The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-12
SHOT AN ACCIDENT,
PLEA OF SHOOTER
WHO LATER FLED,
Peter Peterson, Self Styled
Bad Man, Finally Scores
a Hit

are, colored. The bullet took effect |
in the victims face, ploughing through |
the flesh near the cheek bone, which |
detected 1t and caused it to lodge |
in the ceiling. Couch was taken to |
the Danbury hospital, whence he re-
turned home last Saturday, little the |
worse for his experience. Mean
while, Grand Juror Lem Warner had
been looking into the case, but de- |
ferring decisive action until Couch
should return. On the day of his |
return Peterson disappeared, having !
supposedly skipped across the line to
New York state. Directly after the
shooting Peterson's wife agreed with
COUGHS assertion that the deed was
deliberately done, but the next day
changed her story, saying that the
pistol went off while her husband was
cleaning It. Peterson was partly in
toxfcated at the time of the affair.
He is much inclined, when in drink.
to loud and threatening talk, appar-
entity wishing to create the impress
sion that he is a bold, bad man.
These outbreaks had previously been
regarded as only idle vaporings. His
arrest would probably follow his re-
turn to this state. Couch formerly
boarded with the Petersons and on
the assumption that the assault was
INTENTIONAL, jealousy is supposed to
have been the motive.
Commissary Sergeant Muennich
will treat the Home Guard to a Hol-
lander supper (the adjective Dutch
being periodically taboo) at the
town house tomorrow ( Friday even
ing. The menu will include hot
frankfurters and the usual compan-
II: - i r..-r <xL.@ !. {e,
no mere ornamental commissary, Mr..
apron and act as chef and one of the
waters of the feast.
On Monday evening, the committee
who had been working on the job for
some time, reported a set Of bylaws
for the civil organization the Guard
is about to form. These will be sub
nitted to the State Military Board
and If approved by that body. will be
adopted by the Guard. On their two
public appearances the Guard won
general praise for their soldierly
bearing and precision of movements.
| Within the next two or three weeks
they expect an order sending them to
Danbury for the first of a series of
| battalion drills. Lyman Dunnell is
| the Guards latest recruit.
The evening of the Fourth was cell
ebrated IN an appropriate manner by
| a good1y number of citizens of Red
ding by an informal gathering at
t@The Little Paradise" the summer s
home of Prof Schoch, for a twilight
fagpole raising The setting Of the
tables was hewitching one, remind
ing one Of the old pictures of lovely,
eloister gardens filled with happy.
monks The 3slbdued light of many
candles blended tremendously with
1 the charming surroundings. The CEN
tier piece of illumination, an enormous
cartwheel. suspended in midair, with
candles thereon, threw out a unique
lsplendor of light. In short it all
looked like a scene from fairyland. :.
/ An efficient field Kitchen was work
ing silently on the side line and help
full hands were working to every
lbody's satisfaction Some nice little
IspeecIfes were held between bugle
lcalls and productions on the drum.
There was revolver shooting match,
1.-THE targets being candle lights. w.
lP. Kennedy achieved the phenomenal
LresslIt of 100 per cent, not missing one
single time. Charles Wood and Will
iliann Rosenau entertained with old
land new songs Charles Reynolds
gave a demonstration in work of the
IHl6rQ aIflDulG1IC0, WILLIE VMItA0 ne pt
1.-THE company constantly keyed up by
This witty remarks on. things in gen
teraI and on some things in particular.
The host vehemently urged to. say
La few words, expressed his deep APP
probation to the helpful spirit of COM
radeship shown to him. 81
Il Public flag raising No. was to have
been held at 4Redding Center on Sun
day next, but owing to some delay in
y getting ready the program the event
has been postponed for one week. The
pole has been erected and Is to he
painted Dora Read Goodale will be
asked to write a poem for the occa-
sion.
I "a hastily gotten UP concert for the
benefit of the, Red Cross was held al
5 the Sanford school gym yesterday at
ternoon with Prof. Verd, the pianist
les the star artist. He is one of a con.
siderable number of Frenohmen il
this country who has been called
: home to the co1ors and will at once
respond. Before leaving Paris shortly
after the war ne nearly lost his life
, from a bomb which came through tbs
r lroof of the house where he was stay
: ing.
The yearly celebration OF Childrens
/ Day took place at the Center Congre
: gational church last Sunday after on,
I Tor two postbonements caused by tn
: prevalence of chicken pox in the com
immunity. Singing and recitattons b.
. the children and an address by Rev
/ Mr.. Woolworth, the pastor, made w
Q the exercises.
I c.. H. Plump asks that a correction
J, be made of the statements that one o
: the road sections selected for i'm
lprovement by the special commute
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