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Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
HEDGES HELD WITHOUT
 BAIL ON MURDER CHARGE.
Win Be Tried at Next Term of the
 Superior Court.

Greenwich, Conn, April s.--Judge Charles E. Burnes, in borough court this afternoon. found probable cause in the case of Roland Hedges, charged with the murder of James c. Stewart Ut Sound Beach April l, and bound him over to the next term of the superior court without bonds. He was taken te Bridgeport jail later in the day,
 Hedges, it is alleged, struck Stewart on the head with @ hammer, the blow later causing death, as the sequel of a joke played on him April Fools day. When Hedges heard the news of Stew arts death he tried to commit suicide at the local jail, but the attempt was unsuccessful.
 Prosecuting Attorney Henry B. White called four witnesses to the stand. Robert Stewart, brother of the murdered man, who told of the scuf- fle in which his brother was struck on the head; John Downey, who separated the two men in a tussle just before the fatal assault; William Scotanus, who gave minor details of the joke which 1t is said Stewart played on Hedges and Dr. Clarke, the medical examiner who testified that the cause of death was a hemorrhage of the brain. There had been no symptoms of fracture of the skull until @ few minutes before death, two hours after the man had been hit.
 Attorney Homer s. Cummings. ex- mayor of Stamford, counsel for Hedges, put one witness on the stand dor the witness, John MArsal, who tes- tified as to the fight in the barn before the fatal attack. He said that Stewart hit Hedges on the head with a wrench while the latter was cleaning a stall ir the stable.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
MRS. NcoDEMUs SAYS
 SHE WANTED TO DIE
Husband, She Testifies, Showed Her
 How to Attach Gas Tube,

New York, April S.-In SaltePing tones, interrupted by hysterical out breaks, Mrs. GeneVtevo NicOdemus completed on the witness stand to- day her account of the cpelty inflicted upon her by her husband, Frank Nico-
 demus. for whose killing she is on trial.
 T can't believe he Is dead I did
 not see him die" exclaimed the young woman, when her counsel pressed her said, when asked if she intended to kill her husband Before Go, I did rot. I loved him and would give my life to bring him back Letters she wrote to her husband containing endearing terms were read. | One of them, written shortly before the shooting, pleaded with Nlcodemus, before I say goodbye to you for ever," to come and see me just once" In reply to this letter her husband l came, she said.
 q ran forward to meet him, think ing he was going to take me in his
 arms, she testified. Instead he struck
 me in the face" She wanted to die, she said, and Frankie" attached a gas l tube to her bedroom gas jet to show her how easy it would be. He gave her bottle of poison and she carried
 1t until the day of the shooting, she declared.
 Other witnesses testified that Nico-
 de1nus was an associate of vicious i persons. The defendants counsel to- i day set up a hypothetical question, predicating insanity.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
Neck and Back
 Broken by Fall
AVIATOR RODGERS BURIED IN
 WREcKAGE OF 5aPLARE.
LIVED A FEW MOMENTS
Victim Was Making Flight at i-ons Beach, CaI.-Was First Man to Cross the Country in AerOplane.

Long Beach, Cal, April 3.-Cal- braith P. Rodgers. the first man to cross the American continent in an aeroplane was killed here almost in ! stantly late today when his b!plane, in which he had been soaring over the ! ocean, fell from a height cf 200 feet i and buried him in the wreckage. His neck was broken aAd lis body badly 1 smashed by the engine If his machine. He lived but few moments. Had Been Carrying Passengers. Rc0gers for a week past had been making daily flights here ard had talk en up with hin lEany passengers, both men and wLmen. Today he started 1 from his usual place and scared out l over the ocean, crossing ttt pier and ] then turned and dipTed Uicse to 8 ] roller csaster in a beach amusement park.
 Dove Into Flock Of ScasuIis.
 Seeing a flcck of guIls disporting i themselves eTnong a great shoaI Of i sardines just over the breakers, ROdg- CTS again turned and diI ed down into l them. scattering the seGlowl in all di- 1 recui0ls. Highly elated with the out- 1 come of his dive, Ee then flew out to 1 sea, all the time q aduaIly rising until j he had reached 6 height o1 200 feet Machine Makes Friahtful Descent l Making a short turn he started at l full speed sor the pier, then suddenly i inclined his planes and his machine : began & frightful descent He was 1 seen ty hundreds of persons on the ! pier to relax his hold on the levers, and then, seemingly realizing that he was ill danger, made 9 strenuous ef- fort to pull the nose Of his machine into a level position.
 Big Engine oE His Back. Failing in this. he managed to turn his craft further in shore and an in- stant later the craft fell with a crash not 500 feet from the spot where on December 10 last he finished his ocean | to ocean flight. Many men rushed to his aid. Ernest Scott and James Good
 win, life guards, were first to reach
 him. They said Rodgers head was hanging over one wing of the machine, the heavy engine was on his back and his feet were drawn up nearly double over his shoulders. Blood was flow ing from his mouth.
 Wife and Mother Notified.
 Rodgers was lifted from the wreck
 and hurried to the bathhouse hospit-
 al. He died on the way. Examination showed that his neck. jawbone and back were broken. A telegram was
 sent Ii the aviat0rs widow, who lives in Pasadena, Cal, and a cablegram to
 his mother, Mrs. IL S. Schweitzer,
 who is now in London The body was prepared for burial and sent to Pasa-
 dena toLIght.
 l Machine Won $t1,ooo in Prizes. The machine that Rodgers used to- a~rur -f1En R.a s11 ,000 in prizes last July at the Chi
 cago endurance meet It is 8 total wreck, many parts having been swept
 out to sea by the tide.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04

persons have been driven from homes. Charitable organizations are taxed to their capacity. The gas plant was put out of commission, and side is in dis tEess.
 Reports from New Madrid, Mo, are meagre. The town is flooded, but no loss of life Is reported, The damage Is not known.
 The gravity of the situation is not limited to river towns. Small tribu taries have overhowed their banks and 1t Is estimated that fully s0o,000 acres of farm lands in Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi are flooded and probably 900,900 more are untitled because of fear that the levees protecting them may break.
 Business District Under Water.
 Lexington, Ky, April 3.-Beattyville. on the Kentucky river, reports most of the, business district under water. The river is eight feet above the flood line and the people are going about the streets in boats. Saylersyille and Ir- vine are partially inundated.
 Appeals 10 Governor for Aid. Jefferson City, Mo, April 3.-Gover- nor Hadley received Q telegram today appealing for aid from the mayor of 4NSH NAeANAAu dAo II OAA4 IAotA S7SuteANiNo o Conran for state help for the flood sur- ferers tn that county. The governor at once wired State Senator Oliver of Penisc0t county, colonel of the Sixth regiment, Missouri National guard, to go to the flood district and ascertain what aid the state can give.
 Red Cross Sends Funds.
 Washington, April 3.-Telegr1ms were sent from fha National Red Cross headquarters here today to Gov- ernors McCreery of Kentucky and Hadley of Missouri stating that $500 would be sent to each of these states as the nucleus of a local fund for flood sufferers. The Red Cross will also send 8 man into thn flooded districts and will keep in touch with conditions as the flood moves down the Mississip- pi river.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
Forbidden 10
 Help Outlaws
coVERNoR's PROCLAMATION TO
 VIRGINIA CITIZENS.
COUSIN IS ARRESTED
Acessed of Assisting Courthouse As, sassins-IacI< Alien, Father og FrieI, Suffers an Apoplectie Seroke.

Eillsville, Va, April ;8.-rhe state of Virginia took a hand Sday in the cans- paign to starve the two free court house assasslns out Of their mountain stronghold
 Governors Proclamation
 Governor Mann Issued & prOclzrns,- ton calling upon all citizens to with hold aid from Sidna Allen and Wesley Ucwards, the only two uncapt;rved members c9 the outlaw troop which shot Up Carroll courthouse nearly c. month ago, and threatening pToinpt prosecutions for any person who does assist them.
 Cousin Arrested as Accessory.
 This action had been arranged aft CT conferences with the heads of the posses, and today Detectives Baldwin. Payne and Edwards rode twenty miles into the Fancy Gap section and ar rested Jerdan Edwards, 9 cousin of Wesley, and one of the Allen kins- men, and locked him up on 8 charge of being an accessory after the fact In the courthouse mmders.
 Outlaws Have Received Aid.
 With the backing of the governor l. is now expected that raids on the AL lens WAo pHpudlS LllS ulslFlCL VIII pc frequent. The detectives say they have been hampered in their hunt by false clues and trails. They are cer tain that Allen and Edwards have re- eslved aid. Without it their csDtErs is q question of days.
 Jack Allen Has Shock. The rosses put in another ungue- cessful day securing the mountain thickets. The strain told. however, on old Jack Allen, father of FrieL nov in jail for the shooting. He suffered a stroke of apoplexy.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
ENTlcED GIRLS
OF TENDER AGE.
Meriden Girl of IA Causes Arrest of
 Springfield Man.

Meriden, Conn, April S.-The local police today received word from Springfield, Mass, of the arrest there of Joseph (''Nig'') Popale, aged about 22 years, in connection with a charge of enticing young girls for immoral purposes. Popale formerly lived here. Recently Elsie Wilson, aged IA years, received letter from Minnie Bradley, who has been away from the city for about two months, asking her to join herself and Rose Goedtel, another Meriden girl who has been missing for five weeks, in Springfield, where the letter said they were having a good time and making "an easy living" The Bradley girl is an orphan and 1e years old the Goedtel girl is 15 years of age.
 The Wilson girl showed the letter to her parents and it was given into the hands of the police, who at once be- gan an investigation. They instructed the Wilson girl to reply that she would go to Springfield. She went there this morning, and a detective went on the same train. She was met at the rail- road station by one of the two girls and Popale and taken to a house. the detective following AS the three en- tered the house Popale was placed un- der arrest, as was the girl with him. The police say they expect to take the other girl into custody very shortly.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
PARIS AUTOMOBILE
 BANDIT CAPTURED.
Made Attempt at Suicide, But Had
 Been Sold Harmless Pill.

Paris, April S.-Carouy, one of the automobile bandits who killed a chauf- feur at Vileneuvre-St. Georges, held up bank at Chantilly, killing two of
 the employees, and stole sS,00O, was ar rested today. He was taken to police headquarters, where he attempted to kill himself The police were informed
 that a bicyclist answering the descrip-
 ton of Car0uy was seen at Grnd- Mont
 rougs. Jouin, assistant superintendent
 of the detective service, at once pro-
 Ceeded there and traced the man
 through Croix de Berny to Fresnes,
 where the trail was lost The search
 was taken up by Supt. Gutchard today
 and the man was run to earth in front
 of the railroad station at Lozere, some miles out of Paris. The police jumped from their automobile and surrounded
 and pinioned him before he was abls
 to draw either of two automatic pistols
 with which he was armed.
 Carouy did not sttmept to deny his
 identity. Yes, I am CarOuy, all right. !" he said. T belong to the band you are looking for" But to other questions he gave no answer.
 Carouy, watching a favorable oppor- tunity, swallowed a tabloid. Police
 surgeons, however, subjected him to to such energetic treatment that the poison failed to act.
 Later it was discoveredby the doc tors that instead of taking poison, Carouy swallowed a harmless com pound which 6 druggist had sold him in place of a deadly preparation which
 he thought he was purchasing. When Carouy said, T am going to die," the doctors laughed and replied: Not at all. what you have taken will do you l good"
 The prisoner vas indignant at re- port printed in the newspapers that he 1 had given the police information as to 1 inc other members of the band.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
MApERo TROOPS GAIN
 THEIR FIRST VICTORY
Defeat General campa and Put hlpa
 to Flight

Jim;nez, April S.1The troops of President Madero gained their f1rst \ ictory in the northern campaign when they defeated the liberal general, Cam pa, at ParraI, and sent him scurryinE back to the base at this city.
 Instead of finding a handful of de- lenders at Parral under General Pan cho, he was met by deadly fire from a force which he estimated at 2,000 under command of Generals Villa, Tel leg, Unbina and Soto.
 Campa opened the fight at dawn yesterday, firing at long range with his artillery. Tn attempting to press closer, he was met by whitening fire ana retreated, having lost thfee killed and twelve wounded, according to his own report today, besides the loss of one of his big guns.
 The federals gave chase when Cam pa ~Tctreated. The latter left a r7ar guard of 400 under Major Quevado to check and harrass the federals and to cover hsi retreat
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
THE DAY IN CONGRESS-.
Approval of Bill for International In.
 quiry of High Cost of Living.

Washington, April 3. - The day in congress.
 Senates-.
 Beet and cane sugar growers pro- tested against house free sugar bill before finance committee.
 Foreign relations committee ap- proved Crawford bill for international inquiry into high cost of living.
 Agriculture committee ordered favor able report on bill creating a division of markets in department of agricul- ture.
 Chairman Sutherland of employers liability commission submitted judi clary committees favorable report on commissions workmen's bill and an nounoed he would ask it's consideration Monday.
 Houss:--
 Foreign affairs committee decided to report favorably resolution directing state department to insist upon imme- diate settlement by Mexico of claims of Americans.
 Florida Everglades Investigating committee concluded its hearings.
 Miscellaneous bills considered.
 Secretary of Agriculture Wilson told Florida Everglades lands Investigating committee that original excerpt of Major Wright's report had been given out with his consent.
 Majority Leader Underwood an- nounced the legislative programme from now on would be confined to ap- propriation and supply bills.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
Only Three Days Supply of Food on Hand and the
 City is inaccessible by Railroad
FLOOD MORE MENACING IN DEUCE CENTERs
Fully Acres of Farm Lands Under Water and 900
 More Acres Left Untitled Because of the Situation Number of Lives Lost Increased to Eight-Government
 Engineers More Hopeful Government Levees Will Hold.

Area affected by the flood caused by almost unprecedented volume of water in the Mississippi was not extended great deal yesterday, but the situation at the deluge centerS continued last night to become more menacing. But two more breaks in leVees were report ed. These were near Chester, H., where 30.00e acres Of farming land was inundated
 Twelve hours of sunshine and slight check in the river rise have combined to give the general situation a more optimistic look in the opinion of the government engineers. They said tonight if the sage at Memphis does not go over 45 feet the govern ment lcvees will hold. But the weather forecaster at Memphis urged managers of railroads entering that city from the est to warn inhabitants of the levee districts to move to higher ground immediately.
 The number of lives lost was brought 10 eight today when the death of three railroad men near Fulton, Ky, vas reported and two were drowned near Clarksville, Tenn. early yester- day morning. The latter drove off the road Into the overflow water of the Red river That the loss of life has not been greater Is due to the warning iven lowIand dwellers of the coming nigh water.
 Hickman, Ky, is the worst sufferer. The 2,O00 homeless inhabitants of the town were augmented today by the arrival of 1000 refugees from Dorena, Mo. The food supply at Hickman will last but three days mere. No trains have been run in or out of the town for several days. Unless aid comes soon many will go hungry.
 At Columbus, Ky. which was the first town to be inundated, the situa- ion is grave. Residents are leaving lapidly and there is much suffering in outlying districts. The damage in that yicinity is estimated at S100.000.
 Damage at Memphis is conservative ly estimated at s25O000 About 1900
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
MINERS VOTE TO REMAIN
 OUT UNTIL APRIL 2
Proposal to Return Pending Outcome
 of Referendum Voted Down,

Pittsburgh, April 3.-Union miners throushofrt western Pennsylvania, numbering 5o,OoO, will remain idle un- tll Monday, April 32. This decision wag reached today st the annual con- yention of District No. D (Pittsburgh dlstrictl, United Aine Workers of America. At the suggestion of Dis trict President Feehan. the poorly or ganized Mercer Butler Armstrong county field will be excepted and the men there will be kept al work with the companies paying the increased wages.
 A proposal to have the miners re- euune work next Monday pending the result of the referendum vote on the Cleveland wage scale compromise agreement was voted down unani- nously.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
OBITUARY.
Georae BIeekman.

New York, April S.-George Bleek- man. we'll known yachting expert, marine artist and newspaper man, died today In hospital from apoplexy. MT. Bleeknap was 49 years old He had been in the newspaper business in New York city for the last 35 years having been yachting editor of the New York Herald, Sun and Times. At the time of his death he was managing editor of Tho Drygoods, a trade news paper.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
Waterbury Baptist Church Hurns.

Waterbury Conn, April S.--An over- heated pipe in the cellar of the First Baptist church ignited the wood around it shortly afetr ' o'clock to- night, and in less than half an hour the building was a seething furnace, which continued to baffe the united efforts of all the fremen in the city until Ii o'clock, when the building was in ruins. The loss is estimated at S7b,oo1.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
21,oOO Europeans Arrive in Canada.

Winnipeg, Man, April s.-Twenty- one thousand settlers for the Canadian northwest arrived from the old coun- try today Ninety per cent. of the newcomers are from Great Britain, the others being from different parts of Europe. Most of those who arrived today will proceed to the western provinces of Canada to settle on farIn9
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
Cherry Trees Planted at Grants
 Tomb.

New York. April S.-Tne first of 5000 cherry trees. the gift of the city of Tokio to the city of New York, were planted today at Grants tomb under the direction of Park Commis- sloner Stover. A representative gath ering of Japanese citizens took part in the ceremony. A tablet made In the Tckio arts school commemorate ing the gift, will bo placed nearby.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
THREE ALLEGED sWINpLERs
 TRAPPED BY DETECTIVES
Attempted te Induce Wealthy Man to Invest in Wire Tapping Scheme.

Chicago, April 3.-Three men charged with attempting to obtain s10,000 from Dr. c. H. Kasischke, a wealthy cattle dealer of New Provi- dence, la, by means of racehorse fraud, were trapped by detectives in a Chicago hotel and arrested today.
 Harry Edwards, 32 years old, one of the prisoners, told the police he was a banker in Detroit, Mich. The others gave the names of Harry Wilson, Cincinnati, O., and Thomas James, Oakland, Cal A fourth man and a woman escaped and detectives are searching for them Dr. Kasischke told the police he met the men at Hot Springs, Ark, a month ago, and they tried to get him to invest in a wire tapping scheme by which he could get rich in a few weeks by betting on the races
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
penslens for TeIephone EmpIonss.

Boston, April S.--A pension system for the employees of the New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.,. number ing about 12,000 persons, to go into effect July l. was announced tonight ty the directors of the company. The entire cost of the plan will be borne by the telephone company and no con- trlbutiCns will be asked from en- Iloyea-
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
Twelve Years for pishone.s Banker.

Mexico City, April 3-George L Ham. president of the defunct United States Banking company, was today sen fenced to twelve years Imprisonment on three counts of the indictment against him charging misappropria- ton of the funds of the institution Ham has been confined in the federal district prison since the failure of the bank in January, 1910.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
Clean Bill of Health for MeculIsm

Eastcn, Conn, April 3.-The expert accountant who was hired by the town Co make an examination into the &C., counts of Town Treasurer P. c. Me eRllam has reported that he has found the books in good condition. Not only that. but he has money due him from several sources. Politics is said to have been back of the investigation.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
senaration Causad shootlnn.

Providence, R. L, April 3.-RathsT than agree to a continued separation, James M. Gunner, machinist, aged A, attempted tonight to murder his wife Louise. and then shot himself in the head. dying instantly. Mrs. Gunner is expected to recover. though she has a wound in the head. Int couple had lived apart nearly e year.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
KiN.d hy Washlnaten Expre,,

New Haven, Conn, April s-Bernard Donahue, aged 4S, wrtchman employ ed by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company, was struck by the Washington express in the East Haven .unnel early thls evening and instantly killed. GIT lived al 2T5 Put nam street and was single.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
Msriaen Chooses Taft peleostss.

Merlden, Conn, April s.-The re- publican town convention tonight se- lected siK delegates to the state con- venti5n at New Haven. There were no contests and the general under- standing was that the MerIden dele gatlon repre Eented the Taft sentiment in the party. William H. Lyon is the chairman of tha dalNgafion.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
Steamship Arrivals.

At Naples: April 2. Anacona, from New York.
 At Liverrcol: April 8, Campania- from New York.
 At Marseilles: March s1. Sant' An na, from Now York.
 At Havre; April 3, Chicago, from New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
TO SUPPRESS SALE OF
 HABIT FORMING DRUGS.
National Association of Retail Drug gists to Seek Federal Legislation.

Chicago, April 3.--Methods of sup pressing the sale of habit forming drugs were discussed at the midyear meeting of the officers and executive committee of the National Association of Retail Druggists held here today. Federal legislation will be sought pro- hibting illegitimate interstate traffic in cocaine and similar drugs.
 People seem to think that druggists foster the sale of these habit forming drugs, but the fact ls We are decidedly opposed to it," said Herman c. Shup- trino of Savannah, Ga "Peddlers and disreputable doctors are the persons who engage in this traffic. Federal legislation is needed to cure this rap- idly growing evil"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
Wrote Tsddy's Name on Ballot.

Oshkosh, Wis. Aprfl a.--Although ! s name vas not on the ticket Win ' sbago county in yesterdays presiden- al primary recorded 2S votes for ex- ! resident Roosevelt. His admirers rote the name on the ballots.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04
o,adruslsts Born st cuthr;.

Guthrie, Okla, April 5.--Mrs. J. A. 3halsgrap of this city gave birth to four boys today. The babies are all alive and vigorous. The father of the children is a third cousin of Governor Jadson Harmon of Ohio