The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
Fairfield County News
Adzaitted to Probate.

After hearing evidence in the con- test over the admission of the will of the late T. Fred " Schulze Probate Judge Martin J. Cunningham of Dan bury admitted the document to pro bate. The admission of the will was opposed by three of MT. Schulze,s chil-. dren, William, August and Mrs. Her man Schneier, who are benedctaries Alnder the will but who opposed the admission of the document to probate because of some of it's provisions One Of these provisions was to the effect that the property which MT. Schulze left the contestants could not be dis posed Of without the consent oG Emil Schulze xSho was another son and heir The contestants claimed that undue influence had been used and the claim was also made that the Late Mir Schulze was not mentally capable when he made the will,
 Purifying With Chlorine Gas.
 For the past two weeks hhe shelton water company has had in operatlon its purifying plant. There are only seven of the Shelton type of system in operation in Connecticut. New Ia- ven, Stamford, Forringten each have one machine, while Waterbury has three. The whole purifying apparatus sconeists of a tank of chlorine gas in liquid form under pressure a regula-f
 
 essary tubing to carry the gas from the machine to the water main about twenty feet away where the gas Is dis tributed through a mechanical con trivance consisting of a pure silver tube at the end Of which 1t attached corborundum disc through which the gas must first pass to enter the water, fine bubbles showing it's pres ence. The gas is simply forced by pressure in the mains and the chlorine is regulated according to the flow of water and the amounts which repeat ed tests show are necessary to reduce the bacteria toa. minimum does the rest. The Water Go. has submitted several samples to the state chemist and the last report shows that the bacterial count has been reduced to almost nothing. The chlorine is ship ped to, Shelton in a steel tank which Is tapped somewhat like gas tank l is about 75 pounds As only 45 pounds are needed to force the chlorine into the main the pressure is reduced to the required amount by a regulator which works automatically The cnIo- rine is carried through very fine cop per pipe which is laid through a fex- fbIe galvanized conduit.
 Awarded s12.6oo.
 The United State circuit court in.
 
 the estate Of Lewis c. Green late of Norwalk. damages of $12.500 for the death of MT. Green which occurred at the Elizabeth, N J.. station of the Pennsylvania Railroad company on June l. 1911. MT Green was cashier Of the F,airheld County National bank of NorwaIk He had been in Elizabeth on June 1, 1911, and was waiting al the station to take the midnight train for New York. AS the train pulled into the station he was drawn close to the engine by the suction and a projecting part of the 1ocom motfve stduck him and caused his death
 Poison and Rope.
 Frederick Billing of Wilton commit ted suicide at his home Monday by hanging himself The act was com m1tted on the stairway between the, first and second floor, MT. Filling hnd- ing it easy to slip the moose which he had made about his neck and step off the stairs with enough clearance space so that his feet did not touch the floor.
 In a sudden fit Of dependency, Charles Hodissey Of Danbury ended his life Thursday evening bA drinking a solution of potassium cyanide in his room. Eodissey had been drinking heavily for several days, stated his wife, and Thursday evening came into the room and fell asleep in his chair. When aroused he said he was going to the bath room to get a drink and took a tumbler with him. .sFIe was in the bath room about ten minutes 2 said Mrs. Hodissey, tbut I thought nothing of that. Finally he came into l our room and the first thing saw was that he had whftfsh-looking fluid in the glass, As he stood just inside the door he said Here goes, and before I could stop him he put the glass to his mouth and drank the con | tents'' MT. Hodissey was 32 years of age and had lived in Danbury fer eight weeks He came from Bridge | port to work at his trade platter. That he intended to end his life is evil | denced by the fact that he procured 2 lump of potassium cyanide while al