The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-08

Charles K. Bushey, 37 years old committed suicide in a cell at the Torrington police station Friday af ternoon by hanging himself to the bars of the cell by his suspenders.
 Driver Held Up
 Linus Perkins, chauffeur for George Chapin of Winsted, while returning from Hartford Friday night, after dis charging a passenger at a trolley car near the foot of Avon Mountain, was held up by two men, one of whom flOurished a revolver. As Perkins was going along, he saw a man lying in the roadway, and thinking him in- toxicated, stopped the car. At this time, second man approached and pointing a revolver at Perkins head ordered him to get out This Per kins did, but shortly afterwards kick ed the man with the gun in the stom- ach, knocking him out. The second was met by Perkins with a blow in the face, which felled him. Perkins jumped into the car, theI engine of which remained running, and made his escape.
 Miners Get Increase
 The strike of the Ore Hill Iron mines of the Barnum, Richardson Go. ended Thursday. The men will re- ceive an increase of wages making a nine hour day bring in $2.52. They had received from s1.5o to s2 day.
 Falls to Death
 Walter Ericson, about 35 years old, fell from the roof of the new power house of the Coe Brass Branch of the American Brass Company at Tor Monday afternoon, and was almost instantly killed He fell about forty feet and struck on his head on a pile of iron pipe.
 Divorces Granted
 Four divorces were granted in the superior court at Winsted, Friday Bessie Kline Wilson of Sharon got a decree from Charles Edward Wilson They were married April 27, 1904, and he left her in May 1906. Mrs. Laura Belle Matthews of Salisbury was divorced from Lewis Matthews of change her name to Studley. They were married October 29, 1907, and lived together three weeks. Margaret Gilchrist Killespie of Watertown was divorced from William Gillespie, SUD- u. March 28, 1903, and had three children, all of whom died. He left her in February, 1913, Mrs. Susie A. Bailey of TOrrington was divorced rom Edwin s. Bailey on the grounds ,f intoleroble cruelty and intemper- ance. They were divorced in April. 1905, but remarried two years later, and she had some difficulty in finding a hoi oirf She supported herself by nursing. Evidence was given showing the man to be a hard thinker
 Edward Curtiss of Salisbury was found guilty on four of the five counts against him, assault with; a revolver on his wife, Lucia Curtiss, October 31, 1915, assaulting Deputy Sheriff Horace s. Kelsey of Salisbury with an ax helve, assaulting Edward w. Frost of Salisbury School with a revolver. not guilty of assaulting Aleck Bonnet of> Salisbury school with a revolver, and guilty of carrying a. concealed weapon without permit. He got m aggregate sentence of one year in ail.
 The motion of William l.. Munsell of Woodbury for the removal of his son, Stanley Wa Munse1l, as his over seer, was granted. Munsell was com nitted to the state hospital for the insane in June, 1904, and was per- nitted to go to the home of his son. in Woodbury, last July. He is 69 years of age. He has a house in Winches- CT and investments sufficient to take ,are of him and there was no obiec ion on the part of the son or of Pro- pate Judge Frank w. Seymour
 Pleading guilty to being a com non drunkard, John English, AZ, of Lnomaston, was sentenced to the 'tate farm for inebriates at Norwich Or six months