Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-11

Ella Ewing, Said to Be the TalIest woman in the world, died at her home of 40 years Miss Ewing was 8 feet 3 inches in height.
 J. S. Harrington & Co.,, automobile agents, with offices in Boston, filed @ petition in bankruptcy yesterday. The liabilities were given as $50225, with assets of $39, ,113.
 Ernest Bidenheim, A years old, vice consul for the French government at Cassel, Germany, committed suicide at the Blackstone hotel, Chicago, yester- day by shooting himself.
 Frank H. Wingate, police commits sioner of Nashua, N H.. and mem Der of the New Hampshire legislature. was indicted yesterday ron charges of bribery and illegal liquor selling.
 John Fox, a Torrington4 restaurant keeper, was fined $5 and costs yester- day for using oleomargarine at his place of business without displaying a sign informing his patrons of its use.
 The Custodian of the Poatoffice in Elizabeth, N. J., received SIS for crop of pecan nuts raised in the yard of the postof71ce. He sent the money to the general fund of the treasury de- partment.
 Congressional Investigation of the New Haven Grand Trunk traffic deal in New England will not be recom- mended by the house rules committee which has held several hearings upon the subject.
 Joseph G. Robin, s1yrocket fnancier was sentenced yesterday to serve one year in the penitentiary at B1ackwelfs s island for the larceny of $27,000 from the Washington Savings bank,of which he was an officer.
 Mrs. Annie Gross, an American ne- gress. was found guilty at London yes terday of the manslaughter of Miss Jessie Mcintyre young English act ress, and was sentenced to five years penal servitude.
 Jasper TiIIercus Goodwin, stroke of the famous Columbia university four in 1878, which won the only crew race ever taken by Americans at Henley, died at his home in New York yester- day. He was 62 years old
 William Bowen, the former New Ha- ven road brakeman, who was arrested last week, charged with the theft of number of trunks from New Haven trains, was held in New Haven for the superior court under $3,o0O.
 Former Police Lieut.. Charles Becker, under sentence to death for the mur- der of Gambler Herman Rosenthakcon tinues in. hopeful frame of mind in his cell at Sing Sing, according to one of his recent fellow prisoners
 With His Service Revolver, Police man Edward Burke of Newark, N; J.' killed his wife and himself at the1r home yesterday in the presence of their two little children. It was said that Burke was jealous of his wife.
 John Pearson. Chauffeur, tried to catch milk ,i thieves by adtaGhlhe i11, rza q caught Mrs. Ernin Drah. a well dressed woman. Sh was fined $20O with the alternative of serving SIX days.
 United States Judge Charles M Plough. appointed by President Roose- welt in 1908 to the federal bench in the southern district of New York lies se- suffering from hemorrhages of the stomach
 The Appellate Term of the supreme court decided in New York that the Pullman company must pay a tudg- rnent of s250 obtained by Miss Helen B. Sherman, for the loss Of diamond necklace when she was travelling on Pullman car.
 The First Claim for Damages under the parcel post arrangement in New York was handed in Thursday when photographic firm claimed that nega- tive mailed to Gary, Ind, on Jan 2, was received there on Jan. in a dam- aged condition.
 E. P Nelson, president of the Mis- souri Life Insurance company, an- nounced yesterday that the company would merge with the Hartford Life Insurance company of Hartford, if the consent of the insurance departments of Missouri and Nebraska could be ob- tained.
 Chief of Police Smith of New Haven found that the flag pole in front of the local army recruiting station encroach- ed on the sidewalk and ordered 1t re- moved. The station officials wired army headquarters and were told to abide by the chiefs ruling.