The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-21
YOUNG CHADWICK BURIED
LARGE THRONG ATTEND THE FU-
NERAL YESTERD1Y

NERIL YESTERDAY.
Proceedings Took Place m Chester
Town HaI-All the Members of fht
Smith Family Examined.
Chester, Conn, July 20.-The affairs OF
Chester partook strikingly to-day OF the
aspects of sad holiday upon TIE oc-
casion of the funeral services which cul-
minated in the consignment to their las'
resting place of the remains of Harry
Chadwick, the murdered victim of his
love affair rival, Joseph A. Hough.
Long before 10 a. M, the hour set for
the services at the Baptist church, the
business of the town was more or less
suspended; in fact one of the factories
of the place closed down and many OF
the workmen attended
The little Baptist church was crowded
TO it's capacity at 10 o'clock. The Rev.
Mr.. Stadtfelt, pastor of the church, Of
ficiated, assisted by Rev. Alexander
Hall of the local Congregational church.
The relatives and close friends of the
murdered young man occupied pews at
the front of the church.,
The Smith family, the daughter of
which was the affianced of young Chad
wick, was represented only by the male
members, the father and two sons. The
mother and Mary Smith, the young wo-
man whose favor occasoned the quar-
rel between. Chadwick and Hough, were
not present.
The remains of the victim reposed in
a modest black walnut casket, which
was literally buried in floral offerings,
which came from ehopmates and friends
in New Britain, and former shopmates
friends and acqua Ntances in Chester.
The services were held under the aus
pices of the o. U. A. NJ of which order
young Chadwick had been member.
The pallbearers We're all friends of the
deceased, three from the o. U. A. M,
two from the Baptist church and one
former factory mate in Chester. The
interment took place In Laurel Hill GEM
etery.
Coroner Davis of Middlesex county
began at $3.50 this morning an inquest
into the death of Chadwick. The pro-
ceedings took place in the Chester town
hall and there were present perhaps 200
persons. Sixteen witnesses were exam
ined before 10:45 when the officials of
the inquest adjourned to the Smith res
1dence to examine privately Miss Mary
Smith, Chadwicks promised bride, and
her mother. Judge Pearne Of Middle
town assisted the coroner in a legal
capacity.
]. Tyler Smith, father of Mary Smith,
Louis Smith and Alden Smith, his sons,
were the first witnesses examined In or
der that they might be allowed to at
tend the funeral services of young Chad
wick, the victim which were to take
place in the forenoon.
They told of the scuffies and the in
cidents that happened during the night
of the murder and Alden Smith rehears-
ed Hough's first confession, with it's
features by Choking" etc.
The officials of the inquest returned
to the town hail from the Smith resi-
dence shortly before noon and a few
minutes later the inquest was declared
to be finished. 1t was stated that very
little information was ELECTED from
Mary K. Smith and her mother. Miss
Smith told how Hough had partaken of
ice cream and then gone to bed, and the
mother described how the evening of
Sunday night was spent.
HOUGH SERVED A TERM IN THE
STATE REFORM SCHOOL
Meriden, July 20.-Joseph Alonzo
Hough the Chester murderer of Harry
Chadwick, was an inmate Of the State
Schol for Boys some years ago. He
served about two years under George
tan6nnt cf tbn in
stitution. Hough was sent to the school
by justice of the peace in Southington
for assaulting his mother, who had in
terfered with his sticking a pitchforlz
into his brother William
The officials at the school do not re-
member him very we'll One of the Off
GERS says that if the fellow he has in
mind is Hough he was a tough lad and
seemed to find pleasure in being called
tough
Meriden Record reporter was in
formed that Hough was released upon
parole only short time, when he fig
ured In some crime, nothing serious,
however, but he succeeded in evading |
the police and escaped another term in
the school. 1t is claimed that Hough |
was easily Influenced by his associates. |
lie always Ildu d NloiSIl tclilpcl, anu llc |
was ready to "scrap" at short notice.
According to all accounts, there is in
sanity in the Hough family. His mother
was an inmate of an asylum for years,
but was released some time before her
death. William, brother, was confin-
ed in Middetown whence he was taken
when he lived in Hartford; and again
was taken to Blackwelps Island for the
same trouble. Released about four
years ago, he has shown no signs of a
relapse.
Mrs. Hough fell and broke her hip
July 5, 1897, and suffered from then till
October, and Hough refused to bear any
part of the expense of her sickness or
the expenses after her death. His
friends say that the funeral expenses
were never paid.
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