Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-25

Joseph ComyorI employed as taDoT-
 CT by the Pawcatuck Valley Street
 and who has two children, Is charged
 with assault with dangerous weapon
 upon Luigi Murano, who is also mar
 Tied and has three children. The two
 men. with Frederick Marine. had been
 in a house in Tower street playing
 mora. an Italian game where fingers
 are used instead of cards. and attended
 with calls of numbers as the fingers
 are rapidly extended. that takes it out
 of the class of quiet games. After
 coming out of the house where mora
 had been played. the three men start
 ed for their homes in Oak street, put
 they were several feet apart, walking
 Indian file. When at the corner ot
 Tower and Oak streets the men closed
 in and there was dispute that ended in row betW cen Comvort and MuTAno, Parma acting as an unsucceSsLu peacemaker.
 Comv0rto was struck in the top or the head by Murano, inhicting a cut and a large swelling. Comvorto says that then he took his jackknife and stabbed Murano. The wound was under the left shoulder, similar to that inflicted by Sam Roy ster on Bill Collins a few weeks since. Comvorto and Far1no are neighbors and after the affray they went direct to their homes, Murano being accompanied by Farina- The police were notified and Officer Fred erick T. Mitchell arrested Comvorto.
 Dr. Scanlen was summoned to at- tend Murano He found penetrating wound showing a surface cut of two inches. the seriousness of which can not at present be determined. As the out was made in the back, near the iefe shoulder, it indicates that Marine was not advancing towards ComvoTto when he was stabbed.
 Muranc was employed as quarryman at the Smith granite works.
 Cornvorto, the accused, has no pre- vious court record and was, classed to be e peaceable citizen and not cons1d- cred of troublesome disposition by his associates. Marine Is the same who gave Officers Mitchell and Stewart trouble in arresting him. during which he bit and kicked the officers and he- roic measures became necessary. He was heavily fined in the Third district court for the offense.
 Comvorto was arraigned Monday evening before Judge Williams ir the Third district court, charged with as- sault with a dangerous weapon. He entered a plea of not guilty and was held for hearing at the regular session of the court next Friday.
 George Bates, held on the charge of burglary at the store and residence of Herbert Macomber, near Carr HILL was taken to the Kingston jail Monday the grand jury at the next session of the superior court for Washington l county. While Bates broke and en- tered the stores of Gentle & Gingerelli 1 last week and the store of John H. l Murphy over a year ago, these cases | are not complained against him at this 1 time, the prosecuting authorities being l satisfied to hold him on the charge of the minimum penalty for which is Ave years in the state prison. | Should the grand jury indict Bates on this charge, the local police believe they have evidence sufficient to con- vict in a trial before a petit jury. In l Rhode Island all cases that are liable l to carry a jail sentence are first con- sidered by the grand jury. while in l the grand jury considers ! only murder cases- in the superior court for | county in the counter | cases of the Isaac Sherman company l and Dr. John Champlin. both of West ng of the Champlin residence in Franklin street Shortly after noon he court was adjourned to Tuesday morning in order to give Juryman opportunity to attend the funeral of his brother. There Is considerable more testimony to be introduced and 1t is believed that the cases will not reach ! he jury before Thursday.
 Rev. J. W. Ford cf the First Baptist ,hurch, assisted by Rev. W. F. Will iams of Christ Episcopal church, con Iucted the funeral services of Mrs. Ida bart Coy, wife of Thomas ". Coy, at Ter home Tn Cross street Monday af- ernoon. There was a large number of friends and relatives in attendance. mong them being ex-Mayor Cyrus c. seckwith of New London, a brother n-law of the deceased. Burial was in River Bend cemetery. The bearers Tere Herbert Coy and George Coy, rothers-in-law of deceased. of West rly, William Dart of New London, 8 ,rother, J. Allan Beckwith of New
 ondon, a nephew, and Deacons Louis icNeil and Leroy Farnsworth of the first Baptist church