Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-07


 Terry, NEhi1A have been engaged in field Wo TX between Westerly and Watch Fl Ill for the past four days, with headouar ters aL Fort Mansfield, left Monday tor week of manoeuvres. The Splen did body of troops. acting as infantrym en, marched through the villages of Westerly and Pawcatuclk in light lusLrching order, headed by the Artille r9- band, but when beyond the thickiy- populated section broke into heavy marching order and the men walked without regard to step or alignment to the Palmer farm. on the Mystic road not far from the Road church near Stony brook after a hike of about eieF1 n miles. The troops are under the coi nmand of Major heeler, as Colonel Ds wis has just been sue ceeded by Co lonel BaTreIte, and the latter decided to have the manoeuvres continued as tanned under the super vision of the enior officer who started in the tour duty and is familiar with all arran gements.
 The main tos iy marched as only reg ula< soldiers e un and. notwithstanding the six mile h76 from Fort MansieId the soldiers -nz grched with a precision that eliciJei aI ,plause as they passed through Bro9d street, and the general physique of thss men caused deserved cOmmends$iou-
 Following the marching body was the baggage ITdi n. comprising fourteen army wagons, hearing the necessary
 
 guards TnarcEinfs at will
 The troops enc amped on The Brown farm during Maaday night and the band gave d con cert at headquarters iu the field Early this (Tuesday) morning the troop will be divided and there will be Se Veral engagements during the day in he territory between the Palmer farm and StouinEton. ter n1inating on the 21 'O71nds Of the Ston- inRfop ManOa. inn, where the trOopS VT a n cyh 4 ton and da-ece has been arranged for the officers a. the Manor inn and the Artillery band will give a concert.
 Wednesday, the troops will battle their way. by advance and retreat. and a general play of the war game. to the Brown farm, between Old Mystic and Lantern Hill. where naanOeuvres will be held Thursday and Friday with headquarters at the Brown farm, where the troops wEll camp Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights The re- turn trip unI be made Saturday to Fort Mansfield. from which point six of the companies will be transported to Fort Wright and the other six to Fort Terry.
 Report came to the Westerly police Monday morning that mill paynaster had been !1aid up, shot and killed at Stonington by two masked highway men, who escaped with a bag contain ing 91O.O90. the two weeks payroll of the mill. No description Of the rob bsrs came with the information and as a result every stranger coming to lChs village was closely scrutinfzed. Naturally there was some excitement and the similar robberies that have occurred in this section were recalled. | Reports of varied nature came to the village center in rapid succession. and added to the COmmOtiOn caused by the passage of the regular army sol- dfers a short time before.
 The facts fn the case became known when JT. John Champlin arrived direct from Stonington. The doctor said he was in Stou5ngton on q professional visit and was called to attend Carl A. kOeIbe of the velvet mil. who had been held ID and robbed and was re- ported to have been fatally shot A4r koeibe was returning from the bank with a bag containing $f0, 500 and was riding in a wagon accompanied by Charles s. Pyan, a liveryman After leaving Elm street and turning into Bayvfew aVenae, and when within 500 feet of the velvet mil, tBo masked men stepped GU. into the road coming rom between two houses brandisbfng rsvoiyers- aI9-2 stopped the team. Two shots were fired and the two men grabbed Mir CiS eifSe dragged him from rae wagon. cured the bag or cash and ran 1-7y- The job was done very quickly and almost before MT Ryan could complete Ibe sentence For Gods sake, don't shoot mel" the des- pera6ces had departed, Even a gang of T0rSzneu sp ditch not 20 feet away d5d not realize what had happened u1sI it was au over,
 Ir> Chsuplin made 9 careful exam inaCon Of Mir. Koe3be but could find no iadicstio0 Of shooting, The 1n9cfzie of the refipger of his right hand was cut and there was a slight cus In the r. rearr1, evidently caused ey the wrestling of the ba- ----n his grasp hT KoeIbe insisted that he had been shot in Ihe leg, but the doc tor could find no wound
 As scnn Rs possible after the rob hs-T the pliilhans1s started in body on 2 search f,1r the robbers, and the n2-fy was gradually inCreas sed many cf the sear-ters bearinS firearms
 Deputy Ste-if William + Casey and P7trrzrnaD Shelby NiChiIes of Fswcatucs started on inc naanl1un, s1d ir did not seem possible that the rcShers coujd escape, unless aided by sn auronlohile.
 After the robbery the two man ran rn the direction of the Stoningto1, censJery, crossing tho lot adjoining the residence oE Edward Bradley. Mrs Bradley saw the two men stop near 2 nan. remove their masks and ex- change coats This was before she knew the robbery had been commit ted Later she went to the spot and foUnd the baE containing Ehe money intact, rhc robbers leaving their booty ID iEtiF excitement LO get away.
 While Ihe excitement was al highest pitch inc regular artil!eIynen neared rhe site Of activity, meeting the ad- vanCF guard of the nanhJDters. At the request Of Charles T Williams ! Major kesleT gave the soldiers q drill ] that was not scheduled. 1t was be- GeVed that the robbers were secreted l1 Richards woods, and the soldiers i were deployed through the woods in search Of the fugitjves. There were reports at intervals throughout ho day that the highway | men. with the number increased to :hTee. had been captured. the latest was to the effect that Sheriff Casey had captured one and that two were 1 -aught by the soldiers. The authorities of PawcatuoEr havinq l taken the initiative in cleansing ouE ] immortality by the arrest and failing 1 o- the SiSSOn family, the police of | H esterly nave decided to corporate 1 -n making clean the twin villages. Two | -cung women Irene Taber and Bertha | Nenney, hava during the past three i months become prominent by their ac- 1 tons on the streets and their persist l ccce in offending public decency. Their l actions became so obnoxious that ] Town Solicitor Agard issued a war 1 rant for their arrest on the charge of 1 reinE common street walkers. Both | girls were arrested on High street | Monday afternoon by Policemen | fTs-rhelI md Ferguson. They will ba 1