Putnam patriot., 1911-05-26
City court...EnlIer Judge.

being drunk. The prosecuting sttor- ney suggested that the case WAS one of the kind that had developed the pro- bation system. He spoke we'll of the man aside from his habit of drinking The case was continued sixty days, and Kenyon was placed in charge of the probation officer.
 Monday morning Charles Doroque paid the court s5 for Saturday night drunk.
 Frank Auger plead not guilty to 6 charge of criminally assaulting Matil- da Mayhew on the night of March sth, 1910. The Mayhew woman said her home was in Grosvenordale. On ths night when the assault was alleged she was la Putnam at her sisters home and was in the house alone. The place where she was staying was a tenement in the block formerly the old Metho- dist church on Elm street. Auger lived up stairs. About half past elev- en she said Auger came where she was asleep, and she awoke 10 find him be- side her. He assaulted her and left the room by the door, having entered by the window. He came back in five minutes through the door which had rem aimed unlocked and assaulted her again. He came back the third time, coming through the window as in the first instance. She said she did not scream as he threatened to kill her if she made any outcry, and part of the time held his hand over her mouth. After the third visit she went to anoth- CT tenement in the house and asked to stay there and was allowed to do so. When Auger threatened her, he told | her he had been behind the bars few times and didn't mind that. Did not know Auger, who is married and has a wife and three children.
 Mrs. Decicy testified that the May hew woman came to her door about midnight and asked to stay there and ] wss allowed to do so. She was not crying, but appeared frightened. She did not tell her about the trouble that night, but told her the next morning. Auger made no statement. His moth- CT furnished bond of $500 for his ap- pearanee In the Superior court
 Immediately after the alleged as- saalt last March Auger disappeared and the officers had not set eyes on him since. His arrest was due to get. ting into trouble in Danielson. He was found at place where a raid for | liquors was made Saturday night. He escaped and was traced to Putnam by State Policemen Jackson and Bridg- man. Local officers were called upon to assist and Auger was located at his old home on Elm street. When he heard the Putnam officers getting into the house he made an attempt to es- cape by climbing out an upper story window, but the state officers were on the job outside, and Auger crawled back into the house again to be finally dragged out from behind bed by the the Putnam officers and later locked up. Auger was taken to Danielson as soon as the case was disposed of to ap- pear in the liquor case there.
 In the afternoon Angelo Andefro was brought before the court charged with breach of the peace. He was making disturbance at the new bridge and quarreling with the work men there. The case was continued one week and he promised to go back to Worcester.
 Patrick Hurley's case was continued 30 days, and John Kennedy was sent to jail for 30 days by Judge Fuller We'd nesdny morning. Both were charged with drunkenness. Immediately these cases were disposed of there was change of venue, the court adjourning to the lookup where Michael McCarty was confined with an injured leg. Mike got tanked up Monday night and walked of the railroad bank on VI vert and was unable Co get out. Some friends furnished him few hookers in the morning and he was still drunk when arrested. A cut and some bruis- es on his left leg bore evidence to his fall. The court thought best 10 have an examination and Dr. Perry was summoned. He found no broken bones but bad sprain. Upon plead ing guilty McCarty was sentenced to 20 days in jail and costs of $S.09.
 Frank E. Howarth pleaded guilty to the following counts Tuesday morning: I-Operating two motor vehicles with only one registry number. 2-Not displaying registry number in front and rear of machine. 3--Not having in his possession certificate of registra- tion. A fourth count, allowing minor under Is years of age to operate his machine, was nolled.
 The arrest was made by State Police man Jackson of Willimantic Monday evening. It got noised about Monday that an officer was in the city looking after the interests of the state in auto- mobile matters and 1t had the effect of causing several minor alterations in details by several auto owners. How arth paid fine of 5 on each count .x.d o<oto Tn all annuptipO fn x22 R9