Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-18
NAUGATUCK COLUMN.
A Story That is Almost Too Horrible
 to Believe.

to BeAAeVes
 Through the courtesy of Dr Delaney, who was the physician called to dress the wounds of Mrs Joseph Cologne, the woman whom her husband so horribly assaulted at Bethany on Tuesday night, we are enabled to give our readers true statement of the case. Cologne, French wood chopper, lived in what is known as the Mrs Fisher house with his wife. who was a good look ing woman of twenty-three. He had lived in Springfield. where he had been arrested for abusing her. On Tuesday night he went home drunk and commenced to abuse thewomen and children. The wife sent for the selectman to have him taken care of. When the latter arrived Cologne seized shot gun and drove them out of the house the selectman then drove to the Bethany hotel for help. The man followed him up and took the selectman's team and drove away with it. He then went home. where the family tried to hide from hlm in another room. He seized the gun on finding where his wife was. and broke the stock from the barrel over her head. After this he pounded her per son with the barrel of the gun, fracturing both bones of her left arm below the elbow, and making 8 compound fracture of the right arm, both bones, two inches below the elbow. He also broke her right thigh on the upper part of the third bone, O. the left lower leg he cut a terrible gash wIh the jagged end of the barrel of the gun fully six inches in length, the splinters of bone hanging out Her face was battered mass. A large cut was made in the back of her head and stab wound in nearly every part of her body. The doctor dressed the wounds and reduced the frac- lures as far as possible before leaving the poor women. He found her on a bed 1I Sc1 int The brute after assaulting her had dragged her by the heels through a narrow passage to the bed room and threw her on the bed, then laid down beside her. About this time the officers came and arrested him Yesterday morning assisted by Dr Spring Dr Delaney set the thigh. After consul tation the decided that owing to the dis tance from any physician. and poverty of the surroundings, it would be advisable to try and get the women to the hospital at New Haven. An easy wagon was secured and James J. Mccarthy, who is studying medicine, was sent with her. At Westville the women was taken with hemorrhage and stop had to be made. but she finally reached the hospital. The brute was held under $1 ,000 bonds to answer; not having any boDdsman he was sent to jail. Cor oner Mix was called to the hospital to-day and took the woman's ante mortem state ment. She is expected to live but few hours at the most.
 Attorney Kennedy is at home again ready to attend to any legal business.
 Judge Benton will appoint trustee and appraisers to-day for the insclvent estate of Anthony Maher.
 Next Wednesday evening, July 24, is the time our citizens are aske d to meet at the court room to arrange for entertaining the remnant left of the Fifteenth Connecticut volunteers. Cash may be handed to R. W. Lewis or Henry c Baldwin.
 The DeCarlo assault case was continued again to-day until tomorrow.
 0. F. Goodwin, who has been in the newspaper business. working up a good paying route, is advertising the same fo1 | sale. as he desires to engage in other busI- ness. To any one wishing to engage in the business this is good opportunity There will be a good ball game to.day on the trotting park, and it is thought that | the High school nine will be winners although the picked nine has a number of good players.
 Dr Moore ard brother went to Danbury | yesterday noon, where the doctor was married to Miss Ruth Gardner of that ] city. After the honeymoon they will settle here.
 The board of charities last night adopted a code of rules to govern the almshouse; also instructed the superintendent to have the scenery in the opera house looked over and report what was necessary to be done with it. I The entertainment given by the Ladies' Aid society of the Congregational church at the opera house last night was rather nice affair, although music by brass ban 6 in hall is not always enjoyable. Thy farce, "Six Cups of Chocolate" was vers we'll put on. There was singing by Mis-, Nellie Freeman and Master Seth Bingham Before the performance I. A. Morse tried to send up couple of balloons The first the wind drove in tree; the second, a large one. was caught by heavy wind and went flying off into the clouds out of sight in less than two minutes. At the close the ladies were kept busy serving out ice cream and cake. They probably cl. ared some thirty dollars on the evenings enter talnment.
 A horseback party will leave here to-day to visit the Mizzentop house, situated on Quaker hill. near Pawlipg, Duchess county N. Y. The will go by way of New Milford and have a pleasant ride before them.
 Little Miss Pauline May was nine years old yesterday, so she invited nine of heI nine year old friends to go uI her parents summer home on the mountain to help her celebrate. Mrs May gave them a fine time and returned them to the low lands before evening.
 It is toI be regretted that the name ot Henry Leppar was given to the pres representatives yesterday as the man who assaulted his wife. MT Leppar is of ths same nationality as Cologne. is also [ chopper, but is said to be temperate ma a devoted to his family.
 The Thomas Donahue Estate
 Consisting of one two family house and one four family house, located on Baldwin street. present rental $38 monthly; lot 123! by 155. Any reasonable offer not refused Appraised at $4, 500, but we don't expect tt l :kL;s. AAA EE Ahn ,,rina aSLaa w.