Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-03
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coNANr CONVICTED.

CONANT CONvICTED.
 Found Guilty of Murder in the second
 Degree-The Jury at First Unable to
 AEree-The Prisoner Receives His
 Sentence With COmP0sure.
 NEW LONDON, Oct. 2.-The court reassem- bled at 8 o'clock this morning in the Conant trial for the final act in the drama. The evi- dence was all in, arguments of counsel were completed and nothing remained but the final words of the judge, the charge to the jury. Promptly upon the opening of the court Judge Park began his address to the jury. His Honor expounded the law as to murder and explained the different degrees of homi- eide. He said it was conceded in this case that, on the tenth of February, the accused took the life of Alfred Mcclellan. It also appears, if the ground taken by the defense is untrue, that the homicide was wilfu1 and premeditated The judge next alluded to Conant's arming him self and preparing to take the life of McCle1 lan He then laid down the law as to self defense and reviewed the evidence. If the jury found that evidence true they were to acquit. The defense of insanity was next discussed at some length. The charge consumed an hour and half and was an able effort. The jury retired, and at twenty minutes past two returned to the court room and said they could not agree. They were sent back to the consultation room. Shortly after three o'clock the jury returned and an nounced that they had agreed upon verdict The clerk asked the usual questions and the foreman announced, ''We find the prisoner guilty of murder in the second degree" Co., nant received the verdict with much compo- sure. The court was then adjourned until tomorrow. The attendance was not very 1arcro to tho HroToaD1S
 WOODBRIDGE AND BETHANY. Large Attendance From Both City
 and Neighbor1ng Towns-Another
 Successful Exhfbit-Very Fine Dfs-
 play of Herd Stock.
 The annual exhibition day of the Wood bridge and Bethany fair is a gala day for farmers and their girls and boys for miles around, and many are the choice vegetables that are raised and tenderly watched and be in prime order for exhibition at the fair The twenty-six annual fair closed last evening, and the day was busy one for the officers and exhibitors, who by their arrange ments and exhibits made the fair fully up to the very meritorious standard of this society. The damp, rainy weather probably kept many from attending the fair, but the at tendance was quite large.
 The full and complete list of premiums awarded by the society will be published in the COURIER as soon as convenient
 The draught oxen were put to 8 severe test within the ring provided for the pur- pose, which was surrounded by large. crowd of spectators. The load that was used for the purpose was an extremely heavy burden and with one trial it was apparent that the strength of the oxen could be just as well tested with less load. Several pairs of oxen gave creditable display of strength Charles J. Peck took first premium in the class for draught oxen owned ill Woodbridge or Bethany The long string of working oxen were present, as usual, which made credit able display when it is considered that many farmers have substituted horses for oxen.
 The show of herd stock was said to be the of the society I. P. Doolittle showed a herd of nineteen head, R. c. Newton showed herd of IA head, and Robert Payne had herd of 10 head on ex- hibition.
 N. D. Clark, as usual, furnished many of the fat cattle on exhibition. In one of the strings were five valuable pairs that are oWned Dy HILL 1ney were very large. The several pairs of Hereford oxen were much ad- mired. George Hotchkiss, of Ansonia, re- ceived first premium for best pair of fat oxen from out of town. Willis Holbrook was the owner of one of the best pairs of oxen on the grounds. N. D. Clark took fat oxen. B. B. Peck received second premium in the same class. Premiums for best fat OK and best fat steer were award ed to N. D. Clark. James Burgess received first premium for best fat COW and second premium for working oxen six years old.
 O. H. Burnham, of New Haven, won first money in the gentlemen's driving class for horses and first premium for speed, with his horse Robert B.
 The first and second premiums for horses that trotted nearest to minutes were awarded to Henry Baldwin and N D. Clark I. P. Doolittle with pair of gray horses and N. D. Clark with pair of bays received rst and second premiums for family horses.
 The display in the tent was very meritori- 1us and many valuable articles were contrib 1ted by ladies'. Crazy quilts were numer- 0us. Mrs. Mary A. Clark received first pre- nium for silk bedquiIt. Mrs. George E. Thompson, of New Haven, received first pre- nium for best silk bedquilt from out of own and Miss Jennie F. Wheeler, of Beacon Falls, second premium for same Mrs. Rob ert Payne contributed many articles for ex- libition. In the tent with the poultry were pair of deers that were brought from the West Indies by Captain Moves Perkins. With the deers was young fawn and the rio were much admired Owing.to the na- ure of the animals the cages containing the leers were not given more prominent place Il the tent. Master Frank Todd had fine xhibit of potatoes raised by himself.
 The Tingue band of Seymour furnished music. General good order prevailed and he secretary, president and other officers of he society have added another to the long ist of successful fairs.