The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-05
SELLERS OF "SMUGGLED
 GOODS" GET OFF EASILY
NEcCartT1y Given Five Days While Henry is Dtscf1arged-Fl
 Fireworks Booth Burns.
6By Our Special correspondent.o


 Fairfield, July 5.-The charges against Patrick Henry and John Mccarthy, arrested on Monday for all legged thefts, were not as serious as first supposed, as was shown when the stories of the two men were un- folded te Justice Bacon Wakeman in the town court on Thursday. The court found Mccarthy guilty of theft but let him off with a light sentence five days, while there was no case against Henry who was accordingly discharged It was believed when the men were arrested onT Monday, that two clever crooks had been cas- fly captured. Theirs looked like the old time game of the salesman enter ing the house and while those inside were otherwise engaged would look the place over for little picking. It seemed this way when Dominic Mer- curio claimed he saw Mccarthy ex- tracfing money from his wife's pocket book, and when pr. Donaldson called the attention of Henry to the fact that the latter did not make his get away fast enough after the doctor i'm formed him that he did not desire to purchase any goods. The two when arrested gave stories to the effect that selling suit goods was their regular business and that they were married men with families. Their stories were -1OOkeQ 1nIO ana was 01SCOV- cred that Henry had a. wife and child, the latter in a. Bridgeport nursery. The wife was with Henry in Fairfield on Monday She was selling Ialces. She had with her a.bund1e of shoes These the police took believing that they had been stolen. The woman stated that they had been given her by Greens Farms lady. Her story was found to be true.
 
 The home of Louis Hulk and fam fly on the Stratfield road was com pletely gutted siby fire about seven o'clock Thursday morning. The fire was upset. The alarm was given to the StratfieId Volunteer department and also to the Fairfield Hook & Ladder Co. The latter made good time to the scene, but the fire had gained such headway on their arri- val that there was nothing for them to do. Neighbors kept the fire loss down by greatly aiding the owner in removing his furniture. There was nothing for the Fairfield flremen to do but to sit around and watch the fire burn out.
 With a spluttering banging and crashing the fireworks and stand of John Flanigan, almost opposite the post office in Spring street, went up in smoke and flames shortly before noon on Thursday. The decorations around the booth were blazing mer- rily and the crackers were cracking when the boys of the Fairfield Hook & Ladder Co., arrived on the scene: A generous flow of chemicals subdued the flames and quieted the crackers For a time there was considerable ex- citement as the rockets, roman can dies, nigger chasers and etc, were spluttering and shooting in all direc- tions. Only part of MT. F1anigan's s stock was destroyed, a large we'll fIl- ed tent to the rear being undamaged. After a few hours one would never know there was fire as everything was cleared away and a new booth erected The owner of the booth was not present at the time, leaving the place in charge of a boy. A number of boys were playing about the stand just before the fire. It is believed that a spark from cracker set off by one of the boys fell among the fireworks, snnoldering for a while be- fore it got in it's good work.
 The. trial of George Trfpp, the Yale student who ran down. an Italian and his child, with his motorcycle on June near the railroad bridge in South port will be heard tomorrow. Tripp is charged with reckless driving.
 John Wade is spending several days in town as the guests of his brother, Howard Wade.
 The following Fairfield young ladies