Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01

Charles Goldberge against Louis Deutsch and Louis Deutsch against
 Charles Goldberg, occupied the atten- ton of Judge Oliver H. Williams, in
 the Third district court at Westerly
 Friday, These cases are the culmi- nation of a fight between the parties to the suits and countersuits, which occurred in the Jewish synagogue four months ago. First there were crimi- nal suits and after these were settled followed the present criminal actions. in which each seeks to recover from the other $500 in damages for injur- ies received. It was agreed between counsel for Deutsch. Attorneys Agard and Ledwidge and Judge Herbert w. Rathbun for Goldberg, that both eases be tried together. For the convenience of Dr. John L. May, who attended Deutsch and Dr. Michael H. Scanlon who treated Goldberg, they were per mitted to give their testimony at the opening. From their testimony it was shown that DeutSch had been cut in the mouth, received a slight cut in the left cheek, and sustained @ nervous shock that kept him from business four days. Goldberg's right hand was somewhat bruised and cut by reason l of contact with Deutsch's teeth.
 There were many witnesses and the 1 testimony was practically the same as given in the trial of the criminal cases, which was in effect that Gold l DSIB W6LL 1IllO Iu0 SyudSOSuSs plChGO up some text books, his praying shawl, l and a candlesticlz, and was walking | out with them when he was intercept | ed by Deutsch and the fight resulted. 1
 In the case of Goldberg against l Deutsch, Judge Williams gave decision 1 in favor of defendant to recover costs. l In the case of Duetsch against Gold | berg judgment was for plaintiff to re- | cover $75 and costs.
 LF II ' the charge Of assauIting Joseph La l lema. Both are residents of adjOin- l ing premises in the Pierce street sec i tion, and between them has long been | boundary line dispute. It seems by 1 the evidence that LaIema was engaged l in ploughing land that Mrs. Kaplan l claimed is owned by her husband. She 1 protested but Lalema ploUghed on. l Then Mrs. Kaplan threw a stone at l Lalema, then struck him with a stick, l and finally struck him on the top of i the head with a gas pipe, inf1iCting | quite a large wound. According to l Town Solicitor Agard the wound was l quite serious, but he believed justice | would be served if jail sentence were | not imposed and the accused given to | could not be settled by acts of vio- 1 lence. MT. AgaTd said that Judge Thomas H. Peabody had been trying i to have the Kaplans and Lalemas 1 oGllIC I4lG COuIIONSI5y pGLWSGu ILG14L- selves and had warned them against l acts of violence.
 Everett A. Kingsley, counsel for l Mrs. Kaplan, denied that his client 1 struck Lalema with a gas pipe. He 1 said the affair was not of a serious nature, and that justice would be sat isfed by the payment of costs, and that the boundary dispute might be settled out of court
 Judge Peabody said the assault was r7n +oV- T,1O severe and dangerous blow, and it was a marvel how he was able to continue in his usual work after the assault.
 Judge Williams imposed @ fine of s10 and costs. From this judgment l appeal was taken and Mrs. kaplan 1 furnished a bond of $20N for appear 1 Ance in the superior court.
 Chief of Police Brown has in custody a man about 30 who he believes to be l a crook Of some prominence, one who i has been behind the bars before and l has the faculty to keep all knowledge | concerning himself to himself. He was taken into custody for the theft of a 1 knockabout auxiliary boat. Wednesday | evening the manager of Rockhaven, | acting for Captain Wilcox of the i QuonOcontaug life saving station, call i ed Chief Brown by telephone and told | of a boat being beaChed. In the boat 1 was a man about 30 years of age. | After the auxiliary was beached the 1 man came ashore in a slIif in which 1 was a bicycle. The man had with | him a net bag that contained Q field glass, compass and other articles. He l was lame, one leg being shorter than l the other and he had started down the 1 beach towards Pleasant View on his | bicycle, and Captain Wilcox was of 1 the opinion that the boat had been stolen.
 Chief Brown gave this information to the members of the force and | warned them to be on the lookout for the suspect. An hour later Policeman Donald Ferguson arrested the man an swering the description and took him to the police station, notifying Chief l Brown of the arrest. The fellow gave his name as Harry Belmont, and all | thoungh his clothing had been soaked 1 the boat, and stated that he had been in no boat, and that he had ridden his 1 bicycle from Providence to Westerly on Thursday. The net bag and it's 1 contents were missing, although it was seen in his possession shortly before | his arrest, and while he was in the | village of Pawcatuck. Belmont said l he was born in Newark, that his par
 ents were dead, and that he had work l ed in New York, Stamford and Bridge l port, and had sought employment 1 along the line between Providence and | Westerly, but without success.
 Friday morning Chief Brown, ac- | connpanied by Deputy Sheriff William l H. Casey. went to Quonocontaug, talk l ing Belmont with him. He was posi- ] lively identified as the man seen to l land in the skiff after bleaching the 1 knockabout auxiliary.
 The officers then made careful ex- animation of the stranded craft and | found her name to be Rita. They also | found in the boat pasteboard box cover that came by express from ] Jackson, Mich, and addressed to E. S. | Brown. company, Dept. w, Fall River, | Mass. This was the clue that led to l the ownership of the boat. the clue 1 that the boat had been stolen, and | there is no doubt but Arthur Belmont 1 is the thief
 Upon return to the police station,