The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-12
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Four Cows in Winsted Killed YeSterday~ Fine Cattle Killed in Pomfret--sgned His Pardon-rwo Wildcats Crimes and Criminals-W Windhah County Jail Asain ! Twill Have New Trial-KIlled By a Horse While Coasting-The uorrlok Trlal-General News.
 Winsted, Dec 11.--This afternoon four cows owned by Thomas McGowan . were killed by order of the state cat | tie commission, it having been found | that they were suffering from tuber- culosis. Dr. Heath, the veterinary sur geon, superintended the slaughter.
 MORE FINE CATTLE KILLED. Pomfret, Dec. 11,--The state cattle /. commission this morning commenced . the slaughter of the herd of cattle be- | longing to George l., Bradley in this ] place, which Were tested and found to be affected with tuberculosis, The killing was done by pr Noah Greasy ! a veterinary of Hartford, and he was assisted by pr. Storrs of Willimantic. Oub CL lIlc AItIu uA ll4lS-LNO NNNtAS belonging to Mr. Bradley it was deter mined by the Veterinaries who made the tests that at least thirty were affected with the disease Nearly all of the affected cattle were of the cele- brated Jersey stock and, were valued highly This morning three COWS were de- stroyed and the post mortem eXamin- ation made on each COW showed that they were affected as the previous tests had indicated.
 This afternoon the slaughter of the valuable stock was continued. Two oxen were among the cattle found dis eased and were killed with the rest. The remainder of the herd were re- moved to another part of the town some time ago to prevent contagion.
 PARDONED. Hartford, Dec. 1.-The state board of pardons has signed a pardon for William B. Gay, a convict ill the state prison, sentenced for burglary from New London county. At the recent session of the board. testimony was presented to show that one Dwyer committed the burglary, not Gay. If this is substantiated the clerk of the board will deliver the pardon.
 FOR THEFT.
 Hartford, Dec, n-Gerald B, Hast ings was arrested here this afternoon and taken to Willimantic by Police man Leonard. He is wanted there for theft of jewelry and clothing.
 FORGERY CASE.
 Hartford Dec 11.--John Fonandello an Italian, was taken to Putnam to-day by Deputy Sheriff Bartlett to answer to charge of forgery committed at Putnam. He was arrested here last night.
 SAD AFFAIR IN ANSONIA,
 Ansonia, Dec. 11.-Edwin Gilbert, tWeny-two years old, was instantly kill ed about II o'clock this forenoon in the yards of the Farrell Foundry and Machine company.
 The Derby Gas company is putting up poles upon which to run power wires into the shops of the foundry. Walter Beecher of Orange has the contract for doing the pole-setting for the Gas com- pany. He has been at this kind of work for fourteen years. A pole was being raised and was nearly ready to drop into it's hole, this forenoon, when the men who were hoisting and steady ing it lost control of it. probably on ac- count of the wind. The pole got away from them and began to fall. All ran out of it's way but Gilbert, who caught his boot heel in rough spot on the ground and fell on his back. Before he could get up the pole struck him across the breast, crushing his chest, and slid toward his head hit ting him under the chin.
 It was not four seconds before the men lifted the pole off his body when he gave gasp and died. NO DECISION. Putnam, Dec. 1.-The representatives and county commissioners of Windham county held a meeting at Putnam to- day and looked over more plans for remodellng the county jail at Brook lyn. 1t was expected that some de- cison would be reached to-day, but each new plan examined seems to be an improvement upon previous ones and as the Improvements to be made are so extensive it has been decided to proceed slowly until just the right thing is found. On Wednesday of next week a committee selected from the repre- sentatives and commissioners will go to Providence, R. l., and examine the jail ehere and further investigation trips will probably follow.
 A SAD FATE.
 Hartford, Dec. 11.-William Burbank, an elderly resident of Thompsonville, died there this morning of injuries re- ceived through being trampled upon by