The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-20


meeting withdrawing the Patten case
| from court The motion was seconded
and before the vote was put motion
was made to adjourn, and although II
| was plainly evident that the motion
was defeated, Warden Morris declared
| the vote carried. There were cries OF
doubted" but the warden did not heed
| them and several of the citizens In
their indignation came forward and
! protested against the adjourning of the
meeting. The warden notwithstand-
ing adjourned the meeting amid indig-
nant protests from many citizens and
hurriedly left the hail. For a time the
scene was the most exciting one ever
witnessed at public meeting in the
| borough.
AN INDIGNATION MEETING.
| After the meeting had become quiet
ed an indignation meeting OF the cit-
zens was held and w. II. Newton was
appointed chairman, with w. I. Todd
secretary. Judge Hubbard made mo-
tl1n that this meeting wishes to ex-
press to the public it's indignation and
its condemnation Of the warden of this
borough for his arbitrary and dishon-
orable action in adjourning the borough
meeting Saturday evening, when it was
within the knowledge of all present
that the motion to adjourn was de-
feated. The motion was seconded by
score of voices. Fl. F. Hall, o. H. ID.
! Fowler and j. j. Redmond, while not
UNFOLDING the warden in his action, OPP
posed the motion on the ground that
the warden was not present Several
voices stated that it was his own fault
| that he absented himself
Judge Hubbard, B. A. Treat, e. M.
Judd, Julius Maltby, R. H. Cowles
expressed themselves on the matter and
the motion was put to vote, which
was plainly carried, but as a doubt was
expressed as to the vote, a rising vote
was called for and the counter counted
the votes as follows: Total vote 1856; in
favor of the motion 1903, opposed SO,
After the vote was declared there were
cries of doubted" but the chairman
declared the vote as carried, as it was
evident that the persons We're only try
ing to delay business.
A COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
1t was voted that a committee be
appointed to see If there was any re-
| alC LA 'liC ftStlOu VI liC WoloCu III
adjourning the meeting in order to
block the action that would have been
taken on the Patten case. The commit
/ tee comprising H. L. Judd, Julius Malt
by, w. 1. Todd, B. F. Loudon and B.
A. Treat and it was authorized to
report at another meeting to be called
at it's pleasure. When the vote was
| taken there. was doubt and a rising
vote was had and the motion was car
| ried by good majority. The meeting
was then adjourned
! AS the citizens were leaving the hall
H. f. Hall called upon his friends to
wait, and another meeting would be
held. "A mass meeting" was held,
comprised of the citizens who had been
gathered in the interests of the project
of Withdrawing the Patten case from
court and who had remained during
the Indignation meeting and endeavor-
| ed, but without avail, to block the bus
mess of that meeting Attorneys Hall,
Fowler and Harrison, with ]. J. Ded-
mond and one lesser light, were the
chief speakers and a resolution adopted
to the effect that it was not the senti-
ment of the citizens of the borough that
were expressed in the resolution passed
at the meeting just adjourned.
/ AS nearly all Of the ones interested
in the indignation meeting had left the
hall, there was no opposition to the
motion. 1t was after 1890 when the
/ last meeting adjourned.
TURNED OUT THE GAS
During the short session of the first
citizens, or indignation meeting, some
one went out in the hallway and turn
ed out the gas in the hall, and for a
short time the hall was in darkness,
excepting the light from the lamp under
the gallery The business was not in
terrupted, and the gas chandelier was
soon lighted again.
! OTHER ITEMS.
Rev. J. E. Wildman will officiate at
the marriage of Frederick L. Baldwin
and Miss Fannie G. Smith this after
noon at 4 O'Clock at the home Of the
bride on North Cherry street
Cooks big road scraper was in opera
ton on the lake Saturday morning and
quite a large place was cleaned for skat-
ing, and big crowd of skaters We're en-
joying the sport in the afternoon and
evening.
The board of relief will be in session
again this morning at o'clock.
The nickel shop will begin running
nine hours a day this week.
The game of basket ball in the armory
Saturday evening between Company A
of Waterbury and Company KS team
resulted in decided victory for the
home team by "a score Of to 2. After
the game the Brass City boys We're en-
tertained in "a royal manner with tur-
! key supper, etc, at the Claytons The
visitors came over in a bus and returned
home Sunday morning.
Application has been made for the
probate OF the will of the late A. f.
Rich. The widow was named as execu-
trix.
Arrangements are being made to take
Bartholomew Pagan to the Soldiers
home in Noroton.
Homer r. Johnson's heirs have sold
to W. O. Curtis nineteen acres of land
on the west side.
William James, jr., has sold to M. ].
Rourke a. lot 50x15O feet on Spring
street.
Cliff Smith will go to work this morn
ing for tn Hartford Cycle company.
The Ramblers are considering NOV
ing their club rooms into the building
on Center street now occupied by the
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