Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-17
Bride of } Days
 Thrown Into We'll
LEFT FOR DEAD BY HER HUS-
 BAND AND COMPANION.
CRAWLED UP AN IRON PIPE
After Recovering consciousness-Dis- covered by Farmer-Her Feet Frozen-Taken to Hospital.


 Fairfield, Conn, Jan. 16.-Knocked on the head, thrown into a well by her husband and companion and left for dead was the fate that met An nle Brooks, bride of three days, who was married in Hartford on Thursday.
 Thrown Into Well 28 Feet Deep.
 After the wedding in Chicopee on Friday, the bride, her husband, who goes under the name of Steve. and a male companion, came to Bridgeport at 5.30 Saturday morning. On their arrival here the two men left the woman in the station while they went away On their return at night they told Mrs. Brooks that they would take her to Greenfield Hill to stay over night and that in the morning they would go to New York and from there sail for Europe. She accompanied her husband and his companion to this what is known as Mill Hill the men set upon her, beat her about the head and threw her into a well 28 feet deep on the farm of William $. Ferris, and after throwing her huff, hat and furs in after her, covered her with snow and left her. as they supposed, dead.
 Called All Night Long for Help.
 According to the girls story, she regained consciousness soon after be- ing thrown into the well. and by the ter to the Ferris farm, crawled up on the ice that covered a portion of the water In the we'll She threw her huff and furs and her shoes upon the ground at the top of the well With the hope shat they would be seen by some paSserby She also called all through the night, but it was not until ten o'clock this morning that Ferris, whose house was supplied by water from the well, went down to see how the water was, and there found the girl.
 Taken to Bridgeport Hospital
 He brought her to his home, where she was cared for until medical at tendance arrived, when it was found that her feet were so badly frozen from having stood all night on the ice that it would probably be necessary to amputate them. She was taken to a being cared for
 Marriage Certificate and All Her Mon
 The men, after throwing the girl in to the we'll took her pocketbook, which contained her marriage certifi- cate and some. SIS in money. and re- turned to Bridgeport, where they checked 2 trunk which shn had brought with her. to Springfield. The trunk Mrs Brooks said, contained be- saved from her earnings as a domes- tic, and drafts for about as much more. The men are supposed to have gone to Springfield with the trunk. Bridgeport Detectives Confident of
 Capturing the Men.
 Bridgeport, Conn., Jan. 16.-The woman in telling her story tonight said that her husband was a Joe Brooks, whom she met in Chicopee three months ago. She wanted to get mar ried in Worcester, where he was well known, but the man insisted that they get married outside of the state. On Thursday last the couple went to Hart ford, where marriage license was procured, and they were afterwards married by a lawyer in that city. The woman went back to Chicopee the next day and Joe came after her Friday. He told her they would go to Bridge a short visit they would go to Europe, where he possessed a farm, and there live in peace and happiness. They ar rived in this city at 6.30 Saturday morning. She was left at the station while Joe and his friend went to look up Joe's friend The woman stayed at the station all day and early in the evening the men returned Having found the friend, they told the woman 1 they would go there for the night.
 Arriving at the Fairfield depot, the l trip overland was begun. The trio had proceeded up the Mill Plain road but | a short distance when the assault WaS committed. After the assault the two men returned to this city and secured 1 the trunk of the woman and re-checI- i ed it. The police and every available 1 detective are at work on the case and 1 cities have been notified l Local authorities feel confident that l the capture of one of the men at least | is but a matter of hours, passing their | hopes on the fact that they will try | to- cash the drafts in their possession. 1