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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21
NO PUBLIC REQUEST IN
 WILL OF SAM SANFORD
Estate Worth More Than Szo0OOO Left in Trust to a" Sanford
 and Kity' Sanford Sheffield, Son and Daughter.
Henry Sanford, George Sheffield Henry T. Shelton and Samuel Shaw Named Trustees Without Bonds-Popey Continues tG Descendants, or Failing Such to Aunt and Uncles.

The will of Prof. Samuel S. Sanford, the late professor of music in Yale University Music School, was admit ted to probate today. The will con- tains no public bequests The estate goes to his children, and his children's s children. Its value is estimated at nearly $2,00O000 The testator paid taxes in this city on a valuation of over $600,00O.
 The entire estate, with a few com- paratively small exceptions, is left to the son and daughter of the testator, in trust. The daughter Katherine Cecil Sheffield, lives in New London, and the son, Henry Sanford, better known as Hal Sanford, in New York. The estate is left in the hands of four trustees, however, instead of being given outright to the children. and properties during their lives.
 The will opens with number of be- quests of personal effects.
 To his daughter, Katherine Cecil Sheffield, formerly Kitty Sanford, he bequeaths all of his silver marked S. $. s. in both the Bridgeport and New York houses, also his pearl shaped dia- mond scarf pin, sapphire ring, cats eye sleeve links. three large pearl shirt studs, and Persian turquoise sleeve
 
 links.
 To his son, Henry Sanford, he be- queaths $20,000, all his silver marked 70. w. s., also his unmarked silver, his large egg shaped pearl scarf pin, his pearl sleeve links, his six pearl waistcoat buttons. and all the remain der of his personal jewelry.
 To his grandson and namesake, Sam uel Simons Sanford, he bequeaths his gold repeater watch and fob with sap phire seal. To his son-in-law, George Sheffield. he leaves his small gold watch with the Sanford arms engrav- ed on the case
 He leaves to his daughter the home stead property in Washington avenue, including the Beardsley property re- gently purchased, with the linen, fur niture, carpets, rugs. books, pictures, carriages, horses. and harnesses.
 To his son, Henry Sanford, house and lot at No. 50 w. 52d street, New York. In case there shall be a difference in the appraisal value in the Bridgeport property, left to the daughter, and the New York property, left to the son, the, testator directs that within one year after the probating of the will, the devisee having the larger appraisal value shall pay in cash one-half the difference to the other.
 He orders the payment to Jane Arm strong Painter, in recognition of kind ness to his family, 1,C00 a year dur ing her life, and on her death, to Elea- nor Georgianna Painter $750 outright
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21
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NoPSNAc@I
 New Haven, Jan. 21.-Howard c. Webb, former city attorney of New Haven, was shot in his office shortly Tbefore 1 o'clock today by Walter R. Newport, State manager for the Pre- ferred Insurance Company. One bull let out of three fired entered Webb's body and he is now at his home in dangerous condition under the care of physicians. His recovery is doubt full
 Several weeks ago Newport's wife se- cured divorce from him and Webb acted as her attorney. There was much wrangling between the plaintiffs counsel and the defendant and it is thought that the shooting was the re- suit Of hard feeling, engendered dur ing the progress of the suit. Newport Is nosv under arrest.
 The shooting occurred a few minutes after Newport arrived in Webb's of- flee. According to the police Webb is not NeWport's counsel in any of his business transactions and the latter had no business reason for calling at his office. He went there armed with two pistols, both of which he is al- legged to have drawn when he deter mined to shoot.
 The authorities are of the belief that Newport has held a secret grudge against Webb ever since his wife ob- ta1ned her divorce and a large amount of alimony and that he determined sooner or later to bring matters to crisis with Webb. When arrested and taken to headquarters Newport told the police that during his conversation
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21
ATTY. WEBB LEADING NEW HAVEN LAWYER IS
 SHOT DOWN IN OFFICE
Foremost Insurance Man COnfeSSes to Crime Which May Result
 in Murder.

With the attorney the latter suddenly arose from his chair in q threatening attitude and that he fired because he thought Webb intended to shoot him. He vows his action was solely in self defense.
 The affair has created profound sensation as both men are prominent and members of New Ravens leading social set. Webb has been identified with City politics for years and he is known by reputation throughout Connecticut.
 While three shots were fired. if was learned at 30 that two went wild and only one took effect. The bullet from this shot lodged in Webb's stomach and took an upward course toward the heart. Shortly afterward the ball was reached and removed.
 The police continued for an hour to question Newport as to his motive. pot being satisfied with his story that Webb arose from his chair, causing him to think that he intended him bodily harm. Finally, shaking all ov- CT with fear, Newport admitted:
 T did it. not Knowing why or scarcely how. My nerves have been so affected since the divorce case i'm which MT. Webb opposed me that I was really not responsible for my deed''
 The shooting occurred in the pres ence of MT. Webb's stenographer to whom he had been dictating letters A moment before Newport came into the office.
 Both men have offices on Church street, the city's leading thoroughfare and were regarded as leaders in their professions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21
JOHN DILLON
 NOTED SPENDER
 MISSES WATCH
HAS ONE OF BULLEN'S WATERS ARRESTED, BUT FOUND
 HIS ERROR.
Mistake Closed By Tip so Big That Victim of it Declares New Haven Merchant Finest Ever.-Time Piece Still Missing.

Still Missing.
 John Dillon, the New Haven whole sale produce merchant well known throughout the state, lost a watch he values at S35O, early last evening. First he thought an employe of Bull lens cafe had the timepiece, and on his complaint, Florence Matara, a waiter, was haled to police head quarters by Patrolmen Hall and Beamer. Later he apologiZed to the waiter. the latter having threatened to sue Dillon for an immense amount of damages for injuring his reputa- ton. The police have not yet located the missing timepiece, and they and Dillon are at a loss to know whether the watch was not taken from Dillon by one of his many friends here as a practical joke.
 Dillon and William B. Mccarthy, president of the Rostand Mfg. Co.,, of Milford, dined in Bullen's, last even- ing. Dillon was about to take the walters check for the dinners when he missed his money. Dillon is a man of big business interests and is famous as a liberal spender, so it is not surprising that he took it for granted that his money was gone be- cause he had spent it.
 Bullen is not now to be found in the vicinity of the classy cafe that bears his name. He is sojourning in the balmy zephyrs of Palm Beach. In his absence Gus Henkel is in charge. Florence Matara was Dillon's waiter.
 In his confusion, following the dis covery that he was broke, Dillon took out his watch, an elegant Swiss crea- tion, presented to him by his part ner, William H. Douglass, and said he would leave the watch as a guar antee that he would return with the cash for the dinners. Such pro- cedure would have been unnecessary had Bullen been within hailing dis tance.
 Then he hurried out with McCar- thy, refusing to take money from the latter, and went to the store of George Robertson, the we'll known dairyman and one of his local GUS toners, where he raised $50. He hastened back to Bullens and de- manded his watch. No one could give it to him. He declared he had left it in the cafe. but the employees re- joined denials just as vigorously. Then he called in the two policemen who took Matara to police headuuarterS.
 Matara was grossly insulted at be- ing forced to go to police headQuart- CTS and he made no bones of telling Dillon what he thought of it. Dillon was convinced that Matara knew something about the whereabouts of the watch, until on mature cOnsid- eration he decided that perhaps after all he had taken the watch out with him, and Matara was innocent. To- day Matara says there's nobody in the world who is such a fine gentle man as MT. Dillon, so the other wait CTS are trying to find out just how big tip Dillon gave him when the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21
SWELL YOUNG MAN
 HELD FOR FORGERY
YOUNG WOMAN COMES TO BRINNIER'S AID, AND LAWYER LOOKS INTO HIS CASE, BUT NONE FURNISH S1,- 900 BOND FOR HIS RELEASE.

Although friends of prominence have interested themselves in the case of Frederick J. Brinnier, son of the former mayor of Kingston, N. Y, held for an alleged fraudulent check transaction at police headquarters, the erstwhile sport was held in bail of S1,000 on the charge of forgery, when arraigned before Judge Foster, in the city court, this morning.
 The expected happened this after noon when from New York came a message from Inspector McCaffrey asking the local authorities to give h m an opportunity to look up young Brin- nier in event of his being freed of the charge on which he is now held.
 One of the several callers on Brin- ner was a handsomely gowned young woman who said her name was Burns, with whom he had become in- fatuated during his recidence of a week at the home of Mrs. Hannah M. Pardee, 790 Lafayette street. The
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and S250 every three months. All the remainder of his estate. both real and personal, he bequeaths to the trustees in trust. They are to collect the in come and pay one-half to the daughter during her life, and on her death to divide one-half of the remainder into as many portions as the daughters shall have children, not of her first marriage, who shall survive her, or who sooner dying shall have left is- sue, any of whom shall survive the said daughter They are to receive their share of the income until they attain their majority when they shall receive the principal.
 The other half of the entire residue he leaves to trustees for his son under the same conditions
 Tn case of the death of his son with out issue and in event of his daugh- ter's death without surviving issue Of her second marriage, he bequeaths the residue to his uncles, Aaron Sanford Daniel Sanford, Jesse l.. Sanford, and John F. Sanford, and to his aunt, Julia H. Sanford, or their survivors and the children of his deceased aunt Fannie wife of Edward c. Shaw, to share alike.
 In one section of his will he says it is his intention that the legacies of this will shall vest in the issue or de- scendants of his son or daughter, if any. and that the issue, or descend ants, of all legatees shall in any case take per stripes and not per capita and that all inheritance, succession or other similar taxes upon such legacies shall be borne by the estate.
 The executors and trustees are au- thorized to hold and continue any and all real estate, securities, or property. in which they shall find the estate in- vested and they are privileged to sell and reinvest in bonds, first mortgages and real estate not exceeding 75 per cent of the market value of said real estate, or in first mortgage bonds Of railroad companies which have been paying dividends upon any part of their capital stock for at least two years before such investment.
 He appoints his son, Henry Sanford, his son-in-law, George Sheffield. and Attorney Henry c. Shelton as trustees and executors without bonds. The will is signed on June 13, 1904 in New York.
 In a codicil drawn June 16, 1905 he gives his New York house into the es- tate instead of to the son. Instead of giving his home in this city to his daughter, he makes a similar diSpo- sition of the property. He gives his gold dinner service to his daughter, and a quentity of jewelry gathered afr ter the will was drawn, to his son. He also adds Attorney Samuel c. Shaw to the executors and trustees named in the will.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21
CHARGES AGAINST JUDGE PECK NOT
 PROVED; DISMISSED

The charges against Attorney Chas. H. Peck, probate judge of Stratford, brought against him by Mrs. Emily R. Brown, of North avenue this city, were dismissed by the Grievance Com mittee of the Fairfield County bar, to- day. The finding follows:
 'In the matter of the complaint against Attorney Charles H. Peck of Stratford the Grievance Committee made reply today in which they say that after a full hearing of all par ties concerned in the above entitled action and their witnesses, and upon due consideration thereof, the Com- mittee find that the evidence submit ted to them is not sufficient to sus- tain the charges. The complaint is therefore dismissed
 The committee. have not made a recommendation on the charges brought by Mrs. McCloslxy of Central avenue against Attorney George A. Mullen, alleging exfnrtion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21
THRILLING ESCAPE OF NEGRO CHASED
 BY OLD SEA DOG
JUDGE FOSTER IS TREATED TO DRAMATIC REPRODUCTION OF SEA FIGHT, DESPITE THE YARN OF THE SKIPPER OF THE BES- SHE BEACH, MIR. COLORED MAN IS TURNED LOOSE.

l Captain Charles c. McKeague of the good ship Bessie c. Beach, hailing from Norfolk and discharging a cargo nearly broke up all semblance of order in the city court room today when he mounted the witness stand much after the fashion of a captain quelling a mu- tiny, and began a graphic description of how Joseph Hazel, a. husky negro. had disa ppeared from the cabin last
 night lodging bullets and made off, he claimed, with $35.
 McKeague's deep sea. methods pro-
 gressed to such violent extremes that
 he leaped from the witness stand out
 to the floor before the Judge bench and gave a thrilling reproduction of his dash across the deck after the fleeing negro. The combined efforts of Judge Foster and Prosecuting At
 torney Delaney to restrain the impet-
 uous sea dog were futile. He was satisfied Hazel was a bad nigger" and he wanted the court to know it.
 Yet in the face of the captains pro- testations Judge Foster turned Hazel loose
 Hazel was captured at the railroad
 station by Patrolman Marco who had
 been on the lookout for him for sev eral hours, about 10 o'clock. He had quit the boat early in the evening, dashing out of the cabin. the captain
 asserted, when he had left the negro to get his calendar and make out Ha-
 gels pay. The captain claims that in his absence Hazel filched a purse cont aiming $35, which was S15 more than was due him. Hazel was gone before the captain returned to the cabin Then the old seaman hurried
 out to make complaint to the po- lice.
 At o'clock Hazel returned. The captain sent for him, and the negro
 put in an appearance with a murder
 ous looking knife. The captain pulled
 a pistol, and Hazel fled. Twice the captain pulled the trigger but the weapon missed fire. The third time the trigged did business. but the bull let went wild. About that time Hazel broke through the ice on shore and got a ducking. But he naged to escape. and he had not gotten dried out when at 10 o'clock he was taken to police headquarters and given stim- ulants and wrapped in blankets.
 This morning Captain McKeague waxed wroth when the court wouldn't let him go into the history of his en-
 ragine the negro. When they told him his statements were 'immaterial'' and irrelevant and t'extraneous" he lost his good humor altogether, and after the court had discharged Hazel beca use there was little evidence to connect him with the alleged theft. he was capable of utterances that Uncle
 Sam wouldn't let the Farmer print.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21
MRS. GREENS SUIT FOR
 DIVORCE NOT DECIDED

More evidence was produced this afternoon in the Superior Court in the uncontested divorce case of Car bline Duval Green of Barnum avenue against her husband Henry Green, also of this city. The plaintiff is su- ing on the grounds of intolera ble cruelty. Last Friday she told the court of the many attempts she had made to live with her husband, but to no avail, he had an awful temper, and was very ugly. This afternoon Patrolman Joseph Coughlin stated that one evening in November 1906, about midnight he was called by a woman, whom he said was Mrs. Green to come to her home on Austin street to quiet her husband, Henry Green The court after listening to the evidence took the papers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21
MAROCk'S PORTION MAY BE 5 YEARS

WITH INTENT TO MURDER,
 HIGHWAY ROBBERY, THEFT
 AND BIGAMY-LASKI DUE FOR
 A HALF CENTURY OF CONVENE
 MENT.
 Fifty-five years in prison is the ag- Sregate penalty that may be imposed upon Joseph Marock, alias Jan Jar kiewicz, who is held in bail, of $1O,- Bacon Wakeman, in Fairfield, tomor- row, for attempting the life of Annie Moskil, in the event fhis conviction of the crimes that may be charged against him. Only five years less is the aggregate that awaits the accom- plice, Bartoni Laski:
 Sheriff Hawley and the prosecuting authorities, after summarizing the re- suits of the deputy sheriffs' investi- cations, have concluded to press the charges of assault with intent to com init murder, highway robbery, and theft against the two, and the addi- tional charge of bigamy against Ma rock.
 Marock's name, as it appears in the license with which he married the wife located in Ludlow, is Jan Jar kiewciz. That of his wife is Katarzy- ra Przybycien. The supposed former victim of Marock, who was said to have set sail for Europe thinking him aboard the ship while in reality he had gone ashore with her money, $1,- coo, is now said to have married him only IS months ago.
 Stories have sprung up on all sides among the Polish colonies in the neighborhood. charging Marock and Laski with nearly all the crimes in the memory of the older residents One of these is to the effect that Ma rock got several hundred dollars from a Bridgeport girl he promised to wed four years ago. But this the authori- ties have not yet run down.
 The sheriff has secured group photograph of Marock and his Lud- low wife with several other men and women.
 Annie Moskil is in excellent condi- tion at the hospital and the surgeons are growing more hopeful of saving both her feet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21
LAPS REFUSE
 KN0X'S, PLAN
 OF OPEN DOOR
TOXIC GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS SCHEME FOR MANCHURIAN RAILWAYS IMPRAC-
 TICABLE
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Especial from United Press.)
 Tokio, Jan. 21.-The Japanese gov- ernment today handed to- Ambassador O'Brien, of the United States Embas- sy, formal reply, refusing positive ly to accept Secretary Knox plans s to neutraliZe Manchurian railways on the grounds that his proposition is impracticable. The text of the formal reply has not been published but the newspapers and officials here declare Japan's refusal is firm
 It was Secretary Knox's desire to have a syndicate of American and European bankers take over the Manchurian railways now held by Ja- pan and thus insure an "open door, for the merchants of all nations in Manchuria.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21
.SCHO0LBOY'S "STAR"
 HOLIDAY MARKED BY
 ELIMINATES BULLET
LOUIS MACKBETH, SHOT IN LEG, TELLS STRANGE TALE OF IN DIFFERENCE OF HIS FELLOW ELIMINATES.

Shot through the right leg by rifle in the hands of a schoolboy playmate, Louis Mackbech, IA year old son of August Mackbech, a trol ley motornan living at 423 Holster avenue, told a strange story of the in- difference of his playmates to his in jury when Dr. krause was dressing his wound at the Eemergency hospi- tal
 Louis, and his fellows in the Me Kinley school, took advantage of their 'star'' holiday, today, to go out for ice sports on Hollisters pond. "Qin- nal'' is the only name he knows for the youngster who carried a p cali bre rifle. "Qinnal'' was preparing to shoot a hole through the ice when the mshap occurred. Louis says "Quinnal' stepped back of him, and the next instant there was a report and he felt the pain in his leg.
 He cried out, and his comrades re- alized he was shot. But they made no offer to help him. He says he. had to walk home alone, and when he told his father, the latter called the am- bulance Dr. Krause found the bull let had entered the calf of the right leg in the rear, and taking a down ward course forward, had left the limb just above the front of the an- kle.
 Mackbechs wound is not believed to be serious. He was able to walk home from the emergency hospital.
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matter was settled up.
 Bring a suit against Dillon!" he exclaimed today.
 "Well, should say not!' Gle had threatened to do so last night.) "Mr. Dillon is a fine gentleman. He apologized to me for the misunder- standing and everything is all right Dillon spent an hour or more with Captain Arnold last night, trying to locate the watch. The police got no trace of it today, and if Dillon suc- ceeded in locating it later, he had not notified them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21
BLACK WIFE IN COURT
 AGAINST WHITE HUSBAND

On complaint of his coal black wife Charles L. Duery. white, was sen- tenced to jail today for 90 days for drunkenness and breach of the peace. Duffy's negress wife was in the city court room but was not called upon to testify. The police say he is an old offender.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21
CARD OF THANKS.

We hereby desire to express our heartfelt thanks to the many friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted and comforted us in the hour of our sad affliction. also for the many beau tiful floral tokens which surrounded the last resting place our beloved son and brother, Bernard Whyland; also do we wish to thank those who wrote their many expressions of sympathy.
 MRS. WHYLAND
 a*p and Family.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21

THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL pro- vides special opportunities for boys over twelve years of age who are one two. or three years below high school grade. &
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21

THIS WEEKS BARGAINS AT STEINERT'S. The largest and best selection of second hand upright pianos in the city. Pianos from
 SS5 up. Every piano guaranteed. The M. Steinert & Sons Co.,, 315
 Main street. A19u*o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21

FOR SALE.-NeW five room house in Milford, city water. fruit trees. new ly papered and painted. Insured for $1,450; mortgage $1.000 Lot 125 feet front and 94 feet deep. Price $1- 800. Easy payments. Apply Boston Realty Co.,, 416 Warner building.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21

WANTED-Women to do hand sew ing, mostly basting lace on corsets. This is desirable work for those who do not wish to run sewing machines. Apply at General Offices, The War ner Brothers Company, Lafayette and Atlantic Sts. A r 20
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21

AUCTION SALE of clothing Saturday evening, Jan. 22, at o'clock sharp.
 Bradshaw Clothing Co.'S stock of mems and boys clothing. No goods to be removed to our new East Side store if possible. All to be sold here at 1294 Main St. Come one and all and get the bargains of your life. A 20 b*po
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21
HAMILTON COMMANDERy

HAMILTON COMMANDERY.
 Members of Hamilton Commandery, K. T., are urgently requested to attend the funeral services of the late Sir Knight William Silva at Masonic Tenn pie, Sunday at 10 a. m. Interment at New Haven. a*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21

FOK SALE.-New six room house in Milford with city water, house new ly painted and papered. Lot 100 feet front 94 feet deep. Insured for $1,
 45O; mortgage $500. Price $2,0O0, $500 down and rest on easy terms. Apply Boston Realty Co.,, 416 Warner building. A 21
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21

FOR SALE.-Here is a chance to make money. family house. 20 rooms
 rents $500 per year. Leave your ad- dress at Farmer Publishing co. of- flee. H -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21

FOR SALE.-Five room house situat- ed in Milford with 21 lots. Insured for $1,4O0; mortgage $1,O75. Price 300, cash $2O0. Easy payments. Apply Boston Realty Co.,, GA Warner building A 21 S o