Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-03-17
SUPERIOR COURT
Only One States Prison Sentence In
posed
Short Calendar and Two Divorce Cases

The March term OF the Windham
county superior court opened in Put
nam at 2 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
Judge Curtis presiding. After short
calendar session criminals were put TO
plea and nearly ell of the cases were
disposed Of
Zotique Msrtelle charged with the
theft OF 500 from his sister In the viii
lage of North Grosvenordale plead
guilty stating that he was drunk and
did not realize what he was doing. The
accused has been in Jail since last DC
tober. A sentence OF 80 days was inn
posed.
Thomas K. Gay of Danielson chaFg-
ed with rape on the body of Florence
Aldrich of Danielson plead guilty and
threw himself on the mercy of the
court and said he had two friends who
would speak for him. lie called on
the Aldrich girls father but he said he
had nothing To say leaving the matter
for the court to decide. Rev. A. r.
Kinmouth, the Jail chaplain, was the
other one called on and he stated that
the young man claimed TO be tmpres
sed by sermon he preached Mt the
jail, that he seemed penitent. He
could not say whether he was sincere
or not bat he had confessed his past
wrongs and said he wanted To do bet
ter, Gay begged the court to put him
on probation stating tnat he wished to
reform and make man of himself and
make home for his vile and child.
Lawyer Back, who prosecuted in the
lower court, said that the man had
been accused of similar acts before but
was not prosecuted because the parties
in interest did not wish the notoriety
of court proceedings. He said that
there was feeling in Danielson that
the man was not safe person TO be nj
large A sentence of not less than 3 or
more than years in states prison was
imposed. The young mans wife, who
was in the court room, broke down
and her sabs could be heard in all parts
of the room,
Henry Trudeau of Putnam, charged
with embezsiement, plead guilty he
was sentenced 20 q year Ia jail and sen.
tence was suspended for year and he
was placed on probation.
Tae cases Of Charles Manning, Aime
Ian lmme aud Louis Johnson, charg-
ed with intoxication and breach OF the
peace, were noied.
Frank Daniels alias Nathan Law
renee, charged with issuing forged
check on the Windham National bank
of Willimantic perpoFted TO have been
drawn on l.. B. Brocket and signed l..
b. Brocket agent, plead guilty and
was sentenced to year In jill.
Christopher Johnson was given 30
DAYS for intoxication and 30 days for
breach of the peace after pleading
guilty,
Joseph McGarry plead guilty to
lutlb at ihtihctd "ifA WoS oSbsehSe'
to four months in Jail.
Two divorce cases were disposed Of
William III Wilson of Willimantic
was granted decree from his wife
Elizabeth on the grounds iof desertion.
He testified that she got to running
around with bad company and finally
left him.
Arthur Cartier of Putnam was grant.
ed decree from Clara T.. A. Cartier OF
Pomfret en- the ground OF adultery.
The marriage was consummated after
Cartier had been arrested and as soon
as the ceremony was performed by
Justice of the pence both went their
separate ways. The petitioner stated
that he had not seen his wife since. A
certificate was introduced in evidence
shaving that the wife had given birth
to child at the hospital in Putnam,
July l4th, IDA.
Court adjourned TO Thursday morn
ing at 1910 when two criminal cases
will be tried, one being case OF poul-
try stealing the other case OF indie
cent assault.