The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-26
WANTED A LICENSE TO KILL.
PETROEF ASKED JUDICIAL PERMTS-
SION TO COMMIT Il MURDER.
He Was Willing TO Fine His Enemy and Ola
Employer asOO,OOO in Lieu OF His Lifn.
but He lInd n Londcd PISTOL With Hin.

IIe Was willing TO Fine HI. Enemy and Ola
Employer a5OO,OOO in Lieu OF His Lifn.
but He Had LOADED Pistol with Him.
HARTFORD. Nov. 25.-"You are wild. young
man. You don't know what you are talking
about. You are dead crazy"
Excuse yourself. am not crazy" was the
reply.
The speakers wero Clork Marvin OF the.
United States Circuit Court aud o man
who gave his name as John b. Petrofr. Potrotf
entered the Office on Wednesday and requested
that he be authorized to Kill 4. I. Hammond
OF Branford or fine him 100000. Tho insane
man was put OF with somo excuse. and he
went away. lIo visited Judge sherman W.
Adams. Park Commissioner. the same day.
and showed him some documents which he
carried in n small yellow grip.
To-day the stranger strobe into the ofnce Of
Judge Harrison Is. Freeman and wanted him to
aihx his signature to document he held In his
hands. Judge Freeman said ho was very busy.
At this PetroT put his bas down on tho Judges
table. and. looking the Judge straight In the
eye said that his business must be attended
to Mt once. Tho Judge. seeing that he had .
crazy man to deal with. saih. oh. all right.
Excuse mo one ininutc." Going to n telephone
took fetroi1 to tho iockG" Wh Wien lis bas was
searched there was found an old-fashioned
There was also n box Of cartridges
Petroff has called upon many prominent
men In the city Among those visited have
been Judge CARPENTER OF the Supreme Court.
Judge Shipman OF the new United States Cir.
md Attorney Burr OF New Britain, When
1etroif was seen in his cell by II reporter this
afternoon no spoke freely about his, hls-
tory He says he Is oil noble blood and was
born IN Rounania. lle came to this country
about six years ago. and. after wandering
about New ork city for time came 10 Hart:
iord lie says that ho was struck on tho head
with crowbar during strike ut the Mallea.
bio Iron Compnny's works at Brantord about
four years ago. i. J.. Hammond. superin.
tendcnt OF the shops. PctroN says then seized
all his property. amounting to S5OO.OO0. THIS
Is the dciusion under which he is suffering. .,
want me s;r nanSrs ,ir have, nc sail and which
ford and quietly shoot Hammond. When
am released shall 30 to Clerk Marvin. ask
him TO sign my papers, and II no treats me
kindly will give MIN $4,000 II not. I VIII
shoot him. II I had 5000 wou ID not hesitate
to GO to l;raniord to-day and shoot Mr.. Ham-
pay my fine. One OF tho things that sur
prises me most is that the people Of
Hartford still think Cleveland was, elect
ell. 1t Is not SO. / know President Harri-
son personally. and l know he would
not have had it SO, At our last meeting Preai-
Ronmania. This declined to do. as wanted
to have lots Of money before returning home.
have young ROumnnian girl whom will
probably make my wife. / will only marry
one. although my position entities mo to
marry three"
Petrofr has been employed as a waiter in q
restaurant and as q horse car driver He says
his diet consists solely of black coffee and dry
bread and crackers. He will be sent to the
insane asylum at Middletown.