Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-28
WESTERLY WHITE MAN DRANK BEER
With Coiored Wife of Complainant in Serious Case-Sen-
 tenced to Eleven Months in Jai-Appea Taker-Fine
 For Conducting Dance After Sunday Christening Deputy Kane in Conference Regarding Pawcatuck
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The case of Wilfred Collins. white charged with adultery with Mrs Edith Symons, colored, occupied the greater part of the regular session of the Third district court, Judge Oliver H. Will Hams, Friday. Town Solicitor Harry B. Agard appeared for the state and Attorney A T. l.. Ledwidge for the de- fense. The testimony of George Sy-
 mons, the husband, was to the effect that when he returned to his home in Pierce street from his work in Brad ford June 13 he saw the actual com mission of the alleged crime. He struck Collins and ordered him from the house. He saw the accused at the houSs the day before also. drinking beer with Mrs. Symons and Alfred Carlson, known as "Yumps." an almost helpless paralytic. SymonS testified that he was married to Edith in Ston- ington by Rev. MT. West about 13 years ago and that they have five children. Michael Rossi, who owns and occupies the upper part of the house and rents the basement to Sy- BeDs, testified to having seen Collins h the house with Mrs. Symons on June 13 and on the day previous. Mrs. RoSSi gave corroborative testimony, as did also Mary Gingerella. a neighbor. They saw Collins go after beer with a pail several times.
 Wilfred Collins testified that he was 24 years of age and knew MT. and Mrs. SymonS. He said he was at their home on June 12 and 13 and went there to see Carlson the first time and went there a second time expecting to see him. Collins positively denied the commission of the crime with which he Is charged. He said that on the day of the alleged occurrence Carlson was not at the house. He went after beer three times, Mrs. Symons furnish inx the money, and drank the beer with kmp hot xxyhn came into the house Mrs. Symons was lying on the bed and that witness was standing near the bedroom door. Sy- mons ordered witness out of the house and struck him two or three times.
 After brief arguments, Judge Will haens declared that. in the opinion of the court, Collins was guilty, and said that if fine was imposed the accused was unable to pay, and the expense would be borne by those who had al- ready been put to much expense and trouble by the actions of the accused. He therefore sentenced Collins to Il months in the Providence county jail and pay the costs. An appeal was talk en from this judgment and a bond of $500 was furnished by the mother of perior court for Washington county on the third Monday in September.
 There was final disposition of the ease against saata,e Gabrielle, arrested several weeks ago on the charge of conducting a dance on Sunday, to which charge he had previously plead ed net guilty. Re changed his plea to nolo c6ntendre. The testimony showed that GlpS~elle celebrated the christen- ing Of hfr child by a dance Sunday af- 6ernooa. that his house was too small and that he hired a hall from Joe Ouray for the purpose. It developed in the testimony that there is 8 tendency of a general ignoring of the sacredness of the first day of the week in the Pierce street section. and that com plaints became so numerous that there was necessity for police action. Town Solicitor Agard said that in this par ticuIar case he did not think there was malicious intent to violate the law and suggested a nominal penalty.
 Attorney Ledwidge conceded that there might have been technical viola tion of the law, but that his client did not wiffulIy violate law. as this form of publication at a christening was a custom with Italians and, so far as Gabrielle was concerned the dance was not given for pecuniary profit. Judge Williams said information came to him that beer was on sale on these occa- eions and a charge was often made for dancing. He imposed 2, fine of s and costs, which Gabrielle paid.
 Two plain drunks were disciplined by fine each of g and costs, amount ing to $4So.
 Daniel R. Kane, deputy highway commissioner for New London and