Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-13
MATTERS INTERESTING WEsTERL Y
Young Kenyon Held for Burglary, duplicates William StaP iins-Latter Jailed in Default of $1,0 ,000 Bonds-Decid ing Ball Game Goes to Stonington H. S.-Richard l. Havens Arrested on Serious Charge.

the protection of a member of the
 Westerly police force. who accom-
 panied MT Sullivan on pay day. or
 rather the representative of the banks
 who delivered the cash. and the bad
 men were disappointed. It is be-
 lieved that. while in a revengeful mood
 they set fire to the boiler house of
 the Crumb quarry. which entailed a
 loss of about $1S.000.
 eatuek arrested Richard l. Havens on
 serious charge, early Friday morn
 ing. HavenS, who is married, is ac-
 cused of having carnal knowledge of ! Bertha Jessup Dawson, the wife of
 William Dawson.
 Havens was arraigned before Judge
 Breed in the town court of tSoning-
 ton on the charge of adultery and
 pleaded not guilty. Upon request Of
 Attorney Samuel H. Davis counsel
 by Prosecuting Attorney George R.
 McKenna, the trial of the case was
 continued to next Tuesday morning
 and Havens furnished a bond of $500
 for appearance.
 eiai session of the Westerly probate
 court Friday to act upon the oon-
 plaint of Overseer of the Poor Ellery
 Barber that the Bates children be
 committed to the state school ana
 home for children, and the court so ordered The parents of the children are George and Mary Bates and the
 children are Arthur. age g, Doras age
 8, and Lloyd, age G. The father was
 recently released from the Providence county Jail, where he had spent a term for committing burglary in a Pierce street store, and who disappeared from this section soon after his release. The mother has been an inmate of the state clmshouse for some time and died there Thursday from tuberculosis. The children had been cared for by
 their grandmother, but she recently sustained a shock and, being of limited means, was unable to give the children proper attention
 The regular session of the Third dis triot court, Judge Oliver H. Williams, lasted less than five minutes Friday morning. The only criminal case on the docket was that of Thomas E. Brown, chief of police. against Pas quale Salameno. charged with carrying | a concealed weapon. Salameno has been ad1udged guilty by the superior court of assaulting with attempt to kill by shooting Charles Brown, and has l taken appeal to the supreme court. He is out under bonds of 1000. The civli cases on the docket of the district court were continued for one week. The recent pun shment of two resi- | dents of Westerly for keeping swine within the compact part of the town in Violation of town ordinance recalled to the mind of an old-time resident the | period when the small island in the Pawcatuclz river, not far from the present Broad street bridge, was util ized as a piggery, the property of Jo- seph Alcorn. This was in the daTs when ordinances were few and re- ceived little consideration.
 | At this same period the Campbell | mill store was located at the corner of Broad and Main streets and was a sort Of general rendezvous, and the head 1 quarters for town gossip. One night l at this store Welcome Stillman, a lea1- ] ing citizen. was asked what he intend- 1 ed to do with his son. James w. Still
 man. and the interrogator suggested:
 T suppose you'll send him down to
 Brown unfversity?'' Yes" replied the Rufus Choate out of that boy.'
 l The men around the stove. and on 1 the cracker barrels were intent on 1 listening to what MT. Stillman might l say in continuation when George Coy, | noted for his wttticism, butted in and remarked: "Yes, William, that boy of yours will ever continue to be a shoat l of the Joe Alcorn type!"
 | James W. Stillman became learned l in the law and noted for his eccentricl- l ties. Although having excellent know 1 ledge of law, he never became a sue cessful lawyer and for many years de- | voted his time to personal litigation. l He was always given unusual latitude | in the probate court of Westerly and the courts of the state, as the easiest method of handling the excitable old man. He was accidentally killed by being knocked down by an automobile | in Boston
 Two electric cars of the largest type were required to convey the Westerly High school baseball team and friends to Stonington Friday afternoon for the
 game with the team representing the Stonington High school. which was played in the Stanton lot, Stonington
 borough While only nine of the party
 handled the ball and bat, the rest play
 ed from the side lines. their part being
 cheers, yells and songs Of encourage
 ment. There was more interest than
 common in this game and it meant
 much for Westerly, for the winning
 meant permanent ownership of the