Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-21
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 Henry H. Catlin, aged "A years, was found dead yesterday at the home Of his daughter, Mrs Julia Ransom of Winsted. from the effects of dose of caFbolic acid It is believed that he committed Suicide on account of de spondemcy. He left a long letter i'll which he quoted passa ges from the Scriptures and arranged for his flu neral.
 Rev Thomas Atkinson, 60 years of age, retired clergyman of West Som- eryille, Mass, died late last night while on his way to the New Haven hospital. Heart disease is believed to be the cause of death. MT Atkinson went into drug store for a tonic and while drinking it he fell to the floor uncon- scfous. An ambulance was called and while the minister was being hur- ried to the hospital he died. M
 An injunction was obtained in the superior court yesterday at New Haven restraining the board of selectmen and the school committee of the town of Hamden from going ahead with the erection of a new school house for which an appropriation of 5000 was granted. According to the citizens who prayed for the injunction the school house matter was not men, toned in the call for the town meet ing which acted on it.
 A cave-in near the tracks of the Gen. tral New England road at Ore Hill, near Norfolk, yesterday, delayed all trains and slow" order was issued |. to all engineers. At the point in ques- ton the tracks of the road are laid over the old iron mines and more or less trouble has been experienced since the road was built. The railroad com pany has made repeated changes in it's lines in order to avoid the trouble and has partially succeeded. The cave in of yesterday was not under the tracks, but so near to 1t that caution Is considered necessary. = r James Flda, an Italian, 30 years of age, who a few days ago sought the protection of the Stamford police, claiming that he was being pursued by persons who wanted to take his life, attempted to commit suicide in his cell at the jail last night by hanging. Fuda asked a policeman for a revolver with which he intended to blow out his brains. He tore his clothing into strips and it was with this improvised rope that he tried to end his life He was found by the police before ile had succeeded in accomplishing 4Is object. When cut down Fuda attempted to batter out his brains by smashing his head against the walls of his cell Italians in the vicinity of the place where Fuda formerly lived say that the man has had domestic troubles which upset his mind.
 case of the fnhuman treatment of 8 child has come to the attention of the Soqlthington authorities. The child is a 1O-years-old girl who lives in the family of William Reeves. and is sister of Mrs Reeves. who is near ly blind. It seems that Mrs Reev es depends upon the child to lead her about and for small services. Mrs Reeves is hard to please and when annoyed inf1icts terrible punishment upon the child The attention of Mrs Pollard. the supervisor of the schools, was first attracted to the child because of bruises on her face and by her lame ness After considerable questioning the child told of treatment which seemed to the hearers almost too hor- rible to be believed. On one occasion the child said that she was bound hand and foot, her back barred and a | hot flat-iron applied to It. inficting a l bad burn The child was taken to Dr Steadman. who examined her and dressed the wounds, verifying the l child's story,