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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12
NOTED BANK
WRECKER TAKEN
into CUSTODY
William Beattie Nesbitt
Who Stole $3.50, 600,
Caught in Chicago
Had Eluded Police for Two
Years His Physical Ap-
pearance Showed Great
Change.

Chicago, April 12-william Beattie
Nesbitt. known in Chicago as George
Coleman, was formally rearrested
here today after being. taken in Gus
tody last night charged with the
wrecking of the Farmers Bank Of
Toronto, Canada, from the ruin of
which he is alleged to have made
$3.50, 900. Nesbitt is a former mem
Der of the Canadian parliament and
was highly respected during long
career in the Canadian capital. Com
plaint charging him with being fu-
gitive from justice was made before
U. S. Commissioner Foote by the
British consul. Horace Nugent.
Nesbitt was today positively fdenti-
and other persons who knew him
there, although. he has undergone a
remarkable change in his personal ap-
pearance in the two years that he
has been a fugitive. He now has al
long flowing beard whereas in TorOn-
to he was smooth shaven. His entire
physical appearance has changed.
The police today conducted a search
Of 'Coleman's" luxurious apartments
in an effort to find some trace of the
$3.50, 900. They believe that Nesbitt
has more than 100000 in cash secret
ed somewhere in Chicago.
Nesbitt was turned over to the fed
eral officials after formal complaint
had been made and his case will be
taken up in the United States courts.
Nesbitt will not be taken to Canada
for at least ten days, even if There
is no hitch in the proceedings, as all
the transactions must be certified to
by the Secretary of State at Wash
ington and endorsed there
Dnfn iyray rho tod N ir,
his apartments, declared today that
while preparing to go to Jail the pris-
oner went into the lavatory and
sought to destroy some papers. These
were rescued by the officers and found
to be documents bearing on the al
legged bank wrecking. Nesbitt was
permitted to engage an attorney at
noon and an effort may be made to
secure his release by habeas corpus
in the federal court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12
ENGINEERS VOTE IN FAVOR
OF STRIKE is 0VERWHEL MING
Railroad Managers Have Until Monday,
April Is, to Decide What Their
Course is to be

the officers of the Brotherhood can
now order the strike at a moment
notice and then said that the men
will wait until next Monday, April 10,
for a reply before taking any further
action.
grave, it Is not hopeless. The rail-
-oais have anticipated the vote and
they are expected to invoke the Erd-
man Arbitration Act to prevent the
threa tened strike. The men, however,
insisted today that they had thor
oughly canvassed the situation and
that they would not accept any pro-
position that did not carry with 1t a
substantial increase of wages.
Stone, and his associates are con-
f1dent that they will have the support
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen in case Of 2
strike.t That organization has recent
ly presented demands to the railroads
asking increased wages, extra fire.
men on hard runs and numerous con-
cessions and they, like the engine ers,
have announced that, if their de-
mands are not granted, they will
strike.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12
POPE IN FINE HEALTH
Celebrates Holy Sacrifice In Private
Chapel-Vatican Investigation.

Rome. April PA rigid investiga-
ton to determine whether any church
official was responsible for the re-
port of the death of the Pope, widely
circulated yesterday, was ordered to-
day by the Vatican.
The Vatican itself was almost as
much shocked by the report as the
outside world, and Papal Secretary OF
State Cardinal Merry Del Val deter
mined to endeavor to locate the source
of the rumor.
The oroginal report came from Ma
drid, where it was said the. Papal
Nuncio had received a Vatican dis
patch telling of the Ponttff's death
AS no such dispatch was ever sent
the Vatican believes that some error
in the translation of cipher message
must have been responsible for the
report.
The Pope was in the best of condi-
tion today without the slightest sign
of acute illness. He celebrated mass
in the private chapel, and received a
number of visitors in audience.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12
WHEELER KILLED AT
STRATFORD JUNCTION
Head-on Collision - Engineer
Sacrificed Himself For
Others

Wenlock, VT, April 12.-Engineer
G. H. Wheeler of the Montreal to
Portland passenger train was killed
early today in a head-on crash be-
tween his train and a freight on stha
Grand Trunk road between here and
Stratford Junction, just this side OF
the New Hampshire state line.
Two mail clerks were painfully but
not seriously injured and trainman
was seriously hurt, when they were
buried in the debris and splintered
cars which were piled up when the
engines crashed. None of the pas
sengers were injured, although they
were badly shaken up. The tracks
were blocked all morning but were
cleared at noon.
1t was due to Engineer Wheeler's
heroism that others were not killed.
He saw the freight ahead of him but
stuck to his post in the face of what
he must have l-nown was certain
death, applied the brakes and thus
lessened the force of the collision.
The freight was bound from Port
land. Me-, to Island Pond, VT.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12

cline to recognize formally. and a
strike.
On the eight-hour day-the sub
committee has split and today's
meeting opened with this demand. To
reduce the work day from nine hours
to eight hours would curtail produc-
tion, argued the operators. The 1902
from ten to nine and had then de-
clared the lower figure fair work
day. To reduce the number of hours
and increase wages at the same time
was out of the question, the opera
tors said.
The miners pleaded for an eight
hour day as a humanitarian principle.
The work of MINER is unhealthy
and dangerous, they argued. Both
sides went into great detail, referring
constantly to local conditions in the
anthracite industry. There were
prospects of today's conference set
tling the eight-hour issue. The next
demand-recognition of the union
is the most difficult Of all. However,
the impression is growing that the
onerators are using this issue as a
club over the miners heads to drive
a better bargain on the wage and
work-day demands. The latter strike
nearer the operators pOcketbOOks,
say the miners.
One of the operators arguments
particularly distasteful to the miners
and which calls out their bitterest
sarcasm, is the plea of the poverty
of the coal business.
Fs'Our operations are carried on at
loss," said George F. Baer, leading
operator.
What a pity" replied President
White of the miners. "And all OF
you millionaires! Look at this Read
ing Railroad terminal and at the
buildings and rolling stock of the
other coal roads and coal companies
All this wealth out of an Improbable
businesS!"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12
DOOMED TO DEATH
ice KING MORSE
Will SEE LIFE
Eminent Italian Specialists Give
Him 6 Months to
Live

Florence, Italy, April 12-Doomed to
death by the specialists of Florence.
Charles W.. Morse, the American ex-
convict banker, has begun his final
fling at life. The half score of emf
nent specialists, who examined the
American financier here, were con-
vinced that he. cannot live six months
and the banker. has planned a gay.
his last earthly pleasure.
Instead of retiring to a sanftarium,
or taking to the health resorts of the
Riviera, when the Florence physicians
passend sentence upon him Morse
took to the bright life of the italian
hotels, refused to succumb to the raw
ages of the numerous ailments which
afflict him, and made the pursuit of
health a merely incidental feature
of his European travels.
Americans in Italy were unable to
account for this today when it be-
came known that the Florence spe-
cialists had warned Morse that he had
but six months to live. Now they are
convinced that the banker, sure of
but a brief respite from death, is
determined to "make the most of. it. -
When the spring is a little more
advanced, Morse will tour Germany.
There the specialists have urged him
to settle down at the baths at Carls-
bad and by quiet treatment endeayor
to prolong his life. They have in
formed him that he is suffering from
Bright's disease, arterial sclerosis and
several minor ailments which they
believe the Carlsbad treatment would
benefit for a time.
But Morse, lodged at the most lux
urious hotels in southern Europe, and
far from the quiet of the numerous
sanitaria and health resorts, be-
trays no anxiety to halt his pleasure
for the problematica promise of a
few months more of life. The one
restraint in his final fling is the nec-
essity of strictly observing the diet
and drinking.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12

New York, April 12.-That the
sentiment of the engineers on al. the
railroads in the territory east of Chi
caeo and north of the Ohio river is
practically unanimous for strike and
that the proposition of granting the
wage demands or facing a walkout
has already been put up to the COM
panies, was the announcement today
Of Grand Chief Engineer Warren
Stone of the Brotherhood OF +ocomo-
tive Engineers -.
stone said that the counting of the
ballots of the engineers was hnisneu
today and that 93.1 per cent. of the
complete strength of the organization
on all of the great eastern trunk lines
had authorized their general offlcers
70 call a strike at any time they
-deemed such action necessary
As soon as. the vote count was COM
plete, Stone wrote to j. c. Stuart
chairman of the board of managers,
notifying him of the position assumed
oy the men and asking If the rail-
roads wanted to make any counter
proposition. He warned Stuart that
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12
MANUFACTURER MARSH
MYSTERIOUSLY MURDERED
Money and jeWe'y Found Intacl--varous
Surmises--Five Bullet Wounds
in Body


Lynn, Mass, April 1e--With one
ear cut off. five bullet holes in his
body, and his body horribly mutiliar-
ed, George E. Marsh, president of the
Goodwin Soap Manufacturing Com
pany, and one of the wealthiest soap
manufacturers in the country, was
found lying opposite the plant of the
General Electric Company here by a
party of automobilists. shortly before
II O'Clock this morning.
Inspectors Burckes and Murray. who
are in charge of the case, announced
this afternoon following two hours
investigation, that they have a very
good clew to work upon. They refus-
ed to divulge the nature of it, bu,
it is believed that it was revealed
by an examination of the spot where
the body was found.
According to friends and family o.
the murdered manufacturer, the las
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12

Philadelphia. April 12-Practical-
ly no progress towards settlement
has been made by the subcommittee
of operators and miners considering
the demands of the United Minework-
ers in the anthracite fields. At the
present rate the conferences will con-
tinue for another week. Nearly 200,-
900 unemployed union men await the
subcommittee decision.
The fact that no progress has been
made towards a resumption of work
was learned today by the United
Press on the highest authority. The
full conference committee of twenty
and the subcommittee of eight
which, since early March has been
wrestling with the miners demands
have not even settled one demand
And there are now nine demands, as
follows:
A one-year agreement.
An eight-hour work day.
Recognition of the union.
A more convenient and quicker
method of adjusting grievances.
Twenty per cent. wage increase.
Minimum of $3.50 per day for min
ers and $2.25 minimum for laborers
Not more than two laborers to one
contract miner.
"A IdH cI WclSAluS SySICuI dAu liId
the coal be mined and paid for by
the ton of 2,240 pounds.
Notwithstanding this seemingly
hopeless situation, the subcommittee
today resumed it's deliberations con-
fident of agreeing ultimately on some
sort of q compromise to recommend
to the larger conference. This, faith
is partly forced on the operators
side. They do not want strike de-
clared and when the miners refuse
to put the case up to an arbitration
board, the operators find. themselves
forced to- choose between comforting
with the unionists, whom they de-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12
One HURT when
|. LOCOMOTIVES IN
YARDS COLLIDE
Fireman ]. L. Hoffman Victim
of Head-0n Smash in South
End Freight Yards This Morn
ing

Two freight locomotives working in
the South End freight yards came to-
gether head-on near the foot of Whit.
ing street this morning, partially
wrecking both engines, and badly
squeezing J. l.. Hoffman, fireman on
one of the locomotives.
The ambulance was called and
Hoffman was removed to ST. Vincent s
hospital for observation At press
hour it was stated that he bore no
external injuries and was being held
for the possible development of in
ternal injuries. which as yet had Of
fered no symptoms. Hoffman is %
years of age and lives at 76S Broad
street.
The two locomotives were backed
apart apparently not much. damaged
from the impact and all evidences of
the wreck" were quickly cleared
away by attaches of the yard. Rail-
road officials and employees refused
to discuss the accident and it was
difficult to learn how the two ioco-
motives had happened to come to-
gether in such a manner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12
Mr.. JOHNSON WHITE TO
SET FIREMEN TO MAKlNG
HOSE IN FIRE HOUSES?

Mr.. Johnson White, the well known
municipal expert who according to
the Bridgeport Telegram of today is
expected to arrive here in a few days
from Kalamazoo, Mich, to discuss
with the city officials the merit sys-
tenn, the coordination of public and
private charities, and the develop
ment of efficiency of firemen by in
stalling hose weaving machinery in
fire houses, comes highly recommend
ed.
Mr.. White, who by the way is not
related to Peter White, the expert
accountant. is expected to cooperate
in his efforts with the accountant, as
well as with Supt. Johnson of Kan.
sas of the Charities department
Mayor Wilson has not yet set apart
any portion of the City hall for the
new Mr.. White
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12

seen of him was when he left tail
Srs establishment in the city. His
FAMILY declared that he had been
considering the purchase OF an auto
mobile for some time and believe that
the niurderers. In the. guise o: auto
mobile salesmen,. enticed him into a.
machine, killed him, and threw the
body into the field
Another theory held by some is that
Marsh. who is q deyotee of bowling.
entered bowling alley and was
foilo"ed and attacked by the dips
and crooks who frequent many Of the
bowling alleys of this city.
Although the police stated that his
money and jewelry were found intact.
1t IS believed by both the police ard
his family that the motive was rob-
berry.
The whole city in in a fever cf ex-
cltement following the news OF the
atrocious crime and subscriptions for
a reward for the apprehension of the
assassin have already been raised
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12
a. FAMILIES
HOMELESS in
HARTFORD FIRE
Fortunate Shift in Wind Helped
Subdue COnfIagTdtiOn
Burned Section in East Hartford
Property Loss 100000
-LOOters on the Job

East Hartford, April 12-Streams Of
water are still being poured on the
embers of fire which swept the
meadow early today, making home
less A families and doing property
damage estimated at nearly 100000.
Spontaneous combustion in the saw
mill Of Henry Cairns on Pleasant
street started the fire which, famed
by high wind, spread to an adjoin-
ing lumber yard and the sparks from
the seasoned wood flew with such
rapidity that before the local depart
ment could respond to an alarm, a
block owned by G. w Darlin had be-
come enveloped in flames. The flames
jumped the Connecticut Boulevard and
set fire to a second block owned by
Darlin. These two buildings housed
twenty Or more families, and it was
gained the streets, saving but few of
their belongings.
The Sutter Hotel and the Risiey
block, the latter housing some thirty
persons, were the next to go. By
this time the East Hartford fire de-
partment found itself unable to cope
with the situation and the Hartford
gine.
From the Risley block the flames
spread to the home Of Mary and Eli
zabeth Duffy; Whites feed and grain
store and warehouse: two houses own
ed by J. H. Boardman, and the dwell
ing OF M. A. Higley.
Soon after the arrival of the Hart
ford company help was asked for a
second time, but the trance to the
fire zone was cut off by flames which
practically closed this end of the
bridge over the Connecticut river. It
was necessary to break off fence rails
and packing boxes to keep the engines
going
When the fire was at it's height
there came a sudden change in the
direction of the wind and the sparks
which had been sailing over the town
were blown in the directions of the
river and the fire was soon gotten
under control. f'
AS near as can be estimated, A
homeless families are camping out in
the vacant lots near where their
homes stood. bereft of their posses
sions.
Reports are coming into the police
that there was considerable looting
during and after the fire. One in
stance is given of two men in a wag-
on backing UP to the door of hoted
and filling the wagon with liquors and
cigars. One Of the men was arrest
ed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12
HONOR SAMUEL GOULDEN
ON HIS 8OTH BIRTHDAY

Samuel Goulden, father of Police
man AL Goulden. celebrated his 80th
anniversary at his home in Fairfield
last night. Four generations of the
family were present and all extended
fluctuations to the elder Mr.. Goul-
den. There were 25 who gathered
about the festive board when supper
was served. The children Of Samuel
Golden present were: Mrs. Arthur E.
Fuller of Waterbury, Mrs. Joseph De
Lorme and AL Goulden of this city.
and N. s. Goulden of Fairfield.
Twelve grandchildren and eight great
grandchildren also attended In hon.
or of the occasion Samuel Golden. was
presented with a pot of gold.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12
SAFE BLOWERS ROB
P. 0. OF $1,000

Seville, Ohio, April .12-Safe-b blowers
robbed the postoffice here early to-
day and escaped with more than 81 600
in money and postage stamps. The
robbers stole horse and buggy one
mile east of Seville but soon aban-
dOned the animal and stole team of
horses from the farm of Charles Say
,lor with which they could make bet
ter time in the direction of Cleveland.
In the last ten weeks 'postoffice rob-
bers have gathered about $4,000 in
Orangeville, Garfield, Wickliffe, Nov
city, Hudson, Berea. Newark, and 9TH
er northern Ohio places.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12
STENOGRArHER GETS
DIVORCE FROM HUSBAND

Claiming that her husband desert
ed her without even saying good bye,
Ella M. Harrison, a stenographer en-
ployed by the Yale & Towne Co.,
Stamford, obtained a divorce from
Samuel H. Harrison of parts un-
known. in the Superior court, this af-
ternoon. Mrs. Harrison said her hus-
band left her April 1, 1902. She could
give Judge Burpee no reason for
Harrison's desertion.
DR.. James H. Meek and Dr. Thomas
NJ. Acker of New York, testified in
Mrs. Harrison's behalf. They said
she moved from New York to Stam-
ford in 1908. DR.. Acker declared that
the Harirsons had trouble because the
husband failed to provide for his fam
lily. The Harrisons were married
August 20, 1894.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12
TALK PORK CHOPS
IN SUPREME COURT

The subject of pork chops occu-
pied the attention of the supreme
court of errors this morning. Argu-
ments on the defendants appeal in
the suit of William Askin and others
against Platt Bros. of Milford
brought the topic of meat into court.
William Askin claimed that he
bought some pork chops from .Platt
Bros. market in February, 1911, and
that the meat made him and his
family i'll. They had to spend large
sums for medicine. Suits claiming
So, 900 for Askin and each of his chill
dren, were heard in the superior court
and the plaintiffs were each awarded
$500. Platt Bros. appeal on the
ground that the pork chops from the
same loin were sold to others and no
i'll effects resulted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12
COLLECTION OF ANTIQUES Al

OF ANTIQUES AT
AUCTION. Commencing Monday,
April 18th / will sell at public auc-
ton the entire stock of antique fur
niture and bric-a-brac belonging to
p. B. Redfie1d, 2S6 Fairfield Ave
Mr.. Redfield is absolutely retiring
from business and will sacrifice his
immense collection of choice old
mahogany and rare pieces at pub
lie sale. This collection is rich in
early Colonial furniture, containing
n high boys, Sheraton and swell
front bureaus, F'ranklyn stoves. in
laid Hepplewhite card tables, high
post beds, Winsor chairs, pie crust
stands, mahogany chairs, Chippen-
dale tables, rare old china, wedge
wood and Staffordshire pieces, oil
and water color paintings. old
prints, gilt mirrors, 5000 Looks. sid
brass and copper, silver, a colIec-
ton of antiq les, iewCl,y, cid pewter,
etc. Sale continues for 10 days
The opportunity to secure good
genuine antique is becoming less
every year. Don't miss this nance.
D. P. Keane, Auctioneer. u IL 10
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12
CARD OF THANKS.

The undersigned desire to express
their sincere thanks to their many
friends and neighbors who assisted
us Turing the recent sickness of our
husband and brother and also at the
time of our bereavement in the death of
Patrick Mulloy. Also to all who sent
floral tributes to the funeral, espec-
tally his associates with the Railroad
Co. and Div, No. /, A. o. H.
Signed,
Mrs. Patrick Mul1E and Family
Mrs. Timothy MullCy and Family.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12
nIcHIeAN'S CONVENTION
RIOTS BREED BITTERNESS

Bay City, Mich. April 12.-Bitter-
ness exists on both sides today as the
result Of Michigan's riotous Republi-
can state convention, which selected
two sets Of delegates to the national
convention. one set for Taft and the
other for Roosevelt. More than 100
Roosevelt followers made affidavits
today that although supplied with
tickets, they were not admitted to
the convention hall. Much discussion
favoring a preferential primary was
heard today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12
CHICAGO CARPENTERS WIN.

Chicago, April 12.-Nine thousand
carpenters who have been on strike
since April 1, returned to work to-
day with their strike for a wage in
crease from 60 to 65 cents an hour
won.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12
AT THE METROPOLITAN Cal

BARNS, SI7 E. 4Vth ST., betWeen
LIST & End Aves., 800 horses 800.
Weight from 800 20 1,400 lb.; all in
first class conditions; among them
are several matched spairs, some
little pavement sore, suitable farm
wor or any general business; prices
from $50 upwards: every horse and
mare will be sold with trial of is
days; loo these over before buying
elsewhere. See Foreman, phone
1882 Murray HILL. B 26 If.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12

Boston-To make things real home
like, Vermont Association of Boston
brought % barrels of Vermont snow
here for the annual "sugaring- off,
party. or feast of Vermont maple
sugar.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12

Bridgeport or vicinity.
in good reighborhood, by family of
four adults to rent an accessible
house, nine or ten rooms, all mod
ern improvements including garage
or barn. State desirability of loca-
ton in reply. Immediate possession
on May 1st at latest. H. G., care
of Farmer. U1O s*po