The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-07
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT
A MURDEBER SURRENDERS HIM
SELF no JUSTICE.

The Murderer's Wife Saw the Shooting
Monuments at Arlington Heights-Hi-
bernian Rifles to Take Part at Waterbury
Unknown Man Killed-other News.
( Stafford Springs, April 6,-Late this
afternoon John Hunter the man alleg-
ed to have deliberately shot down his
brother-in law, Angelo Aborn, q mile
and half south of Crystal Lake, in the
town of Tolland, surrendered himself to
Rockville officer and is now confined
at Tolland. He evaded detection from
the time of the murder in the morning
until o'clock this afternoon, when he
returned from his place of concealment
to give himself over to the authorities.
Hunter says he shot at his brother with
the intention of killing him. The dead
mans body was found lying in the road
to Tolland Center at IL o'clock by VIII
liam c. Bowler. The murder is attribu-
utable to family troubles. The details
of the crime are as yet but meagre, as
all news of the affair reaches here py
travellers reports. 1t was said here to-
night that Aborn went to Hunter S
house this morning. A discussion fol-
lowed which became so hot that Aborn
H left the house. Hunter followed him,
taking his gun along with him. The
two men had not proceeded far when
Hunter leveled his gun at the brother
in-law and fired. The murderers wife
admits having seen the shooting from
distance.
SUICIDE IN WINSTED.
Winsted, April 6.-Michael McCue,
aged thirty-fve, of Collinsville, stone
mason, committed suicide this morning
by cutting his throat with butcher
knife, the result of debauch.
DYNAMITE.
Willimaintic, April Chooses Baker, a
Norwich expressman, was fined $50 in
the police court to-day for transporting
dynamite without license. He brought
600 pounds of the explosive from Nor
witch by team, got Intoxicated on the
way and drove recklessly about Main
\ street with his dangerous freight. ,
4 A SUICIDE IDENTIFIED.
IA Bridgeport, April 6.-The man found
hanging from a tree in the Trumbull
woods early yesterday morning proves
to be Michael Jestat, a farm hand who
had been employed by different farm
ers in that vicinity during the winter.
Medical Examiner Downs says it was
suicide, as there are no marks of vio-
|HIence on the body On the mans left
L arm is tattooed: IN. J., 1874"
STEAM TUG DAMAGED.
7H.. y n nv. 4,,rr Vor,I
| cook of the McWilliams Towing line Of
l New York, while running down the
sound bound for New Haven with q
string of twelve light barges yesterday
struck a sIloal off this harbor, breaking
two f1anges off the propeller. The dam
aged vessel was brought into this har-
Dor for repairs.
A BANKS CLAIM.
Willimantic. April 6.-Receiver Dool-
| ey Of the First National bank filed to-
day the banks claim against the in
solvent Natchaug Silk company claims
for money had and received 1927 1926 less
notes assigned to Pangburn, New York
$37, 594, making a total of $260,932 with
interest The bank claims s44500 on
| Natchaug stock and notes in the bank.
| John A. Pangburn claims $67, 594 on
notes Claims close Tomorrow.
JUMPED INTO THE RIVER.
Hartford, April Emanuel Menzen, a
| Portuguese, forty five years old, is sup
posed to have committed suicide yes
terday by jumping into the Connecti-
cut river. He was night Waterman for
the Hartford and New York Trans
portation company and was seen maxi
~ III is Cat1 r,tott AftnT-
wards he could not be found. His keys,
usual place. 8Menzen had had family
troubles and was Respondent.
SOLDIERS MONUMENTS.
Hartford, April 6.-Quartermastar
General w. f. Disbrow has awarded
the contract for building the state mon
uments to the Second regiment Heavy
Artillery, and the Twelfth regiment,
Connecticut Volunteers, to S. Marlen &
Co. Of this city. They will be both
erected in the Arlington National GEM
etery.
SUIT APPEALED.
Hartford, April 6.--Wilbur Tewks-
bury has appealed to the supreme court
from the decision of Judge Walsh in the
court of common pleas in his suit
against the city of Hartford Tewks-
|Abury sued to recover 81 600 for injuries
to a horse through a sewer trench, and
was awarded $25.
KILLED.
Hartford, April 6.-An unknown man
was struck by an engine and instantly
killed on the Valley railroad track at
the foot of Kilbourn street at o'clock
this afternoon. He was about forty
years old five feet eight inches tall and
was apparently a laborer An anchor
was tattooed on the right arm. The
man had dark hair and a sandy mus
tache and wore dark clothing.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Hartford, April 6.--At the meeting of
the Hartford Central Association Of
Congregational Ministers held in the
Pearl street church to-day objection
was made to the acceptance of the Rev.
Mr.. PYLE as a member. He is recently
f from England and has been settled in
Bolton, but it is claimed has not been
regularly ordained. The matter was
referred to a committee consisting of
Rev. C. M. Lannon, d. D., Rev. w. De-
+ loss Love and Rev. H. III. Kelsey, who
will report at the next meeting of the
association. A paper was read by Pro-
fessor Williston Walker of the Hartford
+ theological seminary on Some Things
. Accomplished for American Civil Gov