Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-16
BURGLARS 5USY aEAR WESTERLY
Three Breaks Attempted Gets Charge of
Shot in Left Hand-Odd Fellows Visit Olneyvlle Man
Claiming to be From Norwich Loses SIS overcoat

The enterprising burglars went
a-burgling'' in the village of Pawca-
tuck Saturday night and were frus-
trated in one attempt. We're caught in
the act and made a clean getaway in
another, and secured $40 in cash and
some goods in sti1l another. 1t was
shortly after II o'clock Saturday night
when Washington Foster saw a man
with fiashlight in the store of Thorn
as Sutcliffe in Mechanic street. He
notified Patrolman. Shelby Nicholas,
and also Mr.. Sutcliffe. The officer and
MT. Sutcliffe and son reached the store
at the same time, and the man with
the f1ashiight was still there. Mr..
Sutcliffe unlocked the front door and
the officer entered just in time to see
the intruder leave by the back door,
The officer pursued, firing two shots
during the pursuit, but the fellow es-
capped. He had gathered together
some cigars, tobacco and cigarettes,
and was about to take them away.
when the officer appeared and he left
the goods behind him.
Either this same chap, or some other
of the same ilk. visited the store of
Max Novogroslxi in West Broad street,
gaining entrance by removing a metal
screen frona side window then rails
ing the window sash, and made exit
by the same route. This break was
not discovered until the store was
opened Monday morning. when, it was
found that $50 was taken from the
cash register and some clothing and
other goods were missed. That this
burglary was committed Saturday
night, or in the earlier hours of Sun
day, is shown by the fact that chill
dren who live near by noticed on Sum
day that the window was open and
supposed that Mr.. Novogroski or his
clerks were in the store.
Early Monday morning Mrs. w. Ber-
nard Sisson, in looking from her win
dow at the lunch cart conducted by
her husband in West Broad street,
saw man trying to remove the chain
that held the paddock of the door. She
shouted at him and the fellow skipped.
That chap must have been after food,
as it is generally known that there is
no money lying around loose in a lunch
cart when closed for business.
At the recent town meeting of the
town of Stonington, which was not
called especially for the purpose, the
selectmen were authorized. to. appoint
a day patrolman for Pawcatuck at a.
salary not to exceed $500 year. Will
liam Snyder was urged to accept the
place, but he declined, preferring to
remain with the c. B. Cottrell & Son
company, where he has been employed
for many years. Since then there has
been quite a scramble for the appoint
ment and now Albion Tattersan and
George H. Kenyon consider that they
are the leading, candidates and each
expects appointment. One of these is
sure to be disappointed, and. perhaps
both, as the Selectmen may appoint
somebody else.
In this connection the point is raised
whether the selectmen can legally ap
point this day patrolman, and also
whether the appointment of the other.
patrolmen. of the town of Stoningtoa
will stand the test of legality. 1t is
claimed that under the law concerning
the appointment of patrolmer the Sc;
town meeting called for that purpose,
and fer no other purpose. Here is the
law Just as it was adopted:
Section 1925. Any town. at town
meeting legally warned for that pur-,
pose, may authorize it's selectmen to
appoint such number of patrolmen as
it may at said meeting decide upon,
who shall have the powers of consta'
bles to serve civil process. and arrest
for crime, during the time for which
they shall be appointed.
1t is said, therefore, that the only
patrolman who has ever been legally
appointed as much, authority having
been given by town meeting called
for that purpose, was William H.
Casey, the present deputy sheriff.
Which recalls the fact that. after Is
years of faithful service, he received
15 minutes notice that THE town of
Stonington did not longer require his
services.
When called upon as deputy sheriff
he serves the town as faithfully as he
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