Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-25
READY FOR THE FRAY.
Great Interest Centered in TO-Mor'
 row,s Primary Elections.

Great Interest Centered in To-Mor-
 rows Primary Elections
 Everything is in readiness for to- morrow'S primary elections and the ln- dications are that an unusually large vote will be polled In the fourth ward especially the workers have eXerted themselves as they never did before and the center of the battle between the fac tions will be waged in this district.
 Timothy ORourke of sScovil street heads the Connolly ticket, being a can didate to succeed himself as alderman. The ticket has been in the works for many moons and after numerous re- visions has been o. K'd. It will con- tain many surprises. William F. Dillon. the undertaken, is the candidate for alderman on the opposition ticket in the fourth. The makers of this ticket are working quietly, but arc confident of victory.
 There tickets will be in the field in the first ward. Frank J. Rametti is the can didate for alderman on Thomas Moran's ticket John Reid is said to have a ticket with A. J. Wolff for alderman. The third ticket is sacredly guarded by M. J. Brzezinski.
 In the second ward two tickets will be in the field, one representing the upper end of the district and the other the west end.
 Martin Hellmann will head the only ticket i'll the third.
 Among the candidates mentioned for selectmen are Fred J. Brown, Nelson Morris, Benjamin Sedgwiek, c. c. Com merford, Charles Thatcher and c, B. Webster.
 JOHN SUGRUE TELLS HIS STORY. He Saw soudor Strike tho Blow
 That Killed Jack Calvin.
 John Sugrue of this city, the sausage peddler who employed the unfortunate John Calvin, was witness in the Sou der murder trial at Hartford yesterday. they met Souder. Souder during the dispute called Calvin a - @ liar twice, and then Calvin struck him. Cannot say whether or not Galvin's hand was doubled up. Then Souder struck back.
 Sugrue then told how he went with Calvin down to the Park church how Calvin said, "Johnny, I am short to- night. You may find some money up there in the gutter ;" how Calvin then | fell over into his arms, was laid gently down upon the grass, and never spoke again.
 While he was upon the stand there was a scene in the court room that moved several of the spectators to tears Galvin's sister, who has been in attend ance daily at the trial, sat directly back of Attorney Eggleston. The defense asked that the hat once be longing to Calvin be produced. Thi: was done and when Miss Calvin saw that which called up most strongly hel brother she burst forth crying and sob ping and became hysterical.s She wa: helped from the court room.
 The final witness of the day was Dl Curtis. He also had tried to drive sucl a knife as Souder used into a skull witt a blow and failed. He had finally sue ceeded in imbedding the knife into thu skull by using hammer and exercising great care. It had taken over 100 blow with the hammer to force the knife int distance less than the state claims tht knife went into Galvin's brain. Th' knife so driven could not be drawn out State Attorney Eggleston during thu crOss-examination requested the witnes to show how he had tried to drive thu knife into the skull. The doctor taking the knife in one hand and holding tn skull firmly down with the other strucl it three or four heavy blows. One blov sounded less resonant than the others and when the skull was examined it wa found that the knife had slipped to tn curve of the skull, and there had passe, through the bone. and came out agail freely. The witness was dumbfounded and the state's attorney jubilant. HI insisted that the place be marked an' for few moments the scene was quit