Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-17
ALL AROUND THE STATE.

ALL Ak8OOND SxA1 Els Electricity From Heat-Possible Big
 DeveIopments-Foster by Hartford
 CapitaIists-A Serious Scandal Un.
 covered-A Prominent Citizen of
 Windsor Locks Arrested-Disastrou
 Fire in Kensington-Loss $35,OOO:
 Insurance 15,OO0-Several Men ln-
 jured-A Strike Ended-A Meriden
 Brakeman's Sad Fate.
 Henry Willard is said to have remarked just before he went to Europe that through a the motive power of every railroad in the United States changed within five years. He doubtless referred to the rumored invention of young Maine man, which is being pro. noted by Hartford capitalists, by which electricity is developed directly from heat-a problem that has long bafaed electricians. If such process has really been discovered, then we may expect some revolutionizins mechanical and industrial developments in the near future. Science has been promising for some time to liberste industry from the domination of large aggregated capital in this way, and the beginning of it may not be far off.
 Whooping cough is very prevalent in Hartford.
 The strike of the moulders employed at the Yale & Towne factory in Norwalk is broken. The company now has full com- plement of workmen, and the work is pro- ceeding as before the strike.
 Charles Peterson, thirty five, brakeman in the Consolidated freight yard in this city, fell from train last evening, breaking his neck and receiving other injuries from which he died this morning. He came here from Boston about five weeks ago and had been married about two weeks.
 Miss Francis A. Cauldwell, formerly of Hartford and who taught the high school in Rocky Hill for several terms some twenty years ago, has recently received the appoint ment of superintendent of colleges in New Grenada, South America. The appointment was made through the Grenadisn minister at Washington. The position is one of respon sibility and honor. Miss Csuldwell is not only finished English scholar, but is pro- foient in Latin, French and Spanish She will leave the United States soon to enter upon the duties of the new position. and will reside in Bogota, the capital of New Grenada.
 Edwin W. Collins of Willimantic, carpen- ter for Hillhouse 6 Taylor, started with his wife Tuesday for the circus, but after going short distance he concluded to return to his home on Union street "on account of the heat," he said, which he accordingly did, and lay down on the lounge. About three o'clock pistol shot was heard, and on inves- tigation it was found that he had attempted suicide by shooting himself through the breast, the ball entering close to the heart Drs Parker and Hill were called, and found the man in very weak state, owing to ex- cessive hemorrhage. 1t is not thought he will live. Domestic trouble is supposed to llaa ang kt,n osl al att a,1k Alfred E. Moore of Winsted who died Tuesday of Brights disease. aged thirty two, wa, quite extensively known in business cir- cles all over New England. He had also made himself 8 reputation as 8 balloonist, having made a number of ascensions, more through liking for the business than any, thing else. He was the eronaut of the New York World expedition, which started from St. Louis several years ago bound for New York. Of late. however, he had dropped the balloon business. As an after din- nersspeaker .he was excellent. At the last banquet of the Winsted board of trade he was pronounced the wittiest and brightest speaker of the occasion. MT. Moore leaves a wife and four small children, and a fortune estimated at over $10O,O00. The deceased | was upon the streets only few hours before | his death.
 l A distressing case has been revealed in the arrest of Ellen Curtis, well-known citizen ! of Windsor Locks. Her conduct on the streets and elsewhere has long been a subject | of complaint, and although her parents en | deavored to watch her movements, they were not successful, and the case was reported to I the selectmen Sunday morning. She was l immediately arrested, and so was Mrs Adell Holland on the charge of leading the girl
 astray. A private hearing in Lawyer John | sons office Monday before Judge Douglass | and Grand Juror Wilcox revealed a sad case | of affairs, which has already involved a prominent citizen, and will probably impli- l cate others in criminal scandal. The girl l made clean breast of her doings, and her disclosures resulted in the immediate arrest of John Darock. well-known citizen with a | wife and several children. He was accused | of being the main author of the girls wrong doing, and there ia said to be strong evidence | against him. He was brought before the court in session in short order, but denied the charges. He was bound over for trial under $5, 900 bonds. He has engaged Judge Briscoe of Thompsonville as his counsel,
 and will endeavor to settle the case, it is
 said. The parents of the Curtis girl, how
 ever, will probably bring civil suit against him. The girl made serious charges against ! Mrs. Holland and told of trip the two made to East Granby Friday. where they met two
 men in an unoccupied house. Mrs. Holland
 was tried yesterday and, following the ad-
 vice of counsel, pleaded guilty. She was lib.
 erated on the payment of $14 fine and costs.
 The judge told her that had the character of
 the Curtis girl been pure before she knew | her he would have sent her case to the supe- | rior court, and she would probably have been
 sent to prison. He gave her severe warn. ing as to her future conduct. She has a fam lily of children and has for years borne 8 bad
 name. Several young men who are implica
 ted in the case will be arrested soon. When Dsrock and the others have been tried the girl will be sent to the industrial school al
 Middletown to remain until she is eighteen
 Yesterday noon fire broke out in the works
 of the Anglo American Electric company 1T
 Kensip9ton, and spread rapidly, and in z
 few hours the three buildings constituting the
 plant were a mass of ruins. The flames com.
 municated to a large boarding house and
 two other buildings also owned by the con
 cern, and they were consumed. The loss il
 estimated at 5000, and the insurance ii
 said to be about $15, 5,00O. The concern em
 ployed about thirty-ive hands, all of whom
 will be thrown out of work. In fighting thu flames a number of men were injured.