Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-20
WESTERLY TOWN COUNCIL MEETS
Special Session Held on Friday Evening-Judge Will
Jams Hold Offenders Their Deserts-Elder
George Adams in Jail Charge Of Arson-Acci-
dents and Incidents of Day

| tina towing to the absence of the COM
plainant Chief Bransfield. and the fact
that Englan had made restitution of
! the money taken, and had already
/ spent a week in Jail, the case should
| be. dismissed upon the payment of
costs, which amounted to $3.50. This
| plan was agreeable to Attorney Agard,
counsel for Bingham
Judge Williams decided that the
case would not be dismissed.
| Solicitor Agard said he could not
! try the case in the absence of COM
palinant.
At this point Attorney Ledwidge
said in stentorian tone: Il insist upon
immediate trial.
Solicitor Agard declined to prose-
cute the case.
Judge Williams then announced that
| the case would be continued for one
week and that bonds of $500 would
hold the prisoner. Attorney Agard
asked if Englan could furnish his own
| recognizance. and the answer was No.
Judge Williams stated in substance
that the court was no clearance house
for crime, and said that according to
what had been presented in court the
attorneys had planned for the DISPOSE
ton of the case regardless of the
courts opinion or knowledge of the
circumstances. He said the final re-
sponsibility rests with the aourt, and
the court assumes that responsibility
The case of Louis Dotolo, an action
to recover an alleged loan of $50 from
Theodore Stewart, was heard Judg-
ment was given for plaintiff. All 9TH
er cases We're continued for two weeks
except that of Coy against Sweeney,
which was assigned for Saturday.
The case against the liquors and
vessels of Richard Fowler and of Jo-
seph Boyer of Canal street, seized on
August Is, We're heard. After the tes-
timony of Sergeant Brown, Policemen
West and Mitchell and Constables
Reardon and Latham, Judge Williams
declared the liquors and vessels for
feited to the state, and authorized the
issue of warrants to destroy the Id
uors and for the salt or destruction of
the vessels.
Elder George Adams. formerly in
charge of Tabernacle No. 2, WeserIy,
of the Church of God and the Saints
of Christ, known locally as the Holy
Jumpers. recently arrested on his re-
turn from the south, is now in the
Washington county Jail awaiting a
hearing by the grand jury on charge
of arson. He was adjudged probably
guilty by Judge Nathan B. Lewis in
the Second district court Thursday
Adams is charged with setting fire
to his own house at Wexford Junction.
turned from a trip to the south last
April and told the Robinson family,
who occupied the house, that he was
going to have repairs made, to the
second story of the small building: He
borrowed an oil stove and took it up
stairs. Several small children were in
bed there and he induced the parents
to take these children down stairs.
Later Adams came down stairs, went
to a nearby store and very soon there
after the house was on fire, the family
barely having opportunity to escape.
The house was consumed with it's con-
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but the evidence was not considered
sufficient to hold him for the grand
jury.
cox has been at work on the case and
secured more substantial evidence
against Adams. The elder denies any
guilt in the burning of the house and
declares that the fire must have started
from the oil stove which he left in the
room. The offense of arson does not
admit of bail, therefore the accused is
in the county jail.
1t was shown that the building was
c.. Court Stanton reached his 10Th
year today Saturday and is in prime
health and excellent spirits. He served
Wit hhonor during the Civai war and
was a commissioned officer. He is one
OF the few men that has read in print
what was intended for his obituary.
Mr.. Stanton has earned an enviable
Frederick S. Opie had a very narrow
escape from drowning at Pleasant
View Thursday afternoon, having sunk
below the surface twice when rescued
by Charles Price and brought to the
shore with the assistance of Wilbur L.
Main and several others on the beach.
Mr.. Price is a nephew of the late
Postmaster Walter Price and formerly
resided in Westerly. He is now a
resident of Pittsburg. Pa, and is spend
ing his vacation at Pleasant View.
Jacob Irons, nnotorman on the Ash
away Westerly trolley car. was Sc
verely injured by reason of the disar-
rangement of the brake mechanism.
He was nearing the junction to the
clay works in Ashaway when the
brake handle suddenly came back with
tween the thumb and forehnger, max
ing a wound that required seven
stitches to close.
Miss Bessie KiIburn. waitress at a
Watch Hill hotel, was taken suddenly
and strangely with peculiar ailment
that resembled symptoms of infantile
paralysis late Wednesday afternoon
and conveyed to the Westerly hospital
for treatment. One leg seemed to be
paralyzed and soon the other was sim
Harry affected and there was a general
collapse of the whole system. She rest
ed easily during the night and showed
signs of improvement.
Local Laconics.
Thomas Wilcox is seriously i'll at his
home in Elm street.
Mrs. NJ. A. Richardson of New Ha-
ven, spending the summer at Week |
apaug, has been received at the West |
erly hospital
Yon Lew, a Main street laundryman |
and his wife Ida have purchased the |
James D. Miner farm in North Ston- |
ington and will engage in farming.
The state board of officers of the |