New-York tribune., 1900-05-06
CONNECTICUT INTERESTS.
rur ACTIVE CONTEST IN THE REPUBLI-
CAN PARTY.
o1,rrooK FOR AN HARMONIOUS CoNVEN-
TIoN-THE CASES OF TWO
MURDERERS.

MURDERERs.
Hartford Conn, May (Special)'-lne eau
c,,sas for delegates TO the coming o'a'e cohNeh-
,ion 10 be held in this city Tuesoas anu "eu1e'
a. ~ nax+ week have all been held and the
rasul. go far as the principal contest Is con-
cernes can be quite accurately predicted Or
70 ,-,-Ier of Torrington, has majority
- se,esates in the convention, and, what
= ,ora he has a majority of districts which
.,res HIS return TO the craftsmanship or the
1,r,blican State Central Committee His
strongest opponents admit this. and give him
sixteen or seventeen of the twenty-four dis
,ricts The districts that are against him are
those in Fairfield County, one in New-Haven
and two in New-London County Ihere mas
not been for years exciting contest over
the MANAGEMENT of the affairs or the party ana
IN some sections. particularly in Litchfeld
County, where Mr. Fyler lives the night has
been bitter owing to the complication brought
about by the candidacy of Donald I. Warner
for the Goyernorship, and his connection with
the Fessenden wing which has been determined
upon the downfall OF Fyler. Warmers name
and local popularity were used as weapon
with which to fight Fyler, although the TWO
men have always been the best OF poitical ana
personal friends. The outlook is for an mar
rooniofs convention a good set of delegates to
go to Philadelphia unpedged as to the vice.
Presidency and for resolutions that Will strong
lv indorse the Administration of President NC
,yir,ey, The effect upon the Governorship con-
yention 20 be held in August, will certainly De
favorable to George P. McLeans candidacy but
summer politics may interfere somewhat With
its progress but hardly enough to prevent MS
nomination.
MRS. CoBB's PETITION FOR PARDON
The application of Mrs. Kate Cobb, Ire
prisoner at Wethersfeld Prison, for pardon, has
aroused some interest throughout the state
bringing to mind one of the famous causes be-
fore the Connecticut courts. Mrs. Cobb ana
Wesley w Bishop, both of Norwich. became
Infatuated with each other. and, as result OF
that infatuation Mrs. Bishop and Mr. Cobb were
murdered by poison, and Bishop and MIS- Copp
found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment
The trial was twenty-one years ago, but 1t is
still remembered as having many sensauoilal
elements. notably the breaking down Of Blshop
when the trial was nearly at its close MS con-
fession and his implication of the woman in
the case Mrs Cobb has always maintained her
innocence, and she has many friends who agree
with her: but the majority of Connecticut peo-
rl4 believe she was rightly convicted Taking
the action of the Board OF Pardons in such cases
for the last few years it does not seem posslple
that there is the slightest chance for her par
don as il always has refused clemency TO hIe
prisoners. The Legislature at its late session
considered bill providing for the absolute car
rving out of the life sentence under all condl-
tions the object being 10 prevent life prisoners
from appealing and it will certainly come be-
fore the next Legislature. This will also act as
q deterrent TO the Board of Pardons taxing Ia
vorahle action. Mrs Cobb Will have the slsilt
chance of an airing at all events, as she VIII
make the trip from the prison to the Capitol, to
appear before the Board. She has not been
outside prison walls since her sentence began
II is the intent OF those interested 10 nave
hin presented before the Legislature providing
that the Board Of Pardons shall sit only at the
prison in the future. sod
CROSS MUST BE HANGED
In this connection it is of interest to note that
the Supreme Court has affirmed the decision
Of the lower court in the case of Charles t.
Cross Of Brooklyn who was convicted of muir
der in Stamford in November. his victim being
Sarah C. King, by whom he was employed
Cross is only seventeen years old, and Will be the
Youngest person ever executed in this state
His hanging will be the first in the new execu-
ton house which is now incorporated In a
new wing Of the prison at Wethers1eld, instead
of being house by itself. as for the last few
wears The automatic ga1loWS designed Dy a
convict named Rabbit, and adopted by Warden
Woodbridge, has been discarded by warden
Garvin, and a simpler affair has been con-
strllcted which will not have many of the
elements Of a grim plaything as the automatic
one did with its bag Of shot and indicating dial
Cross viii be hanged In July.
NATHAN HALE SCHOOLHOUSES.
There is an outbreak of patriotic fervor in the
State just now over Nathan Hale schoolhouses.
The Revolutionary spy, during his vacations
from Yale College. before entering the Conu-
mental Army. taught school in several parts
OF the State and two Of the buildings occupied
by him for the purpose are still IN existence.
Both Of them will be preserved as historical
museums one in NeW-Iondon by the Connect
cut Society Sons of the American Revolution.
and one in East Haddam, by the Sons OF the
Revolution the rival society. The East Had.
dam schoOlhouse. where Hale first taught, VIII
be dedicated for patriotic uses on June o. and
at that time Richard H. Greene Of Newly ork'
will present to the Connecticut Society the
building and Ex-Governor Bulkeley will receive
It The ceremonies viii be interesting from pres
ent appearances.
TROLLEY MAIL SERVICE STOPPED.
The trolley mail service IN this city, which has
been popular, has been temporarily discontinued
because OF the refusal OF the Department al
Washington to accept the bids for the
contract for collecting mall from the boxes on
the trolley cars, and delivering IT to the post
Office The service will be much missed. as
seventy thousand letters monthly have beer
mailed on the trolley from all sections OF
the city traversed by the cars There were IN
tervals Of half an hour only between cars. II
has cost the Government S720 for the year thai
it has been in existence, and was introduced by
Postmaster Frank P. Furlong during the las
year OF his service. He presented it to the
postal convention held in Washington last au-
tumn. and II met with favor in such cities as
had trolley lines concentrating near the post
Office, as in this city.
PROFESSOR PERRY'S CALL.
Professor Alfred T. Perry. of the Hartford
Theological Seminary has been called to the
presidency Of Marietta College in Ohio and
has the matter under consideration. He holds
Of and iG