Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15

for two months previous, He became
sick ten hours later. DR.. Scanlon said
not specify whether It was arsenic or
ptomaine poison.
Had Mix and Pie.
Ralph Spargo. OF Westerly, testi-
fed he drank glass OF milk and ate
piece of custard pie in the Gavttt
restaurant and was taken sick twenty
four hours later. He was attended by
Drs. Mari ant. johnson and the latter
said~it was case OF ptonnaine poison
ing.
Apple Pie and MIX.
William Gallagher, OF Pawcatuck,
testified he ate piece oe apple pie
and drank q glass OF milk In the
Gavitt restaurant. He was taken sick
and DR.. Scanlon said It was ptcmaine
poisoning.
Served the Pies.
David NDellor OF Pawcatuck testified
that he was employed at the Gav1tt res
taurant, and formerly worked at The
Rhode Island, just before going to
Gavitt's. He was sick before he went
to the restaurant and did not eat
much. He ate no pie but could not
remember what he. did eat except
light form of food. The witness at
tended the lunch counter and served
many pieces OF custard pie, he could
IlOl tell Lie nuL1DGI. ne ne10 WORKED
at the restaurant but a few days and
he thought Thomas Fontaine made the
pies. A fellow named O'Garra worked
there as a dish washer for few days.
There were some cockroaches in the
restaurant, but not very many. he
never saw them crawling over food.
When Witness was sick, the doctor
told him his bowels were out of or
der.
Harold A. Dean, Of Westerly, testi-
fed that he ate in Gavitt's restaurant
and took piece Of apple pie on Sat
doctor said he was sick with arsenic
poison. :
Was Willing to Have Autopsy.
Henry NJ. Brightman. Of Edgewater,
N. J., son Of Mr.. and Mrs Francis T.
Brightman. deceased. testified that he
arrived in Stonington, before the death
of his father. When he arrived at the
home his father and mother were in
very low condition Father died 1: SO
Thursday afternoon. Took UP the
matter of autpsy with DIR. Little and
believed an autopsy should be held.
Witness called Undertaken Gavitt and
told him to hold up the embamIent.
Witness was told that autopsy had
been held on Timothy Sullivan and
that there was no need for autopsy.
The witness notified DIR. Congdon by
telephone of the conditions and asked
for investigation but received no sat
isfaction. DIR. Stanton, medical exam
liner, asked that the body be not en-
balmed, until he got in communication
with the coroner. The next day word
was sent DR.. Stanton and he. received
the remains and embamlent was mae.
He did not remember telling DR.. Stan
ton that there would be no autopsy,
coroner, or no coroner, but that he
permitted for an autopsy up to Fri
kI,oA he
had made suggestion that the restau-
rant be closed and steps taken to trace
the cause OF the poisoning. Witness
called. at restaurant and observed the
floor range and general conditions
filthy, and saw O'Garra asleep, with
a leg in a butter tub and another in
lettuce, and after being aroused the
man went to washing dishes. MIR.
Gavitt was sick and the pie baker
was in charge of the restaurant; made
second visit to the restaurant and
saw posted on door Of kitchen mo
Admittance" Went into the kitchen,
by permission Of waiter. Perhaps due
to condition of mind had a strong talk
with Mr. Gavitt, who informed witness
that he was in no way responsible for
the poisoning cases.
Lawyer Elected from Court Room.
Prosecutor Hewitt asked the witness
II he had seen Samuel Greensboro in
connection with this case. Mr. Bright
man said Greensboro wanted to rem
resent the family in a law suit, and
wanted to take the case on a 60-40
basis, Greensboro to take 20 per cent
of the award and pay all his expenses
Prosecutor Hewitt-Mr. Brightrnan
did you know that this Greensboro
had falsely stated that he represented
Hull, Mcclure & Hull and was a pro-
fessional ambulance chaser?
Mr.. Brightman-YeS sir and
Greensboro to Hewitt-Perhaps you'd
make split of 50-50
Mr. Hewitt-Mr. Sheriff, put that
man out.
Sheriff Casey obeyed and Mr.. Green
stone was escorted out of the court
room.
Mr.. Brightman continuing his testi-
mony said 1t was not his purpose to
commercialize the death of his par
ents, but it was his wish to fix the
vent its recurrence in Westerly. Mr.
Brtghtman said he had invited Alfred
w. Mccain Of the New York Globe
to advise with him, and that DR.. lit
tie had been instructed to send DOR
ton of the stomach of Francis Bright
man for analysis to Prof. G. Ferguson.
121 West And street, New York city
Witness said that by advice of Mr.
Mccain he had asked the Rhode Is
land and Connecticut chemists in these
cases to look for dOur1deS.
These Felt No Bad Effects.
I Lillian Cameron of westerly testified
to the purchase of a custard pie in
Gavftt's restaurant on July t. Wit
ness, daughter and mother ate Of the
pie and without any. bad effects.
Charles ]. Farraro, of Westerly, tes-
titled he ate at Gavitt's restaurant
three successive days, with pie each
day, and was not sick.
James H Mcknight of Pawcatuck
ate in the Gavitt restaurant July
and included a piece of custard pie,
from which there had been no bad
effects.
Ernest Young of Westerly was at
the Gavitt restaurant on July 3, and
5 and ate apple pie with other things.
He was not sick.
Raymond c. Neill, Of Westerly, tes-
titled that on July 3rd he ate a piece
Of BURBERRY pie in the Gavitt restau-
rant and drank a glass of milk. No
bad effects.
George z. Chapman testified that he
resided in Westerly. R. L., and ate
nearly every day for the past three
months at the Gayitt restaurant, and
ate squash pie on the third of July.
He did not suffer from poison
Thomas Tuite of Pawcatuck testi-
fed he ate cocoanut custard pie in