Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-15
TALKED ABOUT IN WESTERLY
Harry Pecham, Steward Of Colonial Club Shot While Hunt
ing-Freight Wreck Sunday Morning at Frenchs Curve
Interest in Cases Growing Out of Automobile Acct
dents-Mary Nestor Injured-Wells R. Fowler Has
Painful Acknowledgement Flower Show Prizes for
Reuter- Roses.

The superior court for Washington
county will convene at Kingston to-
day Judge George T. Brown presiding.
The grand jurors viii report Ior outyi
.of. cases on the criminal side and the
second day will be devoted to the di-
yorce docket. The" petit Jurors have
been summoned in for Wednesday.
Attorney Albert B. Crafts, of Wester-
ly, figures in several cases as attorney
adm In two others as plaintiff. Mr..
Crafts brings action against Clara
c. Hyatt, administrators of the estate
of Clara Il. Stanton, and also against
Ethel Burnet executrix of the execu-
trix of the estate of Annie s. Burnett.
Mrs. Stanton and Mrs. Burnet, de-
ceased, were in the automobile acct
dent at Wequetequock crossing in the
town of Stonington, and so severely
Injured THAT they both died within a
few weeks. Mr.. Crafts claims that he
was engaged by both parties to bring
suits for damages against the Norwich
and Westerly Traction company one
of the cars of the company having
struck the automobile in which the
ladies' were riding when injured, and
that he had commenced proceedings
when the parties IN interest settled
the cases without his knowledge and
consent. 1t is understood that MI.
CT ats claims damages in each case of
$500. He is also counsel for Cornell
ius J. Farrell, the driver of the auto
mobile in a suit of $500 against the
Norwich and Westerly Traction: COM
pany for damages for INJURIES receiv-
jed.
An action of special local interest
is the suit brought against Andrew j.
Martin by Albert A. Vaslet. Mr.. Mar
tin is owner of the automobile that
was driven by Edmund Crosby and
struck a little daughter of the plain
tiff causing her Heath, when on the
Watch Hill road last summer. He
seeks to recover SIS, 600 damages. The
criminal suit against Crosby which
was assigned for trial at the last ses-
ed by reason OF the absence of an i'm
portant witness that is necessary To
establish the claim of the prosecution
OF reckless driving.
The case of Babcock and Wilcox, of
Westerly against the Norwich and
ages to an automobile by being struck
by a trolley car is on the docket, but
is in+course of settlement to the sat-
isfaction o. the partIes in intel est.
Other actions at law are: Mona
Mulligan against Ada G. Randall;
Nellie B. Bray against Marion Hard
ing ALA Knauer; John E. Gavitt VS..
Charles D. Wilcox, administrator
Julia w. Hall against Ralph H. Ting
ley; Henry D. Bailey against Clair S.
Taylor; Cora E. Lynch against John
Lynch; Lorenzo Stracusta against Jo-
seph S. Grills.
There are several complaints on the
docI,s;. relative to violations of the
liquor and fish and game laws and one
fo- defacing a building.
Charles H. Dean, who has been in
the j. ing sion Jail for more than d
year, in connection with a Westerly
bastariv ase, and whC|- has refused
~ c..T'L-y with The o, ders of the
Third District court has petitioned
for writ OF habeas corpus. It is prob
able, that an adjourned session of the
court VIII he held in Westerly.