Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-11
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.

Death of William Ford From Injuries
 Inflicted by Wales l.. Dooltttle Of Q Bethany-Lodged in Jail in This City -DoOlittle Thought to be Insane.
 Wales L. Doolittle, aged 30 years, the father of six children and a farmer living in Bethany, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Sweeney, of Naugatuck, Tuesday morning, and bound over to the Superior court under $3, 900 for assaulting William Ford, farm hand who worked for him, a few days before. Yesterday Ford died and now Doolittle is confined in the New Haven county jail with the charge of murder hanging over him, and the States attorney has been notified not to release him on bonds. Ford was shoe maker by trade, but owing to his intemper- ate habits was not success in this trade When Doolittle had no employment in the woods for him he gave him shoes and har- ness to mend. Doolittle frequently quar- reled with Ford and was in the habit of horsewhipping his assistant and had worn out one or two whips in this man ner. Last Saturday morning be- fore the man went to work another quarrel broke out. One of the men is dead and his alleged murderer will not tell what occurred. When Ford was found at the bottom of staircase down which he was thrown, several ribs were broken and his face was battered into an unrecognizable mass of jelly. He said that DoolittIe had knocked him down and after kicking and pounding him in the ribs had stamped on his face.
 At the hearing before Justice Clark, s. Gil bert Davidson, Lambert Wooding and Will liam Wooding, neighbors of Doolittles, stated to the court that they saw part of the fight Maggie Boucher told the story of her treatment by Doolittle when she endeavored to save Ford. Walter Doolittle, aged seven teen years, Allen Doolittle, aged twelve years, sons of the prisoner, informed the court about portion of what they had seen their father do. Frank Wood, a neighbor- ing farmer, testified that he heard of the trouble and ran to the house peacemak CT. He said he partially succeeded in driv- ing off Doolittle in his insane work.
 Doolittle, when told of the death of Ford, did not seem to feel very badly about it. He told the jailer that he did not care to have the services of any attorney and seemed to be more worried over what might happen to his children while he was inoarcerated than over anything else. He reflected on the treatment that he had been more or less sub jected to by his neighbors because he had been married to an Irish woman, there be- ing some evidence of antipathy to him on that account among his fellow citizens, so he asserted Doolittle has been to the insane asylum at Middletown, and the jail officials think he is insane at the present time.
 Good Samaritans, Festival To-Night.
 This evening the Good Samaritans hold basket festival at their hall, S17 Chapel street. There will doubtless be a large at tendance, as all entertainments gotten up by the Samaritans are popular and enjoyable. The entertainment is free to all.
 
 General Terry Second fn Seniority.
 The brigadier generals from whom the President will make his selection to fill the vacancy caused by the death of General Hancock are as follows, in order of seniority: o. o. Howard, Alfred H. Terry, George Crook, Nelson A. Miles, David s. Stanley and John Gibbons.
 Trotting on the Connecticut River.