged through Mississippi, part of Tennessee, Eastern Kansas and part of Kentucky. Hundreds of miles Of telephone and telegraph wires are down and the alarming re- ports brought in have aroused the greatest apprehension. It is feared Jackson has suffered greatly.
 Nothing has been heard from there since 10 o'clock last night when a Lrief bulletin said a tornado had struck the town, tearing down tele- graph poles and inf1icting great dam age.
 ~ Communication with Memphis is interrupted. all wires in this section being badly crippled.
 Five inches of rain have already fallen throughout Tennessee. Missfs- Sippi and Eastern Arkansas. The w1nd reached the velocity of 8 cy- clone and heavy hailstorms prevailed near Jackson. Hardly railroad escaped without one or two washouts during the day and schedules are badly interrupted.
 z At Comic, Marigo1d and Jonestown, Miss, houses were blown down, many unroofed and others lifted from their foundations. The damage to crops has been immense. Thousands of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16
ALIEN CRIMINAL
 TAKEN FROM CITY

Omcers of the immigration depart ment today took from police headquar- ters to New York city an alien de- scribing himself as Giuseppe Calabrese brother of Pietro Gala brese of 38 Reilly street. to prepare to deport him. The prisoner is said to have a criminal rec ord in Italy and is therefore ine1igi- ble to remain in this country under the immigration restrictions.
 Ca1abreSe was arrested here last ev- ening by Inspector Bower of the Imnni- grafton Bureau, at the home of his brother. He had been in America. S5 months. A few weeks after he had been admitted to the country his crina- 1na1 record was discovered and search WaA instituted for him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16
CITY TO RECEIVE 238,OOO
 BLOCKS, REPLACING THOSE
 DECLARED TO BE INFERIOR

City officials who looked over the cargo of blocks said there was a large number of them that looked all right while there were others that did not look so well. They believe the city engineer was right his job in hold ing up the cargo.
 The incident is now regarded as closed.
 President Reed telephoned to the Farmer today that he will send let ter to the Paving Commission, Mon day, showing that the blocks were made according to specifications. He said that he would have something to tell the commission concerning the ten tative specifications drawn up recently at a conference of city engineers in Chicago.
 MT. Reed said that he was not with drawing his blocks because he did not believe they were all right but beca use he feels that Bridgeport had had too much controversy over paving, and that the best way to clear the atnos- phere was to start all over again and fill tn econtract with blocks made un- der the direct supervision of experts in the employ of the city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16
MYSTERY SURROUNDS DEATH OF WOMAN
 FOUND IN STAMFORD
Victims Neck Wound Round With Cloth Band Was Former
 Resident of This City.

yard long torn off lkirnona made of stout material. The strip was wound twice around her neck, and frightened with single knot. The material was though but a single one, to remain tight even when the woman's grip had been relaxed by death. The re- mainder of the garment cannot be found.
 Beards1ey said the woman former ly lived in a furnished room house adjoining the rear of the Arlington hotel, in Golden Hill street. He said that Fred Long, also an oyster and clam peddler, had been friendly with the woman while she was in Bridge port. She lived for several years, Beardsley says, in the Golden Hill street place, and when she removed Long followed her there and paid her one visit.
 ''I don't know whether she com mitted suicide because she was des- again said he, 'or whether someone wandered into the house and mur- dered her. I have told Sheriff Stagg all about her acquaintance with Long and I have found out today that an south end of Stratford went into the house while I was away yesterday. I asked him about her death, and the peddler said he came into the house, finding the door open, and found her dead, and got right out. I don't know whether the authorities are go- ing to ask him what he knows"
 Beside the body. Beardsley says, quantity of washing soda. Beards1ey says he believes the woman filled the glass with soda and drank all but what he found in the bottom of the glass. charge by Funeral Director Frank L.. Curtis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16


 The controversy over wood paving blocks was brought to a close this morning., when Alexander Reed of the U. s. Wood Preserving Go. called up Secretary Heating of the Paving & Sewer Commission, and informed him that the firm will not insist that the city keep the blocks.
 The blocks were objected to by City Engineer McKenna as not being up to specifications.
 The city has the right to send in spectors to the plant of the company. MT. Reed said that he would make a new lot Of blocks under his contract as soon as the inspectors reach the ground.
 MT. Reed informed MT. Heating that the company cannot turn out enough blocks to fill it's orders and that it can easily get rid of the 23S,00O blocks aboard the schooner St. Croix. MT. Keating said that MT Reed was very courteous and stated that while he be- neved the blocks were all right he would not try to force anything on the city it does not want.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16
AUTO KNOCKS BOY DOWN; DRIVER
 DOESN'T STOP

While playing in Bostwick Ave, yes terday afternoon, near No. Engine house, little Louis Gall, aged 10 years of 343 Howard avenue was knocked down by an automobile, the driver of which did not stop even to ascer- tain what injuries he had caused the youth The boy was carried to his home on Howard avenue, pr. w. w Gray being called. He found that the youth was suffering with a nose bleed, and that his upper lip had been pierced by his teeth. All that is known of the automobile is that 1t had light, cream co1ored tonneau Dr. Gray said that the automobile just brushed the boy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16
Child Killed By
 Trolley Gar; Mother
 Seriously Injured
Special from United Press.)

(Specia1 from United Press.)
 New York April 16-Antone Morazek and his wife and two little 'uns will moi 20 bach to the old home in the Balkans to i've like princes on the few thousand dcllars the Slav miner dug out of the Towels of the Pennsylvania coal mines. One of the babies is dead, the m7ther and other baby serf- ously injure1 and the miner himself is hearbroken and weary of life. For above ground his wife skimped and saved, the sooner to hoard the money that would 4ake them back to Europe, the nounta sn home, and competency and comfort Friday they decided they had erough and they hurried to New York and took steerage passage on the Vaderland, which sailed today.
 Early today they set out for the pier.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16

Mother Morazek carried the four-year- old child and the two-year-oId child Father Morazek bore valises and blankets, containing clothes. They made their way down 18th street to- ward the Red Star Line pier. At 11th avenue the little caravan tried to cross the street A trolley car struck the mother and children. They went down under the wheels. With a cry, Mora zek dropped his bundles and literally dived under the trucks. The motor CTS lifted the car. The four-year-oId child was dead. The mother and other child were badly hurt. The motorman was arrested
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16
DR, HYDE'S MURDER
 TRIAL HELD UP
Physician, Important Wit ness in Case, Operated
 Upon at Hospital Today
Special from United Press.3

VSPeCIdI IEOII1 OIl1LGu FfGSS.J
 Kansas City, Mo. April 16-At e:15 a. m. today the physicians decided to operate upon Dr. George Twyman and removed him to the operating room at the hospital. He will be unable to appear in court as a witness in the trial of Dr-B. c. Hyde for the murder of Colonel Thomas H. Swope, for at least two weeks. if he recovers. The hearing of the case will will undoubt- edFy now be postponed.
 pr. Twyman was expected to detail happenings in Colonel Swope's back room. He also attended the members of the household stricken with typhoid fever
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16
BURTON RESUMES ATTACK.
(By United Press.)

(By United PreSS.)
 Washington, April 16.-The rivers and harbofs bill was fur ther assa1led today by Senator Burton of Ohio. The attendance on the floor was exceptionally msagre, there being but an even score of Senators present. The galleries also were unusually thin.
 Senator. Burton continued his enumeration of objectionable projects in which the locks and dams are part of the improve ment plan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16
$500 FIRE IN
 RAG SHOP TODAY

Fire caused by spontaneous com bustion broke out shortly before noon today in the waste paper and rag bin of the Bufferd Junk CO, 21 HVitts Lane. The fire department was called and the fremen had a very smoky proposition to deal with for about a. half hour. The damage to the build ing was very slight, and the loss of stock will be about s300
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16
NOTICE

Plasters' Union, No. 2, and Stone Masons, No. 4, art requested to attend smoker at their new hall, 121 Wall Street, Monday, April 1S- All mem bers are requested to attend without fail Per order,
 JAMES FITZPATRICK, a* JOHN CLIFF.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16
SPRING STREET
 CLEANING DONE

Supt Schrieber's men will have fin- ished the spring street cleaning to- night having accomplished the work in 15 days, record tirne- Cutters were cleaned and all streets ra1zed o@S
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16
WHISKEY CLAIMS THIRTEEN
 WESTERLY VICTIMS
Special from United Press.)

Westerly, L. L, April 16.-The 18th person to die in this and nearby towns through poisoning by moon shine whiskey, is expected today in the person of Deputy Sheriff E. w. Coon of this town. His physician Dr. R. B. Simth, stated that poison from some liquor Coon recently drank was surely the cause of death.
 H. B. Agard, town solicitor and Chief of Police Bransfeld declared today they have evidence under oath gainst a person who sold some of the fatal brew and that an arrest will be made before many hours.
 Dunkirk, April 16.-Edward Pay son Weston is resting at Westf1eId. He reached there at s o'clock after 8 walk from Erie, Pa, which place he left at midnight.
 This afternoon Weston will walk the 15 miles into Fredonia. The veteran pedestrian says he is in the best of health. He is ' days ahead
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16

FOR sALE-Piano; One of our GUS toners has moved out of town and nent which he had partly paid for We are offering this piano now to anyone who cares to take up the balance now due. Steinerts. 915 Main St. u II deo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16

TO RENT.-DesK room with roll top desk 416 Warner Building.
 if O
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-16

PIANO-Second hand Gabler upright
 where 1t will go to the first caller. wanting an instrument for about that figure, $150. Steinerts, 915 Main St. U II d@o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09
900 300
CONGRESS WILL ACHIEVE LITTLE
Sparring For Position In Next
Session and Strengthening
Party Lines For Presidential
Conflict of 1912 to Occupy
Most of Ldwmdking Period.

beaten in the primaries by progress
sives or in the election by Democrats.
Perhaps the most conspicuous house
member who will be absent from the
next congress is James A Tawpey, the
Minnesota blacksmith. who forgcS APP
propriation bills with Il sledgeham-
mer. Other conspicuous standpatters
who are serving their last term are
Boutell and Lowden of Illinois, Hull
of Iowa. Scott and Calderhead of Kan
sas. Allen of Maine. Mudd of Mary
land. Washburn of Massachusetts,
DENLY. Gardner and Diekema of
Michigan. Coudrey and Elvins of Mis-
souri, Parker of New Jersey, Cocks.
Parsons. Olcott. Bennett. Fassett and
Alexander of New York, Morehead of
North Carolina. GOebel. Keifer and
Cole of Ohio. Ellis of Oregon, Foulkrod
and Wanger Of Pennsylvania, Capron
of Rhode Island and Hubbard and
Gaines Of West Virginia.
Two conspicuous insurgents who will
go out with this congress are Fish of
New York and Fowler of New Jersey.
Three more house insurgents will also
be out, since they have been promoted
to the senate-Townsend of Michigan,
Gronna Of North Dakota and PoindeX-
ter Of Washington.
Two members Of the present house
go to governorships, one a Democrat
and the other a Republican-Foss of
Massachusetts and Tener of Pennsyl-
vania.
Democratic Shift Unimportant.
The Democratic changes are few and
unimportant. Livingston and Howard
of Georgia go out for having support