The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-23
WAnLINGF0RD NEWS.

Officer Daniel O'Reilly arrived here on the
1886 train from Norwich with Edward II.
Cook, the defalcating Yalesville station
agent, in charge, whom he had captured af-
ter several days clever detective work, in
Sally Beck's bagnio in Norwich. When ar
rested he had four cents In his possession
of the 5000 he had taken from the railroad
company. Cook was locked up and will be
given hearing to-day. Officer Reilly is de-
serving of much praise for his work in fer
reting out and arresting Cook, and has put
In some clever work during the past few
days. One of the agents of the New York
Surety company. that furnished Cooks
bonds has been In town for several days,
Detectives have been at work on the case
for several days, but 1t remained for Little
Dan O'Reilly" OF the. country town Of Wal
lingford to be the fortunate one to land
the prisoner in the lookup
Ihere was hearing yesterday t; morning
court on the appointment of a trustee on
the insolvent estate of Henry S. Carpen-
ter of North Farms Judge W. f. Davis Of
Meriden appeared as counsel for Carpenter.
Judge e. A. Merriam was also present, rep
resentlng several Merlden creditors George
d. Champion Of Merden was appointed
trustee, and D. w. Ives and L. H. Hall
| were the appraisers. The list of liabilities
has not yet been filed.
District Deputy Judge Bryant Of West
| Haven will be present at the special com
DunlCaJlOU Oh COElIfHSS IOuSe u. ana a. NJ /,
on Monday evening, and witness the work
| in the third degree.
| The selectment and ASSESSORS will be in
| session ms n board Of relief at the select
| mems office from to IL O'Clock this morn
Ing to hear appeals from the grand list as
sessments of the Central school district.
| At the town hall on Friday evening No
vember ~ Mrs. Hannibal Williams will
| give her Shakesperlan recitations, "As You
| Like It. under the auspices of the ladies'
| library association.
| Rev e. X. Perkins of Yalesville will con
duct the services at the Masonic home Sun
Mrs l.. b. Rockwell of Rochester, N. Y.
Is the guest of her father, Judge ]. r
The assessors report that very few bicy
cles are being put in on the tax lasts Tit
value placed upon those that have been pu
| in vary from SIS to S25.
Harry, the eight months old son of Axe
Olson died yesterday morning of tubercu
losis.
Charles G.. Phelps started yesterday TO
Chicago.
football team, Is disabled from service b!
a badly sprained arm, the result Of fall ii
practice.
The T. A. BIS fair will open In Temper
ance hall next Friday evening.
Rev. F.. q. Marble and wife start thi
morning for New York and this afternoon
at 3 O'Clock will sail on the Pennsylvania
for Hamburg en- route to Berlin, Germany
One Of the assessors will be in the Sc
lectmen's room every evening from now IN
til the second of November.
There was a crowd all of yesterday an,
last evening In front of J. P. Stevenson
show window watching the antics of the 81
trained mice on the little red umbrella Il
the cage Tho attraction is q novel one.
Sally Beck, who runs a place in Norwich
where Ed Cook was arrested, formerly wa
located in Yalesville.
Prosecuting Attorney Bartholomew issue
the writ for the arrst of Edward II. Cook
and Officer Reilly served the same, as "n
Indifferent person."