Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-22

q ;ss sE s- t 1 Judge Oliver H. Williams. of the FThird district court. devoted four hours Thursday to consideration of the cases against the band of boy burglars who twice visited the Broughton stores and made an entry also to the Reuter- ana Miner stores Soon after the session of the public school opened, Chief Of Police Thomas E. Brown made the hounds of the schools in a carriage and 1 gathered in George E. Pollock, age lo, Edward Ecclestone. 1S. Rockwell Mayo, 12. Arthur Fain F, and Angelo Mol tello, 10. The boys admitted partl- cipation in the thefts and of a division | of the spells, Faih and Moltello getting F only a, small share.
 Judge Williams made diligent in quiry into each case and ascertaaned the home conditions in each instance, had a consultation with one parent or both Of each boy, both in public court and in his private office, and finally reached decision which he believed Ito be for the best interest of all con cerned
 The Pollock, Blackstone, Mayo and Fain boys were sentenced to the state reform school during their minority. He reminded the boys that if their
 behavior warranted they would be re- leased on probation at the end Of IA months. The case of the Moltello boy, the youngest of the group, was held for the last. After consultation with l the parents, Judge Williams imposed the same penalty as given the other boys. The five boys were taken to the reform school by Chief Brown Thursday afternoon
 Miss Annette Mccall, secretary Of the social welfare department of the Westerly District Nurse association. the acting probation officer. appeared to be actively interested in these cases and in some other matters that had ya with the llndaT l consideration During a period when the court was not in session, two or
 three choice cigars were being smoked in the main lobby of the court house. This did not meet the approval of Miss I Mccall and she proceeded to the
 Judges room and made a complaint. The judge ordered the janitor to order
 smoking in the lobby stopped and the smokers obeyed forthwith.
 The proprietor of west side wood yard and who is also interested in the confectionery business, is endeav- bring to ascertain the whereabouts of a young fellow named Lynch. Several l weeks ago this Lynch was given en- ployment to drive the delivery team connected with the woodward and for appearance sake, the proprietor gave 1 him d partly worn suit of clothes. l Tuesday evening Lynch left the horse and wagon in the freight ward of the New York, New Haven and Hartford l Railroad company boarded a passen- l ger train, and his employer has not seen him since. It is claimed that the missing man collected bills due the
 woodward and the confectionery store | and failed to make proper return. His l sudden disappearance may be Satis- factorily explained later on and it may
 not
 1 George B. Carpenter of Ashaway, a Civil war veteran, was seriously in- jured by being thrown from his car l riage. Thursday morning. He is town | moderator for Hopkinton and was l driving to Hopkinton City to attend the annual financial town meeting
 when a wheel of the carriage collapsed | and the horse ran away. MT. Car l penter was hurled against a stone wall cut and bruised, and rendered uncon- l scfous He was conveyed to his home ] where he received medical attention Thursday evening he was still uncon- 1 cfi nd h a.