New Britain herald., 1915-02-09
PlalnVille News PROSECUTOR CW|LL|N
 CONTENDS OFFICER
Grand Juror Gives Policeman AS-
 suIanCe Of Courts Backing.
STIFF FINE FOR JAMES CAFFERIY
Officials Praise Marine After Session
 Of COurt-Accused Admitted His Complaints Former Resident Dead

Complaints Former Resident Dead
 Complimentin him on the excellent judgment shown since his appoint ment as the towns regular patrolman, Grand Juror $. s. Gwillim after court this morning gave Officer Philip Mar ian assurance of the backing of the prosecutors office and urged him to continue the good work he has done without fear or favor. He insisted on a respect for law and order and in structed the office to make arrests when his advice and orders are not needed.
 Prosecutor Gwillim's talk with the officer followed a session of the court at which James Cafferty was fined for drunkenness and using abusive language Cafferty had been arrest ed during the night the policeman taking him into custody after he had refused to go home. Cafferty was near the center in an intoxicated condition and his swearing was disturbing the peace of the neigh borhood. The off cer tried to pursuade him to go home and friends also attempted to show him the error of his ways.
 He was obdcrate, however. and he was taken to the lookup. Tn court this morning before Justice A. H. Con dell he entered pleas of guilty to both charges. For intoxication the court imposed fine of s5 and an addition al S2 for using abusive language. The cost of prosecution combined with the fines brought his assessment up to s17.SO Escorted by Officer Marino !, 1oft 10 sh ort time later with enough money to settle up.
 Officer Marine spoke regretfully of having to place Cafferty under arrest but he said he had no alternative. Prosecutor Gwllim commended him for his action and explained that the court will back him up to the limit in the performance of his duty.
 Heard Twenty Complaints.
 Twenty complaints against the re- port of the assessors were filed with the board of relief at the second ses- sion of the year held yesterday after noon in the town clerks office. It was the busiest session that the relief board in Plainville has held in years and the members were engaged in hearing the appeals until nearly six o'clock.
 All complaints were similar in char acter, the applicants for relief de- caring that the assessors were wrong in raising the valuation of their prop critics.
 The report of the assessors showed that nearly three hundred taxpayers will pay increased assessment this year unless a change is made by the relief board.
 The increases in most cases were not large but nevertheless many of the property owners affected seemingly believe them unfair.
 The next meeting of the board is sch eduled for next Monday when it is expected there will be another batch of complaints. Should it be nec- essary. Chairman Condel said this morning the board will hold evening sessions to accomodate dissatisfied taxpayers who find it inconvenient to appear during the daytime.
 Former Resident Dead.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Ba rth OlOmeW. who died in New Haven yesterday. will be held tomorrow af- ternOOn with services in the mOrtu- ary parlors of Lewis and Maycock in tEat city The body will be brought here for interment in West cemetery.
 Mrs. Bartholomew was a native of tTlis place, having been born in the SCott's Swamp district nearly seventy years ago. She was the wife of John Bartholomew and had lived in New Haven for some time.
 Get Supply of Chairs.
 The sclectmen have invested s9O in chairs for the Town hall and hereafter the seating accommodations in the Building will be much improved For some time when meetings and en- tcrtainments were held in the hall, tne town had to borrow chairs from the Grange and other societies
 >electn1an Johnson recently ordered ten dozen substantially built chairs ana yesterday they were installed in the building.
 Hayes Has Petition.
 Formal opening of the campaign of Bristol democrats for the post 1nastership in that city was made yesterday when William Hayes. one of the faithful who is among those angling for the plum put in circula- tiCn a petition favoring his appoint ment
 The term of the present incumbent of the office does not expire until next September and the early start of the candidates for his place indicates a hctly waged campaign before the se- eCtion is finally made.
 There are a number of candidates in the field at the present time and it is expected that the list will he fGrt her augmented during the next few months