Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-09
wALLINGFoRD.

Arrested ON Requ1s1tiOn-Wante
In the Keystone State for Forgery
and Embezzlement-Judg Hubbard
aud Judge Phelps-General News Of
Interest.
Detective James A. Tate Of Philadelphia
arrived in town on the early train yester-
day morning with requisition from the
governor of Pennsylvania for Albert =.
Bradley, who was arrested in Meriden by
Officer Reilly on Tuesday on charge of
breach of the peace and drunkenness.
Bradley is a son-in-law of Harry sumaers
of East Wallingford and is wanted in Phil
adelphia for forgery and embezzlsmsnt and
skipping out over two years ago with $500
of the funds of Knights of Pythias
lodge, of which he was the treasurer. The
case against Bradley for breach of the
peace and drunkenness was nolled upon
the payment by Detective Tate of the Off
GERS fees. Bradley was willing and even
anxious to go with the officer to Philadel-
phia without applying to Governor Bulke-
Icy for reputation papers. Bradley &C
| i've history of how he eluded the officers
| at the time of the crime and got out of the
| country. He went to Maine and took pass
age on a sailing vessel for England and for
| nearly two years was working in Sheffield
| and returned to this country about
Thanksgiving and since then has been in
New Haven, Meriden aud Wallingford.
He says that the matter has preyed upon
his mind and he is glad to have it finally
disposed of: At the time Of the crime q
reward of 800 was offered for his arrest,
which still holds good, and the chief of
police of Philadelphia has notified Officer
Reilly that the reward will be paid to him
as soon as the prisoner arrives in Philadel-
phia. Detective Tate and his prisoner left
| on the 11:19 train yesterday morning.
As attorney for the New York Insulated
Wire company Judge Hubbard has brought
suit for ST 900 against Thomas Murray &
Co. Of New York and has attached a large
| quantity of wire which the defendant had
stored in the factory of the Metropolitan
Rubber company. Sheriff Rod Austin
served the papers.
Judge Hubbard will try case before
Judge Phelps in Middletown to-day, which
will be the last case to be ever tried
by the latter, as tomorrow he re-
tires from the bench by reason of reach
ing the age limitation. One peculiar
feature of the case is that the first case
that Judge Hubbard ever had when he
l
Phelps, and now he has the honor of trying
the last case before Judge Phelps.
AS attorney for the relatives, Judge
Hubbard has applied for new admins
traitor on the case of Mrs. Titus Rice in
place of William M. Hall deceased.
The next meeting of the Whist club
will be at Mrs. Fred Halls on Whitney
| avenue.
Miss Annie Dickinson found pocket
book in 9. N. Lane & Sons store yester-
day morning containing one cent.
The amount of insurance allowed on G.
F. Seibel's furniture by the Reading In
stated by error. J. @. Roach, the COM
pany's agent here, said check for that
amount would be forwarded to-day.
Levi Francis started yesterday for Flori
! da to remain a month or more.
B. Frank Williams is home from a two
weeks sojourn at the Berkshire hills.
Mrs. William A. Booth is i'll with pneu
! monia
Chief Engineer Smith made flying triI
, to New York yesterday.
J. T. McDonough is about again after
, two weeks illness.
The board of relief will meet to-day.
The annual meeting of the Wallingfort
7 Gaslight company will be held January II
The big stick of candy, weighing nin'
and half pounds, went to room No.
Miss Annie Peek, at tho high school.
A hydrant is to be placed in front of R
> 8. Austin's Office.
:, Messrs. Grinnen and Ely of New Have,
I installed the officers of Wallingford coun
! Gil, N. E. o. P, Thursday evening.
The condition of Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Eal
last evening was reported as trif1e NOR
favorable.
Jeremiah Hall of Elm street passed
: very uncomfortable night Thursday an
:, yesterday and was not improved.
E. E. Halls condition remains practi
. cally unchanged and his condition is crit
y cal.
It Thomas Feeley, the shoemaker, will b
, taken to New Haven hospital to-day.
Edwin f. Scranton has severed his COT
nection with Simpson, Hall, Miller & CO
2 and will 60 to work Monday for the Wilco
:, Silver Plate company in Meriden.
J. W. Allen of Center street deserve
credit for always, after a storm, having hi
l. sidewalk cleaned early and the walk i
% good condition.
. Hiram Botsford has made complaint
% the prosecuting attorney of several boy
% who have snowballed him.
~ Mrs. Ozias Fowler and son of Mort
y Farms are down with pneumonia.
~ Tho Y. N. G. A. minstrels will have
~ Odd Fellows hall. Every member is r
70 quested to be present.
~ Thomas Morrison has made applicatiO
20 to sell liquor in Morse building, on Ha
avenue. Among the signers appears ii
y name of George Grannis, while on the Iii
u of taxpayers in town the name of Georl
v Grannis does not appear. There will be
J, strong remonstrance entered at the count
81 commissioners Office against the grantir
of the license.
Fine skating is reported on the Mort
plains.
Water Commissioner W. J. Morse WI
g. footing up the money expended on tt
So new water main and the outstanding Dill
and finds the $4,000 has been already g
pended over and above the appropriate
70 of $50, 900 made for the purpose at Il
10 borough meeting called for that purpos
The only possible way out of the matter
~ to call another special meeting, and NAL
50 an appropriation sufficient to cover the
90 pense of completing the work.
~ DeIsarte.
40 All those wishing to get the benefit
g. Miss Bishops practical and sensible lessol
III in the Delsarte system should apply th
m morning. At the close of this five weel
p" course she leaves for distant city, whe
IA she has engagements. Her advertiseme
liz will be seen in another column.
sos The Stenographers' Association
Net last evening, and elected the folio
a ing officers: President, Mr. Elliott J. Pr
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