Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-08

man in a cottage at Eastern Point and
in their boat were stolen articles from
cottages at Kitemaug belonging to
Norwich people. They pleaded guilty
Judge Burpee in sentencing them stat
ed that property must be protected
Brady was given from one to two
years in state prison and Burns from
one year to Is months in the same in
stitution.
c. A. Snyder pleaded guilty to as
saulting his parents in North Stoning-
ton and was given three months In
Jail. He has been in jail awaiting trial
for 35 days. Attorney Babcock spoke
for him and said that drink was the
cause of his trouble.
QuiIiano Gets Year in Jail.
John Quiliano. charged with assault
with intent to kill upon Murphy Span
lei at East Lyme, was surrendered by
his bondsman. He pleaded guilty and
after the facts were told to the court
he was sentenced to year in jail
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Novak of New
London pleaded not guilty to stealing
$40 from the person of Daniel Finn on
August II.
Sentence Suspended.
Pleading guilty to the theft of two
chickens valued at fifty cents, Cashier
Piatsuk of Jewett City was sentenced
to nine months ii jail, but sentence
was suspended, and he was placed in
the care of the probation officer of the
county.
Norman Daniels and Marc Clark
were each given Is months in Jail.
the cottage of Albert Pope of Old
Lyme. The burglary was committed
July 21 and some plumber was secured
Clark lives in East Hampton and
is Daniels stepfatheT, Clark has
wife and five children and Attorney
Tr1Ia -fos.- RI Sfy YlIf
for him. Clark and Daniels We're ar
rested by the state police.
Frank Cote Pleads Guilty.
The first trial was started soon aft
err twelve o'clock Wednesday, when a
jury was elected to try Frank Cote
who had pleaded not guilty to steal
ing 500 yards of cloth from the Aspl-
nook bleachery in Jewett City. O. L.
Johnson, manager of the bleachery,
Cote's house by himself and a member
of the state police. He described the
goods and told of their being exclus-
i've patterns and could have come only
from the bleachery as they We're not
finished. A clothes basket filled with
cuts of the cloth was shown and Mr.
Johnson told of customers for whom
the cloth was finished. After the evil
denee of the state policeman had been
heard Cote decided to plead guilty and
was sentenced to nine months IN jail.
Maurice Freeman on Trial.
The case against Maurice Freeman,
charged with entering the house of
man named Hoxie in Lebanon August
4 and stealing silvefware, was next
started, a jury being selected to hear
that case. Mr.. Hoxie was the first
witness and he testified that he saw
Freeman near his house on August 4,
and Freeman asked him if he wanted
any help Freeman had worked there
before, but was told then that no ad
ditional help was needed and he went
off towards Norwich. Soon after Mr.
Hoxie went into the house and found
that entrance had been gained by
tearing the screen off the window and
box of silverware taken He at
once followed Freeman and found the
box beside the road and on Freeman
was the siIverWare He had the bun
die under his arm when he was talk
ing with Mr.. Hoxie. The local police
being notified arrested Freeman.
Mr.. Hoxie had not finished his tes-
timony when court adjourned at five
o'clock until this morning when the
case will be resumed