Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-26
THE STATE BY WIRE.
Phflo Jacobs Killed and Mrs James
 Button Seriously Injured In a

TURNERVILLE, November 26.-Phllo Jacobs and his daughter, Mrs James Button, were struck by train OH the Colchester branch of the Air Line road, near here this morning, while driving across the track. Jacobs was killed and his daughter received broken arm and other injuries. The horse was killed and the carriage smashed to pieces.
 Died From Lockjaw.
 NEW HAVEN. November 26.-Antonio Vespole, the 16 year old Italian, who ac- cidentallv shot himself while hunting two weeks ago, died at the hospital to- day from lockjaw.
 A Tramp Arrested.
 WINDSOR LOCKS, November 26.-A tramp giving his name as Michael Cav anaugh was arrested last night. He Is having a hearing before Judge Douglass this afternoon.
 Lott Was Not Murdered.
 NoRwALK. November 26.-G. B. Lott, who it was thought died from injuries inflicted by Carl Anderson, was ln the habit of taking chloroform, died from an overdose. Anderson has not been arrested but has been ordered to leave the town.
 New Haven's License Fee. NEW HAVEN, November 26.-The county commissioners announced to-day that the license fee for New Haven would be $4OO, the same rate as fixed for the other large towns in the county. The dealers had thoroughly organized and had threatened to work for no license if the fee was increased to S5OO. Rockville's City Election.
 ROCKVILLE, November 26.-The first city election here takes place week from Monday, December ,, and great interest is taken in the result, as both parties desire to obtain control of the city government. The city is divided into four wards. Last evening at the democratic city convention Silas Put nam was nominated for Rockvllles first mayor. Tonight occurs the republican city convention. It is ar ticipated that nominated.
 Ties On The Track
 WINDSOR LOCKS, November 26.-The section master at >' indsOr Locks on the Consolidated road last evening discov- cred ties placed across the track ill six different places near the bridge over the Come Cticut. Two trampS were seen going north on the track about that time
 and a man answering the description of one of them was arrested in Thompson ville The discovery prevented what
 might have been an ugly disaster This . is the third attempt at train wreckln2 upon the Consolidated road lines, within
 week.
 A Clever Escape. CROMWELL, November 26.-Reuber Ward who was arrested for assault witt attempt to kill Prosper LOvett yesterday } did a very clever trick on an officer and
 is now at large. He was locked up il : jail. but obtained permission to go tt his home with an officer for a change o clothes. When he arrived at his house = the officer permitted him to go up stair } alone Ward immediately jumped iron s the second story window and it wa l some time before the officer knew h.
 had escaped. Search for Ward has S
 far been proved uDavailing.
 Bristol's Ice Association. x BRISTOL, November 26.-The BrlstC
 Ice association which was recent, f formed for the purpose of furnishin : members with their summer supply o " ice on the cooperative plan. has decide 2 to flood portion of the Gridley Ian n over which their has been so much dis = cussion recently, for a pond. Mir Gric {, lev will construct the dam and build tn :, ice houses, and then the association wi : lease the property of him for a numbe a of years Bristol cynics now want t
 know if Mr Gridley will permit Ep; n phroditus Peck, Editor Riggs and tn = other two men be stipulated should hav L. nothing to do with his farm, to utiliz
 the ice which is frozen on it.
 e Fighting Over Body. Il MIDDLETOwN, November 26-Si
 weeks ago Peter Fitzgerald, an old so
 dier died at Togus, Me. His children b
 a first wife have made an effort to briIl l. the body here. After going throue
 considerable red tape in the hands of u Maine state authorities they finally O Q tained consent. Finally the authoritit T. were forbidden to deliver the body. by |, woman living in Meriden who claims h be a second wife of Fitzgerald. Tn woman was married to Fitzgerald : ,f years ago. It is thought a lively conte ~ will result and that the Meriden wOma 9 wants to obtain the body so that she ca ., claim widows pension and also son ,s money which it is thought Fitzgera n, left.
 k His Leg Amputated By Rope. Il HARTFORD, November 26.-Tnom
 Hennessey, aged 45, of Middletown, w; ,e Smith last evening" The tug had iu n- left a wharf in this city and had in to in barge loaded with stone. The sla( or rope between the two boats lay in a e IS upon the tug. Hennessey stepped o ir of the way, as he thought, but miscalc is lated in the dark, and stepped into u 10 coil. When the last blight of the ha' at ser gathered up it caught his leg and c
 it off just above the ankle as cleanly
 though severed by saw. Henness
 suffered horrible agony, and begged
 be thrown overheard. He was taken 'u the hospital here and his leg amputat
 again just above the knee. He W o. recover.
 'n X Scoundrel's Work. IT, WILTON, November 26.-On Sund in evening. Mrs J. E. Turner and daughte m ve who had just returned from churc ,s- were assaulted by Carl Anderson, ys Swede employed by them on the farl nv Anderson, who was intoxicated, seized ,,sSs chair and attacked both women, t
 latter being unable to make their escaI
 Their screams aroused Mir Lott, an az arl neighbor, who went to their assistant ;.l Anderson knocked him down and tn of made his escape. Mir Lott retired to
 room and was Monday morning fou , dead in bed with a bottle of laudanu lc on chair near the bed. Whether 'le died from injuries inflicted by finders
 or from an overdose of laudanum talk vol