Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-23


 Among the biographical sketches are those | of Capt. Hyde and Lieut. Wrinn and of Chief A. O. Hendrick, all well-haudled. The books contents will interest all.
 Sketch of mayor Reck.
 The work contains the following biograph- ical sketch of Mayor Peck:
 Hon. Henry F. Peck. Mayor of New Haven and president ex-oficio of the police and fire departments. can have no better eulogy than the tribute of his fellow citizens at the ballot box in 1888, when, though the Republican candidate, he was elected by over 1000 ma- iority in city of nearly 4,O00 Democratic majority. Mayor Peck is tho second Rspub- llcan ever elected to this office.
 Henry Franklin Peck is tho descendant of . sturdy race, and his father, Elnathan Peck, was early identified with the town of Milford, but in 1929 went to New Britain where he married Aiss Mary Dewey. The oldest of his children, the subject of this sketch, was born March 3l, 1928. and is therefore sixty one years of age. During his childhood Mir. Peck's father began the manufacture of gen. eral hardware, in which business he was a pioneer. When seventeen years old Henry left school and began business with his father. Tho concern was very prosperous for time and . joint-stock company was formed, but lack of harmony among the as- sociates caused Hr. Peck and hls father to sever their connection with the business, and the former becoming infected army that poured over the Alle- ghsnies. He had married in 1851 Miss Eliz- beth A., daughter of Deacon Chsupcey Corn. well ,a man prominent in New Britain affairs, and at length returned to that place and en- gagged in the grocery store of his brother-in- law until 1862. Three ysars before his father had begun the manufacture of brass goods mi unh harnt and ata v1oo nd tho establishment of the city water works in New Haven induced him to move the factory to | this city, whence Henry came in 1862 to join him. A patriotic nature impelled him to give the Union his beat service and in Sep- | tember he enlisted in Company Fl of the T~enty-seventh C.v. With the regiment he participated in the severe battles of Freder. icksburg and Chancellorsville and in the latter was taken prisoner. He was paroled to go into the hospital for the only sickness that befell him in the aervice. When mustered out of the regiment he resumed business with his father in the firm of E. Peck & Son. In 1884 his brother. J. N. Peck, entered the | joint stock company was formed with . capital of 435,O0 Henry F. Peck was chosen president and his brother treasurer. Under this regime the company has steadily increased it's volume of business and capital until now it is capitalized at $500, 900 and em- ploys four hundred men, with an annual outfit of $1.O00, ,0OO worth of goods. Mr. Peck is also largely interested in the manu- facture of brass goods in Hsydenville, Msss., and is president of the New Haven Go operative Savings Fund and Loan asso. association. Aside from his immense business cares, he has found time to advance the interest of philanthropic institutions and also take part in the sffairs of tho gov- ernment. In 1884 he was commander ot | mt E<NsSea - ha regards as one of tho greatest honors of his life. In 1887 he was made chairman of the joint citizens and soldiers committee that gave the Grand Army fair in the Second Regiment armory, from December IA to 21. the magnitude of this undertaking and the work involved Is well remembered and indi- cated by the fact that over $10 000 was real izsd for the Grand Army of the city to use in charitable objects. As chairman of the l committees and practical superintendent of the fsir, MT. Peck gave nearly his entire time f6r the months of preparation and execution. He has been prominent worker in College street church. of which he is member, and has kept its prosperity ever in mind. He has just closed a period of nine a member of the committee on buildings he has supervised the erection of the districts best school buildings, including the Ferry, Orchard, Winchester and Welch training schools" The sketch concludes with refer ence to Mayor Pecks political career, which is fresh in the mind of the public.
 The ComarGo Murder.
 Among the sketches of celebrated crimes is the following regarding "The Comarao Mur- der:"
 The first murder the department had to deal with after its organization occurred in 1865 or thereabouts. That uely red building which stands like . grim sentinel at the city end of Lewis' bridge on the Middletown ave- nue turnpike and is known as the Comargo house, was notorious resort of i'll fame in war times, and kept by George Cook and a woman named Clsmentine Temple, both of whom are yet living. One terribly stormy night when the snow was rapidly falling Tom Caffrey, ward politician of some con. siderable influence, and two friends drove out to the ComarRo and . drunken row be- gan. Caffrey made an attack on Cook and was mortally stabbed in the right breast. He was placed in hack and driven to his home where he expired within an hour. The wound was hardly large enough to be dis cerned yet deep enough to be fatal and was made by peculiar stiletto.
 When the alarm was given Detective Reil- ly, then policeman, and nearly all of the department of eight men, hastened to the C0mafgo aud arrested all the persons there, come twenty i've in all. Cook and the Tem. l pls woman were held for the murder and r Oflcer Rsilly dstailed to work np tho case. l Fer ssvereI days an unsuccessful seqf .&9 lilept ID 2oF m kpife whieh ipl sHl