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New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
TRIO NARROWLY ESCAPE
 DEATH IN AUTO CRASH
Motor Overturned on Street iu Three Car COliisiGl-POlicc Find
 No Cause for Arrest.

Louis Gordon Of 2l9 Britannia street, Meriden. and Edward and Benjamin Weiner Of 6o6 East Main street, this city, had narrow es- cape from death this afternoon about 2:3o o'clock when car in which they were riding, owned by Gordon, was struck and overturned by a car driven by Mrs. Harriet Hargreayes of Belden street
 Mrs. Hargreaves was driving-wes on Church street, near the inter- section of Elm. when the Meriden mans car, driven by Edward Vein. cr attempted 10 cross in front ot her. She struck the car with forcC enough 10 turn it over on it's side imprisoning the occupants for a few minutes. No one was injured. al. though there was slight damage te both cars.
 Mrs. Hargreaves continued across the intersection and ran into a cal owned and driven by Conrad w Sparmer Of 41 Henry street, doing "liSut tdlltdSe lo oiic ltlltT. Mrs. Hargreaves was accompanied i by Louis Dehm of 45 Griswold street and Raymond Rice of oS; Arch street. Motorcycle Policeman ! William s. Strolls and William H 1 Hayes investigated the accident | The damage was slight i'll all cases although all the occupants wer. greatly excited
 The police found no cause foi i arrest.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
ACCUSES SALESMAN
Andrew -ihlen Of Hillcrest Avenue Charges Magazine Solicitor Took Sll.9O Instead of SS Cents.

Andrew Ahlen of i41 Hillcrest avenue complained 10 the police to- day that a magazine salesman had taken Sl4.So out of q Sco bill and driven off in an automobile with two other men this forenoon leaving Ahlen With receipts for payment for subscriptions to several trade jour- haiS and S3,le in money. Ahlen said he subscribed for one magazine for six months, paying the salesman aS cents, He told the salesman to keep the two cents change out Of q Sl bill but the salesman asked him for bill of a larger denomination so that he might turn over some small currency he had in his pocket It was then that the salesman took advantage of the opportunity to ''sell' the other magazines, and -Ahlen asked the police to take ac- lion. Detective Sergeant Elllnger is Investigating the complaint.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
Deaths
Mrs. Matthew sheppard

Death claimed Mrs. Edith Marie sheppard, wife of Matthew sheppard Of isS Park street, on her %3rd birthday yes, rday. She died at the New Britain General hospital after long illness. s4e had been at the hospital since April IS.
 Besides her husband, she leaves a daughter, Mary, ( years old; her mother, Mrs. M, C. Selander: two sisters, Miss sylvia Selandcr and Mrs. Frank Glahau; and five broth CTS. Harry, Philip. Ernest, Walter and William Solander.
 The funeral will be hold ,omor- rev afternoon at 2:3o o'clock at the home. Rev, \. C. Theodore Stccge. pastor of St. Matthew's German Lutheran church. will oiIiciatc. Bur ial will be in l'airview cemetery,
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
Everett Ellsworth Ryder

Everett Ellsworth Ryder of 42o Allyn street, foreman Of the vac uum bottle department of Landcrs, Frary X Clark Go. during the 10 years he lived in this city. died Of pneumonia last night at his home.
 He was born in Cambridge. Mass. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Lillian s. Ryder: two sisters, Mrs. Everett GladWin of Brockton, Mass. and Mrs. Charles Reynolds Of Milton Mass.
 f'ratcrnally he was q member of the Mount Olive Masons of Essex.
 The funeral will he held at his home tonight at 7;3o o'clock. Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe. rector of St. Marks Episcopal church, will officiate. The remains will be taken 10 Milton. Mass, tomorrow for burial in Mount Hope cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
Discuss Craftsmanship
 Of Recreation Board

James J. Nau. ,ton and Bernard B. kranowitz. members of the muni- cipal recreation commission, con ferred today with Mayor Paonessa. but no announcement was mad with reference t> the chairmansltip Of the commission now held by liar " C. Jackson. whose resignation Is expected. Commissioner Naugh- ton, a democrat, ia generally expect cd to head the board.
 Park Commissioner Maxwell E. Porter also talked at length with the mayor. His term has expired. but he is continuing as a member Of the board since no one has been sp. pointed in his place
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
Several Americans Are
 Received at Vatican

Rome, May 1 (UP)-Thc Pope :o- day received James 4. Farrell. presi- dent of the United States Steel Cor poration, and Edward Hines. of Chi cago, president Of the Lumber Asso- citation.
 The Pope saw Hines and Mrs. Hines in his private library. He paid tribute to Hines liberality to the church and presented Mrs. Hines with a flower.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
HOSPITAL HAS II
 PNEUMONIA CASES
Four Times Usual Number for
 May on List

Added to the epidemic of grip is the report from the New Britain General hospital that four times the usual number Of pneumonia cases are being treated there. The hos pltal now has II cases Of pneu- monia at a time of the year when three such cases, according to Dr, T. Eben Eeeks, would be considered normal. Of these cases. five are children and all are of d severe type.
 This is a very unusual situation, pneumonia in May being what Dr. Eeeks calls an "out of season dis ease'
 The hospital has few cases of grip, most of the cases in the city being of a nature that do not re- quire hospital treatment. There are three eases in the hospital.
 Among the hospital force itself, the epidemic has not been felt. Only one nurse is sick, while two girls in the front office arc sick. Practically every one in the buSi- ness office has had a severe cold, although not more than two at a time were insapacitated
 The grip epidemic, which was rampant in this city for the past two weeks. is slowly waning. according 10 the statement of local doctors. 4 few warm, sunny days and no trace will be left, they claim.
 Not since the flu epidemic of 1G1S were the calls for medical at- tcntion SO urgent and numH rous as during the past fortnight Doctors, many of whom were victims of the grip, were obliged To make calls at all hours of the day and give medi- cal attention to others, The ma jor- fly of the cases were of q lisbt var iely. In most instances the patient needed but hot drinks and 10 remain in bed for | day or so and reliet was quick. The damp and heavy at mosphere is given as the reason for the spread of the grip, but much sickness could be avoided had tue people not taken to light clothes during such indictment conditions, it Is claimed. It is estimated that near ly 6,0oo persons sought medical aid during the period when the disease was at its height.
 Extra time schedules were put into force at the post office today on account Of tho large number Of clerks who are off duty because of illness. Help is needed badly at this time 10 take care Of the rush due to the beginning of the month. This schedule will continue as long as it Is necessary
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
Mrs. .Nlmo> Botial.

Mrs. Amos Bodal, wife of raul bodal Of 95 Gold street, died al NeWine'on Sanitarium today. Sh, was d resident Of this city for scN eral years. She was 33 years old.
 Surviving her Is q brother Mcmor, Pera. ot Philadelphia.
 The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at q time 10 be announced by Stanley Borawski. undertaken It will probably be held at St. Mark Episcopal church with Rev. Paul k David officiating. Burial will be ir F1jryieW cemoterv
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
Mrs. Knapp Was Nervous

Mrs. Knapp Was Nervous
 "She was nervous" said the wit ness. Other attempts Of Mr Moses to describe the defendants actions. were stricken out on objection by the de- tense counsel.
 she finally said the records had been shipped up to Syracuse and had been burned" said MT. Moses.
 Did she give any reason for hay ing done this" asked the justice.
 No, except that she thought they were of no value"
 Did she tell why she thought they were of no value?" asked Mir. Metallic.
 No"
 Did she appear nervous and eX- cited during this hours conyersa- tion:"
 "Yes."
 Patrick C. Dugan for the defense closely cross examined the witness as to the missing records First taking up payrolls. Duean brought out that copies of these might have been found in other offices of the state. As to missing memoranda, Dugan said:
 ''Of course you never saw those":''
 No"
 "Then all you really know about that, is hearsay":"
 Yes"
 .l. !, I retary of state, under Mrs. Knapp told of preparing payrolls during the census. He said he kept memor- anda from Mrs. Knapp on payroll matters and various other payroll records in his desk. Stern testified that he used 10 de- liver pay checks 10 Mrs. Knapp when he got them from the state treas urer's office. Mrs. Knapp, used to pick out checks that were made out 10 relatives. At times, he said. Mrs. Knapp gave him checks of these persons 10 be casned. These checks. he said. were always endorsed, Sometimes at Mrs knapp's direction he got bank drafts with the checks, Q-When you got cash, what did you do with il? A-Gayc it 10 Mrs. Knapp.
 Q-When you got drafts. what did you do with them" A--Gavc them to Mrs. Knapp, Q-nid you ever meet any of these persons? tMrs. knarp's rela- tivos on the payrolls.) | A-Nrs, some Of thcm. I Q-Did you ever meet Clara Blanche Knapp" 1 A-Ges. Q-In the officeH I -A-Ycs. Q-Was she working there ar wis, titing? 1 A-Nislting. ! stern said that he had been con. i fidential file and index clerk undei secretaries Hugo and Lyons and hat definite work then. When Mrs 1 Knapp was secretary of state, h. i said. he could not remember whcth CT the confidential file and lnde, Iclerk on the records was Sarah Laml or Julia A. smith.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
John Minor Rurr

Word has been received of th, re cent death, after a brief illness, Of John Minor Burr. grandson of John E. Minor of New Britain and Plain- Nlilc and son Of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Burr. 5515 High Drive, Kansas City, Mo. He was % years old and until 10 days before his death was a stu dent at Wentworth Military acad- emy. Lexington, Mo- where he was q cadet lieutenant. He would have been graduated from the junior col lcge department in May.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
BOY BURGLAR ESCAPES

\ boy. apparently about Is years of age. was detected in the act of attempting to gain entrance to the street about $40 last night. by AL
 fred Parker. ore of the owners, who reported to Supernumerary Officer stephen Coffey that he had chased the boy but was unable to catch him. A piece of cardboard had been set in position to deaden the noise Of breaking glass in the win- dow. according to Parker. The boy made his escape through Elm street.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
Advocates Removal of
 Every ChiId's Appendix

St. Louis. Mo. May UP)-Re- moval of the appendix and gall hlad- der from every child at the age of five "because changed living condi- tions make them non-essential and only conducive to trouble" was aJ- yocated by Dr. X. C. Stokes. medi. cal adviser of an insurance company in an address to the American Life convention here.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
FORMER W00DSMAN CLAIMED BY DEATH
Eugene Paquette Giant in Physique and Strength

Eugene Paquette Of 1Sl Wilcox street, a veteran lumberJack in the woods of oregon and Michigan for 20 years previous 10 coming to this city and a well known Canadian resident here. died late yesterday Y afternoon at the New Britain Gener- al hospital.
 He always enjoyed good health until recently when he was forced to undergo an operation. Complica- tons set in following the operation and his death resulted.
 ~ He was giant in physique in his younger days and was known 10 his friends as q man of great strength. Mr. Paquefte knew many stories about the life of the old back woods- men and he interested many in his description Of hard life that accom- panied the work in the lum ber camps.
 After 80 years in the lumber camps he came to this city to make lis homr. This was about 9 years 2go. He was a carpenter in the employ of several of the New Brit ain manufacturing companies. Of late years he had been in business for himself. making doors and win dow screens and other house hold articles.
 Surviving him are six daughters. Mrs. Maud Cote of shelton, Mrs. Victoria Flood of New Britain. Miss Jennie Paquettc of this city. Mrs. Clara Talbot Of this city, Mrs. Rona Jones of this city, and Miss Ursula Paquette of New York city: three sons, Joseph of Glastonbury, Arthur of Hartford, and Philip of this city.
 The funeral will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock at St. Mary's church. Burial will be in St Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
MISS SMITH SERIOUSLY ILL

Miss Mary smith, aged about Go. ot @ lasalle street, Was admitted to New Britain General hospital for treatment today Sfe is reported to be in a critical condition and fears Tor her recovery arc entertained. Miss Smith is a well known resident and is a sister Of Thomas J. smith. democratic registrar of voters.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
PINK STEP.|NS IN RURAL LOVE SUIT Add Dash of Color to New
 Jersey Affair

Flemlngton, x. j.. May A-Judec Frank E, Jess, presiding at the S100,0O0 alienation suit brought by | Walter W. Brougham. retired naval officer, against John \. Frcch, 7o- year-old judge of the Somerset county court, announced at o:3o yesterday afternoon. after long sum- nations by counsel for both sides, that he would not make his charge 10 the jury before tomorrow morn ing.
 Judge Jess denied a motion by defense counsel for directed yer dict of acuuittal. He also ruled that the plaintiff failed 10 substantiate the seduction charge and ordered the count based on it non- suited. The defense rested its case at 12:S0 yesterday afternoon. without putting Frech. branded as a Hove thief" by the plaintiff. on the wit ness stand. All the evidence was in at o:30 and the summation for both sides took the rest of the afternoon. Neighbors babbled more discred- itable testimony about Mrs. Broug- ham into the record. Judge Frech stroked his white mustachc and beamed satisfaction as the evidence piled up.
 Milked in Pink Step-lns
 William Broxmeir and his wife. Elizabeth. testified that on q warm July day they saw the ex-naval lieutenant's wife clad only in pink stcp-ins in a field milking her cow
 The court room throng and presii- ing Judge Jess could not stifle their mirth when, in answer to counsels question whether Mrs. Broxmeir's husband had watched the thinly clad Mrs. Brougham, the witness replied: T told him if he wanted to get the grain cut he'd better get moving along"
 Several other neighbors told of seeing strange men and many auto mobiles about the Broughan home.
 John C. Lane. a carpenter. testi- fled that once, when he went to the house with Judge Frech. Mrs. Brougham answered her front door bell wearing nightgown. He saw a man-not her husband--on q bed in the house. On cross-examination IL was brought out that the bedroom referred to was on the second floor. Lane sat in his car below.
 Dance Conduct Defended
 The rebuttal testimony was direct cd principally at the story told yes terday by Catherine Olson. 20. who charged Brougham was attempting a filtration with her at the Commun- ity dance. Mrs. Catherine Wander beck, North Branch school teacher. was called to deny the girls testi- mony about her age and also as to her grade in school. Mrs. Ada Hughes of Clinton. who attended loo per cent of the dances in the North Branch Community club and watched the dancers closely. swore she never had seen Mir. or Mrs. Brougham conduct themselves any way but properly.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
Funerals
Frank CackOwSkj

Funeral services for Frank Cac- ltowski of G9 Clinton street were held this morning at 7:30 o'clock at Sacred Heart church. Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski. pastor, celebrat- ed solemn high mass of requiem. Rev. Stanley Musial of Hartford was deacon and Rev. Alexander kowalCzyk was sub deacon.
 Pall bearers were members of the society of Bolislaus the Great.
 The three priests conducted con- mitt7l services. Burial was in Sacred Heart cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
Real Estate News

The Lomas X Nettleton Co. has filed notice Of two suits in the city to foreclose mortgages on property located on Linden street. Ethel M. Cole, Carmine Menditto, Thomas Trant and NJ. F. Trant are defend ants, the last three having interest in the property
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
EPIDEMIC OF MEASLES

Putnam. Conn.,. May [ N-With one death and $ of the lis cAil- dren at the Windham County HesAe for Children m. the institution is experiencing the worst epidemic of measles in its history. Of the eS patients one is on the danger tot and several are considered sessousay ill.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
Mrs. Katherine Sullivan

Funeral services for Mrs. kath. crime Sullivan, wife of Daniel B. Sullivan of 766 Arch street will be held Saturday morning at o'clock at St. Joseph's church. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery. New London.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
NEW ANGLES COME INTO KNAPP CASE
 AT 70DAY'S TRIAL
tCoalinued from First la-o)

and the credi'ing of the amounts 10 Mrs. knapp's accounts.
 Another new angle appeared when Mr. Mcdalio introduced two letters written to Mrs. Knapp by the wit ness in late 1925 and early 1926 asking payments on Mrs. knapp's accounts in thc store.
 Mrs. Anna Meyer. cashier of the Edwards store in l9o6-o5 testified 10 receiving the various checks in- cluding the protested personal check oi Mrs. Knapp for $500
 Louis 4. Dudley. head bookkecper N tn" Onondaga County Savings bank of Syracuse, testified as 10 the opening Of an account on February ;, 1926, with an Albany Trust con- pany bank draft for So.G25.o2 This account. he testified, was opened in the namef of Julia A. smith (Mrs. Knapps sister), by Mrs. Knapp Later, in accordance with the rcgu- lations of the bank, he said, a de. postor's signature card was received
 Three directions to pay wero pro. duced which had been honored bS the bank. They withdrew amount. totalling S1.S50 from the Julia A Smith account on orders written b, Mrs. Knapp, according to the testi. mony. and signed by Julia smith. Then MT. Medalie produced two withdrawal orders late in 1927 ana nto (, that these Were written by Mrs Knapp and that the Julia Smith sig. natures were apparently also ir Mrs. Knapp's handwriting. MT. Dudley testified that no on, had authority to withdraw from such accounts except the person who opened them,
 Orders Were Honorcd Isn't it a fact, though" asked Mir Modalie. that your bank honored two withdrawal orders from the Julia A. Smith account which were in fact signed by Mrs, Knapp"
 "Ycs," the witness answered.
 Testimony then was offered re- garding the opening of an account for Charles Hubbell Smith on Sep tember l 5, 1925. by Mrs. Knapp. The account was opened. according 10 the testimony, with a state check for s1,95S.36 in favor of Mir. Smith, who is Mrs. Knapp's brother. This check it was testified, was endorsed with Mir. Smiths name in Mrs. Knapps writing.
 By agreement between counsel subject to right of exception as 10 materiality, there were introduced into evidence a score or more Of comptroller's warrants on the state treasurer covering census payrolls and all the cancelled checks issued to the six relatives of Mrs. Knapp appearing frequently on the census payrolls.
 Chart Is Evidence
 The ten-foot wall chart. hung be- hind the witness chair during the first day of the trial by the prose cution. and showing payments of census moneys to the knapps rela- lives, was received in evidence. The judge said he was receiving this merely to aid the jury in under standing the situation.
 Secretary of State Robert Moses testified as to his failure to find var ious records and memoranda con-
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
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New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION

Warsaw. May Np)-A Russian emigrant was charged today with attempting 10 assa ssinate the Rus- sian government trade represents ativo, Lizarew.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04

Only two out of 500 known va rieties of parrots are natives to the United States.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04

A perch. as a measure of length, is five and one half yards long.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04

TREASlIRY BALANCE Treasury Balance. $1sc,739,Ssl
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04

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 He described efforts he said he made to find from his predecessor in office, Mrs. Knapp, where the miss ing records were. She told him that the records had been burned. Mir. Metallic asked Mr. Moses to describe Mrs. knapp's actions at the
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
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