The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-01
CONNECTICUT .JOTTINGS,
LATEST PRESS DISPATCHES FROM
 All PARTS OF THE STATE.

AsaA A@fA q AtAton AgAnA ~ V aA A4t' 1T 'N~N
 ALI PARTS OF THE STATE. Abandoning Hope of Finding the Bodies
 The Milford Highway Kobbery-Winsted
 Awake--Investigatlng the Case of sudden
 Death in Middiobury-Various Other
 Matters.
 Branford, Oct. S1,-The search for the missing New Haven men, who are sup posed to have been drowned in the sound while duck hunting last week, IS now considered practically hopeless Large parties have failed to obtain the slightest trace of the bodies. There is strong current running through the sound off here, and the dead bodies might easily be carried beyond New Haven on one tide. It Is the belief here that the bodies will not be found for some time to come.
 THE MILFORD HIGHWAY ROB-
 BERY.
 Milford Oct. S1.-To-morrow the se- lectmen of Milford will hold meeting, the purpose of which will be to decide the amount of a reward to be offered for the capture of the highway robbers who waylaid MT. and Mrs, s. Truman Smith last night. So far there is no clue to the highwaymen. MT. Smith IS a well known farmer.
 DANIELSON'S LIVELY MEETING.
 Danielson, Conn, Oct. 31.-The eager ly awaited town meeting, called for the purpose of resembling several important votes passed at previous meeting, was held this afternoon. The citizens turned out in large numbers to watch the spirited scene which was expected. There were four questions before the meeting and every one of them was laid on the table, those opposed to the re- scinding movement thus winning. There were several very sharp passages between prominent citizens.
 TWISTED AWAKE.
 Winsted, Oct 31-To-day a petition, signed by the residents of towns west of Winsted, was forwarded to Hartford to the officers of the Philadelphia. Read inf and New England railroad asking that the new time tables be rearranged so that trips to and from their towns to the westward can be made in one day. General Manager Wallace an- nounced that the petition would be granted and that the change would 80 into effect on Sunday or Monday
 DIR. CRANE INVESTIGATES.
 Waterbury, Oct, Sl.--Dr. A. A. Crane, medical examiner of the town of Mid dlebury, this morning drove over to the village and investigated the sudden death of Blacksmith Charles B. Smith, aged forty-eight, whose death was not ed herein yesterday. Some one should have notified the medical examiner, but none did, although there were two phy- sicians in attendance, one from Wood bury and one from Middlebury. Still. Dr. Crane is not disposed to make any trouble in the matter, and has given permission for the burial of the body.
 Dr. Crane does not think, as has been stated that MT Smith was in the habit of using laudanum. He finds that the laudanum was taken from a bottle which was purchased on a prescription of his about two years ago. Day before yesterday at 3 a. m, MT. Smith, not being able to sleep, arose and, appar- ent1y in recklessness, took a large dose of the poison. He worked through that day, but died about twenty-four hours after he took the laudanum. The med ical examiner IS not prepared to state whether MT. Smith intended to commit suicide, but is led to believe that Mir Smith knew the deadly effects of the drug.
 HIRAM COBB DEAD.
 Hartford, Oct. 31.-Hiram Cobb of Windsor died at the hospital last night of apoplexy. He was found in this city Saturday night and locked up by the police. Sunday morning he was found unconscious in his cell and was taken to the hospital. MT Cobb, who was seventy-one years old, was postmaster at Windsor under Presidents Lincoln and Grant.
 A. R. LOGIE'S CREDITORS.
 Bridgeport, Oct 31.-Colone1 J. w. Knowlton, trustee of the insolvent es- tate of A. R. Logic, whose big failure and disappearance here year ago created a sensation, has decided to in- stitute suit against many wealthy peo- pie here, who are indebted to the estate Colonel Knowlton says that these claims will aggregate S10,0O0 and he has been unable to obtain any part of it for MT. Logies creditors.
 s3,0OO FIRE
 South Norwalk, Oct 31.-The two story structure occupied by F. S. Ruby as a carriage factory and by John Ly- cett as a blacksmith shop was totally destroyed by fire this morning. Loss $3,0O0.