The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-07-12
WALLlNGF0RD HAPPENINGS
THE MYSTERY ATTENDING THE
DROWNING OF JAMES DAYEY

Tho Coroner's Verdict-Must Have Been
Drowned Late at Nlght-walliugTord
Defeats Middletown TeaIn-The Intense
Observation-Disclosures Starting Up-C. II.
Tibbits Home from Europe.
The mysterious death by drowning of
James DaVey in Community lake some
time during Friday night was the prin-
cipal topic OF conversation Saturday
The unfortunate man has for several
months lived at the corner of Ward
and Quinnipiac streets and worked at
r, Wallace 6; Sons factory as a Ger
man silver worker, For the past three
months he has been out of work most
of the time. He left home late Friday
afternoon saying he was going bathing
and that was the last time his family
saw him alive. AS he did not return
his family was naturally anxious about
him and early Saturday morning Ar
thur Winterbottom, who lives in the
same house, started out In search of
the missing man, and on the Point"
on the west side OF the lake which is
used for swimming he found the clothes
and In the water but few feet from
the bank was the body lying on the
bottom. Medical Examiner McGaughey
was summoned and pronounced the
case one Of accidental drowning, and
judging from the position of the body
when found, in doubled UP manner, 1t
was evidently caused by cramps. The
dead man had on pair of bathing
trunks, also his shoes. The bank on
the point is very steep and only few
feet from shore there is over six feet
of water. Davey had before stated to
an acquaintance that he could not
swim. The accident must have oc-
Cured after dark, as UP to late in the
evening there is almost always num-
Der swimming there and his clothes
would have been found had it occurred
during daylight. Davey had been feel
ing respondent for some time, owing to
being out Of work, and there are some
who believe the case one of suicide. He
leaves a wife and three daughters.
The st. Augustus T. A. B. team of Mid
dletown came over here Saturday with
what they considered was an invinci-
BILE battery, Mari and Foley, and were
defeated by the Wallingfords by a
score of IL to T. The game was notice
able for its errors, some of which were
made by the home team.
Saturday was another scorcher and
the thermometer registered in several
places "a degrees in the shade,
a. Y. Lane, Fred Mottram, Elmer
Cook and John Norton arrived home
early Saturday evening from weeks
bicycling tour on Long Island Teddy
Bolton came in soon after from trip
on his wheel through New Jersey.
r. Wallace g. Sons works will start
up this morning.
The G. A. R. are talking up a clam
bake and outing on Paradise Island
some Saturday afternoon this month.
The Treat Manufacturing company
will start up its plant on Church street
this morning.
Mrs. f. j. Blakeslee, Miss Hattie
Blakeslee, Miss Edith f. Lane mad Miss
Sadie Kelsey are at Block Island
Real estate transfers recently record
ed are H. w. Andrews to r. C. Allen,
thirteen acres; c. F. Wooding to Della
B. Mcclure, 50x15o feet on Center street.
Phil Heary was before the borough
court Saturday morning and fined 81
and costs, s10.56. for breach of the
peace and using abusive language.
Harry Guigere aid UP the bill.
C. H. Tibbbitts is home from his Eu-
ropean trip.