The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-12
EVENTS IN WALLINGF0RD
an THE Result OF A MIsUHDER
STANDING.

And the Assailants Got on with Fine
The Towns Military Enroilment-Gen
eral News.
Sheriff Booth, officer George White, !
and James and William Bartholomew
visited the Italian camp near Reeds
Gap Wednesday night and found two
of the Italians they were after and
brought them in to the lookup. They
were brought before Judge Hubbard
yesterday afternoon. The evidence in
troduced showed that the Italians did
not have in their minds robbery, and
perhaps murder as the first appear
ances would indicate, The facts as
brought out were that the two italians
arrested were working for another of
their nationality, who had taken con-
tract to cut wood for the Bartholomew
brothers, and there was some dispute
about the quantity of wood cut, and an
agreement had been made to leave it to
arbitration, as to the amount due The
contractor was agreeable to the scheme
but he other two did not understand it
as they should, and took the matter of
collecting the money into their own
hands unbeknown to the contractor,
and tried by brandishing clubs to scare
Mr.. Bartholomew into giving them
money. Owing to the fact that neither
understood or could talk much English
and the stories told as to their situation
the ~ tr, Io4
them down as easily as consistent with
the facts nthe case,and imposed a fine
of $40 on one and IS on the other, with
$3.50 costs divided. The fine and costs
were paid.
Charles e. Blunt has finished the mil
itary enrolment and the figures are as
follows: Total enrolment, 1,52S, SUBJ
ject to tax, lib; subject to military
duty, 1,4S4 The figures year ago
were: Total enrolment, Last; subject
to tax, 997; subject to military duty,
1,444
The eleventh annual concert and
soiree of Division No. /, A. o. H., will
be held in the armory this evening. Hoo
CAMS orchestra will furnish music with
Prof. Harry Mitchell as prompter.
iC SciiAltiOIl VI Wi IHOIIldS SolIlllIl
of Cherry street last evening was re-
ported as extremely critical.
The body of James Andrews, who
died on Wednesday in 'Quinnie'' will
be taken to Thomaston on Saturday for
burial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Botsford are
visiting friends in Hopewell, N. j., for
a few days.
Rev. Levi P. Perry of Yalesville will
conduct the services at the Masonic
home on Sunday.
| THE Boys of Kilkenny" will be the
| attraction at the opera house this eve
| ming.
The Watrous Manufacturing COM
pany started up it's factory yesterday
morning, the new main shaft having
night.
| Henry DeForge, Frenchman en-
ployed at H L. Judd C Co.'S factory,
| had two fingers of his hand badly
| smashed under a drop press yesterday
morning.
Masters Kenenth and Marsden Hub
bard, sons Of Judge Hubbard, enter
| tanned a large number of their young
! friends at Masonic hall last evening.
| The dancing, which was a prominent
feature, was enjoyed as only the young
folks can enjoy. and there was a very
| pleasant evenings enjoyment for all
the pretty girls and young lads of the
| borough.
The special service at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday evening win be-
gin at o'clock instead of 7:30, as has
| been printed.
| Officer Reilly has received word from
| the chief of police of Brooklyn that
Albert Klink, recently sent to Jail from
| here, is wanted in that city for attempt
| at murder.