Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-12-02
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Latest From All Parts OF the state
Danbury's Calamity-Jack the Kis-
ser-The Late Bfshop mcMahon,s
Kstare-An East Hartford Scandal
The United states Cruiser Marble
head-New Londen,s Latest Want
The Henpessy Brutality.
HARTFORD, Dec. 1.-Mrs W. E. Hale of
A.ddletown, whose husband was recently
arrested and afterwards acquitted of the
charge OF assault on Miss Flossie Hubbard,
has decided to leave him and return to her
parents home In Essthampton. The house.
hold goods were removed there to-day.
This ends the "Jsck' the Kisser" scandal
which has disturbed Middletown Of late.
HARTFORD, Dec. 1.-The inventory of
the estate of the late Rt. Rev. Lawrence S.
Mcmahon, Roman Catholic bishop of Hart
ford, was filed In the probate court this
morning. The aggregate amount Is s42,-
1OS, of which 500, 027 Is money in bank,
sl9,934 in life insurance policies. and
s.. O93 in the value of personal effects,
rosaries, cruciixes, chains and other en-
oiems of the bishops sacred office.
HARTFORD, Dec. John D. Penney of
East Hartford was arrested and tried be-
fore Justice Wilcox this morning for an
attempted criminal assault upon Mics Nell
lie NJ. Mantle of Meriden. Decision was
reserved. Miss Mantle was visiting q.
Penney's house. He denies the charge.
NEW LONDON, Dec. 1.-The trial of the
new cruiser Msrblehead will take place
here Tuesday next. The course for the
test Is the same as that on which the De-
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their speed.
HARTFORD, Dec. 1.-The restoration of
the 10 per cent. reduction made some time
ago in the wages of the employees of the
New York aud New England railroad WAS
to have begun to-day, but nothing is
known about 1t yet.
ROCKVILLE, Dec. 21.-Applicstion has
been made to the board of psrdons for the
pardon of Mrs. Martha @. johnson, who
was sentenced to state prison for life in
December, 1888, for killing her husband,
George E. Johuson, at Stafford Springs
NoRwALK, Dec. 1.-Chsrles Baker, eyed
thirty-fve, of Poorton district, Westport,
was found dead before daylight this morn
ing on the turnpike between Westpors and
Green Farms. His arms encircled a tele-
graph pole.
NEW MILFORD, Dec. 1.-Michsel Hen
messy, who was yesterday arrested for q
brutal assault upon lis wife, is still in the
New Milford lookup, no one offering bail.
He will be bound over for trial for assault
with intent to kill his wife. She Is rapidly
failing.
New LONDON, Dec. IA petition signed
by prominent business men here Is to be
forwarded to Secretery Herbert asking that
one of the cruisers that are to be built be
named New London" and considerable
tra It'll H.,
coDplish the purpose.
BRIDGEPoRr, DEC. William ]. Buck
ley, aged tbirty-fve, painter, fell from q
ladder here to day, striking on the back of
his head. 1t is feared he will die.
DANBURY, Dec. None of thu hat fac
tories opened this morning to receive sp-
plications for work from those of the
locked out workmen who, 1t was thought,
might return und=r the new system of in
dependent shops. 1t is now understood
that the factories will remain closed ell of
next week. The manufacturers are very
reticent. There lie also a report that the
manufacturers will ask unions TO give up
their organizations and work independent
ly for aperiod of three years. The locked
out men have thoroughly organic ID, every
shops crew meets once day at general
meeting place, certain time being set for
each organization. Committees of from
six to dozen men have been picksted at
the factories to see that none of the
members of the unions secede and 60 back
tc work or apply for employment. The
pstition circulated by the workmen for q
town meeting to be called for the purpose
of appropriating $50. 600 to give aid and
temporary employment TO any inhsbitsnt
of the town to whom It msy be necessary,
and, IL it is deem advisable. to appoint 8
committee to distribute funds. has been
extensively signed by merchants who might
possibly be boyeottsd IF they refused to
affix their names to the document. The
meeting will be called and 1t will probably
be held next Thursday night. The hat
manufacturer, who are the heaviest tax
payers, may rsise question of the legality
of the meeting.