Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-19
THE RECORD OF A DAY.
Brief Chronicles of Interestin. Events in
 This and Neighboring States.

THE RECORD OF A DAY. Brief Chronicles of Interesting Events in
 This and Neighboring States.
 The jury in the Brodell case, at Jersey City, after being out over five hours, returned . verdict of murder in the second degree, with ! recommendation for mercy.
 The Morris county (N. J.) grand jury came into court and was discharged. having nn- shed their duties. Eight bills of indictment ,nly were found, the smallest number re- turned for many years. Several saloon and hotel keepers here, who have been openly dc lying the law for years, received the atten- tion of the jury. John Thompson, the Troy Hills shooter, was indicted for an assault with intent to kill
 George w. Reed, aged 70 years, a large stockholder in The Brooklyn Eagle, and one of the editorial staff of the paper, died at his home in New Brunswick. His funeral will be held in Brooklyn Sunday. The congregation has outgrown the First Presby yterian church at Bergen, N. J., and are considering whether it is best to enlarge or build new.
 Bernard Burns, Jersey City bartender, was married in the afternoon and gave a re- ception in the evening. Some of the young men proposed that all kiss the bride but the
 
 several of the leaders of the kissing party were seriously injured. Burns was arrested. Frederick Franke, young tailor, has been committed for trial at Jersey City for utter ing forged checks in that city, Hoboken and elsewhere.
 The jury in the case of William B. Sack ett, editor of The Jersey City Sunday Morn ing News, who has been on trial ill the Hud- son county court of sessions on a charge of libeling Thomas Potter, a wealthy con- tractor, returned with a verdict of acuuittal. Sackett will begin proceedings against Pot ter for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution, and will fix the damages at $50, ,OOO.
 The sixteenth annual meeting of the New Jersey state board of agriculture will be held at the state house, in Trenton, on Wednes- day, Thursday and Friday, Jan. 80 and 31 and Feb. ].
 James Broadmeadow, of Shrewsbury, has received letter from State Geologist George H. Cook in which the latter requests some definite information concerning row of button ball trees at Shrewsbury, which in | formation is to be used in a forthcoming | list of New Jersey trees. The row of trees are the finest of their kind in the state. | St. Patrick's Alliance of America, one of the youngest and most fourishing Irish American societies in the country, will hold its annual state convention in Trenton next Monday. Delegates from the various branches throughout the state will be pres ent, together with all the district officers.
 Five Buffalo, N. Y., boys are under indict. ment for stealing .brasses from the Michigan Central railroad. The thefts have been going | on for some time.
 The Lehigh Valley railroad has sold the l Al-y>n ,,s-sI An A~ >R Newark.
 | John Grinwall has been convicted the second time in Brooklyn of murder in the first degree for killing Lyman s. Weeks in March, 1887.
 About two hundred persons partook of the fourteenth annual dinner of the Associated Pioneers of California in New York, and many speeches recalling the days of "49' l were made.
 C. Rosenbaum, a New York jeweler, at 1s John street, claims that S1 900 worth of dia monds were stolen from his bag at the Rock vile house, Rockville, Conn.,, during the night. He arrived on the S:3O D. m. trair and went to the hotel, where be left the bag unlocked, but strapped, in the hotel office fol safekeeping. In the morning, on opening the bag at local jewellers, he discovered that ( small paper box containing the diamond:
 
 thief.
 Dr. J. Miller Junkin, of Easton, Pa, who attained prominence at the time of Garfeldn death by the fact that he alone of all ths phy sicians who gave views on the case was proved by the autopsy to have correctly stated the location of the fatal bullet, diet suddenly of apople1y.
 The body of an unknown woman was foune floating in the East river off the pier foot O Sixtieth street, New York. The woman wa apparently 45 years of age. A white cotto, handkerchief was found securely fastened across her mouth. It is the theory of th police that she had been gagged and mur dered and her body thrown into the river.
 Edward J. Anderson, lawyer in room A Stewart building, New York, committed sui eide in his room in the Putnam house b, shooting himself in the head with revolver A letter signed Marie Anderson, and datet Los Angeles, Dec. 27, was found amonl his papers. packet of pawn tickets of re cent issue was also found and betrayed tn probable cause of the suicide-poverty.