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Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01

New Haven, Conn, Oct. 31-Mrs. Bessie Wakefield of Bristol, mother of three little children, was found guilty of murder in the first degree for her part in the killing of her husband, William, at Cheshire last June by d jury this afternoon. Sentence will be pronounced later, because James Plew. her self confessed accomplice and who did the actual drugging, shooting and knifing of the husband. is before the court on the question of degree of guilt, Plew was in court and heard the woman. with whom he had lived in Middlebury, declare upon oath that she did not conspire to kill her hus band, although she said she did when examined by the coroner. After the Wakefield jury went out, Judge Burpee opened the Plew hearing, and suspend ed it to receive the jury's verdict
 No Woman Hanged Since 17s6.
 Mrs Wakefield is not the first wom- an to be convicted of 7turder in the first degree, but no woman has beer hanged in the state since about 17S6 Evidence in the Wakefield case showed that the man and woman wanted to get rid of Wakefield. The family lived in Bristol and PleW was a farmland in Middlebury.
 The latter drugSed the husband while the wife took her children out to walk. The husbar Eyas walked by Plew for several miles then shot, a knife driven into his body and a rope placed about the neck to give the appearance of sui- eide The next day Plew took Mrs. Wakefield and her children and his own child by a wife from whom he@had separated. to Middlebury. Walledeld's body was found after a search insti- tuted by suspicion attached to Mrs. WakeheId's statement to the police that she feared her husband had killed him. self An upstairs neighbor, however had seen Plew lead Wakefield out of the house in the direction of a noun tain.
 PIew Pleaded Guilty.
 Plew himself is a Qescendant of the famous Jukes famiyA which has pro duced more than 1.5oQ' defectiTes- His relationship was deterRatned while Tn
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
HENNESsY TELLS OF
 BARGE CANAL. CRAFT
Claims Contractor Paid $25,000 on Re-
 quest of Boss" Murphy.

New York, Oct 31-John A. Hen messy. former Governor Su1zer's graft investigator, who has been campaign ing against Tammany Hall, testified on the witness stand today and declared that William J. ConnOrs of Buffalo had told him of having collected S25,- 900 from James Stewart, q state barge canal contractor at the request of Charles F. Murphy Hennessy was called as the first witness in the John Doe proceedings instituted by District Attorney Whitman to investigate the charges made by Hennessy against Murphy, Edward E. Mccall, the demo- cratic candidate for mayor and oth- CTS.
 Hennessy said that he had seen Connors in Buffalo this fall during his investigations into graft in the state highway department, and that Henry Burgard of Buffalo and "a big con- tractor named NcDonOugh,' of Mag ara were present.
 '-Cennors told me- said the witness, that Murphy had asked him to get a. good contribution from Jim Stewart because Stewart had got good con tract Connors said he got the $25,000 from Stewart in Dunkirl1, I think it was. in October, 1910."
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
UNABLE TO LOCATE
 CHARLES s. MELLEN
Wanted as Witness in Suit Of Charles
 W. Morsa's Sister.

New York, oct. s4.-The cbancery court of New Jersey. through a com missioner sitting in this city, today practically concluded the taking of tes- t1mony in the suit brought by Miss Jennie R. Morse sister of Charles W. Morse, against the Metropolitan Steamship company and the Pacific Navigation company. Miss Morse, who IS q stockholder in the Metropolitan company asks that q receiver be ap- pointed and the eompany's leases of the steamships Harvard and Yale to the Pacific Navigation company be an- nulled,
 Charles $. -Mellen, former president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad who it was expect ed would be an important witness, has not appeared at the hearings. Pro- cess servers reported they had been unable to find him. Miss Morse in her complaint alleged that the New Haven was behind the move which took the Yale and Harvard out of the New York and Boston. service.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
MEXICAN FUNDS LOW.
Considerable Difficulty Experienced in
 Meeting Payrolls.

Mexico City, Oct. 31-The govern ment today encountered some difficulty in meeting its payrOlls for the ten days ending today. Tn some of the departments only partial payment was made. with the promise to the men that the balance would be forthcoming tomorrow. In other departments pay ment had to be entirely deferred. Later. however, the government se- cured funds and tonight began giving the men in all departments their mon ey. The paymasters had instructions to continue at work through the night if necessary.
 Rurnors of the inability of the ad- ministration to meet it's financial en- agreements spread over the city, to- gether with another persistently circu- lated r1mor that President Huerta pro- posed to levy a tax of 15 per cent on all bank deposits. The latter report spread to such an extent that many persons withdrew their funds from various banks.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
Buried Victims
 Body in Swamp
FARMER coNFEssEs MURDER OF
 NEiGHBoR.
SHOT HIM FROM REAR
Followed Him Into the Woods and
 Dropped Him in His TracE1s-Denies That Jealousy Was Motive of Crime.

Milford, Mass, Oct. 31.-By the flick ering light of lanterns, Daniel J. Coop er a farmer, led a, party of officers to- night into the depths of a swamp in West Upton, nine miles from, here, and pointed out the grave he said he had. dug to hide the body of his neighbor, Alfred Bradfsh, whom he confessed he had killed with a revolver bullet on the morning of October 1. In his con- fession, which came after an all day examination by the police, Cooper said he shadowed Bradish from his farm house and without 8 word came up be- hind him and fired. Then he hid the
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
FOUR REGIONAL
 RESERVE BANKS.
Tentative Agreement in Senate Com
 n1ittee on Currency Bill

Washington. Oct S1-The senate banking and currency committee to- night tentatively agreed upon four re- gional reserve banks for the proposed new currency system, with a proviso that after two years the federal re- serve board may add as many addi tional banks as it deems necessary. not exceeding F. The pending bill fixes rlle number at 12, and it has been un- derstoOd that the administration would not consent to have it reduced below nine.
 President Wilson, it became known tonight, looks with disfayor on the act ion of the committee today He be- leves there should be at least ten re- gionaI reserve banks, and he has been assured by administration supporters in the committee that today's series of votes were only of a tentative charac ter. designed chiefly to sound out the attitude of the members toward funda- mental features of the bill.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
TRAINMEN TO BE TRIED
 FOR NORTH HAVEN WRECK.
Cases to Come Up at Present Term of
 Court.

New Haven Conn. Ocf. 3f-States Attorney Alling announces today that the trials of Engineer Miller Con- ductor Adams and Fiagmau Murray charged with mauslaughter in C0nnec- tion with the wreck on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad at North Haven, Sept ?, in which 2t persons were killed, vii: be held at the present term of inc superior court. Miller was in charge of the White Mountain express that plunged through the standing Bar Harbor ex- press, The coroner found that the en- gineer had run by his signals at a reckless speed and that Adams and Murray of the Bar Harbor train had been negligent in not properly protect ing their express
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
RotI, Men About 70.
DYNAMlTERs' CASES
 UNDER ADVISEMENT.
Freedom of Convicted Men One of
 Three Possibilities.

Chicago, Oct. Assignments on the appeal of thirty of the labor union officials convicted at Indianapolis last December of conspiracy and complici- ty in the MeNamara dynamite plots were completed before the United States circut court of appeals today The court took the petition under ad- visenent and will render a decision probably within sixty days. Tine court may render one of three decisions:
 It may affirm the Verdicts of guilty
 It may set aside the verdicts and order 9 new trial,
 It may decide that the government had no case. setting the convicted men at liberty.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
Mrs. John Lind Gave Fleeing Deputies Key to Her
 Stateroom on the Morro Castle
REASON OF BOATS DETENTION AT VERA CRUZ
Mexican Soldiers Search the Vessel For Antuerta Legs
 ators-Sx Arrested But Two Arrive in New York With Wife ot President Wilson's Special Envoy-Wisons Policy Meets With Dsfavor Among Americans in Mexico

bring about fair and free election, efforts to be made by the American government to use its good offices to secure the participation of the consti- tutionalists.
 In some quarters the suggestion was advanced that the Washington govern ment contemplated assisting materially in the conduct of the proposed cleo tions to ensure certain safeguards. Discussion of the suggestion in diplo- matic circles, citing as 8 precedent that the United States had supervised elections in Cuba, brought out many expressions of opinion to the effect that none of the Mexican factions probably would consent to such an ar rangement.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
Investigation of
 Westerly Wreck
TESTIMONY GIVEN BY TWENTY
 WITNESSES.
FLAWS IN THE RAILS
Foreman Anderson Says They Are Not lnfrequent-Has Found a Break in Rail Two Days After Being Laid

Providence, R. T., Oct. 31-The joint Investigation by the Interstate Com merce commission and the Public Util- itfes commission into the wreck of the Gilt Edge express at Westerly last Saturday night was ended late this afternoon, after twenty witnesses had been examined.
 In the testimony of New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad officials and the train crew it appeared that the New Haven road used a rail of a different standard from that recom- mended by the American Association of Railway Engineers and that it was
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possible for the defective rail which caused the wreck to have been broken hours or possibly days, before it cauS- ed the derailment of the Gilt Edge Flaw Developed Since Rail Was Laid.
 The Merchants Limited went over the rail an hour and a quarter before the accident, at a rate of more than dfty-five miles an hour.
 w. J. Backus of New Haven engine of maintenance and ways, testified that the rail used by the New Haven road contained greater percentage of carbon than the standard recommend ed by the railway engineers. He said that the flaw in the rail had probably developed since it was laid and had not occurred in the manufacture En- gineers of both the Gilt Edge and Mer- chants Limited said they had ridden over broken rails before, without real izing it.
 Seven Broken Rails Removed.
 Charles Anderson of Westerly, sec ton foreman in charge of the stretch of road where the wreck occurred said that seven broken rails had been taken from this section of three and one half miles since June 5, 1910. In one in stance a break was discovered in new rail two days after it had been laid. lie said he had eight men working to maintain trackage of six miles.
 Special Agent F. A. Howard of the interstate Commerce commission, who did the most of the questioning of wit nesses said during the inquiry that the total damage to the cars in the wreck amounted to only $S3t
 Other Witnesses.
 Charles R. Weeks, train despatcher on duty at the time, Newton Murphy of New London, fireman on the Gilt Edge Constant Taylor of Providence, the conductor: Patrick l. Jordan of 6Yde Park, Mass, baggage master, and George AI Swan of New York head brakeman were also examined.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
SILENCE AT WASHINGTON.
Suggestion That United States Might
 Supervise Mexican Election.

Washington. Get. 3L Eeticencc wralsh l4s ,4a..iop~G the plans of the FFashlntsiou administration uI the aIsxlessn proisIeni for the Last fra. days s,aililHtlsa everywhere in oThclaI cir Gles i.12ag
 T1ese teN H-i.s ale -trq d-llA-eo 6ilh shat Pre- 4denG N llson has under con e1daf1t4on declared that he had d1ed aTsas4 nct1AilE ss n flnality. put that he was turning over in his mind some definite proposals.
 H-au4m rhe same source it was learned Glaf. fn whatever is attempted due consideration Of the constitutionalists a~ an important factor in the sitUS- sion renuld be given. It was inferred fr may quarters that the cardinal fe4tnre af thr administration s plan vii 5e d comprehensive scheme te
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
ADVISED NOT TO
 PAY ASSESSMENTS.
Financial Condition of a Foresters' Or der to Be Investigated.

St. Paul, AIinn., Oct 91-A meeting of state insurance commissioners of Wisconsin, Illinois Nebraska and Min nesota will be held at Chicago Nov. 10 lo consider the financial condition Of the Independent Order of Foresters, according to a statement given out to- night by J. A. O. Preus, insurance com missioner of Minnesota.
 Alfred Mcdonald, high secretary of Minnesota, said tonight that the high court of Minnesota is advising it's members not to pay assessments at this time, but to await the action of She insurance commissioners
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01

body in the woods until the next morn ing'-which was Sunday-when he dragged it an eighth of a mile to the swamp where it was found tonight.
 Ciairvoyant Gave Tip.
 Searching parties, accompanied on several occasions by Mrs. Bradish and her three children, have gone over all the woodland in the vicinity of the Bradish farm during the last four weeks, but have found no trace of the missing man.
 Acting, it is said, Ca the advice of a cIairvoyant who told her a few days ago that her husband had been killed and buried Mrs Bradish notified the state police today of the mystery Working in conjunction with the Mil ford authorities, the police had Cooper upon whom suspicion had fastened brought to the Milford town house to- night and there the alleged confession was made
 Denies Jealousy Was Motive.
 Immediately afterward the officers and Cooper left in an automobile for West Upton.
 In his statement Cooper is said to have declared that he had no reason for killing Bradish, and to have denied stories which neighbors had circulated that jealousy was the motive.
 The police say that Cooper watched Bradish leave his farmhouse Satur- day morning, October 4; that Bradish went down the road and Cooper fol lowed in the woods, out of the sight of the man he was ShadOWing; that at a point in the road where the woods are dense, Cooper came out behind Brad ish and without a word leyelIed a. re- voIver and fired Bradish dropping iu his tracks.
 Both Men About 40.
 Cooper fired two more shots. he told the police. to make sure Bradish was dead and then he hid the body in the woods and went about his work on his farm, going back to the spot Sunday morning, the next day, to carry the body to the swamp, where he buried it.
 State Officer Murray, Chief O'Neill of the Milford police, and Medical Exam iner Dr. w. J. Clarke were in the par ty, which accompanied Cooper to the swamp tonight to dig up the body Cooper is about 40 years old and Brad ish was about the same age.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
steamars Reported by wiralesa-

steamers Marion, Philadelphia for Cedric. New York for Liv- erpeol
 Sable Island, Oct. 31.-Stealner De- vonian, Liverpool for Boston. signaIled 530 miles east of Boston at a. m.
 Cape Race, Oct 31-Steamer Scotian London and Haxrs for Montreal, sig nailed 27e miles east at 1a.2o a. m.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
lncene Tax Causes Confusion.

New York, Oct 81-That part Of New York which is referred te vague Iy as Wall street was in a state of confusion today. For once in it's career Wall street did not know which way to turn. The new income tax law becomes effective tomorrow, and some of the highest priced lawyers. bankers and corporation officials in the world con- fessed that they were completely at sea as to it's meaning.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
Neeipoton Man ia Collision.

New Britain, Conn., Oct. 31.-TFFii- liam Shields of Newington was serf- ously injured tonight when his auto- mobile was in collision with. a trolley car at Newington. He was brought to the New Britain general hospital, where it was said late tonight that his condition was critical Shields was tossed from the machine, striking on his head
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
rra.fion strike at IndianapoLis.

Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 21,-Hmployes of the street railway and traction com panies of Indianapolis went on a strike at Il o'clock tonight, Twenty min utes later practically every car had been returned to the barns and desert ed by the strikers. Whether the com pa1lies win attempt to operate the cars again tonight officials would not say,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
Steamship Arrivals

Copenhagen, Got 29-Arriyed steamer c. F. Tietgen New York.
 CherhouFg, Oct. Arrived. steam CT Amerilza, New York for Hamburg.
 London, Oct. 31.-Arrived, steamer Sicilian, Montreal
 Plymouth, Oct s31-Arriped. steamer St. Louis, New York for Southampton
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
Auto snesder kilIed

London, Oct. 31.-Percy Lambert, the holder of many worlds automo- bile speed records, was killed on the BrookIands Motor Car racetrack to- day while he was trying to break the hour record. Lambert was travelling 114 miles an hour.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
o,aorman to eunport Mccall.

Washington, Oct. S1.--Politieal eir- eIes in the capital were stirred tonight by an announcement from Senator O'Gorman of New York that he would vote for Judge Mccall, candidate of the regular democratic organization, for mayor of New York,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
French Bark Burns at Sea.

Hamburg, Germany, Oct. 31-Twen- crew of the French bark Patrie, were yesterday rescued by the Hamburg American liner Kronprinzessin Cecilie from the Patrfe, the vessel which was found burning and disabled in mid Atlantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
German Aviator Has Fall.

Versailles, France, Oct. 31.-victor Stoefiier, the well known German av- lator, was severely bruised and his mechanic sustained broken leg when their aeroplane capsized and fell from 9 height of 400 feet while they were hying over the Versailles park at o'clock this morning,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
Garrison at Pacific Tern4inal

Panama, oct. 31.-Ldndley M. Garri- 1 son, the American secretary of war, to-
 1 day was taken over the Pacific locks 1 section of the Panama canal, the ter 1 nina1 works at Balboa, and the c11ic~ 1 ing plant at GeIdhill
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
A s2ooO Eira at sufieId.

Sufleld, Conn, oct, 31-Ffre ef un- lsnewn origin today destroyed the dwelling house occupied by Charles Koslsie, just outside of the fire dis trict The fire was hiazing iR sR upstairs peaal, when discovered The Iess is ssbeHt S2.oae-
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
Ita1v rakes Friendly Stand.

Rome, Oct. 31.-It is understood here that Italy will not adopt any pro- grsmrne concerning Mexico without first having entered in a friendly ex- change If ideas on tho subiece with
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01
NewfounelIancl Election.

St Johns, N F., Oct. 31-A gain of two seats in the house of assembly for the opposition was shown by returns from yesterdays general election re- ceiVed rrp to q late hour tonight. Twen- U five districts have net yet reported.
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Porfirio Diaz Starts for Paris.

Biarritz, France, Oct. 31-Qeneral Portirio Diaz, who has been staying here since early in August, left today for Paris.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01

A Reward of $500 for the return of his missing daughter, Elizabeth aged 29, was offered yesterday by Arthur l.. Walker of Brookline, Mass
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01

The Threatened Strike of telegraph operators employed by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad has been ayerted for the time. at least
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01

Grafton Stevens, wealthy resident of the Chicago suburb of WiImette, and his wife were burned to death yesterday seeking to save a pet dog.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01

A Proposition to Eliminate bache- lors as legislators received thunderous applause at the Pennsylvania sui frage convention at Pittsburgh.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01

United States Ambassador RenfeId has been aValanched with begging let ters since the Austrian newspapers. on his arrival printed stories about his private fortune
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01

Leo M, Frank. Sentenced to hang for the murder of Mary Phagen, yes terday was denied new trial by Judge L. $. Roan at Atlanta Ga. who pre- sided over the trial at which Frank was convicted.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01

Sex Hygiene, Sanitation and other matters of health will be taught the children of the St. Louis public schools.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01

The Bringing of a Suit against Gov ernor Foss for $10O,0O0 for alleged islander was announced Friday by James T. Morarty, former president of the Boston Central Labor union.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01

Frank l. Cohen, former Mayor of Glasgow, was robbed of a wallet. con- taining $150 and valuable papers while on the platform at a Fusion meeting in New York
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01

ignace Paderewski, winning a libel suit against a London impresario who billed another pianist as lone to be classed with Paderewski,D refused to accept money damages.
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Condensed TeIegrams

Mrs. Pankhurst, English Militant, has declined an invitation to address Colorado suffra gists
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01

William BramwelI Booth, who sue ceeded his late father as head of the Salvation Army, arrived in New York on the steamship Lusitania yesterday on his first visit to America.
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Clarence AItes and Charles Johnson of Mattoon, ILL, were burned to death when fire destroyed their boarding house.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01

A HoIstein Cow Owned by F. L. Sweet 8 farmer of North Adams Mass, gave birth to a calf without a tail.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-01

Cleveland Laundrymen announce that the price for laundering a collar has advanced from 2 I-2 to 3 cents
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Mrs. Rose Mack, wife of Arthur Mack, a Providence carpenter died at lodging house there yesterday under circumstances which prompted 8
 search by the police for the husband.
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A Sneeze, Cough or hearty laughter will cost the life of Mrs. Mary Me Cornick q patient at the Boston City hospital, who physicians said Friday is suffering from q broken back.
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Dorothy Eisley, five years old, cholked to death on a piece of apple in the yard of her home at Newark.
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When Charles Nickols of Detroit was arrested for intoxication he was clad in pajamas seven shirts two mufffers and a sweater jacket besides an ordinary suit of clothes.
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Abraham Lewis, a Tailor of Boston was locked up in the tombs at New York yesterday in default of s2, eco bail for examination tomorrow on the charge of having abducted 14 year old Jennie Goldberg from her home in Madden. Mass. last Monday.
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The Annual Pension of half pay and $400 additional will be awarded any member of the Brown university by the faculty who has held his position for <25 years and is eligible for retire
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Women in Governmental Affairs scored another victory yesterday when Mrs. Crystal Eastman Benedict a leading sufragist Of Wisconsin and New York, was added to the staff of the new federal industrial commis- sion.
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A Shortage of Food and fuel with it's accompanying privations for the poorer classes is commencing to Ue felt throughout New Zealand as a result of a general strike of coal miners and lockers.