Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-26
LATEST CONNECTICUT NEWS.
Reports From All Parts OF the State.
[By Connecticut Associated Press1


by Connecticut Associated Pressl
DEATH OF A BRIDGEPORT BREWER.
BRIDEGROOM, May 25.-George f. Eckart,
one of the firm of Eckart Brothers, brewers,
died to-day. aged forty-6ve years. Five
years. ago he had an abscess form on the
brain and an operation was performed, which
heightened his life. About year ago be
became blind and one side Of his body was
paralyzsd. He was well known man and
leaves widow.
NEW MILFORD HATTKRs HAVE BIG ROW.
New MILFORD, May 25.-The matters at
the factory of the New Milford hat factory
had holiday Saturday and they celebrated
the event in such high style that a squad of
them were arrested and locked up and made
to answer for their fun in court. About
twenty of the men INDUCED in game of
base ball in lot near the river. They took
with them two kegs of beer. They became
roaring drunk in short time and a free fight
resulted. TIE men fought like brutes and
made terrible racket. One of the hatters
was thrown into the river and with difficulty
taken out. He and several others were badly
injured. In the midst of the battle the
police appeared on the scene, and though
the drunken men made stout resistance five
of them were placed under arrest. George
Gromley, the man who was thrown into the
river, presented pitiable sight when he was
taken to physician for treatment. The men
who were arrested were taken before Justice
Hayes and sent to jail for thirty days and
fined.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE LAST NIGRT.
DANBURY, May 25.-Robert Hogan, who
resides at No. 429 Main street in this city,
attempted to commit suicide to night by tax
ing an ounce of laudanum. Early in the
evening Hogan called at Steven & Co.'s drug
store and asked for an ounce of laudanum,
saying he was suffering terribly with tooth
strangely and refused to give him the drug.
Later, however, he called and obtained it
from another clerk. He then went to his
home and swallowed the poison and soon
after told his family what he had
done. They went at once for medical
assistance, but before the physicians arrived
Hogan rushed from the house pursued BY
his wife, who chased him down the street.
shouting for passersby to atop him. Several
men joined in the chase and Hogan was cap-
tured after hard run. He was brought
back to his home where doctor worked
over him for some time, but owing to the
length of time the poison had been in his
stomach before emetics were applied, there is
little chance for his recovery. Hogan is
thirty five years of age and has wife and
several children. He has been drinking
hard of late. He was employed at Merritt's
hat factory.
WATERBURY,, May 25.-Danny Corr, who
is charged with the murder of Thomas Pc
tiers, was arrested In Brocton, Mass, this
morning by Officer Blakeslee of this city.
When the doctors announced Thursday night
that there was no hope for the recovery of
Peters the police at once took steps to appre-
bend Corr. They had known for some time
that he was travelling with Erwin Bros cir-
Gus in the northern part of New England and
had been keeping track of him. On Friday
morning Officer Blakeslee started to arrest
Corr. He was armed with the necessary pa.
pers and also had requisition papers signed
by the governor. At II o'clock this morning
Officer Blakeslee telegraphed to this city that
he had arrested his man and would DO in
Waterbury tomorrow morning. Peters re-
ceived the injuries which resulted in his
death about six weeks ago. He and Thomas
and Danny Corr had passed the evening to-
gether visiting the various saloons in this
city and became intoxicated. The men quar-
relied, and Thomas Corr and Peters agreed to
settle the trouble by going out in yard
| tumble fight. Peters was quite an expert
boxer and gave Corr bad whipping. Corrs
brother seeing that Thomas was getting the
| worst of the fight jumped on Peters, and
| knocking him down kicked and beat him
brutally. Peters suffered conclusion of the
brain and has gradually failed. He was
thirty FIVE years of age and has lived in this
city for several years.
RIVER PILOTS DIsGUsTED.
SAYBRooK, May 25.-Connecticut river
pilots are Disguised with the breakwate,
built near the mouth of the Connecticut river
at this port a few years ago. The break
water was built with the idea of protecting
the mouth of the river. and also to proven
the bar at the mouth of the river growing
larger. The breakwater is built in two
| sections, running from the east shore three
quarters of a mile In length out into the
sound, and the other running out from thu
west shore about one mile in length. TIL,
object in building this v shaped protection
was with the idea that when the waters Of
the river flowed out into the sound the,
would carry away the sand of the bar
The breskwater is about four feet wide OF
top and widens out at the base until i
twenty feet. The severe storms of tn
past few years have played havo
with the breakwater. On the western part
number of breaks varying from ten to thirt
feet have been made In it, thus allowing tn
fine sand and debris of all kinds to fill up th
bar. The eastern section is in very near til
same condition, so that now navigation
considerably interfered with. The fine san
, of the sound is driven toward the breakwate
, aud carried through the openings out on t
the bar. The spring freshets drive the ms
, jority of this sand out into the sound but tn
first heavy storm drives 1t back again. III
attention of the government officials hs
been called to it time and again, but so fl
no steps have been taken to remedy the eyi