In the City Court this morning, Of
ficer Beardsworth stated that he was
fioing duty at the corner of Harrison
street and Fairfield avenue yesterday
afternoon, and had received orders to
allow no vehicles to enter Harrison
street until the funeral had passed.
He claimed that he ordered Toma
setti not to enter the street with his
large truck, and the driver, after some
argument, drove his machine down
Fairfield avenue to Broad street, and
then up Elm street and finally into
Harrison streeT where he me-t Cap
tain Charles A Wheeler. The driver
Indulged in an argument with the
captain, and upon being threatened
with arrest told the officer to go ahead
and lock him up.
Tomasetti declared in court) that
Beardsworth did not tell him about
the funeral, but merely told him not
to enter the street. He also claimed
that Captain Wheeler used insulting
language towards him during the
course of the argument. Judgment
was suspended.
LIGGETT PLANS
GREAT CHAIN OF
RETAILSTORES
Has Acquired Largest Inter
est In Winchester Arms
Company.
New York, March 2 Plans for a
great chain of retail hardware stores
with the purpose of selling direct
from factory to consumer were de
scribed here today by Louis K. Lig
gett, who has acquired the largest in
dividual interest in the Winchester
Arms Co. of New Haven.
The first of many "Winchester
stores that are contemplated in cities
with more thaE 50,000 population will
be opened in Providence, R. L, about
March 20. A store will be opened on
Tremont street, Boston, about April
1. In New York city there will be a
store in the new Liggett building when
erected at Madison avenue and 42nd
street and numerous others through
out the city are planned before tho
building is completed.
