Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-20
Never Misses a Reunion.
ALLYN's POINT BURGLAR
WAS BOUND OVER
Thursday Afternoon and Probable
Cause Found.

At a hearing before Justice of the
Peace V. p. a. Quinn Thursday aft
ernCon. Edward Porter, colored, charg
ed with burglarizing the residence of
Mrs. c. J. Pierce and the postofice
at Allyn'S Point. was held for the SUI
perior court under bends OF $500.
The hearing was held at Allyn's
Point and Porter was taken from po-
lice headquarters in this city to the
Point on the 1855 o'clock train by
Constable Nolan who made the arrest
Porter, who has been employed on
the Virginia Palmer, Captain James
Jackson, said he slept on the boat
Monday night and came to this city
Tuesday. Tuesday night he left Nor
witch on the boat train at 1920 o'clock
and got off at the Navy Yard at 10: 10.
Questioned as to what he did then
Porter said he remained at the Navy
Yard, doing nothing but sitting
around, until $3.50 O'Clock Wednesday
morning when he started to walk back
to Norwich, He said he arrived at
Allyn's Point at 4 o'clock and it took
him from 4 o'clock until 6:15 to get
to the vicinity of the State Hospital
in Preston. when he was arrested by
Constable Nolan as a suspicious char
acter. The opera glasses found on his
person he said he got in Norfolk. Re
garding the pennies found on him he
claimed he had received them on the
18th when he was paid off. He said
he was paid S15.4S and that the 43
cents were all in pennies. Later he
claimed to have won them pitching
pennies at the circus on the Battle
grounds in this city.
Captain Jackson said that Porter
left the boat at New London on
Monday and that he saw him in Nor
witch Monday evening. Captain Jack
son told Porter he had better return
IN r, In, -
glasses Captain Jackson said he had
never seelI them before and Gtd not
know that Porter had them CAPTAIN
Jackson said that when he paid Port
er he gave him only three pennies and
the rest of the 43 cents was N silver
Mrs Pirce identified the glasses as
her property. In addition to the glass
es she lost two pair of spectacles
stick pins, a dozen handkerchiefs,
gentlman's gold watch and about $3.50
in money. She didn't see anybody
enter or leave the house at the time
of the burglary
Porter had On him about $50 pen
mes, half dollars. dimes and nickIes the
whole totaling about 81. This tailed
with the sum taken at the post office
which is conducted by Mrs. Phoebe L.
Norman.
Fidel Williams. a boy, stated that
he was in boat with Porter on Sun
OeiS d1leTHOCH- IOTlef asked Wli4.l1f )
who Mrs Pierce was and where Il
lived The boy answered and Por--.,
is alleged to have said, I'm goins-
to her house late tonight
Williams said he asked him what
for and Porter answered Never mind
Justice Quinn found probable cause
in the face of the evidence ard held
Porter for the higher court under
bonds of 5000 which he was unable to
procure Porter took the proceedings
calmly and did not seem to realize the
seriousness of the case. He told
number of conflicting stories and it
was difficult to get his part of the
evidence straight
1t is believed that Porter has hidden
the articles taken from the Pierce res
idnce, in the woods