Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-10
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were principally brought out in the coroner $
 inquest, and are fresh in the minds of the
 public. It was charged that Fay attempted
 to kill Curran on Union street on the morn- ing of December 2oth last, Curran at the time insisting upon pay for services which Fay claimed had not been rendered. In the melee Fay drew pistol and discharged it, the ball entering Curran's leg, causing . flesh wound. He afterward died, and the coroher's jury found that his death was caused by delisfNn. treneas, superinduced by the wound. No new facts were brought out iti the trial, and after hearing the evidence Judge Pardee decided to discharge the accused. Soon as he was released on the criminal cause, Deputy Sheriff Stevens arrested Fay on a civil suit for $1O;06O damages brought by the widow of Curran, and the required bonds not being forthcoming he was taken to jail, where he remained over Sunday. It is ex- pected that his counsel ex-Judge Blyden- burgh, will get Fay out to-day on writ of ha6eGs corpus with the purpose of securing reduction in the amount of bail. Fay occu- pied one of the private cells over the sherif's office, not being placed in the general prison.
 He also receives better grade of fare than that furnished to prisoners, he paying for the same. Fay was visited by his counsel on Saturday at the jail, and after conference with him he retired. He says he can furnish any reasonable afnoufit of bail, and he has no fears regarding the result of the present suit.
 The Bond Robbers.
 The hearing in the case of Charles M Har- land and August Bodenschatz took place in the court on Saturday. They were charged with stealing about $40, GOO worth of bonds from Isaac T. Smith, executor of the estate of Mrs Elihu Sperry. Harland appeared without counsel and pleaded guilty. In his evidence against Bodenschatz, who pleaded not guilty, he told the story of the robbery as previous ly published in these columns, and attempted to throw the blame on Bodenschatz After the evidence of the police officers and others. Judge Pardee bound both of the accused over to the Superior Court under $5,000 bonds The bonds. were not forthcoming and the alleged robbers went to jail.
 Suicide i'm Hamden.
 Matthias Hansen, living in Hamden, com mitted suicide Friday evening by hanging himself in the attic of his house, after having first taken dose of match poison. He had been low spirited at times. He was industri- ous and temperate, and worked at odd jobs of various kinds. He was married about two years ago to widow with children, and came to this country. They bought the old Captain J. M. Wooding place, Hamden, when they first came here The jury of inquest re- turned verdict as follows:
 We, the undersigned jurors sworn to inquire of he cause and manner of the death of Matthias Han zen, whose death sudden and untimey, and tn he ,ause and manner of which unknown, having viewed the body of said deceased and considered the evidence given do, oaths, say that said Matthias Hansen to his death at his own hand by hanging, while under fit of mental depression.
 NORRIS B. MIX, Foreman, LEE DoRMANj
 HOBART AfLING, HENRY MIX,
 ROBERT DICKERNdAN, WILLIAM TUTTLE-