Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-03-03
ALL ovEn THE STATE.

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ALL OVER THE STATE.
Had Been Morbid and Insane-Safety
I'm Railroad Tunnels-New Method
list Church-Another Will Contest
Bridgeport Bicyclists = Drowned =
John Wesleyss Sainted MemOry-A |
Lesson i'm Condensation-Conn |
cuts Middle as Viewed In Rhode |
Island-The Little Shepaug Road |
May be Extended.
Connecticut Methodists, like all other |
good Methodists, are not oblivious to the
fact that one hundred years ago yesterday
the founder of Methodism died. All over
the state Methodists are holding commem-
orative exercises. New Haven Methodists
hold theirs next Sunday. An interesting
circumstance relative to this centenary is
the lesson in "boiling down copy" which
lions Herald is offering. lions Herald
in preparing number for issue with spe
cial reference to the Wesley anniversary
sent out an invitation to a large number of
prominent clergymen asking them to make
"symposium" BY each sending in his
opinion as to what constituted Wesley's
most remarkable trait. They were asked
to do this Gin the brisfest terms"-s'say
fifty words or under" was the language Of
the circular. Newspaper men, who have
learned by experience what is the average
clergyman's idea of tbriefest terms" and
of even SO definite a suggestion as FIFTY
words or UNDER" will not be surprised,
but it is possible that others may be inter
ested in knowing that of the fifty-ene let
tors received in reply and published in
Zion's Herald for February IS, thirty-fve
were over fifty words long, several over
words.
Presiding Elder Tirrell Of the Norwich,
Ct, district not only gave one of the best
definition of Wesley's character, but also
came the nearest to the space limit as
signed. His contribution consisted of
forty-eight words, as follows: $50. far as
am able to Judge, the characteristics Of
John Wesley were intense earnestness and
deep spirituality, combined with remark
able executive ability. His greatest
achievement, under God, was the revival
of the doctrine of free, full, conscious
| salvation, awakening all Professionalism to
a new Efe."
CoNNEcT1cUr's MIDDLE.
The Norwich Bulletin takes the Provi-
dence Journal to task. The journal had
| said as follows:
1t would seem that the only possible way to
settle the Connecticut imbroglio and break the
deadlock which is rapidly bringing the state gov
institute a case regarding the authority, Of the
| ''holdover" governor and get decision from the
ever the result it would be better than the present
wrangie and conflict of authority. Providence
Whereupon the Bulletin says: "The alb
soluts and impenetrable stupidity of some
| of our mugwump contemporaries concern
| ing Connecticut affairs would be sufficient
excuse for them to keep silence on those
affairs, but it is terribly irritating when
they insist upon talking and writing their
| stupidity. A decision from the supreme
court is exactly what the republicans of
Connecticut have been trying to get the
democrats to agree to for 10, these many
weeks. The moment the dispute was seen
to involve grave questions of state man
agement-long before the legislature met
this very proposition was made to the
refused witty instant ms sp0a ana im ana
dent bumptiousness. It has been made
over and over again since, and for more
than week now has been lying on the
senate table, sent there by vote Of the re-
publican majority of the house. Repub-
licans of Connecticut don't want the COVER
norship nor any other Office, if democrat
was lawfully elected to it. They don't
| want the democrats to have it if demo-
crat was not lawfully elected to it. They
say the democratic claimant was not law
fully elected; the democrats say their
CLAIMANT was lawfully elected It is q
| al nr1o r,raofinn Of 1ou nd l.
to-day, as we have been for two months,
to submit every question of law involved
to the decision of the supreme law tribunal
of the state, and pledge ourselves to abide
Loyalty by the result, if the democrats will
do the same. If they won't, it is because
they don't want the law decided or are
afraid to have it decided. In either case
their attitude is indefensible and unfriend.
ly to the interests of the state"
ABDUCTION OF AN EIGHT-YEAR-oLD GIRL
STAFFORD SPRINGS, March 2.-The little
eight-years-old granddaughter, Goldie, Of
R. A. Moulton suddenly disappeared last
Wednesday and the facts in the case have
but just come to light. It seems that
Wednesday noon a man came into F. H
Sage's law Office bringing letter of in
PRODUCTION to Mr.. Sage from a New York
attorney. This letter introduced him az
E. NJ. Pease. He was good looking man
and said he was married and in business
in New York. Some years ago he said he
and his wife had adopted the
child now at Mr. Moulton's Last
summer his wife, becoming ill, was
compelled to leave the city, and he,
having to travel for his firm at the same
time, decided to send the child to her
grandparents. Last week his wife re-
turned and he had demanded the child
from her grandparents, who refused to
her, and had brought with him the docu-
ments proving her legal adoption. Mr..
Sage considered the documents valid and
suggested that if the child could be secured
by no means a writ of habeas corpus must
be obtained, which would take some little
time Pease said that he must return to
New York at once, and was advised to Sc
cure the company of an officer, and have
him state to the grandparents of the child
the consequences of Withholding her con-
trary to law.
Pease went Immediately to livery
stable and had boy sent to bring Mr.
Moulton to town. Mrs. Moulton, who was
passing on the street, was called into the
Office Of the stable to await her husband.
Before Mr.. Moulton reached the stable,
however, Pease started off with another
rig and driver, and before Mr.. and Mrs.
Moulton returned home, had taken the
child and disappeared. It was afterwards
found that he had driven to Wales, where
he probably took the stage for Palmer, and
from there had gone to New York.
The mother of the child, who was imme-
diately notified, tells another story. She
asserts that for some time she had been
living with Pease, but lately had deter
mined to leave him. With this idea she
sent the child to her parents and, quite
lately, had left Pease herself. Pease, she
claims, tried every method to secure her
return and finally threatened if she did not
come back he would kidnap her child She
further claims that she can produce letters
containing this threat. She says the child
was never adopted by Pease. Since We'd
nesday letters have been received from
Pease stating that he has the child in New
York and that she lis pleased with the
change.
EXTENDING THE sHEPAUG ROAD.
Bridgeport people " no profess to know
the inside of railroad affairs believe that
the Shepaug railroad, under its new (Hous-
atonic) management, will be extended this
spring to Torrington. This has been often
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