Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-21
CONNECTICUT DISPATCHES.
News Of Interest from All Parts o
 the State.

CONNHCTICGT DISPATCHES.
 News Of Interest from All Parts O
 the State.
 ROCKVILLE, Feb. 20.-Anton EcoLs, wh,
 is charged with setting fire to orcutri
 block, which was burned to the ground or
 the morning of February 5, was today re
 leased from bonds by Judge Talcott and
 discharged. City Attorney Phelps stated
 that there was no evidence against the SO cused and recommended his discharge
 It Is said that the police have clue to the
 identity of the incendiary, and develop
 ments are looked for in few days.
 DEATH OF PROMINENT PHYsIcrAN. STAMFORD, Feb. 20.-Dr. w. s. Todd of
 MiddlefeId, died last night at his home in Ridgefeld. Dr. Todd was one of the most prominent physicians in the state. He was tfty-three years of age and had lived in Ridgeield for twenty-three years, He served several terms in the legislature of the state. For many years he was presi- dent of the Fairfield County Medical society, and was also president of the Danbury Medical society.
 COOKING MAIN.
 STAMFORD, Feb. 20-A we'll attended and we'll fought cock fight occurred at what is known as Richmond Hill between Stamford birds and some from Brooklyn Saturday night. The scene of the fight is not a stone's throw from the residence of State Attorney Sam Fessenden.
 HIS REMAINS CREATED.
 STAMFORD, Feb. 20.-H. E. Smith, the late postmaster, made special request up- on his death bed that his body be cremsted after death. Accordingly his remains were to-day removed to Fresh Pond, L. l., where they will be cremated tomorrow.
 THE ABERDEEN PosTMAsTERsH1P.
 MKRIDEN, Feb. 20.-Senste Doorkeeper Linus Birdsey of this oity is a candidate for the postmastership of Meriden. He SO declared when refusing to sign the petition of John J. Anderson, until now about the only candidate in the field. MT. Birdsey and the late Colonel Bario.were rival candi- dates for the postmsstership eight years ago, when William H. Miller stepped in and carried off the prize as a compromise candidate.
 NEARLY PERIsBED IN THE DEEP SNOW.
 ROCKVILLE, Feb. 20.-An Ellingston farmer who arrived here this afternoon re- ports finding man in the snow half way between here and Ellington, in an uncon- scious condition and almost overcome by the cold and exposure. The man, who also lives near Ellington, started from here this forenoon and proceeded about half way on his journey when he found the roads impossible and he was unable to go any further. Believing he had strayed from the road he got down to investigate, and overcome by the cold fell in a drift. A second team was fortunately following him closely, and when the driver found @ two-horse team standing in the middle of the road deserted, just ahead of him, he stopped, and after looking around found the driver lying h the drift unconscious. He turned back with the hslf-frozen man and brought him to farm house some distance back, where he is now recovering from the effects of the cold. No serious results are feared. The horees, however, had evidently been standing uncovered for | some time and were quite severely frozen. It ia reported here to- night that both of | the animals are dead.
 THE POLICE FOUND THE PITS READY.
 BIRMINGHAM, Feb. 20.-One of tine sports in the cooking main, which was interrupted and prevented by the police early yesterday morning, stated this after | noon that the main would be held at some place near here within 8 week. There are .en battles on the program between An sonia and Birmingham birds and consider .ble money has been wagered on the result. The main was to have been held at the | Derby Driving park Sunday morning, but | he police got wind of the affair and sp- | oesred on the scene about o'clock In the | just as the main was about to | commence. Sports had been going to the | park In twos and threes during the even ng, and, becoming suspicious, Chief Nolan | ,f this town went there with five officers. He found the pits all built and everything .eady for the fights, but all who had | gathered fed at the approach of the officers | md the main was postponed. The chief | 'sys 1t will not come of in Birmingham, put the managers say that they won't be | taught next time and will prevent any by the police.
 SHOCKING CRUELTY TO AN ANIMAL. ESSEX, Feb. 20.-The local agents of the | Humane society are investi- | ,ating a case of dastardly cruelty, which | .ud have determined to meet out summary to the offenders when caught. For some time pas. John B. Tooker, a | middle aged man, who lives on the out | ktrts of the town, and who makes his | lying by hunting and fishing, has been | made the victim of many jokes, by a gang | ,f boys who live in the vicinity and per list in annoying the old man. They have | NIT. Tuoker constantly, and are | always on the lookout for a chance to | anger him. Saturday some of them hap oened to be in the vicinity when he left | .he house alone for few moments, and | while he wss away they entered and csptur- ing large cat, in which the owner took | much pride. They placed the animal in the | oven of the stove, in which a red hot fire | was burning. When MT. Tooker returned | he was attracted by the terrible cries of | the suffering animal and opened the oven | to find her fesrfully burned and dying. He at once complained to the authorities, and every effort is being made to catch the | ,ruel iokers They will be made an ex-