The Newtown bee., 1899-07-28
Town Tories.
DIR w. Francis Spring Arrested.
FORMERLY HAD AN OFFICE ON WEST
STREET IN NEwTOwN.

DR. w. Francis Spring, who resided In
| Newtown for time, was arrested the
other day at Winsted on the charge OF
non-support. DR. Spring is well known
thereabouts. For time he had dental
office in Woodbury., bat he had an unfor.
nate habit of not paying his bills. In
every place he established he posed as a
horseman and took great interest In
horse trots. He dressed rather fiashily
and had the appearance of a man of the
sporting fraternity. From NeWtown he
went to Bethel and from there to Dan.
bury and since leaving there has been
travelling about from place to place ae
1.-THE great tooth extractor"
The Waterbury American in speaking
of his arrest said: DR. w. Francis Spring,
1.-THE great tooth EXTRACTOR" will prob
ably dispense with the motto, "a word
TO the wise is sufficient" in his future
advertising notices. 1t will not be Dep.
uty Sheriff Rigley's fault IL he does not.
DR. Spring was arrested by the deputy
in Winsted on warrant charging him
with non.support of bis wife, who lives
in the town OF Wolcott. No later than
November the doctor was found guilty
Of non-support and required to pay bis
wife IS week for six months, bond to
secure the payment of the weekly sum
being furnished. AS soon as the six
months were ended the doctor left Mr.
Spring to shift for herself. For this neg
lect OF his marital duties the doctor was
arrested, brought before Justice John r.
S. Todd of Wolcntt found guilty and
was sentenced to 30 days in jail. Spring
took an appeal from this decision to the
September term of the district court.
Bonds for the appeal were furnished by
Springs uncle to the amount of 5000,
80 49, 60 hn - 10
wife Ifor similar amount. Judge Brad.
street, Of this city, appeared for Mrs
Spring, and the doctor was without
counsel. Spring has quite reputation
in the city apart from that of being 1.-THE
Great Extractor of Teeth He is a den
tlst of the itInerant type. Some months
ago when he was residing here warrant
was issued for his arrest for keeping an
unlicensed dog. The process was given
to Deputy Sheriff Rigley to serve. The
officer went to the doctors office and met
with very cool reception indeed. "It
you have any business here, state 1t or
get outside my door," were the words
with which 1.-THE Great Tooth Extract
or" greeted the genial William. 1--WE
warrant with me for your arrest" said
the sheriff apologetically. "If that's the
case get outside that door quick" retort-
ed the "Great Tooth EXterminator," and
he made a move to throw the sheriff Out.
you come pretty near coming along
Just the same" said the sheriff. and
clearing decks for action, he sailed in,
and with one Of his scientific undercuts
or evercuts, the sheriff does not remem-
Der now which il was, and the dentist
never knew, he piled 1.-The Tooth Ex-
tractor" over the corner, and later trans
ferred him to a place of security until
such time as he paid his dog tax and his
fine for resisting an officer. When the
warrant for the doctors last arrest WAS
issued, the 18Th of the present month,
the Whereabouts OF the itinerant dentist
was unknown. Sheriff Rigley got his
clue from the following advertisement
in one of the Winsted papers: 1.-The
Great Tooth Extractor to Return to
Winsted. DR. w. Francis Spring will be
in Winsted at the Winsted House, Tues
dsv, July Is. A word to the wise is
sufficient" A local notice of the doc
tors coming closed with the statement
that sit pays to ADVERTISE" which, like
the "a word to the wise is sufficient
motto in the advertisement was hardly
true in the DOCTORS case. When the sher-
if arrested and placed the irons on him,
Spring recalled his former setto with Mr.
Rigley and said to the officer, "What q
fool | was to act as | did when you ar
rested me before" The doctor and the
deputy got along all right together.