Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-25

ereressman George Ii. utter arr
 nome ju-t in time to attend a
 netting Of the town council,
 saa councllnen and the large
 Of citizens something g
 4- n connection with the appH-
 d liguor license for 65 Main
 u the Leonard house, unless
 1-.er was decided in open meet a l44 in favor Cf the reu1ousIraIlJs -.4.L lElL JuI resort to secret session
 It has since been learned that the c4u-LIuitlc plan or the cCn2r 1l .ss checked, because it was not di- .vIugsG at the meeting, as II was eA- pscted Woufd be, that that one cI the signers Of the renOnsIfance mad been F1IhdraEn. 1Opped over Io the otnef side which would mean that pne re- monStfants did not represent owners of the ajority of property within the 900 feet limitation and mat llGeIlse could be legally granted Tor 65 Nam street. It was then that 9dr- Utter took the stand against the secret session tearing that the alleged withdrawal of the remonStranr would De sprung At 1hs secret session
 MT. Utter said at the meeting, on Ehe quiet that he had been informed that one of the cOuneilmen had In his inside pocket the written withdrawal Of r11e -euOnsTanI and in readiness for secret session action MT Utter sald that tf that 7vtUll6ra wal had been in- rroduced at the meeting he would have iTrduIged in plain talk ard not in rid d7eE which all the ccuncilInen did not understand, and tell in detail the in side history of the whole case, tnciud- ing how the particular reno C1sLrant r-as induced 10 sign . document am 1sourcing his withdrawal rom the re- uacustrauce. T. is announced that there Is to be an Interesting sequel
 Three men have been arrested in connection with the break at the Will Ham A. Rathbun house in North Ston- Irqton, on the night of Dec 1S. at about o'clock The men arrested are Joseph Stanton Maine of Ledyard, near Lantern HiIl, who was taken into GUS tody On Saturday by Deputy SherlH William E. Casey and Constable Thom- zs Peabody Of North StOningtQn- Hec- LOT AfacCIWe who was arrested in Norwich by police officers of that city. and Charles CTanual- sou-ln-laW or William A. Rathbun- who was captured in North Stonington Saturday evening when he came to attend hearing which was to have been given the other two men. The hearing was post poned until Monday morning. The attempted break and robbery at the Rathbun house has caused consid- 1 erable excitement in North Stoning- ten and the Eeleccmen Of the town 1 have taken up the case. 4 reward of ] s10G has been offered for the person who will give the information leading | to the arrest and conviction Of the l person or persons guilty of committing ]
 
 hczIEe of V IiliaIu 4. RaIhbun on the ! night Of Dec. IS. Charles C. Gray, 1 Herbert B Vincent and Frank H. But I ion are the selectmen who~llave signed l for the reward On the night in question William l Richmond made Q visit 10 the Rathbun l home. leaving at about o'clock. 1 Shortly after he left g knock came on l the door of the Rathbuu house and as ! MT and Mrs. RzIhbun were about to l Metfre they did not first go to the door. | but asked who was there Mfr Rathbun at first thought it was 1 TIT Richmond who had returned and l asked him what was the trouble The 1 answer came that there was no trouble, | but that MT Rathbun was wanted He opened the door and there were three men outside One of them who had | done all the talking, said that they had been hunting and wanted something tO-i eat They were told that there was nothfnE in the house for them to eat The men turned away and went around the house to a window and talked to < Mr. Rzthbun from the outside.
 They said that they knew he had had an auction a short time hence and they had come to get the money which they knew he had 1Ir. Rathbun re- piled that he had no money. One of the windows was pried open and the front door and tho three men demand ed that he get the money and throw it out of the window, threatening to shoot him and Mrs Rathbun and burn the house f he did not do so. 4Gr. Rath- bun seized a shotgun and by walking rom the front door to the window was