Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30

An outgrowth of the banking bus mess formerly conducted in Westerly bye Joseph $. Grillss andawhich was discontinued several years ago, leaving the banker indebted to several depos- itors, was the case brought in the Third district court Friday, of Loren 20 Siracisco against Joseph S. Grills, depositor in Mr. Grills' bank of $100 on June 27, 1900. Tn November. 1908. he received $50 from MT. Grills. also s1o in cash and s12.50 in merchandise. which with interest up to the time that Grills went out of the banking bus mess, left balance due Siracisco of S56.SS. Attorney A. T. L. Ledwidge was counsel for the plaintiff and Grills conducted his side of the case and also posed as a witness. Both sides agreed as to the amount, but the plain tiff also sought interest, which brought the amount due up to $113.S2. Mir Grills said <he never refused to pay the amount due the plaintiff, but that he agreed to pay him by installment, just as he was paying his other cred- itors, and without interest. He said that Siracisco's total account was $293.88 and it has been reduced to $56.3S, which he was anxious to pay
 just as soon as he could. He testified that interest of four Der cent had been added but that interest ended | when he gave up the banking business. Other creditors understood the situa- | Il0n anu were fTCGGtN6 l1lGlT i due in small. payments. Judge Wil- | Hams gave judgment for the plaintiff | in the sum of $113.32.
 The islander suit of Miss Mary Ar l congle against Mrs. Mary Rossi was 1 given a thorough airing in the Third l district court and it was made plain l that all the residents of a section oi l Canal street do not dwell together ir l harmony. There had been trouble be- | tween the families directly interested I in the suit for several months, and one | of the results in this case of islander Il the words used having been .utteret I as the plaintiff. her mother and, Gan H tino Bianco were passing the resi- I dence of Mrs. Rossi on the night O II August 12y 1915. it was alleged. Aftel the alleged uttering of the slanderoui
 words, Mrs. Rossi assaulted Miss Ar.
 congle and her mother pushed Mrs
 Rossi away.
 The slandeR is based .on the words
 You dirty-faced -; you've got
 nerve to show your face to decen
 people," and balm of $500 Is sought. In the opening, Attorney bedwidg
 counsel for the. plaintiff, stated tha | there was a peculiar aspect in thi
 case and it had a feature that ha l never before appeared in the ,Thir . district court. The defendant has de , claFed that the words uttered are nc
 slanderous, but truthful, and could b
 proven. Therefore, said Mir. Ledwidg' the burden of proof is assumed by tn ! defendant Judge Herbert w. Rath bun, counsel for plaintiff. smiled as | sent. There were a number. of wit ' nesses on both sides. Mrs. Amelia Ar congle. mother of Mary, being the onl one who testified positively that Mar Arcongle was named in connectio with the objectionable utterances. l Six witnesses for the defense, wh ] were present at the time of the al legged islander, testified that Mrs. Ros
 did not make the remark as elaine
 by the plaintiff. but that Mrs. :Arcong i used vile words against Mrs. Ross = After the arguments Attorneys Ratf . bun and Ledwidge, Judge Williams al a nounced that he would reserve his df : cision, and consult authorities at tf N request of the lawyers in the case. .
 Frank Pollock. who was previous, '; placed on probation, and sentence sue II pended, violated his probation and WE = l brought into court on the old con : plaint, of .ihtoxieation.7 Pollock to : a story to the effect that he had m 5 violated probation and his case WE
 held under advisement
 s John NJ. Richards was fined $2 aI T. costs for intoxication.
 Sentence was suspended on paymel
 of costs in the cases against Georl d Place of AShaWaY. and Louis. Gagno - of White Rock, charged with intox = cation.
 q Albert Wagner, alias "Dutchy," w; s charged with assaulting Samuel In,
 ham with a dangerous weapon wh, Is in factory boarding house in Whi