Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-04

some questions were asked as to why witness acted aST-he did, this line of inquiry was ruled out by the mayor as he said no person was on trial but an attempt to get the facts of what did happen was the only purpose of the inquiry.
 Wallace Smith, son of the former witness, said, in addition to facts told by his father, that he could see a man outside the store. That when anyone was coming the man on the outside made a signal and the man on the inside would hide.
 Theodore Boulay said he met Off, cer Cordier on his way to the store. The officer stopped him and said that there was a robbery going on at the officer that he had just come by the, store and saw nothing going on thefe.
 Questioning Officer.
 Officer Cordier testified that he reached the station house a little after o'clock and called up the central telephone office as required by the rules and central told him there had been no call for the police. Within a was Barrak Smith. MT. Smith said to him that there was some deviltry going on in front of the store and he answered that he would be right down and would bring @ dog with him. Smith told him he would be on the lookout for him. The officer told of meeting Boulay, the previous wit ness. When he turned into Elm street he saw a man in front of the store and the man walked away leisurely as he turned the corner. He at first thought it was Sergeant Hayes. When he arrived at the store he tried the door, looked at all of the windows and found that none was broken. Went in between the building and the next one and then back on the other side, but could find nothing. He made a second examination and finding every thing apparently all right went on his beat in the north end of the ely with his mind absolutely at rest. He did not notice that the transom was open and did not think it necessary to go to Smiths house to see why he was called, as he thought as he thought lookout for him it wasn't necessary. He said in view of the experience gained he might do differently the next time similar situation arose.
 Sergeant Hayes told of setting a call from Smith a little before a. n and going right over. He didn't find any thing out of the way at the store until MT. Smith told him that en- trance had been made over the tram som; then he saw it. He called up the proprietor of the store and he came down and the two went in and found that the place had been entered.
 Captain Murray stated that he knew nothing of the occurrence until he came on duty in the morning when he saw the report of the officer that the place had been entered. He explained to the council the manner of making reports but said that sometimes things happened that were not written in the report.
 After the hearing the matter was discussed for a short length of time and there will probably be some new regulations for the guidance of the department,
 The matter of the proposed change in the city charter now before the general assembly to make the term of office for the captain of police for a period during good behavior was referred to the ordinance committee to discuss and report at a special meeting to be held in two weeks.
 It was after Il o'clock when the meeting adjourned.