The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-08


tween the two pieces. One Of them gave
way slowly at first and o'Neil had just
time to withdraw his body. One of his
legs, however, was caught between the
two masses, Weighing several tons each,
and the member was crushed at the
knee.
LEAVING FOR SWEDEN.
Portland, Nov. 7.-Those of. the strik-
ing quarrymen who happen to be
Swedes are leaving for the old country.
To-day three whole families started for
New York and will take passage for
Sweden. Twenty-Five more of the
| quarrymen were given employment to-
day ON the railroad and more will be
given work tomorrow.
STILL MISSING.
Waterbury, Nov. Little Eleanor
A. Allen, who is mysteriously missing
from her home in Union City, has not
yet been found.
ANOTHER MARRIAGE.
New Canaan, Nov. 7.--Another mar
riage, remarkable for the disparity in
1.-THE ages of the contracting parties, has
come to light in this place, following
closely the sensational marriage of
young Buttery and Miss Ferris. Will
liam Barker, the groom in the latest
clandestine marriage, is eighteen years
of age, while his bride, Maria Connolly,
is a buXom woman of forty, employed
as a domestic by a Philadelphia family
summering here during the season just
closed. Immediately after her arrival
in this place Maria, who is cook by
profession, began, according to report,
| to cast lines for eligible young men in
| New Canaan. She was unsuccessful
until she met young Barker, who it is
claimed, is not overnight. Attempts
on the part Of the couple to induce a
Roman Catholic priest at Norwalk to
make them man and wife were futile
and so they went to Pound Ridge a
| few days ago and were married.
NEWToWN'S FIRE BUG CASE.
| Newtown, Nov. 7.-To-morrow will &C.
cur the hearing of the case Of Michael
| Corbett, who was arrested yesterday
afternoon on the charge of arson. Cor
bett has been hiding from the authori-
| ties Of Newtown for several weeks, but
| he was captured yesterday by Constable
| Johnson. Corbett will undoubtedly be
| bound over when his case comes up at
| 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. He will
be tried for being an accomplish of
George Nichols, who was arrested for
barn burning, bound over to the su-
| L.
able to get bonds Ex-senator Michael
| j. Houlihan went bonds for him in a
previous case.
NEARLY ASPHYxTATED
Hartford, Nov. IA man who reg
istered as J. W. Johnson at the Ameri-
can hotel last evening was nearly as
phyxiated. He was drunk and before
retiring blew out the gas. 1t is thought
| the unfortunate is one of the discharg-
ed deck hands of the steamer City of
Springfield.
$4,000 FIRE.
Danbury, Nov. THE expensive fur
cutting establishment in West Danbury
was Quilted by fire early this morning.
Loss $4,000; partially insured. Origin
unknown.
STROKE OF FORTUNE.
| Waterbury, Nov. 7.--Rohert c. Forbes,
a local music dealer and prominent
Odd Fellow, to-day received word that
his father, William Forbes of Green
vile, Orange county, N. Y, is heir to
a large tract of land in the northern
part Of New York. The land is worth
81, 900, 900. Mr.. Forbes Of Waterbury is
the only son of his father. The Forbes
family were formerly of Scotland and
their ancestors came to this country
in 1916 and settled in the northern part
of the Empire state, taking up large
| tract of land.
CAR BARNS BURNED.
Norwich, Nov. 7-Greenville was the
scene of large fire shortly after mid
night this morning. The Shetucket
car barns, in Prospect street, were de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is placed at
SO 900; partly covered by insurance.
A WOMAN FRIGHTFULLY BITTEN
BY TWO DOGS.
New Britain, Nov. Mrs Stanislaw
Sweeder was frightfully bitten by two
dogs in front of her home last night.
The animals attacked the woman, threw
her down and inflicted serious wounds
in the abdomen. Her condition was
such that the wounds and shock may
result fatally. To-day the physicians
were unable to state whether or not
she will recover. To-day her husband
brought suit for 5000 against jeremiah
insolvency, a city employee, the owner
of the dogs, to recover damages for the
| injuries to his wife.
| SHOCKING DESTITUTION OF A
FAMILY.
Winsted Nov. THE humane society
has had its attention called to the con-
dition of the family of Edward Rob-
erts at Norfolk, and yesterday Agent
John F. Simmons Investigated. He
found that Roberts and his family,
consisting of wife and four children,
| dwell in a small ramshackle building
in Norfolk. The building is 14x10 feet
in dimensions and contains two rooms,
one on each floor. In the upper room
Roberts, his wife, a son, William, aged
twenty-five, and three small children
sleep nightly on bundle of dirty rags.
The interior is foul and filthy and Agent
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