The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-16
OUR BEDDING NEWS LETTER
Fishing Trespass Leads to Raising of Curious Point of Law.

Of Sport HILL The former line used to have the preference, but for the through travel sand was practically abandoned by autofsts beca use of the disturbed conditions due to the deve1- oprnent work carried on by the Bridge port Hydraulic company The pro- gress Of this work towards completion has been accompanied by the rebuild ing Of the main highway passing through the Black Rock section, the companyss road reconstruction process extending from point not far above Holland Heights to one less than a mile below the foot of Junn Ht1l A first class roadway with g gravel sur face has been provided the entire way and the grade is much Improved. tlats feature comprising deep cut to- wards the lower part of the Hneg The entire job cost about $70s09O and the Improv enaent is part Of the considera- ton which the water company gave the town for consenting te tax dis- contin uanee of a cross highWay. The other consideration was 1000 in cash
 The cornpanyss land purchases in- clude several hundred acres. The latest addition to the territory was scomp1eted only few days ago. Ali of the Hansac{1onse were carried through by private agreement all though Tn several instances condemna- tfon suits seemed inevIfabIe. A man
 
 ed up the case as follows. Easton receives $2s000 and several miles of irl- proved road as 8 result of the com pany's invasion but in the long run the ny asion would not be to the town s advantage because 1t will have an afresting effect on the coTnnunity' 's growth. Nest Of the land to be subs merged is Of no great farming value but there ara evera1 excellent farms not to be submerged which will be vir- tually taken out of the productive class The houses are rented by the but developrnen in the way Of new buildings and other Improvements will cease and the natural eonseauence will be a stationary or perhaps decreasing money is being put out locally by the water company the ultimate effect will be bad for Easton. However the if1- vasion was Something the town was powerIess to prevent as the law per- rnits the water company to take such property as 1t needs In it's busin
 Benjamin Fresbey young negro. who recently came here from New York and worked few days for E.. P Sanford, has since been stirring Up a good deal of cornmotfcn by his thtev-1 ing ex pIofts. After leaving MT. Sam fordss employ he bought a small house In the Forge district Of weston, pay ing small sum down and agreeing to pay the rest in miscellaneous. Once installed in Ais new abode he began stocking 1t with furniture and pro- visions secured by raids on other peo- pIess premises From the unoccupIed house Of James Tread well in Sanford town he carried off stove and other effects. He stole a ham from q Mrs. Coggswel in Weston and eataBIes and utensils from number Of other houses committing most Of the thefts In the
 
 ed and lodged In the Westport lookup, but made his escape in the night.
 Ever since the former club property opposite Putnam Park WAS bought by Frank R. Chambers to serve as sum- rs1er reerea4ion resort for the ern- have been made to prevent outsiders from fishing in the pond located on the property when the first com plaint was made against the trespass- CTS several years ago the authorities declined to prosecute Tn conscquence feet that as long as the fishers re- rnained on the highway they were vfo- Iatine no law So the nshing has gone on without action against these highway anglers, until yesterday when one Of them Peter Krohe or issued by Grand Juror Duncan. At torrley Shaw having been consulted on the matter. had declared that under law enacted in 1905 persons commit ting trespass on private property was not secure against punishment because, at the time of such trespass. he was on public thoroughfare-
 When arraigned before Justice R E. Lyon at the town house today Krohe pleaded not guilty. After John OsDon- nell, who is in charge of Rogers, Feet & So.'s camping party on the recrea- ton ground, had testified to seeing the j defendant hshing from rock in the pond last Saturday. Krohe asked for a continuance so as to get lawyer and adjournment was taken until Sat $50 which KroFe furnished It is uaa- derstood that he has influential back Ing and that in the event of conviction an appeal will be taken to make the sl case a test one.
 Largely through the efforts of the l Protective League, some 4.00o acres of land in the town has been posted against trespassers but there has nev- er before been prosecution The league. however has always stood ready to aid the first instituted
 The following persons are staying at the RidgewoId Inn this week: Mr. and Mrs J. B. Mccarthy and young son, Miss Molly B. T. Coyle, Prof. F. Tehanyi, Miss Mary Rogers. Mrs. J F. Anthony. Miss M. 1T. Anthony Miss Kate s. Anthony, Mrs. M. Van Wagenen. Miss Kate Van Wagenen, Miss Cecely Brennan, all of New York city; Mrs. A. M. Rhodes and Miss Mar garet Rhodes. Daytonas Fla Mrs William A. shelton and Miss Nathalie Shelton, Larchmont Manor, N V; Mrs. Tallmadge Delafeld, Boston, Mass; Mrs. c. w. BIow and Master Thomas Blow St Louis, Mo.
 An extensive tract of sprout land belonging to the John Todd estate in the Umgawang district, has been sold by Arthur J. Todd. now of New Ha- vens to John G. Fellowes- The com sideration is B, 400 MT. F'elioyves now occupies the handsome summer resi- denee which he built last year on land adjoining the saugatuck river which he bought from Harry L'ounsbury