The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-02-27

the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford are making good time, though
ford road are making good time, though
they cross the bridge very slowly,
Norwalk river Is open and traffic is
sometimes delayed by the opening and
closing Of the draw on the temporary
bridge
THE FUNERAL OF MIR. BOW EN-.
Putnam, Feb. 2G,-The remains of
Henry c, Bowen, late editor OF the m
dependent, arrived here this afternoon
at 5:45 o'clock. The funeral win take
place tomorrow in Woodstock,
STRIKE OVER.
Bridgeport, Feb 26.-The employees
in the paper box department of Warner
Brothers, corset mandatory, fifty
girls and ten boys, went ON a strike
yesterday afternoon because Of q ten
per cent, reduction in their wages.
This morning half the strikers return
ed to work, and the remaining places
were filled with green hands.
SAYS HE CANNOT WEB
Stamford, Feb. 26.-I,dwin G. Thur
Der, q. New York banker who has been
q patient at the private sanitarium
here, secured from the town clerk yes
terday license to marry Mrs. Fannie
True of New York city. DR.. Kindred,
the head of the Institution. has notified
clergymen not to perform the cere-
mony.
THE POND WILL CASE.
Hartford Feb. 26.--At the trial of the
Pond will case to-day the Hon. Alfred
Z. Burr, the veteran editor of the Hart
ford Times, gave his personal expert
enees at the spiritualistic seances at
Mr.. Ponds residence. Mr.. Burr, who
will be eighty-one years old March q,
said he had known Mr., Pond since his
boyhood and took active part in get
ting him nominated for state senator
and afterwards state treasurer. Pond
was strong man physically. Mentally
he had clear perceptions and strong
reasoning faculties, and was an indie
pendent thinker. In April, 1898, witness
and his brother, T. L. Burr, Went to
Mr. Ponds residence by his invitation
to a spiritual seance conducted by a
Mrs. Caldwell. A white robed figure APP
peared, which Mr.. Pond said was his
wife, with whom he conversed, After
MIS- Ponds spirit disappeared the spirit
VI StOlSc w illlctlll oPP W. 1eiiNt
told witness that there is no death
and that this existence is beautiful
beyond the limitations of language to
describe" Other spirits appeared and
I greeted Mr.. Pond. Then they Went
down through the floor and We're de-
materialized. He agreed with Mr..
Pond that spirits exist after life has
passed. He also believed that truths
were communicated through the Ouija
board. ell last saw Mr. Pond in July
1895, and he appeared in good health.
| Witness said that the spirit of George
| William Curtis told him that he agreed
with his, Mr.. Burrs, views in politics
and was informed by Counsel Perkins
for the appellant that Mr.. Curtis was
a republican. Mr.. Burr replied that
Mr. Curtis was a mtlgwunlp, he liked
mugwumps. Mr.. Curtis was also q
civil service reform man, as he was
also.
This afternoon Henry w. Erying,
cashier of the Connecticut River Bank
| ing company, was examined. He tes-
/ titled as to Mr.. Ponds apparently
good mental capacity. The latter told
of an interview with Mr.. Pond in April
1890, when the latter talked with him
about the city of Hartford having his
land for a public park. Mr.. Pond at
that time showed no sign OF liquor or
morphine.