The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-02-29
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT
LATEST ny WIRE FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE.

How MFR. Baker Thawed Them Out
bridgeport Manslaushter Case-state
sunday school Association-Property At
taehed-Consolidated Road sued-Lectur-
er Sent to Jail-Shelten's People Party
Funeral of Editor Addis-Clinton's Break
water.
Stamford, Feb. 2S.-General Superin-
tendent e. b. Baker, of the Southern
New England Telephone company, re-
sorted to a novel scheme here to-day.
More than dozen pipes, running from
the underground connections to the
cable boxes at the top of as many diff
ferent poles, had become full of water
and frozen. In making different
changes it became necessary to with
draw the cable, The company's officials
had been at work two days trying to
get them out, without avail. Mr.. Baker
finally resorted to the fire department,
He hired an engine Of the city, ran it
around to the different poles and filled
them full of hot water. The entire lot
We're thawed out in side Of two hours.
The company will now proceed with it's
improvements without delay.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
Putnam, Feb. 2S.--The officers Of the
Connecticut Sunday school association
held a convention here this afternoon
and evening. State Secretary w. III.
Hall, assisted by Rev. f. H. Spear OF
Attawaugan, delivered a stereopticon
address tonight entitled, Some
Glimpses of Missionary Work in Con-
necticut'
JURY COULD NOT AGREE.
Bridgeport, Feb. 28.-The jury which
has been listening to the evidence intro
duced in the superior court here in the
trial of Peter Winter for manslaugh-
ter, went out this afternoon and two
hours later reported that they We're I'M
able to agree on a verdict. There were
three jurors who opposed his conviction.
Winter and his hired man, William
Butler, became engaged in quarrel,
after drinking a quantity of hard cider,
and the latter was killed Winter
loaded the dead body into his cart and
brought it to police headquarters in this
city, where he surrendered himself. The
tease will go over to the next term
Of the court when it will be tried before
a different jury.
MISS WILCOX'S PROPERTY AT
TACHED.
Danielson, Feb. 2S.-The property of
Miss Betsey Wilcox was this afternoon
attached at the instance of half doz-
en- creditors. She is reputed to be
worth about $4,000, and recently built a
large hotel in Sterling, Conn. The prin-
cipal creditor is Joel Writer. 1t was
said tonight that Miss Wilcox had gone
into insolvency, but the report will
have to hang over until the office of
the probate court is opened tomorrow
morning.
BISHOP TIERNEY.
Danielson, Feb. 2S.--Bishop Tierney
passed through here this afternoon.
The trustees Of st. James Catholic
church met him by appointment at the
train, and short conference was held.
Tonight all the trustees are out of
town. The train bearing the bishop
reached here at AIS,
MADE SURVEYS.
Danielson, Feb. 2S.-Civil Engineer
Frank Kilnbal of Boston was here
Thursday afternoon and made surveys
in the interest of the Crystal Water
company to be used in the prosecution
of the case against e. w. Scott. Mr..
Scott, it will be remembered, is charg-
ed with tapping the company's pipes
and stealing $125 worth of water.
CAN'T COLLECT.
Waterbury, Feb. pa member of
the city government stated this after
noon that few Of the people whose prop
erty was damaged by the freshet last
month would be able to collect any
thing from the town or city. The over
flows were in nearly every case the re-
suit of a natural and inevitable supera-
bundance Of water. Every precaution
had been taken to avoid a flood. Near
ly a dozen property owners whose cell
lars were flooded and whose walks and
backwards Were washed away have al
ready appeared before the city officials
but so far none have been able to col
1ect the amount claimed.