The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-14
DNNECTICUT J0TTINGS.
TEST PRESS DISPATCHES FROM - PARTS OF THE STATE.

rtrord Authorities Investigating Case Fr Alleged Barbarlous Treatment of x lrl of Seventeen-The Gale on the Sound
 Vessels Damaged-The Olney Case Like M to be Dropped-Storjewski to be Set
 rec, Etc.
 \ Hartford, Oct. 1S.-A serious case of &helty came to the attention of the
 thorities Saturday afternoon and an
 gestgation resulted in the. arrest of rs. Christina Wescott, living on Lau-
 street. She is charged with cruelty Eating and biting her pretty seven- ken-year-old daughter, Bessie Wescott. le girl has been employed at the gar VI shop of W. H. Wyley & Son. Sat day afternoon the shopmates of Bes- Ee went to Agent Thrall of the Hu- Zane society and entered a complaint sainst Mrs, Wescott, saying that the ternoon previous Mrs. Wescott had lreatened to kill Bessie and as she had 4t appeared at the factory it might be at something had happened. The girl Hing seventeen years old, Agent Thrall Fad no jurisdiction and the complain $lts were referred to the prosecuting sttorney. He investigated and found hat the girl had been locked up all day. The had been cruelty beaten, her hair sad been pulled and her arm bore teeth arks. Mrs. Wescott was arrested and Elcked up.
 \ This girl has figured extensively in sne Humane society. In 1889 she lived Fifth an aunt, Mrs. J. E. Burnham. here too, she was cruelty beaten. She |Eas ordered placed in the county home, ut the Burnhams swore out a habeas lorpus and a fight in the courts result Ia. At length she lived with Rev. Sam Eel Stiles and continued to do so until Ter parents came on from Newfound- land. It is stated that her life with \ CT mother has been cue of continuel 3Lbuse and cruelty. Mrs. Wescott is muscular woman and the neighbors say hat her abuse of the girl has been ! lrightful. The woman will be tried in l he morning.
 TIE GALE ON THE SOUND-TWO
 VESSELS DAMAGED. New London, Oct. 1s.-The high wind which prevailed on the sound last night saused the three-masted schooner Grace Seymour, which was lying in the har- Dor, to drag her anchor. She fouled ] he schooner Menquiest of Southport, ,arrying away the latter's jibboom and 8foing other damage. The wind blew at he rate of thirty-four miles an hour in the harbor and was much stronger out side
 THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING DAY.
 Westbrook, Oct. 13.-Old residents re- call the fact that just fifty years ago to-day l. N. Spencer was married to Henrietta Post MT. and Mrs. Jared Kirtland acted in the capacity of best man and bridesmaid at the ceremony Mir and Mrs. Spencer and MT. and Mrs. Kirtland are now living in Meri- den.
 NO WORK YET. ..
 Cromwell, Oct 13-Contrary to eXpec- tations, the moulders employed at the J & B. Stevens company's factory will not go to work tomorrow. It has been inn possible as yet to reach an agreement between the moulders' union and tn; officials of the company.
 TRINITY PARISH'S TWENTY
 FIFTH.
 Collinsville, Oct. 13-The twenty-fiftf of Trinity parish was cele brated to-day. Holy communion was this morning by the Rev. Dr Iuske of North Carolina. A specia service for children at 4 o'clock this afternoon was followed by baptism an6 a special musical service was held this evening.
 MAKES ITS BOW TO-DAY.
 Middletown, Oct. 13.-To-morrow tn; edition of the Middletown Her aid will make its initial appearance IH6 new paper WILL .US ct luuL ~pdS' sheet.
 SCARLET FEVER CASES.
 Moosup, Oct. 13.-Scarlet fever is epi demic in this place and matters seen to be growing more serious rather than improving. There are now thir teen patients in charge of Dr. W. W Adams. He has urged upon the towr authorities the necessity of pest house or some quarters for the victims. Tht fever is of the most malignant type and the schools have been closed fol some days. Several deaths have al ready occurred. It has been found tt be almost impossible to keep the mem bers of the stricken families in thei houses, despite the most rigid quaran tine regulations.
 THE OLNEY CASE MAY BE DROP
 PED
 Willimantic, Oct. 13-Action taker in the superior court in this city yes terday afternoon leads to the belief tha the case against School Fund Commis sioner Jeremiah Olney, who is charged with misappropriating monies of th school fund, will be dropped. Tester day afternoon William c. Case anC Henry c. Robinson, counsel for Olney appeared before Judge Elmer and filet a demurrer to the complaints agains Olney. The principle claim in the de murrer is to the effect that the cas- T Al