The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-26
FAIRFIELD'S "WlLD MAN" PROVES THAT HE
 WAS BUT FRIGHTEN
New York Autoists '"TaIzes in' Fair
 field Authorities.
(By Our Special correspondent.)

(By Our Special Corresp pondent.) Fairfield, Aug. 26-FairfeId author tties consider that they had one slip ped over on them when they allowed s. H. March of New York city to get away from them Sunday and instead arrested his chauffeur, George W. Reynolds.
 The March machine was being driv- e11 through Fairfield Sunday at a reck- less pace when Motor Cycle policeman Va1dauer set in pursuit Overriding the flying auto he directed the chauf- feur to drive to the hsms of Grand Juror King. When MT. King ques- ttoned who was the owner of the ma chine, MT. March spoke up saying
 Reynolds" Attorney King accord fngly swore out the warrant against Reynolds. In the court yesterday morning, MT. Reynolds appeared. He stated that he was the chauffeur. Ho informed the court that he had an agreement with his employer that if at any time he was arrested for any vio- latton of the motor vehicle law he would have to strand the blame. He also told the court that when he was speeding Sunday he was acting under his employers orders. As Reynolds was but the driver of the car and was not the owner the court imposed but a nominal fine $2 and adGe1 costs of $11.26.
 Alexander Fruits whom some tried to make out a wild man was before Judge Wakeman yesterday for wife beating.
 He was found guilty and ordered to pay a fine of $10 and costs of $17.25. His wife testified against him. She told the courts that Pruts had beaten her with his fists striking her on the face and chest and kicking her in the shins with his feet. To bear out part of her statements she showed a dis colored optic Prior to being arrested Pruts learned that neighbors had made a complaint to the sheriff. Fruits to escape the law went into hiding. The sherin had to draw him from be- heath a berry bush. He was more frightened than being wild man.
 Robert Gulliver of Waterbury saved Sophia Wagner, domestic for the Thistle family at the Red Gables cot tage on Fairfield beach, from drown ing Sunday afternoon. The young woman had been in bathing for some time. She weht out over her head the surface. When she came above again, GulIiver heard her appeals for help. Without dtvesting himself of his clothing he swam to her side and assisted her ashore. She was more frightened than drowned.
 A team of horses owned and driven by Henry Burr of Greenfield Hill ran away in Spuring street Sunday morn ing. The horses ran under the rail- road bridge and up Mill Plain road stopping near the home of F. D. Hotchkiss. MT. Burr was pitched from his seat and landed in the road way. He rolled over several times and then got up going after his horses. Aside from few scratches he was un- injured. The slipping of a trace frightened the horses.
 Automobile accidents have been' oc- curing with Fairf1eld-1ike persistency within the past few days. Sunday at Bensons corner the steering ap- paratus of a New Jersey car became unmamageab1e. The car was driven place, the wheels striking a telegraph pole and the iron fence. The wheels
 were demolished as were also the mudguards. Saturday morning auto driven by, Martin Carey of New Y ork rammed a wagon belonging to- Joseph Berry at F'lint's corner. In the team at the time was MT. Berry and Edward Lewis. Both were thrown out, MT. Lewis receiving strained back. Saturday evening a car of the Fairfield ga;re went wrong at Reids hill. Another car was towing the dis abIed machine to the garage. On the Greenfield road. in turning to the side Of the road to allow another ma chine to pass, the first car put on the brakes. As the car slowed down
  ab1ed machine became tangled in the wheels of the latter car, the driver finding 1t Impossible to stear. The car only stopped after it had met up with a. stont hitching post The axle, springs and steering gear were put out of commission
 Many of the young ladies and young men who make life worth living on the beach enjoyed a corn roast at the Red Gable cottage last evening. Among those who assisted in putting away the big eats were Mason, Pringle, John Robert Wheeler, John McGarry, Pat rick McGarry, William McGarry, Bea- trice Mccormack, Daisy Maher, Mr. and Mrs. Keough, Catherine and Marie Austin, Ruth Thistle, Kenneth This tie, Arthur Bennett, Edward Phelan, George NIcNseiter. Grace Jardon, Edna Ames and Stella Keough.
 With the score 11-6 against them the Fairf1elds went in against the Rose buds of Bridgeport on Sunday in the final inning and won out 12-11. The game went along for 12 innings. At the end of the 9th, the score stood 6-6- In the 18th inning the visitors made five runs. The Fairfield root CTS considered that it was all up with their crowd but. they remained to help out In their turn at bat the Fair fields landed on the visiting pitcher with great might, so great that they collected six runs, enough to win. The score was tie, 11-11 when, with the bases stuffed Pitcher Black of the To- calls slammed out a homer. It went for only a single as only one run was needed.
 The Connecticut Players, made up of members of the State Equal Fran chise league will put their play let, "How the Vote Was Won," at the local town hall on next Saturday evening There will also be dancing and refreshments. Miss Theodora Wheeler is a member of the cast.
 The local Equal Franchise league