Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-01
Attamnted Murder.

Highway Robbery in Cheshire-A Man
 Knocked SenseIess, Rolled Into n Ditch
 and Left for Dead-.The Criminal Caught
 CHESHIRE Nov. 3O.-John Barry, who has been in the employ of Hiram Smith, Chesh ire farmer, finished his labors with MT. Smith on Thursday. He received from MT
 Smith for his labor $65, which he placed in his trunk expecting that both he and trunk
 would be carried that evening to MT. Frank
 WalIace's, where he had engaged to work.
 MT. Smith persuaded him to leave his trunk
 with him until this morning and he would deliver it to MT. Wallace fot him. John de- cided to do so and went to his trunk and took out the $65 in the presence of one Will liam Richardson, a grandson of MT. Hiram
 Smith, who has been working for his grand father, MT. Smith. some time. MT. Barry left the house for MT. Wallace's followed by
 Richardson, who expressed desire to ac- company him down the road short distance.
 They had gone about ten minutes walk from
 the house when Richardson bade Barry
 return home. He had gone only
 short distance when he returned quietly and dealt Barry blow on the head
 with large rock, felling him to the ground
 senseless. He then jumped on his defence
 less head and neck with his boots and struck
 him again with the rock and then rolled him
 over and over in the ditch and pronounced
 him dead He then went through Barry
 pockets, took the $65 and silver watch and
 went home. Barry after lying there several
 hours finally came to consciousness and al-
 though badly disabled managed to reach the
 town where he made his story known and wished that William Richardson might be ar roSkp6 Ina falt qSSurp6 ha OnEE have been the same man who assaulted him. Barry was taken to Dr. E. T. Cornwalls office, where the deep wounds ] were carefully dressed, and H. Beadie and William Daley, constables, went in search of l Richardson. Arriving at Mir. Smiths they
 asked for William R., and being informed l that he was at the barn they went in that di- rection. Richardson made his appearance 1 and the officers told him their errand. He l was very willing to go with them. The l officers started on ahead and MT. Smith 1 and Richardson followed close behind. l Richardson was taken before Justice Gilbert ] and denied all knowlege of the affair, but blood was found on his boots. Richardson claimed that he had the nose bleed, but final | ly being confronted by Officer Beadle and ad 1 vised to confess, did confess that he commit
 ted the crime. He gave up the stolen prop | erty and was bound over to answer in B., COG bonds. He is now in jail.
 20. s. OfA.
 John s. Reeder of Cincinnati, Ohio, Past National President of the Patriotic Order | Sons of America, visited Washington camp | No last evening He will remain in the city about ten days, visiting all four camps
 before leaving.
 Democratic Ward Nominations. Second Ward-For alderman, Charles | Spreyer. For councilmen, Robert M. Stew
 ems, James D. Ravens, Joseph c. Earle. Seventh Ward-For alderman, John F. Defrees. For councilment, JoEn J. Red | mond, Burton Mansfield, William Knoth. Farmers State Convention. The annual farmers convention will be
 held at Waterbury December 19, 20 and 21.
 fine programme is announced. Among the speakers are F. M Augur, Professor Brewer,
 J. H. Hale, J NJ. Hubbard, l., F. Chamber | lain, Dr. G. A. Bowen, A. w. Cheever, J. B. Olcott and paper will be read by Rose Ter | ry Cooke.