The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-10-01
DAMAGED FARM PROPERTY
SALooNhEEPEA BoENLG ARREsrED
ON SERIOUS CHARGE.


A''"seu OF Destroying Fruit Trees on a,
farm in North Haven by Means of Kero--.
sehe Oil and salt--petective Cowles..
Quartet of Youthful Burglars.
Joseph Boenig, saloonkeeper on,
State street, near Wall, has been ar
rested and is now under $500 bonds
pending hearing before Justice AUS
TIN IN North Haven next Thursday
Boenlg is charged with malicious i'm
jury to property, and it is alleged that
ne mas deliberately destroyed a mum
Der of fruit trees on farm in North
Haven by boring holes in them close
TO the roots and filling the holes wth,i
Kerosene oil and salt, which will eff
fectually, so 1t Is said kill the trees.
1t Is also alleged that number OF
young fruit trees have been girded
either by Boenig or someone in his en-
lploy.
The farm in question is the property
of the Fallert Brewing company of
Brooklyn, N. Y, and Boenig was until
recently the agent of that company in
this section. About two months ago the
financial arrangements between the
brewing company and their agent be-
came strained, and the company
brought suit on some notes of Boenig's.
which they held and eventually secur-
ed Judgment for about $4,000. Among
the possessions was a farm located in
North Haven, on which the brewing
company held a mortgage note for
SO, 900
The mortgage was also foreclosed,
but as Boenig claimed that he had some
crops on the farm which would be Of 4
no use to the brewing company, he
was given lease of the farm until Oc-
tober % in order to give him an oppor-
tunity to gather the crops. Recently
Attorney Bollmann, who is the coun-
sci for the brewing company, heard
that Boenig made threats that when,
he left the farm he would leave nothing
on it which would be of any value to-
the brewing company, and consequently
he decided to visit the place.
Upon his arrival there he discovered
about fourteen choice apple trees,
which had been practically destroyed.
Close to the roots Of each tree hole
had been bored about one inch in diam
eter and six inches deep, and into each
hole had been placed a quantity of salt
and kerosene oil This combination, il
Twas claimed would kill tree in; a.
short time. He also discovered that
, several of the trees in young or
chard had been destroyed by being
girdled
Complaint was Immediately made and
last Saturday Boenig was arrested on
the charge of injury to property. He
twas subsequently released on bonds of
$500 furnished by a friend of his named
Hemingway, and the case set down for
trial before Justice Austin next Thurs
day. 1t Is also alleged that Boenig has
threatened to pour kerosene oil into the
we'll on the farm, and to otherwise DAM
age the property. 1t is expected that
the hearing next Thursday will devel-
ope some sensational features.
YOUTHFUL BURGLARS CAPTURED
Four youthful burglars were arrested
last evening by Detective Sergeant
Cowles and lodged at the lookup. The
ages of the boys range from thirteen
to twenty years, and the arrest of the
quartet last evening makes a total of
ItWenty-three boys under the age OF
twenty years who have been arrested
in September charged with either burg
larry or theft
The boys arrested last night are
James Moran, aged thirteen years, of
Hallock street; John Harrington, fif-
teen years old. of Daggett street;
George Rochefort, sixteen years old, Of
65 Hallock street, and Louis Beyer.
0ld 5,fT
1.-THE boys are charged with breaking
Unto the cigar and candy store Of Ed
ward s. Brady at the corner of Cedar
and Washington streets, and it issalsc
thought that they were implicated in
several of the numerous thefts and
burglaries which have been committed
in that vicinity.
Brady's store was broken into on the
night of September 10, when a window
was broken open. No notice was taken
of this until the night when the glass
was broken and taken out and box OF
cigars, a large jar of chewing gum and
some pipes taken. The value of the
goods taken was about $8, and the burg
larry was reported to the police and De-
tective Sergeant Cowles detailed on the
case.
At first it was thought that the burg
larry had been committed by men, butt
last Saturday night he secured clue
which pointed to the young crinlinals,s
and Sunday night he intended to arrest
them, but they got wind of the in
tended arrest and remained out all
night. Last evening, however, he went
to their respective homes armed with
warrants and succeeded in arresting
four of the suspects.
Harrington, Rochefort and Boyer have
been inmates of the Connecticut school
for boys at Meriden, and will doubt
less be returned to that institution.
Moran has also been arrested on a
charge of truancy, and he will prob
ably be committed to that reformatory.
During the past month the police have
succeeded in breaking up several gangs
of youthful burglars and thieves, and
are determined to keep up the work.
until the city is completely rid of these
youthful criminals.
Afflicted With Yellow Fever.
ST. Johns, n. F., Sept. S0.-The bark