Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
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as4 Interesting Items Boiled Down for the Benefit of Our Busy Readers.
 Merritt Griswold, aa farmer of Beth lehem, who has been Respondent. com mitted suicide Friday night by shoot. ing.
 Estelle Brennan, 36 years old, whose address on the police books is No 200 Wallace street, New Haven, tried to drown herself in the Quinn1piac river Saturday afternoon, but was pulled out by two men in 9 launch and turned over to the police.
 The condition of John Nichols, Jr, the 16-year-old Glen Ridge, N. J., ath- lete, whose neck was broken by diving into shallow water at GuiIford last week, is improved, as a result of the delicate operation performed by Dr Thomas H. Russell of the Yale Medical school.
 John J. Burke, who lived with his mother at No 315 Wallace street, New Haven, and was employed as carter by the street department, fell from his cart late Saturday afternoon on Ham ilton street and was run over, receiv- ing injuries which < resulted fatally shortly afterwards.
 Joseph J. Smith. the motor1nan found responsible by the coroner for last months trolley disaster at Short Beach, was arrested Saturday on the charge of manslaughter at the instance of the Branford authorities. Smith has been held in bonds of $1 300 for the last week by ordef of the coroner. Charles Hoffman, Swede, was drowned yesterday while fishing in Hart's pond in Kensington. He had dropped his paddle overheard from his canoe and in reaching for it lost his balance and fell in. His body was re, 1 covered. Hoffman was employed in the Stanley works in New Britain. He was 30 years old and leaves wife and { one child.
 Thomas Green of Hartford, single, 25 years old, was drowned yesterday while bathing at Savin Rock. Thomas and his brother Michael went to Savin Rock in the morning with an excursion of 500 members of the Sarsfie1d club of Hartford. Neither could swim, and when they went in bathing at O'Con- nelPs beach Thomas Intentionally l jumped in at point where the water was over his head.
 Dr G. H. Parkinson of Middletown recently purchased valuable English setter from Humboldt, Ia. It is said to cost $200. Since arriving in Middle town the dog has been very homesick. I Saturday. while out for run, the set | ter swan into Pamaecha pond and, l when not far from shore, was seen to dive under the surface. He did not reappear and Dr Parkinson is certain he committed suicide.
 Henry .Butteau, Frenchman, about 1 65 years of age. attempted suicide by | throwing himself beneath the cars of l the South Manchester railroad at the 1 switch near the Manchester station, 1 about 5:45 o'clock Saturday evening. The man was near the track as the train moved slowly by and Engineer Reid saw him taking off his hat. When the engine had passed the man made dive to get under the wheels, but his head struck the journal of the truck. which sent him rolling over and over in the dust
 The servants at F. L. WiIcox's. New Britain, were awakened Friday night by noise near one of the windows on the ground floor, and being alone in the house they teIephoned to T. B. Wick fires and the Congregational parson- age. MT Wickwire and MT Schuff1er hurried to the Wilcox home. but no burglars could be seen. MT Wickwire carried an army musket and MT Schuf- fer was also armed. During the ex- citement Judge Austin was aroused and as he came out of doors he thought he saw a man near the Hall barn and he fired several pistol shots. When matters were strengthened out if was discovered that the judge had been shooting at an old apple tree