Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-23
The Late c. F. Adams and His Estate


 Mir. Wadsworth. first Selectman of Farm lngton, has written letter to Horace C.. Peck, foreman of the jury of inquest in the case of C.. F. Adams, who died at Dr.. Quinn's. Fair Haven, and whose mysterious ly missing $1 800 were found so accidentally last week in an old cartridge shell. Mr. Wadsworth thinks it not unlikely that Adams belonged in Pennington seventeen years ago, and that his real name is John Henry Con- nell. He thinks if the deceased did hail from there, and proved to be Connell, then the question of relatives is solved, there be- ing the wife, father, mother and two sisters of Cornell, who ran away about seventeen years ago. At. any rate MT. Wadsworth asked for complete description of the deceased, with view to pos sibIe further action in the case. The coroner sent reply to Mir. Wadsworth, giv- ing the description and stating that no heirs need apply, as there was no money left. The reply was written before the $1,8 800 was found, and when the money turned up the coroner sent a second note with the new facts. On Saturday evening the sale of the personal property of the deceased took place at the office of Wright, Robertson & Hotchkiss, Mr. deceased, selling the stuff pertaining to the estate. A watch was sold to Daniel O'Con- nell, Winchester armory man, for $70. The chain, which was of gold, was also dis posed of, but the cross, which was it's sole charm, was retained. Several articles were reserved, including lady's open face watch, one daguerreotype in a'velvet case, another portrait in a similar case, Bible, book of common prayer of the Episcopal church, and "Leayes of Nature.' Mr. Wadsworth, son of the selectman, acted as attorney for the town of Pennington, which has been assist ing in the old folks support, and requested in addition that the canvas valise, the rub Der boots and the gentleman's gold watch be reserved. His requests were not in every instance granted. The claim about the rub Der boots was that it would show the form and size of his feet. These were large. The reservations made were all calculated to assist in the Identification. Clothing of deceased, his trunk and valises were also sold. Letters which may lead to 8 further knowledge of the deceased were pre- served One is from Mrs. Ws A. Griffin, of Philadelphia, who represented herself as 9 fortune teller, formerly uVlng on GOHe street in this city. She wrote in 1876 to encourage g resumption of correspondence with wo- man. On the back of the letter is ''Corinnia Barlow, 261 West 29th street, New York" /" There are other articles, but Q particular de- scription of them is withheld in order that the identification of the dead man, if it oc- cur, may be entirely satisfactory.
 The old man Cornell by hard toll as 8 farm hand cobbler, and saving, got together several thousand dollars. He started 8 son, William, in the livery business. William broke him, and finally for harness stealing was sent to Wethersfeld, where he died by poison, self f-admsnistered it was thought. The son John H. Cornell, ran away from home, lived mysteriously in Hartford, saved money, and married woman of good family in Wethersfeld, who left him and has not since been known by his name. The description of Adams and his habits tallies closely to that of Connell. The authorities are now wait ing, micawber like, to see what will turn up.