The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-29
JOrrINGS 0r NrWs Hr uIHN

The jury in the trial of James E, C H. try, the actor on trial for the murder of his actress sweetheart, Madge Dlys- dale known on the stage as Madge Yorke, returned a verdict on Saturday morning of guilty of murder in the first degree, Gentry was greatly overcome by the news of the verdict.
 William F. Barnes, formerly city sheriff of Bridgeport, Conn.,, died Sat urday os BMghts disease. He had been ill only a week. up to which time his health had been good. He was 8 | member of Victor lodge, Knights of Honor and deeply interested in the ur- der At the time of his death he held the office of deputy grand dictator, an office next to that of the highest in the order in the state. He was insured in this order for $2,000
 Thomas Flynn and John Doolan, held for drunkenness and housebreaking, | respectively, escaped from jail at Nau- gatuck at midnight Friday night. They dug hole l2X1S inches through a foot of masonry and then escaped through an unbalTed window.
 Mrs. Minnie M. Middlebrook, widow of the late Arthur S. MiddlebrooK, who met frightful death at the Iranistan avenue crossing, Bridgeport, about a year ago, has instituted suit against the Consolidated road to recover $5,000 damages.
 The authorities of Clinton will not tD g,tn | v,l, Stevens, the young man who stabbed his mother with shears Wednesday, causing her death Tuesday night, and consequently he cannot be held respon- sible for his subsequent acts until he is declared sane, He will probably be sent to the asylum.
 Clinton B. Davis, chairman of rhe democratic state central committee, says the financial plank of the Chicago platform will be a money plank that will suit every democrat in Connecti- cut and New England. Silver will have no victory at Chicago"
 MT, Jacobs of Berlin, the owner of Ned Russell, has protested the award in the 2:35 class, claiming that his horse won the first, second and third heats (the latter declared no heaD, and would have won the fourth had he been treated fairly by the judges at the start. For this reason MT. Jacobs, as treasurer of the Berlin Driving and Athletic corporation, has sent the mon- ey in the 2:35 class. amounting to $200, to MT Gosher, secretary of the Ma tional association, to be distributed by him.
 A Bristol dispatch Saturday says; y H. Sessions & Son shut down their fac tory last night and will resume July E. The E. Ingraham company will close tonight and will not resume until -Au- gust l. The rolling mill of the Bristol Brass and Clock company will close shortly for three weeks. The New De- parture Bell company will shut down for the Fourth of July only, as busi- ness is good here"
 The Bridgeport News remarks: When sta!d old firms like c. Husted & Son. crockery men, and C. F, Steven son & Son, Breckbill & Benedict. jewel CTS, and Rogers & Morford, wholesale grOCers, have to close up on account of poor business there's something the matter with the government" remark ed citizen at the probate office yester- day. He might have added, But busi- ness will be all right after November, when it becomes a certainty that re- publican president will handle the reins of the government"
 In Bridgeport Saturday Frederick Parker, a painter, was arrested on suS- piCion of having rung in all the false alarms which lately have upset the To- cal fire department.
 An important patent case was placed on trial in the United States court Sat urday before Judge Townsend. It is the case of the Universal Winding com ing company of Boston against the Willimantic Linen company. The plain tiff alleges that the defendant is in fringing on three valuable patents. An injunction is asked for
 The Coe Brass company, Torrington, shut down Saturday night for a week. The time will be occupied in taking in- ventory and making repairs.
 The Capital City Carriage company of Hartford has filed articles of inCOr- poration in the office of the secretary of tate. Tie capital stock is $50 GOO, divided into 800 shares of $10O each. Ten thousand dollars of the capital stock have been paid in.
 The trial of the electric third rail on the Nantasket branch of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad Friday afternoon was successfully aC- COmpished. That section of the road between East Weymouth and Nan tasket had been laid with the third rail and cars dispatched at intervals of two minutes with apparent ease. F 'rsts of speed representing seventy miles an hour were made while compressed air brakes showed that the cars are under perfect control at all times. The exper- iments were witnessed by large party of Old Colony and Consolidated railway officials.
 The Lozier Bicycle Manufacturing company, which it was hoped would locate in Thompsonville, Conn.,, has finally accepted the proposition to To- cate their factory at Westfeld, Mass.
 The schooner Jennie Rogers, which sank off Faulkner's Island about two weeks ago, will be a total loss Cap tain Scott, the wrecker of New Lon don, has concluded that she cannot be raised. She was loaded with cut granite.
 The E. Graham company closed it's works Saturday, June 2. for a month. During that time they will take inven- tory and make some necessary repairs.