Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09

Various and varied matters were considered at the session of the supe- Tior court in this city Friday, Judge William A. Bennett presiding. Dis position of matters on the short calen- dar occupied the attention of the court when it first opened at 10 o'clock. Those occupying considerable time were the case of Edward Rhodes vs. William E. Segar, a trial on a plea in abatement, having to do with the at tachment of oxen of the defendant by Deputy Sheriff Wickwire of Colchester at Lymans Viaduct in December last, and the case of Frank H. Fillmore ct al. vs. The Argus Battery company. In this latter case Attorney William A. King of Willimantic presented motions in re-report of claims and for an or der for hearing on claims. George A. Bartlett of Willimantic, receiver, was in court but was not called upon to testify.
 Attorney King, in response to inQui- ry from the court, said that there were about forty claims and some of the principal ones were liable to be con- tested. These are principally covered by notes and amount to about 5000. When MT. King asked for an order fix ing time for 6 hearing on the allow ance of claims, Judge Bennett suggest ed that the receiver should make up his mind as to which claims he is to allow and which he Is to disa1lov. Judge Bennett said 1t did not appear to him that the court should issue an order for all creditors to appear. At that point the order was left for the time being.
 Prison for Horse Thieves.
 Following the short calendar bus8- ness the trial of Edward Mason, North | AttlebOrO Mass, charged with stealing | @ horse from Charles M. Tales of the same place. was resumed. This case was commenced Thursday MT Fales was the first witness and said the ! horse in question was stolen fran his ! barn on the night of Nov. 22 last. He said the horse was worth $a75. MT. | Tales told of what action he took to | trace the stolen rig and of how it was l located at Ballouville in DelOr Parker 8 | stable, from whom he recovered it. It vas shown in Thursdays testimony | that Parker had traded with Mason | and Hall, his partner, who pleaded | guilty Tuesday, for the horse. MT. | Tales said he had known Hall for two | years, but never saw Mason until he l came to Putnam to get the horse. Fol | lowing the taking of Fales' testimony | the state rested it's case. Attorney | Torrey, representing Mason, inlnedi- ] ately asked the court to direct a yer dict to the defendant on the grounds of lack of evidence and failure of the
 state to prove the ownership of the l horse. Judge Bennett denied the mo- tion, whereupon MT. Torrey said 'SThe defense rests"
 The opening argument for the state
 was made by Attorney Howard c
 Bradford. Attorney Torreys argument tended to show the jury that the re- l sponsibility for the theft of the horse
 rested on Hall rather than on lis eli ent Attorney Searls made the closing argument. Judge Bennett charged thu jury. who were as follows, retiring a 1145: Florenus E. Clark, Ebert c
 Kinney, William r. Kennedy, all o
 Putnam: James Johnson, Windham
 George A. Reach, Eastford; Charles D
 Burnham. Hampton; Edward McRoy
 Clayton F. Wright, Wesley Wilson. al
 of Killingly; Henry K. Loring, JohI w. Capwel both of Plainfield; Arthu
 Morse, Woodstock. Not having agree1
 on a verdict at 1.15 Judge Bennett re
 called the jury and excused them unti
 2 o'clock, when they again constdere'
 the case. At o'clock the jury brough
 in a, verdict of guilty. Judge Bonnet
 sentenced Mason and his partner, Hen : ry Hall, to serve from one to thre years each in the state prison.
 Divorce for AgsrisVed Wife. Uncontested divorce cases came II
 for consideration Friday. On tn
 ground of intolerable cruelty Lillian Winch of North Grosvenordale Wa given a decree divorcing her iron
 Burnside J. Winch, also of the town Q
 Thompson. The couple were marie June Il, 1906. Mrs. Winch has not liv ed with her husband since October 2i
 191O Evidence was introduced { show that Winch had been cruel to hi
 wife, that he slapped her several time
 and tried to throw her down stair!
 Attorney Charles L. Torrey was coun sel for Mrs. Winch.
 .. Runaway Marriass-usual Result. [ Mary Robinson, 22, willimantic, wa another young matron who appeare r in court seeking separation from he , husband. Daniel Robinson of New Brit