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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-24

faces as though he would read their
minds. Their sinister appearance must
have indicated to him that they had
found him guilty for he paled slight
ly and swallowed hard several times.
He was then ordered TO stand up aad
the jury gave its verdict.
Guilty of murder in the first de-
gree.
The prisoner seemed dazed and
stared helplessly about him.
States Attorney Hugh M Acorn
then moved for an immediate sem
tence and after a short recess Mont
vid was brought before Judge Case S
bench where he was asked If he had
anything to say. He replied that he
heard the jury's answer but did not
comprehend what il meant Inter-
prefer NJ, r. Malinowski then ex-
planned his predicament and once
more he was asked If he had anything
to say why Judgment should not be
pronounced upon him.
Begs for His Life.
Clinching his hands tightly and
throwing back his Shoulders, Mont
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-24
LAFAYETTE Street
CONDUIT CONTRACT
City Coal and Wood Company
Will Furnish the Material

The City Coal ar1 Wood company
was awarded the contract for fur
nisEing conduits to be laid in Laf-
ayette street at special meeting Of
the board of public works yesterday
afternoon The bids were as follows:
L. inch square base conduits, Fl.
W. Johns Manville company of New
York, SILT hundred feet on fiber
conduit; Western Electric company,
New York, $4.73 hundred feet for
vitrified conduit; W. Lebanon, $4.75
a hundred feet for vitrif1ed conduit;
and City Coal and Wood company,
s4.75 hundred feet for vitrified con-
dui;.
City Engineer Hall said it would
net be necessary to ask the coun-
Gil to pass on the contract as the
work has already been authorized.
The City Coal and Wood company
will be asked to furnish certified
check for ten per cent. Of the con-
tract price as bond.
The following petitions were re-
ceived: Western Union Telegraph
company, to string wires into the Y.
M. G. A. granted with the understand
ing that wires are to be strung at
the rear of the building; New Brit
ain Turner society, for permission 20
erect sign on Arch street advertis-
ing funniest, granted; New Britain
Gas Light Company. to connect house
on Black Rock avenue with gas main,
granted: Wexler & Stein, to connect
property on Hartford avenue with
sewer, granted
Petitions Of the Gas Light company
and Wexler e Stein did not make
hit with the board As it will be. nee
essary to cut into semi-permanent
pavement. The petitions were granted
on condition that the pavement is
repaired to the satisfaction of the
city.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-24

mated that the writers were the same
ones who committed that murder.
Father BojnowsM turned this letter
over to the police and they, having
learned previously that two strange
men who boarded at $40 Arch street
Eod a typewriter. began to build up
a strong case. BY following this type
written letter clue they struck the
right trail A photograph of this
first letter, which is admitted by the
police as being the first tangible clue
they had and the one which first put
them on tho right track, is herewith
reproduced. The envelope pcstmarkcd
New Britain on February s is the
one which goes with the letter The
other envelope enclosed q second
threat to the priest.
William j. Kinsley, the New York
expert who testified at the trial, did
much to convict Montvid with this
letter for lie stated positively that the
machine which wrote this letter was
the one owned by Montvid.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-24

i which was we'll received by the au-
i dience.
{ William Joseph OBrien gave se1ee-
| tons Of President wilson's memorable
speech on May 10, 1915, in Philadel-
| phia, before the newly organized Nat
! uralization club Of Philadelphia, in
, which he appealed to all for the love
of country and humanity. The speech
/ touched in a delicate manner on this
: country's attitude i'll the present strife
among the European nations.
! The teachings and results attained
J in the Prevocational school were pic
| tured in a sketch entitled, "Polly's
| VISIT in which the Misses Mary Ellen
| Beloin, Gertrude Anderson and Ruth
! Adeline Rodin, portrayed the proper
I, way to arrange a dinner table, make
a dress and crochet, as taught in the
school.
Tho orchestra rendered another Sc
| lection which was we'll received
! Principal French addressed the
class briefly He said it was the lar
gest class that has ever, graduated
from the school. He wished them
success in the trials and tribulations
, they would face in after life. The
class had made history in the school,
due to the opening Of the Prevoca-
tional school He said that it was
with regret that the pleasant associa-
ton he had enjoyed with the class
during the past two years was about
to come to and end. He presented
superintendent H. Holmes and the
class arose enmasse to greet the
speaker.
superintendent Holmes congratulate
cd the parents of the graduates and
also the city Of New Britain on having
such a fine body of children, who
would guarantee the safety Of the city
and state He especially congratu-
lated the city for it enjoys the dis
tinction of turning out the first class
frona Prevocational school, as many
cities have not adopted this form of
education as yet
superintendent Holmes spoke of the
past eight years of school and its help
toward the members Of the class and
he hoped that the next eight years
TO be put in by some of the members
of the class at High school and in
college, would be spent with the same
intention Of the teachers, had not
given in the past He said the entire
attention or the tCacnerS, mao not
been to teach arithmetic. geography
and history, but to teach the children
to become responsible, SO that when
called upon to perform duties, they
could be depended upon to do so hons
eeStig and trustfully.
He a cfr11 o1ai shed the children against
three savings that are used extensive-
~ these. days, Getting BY On IT.
..Cyatt;pey hmov With IT I: and quitting
1T Over on Him. Drop these from
v,ur voca bnlary entirely,..' urged the
ss::.szsss
The class then marched to the stage, I
where the diplomas were presented
by Superintendent Holmes and the
exercises we're brought to a close with
the class singing Summer accom-
panied by the organ.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-24

Clinching his hands tightly and
throwing back his shoulders, Mont
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-24

INcoRpoRArr ron $50, 600.

Papers OF Incorporation Of thu
epring s. Buckley Electric cornpan5
have been filed with the secretary 4
state. The firm was formerly knowa
AS the G. X. Spring company.oa IL
headquarters are on Church streeI
gbc authorized capital is $50, 600 an
the company will start business an
$500 The incorporators are job
H. Buckley of this city, y. X. SprinX
of Newington and &. r.. jones'
Hartford.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-24
fenced him to be hanged before sur.
rise on the morning of August
Laughs as Jury Deliberates.

When the jury went into secret
session at 1925 o'clock yesterday az
ternoon Montyid retired with his
guards to an ante room where he
calmly sat and talked freely. Eve.i
as he sat and gazed at the closed door
through which the jury had passed
he did not seem disturbed. He pull
ed gently at his mustascie, con-
versed with the several guards and
lawyers near him and several times
laughed. There was no appreciable
signs Of nervousness about the pris-
oner
At 4:47 o'clock, however, when
loud knock proclaimed that the jury
had reached a verdict, Montvid sud-
denly stiffe-led. it being apparent tha:
he was mastering all of his reserve
energy for the final ordeal. AS the
jury filed into the court room with
bowed heads the prisoner sat in his
chair and eagerly peered into their
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-24
ARE PRESENTED TO 378 At
GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATION TODAY
Helpful Addresses Given By Superintendent Holmes and
Principal French-Children Bid Farewell AS
Curtain Descends on Happy Period of Life.

| The annual graduation exercises of
morning at Fox's theater at $50
o'clock. The auditorium was occupied
almost in its entirety by members cf
| the class and seats not used in this
capacity We're utilized by parents and
friends of the class. The class, the
largest in the history of the school,
numbered SIS boys and girls and
made an impressive sight, dressed in
| the regulation attire of white dresses
for the girls and dark suits for the
boys
!. The exercises opened with a selec-
ton by tho Grammar school orches-
ira under the direction CT Professor
G. 3. Matthews. The rendition was
received with. much applause.
Principal French presented Rev. DIR.
G. ". G. Hill, pastor of the South
church, who offered the invocation.
President John Julius sakala uskas
Of the class gave the -salutation in
which he said it was always plea
sure to greet parents and friends Of
Grammar school students. On be-
half of the class he babe fond fare
we'll to the teachers and faculty Of
the school.
The class rendered "The Lost
Chord accom- panied by Professor Z.
r. Jores on the organ, with pleasing
effect.
Miss Sophia Ginsberg. gave long
fellow . King Robert of Sicily" in.
masterful fashion and at it's conclu-s
sion she was greeted with lengthy APP
.plauge.
Lester A. vibberts, in speaking OH
Opportunity said that 1t should be
the aim OF the class to go forth to
dignity the calling they were to take
up, and not sit by and wait for OPP
portunity. to present itself but to seek
it and carry it out TO the best of their
ability.
Miss Ruth Margaret Olson gave the
carly history of New Britain, prepared
by j. Lindsey Muir, a member of the
class, in "a clear and pleasing manner.
The essay contained much valuable in
formation regarding the early settlers
in the township of Pennington and
New Britain in 1851 and also regarding
the founding OF the New. Britain So
ciety in 1854, and its aims and accom-
plishme nts for the settlers.
The history spoke ofSthe Andrews,
Harris. SfanIeys and the Fees. whose
names are at the present time among
the leading families Of the city. The
names Of Rev.eJo I'm Snlalley and Elihu
Burritt were also me ntioned In the sub
ject.
John Everett Hoffman gave pleas
ing essay on The American Flag.
The Grammar School Boys double
quartet rendered two selections,
Grove OF Pleasure and THE Hammer
Song in excellent manner.
The serious side of the exercises were
left for a few moments, while Miss
Effie Adeline Carleton recited Mark
Twain's New England Weather
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-24
MONTVID BEGS FOR
MERCY FROM COURT
Maintains His Iron Nerve and
Asks for Life Imprisonment

Begging piteously that his life
ing his iron nerve, Bernard Montvid,
who was found guilty of murder IL
the first degree Yesterday afternoon
at 4:47 o'clock. stood stolidly be-
fore Judge Case and listened to the
words that sealed his fate and sen
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-24

Two specials cars, filed with Hart.
ford Chamber of Commerce nembci.s
passed through this city this morn
ing cnroute to Compounce where thes,
held an outing.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-24

vid took a step forward and then
made a long, impassioned speech
speaking tersely and in broken Eng
lish, In which he once more rccitcj
his life history, insisting that he frad
never before been arrested. that he
had always borne q good name and
that until he met Peter Krakas he
was a good man. He insisted that he
did not know Krakas was badFn1ll-
and again disclaimcd all Willingness
OF participating in the murder Do
said he was compelled 10 do II in or
der 10 prevent Krakas from killing
him. In conclusion Montvid assinl
protested mis- innocence and flpaSyy
raid II am only child. If you ijr9
mo guilty, send me TO prison for lifs
but don't hang me-
Sentenced 20 Die Aug 6.
He hcsitated, swayed slightly, swal-
lowed hard but caught himself an]1
once more stood erect. Again 'Jud &c
Case asked him if he had any tlftasv
further TO say. He had not, where
upon Judge Case said;
THE duty of this court Is press
cribed by law. This duty is always
The sentence of the court Is thix
THAT YOU. Bernard Montvid. shall be-
rcmanded 20 the sheriff and shaH he
delivered by him within twenty Qnzs
to the warden OF the state pfiscn -
Wethersheld. or TO his deputy, to 'bs
kept by him until the sixth day o.
August. Upon that day, ut an h0pr
before sunrise YOU shall be takcntAgy
the said warden or Ing deputy toft = !
enclosure la wfrIly prepared fhs
cordance with the Jaws OF the ~
OF Connecticut and. then and thcrs,
YOU shall be hanged with rop@
about your neck until YOU arc dead
May God nave mercy on your soul
Women Weep. n
Sentence was pronounced I'm =
tomb-like silence, everyone in Inv
crowded court room scarcely breath
ing. AS the last words OF the Judged
.'may God have mercy on your soil
dicd away Mortvid was hurried iato
an ante room by the guards and tvs
women! who had been present, brolc
into tears. go Impressed were tho
with the tragic affair they had 1usY
witnessed.
Receivers His Composure.
In tho ante room Montvid conycr1
ed across o table with Anton ar1
Charles. his two brothers, but- ss
their talk Yves in the Lithuas.1in.
tongue, what they said was MY
known. He was thea taken back, te<
the Jail When the affair wasls al
over Montvid quickly recovered his
tfalIal couposu and from his actions
one would never surmiso that be had
just been condemned 20 die rsles5
than two mouths. lsr
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-24


X i1liam OBrien is visiting
his city.
$3.50 af ,,1aysro,,rd dirAc-
Is :, - Z / - - - = s, sstin ~ tla
.,,,,ssroe,,4 cnr, mission this
Ia.
49,.
i nd hall 7tI,;s evaring il EIec-
49, dadieata rs new lodga
4 rx,o,,, !
otto y llallIy FIST, y ne Eany
afld pecofatlng so.---auSt.
chedule heretofore existing at
Ix hours per week mas peen In :
90 forty hours.
Ar Hyde ofs the Mofican com :
seeking Accommodations
<{1e concern wiilsbe able to con-
81 meat an provision business.
h3pariy conducts Bakeries in a.
Mc1abe has returned home
BIT. Francis hosp1tai, wnere he
mined following an accident in
he injured an eye while
'ht OF the eye may De saved.
nx cut sale millinery below
!. NJ. Al. Sullivan's.-advt.
Ranoit wi,, rive ! -
IS 49, E-ancb cla ss sunday
s.. g Taon - panfista hall
q q, u :. .t@s,,t thir+s. ,,,,r,Is Il ia
~ IN, = - 1900, nas.r1e 81 tle citv
50. x.,r,js+ tbs bau toY,or.
zeniac to raise funds for the
4,..a,,,.,, Y,r,,oa 80. nar,,is
eraet vesrar,da 1,, no {. aylIo,..
&, rshnrch stree1 which he
Kaminsky Bros. have applied
mission to build wagon shed
rnaington avenue at a cost OF
x,,rou avenine Comstock En-
,cnt 4. %. o. f. will hold it's
Z meeting in Jr. o. Z. A. M.
n elect officers for the ensuing
aat Lexington lodge. /. O. o. F..
,Id its regular weekly meeting
ID. Il. Al. NJ. hall and elcct
for the ensuing term. Imme-
after the close Of the meeting
7 Deputy drand Master =. ~.
and stan VIII hoid q snort re-
! TO complete rians Tor lnstaila-
ext month.
Marian 3 Barrows, VINO has
"a a. me fsoch Neil scnool' VII
'lcAs Mseh ~ e ulii'iisl ~.
- 'a1,io' nia hnu .ne N,aaa uiail
81 'i'S N'h 1ui = sou'h -
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-24
lily items

people in Stanley Quarter
nizing a tennis club.
kiniry and Edward Lardener
Ing out IN New Hampshire.
ae Invited to Elks' big car
M % to IS Band concert.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-24

xilliam O,Brien is visiting
III his city.
aents Of playground direc-
be made at a meeting of the
i11usenei1t commission this
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-01-30

|. Nun Dies in Africa.--Mother NJ.
Teresa Cowley, foundress. of ST. Jo-
seph's Mercy Convent Mafeking,. South
Africa, died on Aosemher 20. The de-
ceased nun was born in 1862 in the
County Meath, Ireland, and entered
the convent of the Sisters of Mercy
at Strabane in the year 1877. For
twenty q long years she labored
amongst the poor, the aged and the
orphaned. and at the expiration Of
that period she volunteered for. serv-
ice in South Africa.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-01-30

donors. Mrs. Kate Conklin, Mr.. j. R.
Donnelly, Mrs. j.. R. Donnelly and an
other whose name has not been made
public, contributed $4,000 each for one
scholarship.
Our Indian children.--The Society
for the Preservation of the Faith
among Indian Children received from
all sources during 1914 the, sum OF
$29,5S9.45-a falling off of $3,092,2S
from the year 1913.
Jesuit Missionary llI.--Rev. ]. r.
Roswinke1, S. j., the well known mis-.
sionary, has been very ill with heart
trouble for some time. He is now
somewhat improved in health, but il
is not likely that he can take UP mis-.
sion work again very soon.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-01-30

Corean Trappists.-Corea contin-
ues to offer a fruitful field to mission
airy endeayor. Father ]. BE Cou-
teur, O.. C. R., writes from Hokkaido,
Japan, to say that the Trappists of
Yunagawa have hopes of founding a.
convent in Corea, where it is believed
there will be many vocations among
the young women
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-01-30

Belgian Monks in England. The
.Seheut Missionary Society, the Belgian
mill Hill Society of Missionary Fa-
theirs, like so many another Belgian
congregation has found refuge in
England. The Cenaele Convent, Siam
ford Hill, London, is their present
novitiate where the jubilee of their
foundation 1S64-f914. will be celebrat-
ed, under uniquely tragic conditions.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-01-30
; ! -r~z4~9<NgSNaz@>s>4z@r !.
THE CHURC H nj his his, ISNl RLANps,
o5gal y 8 s59

six members of her order. She was
the foundress of the Hillside College at
Farnsborough, England, and three
years ago she established college in
Massachusetts.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-01-30
NEW WORLD ITEMS.

University Chapel.-The University
of Pennsylvania has now a Catholic
chapel under the patronage and the
title of st. Bede the Venerable.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-01-30

oblate Army ChapIains.-Six Oblate
missionary priests, from the Ceylon
mission field, have arrived in North.
ern France to take up work as army
chaplains.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-01-30

obIates in lndia.--The five Oblate
Fathers of the Cathedral parish, Co
lombo, India, have 1861 souls in their
charge, and are kept busy The con-
fessiops heard amount to an aver
age of 200 day, Holy Communions
administered 400 q day. Another mis-
sion in, the same Archdiocese has
1887 Christians with three priests;
another has 300 Christians, with one
priest.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-01-30

Japanese Envoy to vatican.-The
Japanese Government has decided to
appoint a diplomatic representative to
the Vatican.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-01-30

Catholic Orphan Society.--The Cath
olic Orphan Society of Brooklyn has
the care of 1877 orphans. The So
ciety disburses annually over 100000
for them. The Christmas contribu.
tions range from $685. TO $4,000.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-01-30

Belgian Monks Settle in Ireland
The Benedictine monks of the Abbey
i'll Belgium, who were dispossessed of
their abbey and church by German
troops, are about to settle in Ireland.
They see no prospect of returning to
Maredsous for many years, and Abbot
Marmion, himself of Irish birth, has
taken the lease of a castle near Water
ford, where he and his monks will
make new foundation. The trans
ference of the activities of this great
,house to- Ireland will be a
great blessing to the surrounding dis
trict. In addition to their literary and
educational work, the monks have car
ried on extensive farming operations,
and support a. large school of arts and
crafts where boys are trained in such
technical crafts as wood carving, gold
and silver metal work, church EN-
broidery, etc.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-01-30

Catholic Birthrate. birthrate
per 1000 of the Catholic population
in the Welsh dioceses of Newport and
Menevia is So and 45.2, as compared
with "a, the general birth rate of Eng
land and Wales.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-17
BOY MURDfRfRS
 10 ESCAPE CHAIR IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE DEATH SENTENCE TO BE CON- MUTED BY GOVERNOR, ON
 JURY'S PLEA.

Little Rock, March 17.-As a ma. Jorlty of the jury which convicted Clarence Dewein and Joe Strong for the murder of an aged merchant at Benton, will sign petition stating they would have assessed life punish ment instead of death sentence had 1t been legal for them to do so, Gov ernor Hays will soon issue a procla nation granting them life sentence in the penitentiary. The passage of the Davenport bill giving the juries in capital punishment cases this lati- tude, saves Dewein and Strong.
 Strong and Dewein will now be re. moved from the death cell, which they have occupied for over a year, and from which they saw Arthur Tillman and Arthur Hodges taken to the cleo tric chair, and sent to the state farm where they will be given employment
 There was some opposition to a bill which absolutely abolished capital punishment, many arguing that it would increase murder and other crimes in the state. The Davenport bill was introduced after three bills to abolish capital punishment hac been introduced.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-17

Misses Clyde Davis and Kate Wathern returned this morning from visit to Little Rock.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-17
HOLDS PRESENT ROAD
 LAW NOT A FAILURE
c. I. ATWATER SUBMITS PLAN FOR BUILDING MACADAM
 ROADS.
Editor Log Cabin Democrat

Editor Log Cabin Democrat:
 We certainly appreciate your kind offer in letting us discuss the new road law in your paper, and hope both sides will be heard. We are opposed to placing any more tax on the peo- pie of today or our children, for we contend that the present road law is not a failure, as if it had been man. aged right we would now have at least 300 miles of rock road in the county. If the money that was spent for eight road machines (that are now standing around over the county being eaten up with rust) had been spent for portable rock crusher and it moved into each district and run as long as the money due that district would pay the, expense, each district would have got it's quota of crushed rock, then warned out the free labor and graded and ditched the road bed. When crops were laid by the farmers would have donated the labor and teams to haul the rock and put it on the road, then order out enough free labor to put six inches of dirt on the
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-17

MARRIAGE LICENSE. George Reynolds, 23, and Mary Stell, 16, Vilonia.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-17
NORMAL 10 OPEN
 BASEBALL HERE

A game between the State Normal team and the Conway city team on the Normal grounds tomorrow after noon at o'clock will inaugurate the baseball season in Conway. Coach Cook stated today the game will be merely an exhibition contest and no admission fee will be charged.
 On Saturday at p. m. the Peda- gogues will play the Vilonia high school team at tka Normal ground, and an admission of 25 cents will be charged. Coach Cook will try out Hauser, Robinson and Lookadoo on the mound and Lookadoo and Vinson will do the receiving.