Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-19

Greene Ward chapter of Westerly.
 There was a gathering of prominent citizens of Westerly, all earnest advo, l cates of no-license, at the Memorial building recently, and plans were per | fected for a vigorous fight against the l continuance of the town in the license | column. It is to be a silent and et- fective campaign" according to one or the no-license leaders. and special e1- | fort will be made to get out the mo- 1 license voters on election day. In fact 1 all effort will be centered on the H- l cense question, as that is considered | the only real contest.
 For the past five months there has l been no rainsSorm of importance suff1- ] cient to interfere with open air work, according to Frank Sullivan, manager | of the Crumb quarry. Since May 29 l only 90 minutes work time has been | lost by reason of rain. This does not signify that there has been no rainfall I during that period, but rather that the ! storms were so regulated that they did not occur during the regular quarry working hours, but rather in the late afternoon, at night and early morn | ing.
 The continued case of Terry Nolan, charged with breaking and entering the residence of James A. Gardiner near the White Dog curve at Bradford and the larceny of silver watch and pair of spectac1es, was tried before Judge Oliver H. Williams in the Third | district court Friday. The accused renewed his plea of not guilty. Mr. | Gardiner testified that he resided on a 1 farm about mile from Bradford and | about four miles from Westerly vil- lage. With the rest of his family, wit ness was at work at the husk hear l Oct. 8. At about o'clock in the af- | ternoon he had occasion to go to the house and was surprised to find the | door open. On entering the house he saw the accused hiding in a bedroom He said he came into the house to gel something to eat. Witness gave Nolan a glass of milk and then accused Jeff the premises. Later Mrs, Gardine: came into the house and missed hel spectacles and watch. These articles found with prisoner were identified by witness as the property of his wife.
 Mrs. Hannah Gardiner readily iden, tified the watch and spectacles.
 Chief, of Police Thomas D. BrowI testified that he arrested Nolan il Westerly as a suspicious person anC found the watch and spectacles and Z variety of other articles in his posses sion. He called MT. Gardiner to tn, police station and when the articles were fully identified the formal com plaint was issued and Nolan haled int, court.
 Two railroad employees testified tha they saw the prisoner on Oct. be , tween Carolina and the junction, walk ing on the tracks westward.
 ] Nolan wasI without counsel, but a this juncture Judge, Herbert w Rath bun, with permission of the court, too the accused aside and had a short tall with him. Judge Rathbun then ad dressed the court and said he ha known the prisoner since his boyhood he was a former resident of Mystic and that drink had been the cause O his troubles. He said the accused ac knowledged that he had cofnmitte thefts, but that he did not steal tn articles from the Gardiner house a charged.
 The prisoner then took the stand an testified that his real name was Thom as A. McManus, that he was a pipe filter by trade, that his home was i Manchester, Conn, and that he ha worked at his trade in Bristol fou weeks ago. He said he came to West | erly 10 LOOK Tor work and on the wa
 here he met a man who said he wa hard up and witness gave him 25 cents Then the stranger said he wanted { go to Providence, and 90 cents nor was given him, and in return he gay witness the articles found in his pos session. The witness said that if h did not succeed in getting work i
 Westerly he intended to try Norwich but that his plans were frustrate when Chief Brown placed him unde arrest. He declared he was never i
 Bradford off the cars and was neve at the Gardiner place. He had visite several saloons and was intoxicate
 when arrested. He falsified when h said that the spectacles were hi mothers and that the watch was hi own, in conversation with Chief Brow1
 Judge Williams found the accuse probably guilty and held him for tris at the next term of the superior cou' for Washington county. McMahus wa
 unable to furnish the required bail (
 $500 and he was taken to the Kingsto
 jail.
 The board of directors of the Rhod