Connecticut western news., 1873-08-22

10 "6"ao OunNoy utRuts wucuS hS tuo SeQuel has shown, he tried that place just once too much. His offerings at MT. Frink's were so adroitly managed, he leaving everything as he found it, excepting of course what he took away, that they would not mistrust burglar had entered their house, had they not missed the articles taken by him. Last Sunday night MT. Frink placed an iron against the window of his butterY in such manner that on raising the window, it would tumble down and awaken him. At the time in the night when burglars usually operate, his iron tumbled down, and being previously awakened by the low growing of his dog, he grasped hls revolver and rushed out of door that was near that window, and confronted the Hon. MT. Burglar before he could get away. He or dered him to sit down; and called his fla ther to bring light, and while watching him he noticed Trowbridge was skulking along toward him, with 8 hdtchet in his hand. A word from Mir. Frink, that if he moved asother inch he would put bullet through his brain, persuaded him to remain quiet till light was brought and he was secured, and brought down to Constable Cutting in the morning. It was thought at first he was non compos maentats his strange actions and remarks leading all who saw and heard him to think him SO weak in in tellect as to hardly be responsible for his criminal conduct, and SO we'll did he ''play possunl," that it was decided to send him back to the poor house in Sheffield, and word was sent to MT. Andrus for that pur- pose, but those who watched him carefully while in this village are fully convinced in their own minds that the best place for him is in Litchfield jail. his snakey eye and sly movements being sufficient to satisfy them that although he may be a fool in other things, he lacks no skill in roguery, and certainly his creeping to ward MT. Frink with that murderous looking hatchet, is pretty good evidence his case should re- ceive especial attention.
 Man Ki0ed. evening of last week, Thomas Finnegan, young man p years old, was killed by the evening train going east on the Conn. Western road at the station in Chspinville. He had been to this village and had returned to Chapin~ vile on the aforementioned train, and after: getting off, fell under the cars the rear trucks of the rear passenger cur pass ing over him from one hip to an opposite shoulder, instantly crushing his life out of him. There appears to be two stories as to the exact manner of his falling under the Car. We were in Chapinvllle last Satur Jay and heard the story of Agent McElroy, as to the probable way, and althoughit it seemed not exactly clear how man could fall in precisely the manner pictured to us, yet we took it for granted as the way the accident undoubtedly occurred, and in our conver- sation with the railroad commissioner, MT. -, (his name has now escaped us,) on our way to Salisbury, we told him frankly we could not see how any blame could at tach to the railroad company. This MT. Commissioner had been to Chapinville to inquire into tho affair. We remember dis tlnctly that the next morning after the ac- cident occurred, the atmosphere was full of the report that he fen over some msslk cans, which in the darkness. Git being & very cloudy, dark night, he did not see, and could not recover so as to save him. self, but plunged head-foremost under the car. Strange as it may seem, not 8 word about milk cans was lisped after the first few hours of the Friday following, and people were rapidly forgetting that part in the report in circulation. Since our visit to Chapinville, man who stood on the platform and saw him fall, says he was trotting along on the platform, talking to 8 friend in the car as it was moving out of the station, and he saw him stumble over milk can, which was standing near the door leading into the passenger room of the de- pot, and on the platform where passengers get on and off the cars, and fall headfore- most under the car, and we are positively informed that evidence, testifying to the above milk can side of the story. was given at the inquest. In all such accidents, there are three points to be investigated to come at a proper and correct decision viz, Was the party the victim ot his own care lessness, or was his destruction brought about by the negligence or csrelessness of somebody else, or was it purely accidental. We are informed that it has been prac- tice to place the milk cans taken fro m trains, on the stoop where passengers are running to and fro; instead of leaving them on the platform made for the unloading of freight, and if this mans death was caused by his falling over one or more of these cans, which in the darkness he did not see. it is very easy to determine where the ecu sure should be located. This young man, although an Irishman, was a very respecta- ble and worthy man, and was highly es- teemed by all who knew him. He was the main support of his parents, and we are told by the best and most reliable citizens of that village, in whose employ he had been, and who are justly indignant that he should be censured, that he was remarkable for his sobriety and steady habits, and was never known to be drunk.
 To sum up the matter, all will concede that the management of the whole affair on the part of the railroad company carries with it the following appearance That as soon as the facts in the case were known at headquarters Friday word was instantly sent to hush up about the milk can part of the story, as it would place censure where it was not relished, and presto, nothing more is heard about those milk cans, but "He fell by his own carelessness. as he had no business to be running along talking to anybody in the train." Very we'll. On the same principle be had no business to be anywhere or anybody. It Is the business of railroad company to see to it that the platforms built for the accommodation of