Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-07
CONNECTICUT NEWS.

As Warner-A Brakeman'S Sad Misfortune at wallingford - An Editor Before Court-Many of Will limanttc's Best Families Repre- sented-Hunting for a Murderer.
 HARTFORD, Feb. 6.-James B. Wood, brakeman on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, who lives in this city, fell from freight train, between the cars, this morning at Wallingford. His left leg was badly mangled. He WAS brought to the hospital in this city, where the leg was amputated. He received other injuries, lost great quantity of blood and it is feared may not recover.
 AN EDITORS CASE IN COURT.
 WILLIMANT1o, Feb. 6.-Editor George E. Hinman of the WilEimantic Journal was tried before Justice George W. Meloney this morning on criminal charge of frequenting gambling room on Wash burne's block in this city for the purpose or gambling. No evidence was intro duced that he was ever there more than ten minutes at a time, or that he ever en- gagged in any game while there. About twenty young men of the best families in the city were summoned anc testified that they had visited the place, but none of them could give any evidence duplicating Editor Hinmsn and the court discharged him. No reason is assigned for the proee- cution aud many bslieve that there is an element of malice in it on account of certain things published in the Journal and Herald while Hinman was acting as editor.
 DETECTIVES HUNTING FOR A MURDERER.
 MERIDEN, Feb. 6 6-Detectives from Brooklyn have bsen here for 8 week past in search of George Miller or Abbeley, charged with the murder of Anna Robin son, daughter of Brooklyn clergyman. on the outskirts of that city some weeks ago, and who escaped from jail and was traced to this city. The young lady was strsn- gled to death a short distance from her home while returning frcm a party about midnight.
 A telegram from the district attorney of Qneen's county offers $500 reward for in- form ation that will lead to his arrest. Miller, or Abbeley, is said to have two or three wives living in Waterbury.
 $4OOO FIRE IN STAMFORD.
 STAMFORD, Feb. 6-Fire this morning gutted the restaurant and saloon of Charles J. Hecker in the Venetian block owned by Warren H. Taylor. The entire loss is about $4 000; insured. The supposed ori gin was stove in the barroom.
 DEATH OF EEK CONGRESSMAN WARNER. M1DDLETowN, Feb. 6-Hon. Samuel L Warner died at o'clock this morning, aged sixty five. He caught cold in New York several days ago and this, combined with efyio {rr, Io1o T1 he represented the town of Portland in the state legislature. He was mayor of the city four years from 1862 During his term of office he established the present system of water works, the finest in tte state. In 1862 he was nominated fo, congress, but was defeated by Governor English. The following term he was nom mated by the republicans and elected. H. was one of the secretaries of the conven l ton which nominated Abraham Lincoln for his second term. He WAS delegate at large to the national republican conven tion in Chicago in 1888 The lsst case 0 prominence hs conducted was the Brainert will case, which he won after length, and hard contest. He leaves widow ant l two sons, one of whom, S. Harris Warner is the postmaster of the city.
 THOss WHO WILL SING.
 The Grand Concert of the Gounod So
 ciety on the Evening of March I3-
 The SolOists to be Announced at tn
 Next Rehearsal.
 The fourth rehearsal of the Gouaod SC ciety was held in Harmonic hall last even ing, and was attended by nearly ell tn members of the organization, besides
 large number of spectators, who wer desirous to avail themselves of the advar tages of Signor Emilio Agramonte's ir structton.
 The outlook is for great concert. Tn selection of Joseph Haydn's great oratori of the creation is most fitting one, an Signor Agramonte compliments the chsru on the work done and the progress mad
 at every rehearsal. The date cf the COT cert has been changed from the g to th
 18th of March, and the soloists will prol
 ably be announced at next Mondays It
 hesrsai. Some of the bsst Boston an
 everything will be done to make this mue
 cal event one of the greatest interest.
 The oratorio of the Creation" was con
 posed by Joseph Haydn at Vienna abor ! 1796 iu the sixty fifth year of his age. I,
 harmonies are pervaded with the fire ( youth, and many consider it egual to th
 fneet productions of Handel
 The following is the completed and col
 rect list of the local singers who compos
 the chorus:.
 Sopranos Miss J. L. Klock, Miss Carr Booth, Mrs M. c. Torbett Mss Ros. Bradle.
 Miss J. Klock, Miss c T. BucKbae. Miss E.
 Georg,s Hardy Is Miss Asnes @ T,Wnsso9 omI Miss M A. Bciggs, Miss Eleanor Hand, Miss F. G. Larun
 s1n M5s ii Mrs vihno' HaId a1ss MIs E. kSha Grhn
 Mrs. c McCrea Iugersoli, jr., Mrs. $. B. sho
 finger, Mrs: H. Grant Thompson, Miss Mary R ] gan, Mrs L. B. Hollis, Miss Florence Pardee, Mi Asher, Miss A; P. Lamb Miss NJ s. Griswo
 Miss l. A. GrSwoG Mso Miss M spHneer M Mi Miss c. E. Graham, Miss E Day, Miss s. Armido
 Miss Anna Joslin. Miss Anne Lines, Miss NJ, Miss M. A.Wallace. Miss Flora Strong, Miss M4u
 Russell Miss l. X i,! Apee M Miss H. Munso
 Pitman, Miss H: M. Seeley. Miss Caroline Lind
 ley, Miss Dortha Bushnell, Mrs. A. c. Ra
 Miss Hettie Bradley, Mrs. James Killam, Mi
 Richards, Miss E. M. York, Miss Diana Rock vel
 Miss Gertrude Sanford, Miss Meta Fellows Mr
 S s. Thompson Mrs J. B. Mullings, Miss valel
 Altos-Mi.s M: c. Alden, Mrs D. A. Jones, M
 Edith Auger, Miss A. Maud Klock, Mtss M ]
 Everet, jr., Mrs NJ: s Bird, Miss N; E. Hofe
 Mss Mss M Is1es RS5esn Miss sis Nj choE,,o4s ESols
 Miss Loulsa Hey, Mics NJ J. Ward, Mrs M.
 Grigks, Mrs. M E Barrett Miss Lizzie Brigg
 Mrs. Hull, Mrs |. s. Fitch. Miss Nina Doolittl
 Miss E. D.. Bishop, Miss Jackson, Mi
 II. Dawson, Miss Grif1ng, Mrs. A. ]
 Meyer, Miss Nellie Barnes, Miss A.
 Mrs. Marion Wilcox, Miss Margaret Whitne H. Fuchtwapger, Miss Elnor M Hill Miss E7
 Waite, Miss Th:odotia Fowler. Mrs E. Sag
 Mrs. Q: B. Treat, Mrs F. B. Bunnell:
 Tenors-Joseph Porter, D. A. Alden, Louis H. Jackson, R. E. Hopes, w. A. Hotchkiss.
 F. W: BroTn,sGervase Green, P; E. Corwp, Pa .: C. Andrews, F. Nj Moody, A. J. Walker, 1S'l E. , Willis, J. E. Killam, W. s. Haskell,w w. H. Frenc | E. s. Willi3. J. D. Richie, Charles A. O'Conne Theo W. Berle, G. H: Leopold, J. H. Richards . Beadle, Dr. E. P Pitman, Isaac Smith, J. J Jac l bus. H. l.; Cooke, H. B. Rove, F. J. Fogarty, O..
 Mh5semb h wdscs mnynsrd HS5 G. e. Phelps Tre Jacobu., Charles Evets, H. B. Mead, O. H. Beer
 W. H. Smith, R. F. Smith, jr. c. Gourley, Q; Woodstock, H. B. Hall, W. s. Moyle, T. l
 Bassos-Charles s. DeForest J. J. Osborn. ,, ". Sperry. A. W. Jepson, w. E; Mansfield, F. . t Alden, J: E. Austin, Professor T. D. Seymour, D Callahan, Eugene DeForest, John A Poha1 Professor Edward B Clapp, ". w. Chandler, 1 E. Curtis, W. s. Brainard, Frederick s. Weld, V l l Jones, W. E. Saunders, A. L. Green, Waiter = Downes, 0. E. Ewing, ". E. Parsons, F. , Jones, J. e. Warnock, W. O.: Parde | B. Osgood, ". A. Waterman, J. K Moore, c. Ewing. Dr. George Woodward, A. J. Hodgso , Joseph 0. Griddle, Philip E.. Browning, Harl Lines, T. E. Northrop T. F. Joslin, s. M Ora, l ford, J. c. Minor J. R. Booth, L. F. W. Marvin l1