Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-07
ALL AROUND THE STATE

Items OF Interest Cleaned From
Various Portions of This Busy Lite
tie State.
The state board of managers Of the
worlds fair will meet in the lieutenant
governors room at the capitol at o'clock
to- day to choose an executive commits
sioner in place of Major George b. Woods,
from those who shall be recommended by
the executive committee of the board.
There are several applicants for the posi-
ton, whose friends are more or less active
in pressing their claims. Among them are
ex Senator George M. Clark, Lieutenant
Esmes and George A. Besrn of New Haven.
Chief Clerk Robinson s. Human of the
state secretarys Office and J. II. Vail, the
present clerk of the board, have each been
mentioned as excellent men for the posi-
ton.
LEFT ALL TO TIE CHURCH.
Dennis Dollery, an eccentric old man,
who died recently at Wequetequock, a vii
lage near Stonipgton, left his estate of
$34 600 to st. Michaels Roman Catholic
church at Westerly. His relatives may
contest the will.
uou Dcou uOtuluS luhu q
day laborer all his life, but nearly every
cent OF his wages was boarded away, he
being frequent visitor to the savings
banks. He carried his bank books in a
peculiar place-sround his waist in a belt
under his clothing, where they were found
after his death.
CHANGES AT THE CAPITAL.
The Hartford Courant of yesterday says:
With the incoming of the new state officers
and the governors staff yesterday their
predecessors retired from Office, and sew
| eral assistants and clerks who have served
the state we'll and faithfully stepped down
| and out. Those who left the capitol yes
terdsy are sll republicans. In the state
| tressurer's Office Chief Clerk George Will
| liams of this city and Assistant Clerk B.
| Frank Marsh of Winsted vacated their
desks and were succeeded by Samuel N.
| Raymond of this city and F. E. Soule of
New Milford. Charles F. Sumner, jr of
Boston, son of DR.. Sumner, took the
place vacated by Chief of Police Wood
bridge.
Colonel William H. Tubbs, assistant ad-
jutant general, retired from the adjutsnt
generals Office and was succeeded by Col
onel John g. Healy of New Haven
Colonel Henry G. Morgan, assistant quar-
termaster general. left his desk. His sue.
cessor, Colonel James 7. Sherman, is click
at his home in this city.
Some of the clerks in the adjutant gen
erals Office are yet on the anxious seat, not
yet having been notified that they may re
main permanently. Changes in clerkships
in one or two other departments of the
| state are probable as soon as the new dem
ocratio incumbsnts have got settled in theil
seats.
| HORSE POISONING AT PUTNAM.
John Eddy of Putnam found q small
sack containing bslladonna in his horse
manager Thursday night. The animal hat
fortunately not eaten any of the deadl,
lost two horses in this manner.
wHAPLEs BOUND OVER.
HARTFORD, Jan. 6-Justioe Nathan
Burr gave hearing in the Remsen shoot
ing case at the town hall in Berlin thi
morning and bound Martin Whaples, Rem
sens sssailant, over in $15, 000 bonds TO
trial at the next tern of the superior cour
on the charge of assault with intent to kill
| He has returned to Jail.
J John Percy Remseu, who was shot b.
Whsples on December 90, still lies in
precarious condition. The hole in hi
breast where the shot entered, which wer
fred from Whsples' gun at four feet dis
J lance, is as large as silver dollar and fiv
inshes deep, penetrating the top of tn
J lung. At the trial this morning DR.. Swa
J ! zey testified that Remsen would certainl
, die if he has another hemorrhage, which !
/ | probable. The state was represented b
, | George A. Conaut of this city aud Lswye
Roach of New Britain. Whaples was nc
: represented by counsel.
TRAINMEN CHARGED WITH RoBBING CAR!
HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. 6.-Freioht Cor
3 ductor Charles T. Holland Of the Ne
York and New England railroad, an
Jasper Thoreson and Joseph A. Sant
holder, trainmen, were arrested at Es,
+ Hartford at midnight last night, taken bt
, fore Justice Goodwin and held in 81 ,0C
bonds for trial at the next term of th
superior court. They are charged wit
a | robbing freight cars. and 1t is thought tbs
| their arrest, which was effected by ii
aid of Pinkertons, will unravel the my
I | stery connected with recent extensive rol
berries of freight on this road. At Cor
| ductor Hollands house was found lsre
| quantity of portable property which hs
been missed by shippers, and evidence his
been found that large quantities of missin
freight has been sold to parties at Putnsl
, and elsewhere by trainmen.