Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-09-25


| scented in the superior court for Wash
! ington county before Judge Stearns
4 at Kingston. 1t Wass the fling of a
/ claim with Halsey p. Clark, for fifty
years town and probate clerk of Rich
mond, an hour or so after Oscar r.
| Barber, his successor. had taken the
| oath of office. On this ground, coun-
4 sci for the defence moved that a ver-
| dict for his. client be directed, but the
\ court overruled the motion and allowed
| the case to go to the jury, saving an
Exception. The jury, however, re-
turned verdict for the defendant
! later in the afternoon.
The case was that of Edmund B.
Sheldon against Susan F. C. Wilbur.
Administrative of the estate of Abby
| Ann Hoxie of Richmond, with will
annexed. Mr.. Barney, attorney for
| the defence, asked the court to di-
/ rect verdict for the defence. The
| ground was taken that the claim of
| Mr.. Sheldon, which was a note for
$1,000, was not properly filed in the
Richmond probate court
BY tho file mark it appeared that
the claim has filed with Halsey P.
Clark, who Endorsed the file on the
back at p. M, June 6, 1908. 1t also
appeared that Mr.. Barber had been
sworn in as town and probate CLERK
ct Westerly an hour before that time.
Mr.. Barney argued that from the mo-
ment Mr.. Barber took the oath, Mr..
Clark ceased to be the clerk and that
the clerks office ceased to be at Mr..
Clark's house where it had been for
half century.
presented a large criminal docket for
next month, which includes these cases
of local interest:
Indictment against Vaudeville d.
I Hall, alias Charles w. Stevens. for
! forging and uttering checks upon the
Fifth Avenue bank of New York, and
cashing same at Watch Hill house
There are four indictments against
Hail. and it is probable! he will be
placed on trial Monday.
Indictment against David Thompson
for conveying saws to Vaudeville Hall
TO aid him to break Jail at Kings
ton
Indictment against John F. Barber,
liquor nuisance.
Two indictments charging Joseph s.
Grills with embezzlement of funds
placed with him on deposit as pri-
vate banker in Westerly.
Complaint of Constable Charles P.
Ecclestone against liquors and yes
sells of John F. Barber, and against
p. William Dougherty for keeping Ii
qnor for sale.
Complaint of Lucretia Spetzano
against Christina Turano. alleged to
be lewd and wanton woman.
Complaint of Overseer of the Poor
George B. Carpenter against WilfEed
Collins of Westerly, charged with bas-
tardy
Complaint of Sheriff John R. Will
cox against liquors and vessels of SAL
vatore Ferraro.
Complaint of Chief of Police Brans-
field against Charles Gabrielle. Oliver
E. Gavitt, Antonio Salameno and An
gelo Comparto, keeping liquor for
sale. u.s.
At the conclusion of the Sheldon-
Wilbur case, the trial of the action
of John Curry against John F. Davis,
and others. to recover damages of
800. was commenced. Curry alleges
that by reason of a hawser being
stretched from shore to shore over
the Pawcatuck river. and with no dam
ger. signals set, damage was done his
motor boat while coming up the river
on the night of August 2, by collision
with the hawser. The jurors not in
this case were excused until Monday
morning.
Judge Stearns in the superior court,
Friday, issued a final decree of abso-
lutte divorce, in the case of Ida f.
Burdick against Byron D. Burdick
At the state rifle range at Rumford
Thursday, Capt. Arthur n. Nash of
Westerly made the highest score at
800 yards. AZ out of possible so.
His score in detail: A. A.. 5, s, 5-23; 5,
5, 5, 5, 4-24: total of a. First Sergt.
r. f. Freestone, Fifth company, West
erly, scored Al and Private d. Har-
rington 80.
The highest ~score at the 50-yard
line was shot by First Lieut.. Dubois
of the cavalry. a total of A. Lieut..
Col c. Fl. Ledward of Westerly and
Lieut.. c. G. Johnson of Warren. also
scored A, in the order named.
Weather being favorable it is ex-
pected that the biggest crowd ever at
a baseball game in Westerly will as
semble on the Vose grounds this (Sat-
urday) afternoon to witness the two
games between Westerly and Ston-
ington in the rNre for the pennarit and
championship title of the Rhode ISL
nd-Connecticut baseball league. The
Westerly team is in fine fettle and
with the position of shortstop
strengthened by Forgue, who is also
a topnotch wielder of the bsi the
.homers expect to win, but should
there be a split even Westerly would
be. still one game to the good With
the exception of Forgue, the makeup
of the Westerly team is the same that
won two games last Saturday from
Stonington on their home grounds.
Ryan, O'Brien and Duggan are the
trio Of strengthening plasters for. the
Stonington team and, so it is said,
they we're selected for the occasion
from the array of baseball talent in
Taunton and vicinity. Bill Brown, a
resident of Westerly, and the crack
first baseman of the Stonington team,
is now employed at his trade, stone
cutting. at Stony Creek, and it was
ronnrfed E'ridaY afternoAn that he