New Britain herald., 1925-01-07
KELSEY SELECTED
 FOR COUNCILMAN
"Dark H0rse'' Wins Over Four
 Other Candidates
DID TOITORE USE RAZOR?

i'r0prty--lngranam tO' rays
 S80,OO0 for Expansion sito--IIigh
 School Praised.
 Wilbur II, Kelsey of Divinity street, formerly engaged in the woodturnng business and q native of this city, was appointed to the city council last night 10 iill the one year remaining of the term of Cap- tain Frank s. Merrill who resigned to become postmaster. Mir. Kelsey Is a prominent member of the local Grange. He will assume his new duties at the next meeting of the board.
 The appointment of Mir. Kelsey came as a surprise to many about the city as his candidacy for the post was kept well under cover.
 The choice of MT. Kelsey was de- cided upon at an informal gather ing of the city council and the mayor on Monday night. when the secrets of King Tut's tomb were never more iealously guarded than the doings in the council chamber, which was locked to the public at large. With four councilmen and the mayor voting on the question, several votes were taken, according to information from reliable sources, but this would neither be con- firmed or denied by the mayor or members Of the board. Even last night the matter was announced with extreme breyity. Mayor John r. Wade merely saying that the council had decided upon MT. kel- sey.
 Rowe Seeks IrfOrmatiOn
 Former Selectman Rolfe F. Rowe requested from Mayor Wade the names of the applicants for the post, after the announcement of the new i councilman was made, saying the public was entitled to the informa- ton, Mayor Wade then replied that { he would get the list and announced for the post as follows: William A, | Hayes, Albert Trother. Raymond c. Kilduff, Arthur N. Manross and W, H. Kelsey. When questioned as to the number of votes taken, the mayor. smilingiy said, that he did not know, "as the secretary was not present at the meeting and nc records had been kept"
 Seichep-cy Post Installs. Calixte L. Allaire was installed commander of Seicheprey post American Legion, at a meeting helC in the American Legion hall las evening. Other officers that wer' installed are: Nice-commander, liar old L. Corning; chaplain Rev. Ern ! est l.. Wismer; financial secretary Eugene D. Seeber; finance officer, W Walter Clark; hist brian, Arthur W Griffing; adjutant, C. M. Pfennig : The installing officer was Past Com ! der Eernet R. Dutton. 1 Following the installation exer i cisos, supper was served in tn dining hall.
 Buy Ward Property
 Decision was made at the counci meeting for the purchase of the property of the J. H. Ward estate ir the rear of the city hall at price of $25,00O. The property will bt used for the expansion of inadequate quarters.
 Funeral of Victim.
 The funeral of Antonio Tottore murdered on Sunday night, was helC today from the undertaking room of Thomas P. O'Brien. Burial tool place in St. Thomas cemetery. Onl! immediately relatives attended thu services.
 That Tottore may have been thu sIasher, who marked Mr. and Mrs Salvatore DiSalvatore of Cherr! street for life on Sunday night. wa! an opinion held by the police today Details of the fatal Cherry stree brawl of the Sabbath Day are leak ing out slowly so that the police fee encouraged that their efforts art beginning to show results. The cast being built up now indicates that { tussle occurred after an argumen at cards and DiSalvatore was en gagged in holding Tottore, who go hold of a razor and did the cut ting. Apparently Joseph Leogrande one of the men being held on z murder charge, entered the fray a this point with revolver and the upshot of the fracas was the killing of Tottore.
 A christening at the home o' Dominick Divenero started the fata melee, according to opinions held hy the police. Later the party ad iourned to Leogrande's house where gas pipes were installed and here a door light was broken. The card party started at the home of Nitc Faniello and the final curtains waS rung down on Cherry street where