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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04
Mrs. Louise Vermilya Formally Charged
With Murder of Bissonnette
BODIES OF OTHERS TO BE EXHUNED
Accused Woman Was Beneficiary of Insurance Policy Of
Conductor Who Died Suddenly-Now III of Pneu-
monia and Under Surveillance of Police Guard
Army of Detectives Now Working the Case.

Chicago, Nov. 3.--Mrs. Louise YER
milya was formally charged today
with the murder of Policeman Arthur
Bissonnette by poisoning him with
arsenic. The charge followed the re-
port by toxicologists who examined
the viscera of the dead man who was
roomer at the Widows home. Cor
oner Hoffman announced that he will
have the bodies of at least two of the
other eight persons who have died in
years, exhumed.
Arsenic Found in Liver.
Professor Haines, DIR. Ralph w.
Webster and DIR. f. r. lie Count re-
ported to the coroner that they found
more than enough arsenic in the liver
and other organs of Bissonnette to
have caused his death.
Woman III With Pneumonia.
Chief OF Police McWeeny. who, with
States Attorney Wayman and several
police officers, had listened to the tox-
biologists report to the coroner. i'm
mediately swore out warrant for the
woman who had been under close po-
lice surveillance. She had been i'll
with pneumonia and her condition was
such that Captain Harding. the po-
lice officer in charge of the investiga-
ttOn. agreed TO delay service of the
warrant until tomorrow, but added
several men to the guard watching the
suspected widow.
Other Bodies to Be Exhuned.
Coroner Hoffman likewise became
active and procured permits from rel
atives of former acquaintances of the
woman whose deaths now have come
under suspicion. for elimination for
toxict logical examination.
Arsenic Forbidden in EmbaImins.
There is a state law forbidding the
use of arsenic in embalming and the
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04
AVIATOR RODGERS
NOW IN CALIFORNIA.
Made New Worlds Record BY Flying
f3S Miles in f25 Minutes.

Imperial Junction, Calf. Nov. s.
c 2. Rodgers. the trans-continental
flyer. arrived here at 1927 q m. today,
1sz miles from the end Of his ocean to
ocean fight which began. at Sleeps
head Bay. N Y September II. En-
Eine trouble brought him down, but
not until he had esta 0lished what is
beloved TO be a new worlds record in
aviation
He flew 1s5 miles from StovalI Sid
ing. Arizona, the desert water tank
where he was forced to spend last
might IN rs minutes. using 10 gal
Ions OF gasoline He started out to
ny the entire 317 miles from StovaI
Sizing TO Pasadena without q stop but
when he arrived over this place his
motor was missing" badly and ne was
forced to aiighL
His mechanicians arrived shortly
sfrerESrd on the a-viator's special train
enc went TO work on the motor but the
engine vas IN such condition that Rod
gers thought il impossible to make
1ssSs1euA before tomorrow afternoon.
II is possible that his arrival may be
further delayed until Sunday
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04

the name of Christianity to publish il
throughout England. l am an English
officer now voluntarily serving in the
Turkish army here.
Turks and Arabs Brave.
"As you know already about the
ferociouS resistance which the Turks
and Arabs are offering the Italians,
viii only express my admiration for
their bravery and fortitude, which
would war mthe heart of any English
man or OF any true soldier.
Women and Children Mutilated.
Imagine my feelings when, on en-
tering and driving the Italians out OF
Arab houses which they had fortified
and were holding, we discovered the
dren with their hands and feet bound,
mutilated, pierced and torn. Later on
at (the name Of the town was lost
IN transrniSSion) we found a mosque
dren, mutilated almost beyond recog-
milton. I could not count them, but
there must have been three or four
hundred
England Should Stop Such Horrors.
I'm this European war are such
crimes to be committed? Cannot Eng
land do something to stop such hor-
rors? In our civilization and times you
can hardly believe it, but it is true,
nevertheless. I myself have seen it,
so 1 know
Italians Avenein- Their Losses.
Even now we are getting news of
further maSSacres of women and chill
dren who We're discovered on diff
ferent farms lately occupied by Italians.
The idea of the Italians when they
slaughtered the innocents obviously
was one of revenge for their heavy
losses in battle.
Written Under Heavy Fire.
I'VE are at this moment under a
heavy shrapnel fire. so you must ex-
clfse me If these sentences are some
what disjointed. There is also an
aeroplane .circling over our position
and directing the enemy'S gun fire on
u.s."
Lieutenant Montague's message is
dated November ?.
italy Changes Her Plans.
Rome, Nov. 3.-It is understood that
Italy has abandoned the idea of occu-
pying one cd more islands of the Gre
clan archipelago as a measure of
now considered that this would not
bring sufficient pressure upon Turkey
to compel her to yield. 1t is more
probable that a naval demonstration
ON the Syrian Goa st with the eventual
occupation of some point will be de-
cided upon.
Italians SIay 400 Women and Children
Berlin, Nov. 4.-The Lokal Anzeiger's
Tripoii correspondent says Italy's
losses in Tripoli since October %
amount to 1900 men, of whom 2S0
suffering from cholera
tTne Italians continues the corre-
spondent, "have executed 1000 Arabs,
including 400 women and children"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04

coroner announced that II the poison
was found in the bodies dug up, tho
undertaiSers would be asked for cer-
tihcates showing whether the law was
disobeyed. II IL was not he said an
effort would be made to connect tho
widow with administering the poison.
Many Detectives At Work.
Considerable caution governs the in
vestigation, for until tho report OF tho
not satisfied with the evidence had
as a basis for arrest. He made #
clear no more arrests would be made
for several days, II At all. Dozens OF
detectives win search for further light
on tho eight deaths which preceded
the demise OF BisSonnette, while tha
decedents were living at Mrs. Ver~
milya's home.
Conductor Smith Was Insured.
Just what bodies would be exhumed.
Coroner Hoffman declined to say. At
was limited. however. one OF them
would be that of Conductor Richard
I. Smith. Smith. who boasted OF hav-
though not married 10 her, was taken
suddenly i'll and died under circum-
stances which have since aroused Of
ficial curiosity. 1t turns out he OBJ
tatned life insurance Of $4,000 short
time before, and that she was 10 bo
the beneficiary.
Close Watch On Woman.
Mrs. vermilya collapsed when In
formed the experts had found poison
in the v1scera of Bissonnetts but Bho
showed no concern after recovering
and declined to make any statement
The increased guard was instructed
not to allow her to pass n moment
without scrutiny. lest in deapondeucy
she should attempt TO injure herself.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04
WHEAT DUMPED
Decks Being Cleared for ThrsstVnse
Federal inspection.
ON THE MARKET

Chicago, Nov. 3.-One brokerage firm
suspended today and another transfer
red its trade To avoid going 10 the wall
when the heavy holders OF wheat
poured their holdings into trade chau-
nels. In the common belief. this out
pouring was TO clear decks for the
threatened inspection by federal au-
thorities who are on a hunt for possi-
BILE wheat corners.
The suspended firm, small one, was
that OF Sam Finney. Pringle a. Wing
got under cover by transfer OF trades
when the call for margins went out.
Wheat, opening a point or Thurs
days close, gave the market de-
pressed tone from which II did not rc-
cover, and big holders as well as weak
er firms were reported 10 have met %
we're losses. Brokers attempted to
compute the supposed losses OF A. j.
Lichestern, who bought approximately
100000 bushels OF May wheat at the
close OF May and forced tho price 20
an unusually high mark. Computing
his price loss at nine cents and his
storage charges another nine cents, the
estimate approXimated S3,2S0, 900.
The unloading IL being done care
fully TO avoid severe financial upheav-
al
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04
Will Drag in
Another Man
PLAN OF RIcHEsoN's DEFENSE
IS INDICATED.
LAWYER LEES STATEMENT
Says He Hopes to Have Sufficient Evil
dence to Satisfy Jury of Other Mans
GuiIt-No Action on Resignation.

Boston, Nov. 3.-That some other
man than his client gave Avis Linnell
the poison from which she died, was
the assertion today of John L. Lee Of
Ly.nchburg Va, senior counsel for
Rev. Clarence v. r. Richeson, pastor
of Emmanuel Baptist church, Cam
bridge, who is under Indictment by the
grand Jury. charged with murder. Be-
fore Mr. Lee left Boston for his home
today, to return after he has cleared
up some business affairs, he discussed
the Linnell murder briefly.
Convinced of Richeson's Innocence.
Mr.. Richeson is innocent he said
"Of that I am convinced My talks
with him my own observation of the
case and my conferences with counsel
have opened UP a way by which L
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04
TO CONTROL OVER COO
FIVE AND TEN CENT STORES
Mammoth Concern Is to Be Capitalized
at SOS, 600, ,ooo

New York. Nov. 81. w. Wool
worth announced today that a new
corporation is about to be formed un-
ger the name of IF. w. Woolworth
company to take over tile business OF
r w Woolworth & Co.. New York:
:. H Knox & Co. Buffalo; F. NJ. Kir-
BY & Co, Wflkes-Barre, Pa; the E.
P. Charlton Co., Fail River, Mass;
=; = Wooiw ,rth, Scranton, Pa; W. H
Moore, Watertown, n. Y. and w n
Moore & Son. Schenectady, N. Y, also
controlling interest in the English
business of F. w. Woo1worth & Co.
limited.
The new company will own and con-
troll over 500 five and ten cent stores
doing business in all parts of the
United States and Canada and Eng
land.
of the new company is to be s15,00o.-
coo seven per cent. preferred stock and
s50.000,00o common stock
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04

Shanghai. Nov. S-Tcnignt except
fer the foreign concessions, Shanghai
Is entirely in the hands of the revo-
frtionlsts who captured the city late
today There was practically re-
siseRncs. only q few shots being fired.
All the Chinese soldiers have joined
the rebels. and the police and flremen
are apparently sympethixing with
nadEes ON rhcfr arms.
Foreigners Well Treated.
After taking ever the arsenal the
rebels burned the taotafs yamen in the
native city The Associated Press cor
respondent covered the entire outly
ing section Of Shanghai this afternoon
tut did not discover a single instance
Of disorder. Even IN the native city
complete orsler prevailed Every cour
cesr Is being shown foreigners. The
fi1uir 6 on duty. The chops are closed
tonight
Natives in High GIee.
While the action Of the rebels was
expected It was taken quickly. About
1o.ir o'clock this afternoon slight
disturbance ACQUIRED in the northern
section of the city and shortly after
wards notices were posted throughout
the native city. announcing that the
military government OF China had
raker over Shanghai 1t warned the
roPulacs against disorder
British Volunteers Protect Railway.
Quic KY after the demands for the
surrender OF the arsenal occurred an
attempt to cut the wires Of the Nan
k'7z Shanghai railway This YVES
frustrated personally by A W. Z. Pope,
general manager of the company. Mr.
Pope found an armed revolutionary
inside the station and disarrned him.
lie teiephoned the British consul that
The railway property was threatened,
and the British volunteers in Shang-
hzi were called out and mounted guard
over the staten and outlying prop
critics
Alleged Breach of Neutrality.
This action has caused much COM
nls-t- because this section of the rail-
way i< entirely outside the concession
The apparent breach of neutrality is
defended because the British bond
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04
PcsToFFicE DEPosEToRs
MAY PURCHASE BONDS
Latter to Pay One-HaIf Per G 1t
Mere Interest Than pePosi'

Washington, Nov. 3--Depositors in
the governments postal savings banks
On Jans-y l next may exchange all or
part Of their deposits for bonds, ac-
cording 10 an announcement made to-
cay By the postoffice department.
These bonds. which VIII pay 1-2 per
cent one-half per cent more than the
ordinary postal deposit interest, viii be
issued in S2O, s10e and $500 denomina-
tiors- Application for the conversion
Of deposits into bonds must be made
before December Is at the depository
where the certificates were issued.
These bonds viii not be counted as
part of the maximum $500 allowed to
one depositor.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04

A Plan to Merge All the Young Peo-
pies church societies in the United
States and Canada to fight the liquor
traffic the social evil and dishonesty
in public life was effected at yester-
DAVIS meeting of the organization
known as American Young People. in
session at Chicago
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE.
Alfred s. Wilcox Served IN First Con
neetiout Artillery.

Noroton, Conn, Nov. 5.--'Aifred $.
Wilcox, an inmate of the Soidiern'
home, died in the hospital connected
with that institution late today from
a fractured skull received by being run
into and Knocked down by an automo-
bile, last Friday, owned by Anaon
Phelps Stokes and driven by his chauf-
four, Caesar Graseo. wilcox WAS walk
ing alone to Darien and did not hear
the machine approaching him In thu
rear and was struck before he could
get out OF the way. He served I'm ~
civil war in Company r, Birat Coanea-
ticut Heavy Artillery, and his homo
was in New Haven. He was ~ years
old.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04
Foss TURNED DOWN BY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
Massachusetts, Governor Then Files
Further Complaints.

Boston, Nov. 3.-After District At
torney PelIetier had decided today that
he had no ground for action on the
charges made yesterday by Governor
Foss against the republican state COM
mittee the governor tonight addressed
another letter to the district attorney
containing more campaign literature
and asking that the district attorney
fake appropriate" action. The mat
ter of which the governors letter OF
this evening speaks is circular ad-
dressed ITO everyone connected with
the insurance business" and bearing
the names of II. L. Kerrigan, p. w.
Linscott and Arthur w. Burke. pur-
porting to be a committee representing
the Industrial accident insurance COM
pAnies OF Massachusetts. and is an
tagonistic to the governor.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04
LEGISLATOR ATTORNEY
FOR LIQUOR INTERESTS.
Interesting Discovery About Illinois
Legislative Leader.

Chicago. Nov s.-Counsel for the
Committee Of United States senators
investigating the election OF William
1.orimer 10 the senate established to-
dsy that Lee OfNeil Browne, former
minority leader in the Illinois legisla-
trre. was an attorney for the liquor in
forests throughout his ten years serv-
See as = legislator.
F1seuted the LIQUOR interests of the en-
TIRE state during that period He said
- he was attorney for the liquor
dealers protective organization for the
ssth Illinois district He was on the
witness stand all day and will resume
ft tomorrow
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04
ILLINOIS CENTRAL ENGINE
BREAKS THROUGH BRIDGE
Fireman and an Apprentice Killed
Engineer Badly Injured.

Clinton, HIS, Nov. 3.-Three men
were killed outright today and fourth
was so severely injured he may die
when an Illinois Central freight en-
CINE broke through a bridge under con
struction over Salt Creek, near here.
and dragged part of its train down to
the creek bottom, rs feet below.
Engineer Harry Emmett of Clinton
was brought here tonight in a serious
condition.
Fireman Griscom of Pana, Ills,
Brakeman Crum of Clinton and a
young man who was learning to fire
the locomotive were killed.
The engineer owed his life TO Jump
ing. and the fact that the engine in
falling set the emergency air brakes
prevented most of the train from fol-
lowing it through the broken bridge.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04
PISTOL LAWFUL IN THE HOME.
Justice PendIeton UphoIds the Right of
Self Protection.

New York, Nov. 3.-Justice Pendle-
ton of the suprehe court upheld today
writ of tabcas corpus sworn out by
Joseph F. Darling. a lawyer, who was
arrested for having a revolver at his
home in East Fifty seventh street
Darling was held by a police magis-
trate for trial in special sessions The
arrest had been made under the new
Sullivan law, and Justice Pendleton
decided the law did not mean that a
citizen should not have a revolver In
his house for the protection of himself
and his family.
Darling caontended at the hearing
that the law deprived citizens of the
right of self protection. Certainly
said. he, ''the legislature never intend
ed that
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04
AN TI-SUFFRAoE
ASSOCIATION PLANNED
Ono Hundred Prominent Women Ef-
feet Organization at Hartford.

,nen prominent in the social life of
the state, representing eleven towns,
met at the home of Mrs A. A. Welsh
here today and formed an anti-Wornan
suffrage association to be known as
the Hartford Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage. Other associations
of i similar nature will be established
in other parts of the state. Commit
tees were appointed, among them a
nominating committee, consisting of
the following members: Mrs. S. o.
Prentice, wife of Justice Prentice of
the supreme court; Mrs. Morgan c.
Bulkesey, wife of Senator Bulkeley;
Mrs. Louisa r. Cheney; Mrs. Francis
r. Cooley and Mrs. Frank i. Howard
Another meeting win be held in the
near future and q constitution and
bylaws adopted.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04
Jewelry Worth $50, 600 Stolen.

Philadelphia, Nov. 3.-Winfield T.
Bliss, a salesman for a Chicago jew
elry firm, reported tonight at the de-
tective bureau that he had been rob-
bed of three suit cases containing jew
e1ry valued at more than $50, 900. He
said that the suit cases were in push
cart which he left in charge OF a man
he hired while he visited a store in the
center of the city. When he cam eout
a few seconds later they had disap-
peared. Detectives are Investigating.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04
Slaughter of
The InnOCents
eARBARITY CHARGED UP TO THE
ITALIAN SOLDIERS
BY AN ENGLISH LIEUTENANT
Tells of 5utchery of Women and ChH-
dren and Asks if England Cannot Do
Something to Stop These Horrors.

London, Nov. 3+The agitat ton
against alleged atrocities by Italians in
TripoH which has arisen in the
British press and been taken up by a
few mem bers of the house of commons
since uncensored reports arrived here
from English newspaper correspond
ents concerning recent occurrences in
TripoH, received a fresh impetus to-
night from a telegram received by a
news agency. from Herbert Montague,
a second lieutenant of the Fifth f'usi-
Eers.
Montague's Telegram.
Lieutenant Montague teIegraphed
from Soukelyohrna by way of Delhi
bat, on the Tunisian frontier, as fol-
lows:
''I feel it my duty to send to you the
following telegram and 1 be~ you in
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04
@eolNe-eoINe" IN THE CAPITOL.
Cid Furnishings Auctioned OFF in
Washington at Annual Sale.

Washington, Nov. 3.-Many pieces of
old furniture and other discarded arti-
cles went under the auctioneer's ham
mer yesterday at the annual sale in
the senate wing of the capitol AL
though most of these had been nur-
chased originally at handsome prices.
the sale figures ranged from 25 cents
for map 10x5 feet showing irrigation
projects in the west to $40 paid for a
carpet from the private land claims
committee room
A desk, bookcase and a chair which.
Il was said, had been once used by
Henry Clay, were all sold for less than
SO
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04
THE THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION ISSUED
Governor Baldwin Urges Gratitude fol-
Peace of Country.

Governor Baldwin Urges Gratitude for
Peace of Country.
Hartford. Nov. 3.-Gov. Simeon E.
Baldwin today issued the following
Thanksgiving proclamation:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT.
BY His Excellence,
SIMEON E. BALDWIN,
Governor,
A Proclamation.
originating in 1859. the first year OF
the history of this commonwealth, /
appoint Thursday. the 30th day of
November, as day OF
THANKSGIVING
to Almighty God for the blessings OF
the year.
While during its course other coun-
tries have been and are the seat of
war, and ef all the sadness and surfer
ing that war involves. our own land
has been in perfect peace For this
for the strong foundations of civil gov
long life of republican institutions in
Connecticut as colony and state; and
fol- free America, I recommend that on
the date above appointed our people
gather in their homes and churches to
render reverent praise and thanks to
the Giver of All Good.
Given under my hand and seal of
this first day of Novem ber in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and eleven. and the independe dence of the
United states the one hundred and
(signed) SIMEON E. BALDWIN.
MATTHEW H. ROGERS
Secretary
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04
$4,000 FOR LOST HANDS.
Court of Appeals Affirrns Judgment in
Favor of Manned Workman.

Albany. Nov. S.-Before adjourning
until Nov. 20. the court of appeals to-
DAY affirmed judgment of the lower
courts for $50, ,152 in favor of Charles
McMichae1 against the Federal Print
ing company of New York city. While
employed in the company's printing
plant as a paper cutter in October
1908, McMfchael lost one hand and a
part of the other. He alleged that the
pa per cutter he was using was not in
good condition.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04
NATIONAL CITY COMPANY
CALLED A sMONEY TRUST.
Attorney General Claims Its Purpose
is to Evade Laws.

Washington, Nov. 3.--Attorney Gem
eral Wickersham's report of his in
vestiGation of the National City bank
case virtually charges the National
City company with being an embryo
money trust" controlled by the Ma
tional City bank for holding stocks
in other financial institutions in con-
travention of the national bank law
Secretary MncVeagh does not agree
with the attorney general and Presi-
dent Taft will take mp the case when
he returns 10 Washington
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-04
No Action on Resignation.
Miners Want $3.50 a Day.

Pottsville, Pa, Nov. 3.-The miners
convention of districts Nos l. and Q
adjourned tonight after formulating
demands to be made upon the operat-
ors. The miners ask for an eight-ho
work day. an increase in wages of 90
per cent. and a minimum rate of wages
of $3.50 for miners and S2.75 for la
borers. They also demand that the
next contract be for a period of one
year commencing April !. 1919.