Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-15
HELD IN $4,000.
Camille Noreau Charged With
Burglary.
George Porter Sentenced to Three
Months-A Disgraceful Sunday Scene
Other Town Notes.

optHCeI, GD. 14.--CamlIIe NOredu
charged with breaking and entering f.
H. LovelPs store early Sunday morning
Jan. 80, was brought before Justice A
w. Curtis this forenoon at O'clock He
was bound over to the May sitting Of
the grand jury in the sum of $1,000, and
taken to Worcester this noon. Noreau
pleaded not guilty to breaking into Mr.
! Lovell's store, and said in defense thai
he was at home and in bed at the time
the burglary was committed. A. w
Hapgood, A. F. Coughlin and William
H. Parker. who discovered the burglars
at work on the night of Jan. 80, testified
that Noreau was one of the burglars
and positively identified him as the mar
whom they chased down Main street tC
Mechanic street, and across the rail
road, until he disappeared from view
The witnesses had a good look at Nor
| eau when pursuing him, and his voice
was also remembered and recognized
| Noreau, when arrested, had pair OF
| gloves which were supposed to have beer
| stolen from the store, and E. H. Lowell
testified that he had gloves for sale
which were identically the same as the
ones found on Noreau. The evidence is
very strong against Noreau and the
people feel relieved to know that one OF
the burglars is apRrehended.
PORTER SENT OVER.
George Porter, arrested Saturday af-
ternoon, charged with breaking and
entering, also appeared before Justice
! Curtis this forenoon. 1t was claimed
! that he stole a set of shoemaker's tools
! out Of laa ~
! Spencer, which is owned by Erastuz
Bouchard, and that he pawned the pill
| fered articles at Moses LamoreuX'
pawn shop. The tools were located al
the pawn shop by the police. Porter
was drunk when arrested Saturday, and
attempted resistance, but was quickly
placed under control by Deputy Sheriff
H. P. Draper. Porter was sentenced tC
three months in the house of correction
1t was not a novelty for Porter to enter
with intentions of stealing, as he has
served 1S months for burglary at tbs
store of Chester Sylvester.
John Conway was arrested for drunk
| ennesS Saturday afternoon, and fined 81
! by Justice Curtis this forenoon.
A DISGRACEFUL SIGHT.
Yesterday was a record breaking day
for the antics of the fought element
who with hilarious turn of mind
made the various streets of Spencer
| disagreeable and dangerous to the quiet
| class of citizens who endeavor to OBJ
serve the Sabbath in respectable way
| Drunkenness was prevalent in many
! parts of the town. 1t commenced early
| in the day, when one arrest was made
| but as the day progressed the drinking
increased, until, in the latter part of the
! afternoon, groups of toughs were gath
| cred at street corners and in the mid
| die of the sidewalks, making it unsafe
for ladies to be alone in some sections
of the town.
Two reporters witnessed a scene or
| Mechanics street which was no credit
| to the community. A gang of men
part of whom were drunk, and the re
mainder sufficiently under the influence
| of liquor TO be noisy blocked up tht
sidewalk, while lady wheeling baby
| carriage, was obliged to wheel the We
| hicle out into the street to pass by
| Fighting seemed to be the most inter
esting topic for conversation with tn,
| imbibers, and several disgraceful stree
| fights were participated in. A party o
three men well filed with liquor, at
| tempted to walk a portion of Wes
Main street, one of the three insistinf
on fighting with his companions. H,
was surely in poor condition to pu
up much of a pugilistic exhibition, for
in trying TO walk, he fell in the gutter
| and into the road six times, by actua
count He was taken away by his com
panions, unmolested by the police The
street was well crowded with people a.
the time, and young ladies were fright
| ened by the threatening talk and vile
| language of the would-be fighter Spen-
/ Ger is a no-license town, but it is the
| impression of prominent citizens that
! the town would be better off morally il
| liquor licenses were granted, and the
| law enforced to the letter, rather thar
| have the Sabbath made hideous BY
| gangs of ruff1ans who seem to have nc
| difficulty in obtaining liquor from dives
and low resorts at any day, hour oil
minute when they feel thirsty, Sundays
| included.
MISS MANNING'S RECITAL.
! At town hall tomorrow the large class
of Spencer people which is interested
in elocution and delsarte, will be giver
a grand treat in the recital of the pu.
pills Of Miss Catherine Manning, Miss
| Lillian Hanson, concert singer, viii
| render the thrilling mad scene in Ham
let. Louis K. Brennan, comedian, viii
| appear in comic songs and impersona.
! ttons. Little Miss GenevieVe Reilly will
dance minuet Miss Grace Monahan
a dancer Of acknowledged ability, will
appear twice In the program Miss Ma.
| rian Page will appear in the graceful
| dance, 1.-THE frolic." Miss Mabel Pro
vost and Miss Alice McKenna will dance
| the two difficult jigs, THE Irish wash.
erwoman" and 1.-THE darlSies dream
which has never before been seen ii
| town. Ralph Stone, boy soprano, will
sing two of his latest songs Eighteer
readings will be rendered, also drill.
and pantomimes.
MARDI GRAS CLUB.
The annual celebration, banquet ant
dance of the Mardi Gras Club will take
place at Hotel Windsor, Tuesday even
ing, Feb. %. The guests will be arrayed
in antique and burlesque costumes. The
committee Of arrangements is: Pete