The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-14
WALLINGFORD HAPPENINGS
MICHAEL HORNYACK OF WILLING
FORD FOUND DEAD IN Il BARN.
He xvns Evidently Cleaning Shot Gun
Was Employed by Henry Carpenter
and Was Discovered by NIr. Carpenters
son-Other Wallingford Items.

The body of Michael Hornyack,
Hungarian, was found lying In the parn
of Henry Carpenter yesterday at Nortn
Farms. with a bullet hole in ms head
and a S-calibre Winchester rifle by his
side. The indications point to accident
al shooting.
Hornyack was twenty-six years
of age and during & greater part OF the
time had been employed by Mr.. Carpen-
ter. After dinner the man went to the
barn to clean some harnesses and noth-
ing was heard from or seen OF MIN IN
the next two hours. At about 2;3o
Mr.. Carpenter called to HornyacK to
bring him q blanket from the barn, ana
getting no response Mr.. Carpenters son
was sent for the blanket When the boy
entered the barn he saw the body OF the
man lying upon the floor There was
bullen hole In his forehead and the man
was dead. In his left hand he held
ramrod which it Is supposed he had
been using in cleaning the rifle, which
had fallen down by his side. Two cart
ridges already had been removed from
the magazine of the rifle, and 1t Is sup
posed that in attempting to remove
another it was discharged. On Horn
yack's face Were numerous marks where
the powder had burned the skin, and 1t
is evident that the muzzle of the gun
must have been very near his head
when 1t was discharged. The medical
examiner has been notified and probably
will view the body to-day.
Hornyak was to have been married
one week from next Wednesday to Miss
Clara Govatch, young woman of this
town, and they were published in the
Catholic church here yesterday.
The dead man is survived by three
brothers. Stephen, who lives in Walling-
ford. John, of Westboro, Mass, and
another, name unknown, who lives In
Pennsylvania.
In the town hall yesterday afternoon
was held a special town meeting for
the purpose of taking into considera-
ton and adopting such action as shall
be deemed best in relation to the man.
ner and method of preparing and pub
fishing the town accounts and reports
thereon"
This meeting was called because Of
the vote passed at the annual town
meeting held last October, namely.
.That an itimized account of all the
matters pertaining to town affairs be
prepared and printed for the next an
nual meeting.
A small number of voters attended the
meeting, which was presided over by
Mr.. O'Callaghan. After some discus !
sion about the inadvisability of holding
special town meetings in the afternoon
an adjournment was taken until Mon
day, August 20, at p. m.
Edward M DAYS cafe on Center
street was broken into some time dur
ing Friday night and some liquor was
stolen. 1t is supposed the intruder was
frightened away by hearing Mrs T. F.
Daily move about on the floor above, |
An entrance was made by cutting away
the screen and opening the window.
William Dunn of Ward street died at
o'clock yesterday morning He leaves !,
a widow and one child. Funeral from |
Holy Trinity church at o'clock We'd |
nesday morning.
The Unionviles will play ball here
Saturday and next week Saturday the
Branfords will play here.
Elbridge Doolitle is working for the
Acme company in Hartford.
F. w. Marx is home from ten
days vacation trip to Halifax and the
Provinces.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Andrews started |
yesterday for the White mountains.
Mrs F. e. Marble left here this morn
ing for Nantucket.
Miss Jennie Campbell returned yester-
day for a trip in Vermont and New
Hampshire.
Mrs. j. p. Stevenson and children
leave tomorrow for Wallingford, Conn.