The Newtown bee., 1889-03-29

pliments and profanity, Peck threatened
 to shoot Rudolph's head off and brought
 out pistol. Peck boasted that he had
 fixed an Irishman and could fix a Dutch
 words, Rudolph got his calves. On his
 way to Bridgeport, he stopped at Row. lands saloon and told him about the l trouble with Peck. After selling his coal, he spent several hours iii the city ard took many drinks. He sold his load
 on State street. On the way home, he stopped at several saloons and finally
 brought up at Rowland's, where he found
 John White, Clark and others and all drank several times. At D. c. Beach's distillery, Long HilL he purchased a quart of cider brandy. When he arrived home, Thursday night, he helped his wife unharness the horses. He examined the
 break in the fence and passed close by the fence. He went to bed about 12 o'clock. The next morning, the little
 boy awakened him by asking for candy;
 both his wife and Joe were up. He told his wife to give him a drink and asked
 her to call Tyler. Rudolph asked Tyler to help him about his work, but Tyler refused. All the forenoon was spent in bed, as he was not able to be about. He had instructed Joe about his work, through Mrs Stoeffel. Shortly before the officers arrived, he got up and, when called for, went out to the buggy. San ford told him that Peck was shot and that he was accused of doing it; he ex- claimed, ''I didn't do it; I've been in the house all the time.' He said that he did not know of any shot in his house and invited search. He willingly accom-
 panied the officers, after they had ob- tained tobacco, etc. This tobacco was purchased in Whitehead's s store, Monday. Four papers were bought; he took one, Joe one, one he carried to Bridgeport and one was left in the house. After his ar rest, the officers took him to Peck's, then to Newtown street. He took several drinks at the Grand. Central and saw Mir Northrop. He was sitting on the step of the Congregational church when talking
 with Mir Northrop and positively denied that he said referring to Peck, ''- him, shooting is too good for him. as M. F.. Houlihan had testified. He was put in the lookup, which he called ''stinking hole.'' While confined here, he suffered
 with the heat. When asked about the
 fire, he boldly stated. "Well, thought
 I stayed about long enough and wanted
 to go home." He had talked with Mich
 ael Smith at the jail, but denied that he
 had told him, as Smith swore, that he
 had gun, etc. He did not sec Peck on
 the morning of June 8. The gun in court was his and had been at Tyler's a long
 time. Michael Turner had sold him
 another gun, about four years ago, which
 he kept in the woods and which was lost.
 The hired man, Philip, had used it and
 Rudolph had not seen it since he left.
 He had been in the charcoal business eight or nine years and stated that the
 smell of charcoal somewhat resembled that of powder. The coat and boots
 which were in court were those he wore
 to Bridgeport and were taken from him after his arrest. The closet which Ru-
 dolph visited, early Friday morning, was
 about p feet back of the house. About
 a year before the shooting, he and Peck
 had a quarrel about Rudolph's dog which had been shot. He had talked
 with Peck about the charcoal destroyed
 but did not accuse Peck of burning it
 He found his dog dead in the road and : as soon as he could, asked Peck if either
 Peck or his hired man had killed the dog , Peck denied it and gave Rudolph drinl : of cider. Peck wanted him to ''call i
 square; set the dog against the whiskey and cider Rudolph had drunk" but Ru , dolph declined. When Peck's colla l bone was broken, Rudolph had assisted ]; him.
 On the cross examination, he did no know whether or not he had told the of ficers that it was lucky for him that h was not at the charcoal pits, or they : would have accused him of shootin, Peck. He has not seen the gun sine t Philip left, three or four years ago an g is positive that he had no other gun, say
 that which was at Tyler's. Miles Strat
 ton worked for him, year ago last Fla I and Rudolph wanted to sell him q watci
 but was certain that he had not tried t
 sell him gun. The dog was killed th d same Fall that Miles worked for him s told Miles that his dog was killed, b, q denied saying that he would as SOC ? shoot Peck as a black snake. He had I blows with Peck, who brought out a r !. volyer, Thursday morning. He cou IS not say whether he told Tyler that Je 2 nie Lockwood had brought the pisto ie Rudolph had never made statement + any one. He does not remember wh T. occurred Sunday, June 10, but did II or think that he was drunk. A man VI H. claimed to be d New York rep orter, ,ho' s, ever, had obtained full report of u IS affair, which he carefully wrote down ne Sheriff Glover's presence, that same Su y day. He was Officer Estey. Attorn n; ment, some of which he corroborated al ed explained. This statement said that R en doIph had not been out of the house Il. morning, but Rudolph explained it 'e- saying that he thought it was not nee, $. sary to tell everything; he wanted K make the story as short as possib u- About year ago, Miles Stratton h ad brought gun to the woods. He adm lg, ted that he was intoxicated when he ay turned from Bridgeport. When he pa ke ed through the slough, Wednesday nig ks the tracks pointed from Peck,s. He ,