Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11
WESTERLY PHYSICIAN HELD
Dr. Percy A Senior Will Be Tried at September Court Charged With Murder and Aborton-D Dramatic Scene, as Gifted Practitioner, Ruined By Drink, Offers Defence.

of the court is not Justified by facts. Judge Williams has placed Dr. Senior on probation three different times. When the doctor was serving first term as a common drunkard. Judge Williams appeared by request before the board of correction and pardons and did not oppose the release on pro- bation from the state institution When the doctor was brought into court sub sequently charged with being com mon drunkard. the evidence was not contradicted. and Judge Williams did his duty and imposed the usual sen tence.
 Two other eases were disposed of in the Third district court, before the Senior case was called. The first was that of the liquor seizure case of Po- lice Sergeant Edwin E. West against the vessels and liquors of Rachel Ma zola of 14S Granite street. The liquors were declared confiscated to the state and warrant issued for the destruction of the liquors and the destruction or sale of the vessels containing the same. The second case was the complaint of Thomas E. Brown against the liquors and vessels of Natale Comolo. ST Oak street. which resulted in like decision by the court
 Judge Williams held session of the Third district court in Hope Valley, Thursday, and heard the case of Nath- an B LaInphere against Isaac B. Mill Ter, charged with an assault upon Viola Lamphere, at Woodville, June g. The accused was adjudged guilty and fined $10 and costs Everett A. Kingsley was counsel for plaintiff and A T.. l.. Ledwidge for defenoant.
 With the hope of checking the fre- quent highway robheries in the Brad ford section, the Westerly town coun- cil has offered a reward of $200 for the arrest and conviction of the per son, or persons, who held up and rob- bed Dominick Vero, Joseph Ferra, Charles Pucci and Michael Colpalbo, or any one of them. Chief Brown and
 his men have been devoting much time to these cases and Sheriff John R. Wilcox is assisting in the work, with the hope of arresting the high waymen. This work was being car ried on before the reward was of fered
 It is the general belief in the Brad ford section that the parties engaged in the recent holdups are the same
 who robbed David McG. Newall of $2,300 about three years ago and for
 whose arrest and conviction MT. New all offered a reward of $500 and the sum was duplicated by the town of Westerly. As there was no time limit specified the rewards are still in force The annual readjustnent of post 1 masters' salaries at first, second and
 third class offices has resulted in many 1 changes, based on the fuctuation of l the gross receipts of the offices There were a number of changes in Rhode , Island. some increases and some de-
 creases, in salaries, effective July 1 l last, as follows;
 | Increases-Bristol, from $2400 to I "A . | Kingston, from fourth class to presi- dental. at $1200: PawtucKet, from l $3400 to s35o0; Peacedale from $500 to $500; Wakefield. from $500 to
 $500: Westerly, from $2s0o to $2s00; l Woonsocket, from $3100 to S32O0 | Decreases-East Greenwich, from s2100 to s20O0: Greystone, from s1200 | to $1100; danville from $500 to $1200; {;
 Naticl1 from $1100 to 5000; Warren. from s2100 to S2000