The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-16
SHOT 1T cAsnIER rRoWBRIDGE'
His Brother, Elisha frowbridse' fres Two shots at Him as He is Entering fhe Mechanics Bank,

His Brother, Elisha frowbridge, Fires
 Two shots at Him Rs He is Entering | fhs Mechanics Bank.
 Charles II. Trowbridge. cashier or the Mechanics bank on Church street, was shot at twice by his brother. Elisha Trowbrldge. about ? o'clock yesterday lafterEoon and was slightly wounded'ihe ball passing through the heshy part or his left leg. The cashier was Just re- turning from lunch. and his brother had apparently laid in wait for him, as ne fired al him just as the cashier was en- terlng the yesttbule. Fortunately there We're no customers in the bank at the llme and the shots were not hred Tn that direction, so no others were en- dangered. Those In the immediate Vi- cinlty Of the bank rushed 10 MT. Trow- bridges assistance. It was at hrst thought that an attempt had been made to rob the bank. Some people thought in the excitement prevailing that there was trouble in the banks finances, but these rumors were soon quieted by Maier Zunder, one of the banks direc- lors.
 When Officer William Coonnn arrest cd Trowbrldge he asked him what he did ,he shooting for. Trowbridge replied: He knows" referring to his brother.
 The cashier was not seriously injured although he may be confined 10 his house for q week or two. The ball did not strike any bones. however. A .S2- calibrc revolver was used in the shoot ing.
 Cashier Trowbridge lives in Milford and commutes on the Consolidated. He has been cashier of the bank for many years and Is greatly esteemed by the banks management.
 The assailant made no resistance and of age and for several years has been never attempted to escape. although he had little time had ne been so disposed, as Officer Coonan. was quickly at the spot. He had to ask the big crowd to disperse in order to take his man to the police headquarters
 The assaiant is about fifty-fve years regarded as peculiar in his actions, but
 
 all dangerous. So far as is known he never offered violence to anyone be- fore. Yesterday when his brother, the cashier. entered the bank he asked him for some money. He refused to give him any and attempted to pass. He had gone only few steps before Elisha fired the two shots, only one taking ef- fapt-in tla thick nf tha loft loo below the hip MT. Trowbridge did not know that he was hurt until he saw the blood trickle down into his shoe. He was able to walk to one of the offices over the bank, and pr. c. Purdy Linds- ley was sent for and dressed the wound. His assailant has been time after time supplied with money by Cashier Trow- bridge, who has also many times pur- chased outfits of clothing for him and otherwise aided him,
 Officer John H. Coonan was in the vii cinity of the bank when Trowbridge fired the shots. He gave chase and caught him before he had got far from the scene of the shooting. Officer Co., nan hurried his prisoner to police head quarters, where he was locked up and charged with assault with intent to kill Trowbridge when asked why he had shot at his brother said the trouble was due to old family matters.
 Trowbridge is thought to be mentally unbalanced. He has been arrested for various offences, more foolish than seri- ous. Only few weeks ago he ran away to New York, taking with him several hundred dollars worth of diamonds from Mrs. Pfoeger, with whom he boarded on Meadow street, corner of Whiting. Mrs. Pfoeger reported the theft to police headquarters, but Trow- bridge was not arrested as he came back, bringing with him the pawn tick cts for the diamonds, which were after ward recovered.
 Trowbridge is the man who four years ago wrote an expose of Masonry and tried to get it published. He ran into debt for the cuts to be used in the book, and a suit resulted, the conse- quence being that the book was never printed.
 He was a builder in Newark. N J., years ago. In a financial panic about twenty-five years ago he became in- volved and lost about all his property. Since that time he has appeared to be mentally unbalanced, and he has never been able to do any business of any account since. He has a wife and sev- eral grown-up sons in prosperous cir cumstanccs in Naugatuck and who are highly esteemed
 Just before 3 o'clock yesterday after noon Cashier Trowbridge was taken ill a carriage to the Union depot and took a train fnr Milford