The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-19
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT.
EVENTS OF INTEREST IN MANY
 PARTS OF THE STATE.


 sted-Bad Runaway Accident in Water bury--iiouse Robbed-s3,o o0O Loss-Gen- eral News.
 New Canaan, Nov, 18,-The Buttery- Ferris abduction case, in which Charles II. ButteIy charged Charles Bartram, Mrs. Bartram and Walter Birdsall with anducting his sixteen-year-old son, James T. Buttery, and bringing about his marriage to Lizzie Ferris, several years his senior, ended at o'clock this afternoon in q tiasco, the case being thrown out of court, All is now serene, Buttery, ST., being reeoneiled to his son and the son to the father.
 The hearing began at 10 o'clock this morning in the town hall, Justice Jo- seph Silliman presiding. Attorney John Light of South Norwalk represented MT. Buttery and Edward Lockwood was counsel for the accused trio. The trial took place in the town hall and the room was crowded to suffocation. The hearing did not close until 4 o'clock but the crowd remained throughout and at times was convulsed with laughter at the ridiculous points which came out in evidence.
 Justice Silliman finally became dis gusted and closed the case by announc- ing that there was not enough evidence to hold the accused,
 The most interesting feature of the day was the evidence of the sixteen year-old groom, James T. Buttery. Last week at a preliminary hearing he testi- fled in behalf of the Bartrams and Birdsall. Since that time he, with his bride, has been living at his fathers home and apparently he has been con verted. To-day he admitted that he lied at the previous hearing and stated that he testified as he did because the Bartrams made him. After the hear ing Buttery, ST, his son and the lat ter's wife returned to the Buttery house and they will continue to live together.
 LICENSES IN TWISTED.
 Winsted, Nov. 1S.-The county com missioners held a session here this af ternoon upon the remonstrances filed by temperance workers against seven applicants for licenses. The remon- strances against Timothy Canty, Con- rad Bareuther and John Donovan were withdrawn, but a fight is in progress over the cases of the other four. The hearing was not finished to-day, | TWO SCHOOL GIRLS BADLY IN
 JURED.
 l Waterbury, Nov 1S-A runaway l horse created havoc on East Main street this afternoon and in the process two school girls, Mary White and Annie Noonan, each eleven years of age, were struck and knocked down. The White girl had one arm broken and was se- verely bruised. Her companion escaped serious injury The horse was owned by c. L. Norton, liveryman.
 CLAIMS JUDGMENT. Bridgeport, Nov. 18.-Ex-speaker All Ian w. Paige, as attorney, has brought a suit against George S. and William w. Harroll, in which the plaintiff claims ! a judgment of foreclosure unless the de- fendants pay them amounts due by vir- tue of certain notes which the defend sants have executed on the George hotel at Black Rock. Papers in the process were served to-day.
 THE EMMETT DIVORCE CASE.
 New Canaan, Nov 18.-New Canaan residents are interested over the report that Mrs. J. K. Emmett has instituted proceedings against her husband for divorce. Mrs. Emmett passed the sum- mer at New Canaan a few years ago in company with an actor, John A. Stew ems. Mrs. Emmett claimed to be the daughter of Stevens and passed herself off as such at social functions. It was afterward learned that she was the wife of Stevens, from whom she parted after a sensational episode at Wash ington, D. c. Mrs. Emmett while here attracted universal attention because of her great personal beauty.
 A HOT FIGHT AT STONY CREEK
 Stony Creek, Nov. 18.-A hot fight is expected over the application of James Gray for a license to sell liquor. Gray has been arrested for violating the liq- uor law and this prevented him from applying for license in his own name. Accordingly he has applied through some one else and the Law and Order league, together with many other re- l 1uCuSLIdHlS, WliI llSS It JIlG7 case. He date for the hearing has not yet been assigned
 HAS RETURNED.
 Waterbury, Nov. 18-Frederick D. Wooster, superintendent of the Water bury Brass company, who eloped with Mrs. Byron Morse week. before last, cre- ating a local sensation, has returned to his family and to his position at the factory. He arrived home late last night.
 HEARD FROM.
 Hartford, Nov. 18.-Eugene Minett, sixteen years old, who disappeared on Thursday, is said to be with his grand mother at Paterson, N. J. He worked at Cheney's silk mill and the employees helped him run away, it is alleged, be- cause his father took all his earnings and restrained his liberty.
 BURGLARS GET 8, 900.
 Hartford Nov. 1S.-Burglars entered Joseph w. Cones residence, No. 182 Col lins street, Saturday evening while the family was at supper and stripped the upper part of the house of jewelry, watches, diamonds and everything DOT table of any value. MT. Cones loss is
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