The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-30
HELD UNDER $4,000 BONDS
CAPT. HODGDON and FREDERICK
COOK 4RRAIGNED IN COURT.

Charged With 81 Serious Crlme-Ca Con-
tinued Until neutrality-suspicious. Secures
Bonds, but Cook Goes to Jail in Default
ofa Bondsman-Account of Capt. Hodg-
dOn's Arrest.
Captain George r, Hodgdon, propri-
etor of the fremont hotel, and Freder-
lex Cook were before Judge Dow in the
city court yesterday morning. The COM
plants against Cook and Captain
Hodgdon are drawn up by the city at
torney under section 1401 Of the general
statutes of Connecticut, which reads:
Every person who shall commit muir
der in the second degree, or who shall
endanger the life of another by will
fully burning any building or vessel, or
who shall of malice aforethOught and by
lying in wait - shall be i'm
prisoned in the state prison during his
life.
Attorney Prentice w. Chase appeared
for Captain Hodgdon. Cook was not
represented by lawyer. Attorney Will
nam ii. Ely appeared for the state with
Prosecuting Attorney Brown.
Both cases We're continued till next
Monday and bonds fixed in each case
at $4,000. Edward F. Bishop, a black
smith at 80 George street, was accepted
as bondsman for Hodgdon. Cook went
to- Jail in default of bonds. The arrest
of Frederick Cook Tuesday afternoon in
Boston by Detective Sergeant Dennehy
was recounted in these columns yester-
Tn a etc W.T. a ~
the detectives at police headquarters
Tuesday night, Cook said that he had
been hired by Captain Hodgdon for 500
to set the fires, He said he had been
working for Captain Hodgdon the past
fall and in October when he finished
work Captain Hodgdon hired him to set
the fire. He said that he and Captain
Hodgdon mixed the cans of combusti-
bles at the Haynes hotel in Springfield,
of which Captain Hodgdon is manager
Cook came to the Tontine, but as the
hotel was full of guests he weakened
and did not dare set the fire. The sec
ond time fire was set in the attic. The
third attempt was made on Christmas
morning. Captain Hodgdon assisted,
Cook says, in the preparation of the
combustibles at the Haynes hotel In
Springfield.
After the fire he went to the Haynes
hotel in Springfield, where, he says,
Captain Hodgdon paid him $50, telling
him it was a hundred. He went from
there to Holyoke, then to Northampton
and from there to Boston. After
Cooks statement Tuesday night regard
ing Captain Hodgdon, Sergeant Den
nehy went to Springfield arrested Cap
tain Hodgdon at the Haynes hotel and
brought him. to this city early yester-
day morning. Here Hodgdon was con-
fronted by Cook and in Captain Hodg-
don's presence Cook repeated the accu-
sations already made before the Off
GERS.
Captain Hodgdon is we'll known in
this city and has many friends, who
believe that he is innocent. He is a
native of Maine and came to this city
many years ago to sail as captain of
vessels for the Armstrong;. He vas a
first class sailing master for many
years and because he tired of the sea
went into the hotel business. He was
first in charge of the Central house for
many years. Then he took the Ire
mont in the eighties and when he Sc
cured the Tontine his brother David
Hodgdon, took the fremont house. Two
or three years ago Captain Hodgdon
took charge of the fremont and his
brother went to Arizona. Captain
Hodgdon has another brother in Ari-
IONA and another one in Maine.
Captain Hodgdon is married and lives
with his wife at 1902 Chapel street. He
spends most Of his time in Springfield,
but his home is still in New Haven.
Captain Hodgdon is prominent Ma
son and a member of the Shrine.
Cook is married and his wife and
child are now living apart from him.
He has lived in this city a considerable
portion Of his life and worked at his
trade as a painter.