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Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-08
Police Have No Evidence Against Dickinson
And Set Him at Liberty.
ANOTHER MAN IN THE APARTMENT
Dickinson Positive in His Assertion but Roommate of Dead
Woman Declares that She Only Pretending to Talk
to a Man-Detectves Now Trying to Locate Unknown
Man-Dickinson Tells Graphic Story of Explosion

Eez York. Feb. CHARLES NJ. Dick
fr41u who had been held on a charge
az homicide because Of the death Of
Helen TAYLOR by a bomb last Saturday
rfrhr. was discharged from custody
today. The police had no evidence
a1ainst him. Tonight Dickinson is
sued statement through his counsel,
which seems TO make it certain that
another man left the Taylor womans
srartment shortly before the eXplos-
SON occurred.
Miss la Marie Says There Was No
Man.
Edna Ia Marie. the young woman
Who occupied the apartment with
1-s Taylor has denied the presence
Of any other person in the apartment,
The police say. Her version is that
when she went out shortly before the
explosion. ostensibly to obtain grocer
les she pretended 20 be talking with
g man iu order 90 deceive Dickinson.
Dickinson Heard Mans Voice.
Elt according to Dickinsons state
uert Doe heard the voices Of man
and a woman in the rear Of the apart
ment one voice being that Of Edna
ia Marie. and the Taylor woman went
f1 the rear door and said goodbye
v1 the uair. So far as the police have
revealed their operations in the case.
90 special effort TO fnd this man, if
D. exists. has been made. This was
because the La Marie girls story was
Eccepted.
Police Make Little Progress.
Bot now it was said tonight, efforts
60 trace him are being quietly carried
O. 1y detectives Aside from this in
definite clue, the police had made
Do important progress tonight toward
the solution of the mystery, other
than t1 establish definitely that the
package containing the bomb was
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-08
TRYING TO SAVE CHARTER
OF THE SAVINGS BANK
Action at Meeting of Windsor Locks
Business Mems Association.

Windsor Locks, Feb. AT a meet
ing of the Windsor Locks Business
Mems association today the associa-
tion went on record as earnestly op-
posed to any action which may result
in the forfeiture of the charter Of the
bank. Resolutions adopted on the sub
jecf are as follows:
Resolved. That we, the directors Of
the Windsor Locks Business Mems as
sociation, on behalf of this association,
as a depostor in said bank, and also as
individual depositors, believing that the
forfeiture Of the charter of the Wind
sor Locks Savings bank will be a great
loss to the community, do urge the di-
rectors to take every means in their
power and to use every endeavor to
prevent the forfeiture of said charter.
That we, the directors Of the Wind
sor Locks Business Mems association,
will support them to the best of our
ability.
That a copy of this resolution be
transmitted to the president OF the
Windsor Locks Savings bank.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-08
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Socialist Congressman Wants Law
renee Strike Investigated.

Washington, Feb. THE day in
congress:
Senate;-
In session p. m.
Foreign relations committee shelved
Honduran loan treaty.
Hearings on steel tariff revision bill
begun by finance committee
Charles MCGOWAN, a Hines -Lorimer
witness, repudiated alleged admissions
of perjury before Lorimer committee.
Treaty with foreign nations to re-
strict circulation of obscene literature
favorably reported.
Adjourned at 4.97 p. m. until Q. m.
Thursday.
House,
Met at noon.
Investigation of Lawrence. Mass,
Agriculture departments attitude
towards Florida Everglades lands dis
cussed by agriculture committee.
Steel trust investigating committee
heard testimony on convict labor in
steel plants in the south.
Foreign affairs committee members
will introduce legislation to give the
president added power to protect
Americans along Mexican border.
Fur seal treaty bill up for debate and
vote
Representative Martin, South Dako-
ia introduced bill for federal corpora
ton commission of FIVE members tc
| regulate affairs of interstate corpora
tienS.
PoStoffce expenditures committee
subpoenaed George B. Cortelyou tc
testify in investigation of Lewis fraud
| order case.
Adjourned at 5.o7 p. m. until moor
| Thursday,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-08
Says He Used Expression in Shakesperean,
Not in Profane Sense
ON THE STAND IN CONTEMPT CASE
States that Counsel Advised Him that Articles in Question
Would Not Be in Contempt but failed to Remember
Name of Lawyer--Justice Wright who is Hearing Case
Protected by Bodyguard-T Threatened in Letters.

Now who is to decide these points
you or the courts?"
Justice Wright Protected by Guard.
Il contend that when the court
transcends its right, that the citizen
shall decide for himself II he is of
the Opinien that the court went too
far, he must decide for himself said
Mr. Gompers.
When the court took recess the
unusual precautions taken to guard
Justice Wright were apparent. Three
policemen and deputy United States
marshal escorted him TO his cham
bers. The Judge has received many
threatening letters.
Gompers and Darlington Clash.
Mr. Gompers and Attorney Darling
ton had several clashes during the aft
ernoOn session Mr.. Darlington asl1ad
Mr.. GOmpers if ne did not repeatedly
violate the federal injunction by print
ing coercive statements under the
"guise" of news
Il object to the word guise. said
Mr.. Gompers. 4 ask that when you
| address me you do so in respectful
language
q repeat that this was printed in
the guise Of news, retorted Mr..
Darlington.
That is untrue and an insult, and l
| shall insist, under the protection Of
! the court, that counsel use proper Ian
1 guage in addressing me- shouted Mr..
| Gompers Justice Wright ordered the
question read and Mr.. Gompers an
swered it.
Gompers' Poor Memory Saves Lawyer
The possibility of noted lawyer
being involved in the contempt pro-
| ceedings with Mr.. Gompers was
aYerted by the failure of the witnesA'
memory Mr. Gompers had testified
that he was advised by counsel that
he would not be in contempt Of court
if he published articles which were
later held in contempt.
Who advised your asked Justice
Wright
Il prefer not to say unless the court
compels me-" answered the witness.
There was a. craning Of necks. and
Alton B. Parker, chief counsel for Mr..
Gompers, elucidated the situation fOR
his client.
Justice Wright insisted on an an
swer. Mr.. Gompers named a hr7n o6
Washington lawyers, but said ne oOuad
not remember the individual who al
vised him.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-08
HOSPITAL NURSE is
NOT DOROTHY ARNOLD
Attorney for Arnold Family Runs
Down > False Clue.

Philadelphia. Feb. 7-Convinced
that the young nurse in the new Phil
sielphiS general hospital. who was be-
lered Joy some Of the attaches of that
Institution TO be Dorothy Arnold. is
not The missing heiress, John ;. Keith
of View York, attorney for the Arnold
family. and a private detective who
Hceompanied him here. returned to-
r.sht to New York. During their stay
in This CITY today they visited the hos
ritsl accompanied by a local detective
h1 had already reported that the
missing girl was not at the institu-
ti'u.
The supposed Dorothy Arnold was
found to be only about five feet tall,
several inches shorter than the girl
who disappeared from home in New
York on December j., 1910. Samples
Ci The d. ndwriting of the two girls
WAS also compared and IL was found
that thay were not at all similar.
Mrs. Hilegas Bean. the nurse who
was believed to be the missing heiress,
came Co This city last December n and
with her husband and seven months
old baby took rooms near Fifteenth
and Vine streets. Four days after
their arrival the baby was stricken
Vith scarlet fever and had to be re-
moved Go the hospital. The mother
accompanied it and when IT died re-
uaincd as an assistant nurse. She
told some 0f The other nurses that she
had rawued jewelry in New York
and some Of them, thinking she was
thc missing Dorothy Arnold, notified
tne parents. who have searched two
continents for their daughter.
AIrs Bean said that her nader
name was Florence Myers.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-08

mailed from the Grand Central sta
tion, in all probability on Saturday
afternoon.
Dickinson Admits Several 0uarreIs.
The recollection Of Lawrence Bar
rett, the elderly carrier, who delivered
the package at the Taylor fiat, is
vague on the subject, but Dickinson's
statement tonight makes it certain
that Mrs. Taylor took the package
from the postman herself a few min
utes before it exploded in her hands.
After frankly giving the history of
his acquaintance with the Taylor wo-
man, which included reference TO sew
eral quarrels, Dickinson said he went
to the Taylor flat about 20 minutes
before the explosion took place.
Dickinson's Story Of Explosion.
while we were talking, the door
bell rang" his statement continued,
and she went to the rear hall door.
She opened the door. heard no con-
closed and she Immediately came back
to the room with package i'll her
hands. I think she carried it in her
left hand. I will not be sure about
it. She walked toward the small ia
Bile in the parlor and started to open
the package and the next thing that
occurred was the explosion.
A Terrific Noise in His Ears.
"The noise was frightful. / thought
! was blinded. l put my hands up
to my eyes. There was a terrific noise
in my ears. didn't know what was
the cause Of the explosion for the
instant My first impulse was to get
out and get her out. l called 'Grace!'
but there was no response. ] opened
the door and somebody was standing
there. 1 think 1 yelled for a doctor
Someone asked me what the trouble
was 1 said 1 did not know, but there
had been an awful accident"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-08
SECRETARY NAGEL FOR
TIVE SUPREME BENCH
Judge Hooks "Jim Grow" Law De-
cision Proves His Undoing.


Washington. Feb. THE existing
vacancy on the supreme court bench,
the fifth that has occurred in the
present administration, will probably
be filled by the appointment OF Sec
retary of Commerce and Labor Charles
Nagel of st. Louis.
President Taft is expected TO send
the nomination of Mr. Nagel TO the
senate within a few days. United
States Judge William C. Hook Of Kan
sas who until last night was promi-
nently mentioned for the vacancy, is
said to have been removed from fur
Jher consideration at an hours session
Of the cabinet today.
The report was so generally credit
ed tonight that runner was busy With
a possible successor to Mr.. Nagel In
! the cabinet. Louis Marshall of New
| York and julius Rosenwald of Chicago
were mentioned among those who
, would be considered by President
/ TaftH
Judge Hooks name was scratched
from the presidents list today almost
| ut the eleventh hour This action
was said TO be due to his concur
renee I'm a decision bearing on a Jim
Crow law in an Oklahoma railroad
/ case.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-08

Washington, Feb. president Sam
uel Gompers of the American Fedora
tion Of Labor today told the court
which is trying him. Frank, Morrison
and John Mitchell for contempt, that
when he wrote, Go to with your
iniuncticns," he had used the express
sion in the Shakespearean sense, and
not in profane one
Meant "Wait" or stop"
Il like Shakespeare and had in mind
some of his expressions when | wrote
that said Gompers; such as 'Avaunt,'
Go to with thy prattle 1t was in
the Shakespearean sense that ] used
it and l meant no disrespect of this
court or it's decree. I meant Go to-
Wait or Stop with your injunction
Says Mitchell Did Not Sign It.
AT the conclusion of his direct ex-
animation President Gompers exoner-
ated John Mitchell former vice pres
ident of federation, who was SEN
fenced to nine months in jail foE con
tempt Mr.. GOmpers said Mr.. Mitchell
did not sign the pronouncement for
which the labor leaders are being
| prosecuted. but that his name had
been attached as a matter of course
and that he did not see the subject
until it had been printed.
Believed His Constitutional Rights In
Vaded.
| When Alton b. Parker had finished
! the examination Of Mr.. GOmpers,
| cross examination BY the prosecutors
| began. Attorney Darlington read the
| injunction decree to Mr.. Gsmpers and
! questioned him on it phrase by phrase
/ When he asked Gompers why he h I'd
not obeyed it and had permitted arti-
| cles to appear N the American Fed
erationist in violation of the injupc-
ton, Gompers said he believed thai
his constitutional rights had been in
vaded and that those portions OF the
injunction to which he took eXce9tior
were void.
contending for Free Press and Ere,
Speech.
You set yourself and your counse
up as an intermediary court of ap.
peals to pass on the injunction ?" sug.
gested Mr.. Darlington.
NO" said Mr.. Gompers, the poin
that we are contending for is tn,
American right of free speech and I
free press under the constitution
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-08
A Legislative
Investigation
COMMITTEE TO PROBE THE LAW.
RENEE TEXTILE STRIKE.
MAY START IN WORK TODAY
Runners Of Move to Extend Strike to
Other citiss-Demand for is to 20
Per>cent. increases to Be Presented.

Lawrence, Mass, Feb. 7.-Rumors OF
important new steps in connection
with the month old textile strike, some
of which indicated that the trouble
was to be extended to other cities,
were current tonight, in spite of the
fact that the strike committee an
nounced at the close of an executive
session that nothing of public interest
had developed.
Want Increases Of is to 20 Per Cent
By the last of the week, the union
officials expect to have the demands
of all classes of the mill employees in
hand, so that a general demand can
be formulated and presented to the
mill agents. The demands as set
forth by the individual meetings are
similar in many ways, almost all ask
Ing for an increase in wages Of Is or
20 per cent
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-08
BANDITS HOLD UP A
ROCK ISLAND TRAIN
Poorly Rewarded for Their Efforts
Succeed in Eluding Capture.

Memphis, Tenn. Feb. According
90 Oh Uigls. bandits who held UP Rock
Island train 30 A.. near Hubert. Ark,
early this morning. were poorly rec
0mpensed Tor their efforts. Express
company officials deny there was q
large amount of specie on the train
destined Tor oklahoma city and post
office officials say but one pouch Of
mail is missing An all-day search
of The heavily wooded territory bor-
deriug on the Mississippi river oppos-
ire Memphis i'm an effort TO find the
I've men who robbed the train was
barren Of results, so far as can be
ascrrtained tonight.
Twenty or more railroad and private
detectives and several posses under
tke direction OF local officials threshed
The woods and underbrush today
Trains passing through that area were
searched but ny 20 a late hour tonight
no arrests had been made.
With the expectations that the men
EiEht attempt to cross 10 Memphis
tonight. patrol Of the local levee
and along the river with gasoline
launches is being maintained.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-08
RAILROAD RECEIVERS
cARFARE IN coURys
Passenger Refused to Settle Wren
Mileage Book Was Taken Up.

Woodbury., n. j., Feb. "A legal
struggle to recover S1.5O from MiIIard
F. Cattell Of this place ended in a vic
tory for the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad company here today when o
jury returned verdict in favor Of the
company with five cents additional an
interest. In May. 1911, Cattell went
TO New York from Philadelphia, and
his mileage book was taken up be-
cause the time within which the book
could be used, one year, had expared.
Cattell refused to pay his fare, but
was not put off the train.
The case was taken before a justice
Of the peace and also before the mayor
Of Woodbury., each of whom dismissed
the suit An appeal was then taken
to the county court.
1t is said the New Jersey Central
Railroad company will sue for Bl
cents, the remainder of the fare from
Bound Brook, n. j., to New York
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-08
MCGOWAN ADMITS
HE RECEIVED $500.
Lorimer Witness Says It Was Given
Him to Cover Expenses.

Washington. Feb Charles Nc
Gowan, the young Canadian witness,
denied before the senate LOrimer
committee of investigation that he ever
admitted receiving money for ''perjur-
ing himself before the committee last
July. Instead of receiving $1,5O0 for
perjuring" himself, as private detec-
tives sWore he told them, MCGOWAN
testified that he was paid only $500
by check signed Edward Hines Lum-
Der company, by c. F. Wiehe, secre-
tary," to reimburse him for unexpected
loss incident to his presence in Wash
ington to testify for Wiehe.
MCGOWAN admitted that he was in
a hotel room in Toronto Jan. with
Detective Bailey of whom he said he
never had a suspicion that he was
anything but what he pretended to be, >
a claim agent. 1t was then, Bailey
swore. thet the statement about $1,000
was made and J. E. Sheridan swore he
recorded such statement as coming
over q telephone apparatus from the
room in which MCGOWAN was alleged
to have been speaking. Under cross
examination MCGOWAN swore that no
talk occurred in the room about the
investigation of Senator Lorimer's
right to his seat or anything connected
with it.
McGowan's account Of the time he
was in the room varied from that Civ
en- by the detectives.
Members Of the committee subjected
MCGOWAN to prolonged examinations
as to a letter he wrote to Bailey after
having his settlement with Wiehe. 1t
was in this letter that MCGOWAN said,
in speaking Of the Hines people com
ing to McGowan's home in Toronto.
that he wrote: 'By gee, they would
have been shown what forced hospital
ity was! That old shotgun would
have been loaded with couple OF
peters. No! made them come across
at thst-not all I expected, though
and I had hell Of a time getting It.
too. Had to threaten him with all
! kinds Of exposure
MCGOWAN finally said that the sug-
! gestion by Senator Fletcher that the
| letter was a joke was correct. The
committee indicated to the attorneys
4 today a desire to close the testimony
soon. 1t has been arranged to have 9
test of ]. z. 'Sheridans' stenographiC
ability at a closed session. to whlcf
only the attorneys are to be admitted
McGowan's examination will be con.
tinued tomorrow
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-08
Nsw York, Dickens Ninht.

New York. Feb. Carnegie hall
vas fIlcd nearly TO overlooking tonight
hv an audience. four-fifths Of them
women. who assembled to celebrate
the Tooth anniversary Of the birth Of
Charles Dickens. The meeting, pre-
sided over by Hamilton Wright Ma
hie was addressed by John H Finley.
president Of thc College OF the CITY of
rro. York Augustus Thomas and
others arominen- in literary circles.
AUr rgTrFC al
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-08
COURT REFUSES 70
ANNuL HER MARRIAGES.
Young Woman Claimed Husband De-
eeivsd Her as to His Age.

New York, Feb, Even II an CO
man receives a young woman VIA
marries him as to six years Of his real
age, such deception does not form TIA
basis of suit for the annulment Of
the marriage. This decision was rem
dered In the supreme court today wha1
Mrs. Mae Well a young woman, sought
to have her marriage with SiEnuuG
We'll, a retired banker and broker, set
aside. Mrs. We'll testified that when
he married her Wei told hor he was
10 years old, but afterwards she dis
covered he wss really I5. II this
young woman said Justice NaRbnr-
ger. "knew her husband was TO years
old, she can scarcely maintain an &C
ton for an smulmant.- He tAAn
threw the case out Of court.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-08
MAN OF SO WEBS
A WOMAN OF n.
Had Not Seen Each Other for FortJ
Years Until Wedding Day.

Newark, n Y, Feb. Mark Anea
Of Newton Falls, o., and Mrs. Jean
cite Hays of this village were married
this afternoon at the residence Of tha
brides sister, Mrs. Helen Lewis. rha
bridegroom is SO years old and the
bride n.
Mr. Ames was formerly business
man at Warren, O., and has served in
the Ohio state Legislature for four
terms. Until today he and the bride
had not seen each other for forty
years. The families were formerly
very friendly, however, and neither
had any children. The death Of Mrs.
Ames year ago in May left him
alone. Mr.. Hays died eight years ago.
Last November Mrs. Hays wrote Mr..
Ames letter. He replied promptly
and one of his sentences substantially
was:
If you we're here, | believe wouh
marry you this minute.
This paved the way for t0dAy'a
| ceremony. sThe couple left on an
evening EXPRESS for the west.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-08
Capiases Ready
For Dynamiters
ARRESTS OF 40 OR MORE EX.
PEcTED BY MONDAY.
TWENTY CITIES AFFECTED
Plan to Take All Of the Indicted
Men Int Custody on Same Day
Probability of Consolidated Defence.

indianapolis, Ind. Feb. 7.-Capiases
for the simultaneous arrest of all the
men named in the 81 indictments re-
turned by the federal grand jury in
the dynamite conspiracy cases, with
certified copies of the indictments
were~cOmpleted tonight in the ex-
pectation that the arrests might be
effected within five days-possibly on
Saturday, but more probably next
Monday.
Bonds Aggregate $3o0,oo0
Although the men. most of them
labor union officials and agents, are
scattered from Boston to the Pacific
coast, the papers for their -apprehen-
sion have been SO arranged that they
are to be arrested and afforded an op-
portunity to give bond on the same
day and as near as possible within a
few hours. The bonds, which are said
to aggregate 100000, are to be asked
for their appearance in Indianapolis
on March 12, when they are to be ar
raigned before Federal Judge A. B,
Anderson.
Residents of 20 Different States.
The necessity of the governments
taking into custody so many prisoners
Is living in at least 20 distant cities
within given time so that by, pre-
| mature arrest, one defendant BY de-
manding a copy of his Indictment, NAV
not reveals the names of his alleged
| co-conspirators, is regarded as un-
usual.
May Be More Than 40.
Tt appears that the defendants, ac-
cused Of completely with the Nc
Namaras and Ortie E. McManigal il
| perpetrating more than one hundred
/ explosions before and after the wreck
/ ing of the Los Angeles Times building
will number at least 40 and probably
| more. The statement was made tha
| there were at least eight more de.
PENDANTS than the number of indict.
ments returned, because many Of thu
true bills contained more than ont
! name.
Arrests as Soon as Possible.
kilograms announcing the return o
the indictments are said to have beer
| forwarded from United States Distric
Attorney Charles w. Miller's office to
day to authorities in various fedora
districts where arrests are to follow.
while there will be no haste il
! making arrests, it will be done as sool
as possible" said Mr. Miller. Man,
inquiries have come asking for tn
exact day, but we have declined t
answer. Except for the necessity o
arresting everybody indicted within
given time, we are handling these case
just as we would any Others"
May Be consolidstsd Defense.
i Although the defendants individual
ly probably will seek counsel afte
their arrest, 1t is expected the defens
of all the men ultimately viii be con
solidated.
Frank M. Ryan. president of the In
ternational Association of Bridge an
Structural Iron Workers, at the head
quarters here where J. ]. McNamar
formerly held his offices, said today b
had made no plans for the defense {
any of the men. There will be tin,
enough TO think of that when we lear
who have been indicted said NJ
Ryan.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-08
LEGISLATURE ACTS.
Appoints Committee to Investigate
Conditions at Lawrence.

Boston, Feb. THE house of repre-
sentatives today accepted the senate
oredr for an investigation Of the textile
strike at Lawrence, and Immediately
upon the acceptance of the order by
the house the speaker appointed a
house committee of five who will serve
on the joint investigating committee
with three members of the senate.
The joint committee met immediate
ly after the adjournment of the legis-
lature. The committee will probably
go to Lawrence tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-08

San Francisco, Feb. Abraham
Ruef, former political leader Of San
Francisco, now serving fourteen
year sentence for bribery. arrived to-
day to testify in the trial of ox-Mayer
Eugene 2. Schnitz for bribery, He
will take the stand later. The venire
was exhausted today and adjourn
ment was taken until temorrew, when
a new venire of % names will be re-
turned. Seven venirernen have been
passed temporarily.