Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
BEDDING

Redcing. July 15-Further deve1- opments which were looked for in the trespass and shooting case involving Duncan Gay and Timothy Murphy, the latter butler for Major Henry Sanford of New York, have not yet come to a head and matters may con- tinue indefinitly in their present state of pessivity. After Gay had been lined for assault at his trial on July 5, his counsel asked for a warrant for 'Murphy's arrest on a trespass charge, and one would have been then issued had a blank been readily obtainable. Murphy left for New York the next day, but as it was understood, agreed to return and face prosecution when ever the call came.
 So far. however. Attorney Wilson has not renewed his efforts to start prosecution and neither has there boen naturalization of the civil suits which it was said Major Sanford pur- posed bringing against Gay on be- half of his young son and Murphy. A report that the latter in addition to trespass. would be proceeded against under the statute forbidding non-res- idents to fish in this state without a license, has led to a looking up of the little known law on that subject. It seems that before Murphy went to the Saugatuck river on the trip which brought about his clash with Gay he asked a local official if the law re- Quired his obtaining of a fishing H- cense and was answerd in the mega tive. The official afterwards learned that he was mistaken. there being sucli a law, applicable, however, only to residents of other states having a similar law of restriction and not ap- plicable to nonresident members of a family the head of which is a Con- uecticut resident. How the statute would be construed to apply should 1t be invoked in regard to Murphy pro- vides some interesting queries. AL though Major Sanford has not actu- ally been a resident of Bedding for several years his name remains on the towns voting list, which fact would seem sufficient to establish a claim to a legal residence here if he chose to make such claim. Then for another point, could Murphy estab- fish to the satisfaction of the trial court that he was legally entitled to be classed as a member of Major San- ford family by virtue of being a mem- ber of his household through con- tinuous service therein for long period? With acceptance by the court of these two claims in his defense the decision could only be acquittal.
 Deborah, widow of Seth Todd, died last Saturday at the home of her son Henry in Meriden with whom she had lived for several years. For some 50 years previous she had been a resident of the hometown section in Bedding. Her age was s4. A few months ago she suffered shock which broke down her physical and mental powers, until that time ex- ceptionally good for one of her years. She is survived by two sons and two married daughters, one of the latter being the wife of Edward Andrews of Bethel and the other the wife of a minister located in Colorado. Charles Burr Todd, a son, is author of the history of Bedding and a Life of Aaron Burr, besides other volumes made up of reprints from his con- tributions to various periodicals. Ada, a deceased daughter, was also a writ CT and taught in the Bridgeport High school some 30 years ago. The body of Mrs. Todd was brought to Bedding on Tuesday and inferred in the Ridge cemetery.
 The conference held at the Ridge rectory last Sunday afternoon in fur therance of the cause of home mis- sionary work was attended only by representatives of the Bedding and Ridgefield parishes, Newtown, Bethel and Danbury, the other town com prising this Archdeaconry district failing to make an appearance Ridgefield was represented by Rev MT. Lush and A H. Storer, Willis Gilbert, Cleveland Bassick and Geo Meisney and Bedding by Rev. MT Cunningham, D. S. Sanford, w. C. Sanford, A. G. Barnett and B. F -Bassett. The. principal talk, survey. ing the situation and the ends sought to be accomplished was given by D. s. Sanford with statistics and maps as aids. His conclusion was that the potential facilities available for the work in view, pastors and edifices being among these facilities, compris. ed resources of which only an imper. feet use was being made. The bes means of utilizing them he would no undertake to say, this being the prob lem to the solution of which they were about directing their collective efforts Laymen could help in man, ways, one of them being the living of truly religious life to accord with their professions. A secont conference, in which eight parishes ,-are expected to take part, will b, hheld in Ridgefield next Sunday. Rev Dr. Rafnsford, formerly rector of St George church, New York, has prom ised to attend.
 The committee of Fire Co. No. j appointed to raise the $500 required to provide motor equipment for tn, department met last Thursday even ing and drafted a letter of explana ton and appeal, printed copies O. which will be sent to every taxpaye, in the district. It sets forth con vinctng reasons why contributions tt the cause should be forthcoming, no on the basis of sentiment or charity but as a sound business proposition Accompanying the letter will be sub scription blanks. providing for pay ment on the instalment plan over period of five months, beginning ol Aug 1.
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