Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-06

London boy charged with breaking into store.
 Case Against Woman Nolled.
 In the case of Ida Sherman of Po- quonoc, who was charged with having assisted <Judson Buddington, who broke into the E. E. Spicer ice houses, States Attorney Hull moved nolle. He said that the woman is in deli cate condition and that within the past week Buddington had married her. The case was nolled.
 Horse Thieves.
 Four alleged horse thieves were ar rested Tuesday afternoon by Con- stable Charles H. Card of Groton. They are Forrest Shattuck, May Shattuck. Margaret Shattuck and Fred Pattison. Tuesday they hired a horse and car riage of James E. F. Brown of Mys- tic. They then tried to sell the out it. The men were in the uniform of the Vermont national guard.
 According to the story they told, Forrest Shattuck and Mary Shattuck are man and wife, while Margaret poses as the sister of Forrest and the affinity of Fred Pattison. They bad with them when arrested three galises well stuffed with clothing. It has been found that they got a team at Slocum's, R. l.. this being the one wrecked near William Hempstead's house.
 The prisoners were brought into the superior court in the afternoon on a bench warrant, charging the theft of the horse and carriage from James E. F. Brown.
 The accused were then put to plea, all four pleading not guilty. This is pne of the most peculiar cases of the term. The accused are all under nine- teen years of age and come from Keene, N. H.
 What their career will turn out to be is not known now but they have one that will probably astonish the natives. One of the girls is under stood to have told something of a story that is racy
 Judge Gager appointed Attorney Daniel N. Cronin guardian ad Item for all but Margaret Shattuck. and State Attorney Hull advised that sep arate counsel be appointed for her as she had said enough to warrant that course being taken.
 Each Got a Year.
 A change of plea was made by Shat tuck and Pattison, whose right name is Puff, and they were each sentenced to year in jail. The women will be held until Tuesday, and the father of Mar rgaret, whose right name Is said to be Lena Roberts, of Derry, N. H., will be communicated with, and 1t Is ex- pected he will be here then. Both the men were militiamen at Lawrence, Mass.
 James Clark and Michael McGuire, IT,, changed their plea to guilty to entering Ira Lewis building at Jewett City. Clark was given six and Me- Guire two months in jail.
 The case against Arthur LaF1amme was continued at the request of the states attorney and in the case against Lynch the bonds were reduced from $1,5OO to $500.
 ShoIes Case Erased.
 The. continued case against Emily Sholes was erased from the docket, as Mrs Sholes, 1t was stated, had set tied with Martin Flaherty by paying him S450. She was charged with em- bezzlement and was bound over from the city court here in April 1908 Fla herty worked at her place, and 1t was claimed that she offered to get a check cashed for him and failed to turn over the money.
 The cases against Everett Hewitt and Arthur Maynard went over until Tuesday. Dr. Spalding of the Norwich state hospital examined the latter on Wednesday and will report later.
 1nasmuch as several of the cases are not ready, court was adjourned until next Tuesday, when the trials will take place.