The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-25
CONNECTICUT J0TTINGS
ETENTs or INTEREST IN VARIOUS
PARTS or THE STATE,


Death of u Bravo Soldier of the Civil War
Eighteenth q. v. Regiment-Its Mona
mont Dedication In Virginia--A Bridge
port Divorce Caso--UnlInown &an Found
Dead-Twenty-s second Regiment Boys
Reunion Yestorday-saia He Nns Going
10 savin Rocls--other Notes.
Hartford. Sept. 24-Dr. Gardner B
Smith died at Wethersfield last night,
aged sixty years. lie was born in Mid
dletown and lived there until 1884. He
served during the war in the Twenty
first regiment, Connecticut Volunteers,
and was badly wounded. He was right
general guide of the regiment at the
capture OF Richmond, Va, When lie
lived in Middletown he was commander
OF Mansfield post, u. A. r.
EIGHTEENTH c. v, MONUMENT.
Hartford, Sept. 2i-The Eighteenth
regiment. Connecticut Volunteers, will
dedicate its monument at Winchester,
Va, October 0. A large party will so
to Winchester from Norwich, New Lon
don and the eastern part of the state.
The monument has been erected by the
state under the direction Of committee
of the Acknowledgement W. u. Ely, H.
M. Durfy and Captain w. Caruthers.
OLD SOLDIERS REUNION.
Hartford, Sept. 24.-About 1875 MEM
bers of the Twenty-second regiment,
Connecticut Volunteers, attended the
thirty third annual reunion of the regi-
ment in Grand Army hall to-day and
a75 in all including ladies, participated
IN the banquet which followed. Elk
Mayor John G. Root of this city pre-
sided at the business meeting. Officers
were elected as follows President, Cap
tain John G. Root OF Hartford; vice
president, Col. e. NJ. Phelps of Wind
sor; secretary. e. G. Woodhouse Of
Wethersfield; treasurer, Colonel Charles
"a. Jewell of Hartford; and an executive
committee of ten, one from each COM
pany. The secretary reported fourteen
deaths during the year. Speeches were
made by President Root, Secretary
Woodhouse, Treasurer Jewell and 9TH
ers. The principal speech was made by
Lieutenant Eli P. Ellsworth of New
York
SAID HE WAS GOING TO sAv1N
ROCK.
Hartford, Sept. 24-Samuel P Cheet-
ham, sixty-two years old, a long time
enlploye of Colts factory, drew $1,000
from the Society for Savings three
weeks ago and left town with his two
boys, Samuel, ten, and John, six. He
told his wife that he was going to Savin
Rock for an outing, but has not since
been heard from. She fears that some
harm has befalen the children, ana
states that there is insanity in the fam
lily. Her husbands brother died in
madhouse at Dublin, Ireland.
A LEGAL COMPLICATION.
Bridgeport, Sept. 24--Mrs Emma
Chadwick, who was sent out Of town
recently by City Sheriff William O'Fla-
herty so that she would not testify
against her husband, now seeks a di-
vorce from him, alleging intolerabla
cruelty. 1T was to save her husband
from punishment for an assault COM
mitted upon her that O'Flaherty got
into trouble. Mrs. Chadwick asks for
lllc Cu0lOdy VI d IllIIlOT CnllQ. u FIdner-
ty has withdrawn his appeal to the SUI
preme court and settled the case against
him for SITS. The womans husband IS
still awaiting trial for 'bribing a wit
ness.
FOUND DEAD.
Stamford, Sept. 24-An unknown man
about forty years of age was found this
morning In ditch near the New Can
aan branch of the Consolidated road.
He had evidently been dead some time.
1t was thought he had been struck by
train early In the evening There was
nothing on the body by which 1t could
be identified
NEWTOWN's EXCITEMENT.
Bridgeport, Sept. 24.-Mrs Ida M.
Hazard of Ansonia was a witness to-
day before Judge M. J. Bradley of the
probate court in Newtown, having been
arrested on a writ issued by the court
yesterday. The little room was crowd
ed, for the testimony, it was believed,
would be Of a sensational character,
and it was. Mrs. Hazard related the
story of Lawrence MitchelIs courtship
of her from the beginning. She de-
Cldfeu size never Threw MIN over three
times as alleged She never promised
to be his wife. She never accepted a
cow or any other stock from him All'l
these things she paid for She did ad- |
init that he worked about her farm a
great deal, for which he received no |
compensation, but she supposed he did
1t because he was a friend
PLEADED FOR CLEMENCY.
Bridgeport, Sept 24.-Edward Clifford, |
the former New Havener who was ar |
rested here yesterday for forging an or |
der on the city for sS.25, pleaded guilty |
in the city court this morning and ask
ed for clemency, saying it was drink |
that drove him to commit the crime. |
The case was beyond the Jurisdiction |
of the city court, and the accused was |
bound over under $500 bonds for trial |
before the superior court next month.
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