Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-11-21

Edward Palmer Waterman, until recent
ly member of one of the Oldest printing
houses in Hartford and in the state, died
at his homo in that city Sunday night of
parslysis, aged seventy five. He was born
in Hartford. He was educated at the Hart
ford public schools and learned the print
ing business in the composing room of the
Courant, at the time Robert Bonner of the
New York Ledger was an apprentice boy
on the same paper. He was afterwards
foreman of the Times composing room, and
at one time worked for the Case, Lock-
wood & Brsinard Co. It the early
sixties he became member of the firm of
Williams, Wiley & Waterman, which
afterwards became Wiley, Waterman SC
Eaton.
George F. Slosson, the celebrated billiard
player, will be in Hartford to day and play
match game of billiards with Maurice
Daily at Matt Hewin's billiard parlors Tues
day and Wednesdays evenings.
The Branford Lock works of Branford,
which have been idle on and off for q
long period, resumed operations in some
departments yesterday. The company
had been taking inventory for the past
week, preparatory to settling with the
Yale Lock works.
The drivers and conductors in the en-
ploy of the Waterbury Traction company
began work yesterday morning with re-
duction of twenty-five cents day in
wages. Seventeen men are affected, of
which twelve are regular, four relief and
three on the extra list. By the old scale
the regulars recsived 50 a day for seven
days in the week, the relief and extra men
$1S5.
In an interview with Dr. Olmstead of
the insane asylum, he said in reference to
the Butcher case that mildly insane pa
TENTS were allowed to meet their friends
in the pArlors without attendants being in
the room, and the reported assault at
hand was probably during such time.
THAT TOY PRINTING MACHINE.
HARTFORD, Nov. 20.-In the police court
this afternoon John 81. Plumb, who was
caught on Saturday night, engaged in try
ing to swindle two countrymen with toy
money printing machine, had his case ad-
| journed to Saturday under bonds of $500.
An attempt was made to hold him for trial
| in the United States court on a charge of
money exhibited is real that would not
hold. His case will undoubtedly come
| under the provision of the comprehensive
| "green goods'' act passed by the last gen.
eral assembly. Penalties are provided
under that act of one to five ysars in
| prison, and fine of $500 to $4,000.
The men caught in the raid on poker
room on Saturday night were tried this
| morning. Henry Wheeler, Edwin Tuft
and Addison Furpess pleaded guilty to
playing poker and paid a fine of IS each.
Mills Wilson charged with being the keeper
| of the poker room was sentenced to Elk
| months in Jail and fined $500. He sp.
| pealed under $500 bonds.
MORE THAN EVER KNOWN BEFORE IN TWENTY
YEARS.
| HARTFORD, Nov. 20.-There are to-day
| more people out of work in this city than
remembered before in twenty years. Eff
forts are being made by citizens to relieve
distress, which is now beginning to show
ITSELF On Saturday night widowed
| mother and her five small children were
| found without food and with insufficient
| clothing. In another tenement a man, his
wife and seven children were found with
out food. The man, although he formerly
earned So so per day, had been out of work
| since early summer. In another case a
| man, his wife and three children had no
| bread in the house. Active steps are being
taken to COLLECT money to afford immediate
| relief in oasea of distrees