Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-19
Young Westerly Crooks Sentenced
Durham and Flanagan, Who Robbed Clark House, Get
Eleven Months in Jail and $500 Fne-Were With
Norwich Canvassers and Wore Hats Etc. Purchased in
Obituary, Charles ii. Potter, Edwin A. Lewis
Hugh Marshall Injured

other a new black derby. both coming
from the store of J. c. Macpherson,
Norwich, size ga.
Flanagan had In his possession a
black leather bag which he said he
lifted" in the Boston railway sta
ton. It is evidently the property of
a New Bedfurd representative of the
National Biscuit company as collec
ton blanks and other documents of
the company were still in the bag. He
also had a cheap bracelet and ladies'
a wicker suit case with Undertaking,
etc.
Durham had a 80 calfbre revolver
made by the United States Revolver
company. on one side of which was
and he carried box of cartridges.
Also bunch of nine brass doorkeys
and a smaller set of keys in a bunch
of four, with one small brass key of
peculiar make, and a screw-driver.
fob of blue enamel with the insignia
of the Benevolent and Protective Or
der of Elks.
When Judge Williams stated that
he would suspend sentence on the
charge of carrying concealed weapon
Durham asked how long a time the
fine of $500 meant and when inform
ed that it was during his minority,
he said: 'sThen the state will be
| through with me and I will not have
THAT depends upon your behavior"
said the judge. The boys were COM
mitted Sunday by Police Sergeant
West. The larceny charge was for
| taking four rings to the aggregate
value Of $146, and these with the other
article taken were recovered by the
police. Chief Brown and his assist
ants did good work in their prompt
| arrest Of these young but dangerous
offenders.
The superior court for Washington
| monday morning. Judge Stearns on
| the bench. The cases assigned for the
first day are: William Segar VS.. Oscar
c. Stott: R. A. Sherman Sons COM
pany VS.. John F. Davis; Secondo Ce-
vol vs.. Ernest c. Romano; Edward
J. Scholz VS.. Henry N. Girard; John
F. Barber VS.. Henry n. Girard; George
L. Palmer VS.. Anti Oby: Abel P. Ran
| dali VS.. Anti Oby; William H. Slap
Inns VS.. Grant H and Ray Ames: The
Mary C. Mcknight VS.. James NJ. Pen
dleton, treasurer of the town of Wes-
| terly; Vincenzo Natalo vs. Antonio
Lorello; Joseph A. Guarino VS.. Will
liam A. Wilcox: Abel P. Randall VS..
Mary S. Burdick; Caproni Brothers
I LIZ
Meil1le VS.. John Monti.
| The complaint of Thomas E. Brown,
chief of police of Westerly, against
Peter Bartinella, charging illegal sale
of LIQUOR; Henry B. Wheatcroft. Jr.,
VS.. Franklin D. Lawton. and the pc
| titioners of John Babcock for the ap-
pointment of a new trustee, and the
Wakefield Institute for Savings and
| the Wakefield Trust company for the
appointment of a new trustee The
| iJ11- will l,,f11
Tuesday and the grand jury on Mon
day.
With over one thousand jitneys in
operation in the city of Providence
and an equal proportion in other cities
will ge made before the close of the
present session of the legislature to
regulate these common carriers, as is
done with public service corporations
engaged in like business. Teh bill to
be introduced does not refer to the
jitneys as jitney busses, but as motor
vehicles used to transport passen-
gers for hire, affording means of
transportation similar to that afford
ed by street railways, accepting and
ldischarging passengers along routes
Travelled by the vehicles.
The act does not apply to any motor
vehicle used exclusively for sight
seeing purposes, as a hotel bus, or to
a vehicle which is rented from a stand
in any street or public place fixed by
any public authorities, or at any rail-
iroad station or steamboat landing, or
from public or private garage the
destination and route of which is I'M
lder the direction of the passenger or
passengers being carried in the We
hicle. It is understood that a similar
bill is to be presented at the present
tsession Of the Connecticut legislature
Charles n. Potter of Westerly died
Sunday morning at the home of his
brother, Jesse Potter in Stillman ave-
inue. of Brights disease. Mr.. Potter
was a carpenter by trade, but was
prevented from active work in that
line for years by reason of the loss
of leg through an accident. He was
born in Rosedale, N. J., 81 years ago
and resided in Westerly for over thirty
Years. Besides his brother he is sur
lvfved by a sister, Mrs. Robert Mitchell
Of Plainfeld, N. J. He was a member
Of Franklin lodge. F. and A. M. and
Palmer chapter, R. A. NJ. He will be
buried at River Bend with Masonic
honors.
Edwin A. Lewis. 60, of Westerly
died Saturday night in Backus hos.
oitaI, Norwich where he has heen I'm.