Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-17

A fine big touring car that was stolen while It was at pleasure re- sort near Boston Sunday afternoon, according to information received over the telephone by Byron Howard Mon day. was ditched and turned turtle at Brandy Hill early Monday morning, the two men with the machine at the time escaping with their lives by what was almost a miracle.
 The men not only escaped with their lives, but they also managed to eScap pe arrest, for just the whole status of the case did not come to the attention of the police of this city in time for them to make capture. though the fellows, it later was apparent, roamed about Putnam for several hours and talked freely about the accident with vari- ous persons. but no one at the time suspected that the car was not the property of the men who were running it.
 From various accounts of the affair that were current Monday it appears that the car was taken Sunday after noon or early Sunday evening from a boston pleasure park and at 8 time when its owner, Tena Bolton, 91 St. Botolph street. Boston, and party of friends were away from the machine enjoying themselves.
 Just before o'clock Monday morn ing the car. which had probably been on the road a greater part of the night, was bowlino along the highway in the town of Thompson, near Bran dy Hill. when. upon encountering an- other car and horse drawn vehicle, the driver of the Boston car caused it to swerve close into the curb. The claim is that the tire on the inside for ward wheel blew out as the result of scraping the curb or from some other cause, and that this made the biz ma chine lurch sharply and to eventually turn turtle beside the highway, with its two occupants underneath.
 The name of Charles Knight, of that part of the town where the accident occurred, is given as one who helped extricate the fellows, he aiding a farmer, whose name could not be learn ed. who lives in the vicinity. It was necessary to jack up the car to get the fellows out but their injuries were slight nevertheless. though they had pulled through an affair where the them.
 Though various Thompson and a number of Putnam people talked with the fellows. no one secured their names, which they could not have done without asking for them. for no such information was volunteered One of the men was tall. slim, dressed in a dark suit, and about 30 years of age. The other was a short fellow, about p, with reddish hair.
 The younger of the two received the worst injury, a quite severe cut on his forearm. He was attended by pr. R. C. Paine, Thompson. Dr. Paine said Monday afternoon that the injury was not at all serious. The etf'ar fellow was slightly cut about the face.
 At the time of the accident or after wards the men did not intimate that they were not owners of the car, which bore an Ohio registry, No 190. They did make arrangements to have the car brought to this city. and it was when the local garage men got to the machine over they discov- cred that all was not regular. In the tonnea1 was woman's stylish hata peach of red one. Underneath one of the seat cushions was found Massa chusetts registration plates, and later, pasted on the bottom of one of the forward seats. was discovered the Massa chusetts owners and operators license, showing the car to be owned by Tena Bolton. Care had been taken by the two men to conceal the Massa- chusetts registration numbers, which showed No. 30.722.
 The car, which Is a very nice one and new, was not badly damaged. The
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