HOLDING UP TRAINS
Utter Helplessness of the Traveling Public
Startling Facts Mad Plain by Recent Robberies -- Interesting Statement by the President of the Adams Express Company -- Dink Wilson One of an Organized Gang
New York, Oct. 17. -- President L. C. Weir of the Adams Express company makes an interesting statement in regard to the recent train robbery in Virginia. "The fact that stands out above al the others in connection with the robbery," said Mr. Weir, "is that it would have been just as easy for the gang who did the work there to have stopped a train like the Empire state express on the New York Central railroad of the New York & Chicago limited on the Pennsylvania. Railroad trains must stop on the proper signals, These the robbers could easily give, and, when stopped, two of them could go through each car of such trains as these are easily as through the cars of any western or southern train. One, with drawn revolver, could order the passengers to hold "Hands up", while the second could follow hin down the aisle with a bag for the valuables, as he collected them. This is the way it has often been done before -- in the west. I would wager that take nine-tenths of the passenger trains leaving this city and you would not find one armed man on board, that is, with the exception of the messenger in the express car. Who is it in the east that habitually carries a revolver, with the exception of regularly appointed peace officers? Perhaps now and then a sporting man attending the race tracks or a professional gambler. Occassionally a train employee may have a revolver, but it is at his own expense, and they depend to overawe unruly customers rather on their fists or clubs, and the axes carried on most trains for their use, in accidents. A gang like that in Virginia would find it the easiest thing in the world to have gone through a train like the Empire state express filled with well-to-do passengers."
Dink Wilson One of the Fang
"It is true,", continued Mr. Weir, "that such gangs have not operated in this state, but at the time that Dink Wilson and his brother Charlie committed their robbery in Syracuse, with the result of murder, we were cognizant of and had our eyes on the assembling of a gang of seven men in which they belonged and who we thought and still think intended to put up a train robbing job either in this state or some neighboring state. It was while they were making preperations to do the work that as a sort of side issue, they committed the Syracuse burglary. The same in VIrginia is reported to have contained seven men, and so did the Willson crowd. There are some other points of resemblance between the two episodes."
"Do you think that there is any connection between the two cases?" was asked.
"I cannot say as yet," replied Preisdent Weir. "If there is, the gang must have taken in two new members to replace the Wilsons, for Dink has been executed and Charlie, his brother, is now under sentence of death for the same murder. Our detectives, I am satisfied, can place their hands on all the old band if need be.
"At any rate, there is not the slightest of doubt that every man in the Virginia gang will be brought to justice, though it may take time. In the history of our express business we have never yet failed to run down and have punished every train robber who has stolen from our company property, there has been but one case where the man has failed to be captured."
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FOUGHT OVER BRECKINRIDGE
A Cousin of Jesse James Shoots a Defender of the Colonel
Louisvville, Oct. 17. -- The recent campaign against Breckinridge has resulted in more bloodshed. Buchanan Berry is thought to be dying at Turner, forty-four miles east of here, from a pistol wound in the stomach inflicted by C.B. James, a foreman of construction employed by the railroad. The two were discussing Breckinridge and James said, "Breckinridge is a man I fought through the civil war with. He carried a Bible on one shoulder and lewd women on the other." This angered Berry, who was a strong Breckinridge man, and he struck James on the left shoulder with a chair. James then drew a revolver and, as Berry struck him again, fired. Witnesses say James shot in self-defense. James is from Alabama and is a cousin of Jesse James.
Neighborhood News
LIVE MYSTIC NEWS
Youngest Man Ever Nominated on the District for Representative
The Republican caucus at Stonington Tuesday afternoon attracted quite a number from Mystic, some of whom had not been present in twenty-five years. The village was recognized in the choice of Henry B. Noyes, Jr., as a candidate for representative. The selection is an eminently practical one and a credit to the party. Mr. Noyes represents the younger element and the nomination of a man of his age in unprecedented in the history of the party in the town for this office. He is president of several young people's societies. He is recognized as a man of ability in whatever place he may be. No man did more for the cause of no-license in the past election than Mr. Noyes, who worked hard anf faithfully for its success. His nomination is a trbute to the present reign of good government in the town.
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A straw ride Tuesday evening furnished the attraction for about wighteen young people who journeyed around on several sides of the village. The start was made about 8 o'clock, the team being driven by
and it was midnight when they came home. Another party from the Groton side also took a straw ride to several near-by points.
A party from Westerly arrived in the village last evening and proceeded to the home of Charles Haynes, where they surprised his daughter Myra, It was a pleasant evening for all and everyone was happy.
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Over one hundred went on the excursion to Boston today. The schools one the East side closed, as the teachers went on the excursion to visit the schools of Boston and observe their methods.
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Schooner Twilight of Trenton arrived Tuesday with 288 tons of coal for Isaac D. Holmes. In the course of the passage up the river the boat got tangled with a buoy and lobster pot. The pot is a strong one. The buoy is painted white on both ends and red in the middle with the number 11 on it. If this is a sufficient description the owner can get his property as it now lies on Mr. Holmes' dock.
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Attorney Frank H. Hinckley has returned from a business trip to Bridgeport.
Thirteen hacks, including four from Brown's stables, were at the wedding at Charles P. Williams, Tuesday afternoon.
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The band concerts will be resumed Thursday evening in Central Hall. A.G. B. Hunt of Norwich will act as leader and the band will appear in brand new suits.
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The latest in the post office line is the fixing of the stoop in front of the same, by William Stark.
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Elmer B. Rathbun of Noank was the guest of relatives here Tuesday.
The basement of Leonard Brown's house is being remodeled.
George Spink and wife, behind Mr. Spink's handsome team, left this morning for Wickford and Providence.
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STONINGTON
A very elaborate wedding took place at the residence of C.P. Williams on Montauk Avenue Tuesday afternoon. The contracting parties were Frederick S. Delafield of New York and Miss Annie Oakley Brooks of Minneapolis, sister of Mrs. C. P. Williams. Rev. E. V. Babcock tied the knot. A large number of the bride's and groom's friends and relatives were present. Langstaff's orchestra of Providence furnished music. Sherry of New York served dinner. The presents were valuable, numerous and beautiful. In the evening the couple drove to Westerly where they took the Gilt Edge for New York.
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Mrs. Henry Davis and son Owen left for New York Tuesday evening for a visit with friends.
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About two hundred from Westerly, the borough and the surrouding country attanded the supper given by the Wequerequock W. C. T. U. in teh chapel at the place Tuesday evening. The large tables which were placed around the room fairly groaned under their load. That it was a thorough success goes without saying as the ladies of Wequetequock never do things by halves.
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Alexander Loper and Arthur P. Anderson, who have been in Washington as delegates from the St Andrew Brotherhood of this place, have returned home.
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WEST MYSTIC
William Cunngham and family from Noank were guests of Mrs. Cunningham's parents Sunday.---Mrs. E. E. PEndleton is visiting her mother and sister in Westerly for a few days.--Chas. W. Maxon, who has been visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Maxon most of the summer, has returned to h8is home in Utica. --Miss May Long and Miss Lillie Wolf of Jersey City are visiting at the Stanton homestead. --and Miss Annie C. Packer were in Jersey City to attend the wedding of their friend, George Okie. --Charles Mitchell and H. S. Thomas are at home after three month's absence south on the fishing schooner Arizona of New London. -- The infant child of Mrs. Inis Vroom died Monday afternoon. -- L. P. Allyn has returned home from Delaware, where he has been for three months. He was gone to Sag Harbor.
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NIANTIC
Miss Minnie Small has returned to Hartford>
Mrs. Raymond C. Beckwith is in Bridgeport visiting her sister.
Mrs. David R. Young and son Oliver are in New York.
Mrs. William J. Bruce has gone from her summer home in the village to spend winter in New York.
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REBECKAH'S ELECTION
Business at the Grand Lodge in Session at Danbury Tuesday afternoon
The following officers were elected Tuesday afternoon at the annual convention of the Connecticut Grand Lodge, Daughters of REbekah, at Danbury: President, Mrs. Mary E. Ford of New London; first vice president,of Danbury; second vice-president, Mrs. Huntington of Meriden; third vice-president, Mrs. Jennie Sparks of New Haven; secretary, Mrs. Hannah Harvey of Bridgeport; treasurer, Mrs. Sugden of Plainville. The following appointments were made: Marshall, Mrs. Bertha Roe of New Britain; warden, Mrs. Cadwell of Bristol; chaplain, Mrs. Green of Norwich; inside guardian, Mrs. Paddock of Stratford; outside guardian, Mrs. Huntington of Meriden.
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Mr. Johnson was with Farragut
Edward Crawford Johnson, whose sudden death occured at his residence, 13 Howard street, Tuesday afternoon, was born in Providence, R. I., where he spent the most of his youth. He served in the navy under Farragut in the late war. He was also a member of the Knights of Pythias. During the few years which he lived in New London, Mr. Johnson had made many friends. He leaves a widow, a brother and sister.
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WILL NEVER GET HERE
Schooner Ellen Morrison Wrecked on Shovelful Shoals in the Sou'wester
A Chatham dispatch says a heavy southwest gale came on suddenly Tuesday afternoon and caught a large fleet of down east schooners that were trying to beat up over the shoals, after having been anchored off there since Sunday night. Among them was the schooner Ellen Morrison of Bangor, Captain Nye, with a cargo of lumber, bound for New London. The patrolman on duty in eeh watch tower of the Monomoy Life Saving Station saw her in the breakers drifting helplessly ashore on Shovelful shoal.
Capt. Tuttle and crew promptly started for the rescue, although the prospect for saving her looked dubious. It was a perilous trip and a hard pull across the Shoal, but Capt. Tuttle and his brave crew succeeded in bringing the crew safely to land in their life boat after battling with the wind and waves for three hours.
The steward of the Morrison sais: "We left our anchorage off Chatham this morning, hoping to get a run to Hyannis, but the gale came on so suddenly and so furiously that our vessel began to leak like a sieve. She is nearly fifty years old and has been leaking all the trip. so that we were obliged to pump continually."
"She finally got settled down in the water so that she would not mind her helm and tack against the heavy seas. Then, to make our situation as bad as it could be, just as we were hoping to fetch past the Shoal, our jibstay parted, leaving the vessel unmanageable and at the mercy of the elements.
"She soon drifted into the fearful breakers under our lee. With the prospect of being swept overboard by the awful seas, or of being knocked into the seething mass of breakers by the falling spars, we thought our end had come, and I guess it would have, if it had not been for the grit of Captain Tuttle and his crew.
"They did not seem to be frightened at anything, but just worked close up alongside of us, and took us off in a style that beat anything I ever saw. We had a miraculous escape, for I presume the old craft has gone to pieces before this, and that her cargo is being strewn along the beach."
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GREAT COON HUNTERS
One of them Has Killed 124 Altogether -- A Big Eagle Captured
Henry Jendall, a well known farmer of Blissville, drove to the woods in the rear of the Hyde Tavern in Franklin the other night in search of coons. He was accompanied by three friends and twogood coon dogs. The party tramped in teh woods all night and at 7 o'clock in the morning they drove through Norwich with four big coons tied by the legs to the tail board of their wagons. The dogs trailed behind and seemed as proud of the result of the hunt as the men were.
Mr. Kendall and his companions shot three of the coons and the dogs killed one. The noses of the canines were scratched and their necks spotted with blood which shows that the coon, which was a big one, did not die easy. The dogs have few equals among the canines of eastern Connecticut as coon fighters.
Mr. Kendall is a veteran hunter of coons and last season he shot forty of the animals. He has quite a reputation for hospitality and his friends may expect an invitation to a coon supper soon. THe four coons attracted considerable attention.
J.O. Brainerd, a celebrated coon hunter from Saybrook way, thus far this season has captured seven coons. This is the fifth year he has hunted and uo to this time hi score is 124 coons. Mr. Brainerd is rather modest and takes little credit to himself, giving the greater part of it to his dog, which is said to be the best in the state. Mr. Brainerd has refused an offer of $100 for his dog and says that a good deal larger sum would be refused.
George A. Coleman and Harry Phillips, while gunning on the meadows along the COnencticut River Saturday, found a large American Eagle in the grass. It had been wounded and they succeeded in capturing it after considerable trouble. The eagle measured seven feet eight inches from tip to tip of wings. Mr. Coleman has the bird on exhibition.
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Stokes Says Sell the Hall
The Fenwick hall property at Saybrook Point is again in the hands of the tax collector and has been advertised to be sold for taxes on December 17, 1894. The claim against the property amounts to $5,872 and is the assessment laid against it in the order given by the superior court as the share of the property in building the new bridge across the cove leading to the hotel. It is reported that E. S. Stokes of New York, the proprietor, says he shall let it go this time.
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CHANGES IN INDUSTRIES
Colchester Getting Several New Ones --Montville Man's Invention
A colchester correspondent writes that it is now a certainty that the Wetherwell Shoe Manufacturing company will at no distant day move from Massachusetts to Colchester, and have a factory 40x100 feet, two stories and a basement. It is also predicted that Colchester will have two new factories built and running inside of six months, and possibly more.
John Brown, of Norwich, who about a year ago tried to interest some of the moneyed men of the town in a braiding machine, is moving his machinery from Scoville's mill, in Montville, to Grayville, in Hebron (near Turnerville), where he has secured a plant. Mr. Borwn's machine is capable of braiding twice thenumber of feet in an hour of any other invention, and is capable of braiding silk, cotton, linen, hemp or weave from the finest cord to the largest rope.
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A GALLANT RESCUE
Captain Geer Wakes Up, Hurries Out and Saves Two Men
A couple of bargemen hooked a small boat frm one of the bluefish vessels lying at the fish market wharf Tuesday night and started for their barge, which lay down by the fort. They had not proceeded far, in fact were just off ther fishmarket wharf, when they were capsized and were floundering in the water.
They made great outcry and the noise awoke Capt. George Geer, who was asleep on his vessel at the Shore Line wharf. Captain Geer hastily got into his small boat and put out the rescue of the men. He picked them up and carried them to their barge. They did not care enough for the fate of the boat they had stolen to even call Captain Geer's attention to her, but olet her drift away. This morning the owner of the boat was around the wharves inquiring for his missing boat.
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ALLEGED STABBING AFFRAY
Railroad Men Talk of One, but Definite News is Lacking
A stopry to the effect that a stabbing affray occired on Bank street during the early hours of Tuesday morning, has circulated about town today.
Some of the night gang of railroad switchmen say that such an affair occured, but could not tell the names of the participants in the row, some of whom were colored men.
If such a thing did happen, no one was seriously hurt, as the police have heard nothing in regard to any such affair.
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Willis G. Parmalee's Wedding
Willis G. Parmalee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Parmelee, will be married this evening in the Unitarian Church at Haverhill, Mass, to Miss Jennie Ladd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Ladd.
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Run Down on the Consolidated at Powers' Crossing, Niantic
Tuesday night a colored man from Rocky Neck fish works was run over and killed on the Consolidated railroad at Powers' Crossing in East Lyme. He and a companion had been to New London and their condition on their return was such as to render them deaf to the advice given them to avoid the track and take the highway.
The dead body of the man, who was named George Robinson, was found near the track west of Crescent beach this morning about 1 o'clock by Stephen Rowley and his son.
He was probably killed by some night train. The man had been drinking hard yesterday and was bound to Luce's Fish works during the night where he was employed.
Medical Examiner Dart viewed the body and gave permission to remove the same.
The body was taken in charge by the local selectmen, who will bury it. The man is reported as having a family somewhere in Delaware.
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PEOPLE's PROCEEDING
What Well-Known New Londoners and Their Families Are Doing
of St Paul is visiting in town.
J. C. Nichols and Al Mellor, engineers on the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, have returned to their home in Rhode Island after spending a few days with J. Rose, on Lewis street, East New London.
Mrs. Jane Jeffery of Minneapolis is visiting here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Bell, of Hudson, Mass., who are on their wedding tour, have been stopping a short time with friends in town. They will take the boat for New York this evening.
The Russian minister and family, who have been here since the early summer, leave Thursday for Washington.
Eugene Lahey, a former resident of this city, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Samuels
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VERDICT FOR CONSOLIDATED
Suit Was Brought for $15,000 on Account of an East Lyme Accident
Judge Lacombe in the U.S. Circuit Court at New York Tuesday, directed a verdict of the jury in favor of the defendant in the suit of Henry H. Verity gainst the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad for $15,000 damages. Verity was injured in a collision on June 17, 1893. He was a fireman on an express train that ran into an engine at East Lyme. His arm was broken, two of his ribs were smashed and he was severely bruised.
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Monument Struck By Lightning
Visitors to the top of Groton monument have just discovered that it had been struck by lightning of late, probably during the storm of Saturday night. Glass in the windows were broken and the shaft blackened considerably, No particular damage done to the masonry.
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Reuben Lord's House Decaying
It is observed with regret that the house built by Reuben Lord Sr., thirty years ago near Bill Hill school house is rapidly going to decay. It is situated in one of the pleasentest locations in the town, commanding a fine view of Essex and the Connecticut River for several miles.
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TWO CARPENTERS RUN DOWN
A Bad Accident on the Worcester Road at Norwich This Morning
Two carpenters were terribly, if not fatally, injured at Norwich this morning on the Norwich & Worcester division of the New England Railroad.
The names of the men were John Ahern and Arthur Galbraith. They we in a tunnel near the station when the train backed down on them.
Both men were knocked unconcious and Ahern is likely to die, while his companion will probably recover.
Ahern's arm was terribly cruched and the muscles below the elbow were ripped out so that the surgeon had to sever them. In addition he got a bad cut on the head and injuries to his back. The other man was cut on the nose and his arm was mangled.
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Compiling Doane Family Records
Alfred A. Doane, of Brockton is collecting material for a genealogy of the Doane Family. The family was numerous at one time in Middletown, Chatham, and Saybrook, and was largely engaged in shipbuilding and the coasting trade.
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REARDON GETS AWAY
Man Wanted in North Stonington Released From Jail in A Bluff
William Reardon, a young man who is wanted in North Stonington on a charge of robbery and assault, has escaped the clutches of the law in two states by legal strategy. Reardon was arrested in Rhode Island on civil suit and was in Cranston prison when Governor Morris issued requisition for him.
A hearing was given by Governor Brown and the decision withheld. Reardon's counsel then got out a habeas corpus to have Reardon in the supreme court Tuesday. He could not be produced in court for he had left the state.
Friends had gone to Cranston prison secretly, and given $500 bail on a bluff suit, and Reardon walked out a free man. A deputy sheriff was walking about town with the requisition papers when the sudden departure of Reardon was discovered.
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DANIELSON MAN LIBELLED
Everett E. Salisbury gets a Verdict Against Richard K. Fox of New Haven
New York, Oct. 17. -- In the United States circuit court today before Judge Lacombe the suit ofof Danielson, Conn., against Richard K. Fox, for libel, was decided in favor of the plaintiff.
This is the case in which Fox's paper charged Salisbury with the betrayal of a woman in Connecticut.
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