Connecticut western news., 1891-10-22
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT.
Items of Interest to Inhabitants
 of the Nutmeg State.
THE HISTORY OF SEVEN DAYS

NEW hAVEN OcC. 14.-ELuSluoeE Mconoy, Df the New York and New England train, which was wrecked at HaYleyville, Sept. A., has surrendered himself. Three lives were lost by the accident, and the coroner issued warrants for mansDughter against Meaney and Conductor Conrad. Both men aed. Meaney gave bail in 5000.
 Handsome Wedding Gifts.
 NORWICH, Oct. 16.-Miss May Peck, sister of Mrs. William A. Slater, of Norwich, and MT. Charles Dale Turnbull, of Boston, were married at noon yesterday at the home of the brides mother, Mrs. B. l.. Peck, in the presence of large company of invited guests, many of whom were from Boston and New York. The couple left town in the afternoon for a brief we'd ding trip and they may go abroad with MT. Slater and his family in his yacht this winter. MT. Slater is the only son of the late John F. Slater, the great cotton man ufacturer, who was one of the wealthiest men in New England and who few years ago gave $1 ,0OO, 900 for the education of southern freedmen. MT. Slater's gift to the couple was a check for $1OO, 900, and Mrs. Slater gave them 8 furnished house in Beacon street, Boston.
 Ex-Senator Turner Stricken.
 WATERBURY, Oct. 16.-The Hon. E. F. Turner, the largest dry goods dealer in Waterbury and formerly state senator, was stricken with apoplexy yesterday.
 Messrs. Cheney's New Stud.
 MANCHESTER, Oct. 19.-Messrs. H. G. and Robert Cheney, of South Manchester, have bought the farm known as the John Sault place on Center street and will con- vert it into an immense stud. They have bought eight registered hackney mares and one 2-year-old dark chestnut stallion, Dr. Parke, named after the African ex-. plorer of that name, and sired by the cele- brated English hackney, Lord Derby. The horses are the finest of the kind that could be obtained in all England. They are ani- mals of great endurance, are the most pop nlar horse in England, and are fast meet ng with favor in this country. At the horse fair in New York last year more in- serest was centered on the hackney breed than any other breed of horse seen there. The Messrs. Cheney while on visit to England this summer paid visit to the Brookfield stud of MT. Burdett Coutts, M. F., of London, celebrated breeder of hackney horses. Their purchases came from these stables. The Messrs Cheney Intend to build new and commodiousJbarn on the Sault place and have everything in successful operation by Jan. 1. The stud aas not yet been named. These are the first hackneys to be imported to this state and there are but few in the country. Par sies interested will be welcome to call and will receive attention when the stud is atted.:
 Fiendish Cruelty to . Boy.
 TERRYvILLE, Oct. 19.-Last Thursday afternoon James A. Bradshaw, an engineer 1t the Eagle Lock company, saw w. A. Hough, lad of seventeen, at work over his bench and ordered him to go on an er- :and for him, which Hoagh refused to do. This angered Bradshaw, but as he had no authority over any of the help except those .n. the engine room, the men in the room with Hough told him to stay where he was. Brads haw, seizing the boy, carried him to large vitriol vat near by and dipped his head repeatedly into the liquid. When Bradshaw finally dropped him the boy was blinded. Bradshaw returned to his engine room, where he locked himself in. The ooy was taken to his home, where it was .ound that all his hair had been burned off and his scalp fearfully burned, while ne will lose the sight of both eyes. The desh on his face is badly eaten, and should ae recover he will be horribly disfgured for life. Bradshaw has SO far escaped ar rest He is married man, about thirty i've years of age. A Very Lively Corpse. TWISTED, Oct. 19.-A report was spread about the town that conductor Oscar Yer | nilye, of the Central New England, had suddenly died. A good deal of excite ment ensued upon the receipt of the news. | The dispatch was joke sent from Pough- | keepsie. It read, Oscars body will pass through on train No G." It did, but Oscar was very lively corpse when the train vent through Winsted.
 Charged with Burglary. 1 TWISTED, Oct. 19-Francis Thompson, ,f Colebrook, was arrested, charged with burglary from MT. O'Beirne's house, and brought to Winsted and locked up. l Woman Burned to 8 Crisp. 1 SOUTH NoRwALK, Oct. 19-Mrs. Ma ;haniel Nash, of Darien, while prepar- Ing supper, fell against red hot stove Her clothing took fire, and before relief could arrive the poor woman was burned so crisp. Her little children, one and TWO years old, were the only witnesses ot :he accident. A Meriden Cashier Conc Wrong.
 MERIDEN, Oct. 19.-Hugo Crocker, the cashier at the Meriden Woolen mill, has eft the city very suddenly and is said to be about 5000 short in his accounts Crocker's downfall is said to be largely iue to gambling. It is said also that there s woman ill the case
 P-trillo Must Hang.
 NEW HAVEN, Oct. 19. 9.--Angelo Petrille oas been found guilty of murder in the 1rst degree in the superior court in killing Michael Deme, his brother-in-law, iu March last in this city.
 Four Men Badly Hurt.
 BRIDGEPORT, Oct. 19.-Four men were seriously injured at Bridgeport, anc two, Michael Shea and John O'Mara, may lie, as the result of being struck by a large overhead trolley on a car system at tn. Berlin bridge works.
 l Ono Pallbearer Killed.
 WILL1MANTIC, Oct. 19.-As four mer of Occum, wno had acted as pallbear ers at a funeral were driving to Oc cum, their horses ran away. The me1 were thrown out and Peter McCaffertY aged thirty-five, was killed and JohI Shea fatally hurt The horses dashed over precipice sixty feet high and wer killed.
 Kicked to Death. | WATERBURY, Oct. l9.-William Hughes thirty two years of age, was kicke, and beaten to death at 1:30 a. m. Sunda, near the saloon of Edward Tobin, in tn Brooklyn district. William Daily, bras caster, thirty three years old, was arrested
 Mrs Clara Louise Kellogg Strak osc has recovered her $350 .OO diamond rin and has dog for sale, which has als recovered.
 Tennessee still has 1891 log schot houses out of 6, 6,04S, or nearly one-third
 An army of locusts 10 miles wile re gently swept over the Pul ,b in Il.lis
 It was five days in passing.