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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1921

Page

3

Murder Trial Progress in Matewan Shooting Case

In Matewan W Va on Feb 22 Charles Kaiser and Willam Bow man appeared in circuit court as testimony resumed in the shooting case. Several defendants reported illness prompting adjournment. Dr W Hill testified about events and a dentist witness revised earlier statements. Mrs Corsa Lombard testified seeing Fred Burgraf shoot at a man in Mrs Duty’s yard. Additional testimony linked J W Ferguson to later shooting on the porch.

Willlamson W. Va Charles Kaiser Willam Bowman Matewan Tudge Stil Corsa Lombard Fred Burgraf Mary Duty Jeter

Bridgeport Bar Association Dinner Tomorrow

The Bridgeport Bar Association holds its annual dinner tonight at the Algonquin Club. Expect a large turnout from Wai county legal circles. W. J. Gomley Sr. will be toastmaster, with Arthur Garkin of Yale Law School, Daniel Spark of Washington, W. H. Kelsey, and John Com scheduled to speak. Committee chair Robert G. DeForest leads the arrangements.

Bridgeport Bar Association Algonquain Club Wai County W. J. Gomley Wil Arthur Garkin Yale Tanay School Daniel D. Spark Ofshington W. H. Kelsey John Com Hally Robert G. de ¥Orest

Chinese famine relief committee accepts 5 million bushels corn

The All America famine relief committee in Peking accepts a tentative offer of 5,000,000 bushels of corn from American farmers. The committee says the grain must reach China by mid May to aid famine sufferers.

Peking Cby Associated Press All-American Committee For Famine Relief In China

Stolen Bond Returned Because of Its Size

Jacksonville Florida February 22 A regretful note with a $25,000 Liberty bond was mailed back to Clement D. Cates Co. stock brokers after being stolen The thief said it was too large to handle safely and kept two smaller bonds.

Jacksonville Fila Clement D. Cates Company

State Department Snow Removal to Cost About $40,000

The state highway department estimated snow clearance would cost about $40,000 as crews of nearly 100 men with motor trucks and plows worked through Hartford to Meriden and other trunk lines. Most routes opened. only Hartford area lines needed more time. Superintendent W. Leroy Ulrich noted the task centers on breaking drifts and leveling snow to passable depths, not extensive shovel work in cities.

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