Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-20

Al the regular session of the Third district court. Judge Oliver H. Will fasns. held Friday, in Westerly, dis position was made of the case of Chief Thomas E. Brown against Pasquale prestomarion. who was charged with sr assault with intent to kill NicOlO Comodi the weapon used being ra- zor. When arraignod two weeks ago Pas1uale pleaded nof guilty and was held for hearing at the Kingston jail. When brought into court Friday, Town solicitor AuarG annoUHced that the ac- rlzeG had expressed desire to change his plea to guilty. The solicitor therefore was granted permission to change the complaint to violent as- saulL
 Town Solicitor Agard stated that the change in complaint was made with the Knowledge that the case would be kept within jurisdiction of the district court. where a jail sentence of nine uonthS could be applied He said that rhe longer cases Of this nature were delayed the chances of conviction 1esscnei. as tle memory Of witnesses was weakened by the influence of oth- are which ms Go be characteristic af rte ltal1n iaborers as @ class.
 The accused pleaded nolO to the smerLed complaint. and Attorney Led ,rt.-. asked for inc courts le-liency in f.s-iug sentence He said that the assault Uas muitted in Pierce street r'ace nu New Years night and vas the finale of a drunken TOW. Pas ouaia was .uir nineteen years Of age and vas never iu any trouble of this kind before. The row was general and au the participants had been dr.rEIu- There was a start with a -st fight. and when the Prestomarlno boy was struck. and threatened with club he used the razor MT. Led r-.ece said the act was more in self defense than act of assault. It was not a nremeditared act but one of
 Judge Williams imposed a sentence Of six months in jail and a fine of Sl5O and costs.
 As Judge John W. Sweeney, coun- sel for Joseph and Louis b:oen1o, also charged with assault upon Nicolo Co--cdo. was engaged in the supreme court ln Providence, these cases were continued for trial next Friday.
 The balance of the session of the court was occupied with the book ac- count case of the Westerly Furniture ,.Crir.-v arasnst Edward r. Cafren- ter and the a mount involved was an alleged balance due on account of &-t.fs Decisis'n was reserved.
 The sH,bezzssraent case against Jo- seph S. Griils of Westerly, accused of arr-rrr.atiug t0 his own use money that C is alleged was given him to forward for deposit in the Bank of Rome. was in the supreme court at Providence. Friday. The hearing was on bin of exceptions raised in the
 aar.- Nr-% s1a Cis.l C1s reached. The complain ants n the case are two Italians of Ntr London. who claim that $1,200 was placed with MT. Gr1lls. as a bank or. a. forward to the Bank of Rome, and that they learned uccn inquiry that the money had not Leel for war5eC and that AIr Gr3.s was not ar aCthori1ed agent of the hank MT. CirfIls admitted receiving lhe r..o-y at d5Nerenr re-inds and aecett. si-n ts9 Er5sr5ta1Lin- that l- rls E.. le invested .s ls o.her bank lte.s g aaf lIrre.t paid for tLe 1-- l.r. isrlis met with Financial revc4s-s ;u l .1u'l r.L Day The cash OCT on cc- n1and and bis arrest was the result. IE. case IHs been -n the g7lrJs Tor c-.- IEa ..srs during which the com r.-t- have been charged with per- l-- and jailed n default of bonds, Tcg were finally released on Wgla- r.--
 SI-v-yo-- for the New York. New Haven C I1rtfo-d Railroaa Go. t>lE u.-.sa. -.Ian-s Friday Of the Gis-.lca ralraU,. ta- sita oI the utoptsa1 1ey rrs.ofF.a huiIls and the l0cdli.u os tu. -r. ssld new railway stau.u. The slrvg-ars were n-communlclL. az co lla l.use for rhe measurement, but Postmaster Eutier is Ct the opinion that lI was fer the purpose of deter miuius vhether the change n location would relieve the railroad Cmpcny from delivering mail pouches to the rostomle and from the posto1ice to the station.
 The present postcfice building is -ust within the forty rods limit and is entitled to railroad delivery of the malls if beyond that limit the gov erua. ut bears the expense Of trans- ter t. contract.
 The temporary postofiice building win be stlll nearer the railroad station and q is expected that the postofiice will lc il this building for fully two wears. during the construction and completion 0t the new structure. The new railway station will be about sereu.r-lte feet further from the present gcsLomcf than at present and tt i- understood that the new post office bufdug will be that distance fart-er than the present northerly