Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-25
IN AND ABOUT WESTERLY
$z500 TVpedoes Fot Ashore Weekapaug and Pleasant Vew-Warshps Searching for Thnd-Wlliam Ben- son Given Jail Sentence Terrorized-Pleas- ant View Lot Bought For $50 in 1894 Sells For $70O.

The battleslhips Nebraska, Idaho, New
 Jersey and Rhode Island and three tor-
 pedo boats are manoeuvring ofN Pleas ant View, searching for three torpedoeE
 lost during the recent drills in defense
 of Na1raganseft bay; also some sunk en mines paraphernalia lost during the same period. The torpedoes are valued at $7,b00 each and charged for action with compressed air and with a travel ing capacity of five miles.
 Last Friday Mrs. George PhmDton, a cottager at Weekapaug, found one of the lost torpedoes among the rocks off the l.. H English cottage. She report ed the find to the village postmaster as a representative of the general gov ernmcnt, and he in turn made report to the Newport torpedo station. Last Saturday a naval vessel arrived of Wesaknpaug and boats crew sent ashore The torpedo was secured. tow- ed to the vessel and taken to Newport.
 Monday afternoon Carl Stinman and James B. Meigie found a torpedo near the shore st Pleasant View in front of the cottage of J. E, Baggs. They tow ed the big missile through the surf for q distance of nearly mile, to point in front of the Stillman cottage, where the torpedo was securely moored. On Tuesday morning a landing party un- der command of Ensign Clark of the baktlesadp Rhode Island landed at Pleasant View to patrol the beach in search of missing torpedoes and mines. The Stlllman and Meikle find was re- he would report the find of that par tiC11ar torpedo to the commander of the New Jersey and the particulars connected with the find would be re- ported to the navy department The landing party then commenced to pa- trol the beach to Watch Hill and Weelrapaug in search of the third missing torpedo.
 HnJign Clark said he understood that the fleet of naval vessels was to re- main in the vicinity of Pleasant View for . woke.
 William Benson, was presented In the superior court for Washington county, Tuesday, to answer to the charge of being a lewd and wanton person. He changed his plea of not guilty to guilty and Judge Barber sentenced him to six months in the Providence County jail. About a month ago Benson was summoned into the Third District court as a witness in the Burdick case and was subse- quently arrested. In this court he pleaded not guilty, but after hearing the evidence, Judge Williams found Benson guilty and sentenced him to two years in the state work house. Benson took an appeal to the superior court and being unable to furnish satisfactory bond was taken to jail to await the opening of the present session of the superior court.
 The usual peacs and quietness of Pawcatuok has been perturbed dur ing the past week and Michael Kee- san, tho solitary patrolman has been busy endeavoring to give reinsurance to the residents of the village. It is evident that the fear and trembling on the part of timid women and men is caused by a trio of young fellows in imitation of the wild westers, who have held up one man, demanding his watch and cash, but without success, and who made an unsuccessful effort to get into the home occupied by two women. ringing the door bell, expect ing to be admitted by the regular route. These fellows have been com- hitting similar acts on several occa- sions, but those few have managed to keep beyond the reach of Policeman KeeGan.
 There is another fellow who re- sorts to the Peepipg Tom tactics and who boldly opens blinds and in addi- tion prowls about the premises, with out any pretence of stealthlness.
 Patrolman Keegan has hidden in and about tho section selected as a sort of stamping ground, for the offenders.