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New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
CALM AS HE IS GIVEN
 IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE
Waterbury Portuguese Found Guilty af Murder in The second Degree
 Woman Was Killed.

Waterbury. Oct. L. Manuel Sem endo Yarela, sa years old, Portuguese negro, was found guilty in the super for court here today of second degree murder in connection with the death of his boarding mistress. Mrs, Inez Nerweod. Judge Maitbie sentenced him to life Imprisonment at wethers- tield, He accepted the sentence eolm, ly
 Nareia was boarding with Mrs. Nor. wood, and one night. two years ago they anarreied. A shot was fired and ieighbors ran Into the house to find the woman dead. varela ran away and lived in Boston under an assumed name for two years without being ap. prehended. At the trial he testified that she was deeply in love with him and that when he told her he was going to move away she became hys. terical. grabbed up a revolver and fired a shot into her brain.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
NOT POISON ENOUGH IN
 MRS. WEBB'S BODY TO KILL
New York Sun Publishes Alleged Statement By Examining Sur
 geon to This Effect.

New York, Oct. 4.--Anaysis by Dr. Alexander Goettler, Bellevue hospital toxicologist of vital organs from the body of Mrs. Gertrude German Webb, has shown the presence of a poison- ous corrosive sublimate, but not in sufficient quantity to have caused death, the New York Sun said it had learned today from a source close to Dr. Goettler.
 It was decided to present the toxi- cologistis report to the grand jury at a. conference last night between Dist. Attorney Arthur Rowland and Cor oner Fitzgerald of Westchester county and Captain Arthur Carey of the New York police. The grand jury will resume it's session at White Plains Monday.
 Confirmation of, reports yesterday that friends of the dead woman would ask Governor smith to interfere in the conduct of the investigation came this morning from persons intimately connected with the case who said two relatives of Mrs. Webb had gone to Albany to see the governor.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
MISS COLLETT LOSES
 TO MRS. VANDERBECK
Defeated 2 Up and 1 to Play While Miss Stirling Wins
 Her Match
By The Assoclated Press.


 Rye, N. r., Oct. 4.-Miss Glenna Collett of Providence. national woman golf champion, was defeated today in the national tournament by Mrs. c. H. Vanderbeck of Philadelphia, 2 up and to play.
 Miss Alexa Stirling defeated Mrs. Melvin Jones, Chicago, and s.
 Miss Edith Cummings defeated Miss Edith Leitch and 1.
 Mrs. E. H. Goss defeated Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd one up.
 The Providence girl, who came into the national title last year at White Sulphur Springs made valiant effort to recover after playing wretched golf on the first nine holes to become 3 down.
 She became down at the 11th when her approach putt knocked Mrs. Vanderbeck's ball into the cup, but then with remarkable play won holes in succession and was but one down. They halved the 18th but Miss Collett became dormie in the 18th, when her opponent sank 15 foot putt for four. The 17th was halved.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
ALL KINDS OF AIR
 CRAFT AT ST. LOUIS Various Demonstrations Mark Opening of International Races C. s. JONES FIRST WINNER Garden City, x. Y. P1iar Goes 800
 Miles and Gets Award in "on to st.
 Louis" E1ight-Events Continue Through Saturday.
C. s. JONES FIRST WINNER
ly Ths Asseelaled Presa.

ny The Associated Press.
 St. Louis, Oct. 4.--with fair weath- CT prevailing and St. Louis in good condition the airships were primed today for the beginning of the inter- national air races which were post poned from Monday on account Of rain.
 The initial days program includes three speed events and four demon strations. The racing events are the flying club of St Louis trophy raie for civilians piloting planes of less than 20 horsepower engines; the Mitchell trophy race for official army type pursuit machines. and the Liber- ty engine builders trophy race in which sharp contest Is expected be- tween army and navy craft.
 Demonstrations of the smallest bi- plane in the world weight 500 pounds; arriva lof squadron of IS air mall service planes; exhibition of bombing planes in action. demonstration of how United States mail is carried on the trans-continental route at night by the post office air service completes the program.
 All Types shown
 With the visit Tuesday of the ZR-1, the largest airship in the world the presence of the Barling bomber, the mightiest heavier than air craft ever and the successful flight yesterday of the RN-1, the worlds biggest non-rigid airship virtually every type of aircraft known to the world has been or is concentrated here for the races.
 Government officials, attaches of foreign embassies and prominent air craft building builders and designers, who are here for the events, declare | the races will surpass any previous | aviation meet held in the world. The | races continue through Saturday.
 Jones is Winner
 c. s. Jones of Garden City, N. Y.i .oday was announced winner of the | On to St. Louis'' race with total of | ,16 points He flew 900 miles to St. Louis. H. F. Cole, Pemblina, North Dakota was second; w. w. Meyer of Chicago third and Lawrence B. Sper- v, Farmingdale, l.. l. fourth.
 Walter F.. Lee of Dayton, O., won ! he flying club of St. Louis trophy race lere today. Perry Hutton, Wichita, Sas., was second and s. J. Jones of Harden City, N. Y., came in third.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
Smith to Air His Views
 On Prohibition Question

Albany. N. V, Oct. 4,--Governor Smith who attracted national atten- ton by signing a bill repeating the state prohibition enforcement act, an- nounced today that he would attend the governors conference in Wash ington called by President Coolidge for October 20. Prohibition enforce ment will be discussed. Asked if he intended to speak, Governor Smith replied that he ''was not going to Washington to look at the buildings"
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
5 OF fl MINERS BURIED
 NINE DAYS ARE RESCUED
Hope Now is Entertained For Lives of Others Imprisoned In Scottish
 Coal Pits
r,,. As.oeia.ad Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Falkirlk, Scotland, Oct. 4.--Buried alive for nine days, five of the Al miners eitombed by an explosion in a coal pit near here on September 20 were rescued today. The men were brought to the surface in fairly good condition and their remarkable escape has raised the hopes of the relatives of the others imprisoned.
 The searchers today were re- doubling their efforts,
 The first thing the rescued men ask ed for was cigarettes. They said they existed on water after the first day, when the supply of bread gave out, The pit they were In was flooded by the explosion, but they succeeded in crawling to ledge away from the water and finally struck a passage where they got a current of air. There they stopped for occasional trips for water until they were rescued.
 The pit belonged to the James Nimmo Co. Seventy men were entomb- ed in 1t when the explosion took place, but one party of 29 men succeeded in making their escape shortly through B disused shaft. Virtually all hope for the remaining men had been given up.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
GEN. KEENY DIES TODAY
Hartford Man Was President of Som ers,iIle Mfg. Co. and Former Prom. inent in c. o. P. Ranks.

Hartford, Oct. 4.-General George F. keeny, president of the Somers vile Mfg. Co.,. former legislator and prominent republican in earlier years died at his home in Somersvilie to. day. He was "A years of age and native of Manchester. He was pay. master on the staff of Governor Cooke and served in the state senate in 1889, 1891 and 1898. He was member of the Connecticut Nationa Guard 1865 to 1869 and was a mem. Der of constitutional convention if 1902. He exerted much influence ir party politics. particularly fin Tollane county.
 Gen. Keeny leaves his wife, tive Raymond c. keeny of New York and Mrs. Lewis F.. Gordon oi this city; also two brothers. Lafay cite Keeny and Mayro Keeny oi Somers. and sister, Mrs. Marior Pomeroy of Hartford The funera will be held Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
KENTUCKY DESPER/ sS:s iS;::::'.::;; s:::;. s'... PRISON STILL DEFY rU~.e'a" rs Con"
 MACHINE GUNS TO BE USED
PRISON
 INMATE IS A SUICIDE
Charles W. Anderson, Sent Up From New Haven,
 Hangs Himself in Cell

Hartford. Oct. t.-CharIes W, An-
 derson. alias Henry Maas. alias
 Charles w. Davis. committed suicide
 in his cell at the state prison at
 Wethersheld shortly before 6.s0 this
 morning. He was 5i years old. and
 was sent to tho prison from New
 Haven county on February 5, 1913 to serve sentence of from four to 30 years. He was convicted on two counts of soliciting in order to com init burglary.
 Anderson hanged himself with a piece of rope from the top of his cell door. When discovered at s:s0 by n prison attendant who was letting the prisoners out for breakfast. his body was still warm, indicating that he had been hanging only short time. Medical Examiner Fox was sum- moned and pronounced death due to suicide. Prison attendants do not know how he obtained the rope. Anderson had long prison record. He had served time at Sing Sing and at Elmira reformatory and at the state prison at Baltimore. He has no known relatives.
 New Haven, Oct. 4.-Charles w. who hanged himself in state prison, was known here as Henry w. Maas. When arrested here in 1913 he said he was born in Hamburg, Germany and had been in the country B years. When his record was looked up it was found that he had spent 29 years of his stay in the United States in various re- or penal institutions.
 Anderson was arrested as a loiterer oy Officers Deegan and Tiernan, both ,f whom are now captains and he said ne had just come from New York. He had brought with him a lad, IF, named Davis, whom he had instruct d to enter house in Whitney avenue occupied by MT. Beckwith. The ad was to open a door so that An lerson could enter.
 At the trial State Attorney filling. s a witness, said that he had seen Inderson near the house of Charles V. Nichols in St. Roman street, which lad been robbed. Howard c. Webb .cted as state attorney in this case. anderson had an. attorney but was onvicted and sentenced under the ame of Maas. He had previously cen in the Maryland state prison. Ie had fair ability as painter and fletcher.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
GASOLINE GOING UP
Oil Mems Association Predicts Higher Prices This Winter and Still Higher Next Spring.

Chicago, Oct. 4.-Gasoline will cost more this winter and will be still higher In the spring, according to opinions expressed at the convention here of the American oil mems as- sociation.
 Supporting that belief reasons ad- vanced were that by February i pro- duction of oil would be 500,000 bar rels day lower than it is now. Pres ent surplus stocks will be wiped out by the close of 1924 unless there is a quick change in the situation; small independent producers, whose surplus productions tends to keep price down will be out of business by winter if the depression in the oil industry con tinues.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
LEADER OF ROBBER
 AND IS SHOT DOWN Gabriel Moursy Captured in Paris
 Alter Fierce Battle LED SHATTUCK ROBBERY
Was One of Most Sensational Robber. les Ever Attempted in New York shattuck Family Can Now Return To Old Home
ny rhe A.seeIated .Pre.s.

By The Associated 'Press.
 Paris, Oct. t.-After one of the most extensive and stubborn search es in the annals of the French police, Gabriel Alphonse Mourey. alias Henri Boliat, master mind in the sensational Bhattuck jewel robbery in New York in April, 1922. was finally located at Chclles, ie miles from Paris, this morning and shot down while resist ing arrest.
 Drives on Police.
 Establishing the fact that Mourey was staying in the little Seine-et- Marne town, tho police last night drew cordon around his villa and at daybreak made a concerted rush upon the house. Mourey met their charge with a fusillade of shots from two automatic pistols. forcing the officers to retreat and take to cover behind nearby trees. A bullet sent through a window as he was resuming fire after reloading his weapons brought the fugitive down.
 Is Not Killed.
 The police report that Mourey, who was apparently dead when picked up, revived and was taken to the St. An toine hospital in a desperate condi- ton, five of the police bullets having taken effect. One of the policemen was wounded in the arm.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
Three Convict Murdcrers Have Second Death To Answer For as Wound ed Victim Dies
Tear Gas Attack and Final Desperate Rush Will Probably Be Made Later This Afternoon.

Eddyyille. Ky. Oct. i.-V. B. Mat tingly. Western Kentucky penitcntiary grard here. who was wounded by Monte Walters and his companions in their momentary frenzied dash for liberty from the prison yesterday, died of his wounds In the prison hospital early today. Mattingly laid in the lee of the dining hall all during the day yesterday crying for water after he had been shot down. but fellow guards and armed civilians were un- able to give him succor as it would have taken them into the path of the barricaded convicts' bullets. He was later carried to safety by convict irusty.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
PRISON SENTENCES MEZED
 OUTTORUM RUNNERS WHO
 COME BEFORE HIGH COURT
ExONERATE MAN.GIRL, CROWD CHEERS WILDLY Signs and Exclaims "He or She" Will Be Glad to Get
 Some Hairpins Again

Chicago. Oct, t.-Aeanilted of haV-
 ing. as a smiling girl bandit, shot and
 killed Richard c. Tesmer. wealthy in- suranee broker in holdup last sum. mer. Fred c. Thompson last night re- sumed the feminine habiliment that for it years permitted him to go unchallenged as woman and n years ago 10 mary Frank carrick.
 Feminine throughout the trial In his actions. gestures and remarks despite the rough male garb of the jail prisoner. Thompson, womanlilte shrank towards his attorney as the Jury foreman pronounced the words of acquittal
 He immediately recovered however and the temperament of the old days as n cabaret entertainer asserted It. self as Thompson swung up on a table and requested nobody to go until he had thanked everybody. Cheers and cries of approval of the verdict were as men and women crushed about the "man- woman" to congrat- ulate him.
 The feminine instinct predominant, exclaimed. My goodness. I'll be glad to get some hairpins" as he was being led back to jail to be Every time woman has visited the Jail I've said please, madam have you hairpin to spare'."
 Carrick was in the cheering crowd In the court room but Marie Clark, the girl Thompson married because he said, he sympathized with her, was not present.
 Thompson testifying in his own be- half was clad in faminine waist and masculine trousers, with his long hair ,ombed in knots over his ears. He old the jury of dual life as a boy n Chillicothe, O., and as woman in Chicago.
 He dressed as boy in childhood ,ut felt easier' in girls clothing he | old the jury, and after he came to | Chicago wore womans attire almost | 
 Sobbingly he declared he "could | lot kill dog or cat" when ques- toned whether he had donned wom- In's clothing to commit murder.
 Mrs. Tesmer who saw her husband | hot declared Thompson was the smiling girl bandit' who fired while male accompIice was robbing him.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
New Haven Liquor vio- lators Given From One Year to IS Months At Wethersfieh
Judge Kellogg on Bench Litchfeld Superior Grand Jury Hearing Evidence in Maddocks Murder Case.

Hartford. Oct. t.-state prison sen. tences were imposed on saiii Ercolano. Anthony Attardi and Feiice Iaccarino. all Of New Haven. in criminal superior court today by Judge Kellogg. They changed their pleas to guilty on charge Of rum running. IL is the first state prison sentence for this offense imposed in Connecticut.
 Sent to Methefshcld
 The men were caught in simsbury, September 2l with two truck loads of liquor Iaccarino was given from a yearto eighteen months and Attardi and Ercolano one year to thirteen months each.
 In the trucks when the men were captured by state police were 50 cases of beer. four cases Of gin, four of whiskey. two cartons of wine and one hundred pint bottles of whiskey. lac carino Is the bootlegger who was said to have had an account of s104,000 in a New Haven bank and which he withdrew before the authorities To- cated 1t.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
May Return Home

New York, Oct. 4.-Albert Shattuck retired financier and his wife now may return to dwell in their red brick colonial house in Washington Square, for with the capture in Paris today of Gabriel Alphonse Mourey, alias Henri Boilat, the shadow which has sur rounded the Shattuck home has been removed.
 ] Mrs Shattuck's nerves were so shaken after she, her husband and seven servants had been locked in the wine cellar of their home by five ban dits led by Mourey that she refused to live there longer with Mourey at large and Mir. Shattuck closed his home, announcing 1t would not be re- opened until the robber chief was rounded up. After that he personal ly led world wide search for Mourey spending several months in Paris in the role of an amateur detective.
 Sensational Crime
 The Shattuck jewel robbery which took another turn today with the cap ture of Monrey in Paris today was one of the most sensational crimes in the history of the city.
 On April 2, 1922, five robbers led by Henri Boilat, a butler in the Wash ington Square home of Albert R. Shat tuck, retired flnancier, locked Mir. Shattuck, his wife and seven serv- ants in the wine cellor of the house where they were held prisoner until Mrs. Shattnck nearly died from suf- location. They finally made their es- cape through the ingenuity of Mir. Shattuck who pried open the lock. the robbers had fled with $90,000 worth of jewelry.
 Two Others At Large
 Three of the five robbers have been accounted for to date. With Mourey shot down and Eugene Diaset and Maurice Bagnoli arrested in Plain field, N. l., and sent to Sing Sing for 10 to 60 years only two others are at | arge.
 Sllattuck has offered a s2o,o00 re- ward for the arrest of Boilat.
 Only one piece of jewelry has been recovered This was $2,ooo dla- nond studded watch which was re- covered in San Francisco from a wom- ,n who said Boilat gave 1t to her.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
Man in Dying Condition,
 Assailant Being Sought

Norwalk Oct. 4.--WSile Edward Easton lies dying in the Npinion of the hospital doctors the police are trying to determine who Is responsible for his injuries. He was picked up in the road this morning and it was said that he had been pushed or thrown out of an automobile in which were three other men. Easton has a fractured skull and other in- itIries.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
J. J. Daly Back Behind
 Newspaper Typewriter

John J. Daily. former editor of the New Britain "Herald", has returned to the newspaper fold and is now on the staff of the Washington D. C., Post" writing dramatics and specia, features for the Sunday edition. Until this week Mir. Daly was in the em- ploy of the MacMillan Co, one of the largest book publishing firms in the United States. Prior to that engage nent, he was on the Post" editorial staff
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
BREAK ENDS CRISIS
Disruption of German Cabinet Stops One Set of Bickerings. But Another Now Starts Up

By The Associated Press
 Paris Oct. 4.--Chancelor strese- mann's intention radically to decrease the number of ministers in the next German cabinet is meeting with much opposition, says a Havss dispatch from Berlin this afternoon. The var ious groups interpret the chancel- lor's policy as meaning virtually the installation of dictatorship. The chancellor argues that the measure is necessary for economic reasons.
 The chancellor. adds the dispatch, is finding the task of forming his new cabinet an arduous one.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
Knows 100000 Words, Jailed
 For Theft of Dictionaries

New York, Oct. IA passion for words today landed John ]. Freschi, 75 year old clerk, in jail again. Freschi, who boasts vocabulary of 100000 words, was charged with stealing two dictionaries from q. Fifth avenue store. He has served three penitentiary terms for similar of- lenses. The court, in imposing sem tence of six months to three years, re- marked that the prisoner now would have time to memorize additional words.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
Medal of Honor Is Given
 II. s. Sailor by Coolidge

Coolidge in the presence of Secretary Denby, Assist. Secretary Roosevelt and ranking officers of the Navy. pre- sented congressional medal of honor today to George Bradley, chief gun ner, U. 8. N, for meritorious service under fire on the occasion In 1914 of the landing of American naval forces at Vera Cruz, attached to the battle ship Utah as chief gunner mate, he was In charge of the ammunition party and special details at Vera Cruz.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
Curtis Thinks Limit Is
 Reached in Aerial Speed

St. Louis, Oct. 4.-An airplane at- taining a speed of 500 miles an hour can be built but the craft would fly so fast that it would burn itself up in friction with the air. Glenn L. Curtiss. designer of the Curtiss racing planes declared today. Mir. Curtiss said he be- lieved the maximum feasible speed in aircraft had been reached.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
Negroes Reported Named
 In Stokes Conspiracy

Chicago. Oct. 1.-Two Chicago ne- groes were reported to have been named in true bill charging con- spiracy after Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes had testified before the grand jury today concerning her charges of a conspiracy to ruin her reputation in connection with the New York divorce suit of her husband. W. E. D. Stokes. wealthy hotel man.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
BASEBALL IS DEAD
That is ss Far as New Haven Team in Eastern League is Concerned, Donovan Says.

New Haven. Oct IA forecast made here today of baseball condi- tions next season ss the result of a private dinner given to Wild BIT" Donovan last night was to the effect that it is doubtful if there will be an Eastern League team in New Haven next season. Donovan made it plain, it Is said. that he would not be 8 manager here next season and Presi- dent George Weiss of the club hardly expect to be in local baseball but may have a managerial berth in another league. It Is thought a conference in a few days will settle the uncertainty here.
 Lack Of support of the game this season is contributing factor to con ditions as they are now. it was stateds
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
45 Persons Overcome by
 Fumes in Philadelphia Fire

Philadelphia. Oct. &4.-Forty-fiv persons, six firemen included. were overcome by chlorine gas in the Dill and Collins paper mill here today. Ten of the victims arc in a serious condition. The chlorine, which is used to bleach paper pulp. escaped through a defective valve.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
Child Unhurt After Fall
 From Second Floor Porch

Mary Mannette of z Lawlor street. age three years, fell from the second floor veranda at her home this morn- ing. The police were called and Off cers James McCabe and John Carlson went to the scene. The youngster was cared for by Dr. Mendel volken- helm who stated that she was not se- riously hurt.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
N. Y. Commerce Chamber Is
 For Modified VOIstead Law

New York, Oct. 4.-The Chamber of Commerce of New York today adopted a resolution recommending to congress that the volstead act should be revised and modified so as to conform more nearly with pub lie sentiment and on lines that are more reasonable. just and practicable.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
Mantle Couple Have
 Close Call in Fire

Mantle, Oct. 4.-Nicholas Stand nick and his family had a narrow es- cape when the building in which he kept store and had his dwelling was destroyed by fire early today. The loss is placed at ss.0O0. Engines from New London and Waterford fought the blaze.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
Two Men Arrested for
 Irving tO Steal Plane

New York, Oct. 4.-Arthur Eng land of Bay Shore, an aviator, and Rudolph Beck also of Bay Shore, were held in s3,o00 bail each today in Jamaica court on a charge of steal ing a seaplane owned by John J. Walsh of Brooklyn and moored in Jamaica Bay.