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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-28

Chicago, Sept. 2S-With high OIL
cials in organized baseball here ready
to present affidavits, letters and other
documentary evidence and world Ia
nous ball players awaiting the sum-
mons to the witness stand, the Cook
county grand jury was prepared today
to take further evidence of the
charges of crookedness in the great
American national pastime.
One of the witnesses likely TO be
subpoenaed today is William Maharg,
former prize fighter. whose reported
confession at Philadelphia that he
and Bill Burns, former White SoX
pitcher, were involved in the fixing
Of the 1919 worlds series, constitutes
the&Iatest sensat ton of the probe. Mrs.
Henrietta B. Kelly, owner of an apart
ment building in which several White
Sox players lived; kid" Gleason,
manager of the White Sox, and Ray
Schalk, star catcher. are witnesses
likely to be called on, to testify today.
Maharg's confession that the White
Sox were bribed to throw the series
for 100000, but that they received
only $4,000 and his charge that
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-28
MAY RUN.
ON OLD
ROUTES
Busmen Say That Un-
less the Aldermen
Change the Present
Ordinance They Will
Go Back to Old Routes
and Invite Arrest.

The likelihood of the passage of
new ordinance by the aldermen al
their regular October meeting next
Monday modifying the routes for the
jitneymen which were adopted at the
last session of the aldermen is very
remote, according to the view or
Ralph T. Beers, chairman of the
Ordinance Committee, and it is be
lieved by those in touch with the
traffic situation here that unless the
routes are made more favorable to
the jitneys at the Monday night
meeting the jitneys will resume their
old routes and test the legality of the
ordinance in the courts
Two petitions were presented to the
aldermen at their last meeting which
called for the modifica ton of the ord1-
nance so that the jitneys could have
the use of more central streets for
their routes and these petitions were
referred to the Committee on Ordl-
nances with instructions to report at
the next meeting of the board
Chairman Beers says that owing to
the absence from the city OF seVefai
members of the committee there has
been no session since the last meeting
of the aldermen and he doubts very
much that one will be held in time
TO formulate an ordinance to be pre-
sented to Monday nights meeting
of the aldermen
The jitneymen are exasperated at
the working of the present ordinance
and the action of the courts in Wa
lterbury in discharging jitney men
who were arrested for the violation
of a similar ordinance has convinced
them that if they resumed their old
routes and the drivers are arrested
here similar decisions would be rem
Nsdered and the jitneymen would be
able to resume the routes which prov
ed such "a convenience to the travel
ing public
The action of Captain Walker In
ordering the buses to stop using wa
Ter street between Fairfield avenue
and Golden Hill street is ausing much
aInf NVorab1e comment and passengers
on Ehe Derby and New Haven buses
can't understand why the buses can't
ulse this street as it is one of the
streets allowed the jitneys by the ordi-
nance
At present the Derby and New da-
wen buses leave the Plaza and go
north on Water street to Golden Hill
street where they turn and come back
no Stratford avenue and cross the
bridge This is a. great convenience
to the passengers as it saves them
icrossing the crowded and dangerous
crossing at Fairfield avenue and Wa
ter street in order to get the bus they
want
The buses never stand for more
than five minutes on Water street
q nd according to the parking ordi-
nance they are allowed to stand for
20 minutes
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-28
DONOVAN
FINDS THE
JOY HOOCH

Norwa1k, Conn, Sept. 2s.-Mayor
jeremiah Donovan, former Congress-
man from this district is being hailed
as a Solomon today as a result of che
discovery of two local sources7~of
"hooch' which are believed to be re-
sponsible for the numerous drunks
who have been mystifying court Of
f1cials and police here of late. His
Honor suggested that Some of the
more responsible citizens with fami-
lies who were found to be ''over the
bay be quizzed more carefully con-
corning the source of their stimula-
ton. AS a result Frank E. Grasse,
who was intoxicated and f1ourishing
a shotgun in his neighborhood, and
Edward Michek, who was complained
of for throwing Hamburg steak at
his wife, were, in accordance with
the Mayors suggestion, given the
choice of a sixty day Jail penalty for
their fall from grace or moderate
fine if they revealed the local Joy
water sources. Each chose the lat
ter alternative and named a well
known local saloon, the infarmers
escaping with a SIS fine each in con-
sequence. The saloon-keepers are to
be prosecuted for violation of the
liquor law.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-28
Nancy GuilfOrd
In Court Again
For Malpractice
Woman Arrested in
Bridgeport Case in
1898 for the Murder of
Emma Gill is Arraign-
ed in H art f or d
Served a Ten Year.
Sentence.

Hartford, Sept. 2S.-After a 1apss
|of twenty-five years, Nancy Guilford,
who in 1898 was sought by detectives
IN al lparts of the world for the
crime of manslaughter in connection
with the death of Emma Gill of
Southlngton, who died as the result
OF a criminal operation, was arraign-
ed yesterday morning before Judge
FRANCIS A. Palotti and charged with
crime similar to that which result
ed in the death of Miss Gill more
than score of years ago.
This time the charge against Nancy
Guliford is abortion, the alleged VIC
tim being Carurelo DARN of New
Britain. William E. Egan appeared
for Mrs. Guilford yesterday morning.
PROSECUTOR George H. Day requested
Judge Palotti to continue the case to
neSt Tuesday. This request was
grahted and the woman was put yun-
der bond of $1,000. f.
OF any case which has figured irfs
the criminal courts of Connecticut
that one which hinged about the
OF the most sensational Before the
chain of evidence which was being
fashloned by the police authorities
OF BrIdgeport, the city in which the
operation was performed, had the
final link Joined to it, Nancy Guilford
fled. She went from Bridgeport to
England, where she was arrested
Through the efforts of Samuel Fes-
field county, and the state depart
ment at Washington. the woman was
extradited and arraigned in the su-
per1or court at Bridgeport for her
part IN the crime She received a
sentence of ten years in the state
prison ,at WetherSfieId.
The crime for which Nancy Gull
1cfd was sentenced to state prison
was for several days a murder mys-
terry
On September IL, 1898, three small
boys found the beheaded and multi
ated body of a young woman on the
mud flat of Yellow Mill Pond, an
arm of Bridgeport harbor. The body
had evidently been thrown over the
bridge during the previous night at
high tide. The crime was discovered
when the tide receded the following
morning. The boys were unable to
get the two packages on the flat and
they told carpenter who was work
ing nearby, who secured the pack
ages with a rake.
A cloth was tied over the mouth.
The head was battered, but it was
seen that the young woman had been
good looking. The legs had been cut
off with a sharp knife. The head had
been carefully severed, for no part
of the neck was lost. The bones
had been sawed with a fine saw.
Above the knees there was a clean
cut. The body was not decomposed
1t was known that an illegal oper-
alton had been performed on the
young woman and clues pointed to
the guilt of Mrs. Gill, or Guilford
who was Known by both names and
who was a practicing physician. Her
| husband was also a physician, but
was in the state prison at the time
for Il similar offense. While the po-
lice were completing their chain of
went to Montreal, where she eluded
Continued on Page Seven)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-28
S5 Years Of Service,
Resigns From Library

On Thursday, September 80, Miss
Minnie f. Foster, Reference Librarian
at the Burroughs Library, sewers her
official relations with that institution
after 35 consecutive years of service
in the same department. During that
35 years Miss Foster has seen the
library grow from a small institution
with something like 1900 books to
one having over 100000 and main
tanning four branches. Mr.. Sanborn,
the present librarian, is the fourth
under whom Miss Foster has worked.
Mrs. Hills having been in charge when
Miss Foster first became connected
with the library and Mr.. Nichols and
Mr.. Lathe /. following. Miss Fosters
retirement from the library is volun-
tary except in so far as imperfect
hes lth is peremptory in the matter.
Miss Foster is a southerner by birth
and early life and a northerner by
reason of the years she has spent in
Bird geport- where she will continue
to make her home even though her
active interest in the library which
has been her life work has ceased.
She was boyN in North Caroltna in
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-28
TWO BREAKS ARE
RELATED TO POLICE

Angelo Gesaro. who runs a. grocery
store at 1862 Main street, reported to
the police this morning that burglars
had gained an entrance to his store
some time after 1880 O'Clock last
night through a transom over the
front door and after riling the cash
register of between $40 and $50 in
silver and pennies, they had made
their exit through a window in the
rear of the place. The police are in
vestigating.
Another 'tbreak' was reported to
the police this morning when w. Hub
bell, proprietor of a workshed at 10
Stratford avenue, reported his place
entered late last night but nothing
taken.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-28
200 SOLDIERS
SACK THE irish
TOWN OF TRIM

Trim. Sept 2S--A mass of smoul-
<ering ruins marks the site of this
fown today. following an attack by
t'R1ack and Tan policemen and sold
ier.g during which two persons were
wounded and all of the business
houses and the homes of prominent
f,inn F-einers We're destroyed by lire.
1cfsht automobiles containing zoo
soldiers descended upon the town and
completed the wreckage which had
been commenced by policemen. The
inhabitants fled into the country in
panic
they arrived. Two youths, Kelly and
Irriffin by name, were dangerously
wounded. Later three lorries drove
71p containing policemen 1t is
charged that the policemen systemat-
icaIly sasked the town. They COM
7nandeered all the gasoline and pro
seeded from street to street burnlnS
houses. At the height of the confla-
fsratlon the flames could De seen 1or
zen miles.
1t is alleged that a seventy year
old man was taken from his house
and stood against Il stone wall
Whether or not the policemen really
5ntended 10 execute him is not known.
THE neighborS alarmed for the old
mans safety pleaded for him and he
was finally released.
RIOTING IN BELFAST.
- Belfast. Ireland. Sept. 2S.-Seven
s1ersons were wounded in fresh
outbreak of rioting in this city to-
day,
Soldiers charged the mobs with
fxed bayonets and cleared the streets.
More than a score of persons were
injured in a great outbreak of rioting
hers today, Following series of
clashes earlier in the day during which
seven persons were hurt, the soldiers
cleared the streets at the point of the
bayonet Later violence was renewed,
the rioting extending into Earl street.
,Rainfereemsats of soldiers were rush
ed to the scene and the streets were
patroiied by troops in armored cars
with automatic service pistols In their
hands, Tanks were concentrated and
held in readiness for any emergency
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-28
MAYORS Men TO
BACK CALDWELL

The Republicans of the third and
twelfth district hold diverging views
as to the activities of the chairmen
of these districts appointed by Town
Chairman Leonard and the men ap-
pointed by Mayor Wilson to represent
him on his advisory board
In the Twelfth district the heepup-
1ican committee which was incorpor-
ated by the mayors friends have GUST
ed District Chairman Doolan and are
going ahead and nominate a candi-
date OF their own for alderman in
that district
The man they have selected is John
Y Caldwell, who has held the office
of alderman for two terms in years
gone by and who has also been a
member of the State Senate. He will
be endorsed at a meeting of the
Mayors Committee tonight.
The Town Committee faction re-
presented by Town Chairman Leonard
and District Chairman Doolan with
hold their meeting tomorrow night
and will moi innate some one else as a
candidate for alderman.
This will make a three cornered
fight in this district and the Demo-
Gratis are confident of electing their
men.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-28
WOMEN TO PRESS
The CAMP AICN
ON BRANDECEE

The Connecticut Woman Suffrage
Association will press it's views thai
Senator Frank B. Brandegee should
not be returned. The belief that
Brandegee is unfit, is not hastily
formed, according to Mrs. Frank H
Riley, 1SS Sanford place. this city
but is deliberately arrived at by a
scrutiny of the senator's record
Mrs. Riley said: -'Objection to the
reelection of Senator Brandegea has
been rather stronger among Repub-
lican than among Democratic WON
en- of the association. The executive
beard of the association which passed
the original vote recommending that
Senator Brandegee be opposed, is
made up of nine Repu blicans and six
Democratic women. The remainder
are independent.
''Never at any time did the Demo-
cratic women of the board press the
question.
s'fMrs. Aslop was the only Republi-
can woman, in a meeting of 200
women, a majority of whom were
Republican, who said that she would
support Senator Brandegee.
Mrs. Fleck did not at this time
make any expression of opinion; at
least not in public
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-28

Throng the Superior
Court to See Mrs. Mott
AS She Was to Be
Brought Before the
Grand Jury T h e y
Didn't See Her -
Brought Lunch With
Them.

Women by the score thronged the
Superior court room this morning in
the vain hope of seeing Mrs Ethel
Mott brought to court. Some brought
their lunch and prepared to stay un-
til she arrived. Many were on hand
at O'Clock this morning when the
court house employees began to arrive
and they filled the corrido ors of the
court house until five minutes of ten
when the tower clock doomed out the
hour Of ten they made a rush for
seats in the spectators gallery.
All this excitement was caused by
their thinking. that the grand jury
would meet this morning and that ma
turally of course a grand jury was a
grand jury and that everyone could
see, what was going on. Sure said
one woman to another: ''sure they will
bring her right in here but I don't
know whether they will make her sit
with the men or not.''
Anyway the grand jury didn't meet
today because it isn't due until to-
morrow and then, for the information
OF the ladies, grand jury sessions are
not held for the populace to attend.
You can only get there on a special
invitation issued by Sheriff Simeon
Pealse. And Mrs. Mott will not be
where she can be seen. 1t isn't the
way grand juries do business.
But the ladies heard a man fight
ing for his freedom with a net work
OF dam ming evidence being presented
against him and with a chorus of
obs and "ahs" they fitted away
when court adjourned at noon
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-28
More Arrests
In Auto Plot
Expected Here
Federal Men Say That Stol-
en- Cars Were Sold in
Foreign Countries.

With ten men already under ar
rest in various parts OF the country,
two of them being from Bridgeport,
Department of Justice officials said
at noon today that several more ar
rests will be made shortly in Bridge
port of men alleged to be a part of
an organization of automobile thieves
whose working have become of inter-
national scope, Norway being the
principal market for cars stolen and
after certain alterations being ship
ped abroad for sale.
The Bridgeport men already under
arrest are James ]. Burroughs and
Eugene F. Stanley, both well known
in auto circles in this city. Burroughs
at one time had a motorcycle store
on Main street but some time ago
went into bankruptcy and was dis
connected from the business.
1t is declared by department Off
cials that the business of stealing
autos and bringing them to Bridge
port for alterations preparatory to
Offering them for sale has extended
over a period of six months. The
headquarters of the ring were in De-
troit but the mechanical work has
been done in Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-28
N0RWALK SEA
SERPENT WAS
STRAY TORPEDO

Norwalk, Conn, Sept 2S-Mrs.
Thorsten o. Seabel1. wife of the keep
per of the light at Smiths Island had
the scare of her life Saturday, when
just about the time set for the Red
blowup here, she discovered near the
shore of the island, what she at first
described to her husband, after
Scurrying home, as a huge sea ser
pent, about twenty-five feet long with
striped body and fierce looking
head and tall
Mr. Seabeu Investigated and found
the supposed '-sea serpent mani
mate But he in turn became ex-
cited, believing he had discovered an
immense bomb, which he thought
mi i$4 be the one which was to blow
up eNorwalk.' Later, however, local
mariners identified the strange object
as a test torpedo, which had evident
ly been adrift for a long time. Mr.
Seabeu has the torpedo anchored
safely and the government officials
have been notified
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-28
Charges That
CicOtte Was ixed

Eddie Cicotte, the pitcher, was the
Sox player who made the offer to
throw the series, has aroused a
storm of interest,".
According to Maharg's story he me-
Bill Burns, an old friend in New York
and Cicotte approached Burns in a
room in the Ansonia hotel with an
offer to throw the series if Burns
could find some one to put up $780,
900. Burns talked it over with Ma
harg and then went to Arnold Roth
stein New York gambler. with the
proposition.
Rothstein. Maharg said, turned the
scheme down, but later Burns teie-
graphed him that Rotflste:n had
''gone through. Burns afterward d
told Maharg. he says. that he hao
encoun; cred Abe Atte11 and that At.
tell had "fixed things with Roth
stein.
Attel1 came to Cincinnati ,Maharg
said, with a bunch of gamblers and
established headquarters at the SIN
ton hotel Burns and Maharg went
there to get the 100000 from Attell
to turn over to the White Sox play
CONTINUED on Page Six.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-28
Legion To
Discuss
W O(lnded
VIII Also Take Up Matter
of Participation in
Politics.

Cleveland, Sept. 2S-Getting right
down to hard work after the cere-
monies and parade of the opening
day, the second annual session of the
American Legion here today is ex-
pected to clearly define the attitude of
the organization proposals looking to
the proper care for injured and dis
ab1ed men, the bonus proposals and
other matters of special interest to
ex-service men.
OF even greater interest generally,
an official definition of the Legion's
non-partisan attitude, is expected
some time during the day. This is ex-
pected to clear up the troublesome
question of how far local posts may
go in matters regarded as political.
With the refusal of Colonel Milton
j. Foreman of Chicago. to allow his
name to be used as a candidate for
National Commander, and the lining
up of the Illinois delegation behind
Colonel f. w. Galbraithe of Cincin-
natl, the latter leaped into the leader
ship in the race for chief honors,
closely followed by Colonel Hanford
Macnider of Mason City Ia. Colonel
J. F. J. Herbert of Worcester, has
strong backing from New England
and scattered support from other sec
tions. 1t is reported this morning that
the SachuSettS man will be pre-
sented to the convention by ex-United
States Senator Luke Lea of Tennessee.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-28
THE DONAHEY
PICTURES

Filled with the breeze and
spirit of the Middle West, the
Donahey real life cartoons
have. ~been secured for the
amusement and enlightenment
of readers Of The Times ex-
'clusively. The present series
includes, as well as the regular
daily cartoon, series entitled,
Interviews Along the Road to
Dayton and Marion These
pictures have no partisan fla
vor. They merely show some
of the neighborhood humors
that surround the leading
presidential candidates. They
are good fun. Watch for them.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-28
Burns Man
FOrfeitS Bond

In the criminal side of the COM
mon pleas court this morning Fred
J. Bozeman, Burns detective, who
has been held in bonds of two hun
drel dollars to answer to the charge
of criminal assault on Frank Cozza
alleged white SLAYER and an outgrowth
Of the vice raids of last sprinS, fail
ed to appear and his bond was de-
clared forfeited.
Attorney Charles Williamson call
ed the Burns agency at New York
to inquire whether or not Bozeman
would be here to appear in court and
was Informed that Bozeman would
not appear; that he was probably on
the Pacific coast and was unobtain-
able But" asked Mr.. Williamson,
cant he be represented by an at
torney?''
ooh that's all right said the
Burns office. "Just let it go. Bridge
port put up the money and they are
the ones who will have it to pay.
Just forfeit the bond
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-28
Child bitten BY
STRANGE BUG

New Canaan. Conn, Sept 2S-Mys-
terry surrounding the death of the six
months'-old baby of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Jordan, as a result of the bite
of a poisonous creature at first believed
to have been a spider Or snake, has
been cleared by the discovery. in the
room where the child spent much of
it's time, of huge insect known as a
straw" The bug was identified by
older residents, who say that they
were common in this section SO years
ago. The bug is described by the ply
sician, who has it safely bottled. as
about six inches in length, with 20
pairs of legs. a wiry tail and a dragon
shaped head. When discovered it
snapped viciously and was confined
with difficulty. The specimen is to be
sent to Washington for scientific iden-
tification by the authorities.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-28
DIDN'T COME TO
COURT, $40 FINE


Charles Anderson of 719 Brewster
street failed to appear in the City
Court yesterday to answer to a charge
of reckless driving so the police went
out and gave him a special invitation
last night with the result that An
derson was very much present when
the court opened this morning. Ac-
cording to the testimony given in
court this morning by the o1rcers
who made the arrest last night Ander-
son put up a fuss and It was neces-
sary to call the patrol last night and
use force in bringing him to head
quarters. In the court this morning
Judge Wilder further demonstrated
the law to Anderson by filming him
$40 and costs on a charge of reck-
less driving for which he was arrest
ed on September 26 when he speeded
his machine down Fairfield avenue at
80 miles an hour and fined him fur
ther 500 for resisting an officer in
the last night affair.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-28
THE WEATHER

For Bridgeport and vicinity, ParrIy
cloudy tonight and Wednesday; some
what cooler Wednesday.
For Connecticut: Showers followed
by clearing tonight; Wednesday, partly
cloudy and somewhat cooler; fresh
south and southwest winds.
The pressure is low over the north :
ern portion of the Lake region and
the st. Lawrence valley. This is caus-
ing unsettled weather with local show
erS in the eastern districts. It IS fol-
lowed by an extended area of high
pressure now central over Montana.
A disturbance central over southern
Florida is causing local showers in the
south Atlantic coast The tenlpera-
ture continues above normal east of
the Mississippi river.