Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-11-03
WALLINGFORD.

A Blind Crank Has Struck the Town
Large Attendance at the Doolittle-
Andrews Weddfng-Personal Notes
OF Interest.
The belief here last evening was that one
of the many oranks that are loose about
the country has struck this town. Yes
terdsy man purporting to be blind ap-
piled to D. P. Griswold at his furniture
warerooms on Center street for money.
Mr.. Griswold gave him what he supposed
were two niekels, but later discovered that
one of the coins was a IS gold piece. N. ].
Smith, who works for Griswold, went out
in search of the blind beggar and found
the boy who was going around with him,
and asked him If he knew what Griswold
gave the blind man. The boy replied eyes;
a nickel and So gold piece" After some
search Smith found the man he was in
search of at the Wallingford hotel and
asked him about the IS gold piece. The
mad denied having received the gold coin
and acted rather Independent, stating that
he had several gold pieces in his possession.
Smith Threatened him with arrest and the
man told him to go ahead.
Smith found Officer Reilly, who arrested
the man, and q search of his pockets
brought to light the S. gold piece in ques-
ton aud considerable other pieces of money
but no other gold piece. The S. gold piece
in question is of an old date and has been
used for pocket piece by Mr.. Griswold.
A further search brought to light between
four and five hundred railroad tickets of
railroads in all parts of the country, none
of which had been punched and were ap,
parently all good. The blind man was
locked up, and soon after he called to 9
small oolored boy out the window and said
he would give him quarter If he would
20 and get him a lawyer. The boy got
| Judge o. 81. D. Fowler, who had a talk
with the man in the cell, but decided moi
to take up his case. The man when hs
| came to the hotel represented himself
| as the advance agent for a blind
show and he asked Clerk Collins
what his terms were. he stated that tn,
company was all children and wanted re
duced rates. Later he stated that one o.
the company could sleep on the floor, as b,
weighed 400 pounds. The mans tall
seemed to be rambling and it ia believed
that he Is crank and fraud. He is be
lieved to be the same man who has beer
| oHCIoUlhk Al otAOI plhCos, ESPECIALLY hSEl
den, where 1t is said he Is wanted.
There was large attendance at the Ad
vent church yesterday noon to witness tn
marriage of John A. Doolittle and Mis-
Elizabsth E. Andrews, daughter of Ashae
Andrews. The church was elaborated,
decorated with choice flowers. Rev. Henri,
Stone performed the ceremony. TIL
ushers were Mark Saunders and Roland
| Andrews. Mr.. and Mira. Doolittle left Oh
the 1881 trsin for short tour and upol
their return they will reside on South Elm
street.
Among the many presents of Mr.. an
Mrs.. A. q. Whitons' was an elegant chin
dinner and tea set of 112 pieces, gif
from the Sons of Veterans.
There was beautiful display of north
ern lights late Wednesday evening, abou
II O'Clock, and at intervals later. Peculia
explosions were heard about town and ais
in Meriden, which shook the houses an
ratified windows. What caused the phe
nomena Is not at present known, but Il
several places in the borough the shakin
of the houses alarmed the residents, VIII
got up to investigate.
The vote on the sinking fund for th
borough stood 81 to Is in favor of til
project.
The Central school tax Ia now due an
payable anytime this month.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. F. Lane entertaine
their friends at whist last evening.
John Brennan paid So fine and sos
costs to Judge Hubbard for his complicit
in the breaking into E. II. Roach's bar
several weeks ago.
Mrs. F. O. Allen and daughter Lill!a
are in Philadelphia.
Real estate transfers are: John Cottrill {
Chelsea, Mass, to F. L. Hitchcock {
Scranton, 65x125 feet on East Main stree
The Cheshire academy team play footba
here with the high school on Saturday a
ternoon.
Annie May In sThe Boy Scout"
booked for the opera house Monday ever
ing.
William Meredith, who has worked hel
for twenty five years as a stone cutter, die
yesterday morning in East Wallingford {
old age, aged seventy-six years. Funer,
this afternoon at 8 o'clock.
John Downey, jr., has bought out e.
Wight's saloon on corner of Washingto
and Quinnipiac street.
Mr.. Eben Whitaker died during WEI
nesday night, aged fifty Height years. Ful
eral Saturday afternoon.