The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-23
CONNECTICUT J0TTINGS.
INTERESTING NEWS FROM VARIOUS
 PARTS OF THE STATE.

Against the Consolldated Nohu-1as'
 Hartford Bridge Again-Dr. Griswold's
 Petition-BridGeport Soldiers for Cuba A Bridgeport sensation-A Crazy wo-
 mans Act.
 A NEW HAVEN BURGLAR.
 Waterbury, Aug. 22.-Terrance Casey of New Haven was caught in the act of burglarizing the house of Frederick Hoedthe at 8 o'clock this morning, and when arraigned pleaded guilty in the city court to-day. He claimed that he was drunk and thought that he was in his own house. He was bound, over to the superior court in $1,000 SUIT FOR $1, ,oOo Bridgeport, Aug. 22.--Henry Collett of this city to-day instituted a suit against the Consolidated railroad claim ing 1000 damages for injuries sustain ed in February last, when he was struck by a train at the unprotected Burr avenue crossing in the west end. The plaintiff nearly lost his life | upon that occasion.
 | THAT EAST HARTFORD BRIDGE. l Haartford, Aug. 22.--It was been as- certained that each of the five towns of Hartford, East Hartford, Manchester, l Glastonbury and East Windsor have agreed by their selectmen not to pay any bills presented to them by the East Hartford Bridge district and highway commission appointed by the recent general assembly and of which ex-Gov- | ernor Bulkeley is president. Glaston- bury and Manchester the latter last nighO have voted to prohibit their town treasurers from paying any bill, or orders drawn by the commission and the seleotmen of the other towns have instructed their town treasurers stand together. Their action portends long legal fights in the courts before the new bridge can be built.
 THE DIR. GRISWOLD CASE.
 Hartford, Aug. 2a.-Henry D. Milde- berger, attorney for Dr. M. R. Griswold, who is awaiting his second trial for arson, went to Litchfield to-day to present to Chief Justice Andrews the prisoners petition for habeas corpus proceedings. The petition alleges that the doctor is held in jail in default of $15,00o ball, an excessive amount, and asks that he be brought into the supe- rior court and be heard on the question of a lesser bond
 I SOLDIERS FOR CUBA. | fo~iJ u-I Union says that about 100 volunteers have been enrolled by Captain Carten of the Hibernian rifles for service in Cuba. It also says that Captain Car ten visited Camp Mantle last week and was very successful in securing re- cruits, and thinks it would not be surprising if company of volunteers, all members of the National Guard, in all the principal cities of the state would enlist in the service.
 A BRIDGEPORT SENSATION.
 Bridgeport, Aug. 22.-The hearing in the case of William Strong, the grocer, who was suspected of having set fire to his store last Thursday, came up this , morning before Judge Carroll in the city , Icourt and had most sensational end : ing.
 Judge Carroll found not probable Ecause after the accused had put six wit , nesses on the stand to testify that they } would not believe the statements of the
 principal witness for the state unde, ; oath.
 This witness was Frank Hendrickson . who swore that Strong admitted to him that he had set fire to the place - After Judge Carroll had given his de . cision Attorney E. F. Hall, counsel fol . the accused, stood up and demanded
 that Hendrickson be arrested then an6
 there for embezzlement and perjury.
 The request of Attorney Hall was
 compiled with by the direction of As sistant Prosecutor Frederick A. Bart 9 lett, and Hendricksom was held pending
 a further investigation into the mat ter.
 A CRAZY WoMAN's ACT. Ansonia, Aug 22.-Mrs. A. Catharint Scranton, an aged widow, attempted tc commit suicide in Seymour yesterday S afternoon by throwing herself in iron e of a train. She had been lingering q alongside the track for over an hour . and when ar freight train came by sh,
 pitched forward. Her calculations wer
 wrong, for instead of falling in front 0 7 the engine she struck the pilot, whicl 3 threw her to one side and saved her life i Two wounds were made on her head ant
 her skull was slightly fractured, but sh 2 is about her home to-day.
 GIRLS BODY RECOVERED. !
 New Milford, Aug. 22.-The body O f Edna St. John, aged sixteen, who wa Q drowned yesterday afternoon while fish
 ing in the Housatorlic river, was re Lowered last night.
 LEGISLATIVE REUNION.