Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-24
NAUGATUeK NEWS
Mysterious Tragedy at Cotton Hollow
 Early Sunday Morning.

met death at the famous resort about one and one-half miles below here in the town of Beacon Falls. According to the story of Proprietor Martin, the man came to the house about s o'clock Saturday night and asked for room for the night. Martin showed him to a small room on the top floor which he said he might have. The room was plainly turnlsnec and contained bed, two chairs and a few cheap pictures. The proprleto stated that about 3 o'clock in the morn ing he heard a noise outside the house and he went out and found the man MelDcrg lylng on the ground. He stepped into the house and called for help. Two men who happened to be ill the house at the time came out with hint and one of them made q has tv summation of Mclberg and pro iicuuce1 him dead. Medical EXaIlli Ter futile was immediately notified and e arrived on the scene q short time afterWard, ill company with Dep nty Sheriff Sweeney. Martin clailns the man fell cut of the window, wni'a the general opinion around town is thai he was first done uD' and theH thrown out the window. The botly
  der the direction of the medical exam iner. where it was identified by q brother of the dead man later on. The brother claims that the man left home Saturday night with about ST or SIS in his possession. Medical Examiner Futile informed Coroner Mix of the ar fair and he was expected up this morning to hold an inquest. The re- sort has been a menace to the town for some time and it should be broken up. This is not the first time that any thing of this kind has happened. as it has always been freQuented by the lowest type of people. All the inmates of the house have been notified to be present at the inquest, but up to the time of this writing no arrests had been made Melberg leaves three brothers and two sisters, besides a mother and father. The man was about 30 years old, had light curly hair blue eyes and wore numebr six teen collar and number six shoes. He had on a dark suit and q size six and seven-eighths black derby hat.
 Borough Court.
 Three cases were before the borough court this morning. The first case called was that of Charles Porter, who pleaded guilty to the charge of drunk enness He asked for another chance and Judge Hungerford suspended judg, ment. The next case was that Of John Crawford, charged with theft of bll- Hard balls from the saloon of a man named Gilderzunis. on Spring street Crawford was defended by Attorney Kennedy Crawford was playing pool in the saloon and when he left the lNo11 rp1jS or Judge Hungerford decided that the evidence was not sufficient to convict Crawford and he discharged him.
 The case of John Narnilla, charged with assault with intent to kill will come up at the February term of the superior court. to which court he was bound over under bonds of S1 ,0O0 Varnilla was brought from the cOun ty jail this morning by Officer Ma lone.
 The commissioners on benefits and damages met Saturday and heard eight witnesses give their opinion of the ben efits and damages to the property holders by the proposed changes in the streets ill question. Main, Maple anC Oak streets. The first witness heard was L. D. Warner. who expressed the opinion that the benefits and damages to the Kiely and Culver property were equal and that neither one of then should receive money compensation J. B. Yale and I. l.. Trowbridge gave it as their opinion that Mir Culver SuS tained no damages by the proposed changes but that Mir Kieley's damage. would be about $500. Engineer Han testified that the entire area of the Cul oT1 foot and the borough proposed to take l ,62: square feet. A. C. Futile was neX and he said that he had looked owe the property in question, but was un able to estimate MT Kieley'S damages He also stated that AIr Culver would be damaged more than he would b. benefited, but was unable to state t what extent. He estimated Mir Cul ver'S property as being worth S1O,5G After the adjournment, which was tax en at noon for dinner J. T. Garrison testified that Mir Culver'S and Mr kie 1ey's property were damaged to tn extent of S4.00O each. H. H. SchC field testified that in his opinion tn damage to the property of both NJ Cudver and Ar kieley would be be tween $500 and S70O. w. H. Twitcf ell stated that in his opinion Mir Gu yer WOulu sustain damages 10 the eN tent of 5000 and that the damages t the kieley property would be abou S1.000. Miles s. Clark was called as
 witness but he could give no estimat of benefits or damages 10 either M Culver or Mir Kieley. Henry w. Han flton testified that in his opinion tn Culver property was worth about $12 coo and would be damaged by the pro posed changes to the extent of S3. 0Ot whereas it would be benefited onI about S1 ,500. He estimated AIr Eit ley's damages at $1 900 over and abov expenses. The commissioners the adjourned until Wednesday morning a 9 o'clock.
 An alarm of fire from box g. loca ed at the Phoenix shop tower last nigl about $40, called the firemen to tn Beecher house. where some feather had caught fire in a closet. The dan age was slight. This is the secon fire there within the last three week While the firemen were putting wate on the fire people in the crowd coul be heard shouting. Let it burn" Tn recall sounded about S:55.
 Miss Theresa Donahue of Sout Main street left this morning for
 few days visit with relatives in Lon