Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-12-01
News BY TELEGRAPH.
From ALI Quarters.
An AqROCIOUS Crime.
Work of a Drunken Brute
in New Milford.
SUSPENSION OF CREDIT MoBIlIER.
Great Excitement on the
BourSe of Rome.
he CANNOT FORM A new CABINET.
Casimir-Perier Will Try
fa do the Work.
he CANNOT FORM A new CABINET.
Casimir-Perier Will Try
to do the Work.
A HORRIBLE DISCOVERY.

A Shocking Affair In New Milford
Terrible Brutality of a Drunken
Husband-His Wife Roasted over q
Fire-The Ante N ortem Statement.
New MILFORD, Nov. 30.-A horrible dis.
covery was made in a farm house in Gay
lorsville, six miles above here, this morn
ing, by the neighbors of Michael Hennesy,
an old farmer who is known in the village
as drunken and qusrrelsome man. Since
week ago last Wednesday neither Hen
messy or his wife had been seen about the
farm, and the unusual quiet aoout the farm
caused the neighbors to-day to make an
investigation. On going to the house and
opening the door they found sight that
almost made the strongest man in the party
to turn away. Lying on the floor with
only few rags of clothing they found
Mrs. Hennesy weeping and suffering the
most intense agony. Her body was almost
as raw as beefsteak from burns and in
many places the fash was rolled up over
her body. As neighbors who made the dis
covery drew near the woman they saw that
gsngrene had begun to set in and the odor
of the room WAS almost sitting. They
drew off and left the house, filled with
horror over what they had just seen. A
message was sent to Officer Adds of MIL
ford, and when he returned with Select
man Frank Evitts they endeavcred to get a
statement from the woman. She said that
week ago last Wednesday her hus=
band, who had been on a protracted
spree for several weeks, came home after
squandering the earnings of the farm, and
began to abuse her. He struck her several
blows In the face, che said, and altogether
handled her rougher than he ever had be-
fore. In this fit of drunken rage Hennesy
grabbed his wife and pulled her over to the
open fire place, where there were logs blaz
ing. His wife knew his purpose and
fought desperately to be released from his
hold upon her, but with his ox-like strength
the brutal husband tripped his wife, who
ts over fifty years Old, and pushed her
upon the blazing logs In the fireplace. Mrs.
Hennesy's clothing Immediately took fire,
and In few minutes she was all in flames.
Hennesy looked upon the scene with great
delight aud laughed while his poor
wife, shrieking with pain, tried to
get out of the house and run to the
house of neighbor. But the brute stood
guard at the door and would not let her
pass. All this time the flames were eating
up her clothing and the skin came peeling
off where she had been burned. Mrs.
Hennesy finally got piece of bed cloth
ing from her bed and wrapped it around
her in the beat manner she could, for every
move of her body caused her the most ex-
crucisting pain. Exhausted, she finally
lay down in bed and remained there suffer
ing all the time ss she was until neighboIs
went to the house and found her this
morning. In the house there was the
6end who thus treated his wife, go drunk
as to be hardly able to move, and appar
emily little concerned in what was going
on about him. Officer Adds at once sent
for Selectman ]. L Buck and DR.. Barker,
who is the health officer in the town of
New Milford. The latter, after making an
examination of the womsn's injuries, de-
cided to send for Selectmsn John Adds, who
took her ante mortem statement. Selectmsn
Adds then ordered the arreet of Hen
nesy, who was taken to New Milford and
locked up on the charge of simple assault
and drunkenness.
His wife, although in her shocking con-
dition, was taken over the rough roads In
wagon to the poorhouse in New Milford,
where she will have medical attendance
DR.. Barker snys that the woman is 80
badly burned, and together with the fact
that gapgrene has set in, he doesn't be-
lieve that she will live. Hennesy will be
held to await the result of his assault upon
bis wife, and he may yet be charged with
murder.
The discovery of the case was made at
first by someone who heard the cattle be-
| longing to Hennesy blsating in the
stable. They had not be en- fed in several
days in consequence of Hennesy being on
| a sp1ea, and they were dying of starvation
| when their noise which annoyed this
| neighbor led to an Investigation, which
brought to light the startling state of
| affairs in the household.