Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-28
WESTERLY HEARS OF INDICTMENT
Engineer Charles H. Mansfield Held Responsible for Bradford Wreck -Manslaughter Charged and Bond Fixed at $50OO-Counsel for James P. Mellow to Ask for New Tnal-K. T. Field Day Planned.

There was a wedding late Wednes- day afternoon at the home of MT. and Mrs. Willard Clifford Perkins in Prov idence, when their youngest daugh- ter, Miss Rachel Ada Perkins, sister of Mrs. Harold D. Livingstone, of Vest married by Rev. John H. Robinette, rector of Trinity church, Pawtuxet. The bride was unattended and the guests were limited to relatives and few friends.
 To the music of the Swedish We'd ding March, played by a string quar- tet under the direction of Miss Vir- ginia Boyd Anderson, the bride, &C., companied by her father, who gave 1 her away, entered the drawing room umns surmounted with Easter lilies, to the prie dieu where she was met by the bridegroom and his brother, H. Nelson Conant, who accompanied him as best man. At the conclusion of the ceremony the quartet played Men deissohn's Wedding March, followed by other selections during the afternoon. The bride wore a gown of silver cloth and white silk net with court train of satin. She wore a family veil of Duchese lace and carried Sweet MT. and Mrs. Conant left for their wedding journey and on their return 1 will occupy their new home at 614 | East avenue, Providence.
 The Iife-savfna station at Watch l Hill, now part of the coast guard ser vice, with Captain Walter Davis in | charge, while a very beneficial branch | of the public service, is an interesting | attraction for Watch Hill during the | summer season. The, coast happens to be divided into the lucky thirteen | number of life-saving districts, eight | being located on. the Atlantic seaboard, | one on the Gulf coast, one on the Pa | cific coast, and the other three on the Great Lakes. Each district is in charge of a superintendent. There l are three hundred stations along the | Atlantic seaboard.
 | Each member of the life saving crew is required to patrol along the beach | in all kinds of weather until he meets | a patrol from the next station and ex- | changes checks with him, or in cases | where the stations are too far distant from each other or are separated by | water until he reaches the key post | where he registers in a time clock.
 On many occasions the lantern globes have been turned into ground | glass by the sand whipped against them by the strong wind during a sin cartridges fired by the patrol save an | average of S25 vessels from destruc- ton each year.
 Westerly, or moro properly Pawea- | tuck, which is often referred to as the 1 West Side, will be represented Tn the | Barnum and Bailey big show this sea | son by William H. PurtilI, the expert | horseshoer and general blacksmith, a >aluable adjunct to the general equip ment of the monster aggregation. | MT. Purten has been assigned to the outfit are properly shod, and be | prepared for any emergency in his line of trade. He commenced worx ] for the Barnum and Bailey company in Bridgeport and his work was so i satisfactory that he was asked to tra- vel with the circus and he accepted the financial inducement offered him.
 MT, Purttll worked at his trade in Pawcatuck, Westerly, Boston, Provi- dence, New London and Newport. | Narragansett Comma ndery, Knights
 TemPIar, Of Westerly, proposes to ob- ] serve St. Johns Day, June 14, with a field day in Westerly and Watch Hill provided @ sufficient number of com
 manderies cooperate and insure the
 success of the event. The comman- | derieS at Providence, Woonsocket, New London and Norwich have appointed | committees to advise with the commit
 tee of Narragansett Commandery in regard to the proposed field day. These
 committees will meet in Westerly this !
 be discussed and report will be made
 later to the several communicates foI
 definite action.
 It is understood that the plan pro-
 vides for a street parade in Westerly
 in the morning and dinner at The
 will proceed to Watch Hill where a
 special program will be arranged foI
 the pleasure of the visitors during the
 afternoon. Should the plan prevail < Grw1. 9l--zI ii
 knights to participate in the parade
 and the subsequent festivities.
 The special grand jury summoned
 into the superior court in session al
 West Kingston, for the purpose of in
 vestigating and placing the blame fol
 the five deaths caused by the railroad
 wreck at Bradford, continued its ses.
 sion Thursday morning, after hearing 1 the testimony of thirteen witnesses the
 day before. The witnesses were ques.
 tioned by Assistant Attorney Generals
 Abbott and Otis
 | The testimony was concluded al : 12.30 and half an hour later the granG
 jury indicted Charles H. Mansfield, en.
 gineer of the Gilt Edge express thai
 crashed into the local train, for man.
 slaughter, in causing the deaths oi
 Miss Janet Clark of Westerly, anC
 Mrs. Olivia Martell, of Southbridge
 Mass. Judge Stearns fixed the bond al | S2,0OO in each case, a total Of S5,Ug0
 Copies were issued for the arrest ot
 Engineer Mansfield and he will bt
 brought into court to plead to the in.
 dictment. He will then be required tc
 Anrnish the bond or be committed tc
 jail pending trial in the superior court
 Attorney Clarence E. Roche, of West.
 erly, is preparing his argument to g
 bill of exceptions for a new trial o1
 James Rego Mellow, adjudged guilty
 of the murder of William Rhodes iT
 the old Kingston railroad session, Jan
 23. The motion for a new trial vii
 be heard before Judge Doran. The
 arguments will be presented, if possi-
 ble, before the summer vacation. bni
 on account of the large number of as-
 signments on the calendar, it is prob
 able that the case will go over unti ] early winter. Should the motion bt