Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-11

rarily abandoned horse with the little boy seated in the wagon. He told hls mother where Florence had been talk
 Mrs. Cussino called her daughters name loudly, but there was no re- sponse, subsequent statements by Florence explaining this by the claim that Corey, who had meanwhile bound her wrists together with a cord, had wound the blanket around her head and twisted it so tightly she was pre- vented from sending out an answering call. Florence has since given de-, scription of the alleged abuses to which she was subjected. She has also told how, when Corey heard her mother calling, he took the blanket from her head and. after admonishing her not to make any noise or tell what had occurred, left her.
 Mrs. Cussino says she accosted Corey when he returned for his team and demanded to know where Flor ence had been left She saws he dis girls whereabouts. The woman grab bed the bridle of the horse to prevent Corey's departure until he told and says she did not relinquish it until he threatened to shoot her; then she be- came so frightened she did not dare resist further.
 Corey drove away, she says, and she continued to search for the little girl, but without result. The coming dusk forced Mrs. Cussino to rush home with her little boy to arouse the neighbor- hood and organize @ searching parry. Those who soon composed this search ed far into the night, but without re- suit The child was not found until about o'clock Monday morning, when she added another interesting chapter to the history of the past night. Left with her hands bound by Corey, she says, she eventually managed to work one of them free. Then she started for home, arriving there after harI and tiresome tripq, and greatly fright ened, only to find the place deserted, as her mother had gone off with the searching party, the other children be- ing placed in the care of a neighbor.
 The little girl, of course, was not aware of this, but believed they were visiting and would return soon Great ly fatigued, she went down under the barn on the place into great pile of dried leaves to be used for bedding and threw her tired little body down upon them. She must have fallen asleep in a short time and remained resting peacefully throughout the night while many anxious people covered of her.
 Monday the search for Cory was continued and he was finally locate l and arrested at Harrisville, R. L He was brought Dack here by Deputy Sheriff John NJ. Bessette
 Corey was in Danielson with his an- tiquated rig early Sunday afternoon and was the subject for jeering by some of the town joshers who looked him over. He evidently was driving toward his home from this place when he encountered the Cussino children
 After hearing the evidence in the case, Corey's sideA being a general de nial and an alibi covering his move nents of Sunday. he was bound over to the superior court under bonds of S1.ooo, which he could not furnish, and went to jail.
 7s Pupils at WfIIiamsviIIe,
 The enrolment of 7s pupils in the school at Williamsville is proof of the big increase predicted for that will lage. and it is expected the attendance at the school will reach 100 before the end of the present school year. An other teacher, making three, will soon be required there.
 The Civic Federation will have a rummage sale November 13, A and 16. All who have articles to contribute please communicates with Miss Helen Perkins so that these articles may be collected Thursday.-Adv.