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Evening star., 1930-06-22

climate To these corporeal advantages was
added a mind cool, discriminating energetic,
and fearless; thoroughly acquainted with man
kind, not uninstructed in the literature and
sciences of the day, and habitually directed by
a high and Interchangeable moral sense.
THAT a man so constituted should have
the golden opinions of friends and foes
is not extraordinary. The most eloquent men
of the British Senate became his panegyrists;
and the American Congress hastened to testify
for him, their grateful remembrance, profound
respect, and high veneraton.'"
I IKE so many accounts of events happening
during the Revolutionary War, the intense
excitement of the time responsible for the
different versions we find today of the death
of Richard Montgomery. One account, how
ever, that the writer feels worthy of adding
to what has already been said, was published
many years ago by Louise Livingston Hunt,
most likely in some way related to the wife
of Gen. Montgomery. This author tells us:
1T o'clock in the morning of De-
cember 81, TITS, during a violent snow-storm,
that the attack on Quebec was made The
little American Army had undergone mex
preSsible hardships during the campaign. and
the soldiers were half starved and half naked.
1t took all the magnetic power of Montgomery
to stir them into renewed action. Men of
New York. he exclaimed, you will not fear to
follow where your general leads; march onr
Then placing himself in the front, he almost
Immediately received the mortal wound which
suddenly closed his career.
Thus fell Richard Montgomery at the early
age of 81. Three weeks before his death
he was promoted to the rank of major
general Young, gifted. and brave, he was
mourned throughout the country at whose
altar he had offered up his life--apparently in
vain; for fate decided the battle in favor Of
the British
The story that he was borne from the field
of battle by Aaron Burr, under the continued
fire of the enemy, has always been received
with doubt 1t may now, upon the highest
authority, be pronounced to be without foun-
dation
1T was rumored but not ascertained by the
British for some hours that the American gem
eral had been killed. Anxious to ascertain,
Gen. Carleton sent an aide-de-camp to the
seminary, where the American prisoners were,
to inquire If any of them would identify the
body field officer OF Arnold's division. who
had been made prisoner near Sault au Matelot
barrier, accompanied the aide-de-camp to the
Pres de Vile guard and pointed it out among
the bodies, at the same time pronouncing in
accents of grief a glowing eulogism on Mont
gomerys bravery and worth.
Besides that of the general, the bodies OF
his two aides-de-camp were recognized among
the slain. ALI we're frozen stiff. Gen. Mont
gomerY shot through the thigh and
through the head. When his body was taken
torted, his counlenance appeared serene and
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Death of Cen Richard Montgomery during the ong of Quebec

incidents Immediately leading up to that most
unfortunate occurrence:
"A council of was accordingly convened,
and to this the general submitted two ques-
tons: Shall attempt the reduction of
Quebec by a night attack? And if So shall
the lower town be the point attacked?' Both
questions having been afirmatively decided the
troops ordered to parade in three dvi-
sions at O'Clock in the morning of the 31st
of December the New York regiments and
part of Easton's Massachusetts, Militia, at Ho-
land House; the Cambridge detachments on
Lambs company of artilleries, with one field
piece. at Capt. Morgan's quarters; and the
two small corps of Livingston and Brown, at
their respective grounds of parade.
ITO the first and second of these divisions
were assigned the two assaults, to be made
opposite sides of the lower town; and to the
third, a series of demonstrations or fegned
attacks in different parts of the upper.
Under these orders, the movement began
between 3 and 4 O'Clock in the morning
from the Heights of Abraham. Montgomery
advanced at the head of the first division by
the river road, round the foot of Cape Dia-
mond TO Aunce ou Mere; and Arnold at the
head of the second through the suburbs of
st. Rogue, to the Sault de MatelotS. Both
columns found the roads much obstructed by
snow, but to this obstacle the route taken
by Montgomery were added huge masses of
ice, thrown up from the river, and so narrow
ing the passage round the foot of the promon-
tory, to greatly retard the progress and
disturb the order of the march.
These dificulties being at last Surmounted
the first barrier was approached, vigorously
attacked and rapidly carried. A moment and
but a moment, now employed to re-excite
the ardor of the troops which the fatigue of
the march and the severity of the weather had
somewhat abated. Men of New York; ex-
claimed Montgomery, you will not fear to fol-
low where your general leads-march on then
placing himself again in the front, he pressed
eagerly forward to the second barrier, and,
when but few PAGES from the mouths of the
British cannon, received three wounds which
instantly terminated his life and his labors
Thus fell, in the first month of his fortieth
year, Maj. Gen Richard Montgomery.
THE fortune of the day being decided.
the corpse of the fallen general eagerly
sought for and soon found. The stern character
OF Carletons habitual temper softened at the
sight: recouections of other times crowded fast
of the dead could neither be forgotten dis
sembled, and the British general granted the
request of Lieut. Gov. Cramahe to have the body
decently inferred within the walls of the city.
I'm this Driet story of short and useful
life we find all the elements which enter into
the composition of a great man and di1tin-
guished soldier; "a happy physical organza
ton, combining strength and activity, and en-
abling its possessor to encounter laborious days
and sleepless nights, hunger and thirst, all
changes Of weather, and every variation Of
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"Those who deny freedom to others deserve
it not for themselves; and, under just God,
cannot long retain it,
RUT to return to the story. No truer pa
triot ever lived than Richard Montgomery,
and no braver soldier sacrificed his life
than did he. Born in Dublin, Ireland, on
December 2, 1736-when George Washington
was just four years old-he was the son of
Thomas Montgomery of Convoy House, whose
children included three sons namely Alex
ander, John and Richard. and one daughter.
We are told that his family highly
respectable and that Alexander the first son,
commanded a grenadier company in Wolfes
army, and was present at the capture of
Quebec; John lived and died in Portugal, and
the daughter married Lord Ranelagh.
After serving in the British army-a COM
mission having been obtained for him in
1854, when he was but 1S years of age-he
decided to abandon the kings service and
accordingly, in 1772 sold his commission, and
in January, 1773, arrived in New York, where
he purchased farm. 1t was here that he
either became acquainted with or renewed the
acquaintance of, the Clermont branch of the
Livingston family. However, whichever way
it may have been, We know that 1t was dur
ing the following July that he married the
eldest daughter of Robert r. Livingston, then
of the judges of the Superior Court of
the province.
landed in New York, it is apparent that he
became actively interested in the political af-
fairs of the Colonies, for find that in April,
ITS, he elected a member of the delega-
ton from the County of DutcheSs to the first
provincial convention held in New York and
it was while thus serving that the National
Congress commissioned him one of the eight
brigadier generals provided for by that body.
Montgomery was only one of many capable
Irishmen who threw in their lot with the
cause of the colonists and who rendered con-
Spicuous service in establishing American lib
erty He had not sought this distinction and
only accepted it as a duty he felt he owed to
his adopted country. Ir letter he wrote to
a friend soon afterward we find him saying:
The Congress having done me the honor of
electing brigadier general in their service,
is event which must put an end for awhile
perhaps forever, to the quiet scheme of life
had prescribed for myself for, though entirely
unexpected and undesired by me, the will of
an oppressed people, compelled to choose be-
tween liberty and slavery, must be obeyed"
THE attack upon Quebec in which Mont
gomery was killed took place early on the
morning of December 81, IT'S John Arm
strong his brother -in-law who served as Sec
retary of War during the second administra-
tion of President Madison and who has written
excellent biography of Richard Montgomery
has this to say of that soEiier's death and the
Evening star., 1930-06-22
County Name Is Montgomery Tribute
r Generals Fame Established ii" Ameran History YetF0 Realize Diigui
Origin Designation Washington Suburb Maand-Couu Eeu
BY JOHN CLACETT PROCTOR.

y re speak of Montgomery County SO
often, and hear the name
.H| Montgomery" mentioned so fire.
II ouently, that would suppose
every one knpu for whom
New Britain herald., 1930-03-20
Moody School Seniors
 At St. Patrick's Party

The seniors at the Moody secre- tarial school entertained the juniors at a St. Patrick's day party at the school last evening. The rooms were decorated in green and white by the following committee: MT. Hogan. ad- wiser; Myrtle Avery, Gladys German, Michael Holyst and Olba Gedz.
 An entertainment committee con- sisting of Miss Markus, adviser; Will liam Fitzgerald, Carl Bengston, Anne Manghisi and Elsie Pankonin, pre- sented a program of fun. The first number on the program was a shadow play. the cast of which con- sisted of Irene Fournier. Arlene Powell. Hugo Candelor, Peter Dad dario and Blanche Johnson. Miss Virginia Davies gave q monologuc entitled At the Ball Game" and the entertainment was brought to close by H. P. Asbestos. the Greek mystic who gave q presentation of tricks of legerdemain. Mir. Asbestos swallowed needles and passed his hands through fire without scar and show cd several other very unusual tricks Mir. Moody assisted this artist by pulling a large rcd banner out of q small black hat.
 After the entertainment. Miss Me Namara, Virginia Davies. Dorothy Miles, Alta Burrill and Dorothy Shanahan served refreshments which were green and white in keeping with the occasion.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-20
CASES CONTINUED
 ON SOVIET PLEAS
Stamford Judge Rules On Un-
 employment Arrests

Stamford, March 20 P-Charges Of breach of the peace against four men and 19 year old boy arrested on March 6 during the Communistic unemployment demonstration were continued indefinitely by Judge Jus tus J. Fcnnel in city court this morning, to await a decision on briefs to be filed by the state and defense counsel on a demurrer of defense counsel.
 The accused arc: Charles Me Mahon, 65, of Cos Cob, Abraham Nochowitz, 19; 1sadore Wofsy 35; Louis Goodman, 49, all of Stamford and Herbert Newton, 25, negro, of New York.
 Defense counsel dcmurred to his charge on the ground that the powers Of the mayor take away the constitutional rights of the accused. A decision of the supreme court of Connecticut on a similar ordinance Tn Meriden, was cited by defense counsel.
 The five pleaded not guilty to the charges of breach of peace and trial Of these charges was continued pending the decision on the briefs All have been at liberty on bonds which were continued.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-20
AMPH|0N CLUB IN
 THREE ACT COMEDY
High School DramatiStS to Pre-.
 sent Play Tomorrow Night

The Amphion Dramatic club of the local Senior High school will present a three act comedy tomor- row evening in the new school audi torium. The comedy, the "Reluc- tant Romeo" is the story of a man who has entered the business of architecture to keep away from women. He is resolved to make q business success of himself instead of wasting away his youth with petty i!irtations as his ancestors had. This part is played by William Baker who roles in past presentations of the club.
 While he, Andrew Rutledge, is being entertained at a dance he meets all of his boy friends sweet hearts and is received well by the girls, immediately causing jealousy between the boys and him. The strings of entanglement weave about the youth but he arranges every thing to the satisfaction of all con- ccrned before the play ends.
 The cast, which has been coached and directed by Mrs. Amy C. Gull ford, is as follows:
 Andrew Rutledge .. William Baker Jack Rutledge .... Bradford Clark kaWa ............... Ernest Haii Ernest Walton .... Richard Hube Crawford Carr .. Edward Koerber Elise Denby ..... Bernice Bollman Mrs. Burns Hamilton Estellc Gould Marian weld ........ lncZ CalklnS
 The play will start at s o'clock. It was written by Robert Baker and Selden Loring.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-20
GIRLS ARRANGE TREASURE HUNT
Narcissus Troop Holds Song
 Contest at Meeting

A treasure hunt in Walnut Hill Park will be conducted by members of Narcissus trop. Girl Scouts, meet ing at the Stanley Memorial church, Saturday, according to a decision at the troop meeting last night.
 The trail will be laid by four sec ond class girls. Gertrude Stone. Alice Mason, Dorothy Johnson and Isabel Law.
 The scouts will meet in front Of the First Congregational church at .l:3O D. m., if the weather is fair. l the weather is not favorable the hunt will be postponed until the fol- lowing Saturday.
 The name of Gertrude Laurie was added to the troop membership last evening making a total of 32 en- rolled scouts, or a full troop. Mss Alberta Post. a former scout, was a visitor at the meeting.
 During the meeting there was a song contest among the patrols. All the girls who have their second class tests are working for the following merit badges for the April court ot honor: Wild flower finder, scholar chip. hostess, musician. craftsman ship. journalism, bird finder and home service.
 The squirrels have taken the lead in the r-patrol contest with 407 points. The elks have gro, the eagles 341 and the cubs arc trailing with 294. The elks received IS points for scout work. which was the highest single score this week. They also re- ceived five points for winning an ob- servation game.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-20
CONTRACTS PASSED
 FOR MORE PLANES
Nearly S3,0O0,000 Worth Of
 Machines Ordered by Govt.

Washington, March 20 LP,-Con- tracts for 50 new attack planes and 73 bombing planes at cost of $2.- 909,5OO were let today by the war department,
 The attack planes will be built by the Curtiss Airplane and Motor Co. They will be of the model A-3B. When delivered the army will have q total of 7S planes of this type.
 The Keystone Aircraft Corpora tion was awarded the contract for the bombardment planes at cost of s2.20S.100.
 Each of these giant bombers will be powered with two Pratt &5 Whit ney 525 horse power air-cooled en- zines.
 At the same time the department announced that procurement of new army airplanes from funds which may become available for the fiscal year 1881 was being held up until the appropriation bill now before congress has been passed.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-20
Man Is Refused Money for Liquor,
 Breaks Every Dish In His House;
 Newington Judge Puts Him In Jail
CHURCH THESP|ANS
 IN SIX ACT PLAY
Holy Cross Circle to Present
 Drama Sunday Night

The Holy Cross dramatic circle will give play entitled Children of the Widow" at the Y. M. T. A. ~ B. hall on Main street Sunday night at o'clock. The play consists of six acts and is one of the largest presentations attempted by the cir clc. The cast will incude g members of the club. stephen Jakubowskl prepared the scenery for the play.
 The cast follows:
 Mrs. Sternburg, II. Budzielek; Ed ward, her son. F. Nadolny; Maria, her daughter, L. Zawadzka: Pan lg- macy, P. Kozakiewicz; Sasiadka, z. Drozd; Rudy Mlynarz, B. Piotrowski; Egzckutor, w. Szataba; Sedzia l, J. Jakubiel Sedzia II, $. Milewski; Sowa, A. Czerepuszko; Tomasz, kat, r. Lech; Wrona, B. Nadolny; Gaw- ron. W. Gorlewski; Zandarm 1, K. KasiCa: Zandarm II, l.. WasileWski Kancolista, J. Uryga: Werner, J. Bicgaj; Zolnierz, s. BrzoWoskl Podrozny, P. kozakicwicz; ksiadz, w. Parzych.
 The jury consists of J. Budnick, L. Saliszewski, w. kuszaj, J. Bartosle- wicz, P. Roman. F. kowaleWskl, J. Osakowicz, w. Budnik, r. Wierzbic- Xxi, z. NoWacki, A. Stach.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-20
Paralysis Cocktail Latest Danger
 Offered In Modern Bootleg Liquor

Washington, March 20 (UP)-The "paralyzing cocktail rivalinG straight wood alcohol in injury to the human system, is the newest bootleg concoction created from sopropyl alcohol, Prohibition Con- missioner J. NJ. Doran warned to- day.
 lsopropyl alcohol is first cousin 70 wood alcohol and second cousin to ethyl or grain alcohol, Doran said. It is synthetic. preparation that should not be used as a bevera-e mixture. even by the most unscru- pulous bootlegger.
 "Although it contains no poison GUS ingredients" he said, ''it fogs the drinkers brain. causing d gloomy feeling, then it paralyzes the legs and finally it knocks him as uncoa- scious as if he had been hit on the head with a heavy club"
 ''The interdepartmental confer- cnce, several years ago, decided iso- propyl alcohol was non-intoXicatins
New Britain herald., 1930-03-20

ir, fact because of it's reaction to the human system,' Doran added. Therefore this alcohol is not under khc supervision of the treasury"
 Attention was drawn to isopropyl alcohol because of the mysterious paralysis cases in Missouri. RhoIe Island. Texas, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia and Oklahoma. Doran sa; ] the queer paralysis cases, bafflins medical men, had the symptoms Of isopropyl poisoning.
 As most of the paralysis victims had been drinkers of Jamaica gin- ger, Doran believes that. isopropyl instead of grain alcohol may have been used in the mixture.
 A preliminary report to Doran from health officers in Oklahoma on Jamaica ginger samples analyza said the product contained only ai- cohol and ginger. Doran said. how ever, that unless chemically analyzel l isopropyl alcohol could not be de- tected from grain alcohol and both boil at the same point of gravity.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-20
INDIAN DEFENDANT CALM AT HEARING
Lila JimerS0n Indifferent Dur.
 ing Jury Selection

Courthouse, Buffalo, N. r., March 20 (UP)-Lila Jimerson, the Indian model who is charged with con- spiracy to murder, sat indiffcrcntly in court today, apparently more in tcrcsted in the cracks in the floor than in the strange procedure of the white mans law.
 The second day of her trial on a charge of killing Mrs. Clothilde Marchand opened with both defense and prosecution seemingly attempt ing to speed proceedings. Shortly after the court convened Albert Boehlke. a farmer, was accepted as the third juror. Only two talesmen were accepted yesterday.
 From questions which he has asked prospective jurors, it is ap- parent that John Maloney, defense counsel, will offer q defense based on the incongruous combination of psychoanalysis and superstition. He has stated that Lila has a witch complex and carefully asks each talesman concerning his belief in Witchcraft.
 The 55-year- old Seneca woman is charged with inspiring Nancy Bowen, aged squaw, to kill Mrs. Marchand. Henri Marchand, well known artists who specialized in Indian subjects, used Lila as q model and the state contends the Indian woman became infatuated with him and desired to get Mrs. Marchand out of the way. The prosecution will seek to prove that Lila played on Mrs. Bowen's superstition until the elder Indian was willing to beat Mrs. Marchand to death with a hammer. Mrs. Bowen will go on trial later | Marchand, in jail as a material wit ness, is expected to testify in the Jimcrson trial.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-20
Mrs. Walter Olesky Says Husband Assaulted Her = Junior High School Defeats Wethersfeld at Basketball.
Special to the HeraId)

Newington, March 70 Walter Olesky of the Home Garden section was arraigned in town court last night and charged with assault up- on his wife and also with intoXica ton. He entered d plea of guilty to both counts.
 Mrs. Olesky testiiied that her hus band drank much and did very lit tie to support his family. She stated she worked in q department store in Hartford for a few hours a day. When she came home he demanded SS, as he had a liquor bill to pay, she said. She refused to give him any money so he started in and also slapped his wife in the face, she testified. They have six children and the father has not even tried to work to support the family, accord ing to the wife. She was asked by Prosecutor Lucas how log these conditions were tolerated, and she replied they had been married 14 years and she had had to support the family with her little earnings and also support him, she claimed.
 One witness stated that when he had drink in him he was very ugly and threatened to do away with his wife.
 He was arrested Tuesday night by Constables Halleron and Olescn, who stated to the court that this was not the the first complaint they had received about him.
 Judge Welles fined Olesky $l0 and costs for assault and sentenced him to 20 days in jail for intoXica- ton.
 Mrs. Francis III
 Mrs. Pratt Francis of Willard ave- nue is ill at her home of pncu- monia.
 Local Team Wins
 The Newington Junior H ,-h school basketball team defeated cie Wethersfeld Junior High by the score of 26 to last night. The sum- mary:
New Britain herald., 1930-03-20
NEW ENGLAND ID
 GET PREFERENCE
Education Commissioner Prob
 ably Will Be State Man

Hartford. March 20 R}-The new commissioner of education for Con- necticut will undoubtedly be a New Englander, preferably from Con- necticut. This was the statement today by Mrs. Helen E. Lewis of Stratford, member of the state board of education that will recommend successor to Dr. Albert E. Meredith.
 In the list of more than 20 pos abilities for the commissionership arc the present commissioners in two other New England states: Ernest W. Buttcrfield of New Hamp- shire and Clarence II. Dempsey of Vermont.
 Held Posts For Years They have held their present posts 13 years and 10 years respectively. The committee, which includes Walter D. Hood of Winsted and Henry A. Tirrell of Norwich, is con- sidering about 15 Connecticut names and would like to recommend a Con- necticut man. Among those who have been mentioned are N. Searle Light, director of the division of rural education and Franklin F. Pierce, director of secondary educa- ton, both TOW on the state board staff.
 From the public school group have come the names of John Lund. Nor 1 walk superintendent. Stanley IT. Holmes, New Britain superintendent, F. A. Ncrplank, Manchester super intcndent and John A. Young. as slstant superintendent of Bridgeport. Then there arc two former Bridge port superintendents, Carroll k. 1 Reed. now superintendent in Min neapolis, Minn., and E. E. Cort- wright, president of the Connecticut Junior college.
 Board Possibilities
 The former members of the state board staff on the list of possibilities are Alfred D. Simpson, now a deputy commissioner in New York state and Jesse R. Davis, a member of the Boston university faculty.
 Among others on the list are Prof. Charles M. Bakewell of Yale uni versity, former member of the state senate; John Cayce Morrison, a deputy commissioner os New York and Supt. Senos Scott of Springfield.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-20
WILL CHRISTEN PLANE
 "K" K AT HARTFORD TODAY
Governor Trlmbull Expected to Take Part in Exercises At
 Brainard Flying Field.

Hartford, Conn, March 20 (UP)- The Stinson monoplane TX" in which Captain Herbert C. Partridge and Lieutenant Commander George R. Pond plan to fly from Connect- cut to Buenos Aires, was to be christened at Brainard Field, prob able starting place of the 7,700-milc refueling attempt late today.
 Governor John H. Trumbull was expected to participate in the cerc- mony. Miss Alice NJ. Oviatt of New Haven will break bottle of mineral water over the nose of the ship.
 Although New Haven business men arc sponsoring the flight, the New Haven airport is not yet ready for flying and small fields near the city were said by the pilots to be dangerous for the takeoff of a large ship like the "K'.
 The ship is not expected to leave for at least a month,