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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-14
Al
NEVILLE
Fded to Ca.
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Story of
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- - ,5E = 88.-The trial OF
: X Gossett charged
: sastlt, was begun :,ece
- = Bfssis morning. Beth
i lisd not guilty to the
fhe selection Of j':ry
- begun. This Was
anil O'Clock this az.
ira renire having re be
s sides exhausted its full
4. ! nenges, the State five and
20. When court adjourn
Clock this afternoon four
- = = for the. State had been eX-
he. trial will be resumed at
Sfpekstomorrow morning. The
house could not accommodate
han half the crowd here. All
: # ander 1S years old were excluded.
fhe alleged crime was committed
s2day afternoon, March IA, when
6-year old girls, on their way to
STSrch. were invited by the Gossett
5Svss to fakea ride When they got
the church the boys would not stop
car driving to the country instead.
sRers It is alleged they kept the girls
so hours. Only one OF the girls IS
sing charges.
he prosecutri& was the first wit
$ss this afternoon. She was CT The
neS stand one hour and So ,Eia
S and was subjected to most
rehing cross examination by Proc
S6f@ B0nhana. representing the defense.
She wept much of the time she was
3esfH lying, and her mother swoo.let!
6ace and had to be taken from the
room and. given medical aid.
Climax OF Testimony.
Testimony OF the prosecutrix reach
% It's ElimaM when she said Ka1.1e.h
ksoSett threatened to kill her If she
8al1led again to her girl co,apaEioH.
4tho was leaving the car an.t tarcat-
Sasns: to walk back to; ;Abbeville.
Ehe@car had been driyac between
four ana I'VE miles into the country.
Tile frst stop was made on bridge
;Bf1era the party stayed five or ten
minutes Here the girls appealed to
fh1 boys TO drive back and one Of the
Eirls attempted to crank the car her
S3H hut she testified today tnat Ke:;-
Hsth Gossetf removed the switch key
;3Hd put it in his pocket They then
aroye about mile further on and
fasned into side road. drre step
Was made and testimony was given
Hee beth girls today that Kenneth Cos
zktt threatened to keep them there
anti ufidnight If the prosecutrix did
not set out and walk with him down
the road to find a place to turn the
car around It was at. this time that
TIE younger girl started to walk back
tQs4ne. city John Gossett followed her
sEsawo returning to the car in FIVE or
ten rainutes, according to the testis
uanily When they Sot back to the car
Keuneth is.said to have told them he
Eas not yet ready to go back. The
seanSer girl started to walk home
aga;n. and went a short distance dowr
tue acad. out Of sight of the automo,
bils John Gossett followed. They
fsssaincd away Is OR 20 minutes. Re.
turning to the car, the prosecutriz
came running to meet them, crying
and told the other girl, He has ruin
ed me-
The prosecutrix testified that Ken
meth 9Gossett had cursed her and held
her Ia the car. She swore she resisted
him until she was exhausted. She is
subject to spells and she testified that
she became SO frightened that one OF
these spells came on during the strug-
Gle and she became unconscious. In
fghting her alleged assailant She tore
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-14

meth Gossett had cursed her and held
her Ia the car. She swore she resisted
him until she was exhausted. She is
subject to spells and she testified that
she became SO frightened that one OF
these spells came on during the strug-
Gle and she became unconscious. In
fighting her alleged aSSailant She tore
her clothing, her waist came from un-
der her belt and her hat was crushed.
She cried all the way back to Able
vile, and told her sister what had
happered as soon as She got home.
J. -Olin Sanders. sheriff of Anderson
county, was witness for the State.
The Gossett boys were taken to An
derson when they were arrested
March II. The young women were al
SO taken there to identify the boys,
the presecutrix faintins that day when
she walked into the Jail and came face
10 face with Kenneth Gossett. Sher-
if Sanders said Kenneth GoSsett told
hina IN the presence Of three other
officers that "he took the girl out for
this purpose and thought If the girl
would go riding with him that she was
crooked
Sheriff Sanders also testified that
Kenneth Gossett, in answer TO the
question if he had put his hands on
the girl, said of course ne had, when
he went out for the purpose he did.
w. A. Camp. deputy sheriff OF An
derson county, testified in substantial
tion of what Sheriff Sanders had
sworn.
Both Are Sixteen.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-04
UNEMPL LOVED HERE ASK FOR
 ASSISTANCE

The unemployed situation in Bridge port IS becoming acute and the off, cerS of labor unions, fraterna1 asso- citations are receiving numerous re- quests from members for assistance.
 Most of the factories in the city are on part time and several of them have shut down completely
 Some of those who have been laid off by local factories have left town but for every one that has left five have come into the city in search of work from towns in all the New Eng land States and even as far off as Cal ifornia.
 Bridgeport also is receiving more than it's proportion of the large num- Der of immigrants who are daily com ing to this country from Europe
 Among the shops that have closed are the Locomobile factory, BulIards American & British Manufacturing O., while the employees of the Siemon Hard Rubber company are still locked out as the government conciIiators have Snot been able to make a satis- factory settlement between the men and the management.
 A number of workmen have been laid off at the U. M. C. plant and the Columbia Graphophone company has lad off it's night force and a number of its day force.
 It was stated this morning that the salts Textile factory beginning next week will work only four days a week.
 It was expected that when the Gen. eral Electric and the Underwood Typewriter factories began operations that the situation would be relieved but labor headquarters at 1OS7 Broad street have been informed that most of the men who will be employed at these factories will be brought here from the other factories operated by these companies
 This arrangement will make things harder and more expensive for the Workmen who have lived in the city as the influx of new help will cause a raise in the already high price of rents and will naturally gradually in crease the number of unemployed as many who come here to work in the factories will be looking for work in other factories in a short time as it has been found that a large number of of, men ea +1r5 who flock to the city to work they originally came for.
 The labor situation is bad through out the country and according to ad- vices received at labor headouarters there are now 100000 out of employ ment in Detroit, the center of the automobile business.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-04
TAKING LANTERNS
 AWAY FROM COPS

Some light fingered gent with more nerve than a guy crashing the line of a boxing exhibition with q phoney pass is at large in Bridgeport and is giving the police something to worry about. Traffic Officer Falvy reported that on Tuesday night in making his rounds he found lanterns on the silent cops" at the followins places missing: East Main and Strat- 1ord avenue; Sterling and Kossuth streets; Crescent and Seaview ave- nues; John street and West avenue: lranlstan and South avenues; Maple wood and Clinton avenues; Clinton and North avenues; Laurel and Ma piewood avenues. He also found tha, a number of the pipes on the stan chlons had been bent and were in need of repairs. The police are mak- ing determined effort to run down the perpetrators of the act of van- daiism and if apprehended they will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-04
GUNMEN WHO HELD UP BOARDING HOUSES HERE
 ARE STILL AT LARGE
Spectacular Gun Play Fol
 lowed By An Entire .Ab- :. sence of Clues.

Stirring scenes from the old West in the days of '49 were transferred to East Bridgeport for about IS min utes last night, when eight unmask- ed men entered two Spanish boarding houses in Vessels avenue, and at tempted to hold up 43 men at the point Of revolvers. With their scheme upset by their own over anxiousness, the hold-up men reSorted to gun play, and with g. vol1ey- of: shots, slightly wounded three of the intended vic hms. The robbers secured s156 and a watch as the result of their des- perate work. Up until noon today. the police had discovered no clues as to the identity of the men,
 The houses where the robbery at- tempt was made, are located at the north end of Vessels avenue, and are separated by driveway only a few feet in width. This was of great ad- vantage to the hold-up men, who plan ned the robbery well, but executed it poorly.
 About 7:3O o'clock last evening, 10 boarders were sitting in the dining room of one house, and B others were congregated in a barracks like affair immediately across the drive way. All of the men were engaged in conversation. Lorenzo Papini, pro- prletor of the boarding house, was in sort of store. in the larger building, putting up lunches for the men who were going to work this morning.
 Suddenly, three young men entered the smaller house, and inquired in
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-04
BARTLETT AND WILDER
 MAY LOSE
Said That Legislature Will Be Asked to Appoint
 Others to Places.

Every Republican lawyer in the city mas his lightning rod up for one of the City court jobs and the senators ana representatives from Bridgeport VII! bev cry popular with the different asp1rants from now until the nomina- tons are made to the judiciary com mlttee during the next session of the legislature.
 Judge Frank E. Bartlett is slated to go as the powers in the Republican n party have decided that he has had enough honors. It is said that while the friends of Judge Frank Wilder are lnslstent that he get the office of judge or the City court that he also will be passed up on the same grounds
 It Is believed in we'll informed circles that Senator Alex. H. Delaney VIII be in a position to have himself named for the office of judge, and that Earl Garlick will have the appoint ment of assistant judge. IT this happens as seems likely there will be great indignation among the other aspiratnts and their friends who claim that these two men having been honored by being nominated and elected as senators should be satisfied With these honors and distribute the City court plums to others who have done an equal amount of party work.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-04
McGovern Who Was Held Awaiting Result of Inquiries is Releas- ed But John Lapoczka But John Lapoczka, the Dead Woman's Husband is Taken to Headquarters and Put Under the Third De- gree.

The veil of mystery still hangs over the death of Mrs. Mary La tpoczka, of 301 Bostwick avenue, wno was round dead in the home of Ed ward J. McGovern at 59 CherrJ- istreet, early yesterday morning. In an autopsy held on the body at the Slty .Morgue, late yesterday afternoon, Sy Med1cal Examiner Samuel B. Garl1ck, the medical examiner found that death was caused by a fracture or the skull and a pronounced hem orhage of the brain, probably caused ,py her being struck with a heavy fall.
 McGovern was released by the po- lice this morning.
 The police this morning located the John Lapoczka, who has been re gently living at 1 Wordin court He Is being held by the police in an ef- fort to throw some light on the whereabouts of the woman between v o'clock Monday night when she is alleged to have visited the McGoy- ,ern home and 10 o'clock Tuesday night, when she appeared again at McGovern's home, according to the story he told the police, showing the effects of having been beaten. her face covered with blood. He brought her into his house and claims that he wiped her face of the blood ana let her lie down. Later he was
 
 woman making sounds as though she was choking.
 He ran from the house to a nearby engine house and phoned to Dr. { Henry H. Weis of 1854 ctate street who went to the McGovern home and found the woman dead in bed Dr. Weis could not say how long she had been dead but said that as soon as he saw the woman he knew it was a. case for the coroner so he turned the case over to the Medical Examiner who also verified the statement that the woman had been dead for hours This would seem to belle the state , ment made by McGovern to the po- . lice that the woman had come to his house at 10 o'clock tfat night. An other important phase of the case is the woman's clothing was not wet and it was. raining heavily at ten o'clock on Tuesday night. The police are also trying to determine if Mrs Lapoczka came there with a frac- tured skull and in such condition as the official finding of Dr. Garlick shows her head to be in how she could have made the journey to the Nc Govern home in that condition
 At the home of John Sakotsky at . 301 Bostwick avenue where the La poczko woman lived with Sakotsky and his wife and three children, it
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-04
WANT BALLARD
 TO GIVE ITEMS

The local Republicans are making preparations to wash some linen in public and the members of the town committee and those who made con triput1ons to the party fund through Frank E. Ballard claim that they a re gong to make him render an account of the moneys collected by him dur ing the campaign
 It is said that the local committee LOOK the matter up with the Repub- Hcan State Committee before election put was unable to get any satisfac- non from J. Henry Roraback nor was IL able to get any contribution from 
 It is said that the local committee was. without funds for election day and 1t was only after an <ppeaI had been made to John T. King that the from him to pay election dav ex. penSeS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-04
BRYAN CALLS ON WILSON
 TO RESIGN
Wants Harding Made Pres ident Right Away Though Marshall's Resigna-
 tion Also.

Chicago, Nov. 4-President-elect Warren G. Harding should become president as soon as possible anj President Wilson's resignation and Hardins's appointment as secretary or state by Vice President Marshall !olIoWed by Marshalfs resignation in turn should accomplish this, accord. ing to statement made here today by William Jennings Bryan.
 MT. Wilson should resign at once," Bryan said. Then MT. Marshall. as soon as congress convenes. should name MT. Harding secretary of state and himself resign so that Mir Hard Ing may become president at the through a definite plan for peace"
 Bryan arrived in Chicago to speak in Oak Park this evening"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-04

physician at the Commodore Hotel She and her son had planned to sail Tor Europe in few days to spend the winter.
 played bridge whist at the Delta kappa Epsilon Club until 11:30 Tues day night, but he did not arrive at the Plymouth Hotel with his companion until o'clock yesterday morning. The hoise of plows and shouts in Waters room aroused occupants of the hotel and complaint was made to the clerk who went to the apartment to inyesti- gate. Tn the excitement over the dis covery Of the body "Dunn'' escaped
 waters was 4S years old and was formerly the husband of <Rsronasa Blanc, one-time stage favorite. They were divorced shortly after their mar. rage. Waters has spent most of re- cent years in travelling.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-04
Police Probe The
 Waters Mystery

New York. Nov. 4-An autopsy was held today on the body of Leeds Vaughn Waters, globe trotter and member of a wealthy Rhode Island family who was mysteriously murder ed in the Plymouth Hotel yesterday Waters evidently had been beaten to death with his own gold headed cane which was missing from the apart ment.
 The police are searching for a shabbily dressed young man who ac- companied Waters to the hotel and registered as James Dunn" That robbery was not the motive was indi- cated by the fact that Waters jewelry was not taken. It included a $2.e0e diamond ring, wrist watch and a gold trimmed wallet.
 Mrs Horace Waters the dead man's mother, who has been living at the Grammatan Hotel. at Bronxville, is prostrated and under the care of a
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-04
Harding Starts Or
 Vacation Saturday

Marion. O., Nov. With only .wo days remaining before he leaves for months vacation, President-elect Harding went to work today, clearing up his desk of the final left -ever de- tails of the campaign.
 With Mrs. Harding he will start at 7:30 Saturday morning for Point Isa- bel, Texas, where he will spend 12 days hunting and fishing, prior to an ocean voyage to the Panama Canal Zone He plans to be back in Ma rion, Dec. 6, and after that may go to some gulf coast resort for winter to be spent in choosing his cabinet and formulating the policie sof his administra ton.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-04
WED. MAY g ANNOUNCEMENT
 IS JUST MADE

Announcement of the wedding of Miss Florence K. Clancy, daughter of MT. and Mrs. James Clancy of POS East Main street, and Roland Ma pleson of Stamford, came as a com plete surprise to many in this city to- day. The bride is well known m newspaper circles, having been asso- ciated with local newspapers as edi- tor of the woman's page.
 The couple were united in marriage by Father Trainor, pastor of St. Mary's church on Tuesday, May 18th, in the rectory of the church.
 Miss Clancy was attended by her sister. Miss Helen Clancy, and MT, Mapleson had his cousin, Kenneth Mapleson, as best man.
 MT. and Mrs. Mapleson are residing temporarily in New Haven, where MT. Mapleson is connected with the New Haven Union. Both young people are well known here and are being showered with felicitations by their many friends.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-04
THE WEATHER

New Haven, Conn.,, Nov. Fore cast from D. m. Thursday to D. m.> Friday.
 For New Haven and vicinity: Fair in temperature
 For Connecticut: Unsettled to- night; Friday fair; fresh south to southwest winds
 A disturbance central this morn ing over Lake Superior is causing cloudy and unsettled weather in the upper Mississippi valley and north-' ern portion of the Lake region.t Pleasant weather prevails in other districts east@of the Rocky Mountains The temperature continues low in the southern districts but is mild for the season of the year along the northern border
 Conditions iavor for this vicinity fair weather followed by increasing cloudiness and not much change in
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-04
CONSUMERS TO
 KICK ON PRICE

IL IS proposed to form a Consumers League at the mass meeting which, is to be held at the Armory A. A rooms Friday night, to protest against the charge for gas meters.
 The committee which has the mat ter In charge has secured the services or several speakers who will inform the audience of the steps already taken and the advantage of forming a Consumers League which will be in a positlon to make an active opposition to the increase which all public ser- wee corporations are making in their charges.
 Attorney Hugh J. Lavery has been retained to take up the matter of the meter charge with the gas company and arrangements will be made to en- ter a protest against the ten cent fare charge of the trolley company,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-04

Except for an engagement made several months ago to speak on Dec. 5, in Bedford, Va, at an Elks' me- morial service, MT. Harding has no appointments for public speeches be. tween now and inauguration He may make short talks from his trair along the way south, however. and may also deliver one Or two addresses on particular subjects before March 4th. N
 Tonight Marion 0s to celebrate formally his election to the presi- dency and several hundred peonie from other cities are expected to inin; in the occasion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-04
RELIGIOUS AND
 OTHERWISE

Marion, O., Nov. 4-The shortest message of con- graduation received by Senator Harding, was from C. w. Dustin, of New York. reading simply Amen" Six Idahoans were pie turesque, wiring: Con gratulations old boy; we worked like He'll for you and delivered the goods in IdahO."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-04
LODGE TELLS
 OF PROGRAM

Boston, Nov. 4-Now that the G. O. P. is in the saddle, here are some of the things the Republicans plan to do, according to United States Sena- tor Lodge:
 1. Readjust the present tax laws.
 2. Make some alteration in the tariff.
 3. Reduce expenses of government
 4. Make peace with Germany.
 5. Repeal some 60 war measures. which go beyond all constitutional lin1its''
 6. Make an arrangement with sister nations looking to the peace of the world. mot an alliance"
 ''We shall not bring about any nil- 1enium, but we will do the best we can" he said. adding, T want to ask the American people to be patient and to remember these things cannot be done in a moment
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-04
Tennessee, New
 Mexico Settle In
 Republican Lis
Governors of 26 States Chosen by. the Women Gov. Smith of New York Defeated by TO- Ooo-R e p u b,1ican Leaders As Yet Unable to Understand It.

New York, Nov. 4-The unpre- cedented Republican victory, growing by leaps and bounds hourly since the polls closed Tuesday night reached us maximum proportions today when late returns dispelled the doube that fingered over Tennessee and New Mexico and definitely placed these states in the Harding-CooIidge column.
 With only three counties in Ten nessee missing Senator Harding has lead of some 10000 votes over Gov ernor Cox 1naSmuch as the three counties yet to be heard from went Republican four years ago returns from these are expected to merely in crease the size of the Harding blur aIty- Thus is the Republican dream or half century realized. The solid south has been broken
 In New Mexico, with only two coun tles missing Senator Harding has a lead in the returns today of oOos The partial returns yet to come in. from these missing districts cannot change the result.
 Along with Arizona, Missouri and 1eW other states which the Demo- crats did not give up until the last moment, the addition of New Mexico and Tennessee gives the RepubIicsns a victory so gigantic that even today the G. O. P. leaders found it hard to realize.
 Senator Harding and Goyernoul Coolidge will have 4o4 votes in inc electoral college. Only once before in the history of the nation has this electoral vote been surpassed. That was in 1912, the year of the Republi- can schlsm, when Woodrow Wilson rolIed up 4e3 votes in the college. Before that memorable year, Theo- dore Roosevelt held the honors. hay Inv received 331 votes in 1904. the year which Republicans have always pr1defully pointed to as representing the high water mark of political en- deavor and victory.
 Harding and Coolidge carried i36 states, taking along with them to/ triumph the governors of 26 states ana numerous senatorial and cons gressiona1 candidates. They even shattered some Democratic institu- tons like Champ Clark in Missouri. and Senator George Chamberlain in Oregon.
 Even Texas elected one Republican congressman and several Texas towns gave Harding a plurality, although me slate of course, was traditionalIy Democratic
 Cox and Roosevelt will have but 197 votes in the electoral college.
 While it probably will be some days before the popular nluraIitV o, Harding and Coolidge will be defi1- itely known, it appeared certain that tWould be around 7.00O,00O votes at conservative estimate
 The greatest plurality given Hard Ing was from New York, 1880 O0o and the smallest probably from Ari Zona New Mexico, or Nevada. where 1he . eo Repubhcan plurality will be from 5000 to 5000. -o---
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-04
BONUS WINS IN
 NEW YORK VOTE

New York, Nov. 4---Soldiers iron, the state of New York who served in the World War, will get a cash bonus from the state if the mandate of the polls is carried out. Almost com plete returns today showed that the bonus proposal earned by about to l in Tuesdays election. The bonus proposition as voted upon calls for the issuance of bonds not to exceed $45, 100000.