Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-15
M. GOLUMB PLACED ON TRIAL
First IN Superior Court SessionAccused of Entering Shed
Thatesvie and Stealing Motor Boat Fittings Sentenc-
es Given When Several of Accused Plead Guilty.

state reformatory. which means at
least q years detention there but he
may be released after that for good
conduct In the discretion OF, the re-
The four counts drawn against DOM
Drofsh were for breaking the safes at
the store OF r. F. Smith, at the Nam
haitian Clothing company. at the
United Cigar Stores company. and at
5uilty to the last three. but not guilty L
% the r. +. Smith break.
Attorney Allyn L. Brown spoke to
Judge Williams on behalf Of the az
cused and told the Judge that DOM
brofsli had admitted that there were
two men who compelled him by threats
and influence they had over him to |
help them in the safe breaking and
that they got all the money ana ne
men he said helped him were given to |
| the court but were not made public |
1t is understood that Doubrofskfs |
confession and the names of the men
who he said helped him were placed |
| in possession Of the states attorney
some time ago and that the state po-
lice have been doing work on the case
but so far without results.
Afternoon Session.
In the afternoon session Of court
Clifford Stone. alias Ernest Rushlow,
was sentenced to not less than two nor
more than four years in state prison
for the theft Of 81, 500 worth of jew
elry from the home OF the late DR..
w. s. c. Perkins. He pleaded guilty
to the charge.
Lawyer Douglass said the accused
! was born IN Vermont rs years ago
and married when Is a girl Of Is and
then his troubles started. He had been
! in many places.
Stone sold the things he got In the
! Perkins house for the most part in
Minnesota and got about $500 for the
lot. He told where he sold some OF
! the things in detail and they can be
, located. Since leaving Norwich he
: stole q horse and did two years for
, it and that is the way he was located
for the Norwich robbery
Major Hull said the man is on pro-
baton for another crime.
Stone was given from two TO four
year in prison. He said he did not
have anything to say.
; Boys Ran OF With Automobile.
z Leo Wolfe. Edward Nolan and WILL
5 lam Cannon. three boys from Provi-
dence. pleaded guilty to the theft OF
t an automobile at Hamburg. They
were put on probation and their cases
S continued until the next term Of the
= court The trio were arrested in New
/. London following the theft OF the cal
;, which they were in when apprehended
: For Robbery In Ledyard.
: Edward Porter. a negro. was sent
!. to the rsformatory for robbing tbs
!, home of Jesse Pierce in Ledyard
pleading guilty to the charge Of burg
larry in which he stole jewelry and
other articles of value.
k Attorney told the court th'
n young man had been on a towboat fol
e FIVE months and belonged in Virginia
= He is 90 years of age. While the boa
IL was at Allyn's Point he came TO Nor
:. witch and fell in with some mel
n hanging around a carnival and the!
1 H. - r,1o nd tn chi
= that he could do such work Porte
broke into the Pierce house. He ha
d told where he hid the goods and al
n have been recovered and returned {
s the owner.
W Major Hull said he was not sure h
lie could convict the boy of breaking int
j. the Norman house at Allyn's Point
The captain of the barge, who EN-
ployed Porter, said he found the la
=. at a camp in Virginia and knew litu
about the boy.
J. Suspended Sentence For montViIl
TT Man.
,e Asa Walden of Montville, aged 4
IN years, pleaded guilty to adultery an
"a was put on probation after being sen
fenced to a year in the Jail.
Judge Barnes spoke for the accuse
saying he is the support OF an age
n, mother and a dumb brother and TIL
ne is his first time in trouble.
j. DIR. James ]. Donohue, who hire
l. Walden at times also spoke for hin
Pleas Didn't Agree.
On Alexander Stinkavitch, who wit
n Mrs. Alice Towlin was accused
adultery in this city, on June eth, wa
put to plea and said not guilty. Mr.
Towlin was put plea at the same tin
IN, and pleaded guilty but when she heal
as the man plead not guilty, she startt
ne to address the court and said 81
on would plead guilty II he plead,
as guilty and went on to say that u
O. man had brought beer and wine to h
room and had got her drunk.
Interpreter Dialinowsh was called
er, to see If the two accused understot
lty what they were SIeading to. It W
Ill. found that they did and the court o
m dered sentence deferred.
80 After this the Golumb trial was b
nS gun.
lg- The Jurors who have been draN
and summoned for this term are
m Norwich: Charles McGfbney. WI
ced lam O'Mahoney, w. H. Baker, JUL
Id A. Brand. Preston: Charles Q.
red zriskie, Adolphus D. Zabrisl1ie, Chau
'ity cey A. Fuller. ColchestS-: William
~. Sherman. Albert A. Brown Griswo
Samuel F. Palmer, Uldege H I
rosters, George Moeler. Lebanon.
thus c. Williams, George B. Dim
n. Elmer z. Maine, Frank II. Babco
vas Bozrab Nelson I Stark. Frank
John c. Tracy. Sprague. Harry
Gaucher, Lawrence G.. Drescher. L
% bon, George A. Kennedy. Salem, Ht
ate ~ c. Harris. Voluntown, Albert
to Brown.
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