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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1924
Page
7
Mrs. Marie Solari of 3 Barnum Terrace accuses John Palissero of Stratford of causing acute insomnia and nervous shock that disrupted her health. She seeks $2,500 in a Superior court action filed yesterday afternoon, alleging an incident at midnight on August 31.
A woman reports a neighbor at her home shouting obscene charges and striking her for about two hours. The next day, the same man allegedly ran partially clad in front of her house, staring and shocking her, worsening her health.
Ottawa reports the return of Canadians from the United States at roughly 5000 per month in a bulletin issued by the department. The text notes the ongoing repatriation trend and cites the official source for the statistic.
John P. Baxter, edged by one vote by William Cannon in the Second district, will fight Cannon at the polls. Ronald Ward, supporter, announced Baxter will run at a conference attended by Fire Commissioner James J. Stone and ex Alderman John Hibbert. Two contests likely at the upcoming elections with Kilparick to oppose Ard in the Highth district and Coollage club leaders undecided on aldermanic runs. William Di Moyer faces Alderman Charles O. Blackthorn for the nomination in the Eleventh district caucus at St George's hall.
The article discusses refiners forced to dump stocks on the wholesale market as oversupply grows. It notes improved cracking yields more gasoline from crude oil while lubricating and fuel oil markets remain relatively firm. An early buying season for these oils appears, with price increases for heavy oil and lubricants already reported.
Andre De Ferari of 2909 Main Street told the Detective Bureau he was duped into cashing a bad check by Leroy Stiegler of Stratford. Stiegler, already held on a similar charge, allegedly requested $26 for a fictitious accident claim driving to New London. De Ferari advanced $15 before the check drawn on the Harpiman National Bank of New York bounced.
In Tacoma on October 1 the federal government through Special Prosecutor J W Osborne outlined its case against Roland Pothier, charged with murder in the first degree for the death of Major Alexander Cronkhite. Osborne said Cronkhite was shot by Pothier on a practice march at Camp Lewis with only two men present. One man, Pothier, later confessed to firing the fatal shot at the instigation of the other. Two witnesses identified the Camp Lewis death site as prep for a jury visit.
Frederick Md October 1 Harr Leatherman on trial in circuit court for the tar and feathering of Miss Dorothy Grandon near Myeraville last July took the stand in his own defense and denied all charges He alleged Mrs Mary Shank who awaits sentence after pleading guilty to tarring and feathering Grandon is to blame He says he handed no bucket to her and several defense witnesses say Leatherman was present but did not participate in the attack
Magistrate Fournier says over 150000 cases of whiskey wine and brandy entered the United States from European shores during June. He warns French and British firms implicated in the Mulhouse piracy case will be exposed as the investigation proceeds to the ultimate limit of the law. Prisoner Phaff pleads not guilty and plans to present documents claiming £255000 in letters of credit from a Canadian bank to buy whiskey in England for smuggling into the United States.
Mrs Christian told detectives she and her mother fled to Newark after aging husband’s supposed fortune led to expenses, furniture sent to a storehouse, and a stay at the Robert Treat hotel. She denied cashing in luxuries, claimed the fortune went back to the street, and promised to testify upon return. Detectives found two women matching descriptions checked out of an Atlantic hotel with no forwarding address.
Tax collectors report lower totals than the previous high of 504 005. No final figures available. Assessor Thomas McCormick La Porte notes about 17 000 lists filed by property owners, roughly matching last year. About 8000 lists remained unfiled. Interest will be charged on taxes paid today.
John Hilez a 45 year old cemetery worker from 217 street was discharged from Bridgeport Hospital after doctors removed a 22 caliber bullet from a flesh wound believed to be accidental. The Lakeview cemetery incident occurred yesterday morning while he worked there. Investigators say no criminal act is suspected and suggest a stray bullet from hunters caused the injury.
Lewis B Gates a noted literary scholar and critic and former Harvard Professor of Comparative Literature died suddenly at his Albany home. Born March 23 1869 in Warsaw New York he was a direct descendant of Jonathan Edwards.
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