Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-08
STATE NEWS aLEANINes.

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Death or q Bridgeport Lady-Im-
provemcnts In Firearms - or In
forest to Gunmakers-The Bridge
Port Mystcry-What the Autopsy
Revealed-New Britain's Mysterious
Cause.-The waller Incorporation Act
Funeral OF mr.. White OF Water
bury.
BRIDGEPORT, April AFTER an illness from
paralytic troubles lasting over year, Hrs. Mon
son T. Hawley died this morning. She was
seventy FIVE years Of age and the second wife Of
| tho late Monson Hawley. Mrs. Hawley leaves
two children, Charity Commissioner John N.
Hawley, and Mrs. John Habbel. She was vice
president of the Soldiers Aid society Of Bridge
port in 1861, the first organization Of the kind,
and one known throughout the country. and was
| also for many years and up to the time Of her
death, valued member Of the Ladies' Chari
| table society.
| TO CLOSE TO DAY.
On account of the funeral Of the late Luther
O. White of Waterbury, proprietor Of the Bridge
port Paper Boz company, the factory Of that
company will close this noon. The funeral will
| be held In Waterbury at 1850 p. m.
THE srRArFoRD s'T1cKER.n
Superintendent O. NJ Shepard of the Consoli
dated road Thursday notified Noah Farley, the
station agent at Stratford, that IL he dismissed
OporaLOf,
would be expected to perform the duties of both
positions for the salary he Is now receiving. The
ably and he hasinstructed the operator to remain
at her post for two weeks longer while he is con-
| sidering the matter.
NEW BR1TA1N's MYSTERIOUS CASE.
NEW BRITAIN, April Mrs John Dacey, who
lives in a tenement on Beaver street, was found
| unconscious upon the floor OF her room y her
sister in-law yesterday afternoon. ees was bleed
ing profusely from four cuts In tne throat. DR..
nne the foand
/ were lot serious.
told .smbas and ssr
though the woman had been murderousIy as
saulted.
SPONSOR RAPID FIRE GUN.
| HARTFORD, April 7.-Charles W. Sponsor Of
| Hartford Is the inventor of a rapid fire gun
l which Ia claimed to be superior to the Hotchkiss
| or Calling 1t will be tested ON Saturday at In
| dian Head on the Potomac river, and many off,
GERS and Inventors are greatly Interested in the
result of the experiments. The Sponsor gun has
only twenty pieces as compared with thfrty-two
ies S has large Clearance for dirt Is taken
apart in a few seconds, has NO screws in the
sreech mechanism, all working springs are
spiral and no tools are required for dismounting
| or assembling the breech mechanism
|, If the government gives an order for these
Whitney Of Hartford.
THE INCORPORATION ACT.
| There was renonstrance before the judiciary
| committee Thursday against Ex-Governor Wall
er's inc ,rporaton act. 1t was held by prominent
New Haven men that it allowed corporations
with $4,000 600 capital $500 paid in and the rest
. in worthless property. All officers and stock
/ holders might be non-residents and officers need
not be stockholders. Officers would be relieved
| of pecuniary responsibility and dividends in ex
to surplus Mr.. Walters partner, WV. Cook of New
York, said the intention was to put the state on
sums are received from taxes on miscellane ou
New Jsstsy szd ne ae year ena s9
ton thereto It reeevea in annual taxes paid sub
the og St TT
0 franchise taxes was s7,ioo and the income from
July 1921 to October 1872 as 81 oeO It wa
| on surplus) of the present law is dead letter
Il HER DEATH CAUSED BLOOD POISONING.
l. The autopsy in the case of Mrs. Agnes Ken
l. Olmstead yesterday revealed that her death wa
p caused by blood poisoning superinducsd by tn
10 | This is the conclusion reached by Medical En-
IT 1 aminer Downs and Drs. Wright Porter Fitc
le and Bowers. Coroner Doten has not disclose
r | what action he intends to pursue in the case.
TIE NEW LEE GUN.
g. BRIDGEPORT, April flames P. Lee, the il
q | ventor who formerly carried on experiments an
r, did some manufacturing at the old Sharp's Riff
y factory in this city, appeared yesterday befor
~ | the national board of magazine gun examiner
1T at Springfield and submitted his new magazin
Mt arm which passed through the tests up to tbs
~, 40 | for dust with unmistakabe success. Mr.. Ii
30 | began work last May on the gun submitted an
has been steadily busy upon 1t since. The Bridg
- port Farmer says:
~ The gun had undergone 80 many changes thu
,r that there were sixteen spots of soft solder
RI hold the parts in place. About 800 rounds wei
Mt fires with the gun to-day, although the novel;
q | Of the weapon was such that the examine
q, | made rather odd work of handling it. The te
shot clip of this gun be used as rapidly as
old Nv clip, the entering of the latter occupyir
NJ much time the firing. The time thus game
.s | is OF incalcuiable value.
~ Mr.. Lee, in this gun, has overcome the niece
a. ity of lowering from the shoulder in firing, whit
Nd | s frequently serious objection. The weight
ne | magazine arms will exceed nine pounds, and wi
,a the five or ten clip shot,:as the case might be, Il
8: l movement from the shoulder would require Il
IL elevation Of forty five ninety pounds at ea
All firing. The ejector in this gun throws the sh
forward. special advantage, too, is that Il
gun becomes automatic ally imperative when Il
ten shots in the magazine have been used TIL
a soldier c9nEot In a moment Of excitement co
| tinue the firing movements with an empty clip.
h. The Hampden gun, invented by T. b. Wilso
20 formerly a mechanic in the government eho
o0 | in Springfield and member of the team
American marksmen who went abroad TO
-. years ago. was examined this afternoon. 1t W
" before last years board, but has since been &C
nu siderabiy improved. Tho afternoon will
~ taken up by the burst gun No 8.