Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-28

: CT twenty sscC 10 surround the new
town builGns aud courthouse the
! fore the widening and change Of grade
1 OF Union street If delayed. as it prob
/ ably viii be, there viii be no conse-
| quent hindrance - the erection of the
/ new building.
There was a large gathering of cit :
| liens at the town hall in North Ston-
| ington Wednesday, morning at the time
set for hearing III the cases against
GrandaIl. Maine and Mcclure. charged
with attempting to break and enter
the home of William Rathbun, and
whose violent acts caused the death
of Mrs Rathbun TWO days afterward.
as soon as the town hall was opened,
Justice Charles l.. Chapman, Grand
Juror Frank White and Judge Herberc
W. Rathbun. representing the state at
torney, and Deputy Sheriff Williaiu H.
Casey went into private consultation
in the town clerks office, while the
crowd of citizens ccngregated in the
town hail proper on the first floor
The prisoners were escorted UPSTAIRS
separately and questioned at length
reia tive to the case. This secret ses-
sion continued for nearly two hours.
It was near nom when court was
opened in the town hall and the three
prisoners were brought TO the bar.
vas not quite ready to proceed with
the case He said there was a miss
ing link in the case and asked that
Mcclure be taken to Norwich for the
purpose of making a phase of the case
clearer. Permission was granted and
the prisoner was taken to Norwich by
trolley by Deputy Sheriff Casey, ac-
companied by Judge Rathbun.
Palmer Lewis Maine, a farmer of
Nortt~ Stoninston, who lived alone
most of the time. was found dead on
mis- bed. fully dressed, early We'd
nesday morning. He was in his fifty
eighth year and unmarried 1t is
probable that when he returned home
from Westerly Monday evening he
went to his bed without undressing
and died during the night.
Or. Harrington, after making exaIni-
nation and after consultation with
Coroner Brown. gave the opinion that
mr.. Maine died from natural causes,
and permission was given for the re-
moval of the body, which was taken
To the Gavitt morgue in Westerly and
prepared for burial.
Mrs. Lucy Rice, widow of Frank
Rice, had an experience with hold
up man, at the High street entrance
to Memorial park early Tuesday eve
ming. but the matter was not report
ed to the police as Mrs. Rice thought
it might have been the irresponsible
act o. an intoxicated man. She had
Just come from a nearby store where
She had made some purchases ana
while there noticed that man was
cycling her closely. AS she enter
ed the park she identified this same in
dividual, who stepped suddenly in
front of her and demanded: give me
those diamond rings on your hand
and give them quick. or therel be
trouble
Mrs. Rice Immediately turned and
ran TO the Vose house. the man fol- |
lowing her almost to the middle of
the street, and then running back in
10 the park. Mrs. Rice rushed into tho |
Vose house in a greatly excited con
Iition ana received the attention of
Mrs. Williams. who resides there.
subsequently, Mrs. Rice accompa-
lied by Mrs Williams, visited the store 7
where she first saw the would be rob- I
Der. in hope that there might be an |
Identification, but the fellow was not |
known there.