, 1875-02-23
Mysterious Disappearance OF Mr. radgctt
In 1871.
that Deserves Investiea-
tion.

croatod considerable excitement throughout tile
city, and \ profound kensatiou In Bridgeport,
where tho o1citablc and highly Imaginative na-
turo Of its Inhabitants, aud tie paucity OF sub
jecta Of conycraatiou, mako 1t topic OF unusual
interest, especially among those whose dwellings
arc in the vicinity Of that Of tho I.B.ott family.
THE EVIDENCE IL AccUaUsA7Ixn
which goes to show that Tue lIassetts are by no
moans ~ respectable people ~ they should be.
Their record in this country, III shown in Sun-
dRy'B TnInuEE, ia about as bad u bad can b.
and from information received yesterday from
Roman Catholic minister It scons tha. the old
folks were obliged to leave old country because OF
circumstances greatly to their discredit. It ap-
Feared from tho reverend gcutlcman'e statement
Clatc, about miles from the Town Of Ennis
afenated himnelf from hin friends by perristinE
In living In relations which had not received Tho
necessary Endorsement OF the Church With hin
first cousin. a young woman fow years younger
thnn ltmnolf. They arc particular about theso
things iu Ireland, and, after trying to btaye pub
lie sontiment for wili!o, 1lassott left viii, his
cousin for this country. md It il believed that
tue Mrs. 1fAssctt Of No. la Butler street. ia tho
over the ground of tue murder OIL Saturday
hEyHtTED THE PLACE
yesterday afternoon with = view Of securing ad-
ditlonkl informstion II possible. IA hs rode to-
could not lolp noticing loH great Boneation
the atroHt Ut old HaBbatt had created in lhe
bridgeport breast. Half tho people in the car
wero talking about tho murder, and tbs other
half wnro silent but eager lstoners, and II wa4
easy to observe tl,at public aon.in,cnt favored
illo old man, md directed It's auptcola against
tho young ono. The full report which TIE
TRIBUNE contained OF the affair met with the sp-
lilo sub}ect, aud ono Of tllom c]inohed biz TO
marks by enyluE: "The Times gAya Just
tnroe-1uartsrs OF column to this murder, aud
eight columns to that stupid Hte sanHa-
tion." Iio Was going to odd further testimony
to tho bulk already accumulated against such
Qu1oto Journalism, but his packfng-Aouso came
in view, and hn had 10 ioAve tho car.
Tla first place the reporter called At WAS tho
Twenty second Street Station, whero ha had q
WHO stated that tho e1citoment causod by the
murder wAs increaainR, and tue unpopulafity Of
tI!o IiaAaots family was kaopng pace with it.
The following conversation onsued:
Neposicr-Wl,at do tho people think about the
murder, now that they havo read THIS TRIBUNE
account Of It
Bergeant-l think TINT public sentiment gen
orally IL in favor of old Hlasott ~ far "a tho
the character OF tho fa1uisY In geusra has Great
I'D : general dcsre that they aGouid step down
and ont Of tho vicinity o. noon as possible.
leportor-l suppose tie xorst has hecn told
scrgeant-well, I mnet toll you somotAing
abuHt DAu TINT will, think. rather Affect hts
character ay truth.tcllcr. 1lc had ono OF bis
rows wti,tlc whole family about two mouths aCo,
and lad them arrested on Slate warrant which
ho svoro out Il a West lido Justice Court un-
der tho uamc OF Daniel Mitchell. He gavc
bis residence as-I forget tho number, but
It was on rrairio avenue neur Sixteenth
street, Tht family rore arrested, bit, no COM
plant appearing against them ws sont several
ttmos to the l,ollsc on Prairie avenue and It MAS
only roceutly tbut we found out TINT it rae Young
Hnagott VIC wps a. Tho bottom Of tbo trouble, Just
bofofo bis ilnai arrest he awoso out M smother war
rant acatnnt lie old man. cfyiur ltie own nanno
NJ 11cr;nl T,.hlfl and .t,tiur lint the niti msn
lived on tofyofuon street. iio won't thero with
the otllcor. anil not tIIdine the old nau he nor
auadod the otllcer to go to Dridcsnort with lin,
nayiuY, "Ths oli n1an often Eoss to
at tho corner Of Twenty
eie.,th mud Butler rtsoeta: let US 80
nr rourso xccnrca oIi Hassels nnon wl,jnb Dan.
~, IL n,,t a,J 80 .nt .ae,, a't,iu ,SA "''''N
I nono1torM1 M I am afrad liz % .isreeurd for Tho