Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-16
FOR BREAKING INTO LEDYARD HOUSE
Walter Cole Standing Trial in Superior Comt-Accused of
Shooting Furniture to Bits-Michae Column Found
Guilty of Breaking and Entering Boat Shed at Thames
yille-Giving of Sentence Deferred Was Out SIS
Minutes.

Hull also made a statement before
the court about the case.
Judge Williams decided that he
would continue the case to the next
term and meanwhile put the boy under
custody OF the probation ofhcer. The
young fellow left the court room. with
his parents.
jury Finds eoIunb Guilty.
The trial of the case of the state
against Mike Column Of this city was
resumed from the point 1T left on
on Tuesday. He is accused OF break
ing and entering a shed at the Amer
lean Strawboard mill at Thamesville
and stealing the metal fittings from
the % foot motor boat Of Frank l..
Briggs on or about April End
Policeman Frank L. Henderson teS-
titled how Column was arrested last
May after the accused had been alb
sent from the city right after the theft
and break was discovered. The po-
Ice learned that the mans wife was
going to Centerville, r. J.. and Police
man Henderson was there when she
arrived and saw Column meet her at
the train. The off1cer took Golumb-
into custody and brought him back
here The man had been working at
Crompton and came to Centerville on
purposs<to see his wife
Police Captain George Linton also
testified about the case as to the ar
rest and what was known about the
breaking and entering.
Then Major Hull said the state rest
ed and Attorney Herman Alofsin End
put the accused on the stand and his
testimony was given through the Pol
ish interpreter, NJ. r. MalinowslSi Of
New Britain.
Column denied the charges made
against him and explained why he
| left the city after the break into the
shed at the strawboard plant The
man said he is married and has six
children and that his wife is in a
| delicate condition.
In rebuttal Major HUI put Clerk
A. ]. Bailey of the Norwich city court
on the stand, who produced the records
to show that Golumb had served a
sentence for another offense similar to
that on which he was being tried.
Attorney Alofsin for tbe prisoner
and Major Hull and Attorney John d
| Hall for the state made the arguments
and Judge Williams took 20 minutes &c
Charge the jury.
In ,55 minutes the Jury reported
through Foreman Chauncey A Fuller
that they found the accused guilty
Sentence was not given on Wednesday
Auto Theft Case.
After the noon recess, Leo Wolfe
Edward Nolan and William Cannon
charged with taking an automobile II
Lyme and running it to New London
where they were arrestedSwere brough
before the court. Nolan and Cannon
were given their liberty. but Wolfe
| who seemed to be the leader, was pu
in the hands of the probation office
while his case is continued. He is mar
ried and Is a chauffeur. He claims h
, bought the automobile in good fait
and was about to take 1t to his hom
in Providence.
, Attorneys Lawless, Lubchansky an
Common. all of New London, appeare
| In the case.
Confidence Man Sentenced.
A case that came over from the las
term. in which Frank Miller of part
unknown and William Badowsxy Mar
the accused, was brought up. Badow
sky, who was arrested in Chicago. wa
, presented before the court.
|. He pleaded guilty to aiding in get
ting $1.100 from Edward Piotkowsky c
| Greeneville. He was given a year 1
Jail. He has already been there 81
. months.
Badowslxy and Miller worked a con
fidence game on Piotkowsky. They sc
cured his interest by pretending to
trying to help him find a customer 10
a farm he wanted to sell and they pal
. his expenses, as well as those of hi
wife. for a trip to Boston to see tn
supposed customer. Finally, when the
lwere ready to make the cleanup the
, had been working for, they told Ba
dowsky how they could make none
|, fast for him. and they left a machin
at his house in which he supposed tn
$1,100 he put into their hands had bee
placed. This machine was to make tn
> money grow over night, Piotkowsk
, was told.
! When the Greeneville man becan
|. anxious over the failure of one of n
: two men to return as he had promises
! he looked into the machine and foun
. only some paper.
After the case had been reported {
the Norwich police they got on II
trail of Badowsky and with the infol
|, nation that they were able to furnis
= the state police followed up the cas-
and caught Badowsky in Chicago. +
g has wife and children in Brooklyl
7 n. Y. He claims he got only $40
! the money and he has tried to help II
: state in locating Miller.
After the Badowsky case was di.
posed of. the trial Of Walter Cole wa
. begun.