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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-15
INSANE PATIENT SHOOTS MERIDEN NURSE AND SELF Woman Hit By Four Bullets When She Opens Shack
 for Air -DEMENTED MAN HAD FEAR OF SUDDEN END After Shooting Nurse, Turns Revolver On Himself and
 May Die
 

 Meriden; March 15.-Miss Josephine
 Flanagan, a nurse at the Undercliff Tuberculosis sanitorium on West Mountain, was painfully wounded by
 George Pinter, a. patient whose home was in Waterbury, today who then turned the revolver upon himself, in- If1icting wounds which will probably end his life. Miss Flanagan was hit
 bullets four times.
 The wounds are superficial and she did not find it necessary to leave the institution. Pinter was carried to the Meriden hospital.
 Miss Flanagan, whose age is about | 30, came from New York four years | aog to act as a nurse Pfpter had been at IJndercliff for several weeks. He is t36
 This morning Miss Flanagan took
 breakfast to Pinter who was too ill to leave one of the open air shacks in the mems section. His absence was noted when other patients sat down to break fast Miss Flanagan says that as she opened the door to the shack to give Pinter fresh air, the windows and doors having been found closed, Pinter called out, What! Are you trying to
 kill me? Every body is trying to get lnneI's
 Pinter went into the other room of Ithe shack and immediately, returned with a revolver. He fired four times.
 Miss Flanagan being hit on the right 1 side Of the head thezrig1t foreflnger. the rfgh elbow and the right wrist. She ran out and on her way down tlae ledge she and others heard shots. Pin
 ter was found wounded. He had re-
 loaded the weapon and put two bullets
 in his right temple, one over the heart land one in the right ear.
 l pr. Dinnan, superintendent of the Isanitorium, Is of the opinion that Pin ter had brooded over his condition un- til he had become mentally unbalanced land while in that state he did the lshooting. Pinter Is being guarded at
 the hospital by an officer.
 Pfnter Was Waterbury Tailor. l Waterbury, March 15-Pinter came 1 to Waterbury several years ago and l took up the occupation of a tailor. He was evidently prosperous for a
 time but he suffered from tuberculosis and his friends say he became des- pondent. lost what money he had and l finally was sent to the sanitorium by
 the bord of public charities. He was
 sent to Undercliff sanitorium in No ifvembers 1912 and has been there ever
 ssince- He is married and has two children He is A years old.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-15

was the undertaken who took charge of RalIou's body. He said he had burned Ballou's shoes, which were missing from the states exhibit of the deceased's clothing.
 The defense was taken up inmedt- ately after the feoess. The janitor of Rippowam building Samuel Murphy. and Ezra Hay. who visited the build- ing on the night BaIlou died, swore that the blood stains in the building didn't s-appear as if they had been wiped up-' Neither Of them saw wa ter on the sairs or landing. they said.
 Dr. Jacob Nemoitin. who attended Ballou as he lay dying on the side walk in front of the RippoWam building. testified that he detected the odor of liquor on h:.n.
 The courtroom assumed the aspect of an afternoon tea, as fashionab1y dressed women docked into the spec tators seats, women were in the ma Jority and they arrived early.
 They were of all ages. School girls sat beside silver haired women who had brought their knitting and their lunch baskets. All chatted gaiIy while awaiting the arrival of the court the hum of voices reminding one of a so- 8cia1 gathering rather than a court of justice where a woman was facing charges of manslaughter.
 At 8:3O o'clock the advance guard of women spectators swooped down on the courthouse. The first appli- cant for a seat was a woman appar- ently past sixty, grey-haired, her steps
 Continued on Page 9.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-15

The gOene at the courthouse this afternoon has not been precedeAted. attaches Of the court said. In mo- tor cars ana a9oots women started arr irving at fha courthouse at noon. The line continued until late this af- ternoon.
 High school girls took chances with discipline and esc1lt'' recitation per- iodss in the hopes of getting a elaxn pse Of the interior or the courtroona They were disappointed. however, for fheEe wsrs no seats and the stesiffs orders were that none could stand.
 This afternoon at 8 o'clock, the corridors of the courthouse were choked with women anxious to get seats The courtroom doors had been closed. however, and they were told that they couldn't get in. Many Of them waited however, hoping that the mid-afternoon recess would find some seats available.
 Sheriff VoIImers aides turned away several hundreds between noon and 2.30 o'clock
 These women who struggled so chanGes that Mrs. Angle would 20 on the stand this afternoon Half a dozen or more preliminary witnesses were to be called by the defense How long there examination might take was taken in time. Mrs. Angie mi gft go on the stand late this afternoon, Attorney J. B. Klein said
 The State concluded it's case to- day, by calling a single witness He
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-15
New Violence Reported In Western Battle Front Germans Progress South of Ypres. Russians Are Drawn Up Strongly to Re- pulse German Advance.

London, March 15-Eng-- lands plan to starve out Ger many as a retaliation of the. submarine blockade of the Bri-1 tish Isles was officially outlin- ed today by the publication of5 the British governments order bearing on the shipping to ands from Germany and neutral ports, The order is most sweeping. It again declares that the German government has violated the usages of war concerning the waters sur rounding the British Isles and puts the responsibility for the British order upon the attitude of the German government
 It contains drastic provisions, not only for holding up ships to and from German ports but for @confIscat- ing of goods Of German origin or destination which are shipped from neutral ports. Under this decree the civilian population of Germany as well as the army will be cut off from
 
 it lies within the power of the allies to bring this about.
 Authoritative denial was given in Rome today of a report that Emperor Frances Joseph, of Austria, had re- fused to consider territorial conces-e sions to Italy. At the same time it was said that the concessions Austria was willing to make were so small by comparison with Italy's desires that 'san understanding seems hopeless
 New Violence in West
 Today's official war reports show k that increasing violence is in pro gress in the west The Germans yes terday made attacks in force against the British near the Franco Belgian border anad against the French in Champagne and the Argonne.
 According to the French version. all these assaults were repulsed aI- though it was admitted that the Ger mans temporarily gained ground from. the British. The German report says that the Germans made good progress south of Ypres
 Russians Strongly Resist
 The Berlin statement indicates that the Russians are making strong eff forts to repu1se the new German ad- vance on Przasnysz Russian attacks in this vicinity are said to have been defeated. In the AugustoWo distYfct the number of Russian prisoners is said to have been increased to 5, 400.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-15
FIRST WITNESS FOR DEFENCE F
 REFUTES STAIR-MOPPING STORY
Physician Who Attended Dying Man As He Lay Outside Angle Apartment Swears He Detect ed Odor of Liquor on Hia-State Closes Prosecution in Forenoon

women, all and from all walks Of life, county this afternoon the expeca hearing tell what of the of Baon Stamford politician, in with which stands accused of manslaughter
 State rested it's at 11:41 o'clock this morning. begun afterwards. preliminary be placed the stand and Angle would testify the report that circulated from he court
 report that Mrs Angle would take the stand this af- spread with rapiity to all parts of the at o'clock, there long line of waiting to appropriate the chairs of those who would go lunch
 brought with Others preferred go ey afternoon rather than take chances of los ing choice seats T
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-15
NO DECISION ON FRYE
 CASE FOR SEVERAL DAYS

Washington, March 15.-The decis- ion of the American government on questions raised by. the sinking of the William F. Frye and the internment of the Prinz Eitel Friedrich probably will not be announced for several days.
 The opinion prevails in many quar- ters that the usual reparation in such cases will be made by Germany and the incident closed.
 The time allowed the Prfnz EiteI to repair at Newport News will be kept secret by adn1inistration officials.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-15
GREEK STEAMER HELD
 UP BY HEALTH OFFICER

New York, March 15@The Greek steamer Ioannina,, which arrived here from Greece with 269 passengers aboard, was held up at quarantine by the health officers until it was defln- itely determined what was the nature of the illness of a steerage passenger who showed symptoms of Asiatic choI- era
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-15
Norwalk Brass Go. In
 Bankruptcy Proceedings

The Norwa1k Brass Go. filed a peti- ton in bankruptcy today. The sched- u1es show liabilities CT s$29, ,S2O and as sets of $2,597.91. Referee John w Banks is in the south on a vacation so no date for a hearing on the estate has been assigned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-15
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight, Tuesday un- settled, probably rain or snow in extreme south portions; moderate to fresh north and northeast winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-15
FORMER SENATOR ROOT NOT
 A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

Albany, March 15-Under no cir cumstances will Former U. s. Senator Elihu Root be g candidate for Presi- dent in 1916, he said today.
 eAII talk of my being q candidate is absolute nonsense" he declared
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-15
FASHIONABLE WOMEN STORM
 COUNTY COURT HOUSE HOPING
 TO HEAR MRS. ANGLES STORY

High School Girls Cut Recitation Periods in Order to Fight Way Through Crowded Corridors to Hear Accused Woman Who Was Expected to Take Witness Stand Late Today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-15
.BLAMES KAISER
 FOR VIOLATION
 OF WAR USAGES

Situation In Italy Remains at High Tension Denial Made That Austrian Elm peror Has Refused to Con- slider Territorial Conces-l sions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-20
RUSSIAN REPORTS AGAIN
BECOME ENCOURAGING

London. Feb. ia correspondent
of the Daily Chronicle at Marmornitza,
telegraphing under date of February
i6. says:
The Russians have beaten off the
Austro-German army in the district
around Czernowitz, which Is now free
of the enemy. who are retiring"
The same. correspondent, telegraph
ing from Nuyo Selitza On February Is,
says:
'"rhe Russians are continually fnii-
ing the repeated attempts Of the
enemy to break or encircle the Rus
sian positions. The enemy is always
f,inging fresh troops int the line and
the climax IL not YET reached"
AS far az these dispatches and those
re ceived by the Daily Mail go there is
nothing to reconcile the apparent lis
crepancy OF German and Russian re-
ports of the recent fighting in that
region. The Times correspondent at
Fetrogard telegraphs as follows, under
date of yesterday:
The operations westward from the
Niemen have as yet not gone beyond
The preliminary skirmishes, while h,
3ukowina the Russians have SIMPLY
withdrawn comparatively small forces
m order to shorten THAR line"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-20
RED HOT TOBACCO
ON LADIES' MITE
RICHMOND ROTATERS TO PRE-
SENT GOODS WORTH THOUS-
ANDS TO GUESTS,

Number ] S of volume ,, Rotary
Tuesday ToDasco. dated February IS.
1915. is red hot" off the press. A
few copies of it were circulated BY
Sam Stamps Eosendorf, its editor.
and secretary of the Richmond Rotary
Club yesterday afternoon. before the
ink was dry. 1t is Ladies' Mite"
number and deals almost exclusively
with de,ails of the affair on next
Tuesday at 1:3o r. NJ. in the audi
forum of inc jefferson Hotel.
Ladies' Mite will be the second red
letter night in Richmond Rotary, and
some two hundred and Atty to three
hundred Eotaters with their ladies--in
some instances their wives--will be In
attendance. For the event many
Rotarians have sent or are sending
souvenirs and prizes for the ladies.
and several thousand dollars worth
of Richmond made and Richmond
sold goods Will be given 10 the guests.
The program includes addresses by
Rabbi Il. ". Caiisch and DIR. II. T.
McFaden. and IA prayer by Rt. Rev.
Bishop p. ]. O'Connell. Many other
Things are up the sleeves of the enter
tainment committeeman, but they
will not oe let slip until the eventful
night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-20
ONLY EIGHTEEN he
HAS KILLED TWO
NEGRO YOUTH IN ATTEMPTING
ESCAPE FROM DETENTION
HOME KILLS GIRL.

Leslie Drew. an eighteen-yearo Id
colored boy serving term in the
colored detention home, for murder,
shot and killed Virginia Muscoe, a
young colored girl. accidentally last
night abou, 10 o'clock, while
tryin to escape from the home
at EOS North Fourteenth Street.
He was shooting at William II. Sharp.
the colored manager or the Juvenile
Home, who had stopped him at the
front door as he dashed down the
steps from an upper floor in a BREAK
for liberty. Drew turned upon the
manager. pulling large forty-four
calibre revolver from his pocket Ar
ing point blank at the manager. The
pistol faile dto fire. and Sharp
grabbed the weapon. In the mean
time his son. who assists him in the
management of the home, camo TO
his aid.
They. too endeavorcd to wrest the
gun from Drew, who kept trying to
shoot at them. After II had snapped
three or four times the pistol fred.
Virginia Muscoe, who had been
brought down from Lynchburg Mon
day. to be confined in the home for, in
corrigibility. was standing at the head
OF the steps on the second floor. she
was holding lamp SO that the two
men at the bottom OF the darkened
stairway might see Drew, who had
just broken away from the second
floor.
When Drew fred she fell her head
hanging over the top stem. Alter
taking the pistol away from Brew,
Sharp and his son called the police
and Immediately rushed to examine
Virginia Muscoe. They found that
the large caiiber bullet had entered
her forehead. just above her right
eye. Ambulance Surgeon Walker was
called. but the girl was dead when he
arrived. she having died almost in
stantly. Her head was lying in a
pool of blood, which had trickled half
way down the stairway.
Coroner Taylor WAS notified at once
and arrived on the scene in a very
few minutes. Drew was locked up at
tine First Police station on the charge
of murder. II developed later that
Drew shot and killed q young coiored
boy last March during fight which
took place In Penttentiary Bottom
He was sent to the detention home.
but was later sent to the nome of .
colored family living In the country.
He escaped, and was recaptured on
Broad Street yesterday afternoon and
returned to- the home - y, : s..s $500
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-20
WILL HEAR BUDDING
HENRYS TONIGHT
THIRTEEN WILL DECLAlM AT
RICHMOND COLLEGE FoR
GOLD MEDAL.

The third Annual State Interscho-
lastic defamation contest. held under
the auspices OF Richmond college.
will take place tonight in the college,
audit orium, Wssthampton. at 1
O'Clock
Thirteen of the leading preparatory
schools In Virginia will send repre-
sentatives to the contest and this
young Patrick Henrys and Daniel
Websters are sure TO display their
best talent in an effort to carry back
home the gold metal which is to be
presented To the winner.
The public speaking teacher OF tbs
LEGAL high school. after trying out FIVE
boys. has decided to have Lee Ford
represent the John Marshall High
School in tonight's contest. Ford has
taken for his subject The Battle of
lvry."
To enliven the occasion, the Rich
mond College Glee Club will be OF
hand TO sing end play during the inter-
missions between speeches. The faculty
and students OF Richmond and West
hampton Colleges will also entertain
the visitors. holding q reception In the
college library Immediately after the
ieercses Ia the auditorium.
The contest and reception tonight
vii be open to the public in general
and all who desire are cordially In
viied to attend. The program for the
evening follows:
/. HIidrup Tinsiev, Bote,ourt High
school.
g. G. r. Tabler. Fork Union Military
Academy. Subject; Education in the
south.
3. Alfred Early. stanton High
School. Subject: Americas Duty to
Resist
4. Lee Ford. John Marshall High
school. Subject: Battle Of Ivry''
3. Emory Trainham, Richmond
Academy. Subject 'vesuvius and the
Egyptian"
g. Hamilton High school
Z. Collins Denny. Jr. the Chamber.
layne school Subject; Lord Mans
fields Speech at tho Trial Of John
wilkes"
s. Maury High School
Creston Owens. blackstone AGA
denny. Subject: Patrick Henry.
Speech Before the House OF Bur-
gesses.'
10. Noah Tucker. Hampton High
School,
IL. Ashby Biaden. Alexandria High
School. Subject: The Destiny of the
Anglo-Sa Saxon
H. Malcolm Brown. Newport News
High school
10. E. 3. Barksdaie, Jr., Chatham
Training School
Judges: w. q. Stanard. Esq. DR.
VIM. s. Gordon, Rev. w. j. Morris
d. ID.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-20
NEGRO ROBBED
home Of JUDGE
THEN MADE TWO NEAR ESCAPES
FROM CHARLES CITY
COUNTY JAIL.

After making two unsuccessful at
tempts to liberate himself from the
Charles City County Jail. where he
was incarcerated to await hearing in
the Circuit Court on burglary charges.
Archie Harris, negro. was last night
over to Deputy Sheriff Ritter c. Gar
nett for safe-keeping. The negro
was brought here in the custody of
Sheriff Major, Of Charles City County.
Harris is being held pending u
hearing on the charge of breaking In
and burglarizing the residence Of
judge ID. Gardiner Tyler. Of the
Charles City Circuit Court. This rob-
berry occurred several days ago and
mitted the deed, was apprehended
shortly after the occurrence. Thurs
day the negro was indicted on the
charge and his case will be heard dur
ing this term of court.
On two occasions the negro made ef-
forts to effect getaway. but both
times they were frustrated by Sheriff
Major. A few nights ago he kindled
fire In his cell and managed to burn
himself out. However. he was dis
covered by the sheriff just after he
had passed out of mis- cell into the
corridor. After this attempt to escape
u chain with an iron ball attached
was placed tc his legs. However, by
means of a small piece of wire man
aged to pick the lock and remove the
chain.
Although some escapes have been
made from the Henrico Jail. they have
been few and far between and it's Ia
hardly probable that Harris will make
a getaway from the building. Owing
to the fact that the theft was COM
mitted in Judge Tyier's home. in all
probability Governor Stuart will
designate some one else to preside over
the court when the negro Ia arraigned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-20
wait for a freight train to clear the
block.
believe They Han Couresicrates,

wait, for a freight train to clear the
block.
Relieve They Had& C0nfedcrates.
The facts friade knbwn by the bag
gage master concerning the two men
riding in the front OF his car. between
II and the express car. has led de-
tectives to believe that the men did
not leave the train until II stopped
at NJ. a. II this is true II Ii said
that the ROBBERS evidently had con-
federates who knew that the two ban
dts would throw the safe from the
train at Franconia station,
1t was not learned by the officials
of the express company that Mr..
Willtams was a passenger on the ex-
press car until yesterday. He was
reached at his home in Wilmington
yesterday morning. where he was on
his way riding dead head" and or
dered back to Washington 10 confer
with the officials of the express COM
pany.
The two robbers carried away n
pistol on which was marked South
ern Express Company" when they
robbed the ear. Outside of this no
other loss except valuables contained
in the safe have been reported as be-
ing lest.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-20
OBITUARY


Mrs, Fedora l.. Fraysier died yes-
terday morning after a lingering ILL
ness at her late residence, 1920 West
Main Street
Mrs. F'raysier was an active ana
useful member OF the Life and Ad-
vent Christian Church located on
Chafin Street near Randolph SHE
was widely known. and will be missed
by a large circle of friends.
She leaves two CONS, II. L. Fraysier,
IF the j. b. Mosby & Co, department
store, and GrsSs1n Fraysier. of Balti-
more. Nd. and four daughters. Mrs.
Bessie N. Hopkins and Mrs. Ada A..
Gary. Of this city. Mrs Kate Louise
WrsF.It. ~ Eatoptown. y. J., and Miss
Leon. q. Frays!er. she is survived
also 10y her husband 6. Melville
Fraysier.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-20
WALSH COMES BACK
At JOHN D., JUNIOR
QUOTES HIS AUTHORITY FOR
STATEMENT As TO USE OF
ROCKEFELLER FUND.

Kansas City. Mo-. Feb. ta.--Reply-
ing to the statement of John ID.
Rockefeller. Jr.. who charged him
with distorting facts In connection
with the testimony given by the. oil
iinancier before the. United States
commission on industrial relations in
New York city. Frank p. Walsh,
chairman Of the commission. declared
today that the funds of tle Rookie
Teller foundation might he used in
strikebreaking. and quoted DIR. George
w. Kirchway, for ten years dean of
the Columbia University law school,
as his authc rity. Mr.. Walsh said in
part
THE Rockefeller group have pub
Lefty bureau presided over by one
Ivey l. Lee. Mr.. Lee was the writer
Of the now notorious series OF bulletins
entitled Facts in regard to the Col
orado strike These bulletins were
proved by the confessions of Lee.
President Wellbourns. of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Compan., and others,
to have been untruthfui and mis-
leading. For this work Mr.. Lee re-
ceived $4,000 from the personal ac-
count of John u. Rockefeller, Sr.
After the untruthful nature of the
bulletins was fully exposed Mr.. Lee
was appointed to the personal staff of
John y. Rockefeller. Sr., and elected
a director in the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company
Not a Personal Issue.
MIR Rocks feller's arraignment OF
me for daring to meet the expectations
of the American public In wanting to
know what was being brought out at
these hearings would indicate that he
thought this was simply a matter be-
tween himself and me. He failed to
recognize he fact that the inquiry In
New York reached far beyond per-
sons or particular institutions. but d.
rectly and fundamentally affected the
lives ana happiness OF millions OF
persons.
What makes Mr. Rockefeller and
his group stand out in bold relief is
the unexampied extent of their po-
tent!al power over the workers In in
dustry. II I had violated the canons
Of good taste. which I deny, in thus
discussing these great underlying ques-
tons, Mr.. Rockefeller is the last mar
in the world from whom I should
receive rebule.
Before challenging sharply, as /
must. the aJtocratic assumption OF
Mr. Rockefeller that 1t is with his
province either to criticize my actions
or to interpret tne will of Congress.
desire to ask him two questions.
WAS this statement prepared by
Ivey Lee. his publicity man? II the
answer to this question is in the
negative then ] wish direct answer
as to whether or not fvey Lee was
present at the time the statement was
written"