Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-08
BAD HUSBAND IN WESTERLY COURT Liquor Makes John Roche TongueLah Forgvmg Wife Who Pays His Fine-Baptist Church Electons-Fly Crusade to Close Saturday-Colonial Club Notes First Anni versary.

John Roche of Branford was brought before Judge Oliver H. Williams of tile Third District court Wednesday morning charged with being intoxi- cated He was fined B and costs, amounting to $4.S0, which was paid by his wife who came to Westerly Wednesday morning. She accom- panied him home 1arar in the day much tu the diSpleaSure of her husband, who kept up Q war of words that would not be fit to print from the time he left the police station until he had boarded the train, against his will
 Roche was arrested on Canal street by Officers Mitchell and Ferguson, and was in such an intoxicated con- dition that he was. placed in Sheriff MitchelPs car and was given a ride to the station on Union street. Roche, who is a stone cutter by trade, is unusually strong, and made consider able trouble for the officers before they had him under complete control.
 The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the First Baptist church held Tuesday evening: Trustees, William H. Greene, J. Henry Potter. H. E. Burdick, J. A. Church. Otis H. Chapman; financial secretary, pr. w. A Hillard; treasurer, William E. Martin; secretary and clerk, Miss Daisy H. Peabody: visitation commit
 
 Peckham, Mrs. Lucy Bliven, Leroy Farnsworth, Mrs Albert Greene Mrs Otis Chapman, Mrs. Thomas Pea body. Thomas Peabody, Leroy Farms worth; pulpit committee, Deacon s. L. McNeiI Deacon L. D. Chase Dr. w A Hillard: floral committee, Misses An nie L. Edmond, Sadie Phillips, Daisy H. Peabody, Mrs. Adelaide Chapman, Harry Chapman, Harry Nichols; usher. Deacon George E. Taylor bap tismal committee, Deacon George B. Taylor Mrs Arthur Riley, Mrs L. & McNeil. Mrs. Elizabeth Phetteplace. s. R. Peckham, Mrs. l.. D. Chase: mu- sic commit tee Mrs. A. T. Kenneth, Ar thur Riley, Mrs. William Mitchell: au- diting committee. A. G. Martin w W. Bromley. Officers of the Sunday school: Superintendent. L. $, McNeil: first assistant superintendent, L. D. Chase; second assistant superintend- ent. Arthur Riley; secretary. Raymond Taylor; treasurer. Harry Nichols; pi- anist. Miss Daisy Kenyon: superin- rendent of home department Mrs Eliza beth PhettepIace: superintendent of cradle roll. Miss EIiZabeth- Sheffield. superintendent department. Miss An nie L. Edmond.
 4 civil suit has been brought by Luigi Muraho against Joseph Com parto, both of this town to recover 2Z,p0O Tor assault and battery. Com parto has been arrested and placed under a, bond of S4.000 for his ap- pearance in court Attorney John J. Dunn is counsel for the plaintiff
 This case results from a stabbing ahray last March, when Comparto was arrested and found probably guilty before Judge Oliver IT. Will jams of the Third District court On bis plea. of not guilty he was bound over to the grand jury at the April session of the superior court when he pleaded not guilty and a trial was held Comparto was found guilty of assault and was given seven days in which to file a motion for a new trial
 The s2.000 suit in which Comparto is the defendant. is made ret11rnab ble to the Third District court the third of June