Putnam patriot., 1914-09-04
SUPERIOR COURT Judge Joseph ?. Futile PreSideS for the
 First Tine ill Putnam Short Calendar, Assignments, and Grim.
 inal Matters Disposed 0f


 court was opened in this city Tuesday afternoon with Hon. Joseph r. Futile presiding. This is the first time that Judge Futile has held court in Putnam since his appointment to the superior court bench.
 The short calendar was taken up at o'clock and eases were assigned for the 9th and 10th with special assign ment of the case of Gordon A. John stone vs the Danielsonville Cotton Company was made for the 22nd. Law yer forrey stated to the court that the suit was one where the plaintiff seeks to recover commissions for the sale of property, that some Sl5, 900 is involved and that some of the witnesses includ. ing the plaintiff come from Atlanta, Ga.
 Following the assignments the crim- inal session began and prisoners were put to plea
 Felix Lapoint plead guilty to break ing and entering the home of Alvah Dixon of Sterling on the night of July End. The imposing of sentence was deferred. Joseph Beauchemin charg- ed jointly with Lapoint entered plea of not guilty and Lawyer Danahey was assigned as counsel. The case will come up Thursday.
 Christie George and Omar Nazid of North Grosvenordale, charged with sodomy and indecent assault, plead guilty to the latter charge and were each sentenced to 9 months in jail Osman Arop, on similar charges, plead not guilty and Lawyer E. C. Morse was assigned as counsel
 Fred Brown, IS, of Woonsocket, charged with breaking and entering the store of William Bellavance al Moosup and the New Haven railroad station at that place on the night of Dec. 10, 1913, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the state reformatory al Cheshire. Brown is one of the youths that escaped from among a party of prisoners at Danielson last March when they were being brought to Put nam for trial al the superior court from the county jail at Brooklyn. He remained at liberty for many weeks, but was captured in Woonsocket dur ing the summer and returned to jail. George Patenaude, who was with Brown in making the breaks at Moos- up, was sentenced 10 the reformatory in March.
 Lawyer Torrey was assigned for Fred Grennon of West Thompson who came up from the Putnam city court. He was charged with breaking and en- tering the home of Eugene Maloney ot Putnam on May End and stealing yari- ous articles including money, collee- ton of old coins, a watch, and other things. A plea of guilty was entered and Grennon, being a minor, was sen fenced 10 the state reformatory.
 Thomas Tripp and Viola Stromberg, arrested in Putnam Monday morning on the charge. of adultery, taken before the city court in the afternoon and bound over, entered a plea of guilty and were each sentenced to a year in Jail While the charge was being read Tnpp stood smiling and his demeauor eaueht the ese of the court and Judge Tutue said 10 The states attorney. "This man seems to treat the matter as joke" The sIromberg woman was arrested on 8 similar charge at Brooklyn short time ago out the case was nalled ia the upefl3r court. She then made her home a Putnam Tupp has lived here nearly all his life and has T wife Rhile the Stronbefs wom- ans husband 90srs in Putnam bat taey did not live together
 Dwight A. wells. minor, of Ash. ford. was charged with the lbeit of T horse and wilh taking horse without permission lie plead zaity to the mltef charge He was asked bs the court tHbe thought ha eoald keep ont of mischieI fl dail ashly wisa and he said he could. 4 fine of sia and costs was imposed. Wells took team nt Ashford and drove io Putnam. He was about to start from a loea, livery stnbie in thc morning when appre hended. He asia he was about Io drive bacs with the rig,
 Oliver Belleeiie, charged with breaking and entering store at Onccg plead guilty It was question whether Dc should De sent to states prison but the court decided to give the nan one more chance and sent him to jail for year BeiisyiHe was HFst arrested ID Putnam where he was found drunk. When searched at the police station some fifty keys were found also a revolver, a jimmy and other implements. He was sent to jail and lhe state police were informed of the ease and Robert Hutly connect. ed Belleville with the Oneeo break.
 Joseph Delibro, Willimsntlc, eharg- ed with assault with intent to kill Leou Filipino, plead not guilty. Ros- well Motlitt, for an attempt to break and enter the dwelling of Daniel Strnger, Piainield, plead not guilty.
 Joha O'BFien and Thomas Martin, the young men who broke into the Thatcher house near Alexander's lake a few days ago, pleaded guilty and were sentenced to the state feformatory at Cheshire.