Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-04
MILK INSPECTOR FOR WESTERLY
Urgently Desired by District Nurse AssociatonMan Killed
on Track Near Midway Identified Frank Clark, Of
Cafornia-CycIers Pool Team Leading Catholic Club
Funeral of Mrs Charles H. Hincklev.

If the plans Of the anti-tuberculosis
committee of the District Nurse assoc
,saticn succeed there will be syste-
matte inspection Of milk in the town
IF Westerly. 1t was declared at
meeting of the town council about
three years ago that the state laws
required the appointment of a milk in
spector and in order to keep within
The law, the council appointed as a
matter of form, Lewis Stanton, the
health officer. as milk inspector, but
made no provisions for the inspection
IF milk There has never been a sYS-
rematic inspection of milk in the town
hence the contemplated action of the
anti tuberculosis committee that pro-
poses to bring the matter to the al
tenticn OF the Westerly town council.
According TO state law, cities must
provide an inspector of milk and towns
may make such appointment and by
vote of the council all the sections
If the milk law are made alike ap-
plicsh!e. In order for the proper en-
1orcement of the law the milk mspec-
TOR is required to have an office and
devote much time to the duties of the
position and his duties are clearly
defined. The law provides that milk
he sold by wine measure and in sealed
vessels milk dealers must be licensed
and provision is made for the issu-
ance Of such licenses and also for re-
vocation The inspector is empowered
TO appoint a collector of milk sam
pies and the law says just how these
samples shall be collected for analysis.
There is penalty for milk dealers who
fail 20 register name and residence
with inspector. Adulterated milk is
not allowed 70 be sold and vessels
containing SKINNED milk must he SO
marked. There are many restrictions
IN regard 20 the sale of milk and the
duties cannot be performed by the
present health ofacsr in addition to his
otDer duties
There was = general sweeping Of
the docket of old criminal cases by
the assistant attorney general at the
session of the superior court which
closed session Al Kingston last week,
u being the February term Of the
court for Washington county, and the
costs in many Of the old cases were
collected for the state treasury. Out
81 a total Of so indictments on the
docket ten were not pressed ana sew
ersl others defaUlted, and 16 old COM
paints out OF a total Ct 81 were dis
continued. Two persons were SEN
fenced on indictments previously Sc
cured and thus the docket has been
cleared Of 80 cases AT the April term
The assistant attorney general expects
20 remove more old cases, provided the
state secures the costs, as has been
promised by the attorneys.
The session just terminated was the
shortest in many years, as the court
was in session only six days, and but
cne civil cIse was heard before a
jury and the grand jury had nothing
70 DO, although IN Rhode Island the
grand jury hears all Jail cases, while
IN Connecticut only murder cases are
considered by q grand jury.
When about halfway between Mid
way and Groton, the west bound ex-
press train that left Westerly at SAL
saturday afternoon stopped and took
aboard a man who was barely alive
and proceeded to New London. the
man diving before the train reached the
s'aiipT iu that city. Just before the
EXPRESS train came 70 a stop an east
bound freight train sped by and, ac-
ea' ding to railroad men, it was sup
Husal tine man was stealing a ride on
,he freight train and fell Just as the
express approached in the opposite Ji-
-a-tiOn. The whole top Of his head
was crushed. Indicating that he was
pitched forward and struck on his
head, while the left foot was crushed,
having been evidently run over by the
express train. The man was lying be-
tween the eassbound and the west
bound tracks when the trainmen
reached him with a streteher and
conveyed him to the baggage car. It
rs possible that he was walking be-
tween the tracks and was struck a
glanoing blow. but the wounds and
The position in which he was found,
indicated that he fell from the express
rain.
The man wore a derby hat, dark
suit OF clothes, black overcoat, plain
white shirt of cheap material but no
necklie lie was about forty years OF
age, smooth shaver, of light complex
ion and had not been positively iden-
u1ed sunday While the whole top of
his head WAS crushed, there was no
blood on his face, and this was the
only observable injury, with the ex-
ceptiOn Of the crushed foot which is
considered as evidence sufficient that
the man was not struck direct by
either the passenger or freight train.
Medical Examiner Lee, after exani-
nation Of the body and careful inquiry,
declared that the man was walking
The track towards Groton and that he
stepped out of the way of the freight
train and directly in front Of the eX-
press. The man was struck In the
back Of the head. he says, by some
projecting part Of the locomotive. ev-
identity thrown headforemost to the
ground, the train passing over his
left foot. DR.. Lees opinion was cor
rooorated Sunday afternoon when a
man named John Sullivan informed
Policeman James G. Sullivan that he
believed the dead man was the same
NE had met in Providence Thursday,
and walked the track with him to-
wards New London. He said his name
was Fred Clark, his home California,
md that he was discharged from the