Connecticut western news., 1892-10-13
CONNECTICUT NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO INHABITANTS
 OF THE NUTMEG STATE.

ings of the Week in This Vicinity and
 Elsewhere Briefly Told for the Benefit
 of People Whose Time Is Valuable.
 LITcHFIELD, Oct l0.-Arthur A. Beck with, New York millionaire who has been suffering from mild form of in. sanity, escaped from Buells sanitarium here. A large reward is offered for him dead or alive.
 Novel Grounds for a New Trial.
 BRIDGEPORT, Oct 10-Attorneys Will Hams and Downs, counsel for John Flaw. ley, convicted of the murder of Mary l.. Munson, have filed with the clerk of the superior court a bill of exceptions in which they ask for a new trial They allege that John Goodsell, one of the jurors, slept during the trial and that physical infirm. ity from which he suffered disquaiifies him from acting as juror. Counsel for Hawley interviewed the reporters who attended the trial and subpeuaed them to testify that Goodsell was asleep during the greater part of the trial. The superior court sits Oct Is, when the hearing will commence, and it is very probable that a new trial will be granted.
 Politics in Yale.
 NEW HAVEN, Oct. 10.-Mr. Robert Bu. chanan Wade, of St. Louis. president of the Yale Republican club, has received the following cablegram from United States Minister William Walter Phelps at Berlin.
 'I claim the honor of uniforming the Yale battalion"
 The Yale Republican marching club now numbers about 600 men. It will march in battalion formation and will be command ed by Noah H. Swayne. of New York city, with the rank of colonel.
 Nl. ,l, h Va1a haa al, 200 members on its roster, but President Whitney says it will make big showing when it's organization is completed 1t is understood that ex-Secretary of the Navy William c. Whitney will provide uniforms for the latter organization.
 Mir. Chauncey NJ. Depew is billed to ad. dress a distinctively Yale Republican meet ing on the 2sth inst.
 That Mall Pouch Found at Last.
 NEW HAVEN, Oct. l0.-Detectives have been on the track of the robbers who pill fered the valuable mail pouch bound for New Haven, at Guilford, two months ago. Until today their efforts have been fruit less, but this morning the missing bag was found in the woods two miles from Gull ford station, where it disappeared. It had been cut and all the contents were ab- stracted. Letters and parcels were found
 
 had also been left with the other nonnego- tiable matter. The pouch contained large sum of money, which has been lost beyond recovery, it is feared. There is no substan- tial clew for the detection of the parties connected with the robbery.
 Arrested for an old Murder.
 NEW HAVEN, Oct. 9-Giaxomino Rossi was arrested in Chelsea, Mass, charged with the murder of Thomas Corcoran in this city on July 3.
 Murder in the Second Degree.
 BRIDGEPORT, Oct. s. John Hawley, colored, was found guilty of murder in the second degree for murdering Mrs. Munson, of shelton. Judge Fenn sem tenced him ,b state prison for life. Mrs. Hawley is awaiting trial as an accomrlice. A Bridgeport Pastor Called to New Orleans.
 BRIDGEPORT, Oct. 7.-Rev Beverly E.. Warner, of this city, has received a call to Trinity Episcopal church, of New Or leans, one of the largest and richest in the south
 Mckinley In Connecticut.
 NEW BRITAIN, Oct. 7.-Governor Will liam Mckinley, Jr., of Ohio, last night spoke to the largest audience rgathered in the New Britain Opera house, fully 2,0o0 people being present, packing the auditorium and the stage to the utmost limit of their capacity. Governor McKtn- ley was accompanied from Hartford by Governor Bulkeley and Colonel Frank Cheny, the Republican candidate for lieu tenant governor When Governor Mckin. ley was introduced the entire audience joined in vociferous cheering. It was Gov ernor McKinley's first appearance in pub lie in Connecticut and the only speech he ....lI al-. h. .ta l.t.f. fl... paign. He spoke for over an hour and a half on the tariff
 A Lcper Creates Excitement.
 MIDDLETowN TOWNSHIP, Oct. 5.-Ander- son, the Delaware county leper, created a sensation by visiting several stores and orchards.
 Democratic Ballots Thrown Out.
 THoMAsroN, Oct. 8. - Although the Democrats carried this town for the first time in many years, the entire vote of that party was thrown out by the moder- ators on the ground that the ballots were irregular The decision of the moderator will be contested.
 General HawIey at Chester.
 CHESTER, Oct A large crowd attended the flag raising at the opening of the cam paign here. A handsome flag bearing the names of Harrison and Reid was thrown to the breeze General Joseph R. Hawley was escorted to the town Lall by the Re publican club of this place, the uniformed club of Deep River and the Chester and Deep River drum corps. An audience that filled the hall to the doors greeted the speaker.
 The Democrats Won. NEW BRITAIN, Oct. 4-The Democrats won the town election, but with reduced majorities.
 Both sides Make Gains. ROCKVILLE, Oct 4.--In the town election | here and in Vernon the Democrats made n gain of 3,0. reducing the Republican ma jority to B. The Democrats elected their ticket in Ellington by an increased major ity.. The Republicans made small gains in Holland. In New Milford. NEW MILFORD, Oct. 4.-New Milford threw the largest vote ever boiled at town | election and the Democratic majority was | greatly decreased. Washington went Dem. ocratic as usual. Roxbury cast a light vote, making small Democratic gain. Hartford Democratic. HARTFORD, Oct. 4.-The town election was an exceedingly quiet one. The Demo crats elected all their men by majorities averaging about 900, the Republicans talk | ing only such places as are reserved for minority representatives Tarred and Feathered. l STANFORD, Oct 4.-Henry Albin, an elderly married man of this town, while l visiting young widow at Longridge, was taken from the house by neighbors, tarred and feathered aud sent home Lotta Seriously III. ! II Al. q.