The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-10
CHICKEN THIEVES BUSY
 AMONG WESTPoRT FOWLS
One Man Arrested Says He Saw the Chickens Killed By Auto and Took Them Himself-Raymond Stall
 Trying For His License

(By Our Special Correspondent ls-Westport, July 1o.-JosePh KdaslIi, a resident of Greens Farms will be arranged before Justice Joseph Mor-I ton this afternoon the charge of the theft of chickens H is alleged that Kiash broke into the chicken coop of Horace Wakenan of Compo and got away with some of the choice stock Kiaski denies the charges. The chickens were found on him when he was taken into custody. They were dead at the time. Kiaslzi claims that he found the chickens in the road way, that they were run over and killed by a passing automobiHst- A companion of KiasEi, who was with him at the time he was apprehended will be arrested this afternoon on the same charges.
 Kaiski is now new to the local po- | lice authorities. He was arrested be- fore for the theft of a rubber coat and a set of automobile tires from Justice Josiah T. Marien of Greens Farms. Found guilty he was given a year in jail, which time he has serv- ed.
 l Thomas R. Raymond, proprietor of l the Beachside Inn is still *endeavoring l to secure the names and endorse ments of half the voters of the town which will enable him to secure a summers license for his hotel. The Inn under Rayn ond's management in 1 the past has had the name of being a reputable place. At the present time all the licenses that the state will aI- 1 low have been secured for the Town of Westport. There is a special law which provides for such places as the Inn. The law will permit an extra 1 license if the signatures and endorse
 ments of half the voters of the town in which the place Is located can be ! l in town, over 400 of whom must sign
 before Raymond will be given the H. 1 cense. Summer licenses run for four 1 months, dating from June 1. It is the 1 contention of Raymond that without a license the place Is run at a failure l John W. Wood, the we'll known butcher employed with Beers Bros.
 in Main street cut his right hand se- l verely Tuesday when the member was caught in a s1icing machine. Parts 1 of the skin and flesh were sliced from l the bone
 l Mrs. Frank Taylor of Lincoln St,
 is quite i'll at her home with rheuma- l tisn.
 Mrs William Smith, a resident of l Cross Highway, sustained a fractured i right arm Tuesday when she was pitched from the team which she was | driving The team was standing in 1 Westport avenue when the horse be- l Cd1110 AI181lJ0nSQ ana ran away. Just as the horse started Mrs. Smith was ] thrown out Tony Hermenz1e, con l sidered the best motorman in cap 1 tivity, is given credit for stopping the 1 dashing runaway.
 1 Judge of Probate Daniel B. Bradley,
 fully recovered from his recent ill., 1 ness, occupied his desk in the probate 1 office for the first time in over a
 month, yesterday. Many citizens took 1 occasion to drop in upon the judge I and offer him welcome back" Fred w. Kemper is in town visit l ing his parenss, 4Er. and Mrs. Fred | Kemper. 1 Justice Joseph Morton has found i for the plaintiff in the suit brought i by W. F. H. Preston against Mrs. Min | nie S. Perkins. The court rendered judgment in favor of Preston. Mrs. l Perkins has taken appeal to the Com mon Pleas court. The suit grew out of a painting and papering contract l at the Perkins home. Mrs. Perkins ! claimed that the contract was let for l $125. Preston had finished part of l the work and with her permission had l gone to take up another job for a l few days She paid him at the time lS70. She states that Preston never