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New Britain herald., 1925-03-31
HARTNETT TOFACE
 HIGH COURT TRIAL MOtorman Of Wrecked Car Bound Over in S1,000 Bonds FOR CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE
Attorney Mangan Protests Against Admission Of Evidcncc--Man Ob- jects to Vaccination on Religious Grounds.

Motorman Robert T. Hartnett, charged with criminal neglect as a result of the trolley wreck at the corner of Stanley and Chestnut streets on the night of February 12, was bound over to the superior court under s1,0o0 bonds by Judge William c. Hungerford In the local police court this morning. The case was reopened over the protest of Judge William F. Mangan, counsel for Hartnett, when Prosecuting Att torney Joseph C. Woods asked to be allowed to introduce evidence which he had omitted when the case was tried last Wednesday.
 According to the statutes the state must show the, loss of life or the fracture of a limb in a case such as this, and although he had such evidence at hand last week, Prose- cutor Woods failed to bring 1t out, confining himself to showing that the car was being driven at an ex- cessive rate of speed when it jumped the rails. Judge Mangan was prompt to take advantage of this and point 1t out after the state had rested its case, but Judge Hungerford granted the prosecutor continuance until this morning.
 Mangan Calls 1t Terrible"
 After the motion for reopening had been made, Judge Mangan said there was no legitimate reason for 1t. and that 1t would be terrible" If the state was allowed to bolster up its case after the defense had picked the flaws in fl, stating that no de- lending attorney would come into court under such conditions. Judge Hungerford commented that 1t was a quite important and very technical matter, but reopened the case after quoting authority for such action.
 Dr. Milton L. Marsh of IFS Lin- coin street was called by the state and testified that Mrs. E. Bertha Battey of 57S Stanley street, had sustained a fractured radius of the right arm in the accident. Mrs. Battey, her arm still in cast, cor roborated this and said she was still undergoing treatment.
 Thomas W. Crosby of 5S4 Stanley
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New Britain herald., 1925-03-31
Abandons Role of Innocent Dupe and Says His Purpose Was to Get all the Money He Could Forced to Sign Name and Confesses He Lied Groehl Exposes Trail of Worthless Checks-Links Witness With Underworld Crooks
POLICE TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS
 TO PREVENT RESCUE OF CHAPMAN
Special to The Herald)


 Hartford, March 31.-Unleashing crushing attack in which he confused the witness several times, Frederick Groeh chief counsel for Gerald Chapman accused of the r- der Of Policeman James Skely in New Britain on October 12 1924 today subjected Walter E. Shean to sedge hammer of his direct testimony offered yesterday
 On the witness stand yesterday Shean pictured himself as pawn of Chapman in the burglary the Davidson even- thai store where Skey fatally shot, He posed as an - nocen participant Today Groeh succeeded in getting from Shean the statement T went into the burglary get all the money could out of it."
 Turning to Sheans other activities Groehl brought out that the Springfield had frequently issued checks for large amounts and had signed fictitious names to them He also connected him with several members of the underworld among them George Brown, peteblowe safe cracker who now in Atlanta prison, and Walter E. Cargan fugi tive from justice with whom the witness accused of de- fraudng Nicholas Baker, Springfield restaurant man. out of $40,000. ~ fl Admits He Lied 1.-s
 Groeh was doubtful when Shean denied that he had signed ms name to one of the checks the lawyer questioning him about Producing and ink Groehl made him sign his name and the figures the check several times Not until then did ohean break down and admit that the signature was hs
 Shean was Mustered at several points in his estmonay when Groeh bounded him. At time Groeh accused Shean or Vlng before had the goods on you"
 roeh accused Shean of being of the band which rob- ped the Nyomssng Pa bank of $S00OO in bonds but this the witness denied
New Britain herald., 1925-03-31
MOTHER MURDERS HER
 DAUGHTER, SON DYING
Somerville, N. J., Woman Also Tries Suicide-Not
 Likely to Live

someryile, N. J., March 31.-- Helen Sheridan, 1T, daughter of Ed win A. Sheridan, a farmer at North Branch, four miles from here, was shot and killed instantly and her brother James. IA, is expected to die from two bullet wounds in the head and chest, as the result of an attack fupon them by their mother while they slept early today. The mother, who Is believed to have been tenn porarily insane, is not expected to recover at the somerville hospital from three bullets which she then fired into her left side.
 Mir. Sheridan. who went into the cellar at 6:30 a. m., related that he heard the shots but when he arrived upstairs he found his daughter dead in bed. his son mortally wounded in his bed in an adjoining room and his wife on the floor unconscious. The empty revolver which had been kept in the home, was on the floor near her. The daughter, who was a student in Somerville High school, had been shot in the temple and through the chest. The boy had two wounds in about the same places.
 Both the son and his mother were brought to the Somervilis hospital where physicians said the yhad no hope for the recovery of either, al- though Mrs Sheridan had regained consciousness.
 One other person, Mrs. Sheridan's aged and invalid mother, was in the home.
 Sheriden is 52 and Mrs. Sheridan Is 41.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-31
Its Passage Follows Hour And Half of Debate Aling And Rackife In Favor of Measure.

State Capitol, Hartford, March si. Following debate of an hour and half the Sunday sports bill was passed in the house today by a vote of 12S to 1os.
 Both sessions of house and senate were broken up by long debates and most of the business for the day was postponed.
 Debate Starts at Once
 The Sunday sports bill was taken up in the house at noon. House Lead CT filling moved passage of the bill after brief explanation of its pro- visions. Mrs. Fenniman of Nauga- tuck opposed the measure, reading prepared speech in which she de- plored "an attempt to inaugurate the commercial Sunday"
 Mir. Bell of Salisbury disagreed with his colleagues and strenuously opposed thebill. Other laws notably gambling laws were violated, he said, but that does not necessitate repeating the laws. He denied public sentiment was back of the bill. He said increasing interest had led "big business" to commercialize sports. adding that money interests of base- ball were back of the bill.
 Mir. Durant of Guilford favored the bill, declaring i've want an American Sunday" not ccrnmer- clalised or continental Sunday.
 Mir. Lincoln Of Ashford read sta tlstics on lack of, religious training. Mir. Hoyt Of New Haven said there was overwhelming sentiment for Sunday baseball in every city and large town. He denied baseball mag mates were behind the measure. Mir. Talcott of Vernon agreed that more toleraion was needed. MT. Brins- made said the bill was ''unwise, un- fair and unnecessary
 Mfr. Averill warned against exist once of laws not popular as danger ous to the welfare of the country. Mir. Russell of Middletown moved that the vote be by roll call and the motion was carried. Miss Cheney of Manchester moved for an amend ment to allow persons working on Sunday under the new law to have day of during the week, but she withdrew 1t on objection.
 Local Men Favor It.
 Representatives B. w. filling and F. o. Rackliffe of New Britain, Rep resentative F. W. Pape of Newing- ton, and Representative Kimmel of Plaipyille were among those who voted in favor of the bill.
 Representative Francis Deemins of Berlin voted with the opposition.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-31
Tragedy Occurs During Maneuvers and Men Were Burdened With Full Field Equipment Death List Likely to Be Increased.
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Detmold, Germany, March St.- Fifty members of the German reichswehr were drowned in the river Weser this morning when A bridge being constructed by pioneers in connection with the reichswehr manoeuvres, collapsed. The victims were part of column marching in full field equipment which attempted to use the temporary structure.
 Death List Incomplete
 More than 100 soldiers were pre- cipltated into the river when the pontoon bridge gave way, and the first estimate of fifty drowned may be exceeded. The men thrown into the water had to struggle against the handicap of their heavy equipment, and it was feared that the inability of numbers of them 10 free them selves from it might greatly increase the death list.
 The pontoon bridge which failed to sustain the marching column of infantry was constructed over the upper Weser at the point where 1t joins the rivers Werra and Fulda, between the towns of Hausberge and Wertheim.
 Roll is Called
 A large contingent of various reichswelir units, engaged in held practice since the early morning, was scattered over wide area and when the accident occurred the officers in command immediately ordered roll call in an effort to learn the identity of the victims, the number of whom had not been established at late hour.
 Among the missing Is one officer.
 The accident Is believed to have been due to the overlooking Of one Of the pontoons.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-31
Engineer Falls Into
 River and Is Drowned

Ithaca, N. T., March 3l.-Frank A. Began of South Waverly, a Le- high Valley railroad engineer, before dawn today stepped from his en- zine as 1t stood on a bridge over the Cayuga Inlet, slipped into the water and was drowned.
 Began was shifting cars in the yards. AS his engine neared the bridges it broke loose from the cars and the engineer stopped 10 find the trouble. When he stepped from the cab he fell into the icy water and although he was a powerful swim mer he was unable to reach safety in the darkness. The body was re- covered an hour later.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-31
BUILDING COM.
 DEFIES COUNCIL Refuses Withdrawal of Naples and Lee Permits CLAIMS HEARING ILLEGAL
Common Council Authorized to
 Hear Remonstrants Only in Cases Q Where Permit Has Been Denied
 Is Claim.

Members of the building commits sion have decided to ignore the &C., tion of the common council in or dering the recalling of permits is- sued Miss Julia Naples and Mrs. Anna Lee for two family houses on Hart street, which order was issued following the last session of the common council.
 It has been claimed In certain quarters that cases like the Hart street matters are not covered by existing ordinances and the appel lants who received a public hearing before the common council were not privileged to have their griev- ance heard before that body had the law been properly interpreted. Since the hearing was not according to law. according to their claims, they cannot govern themselves by its finding, it Is argued.
 Although a copy of the common councils order for the recall of the permits has been received at the office of the building commission no action is being taken. Corpora tion Counsel John H. kirkham will be consulted shortly.
 The building commission, In &C., cordance with ordinance. advertised receipt of applications for permits to build two family houses on Hart street and received a remonstrance requiring the calling of a public hearing. At the hearing several property owners went on record as opposed. The building commission claims 75 per cent representation was not opposed and on that &C., count the commission issued per- mits. Owners of other properties nearby appealed to the common council and the case was heard last week.
 The ordinance covering such cases provides for the manner of applying for permits, advertising, filing of remonstrances, hearings, etc, and directs: If at said hear ing, seventy-fve per cent of said owners in person, or by their &C., credited agents, within said five hundred feet distances. object to the granting of the permit asked for,
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New Britain herald., 1925-03-31
SfiEAN ADMITS BEING BURGLAR
 AND WILLING AID OF CHAPMAN
oIInI, | vg ,,,,y, a,v,s ,aansauu0l nrrn SUNDAY ''j1T '%j1TUkiS ijiil BILL GE1S
 BY HOUSE BY 123-1O8 VOTE
Girl Babies Killed
 If Food Runs Short
.uuoo 'p1o,'lsH! !

New York, Mrch 31. -- Knud Rasmussen, Arctic explorer and student of Eskimo customs. ar- rived in New York today on the steamship Aurania, on his way to Ottawa, where he will report to the Canadian government on the Killing by Eskimos of girl babies Tn the upper Hudson Bay country.
 He said the custom originated In the difficulty of securing food for large families.
 "If there is not provender enough, they kill the babies i'm. mediately after birth by smoth. ering them," said MT. Rasmussen. If a girl baby, prior 10 birth, is pledged in marriage, the mother will preserve 1t. If not, the infant Is killed. Boy babies have greater value and are seldom, if ever killed"
New Britain herald., 1925-03-31
Crofts Owner of Property
 Used by w. J. Sweeney

With the filing of two deeds at the office of City Clerk A. l.. Thompson today 1t became known that the Sweeney block on Main street. built by the late John F. Sweeney and often referred to as the most valu- able piece of business property fin the city carrying no encumberances, is the property of Edmund Crorts Of North Adams, Mass. and for about four years Mfr. Sweeney had held only contract for life use and oc- cupancy.
 The same condition was true Of the Sweeney property at the corner of Church and Fairvlew streets which. like the Main street property. passed into Crofts' hands May (, 1921. Revenue stamps affixed 10 the deeds show & cash consideration Of s220oo. Crofts Is Sweeney's nephew and is residuars legstes under the Sweeney will.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-31
CYCLISTS ARE KILLED
Two Meet Death at Danvers When Their Motorcycle Crashes Into Rear End of Standing Truck.

Danvers, Mass. March S1.-Ru- pert Killam of Lynn and a com panion as yet unidentified were kill ed early today when their motor cycle crashed into the rear end of a truck on the Andover turnpike in this town. The truck had been left on the road unattended while two men who had been driving it went 10 Peabody for gasoline. Horace Desilets and Owen Eanselette of Lynn were arrested when the police learned that they had taken the truck without permission of the owner and had no licenses.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-31

glances to be directed toward Chap man but the latter looked at him without wavering.
 Shean was nervous and answered questions hesitatlngly.
 One of the checks GhoehI produc- ed was endorsed with the name of Joseph Marshall. It was drawn on July 1S, 1924. Shean had previously said that he had not seen Marshall Tor three years when he was offered S1oO,000 in stolen bonds.
 It was obviously Groehrs purposs to show that Shean and Marshall were identical and that the check had been cashed by a Mrs. Cunning ham, maid at the Somerset hotel, New York. It developed that she had called on Shean while he was in jail and pointed him out as the man who had given her the check. She knew shean as Marshall, she said.
 Groehl's questions grew bitterer as the gruelling cross-examination pro- ceeded, accusing shean in one i'm stance of leaving a wide trail Of worthless checks flor your poor father to settle" Shean, it deveIop- ed, was an active horse race patron and had many friends among race followers.
 Admits Bogus Checks
 Various checks brought to shean's attention were admitted by him to have been passed in Cincinnati. Buff falo and New York by men acting for him.
 shean doggedly denied that he re- ceived a share of the proceeds of many bogus checks cashed in various parts. of the east and middle west,
 Groehl then identified a letter ad- dressed to 'my dear Mrs Cunning ham," and signed Joseph Marshall. general delivery, Springfield" He made the witness write the words fin the letter for the comparison of the handwritings.
 Didn't you write that letter." de- manded Groehl.
 No" was the answer.
 And aren't you Marshall?" asked the lawyer.
 "No" was the reply.
 The handwriting examples were put into evidence.
 shean denied any knowledge of claims that the signature of man named Mahon, treasurer of his ad. vertisiug agency, and whose sigma ture was necessary for validation. had been forged 10 q number of the checks.
 Mahon now Is treasurer of the Springfield Eastern league baseball club of which Arthur Shean, the wit- ness's brother is the owner.
 Groehl And AIcorn In Tit
 The state prosecutor, Hugh M. Af- corn. refused to permit Groehi te see a copy of shean's post-arrest statement unless Groehl agreed te offer all of it in evidence. GroehI protested. and Aicorn admitted it was true. that the statement eou-
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New Britain herald., 1925-03-31
Democrats to Prepare
 For Active COmpaign

A meeting of the democratic town committee and democrats In general will be held tomorrow evening at S3N o'clock at headquarters in United building. Campaign plans will be discussed. The tickets will be com pleted at that time as there are now several vacancies which, by rules of the party the town committee Is authorized to i'll.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-31
FIRE RAVAGES TOWN
Business Center of Groton, Vermont, Is Virtually Wiped Out-Loss is About s1O0,O00.

Groton, Vt. March 31.--A fire of unknown origin early today wiped out the business center of this little community with loss estimated at s100,000. Because of the almost impossible conditions of the roads, fire apparatus from Woodsville, N. H., and South Tyegate reached the village too late to save the buildings. Dynamite was used to check the spread of the fire.
 The Opera block, 8 two story building of wood construction, and housing the post office, the town jail. and several business, places, was de- stroyed with harness shop and barn in the rear. The fire spread to an adjoining three tenement building which was also destroyed. Two other housese were badly dam aged.
 A hand chemical and water pails were the only means available for fightign the fire before the arrival of help from other towns.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-31
SHOT BY HIS FRIEND

New Canaan, March Sl.--James Warren, 46, who was shot by Ben iamin Mouzan, last night died to- day in the Stamford hospital Cor oner Phelan will make an inquiry. The men were friends, II is said that MouEan was handling a revolv- CT and it was discharged. They were together in Warren's home.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-31

Additional Guard For Chapman Additional precautions were taken
 today to guard Chapman. As he
 sped from Wethersfield prison to the
 county court building, a number of state policemen rode on motorcycles
 at the side of the automobile in
 which he was riding. When he ar- ] riv1d at the court house he was in boudle irons. The authorities are
 taking no chances with Chapman's
 pals staging an attempted rescue. l The prisoners pen in the court room
 where Chapman remains for a min-
 ute or two before the session of
 court was half filled with policemen.
 An attachment on the s4,0O0 yn cash and $3,o00 in Liberty bonds found on Chapman when he was ar- rested at Muncie, Indiana, was at- tached today by the federal govern- ment as partial compensation, for the s2,400,000 in bonds which Chap man stole in New York city.
 Spectators Nouched For
 In keeping with the policy to take every precaution against Chapman's escape, the authorities today en- forced a rule that every person en- tering the court building must be vouched for. Lawyers, members of the press and others having enthauce are allowed 10 pass. Everyone else must stay outside.
 The Allyn street door leading into the building was locked today and all gaining entrance were forced to use the Trumbull street door where they were closely scrutinized.
 Public interest In the trial today was at higher pitch than ever before. The crowd around the building was bigger and a number of people who could not get in scurried to the roof Of a low building on Trumbull street where they remained through out The day.
 Women Eat Lunch In Court
 A number of women who managed to get into the morning session re- in their seats when a recess was declared at o'clock and pro- duced their lunches which they sat and munched patiently awaiting the resumption of court.
 One of the tense moments of the day arrived whe Gnroehl produced tlIe pictures Of about ] 0 members of the underworld and asked Shetn if he knew them. Shean said he did not. Among those mentioned was one Harry Bernstein. a yeggman. Groehl brought out a communica- lion from Bernstein 10 Shean in which the statement was made That job in Hudson, N. T., is o. | K"
 Calls Shean Haven For Crooks
 Groehl insisted that Shean was the first haven for big crooks as soon i IS they finished prison sentences. He 1 claimed that they went to Spring | field and met Shean, who laid out jobs" for them. He claimed that | Shean was closely connected with l rrookdom for the past eight years and referred feelinEly 10 shean's I father who had made good fnan- eially for the son's escapsdsA
 Not once did shean allow his
New Britain herald., 1925-03-31
CHICoPEE STRIKE OVER

Chicopee, Mass, March Si. = Definite assurance was given today that the strike of employees of the Dwight Mfg. Go. cotton mills, now in Its tenth week, would end tomor- row.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-31
50 GERMAN SOLDIERS DROWN AS PONTOON BRIDGE FALLS
POUZZNER IS SLATED
 FOR PROSECUTORS JOB
Former Local Man Likely to Be- come Assistant City Attorney
 In New Haven

New Haven, March 31.-In a fore cast of changes In the city court when Eugene F. Farley and Sheri- dan T. Whitaker take their seats as judges, July i the Journal Courier today said that Charles Marcy Robinson will be made city attorney, Benjamin D. Winner, son-in-law Of F. w. Orr. first assistant city attor- ney, Daniel Pouzzner, second assist ant, and Mrs. Frances L. Roth, third assistant. The present city attorney is Mir. Whitaker and Mir. Winner is first assistant. If Mrs. Roth takes office she will be the first woman as slstant attorney in the state and will have charge of cases of women.
 Other changes in the court staff will be made.
 MT. Robinson Is the son of State Referee Silas A. Robinson of Middle town.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-31

Lawyer Pouzzner is the son of MT. and Mrs. I. Pouzzner of Church street, this city, and formerly lived here. He was graduated from the local High school and Syracuse uni vensity and was for several years on the Herald staff.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-31
THE WEATHER

For New Britain and vicinity: Unsettled tonight and We'd nesday with probably occa- sional showers; not much change in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-31

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New Britain herald., 1925-03-31

Average E4:iy Circulation For ssss ssssA hssi's ss'S 12,121
New Britain herald., 1925-08-01
\orhan Ualr vs. Boys Club

rb. Boys club and the Nathan rr.l. f,,1Is uf Iha Boys l"'SUe nlsvod l4 to- tte m thc rain ai Walnut IHU park yesterday at'',r- noon. l, WIS hard hitting and d loosely played pamr many ot the error, arcour'lng for runs.
 In rio frs inning 'ho Eoys club uIt o,,r two mNs on Il base on hal.e. triple aud sacrihc" fly \atnm Hale scored one in th" same inning on a bas" on balls and 9 Ioum.. The Poys' rluh counted sr,rn times in the second on two Ias,s on balls, a ml nalsmHn and sry,u n's.
 Tho Eoys' cluh sgorrd two more ln the third ou 'no hits anI two outs In ,h. same inning the Noflun Hal" ',am pushed over three on three la7"s on ha}'h a no}lurs choice and lHo hits. In tho sixth Natbnu Hal" scored s"}rn on i~o iIsrs on balls, hit la'Smam lnrco ,'r5rs and two hits The Boys club rot tVo in this inning on hit, an error md another hit,
 Nathan Halos tied the score in 'he vepnrh whom they counted thros .m,s tlrrr tosrs on balls. two crro,s an1 an our. Tn" g"me vas ca.hu 7' 'n, enI of tho seventh ianin@, Tha score.