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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01
DRUNKEN man
WITH PISTOL.
MEETS MAYOR
Mr.. Buckingham Stops Him
and Interesting Time En-
sues-In Court Today.

Mayor and Mrs. Edward T. Buck
ingham experienced a close call from
being active participants in a shoot
ing affray near their home at Main
street and Wheeler avenue Sunday
night. The part the mayor played in
the shooting, and his close call from
being the target of a drunken shoe
maker, armed With brand new ham,
merless 38 calibre pistol, was not
realized to it's full extent even by
Mayor Buckingham until today he
learned that a man he had inter-
cepted fleeing from the scene OF the
shooting was one Of the participants.
Mayor and Mrs. Buckingham were
returning home from visit at the
home of Mayor Buckingham's par
ents when the shooting occurred.
The mayors mother is seriously Ill
at her home in Tom Thumb street.
a block south Of the Mayors resi-
dence. He and his wife were walk
ing home and were few yards south
of the gate leading into their yard
when five shots rang out half a block
north of them.
Mayor buckingham saw several
figures in flight through the dark
ness and fog of the stormy night. He
sent Mrs. Buckingham into the yard,
and remained near the gate to await
developments. In a moment short.
stockily built man came running to-
wards him. The mayor seized the
man as he brushed past, brought him
to a stop with skill and strength born
of his years experience on the base
ball diamond and the tennis court,
and demanded an explanation.
The man shrugged his shoulders,
and in broken English exclaimed that
he could not understand. He angrily
drew away but the mayor still clung
hi To q
The stranger said he had heard no
shooting, and demanded to be releas-
ed In answer to further questions
of the mayor he said he had been to
st. Vincent's hospital to see a sick
friend and was hurrying home to
get to bed. Then the mayor released
the man.
'Be carefulI' warned Mrs. Buck
ingham who had remained in the
shadow of the porch.
The man had taken a dozen steps
away, then turned, clapped his hand
toward his pocket, and stood looking
at the mayor. It was an interest nS
few seconds, fraught with tragic pos
sibilities, for the little man had the
drop on the mayor If he wished to
take advantage Of his opportunity
But he quickly abandoned any such
thought he might have contemplated
and proceeded down the street.
Meanwhile neighbors telephoned to
police headquarters and half dozen
policemen securing the neighborhood
afoot and in the police patrol centered
upon the house at SO Charles street,
as a place where on of the combat
ants lived. They found Tony Da-
Crosta. a shoemaker drunk and hid
fng beneath the bedc1othes. Today in
the City court the story Of the brawl
was disclosed.
Da Crosta and three others were
making merry, drinking, singing and
dancing on the first floor at 80 Charles
street, when the others became angry
at DaCrosta for charging too much
for the beer they wered rinking. The
fight ended with the four in the yard
shooting back and fourth. DaCrosta
admitted firing three shots.
The others fired two back, and two
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01
TRAIN CLEAVES BAKERS
WAGON KILLING DRIVER
BUT SPARING THE HORSE
Special Work Train on Berkshire is Running at Slow
Speed as Max Davowitz Drives in Front of It
Hn Fated Mans Body is Thrown Fifty Feet and Half OF
Wagon is Reduced to Kindlings, but Bread Remains
in Orderly Piles in Other Half.

North avenue crossing, to drive west
in North avenue. AS he turned over
the track, the work train bore down
upon him. The trainmen believe the
driver had closed doors and windows
so tightly that he did not hear the
approach of the train, nor the whis-
ties which the trainmen assert were
sounded as they approached the
crossing.
The gates guarding the crossing
are not operated before $50 In the
morning. Davidowitz, who had been
driving the delivery wagon but a few
days. was doubtless ignorant Of the
hours for the guarding Of the cross
ing, and in the darkness Of the early
morning drove to his death without
a realization of danger.
The engine struck the bakery wag-
on in such a way as to cleave 1t
diagonally. One half was shattered
to kindling, while the other part col
lapsed beside the track with the
bread and pastry piled in it up and
orderly as If nothing had happened.
The Ill fated drivers body was
found 80 feet from the scene Of the
crash. Engineer Scott and Conduc-
tor Noonan saw at a glance that tho
man was dead. They telephoned to
the morgue of Rourke & Rourke and
the corpse was soon removed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01

Max Davidowitz. a laborer in re-
.duced circumstances, was instantly
KILLED at the North avenue grade
Ecrossing of the Berkshire division
bust before $50 this morning when
he drove a bakery wagon of Jacob
lHochheiser across the tracks in front
of a special work train, running at q
how rate of speed.
Davidowitz was carried SO feet in
the wreckage of the bakery wagon,
(which was demolished in peculiar
fashion. and though he received a
broken neck and fractured skull,
csusing practically instant death. the
morse escaped without so much as a
scratch.
Dayidowitz lived with his wife and
two children at 26 Burroughs street
lie had been without work for sew
.eral weeks when few days ago. he
secured employment with Hochheiser
driving the bakery delivery wagon.
He set out from the bakery in
Pembroke street with a big load of
Ihread and pastry at o'clock this
:morning. IT was about 6:15 that he
left Krentzman's grocery in Lindley
street. . stones throw from the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01
|TODAY'S BILLS
| INTRODUCED BY
BRIDCEP0RTERS
Two on Excise Questions
City Court Appointments
s. Increase for Health Of
ficer.

Hartford. Feb by request. Sena-
.or Mcneil OF Bridgeport. introduced
IN me Senate today two bills relating
TO excise matters. One provides that
whenever LIQUOR is seized in a raid and
prosecution follows for illegal selling.
/ If the liquor seized is to be used as
evidence it shall be the duty Of the
court to have it sent to the State
Echemist for analysis.
The other bill which was introduced
by Senator Mcneil by request. pro-
videe for the repeal Of the law clos
ling the saloons on Christmas and elec-
fr1on days. He also introduced bill
providing for the suppression of CLAN
Flders and farcv.
Senator Paddock today introduced 4
bin which requests the Governor to
name q special commission to inquire
Hnto the rates and make such investi-
kgation into the conditions of life in
k0urance companies doing business In
!Connectiout rs may be deemed proper.
kThis was sent to the insurance COM
Senator Bartlett Of Bridgeport, in
produced q resolution reappointing
Carl g Foster. Judge. and Frank L.
Wilder. deputy Judge. OF the city court
of BridEeport- Senator Bartlett when
asked with regard to the reported in
crease in salary for the officials of
the city court. said that while he ia
tvored increasing the salaries of the
tfncu1nbents he was not prepared to
favor any such sum az has been gem
orally reported to have been agreed
iErpon- The Senator pointed out that
lat the present time the officials of the
court in addition to the salaries which
they now receive also receive compen-
| sation IN the way Of fees. He be-
lieves that the fees should be abolish
ed entirely and whatever compensa-
tion Is TO be paid should be in salaries.
Tho question az to what these salar-
les shall be. he expects to be able
to determine in time to submit the
matter to the Senate tomorrow.
At the request of DR.. Osborn, presi-
/ dent OF the Board Of Health of Bridge
port. Mr.. Bent introduced a resolution
amending the charter Of Bridgeport
whereby the salary Of the health Of
cicer Is increased from 1850 to s., 600
a year.
Mr.. Bent introduced. by request. a
, resolution providing for an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for St. vincent's hos
pital Tor the two fiscal years ending
Sept 80. 1913.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01
DEAD W0MAN'S
MISSING MATE
FLED IN FEAR
Police Ascertain that He
Was Not Husband, But In
Reality a White Shaver
Tragic Life Story of Josie
Miller, Pretty Russian
Woman, Disclosed By I'm
cle-Death Due to Wood
Alcohol.

That Callantrio Pietrf, the italian
barber who fed the city from his wo-
man companion as she lay dying In
ST. vincent's hospital before daybreak
yesterday morning. came here as
white SLAYER and that he vanished in
order to avoid the disclosures of his
relationship with the woman are the
conclusions of the police after 1nVest1-
eating the mystery surrounding the
death Of the pretty blond Russian wo-
man.
Medical Examiner Downs held an
autopsy today, and said he was practf-
cally satisfied that death was due to
the woman's drinking Of a wood alconol
mixture designed for a hair tonic. He
has ordered an analysis OF the con-
the presence Of poison but he says he
does not expect the result of the an
alysis will incriminate the missing
man.
Pietro. the man. pawned a locket
owned by the woman for $S on Monday
morning. The couple were reduced TO
the lowest circumstances. and planned
to use the proceeds of the pawning or
the locket to return to New York city.
Pietro's father is a barber in s107th
street. New York. and the woman's
uncle. her nearest relative in New York
Is 5anitor at & lis r. ,s 81 street. 70
Bridgeport just before dusk. and dis
closed the tragic story Of the wonan's
life to the local authorities. The wo-
man was Josie Miller. aged 30, he said.
native of Russia. and for years a
resident of this country. She has a
child 13 years old with relatives in
Russia. Living a short time in Scran-
ton. where she was a domestic. she
drifted eventually to New York city
and fell into the hands Of men such
as Pietro.
Pietro and she lived together in New
York, thence removed to Tarrytown.
among the woman's acauaintances
that the man was an idler. living on
the proceeds of her dissolute life. The
local police verified the uncle's story
of the couples life in Tarrytown. and
found that for short time the man
The uncle said the pair left New York
more than week ago. planning to
come to Bridgeport where the woman
expected to continue to support the
man.
The police learned by searching the
room at 6.S Main street. that the wo-
mans companion had taken such of
the contents of the room as he needed.
and left all her belongings. An enve-
lope that appeared to have contained
insurance papers were found, empty.
The uncle explained this fact by pre-
senting a telegram. 1t read: "Your
niece is dangerously i'll. Pay insur-
ance.'' This was sent from a local
Office before the man vanished from
the city.
The uncle assured Funeral Directors
Rourke & Rourke he would make ar
rangements for the funeral of the un-
fortunate woman but up to a late
hour this afternoon no further word
came from him
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01
May Decide to Show
"At Belmont" Again

There is a possibility that AT Bel
mont" put on at Jackson's Theatre
some time ago by local amateurs. max.
ing probably the biggest hit ever at
tained by a production in this city,
outside Of professionals, will be put on
again by the same company within a
short time. Messrs. E. J. Madigan.
James A. Mahoney and George P.
f1nklestone. the producers, nave talk
ed over the matter and will put it
to the members of the troupe at. a
meeting to be held at Elks' hall this
Friday evening.
But two performances were given
when the show was put on At that
time 1T was urged that the piece
should be continued for at least one
more night
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01
Paul Rainey
Starts on Three
Year Hunting Trip
Especial from United Press.

N|PCSAc1A iAO u FTGSS.)
New York, Feb. Paul J. Rainey.
the Cleveland, O., sportsman and mill
1ona1re, who returned from a hunt
ing trip in the Arctic regions q month
ago, sailed, today, for a three year
hunting trip in Africa. India, Borneo
took with him on the Mauretania II, q
most elaborate hunting outfit ever
handled by modern sportsman. He
also carried a battery of moving pic
ture cameras and 100000 feet OF
films in 500 feet lengths, to be used
scenes.
Rafney was accompanied by DR.. M.
e. Johnston, a naturalist and physi-
clan, John G. Hemmet, Edward Shell
ley and William Black. He expects
to meet E. c. Selous, who accom-
panied Colonel Roosevelt on his hunt
In London, and Selous will go with
the party into tn, interior of Africa
Ralney expects to capture many rare
animals alive for the New York
Geological Society, of which he In a
member.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01
Reciprocity Agreement
Denounced in Montreal

Montreal. Feb. by a vote of 60
to A. the Montreal board of trade has
denounced the proposed reciprocity
agreement with the United States.
The resolution declared that the
sober sense of this country as q
whole is against any change in the
trade policy under which Canada has
grown to her present admitted state
of prosperity; that we consider it to
be the bounden duty of every Cana
dian to resist to the last anything
that might endanger our status as a
component part of tie British EN-
pire and that such treaty as that
proposed might easily prove to be the
entering of a wedge that would even
tually result in the separation of our
interests from those of the Mother
land
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01
THREE COLLECTORS
OF POLL TAX NAMED

of the men fled, the third, who lived
On the first floor. dashing into the
house for safety. The pair ran across
Main street, over the open lots to
North avenue. DaCrosta knew they
lived towards the south, and tried to
intercept them by running down North
avenue, it is alleged.
DaCrosta is only feet tall, with
broad shoulders that makes him ap
pear even shorter than he really is.
Mayor Buckingham recognized his des-
cription as the man he had intercept
ed. When DaCrosta reached his
home, after the shooting his pistol
was loaded in every chamber The
woman of the house disarmed him and
turned the weapon over to the police.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01
PROVIDES 100000 FOR
new HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
Measure Introduced in the
House Today by Repre-
sentative Bent

From Our Special Correspondent
Hartford. Feb. Upon the request
Of members Of the Bridgeport board
of education. Representative Bent Of
Bridgeport introduced in the House to-
day a bill authorizing the issuance Of
$500, 900 in bonds by the city of Bridge
port for the purpose Of securing a new
high school building.
The bill provides that the bond issue
may be used either for the purchase Of
more land and erection of a new
structure. or for the purpose of re-
modelling the present high school
building
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01
Especial from United Pres, ,

(Spec1aI from United Press
New York, Feb. IA new Stude-
baker corporation. to take over the
immense wagon plant of the Stude-
bakers, at South Bend, Ind. and the
automobile plant, at Detroit, of the
E. M. F. Company, was announced,
today.
Kleinwort Sons & Co., or London. are
associated with Goldman Sachs G. Co.
and Lehman Brothers in the purchase
of s13 10000 of Z per cent cummula.
tive prescribed stock of the new orga.
nization. The control of the new or.
ganization it is said. will remain with
the Studebakers, with the ownership
Of common stock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01
Will Set a Date for
Hearing on Compensation
Judiciary and Labor Com
mittees Meet Tuesday to
Talk the Matter Over.
(F'rom Our Special Corres.)

Hartford. Feb. 1.-The Judiciary COM
mittee has extended an invitation to
the committee on Labor to meet with
it next Tuesday afternoon for the pur-
pose of considering the compensation
bills which have been laid before this
session of the Legislature
It is probable that at the meeting
of the two committees. a date will be
assigned for a public hearing, all of the
bills being taken together.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01
PULLMAN may
GET CARTER'S
ASSISTANCY
Job Is Assistant States At
torney and Pays 81, 600
Annually to Incumbent.

A. well defined rumor in legal circles
and among the court house group Of
politicians has it that John s. Pullman
VIII succeed Galen A. Carter of Stam-
ford as Assistant States Attorney.
Mr.. Carter was named by the late
Samuel Fessenden whose law partner
he was. Judge Pullman is the partner
of Senator Stiles Judson, the States
Attorney. The office pays $1,000 a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01
SUPREME COURT
JUDGE ROGERS
DIES OF FALL
Especial from United Press }

Especial from United Press.)
Watertown. N. Y. Feb. Judge of
the Supreme Court Watson NJ. Rogers.
who precideu at the trials of Albert
+. Patrick and Abe Hummell, died
1T his home. here, today. He fell on
an icy sidewalk some weeks ago and
sustained concussion OF the brain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01
OF
LOBBYISTS TO
BE COMPELLED
Senator Judson Is Studying
Massachusetts Measure
To Introduce Bill
(From Our Special Corres.)

tE IOI1I Gun 0POCIdI OOIISS.I
Hartford. Feb. 1-Senator Stiles Jud-
son of Stratford. was very busy at
the State library today looking into
the Massachusetts, bill for the regis
tration of lobbyists. so-called.
Senator Judson Is studying this ques-
ton with the idea Of introducing
similar bill in the Connecticut Legis-
lature.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01
W. L. MOSS VERY Ill.

Walter L. Moss of 46 Liberty street,
who has been i'll at his home for al
most a year was operated upon last
Friday at the Bridgeport hospital.
The outcome of the operation will
not be learned till the end of the
week. Mr.. Moss last February was
stricken with pleuraI pneumonia. Fol-
lowing the attack, complication OF
diseases set in. He has aot been able
to sleayes1s1 noTds oTir to enter the
hospital His many friends hope to
see him soon on the road to recovery
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01

NOTICE.
Members of Seaside Circle, No 5S3,
G. of F. of A., are hereby notified to
attend their regular meeting Thurs
day evening, February I'd, Foresters'
Hall ct p. m. Business, election Of
officers and doctor. Per
MRS. A. CULLEN,
Acting G. c.
MRS. A. E. POTH,
~ Sup. r. b
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01
Big Auto Corporation

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01

AT FRITZ G. HARTNIANN's stuffed
and baked CLANS, half fried chick
en- speciality. 126 Wall st.
FL 2s IT, o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01

JOIN the Casca Laxine tablet users.
Great for constipation. Csc.
H1s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01

STORE TO REMIT It. by AZ E.
177 Fairfield avenue, Farmer build
ing. For particulars call at Far
mer Office. Liz <tlo
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
NEGRO CHAUFFEUR
GIVES HIMSELF UP
BUCK WINSTON, WHO RAN DOWN
N. II. TAYLOR, sURREN-
DERs TO POLICE.
FLED AFTER ACCIDENT
NEGRO DECLARES HE DROVE
AWAY At FULL SPEED BECAUSE
HE WAS .AFRAID"-AR-
RAIGNED IN COURT.
FLED AFTER ACCIDENT

Buck Winston, twenty-five years
old. the negro chauffeur who was
driving the automobile which ran
down and painfully injured NJ. H.
Taylor. of 500 L. North Fifth street
at Fifth and Clay streets about 9
O'Clock Wednesday evening. walked
into the Second Police Station Thurs
day morning and surrendered to BIZ
cycle Policeman Thurman.
Winston WAS taken before Judge
Witt, OF the Hastings Court, on q
charge OF reckless and careless driv-
ing and released under bail furnished
by his employer j. G. Tinsley. OF
Huntslett Station. on the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway, pending arraign-
ment before Judge Crutchfield. Of the
police court.
The accident occurred while Mr..
Taylor was crossing at Fifth and Clay
streets ON hts way home. Struck
and knocked down. he barely escaped
being crushed by the wheels. Win
ston looked back. saw the injured man
PROSTATE In the street, and. II lis said,
drove away at full speed.
Bicycle Policeman Thurman was
notified and began q search for the
negro. finally learning his identity and
the name or the owner OF the auto
mobile. Thurman notified Mr.. Tins
ley, who said he. would see that the
ran away because he was afraid.
Mr.. Taylor was carried home after
the accident by friends DR.. Tune
responded to call for the city ann
bulance and found the patients In
juries we're not dangerous No homes
were brOkeny but ne auAkAined m In
Jury to the HIN and hrutoea-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
.RANDOLPH -MACON
GETS $4,000
PRESIDENT BLACKWELL STARTS
MOVEMENT To INCREASE EN-
DoWMENT By xl5s.e0e.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
n. ASHLAND, IA. Ian 26-r-~Rrest-
dent Blackwell announced In chapel
Wednesday morning that the friends
of the college have decided that there
IL to be a canvass to raise $4,000 to
add to the endowment OF the college.
The general education board of New
York has contributed $4,000 towards
this sum. thereby causing great re-
joicing among the friends OF the col
fsss. -'~ '.e. . r. '.' ~'.a'- - '' . 49,
Lectures began Wednesday In the
new course in hygiene and sanitation
to be given by Drs. Canter and Lewis
The course In a general one, designed
to help 1T the students for good citi-
zenship in the best sense OF the word
by enabling them to care for the
health of others as well as them.
selves. Much interest has been
evinced In this course. AZ Randolph
Macon by requiring it OF all candi-
dates for a degree has taken a for
ward step which win be noted with
interest by other educational forces
Of the Commonwealth.
The cooperation OF the State health
authorities has been promised and
evening illustrated lectures will be
given from time to time by DR.. En-
nion G. williams. DR.. Freeman and
others prominent in the movement for
public health in Virginia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
OFFICERS OF LAW HAVE
VERY STRENUOUS TIME
Sherifs Deputies Finally Succeed in Ejecting Frank Muir
ply and Sister From Premises by Order of Judge
Grinnan, After TRADE of Abuse

Deputy Sheriffs S1m SHIELD and
Stephen Johnson had the time of
their lives Wednesday afternoon eject
ing Frank C. Murphy from his prem
ises at 800 North Nineteenth street,
in accordance with orders Issued by
Judge Grinnan. of the chancery
court.
The two officials. armed with Il writ
of dispossession. reached Murphy )
home at 2 r. NJ. and it was after s
o'clock when their job was com
pieted.
1t appears that Murphy did not Of
fer so much objection as Miss Rosa
Murphy. his sister. who lamhasted the
officers with fearful TRADE at inter-
walls during the time they were get
ting possession Of the house, which
Benjamin Arenstein bought recently
at court sale. .7aer s.@a a.vp~e a. ~
Miss Murphy declared that she
would go to Washington and have
every officials In the city hall dump
ed out into the street il the deputies
persisted in putting the court order
into effect.
Murphy, on the other hand, ac-
eepted the situation more chilosoph-
icaily, declaring that he was goins
after q wagon to move hts effects &c
other quarters.
All OF the household effects were
finally put out into the street with the
assistance of several negro men. whom,
the officers employed to help them.
Murphy and his sister then hired
a wagon and hauled their effects to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26

2t7 North Twentieth street, where they
are now quartered.
Murphy was formerly connected
with the Federal revenue service In
Richmond and was a member of coun-
oil from jefferson ward years ago.
before liquor fastened its hold on him.
In those days he was regarded as
one Of the best dressed men IN Rich-
mond and wasreFy handsegHer---
He was scheduled to appear before
Judge Grinnan at noon in contempt
proceedings, having failed to show up
In court Wednesday.
in court Wednesday. Accompanied
by his lawyer, Mr.. John A Lamb.
Murphy appeared in court at the APP
pointed time and was allowed to go
without punishment after DR.. John
A. Hiilsman, his physician, stated that
he was a sufferer from a disordered
mind and defective memory as a re-
suit of the whiskey habit.
Murphy looked little like his former
self. showing up in court with a
weeks growth OF beard on his face
and presenting an pnkempt appear
ance generally. He let his lawyer
and doctor do all the talking.
His friends declare that he has no
recollection Of saying -thst,,he ...didn't
give a d--n for the Judge or the
court" last Saturday when he was
ordered out OF his home.