Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-12
WESTERLY CHIEFS GOOD STROKE
Arrest of Vaudeville Hall, Alias Chas. H. Stevens who
had Issued Five Fraudulent Checks on N. Y. Bank
Result of Saturdays League Games--New Shoreham's
First Trip 10 Stonington-Last Weeks Marriages

covered. Detective Fuller said that the
bank never allows a guilty man to es-
cape punishment and all who assault
that institution. said to be one OF the
richest in the world. must pay the PEN
atty. The bank in dealing with forgers
and frauds does not resort to the
economic way, but expends sums much
larger than the amount at stake TO
punish the offender This Is done for
the purpose of keeping the business OF
the crooked gentry away from tnc
bank, for they know that they VIII be
bounded until captured.
During the past thirty five years De-
teetive Fuller said that only two pro-
fessional forgers had tried their game
on the Fifth Avenue bank, and these
two were landed in Sing Sing. When
one of these was released he posed as
a purchasing agent for Sing Sing pris-
on. He would buy $500 in goods, ten
der a check for $780, but not on the
Fifth Avenue bank, and get the 500
in cash. This trick was turned several
times and the forger was returned 10
Sing Sing. Professional forgers treat
the Fifth Avenue bank with profound
respect.
Hall being unable to furnish the
$1,000 bonds required Sheriff Wilcox
came to Westerly Saturday afternoon
and took the accused to the Washing
ton county jail at kingston.
Three couples from out of town Sc
lected Westerly as the place OF their
marriage last week. George Alfred
Hall and his bride, Miss Mamie Amelia
Miner, came from East Haddam, on
the banks of the Connecticut river, and
were married by Rev. George w. Rig
Ter, d. D. The same clergyman per-
formed like duty for Henry Payne Els
L.. - faH
army, and Miss Addie Louise sScofield
of New London. Andrew Walter Peter
son, letter carrier OF Bridgeport. and
Mary Elizabeth Tintero of the same
city were married by Rev. John G.
Dutton.
Frederick T. Mitchell has been elect
ed a member OF the Westerly police
force to succeed William II. Holland,
resigned. He received four of the six
votes cast by the council at a special
meeting of the Westerly town council
Saturday evening. There were present
at the meeting President William l..
Clark and Councilmen Albert II. Lang
worthy, Maurice w. Flynn, Horace G..
Burdick, William Culley and Wayland
Saunders. Councilman c. Clarence
Maxson was absent. Mr.. Mitchell is of
muscular build and ought to become an
efficient officer. He was formerly road
commissioner of the town, but for the
past three years has been engaged in
the laundry business. jeremiah O'Con-
nell, another applicant for the position,
received two votes. The other appli-
cants were Howard Swan. James Bon
ner. John Lynch, John Cato and Will
liam Duguid. On the first ballot the
vote was O'Connell 3, Mitchell and
Cato 1. The election was on the Sec
ond ballot.
Councilman Burdick was appointed a
committee to see that a section of
board walk was either repaired or re-
moved
The bond of the town treasurer was
reduced from $4,000 to $4,000.
Steve Pember, the crack Westerly
High school pitcher and Nmember of
the White Rock team, was in the box
for Mystic in the baseball game with
the New London Independents at Mys-
tic Saturday. Mickey Flynn, the
outhelder, pitched for his Independent
team. 1t was an interesting. wei,
played game. and Mystic lost by a
score of to 4.
In the Rhode Island Connecticut
league Saturday at White Rock the
White Rocks and Wakefields played a
game of baseball for fourteen innings.
resulting In a score of 6 TO for White
Rock. 1t was of course a pitchers con-
test, with honors almost even.
The acore.