The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-08
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT.
MANY EVENIS EY EYRE FROM ALI
 OYER THE STATE.

Burglar Captured in stamford-United States Bonds Wanted by Hartford Banks Hartford Trust Ofloers Elect Trustees Now Britain Railway omcials Pleased With tho Decision Of ths Supreme Court.
 Stamford, Jan. 7.--Chier of Police Bowman arrested Christopher Hansen tonight on several charges of house. breaking and burglary in the town Of New Canaan Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Hansen, who is a Swede, acted mysteriously in the latter place and bolted into the midst of sev- eral families while they were at sup per and demanded money at the point of revolver. His queer actions led the inhabitants to believe that he was ray ing mad During the night he bom- so2rded the houses of William M. Lyons and Joseph Green with stones and SS- valibre bullets. At the former place he said There ara three of us and We want $200." He also broke fifteen panes of glass at the house of Raymond I. Johnson.
 Hansen walked into the police sta tion this evening and handed over two revolvers to the chief of police He raid he had started for New York at 2 o'clock last Saturday and came along the track with the intention of breaking into depots and stealing what money he could get, but that his courage had failed him, and he felt now more like doing away with himself than burglar izing. The chief arranged to have him go to work for Stamford party and telephoned to New Canaan parties, who came down and identified him as the man who ran amuck in their town Saturday night and Sunday morning. Messrs. Willets and Lounsbury, whose names had been entered, recognized him as the invader. He will be sent to New Canaan tomorrow, when his trial will be held in the afternoon or on the following day.
 LIKE THE DECISION.
 New Britain Jan-The decision of the supreme court in the case of the Central Electric railway of New Brit ain is considered by the officials of the railroad here to be decided vic- tory. The attorneys for the railroad left at 3:57 this afternoon for Hartford to obtain the full text of the decision The matter has created much comment among the lawyers, and will, it is thought, establish Q. big precedent in future cases of this kind. Owing to the fact that trolley roads are continually being built and extended the decision Is very important Inquiries have been coning into New Britain all day ask ing what view the railroad company takes of the result. They look upon it as q decided victory for them on the question on taxation.
 ANNUAL ELECTION HELD.
 Hartford, Jan. 7.-The Hartford Trust company held it's annual meeting in it's banking rooms to-day. The following trustees were elected for the ensuing year:
 Rodney Dennis,J C. Webster, Charles M. Jocelyn, Theodore Lyman, Ralph w. Cutler, Pliney Jewell, Henry Roberts, Charles E. Billings Henry T. Stearns and M. B. Scott. The election of off, cers will take place at the board meet ing Thursday.
 The bank reports the greatest amount of business which it has ever done for the year 1895. The present surplus is $145000.
 BONDS WANTED IN HARTFORD.
 Hartford, Jan. 7.-It was stated here tonight by the secretary Of one of the leading banks that the local banks would be willing to subscribe for $500,- GOO worth of United States bonds if they could get them The foremost hanking institutions which have sig nified a desire to take the bonds are the Connecticut Trust company the Hartford Trust company. and the so- ciety for Savings The officials Of these banks have met in secret session and discussed the matter, and have virtu- ally subscribed for $200,0o0 worth of bonds. They were liberal takers of the Morgan-Be1mont syndicate bonds. All the Hartford banks have done the heaviest business during the past year In their experience.
 HALF-HOUR CAR SERVICE
 Meriden had a half-hour street ear service along with the zero weather and snow storm yesterday. The new schedule was caused by an accident to one of the dynamos at the power house
 ROAMING ABOUT THE WOODS.
 Waterbury, Jan. 7-Slmon Knvinie, the Pole who fatally injured Joseph PuIeisoe by accidentally shooting him at a wedding in Brooklyn this morning, is rowing through the woods here to- might, while a drifting snow storm adds to his misery and fright It was thought at first the shooting had been intentional, but the Waterbury chief of police stated tonight that the affair was in his opinion, strictly accidental, as serenades are frequently made at Polish weddings throughout the middle and western states with firearms as "a, national custom The ball is lodged
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