Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-18
UNWORTHY WESTERLY HUSBANDS
i9me in Court Is Wife Deserters and Beaters-Juda-
ment Suspended in Walter Danaerfelds Case-John
G. Tanner Known in Tolland Gets Jail Sentence
Death of Ex-Conaressman A. B. Capron-St Pat
ricks Night Minstrels-Griffe "A. Hyme in Jail.

fact that Tanner had done time in the
Holland jail and elsewhere for similar
assaults
i DIR. Barber testified that he was call
ed to attend Mrs. Barber three days
after the alleged assault and found her
i to be suffering from extreme nervous
ness and soreness and lameness, the
/ evident result of a struggle. He found
no bruises or injuries. Attorney Led
wfdge, counsel for Tanner, pleaded
that there was no chance of reconcilia-
(: ton. Tanner was sentenced to thirty
days in the Providence county Jail and
to pay the costs.
John Horne, who resides with his
wife and FIVE children on the Watch
Hill road, and who has been confined
in Kingston jail for a week ip default
| of bail to answer to the charge of
assaulting and striking one of his
daughters. complaint being brought
| by Mrs. Horne, was called for trial.
Attorney Ledwidge, counsel for Horne,
asked for postpoBement for one week,
as he had just been called into the
case and was not familiar with the
circumstances. The request was
furnished to the satisfaction of the
| court.
In the civil suit Of William D. Moss
against Elisha e. Carpenter, claim of
$83.43 amount due for rental of farm,
| judgment was given for plaintiff At
torney Ledwidge fled notice of appeal,
stating that a counter suit had been
brought in the town Of Stonington.
! Congressman Adm ealIou Capron,
who has represented the Second Rhode
Island district since 1892, and who de-
clined reelection by reason Of failing
health, Ex-Governor George H. Utter
of Westerly being elected as his sue
cessor, died Friday morning at his
home in Snlithneld, r. l.. He was born
at Mendon. Mass, Jan. 9. 1S41, and
educated at Woonsoclet High school
and Westbrook Seminary, near Port
land. Me.
In the OWL war he served as ser
geant and sergeant major in the Sec
5 to Oct. IL, 1861, and was promoted
| to be second lieutenant ON the latter
! date, and first lieutenant July "a, 1852.
! On March 3, 1863, hepentered the regul-
lar army as first lieutenant in the Sig
nal corps, and was brevetted captain
and major Of volunteers March IL.
1865, for faithful and meritorious SER
| vice during the war. He was honor
ably mustered out Of the service Sept.
1, 1855. He then engaged in the mill
ing and grain business and became in
terested in politics.
He was elected a member of the
Rhode Island house of representatives
1892, being speaker in 1922. He
was elected member Of congress in
| 1892, and has ever since been re-elect-
ed, until the republican convention of
last October, when he declined. and
Mr. Utter substituted. Mr. Capron
served on foreign affaiHs military af-
fairs and territories committees. He
lived to the full expiration of his term
| of Office.
While there was no general observ-
ancs Of st. Patrick's day in Westerly,
there was large and thoroughly ap-
preciative audience in Hibernian hall
| ENTERTAINMENT given under the aus
pices of the Society of the Children of
Mary. The programme included cho
rus singing OF Sons of Ireland. st. Pat
ricks Day, and God Save Ireland and
these vocal solos: Wearing of the
Green. by Kenyon Doyle; Kathleen
/ Msvourneen, by Miss Kathryn Brown:
| The Last Rose of Summer, Joseph L.
J Lenifan: Believe Me, Miss Della Hea-
ley; Lost Chord, Thomas V. Clancy;
of Shamrock. Miss Irene Horgan:
Gallagher, James Fl. Mahoney; cornet
| solo, Charles Gavitt. The instrument
al music for minstrels and dancing
that followed was by the Ideal orches-
ira
Willis Griffis and Marion Hyne, the
Fort Mansfield soldiers arrested in
| New York for theft committed in New
Haven, who completed Jail sentence in
the latter city Friday morning, were
Immediately taken into custody by
Deputy Sheriff William III. Casey and
brought to the Stonington town court
/ Friday afternoon. They were arraign-
ed before Judge Alberti r. Stillman,
| charged with breaking and entering
I tho haY-hor obnn n Mnnfi e. in,
Pawcatuck and stealing therefrom 16
razors and eight bottles OF hair tonic
valued at $44.
After the testimony of Joseph Mon
ii, Joseph Sullivan and of Detective
DonRelly Of New Haven, who captured
! the soldiers and secured the booty in
| New York, Judgment was given that
the accused were probably guilty and
| they were bound over for trial in the
| superior court for New London coun-
ty.. Bonds were fixed at $1,000 each.
and failure to furnish placed the SOL
diers in the New London county Jail
| pending trial
! Chief Bransfield has filed copies of
| warrants for the arrest of Griffis and
Hyme, to be served as soon as the
punishment inflicted by Connecticut
courts is ended.
The power plant Of the Sea View
Railroad company 10 to be improved
/
er Babcock 4 Wilcox boiler which will
be in readiness when the summer sea
| son opens. Arrangements have been
made for the erection of a large brick
smokestack which will eventually do
| away with the two. sheet iron stacks
now in use. This stack will be s225
feet high. seven feet in diameter at
the top and will be built of aerial
brick. When the new boiler is in
stalled the power plant will have a
| capacity of about 1.4OO horse power,
which will be ample to care for the
business of the road.
These improvements. of the power
plant will be augmented by the bet
terment of the roads equipment. The
Sea View operates the trolley lines
between East Greenwich and Wick
ford, Saunderstown. Narragansett Pier
and Wakefield, and has charter rights
of extension to Westerly.
Local Laeonics.
Hope Rebekah lodge will visit the
sister lodge in Groton March 49,
Horatio Palmer. age 80, died Friday
morning at his home in Clark's Falls