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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1925
Page
2
A lengthy court scene details Gerald Chapman facing a first degree murder charge in Connecticut. Judge Jennings outlines legal standards while defense calls for mercy. The jurors begin deliberations amid loud crowd chatter and a tense courtroom atmosphere.
Hartford data shows Gerald Chapman a fatalist bandit offering a semi-oracular analysis. He claims they started at two, from ten leaves eight, subtract two and a half hours for rest, leaving five and a half hours for deliberation, and if minds clash for that time without agreement, they can never agree.
Hartford April 3 The courtroom resembled a church social hall as closing arguments in the Chapman murder case unfolded. Prosecutor Alcorn railed at the defense, labeling Chapman a danger to New England while praising the state’s witnesses and arguing for a murder verdict in the first degree.
Milford April 2 Special Miss Lesly Rice and Richard Tut tie freshmen and sophomore delegates elected for the annual triangular declamation contest among Milford Stratford and Fairfield High schools. The event is set for May 20. Sixty seniors will compete in an essay contest before the Board of Education and high school faculty at June commencement exercises. Participants include Elivia Baratell John Brewster Daniel Vasey Dorothy Davis Howard Fenn Mildred Grabber Elinor Hoyt Mary Kinney Mary Kennedy DeRoss Kellogs Susan Platt Catherine Seannel Jack Sabloff James Sullivan Esther Tidballs Florence Woodruff.
Firemen answered a 6 30 pm call to 184 Brewster Street owned by Mrs Veank Tandgren where a blaze started in a charcoal pile in the cellar. The fire was extinguished before causing damage.
In Greenwich on April 3, the old homestead of John M. Wil Manns in Cas Cah was destroyed by fire. Neighbors reported the blaze and efforts to save adjoining structures. No further details on casualties or cause available in the fragment.
Norwalk on April 3 Special report says eight volunteer firemen accused of gambling in city quarters will answer charges at next common council testing. Ut nam Hose Company plans to donate 3600 to oppose removal while a three-citizen investigation panel may review the department’s efficiency. The council action follows a stormy Fire Board session in which Fire Committeeman John Frizzell ousted Attorney Connery. A final note states two of every three Indians in the United States are citizens.
Radio reception was poor overall last night with distant stations fading less than nearby ones. WJZ will air Hingilng's circus tonight from 6 to 1, promising clearer reception for local listeners.
The suit by Miss Readington against Colonel Sellman of New Haven was dismissed today after counsel for Colonel Ullman said a satisfactory settlement had been reached by all parties in the case.
American Fabrics association on Alangon road and Court Marina. Broad street hosts Bridgeport Royal Orange lodge. K. of P. meets at 181 State fleet. Humboldt Stamm and U. C. Fairfield avenue also listed. Letter Carriers at 64 State street. The A of A at 1087 M and 176 are noted.
Two college graduates nicknamed supper burglars were held in $10,000 bail each for a hearing next Tuesday on charges of robbing 30 fashionable residences in Brooklyn and Queens. William Traseil of Lynn Massachusetts and Frank Poster of Westfield Massachusetts were arrested returning to a Manhattan hotel in evening clothes. Pawn tickets and $7,000 worth of valuables were found, with a suite full of rare works of art and an antique library.
Weeks suffers left arm muscle issues with rapid improvement over 40 hours yet likely to retire from active duty after President Coolidge accepts resignation. He turns sixty five next week and has long sought rest from heavy duties amid a lengthy official grind. He remains home today with no firm plan stated.
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