Litchfield enquirer., 1878-01-24
Litchfeld.

-ADo,her cold snap started this (Wednes- dsvl morning with snow squall and sharp nuEthweSt wind
 Mir. & Mrs. Charles D. Kilborn, of this piac.. were on the train wrecked at Tariffville I.aelxisv they were iM tine rear cars.
 The County Commissioners and two Con- rssigIees of County Representatives were in tOwa. Saturday, examining the accounts, and visuring the old jail The commissioners will unf yu'Eeily recD nmend the building of new one
 MT. Poster. ef the firm of Foster & Hurl- huf. af Wes1 Winsted. will be at the store of WsSSeIIs tk Gates. on Monday next, with cisslicze ss-Ise-iion of foreign and domestic wool z .s E7rcgsared t0 take orders for anything in t..-ir line Persons wishing good custom work d sls sslos;li give them call,
 The sale of the old Congregational church CnGrsS If Ar Saturday next. under certain con- CItio.lS noticed ia the advertisement. Although a. oii building. il is extremely well built, and is ia substantially good preservation Turned in.o hall public school building, or used fov usher pslrposes we could name, it might beCsslpe of rsaI value to the community.
 We are to have this "Wednesday evening Oae of the fines; entertainments ever offered II.chfield public Miss. Augusta l.. Dargon, the accomplished reader and actress. will give r-@siinzs and recitations at the old Congrega- tioEaI Church The power, delicacy, and nat uralneSs of her presentations are really inimita blc- far above and beyond the best efforts of th- mere elOc-tionist, Unless the weather proves extraordinarily unpropitious there will be full house. Admission, 30 cts. Reading begins al eight
 The January Term of the Superior Court began oa Tuesday last with the trial of State vz- James Craig. accused of attempting to kill A. H. Wyant, of Washington, on the 2d of OctO5eF last The testimony was substan- ii&IIy as follows:
 Mrs- Harriet MalIett of Roxbury swore that Crzi- came tO her house. having a valise, on the sno-ning Of Oct 2d between and 8 o'clock and wanted some breakfast, which she gUt him He asked What is my bill ?" When told that if was ? cts. he said, Charge 1T tiII come again" She pressed him for pay, tod him he had served her trick and called him a rascal Went for her husband, and Craig h0lIeEcd. liam ready for as many as are . mind to come"
 Henry W. Mallett. husband of the above testified that on being called by his wife he followed Craig. When within 5 or 10 rods, Craig drew pistol and said, "You come any DezreT and l will blow your brains out with this seven shooter :" I then hitched up my horse and followed him, going over Washing ~aaGei him arrested
 Wvan; testified that he was not then an of Sczr h1' was called on by Mallett to arrest -Crsis vino had been walking up the railroad trsck Wyant headed him off and Smith and FuCi were coming up behind Said Craig, Have yol seen anything of a man who drew q revolver Said I, Yes, you are the man. y We were about l5 feet apart. He flung his czEV-s tzg in the ditch and sprang across the cattle guard I said. Hold on, want to Szsazk tO yosI-" He kept on running, for some f0 uw I2 TuiS and drew his revolver. I said T0 nay tsS. Carlo. catch him." The dog c=nziG him He pointed his revolver at the dog asi keEE Esnning though not quite so fast I cazae up Esshin 5 or 6 feet of him, he being oa the Left He turned andsa Stop, or will Sao0s yoG- and fired as he spoke the words. Afrrr he fired he whirled to run, said Catch hiG Carlo The dogtrppedhim and jumped aa kiua- Then he put his pistol to my side. SIsoyrsI t II and kept it there till Smith came uP zzi g1s hold of his hand The blood spirit -ei Srram as I jumped on him. I felt the bzIEles wh-n it went in. On cross-examination Kr- WyaHt said they had no warrant for EraiSS ares.
 AeSsES- Jesse ID. Smith and W. J. Ford SwOre to substantially the same facts as Wy sus, Smith saying that Craig was trying to StOOs sgzin when he caught his shand. Dr. Or lzaio Brown testified to the very serious char. a-ter of the wound He said the ball had un d01lsrdly gone through Wyants lungs, and thni great majority of such cases are fatal.
 The prisoner testified on his own behalf claiming that the pistol was discharged acci d-alaIly in the confusion of the attack of tho dsg md of the men upon him.
 The judge charged that Wyant had no righ "a arrrss, leaving the question of intent to kill tO the jury The jury brought in a verdict o --tsuilty" ..