davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
Jury in Ford Case
Disagreed
UNEXPECTED END OF THE SEN
SATIONAL CASE.
TRIAL MAY BE ABANDONED
Majority of the Jurymen Refused to
Credit-Eisht for AcquattaI.

Cincinnati, o.. Feb. 6.-After twenty
four hours deIiberation the jury in the
case of Mrs. Jeanette Stuart Ford,
Warriner, defaulting local treasurer of
the Big -Four railroad. was unable to
reach an agreement and was dis
charged.
Judge Swing said after he dismissed
the jury that he was informed that on
the last ballot eight jurors stood for
acquittal and four for conviction.
EmbezzIer Would Not Hesitate to Per-
iure Himself.
The unexpected end to the sensation
al case was explained by two of the
Jurymen as due to the fact that a
majority of their colleagues refused to
Warmer. They asserted that a mali
who had confessed to embezzling for
twenty-five years would not hesitate
to perJure himself against a woman
Whom he believed had been the cause
of his exposure.
Statement by Prosecutor.
Prosecutor Hunt announced tonight
that he expected to bring the woman
to trial again within the next three
weeks. AT the same time he intimated
that he might abandon the case.
Released Under $2,5oo Bond.
Pending her trial, Mrs. Ford was re-
leased under $4,000 bond furnished by
bonding company. This bond will
have to be renewed tomorrow, but no
difficulty is expected in this respect.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
MEXICAN MONEY SEIZED.
Attempt to Evade Payment of Duty on
Pesos Discovered.

Laredo, Tex, Feb. 6-The first con-
fiscation of Mexican dollars by the
Mexican customs officers took place
yesterday. Some time since the Mexi-
10 per cent. on Mexican silver dollars
brought into the country Many mer-
chants in this city have taken Mexican
money at 40 cents on the dollar since
the duty was established and have
been in the habit of sending it to the
other side Of the Rio Grande. and get
ting &c to 40 cents for it. The Gus
toms authorities yesterday apprehend-
ed one of these messengers and confis-
Gated his silver.
The duty applies only to silver pesos.
Other money both silver and currency,
is not subject to duty.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07

that has attended the Institution.
MBr. kennedy tOasted the former
wee president, expressing high appre-
citation Of the honor conferred upon
the college, and said that Mr.. Fair
oanks was not among strangers. but
still In an American house, among men
proud to be Americans and anxious to
return home 10 labor the good OF their
fellow countrylnen.
Mr.. Fairbanks Gives Toast to the
Christian Church.
Mr.. Fairbanks in rising gave a toast
to the Christian church making no
distinction of denomination.
At the American Methodist church.
Mr.. Fairbanlfs address acquired exc
ceptional importance because OF ths.
incident with the vatican, ana n ia
looked upon as his final answer TO the
conditions imposed upon him relative
TO his audience with the pope. Dur-
ing the course Of this address he said.
1t ~ impossible to emphasize too
strongly tho good the Christian church
ls doing in all lands and among am ma
tionaiities. lt is gratifying that the
American churches established iu an
countries 9re asserting widcr lnfiu-
ence today than ever in their history
THE agitation going on I'm the polit-
ical, social and economic worlds ia due
to Christianity breaking down the
casts and prcjudiceH. and lifting mnu-
kind 60 a higher plane The democrat
ic idea which fs taking root ln polit-
ical institutions is due 80 tho expand
ing Influence Of Chri tanlty
"All Christian churches arc worthy
of support. They above an should he
inspired by generous tolerant spirit
towards each other. Nothing DIS more
unseeuly than the narrow ieuIousiea
which they occasionally manifest to-
wards each other. There is room FOR
all. Cease the narrow dcnominati0unl
ways and direct your energies toward
the common enemy Let the Catholics
and the Protestauts Of all dcnomina-
tions vie with each other in carrying
forward the work Of the Master which
is worthy Of the best in them AL"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
CONNECTICUT MERCURY
PLAYED AROUND ZERO
All Day Sunday and at Night Fell to
Twelve Below.

New Haven. Feb e-In general with
the rest of the east. Connecticut to-
day and tonight experienced one of
the coldest and in some parts. the
coolest day of the winter. The mer-
curry lowered around zero during the
da- and as night came on it fell rap
idly until at midnight it was from ,
TO IL below
In New Haven it registered , below.
in Hartford and Waterbury from
to II, the co1dest for the winter. In
Bridgeport, with the thermometer reg
istering from four to eight degrees be-
low. the city passed the coldest night
since 1904. In Norwich, while not the
coolest for the winter and below
were registered In Winsted it showed
5 below, while in the surrounding
country it was much colder. To add
to the intensity of the cold a piercing
northwest wind swept over the state
and the two combined kent people in
doors, the city streets presenting a de-
serted appearance. Up to q late hour
no fatalities had been reported. though
many of the homeless sought shelter
in police stations and municipal 1odg-
ing houses.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
EVERY SIXTH MAN AMONG
THE INSURGENTS KILLED
Government Victory in Ncaragua-
On to Managua.

Managua, Nicaragua, Feb. 6.-Reports
of a government victory at Santo To-
mas continue TO be received here Ac-
cording to official dispatches from
General NaSquez, every sixth man
among the insurgents was either killed
or wounded. Among those in the cas-
ualty list on the governments side are
Captain Parinflli, killed and Colonel
Miguel and Captain Navarro, wound
ed. Navarro was formerly governor
of Managua penitentiary. and it was
he who executed Zelaya's orders for
the flogging. shooting and torturing of
political prisoners.
Washington, Feb. 6.-The way to
Managua is now open to the revoIu-
tionists in Nicaragua. according to a
cable received today by Senor Cas-
trillo. representative here of the Estra-
da government. The message says
there are no obstacles to oppose the
advance of the insurSent army into the
capital OF the country.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
GAVE HIS NAME AS E. 3. DACEY.
Housebreaker Supposed to Have op-
Grated in Many Places.

Stamford, Conn.,, Fep. Elm the ar
rest at Pfttsfie1d, Mass, of a man Civ
ing the name of E. B. Dacey the Local
police think they have located the man
who entered several houses here in
December and secured much valuable
jewelry. In Dacey's possession was a
grip marked with the name of w. B.
Pierce, whose house was entered and
jeWelry valued at $1,000 taken The
police also found in the possession of "A
girl in Hartford to whom Dacey had
written a pair of opera glasses which
belonged to a daughter of C. H. Louns-
Jury, whose house had been entered and
$500 worth of jewelry stolen. Efforts
will be made to have Dacey returned
to this place. Dacey when arrested
gave New Haven as his home, but his
name does not appear in the city di-
rectory of that city.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
WITHDRAWs OFFER OF s5oo,co
For the Proposed Graduate College of
Princeton University.

Cincinnati. Feb. Civilian C. Proc
tor announced tonight that he had
withdrawn his offer of 100000 for the
proposed graduate college of Prince
ton university. The offer was made
last May. with the understanding that
an additional half million dollars was
to be raised bv May 1, 1910. Mr.. Proc
tor said tonight that his offer had been
Internationally withdrawn on account
of his inability to agree with the views
entertained by President Woodrow
Wilson and members of the Princeton
faculty as to the scope and institution
that the matter had been under discus
sion now for six years, but that there
did not appear to be any likelihood of a
definite plan being agreed upon.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
SEVERE PRoNoUNcEMENT
ON DRUNKENNESS
And the Liquor Traffic in Bishop
Carey's Pastoral Letter.

s. John. N E., Feb. 6.-No such Sc
we're pronouncement on drunkenness
and the liquor traffic was ever made
su this diocese as was that contained
IN the pastoral letter of Bishop Carey
which was read in all the Roman
Catholic churches today in preparation
FOR the approaching Lenten season.
AS a means OF lessening the tempta
lions 10 drink" the letter says, we
look with favor On the efforts to limit
-he number Of liquor stores and to see
that the laws regulating the traffic and
The principles OF Christian morality are
observed
II not in itself a sin 10 sell wines
or spirits, the business Is dangerous
20 such an extent that only the great
Profits accruinG can make men un
mindful OF their risk Of perdition."
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
AUTOMOBILE AND SEVEN
OCCUPANTS BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Chauffeur Ignored Warning of Fore
Tan IN Charge of Blasting Opera
tions.

Phoenix, Ariz.. Feb. 6.-Heedless of
the warning of a foreman in charge
of eXcavating operations along the line
of the private motor road from Kelvin
to the Ray Copper mines, the motor
man of a gaSolene car containing six
passengers ran his car close to a
sputtering fuse of heavy charge of
dynamite today, and the car and it's
seven occupants were blown to atoms.
The dead: J. B. Joyce, A. s. Bieber, J.
G. Griffin, all civil engineers employed
by the Ray Consolidated Copper COM
panyl; r. P. Coleman of Salt Lake City,
w. H. F'reeland and Walter c. E'renz
mining engineers. and w H LyalIe,
mo -5rnaaTI- of the car.
The foreman had discovered a missed
shot in the excavation at noon. and
before the motor car came in sight he
had relighted the fuse. AS the car ap-
peared he signalled the motornan and
warned him of the impending explo-
sion. MotOrman Lyalle, evidently be-
heving he could take his car past the
charge to safety before the explosion,
paid no heed to the warning and start
ed again at full speed.
just as the car was passing the
charge the explosion came, and the car
with its load of human freight was
blown high in the air.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
Matrimonial Troubles of Count and
Countess Gizycki.

Vienna, Feb. 6.-The Neues Wiener
Tageblatt publishes long story of the
matrimonial troubles of Count and
Countess Gizycki, daughter of r. w.
Patterson. The only new feature of
the story relates TO the alleged inter-
vention of the emperor of Russia, who.
according to the original reports, com
PEELED the count to hand over to the
mother her daughter, whom he had
concealed for a long time. Recently,
the paper says. the count discovered
that the emperor knew nothing about
the case and that he was extremely
indignant at the misuse of his name
and authority. His majesty has or
dered strict investigation of all the
circumstances.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
DANCES IN SNOW AT 115.
Borefooted Retired Gypsy Queen Joins
in Celebration by Tribe.

Cleveland, O., Feb. 6.-Aura Mary,
retired gypsy queen, who says she is
115 years old, danced barefoot in the
snow with the other members of her
tribe during the celebration of Ave
Maria day at their camp near here the
other day.
Aura Mary believes in living close to
nature. She never wears heavyweight
clothing, and it is her daily custom to
go barefoot through the snow or over
the ice. She is spry and smokes, and
says she expects to live ten years long
er.
gypsy throne in favor of her daughter
who is now 20 years old.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
"BIG TIM" SULLIVAN GIVES
AWAY SHOES AND STOCKINGS.
Distributed 5000 Pairs Sunday to the
Needy on the BoWery.

New York, Feb 6.-In the days when
big Tim Sullivan state senator and
Tammany leader was down at the
heels, with no thought of ever becom-
ing a political power. his school teach
er made him a present of a pair of
shoes. He never forgot the kindness
and for many years, since he came into
greater comfort, he has commemorated
it on the 9Th day of each February by
a distribution of stockings and sole
leather to ali the needy of the Bowery.
Five thousand pairs were given away
today at the club rooms of the Timothy
D. Sullivan association.
The line stretched for blocks. 1t
was bitter cold, and while those within
we're served hot coffee it was passed
fown to line to those that waited
without.
Not all could be remembered. for
some are spending the winter onrBlaek-
wells Island as guests of the city, but
they will ali find shoes waiting for
them when they walk the Bowery
again.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
Little Hope for the Student Who is
Indifferent to Christianity,

New Haven, Conn, Feb 6.-That
there was no hope for the American
student who is Indifferent to Christian
John r. Mott Of New York, secretary
of the Worlds Student Christian as
sociation. in an address before the
students of Yale university. He said:
1.-THE students in Russia hate Chris
tianity, while the American student is
Indifferent There is hope for the for
mer, because their hate shows that
they have studied Christianity and
there is a chance that they may be
taught differently, but for the indiffer-
ent American student there is no
hope
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
$4,000 BILL MISSING,
BOY RUNNER" IN ToMBs.
Claims to Have Lost the Money on
His Way to the Bank.

New York. Fob. 6.-Thnt missing
$4,000 bill sent toward. but not 10 the
bank on Friday by Tornblower A.
Weeks, members OF the New York
stock exchange, afforded rare diver
sion for its youthful guardian. Ben
son Lang. the runner" who SIS now
held IN the Tombs, charged with lar-
ceny. The boy was arraigned In the
Tonlbs police court this morning.
dazed and relying on his story that
he lost the bill or that it was stolen
from his pocket. His mother sat near
him during the hearing
Counsel amplihed on the youngsters
story of how he exhibited the bill to
the elevator man, 70 another runner
and 10 a Greek boothlack a Greek
street peddler also enjoyed tho privi-
lege Of gazing briefly on wealth, ace
cording to the lawyer when Lang and
another boy facetiously rendered tho
bin IN payment OF twenty cents due
the peddler for sweets.
Young Lang was held in $4,000 BAN
for trial.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
Man and Wife
Robbed PostoffiCe
CAUGHT IN THE ACT BY CHIEF OF
POLICE.
WOMAN IS ONLY NINETEEN
She With Her Husband Surrendered,
While a Second Man Escaped
Hand-to- Hand Midnight Struggle.

Newark. n. J.. Feb. 6.-Elizabeth
Karcher and her husband, William,
were arrested here this morning,
charged with robbing a lonely little
postoffce at Essex Falls, near here.
The postofice is in the Erie railroad
station, which closes at o'clock at
night.
Saw Two Persons Working at Safe.
Shortly after midnight Chief of Pc
lice EysOldt and a railroad detective
saw light in the building and crept
were Mrs. Karcher and two men busily
rifIfnS the safe At the command of
''Is~r-is upi" one OF the two men turn
ed sharply and fired three shots at Ey-
soldt. They went wild but in the
,confu& &sop the man who fired succeeded
IN escaping by a back door purposely
left open
Young Woman Showed Fight
The woman, who is only 19, was not
so prompt, and when she found her
self covered by two revolvers. sur
rendered with her husband. Both were
brought here todav and locked up in
default of $4,000 bail each. The rob
ibery netted nothing but a few stamped
envelopes and money order blanks.
The young woman showed more fight
than her husband and surrendered only
after q hand~tO hand struggle with the
chief It was almost pitch dark in
the DoStoff1ce. and not until the officer
had thrown his arms about the girl to
pinion her in corner did he discover
that ne was dealing with a woman
karcher and his wife had been living
in an obscure boarding house Inhabited
principally by negroes Search of their
room revealed no baggage except
change of linen.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
Rev. Father Or. Sheridan of Nausa-
tuck Critically H.

Naugatuck Conn. FEB. 6.--The con-
dition of Rev. Father OR. Sheridan,
pastor OF ST. Francis church, is re-
garded as critical Rev. Father Sher-
idan has been i'll for some time with 4
complication of diseases During the
services in the church this morning.
Mrs. Mary Statz, "A years old. was
stricken with heart disease and died.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
Public Memorial Service to Late Gen.
William :. Draper.

Milford. Mass Feb. 6--Fellow
sorusmen- including many employees OF
the Draper company of Hopedale, to-
Esther with friends from other places,
5oiued today with the immediate mem
bers of the family of Gen William F.
Draper. who died last week in a pub
lsc memorial service in Milford town
hall Nearly 1000 persons attended.
bsst neither Governor Draper nor
George a Draper. brothers OF the gen
era. were present
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
Wages of 3. & M. Clerks Raised.

Boston, Feb. 6.--Four hundred and
seventy clerks employed in the gen
eral offices in Boston of the Boston &
Maine railroad, will receive a ten per
cent. raise in wages tomorrow. The
request was made recently by the
clerks and was granted at a confer
-ence between the road and clerk off,
cials yesterday, the announcement be-
ing made today.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
II YEAR OLD PHILADELPHIA BOY
SHOT HIS FATHER,
Who Was Choking the Lads Sister
During Quarrel.

Philadelphia, Feb. 6.-Believing his
sister was being choked to death,
George D. Rodericlx, aged II years, shot
and probably fatally wounded his ia
ther today.
William Roderfck the father. had
quarreled with his daughter Eva, aged
"a years, because she refused to tell
him whether or not she intended to
marry a young man who had been
calling on her
He had gTasped her by the throat
when the boy. believing his sisters
life was in danger, got a revolver and
shot his father twice. Young Roderick
surrendered to the police.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
sHIRrwAIsr sTRlke ovER.
Philadelphia Girls Grievances to Be
Speedily Adjusted.

Philadelphia. Feb. 6.-Girl shirtwalst
makers. who have been on q strike
here for more chan seven weeks.
crowded a theater today and received
with enthusiasm Tie report or thblr
leaders thai the struggle was over and
their erieVauces would be speedily ad-
dusted by a board OF arbitration. So
cietv women who have stood by the
girls I'm their fight filled the boxes
and joined IN the applause which
greeted thc announcement that the
strike was ended.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
Negro Women Suffrage Association.

Belmont has iuviteh the negro women
OF the srate ~ Join the Political Equal =
any club, OF which she is president,
Ultimately they may form suffrage as-
sociations OF their own, bur for the
present as many AZ Wish VIII be ad-
dnitted to the Political Equality club
Forty enrolled today at a meeting nd
dressed By Mrs Belmont In an ups
town West Side negro church
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07

night in the Grand Central station.
getting her meals in the station res
taurant This morning she purchased
q paper and on seeing her picture and
a story of her disappearance decided
to return home
Mind Not Quite Clear as to All That
TransPired.
She arrived here about noon and
went directly to her home. Her n19nd
is not quite clear as to all that trans
pired while she was in New York, but
she insists that other than going out
onto the street for a few times, where
she remained but for a few minutes
each time, she did not leave the two
stations.
According to mem bers of the family,
the matron at the Grand Central sta
tion asked the girl at midnight Sat
urday night where she was going and
was told New Haven. The matron
told her when the train went and left
her in the Women's waiting room.
other parts of her story are corrob-
Grated by information secured by the
family previous to her arrival
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07

Madrid, Feb 6.-Premier Bforet yes
terday explained the decree opening
the schools which were closed after
the Barcelona rioting,, and said that
the demnomination free schools COW
cred all those in which religion was
not taught, but that the legality of Che
Ferrer schools. which it is claimed vio-
late the law against the propagation of
anti military doctrines, must be de-
cided by the courts.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
Enqacement Announced.

Baltimore, Feb 6.-Word was re-
ceived in this city today by cable that
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony ]. Drexel, who
are in London. had announced the en-
-gagement of their daughter, Miss Mar
garetta Armstrong Drexel. to Guy
MontaSu George Finch -Hatton. Wis
count Maidstone. an heir to the earl
dom Of WinGheIsesL and Noting ham.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
ITS AIM TO PROMOTE
THE PEACE OF THE WORLD.
The American Society for the Judicial
Settlement OF international Disputes.

Baltimore, Nd. Feb 6--There was
organized tonight at the residence OF
Theodore 1Isrburg- the American So
ristF for the Judicial Settlement of
International Disputes, which will de-
vote itself principally to issuing arti-
Sies BY leading men Of all countries on
SUBJECTS indicated by the title Of the
organization and TO organizing meet
1lEs OF national scope in various parts
of this country from time TO time with
a view 10 educating the people as to
The desirabiiity Of promoting the peace
- the world by settling points of in
ssrnstioaaI controversy in the same
general way in which differences be-
tween frdivid usls are now settled
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
s75,ooo FIRE LOSS
AT EAST HARTFORD
Started in Automobile earaae-SeVsrai
Buildings Destroyed.

East Hartford. Conn Feb. g. Fire
which started carly this morning in
an automobile garage run by George
w. Richmond and owned by Mrs.
George Alliug, burned that building
several buildings and portion of the
lumber in a yard owned by Lyman Eiis-
ley and occupied by Charles Jenlss
and the roofs OF "A block owned by
Mr.. Risley and the house OF J. H. Pitt
kin. A small fruit store and shoe
makers shop were also destroyed. The
loss will amount 10 approximately
$4,000.
The cause Of the nre is not known
but Il spread rapidly. ana assistance
was sent from Hartford, one engine
responding to the first appeal for help
and later a second one, when the dam
ger to surrounding property was found
TO be great Owing 10 a scarcity Of
water the engines were able 10 feed
two lines or hose and IL was with dif-
nculty that neighboring property WAS
saved. as the roofs OF most OF the
buildings I'm the immediate vicinity
were on fire several times.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
Widely Known Labor Leader Dead.

Pittsburg. Feb. 6.-Simon Burns. a
widely known labor leader died at the
South Side hospital here tonight He
was "a years old For several years
he had been president of the Window
Glass Workers local assembly, No.
500, X. OF L.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
Gypsy Moth Nests Destroyed.

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 6.-DurinE
the past week the experts of the Con-
necticut Agricultural Experiment sta
ton have discovered and destroyed
several hundred of the nests of the
gypsy moth in the region south of
W3llingford, making several thousand
nests destroyed altogether The local
limits of the pests has not apparently
been reached.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
Sudden Death of Rev. William Hilton
Butts.

GloversvilIe y. Y, Feb. 6.-ReV.
William Hilton Butts. curate Of Christ
Episcopal church of Corning. who had
como to this city 20 occupy the pulpit
at Christ church. was seized with acute
indigestion soon after his arrival hero
last night and died at the Hotel
I<ingsbo-ouuh before medical aid could
he summoned. He was forty years old
and . candidate for the rectorship Of
the local church