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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22

Meyers is now testifying before Supreme Court Justice Arthur S. Tompktns and a jury in White Plains, New York, in an action brought against Clifford B. Wilson, former mayor of this city, and John c. Stan ley, former president of the Police board here. and now a member ot that commission. The suit is to re- cover $4,206.S8 for balance due 1in- payment for services of Burns In- ternational Detectives, conductors .of the famous vice raids here in 1920. Former Mayor Wilson is charged by Meyers with attempting to "de- stroy'' Delaney because he menaced his ambition to become governor of the state.
 The action is brought by Randall w. Borough as assignee of the Wm. J Burns International Agency. TksA defendants are John Stanley of the Bridgeport Board of Police Commis- stoners and former president of the board, and former Mayor Clifford B. Wilson; The action is to recover tectives. The hearing is before Jus tice Tompxins.
 ''Dcstroy Delaney"
 The Burns Agency asserts that the defendants agreed to pay for tho work of the detectives, 35,86221. The work done by the agency began in February, 1920, and was discon- Meyers stated in his testimony that Mayor Wilson told him that the ob ject of the investigation was ito de- stroy Prosecuting Attorney DeLan ey or else he would never beGome gover- nOr.'
 At this time Mayor Watson was Heutenant-governor and was strong contender for the gubernatorial nonl- ination in the Republican party. Meyers testifie that teh agency was engaged espe pecially to inquire into the conditions of the underworld, which appeared to be in control Of De- r E11 1NAfy 4S,,1e attorney.
 Meyers testified to the raids that were made. to "a large number of ar rests and to various other facts. The pill of the agency was paid from the funds Of the city ofo Bridgeport in sumes granted, from time to time, by the Board of ApDortionment, but the final bill. which Is now in litigation, to pay.
 Calls Proceedings 'Tnfamons."
 Delaney today charged tine pro ceedings with being infamous and irtirnaited that the whole truth was not coming to light.
 Denounctng the charges that 'qhis office controlled the underworld in { the City of Bridgeport Attorney Delaney said:
 'T sincerely regret that the case is not being triel in the local courts where the whole truth of the matter would he brought out.
 "I declared to Detective Bozeman in the presence of his associate de- ] tectfves Captain Myers, Mayor Clifford B. Wilson; acting Supt. of Police Suckey and otf1rs that if one iota of evidence was presented that ! any officer whether high or low had accepted graft, I would not hesitate to fulfill the obligation that my duty called for in issuing a warrant and later when Superintendent Redgate. and Dec. Cap. Cronan, had been re- instated when investigation the charges brought by Frank Cozza against Bozeman on which he was later sent ito jail before those present namely Redgate, Cronan Atty. David Resntck and others, Bozeman admit ted that he found no evidence of any graft whatsoever"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
WIDOW OF SLAIN MAN
 COLLAPSES
Men on Trial Are Her Brothers - Beset by Conflicting Emotions, Her Court Visit Makes Her Ill.

When the murder trial of Gus
 and Frank ScalafanI Of Stam-
 ford was resumed today before
 Judge Newell Jennings III the
 Superior Court, it was learned
 that Mrs. Regina Montag agilnino,
 sister of the accused brothers
 and widow of IgnatiuS Mon-
 taGinno, the man they are charS-
 ed with staying, had collapsed.
 Mrs. MOntaginino was in court here yesterday when the triel opened and was beSet by conflicting emo tions. She heard the brothers she loved charged with the murder of the man she wed and the experience was too much for her. She was so i'll to- day as a result of her court visit that she was unabale to leave her home in Stamford. It is understood that the state later plans to call Mrs. Montag- inino q witness. in which event she will be placed in a most unusual position.
 Te defense scored it's first point to- day when. Mayor David FitzGerald, counsel for the accused brothers, sue ceeded in barring hearsay. testimony from the record. The jury was ex- cused this morning while States At torney Homer $. Cummings and MT. Fitzgerald argued ruled to exclude all hearsay testimony.
 Policeman Eyer of Stamford was the first witness called today and tes- tified to taking a revolver away from one of the brothers now on trial after the shooting.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
AUT0IST KILLED: MARRIED WOMAN
 IN CRASH DYING

Chicopee, Mass.,-- Dec. 22-Ernest E. Mowery, 33, of Indian Orchard. was instantly killed and Mrs. Charles F. Knight, 2S, of South Hadley Falls, received injuries from which she died socn after being taken to the Mercy hospital when a big touring car in which they were riding, crashed through a fence and down @ 100 foot precipice into the Chico Dee river early today.
 James J. Hayes, 34, of Indian Or chard, driver of the car, who escaped with only minor injuries, was arraign- ed in the Chicopee District Court this morning and held in $10,00O bail charges of manslaughter and operat ing an automobile while under the influence of liquor.
 Mowery. a railroad en8ploye, was married, but living apart from his wife. Mrs. Knight leaves a hus- band in South Hadley Falls.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
KILLED FRIEND,
 NOW PAR0LED

James Briggs of Greenwich, who on July 2. last. in his brothers cafe shot and killed Arthur Doran. was paroled yesterday for the unexpired time of his sentence of six months in the county Jail.
 The fatality occurred about mid night when Briggs was closing the cafe and taking the gun from a drawer. Doran, his lifelong friend, dared him to shoot. Briggs turned abclx the barrel. pointed the gun ana pulled it twice but mistakenly had turned the gun back but once. The deed was done only in jest but the bullet exploded and killed Doran.
 The case was tried in the Green wich City court and thea raKen to the Superior court while Briggs was held in bonds of $15.000. Durin g the September term of the Crtminai Superior court Briggs pleaded guilty to mansIaughter and was sentenced six months in jail and costs.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
HAPPY XMAS DREAMS END
 WITH DEATH
Miss Raynold Amundsen Accidentally Killed by Fumes While She Slept -Completed Plans for Yuletide Family Re- union Day Before.

Surrounded by the Christmas
 packages she had arranged with
 loving care, Miss RaynoId
 Amundsen, eighteen years old
 and pretty, was found dead this
 morning in the furnished room
 she occupied at 415 Hancock
 avenue. On tho very eve of
 happy holiday reunion with her
 family. Illuminating gas, acct-
 dentaIIy released, killed her
 while she slept
 Near her were laid out carefully her smartest clothes for the expected d visit home, all the little ornaments she loved. and she even curled and arranged her hair neatly for rn1s great occasion. The neatly wrapped Christmas packages, which were to mutely of many small sacrifices made that loved ones might be reme embered by the girl
 Local Factory Worker.
 Her first name-Rayold or Ragn- hild-is rather unusual and so the girl was usually known to her friends as "Toots'' She was employ ed by the Bead Chain Company ana was born in Norway IS years ago. Last summer her parents left Bridge port and went to Salem. where her father, Charles, obtained work. went along too. but she didn't like Salem and returned here about eight weeks ago.
 When, last night, '"Toots'' had put the last touch to her hair and got the last package wrapped to her satisfac- tion, she asked Mrs. S. Neubauer, with whom she roomed at the Han cock avenue address, to call her early this morning, as she still had many things to do. Mrs. Neubauer heard the girl singing happily in her room
 At 5:45 o'clock this morning, Mrs. Neubauer called ''Toots' and found the girl dead. She had turned off g gas heater in her room but had failed to turn off the gas at it's source. Mrs. Neubauer, frightened by her discovery aroused her husband. who clad only in his nightclothing ran out and sought a policeman.
 The body of the unfortunate girl was removed to Polke's undertaking parlors on State street and her rela- lives notified.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
BOZeman Testifies
 at Today's Trial
Especial to Tintes.l

White Plains N. Y. Dec. 2z--Two Of the Burns detectives were on th9 stand today and gave an itcmized bill of money spent by them in the investigation of the case. Fred c. Bossman, one of the detectives. recit- ed his expenses from Nov. on. On that day he spent S18.15. including the charge of the des-~ssye agency. On the 18th he spent S17-54: on the 18th, s13.40. He said he went tcZ Waterbury to 75 Elizabeth street, to find a woman who was wanted as a witness in the case whose name was Emily Suppoch- On that day he spent s26.66 and offered to pay the woman s10 as a witness for the next day Expenses on that day were s7.40.
 "Gct COZza."
 "Get Cozza-'' former Mayor Clifford B. Wilson told Detective Fred C. Boze- man of the Burns Detective Agency when he came to this city to conduct the vice crusade, according to testi- rlony before Supreme Court Justice Arthur s. Tompkins in White Plains today.
 Bezeman. according to his opn testimony today, declared that he at-
 Continued on Page Eleyen.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
XXX. LEADER
 BACK PEDALS

NorwaIk, Dec 22-(INS) w. Saunders, who described himself as King Kleagle of the Ku Klux Klan in this territory, called up from his home in Darien to protest to the editor of the Norwalk Hour against the publi- cation of a story regarding the re- marks of Rev. Silas E. Newton in New Britain, in which it was report ed that he was alleged to have made slurring remarks which were inter- preted by some who attended as re- ferring to Mayor Paonessa of that city.
 The Kling K1eagIe was under the mistaken impression that the story pertained to Norwalk and the mayor of this city and was ready to deny that any such remarks had been made here,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
POSSES SEARCH
 MINT BANDITS

Denver, Dec. e2-Peace officers of Denver and Northern Colorado were prepared to push vigorously today their hunt for Denver's bank truck bandits whose trail they believe had been picked up yesterday at an aban- doned ranch house 20 miles east of Greedy, ColR. The four men sus- pected of being those who Monday shot and killed Charles T. Linton, federal reserve bank truck guard. and escaped with $200,000 in currency, after spectacular gun fight with guards of the United States Mint here.
 Scores of armed men including county sheriffs and their deputies in hastily organized posses, and three att orn OloiIeS and one armored riot car loaded with Denver detectives and policemen secured Northern Colcrad 3 in the vicinity of Greedy, Fort Nor gan, Fort Collins and Roggen all last night without catching the quar- tet
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
Pay-As-YOu-Enter Fare Boxes Will
 Be Put on Jitneys

Pay-as-you-enter fare boxes will be installed on all the jitneys of the Bridgeport Auto Transit company which operates jitneys on the Barnum avenue and State street line, beginning January l.. Vice IN.sident Stephen Lucas said today. These fare boxes will be similar to those used by the Connecticut company and will be useful 10 the drivers.
 Jitneymen generally expect to he treated more faVorably by the General Assembly this coming session because the jitneys aEe now under the supervision of the Public Utilities Commission, which in it's report recommended that insurance rates be lowered. Another matter which jitneynlen hope to have put in effect this coming year Is per- mission or a franchise to operate their jitneys for a period of ten years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
Break Up Poker Game in Auto
 Bandit Chase

Binghamton, N. Y, Dec. 22-Police today sounded a general alarm for a squad of autom obile bandits who late last night swooDed down on the and broke up alleged poker and crap games. They entered the esta blish- ment, four of the bandits whipped out revolvers ordering every one to hold up his hands.
 All compiled and one of the ban dits sent through the pockets of the men, taking money and silver in large quantities. One of the men who doubled up a finger in an av- tempt to conceal a diamond ring was ordered to straighten 1t out. take the ring from his finger and fork it Oyer''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
Burned To Death After Preparing
 For Xmas Tree

New York, Dec. 22.-U. V. S) A Christmas tree stands in the home of Joseph SicenSl<i, Brook lyn, today and toys litter the floor.
 To him they are moc<ery.
 When SiCenSlxi left for work yesterday he gave his wife money to buy the tree and purchase pres ents for their six year old dau9h- ter, Ella.
 On his return he found them dead.
 A draft had blown out the flame of a gas stove while they were resting from the fatigue of Christmas shopping.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
YALE MAN KILLED
 IN AUTO CRASH

Philadelphia. Pa, Dec. 22-William Resoer, of Boston. 20, Yale student, was killed in motor crush early to- day while visiting a friend here. The friend, Edward Trasel, 19, son of N1r. and Mrs. Edward c. Trasel. of Tor resdale, a suburb, has been held by Fairmount Park guards as a material witness. He was slightly injured.
 Harry Sauers, another Yale student, who was in the car, is under police guard at a local hospital with sev- eral broken ribs. The accident oc- cured when the car sllidded on Q turn and crashed into a tree.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
Brannigan Will
 Recover, Belief

Norwaik, Dec 22-Sergeant James Brannigan. local recruiting officer and drill master of the United States Army who was found unconscious in the street here Wednesday morning, was reported to be conscious and to have 9 chance of recovery at the hos pital today.
 Coroner Phe1an's inquiry into the alleged assault on Brannigan was held in secret yesterday at the re- quest of Attorney Connery. repre- senting Edward Sheenan, Jr Frank De Martino and John Marron arr rested by the police with the affair.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
Blame K. K. K. for
 Basilica Blaze

Quebec, Dec. 22-Fire fiends in spired by Ku Klux Klan propaganda or religious mania were resp ODEble for the destruction of the magnificent Bascilica, Quebec's proudest church structure. and other buildings in a fire which swept the city early today. according to Chief Detective Dan Larraine of Quebec.
 Lorraine told ewspapermen that he had received threatening anony- would be burned Dec. 2S
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
ROBBER GANG
 IS CAPTURED

Chicago, Dec. 22--Two men, al- leged members of a gang of robbers. which the police say, has obtained s5G0,000 in operations throughout the Mississippi valley. were under arrest here today. Associates of the men are being sought.
 More than S7O.0OO in Liberty bonds. stocks, warehouse receipts for whiskey and bonds were recovered. One man, police said, had a complete plan of the state penitentiary at Jo- liet Ills
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
COAL OPERATOR
 IS SHOT DEAD

SteubenviIe, O., Dec. 22-Roy Led son, 35, prominent coal operator of Mount Horeb, West Virginia, neAk here, was shot and killed instantly today and his brother, William Led son was fatally wounded by William Pearson.- a neighbor, officials say. The shooting occurred in the Ledson barn. The cause of the shooting is a nys- tery, Hancock county officials said.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
GRAB S5,OOO AT
 POINT OF PISTOL

St. Louis Dec. 22.-s1X bandits armed with sawed off shotguns held up a money truck of the StiN, Raer and Fuller company here today, com polling two employees and a police man to turn over to them approN- mately s5,00O in cash.
 The policeman and employees were taken by surprise and offered 1o re- Sistance. The money had been col lected at various delivery stations. The bandits escaped in an automo5ile.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
SUIT
 SHOULD BE
 TRIED HERE
So Asserts Attorney Delaney of Action Begun in White Plains-Former Mayor Wilson and Po- lice Commissioner Stanley Sued for $4 200

"i sincerely regret that tine being the local courts where the whole truth of the matter would brought out' Alexander L. Delaney cutor declared today answering charges Meyers of the heads of the Burns Detective Agency agency engaged for the special purpose investigating don of the underworld in the city Bridgeport ap
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
MANY SLAIN IN
 CRETE MASSACRE

London, Dec. 2Z-O. N. S.)- massacre of Moslems has broken cut upon the Greek Island of Crete and many have been slain according to 8 Central News dispatch from Athens today quoting reports received in that aity from AntoIia-
 Many farms owned by MosleTns with all their stocks are said to have been seized by Grerks-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
Bushel of Coal
 Daily Allotted
 Syracuse Homes

Syracuse. N. Y. Dec. 22.-U. N. S.) -Ninety-on and one-ha1f ounds of coda little moro than abush el-is the anthracite quota per Syracuse family daily-pTovided they can get 1t.
 A survey of the fuel situation in Syracuse today showed that apA-oXi- naateiy 1000 tons of anthracite en- ters the city daily to supply the 4s,- T5o families here.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
Burglar With S20O,0OO Record
 in Police Net

New York, Dec. 22-Thor1as F Belford. a. matinee burglar who confessed 100 afternoon burgiaries. according to the police, but who was caught the first time he worked af- ter dark was in the lineup at police headquarters today. Police said the value of goods stolen since last Au- gust was S200,OO0.
 He was found in the West 92nd street apartment Of Mrs. Sadie Ben nett last midnight
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
Found Dead With
 fl Bullet Wounds

willoughby, O.. Dee. 22-The body of Anthony Joffee, 2S, was found near his home today with fl bullet holes, six in the back. The police believe the staying was the outgrowth 1s Ia bIackmail plot.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
13 FIREMEN.
 60 TENANTS ARE INJURED
Deputy Chief OHara Dying in Hospital with Broken .Back-Flames Get Started in Baby Carriage Factory and Sweep Through Blocks of Old Frame Buildings.

New York Dec. 22-Q N. S)-More than 5000 persons driven from their homes in between fifty sixty injured including 3 firemen spectacular which swept through block of old frame dwellings in the Will liamsburg section of Brooklyn, early today.
 Deputy Fire Chief John T. Tiara removed to the hos condition with broken directing when the the buildings collapsed and he caught under the wreckage
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
Poincare Doubts
 U. s. Intervention

Copyright 1922 by International
 News Service.l
 Paris, Dec. 22-Premier Raymond Poincare of France. central figure in the German separations negotiations. told International News today he be- Neved that reports of possible Amer ican intervention in the separations situation are false. He believes that American isolation will stand intact
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
FREEDOM, XMAS GIFT. d

Detroit. Dec 22-More than 20 persons connected with traffic law violations and sentenced to short jail terms learned today that they would be given their liberty as a Christmas s gift Their release was ordered by Judge Charles L. Bartlett who has sentenced several hundred reckless drivers during the last year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
AMERICAN SHOT
 DEAD IN MEXICO

Tampico, Mexico, Dec 22-(Sy The Associated Press )-Emile Aga Sten, formerly Of Shreveport La, as sistant pipe line superintendent Of the Mexican Gulf Oil Co.,, was shot and killed from ambush late yester- day on the road between Toteco and Zacamixtle. state of Vera Cduz 1t was learned today
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
HARVEY SAILS TOMORROW.

London, Dec. 22-American Am haSsador Harvey today accompan- jed Mrs. Harvey to Southampt whence she sailed for Madeira to spend the holidays while he is in America The ambassador sails to- morrow on board. She steamship Der engaria-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
INCEDIARIsM IN DUBLIN.

Dublin. Dec. 22.-G. ". S)-1ncen- diaries today destroyed the resid ence Of Patrick Sheehan under secretary Of the home office. The dwelling was set afire with incendiary bombs.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22

Boston. Dec Z2-"Ine coast guard cutter Acushnet was foated today after having been aground fo~ sew eral hours in Boston harbor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
Four alarms were sounded.

Four alarms were sounded.
 The blaze originated in the auto baby carriage factory at 1Ss-195 Harrison avenue. but quickly spread ments. Cracking flames and dense clouds of black smoke which rolled upward from the burning buildings threw the entire neighborhood into panic.
 Men and women rushed screaming from their homes, carrying their children and a few of the most Valu- able househ old effects in their arms. Most of the terrOr-Strlcken were Tn their night clothes and ran the risk of influenza or pneumonia from a bit ter wind which swept the streets.
 Most of the injured residents or the fre-sweDt zone were treated for smoke inhalation and minor injuries
 Police reserves were rushed to the scene and assisted the f1remen 70 rescue resident of the tenements and fighting the blaze.
 electric feed wire which swung against water soaked wreckage caus- ing Ia number of loud explosions ac- companied by vivid fire works dis plays
 For a time two firemen were re- ported missing but eventually they turned up.
 O'Hara was removed from the deb- ris by Assistant Fire Chief Smoky Joe" Martin and two policemen. He was 50 badly injured that the last rites of the Roman Catholic church were administered while he was be- ing taken to St. Catherine's hospital.
 Church in Ruins.
 Pawtucket, R. L. Dec. 22-Wor- shippers in St. Johns Catholic church early today discovered fire in the basement and after the firemen had fought the blaze for two hours little more than the shell of the edi- flee was left. The damage is esti- mated at s20.0o0.
 Dearborn St. Depot Burned.
 Chicago, Dec. 22-Smoldering ruins today marked the site of the Dear born street railroad station. 3 land mark since 1884 and once called the est terminal in the world. It was destroyed late yesterday by fire be lieved to have started from crossed wires.
 Incendiaries Keep Busy.
 PhiIa dIphta, Dec. 22-Two more Ares today were attributed to pyro- maniacs. who have burned more than 35 barns in southeastern Pennsylva- nia Delaware and New Jersey. A cooperative feed mill at Dublin, near Doylestown, Pa, was destroyed, with feed from many of the farms in the region. State troopers said the blaze had every appearance of incendiar- ism. A barn at RadnOr on the grounds of Arthur J. Fox was dam ged early today, but was saved by prompt work of firemen- Oil soaked rags were reported to have been found in the hayloft.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
WEATHER.

New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. 2Z- Weather forecast:
 For New Haven and vicinity: Un- settled weather tonight and Saturday; probably light rain or snow to- night.
 For Connecticut: Cloudy tonight md Saturday; probably snow or rain tonight; not much change in tenn peSature; strong north and north west winds on the coast.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-22
De.,.b.o,n St. Depot Burned.

Chicago, Dec. 22-Sm oldering ruins today marked the site of the Dear born street railroad station. land mark since 1884 and once called the est terminal in the world. It wa% destroyed late yesterday by fire be wires.