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The Washington times., 1932-03-04
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-21
Four Brothers
 Were Sentenced
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were engaged in chicken thieving on a large scale. They would take between 25 and 30 burlap bags on an expedition. Bring the stolen poultry to big place they kept in Milford and when the opportunity presented itself, sold them off in a Bridgeport market.
 The quintet was charged speci- fically with two counts of theft of poultry. One of the thefts took place in Beacon Falls when 120 chickens, four geese and one tur- key were stolen on December 9th. In November an expedition to Cheshire netted 150 Rhode Island red chickens.
 MT Fitzgerald exhibited two re- volvers that were taken from the car in which the men were riding when arrested by state police.
 MT Fitzgerald stated that State Policeman Morris Purtell was wait ing with @ warrant for the arrest of the quintet issued by Southing- ton officials.
 Charges of possession of burg larg's tools and carrying revolvers were nolled against the youths.
 Judge Peasley sentenced the quintet on the first count of the two lodged against the youths. In rendering sentence he said the country people raising poultry had very little protection from crim- inals who choose to raid farms and steal poultry. He said those who perform such acts must. have Q certain amount of depravity of character. He added that there were times when leniency could be granted but that there was no rea- sonable excuse for the cases before him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-21
;Jobless Clerk Was Policeman Killer
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he has been unemployed. Some- time ago he attended evening school in nearby Pawtucket, k. 1.
 Soon after two holdups occurred last night near Edwards Spa, word was received at police headquarters that a suspicious character was lurking in the shadows of St Johns Catholic church on North Main street.
 Gobin and Johnson, in the for mer's automobile, drove to the church. Gobin stepped out and questoined q young man lettering there. The youth said he lived on Moves street, in nearby Norton, statement which later led to Bousquet's arrest.
 Without searching the youth for a weapon, Gobin ordered him into the rear seat of the police ma chine. Gobin then climbed into the drivers seat beside Johnson and started for headquarters.
 A few seconds later several shots rang out. Two bullets struck Gobin in the back and another in the head. As he slumped over the steering wheel, dead, the car careened crazily down Main street.
 Perhaps two score persons were attracted to the scene by the shooting. But before any arrived, the prisoner had struck Johnson on the head with the butt of gun. shot him in the back, and thrown the two victims out onto the road.
 The slayer then sped away in the police car, abandoning it a mile from the scene of the shootings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-21
FRANCE BEGINS
 TRANSFERRING
 BALANCES HERE
Turning Them All Into Gold and Shipping Them Back to Her Own Country

New York, Jan 21-(UP)-. France, faced with economic diffi- culties but eager to become the $400, ,O00, 0,000-a-year world banker. has resumed transfer of her Amer lean balances into gold and IS shipping the metal to Paris. In addition to the $125,000,00 in gold set aside for the account of France last fall and now being removed to Paris, French bankers are fur ther restricting their American credits and are setting aside fur ther gold balances for future ship ment.
 Bankers here insist they could pay out a billion dollars in gold on demand without impairing the American gold reserves of $4,300,- 000,000. They consider the move- ment natural at this time. The bankers profess not to be alarmed by attacks upon the American dol lar in sections of the Eupropean press. A similar attack last fall when Great Britain went off the gold standard soon waned for Flu ropeans discovered they could ob- tain all the gold they wanted on demand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-21
CHASE SCHOOL HONOR ROLL

The December honor roll at Chase grammar school, released to- day by Principal Sadie R. Rigney, follows:
 Grade 8, Miss Wall-Mary l.. Smethurst 95.4, Eleanor Reichan- bach 96.6. Josephine Iapaluchi 91. Fred Hardwick BOA, Robert Todd 90, Alfred Casaly 89.8, William Streeter 89, Peter Horbachuck 88.4 Howard Heaton 88.2. Lenore Pas cale 86.6, Shirley Roberts Sb.2, Margaret Beers 85.
 Grade. s. Miss Luddy-Pierce Carew 91.6, Ethel Fries 91.4, Vim cent Iacovino 89.S, Faith Anderson 8S.8. Airline Watts Ss.S, Roy Schmidt 8S.6. Rose Kingston 88.4, Ellen Howell 88.2. George Gilson 8s. Parker Fleming SEA-, Doris Molinek 87.8. Howard Gaunt s5.6.
 Grade ', Miss Griffln--virginia Roberts 93.G, Gladys Ward 93.6. Isabel charpentier 92.4, Roberts Holmes 91.2. Margaret GrenIer 91. Jane Theroux 90.4. Ruth Hough 90, Marporle Gould sD.s, Harold Hiii s9.2, Theodore Bus1neister 80. Barbara Garms SIS. Lewis Robin son sG.G, Dorothen Cooper SC.
 Grade E, Miss Ladden--Arthur
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-21

Philadelphia murder squad turned today for the answer to the fiend- ish crime. In the city, other inves- tigators began examining every de- tail of BetchePs life since his ar- rival here eight years ago.
 The crime was discovered by a policeman stationed at the home of Judge II. $. McDevitt, and 1t was first believed Betchel had been slain by would-be assailants of McDevitt.
 "Hexeria" as found in southern Pennsylvania is a combination of super It ons which negroes brought with them from African jungles, the teaching of Indian medicine men and the medieval belief in wltchcraft brought from Germany and Holland by settlers In Pennsylvania and by Hessian mercenaries hired by the British to fight for them during the Revolu- tionary war.
 The three schools of superna- tural belief met in southern Penn sylvania where the Indians already were established. To that region the Hessians retired to join with the settlers after being discharged by the British toward the close of the Revolution. The country was just over the boundary from the slave holding south. Freed or es- caping negroes came here and mingled their superstitions with those of Dutch, Germans and h. dians, forming Q cult found no- where else on earth and which has persisted despite all efforts of teachers, the clergy and the law to remove it.
 In many towns of southern Pennsylvania, ancient handbooks on the black art, revised to fit the beliefs prevalent in that region arc on sale. They tell how some peo- pie are endowed with powers of witchcraft; how burial of a lock of hair will break the witches spell; given strange incantations to ward off evil, to bring the blessings of parenthood, or to win the love of a sweetheart.
 Literally hundreds of children In that region are given the "bene- fit" of pow WOW" doctors at birth to insure health and happiness through life. A few incantations and some odd practices, such as measuring with bits of string which afterward are buried, us- ually make up the service of the pow WOW" doctor.
 Only occasionally docs the be- lief break out in violence such as murder. The feeling Is that talk ing the life does not end the spell of the witch-that the powers merely pass to the body of a rela- tive. But there are cases where murder has been done and the weird signs carved on the victim are believed to have some power
 to prevent the flight of the evil spirit from the dead body to ono that is living.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-21
Youth Is Crushed to Death Under
 Falling Tree

Stamford, Conn.,, Jan 21-(UP) Sikora, 19, was killed in- stantly late yesterday when crush ed under a falling elm tree in view of a crowd of persons, including his father and two brothers.
 Michael sikora and, his three sons had obtained permission to cut down the tree for firewood' When the trunk was almost sev- cred, they attached ropes and tug ged. As the wood began to crack, the four turned and fled. Paul ripped and fell. The trunk land- ed on his body,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-21

ney, Robert Veillete, Eli Voghel, Adeline Berube, Alice Hickox, Mil- dred Karcher, Jesel Lessard, Mar ion Lovallo, Bernice Prillwitz, Bar bara Peck, Marion Quick, Marjorie Wooster.
 Grade 4, Miss E. Reilly-Lucille Bercier, Foris Charbonneau. Elinor Charpentier, Doris Guhring, Doris Lunt, Catherine MaZziote, Helen Mitchell, Beatrice Perreault, Helen Ritucci, Bertha Vadnais, Jeanette Vadnais, Barbara Carlin, Arthur Baron, William Baldwin, Annie Bolsvert, Charles Case, Raymond Fenn, Charles Meyers, Louis Mucei Charles Pelletier, Louis Rinaldi, Earl Robinson, Marshall Steele, Tony Spratta, Alfred Sweeney. Jo- seph Scozzafava. Eugene Todd, Warren Futile, Clayton Whitford, Raymond Fowler, Robert Hand. Robert Pierson.
 Grade 8, Miss Fitzgerald--Au- gustine Bosco, Earle Bushnell, Ralph Miller, Lucien Perreault. Walter Smethurst, Peter Spardone, Wm Watts. Robert Anderson, Cath erine Boulanger, Dorothy Dugan' Anna George, Doris Barsale, Raf- felina La Schiavo, Edith Lembo, Beatrice Machine, Teresa Schroai- der, Clara Smethurst, Helen Teach, Rosalynde Lawton.
 Grade 8, Miss Cassell--Kenneth Benoit, William Bormoline, Ray mond Boucher, William Boyd, AL dan Donahue, Walter Dressel, Cor don Gibson, Marshal Haddad, Stan- ley Heaton, Harry Needham, Mary Chatfleld, Marjorie German, Gene- vieve Murphy, Gloria Patterson, Josephine Salcito, Dorothy Spratta, Geraldine sills, Claire Stepney.
 Grade 9, Miss Walker-Thomas Boyd, Harland Christofferson, Pet CT Bowling, John Kennedy, Rich- ard Murphy, William Ritucci, AL bert Matthews, Janet Elwin, Doris German, Elinor Sills, Loretta Vad- nais.
 Grade 2, Miss Dodd--Ralph Cas- ally, Wllbert, Chatfleld, John Greco, Buddy Georgen Fred Jaser William Rogers, Francis Slater, Armand Spardone, Jay Futile. Roger Vog- hel, Gaston Hebert, Ernestine Ber- cier, Lillian Boucher, Margery Fem. Mildred Kern, Gertrude Lar son, Matilda LerZ, Bernice Sugden, Marion Tufts.
 truuc Il, MISS ILellly--IteHe A dams, Sherwood Begley, Fred Dress sel, Gordon Meyer, John Mark, william Muller, John Pennington, Neil Quick, Edward Troy, Francis True, Raymond Voghel, David Wills, George Wright, Harold Yac- kel, June Barnhart, Florance Blu cher, Rita Dinova, Alethea Fisher, Mary Jane Whitbeck, Anna Gre- singer.
 Grade 1, Miss Flaherty--Ray. mond Adam, Sebastian Bosco, Lin. coin Fries, Frederick Green, Hom. CT Grenier, Walter Hardisty, Jo. seph Johnson, Patsy Iacovino, An. thony Lombard, Anthony Lo Schi. avo, Josephine Cannati, Mary Di- Leone, Marguerite Garceau, Mary Gomez, Marie Oberempt, Thelma Sanaora, Antoinette Sarni, Shirley Steer. Janice Strobel, Lorraine Sug- den, Lillian True.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-21

and attempted disposal of the bodies. Rumors of an accomplice have persisted on the belief of many that she was not strong enough to have handled the bodies of the girls.
 Another interesting development of the questioning was assurance J. J. Halloran, wealthy lumberman would come into the case as @ wit ness. He was known as a friend of the defendant and of the two slain girls. The first duty of this morning will be to select the final jury. Twenty-nine men have been quail fled for this, but, under the Ari- zona statutes, the prosecution will eliminate the seven it considers lease desirable and the defense will eliminate 10 more.
 Regardless of the IF that are struck from tho list the jury will be composed of family men, past middle-age, for they predominatc heavily in the 29.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-21
Churchman Was
 VOOdOO Victim
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(Continued from Page 1.) wheel of his motor car with the slayer at his side. He evidently re- garded the killer as his friend, po- lice believed. The first stroke of the knife was delivered with such force that 1t ripped through the victims overcoat, his coat and pen etrated q spectacle case before 1t plunged into the heart.
 After the first thrust the killer opened Betchel's two coats and circled the heart with seven more plunges of the knife. Then the dying man was hurled from the car into the street, where hi5 groans brought a policeman.
 Tn the car, police found scores of bloody smudges on the steer ing wheel, the instrument panel and the doors. A wide smear on the back of the seat showed where the killer had wiped his hands be- fore abandoning the machine more than six miles from the scene of the crime.
 Betchel was stripped of all his belongings, but police abandoned all robbery theories with the dis covery of the strange mutilation of the mans face.
 Following discovery of the "hex- eria" mark. Captain Heany search ed the slain mans apartment thoroughly. He found nothing, he said, to indicate Betchel was con- nected with any mystic or secret organization. Beyond n number of books and church pamphlets and some correspondence with his employer. a broker. Heanly found nothing that might prove an in- dex to Betchcfs character. With no clues gained from this source, police today turned to n study of the expectations folk lore of the Pennsylvania Dutch farming regions around Boyertown, Pa, where Betchel spent his boyhood. In that vicinity for more than n hundred years n strange belief | in "hexerla" has lived. It was brought to America by German settlers. Their strange symbols are painted on farm buildings in that area. Followers believe that these signs wfrd off evil spirits and are conducive 10 good spirits of fertii. ity.
 It was to that country that the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-21
Cop Hater Two
 Gun Crowley
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(COntlnueu rom I'aSe l.) sweetheart betrayed his hiding place.
 But Crowley does want to see him as q door step baby and she knew how" She tried to save Crowley with story that he was mot right" that he had "hated cops" ever since an older brother was hurt in a fight with one.
 Crowley is scheduled to enter the death chamber at 11:03 p. m. and be pronounced dead within five minutes. He will be attended by Rev John P. McCaffrey. prison chaplain, who has been his spiritual adviser.
 White Plains, N. r., Jan 20-- (UP)-Helen Walsh, sweetheart of Francis "Two- Gun" Crowley, sen- fenced to die in the electric chair tonight for the murder of Nas- sau county policeman, was grant, ed an order by Supreme Court Justice Joseph Morchauser to-day directing Warden Lewis E. Lawes to permit her to visit the gangster before his execution If Crowley Is agreeable.
 Justice Morchauser told Miss Walsh he understood Crowley was visited several times by q priest who has led him so far toward re- pentance of his past "that Crow ley now does not want to see" his old friend.
 "He wants to keep you out of his mind and If were you l would let him die in peace," Justice Morchauser said.
 "Warden Iawes is more than willing to. permit you to visit Crow ley before his death," Justice Morchauser told Miss Walsh, but 1t depends upon Crowley if he wants to see you"
 Warden Refuses
 Osslning, N. r., Jan 21-(UP)- Warden Lewis E. Lawes of Sing Sing prison refused to-day to per- init Miss Helen Walsh, 18-year-old sweetheart of Francis (Two Gun) Crowley, to see the condemned killer of policeman before his execution tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-21

the apartment occupied by the two victims and asked by Q woman to stransfer g. trunk to the railroad station. He later identified the wo-
 man as Mrs Judd. The trunk is supposed to have contained the bodies of the two girls who were once Mrs Judds best friends. " Swartz claimed he advised the woman the trunk was too heavy to be sent on 0 railroad ticket to Los Angeles so she ordered 1t taken
 to her own apartment.
 f& V was in her own apartment
 then, the state contends, that Mrs Judd dismembered the body of Miss Samuelson and prepared both bodies for shipment to Los Angeles. " When opened in Los Angeles the
 large trunk carried the remains of
 Mr0 LeRoi and part of those of Miss iSamuelson. The missing parts of Miss Samuelson's body were found in . smaller trunk and suitcase. la Swartz had two helpers who are expected to substantiate his story and Identification of Mrs Judd. W Swartz will be followed by witt
 ,nesses expected to outline how the defendant cooly called for the bag sgago In Lost Angeles but slipped
 away when asked to open 1t, how
 the trunks were opened and final i1y how she surrendered and con- ifessed to the slayings, claiming self defense.
 .s It has been indicated Mrs Judd
 will add insanity to her defense
 and may claim she had an accom-
 plice. The hint of an accomplice was an outstanding development of athe questioning of prospective jur- In questioning a venireman, Her man Lewkowitz, defense counsel asked if the mans opinion would be influenced if 1t was shown she had an accomplice.
 . In articles that appeared under sher name in newspapers. Mrs Judd sclaimed she alone killed the girls
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-21

s pr Peter Keeley, milk and food Inspector for Waterbury, today an- snounced that he has started a seheck here of the sale of all milk scoming from Oxford. This action has been taken in view of the pre- Hence in Oxford of a dog afflicted with rabies. Health officials in New Haven have taken similar teteps so as to safeguard residents of the Elm City.
 ss A dog visited several farms in sOxford over the weekend and it sis understood that one COW was bitten. The fact that one COW was bitten has been verified. At an- Other farm the dog was seen lying flown close to a calf and two cows. the latter two animals showing evil 4Aence of having been bitten or secratched.
 ~ When an inspector visited the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-21
Germany Proposes
 Another Plan
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 1. Germany's desire that war debts and separations be elimin- ated.
 2. Premier Pierre Laval's stand that France will not pay the United States unless Germany pays France.
 8. Washington's policy that if the Hoover moratorium is to be ex- tended, the initiative must come from Europe, and the well defined Washington contention that war debts will be considered only as in- dividual cases and not linked with reparations.
 4. Italy's desire that the debts and reparations question be set tied at Lausanne and that the con ference end with general cleaning of the slate."
 .. Germany'S refusal of the British suggestion that the debts holiday be extended for one year and her insistence on a. settlement before the end of the Hoover moratorium.
 6. The importance of the vote of confidence which the new French government is expected to seek today in the Chamber of Deputies and a dozen interpella- tions, mainly regarding Lavaps foreign policy and particularly separations.
 With these questions under con- sideration, the statesmen did their best to find a formula upon which the meeting at Lausanne would be jutifiable.
 The Daily Express, explaining the reported new German repara- tions scheme said the German rail- way bonds would be redeemable over a period of years. The com mittee which investigated Ger many's capacity to pay found that under normal economic conditions the German railways were able to | make payments demanded of them easily, and that the Reich railways were in better condition than the other railways of Europe. The Express understood that Britain had forwarded the sug- gestion to France and that the government also had suggested two alternatives regarding the Laus- anne conference:
 FlrSt, that the conference be limited to two or three days dur ing which time 1t would be agreed to postpone the international action for one year;
 Second, that an agreement for postponement be made without the formaiity of holding the confer ence.
 Paris, Jan 2f-UP)--The be- lief that the Lausanne conference wOuId be cancelled dehnitey gain cd increasing support today in French political quarters.
 The postponement was not sur-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-21
Milk And Food ] Inspector Acts I To Guard Public
'resence in Town of Rabid Dog, Coupled With Fact That At Least One Cow Was Bitten By Animal, Results in Decree-New Haven Takes Similar Action

Oxford farms the calf had been killed and dressed but the meat was condemned and ordered kept off the market for sale.
 Dr Keeley stated at noon, today that he will take the matter up with the state commissioner of milk and food inspection this af- ternoon. He explained that none of the large, organized dairies in Waterbury use milk from oxford.
 Nevertheless, according to Dr Keeley, there may be independent farmers who visit Waterbury and vicinity to dispose of their wares from house to house. These farm CTS will be checked up on and if they serve Waterbury households the wares will be barred, locally, until further information on the matter has been ascertained.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-21
Bicentennial Is
 Attracting Scouts
Local Council Plans Participation in Event Through
 Individual Troops

The Boy Scout reviewing board met last night at which time two boys, James Scholar and Fred Detlefsen of troop 10, became first class scouts. Six other scouts were presented their second class badges. They are: William Solomon of troop 2S, Sidney Smordinsky and Isadore Kunofsky of troop 29, Law renee A. Robbins and John Ouwl- ant of troop II and Ernest Marg- graff of troop 6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-21

At a meeting of the commission CTS and the scout executive of the local council of Boy Scouts at scout headquarters yesterday after noon, plans for the joint celebra- tion of the Washington bicenten- nial and 22nd anniversary of scout ing were discussed. Individual troops are to carry out the plans to be made for the observing of the two anniversaries. Commis- sioner Ernest w. Bossell presided at yesterdays meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-21
Temporary Receiver
 Of Bank Approved
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sen as the two appraisers explain ing that real estate appraiser was not necessary. He pointed out that the bank records showed all interest on first mortgage notes held by tho Merchants Trust had practically been paid. This would leave little work for real estate appraiser.
 Attorney J. Joseph Smith and Attorney T. E. Conway, both stating that they represented de- positors, agreed with Mir Weisman on this suggestion that only two appraisers of Waterbury residence be appointed.
 Attorney Nathaniel R. Bronson thought that two bankers outside of Waterbury and real estate man of Waterbury should be appoint ed.
 Judge Peasley Is expected to make known his decision on the appointment either late this after- noon or tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-21
BRITISH AUTHOR
 DIED TO-DAY

Inkpen, Near Marlborough, Eng land, Jan 21. (UP)-Lytton author and biographer, died to-day at 53.
 He had been i'll for several weeks with a paratyphoid fever and be- came worse 8 few days ago.
 He was best known for his "Queen Victroia." Other recent works included "Elizabeth and Essex" and Portraits in Minia- ture."