New Britain herald., 1915-03-20

In answer to another question he said
that he was thirty-si2 years old.
Twelve or thirteen years ago, he lived
here with his wife and three children,
but one night, when he returned from
work, they had disappeared. He had
been informed, he said, that they
went to Italy. Smokey said that
when he last saw his family, his old
est daughter was fifteen years old and
the youngest fourteen months of age.
The prosecutor did some figuring and
found that if the Migrants story was
true, he must have been eight years
old at the time Of the birth of his
first child. He asked Smokey about
it. and he answered that, inasmuch
as he was only a small boy at the
tirne he could not remember just
how old he was.
The court had knowledge of the
fact that the prisoner had tried TO
make away with some chickens IN
kensinRton a few weeks ago. Inc
prosecutor confronted him With
question in regard to this matter and
Smokey replied that he found
dead chicken in the roadway and was
lust walking away with it When q
woman took the bird away from him.
The yagrant explained that he was TO
have gone to work this morning at
the Merwin Brick company. How
ever, Constable Polo, who is foreman
at the Merwin Brick yards, discounted
this statement at once.
Asked if he would consent to leave
town at once if given his npertS'
Smokey replied that it was his plan
to remain here about q month longer
until business picked up and he could
get job and earn enough to pay MS
transportation away from Berlin
About two years ago, Smokey
was arrested on a similar charge and
was given a Jail sentence. He is
we'll known character about kensing-
ton At one time he lived in a hut
near the Berlin depot.
Took Up Silver Collection.
At the March meeting of Emma
Hart Willard chapter of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution held
Yesterday afternoon at the home of
Mrs Walter Gwatkin of Worthington,
a silver collection was taken for
fund being raised to defray the debt
of $4,000 remaining on the d. A. Il.
Memorial hall at Washington, ID. c.
The collection netted 5000, q neat
amount for Il chapter the size of the
local one. Similar collections were
taken by all the other chapters at
their March meetings, and it is be-
lieved that the debt will be material
ly reduced.
Owing to the serious illness of Mrs.
Samuel A. Fiskc, who is the regent
of the cha pier it was necessary for
the vice regent, Mrs. Elmer E. Aus
tin, to preside at the meeting yes
terday.
Chief among the numbers on the
program for the afternoon was pa
per by Miss Emily Brandegee on
Berlin During the Revolution"
which was exceedingly interesting.
Among the things she brought out
was the fact that the first tavern in
Berlin was located on Lower Lane
and that it was probably kept by Ben
jamin Galpn, who later conducted a.
hostelry on the site of Dan Elan
nery's present place, At that time
Lower Lane was the main road
through Berlin and Worthington ridge
was but country road. Lower Lane
was opened UP as the Hartford New
Haven path in the year 1887. George
Washington used this route in 1774
The turnpike was not built until 1898.
In her ID. A. r. Gossip Miss Alice
Norton made reference to the death
of Fannie Crosby, the blind hymn
writer. who died recently in Bridge
port. She referred to Miss Crosby as
one of the most distinguished mem