Litchfield enquirer., 1870-10-13
LITCHFIELD.

LITCHFIELD.
 The Superior Court adjourned Friday last h the case of State us. Elizur Thompson, for nuisance. the defendant forfeited his bond. In the case of State vs. William Bartom's liquors, the jury dis agreed.
 = Messrs. Parrish, Hughes X Kinds, responsible contractors, for many years en- gagged in the construction of railroads in Pennsylvania, have taken the contract for the graduation and masonry of the whole line of the Shepaug Valley Railroad, at prices within those estimated by the engi- neer. The work will probably be complet- ed in less than year, and payment is made nine-tenths in cash and one-tenth in stock of the Company.
 On the 5th of July last, man named AlherHA. Smith married Ian eshmable young woman of this place who had be- come acquainted with him at her brothers in Canada. They took up their residence near Worcester, Mass, and about three weeks since Mrs. Smith returned to this place on account of ill-health. Shortly af- forwards letter came to her relatives in this county from the brother in Canada which indicated that Smith had another wife living in Northern New York. When he first went to Canada he had wife who afterwards died, as was there supposed, and as he represented, at their former place of ! residence in Washington Go. N. Y. A few weeks since, however, this woman wrote a letter of inquiry to Canada which came to the knowledge of the brother of the Litoh- field victim, and set her friends on enaui- ry into the matter. Going to Washington Co.,, they identified Smith by means of photographs with one Alanson Albert Stod. dard, notorious criminal who had fled to Canada to escape justice and whose wife is now living in that place. It appears that Stoddard alias Smith had been in cores pondence with his first wife all the time he was living in Massachusetts. with his sec- ond. He told the latter that he was writ ing to cousin who had husband at sea. Pretending to have heard of this mans death in vessel off Portland, Me-, he in- duced his second wife, on some pretence to write to the first, news of tue death of her husband. Instead of maxi lg a final disposition of the wife No. l, this letter was the immediate occasion of the scoun- drers detection. Not trusting the news in 1t. she immediately wrote the letter to Canada which led to discovery of the crime.
 requisition was procured last week, and Sheriff Baldwin went on to Massachusetts with brother in law of the second wife, arrested the scoundrel and brought him to the jail in this place on Monday. Stod- dard dhas Smith was prominent member, class leader, &c.,, in the Methodist church while in Canada, and was at church when the officers arrived to arrest him on Sun day.
 -- Dr. H. E. Gates left on Monday, to spend several months in New York in at tendance on medical lectures, and in per- fecting himself i'll his profession. Dr. Gates is already one of the most accom- pGshed young physicians in the county, and the sacrifice he is making will no doubt be appreciated by an intelligent pub lie.
 - The Rev. William S. Southgate, former Rector of St. Michael's, is now in charge of parish in Annapolis, Md. Sheriff George H. Baldwin of this place, has been appointed State Prison Di- rector, to fill the vacancy resulting from the death of Mir. Woodford of Winsted. MT. H. R. Elliott, who played third base in the Duttons, this season, has been elected President of the Yale Base Ball Association and Clarence Deming, of this place, is Captain of the University Nine. Deming plays left field, and Rich ards third base,in the University Nine.
 Mir. D. M. King, son of ex.Senator o. B. King, was admitted to the Bar of this County, on Wednesday of last week. There will be free lecture on the chemical composition of the human sys- tenn. in the Court Room, this (Thursday) evening, at half past seven o'clock by Charles M. Sherman, of North Bridgewa- ter, Mass. For the Enq uirer.
 PLYMOUTH SKETCHES. No. 45.