26 Mar 1927
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1927
Page
1
Violence erupts in New York and other cities as Hip Sing and On Leong leaders denounce attacks and urge restraint. Phim Sing, a Hartford area real estate figure, is killed in Cambridge as tong feud resurges, with authorities noting personal grudges rather than organized provocation.
Three jurors were selected in the Campo liquor case in superior court. Dr Niren R Campo of Noroton faces manufacturing and possession charges after Prohibition agents raided a Noroton house, seizing multiple stills and alcohol.
In Rome on March 25 Mgr McGivney chaplain of the Knights of Columbus and pastor of St Charles Bridgeport Connecticut had a private audience with the Pope. His holiness expressed deep interest in the Knights of Columbus work and imparted his blessing to all engaged in this effort for the oath of America.
A chaotic, fragmentary summary reports a London murder linked to German intrigue, accusations against Cantonese looters, and foreign tensions. It notes political pressure in Washington, labor unrest, and a wave of violence affecting civilians, with reference to leaders and public officials amid global conflict.
Rev. Michael A Sullivan longtime pastor of St Marys Windsor Locks and later St Pauls Kensington died at 705 clock after a short illness at Hartford He was born September 14 1859 educated at Bacchan academy Colchester and Bonaventure College ordained in 1884 He led St Johns New Haven and helped expand local church and school community served on park commission and led Catholic Total Abstinence Union Funeral set for Tuesday at 930 with Bishop John J Nilan presiding.
In Toombs County Georgia five farmers identified by the ministry as the perpetrators were acquitted by a jury. Mack New L J Edenfield Wille WeDia Hugh and Tom Taylor claimed alibis and produced witnesses to support their defense.
Lawyers say Henry Judd Gray will use insanity as his defense in the first degree murder case over Albert Snyder’s brutal killing. Gray raved in his Queens jail cell, shocking inmates as prosecutors prepare to argue his involvement with Mrs Snyder. The plan is to imply Gray was influenced by his relationship with Mrs Snyder, with police probing a prior murder attempt linked to the couple. Continued on Page Thirty Three.
Anthony Padula of Norwalk was sentenced to life in state prison after a jury found him guilty of second degree murder for a August 8 1926 killing on Lexington Avenue. Testimony showed Padula’s knife attack followed a dispute over $50, with witnesses contradicting his self defence claim.
Fairfield County senators and representatives will gather at the Capitol after adjournment to debate two pending measures. One, a county employee pension bill, and the other authorizing up to 8000000 in bonds to acquire land and build a Stamford court house. The gathering aims to influence Finance and Judiciary committees.
Judge Carpenter directed a verdict of not guilty on most charges against Hartford Police Chief Charles W Smith. The jury later reported not guilty on the liquor gift and related possession counts tied to a bank official and others, with deliberations focused on timing and prior offenses.
Hartfour March 25 sentiment for an early closing of the Legislature grows as readers report the next week's Friday session may end the current term. House leaders hint at a May finish with a three day week resuming in April. Budget and tax bills hold up progress. Appropriations and Finance committees are near completion as discussions continue.
Hartford hearing on two motion picture tax bills draws opposition from industry figures led by Joseph Walsh. Proposals include 10 percent gross income tax on national producers and 4 percent gross receipts tax on state exhibitors. Blodgett opposes both, urging a 0.1 percent tax on exhibitor income and a 2 percent tax on producer business. Walcott proposes a conference with industry leaders to seek a fair taxation plan.
Admiral Hough reports progress as some foreigners leave Nanking while 120 Americans are confirmed safe and 30 still missing. Kellogg and Cabinet weigh response with no troop orders, citing murders and looting by Cantonese soldiers and threats to U.S. property and citizens in Nanking and Canton.
Shanghai dispatch reports 120 Americans reached safety aboard warships after Cantonese forces threatened bombardment. About 80 Americans remained unaccounted as battles raged. reports of abuse against American women and a missionary death circulated amid the chaotic evacuation from Nanking University to the waterfront.
The Wilkins expedition starts from Fairbanks Alaska with three planes bound for Point Barrow. Captain George H Wilkins leads the team aiming to cross the Brooks Range and trek across the Arctic tundra, staying a month at Barrow before further attempts toward the Pole.
The Navy department explains Shanghai and Nanking are exactly 18 hours ahead of eastern standard time. For instance, at noon today in the United States it is 6 a.m. the next day in China. The discrepancy leads to misunderstanding of dispatches and schedules.
London dispatch reports Dr. J. E. Williams of Shawnee Ohio, vice president of Nanking University, killed in cold blood by Nationalist soldiers amid attacks on foreigners. British and American consular reports note looting of the British and American consulates, sacking of the Japanese, and a two day battle near Taicheng with northern forces numbering about 3,006 either surrendering or killed.
Senator Borah urges a hands off policy toward China from a National Good Housekeeping conference, predicting nationalism and democracy will emerge from upheaval in the Orient. He praises the Shanghai developments and cautions U.S. interference.
The U S Supreme Court denied review of Berl C Tall and the order to begin a year and a day sentence at the Atlanta penitentiary was forwarded to court clerk Alexander Gr eh r to set a date. Carroll had sought probation via Judge Henry W Goddard but the motion was denied and an appeal to the President seemed the only option remaining.
Pittsfield Mass March 25 AP The first five wives of Henry W Sawyer of this city are dead The 86 year old Civil War veteran filed a petition for divorce from his sixth wife He accuses Marion M Sawyer of Worcester 26 year s his junior of cruel and abusive treatment when they were living at Oxford in February 1924 In May 1924 the probate court at Worcester ruled that she was living apart from his wife for just cause
Sir Eames Howard, British ambassador, told Worcester workers the Soviet regime is backing Chinese assaults to expel Western powers from Asia as a step toward a world Bolshevik uprising. He warned Moscow aims to become a central influence in Asia and possibly Europe and America, though China may resist embracing Communism.
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