Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-14

Therexare six modern Cells IN the.
1Iewsponce station and there was room
for Just one more prisoner, when a
special session Of the Third district
court was held at the station Monday
morning. as a iresr1t of the haul Of the
police drag net which was set early
Saturday evening. The five men ar
rested were arraigned before Judge
Oliver Nh. Williams.
Tyram Whitford, age 1@ rs negro
. of athletic build and with proper train
ing might be developed into a cham
pion in the commonly termed square
circle He is a native, of Westerly and
it was his first appearance in a GRIM
+ ihal court. He was charged with
revelffng and fighting, the latter being
an assault upon Pasqua1e Lionetti and
his brother Frank. It is said by wit
;nesses he sure did some real fighting
rand he seemed to be in readiness for
/ all Corners, when he was gathered in
by Policeman Curtin. Whitford plead
ed guilty to an assault upon PaSQuale
Lionetti, which he claimed was prac-
tically forced upon him. but not guilty
to the charge Of aSsaulting Frank
Lfonetti He was sentenced 10 three
months in the Providence county Jail
quale, and nolle prosequi was entered
i in the other case. Subsequently sem
tence was suspended and he was
placed on probation.
George Hull, who was with WHIT
; ford at the time. was arraigned on
/ guilty of taking hold of Frank Lioneth
to keep him away from Whitford,
and that he then threw frank down
; and held him. He, too, was arrested
by Policeman Curtin. Hull is 22 years
Of age and had never been arrested
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continued. for four weeks and upon
payment Of costs he was placed on
probation.
John L. Hul1ivan, in court four
months ago, charged with being a
common drunkard and was placed
on probation, was iarrested by Chief
Brown. He was brought into court on
the old charge, having violated his
probation. He was sentenced to three
years in the state workhouse.
George Hart, arrested by Policeman
Stewart, was charged with being a
common drunkard, having been intox-
icated three times within six months.
Hart pleaded guilty. Hart said he was
arrested for intoxication in Westerly
about two years ago and had served
80 days in jail at New London for a
like offense. He was IS years of age
and for 20 years had served as mar
liner, but since then he had worked
at farming, painting and carpentering
in Westerly and vicinity. He bore
good reputation with several of his
former employees, and had work III
sight at Green Hill. Sentence was sus-
pended on payment Of costs and Hart
was placed on probation.
John Burdick was charged with in
toxication. He pleaded guilty and was
released on payment of a fine of 81
and costs-$4.80.
One of the postmastership appoint
ment cases that is to go over until
December under the administrations
new policy of not making any more
recess appointments is that Of Wes-
terly, r. T., writes Washington cor
respondent. The term of Postmaster
Butler of that town expired about a
year ago. Recently, it is learned,
George w. Greene, democratic nation
al committeeman for Rhode Island,
made a recommendation of a man to
be appointed to succeed Mr.. Butler.
But the post Office department has not
acted upon the matter and the White
House will not, it is understood.
The name of Mr.. Greene's choice
for the office that is in the district
of former Representative Peter G.
Gerry is not obtainable at the post