New Britain herald., 1914-07-11

daily, would have been plunged down nearby embankment on July ], only tor the alertness of Engineer Rust who perceived an obstruction on the track as he rounded the curve near the Connecticut Valley peach orchards ard succeeded in bringing his swiftly moving train to an abrupt stop.
 While moving slowly the engine struck the tie and, when it was in- troduced as evidence in the Berlin court, the marks of the wheels were clearly apparent
 The train crew picked up the op- struction and took it with them to Hartford, where it was delivered into the care of James Carroll, special po- lice agent of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad conn pany.
 Railroad detectives were put to work on the case immediately and, on Friday of last week, Officer Arthur B.. See of West Haven, found Cal houn sitting on the Kensington via- duct, engaged him in conversation in which he was led to suspect that this was the train wrecker, and placed him under arrest.
 He was tried the following day for trespassing, but the case was con- tinued until Monday of this week. Sunday Calhoun signed his name to 8 written confession which he dictated to one of the officers, and he also ac- companied them to the scene of the attempt and demonstrated his action of few days previous.
 After all this he pleaded guilty in court on Monday and then denied all knowledge of the crime, insisting that someone else had "done this business. and that he was being wrongfully blamed. He made many conflicting statements and, upon summing up, Prosecuting Attorney William H. Gib- ney, who conducted the case for the state recommended that he be ex- amined as to his mental condition be- fore being tried in the higher court. Judge George Griswold bound him over, fixing bonds at $2,500.
 Erects Monument in Cemetery.
 William Daniels of Kensington is having a handsome granite monu- ment erected in the South Middle cemetery in memory of his father and mother. MT. and Mrs. William Daniels; his brother, Frank Daniels and an uncle, Norris Durham, who once owned and conducted the large and valuable far:a purchased re- gently by P. S. McMahon, the New Britain theater magnate.
 Camp Percival.
 Five boys of the kensington Con- gregational church Sunday school, Carleton and Allen Hazen, Kermit Ia Dunham, who have been camping un- der the leadership of their pastor, Rev. Carleton Hazen, near the lower reservoir during the past several days. will desert Camp Percival to- morrow for the purpose of attending services at the church.
 They will return in the evening when the grounds will be in charge of Senator Claude w. Stevens and on Monday or Tuesday of next week they will break camp. They have spen. q very enjoyable time there in boating, bathing and fishing.
 Today the boys were engaged in consideration of the matter of inviting all the junior boys of the Sunday school to be their guests at the camp either Monday or Tuesday. Their decision will be announced at the ses- sions tomorrow.
 Baraca Class at Service.
 Members of the Baraca class of the Kensington Methodist Episcopal church are planning to attend service at p. m. tomorrow and are invited to sit in a body. full attendance is earnestly requested and a cordial