The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-13
FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
EPENIS AND OCCURRENCES IN con-
NECTICUT YES rERDAY.


bridegroom in Jaii-other Items.
Bridgeport, Feb. 12.-Mrs, Esther N.
Chapman, formerly of Norwich, but
now of Newtown, was married to Da-
Vid Jeffrey on March 5, 1887 A few
days later Jeffrey sailed for Australia
and has not since been heard from, On
May 80, 1885, Mrs. Jeffrey married Au-
gustus L. Chapman. After they had
lived together two years Chapman dis
appeared. Mrs. Chapman appeared
before Judge Ralph Wheeler in the SUI
perior court this morning and asked for
a divorce from Jeffrey and the annul-
ment of her marriage with Chapman.
WADSWORTH ATHENEUM GETS
Hartford, Feb 1.-THE notable col
lection of firearms, covering the period
from the earliest inventions to the civil
war, and the invaluable collection of
Revolutionary and Indian relics which
A e. Brooks has been collecting for
twenty-five years, is to be deposited in
the Wadsworth Atheneum. There is
not an individual collection that can be
compared with it.
A NEW HAVENER'S BRIDGEPORT
EXPERIENCE.
Bridgeport, Feb. &c. M. Chadwick
of New Haven reported to the police
last night that he had been robbed of
$1SS in Kings cafe on Middle street
He had been drinking, but claimed he
knew that he was robbed at the cafe.
a search was instituted and the Wad
was found in the yard in the rear of
Kings cafe. In court this morning
Chadwick forfeited $40 for drunken
ness, took the remainder of the money
and departed.
SEASIDE CLUBS BIG BALL.
Bridgeport. Feb 12.-Word was re-
ceived from Hartford this morning
that Governor Cooke and his staff had
accepted the invitation to attend the
big reception and ball of the Seaside
club, February 49,
JUDGES SELECTED.
Hartford, Feb. 12-The house to-day
elected the following judges: c. w.
Butler, judge, and G. B. Smith, deputy
judge of the New London city court;
B. H. Bill, judge, and l.. D. Phelps,
deputy judge of the Rockville city
court.
GENERAL COUGHS CONDITION.
Norwalk, Feb. 12.-This afternoon
General Couch became unconscious
and is periodically conscious and un-
conscious DR.. Gregory, the generals
physician, says that the patient is
steadily sinking, and his death at any
moment would occasion no surprise TO
him.
TO WORK LESS TIME.
Danielson, Feb. 12-The Danielson
Cotton company has gone on snort
time, working forty-fve hours aN week
instead of sixty. The mill Will run hVe
DAYS a week from until II, and from
/ till o'cll-K until further notice. me
Quinebaug company will run it's mill
six hours for five days in the week, and
on Saturdays will not run at all.
CHINAMAN'S AMERICAN WIFE.
Middletown, Feb. 12.-There was con-
siderable disturbance the other night
on Court street and the sound of a
pistol was heard some time after mid
night The police investigated and
found that the trouble came from Hong
Cbungs laundry. His neighbors claim
ed that there was white woman IN
the celestiars quarters. They raped
at Hong's rooms and at last gained an
admittance Hong said his wife had
come on to spend a few days with him
from New York city. Hong said they
had been married thirteen years, and
invited the officers in to see his wife.
They did SO, and found that she vas
a young American woman. Hong said
the trouble had grown out of his neigh
bors' snowballing his quarters, and he
had fired a revolver in the air to fright
en- them off.
THE SHELTON ASSAULT-NEARL Y
MURDERED BY HIS SON.
Shelton Feb. 12-The police Have
conclusively established the fact that
the assalant who hacked aged Gould
Tomlinson almost to death is none
other than his own son, Wilbur, who is
about forty years old.
Wilbur has long been afflicted with
the halucination that his father and
sister were trying to cheat him out OF
his share of his paternity, which is in
4 the neighborhood of $150,0O0 This de-
fusion so preyed upon his mind that he
! determined it was his only pecuniary
4 salvation to put his father out of The
way. He made the murderous assault
upon the old man with large stick OF
a firewood.
The old man was resting easily last
night, and may recover, though he vii
n always be badly disfgured. The sor
asserts that his father met with an &C.
L cdent. 1t is believed that the son is
demented.
Ia NEW HAVEN LADS SAD CONDI
y TION.
South Norwalk, Feb 12-Hermar
Taestch the seventeen-year-o boy
II who was found unconscious near the
II railroad station Wednesday night, ant
Al is now at the hospital has not yet re-
E covered consciousness, and his condi
s. tion is still critical.
His parents and brother were witt
Il him at the hospital last night, and c
brother Is still at his side. Contrary
e to reports sent out last night no ante.
mortem statement has been taken, i
- being impossible to rouse the injured
boy. He resides at 1876 Park street, ant
81 his fathers name is August Taetsch
He was employed as a newsboy on tn,
u Consolidated road.
So MR.. PORTER ILL.
y Hartford Feb 12.-Mr. John A. Por
ter secretary to President-elect Nc